Emerging Frontiers in Chemical Synthesis Workshop, July 8-11, 2014

加州大学伯克利分校的Richmond Sarpong教授和加州大学洛杉矶分校的Neil Garg教授在化学系合成项目的支持下主持了一个研讨会，以激发非催化有机合成的新研究方向。研讨会汇集了不同群体的知名和新兴领导者，以确定当前研究方法库中的不足之处，确定精简和推进工业过程所需的新化学方法，以及刺激有机合成新方向所需的潜在变革方法。非催化合成方法广泛应用于精细化学品、农用化学品和药品的合成。工业参与强调了在商业经济中与非催化方法相关的实际挑战。为了广泛传播非催化合成方法的重要性，研讨会将与2014年8月10日至13日在旧金山举行的秋季美国化学会全国会议相结合，重点讨论“非催化有机合成的前沿”。此外，研讨会的会议记录和结论通过网站和研讨会报告向科学界传播。

Professors, Richmond Sarpong of the University of California, Berkeley, and Neil Garg of the University of California-Los Angeles, are supported by the Synthesis Program in the Division of Chemistry to chair a workshop to stimulate new research directions in non-catalytic organic synthesis. The workshop brings together a diverse group of established and emerging leaders to identify deficiencies in the current research arsenal of methodologies, to identify new chemical methods required for streamlining and advancing industrial processes, and potentially transformative methods needed to stimulate new directions in organic synthesis. Non-catalytic synthetic methods are used extensively in the synthesis of fine chemicals, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Industrial participation underscores the practical challenges associated with non-catalytic methods in the commercial economy. In order to broadly disseminate the importance of non-catalytic synthetic methods, the workshop is coupled with the Fall American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco (Aug. 10-13, 2014) focused on "Frontiers in Non-Catalytic Organic Synthesis." Additionally, the workshop proceedings and conclusions are disseminated to the scientific community through websites and a workshop report.