Department Seminar
Upcoming Seminar
The Carbonyl-Isocyanide Relationship and Beyond
Dr. Joshua S. Figueroa, UC San Diego
May 8, 2024
4:00pm-5:00pm in HSCI-105
Recent results concerning the synthesis and reactivity of low-coordinate transition-metal complexes featuring sterically encumbering m-terphenyl isocyanide ligands are presented. Given the isolobal relationship between organoisocyanides and carbon monoxide, these complexes serve as mimics of the unsaturated binary metal carbonyls. The latter have traditionally been studied in either the gas phase or by matrix-isolation techniques and, consequently, their condensed-phase reactivity patterns are largely unknown. Specifically addressed will be synthetic studies that have delivered homoleptic and heteroleptic isocyanide complexes that mimic several unsaturated binary carbonyls for the middle and late transition metals. An emphasis is placed on the generation of anionic isocyanide complexes and their use as metal-based nucleophiles. The constrained steric environment enabled by m-terphenyl isocyanides has allowed for the isolation of unique organometallic complexes when these anionic isocyanide complexes are treated with main group electrophiles. It has been recently reported that such systems support the stabilization of the simple 10e– diatomic molecule boron monofluoride (BF) as a terminal ligand. The reactivity of this complex is detailed, with purpose of establishing the electronic structure features of the BF ligand. Also discussed is the synthesis of other, unusual 10e– diatomic ligands within the protective environment of the m-terphenyl isocyanide framework.
Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. All are invited to attend.
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Department Seminar series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Dr. Fangyuan Tian
Fangyuan.Tian@csulb.edu
Schedule
The following is the schedule for Spring 2024.
Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
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May 8, 2024 | The Carbonyl-Isocyanide Relationship and Beyond | Dr. Joshua S. Figueroa, UC San Diego |
Previous Seminars
Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
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May 1, 2024 | Computational Analysis of the Structure of the Kappa-Opioid Receptor for the Development of Selective Antagonists | Dr. Caitlin Scott, CSU Los Angeles |
April 24, 2024 | Photochemistry in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems | Dr. Garrett McKay, Texas A&M University |
April 17, 2024 | From Betty Crocker Homemaker to Chemist in the Kitchen | Dr. Margaret Merryfield, CSU Long Beach |
April 10, 2024 | Solar Water Splitting using Ensembles of Artificial Photosynthetic Nanoreactor | Dr. Shane Ardo, UC Irvine |
March 27, 2024 | Quest for the Nature of Noncovalent Interactions Using Energy Decomposition Analysis | Dr. Yuezhi Mao, San Diego State University |
March 13, 2024 | The Chemistry of the Canopy: A Data-Driven Exploration of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Urban-Biosphere Interface | Dr. Sarah Kavassalis, Harvey Mudd College |
March 6, 2024 | Nanocrystal Self-Assembly: Designing Materials with Complexity and Function | Dr. Andrea Tao, UC San Diego |
February 28, 2024 | Measurement in Chemistry Education: Examining the Past and Supporting the Future | Dr. Regis Komperda, San Diego State University |
February 14, 2024 | From Ab Initio Data to Action: Leveraging Many-Body Potentials for Realistic Simulations of Water Harvesting and Carbon Capture Using Metal-Organic Frameworks | Dr. Francesco Paesani, UC San Diego |
The Seminar Archive has Department Seminars from previous semesters.
The Department Seminar is supported by The Allergan Foundation.