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Education

• B.S., University of South Carolina
• Ph.D., University of Alabama

Courses

• CHEM 104: General Chemistry
• CHEM 403: Inorganic Chemistry

Research Summary

Metal complexes with organic ligand frameworks have proven useful in countless different areas by providing avenues for bond cleavage/formation reactions, including such important bond classes as H2, C-H, C-C, C-O, O-H, and others. These transformations are especially important in the synthesis of bioactive organic molecules with a wide variety of medicinal applications. The field of drug discovery depends on catalysis to effect chemical transformations quickly and efficiently. Although traditionally the breaking and forming of such bonds takes place at the metal center of a catalyst, harnessing the power of both the metal and its supporting ligands may be an effective way to further promote these reactions. Research in my lab focuses on development of novel ligand classes that can work in tandem with the metal center to achieve these more difficult transformations.

Chemistry

Synergistic metal-ligand cooperative catalyst development with a focus on activation of polar bonds.