Gomberg 2000 - Scientific Program

Sunday, June 25

	J. M. McBride: Overview of Gomberg's discovery of the trityl radical

	Gomberg Award Ceremony


	Christoph Ruchardt: Gomberg in Europe
	Peter Smith, Moses Gomberg at Michigan

Monday, June 26


	Session on Mechanisms, Methods, Theory Session Chair: M. Newcomb
	Perspective, M. Newcomb, Detroit
	K. U. Ingold, D. W. Snelgrove, J. Lusztyk, J. T. Banks, P. Mulder, Ottawa: Kinetic Solvent Effects on H-Atom Abstractions, Reliable, Quantitative Predictions via a Single Empirical Equation*

	Y. Guindon, Montreal: Free Radicals and Lewis Acids in Diastereoselective Processes
	H. Zipse, München: The Methylenology PrincipleGuideline to new Perspectives in Radical Reaction Mechanism

	C. Chatgilialoglu, Bologna: Free Radicals in Nucleosides: Serendipity and Planning



	Session on Polymers Session Chair: K. Matyjaszewski
	Perspective, K. Matyjaszewski, Pittsburgh
	E. Rizzardo, J. Chiefari, R. Mayadunne, G. Moad, S. Thang Melbourne: Free Radical AdditionFragmentation as a Tool for Polymer Synthesis*

	C. Hawker, Almaden, Application of Stable Radical and Living Free Radical Polymerization to Advanced Materials


	R. Gilbert, Sydney: Topology-controlled radical polymerization

	M. Buback, Göttingen: Detailed Analysis of Free-Radical Polymerization Kinetics by Pulsed-Laser Techniques

Tuesday, June 27

	Session on Free Radicals in Biology Session Chair: B. Giese, Basel
	Perspective, B.Giese, Basel, Free Radicals in Biology - Historical Perspective
	K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri, Mannheim: Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines: Mimicking Enzymes*

	J. Stubbe, Boston, Ribonucleotide Reductases: Radical Enzymes with Suicidal Tendencies


	G. Fuchs, Freiburg Possible new radical reactions in anaerobic aromatic metabolism

	M. Marletta, Ann Arbor: Cellular Signaling with Nitric Oxide




	Session on Free Radicals in Biology
	K. J. Kozarich, Rahway, Glycyl/Thiyl Radical Enzymes: Chemistry and Mechanism of a New Biological Cofactor

	R. M. Wachter, M. P. Montague-Smith, B. E. Turner, and B. P. Branchaud, Studies on the Radical Reaction Mechanism of Galactose Oxidase*

	U. Wille* and S. Steenken, Oxidative Damage of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleosides by Reaction with NO₃ Radicals: a Product and Kinetic Study


	L Valgimigli, M. Lucarini, P. Franchi, G. Brigati, and G. F. Pedulli, Absolute Rate of Exchange Between Water and SDS Micelles of Free Radical Solutes: A Dynamic EPR Study*

	D. A. Pratt, G. A. DiLabio, G. Brigati, and L. Valgimigli, Retarding the Oxidation of Electron-Rich Phenolic Compounds by Electron Transfer in Favour of Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction: Pyrimidinols as Antioxidants?*


	Session on Polymers
	D. Haddleton, Coventry:Control of radical polymerisation by low valent late transition metals

	A. Matsumoto, S. Nagahama, and T. Tsubouchi, Polymer Crystal Engineering for the Control of Polymer Structure*

	G. D. Mendenhall, J. L. Lutz, Diffusion Coefficients from Spin-Echo NMR for the Prediction of Cage Effects in Free-Radical Initiators*


	P. S. Engel, A. Wu, S. He, W. B. Smith, C. Wang, S. Duan, and Y. Ying, Intramolecular Radical Reactions of the Azoxy Group*

	A. Alberti Radicals from Dithio- and Monothioformates: An EPR and Electrochemical Study

Wednesday, June 28

	Session on Synthesis Session Chair: D. P. Curran
	Perspective, D. Curran, Pittsburgh
	S. Kim, Seoul: Novel Radical-Mediated Strategies in Organic Synthesis

	G. Pattenden, Nottingham: Acyl Radical Intermediates in Novel Cascade Polycyclic Constructions


	M. Sibi, Fargo: Stereoselective Radical Reactions

	D. Crich, Chicago: The Non-oxidative Pathway to Alkane Radical Cations; Mechanism, Stereochemistry and Application


	Outing
	Outing to Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan
	Banquet at Henry Ford Museum

Thursday, June 29

	Session on Synthesis
	G. Molander, Philadelphia: Radical Processes Mediated by Samarium(II) Iodide

	A. Studer, New Tin Free Radical Cyclization Reactions Using the Persistent Radical Effect (PRE)


	C. A. Merlic, Radical Reactions of Chromium Arene Complexes

	F. Matsuda, Extremely Convenient Cyclization of Medium Rings Using SmI₂Induced C-C Bond Formation Reactions

	E. Enholm, M. Gallagher, J. P. Schulte, and K. M. Moran New Radical Reactions and Reagents on Designer Polystyrene and Metathesis Supports*


	Session on Mechanisms
	T. Naito, T. Kiguchi, O. Miyata, H. Miyabe, Organic Synthesis via Radical Addition to Oxime Ethers*

	G. G. Melikyan, F. Vilena, N. Christian, K. Paulsen, B. Ahrens, and P. Toure, Novel Organometallic Radical Reaction: Mechanism, Synthesis, and Biological Relevance*

	T. Gottwald, J. Hartung, R. Kneuer, S. Laug, K. Spehar, Selectivity in Alkoxyl Radical ReactionsFrom Mechanistic Studies to an Application in Stereoselective Synthesis*


	A. Clerici, N. Pastori, O. Porta, Reduction of Aromatic Carbonyl and Dicarbonyl Compounds to Alcohols by Aqueous Titanium Trichloride/Ammonia System*

	A. D. Allen, H. Henry-Riyad, J. Porter, D. Tahmassebi, and T. T. Tidwell, Nitroxyl Radical Addition to Pentafulvenones Forming Cyclopentadienyl Radicals: Cyclopentadienyl Radical Destabilization, or Fulvenone Stabilization?*

	C. J. Easton*, C. M. Hughes, G. W. Simpson and G. Vuckovic Electrochemical Ring-Opening of Isoxazoles: The Electron as a Chemical Model for Yeast


Session I	Thursday afternoon
	Vladimir Benin*, Piotr Kaszynski New Persistent Radicals for Molecular Organic Magnetic Materials
	B. Beaver* and Li Gao, Autoxidation of Organophosphorus Compounds
	I. J. Rosenstein, A. J. Albano, and C. W. Steed, Synthesis of Quaternary Stereocenters by Addition of Chiral Auxiliary Substituted Radicals to Allyltributyltin*
	J. H. Byers, J. A. Kosterlitz, and P. L. Steinberg, Tandem Radical Additions to Nitrogen Heterocycles
	C. Ollivier and Philippe Renaud* *Formation of Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds via* a Novel Radical Azidation Process**
	R. Goettlich, Achieving Stereoselectivity in Aminyl-Radical Reactions
	B.A. Howell, D.B. Priddy and Wei Zeng, Toughened Poly(styrene) via Mediated Radical Polymerization.
	K. A. Tallman, M. M. Greenberg, DNA Damage Amplification Involving 5,6-Dihydrothymidin-5-yl in a Structurally Minimal System

Session II
	E. T. Denisov, Structural and Physical Factors that Determine the Activation Energy of Free Radical Addition*

	D. M. Camaioni, T. Bays, J. C. Birnbaum, and J. C. Linehan, A Radical Mechanism for Alkane Oxidation by H₂O₂Trifluoracetic Acid Mixtures*
	W. R. Bowman,* C. F. Bridge, P. Brookes and M. O. Cloonan, Radical Cyclisation onto Nitriles
	U. Jahn New Anion/Radical C-C Bond Forming Sequences: Tandem Michael Addition/Radical Cyclizations
	J. H. Horner*, S. Y. Choi, and M. Newcomb Laser Flash Photolysis Studies of Alkoxy Radical Kinetics: The Use of Diphenylcyclopropyl and Diphenylcyclobutyl Reporter Groups to Determine Absolute Rates for Several bScission and 1,5-Hydrogen Abstractions
	Enrico Baciocchi, Massimo Bietti,* and Steen Steenken -OH-Induced Fragmentation of Ring Methoxylated Arylalkanol Radical Cations. Structural Effects on Oxygen Acidity
	S. Bottle, Towards a Novel High-Spin Gomberg-Type Radical Using Isoindoline Nitroxides

Session III
	T. Paul*, K. U. Ingold Novel Method for Thermal Generation of Aryloxyl Radicals at Ambient Temperature
	S. I. Ahonkhai, I. Wiater, R. Louw, The Strength of O-H Bonds in Chlorinated Phenols and its Role in the Formation of Dioxins in Incinerators*
	T. Autrey,* N. Foster, W. Shaw and J. A. Franz, Dynamic Optoacoustic Spectroscopy, A Time-Resolved Calorimetric Approach To Measuring The Chemical And Physical Properties Of Organic Free Radical Intermediates.
	P. Mulder, M. de Heer, H-G Korth, and K. U. Ingold, Intramoleculary Hydrogen Bonded Phenols: Energetics and Solvent Dependent Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction Kinetics*
	H. R. Bj�rsvik, L. Liguori, F. Minisci, Selective Oxidations by Nitroarenes in Basic Medium Involving Electron Transfer Processes*
	R. S. Miller, L. M. Miller, and R. A. Flowers, II, Inner Sphere vs. Outer Sphere Electron Transfer in Reactions of Sm(II) Reductants: Controlling the Rate and Selectivity of Free Radical Production*
	C. M. Havrilla, H. Yin, K. A. Tallman, D. L.Hachey and Ned A. Porter, Analysis of Peroxide Products of Cholesteryl Linoleate and Cholesteryl Arachidonate by Normal Phase LC-MS (Coordination Ag+ Ionspray MS)*
	Y. C. Liu, H. Y. Wang, D. M. Dai, S. Z. Jin, Mechanish of Reduction of Nitrobenzyl Bromides by an NADH Model: The First Two Examples of Reductive Debromiination in the Dark
	L. V. Jackson, P. A. Baguley and J. C. Walton, Cyclohexadienes: Cleaner Reagents for Radical Chain Syntheses*
Session IV
	S. A. Markarian, Time-Resolved CIDNP Study of Photoreaction of Ketones by Triethylamine
	J. A. Franz*, J. C. Birnbaum, D. Kolwaite, J. C. Linehan, and E. M. Rosenberg, Kinetics of Hydrogen Abstraction by Benzyl Radical from Transition Metal Hydrides: Reactivity of u-Hydrogen Atoms in Metal Clusters and Kinetics of Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from Late Transition Metal Complexes
	D. D. Tanner, P. Kandanarachchi, H. Shao, N. C. Das, D. L. Vizitiu, Stereoelectronic Effects in Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from Ethers: Energetics for the Stabilization of a Carbon Centered Radical by an Oxygen Substituent*
	J. G. Gillmore, K. McManus, J. P. Dinnocenzo, A. Peer, T. Erdogan, D. Robello, S. Farid, Ion Radical Isomerizations in Polymeric Media*

	H. G. Korth, T. Paul, R. Sustmann, Radical Pathways in the Rearrangements of Phenyl-Substituted Benzocyclobutenes and o-Quinodimethanes*
	J. C. Linehan, C. R. Yonker, R. R. Addleman, S. T. Autrey, J. T. Bays, Kinetics of Organometallic Radical Recombination: Temperature, Solvent and Viscosity Studies on the Self-Termination Reaction of (n-butylCp)Mo(CO)₃*
	D. W. McMillen*, and B. Alt N-Iodosuccinimide Generation of Hypoiodites: A Simple Methodology for Benzylic Iodination