YCP symposia doubles up
to meet demand
Young Chemists’ Panel
review meeting XI: Organic Synthesis
London, 1 December 2004; Glasgow, 3 December 2004
 This
is the 11th in a series of annual review symposia organised
by the SCI Young Chemists’ Panel. These symposia are
aimed at providing the participant with a comprehensive view
of the given field with the emphasis on recent developments.
This year the review meeting is being held at two venues,
the SCI headquarters at Belgrave Square in London and the
Teacher Building at St Enoch Square in Glasgow (in conjunction
with the University of Strathclyde). It is anticipated that
this will meet the demand seen in previous years for these
symposia where one venue has not been sufficient to meet the
demand and interest shown in attending this annual event.
It also offers academics and industrialists from all around
the UK two opportunities to attend these popular symposia.
The emphasis of this year’s meeting is Oxidation and
Reduction and the speakers invited to present will be covering
a wide range of topics around this synthetic organic area.
These include a review of ‘Enzymes for oxidation and
reduction’ from Prof Tim Bugg (University of Warwick);
an overview of ‘Synthetic methods and applications in
asymmetric oxidation’ from Dr Alan Armstrong (Imperial
College London); discussion around ‘The reduction of
aromatic compounds’ with particular focus on ‘Mechanism,
stereochemistry and applications’ from Dr Tim Donohoe
(University of Oxford); an overview of ‘Using transition
metal complexes to perform oxidative cyclisations’ from
Dr Richard Brown (University of Southampton) and finally a
synopsis of ‘Approaches to catalytic, asymmetric reduction’
from Dr David Lindsay (University of Bristol).
All speakers have been chosen for their expertise in these
areas and will provide a comprehensive review of each topic
as well as an update on recent developments in that area.
Participants are provided with a booklet containing copies
of each lecturer’s material including extensive literature
references.
Keynote speakers
In addition to the review lectures a keynote speaker has been
organised for each venue. At the London meeting on Wednesday
1 December, Prof Stan Roberts (University of Liverpool) will
present an overview of ‘Stereocontrolled oxidation reactions
using biocatalysts and biomimetics’. At the Glasgow meeting
on Friday 3 December, Prof Philip Page (University of Loughborough)
will present a review of ‘Chiral iminium salts as catalysts
for asymmetric epoxidation’.
Overall, these meetings promise to provide an excellent review
of Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Synthesis and will continue
the success of the Young Chemists Panel annual review meetings.
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