Event
Chemical Society Seminar: Dr. King Kuok (Mimi) Hii - Catalysis across lengthscales
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 13:00to14:15
Maass Chemistry Building
Room 10, 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, CA
Abstract: The central focus of my research is to develop clean and sustainable processes for organic synthesis that are also scalable. In this presentation, research highlights from my group will be presented: a whirlwind tour of molecular catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis implemented in flow, and the implementation of flow technology to understand the catalytic process 鈥� with the aim of showcasing the multidisciplinary nature of our approach.
1. 鈥淪ynthesis of isoindolinones by Pd-catalyzed coupling between N-methoxybenzamide and styrene derivatives鈥�, C. Xia, A. J. P. White and K. K. Hii, J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 7931-7938. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01696.
2. 鈥淪ynthesis, structure and catalytic activity of NHC-Ag(I) carboxylate complexes鈥�, V. H. L. Wong, S. V. C. Vummaleti, L. Cavallo, A. J. P. White, S. P. Nolan, and K. K. Hii, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 13320-13327. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601762
3. 鈥淕oldilocks effect of water in Lewis-Br酶nsted Acid and Base catalysis鈥�, B. J. Baron, W. T. Wong, P. Chiu and K. K. Hii, ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 4189-4194. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b00800
4. 鈥淥perando XAFS of supported Pd nanoparticles in flowing ethanol/water mixtures: implications for greener catalysis鈥�, M. A. Newton, J. B. Brazier, E. M. Barreiro, C. J. Mulligan, S. Parry, H. Emmerich, L. A. Adrio, K. Hellgardt and K. K. Hii, Green Chem. 2016, 18, 406-411. DOI: 10.1039/c5gc01600b