Please note that the program is subject to change, and will be continuously updated.
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
Location: Faculty of Chemistry, Lecture Hall No. 110:00-10:30
Opening Ceremony
Session 1 – Chairman: Prof. Ehud Keinan, Technion
10:30-11:10
Molecular Confinement Effects in Self-Assembled Cages for Catalyst Design
Prof. Makoto Fujita, Tokyo University, Japan
11:10-11:50
From Catalytic Nucleic Acids to Nanoenzymes
Prof. Itamar Willner, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
11:50-13:30
Lunch Break
Session 2 – Chairman: Dr. Ori Gidron, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
13:30-14:10
SMART-Electron Microscopy for Study of Molecular Motions and Reactions
Prof. Eiichi Nakamura, Tokyo University, Japan
14:10-14:50
Modifying Chemical Reactivity Inside Synthetic Host Systems
Prof. Rafal Klajn, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
14:50-15:20
Coffee Break
Session 3 – Chairman: Prof. Yoed Tsur, Technion
15:20-16:00
Design and Applications of Environmentally Benign Catalytic Reactions for Synthesis and Energy
Prof. David Milstein, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
16:00-16:40
Bio-Inspired Molecular Electrocatalysts For Water Oxidation
Prof. Galia Maayan, Technion, Israel
16:40-17:20
Li-Oxygen Batteries, A Mandatory Playground For Electro-Catalysis
Prof. Doron Aurbach, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Location: Faculty of Chemistry, Lecture Hall No. 108:30-09:00
Light refreshments
In Honor of Distinguished Professor Yitzhak Apeloig’s 75th Birthday
Chairman: Prof. Roman Dobrovetsky, Tel Aviv University
09:00-09:40
Organic Synthesis of Polymers
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Tokyo University, Japan
09:40-10:20
Oriented External-Electric-Fields – New Effectors of Chemistry
Prof. Sason Shaik, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
10:20-11:00
π Single-bond (C–π–C)
Prof. Manabu Abe, Hiroshima University, Japan
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
Session 5 – Chairman: Dr. Graham de Ruiter, Technion
11:30-12:10
Confusion Approach to the Stable Near Infrared Dyes with Bis-Metal Coordination
Prof. Hiroyuki Furuta, Kyushu University, Japan
12:10-12:50
Catalytic C-X functionalization at Al-Rh Bonds
Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao, Kyoto University, Japan
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Location: Faculty of Chemistry, Lecture Hall No. 108:00-08:30
Light refreshments
Session 6 – Chairman: Prof. Moshe Portnoy, Tel Aviv University
08:30-09:10
From Lewis Acid Catalyst to Peptide Synthesis
Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto, Chubu University, Japan
09:10-09:50
Synthesis of Chiral Organic Fluorides Via Asymmetric Cross-Coupling Reactions
Prof. Mark Gandelman, Technion, Israel
09:50-10:20
Coffee Break
Session 7– Chairman: Prof. Alex Spzilman, Ariel University
10:20-11:00
Design of Organoradical Catalysts for Selective Organic Synthesis
Prof. Keiji Maruoka, Kyoto University, Japan
11:00-11:40
Pincer Complexes Bearing Multifunctional Ligands
Prof. Dmitri (Dima) Gelman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
11:40-12:20
Selective Oxidative Phenol Coupling by Iron Catalysis
Prof. Doron Pappo, Ben Gurion University, Israel
12:20-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-13:50
Panel discussion on possible extended cooperations between Israel and Japan
Session 8 – Chairman: Prof. Tim Bender, University of Toronto
13:50-14:30
The Emergence of Aqueous Chemiluminescence: New Promising Class of Phenoxy 1,2-Dioxetanes
Prof. Doron Shabat, Tel Aviv University, Israel
14:30-15:10
Stable Porphyrin Radicals
Prof. Atsuhiro Osuka, Kyoto University, Japan
15:10-15:40
Coffee Break
Session 9 – Chairman: Prof. Mindy Levine, Ari’el University, Israel
15:40-16:20
Palladium in Protein Synthesis
Prof. Ashraf Brik, Technion, Israel
16:20-17:00
Artificial Metalloenzyme Consisting of a Hemoprotein with a Synthetic Cofactor
Prof. Takashi Hayashi, Osaka University, Japan
17:00-17:40
Changing the Molecular Zip Code: Addressing Small Molecules to the Different Subcellular Compartments Using Chemical Modifications
Prof. Micha Fridman, Tel Aviv University, Israel
17:40-22:00
Gala dinner