Research Areas: New Reaction Discovery
Identifying transformations offering considerable value to organic synthesis enterprises is another major
focus of our program. Reaction discovery efforts are heavily integrated with our programs in catalysis and
total synthesis. This program emphasizes the development of novel transformations that dramatically
simplify the construction of specific targets or compound classes. Cascade reactions accessing structurally
complex carbo- and heterocycles as well as catalytic enantioselective nucleophile-allene additions are
among the reaction methodologies we are targeting.
New Reaction Discovery