Fumiyuki Ozawa , Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research, Uji, Kyoto, JP, 611-0011 | Philip Power | Derek Gates

The progress of modern science and technology is largely dependent on the creation of functional molecules precisely controlled at the atomic level. This is because specific interactions and cooperative effects between the elements provide novel functions that are unobtainable through the individual elements. In this symposium, we pursue the fundamentals and applications of this synergistic effect of elements. Particular interest will be focused on heavier main group and transition metal elements, which are stereoelectronically dynamic and rich in functionality. This symposium is based on the ongoing research project "Synergy of Elements" sponsored by MEXT, Japan. We held an international symposium on November 2007 in Tokyo, and are going to have the 2nd one in August 2009 at Hokkaido University. In the Pacifichem symposium, we summarize those results and discuss new directions of the related chemistry. This is the one and half day symposium consisting of invited papers and contributed papers; the latter will be assigned mainly to young chemists.