
Invited Lectures at Conferences and Symposia
1
“Supramolecular Chemistry of Bifunctional Lewis Acids”
NSF Inorganic Workshop
ACS Belmont Conference Center
June 5, 1999
2
“Acides de Lewis polyfonctionnels Synthèse reconnaissance moléculaires et formation de réseaux”
Mini Symposium organized on the Occasion of Guy Bertrand's CNRS Silver Medal
Toulouse
September 21, 1999
3
“Polyfunctional Lewis Acid Catalysts”
Southwest Catalysis Society Fall Meeting
Houston
November 17, 2000
4
“Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Supramolecular Synthons”
Southeast/Southwest ACS Meeting
New Orleans
December 8, 2000
5
“Boron and gallium polydentate Lewis acids: Anion complexation and reduction chemistry”
221st National ACS Meeting
San Diego
April 5, 2001
6
“Group 12 and 13 polyfunctional Lewis acids Host-guest chemistry catalysis and one-electron -bonded complexes”
CSC Meeting
Montreal
May 28, 2001
7
“Polyfunctional Lewis acids in supramolecular assemblies”
223rd National ACS Meeting
Orlando
April 9, 2002
8
“Organoantimony(V) Lewis acids: from sensing to catalysis”
27th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ICOMC 2016
Melbourne
July 17-2, 2016
9
“Organometallic Polydentate Lewis Acids”
2002 Organometallic Gordon Conference
Salve Regina University
July 23, 2002
10
“Boron and Mercury Polyfunctional Lewis Acids Formation of Unusual Radicals and Supramolecules”
2002 Inorganic Gordon Conference
Salve Regina University
July 30, 2002
11
“Synthesis and Reduction of Polyfunctional Group 13 Lewis Acids”
58th Southwest Regional ACS Meeting
Austin
November 5, 2002
12
“Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Supramolecular Synthons”
58th Southwest Regional ACS Meeting
Austin
November 6, 2002
13
“Formation of boron-boron one-electron sigma bonds”
226th ACS National Meeting
New York
September 11, 2003
14
“1,8-Diboryl-naphtalenes and isoelectronic 1, 8-dimethylium-naphtalenes as bidentate Lewis acids Synthesis and anion complexation”
227th ACS National Meeting
Anaheim
March 31, 2004
15
“Room temperature phosphorescent supramolecules containing [o-C6F4Hg]3 and arenes”
60th Southwest Regional ACS Meeting
Fort Worth
September 30, 2004
16
“Heavy atom effects in the chemistry of [o-C6F4Hg]3”
229th National ACS meeting
San Diego
March 13 - 17, 2005
17
“1,8-Bis(methylium)naphthalenediyl dications”
International Symposium on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules
Edinburgh
August 7 - 12, 2005
18
“Polyfunctional Lewis acidic boranes as fluoride receptors”
Pacifichem
Honolulu
December 18, 2005
19
“B/Hg Polydentate Lewis Acids: Anion Complexation and Electrochemistry”
89th Canadian Chemistry Conference
Halifax
May 28, 2006
20
“Heavy Atom Effects in The Chemistry of Polyfunctional Lewis Acids Containing Mercury”
11th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems
Oulu
August 4, 2006
21
“Cooperative Effects in the Chemistry of Polyfunctional Lewis Acids Containing Mercury”
International COE Symposium for Young Scientists on Frontiers of Molecular Science
The University of Tokyo
August 25, 2006
22
“Polyfunctional and Cationic Boranes Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation”
2nd International Symposium of the Core-to-Core Program on Main Group Chemistry
The University of Tokyo
August 27, 2006
23
“B/Hg Polydentate Lewis Acids: Anion Complexation and Electrochemistry”
232nd National ACS meeting
San Francisco
September 10, 2006
24
“Cationic boranes Synthesis reduction chemistry and anion complexation”
International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry 8
Riverside
August 14, 2007
25
“Neutral and cationic boranes as anion receptors”
234th National ACS meeting
Boston
August 21, 2007
26
“Coordination of fluoride and cyanide ions to cationic boranes in aqueous solution”
Conference Zing Coordination Chemistry
Cancún
March 6, 2008
27
“Cationic Dipyrromethene Boron Compounds for Anion Sensing”
91st Canadian Chemistry Conference Edmonton
Canada
May 28, 2008
28
“Fluoride Ion Complexation by a B2/Hg Heteronuclear Tridentate Lewis Acid”
Dalton Discussion 11: The Renaissance of Main Group Chemistry
Berkeley
June 23 - 25, 2008
29
“Recognition of fluoride and cyanide ions in aqueous solution using cationic boranes”
International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry
Las Vegas
July 14, 2008
30
“Anion complexation by cationic boron compounds”
ImeBoron XIII
Platja d’Aro
September 24, 2008
31
“Cationic boranes: Synthesis structures and anion sensing applications”
237th National ACS meeting
Salt Lake City
March 25, 2009
32
“Cationic boranes for the complexation of fluoride and cyanide anions in water”
42nd IUPAC Congress
Glasgow
August 5, 2009
33
“Synergistic Effects in Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Anion Receptors”
2nd International Symposium on Synergy of Elements
Sapporo
August 29, 2009
34
“Cationic Boranes Decorated by Transition Metal Moieties Synthesis Structure and Anion Sensing”
Southwest Regional ACS meeting
El Paso
November 6, 2009
35
“Cationic Lewis Acids as Anion Receptors”
Southwest Regional ACS meeting
El Paso
November 6, 2009
36
“Lewis acidic mercury compounds”
239th National ACS meeting
San Francisco
March 22, 2010
37
“Cationic bidentate Lewis acids for the complexation of fluoride anions”
239th National ACS meeting
San Francisco
March 23, 2010
38
“Polyfunctional Lewis acids as fluoride receptors”
NSF Inorganic Workshop, Lansdowne Resort
Virginia
June 7-10, 2005
39
“Strategies to increase the Lewis acidity of polyfunctional main group derivatives”
2010 Organometallic Gordon Conference
Newport
July 11 - 16, 2010
40
“Heavier Main Group Lewis acids”
Joint 66th Southwest and 62nd Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
New Orleans
December 3, 2010
41
“A bidentate Lewis acidic borane with a telluronium ion as an anion-binding site”
Pacifichem 2010
Honolulu
December 16, 2010
42
“Lewis acidic properties of heavier group 15 onium ions”
Pacifichem 2010
Honolulu
December 17, 2010
43
“Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions”
EQI Meeting
Guadalajara
July 1, 2011
45
“Lewis acidic properties of pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions”
IUPAC Congress
San Juan
August 4, 2011
44
“Fluoride capture by boron compounds: From aqueous fluoride anion sensing to fluorination and 18F-radiofluorination reactions”
IUPAC Congress
San Juan
August 4, 2011
46
“Novel materials for the sensing and sequestration of toxic anions in water”
242nd National ACS meeting
Denver
August 28, 2011
47
“Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions”
IRTG Minisymposium
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
November 11, 2011
48
“Anion binding and redox properties of late transition metal-stibine complexes”
243rd ACS National Meeting
San Diego
March 28, 2012
49
“Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Group 15 and 16 Elements Toward Transition Metals”
95th Canadian Chemistry Conference
Calgary
May 29, 2012
50
“Lewis Acidic Behavior of Heavy Pnictogens and Chalcogens Toward Transition Metals”
Inorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference
University of New England
June 20, 2012
51
"Marrying Cationic Antimony Lewis Acids with Late Transition Metals: Impact on Electrophilic Catalysis"
Organometallic Gordon Conference
Newport
July 7-12, 2019
52
“Lewis acidic properties of heavy group 15 and 16 compounds”
ISACS 8
Toronto
July 22, 2012
53
“Lewis acidic properties of heavy group 15 and 16 compounds”
IRIS 13
Victoria
August 2, 2012
54
“Fluoride anion complexation in aqueous phases using main group Lewis acids: Applications in sensing and readiofluorination chemistry”
244th ACS National Meeting
Philadelphia
August 20, 2012
55
“Novel Z-ligands based on heavy group 15 and 16 elements”
244th ACS National Meeting
Philadelphia
August 21, 2012
56