13:00-14:00, Tuesday，November 17, 2020

Speaker:  Dawei Ma, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS).

ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar.

The 2018 Future Science Prize in Physical Sciences.

Topic: Organic Synthesis Innovation in Drug Development

Host: Xiangbing Qi

Abstract: Rapid assembly of Carbon-Nitrogen bond or synthesis of Nitrogen-containing natural products, such as alkaloids has gained momentum for its enormous potential for discovery and development of medicines. The rich abundance of N-bearing scaffold in drug molecules and the lack of efficient synthetic method have been instrumental in driving forward the goal of our research.

In this lecture, I will present our recent research efforts in organic synthesis, both in terms of new reaction design, and in the synthesis of complex biologically active molecules. I will highlight the major discovery of the new type of Ullmann reaction and will discuss both the opportunities and challenges in the organic synthesis, which is inspired by the small molecule drug development.