36th SCI Fine Chemicals Group Postgraduate Symposium

10.00

Registration and refreshments

10.30

Welcome

Session 1

10.35

Targeting activin receptor-like kinase 2 using heterobifunctional protein degraders
Daniel Webb, University of Strathclyde

11.00

An iridium-catalyzed conia-ene reaction for the diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of complex ring systems
Romi Aggarwal, University of Liverpool

11.25

A novel approach to the α-fluoroalkylation of amines
Sophia Gloria, University of Leicester

11.50

Lunch

Session 2

12.40

A high-throughput platform for in-cell reactive fragment screening
Tina-Maria Burova, GSK

13.05

A divergent asymmetric total synthesis of coprophilin and four trichodermic acids via a [1,5]-hydride shift – aldol cascade
Edward Smith, University of Oxford

13.30

Enantioselective trans-C–H functionalisation of heterocycles with catalytic BINOL exhibiting solubility driven asymmetric amplification
Harry Linkhorn, Imperial College London

13.55

Quantifying interactions in the active encounter complex of frustrated lewis pairs
Alastair Littlewood, University of Birmingham

14.20

Refreshment break

Session 3

14.40

Total synthesis of pabmaragramin
Aobo Gu, University of Edinburgh

15.05

Photochemical dearomative addition of unprotected amines to (aza)indoles
Francesca Belardinelli, University of Bath

15.30

Skeletal editing of pyridines through ring-opening
Aife Conboy, The University of Manchester

15.55

Judging and discussions

16.05

Prizes and wrap-up