James Hunter awarded CEMAS prize

Cemas

 

James Hunter has been awarded the 2013 CEMAS prize for the most-improved student performance.  James, who has obtained a first class honours MChem degree, is shown receiving the prize from Dr Alan Jutsum, Managing Director of CEM Analytical Services (CEMAS), Ascot.  The photograph shows from left to right:-

 

*         Michael Eustace, CEMAS Chairman
*         Dr Alan Jutsum, CEMAS Managing Director
*         James Hunter, winner of the CEMAS prize
*         Professor Matthew Almond

Seminar – Professor H Akio Kamimura, Yamaguchi University “A practical preparation of optically active b-amino-a-methylene esters and their use for heterocyclic synthesis”

On Thursday 8th August, an additional Chemistry Department Research Colloquium will be given by Professor H Akio Kamimura, of Yamaguchi University, Japan. His talk is entitled  “A practical preparation of optically active b-amino-a-methylene esters and their use for heterocyclic synthesis.

This talk will present a tandem reaction strategy for preparing beta-amino-alpha-methylene esters from chiral sulfinimines and recent progress in heterocyclic synthesis using these compounds. This will include a radical cascade procedure including SH2 type substitution and a regioselective cascade Migita-Kosugi-Stille coupling reaction

This will take place at 11:00 AM in Chemistry LTG and will be preceded by refreshments in the Chemistry Foyer at 10:45 AM.