Inorganic Seminar Series: Jordan Thomson

When and Where

Monday, February 09, 2026 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Davenport Seminar Room
3rd Floor, Lash Miller Building
80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6

Speakers

Jordan Thomson, Ph.D. Student

Description

A 4th year Ph.D. student in Doug Stephan’s group, Jordan's research interests include boron and phosphorus Lewis acids, and expanding Frustrated Lewis Pair chemistry to more varied substrates and conditions.

CO2 as an FLP Protecting Group and the Reactivity of Phosphenium Species with Alkynols

Original Graduate Research

Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) chemistry is notoriously very sensitive to moisture. The first part of this seminar details how FLP-CO2 adducts can be used as moisture-tolerant FLP precursors for both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions. The second part details how cationic phosphenium species like phosphireniums and phosphine-stabilized phosphenium cations react with alkynols, and how this reactivity may be used.

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80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6