8 March 2024
11th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition
Organised by:
SCI's Young Chemists’ Panel, SCI's Fine Chemicals Group and RSC’s Heterocyclic and Synthesis Group
SCI, London, UK
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Synopsis
For many years, the UK has produced high calibre synthetic organic chemists, able to retrosynthetically disconnect complex molecules and natural products then solve the challenging problem associated with the forward synthesis. To celebrate this and following on from the success of the previous ten competitions, we are pleased to announce the 11th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition.
The event will showcase the calibre of UK chemists from both industry and academia and provide a platform for them to demonstrate their retrosynthetic and forward synthetic prowess. Entries will be shortlisted to a final 10 teams who will then be invited to present before their peers and the judges. Following the presentations, an exciting line up of the UK's leading academic and industrial synthetic chemists will judge the event, with the top three teams winning specifically designed trophies, in addition to the acclaim and praise from peers, colleagues and the wider Chemistry community for winning the event.
First round molecule
The first-round molecule will be released on Tuesday 19 September 2023.
How to enterOnce the first molecule has been released a competition entry pack will be available to download from this webpage.
- Download the first-round molecule flyer (available from 19 September 2023 )
- Download the template for competition entry (available from 19 September 2023 )
- Download the competition terms and competition (available from 19 September 2023)
Exhibition and sponsorship
If you are interested in exhibiting at this event or in sponsorship opportunities, please contact conferences@soci.org for further information and costs.
Programme
Friday 8 March
- 10.00
- Registration
- 10.30
- Welcome and Introduction
- 10.40
- Oops!... I Oxygenated Again
AstraZeneca - 11.05
- ¿Hola, ketal?
University of Cambridge - 11.30
- Bugsy (R)-Carvone
Syngenta - 11.55
- SynCity 2000
University of Oxford - 12.20
- Lunch
- 13.20
- Diels Alderley Park
Sygnature - 13.45
- If you like Pinacol-adas
Charles River - 14.10
- Friday Serenade
Imperial College - 14.25
- Break
- 14.45
- Nickel My Fancy
University of Glasgow - 15.10
- The Odds Are Stacked In Our Favorskii
Pharmaron - 15.35
- A Payne in the Rearrangement
GSK - 16.00
- Networking reception
- 16.30
- Announcement of Winners
SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group are committed to promoting diversity and equality in the chemical sciences. We aim to identify high quality speakers for all our conferences with full inclusivity where attendees from all backgrounds are welcome. We are open to offering flexible presentation options.
Venue and Contact
SCI
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
Fees
This event is free to attend. For this reason, registration will close 24 hours prior to the event and only registered guests will be admitted.
All registrations will automatically receive a confirmation within 24 hours of registering for the event. Should you not receive written confirmation of your booking, please email conferences@soci.org.
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