64th Irish Universities
Chemistry Research
Colloquium
June 14th, 15th 2012
Department of Chemical
and
Environmental Sciences
UNIVERSITY of LIMERICK
Ollscoil Luimnigh
Under the auspices of the
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
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Schedule: Thursday 14th June
14.00-18.00
Registration: Main Building, Near DG-016 on Level-O
Poster Installation
16.15
Opening Address: DG-016 (Jean Monnet Lecture Theatre)
Dr Mary Shire, VP Research, University of Limerick
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Representative
16.30
Plenary Lecture: DG-016
“P-Stereogenic Phosphorus: From Bench to Business"
Prof Declan Gilheany, University College Dublin and Celtic Catalysts
17.15
Poster Session: C1-058, C1-059, C1-061
Tea/Coffee: C1 Corridor
19.30
20.45
22.00
Barbeque +
Euro 2012 – Spain v Ireland
Disco
Industrial Sponsors: The organisers gratefully acknowledge the support of:
Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland; Eli-Lilly; Fisher Scientific Ireland; Irish Cement;
Merck Sharp & Dohme; Roche Ireland; Sarstedt; Sigma-Aldrich; Reagecon Diagnostics;
Rilta Envionmental Ltd; Rusal Auginish; SciChem; UCB Manufacturing Ireland Ltd; VWR.
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Scientific Schedule: Friday 15th June
Session A1 – Organic. DG-016.
Chair: Prof Declan Gilheany (UCD)
9.15
Jakub T. Flasz
QUB
“A new stereoselective synthesis of (-)-Echinosporin”
9.40
Kimberly Geoghegan “Synthesis and reactivity of cyclic sulphonamides: synthesis
UCD
of amarylidaceae alkaloids Mesembrane and Mesembrine”
Session B1 – Inorganic.
D1-050.
Chair: Dr John McGinley (NUIM)
9.15
Aurora Walshe
TCD
“Novel reactivities of the uranyl moiety”
9.40
Anna L. Blackburn
QUB
“Luminescent dinuclear ruthenium(ll) and rhenium(l)
complexes and their application in anion recognition”
10.05 Rachel Christie
DIT
“Synthesis and characterisation of new psychoactive
substances of abuse”
10.05 Mooneerah Heerah Booluck “Uptake and activation of carbon dioxide by
UCD
dinuclear macrocyclic and macrobicyclic complexes”
10.30 – 11.05
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
10.30 – 11.05
Session A2 – Organic.
DG-016.
Chair: Dr Eoin Scanlon (TCD)
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
Session B2 – Bio-Inorganic.
D1-050.
Chair: Dr Christine O’Connor (DIT)
11.15 Roisin O’Flaherty “Synthesis of O-serinyl glycolipid derivatives of the
NUIM
immunostimulant -GalCer”
11.15 Ziga Ude
RCSI
“Exploiting new molecular targets beyond DNA for the
development of novel cancer metallochemotherapeutics”
11.40 Kevin Sheerin
UCD
11.40 Laura O’Toole
NUIM
“Self-assembly of calix[4]arene amine derivatives”
“Approaches toward the synthesis of heparin analogues”
12.05 Lorna Moynihan “Synthesis of iminosugar C-glycosides via a tandem allylic
NUIGalway
azide rearrangement – Huisgen cycloadition”
12.30
LUNCH, Canteen off the C1 corridor
Session A3 – Organic. DG-016.
Chair: Dr Noreen Hanly (UL)
12.05 Lorraine Blackmore “Novel phosphorescent chromophores for peptide labelling”
RCSI
LUNCH, Canteen off the C1 corridor
12.30
Session B3 – Bio-Organic.
D1-050.
Chair: Dr Frances Heaney (NUIM)
14.00 Carla A Daly
UCC
“Designing a molecular switch based on hydrogen
bonding in organosulfur compounds”
14.00 Jennifer Geraghty
DIT
“Identification of Azaspiracid biotransformation pathways”
14.25 Sarah Maher
ITT-Dublin
“Synthesis of double-armed calixarene compounds
for metal-ion sensing”
14.25 Brendan Kelly
TCD
“Design, synthesis and evaluation of 2-adrenoreceptor
antagonists: towards new and improved antidepressants”
14.50 Mary T Lohan
NUIGalway
“Photochemical generation of carbon-carbon bonds
using supported photomediators”
14.50 Sandra Gannon
DIT
“Artemisinin derived hybrids as potential antitumour agents”
15.15
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
15.15
16.00 DG-016
PLENARY LECTURE: “From Quantum Mechanics to PurAtiteTM”, Dr Donncha Haverty, HKPB Scientific (http://hkpb.ie/)
16.40 DG-016
AWARDS PRESENTATION and CLOSE of COLLOQUIUM
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
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Scientific Schedule: Friday 15th June
Session C1 – Physical.
C1-063.
9.15
John J. Carey
TCD
9.40
David Madden
UL
Session D1 – Nano.
C1-060.
“Understanding the chemical behaviour of the Rh(lll) metal
surface for deNOx applications.”
9.15
Olan Lotty
UCC
“Seedless growth of germanium nanowires: coalescence and
Ostwold ripening”
“Hybrid porous solids for carbon dioxide capture”
9.40
Emma Mullane “Size controlled growth of germanium nanorods and nanowires
UL
solution pyrolysis directly on a substrate”
10.05 Jamal Touitou
QUB
“An in-situ spatially resolved method to probe gas phase
reactions through a fixed bed catalyst”
10.05 Allen T Bellew
TCD
“Manipulating connectivity in random nanowire networks a route to intelligent materials”
10.30 – 11.05
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
10.30 – 11.05
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
Session C2 – Physical.
C1-063. Chair: Dr Eithne Dempsey (ITT-Dublin)
Session D2 – Nano.
C1-060.
11.15 Peter Connolly
NUIGalway
“Mediated enzyme electrochemistry: signal output and
stability enhancement using tailored mediators”
11.15 Niall B. McGuinness, “Novel template-free electrochemical growth and postNUIM
functionalization of N-substituted polypyrrole nanowires”
11.40 Lin Zhou
UCC
Chair: Dr Elisa Fadda (NUIG)
“Separation of biological substrates by capillary electrophoresis with
a boron doped diamond electrode for amperometric detection”
12.05 Amandine Calvet “Quantitative and qualitative analysis of cell culture media
NUIGalway
using spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics”
Chair: Prof Mike Lyons (TCD)
Chair: Dr Kevin M. Ryan (UL)
11.40 Sozaraj Rasappa
UCC
“Fabrication of 3D nano-dimensioned electric double layer
capacitor structures using block copolymer templates”
12.05 Patrick Floris
DCU
“Development of metal-nanoparticle agglomerated polymer
monoliths for capillary LC applications”
12.30
LUNCH, Canteen off the C1 corridor
12.30
LUNCH, Canteen off the C1 corridor
Session C3 – Physical.
C1-063. Chair: Dr Leigh F. Jones (NUIG)
Session D3 – Nano.
C1-060.
14.00 Zenefer Yeasmin
ITT-Dublin
“Controlling the geometry and binding studies of new
rotameric molecular clips”
14.00 Sarah Clarke “Synthesis and characterisation of charged iron oxide nanoparticles
DCU
and their composites for potential targeted drug delivery”
14.25 Anthony Maher
UL
“Solution mediated polymorphic transformation Fll(6.403) to Flll(6.525) Piracetam”
14.25 Aoife O’Connor “(P(EO-co-glycidyl peptides) as nanomedicine candidates or
RCSI
polymeric carriers for targeted delivery of biopharmaceuticals”
14.50 Pavle Močilac
DCU
“Structural systematic studies of n x m grids”
14.50 David Garry “Assessment of nanoparticle cyctotoxicity using fluorescent
UCD
microscopy and high-content-analysis (HCA)”
Chair: Prof Declan McCormack (DIT)
15.15
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
16.00 DG-016
PLENARY LECTURE: “From Quantum Mechanics to PurAtiteTM”, Dr Donncha Haverty, HKPB Scientific (http://hkpb.ie/)
16.40 DG-016
AWARDS PRESENTATION and CLOSE of COLLOQUIUM
Fr
15.15
POSTER SESSION, Tea/Coffee, C1 corridor
POSTERS
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Michael J. Reen,
UCC
Christina McSweeney, UCC
Richard E O’Connor, UCC
John Moran,
ITT-Dublin
Colm Duffy,
RCSI
Diana S. Illera,
RCSI
Claudia Del Fiandra, RCSI
Colm Delaney,
TCD
Kamalraj Rajendran, UCD
Rebecca Ulc,
UCD
P. A. Byrne,
UCD
Milosz Grabski,
QUB
Nadine Mc Cleary,
NUIG
C. Kyne,
NUIG
Laura Perdisatt,
DIT
Muhammad Zubair, TCD
Pol MacFhionnghaile, NUIG
Edel Houton,
NUIG
Stephen Roche,
DCU
Trish Owens
ITT-Dublin
Simon Gallagher,
DCU
Hannah Smith,
NUIG
Deirdre Murphy,
TCD
David Ward,
ITT-Dublin
Gangotri Dey,
UCC
Ian Godwin,
TCD
Gama Gnahore,
NUIM
O. Gaffney,
DCU
Alen Horvat,
UL
Caoimhe Ni Neill,
DIT
Keeley Baker,
NUIM
H. Diao, N. Maher, NUIM
Deirdre Cogan,
DCU
Yen-Cheng Ho,
QUB
(Org): Development of novel chiral tethers for controlling intermolecular aryl-aryl-coupling and application in the synthesis of Gomisin M1.
(Org): New methods for the asymmetric -alkylation of ketones.
(Org): Investigation into the synthesis and impurity profiling of known and novel routes to the -methylphenethylamine known as BDF.
(Org): Molecular clips with heterocyclic pendants: towards a model for copper redox control.
(Org): Enantioselective Kemp elimination of carboxyisoxazoles.
(Org): N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed homoelolate addition to 3-methyl-4-nitro-5-styrylisoxazoles.
(Org): Development of enantioselective organocatalytic inter [4+2] inter [3+3] tandem cycloaddition of nitroalkenes.
(Org): Thermally stable and multifunctional organic molecules.
(Org): A general method to make P-stereogenic phosphorus compounds.
(Org): Toward the development of glycoconjugate vaccines: synthesis of capsular polysaccharide structures of Crytococcus neoformans.
(Org): Settled at last: the final word on the Wittig reaction mechanism.
(Org): Formal total synthesis of (+)-Inthomycin C through O-directed hydrostannation.
(Org): Design, synthesis and catalytic application of 4,4-bis(oxazoline) ligands.
(Org-bio): Specific ion effectson protein interactions in the E. coli cytosol.
(Inorg): Systematic study into substituent effects on the performance of a series of therapeutic Ru(III) complexes.
(Inorg): Synthesis and characterisation of novel pyrazine-derived dithiolene complexes as models for the pyranopterin ligand in the molybdenum cofactor.
(Inorg): Analysis of amorphous and crystalline sulfamerazine.
(Inorg): Ferromagnetic exchange in twisted, oxime-bridged [Mn(lll)2] and [Mn(lll)2Zn(ll)2] dimers.
(Inorg-bio): Intercalation of ruthenium (Ru) complexes into double-stranded DNA.
(Inorg-bio): Siloxane polymers containing Ag(l) and Cu(ll) ions: synthesis and anti-fungal activity.
(Phys): Thermophysical properties of pure and water-saturated ionic liquids.
(Phys): Computational design of glycomimetics to inhibit pathogen-host interactions.
(Phys): Investigation of the spontaneous grafting of polycyclic aryldiazonium salts at cabon surfaces.
(Phys): Nanostructured polypyrrole films for polyoxometallate immobilisation.
(Phys): Mechanism of ALD reaction with Cu.
(Phys): Development of efficient, cost effective anode materials for large scale hydrogen production via alkaline water (photo) electrolysis.
(Analyt): Modified carbon-paste composites for electrochemical detection of dopamine.
(Analyt): The effect of modifier concentration and the addition of additives to modifiers in supercritical fluid chromatography.
(Analyt): Tar analysis from fluidized bed gasification of the energy crop Miscanthus gigantus.
(Analyt/sensor): Development of a portable analytical method for heavy metal speciation.
(Analyt/Sensor): The development of a choline biosensor for real time monitoring of brain extracellular choline.
(Analyt/Sensor): Click modified calix[4]arene fluorescent sensor for Cu 2+.
(Analyt/Sensor): Next generation autonomous chemical sensors for environmental monitoring.
(Analyt/Sensor): Development of a portable forensic raman instrument.
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Wayne Fogaty,
Barbara Schaller,
Monika Zacharska,
Aine O’Driscoll,
Michele Conroy,
Shalini Singh,
Cian Cummins,
Eoin Fox,
John O’Connell,
Andrzej Pitek,
Filippo Bertoli,
Hazel McArdle,
NUIM
UL
UL
UL
UCC
UL
UCC
DCU
UCC
UCD
UCD
DCU
(Env Chem): Novel ionic liquids and their potential use in the capture of anthropogenic carbon dioxide.
(Catalysis): Direct catalytic conversion of bio-methane to methanol and higher alcohols.
(Catalysis): The catalytic conversion of levulinic acid derived from biomass to fuels and chemicals.
(Catalysis): The hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol.
(Mat-Chem): Structural characterisation of novel nitride semiconductor devices
(Nano):
Synthesis and Characterisation of homogeneously alloyed Cd(Se xSy) nanocrystals for solar cell applications.
(Nano):
Self-assembly of nano-cyclinders in poly(styrene)-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) block copolymer thin films.
(Nano):
Controlled assembly of iron-oxide nanoparticles: mechanism and scale up.
(Nano):
Organic functionalization of semiconductor nanowires.
(Nano-bio): Integrated methodology for characterisation of nanoparticle bio-interactions in biological milieu.
(Nano-bio): Magnetic nanoparticles as a tool to harvest cellular organelles and study of the nanoparticle protein corona in situ.
(Nano-bio): Ultra-sensitive DNA detection based on nanoparticle functionalization and electrocatalysis of nanoparticle release.