{"id":1162,"date":"2023-08-16T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/chemistry\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1162"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:43:44","slug":"helen-murray-free-endowed-lectures-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/chemistry\/event\/helen-murray-free-endowed-lectures-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Murray Free Endowed Public Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gregory Robinson, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Georgia<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ruth W. Williams Hall of Life Sciences, Room 060<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Lecture: <\/h2>\n\n\n
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From Hydrogen to Radon: Playing the \u2018Long Game\u2019 in Inorganic Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the syntheses of the first molecules containing boron-boron double bonds\u2014the first \u201cdiborenes\u201d\u2014to the first molecule shown to possess a triple bond between two main group metals\u2014the first \u201cgallyne\u201d\u2014a digallium analog of acetylene, the Robinson Laboratory has made noteworthy contributions to Inorganic Chemistry. Consequently, in addressing foundational issues of structure and bonding, fascinating new areas of chemistry have emerged from the Robinson laboratory such as metalloaromaticity<\/em> (the realization that properly constrained metallic ring systems can display traditional aromatic properties, thereby mimicking the chemical behavior of benzene), multiple-bonding involving heavier main group elements, stabilization of silicon dioxide-based precursors to \u201cmolecular sand\u201d, dithiolene-based aluminum tri-radicals. These discoveries will be summarized and placed in historical context. As history can attest, \u201cchange\u201d is frequently disruptive. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Learn more about Professor Robinson: https:\/\/www.gregoryhrobinson.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reception, sponsored by the Wooster Local Section of the American Chemical Society, follows the lecture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Awards<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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