学术报告：From Chaos to Chemicals: Biomimetic Strategies for Controlling the ...

科学研究

学术交流

2014-11-20

报告人：Professor Jean-Philip Jumb，McGill University, Canada
报告时间：2014年12月2日（周二）下午2：30
报告地点：元素所合成楼学术报告厅

报告摘要：The aerobic dearomatization of phenols is a ubiquitous chemical process in nature, with far reaching applications in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and bio-materials. Unlike the metallo-enzymes which control these biosynthetic processes, small-molecule catalysts struggle to oxidize phenols selectively under aerobic conditions. This talk will detail recent efforts from our group to address these challenges, and will include work from our programs in bio-inorganic catalysis and natural products total synthesis.
报告人简介：Prof. Jean-Philip Lumb obtained his B.A. from Cornell University in 2002, graduating Magna Cum Laude with degrees in Chemistry and French Literature. In 2003, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where he was an ACS Organic Division Fellow in the lab of Professor Dirk Trauner. From 2008 to 2011 he was a Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, working under the supervision of Prof. Barry M. Trost. In 2011, Lumb began his independent career at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, focusing on chemical synthesis. He holds grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FQRNT) and McGill University. His is the recipient of the 2014 Thieme Journal Award for young investigators, as well as a Nouveaux Chercheurs Research Grant from the FQRNT. His group blends synthetic organic and bioninorganic chemistry to develop catalytic aerobic transformations that are patterned on biosynthesis. Applications of his technology include the low-energy synthesis of biologically active small molecules and modern magnetic materials.