Highlighting the outstanding contributions of Larry E. Overman, University of California, Irvine, USA, and celebrating the launch of his autobiography, published in the book series “Lives in Chemistry” on behalf of the History of Chemistry Division of the German Chemical Society (GDCh).
In this virtual symposium, Larry Overman introduces the book, followed by talks from his former group members Martin Oestreich, TU Berlin, Germany, and Nobel Prize winner David MacMillan, Princeton University, USA. The event is moderated by Anne Nijs and Pilar Calleja Ramos, Editors of the Chemistry Europe journal European Journal of Organic Chemistry (EurJOC).
Larry Overman’s research focuses on developing new chemical reactions, particularly transition metal-catalyzed syntheses of organic natural products. He is renowned for the Overman rearrangement and Claisen rearrangements of allylic alcohols for synthesizing allylic trichloroacetimidates.
Program
- Introduction – Anne Nijs, Editor in Cheif European Journal of Organic Chemistry (EurJOC)
- Introduction Lives in Chemistry – Larry E. Overman
- The Cation Shuffle – Martin Oestreich, TU Berlin, Germany
- Larry Overman: An Amazing Chemist, Mentor and Role Model – David MacMillan, Princeton University, USA
- Closing Remarks
Also of Interest
- Lives in Chemistry Books Series, GNT-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- European Journal of Organic Chemistry (EurJOC)
The prize was awarded to Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (USA) for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis
