Proceedings of the Merck Young Chemists’ Symposium XIX edition

Welcome to the 19th edition of the Merck Young Chemists’ Symposium (MYCS), formerly also known as SAYCS and MEYCS. This event is organized by the Young Group of Società Chimica Italiana (SCI Giovani) with the financial support from Merck and several other sponsors, that you will meet during the conference. The symposium covers all the disciplines of Chemistry, aiming to connect young researchers, inspire new ideas, and potentially trigger new collaborations. MYCS is an international event, thanks to the leading role of SCI into the European framework, the support from the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN), and most importantly to all of you, participants coming from 9 countries from all over the world. This year we are honored to have the exceptional number of 240 participants. Thank you for the great trust shown towards SCI Giovani, Merck and all our supporters. The contributions of our 4 invited plenary speakers will just be the icing on the cake of a wonderful scientific event I truly hope you will all enjoy with us. Leonardo Triggiani SCI Giovani Coordinato