Organic Chemistry

Division Representatives

Louis Barriault, University of Ottawa
André Beauchemin, University of Ottawa

Symposia, Organizers and Invited Speakers

Advances in Synthetic Methods
A. Novel Reactivity and Catalytic Reactions
B. Flow Chemistry

Organizers:
André Beauchemin, University of Ottawa
Shawn Collins, Université de Montréal

Invited Speakers:
Michel Gravel, University of Saskatchewan
David Lupton, Monash University, Australia
Mike Organ, York University
Ryan Shenvi, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Corey Stephenson, University of Michigan, USA

Application of Physical Organic Chemical Principles across the Disciplines: A Symposium in Honour of Tito Scaiano's 70th Birthday

Organizers:
Cornelia Bohne, University of Victoria
Gonzalo Cosa, McGill University
Mark Workentin, Western University

Invited Speakers:
Avelino Corma, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Irene Kochevar, Harvard Medical School, USA
Miguel A. Miranda, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
V. Ramamurthy, University of Miami, USA

Efficient Methods for the Direct Functionalization of C-H Bonds - joint with IN

Organizers:
Chao-Jun Li, McGill University
Jean-Philip Lumb, McGill University

Invited Speakers:
Simon Blakey, Emory University, USA
Kevin Brown, Indiana University, USA
André Charette, Université de Montréal
Cathleen Crudden, Queens University
Guangbin Dong, University of Texas - Austin, USA
Mark Lautens, University of Toronto
Jared Lewis, University of Chicago, USA
Tom Maimone, University of California - Berkeley, USA
Mo Movassaghi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Laurel Schafer, University of British Columbia

General Organic Session

Organizer:
William Ogilvie, University of Ottawa

Innovations in Total Synthesis of Complex Molecules

Organizers:
Louis Barriault, University of Ottawa
Michael Kerr, Western University

Invited Speakers:
Robert Britton, Simon Fraser University
Sylvain Canesi, Université du Québec à Montréal
Darren Dixon, University of Oxford
James Gleason, McGill University
Ang Li, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Ryan Shenvi, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Michael Sherburn, Australian National University, Australia
Erik Sorenson, Princeton University, USA
Fred West, University of Alberta

Life is Heterocyclic: A Tribute to Alan Katritzky

Organizers:
Rob Batey, University of Toronto
Vic Snieckus, Queen's University

Invited Speakers:
Bruce Arndtsen, McGill University
Robert Britton, Simon Fraser University
Yvette Fobian, Pfizer
John Macor, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Mark Stradiotto, Dalhousie University

Organic Reactions and Processes in Pharmaceutical Development - joint with IC

Organizers:
Louis-Charles Campeau, Merck, USA
Ernest Lee, Gilead Sciences

Invited Speakers:
Daniel DiRocco, Merck, USA
Francis Gosselin, Genentech, USA
Jacob Janey, Bristol Myers Squibb, USA
Andrew Martins, Gilead Sciences
Tomislav Rovis, Colorado State University, USA
Corey Stephenson, University of Michigan, USA