The Philadelphia Organic Chemists' Club is one of the oldest independent chemistry clubs in the United States. Its central purpose is to facilitate interaction between scientists from academia and the many chemical and pharmaceutical companies in the greater Philadelphia area.

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Fall 2005 & Spring 2006 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

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Seminars are held at 8 p.m. in the CAROLYN HOFF LYNCH LECTURE HALL in the
Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, following dinner at 6 (cocktails at 5:30).

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Sept 29

Dr. James Empfield
Astra-Zeneca

Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis: a) Thermal Vs. Microwave Studies on 2,4-Dialkylaminoquinolines and b) Real-Time in Situ Raman Analysis.

Oct 27

Dr. Todd D. Nelson
Merck Research Laboratories

Synthesis of a Chiral Trisubstituted Tetrahydropyran NK1 Receptor Antagonist

Dec 1

Prof. Anna Mapp
University of Michigan

Small Molecule Replacements of Transcriptional Activation Domains

Jan 26

Dr. Ronald Magolda
Wyeth

Design and Synthesis of Selective Estrogen Receptor b Agonists: A Chemical Genomics Approach.

Feb 23

Prof. Chulbom Lee
Princeton University

Formation of C–O and C–C Bonds via Transition Metal-Mediated Catalysis

March 30

Prof. Raymond Funk
Penn State University

The Diels-Alder Reaction: In Forward and Reverse

April 20

Prof. Kay Brummond
University of Pittsburgh

Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions of Allenes