9th Paul Walden Symposium on Organic chemistry (Walden 2015), was held in the beautiful city of Riga on May 21-22, 2015. Symposium was hosted by the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis and Riga Technical University. It took place at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (Aizkraukles iela 21, Big Conference Hall), which is situated in Teika region in a 20 min driving distance from the historical Riga’s Old Town.
The programme and format of Walden 2015 was composed of plenary lectures by a distinguished international speakers, and poster sessions for the students. For the second time two oral presentations were given by the best Latvian PhD students. The goal of this Conference was to bring together the scientists, scholars, and students from universities, research institutes, and industry from Baltic States. Very special invitation was to the students to represent their research and have a wonderful choice for speaking with all the plenary speakers.
Plenary speakers
Prof. Alan Armstrong (Imperial College London; London, UK)
Enamine catalysis: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights
Prof. Timothy J. Donohoe (University of Oxford; Oxford,UK)
Metal catalysed reactions: New reactions and new opportunities for organic synthesis
Prof. László Kürti (University of Texas; Dallas, USA)
Exploiting versatile N-N and N-O bonds: rapid synthesis of functionalized biaryls and N-heterocycles
Prof. Ilan Marek(Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa, Israel)
Synthesis and reactivity of acyclic trisubstituted enolates
Prof. Berit Olofsson (Stockholm University; Stockholm, Sweden)
Arylation with diaryliodonium salts: a fast entry to natural products
Prof. Jeremy Robertson (University of Oxford; Oxford,UK)
Complexity-increasing and cascade transformations inspired by natural product synthesis
Prof. Siegfried Waldvogel (Mainz University; Mainz, Germany)
Organic synthesis employing electric current
Prof. Thomas Werner (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V.; Rostock, Germany)
The Development of catalytic Wittig reactions
PhD student Edgars Paegle (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis; Riga, Latvia)
Use of selenium bromide in the synthesis of fused selenophenes: strategy and benefits
PhD student Gints Šmits (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis; Riga, Latvia)
Novel applications of Ireland-Claisen rearrangement in the total syntheses of natural products
Programme
Thursday, May 21
9.00- 9.10 Dr.chem. Osvalds Pugovics (Director of Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis,
a Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences).
Welcoming remarks
9.10-10.10 Professor László Kürti (The University of Texas, Dallas, USA).
“Exploiting versatile N-N and N-O bonds: rapid synthesis of functionalized biaryls and N-heterocycles”
10.10-11.10 Professor Ilan Marek (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel)
„Synthesis and reactivity of acyclic trisubstituted enolates”
11.10-11.40 Coffee break
11.40-12.40 Professor Alan Armstrong (Imperial College London, London, UK)
„Enamine catalysis: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights”
12.40-13.00 Symposium photography
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-15.30 Professor Thomas Werner (Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Rostock, Germany)
„The development of catalytic Wittig reactions”
15.30-16.30 Professor Timothy J. Donohoe (University of Oxford, UK)
„Metal catalysed reactions: new reactions and new opportunities for organic synthesis”
16.30-17.00 Coffee break
17.00-18.00 Professor Siegfried Waldvogel (University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany)
„Organic synthesis employing electric current”
18.00 Visit to the monuments to Paul Walden and Wilhelm Ostwald
Friday, May 22
9.00- 10.00 Professor Berit Olofsson (Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden)
„Arylation with diaryliodonium salts: a fast entry to natural products”
10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-13.00 Poster session
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-14.50 PhD student Edgars Paegle (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia)
„Use of selenium bromide in the synthesis of fused selenophenes: strategy and benefits”
14.50-15.10 PhD student Gints Šmits (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia)
„Novel applications of Ireland-Claisen rearrangement in the total syntheses of natural products”
15.10-15.40 Coffee break
15.40-16.40 Professor Jeremy Robertson (University of Oxford, UK)
„Complexity-increasing and cascade transformations inspired by natural product synthesis”
16.40-17.00 Closing remarks