Special Chemistry Seminar: Professor Michael C. Young, University of Toledo
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Green Chemistry Initiative and the Department of Chemistry are pleased to welcome Professor Michael C. Young of the University of Toledo as a guest speaker for this Special Chemistry Seminar
Developing New Synthetic Methods with Sustainability in Mind
Abstract: The Young lab is interested in developing and applying more sustainable synthetic technologies for the synthesis of complex and biologically active compounds. This talk will focus on efforts in the Pd and supramolecular space whereby the group has worked to revolutionize the construction of drug-like molecules through expedited synthetic strategies.
Bio: Born in the land of tobacco, Mike began his chemistry career in mountainous Western Carolina studying hydrogen-bonded self-assembly with Prof. Brian D. Dinkelmeyer. Believing that biomimetic systems held great promise for greener catalysis, Mike then traveled to the also mountainous Inland Empire of Southern California to study self-assembled cages and their applications towards organocatalysis with Prof. Richard J. Hooley. Hoping to expand his synthetic chops, Mike then traveled to the hilly part of south-central Texas to work with Prof. Guangbin Dong, exploring dynamic covalent strategies for directed C–H functionalization of ketones and amines and occasionally trying to help "Keep Austin Weird." Now he leads his own group in the less-than-hilly Toledo area, attempting to combine all of his hydrogen-bonding and self-assembly know-how towards more useful C–H functionalization for derivatization of sustainable feedstocks for therapeutic, energy, and materials applications.