Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, and Catalysis: Special Issue in Memory of Professor Victor Snieckus for His Outstanding Contributions to Organic Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 25367
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design and synthesis of heteroaromatic compounds; biologically active agents; kinases inhibitors
Interests: organic synthesis; stereoselective synthesis; asymmetric catalysis; organometallic reagents; cross-coupling reactions; C-H activation; heterocycles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Victor Snieckus (1937–2020) was an internationally recognized organic chemist, particularly due to his outstanding contributions in organometallic chemistry. He conducted pioneering work in organolithium chemistry, in the methodological development of directed ortho metalation (DoM) and directed remote metalation (DreM) reactions, whose synthetic applications, combined with other methodologies, such as cross-coupling, metathesis, etc., opened elegant and efficient routes in a wide variety of (hetero)aromatic compounds. His contributions have had a great impact not only from an academic point of view, but also due to their industrial application in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
As a result, along his long and productive career, Vic received numerous and important awards and fellowships, many also related to pharmaceutical industry. However, in addition to his impressive scientific contributions, Vic was also highly involved in teaching, training, and mentoring young researchers. An outstanding number of international undergraduate/PhD/post-Doc students have been trained in his laboratories at the University of Waterloo or at Queen’s University. Those of us that were lucky to be, years ago, one of those young researchers that had the opportunity to work with him can account for his deep and extensive knowledge of chemistry, his passion and enthusiasm, and his ability to communicate that passion. His open and thoughtful character, as well as his interest in traditional (non-chemistry) group activities (skiing, skating, street hockey, Christmas parties, welcome and farewell parties, Cardinal Puff, VS group T-shirts, etc.) were crucial indeed in maintain an excellent working atmosphere within the VS group.
We are honored to act as Guest Editors of this Special Issue in Molecules to celebrate Vic’s contributions to organic chemistry, with gratitude for his exemplary work through the years.
We are pleased to invite you submit papers on organic chemistry, synthesis, and catalysis. We really appreciate your effort and attention to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Pascale Moreau
Prof. Dr. Nuria Sotomayor
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organometallic chemistry
- organic chemistry
- catalysis
- synthesis
- synthetic methodology
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