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ICOMC 2026 - Conference Program - at a Glance
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Registration 15:00 - 17:30 h
Opening 17:30 - 18:00 h
Plenary 1 - M. Fujita 18:00 - 18:45 h Chair: E. N dos Santos
Welcome Mixer 19:00 - 21:00 h
Monday, August 3, 2026
Plenary 2 - J. F. Hartwig 9:00 - 9:45 h Chair: J. Dupont
Plenary 3 - M. Robert 9:45 - 10:30 h Chair: J. Dupont
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: C. Copéret
Room 2
Chair: F. Kakiuchi
Room 3
Chair: A. Ruzicka
Room 4
Chair: K. I. Goldberg
Parallel 1 11:00 - 12:25 h L. Cavallo B. Martín-Matute C. Cui C. Fischmeister
J. C. Carbó J. G. López-Cortés O. V. Ozerov T. Braun
M. A. B. Ferreira C. Camp S. Dagorne J. Moussa
A. Morales M. Hulla C. Barroca G. Righetti
Lunch
  Room 1
Chair: E. Peris
Room 2
Chair: K. Kirchner
Room 3
Chair: M. Driess
Room 4
Chair: W. D. Jones
Parallel 2 14:30 - 15:55 h M. Albrecht B. Sundararaju B. Royo V. Polshettiwar
S. Diéz-González G. Liu D. Munz I. Guerrero-Rios
A. R. Cabrera C. Zheng A. F. Hill C. J. A. Mota
N. M. Pesqueira H. Fujimoto R. Bruce King A. H. Braga
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: C. O. Kappe
Room 2
Chair: D. E. Fogg
Room 3
Chair: E. Gallo
Room 4
Chair: O. Casagrande
Parallel 3 16:30 - 17:55 h A. S. Goldman A. M. Kirillov D. C. Powers P. T. Gomes
Z. Xi A. Rossin P. H. Dixneuf B. Milani
W. H. Bernskoetter Y. Lu V. L. Blair A. Z. Voskoboynikov
P. Cruz-Sánchez F. M. S. Rodrigues K. G. Pearce M. Rigoulet
         
Poster 1 Odd Numbers 18:00 - 19:30 h
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Plenary 4 - J. Long 9:00 - 9:45 h Chair: L. M. Rossi
Plenary 5 - W. Leitner 9:45 - 10:30 h Chair: L. M. Rossi
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: B. Martín-Matute
Room 2
M. Poyatos
Room 3
Chair: F. Ekkehardt Hahn
Room 4
Chair: B. Sundararaju
Parallel 4 11:00 - 12:25 h E. Peris V. P. Ananikov J. J. Garcia A. Ruzicka
J. L. S. Milani L. A. Oro W. D. Jones A. Schäfer
D. Zanchet J. Blacquiere F. G. Delolo P. G. Hayes
C. Álvarez-Romero D. S. Leite S. Foley M. Sundin
Lunch
  Room 1
Chair: P. H. Dixneuf
Room 2
Chair: A. M. Kirillov
Room 3
Chair: M. Albrecht
Room 4
Chair: D. C. Powers
Parallel 5 14:30 - 15:55 h C. Copéret K. Kirchner M. Driess R. J. Gilliard Jr.
D. G. Gusev N. Mösch-Zanetti C. Müller Y. Shimizu
V. P. Carvalho Jr. Z. Huang M. H. E. Schwind J. Koudelka
H. Junge C. Bour S. Suginome M. Morasch
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: S. Ma
Room 2
Chair: K. Grela
Room 3
Chair: C. Roque D. Correia
Room 4
Chair: Z. Xie
Parallel 6 16:30 - 17:55 h P. J. Chirik D. E. Fogg E. Gallo K. I. Goldberg
M. Hirano N. G. Lemcoff L. M. M. Prieto M. C. Ortega-Alfaro
H. Berke A. Kajetanowicz M. M. Pereira L. H. Andrade
T. Ludwig A. M. Johns R. Almada (CFQ) Y. Kameda
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Free
  Room 1
Chair: P. J. Chirik
Room 2
Chair: V. P. Ananikov
Room 3
Chair: D. Zanchet
Room 4
Chair: Katia Gusmão
Parallel 7 14:30 - 15:55 h C. O. Kappe L. J. Goossen O. L. Casagrande S. Demir
J. C. Pastre S. Castillon M. P. Conley A. Amgoune
G. Vilé S. L. Kleynemeyer M. J. F. Calvete D. Morales-Morales
M. Gladkikh P. Pawluc U. Yıldırım S. Majerová
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: A. S. Goldman
Room 2
Chair: L. Cavallo
Room 3
Chair: P. C. Junk
Room 4
Chair: J. A. Gladysz
Parallel 8 16:30 - 18:10 h S. Ma F. Maseras P. W. Roesky P. C. McGowan
V. Reyes-Márquez A.A.C.Braga P. Štĕpnička A. Valente
M. Paixão D. Ess L. Delaude A. J. Swarts
S. Rojas-Buzo J. A. Panetier D. J. H. Emslie T. Morais
K. Yasui B. Trzaskowski H. Sanderson J. Ruiz-Galindo
         
Poster 2 Even Numbers 18:15 - 19:45 h
Thrusday, August 6, 2026
Plenary 6 - A. Casini 9:00 - 9:45 h Chair: Maria Helena Araujo
Plenary 7 - S-L. You 9:45 - 10:30 h Chair: Dalmo Mandelli
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: F. Maseras
Room 2
Chair: Y. Nishibayashi
Room 3
Chair: A. F. Hill
Room 4
Chair: P. Štĕpnička
Parallel 9 11:00 - 12:25 h K. Grela F. Kakiuchi M. Poyatos F. Tambornino
M. Tamm E. C. Lucca Jr. C. Darcel withdrawn
M. Ogasawara C. Claver E. A. Baquero M. Landrini
S. K. Cormier L. A. Hudson A. Martinez-Bascunana E. B. Sá
Lunch
  Room 1
Chair: K. Junge
Room 2
Chair: L. A. Oro
Room 3
Chair: P. W. Roesky
Room 4
Chair: P. C. Andrews
Parallel 10 14:30 - 15:55 h J. Campos Q-L. Zhou P. C. Junk E. Kirillov
F. Ekkehardt Hahn L. Rosenberg Z. Xie R. A. Layfield
J-F Soulé Y. Nishihara F. Dielmann D. V. Uborsky
M. J. Ernst G. Hu B. C. Thompson L. Vlk
Coffee-break
  Room 1
Chair: M. Tamm
Room 2
Chair: J. Campos
Room 3
Chair: H. Berke
Room 4
Chair: Q-L. Zhou
Parallel 11 16:30 - 18:10 h withdrawn Y. Nishibayashi A. A. Trifonov J. A. Gladysz
F. Azambuja J. D. Scholten D. Kunz G. S. Smith
M. Gómez V. R. Jensen H. Guan R. Le Lagadec
withdrawn N. Hidalgo J. J. Moreno P. C. Andrews
withdrawn J. Thaens J. Saßmannshausen N. D. Autar
Friday, August 7, 2026
  Room 1
Chair: J. Dupont
     
Parallel 12 9:00 - 10:30 h A. S. K. Hashmi      
K. Junge      
C. Roque D. Correia      
         
Closing Closing Ceremony/Poster Awards 10:30 - 11:30 h

 

ICOMC 2026 - Conference Program
Sunday, August 2, 2026
15:00 - 17:30 h Registration
17:30 - 18:00 h Opening
  Session # Presenter Title
18:00h - 18:45 h Plenary 1 PL1 M. Fujita Molecular Confinement Effects within Self-Assembled Cages
19:00 - 21:00 h Welcome Mixer
 
Monday, August 3, 2026
Time Session # Presenter Title
09:00 - 09:45 h Plenary 2 PL2 J. F. Hartwig Controlling and Predicting the Site Selectivity of Catalytic Organometallic Reactions at C–H and C=C Bonds

09:45 - 10:30 h
Plenary 3 PL3 M. Robert From CO2 and N2 to Fuels and Complex Molecules: Catalysis Driven by Electron, Proton, and Bond Activation
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 1 Room 1 KN1 L. Cavallo Using Data Science to Rationalize and Design Catalysts from Small Experimental Data Sets
11:30 - 11:50 h IL1 J. C. Carbó Developing Universal 3D-Descriptors for the Computational Modeling of Organometallic Catalysis
11:50 -12:10 h IL2 M. A. B. Ferreira Navigating the maze of reaction efficiency in homogeneous catalysis through data science and computational tools
12:10 - 12:25 h OP1 A. Morales The Computational Adventures of Tin-Tin: A Heavier Platform for Alkali Metal Reductions
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 1 Room 2 KN2 B. Martín-Matute Catalytic Hydrogen and Proton Transfer Reactions for Selective Organic Synthesis
11:30 - 11:50 h IL3 J. G. López-Cortés An eco-friendly synthesis of Imidazopyridine [N,O]-ligands and their application in Ru-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation
11:50 -12:10 h IL4 C. Camp Surface Organometallic Chemistry Engineering of Heterobimetallic Catalysts for Selective H/D Isotope Exchange
12:10 - 12:25 h OP2 M. Hulla P-block complexes in Lewis acid promoted hydrogenation catalysis
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 1 Room 3 KN3 C. Cui Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Boryl-Substituted Disilyne and Dilithiodisilene
11:30 - 11:50 h IL5 O. V. Ozerov New Modes of Transition Metal Reactivity with Boryl Pincers
11:50 -12:10 h IL6 S. Dagorne Low coordinate Zn(II) and Mg(II) Cationic Lewis Acids: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity in Catalysis
12:10 - 12:30 h TC1 C. Barroca Agilent 9500 ICP‑MS: A New Standard for Trace Metal Research
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 1 Room 4 KN4 C. Fischmeister Homogeneous catalysis and formic acid for hydrogen storage
11:30 - 11:50 h IL7 T. Braun Hydrofluorination of Alkynes at Pt Complexes: Model Reactions and Catalysis
11:50 -12:10 h IL8 J. Moussa Pyridylidenes, an underexplored class of ligands and their related organometallic complexes for novel opportunities in various applications
12:10 - 12:25 h OP3 G. Righetti Ligand flexibility as a concept to unlock catalytic activity: acyclic carbenes for base-free transfer ruthenium hydrogenation catalysis
Lunch
Time Session # Presenter Title
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 2 Room 1 KN5 M. Albrecht NHC Nickel and Iron Systems for Efficient C–H Bond Functionalization
15:00 - 15:20 h IL9 S. Diéz-González Copper(I) Complexes for User Friendly and Efficient Catalytic Applications
15:20 - 15:40 h IL10 A. R. Cabrera Versatile Heteroleptic Copper(I) Complexes [Cu(dpa)(P,P)]+ for Photocatalysis, LEECs, and Biological Applications
15:40 - 15:55 h OP4 N. M. Pesqueira Nickel(II)-NHC Complexes as Photocatalysts in Photopolymerization and 3D Printing Applications
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 2 Room 2 KN6 B. Sundararaju Construction of Multiple Chiral Elements through C-H activation
15:00 - 15:20 h IL11 G. Liu Enantioselective sp3 C-H Functionalizations via Copper-Catalyzed Radical Relay
15:20 - 15:40 h IL12 C. Zheng Mechanism-based Regulation of Asymmetric Tsuji–Trost Reactions
15:40 - 15:55 h OP5 H. Fujimoto Metal-Catalyzed Single Carbon Atom Transfer Reactions Using N-Isocyanide
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 2 Room 3 KN7 B. Royo Beyond Spectator Ligands: Non-Innocent Triazolylidenes in Hydrogen Transfer Catalysis
15:00 - 15:20 h IL13 D. Munz π-Lewis Base Activation of Arenes and Carbonyls, a Zero-Oxidation States Metallopore, and a Triplet Carbene
15:20 - 15:40 h IL14 A. F. Hill Phosphinoisonitriles en route to P-heterocyclic carbene complexes
15:40 - 15:55 h OP6 R. Bruce King Ring Size Effects on the Structures of Sandwich Compounds of Stoichiometry C12H12M
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 2 Room 4 KN8 V. Polshettiwar Beyond Ligands: Catalysis by Strong Metal–Support Interaction and Defect-Engineered Active Sites
15:00 - 15:20 h IL15 I. Guerrero-Rios Immobilized cobalt nanoparticles for sustainable transformations
15:20 - 15:40 h IL16 C. J. A. Mota Direct CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons over Fe and Co Catalysts Supported on CeO2
15:40 - 15:55 h OP7 A. H. Braga Ni-Zn carbide nanoparticles prepared via pyrolysis of Ni2+/ZnTPP: a step towards efficient catalysts for CO2 utilization
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 3 Room 1 KN9 A. S. Goldman Reduction of N2 to Ammonia Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes.Design of a New Paradigm Based on Fundamental Considerations
17:00 - 17:20 h IL17 Z. Xi Efficient Conversion of N2 into Cr-diazenido and Cr-hydrazido
17:20 - 17:40 h IL18 W. H. Bernskoetter Mechanism Driven Catalyst Design for Pincer Manganese Promoted CO2 Hydrogenation
17:40 - 17:55 h OP8 P. Cruz-Sánchez MOF-Catalyzed CO2 Fixation for the Synthesis of Isotopically Labelled Chiral Cyclic Carbonates
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 3 Room 2 KN10 A. M. Kirillov Antimicrobial Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Self-Assembly to Biomaterials
17:00 - 17:20 h IL19 A. Rossin Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalyzed by a Photoactive Bimetallic Zirconium/Cerium Metal Organic Framework Built with a (Thieno)Thiophene Linker
17:20 - 17:40 h IL20 Y. Lu Organometallic Catenanes and Knots: From Self-Assembly to Photofunctions
17:40 - 17:55 h OP9 F. M. S. Rodrigues Continuous-Flow Transition-Metal Catalysis: Scalable Aminocarbonylation and Multistep Catalytic Processes
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 3 Room 3 KN11 D. C. Powers In crystallo synthesis and catalyst activation
17:00 - 17:20 h IL21 P. H. Dixneuf Innovations in Catalysis via Interrupted Hydrogenations of Heteroarenes and Nitroarenes
17:20 - 17:40 h IL22 V. L. Blair Unlocking C-F reactivity: Na/Mg bimetallic-driven cyclisation of fluoro-imines via radical reactivity
17:40 - 17:55 h OP10 K. G. Pearce Activating Ethers: C–O Bond Cleavage and Alkyl Migration at Calcium
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 3 Room 4 KN12 P. T. Gomes From N,N-Chelates to C,N,N-Pincers: C–H Activation-Driven Formation of Active Ni(II) Catalysts for Ethylene Oligomerization/Polymerization
17:00 - 17:20 h IL23 B. Milani The right combination of ligand and solvent: towards successful catalysts for the synthesis of functionalized polyolefins
17:20 - 17:40 h IL24 A. Z. Voskoboynikov Stereocontrol and ultra-high thermal stability: Yttrium catalysts in (co)polymerization of 2-vinylpyridine and β-butyrolactone
17:40 - 17:55 h OP11 M. Rigoulet Supported pi-Allyl Nickel Complex: New Characterization Insights and Applications in Olefin Oligomerization
         
18:00 - 19:30 h Poster Session 1 (odd numbers)
         
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time Session # Presenter Title
09:00 - 09:45 h Plenary 4 PL4 J. Long Ultrahard Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets

09:45 - 10:30 h
Plenary 5 (Wiley Lecture) PL5 W. Leitner Catalytic Conversion of CO2: From Molecules to Systems
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 4 Room 1 KN13 E. Peris π-Extended NHCs: From Supramolecular Functions to Catalytic Control
11:30 - 11:50 h IL25 J. L. S. Milani Carbon Nitride Frameworks Hosting Earth-Abundant Single-Atom Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation to Formate
11:50 -12:10 h IL26 D. Zanchet From Coordination Complexes to Catalysts: Molecularly Defined Precursors for Atomic-Level Engineering of Cu-Based Materials for CO2 Conversion
12:10 - 12:25 h OP12 C. Álvarez-Romero Interfacial Organometallic Control of Ru Nanoparticles by NHC Ligands for Enhanced Glycerol Dehydrogenation to Lactic Acid
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 4 Room 2 KN14 V. P. Ananikov Organometallic chemistry of Pd, Pt, Ni and Au complexes and clusters – the key to high performance catalysis
11:30 - 11:50 h IL27 L. A. Oro From Organometallic Complexes to Homogeneous Catalysis:Fifty Years on Rhodium and Iridium Chemistry
11:50 -12:10 h IL28 J. Blacquiere Ligand Cooperativity: The Key to Achieve Catalytic Intermolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Terminal Alkynes
12:10 - 12:25 h OP13 D. S. Leite Ligand-directed selectivity in Ru-MACHO-catalyzed ethanol upgrading
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 4 Room 3 KN15 J. J. Garcia En Route to Defossilising Selected Chemicals With Catalysis
11:30 - 11:50 h IL29 W. D. Jones Catalytic Activation of C-H and O-H Bonds for the Upgrading of Alcohols
11:50 -12:10 h IL30 F. G. Delolo Unlocking Cobalt Reactivity under Mild Conditions: From Carbonylation to the Valorization of Biomass
12:10 - 12:25 h OP14 S. Foley Chelating sulfur-based ligands for selective recovery of precious metals
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 4 Room 4 KN16 A. Ruzicka Polyhedral Heteroboranes; from 3D aromatics to cations or superbases applicable in catalysis
11:30 - 11:50 h IL31 A. Schäfer From Ring-Opening Transmetalation Polymerization of Carba[1]magnesocenophanes to Carba[1]ferrocenophanes
11:50 -12:10 h IL32 P. G. Hayes Synthesis, Characterization and Reaction Chemistry of Phosphazide and Azidophosphonamide-Supported Organometallic Complexes
12:10 - 12:25 h OP15 M. Sundin Expanding the Synthetic Toolbox: s-Block Strategies in C-F bond Activation
Lunch
Time Session # Presenter Title
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 5 Room 1 KN17 C. Copéret Structure(s) of Single Atom versus Single Site Catalysts
15:00 - 15:20 h IL33 D. G. Gusev Mechanisms of Ester Reduction with the bipy-NNP Milstein Catalyst
15:20 - 15:40 h IL34 V. P. Carvalho Jr. Ruthenium Catalysts for Hydrogen Transformations: Transfer Hydrogenation of ketones and dehydrogenation of formic acid
15:40 - 15:55 h OP16 H. Junge New pincer-type Ru complexes and their application in low temperature methanol reforming under standardized reaction conditions
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 5 Room 2 KN18 K. Kirchner Mn(I) and Fe(II) Complexes involving E-H (E = H, C, Si, B) Bond Activation Reactions
15:00 - 15:20 h IL35 N. Mösch-Zanetti Hydrogenation Reactions with β-Diketiminate Manganese(I) Catalysts at Room Temperature
15:20 - 15:40 h IL36 Z. Huang Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Transformation of Saturated Hydrocarbons Ranging from n-Alkane to Polyolefin
15:40 - 15:55 h OP17 C. Bour The Renewed Interest in Vinyl Cations as Reactive Intermediates
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 5 Room 3 KN19 M. Driess Cooperativity of Divalent Silicon Atoms Enabling Selective Metal-Free Activation of Reactive and Unreactive Bonds
15:00 - 15:20 h IL37 C. Müller Selective Scrambling of Phenyl-Stannanes: Main Group Catalysis with Aromatic Phosphorus Heterocycles
15:20 - 15:35 h OP18 M. H. E. Schwind Hydrogenation Catalysis at Aluminium Metal
15:35 - 15:50 h OP19 S. Suginome Catalytic Borylation of Dinitrogen Using Molybdenum Complexes
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 5 Room 4 KN20 R. J. Gilliard Jr. Diazoboranes and More: Manipulation of Small-Molecules at Low-Valent Boron
15:00 - 15:20 h IL38 Y. Shimizu Boron Catalysis for Direct Transformation of Carboxylic Acids
15:20 - 15:35 h OP20 J. Koudelka [2.2]Paracyclophane-1,2-azaboroles as CPL emitters
15:35 - 15:50 h OP21 M. Morasch Two-Electron Reduction of N2 and Ph3B with Low-Valent Strontium
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 6 Room 1 KN21 P. J. Chirik Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: The Rise of Open Shell Organometallic Chemistry
17:00 - 17:20 h IL39 M. Hirano The First Cobalt(0)-Catalyzed Bicycloaddition of Internal Alkynes with Conjugated Polyenes
17:20 - 17:40 h IL40 H. Berke ‘Non-Precious’ Metals for Precious Tasks in Hydrogenation Catalysis
17:40 - 17:55 h OP22 T. Ludwig Novel Tetraaminocyclopentadienone Iron Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions in Green Solvents
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 6 Room 2 KN22 D. E. Fogg Equipping Olefin Metathesis to Meet 21st-Century Challenges
17:00 - 17:20 h IL41 N. G. Lemcoff How latent catalysis (and a few other ideas) helps us make great discoveries
17:20 - 17:40 h IL42 A. Kajetanowicz Designing Alkene Geometry: Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis in Action
17:40 - 18:00 h IL43 A. M. Johns Innovation at the Extremes: Rapidly Initiating and Latent Ruthenium-Based Metathesis Catalysts
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 6 Room 3 KN23 E. Gallo From Organic Solvents to Water: Carbene Transfer Reactions Promoted by Iron Porphyrins
17:00 - 17:20 h IL44 L. M. M. Prieto Hydrosoluble Betaine-Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles for Green Catalysis in Aqueous Media
17:20 - 17:40 h IL45 M. M. Pereira Plastic-to-Photosensitizer Transformations: A Sequential Catalysis Strategy for Antimicrobial Applications
17:40 - 18:00 h TC2 R. Almada Conselho Federal de Química (sponsor presentation in Portuguese)
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 6 Room 4 KN24 K I. Goldberg Chemistry of PCP Pincer Gold(III) Complexes
17:00 - 17:20 h IL46 M. C. Ortega-Alfaro Iron-synthetic applications inspired on vinyl-ketenes
17:20 - 17:40 h IL47 L. H. Andrade The Role of Iron and Tungsten Catalysts in Molecular Construction Using Formamide
17:40 - 17:55 h OP23 Y. Kameda Vanadium Complexes Bearing PCP-Type Pincer Ligands for Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis
         
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Morning Free
Time Session # Presenter Title
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 7 Room 1 KN25 C. O. Kappe Enhancing the Efficiency of Organometallic Transformations Using Microreaction Technology
15:00 - 15:20 h IL48 J. C. Pastre Continuous flow photocatalysis for the sustainable synthesis of high value-added compounds
15:20 - 15:40 h IL49 G. Vilé Single-atom catalysts for greener chemical processes
15:40 - 15:55 h OP24 M. Gladkikh Hunting Down Copper(II) Bis-Silyl Amide: How Automation Solves Decade-Long Challenges
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 7 Room 2 KN26 L. J. Goossen MeNAP Dimers as Versatile Precatalysts for Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions
15:00 - 15:20 h IL50 S. Castillon Selectivity control in Pd-catalyzed isoprene telomerization
15:20 - 15:35 h OP25 S. L. Kleynemeyer Air-Stable Cobalt–Semiquinone Radical Complexes on Carbon Nanotubes: A Redox Switch for Anion Response
15:35 - 15:50 h OP26 P. Pawluc Cobalt(II) Complexes with Phenoxyiminato Ligands as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrometallation and Cross-Coupling Reactions
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 7 Room 3 KN27 O. L. Casagrande Molecular Design of Earth-Abundant Organometallic Platforms for CO2-to-Fuels Photoconversion
15:00 - 15:20 h IL51 M. P. Conley Towards a Broad-Spectrum Catalyst for Aliphatic Polymer Breakdown
15:20 - 15:40 h IL52 M. J. F. Calvete Photosensitizers in Oxidative Transformations: From Flow Synthesis to (Photo)Catalysis
15:40 - 15:55 h OP27 U. Yıldırım Industrial Polypropylene Ziegler-Natta Catalysts: Molecular-Level Insights into Surface Chemistry
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 7 Room 4 KN28 S. Demir Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets Containing Fluoflavine and Tetraazanaphthalene Radicals
15:00 - 15:20 h IL53 A. Amgoune Controlling Nickel Redox States in reductive couplings with Electrochemical strategy
15:20 - 15:40 h IL54 D. Morales-Morales POCOP Pincer Compounds. A Modular Approach for the Desing and Synthesis of Metallopharmaceuticals in the Battle Against Cancer
15:40 - 15:55 h OP28 S. Majerová Expanding the Chemistry of Diiminoisoindoles: From Unprecedented Metallophilic Interactions to Magnetic Materials
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 8 Room 1 KN29 S. Ma Enantioselective Syntheses of Allenes from Propargylic Alcohols
17:00 - 17:20 h IL55 V. Reyes-Márquez P-N-Pd(II) Schiff Base Complexes: Promising Frontiers in Drug Development
17:20 - 17:40 h IL56 withdrawn  
17:40 - 17:55 h OP29 S. Rojas-Buzo Unveiling Dihydrogen Activation by a Mononuclear Rh(II) Complex through Kinetic Studies
17:55 - 18:10 h OP30 K. Yasui Stereodivergent Synthesis of Trisubstituted Alkenes Enabled by the Reactivity of Sulfoximine Leaving Group
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 8 Room 2 KN30 F. Maseras Computational Studies on the Mechanisms of Metallocarbene Chemistry
17:00 - 17:20 h IL57 A.A.C.Braga C–C Bond Formation in Homogeneous CO2 Electroreduction by Earth-Abundant Transition-Metal Complexes
17:20 - 17:40 h IL58 D. Ess The Potential of Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Calculating Organometallic Structures, Mechanisms, and Selectivity
17:40 - 17:55 h OP31 J. A. Panetier Computational Modeling of Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction: Probing the Role of Primary, Secondary, and Outer Coordination Spheres
17:55 - 18:10 h OP32 B. Trzaskowski Design of efficient ruthenium ethenolysis catalysts – from quantum chemical predictions to machine learning approaches
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 8 Room 3 KN31 P. W. Roesky Synthesis and Reactivity of a Mixed-Valent Silaiminyl-Silylene
17:00 - 17:20 h IL59 P. Štĕpnička P,E-Hybrid Phosphinoferrocene Ligands (E = N, Sb)
17:20 - 17:40 h IL60 L. Delaude Dithiocarboxylate Zwitterionic Ligands Derived from NHCs and cAACs for Organometallic Chemistry
17:40 - 17:55 h OP33 D. J. H. Emslie Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese Germyl, Hydrogermane, Germylene and Germanide Complexes
17:55 - 18:10 h OP34 H. Sanderson Redox Chemistry of the Cyclononatetraenyl Ligand in Late Lanthanide Complexes: A Tale of Antiaromaticity and Comproportionation
         
16:30 - 16:50 h Parallel 8 Room 4 IL61 P. C. McGowan Cu-picolinamide Complexes as Catalysts in Aryl Ether Formation and Cancer Cell Selectivity
16:50 - 17:10 h IL62 A. Valente Transforming Multidrug Resistance into Therapeutic Opportunity Using Ruthenium-Cyclopentadienyl Compounds
17:10 - 17:30 h IL63 A. J. Swarts Half-sandwich Ru(II) Complexes as Next-Generation Metalloantibiotics: FromDNA-Targeting Design Rules to Potent Activity Against A. baumannii
17:30 - 17:50 h IL64 T. S. Morais Microenvironment-Activatable Metallodrugs for Precision Therapy of FGFR-Positive Breast Cancer
17:50 - 18:05 h OP35 J. Ruiz-Galindo Anticancer Evaluation of Monometallic and Chalcogen-Bridged Homobimetallic Ni(II)–POCOP Pincer Complexes with Meta-Functionalized Schiff Base Ligands
         
18:15 - 19:45 h Poster Session 2 (even numbers)
 
Thrusday, August 6, 2026
Time Session # Presenter Title
09:00 - 09:45 h Plenary 6 PL6 A. Casini Catalysis in cells with organometallic compounds for therapeutic applications
09:45 - 10:30 h Plenary 7 PL7 S-L. You Synthesis of Z-olefin via transition-metal-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 9 Room 1 KN32 K. Grela Olefin Metathesis at Part-Per-Million Catalyst Loading and Below
11:30 - 11:50 h IL65 M. Tamm Synthesis of Conjugated Linear and Cyclic Polyynes by Alkyne Metathesis
11:50 -12:10 h IL66 M. Ogasawara Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Zirconocene Derivatives by Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Ring-Closing Metathesis
12:10 - 12:25 h OP36 S. K. Cormier Metal Carbenation: Tailored Olefin Metathesis Catalysts from Oxo-Ruthenium Precursors
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 9 Room 2 KN33 F. Kakiuchi Iron-phosphine Complex Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations via C–H Bond Cleavage
11:30 - 11:50 h IL67 E. C. Lucca Jr. Catalyst-Controlled Site-Selective Dehydrogenation: a Stepping Stone for C–H oxidations in Complex Terpenes Synthesis
11:50 -12:10 h IL68 C. Claver Unusual Regioselectivity in Styrene Hydroformylation. Rh and Pd Catalytic Systems for Linear Aldehyde production
12:10 - 12:25 h OP37 L. A. Hudson Greatly accelerated C–H amination of organic azides via dimeric iron complexes
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 9 Room 3 KN34 M. Poyatos NHC-NDI-based Complexes as Light-Driven, Redox-Responsive Catalysts
11:30 - 11:50 h IL69 C. Darcel Blue Light Driven Iron Catalyzed Reduction at Ambient Conditions
11:50 -12:10 h IL70 E. A. Baquero Unraveling Ligand Effects in NHC-Based Metal-Nanocatalysts and Organocatalysts for Selective Transformations
12:10 - 12:25 h OP38 A. Martinez- Bascunana Illuminating Dipnictanes Pn(II): Open-Shell Pnictogen Radicals as a Platform for Photochemical Reactivity and Catalysis
         
11:00 - 11:30 h Parallel 9 Room 4 IL71 F. Tambornino Structure and Bonding in Hexafluorothioacetone
11:30 - 11:50 h IL72 withdrawn  
11:50 -12:10 h OP39 M. Landrini A Masked Low-Coordinate and Polarized Au(I)/Pt(0) Complex for the Cooperative Activation of C–X and C–H Bonds in Pyridines
12:10 - 12:25 h OP40 E. B. Sá Computational High-Throughput Screening of iron-carbenes to catalyze olefin metathesis
Lunch
Time Session # Presenter Title
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 10 Room 1 KN35 J. Campos Cooperation, Inhibition and other Bimetallic Synergies
15:00 - 15:20 h IL73 F. Ekkehardt Hahn Supramolecular Assemblies and Mechanically Interlocked Structures from poly-NHC Ligands
15:20 - 15:40 h IL74 J-F Soulé P(III)-Directed Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization: from Phosphine Ligand Optimization to Molecular Diversification
15:40 - 15:55 h OP41 M. J. Ernst Synthesis of Polyphospholide Anions from White Phosphorus and Polyphosphide Anions
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 10 Room 2 KN36 Q-L. Zhou Asymmetric Carbene Insertion into N−H Bonds
15:00 - 15:20 h IL75 L. Rosenberg Exploiting P–H Umpolung in Catalytic Reactions of Phosphines
15:20 - 15:40 h IL76 Y. Nishihara Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative C–N Bond Formation via Unimolecular Fragment Coupling Reactions
15:40 - 15:55 h OP42 G. Hu Cooperative Bismuth–Chloride Control of the Catalytic Energy Landscape in Palladium–Catalyzed Aldol Reactions
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 10 Room 3 KN37 P. C. Junk New innovations in redox transmetallation chemistry involving rare earth metals
15:00 - 15:20 h IL77 Z. Xie Transition Metal Catalyzed Enantioselective B-H Functionalization of Carboranes
15:20 - 15:40 h IL78 F. Dielmann Monosubstituted Neutral Carbon Ambiphiles
15:40 - 15:55 h OP43 B. C. Thompson Heterobimetallic d/f-block Complexes Supported by a Tripodal Ligand Framework
         
14:30 - 15:00 h Parallel 10 Room 4 KN38 E. Kirillov Advances in Metallocene Catalysis toward Structurally Defined Polyolefins
15:00 - 15:20 h IL79 R. A. Layfield Rare-Earth Metallocene Dinitrogen Complexes as Reducing Agents
15:20 - 15:40 h IL80 D. V. Uborsky Rational design of novel hybrid [O,N,N] post-metallocene catalysts for highly efficient ethylene copolymerization
15:40 - 15:55 h OP44 L. Vlk Bimetallic Complexes of Flexible Biguanide Ligand
Coffee-break
Time Session # Presenter Title
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 11 Room 1 KN39 withdrawn  
17:00 - 17:20 h IL81 F. Azambuja Cluster-based Catalysis for Organic Synthesis
17:20 - 17:40 h IL82 M. Gómez Nanocatalytic materials: design and small molecule activation
17:40 - 17:55 h OP45 withdrawn  
17:55 - 18:10 h OP46 withdrawn  
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 11 Room 2 KN40 Y. Nishibayashi Molybdenum-Catalyzed Reduction of Molecular Dinitrogen into Ammonia under Mild Reaction Conditions
17:00 - 17:20 h IL83 J. Scholten Ionophilic catalysts for CO2 and biomass valorization
17:20 - 17:40 h IL84 V. Jensen Interplay between the Molybdenum Catalyst, Water, and Samarium Diiodide in Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
17:40 - 17:55 h OP47 N. Hidalgo C–H Activation as a Strategy for C–N Bond Formation from Hydrocarbons and Dinitrogen
17:55 - 18:10 h OP48 J. Thaens Breaking boundaries in Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of olefins
         
16:30 - 17:00 h Parallel 11 Room 3 KN41 A. A. Trifonov η2-Olefin, Acetylene and κ2‐Alkane Complexes of s- and f-Elements: New Approaches to Activation of C-C Multiple Bonds
17:00 - 17:20 h IL85 D. Kunz Selective synthesis of isomeric dinuclear Rh(CO) complexes of a saddle-shaped macrocyclic ligand
17:20 - 17:40 h IL86 H. Guan Secondary Phosphine Oxides as a Structural Motif to Build Pincer Complexes
17:40 - 17:55 h OP49 J. J. Moreno The increasingly less innocent C5Me5 ligand
17:55 - 18:10 h OP50 J. Saßmannshausen Chain-walk' process of a Ru(II)-arene compound
         
16:30 - 16:50 h Parallel 11 Room 4 IL87 J. A. Gladysz Macrobicyclic Peptides with Pnictogen Bridgeheads (Bi, As, N); A Booming Area of Drug Development with Overlooked Complications and Opportunities
16:50 - 17:10 h IL88 G. S. Smith Reimagining Antimalarial Therapy through Bioorganometallic Chemistry
17:10 - 17:30 h IL89 R. Le Lagadec Increasing the anticancer properties of cyclometalated complexes with light
17:30 - 17:50 h IL90 P. C. Andrews Efficacy of Organo-Gallium Complexes towards Critical Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
17:50 - 18:05 h OP51 N. D. Autar Beyond Platinum: Redox-active Metallodrugs as Emerging Therapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
         
Friday, August 7, 2026
Time Session # Presenter Title
09:00 - 09:30 h Parallel 12 Room 1 KN42 A. S. K. Hashmi Gold Catalysis: Photochemical Conversions, Azulenes and other Aspects
09:30 - 10:00 h KN43 K. Junge Redox Catalysis with Molecular-Defined Manganese Catalysts
10:00 - 10:30 h KN44 C. Roque D. Correia Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Multicomponent Carbonylative Heck-Matsuda Reactions for the Construction of Complex Systems
         
10:30 - 11:30 h Closing Ceremony/Poster Awards
Poster # Presenter Title
P 01 A. C. Booth Synthesis and Characterisation of Germanium Pseudohalides
P 02 H. Günther A blue gas – Hexafluorothioacetone
P 03 L. Leyen Cycloheptatrienyl-Bridged Triple-Decker Complexes
P 04 K. Mészáros Synthesis of Dipyrromethene-stabilized Group 14 Dihydrogenpnictogenides
P 05 J. Nitzsche Formation of Lewis Pairs between the 1-Bismolane Cation and Group 15 Bases
P 06 A. Saxena Taming a Silicon-Bismuth Double Bond in Silylidenebismuthanes
P 07 P. A. M. Ocampo Metal-ligand cooperation in iron and manganese complexes with picolyl-NHC ligands
P 08 M. E. Coldeira Synthesis of Nickel(0) Mono- and Dibenzylideneacetone Complexes as Alternatives to Ni(COD)2
P 09 M. V. L. Ocampo Luminescent silylene complexes of silver
P 10 withdrawn  
P 11 M. Damoc Heteroleptic Combinations of Coinage Metal(I) Complexes with Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbenes and Imidazoline-2-Iminato Ligands
P 12 K. Dollberg Taming SbH3: A Simple and Safe Approach to Using Stibane in Synthesis
P 13 J. Hagn Lewis-Base stabilized Aluminum(III) Cations [(L)·AlR2]+: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application
P 14 S. Kebernik Super flexible coordination: the metal matters
P 15 K. Oppel Synthesis and Reactivity of coordinatively unsaturated Al radicals
P 16 B. S. Bernardes Limonene as a Scaffold: Exploiting Ruthenium-Catalysis and Heterogeneous Oxidation for the Synthesis of Anti-Parasitic Candidates
P 17 B. S. Bernardes Developing Robust Cross-Metathesis Protocols: From Model Alkenes to Highly Selective Bioactive Frameworks
P 18 H. Fehrmann Development of a highly active catalyst system for the palladium catalysed isomerising methoxycarbonylation of alkenes
P 19 Q. Gu Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Indoles via Rh/Ir-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization
P 20 V. Ráliš Novel Helical Cp Rhodium Complexes and Their Use in Asymmetric Catalysis
P 21 D. H. N. Santos Photo-Assisted Auto-Tandem Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling and Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Ru–Pd Heterobimetallic Complexes
P 22 C. A. Silveira A bifunctional ionophilic ruthenium catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation and formic acid dehydrogenation
P 23 C. A. Silveira Nitro-Functionalized Imidazolium Salts as Acidic Catalysts for Cellulose Conversion to HMF
P 24 S D. Zambou Palladium–dba Complexes Bearing Diphosphine Ligands: A Comparative Assessment of Their Catalytic Performance in C–C Coupling Reactions
P 25 A. A. S. Barbosa Palladium-Catalyzed hydroxycarbonylation of renewable feedstocks using formic acid as CO and H2O source under additive-free conditions
P 26 I. M. Barreto Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of new arylated bis-lactim ether derivatives using NYPhos as ligand
P 27 S. A. Gorbatov Enantioselective Carbonylative Heck–Matsuda–Stille Reaction of Allylic Alcohols for the Construction of Functionalized Methyl Ketones bearing a Quaternary Stereogenic Center at the beta-Position
P 28 V. M. Higa One-pot synthesis of N-(hetero)arylsuccinimides from activated (hetero)arenes: the full use of NBS
P 29 G. H. C. Masson Enantioselective Multistep Cascade Heck–Matsuda Catalyzed by Pd Complexes Bearing Chiral N,N-Ligands for the Divergent Synthesis of Functionalized Benzofurans and Spirobenzofurans
P 30 B. P. Nicola Influence of Pyridyl N,N′-Chelating Ligands on Ni(II)-Catalyzed Ethylene Oligomerization: A Comparative Study of dpa, bpy and phen
P 31 D. V. A. Rezende Epoxidation of (R)-Limonene Using Na[Ru(dpic)2] Complex and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
P 32 T. Sakimori Diastereodivergent Transformation of Cationic Alkenyl Electrophiles: Base-switchable Aziridination of Alkenyl Aminosulfoxonium Salts
P 33 P. Satta Mild cross-coupling of tertiary alkoxides with aryl chlorides enabled by a shelf-stable methylnaphthyl palladium NHC Complex
P 34 W. V. F. C. Batista Cyanoamelurate-Based Coordination Polymers for Visible-Light-Driven Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol
P 35 C. Bignardi Visible-Light Iron(II) Photocatalysts for Radical and Cationic Polymerization
P 36 P. D. Branco Continuous-Flow Iridium Photocatalysis Enabled by Hantzsch Esters for C–O Bond Cleavage in Lignin and Epoxy Oxidized Models
P 37 M. Vayer Electrochemical Propargylation of N-Heterocycles: Unlocking the Potential of 2,3-Allenoic Acids
P 38 H. Iwamoto Synthesis of phenanthridines by Lewis acid-assisted Mallory reaction under visible light irradiation
P 39 K. N. Borba Upcycling PET into UiO-66@TiO2 Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution
P 40 I. G. Farias CO DRIFT-FTIR as a supporting tool for the characterization of single atoms
P 41 M. H. Keller Covalent Triazine Frameworks (CTFs) Complexed with Cu(II): Pore Size and Binding Site Effects in Guerbet Catalysis
P 42 I. R. S. Menezes Cationic Exchange Enables a Library of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts on Poly(heptazine imide)
P 43 I. Reis Surface Chemistry Controls Nickel Anchoring and Catalytic Selectivity in Nitrobenzene Reduction
P 44 L. L. B. Silva Coordination Engineering of Cu-N Sites on TiO2 for Highly Selective Benzene Oxidation to Phenol
P 45 D. Sherstiukova Cobalt Complexes with Modified Bipyridine-Based Pincer Ligands for Carbon Dioxide Hydroboration
P 46 S. P. Muhm Hexaphenyl-1,2-Diphosphonium Dication [Ph3P–PPh3]2+: Superacid, Superoxidant, or Super Reagent?
P 47 G. F. S. R. Rocha Photocatalytic CO2 reduction into C2+ products by Cu Single-Atoms on Crystalline Carbon Nitrides
P 48 B. R. Serino Methane Photooxidation to C2+ Products by Iron Single atoms supported on Carbon Nitride
P 49 A. A. Trifonov New Classes of Ln3+-Based Single Molecule Magnets (SMM)
P 50 G. P. Correia Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Novel Citrate-Based BioMOF for Environmental Applications
P 51 B. S. Andrade Understanding iron(II) and ruthenium(II) cyclopentadienyl complexes biological activity with N^P ligands for anticancer drug development
P 52 M. H. Garcia New inhibitor of KRAS-mutated cancers: synthesis and characterization of PMC79 derivates
P 53 E. Klaus Cyclometalated C^N Au(III) complexes as warheads for proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) fighting cancer
P 54 R. Scotti Ruthenium-Monocarbonyl Complexes for Transfer Hydrogenation: Mechanistic Insights
P 55 M. A. R. da Silva Cu Single Atoms on Poly (Heptazine Imide): A Versatile Photocatalyst for Organic Coupling Reactions
P 56 A. B. R. Guimarães A DFT Study on Mesoionic Nucleophiles in Gold(I)-Catalyzed Allene Activation
P 57 E. L. S. Souza Ligand Conformational Flexibility Governs Selectivity Catalysis: A Combined Parametric and DFT Study
P 58 D. C. Araujo Computational Study of the Effects of Noncovalent Templates on Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Olefination of Fluorobenzene
P 59 L. D. Dias Hybrid Kaolinite-Based Catalysts Functionalized with Curcumin and Metalloporphyrins for Antibiotic Photodegradation
P 60 E. Lanaro Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenative Depolymerization of Polycarbonates: Impact of Steric Bulk
P 61 B. G. Oosterom Pd@MOF Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Couplings Guided by Life Cycle, Safety and Toxicological Assessments
P 62 G. A. Ortega-Moreno Biorenewable Itaconate-Based Ni(II) and Co(II) MOFs and Coordination Polymers for CO2 Adsorption and CO2/CH4 Separation
P 63 L. S. Santos HSAB-Driven Halide Effects on the Activation of Ru(II) Catalysts for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation
P 64 A. Torres-Calis HAT-Driven Catalytic Alkene Hydrofunctionalizations with Copper(I)
P 65 C. G. Vieira (1R,5R)-Sabinene selective hydroacetoxylation acid-catalyzed: Sustainable process for obtaining different monoterpene acetates
P 66 A. L. R. Balbino Mechanochemical Synthesis of Gallate MOFs: A Sustainable Approach for the Efficient Production of Functional Materials
P 67 J. A. B. Carvalho Bayesian Optimization of a Mechanochemical Nickel-Catalyzed Negishi Cross-Coupling Reaction
P 68 R. B. Costa Cross-metathesis of terpenes with linear olefins for the synthesis of Sustainable Aviation Fuel components
P 69 R. J. Nienow Upcycling PET Waste into MOF-235 Catalysts for CO2 Cycloaddition Using PET-Derived Terephthalic Acid
P 70 A. R. Zwir Donor-Group Engineering in Iron and Cobalt Molecular Photocatalysts for Selective Visible-Light CO2 Reduction
P 71 P. Spies Silsesquioxane-based Iminophosphoranes
P 72 S. Ringelband Crystal structures and intermolecular interactions in α-, β- and γ-phosgene
P 73 P. J. Zambiazi Enhanced CO2 Uptake through Structural Reorganization of ZIF-8 into Planar ZnN4-Graphene Frameworks
P 74 A. E. Ibrahim A State-of-Art Novel Deep Eutectic Solvents as Sustainable and Efficient Tools in Organometallic Framework Synthesis; Application to Green Catalysis and Luminescent Sensors
P 75 V. P. Gil Photocatalytic CO₂-to-CO Reduction Using Fe(II) and Co(II) Bis(imidazole/pyridine)cyclohexyldiimine Complexes
P 76 M. H. M. Mendes Synthesis of CZA catalysts by a one-pot mechanical route