Invited talk at CECAM workshop: Modelling Chemical Catalysis in Explicit Solvent

Prof. Michele Cascella gave an invited lecture with title: “Grignard Chemistry Revisited: a Multi-scale Perspective”, presenting longstanding work on main-group organometallic reactivity in collaboration with Prof. Odile Eisenstein.

Man holding a lecture.

Prof. Michele Cascella gave an invited lecture. Photo: private.

By Michele Cascella
Published Feb. 18, 2026

Flagship workshop: 16th-18th February 2026

Location: CECAM-AT, hosting node: CECEM-AT

Cascella's presentation in short

Catalysis in solution is central to the production of societally ubiquitous specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and polymers, as well as underpinning the development of sustainable technologies for Net Zero. Computational modelling can accelerate catalyst discovery, but to maximise its benefits a step-change in current capabilities is needed to achieve chemical accuracy. Molecular dynamics models, enhanced with machine learning potential, help achieving this goal.

Funding: Hylleraas Centre

 

Tags: Hylleraas Centre, Grignard reagents, Catalysis, Molecular dynamics models
Published Feb. 18, 2026 10:56 AM - Last modified Nov. 2, 2026 10:56 AM