Alexander Wotal, PhD, MS
Teaching philosophy:
Because chemistry happens on the atomic scale, student often have a hard time visualizing what is happening. To help, I find it useful to draw analogies between atomic scale processes and real life processes that students are already familiar with. I also draw on examples that are relevant to students future careers.
Education
- PhD in Chemistry, University of Rochester, 2016
- M.S. in Chemistry, University of Rochester, 2012
- B.S. in Chemistry, Hope College, 2009
Publications
- Multicomponent Pyrazole Synthesis from Alkynes, Nitriles, and Titanium Imido Complexes via Oxidatively Induced NāN Bond Coupling, , 2020
- New Ligands for Nickel Catalysis from Diverse Pharmaceutical Heterocycle Libraries, , 2016
- Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Ketones from Alkyl Halides and Acid Chlorides: Preparation of Ethyl 4-Oxododecanoate., , 2016
- Stochiometric Reactions of Acylnickel(II) Complexes with Electrophiles and the Catalytic Synthesis of Ketones, , 2014
- Synthesis of Functionalized Dialkyl Ketones from Carboxylic Acid Derivatives and Alkyl Halides, , 2012