The European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC) is a biennial scientific conference series covering research in organic chemistry. The first meeting was held in Cologne in 1979.
History ESOC I took place in Cologne on 20–23 August 1979, organized by the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and sponsored by the Federation of European Chemical Societies. ESOC has since been held approximately every other year.
In 2021, an online mini-symposium was organized during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meeting reports and overviews have been published for multiple editions.
Scope and format ESOC features a single-track program of plenary and invited lectures (including award lectures in recent editions) and poster sessions spanning diverse areas of organic chemistry, including total synthesis, synthetic methodology, catalysis, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, supramolecular chemistry, organic materials, and physical and computational organic chemistry.
Awards and named lectures Recent ESOC programs have included award-linked lectures such as the Patai–Rappoport Award Lecture and EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry awards (for example, EuChemS DOC Award for Research and EuChemS DOC Young Investigator Award).
Past meetings Year No. Location Country Dates Conference chairs 2025 23 Copenhagen 30 June–3 July Christian M. Pedersen; Michael Pittelkow 2023 22 Ghent 9–13 July Johan Van der Eycken; Erik Van der Eycken 2021 — Online — 5–6 July Johan Van der Eycken; Erik Van der Eycken 2019 21 Vienna 14–18 July Nuno Maulide; Michael Schnürch 2017 20 Cologne 2–6 July Hans-Günther Schmalz 2015 19 Lisbon 12–16 July Amélia Pilar Rauter 2013 18 Marseille 12–16 July Jean-A. Rodriguez 2011 17 Crete 10–15 July Michael Orfanopoulos 2009 16 Prague 12–16 July Ivo Starý 2007 15 Dublin 8–13 July Patrick J. Guiry 2005 14 Helsinki 4–8 July Kristina Wähälä 2003 13 Dubrovnik 10–15 September Vitomir I. Šunjić 2001 12 Groningen 13–18 July Ben Feringa 1999 11 Gothenburg 13–18 July Per Ahlberg 1997 10 Basel 22–27 June Christoph Tamm 1995 9 Warsaw 18–23 June Mieczysław Mąkosza 1993 8 Barcelona 29 August–3 September Josep M. Font 1991 7 Namur 15–19 July Alain Krief 1989 6 Belgrade 10–15 September Dragomir K. Vitorović 1987 5 Jerusalem 30 August–3 September Itamar Willner 1985 4 Aix-en-Provence 5–9 September Danielle Bouin 1983 3 Canterbury 5–9 September Robert F. Hudson 1981 2 Stresa 1–5 June Giorgio Modena 1979 1 Cologne West Germany 20–23 August
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