
A series of mini-symposia on selected topics in organic chemistry. Each Cheminar will be themed around research topics featured in Thieme Chemistry products such as the journals SYNTHESIS, SYNLETT, Organic Materials, SynOpen, Synfacts, SCNOW and the reference work Science of Synthesis. Renowned experts in their field will present their recent research findings, and the sessions will offer time for a Q&A session. The talks will be of interest to all organic chemistry students, graduates, and researchers in industry and academia from all over the world. Join us and participate in the Thieme Cheminar series.

March 24, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CET
Chair:
- Science of Synthesis Editor-in-Chief Alois Fürstner
Speakers:
- Dr. Johannes Walker (Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany) – Mechanistic Puzzles in Oxidative Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane Activation
- Prof. Chun-Xiang Zhuo (Xiamen University, China)
- Dr. Miriam O’Duill (University of Nottingham, UK)
- Dr. Max Hansmann (TU Dortmund; Germany) – Carbon-Atom Transfer
- Dr. Roly Armstrong (Newcastle University, UK) – Twists and Turns in Stereoselective Amide Synthesis
- Dr. Marius Haugland Grange (UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway) – Rearranging Radicals for Robustness, relaxation and Rate Reduction
Discover Rising Stars in Organic Chemistry, Session 4 in our next Thieme Cheminar with our speakers Dr. Johannes Walker (Germany), Prof. Chun-Xiang Zhuo (China), Dr. Miriam O’Duill (UK), Dr. Max Hansmann (Germany), Dr. Roly Armstrong (UK) and Dr. Marius Haugland Grance (Norway). Join us on March 24th, at 2 PM (CET). Sign up now to save your spot!
This Thieme WebCheminar is of particular interest to organic chemistry students, graduate students, and researchers in industry and academia.
Watch the recording of previous Cheminars
Radical Chemistry in Organic Synthesis II
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Leyre Marzo (Spain), Luca Dell’Amico (Italy) and David Nagib (USA) present their latest results in the field of Radical Chemistry in Organic Synthesis. Chaired by Louis Fensterbank and Cyril Ollivier.
Celebrating the First Anniversary of Sustainability & Circularity NOW
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Silvia Gross (Italy), Anant Kapdi (India), Huizhen Liu (China), and Julian Lauten-Weiss (Germany) discuss circular business models, sustainable synthesis, and green materials.
Flow Chemistry
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Matthew O’Brien (UK) and Marcus Baumann (Ireland) present their latest results in the field of flow chemistry approaching greener and safer chemical solutions.
Emerging Trends in Glycoscience Part 2
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Prof. Xi Chen (USA) and Prof. Alexei Demchenko (USA) present their latest results in the field of Emerging Trends in Glycoscience Part 2. Chaired by Prof. Vinod Kumar Tiwari.
Metal-Mediated Chemistry and Catalysis
In this Thieme Cheminar, Ivana Fleischer (Germany), Matthew Horwitz (Spain) and Vittorio Pace (Italy) present their knowledge in metal-mediated chemistry. Chaired by SYNTHESIS and SYNFACTS Editor Martin Oestreich.
Soluble Graphene Nanoarchitectures
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Chunyan Chi (Singapore), Uwe Bunz (Germany) and Tomoyuki Ikai (Japan) present their latest results in the field of Soluble Graphene Nanoarchitectures. Chaired by Akimitsu Narita.
Dual Catalysis
In this Thieme Cheminar, Weiwei Zi (China), Philip Wai Hong Chan (Australia), and Chun-Jiang Wang (China) will present their research on dual catalysis. Chaired by Jung Min Joo (South Korea).
Emerging Trends in Glycoscience Part I
In this Thieme Cheminar, Vito Ferro (Australia) and Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) will present their research on Emerging Trends in Glycoscience (Part I). Chaired by Vinod Kumar Tiwari (India).
SYNTHESIS/SYNLETT Best Paper Awards 2023
In this Thieme Cheminar, Takaaki Sato (Japan) and Santanu Mukherjee (India) will present their research on the synthesis of stemoamide-type alkaloids and on catalytic enantioselective desymmetrization, respectively. Read their award-winning articles here and here. Chaired by Stefanie Baumann.
Synthetic Development of Key Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
In this Thieme Cheminar, our speakers Luca Laraia (Denmark), Sharada Prasanna Swain, Gangarajula Sudhakar and Nilanjana Majumdar (India) present their latest results for Synthetic Development of Key Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Chaired by Joydev Kumar Laha.
Rising Stars in Organic Synthesis, Session 3
In this Thieme Cheminar, our speakers Andy Thomas, Courtney Roberts, Sidney Wilkerson-Hill, Vincent Lindsay (USA) and Emilio de Lucca Jr. (Brazil) present their latest results for Rising Stars in Organic Synthesis.
Biomimetic and Natural Product Synthesis
In this Thieme Cheminar our speakers Jack Chen (New Zealand), Jun Deng and Bencan Tang (China) present their latest results in the field of Biomimetic and Natural Product Synthesis. Chaired by Yefeng Tang (China).
Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling presented by Science of Synthesis
In this Thieme WebCheminar our speakers Suman De Sarkar (India), Tatiana Besset (France) and Bert Maes (Belgium) present their latest results in the field of Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling. Chaired by Debabrata Maiti.
How Chemistry Can Enable a Circular Economy – presented by Sustainability & Circularity NOW

In this Thieme WebCheminar our speakers Chris Slootweg (The Netherlands), Anant Kapdi (India) and Juliana Vidal (USA) present their latest results in the field of Circular Economy. Chaired by Vania Zuin Zeidler (Germany).
Advances in Skeletal Editing and Rearrangement Reactions – presented by SYNTHESIS

In this Thieme WebCheminar our speakers Mamoru Tobisu (Japan) and Mark Levin (USA) present their latest results in the field of Skeletal Editing. Chaired by SYNTHESIS Associate Editor Corinna Schindler.
Functional Dyes – presented by SYNLETT

In this Thieme WebCheminar Jefferson Chan (USA), Youjun Yang, Jiangli Fan, Zhixing Chen, Lin Li (P. R. of China) and Elizabeth New (Australia) present their latest results in the field of functional dyes. Chaired by SYNLETT Editorial Board Member Ang Li (China).
Base-Metal Catalysis presented by Science of Synthesis
In this Thieme WebCheminar, Lingling Chu (P. R. of China), Ming Joo Koh (R. of Singapore), Zhan Lu (P.R. of China), and Tatsuhiko Yoshino (Japan) present their latest results in the field Base-Metal Catalysis.
Novel Ligands/Catalysts in Asymmetric Organic Synthesis presented by SYNLETT
In this Thieme WebCheminar, Pengfei Li, Peng Wang, Senmiao Xu, and Jun (Joelle) Wang (P. R. of China) present their latest results in the field of Ligands and Asymmetric Catalysts.
Sustainable Plastics – presented by Sustainability & Circularity NOW
In this Thieme WebCheminar, André Bardow (Switzerland), Gert-Jan Gruter (The Netherlands), and Charlotte Williams (United Kingdom) present their latest results in the field of sustainable plastics.
Rising Stars in Organic Synthesis: Session 2 – presented by Science of Synthesis and Synlett
Rising stars of organic synthesis – the screen is yours! A WebCheminar hosting six selected young chemists from around the globe, chaired by SOS Editorial Board Member Shu-Li You.
Supramolecular Chemistry – presented by Organic Materials
In this Thieme WebCheminar, M. E. Pérez-Ojeda Rodriguez (Germany), Andrew Sue (China) and Guido Clever (Germany) present insights into their latest discoveries in the field of supramolecular chemistry.
Modern Nickel-Catalyzed Reactions – presented by SYNLETT
Cristina Nevado (Switzerland), Mark Stradiotto (Canada) and Shaolin Zhu (P. R. of China) present insights into their latest research developments of modern nickel-catalyzed reactions in this Thieme WebCheminar, chaired by SYNLETT Editor Rubén Martín (Spain).
Perspectives on AI/ML in Chemistry from Academia and Industry– presented by Science of Synthesis
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are of ever-increasing importance in chemical research. Our speakers share their perspectives in this Thieme WebCheminar, chaired by Dr. Guido Koch (Amphilix).
Organic Transistors – presented by Organic Materials
This Thieme WebCheminar, chaired by Organic Materials Editor Xiaozhang Zhu (P.R. of China), our speakers present their state-of-the-art research on organic transistors – Q&A included!
Rising Stars in Organic Synthesis – presented by Science of Synthesis and SYNTHESIS
Rising stars of organic synthesis – the screen is yours! A WebCheminar hosting six selected SOS ECAB Members from around the globe, chaired by SYNTHESIS Editor-in-Chief Mark Lautens.
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