Naoya Kumagai

Date and Time

October 19, 2018
04:15PM - 05:15PM EDT

Location

Pfizer Lecture Hall
Professor Naoya Kumagai, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan.  "Chemistry Empowered by Unique Heterocycles."  Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award.  Abstract:  Identification of new molecular entities opens a new avenue in chemistry on a broad basis. This talk introduces the development of unique heterocyclic compounds and architectures that are responsible for specific functions in catalysis and peculiar properties as materials.