July 16, 2008 - Join us this Friday at 3 pm in Havemeyer 717 for a presentation by Stephen Breazzano on the Pinacol Reaction.
The Columbia Chemistry Synthesis Literacy Group began
in June 2006 as a means of expanding our individual exposure to the
historical literature by working together. Recognizing the ever-expansive
state of the literature, members - who come from a variety of organic
research groups within The Department - meet on a weekly basis to engage in
presentations which are meant as focused highlights from a particular
subject. Overall, our cooperation moves toward broadening interests,
creating an accessible database, and understanding how synthetic
technologies have progressed over time as a means of inspiring how our own
research will serve to continue that effort.
For the summer of 2006, annual reviews for 30 years of the Journal of the
American Chemical Society will be presented. In addition to reviewing other
decades and journals, members in the future will present on a variety of
other topics related to organic synthesis. These presentations will
continually be made available to the public.
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