

Lectures - upcoming
Sep 12, 2025Assist. Prof. Dr. Masahiko Yoshimura, JPN, University of KyotoSep 22, 2025Prof. Dr. Akai Shuji, JPN, University of OsakaOct 6, 2025Prof. Dr. David A. Nicewicz, USA, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillOct 23, 2025Prof. Dr. Henry Dube, GER, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergNov 3, 2025Dr. Charlotte Gers-Panther, Dr. Suzanne Tobey, GER, Angewandte Chemie, Wiley-VCH GmbHNov 6, 2025JProf. Dr. Alicia Casitas, GER, Philipps-University of MarburgNov 20, 2025Prof. Dr. Christof Sparr, SUI, University of BaselDec 11, 2025Prof. Dr. Pol Besenius, GER, University of MainzJan 15, 2026Prof. Dr. Helma Wennemers, SUI, ETH ZurichFeb 5, 2026Prof. Dr. Carolin König, GER, Leibniz Universität HannoverMar 12, 2026Prof. Dr. Robert Knowles, USA, Princeton UniversityMar 13, 2026Prof. Dr. Robert Knowles, USA, Princeton UniversityApr 16, 2026Prof. Dr. Cui Wang, GER, University of KonstanzApr 23, 2026Prof. Dr. Courtney Roberts, USA, University of MinnesotaMay 7, 2026Prof. Dr. David J. Procter, UK, University of Manchester
Lectures
Jul 17, 2025Dr. Constanze Neumann , GER, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Controlling the Spatial Arrangement of Active Sites in Heterogeneous CatalysisJul 11, 2025Prof. Dr. Suman De Sarkar, IND, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
Regulating Chemoselectivity through Electro- and PhotocatalysisJul 10, 2025Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anindita Das, IND, School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Kolkata
Programmed Multicomponent Assemblies of π-Systems and Their Polymeric ConjugatesJul 9, 2025Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anindita Das, IND, School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Kolkata
An Introduction to Non-covalent Synthesis of Precision Macromolecular ArchitecturesJun 27, 2025Prof. Dr. Song Lin, USA, Cornell University
Practical Organic ElectrosynthesisJun 26, 2025Prof. Dr. Song Lin, USA, Cornell University
New methods and technologies for organic electrosynthesisMay 26, 2025Prof. Dr. Masilmani Jeganmohan , IND, IIT Madras
Metal-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Functionalization ReactionsMay 22, 2025Prof. Dr. Jonathan Burton, UK, University of Oxford
Oxonium Ions, Total Synthesis and Structure DeterminationApr 10, 2025Prof. Dr. Alois Fürstner, GER, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr
A New Reactivity Paradigm: trans-Hydrogenation, gem-Hydrogenation, and trans-Hydrometalation of AlkynesJan 31, 2025Prof. Dr. Erwin Reisner, UK, University of Cambridge
Solar Chemical TechnologiesJan 23, 2025Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Leticia González, AUT, University of Vienna
In-Silico PhotochemistryJan 16, 2025Dr. Anis Tlili, FRA, L'Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (iCBMS)
Valorization of greenhouse gases CO2 and SF6 for the synthesis of fluorinated building blocks and beyondDec 12, 2024Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eisuke Ota, JPN, Waseda University Tokyo
Altering Selectivity in Photocatalytic Bond CleavageDec 5, 2024Prof. Dr. Shengming Ma, CHN, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
ATA Reaction and Its ApplicationsNov 28, 2024Prof. Dr. Tanja Gulder, GER, Universität Leipzig
Halogen Atoms as Directing Tools: From Chemical Reactivity to Bioactive CompoundsNov 7, 2024Assist. Prof. Dr. Johannes Wahl, GER, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Molecular Strain as a Tool in SynthesisOct 17, 2024Prof. Dr. Martin Oestreich, GER, Technische Universität Berlin
The Cation ShuffleSep 24, 2024Prof. Dr. Shiki Yagai, JPN, Chiba University
Photoresponsive Supramolecular PolymersJul 11, 2024Prof. Dr. Jens Voskuhl, GER, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Versatile (Thio)-Ethers as Efficient Luminophores – From Molecular Recognition to Additive ManufacturingJul 3, 2024Prof. Dr. Chao-Jun Li, CAN, McGill University
Hydrazone as Organo-Metallic Equivalents (HOME)Jun 6, 2024Prof. Dr. Tehshik P. Yoon, USA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Base Metals in Oxidative PhotochemistryJun 5, 2024Prof. Dr. Tehshik P. Yoon, USA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stereocontrol in Photochemical SynthesisJun 3, 2024Prof. Dr. Donna G. Blackmond, USA, The Scripps Research Institute
Models for the Origin of Biological HomochiralityApr 25, 2024Prof. Dr. Norio Shibata, JPN, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Silyl radical-mediated cross-coupling reactions of organic fluoridesApr 24, 2024Prof. Dr. Norio Shibata, JPN, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Contribution of organofluorine compounds to agrochemicalsApr 17, 2024Prof. Dr. Norio Shibata, JPN, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Contribution of organofluorine compounds to pharmaceuticalsApr 11, 2024Prof. Dr. Eric N. Jacobsen, USA, Harvard University
Privileged Chiral Catalysts: Selectivity and Generality in Asymmetric CatalysisApr 10, 2024Prof. Dr. Eva Hevia, CHE, Universität Bern
Harnessing Coordination Effects in Organometallic Chemistry for Arene FunctionalisationMar 12, 2024Dr. Ali Stoddart, UK, Nature Synthesis
An editor's view of chemistry publishingFeb 29, 2024Prof. Dr. Marisa C. Kozlowski, USA, University of Pennsylvania
Oxygen Driven Fragment Coupling for the Synthesis of Natural Products and AntibacterialsFeb 28, 2024Prof. Dr. Marisa C. Kozlowski, USA, University of Pennsylvania
Changes in the Landscape of Chemistry Publishing and EducationFeb 13, 2024Asst. Prof. Erin E. Stache, USA, Princeton University
Light-to-Heat (Photothermal) Conversion Promotes High Activation Barrier ReactionsFeb 1, 2024Prof. Dr. Olalla Vazquez, GER, University of Marburg
Bright molecules for chemical biologyJan 25, 2024Prof. Dr. Belén Martín-Matute, SWE, Stockholm University
Catalysis in Selective Organic Synthesis: From Discovery to Application in Late-Stage FunctionalizationsJan 17, 2024Dr. Santosh Babu Sukumaran, IND, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Solvent-free Organic Liquids: An Efficient Matrix for Unexplored Functional Hybrid MaterialsJan 11, 2024Prof. Dr. Anke Krüger, GER, University of Stuttgart
Carbon nanomaterials and molecules: Materials for many applicationsDec 7, 2024Prof. Dr. Andrew Smith , UK, University of St. Andrews
Promoting the forbidden: catalytic enantioselective [1,2]-rearrangements of allylic ethers and ammonium saltsNov 9, 2023Jun.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Kerzig, GER, University of Mainz
One UV photon or two visible photons, that is the questionOct 5, 2023Prof. Dr. Stephen Buchwald, USA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Coupling ProcessesSep 25, 2023Prof. Dr. Sukbok Chang, KOR, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
C-H Aminations via Metal Nitrenoid Transfer: Scope and Mechanistic AspectsJul 13, 2023Dr. Christopher Teskey, GER, RWTH Aachen
Selective Cobalt Catalysis with LightJul 6, 2023Prof. Dr. Dorothea Fiedler, GER, Leibniz Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin
Elucidating inositol phosphate signaling with chemical toolsJun 29, 2023Prof. Dr. Michal Hocek, CZE, IOCB, Academy of science of the Czech Republic, Prague
Chemical modifications of nucleotides and nucleic acids for medicinal chemistry, bioanalysis and chemical biologyJun 22, 2023Prof. Dr. Guangbin Dong, USA, University of Chicago
C–C and C–H Functionalization of KetonesJun 21, 2023Prof. Dr. Guangbin Dong, USA, University of Chicago
Merging C−C and C−H Activation: Palladium/Norbornene Cooperative CatalysisJun 1, 2023Dr. Felix Plasser, UK, Loughborough University
Molecular excited states: From wave functions to design principlesApr 27, 2023Dr. Joshua Barham, GER, University of Regensburg
Aggregation Matters: How Interacting π-Systems Divert Mechanism in Molecular Photo(electro)chemical SynthesisApr 21, 2023Prof. Dr. Stephen Newman, CAN, University of Ottawa
Engaging esters, aldehydes, and alcohols in cross-coupling reactionsApr 12, 2023Prof. Dr. Thomas Baumgartner, CAN, York University
Phosphaviologens - powerful redox-active, multifunctional materialsFeb 2, 2023Asst. Prof. Dr. Hyunwoo Kim, KOR, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Radical Polar Crossover Strategy in Organic ElectrosynthesisFeb 1, 2023Prof. Dr. Mark Levin, USA, University of Chicago
Single Atom Logic for Skeletal EditingJan 26, 2023Prof. Dr. Mariana Rossi, GER, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg
Quantum Fluctuations in Weakly Bound MaterialsJan 25, 2023Dr. Jasmin Herr, GER, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
Achieving Gender Balance in Chemistry: A Discussion ForumJan 24, 2023Prof. Dr. Joseph Moran, FRA, University of Strasbourg & CNRS
Nonenzymatic Metabolic Reactions and Life’s OriginsJan 12, 2023Prof. Dr. Stephen Hashmi, GER, Heidelberg University
Gold Catalysis and ApplicationsDec 7, 2022Prof. John Bower, UK, University of Liverpool
New Electrophilic Amination Strategies for N-Heterocycle SynthesisNov 24, 2022Prof. Dr. Reji Varghese, IND, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
DNA-decorated and surface addressable soft nanostructureNov 17, 2022Dr. Oliver Dumele, GER, Humboldt University Berlin
π-Systems under Strain: Supramolecular Binding and Photomagnetic SwitchingNov 10, 2022Prof. Dr. Feringa, NLD, University of Groningen
The Art of Building Small Molecular MachinesOct 26, 2022Dr. Nathalie Weickgenannt, GER, Angewandte Chemie - Wiley-VCH
Behind the Scenes of Angewandte ChemieOct 20, 2022Prof. Dr. Karl Gademann, CHE, University of Zurich
Reduce To the Max: Investigating Biology by Chemical SynthesisOct 19, 2022Prof. Dr. Makoto Yamashita, JPN, Nagoya University
Characteristic features of group 13 element compounds in low oxidation state: diborane(4) and Al-anionOct 6, 2022Prof. Dr. Jerome Waser, CHE, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Tethering: From Alkene Functionalization to Peptide StaplingSep 15, 2022Prof. Dr. Andrei Yudin, CAN, University of Toronto
Development of half reaction analysis using molecular structures and mechanismsJul 7, 2022Prof. Dr. Eugene Y.-X. Chen, USA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Lewis Pair PolymerizationJul 6, 2022Prof. Dr. Eugene Y.-X. Chen, USA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Circular Polymers and Biodegradable PlasticsJul 1, 2022Prof. Dr. Kenichiro Itami, JPN, Nagoya University
Molecular nanocarbons: Precise synthesis and nanocarbon biologyProf. Dr. Hiroshi Shinokubo, JPN, Nagoya University
Switching off antiaromaticity by stackingProf. Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi, JPN, Nagoya University
Main-group strategy toward fluorescent pi-electron materialsJun 9, 2022Prof. Dr. Frank Neese, GER, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mühlheim
Insight Into High Valent Iron Intermediates in (Biological) Catalysis from a Combination of Spectroscopy and Quantum ChemistryMay 5, 2022Prof. Dr. Ghislaine Vantomme, NLD, Eindhoven University of Technology
Controlling the structure of multi-component supramolecular polymers, the interplay between covalent and non-covalent bondsApr 28, 2022JProf. Dr. Max Martin Hansmann, GER, Technische Universität Dortmund
Organic two electron redox systems and novel carbon based compoundsApr 26, 2022Dr. Hana Cahová, CZE, IOCB, Academy of science of the Czech Republic, Prague
Non-canonical RNA caps: from discovery to functionJan 20, 2022Prof. Dr. Jörg Pietruszka, GER, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Chemoenzymatic natural product synthesisJan 19, 2022Dr. Dirk Leifert, GER, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
Good Scientific Practice (Part I): Experimental Data - Style, Conventions and RulesJan 13, 2022Prof. Dr. Kenichiro Itami, JPN, Nagoya University
Molecular nanocarbon science powered by synthetic chemistryDec 16, 2021Prof. Dr. Paul Knochel, GER, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität
Polyfunctional Organometallics of Li, Na, Mg and Zn in batch and in flowDec 9, 2021Prof. Dr. Armido Studer, GER, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
Boron an emergent element in radical chemistryYota Sakakibara, JPN, Nagoya University
Photoredox-catalyzed decarboxylative transformations of aryl acetic acidNils Bäumer, GER, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
Supramolecular polymers as biomimetic crowding agents for controlled self-assemblyProf. Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi, JPN, Nagoya University
Main-group strategy toward functional pi-systems