Anna G. Wenzel Assistant Professor of Chemistry   Email: awenzel@jsd.claremont.edu Office: Keck Science Center 213 Phone: 909-607-0912 Office Hours: Web Site:     Courses Taught This Year: Spring BIOL 177 Biochemistry Section 1   MWF 10:00-10:50 <> BC 36       Spring CHEM 117L Organic Chemistry Section 2   MWF 9:00-9:50 <> BC 36       Spring CHEM 127L Advanced Lab in Chemistry Section 1   MW 1:15-2:15 <> KS 125       Spring CHEM 127L Advanced Lab in Chemistry Section 1   MW 1:15-2:15 <> KS 125       Spring CHEM 177 Biochemestry Section 1   MWF 10:00-10:50 <> BC 36       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: Chemistry 116, 116L (Fall) Research Interests: Asymmetric Catalysis, Organometallic Chemistry, and Organic Synthesis Thesis Topics:   Selected Publications List: Click to open new window. 1.   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.   2.   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 : .   3.   Wenzel, A. G.; Lalonde, M. P.; Jacobsen, E. N . (2003). Divergent Stereoinduction Mechanisms in Urea-Catalyzed Additions to Imines. Synlett   : 1919-1922.   4.   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.   5.   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.