Photos

2008 (Click on pictures to enlarge

Brad looks a bit dangerous with that knife!	Brad's cake (made by Mary)
The Party	Subham enjoying some "special lemonade"
Honorary group member Heather	Jo and Keith discussing wedding details while Hua and Damien look on.
Mary and Harrison	Mary and Harrison
Rich and Keith	Erik
Nathan and Heather relaxing	Liang and Brad discussing stocks

"The study of aromatic compounds is one of the most fundamental areas of organic chemistry, and takes a prominent role in both undergraduate teaching and research. Classically, methods employed to make benzene derivatives have focused on electrophilic/nucleophilic substitution processes, whereas ring synthesis via condensation chemistry has been more prominent in the preparation of heteroaromatic compounds. This latter strategy holds significant advantages in the synthesis of complex and functionalised compounds because it is not restricted to generating the substitution patterns dictated by directing groups on the aromatic ring. The topic of this Symposium-in-Print aims to highlight recent achievements in this general area as it applies to benzenoid systems as well as heteroaromatics. A broad range of approaches are covered that include pericyclic, metal-mediated and metal catalysed processes. The latter theme is evident throughout this issue and highlights also the power and versatility of modern synthetic strategies such as ring closing metathesis and Au-catalysed carbon–carbon bond forming reactions. Taken together, this snapshot of benzannulation protocols provides novel routes to highly functionalised aromatic and heteroaromatic skeleta that include benzenoid compounds and pyridine derivatives, as well as indoles, pyrroles and furans." Guest Editor Joseph P. A. Harrity See: Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 856-65 (ABSTRACT).

2007 (Click on pictures to enlarge)

Halogenated, o-nitroarylalkynes (shown in the image superimposed over Yaquina Head Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Oregon) react cleanly with cyclic and acyclic oxygenated dienes to generate a range of highly substituted biaryl compounds. This Diels-Alder approach to biaryls (DAB) strategy has proven useful for synthesizing a wide range of biaryl derivatives including the anti-HIV natural product siamenol. See: J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 9857-75 (ABSTRACT) and J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 10220-23 (ABSTRACT).

Group Photo (who is that hiding behind Brad??)	Dinner Conversation
Placing our order	Dessert
Mary's unusual eating style	Damien and his little cup
Talon sleeping in Dad's arms

Halloween 2007 Group Photo	Multi-Costume Brad and Hygenist Jo
Flapper Georgina and Invisible Man Nathan	Zorro (Liang), Zombie (Damien), Soccer Star (Heather), Invisible Man (Nathan) and Pimp (Subham)
Yoda (Harrison) talking to "Ba" the Skeleton as Georgina looks on	Soccer Star Heather and Zombie Damein
Liang and Jo on the Wii as Brad looks on	Heather beating up on Nathan on the Wii
Georgina, Mary and Harrison	Princess Leia (Mary), Yoda (Harrison) and Luke Skywalker (Rich)

Annual Organic Rafting Trip down the MacKenzie River (August 2007)

Dinner at Ike's Pizza after a day of rafting

Brad Ashburn presents his work at the 234^th National American Chemical Society Meeting in Boston, MA (August 2007)

2006 (Click on pictures to enlarge)

Annual Chirstmas Dinner / Lauren's Going Away Party (at Ambrosia Restaurant in Eugene, OR)


Rich and Mary's Annual Halloween Bash / Xiao-Ti's Going Away Party (October 2006)

Group Photo	Brad, Jo, Mike and Heather	Damien
Mary, Georgina and Harrison	The family (Mary, Harrison and Rich)	Lauren, Brad and Xiao-Ti
Mike, Hua and Jun	Eating Desert	Jason, Georgina, Damien and Lauren eating dinner
Xiao-Ti in front of his cake	Xiao-Ti showing us his retrosynthetic analysis	Xiao-Ti's cake (with appropriate bond disconnections)

Rafting on the MacKenzie	Rafting on the MacKenzie	Rafting on the MacKenzie
Rafting on the MacKenzie	(From Left to Right) Damien, Liang, Heather and Lauren	Having Dinner at Ike's Pizza after a hard day of Rafting

Brad's seminar	Damien's seminar	Liang's seminar
Jo's Poster	Mike's Poster	Lauren's Poster
Group out for dinner at Harrah's Steakhouse	Bananas Foster by Chef Ozzie	Lauren and Brad
Liang and Damien	Mike, Jo and Lauren	Dinner!

Group photo	Mary, Wei, Eddie (and  baby Harrison)	Charcoal Master Mike with his assistants Brad and Hua
Damien and Lighter Fluid...	Wei cutting his cake	Liang cooking on the grill
Wait a second...  that isn't Charles?!?!

Cinco de Mayo / Mike's Birthday / Friday Group Lunch at West Dining Hall (May 2006)


Rich and Mary's 1st child (Harrision) is born (April 2006)

Visiting Roche's Shanghai-Pudong Research and  Development Site with Host Dr. Minmin Yang	Outside Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul
Inside Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul	Namdaemun Market in Seoul
Korean BBQ in Seoul	Dinner with (from left to right) Professors Hyeung-geun Park, Sanghee Kim and Seung Bum Park (Seoul National University)