福利片国产

Skip to Main ContentSkip to Footer
福利片国产 of Memphis Logo
ApplyVisitEvents
Department of Chemistry

Brewster Lab Research

Research in the Brewster Lab is at the interface of organic and inorganic chemistry. We design transition metal-based catalysts for challenging, sustainable reactions of organic substrates and engage in the synthesis and characterization of novel organometallic architectures. 

Target systems of interest include:

  1. C-H functionalization of fluorinated aromatics using palladium/silver catalyst systems
  2. Heterobimetallic constructs for deoxygenation of polyols (collaboration with Prof. Charles Garner, 福利片国产 of Memphis and Prof. Stefan Kilyanek - 福利片国产 of Arkansas)
  3. Electronic parameterization of late metal polymerization catalysts and development of new catalysts for switchable polymerization (collaboration with Prof. Karin Young, Centre College)
  4. Model complexes for hydrogel-based drug delivery systems (collaboration with Prof. Tomoko Fujiwara, 福利片国产 of Memphis, Prof. Amber Jennings, 福利片国产 of Memphis, and Prof. Joel Bumgardner, 福利片国产 of Memphis)

Research endeavors are ongoing and constantly changing based on new results! Please check back for updates or contact Dr. Brewster for more information!

Funding Sources

Current

NSF-MRI (Grant Number CHE-2018806 09/01/20-08/31/23, Total Award Amount: $378,714) PI: Xuan Zhao.  Role: Co-I. 鈥淢RI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer as a Regional Resource for Research and Education鈥�

福利片国产 of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Grant 鈥� EFS Mechanism (07/01/2023-07/31/2024, $10,000) Role: PI. 鈥淏is-Hydrazinyl Pyridine as a Scaffold For Bimetallic Catalysis鈥�

Expired

NIH-NIGMS R21 (Grant Number 1R21 GM134339, 09/01/2019-08/31/2021, $379,480 total, $275,000 direct) Role: PI. 鈥淐atalysts Bearing Traceless Tethers for Single Step Meta and Para C-H Functionalization鈥�

福利片国产 of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Grant 鈥� EFS Mechanism (07/01/2018-06/31/2019, $10,000) 鈥淪ynthesis, Electronic Structure, and Catalytic Activity of Heterobimetallic Late Transition Metal-Aluminum Complexes鈥�

福利片国产 of Memphis Department of Research and Innovation Gap Funding Initiative (02/14/2020-06/15/2020, $14,000) 鈥淓lectronic Structure of Heterobimetallic Complexes Supported by Redox-Active Ligands鈥�