This is the 5th in the series ”Highlighting Organic Chemistry” across Europe, this time featuring Organic Chemistry in The Czech Republic.

PROGRAMME

(Times are GMT+1; Ireland/UK Time; Czech Republic starting time is 9.00am)

9.00    Introduction – Vladimír Šindelář (Representative of Czech Republic, EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry)

9.15-9.45 Jan Veselý (Charles University, Prague) “Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic Compounds using Organocatalysis”

9:45-10:15    Hana Macíčková-Cahová (IOCB Prague) “Non-canonical RNA caps – how to detect them and how to understand their role”

10:15-10:45 Jakub Švenda (Masaryk University, Brno) “Addressing Synthetic Complexity to Explore Biology of Natural Products”

10:45-11:15 Veronika Nováková (Charles University, Hradec Kralove) “Shedding some light on aza-phthalocyanines”

11:15-11:45 Michal Kohout (UCT Prague) “Design, synthesis and applications of chiral hybrid organic-inorganic materials”

11:45-12:15 Lucie Brulíková (Palacký University Olomouc) “Novel small-molecule antimycobacterials against drug-resistant pathogens”

12:15-12:45 Filip Bureš (University of Pardubice) “Cyano-Capped Molecules: Versatile Organic Materials

12:45 Closing Remarks: Pat Guiry, President, EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry

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