25th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis • 8–11 July 2025 • Liège

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15:30-16:10 Opening Ceremony

16:10-17:00PL1Richard R. Schrock (University of California, Riverside)

How Mo and W-based Metathesis-Active Alkylidenes are Formed from Olefins

17:00-17:30KL1Ken Wagener (University of Florida)
Sustainable ADMET Chemistry


17:30-19:30  Welcome Mixer

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-11:30KL3Andreas F. M. Kilbinger (University of Fribourg)

Recent Advances in Catalytic ROMP using Ru-complexes

11:30-11 :50OC1Jun Okuda (RWTH Aachen)

Olefin Metathesis Catalysts in beta-Barrel Proteins

11:50-12:20KL4Matthias Tamm (Technical University Braunschweig)
Synthesis of Conjugated Linear and Cyclic Polyynes by Alkyne Metathesis

12:20-12:40OC2Yaroslav Kudryavtsev (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Design of Cyclooctene-Based Amphiphilic Multiblock Copolymers Using ROMP, Cross-Metathesis, and Grafting Reactions

12:40-13:40. Lunch Break

13:40-14:10KL5Angelino Doppiu (Umicore AG & Co. KG)

Bridging Academia and Industry: Scalable Routes to Ruthenium-Based Metathesis Catalysts
14:10-14:30OC3Meng Liu (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes)

Merging Central and Axial Chirality in Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes: the Key for High Enantioselectivities in Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis
14:30-15:00KL6Kasushi Mashima (Osaka University)

[2+2+1] Cycloaddition Reactions via C=C and N=N Bond Fission 

15:00-15:20OC4Brian W. Michel (University of Denver)

Stoichiometric to Autocatalytic-Amplificative Detection of Ethylene with Olefin Metathesis

15:20-15:50　　Coffee Break

15:50-16:20KL7N. Gabriel Lemcoff (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)

“How latent catalysis and a little bit of luck can help us discover completely unpredictable scientific breakthroughs”
16:20-16:40OC5David Skoda (Tomas Bata University in Zlin)

Molybdenum Silicate Microspheres Synthesized Through a Combined Condensation Method as Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis

17:00-19:00 Reception at the City Hall

10:30-11:00   Coffee Break

11:00-11:30KL9Konstantin Bukhryakov (Florida International University)

Vanadium for Olefin Metathesis and Beyond

11:30-11:50OC6Koushani Kundu (University of Stuttgart)

Origin of Stereoselectivity in Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization with Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene CAAC Complexes
11:50-12:20KL10Deryn Fogg (University of Ottawa)

On-DNA and On-RNA Olefin Metathesis in Water

12:20-12:40OC7Abhishek Makol (Technical University Darmstadt)

Experimental Evaluation of Bimolecular Decomposition of Ruthenium Catalysts in Olefin-Metathesis Reactions

12:40-13:40 Lunch Break

13:40-14:10KL11Lorena De Luca (Givaudan Schweiz AG)
AmbreXolideTM Synthesis via Olefin Metathesis
14:10-14:40KL12Shigetaka Hayano (Zeon Corporation)

Depolymerization of Vulcanized Poly(cyclopentene) Rubbers by Ring-Closing Metathesis Depolymerization towards Monomer Recycling

14:40-16:40   PO1Somnath Bhattacharya (University of Stuttgart)
Selectivity of Chromium-Catalyzed Ethylene Oligomerization Under Confinement
   PO2Somnath Bhattacharya (University of Stuttgart)
Olefin Metathesis and Stereoselective Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization with Neutral and Cationic Molybdenum(VI) Imido and Tungsten(VI) Oxo Alkylidene Complexes Containing N-Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene
   PO3Nicholas J. Dacon (University of Denver)
Improved Activity-Based Sensing of Ethylene by Understanding Effects of Ligand Modification
   PO4Ádám Erdélyi(University of Pannonia)
New BICAAC-Ligated Ruthenium Complexes for Challenging Olefin Metathesis Reactions

   PO5Barbora Hanulikova (Tomas Bata University in Zlin)
Non-aqueous Sol-Gel Synthesis of Molybdenum Silicate and Aluminosilicate Xerogel Catalysts for Propylene Metathesis
   PO6Lara N. Holderied (University of Konstanz)
Conversion of Plant Oil Feedstocks by Covalently Immobilized Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
   PO7Jerome Hommes (TU Dortmund University)
Linear, Aliphatic Polymer Precursors from Local Plant Oils through Cross Metathesis and Isomerizing Functionalisation
   PO8Koushani Kundu (University of Stuttgart)
Origin of Stereoselectivity in Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization with Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene CAAC Complexes
   PO9Ploychompoo Loekukot (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
NHC-Supported (Arylimido)niobium(V)-Alkylidene Catalysts for the Efficient Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins
   PO10Sarthak Mohanty (University of Stuttgart)
Correlating the Reactivity of Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Ene-Yne Metathesis and Cyclopolymerization
   PO11Márton Nagyházi (University of Pannonia)

Homogenous Catalyst Development Aspects for Tandem Isomerization Metathesis Reactions
   PO12Muneshwar Nandeshwar (University of Stuttgart)
Role of Spacer Length of Tethered Cationic Molybdenum Complexes in Macrocyclization Efficiency Under Confinement
   PO13Nadine Oppenberg (TU Dortmund University)
From Tires to Terminal Olefins: Ethenolysis of Squalene as a Model for Upgrading Natural Rubber

   PO14Patrick Probst (University of Stuttgart)
Stereoselective Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins by Cationic Molybdenum Alkylidyne NHC Complexes
   PO15Patrick Probst (University of Stuttgart)
Ring-Expansion Metathesis Under Confinement
   PO16Nadir Rosenblat (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Uncovering the Initiation Properties of Latent Olefin Metathesis Precatalysts
   PO17Sebastian Schwab (University of Konstanz)
Model Compounds for Polyesters from Upcycling of Plastic Waste via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization
   PO18Anna Vaisman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Latent Ruthenium Complexes Supported by Two NHC Ligands, Synthesis and Catalytic Activity with Distinctive Activation

17:00-19:00 Cruise on the River Meuse

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-11:30KL14Vidar R. Jensen (University of Bergen)

Automated de Novo Design of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts 

11:30-11 :50OC8Koushik Sarka (The Open University of Israel)

Precipitation-Induced ADMET of Jojoba Oil: A Novel Methodology for Optimal Use of Bio-renewables
11:50-12:20KL15Xavier Solans Monfort (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

DFT Simulations for the Understanding of New Reactivities and Selectivities on Olefin Metathesis and Related Reactions
12:20-12:40OC9Masamichi Ogasawara (Tokushima University)

Asymmetric Metathesis Dimerization/Desymmetrization of Cs-Symmetric Divinylmetallocenes

12:40-13:40 Lunch Break

13:40-14:10KL16Andreas Kohl (Verbio SE)

Employing Metathesis at Industrial Scale – A Status Update on Verbio’s Commercial Scale Ethenolysis Biorefinery for C10 and C18 Building Blocks
14:10-14:30OC10Anna Vaisman (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)

Opening new possibilities in synthesis following the search for latency
14:30-15:00KL17Quentin Michaudel (Texas A&M University)

Toward Precise Conjugated Polymers via Stereoretentive Olefin Metathesis
15:00-15:20OC11Kanticha Jaiyen (Tokyo Metropolitan University)

Synthesis of Functionalized Bottlebrush Polymers through Z-/E-specific Living ROMP Exhibiting Distinct Thermal and Emission Properties

15:20-15:50 Coffee Break

Friday - Session 12

15:50-16:20KL18Steven T. Diver (University at Buffalo, the State University of New York)
The Quest for Economy and Selectivity in Ene-yne Metathesis

16:10-16:50 Closing Ceremony

19:30-22:30 Banquet