Jamie Neely, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Courses Taught
CHEM 2440, 4500, 5500, 5550
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Colorado State University, 2014
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Missouri, 2008
Research Interests
Research in the Neely group focuses on the fundamental chemistry of first row transition metal catalysis. This work relies on insights from both inorganic and organic chemistry to understand the underlying reactivity of transition metal complexes during the catalytic cycle. Currently we are using this approach to develop methods for manganese–catalyzed C–H functionalization with mild carbon nucleophiles and for iron–catalyzed formation of N–heterocycles by cycloaddition chemistry.
For more information, visit the Neely Group website.
Publications and Media Placements
Neely, J. M.; Bezdek, M. J.; Chirik, P. J. Insight into Transmetalation Enables Cobalt-Catalyzed
Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling. ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 935. (highlight: Org. Process Res. Dev. 2017, 21, 279)
Obligacion, J. V.; Neely, J. M.; Yazdani, A. N.; Pappas, I.; Chirik, P. J. Cobalt
Catalyzed Z-Selective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes and Elucidation of the Origin
of Selectivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5855.
Neely, J. M.; Rovis, T. Rh(III)-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Acrylic Acids
with Unsaturated Oxime Esters: Carboxylic Acids Serve as Traceless Activators. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 2735
Neely, J. M.; Rovis, T. Rh(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Pyridines from
Alkenes and α,β-Unsaturated Oxime Esters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 66.
Honors and Awards
- National Institutes of Health, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2016)
- Organic Reactions and Processes Gordon Research Conference, Poster Award (2013)