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Abstract We like to talk about "protecting nature", "preserving biodiversity", "ecosystem services". But behind these formulas lurks a very particular vision of the world: that of a human being separated from the living, who has sovereignty over what to …

Abstract For a petition letter to be effective, it must present the action needed to solve the problem to the right person, in the most convincing way possible. This is precisely what the second and third conferences will cover. This lecture examines …

Abstract IUPAC defines a “mechanochemical reaction” as a “chemical reaction induced by the direct absorption of mechanical energy .”1 We investigated a wide range of organic reactions and found that ball milling can affect the oxidation states of metals …

Abstract Electron transfer-mediated functionalizations present new avenues for the construction of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds from readily available and abundant feedstocks. We have been developing new photocatalytic systems as versatile …

Abstract Visible-light photoredox catalysis provides powerful opportunities for redox transformations under mild conditions;1 however, the development of efficient, low-cost, and metal-free photocatalysts remains a central challenge.1b In this talk, I …

Abstract Part I - Our approach to cross-coupling uses sulfoxides to activate substrates as sulfonium salts. In particular, sulfonium salts, generated from arenes, 1 and new sulfonium salts generated from alternative feedstocks, 2 can be exploited in …

Abstract Over the past 20 years, significant research has been directed toward the development of new methodologies for synthetic efficiency and atom economy processes in the presence of gold complexes. 1 We have been initially engaged in a wide project …

Abstract Ever since his discovery in 1856, Neanderthal has been the subject of numerous figurative representations, almost systematically on scientific grounds. The results of these associations between artists and scientists have not escaped numerous …

Abstract Activation of small molecules by donor-acceptor systems is conceptually important as many catalytic processes rely on the synergistic action of electron-rich and -poor sites to cooperatively activate and cleave bonds. This pertains to both the …

Abstract Polyoxometalates (POMs) form a versatile family of molecular oxide clusters of the early transition metals endowed with exceptional redox properties, which have driven applications in photo/electro-catalysis, photo/electro-chromic materials, …

Abstract Activation of carbene precursors by planar, low-spin cobalt(II) complexes leads to formation of 'carbene radical' intermediates. 1 These are intrinsically reactive metal-bound carbon radicals (Figure 1), useful for catalytic synthesis of a …