Request for Symposia Support: Switchable Catalysis
Abstract
An emerging area in chemical catalysis is switchable catalysis. Switchable catalysis is an atom-economical method that generates multiple, catalytically active species with different reactivity. Because these species originate from a single precursor and are readily controlled by the external stimuli, rapid production of molecular complexity is achieved and chemical synthesis is made more efficient and less costly. Switchable catalysis has many parallels in biological systems but it has been less explored in synthetic systems due in large part to complications associated with controlling activity and selectivity. However, recent developments in photo-switchable, redox-controllable, pH-responsive, ion selective, and host-guest recognition reactions have led to significant advances that have made controlling chemical reactions with switchable catalysis possible. To highlight the developments in this area and to stimulate productive collaborations, a symposium entitled "Switchable Catalysis" is being organized for the 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition to take place in San Francisco, CA on April 2-6, 2017. This proposal requests support to offset expenses incurred by invited speakers to the symposium and to help support a symposium dinner. Travel stipends are particularly important to attract international speakers, who likely will only be able to attend if some of their costs are defrayed. We expect that the less formal setting of a symposium dinner will help solidify new collaborations and establish relationships across scientific disciplines, which we believe will be paramount to help this emerging field grow. The applications of this emerging technology is broad and have significant overlap with research goals of the ARO. Particularly relevant are environmental chemistry applications including applications in energy science, degradable polymers, and green chemistry. Invited speakers have been identified with a diverse skill set and from an international pool offloading scientists in the field. To complement the speakers, a poster session will be held for contributions from undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to participate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 16, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710139
Entities
People
- Jeffery A Byers
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Boston College
- United States Army