Jennifer Schomaker

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Synthetic Methods, Catalysis/Catalyst Design, Total Synthesis, Chemical Biology

• Stereochemically rich building blocks from allenes

• Asymmetric Ag(I) complexes for enantioselective C-H functionalizations

• Aziridinium ylides and amidoallyl cations as key intermediates in syntheses of drug-like N-heterocycles

• Application of methods to total synthesis of bioactive natural products and analogues

• Designer bioorthogonal labeling and photoswitchable reagents for biological applications

• New modes of reactivity for first-row transition metal catalysts