Sustainability in Organic Chemistry: Special Student/Post Doc Session
Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM · 2 hr. 40 min. (US/Central)
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Oral Session
This session includes 7 presentations
Information
The development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies has been the cornerstone upon which sustainable industrial processes are built. The pure research advances arising from academia fuel the world s industrial innovation, while also training the scientific leaders of tomorrow. This special session highlights the research of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the broader, global organic chemistry community which has the potential to impact sustainable industrial chemistry. From abstracts submitted to this session, eight or more students will be selected to: Give a 20-minute oral presentation Receive up to $1200 each in travel reimbursement Be invited to a pre-conference, full-day student workshop Be invited to the exclusive ACS GCI Industrial Roundtable Poster Reception
Themes
Sustainable Process DesignSynthesis & Catalysis
Session Organizer/Presider List
David Leahy (Organizer) | David Leahy (Presider)
Co-sponsor(s)
ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
Includes the following presentations
Introductory Remarks
Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:00 PM to 2:05 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Convergent and step-economical synthesis of Adda: Enabling access to cyanobacterial toxin building blocks
Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:05 PM to 2:25 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Regioselective C(sp3)-H functionalization of carboxylic acids enabled by iron radical ligand transfer
Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:25 PM to 2:45 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation via high hydrostatic pressure in solvent and catalyst-free conditions
Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:45 PM to 3:05 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Alginic acid as a green agent for diazotization and azo dye synthesis
Thursday, June 18, 2026 3:05 PM to 3:25 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Networking Coffee Break
Thursday, June 18, 2026 3:25 PM to 3:40 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Selective solvent-free substitution enabled by Mechanochemistry
Thursday, June 18, 2026 3:40 PM to 4:00 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Micellar compartmentalization enables 1,2-diamination of aryl dihalides and access to novel NHC/anionic scaffolds via in situ base generation in water
Thursday, June 18, 2026 4:00 PM to 4:20 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)
Hydrazone umpolung at the interface of aqueous chemo- and biocatalysis
Thursday, June 18, 2026 4:20 PM to 4:40 PM
Salon D (Marriott Rivercenter)

