Simplicity of Molecules and the Joy of Synthesis
Chemistry seminar by Apurba Bhatacharya, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Hosted by Texas A&M University–Kingsville, School of Math and Physical Sciences
Wednesday 15:00–16:00 Chicago (GMT-5)
Ended
Kingsville, TX, USA · Hybrid
Abstract
Apurba Bhatacharya discusses the intellectual and aesthetic rewards of organic synthesis: devising a retrosynthetic plan and then realizing it experimentally. The talk considers how the distinct chemical properties of elements allow synthetic chemists to construct complex molecular networks. It connects this molecular craftsmanship with academic innovation and the sustained practical work of synthesis, presenting beauty and simplicity as ways to understand its apparent complexity.
Topics
organic synthesisretrosynthetic planchemical propertiessynthetic chemistscomplex molecular networksmolecular craftsmanshipacademic innovationbeauty
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