David Vicic Spring 2016

David Vicic has given invited lectures at Brown University, NYU, University of Rochester and University of Cincinnati.  He also presented an invited talk at the 251st ACS Meeting in San Diego.  David attended a symposium for Samir Zard’s 60th birthday, held at L’Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France.  David worked as an undergraduate researcher in Sam’s lab the summer before entering graduate school in 1994.  David co-authored the following articles:

“Accessing Perfluoroalkyl Nickel(II), (III), and (IV) Complexes Bearing a Readily Attached [C4 F8 ] Ligand”  in Dalton Transactions (this article was highlighted on the cover of the issue)

“Triphenylphosphine-Mediated Deoxygenative Reduction of CF3 SO2 Na and its Application for Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aryl Iodides” in Chemistry - A European Journal (this article was highlighted on the frontispiece of the issue)

“Direct Difluoromethylation of Aryl Halides via Base Metal Catalysis at Room Temperature” in Journal of the American Chemical Society

“A Versatile Route to Arylated Fluoroalkyl Bromide Building Blocks” in Organic Letters

In 2016, David was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.