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Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals: Past, Present and Future

by Ei-ichi Negishi
Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals: Past, Present and Future
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1256 views
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Until recently, most of the 24 d-block transition metals had been used primarily as useful materials for (i) construction and also as tools and containers, etc., (Ti, Zr, Fe and their alloys with V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, etc.), (ii) precious and ornamental....

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Glimpses of Chemical Wizardry

by Dudley Herschbach
Glimpses of Chemical Wizardry
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 968 views
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In an evangelical spirit, three vignettes will be presented that have the character of molecular parables: stories with lessons that transcend the specific details.(1) How knowledge of the orientation of a methyl group with respect to a neighboring d....

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00:30:00

Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity

by Gerhard Ertl
Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1436 views
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Catalysis by solid surfaces is, among others, of importance for the chemical industry (e.g. the Haber-Bosch process) as well as for environmental chemistry (car exhaust catalyst).  Surface physical techniques enable investigation of the underlying e....

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Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboranes: An Easy Way for Carbon-Carbon Bonding

by Akira Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboranes: An Easy Way for Carbon-Carbon Bonding
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2473 views
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The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between different types of organoboron compounds and various organic halides in the presence of base provides a powerful and general methodology for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.  The (sp3)C-B ....

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G Protein Coupled Receptors: Challenges for Drug Discovery

by Brian Kobilka
G Protein Coupled Receptors: Challenges for Drug Discovery
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1439 views
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G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) conduct the majority of cellular responses to hormones and neurotransmitters, and are therefore the largest group of pharmaceutical targets for a broad spectrum of diseases.  Identification of genes for GPCRs, ini....

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00:34:00

Advances in Olefin Metathesis Employing Molybdenum and Tungsten Catalysts

by Richard Schrock
Advances in Olefin Metathesis Employing Molybdenum and Tungsten Catalysts
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1633 views
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Olefin metathesis is an irresistible way to make C=C bonds catalytically in organic molecules and polymers, both as a consequence of its very nature, i.e. the synthesis of C=C bonds from C=C bonds, and because of the control that can be exercised thr....

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00:31:00

Green Chemistry and Catalysis

by Robert Grubbs
Green Chemistry and Catalysis
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1196 views
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Much of the chemical industry is based on processes that were developed decades ago.  The change in the cost of petroleum carbon and energy sources and the need to control emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants will change the rules of the....

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Perspectives in Chemistry – Towards Adaptive Chemistry

by Jean-Marie Lehn
Perspectives in Chemistry – Towards Adaptive Chemistry
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1457 views
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Supramolecular chemistry lies beyond molecular chemistry.  It aims at implementing highly complex chemical systems from molecular components held together by non-covalent intermolecular forces and effecting molecular recognition, catalysis and trans....

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00:32:00

Single Molecule Studies of Initial Steps in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and of Quantum Dots – Examples of Electron Transfers and Relation to Ensemble Studies

by Rudolph Marcus
Single Molecule Studies of Initial Steps in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and of Quantum Dots – Examples of Electron Transfers and Relation to Ensemble Studies
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1607 views
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We consider two fields of single molecule studies of intermittently fluorescing systems.  In both fields the intermittency is assumed to involve diffusion controlled electron transfer.  One of these studies involves the initial steps in dye-sensiti....

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00:38:00

Widen Your Scope by Extracurricular Activities: My Example

by Richard Ernst
Widen Your Scope by Extracurricular Activities: My Example
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1164 views
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Some observers might think that fierce scientific competition borders on a rat race.  According to Wikipedia: "A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit.  It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to es....

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00:20:00

Material Characterization: It Takes A Lot of Tools to Solve the Problem

by Jonathan Howard Christian
Material Characterization: It Takes A Lot of Tools to Solve the Problem
for 22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2665 views
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Jonathan Christian discusses what it means to be a material/physical chemist. He shows how a physical chemist characterizes materials using his research into Chromium 3+ polyoxometalates.

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00:11:00

NSF Grant, Alliance for the Advancement of Florida’s Academic Women in Chemistry and Engineering

by Penny Gilmer
NSF Grant, Alliance for the Advancement of Florida’s Academic Women in Chemistry and Engineering
for 18-22 and upwards,
Discussions | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1516 views
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00:35:00

Free Radicals in Chemistry and Life

by Naresh Dalal
Free Radicals in Chemistry and Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1736 views
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00:09:00

Turning Mountains into Mole Hills: Moderating Strain without Sacrificing Reactivity

by Brian Gold
Turning Mountains into Mole Hills: Moderating Strain without Sacrificing Reactivity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2190 views
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Florida State graduate student Brian Gold discusses his research into click chemistry, that is building complex molecules using simple reactions that always work. Brian's project focuses on increasing ring strain of organic molecules without reducing....

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Electronic Properties of BC3 Atomic Sheet and Ribbon Structures

by Sudipta Dutta
Electronic Properties of BC3 Atomic Sheet and Ribbon Structures
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3173 views
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BC3 is a honeycomb lattice which has some novel electronic properties.

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Exploring Some of the Heaviest Metals: The Actinides and You

by Kristen Pace
Exploring Some of the Heaviest Metals: The Actinides and You
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 10 years ago | 3124 views
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Kristen Pace presenting her research at the FSU Research Remix

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A Greenhouse-Gas Experiment

by Jonathan Hare
A Greenhouse-Gas Experiment
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1899 views
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A laboratory demonstration of Carbon Dioxide's effect of global warming.

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Graphene – part of the Carbon revolution.

by Jonathan Hare
Graphene – part of the Carbon revolution.
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1602 views
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Some intimate details of this novel new material.

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00:08:00

Fullerene C28

by Jonathan Hare
Fullerene C28
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 3615 views
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Jonathan describes a smaller 'buckyball' with its inherent differences from C60.

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00:08:00

Fullerene maths

by Jonathan Hare
Fullerene maths
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 2632 views
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How the structures of fullerene molecules obey the rules of mathematics discovered long ago by Euler.

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00:07:00

Carbon nanotubes

by Jonathan Hare
Carbon nanotubes
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1944 views
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Some of the subtleties of the structures found in carbon nanotubes.

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Chemistry of C60

by Jonathan Hare
Chemistry of C60
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1720 views
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Jonathan Hare describes the novel chemistry of the C60 molecule.

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Modelling C60

by Jonathan Hare
Modelling C60
for 11-14 and upwards,
Lectures | 11-14 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1746 views
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Jonathan describes the construction of a model of the C60 molecule.

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The Carbon Revolution 1 – many forms

by Jonathan Hare
The Carbon Revolution 1 – many forms
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 4947 views
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The differences in the structures and properties of the various allotropes of carbon are clearly explained.

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