Anna G. Wenzel
Associate Professor of Chemistry
 
Email: awenzel@kecksci.claremont.edu
Office: Keck Science Center 213
Phone: 909-607-0912
Office Hours: on sabbatical 2012-2013 academic year
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Educational Background:
(2003-2006) NIH Postdoctoral Scholar; Caltech, Pasadena, CA
(1998-2003) Ph.D., M.A.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
(1994-1998) B.S.; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Courses Taught:
Chem81L (Science and Business of Medicinal Chemistry lecture/laboratory), Chem116L (1st-semster organic chemistry lecutre/laboratory), Chem117L (2nd-semester organic chemistry lecture/laboratory), Chem123 (Advanced Organic Chemistry), Chem127 (Advanced Analytical Laboratory), Chem177 (Biochemistry)
Research Interests:
Asymmetric Catalysis, Organometallic Chemistry, and Organic Synthesis
Thesis Topics:
 
Selected Publications List: Click to open new window.
1.   Wenzel, A. G.; Blake, G.; Vander Velde, D. G.; Grubbs, R. H . (2011). Characterization and Dynamics of Substituted Ruthenacyclobutanes Relevant to the Olefin Cross-Metathesis Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc.   133: 6429-6439.
 
2.   Gutierrez, E. G.; Moorhead, E. J.; Smith, E. H.; Lin, V.; Ackerman, L. K. G.; Sun, V.; Grant, S.; Wenzel, A. G . (2010). Electron-Withdrawing Biphenyldiol Compounds for Asymmetric Catalysis. Eur. J. Org. Chem.   : 3027-3031.
 
3.   Wenzel, A. G . (2010). The Scanning of Saint Michael. Scripps College Feature Story   : . Article
 
4.   Moorhead, E. J.; Wenzel, A. G . (2009). Two Undergraduate Experiments In Organic Polymers: the Preparation of Polyacetylene and Telechelic Polyacetylene via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. J. Chem. Ed.   86: 973-975.
 
5.   O’Connor, J. M.; Wenzel, A. G.; Hiibner, K . (2008). Iridium(III)-Vinylidene Chemistry: Conversion of an Iridacyclopentadiene-Chlorido Complex and Terminal Alkynes to Iridacyclopentadiene-Vinyl Complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta   361: 3033-3041.
 
6.   Hong, S. H.; Wenzel, A. G.; Salguero, T. T.; Day, M. W.; Grubbs, R. H . (2007). Decomposition of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc.   129: 7161-7168.
 
7.   Wenzel, A. G.; Chatterjee, A. K.; Grubbs, R. H . (2006). Olefin Cross-Metathesis. Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III: Review of the Literature 1993-2005 Ojima, I.; Hiyama, T. (Eds.) Elsevier Ltd: Oxford : Vol. 11.
 
8.   Wenzel, A. G.; Grubbs, R. H . (2006). Ruthenium Metallacycles Derived from 14-Electron Complexes. New Insights Into Olefin Metathesis Intermediates. J. Am. Chem. Soc.   128: 16048-16049.
 
9.   Ritter, T.; Hejl, A.; Wenzel, A. G.; Funk, T.; Grubbs, R. H . (2006). Catalyst Comparison in Olefin Metathesis Reactions and Generalized Reaction Procedure. Organometallics   25: 5740-5745.
 
10.   Wenzel, A. G.; Jacobsen, E. N . (2005). Asymmetric Catalysis in the Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids. Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids, 2nd Ed. Juaristi, E.; Soloshonok, V. A. (Eds.) WILEY-VCH: New York : .
 
11.   Wenzel, A. G.; Lalonde, M. P.; Jacobsen, E. N . (2003). Divergent Stereoinduction Mechanisms in Urea-Catalyzed Additions to Imines. Synlett   : 1919-1922.
 
12.   Wenzel, A. G.; Jacobsen, E. N . (2002). Asymmetric Catalytic Mannich Reactions Catalyzed by Urea Derivatives: Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Aryl-Beta-Amino Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc.   124: 12964-12965.
 
13.   O'Connor, J. M.; Chen, M.-C.; Fong, B. S.; Wenzel, A. G.; Gantzel, P . (1998). Conversion of a Metallacyclobutene to Cobalt-Allene Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc.   120: 1100-1101.