Reaction Mechanisms Conference

This distinguished Reaction Mechanisms Conference (RMC) has held a position of long-standing significance in mechanistic chemistry since its founding in 1946. The RMC resembles a Gordon Research Conference in both size and format. Discussion and sharing of ideas at the forefront of the field has always been the style. Subjects traditionally include organic, organometallic, inorganic, and biological studies with significant mechanistic implications. The scope has broadened in the past decade; initially the focus was on mechanistic organic chemistry in the traditional sense, with emphasis on the topics and controversies that had great impact on the development of organic chemistry as a whole. The list of the organizers for the early conferences includes the names of many of the progenitors of modern organic chemistry.

38^th Reaction Mechanisms Conference

The 38th RMC was going to be held on June 14-17, 2020 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. However, Due to the current health and safety concerns of the COVID-19 outbreak, the decision was made the decision to cancel the RMC 2020 Conference. If you have already registered for the conference, you will be automatically refunded. Please stay tuned for information regarding a future RMC conference.

Igor Alabugin (Florida State University) and Jeehiun Lee (Rutgers University) are the RMC 2020 co-chairs. Oana Luca and Michael Marshak, from the University of Colorado, Boulder, are the local organizers for the conference.See the 2020 Conference Website for more details

The RMC has been serving the mechanistic chemistry community since 1954, and typically about 150–200 faculty, students, and industrial chemists attend the meeting. Detailed information on the 2018 (37th) RMC is available.

History of the Reaction Mechanisms Conference

Brian Myers and Ed Fenlon are researching the history of the Reaction Mechanisms Conference (view their recent work on the NOS). Currently, they are gathering information, photos, and stories about past conferences from previous participants. In particular, they are looking for the speakers and titles for the RMC from these years: 1962, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002. Ideally this would come from copies of the program books – scanned in electronic versions or hard copies. Please send information to Brian Myers and Ed Fenlon.