CATALYTIC & ENANTIOSELECTIVE SN1-TYPE SUBSTITUTION REACTION WITH ALLYL CATIONS

Dr. Wei jie Teo attended the XXXIX Biennial of the RSEQ in Zaragoza, where he gave an oral presentation about the nucleophilic substitution reaction strategy that operates through the catalytic formation of a chiral intimate ion-pair between the allyl carbocation and the nucleophile, which allows for a selective nucleophilic attack in these planar intermediates. (Oral Communication: S6-OC17)

The RSEQ Biennial symposium is the most important chemistry-related scientific gathering in Spain, attracting relevant scientists around the globe, often including Nobel Prize awardees among their roster of invited speakers.