October 1, 2001
| 9.30 |
Dr. Pēteris Trapencieris (President of the Latvian Chemical Society; Riga, Latvia): Introduction |
| 9.40 | Professor Jānis Stradiņš (President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences; Riga, Latvia): “Wilhelm Ostwald and his collaborator Paul Walden in Riga (1881-1887)” |
| 10.15 | Professor Reinhard Brückner (Freiburg, Germany): “Enantioselective synthesis of 5-membered ring lactones and applications thereof in synthesis” |
| 11.15 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 | Professor Emīlija Gudriniece, Paul Walden’s Medal winner in 2000 (Riga, Latvia): “1,3-Indandione in organic synthesis” |
| 12.15 | Professor Ojārs Neilands, Paul Walden’s Medal winner in 2000 (Riga, Latvia): “Aryliodonium betaines of b-dicarbonyl compounds: synthesis and use for dioxocarbene generation” |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Professor Peter Somfai (Stockholm, Sweden): “Regio- and stereodivergent synthesis of vic-amino alcohols” |
| 15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.15 | Professor Mikael Bols (Aarhus, Denmark): “Stereoelectronic substituent effects on the basicity and conformation of amines and on the reactivity of carbohydrates” |
| 16.15 | Guided tour of the Professor Wilhelm Ostwald monument |
October 2, 2001
| 9.30 | Professor Edvīns Vedējs, Paul Walden’s Medal winner in 1997, (Ann Arbor, USA): “Synthesis of hindered peptides; a total synthesis of hemiasterlin” | |
| 10.30 | Coffee break & Poster session | |
| 12.00 | Professor Hans J. Reich (Madison, USA): “Structure and reactivity of organolithium reagents: epoxide opening and conjugate addition” | |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Professor Miguel Yus (Alicante, Spain): “The arene-catalyzed lithiation: new synthetic adventures” | |
| 15.00 | Closing | |
| 15.15 | Visit to “Grindeks” facilities |