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Fun with Unusual Functional Groups

Date:
Location:
CP 114
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Shyam Sathyamoorthi

Abstract: Compared to ubiquitous functional groups such as alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, and amides, which serve as central 鈥渁ctors鈥 in most organic reactions, sulfamates, phosphoramidates, and di-tert-butyl silanols have historically been viewed as 鈥渆xtras鈥. Largely considered functional group curiosities rather than launchpoints of vital reactivity, the chemistry of these moieties is underdeveloped. Our research program has uncovered new facets of reactivity of each of these functional groups, and we are optimistic that the chemistry of these fascinating molecules can be developed into truly general transformations, useful for chemists across multiple disciplines. In the ensuing sections, I will describe our efforts to develop new reactions with these 鈥渦nusual鈥 functional groups, namely sulfamates, phosphoramidates, and di-tert-butyl silanols.