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SUMMARY:Inaugural Anderson Lecture – Synthetic Analogs For The Fe(IV)
 =O Intermediates Generated By Nonheme Iron Enzymes To Oxidize C–H and C=
 C Bonds
LOCATION:Lory Student Center Theatre
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20231003T110000
UID:2026-03-16-00-49-26@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260316T004926
Description:RSVP\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAbstract:\n\nAt the start of my independent 
 research career 46 years ago\, I chose to explore the chemistry of a fa
 mily of nonheme iron oxygenases\, which had just been discovered a few yea
 rs before I got started at Cornell. In this family is the only enzyme know
 n to hydroxylate the simplest hydrocarbon\, methane\, which is found in m
 ethanotrophic bacteria. I will share our efforts to make and characterize 
 synthetic analogs of intermediate Q\, the dioxodiiron(IV) species capable 
 of cleaving the 105-kcal/mol C–H bond of methane. This effort went in m
 any directions and led us to discover and characterize a family of high-v
 alent Fe=O complexes\, some of which I will describe in greater detail.\n\
 nAbout the Speaker: \n\nLarry Que was born in Manila and got his BS Chem 
 degree from Ateneo de Manila University\, He then left home to attend the 
 University of Minnesota to obtain his PhD. Although his original plan had
  been to become a physical organic chemist\, he chose instead to work wit
 h Lou Pignolet and focus on physical inorganic chemistry.  He then did po
 stdoctoral stints in the labs of Dick Holm at MIT and Eckard Muenck back a
 t the U of MN  where he was introduced to the just emerging field of bioi
 norganic chemistry. The rest is history. He started his academic career at
  Cornell University and then returned to the University of Minnesota as a 
 tenured faculty member. 40 years later\, he still remains at his beloved a
 lma mater and continues to enjoy tackling bioinorganic chemistry challenge
 s. He has trained 55 PhDs and 80 postdoctorals.11:00 am
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