A New Kochi-Solomon Catalyst
Chris and Luis discovered a new catalyst system that improves the scope of the Kochi-Salomon reaction. Now online at ACIE!
Year: 2020
Divergent Photoreactions of Ketones
Jian and Xiao’s study of the divergent reactions of benzoylformates is online at Org Lett! This paper shows how the rational choice of reaction conditions can partition a photocatalytic reaction between photoredox and triplet sensitization manifolds and thus result in completely different products from the same reactants. It was a privilege to publish back-to-back with …
Diversity and Inclusion in Organic Chemistry
Tehshik co-authored an Editorial with Sarah Reisman, Richmond Sarpong, and Matt Sigman that has been jointly published by JOC, OL, Organometallics, and ACS Central Science as a rebuttal to the recent Hudlicky Perspective article. We felt it was important, as members of Hudlicky’s scholarly community, to articulate an evidence-based case for why his essay’s views …
LED-NMR Monitoring of Fast Photocatalytic Reactions
Kaz and Wes’ work on the use of the LED-NMR setup in our NMR facility is online at ChemPhotoChem. A fun collaboration with Heike Hofstetter, the assistant director of the UW–Madison Chemistry Department NMR facility.
Group Awards
This has been a great year for awards to Yoon lab members! Nic Reed – PPG Mentoring Award Nic Reed – Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship Jesse Kidd – Sam Slifkin Award BJ Lee – Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship Grace Lutovsky – 3M Science & Technology Fellowship Sam Gockel – GSFLC Mentor Award Wes Swords – …
NSF Fellowships
Congratulations to Yoon lab second-years Grace and Matt for their honorable mension and fellowship, respectively, from the NSF GFRP! Two of 21 (!?!?!?!) to UW–Madison Chemistry this year!