Jennifer Love

Associate Professor

Office: Chemistry/Physics A231
Office Phone: (604) 822-3187
Lab(s): Chemistry/Physics A216, 220, 224
Lab Phone(s): (604) 822-5834

FAX: (604) 822-3187
Email: jenlove@chem.ubc.ca

Curriculum Vitae: National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology (Robert H. Grubbs, 2000-3); Ph. D., Stanford University (Paul A. Wender, 2000); B. S. (magna cum laude), Allegheny College (1994); Killam Teaching Prize (2009); AstraZeneca Canada Award in Chemistry (2008); Stanford University Centennial Teaching Award (1998); Phi Beta Kappa (1993)

Organic/Organometallic/Coordination Chemistry: Development of new catalytic methods; complex molecule synthesis using newly developed reaction methodology; mechanistic investigation

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Research/Teaching Interests

We are exploring the reactivity of late transition metal-element (M-E) bonds, which are implicated in a wide variety of catalytic processes. Late transition metals generally offer the advantage of superior functional group compatibility and ease of handling in comparison to early transition metals, which are crucial properties for broad synthetic applicability. Current efforts focus on: (1) Catalytic S-E Bond Activation, (2) Pt-Catalyzed C-F Activation and (3) New Chiral Ligands for Enantioselective Aziridination of Unactivated Olefins. Students will develop synthetic skills in organic, organometallic, and coordination chemistry and will have an opportunity to tailor their research programs to their own interests and career goals. For example, after developing new methodology, a student will have the opportunity to tackle the total synthesis of a complex molecule (or family of molecules). Alternatively, a student can delve into detailed kinetic and mechanistic investigation of a new reaction, to gain a better understanding of M-E reactivity.