Lecture: 'New carbon reactivity rules'

In this lecture, I will show how the catalytic generation of conceptually-novel radical carbenoids, carbyne equivalents, and metal-carbynoids enabled the discovery of new carbon reactivity towards C-H and C-C bonds. The metal or photocatalytic activation of tailored sources revealed new reactivity rules at carbon that have been under- appreciated, not only in the design and discovery of new chemical reactions, but also in their use to build molecular complexity through unexplored disconnection approaches.

About the speaker

Marcos García Suero was born in Noreña (Asturias) in 1981. He graduated in Chemistry from the Universidad de Oviedo in 2003 and started organometallic chemistry research in the laboratory of Profs. José Gimeno and Pilar Gamasa. In February 2009, he obtained his PhD degree at the Institute of Organometallic Chemistry Enrique Moles and Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (Universidad de Oviedo), where he worked under the direction of Prof. José Barluenga and Prof. Josefa Flórez on Fischer carbene chemistry. During the summer of 2005 he joined the laboratory of Prof. Andrew Myers at Harvard  University working on the synthesis of novel tetracycline antibiotics as a PhD visiting student. In May 2010, he moved to the University of Cambridge to work with Professor Matthew Gaunt on copper catalysis and methionine bioconjugation as a Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellow. In 2014, Dr Suero was awarded with the Starting Career Programme (SCP) at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia by the ICIQ Scientific Advisory Board. The SCP provides a position for 4 + 3 years to establish a group and a research programme. After the first 4 years, Dr Suero has successfully passed the midterm evaluation and he has been recommended to continue under the SCP for three more years.

Over the last four years, the main goal of Dr Suero has been the development of catalytic strategies for the generation of conceptually-novel carbon species and study their reactivity towards organic matter. Key on the programme has been the use of novel catalytic activation modes and tailored reagents to unveil new carbon reactivity rules and unlock elusive and useful tools for chemical synthesis.

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