Jeremy Morgan
Education
- B.A., Chemistry (including work on the synthesis of Titanocene polymerization catalysts), West Virginia University
- Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Professional Activities
- 2/2005 - 7/2007, “Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Functionalized cis-Cyclopentapyrazolidines by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Azomethine Imines: Application to the Synthesis of Massadine,” NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow and Overman Group Coordinator, The University of California at Irvine (Advisor: L. E. Overman).
- 8/2000 - 12/2004, “Catalytic Methods for the Generation of Chiral Bis(boronates): The Utility of Saturated Carbon-Boron Bonds,” Ph. D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Advisor: J. P. Morken).
- PATENT - Morken, J. P.; Morgan, J. B.; Miller, S. P.; Pelz, N. F. ”Preparation of Optically Active Alcohols by Catalyzed Enantioselective Transformations of Alkenes.” (WO2005012209), 2005.
Professional History: Vitae
Research Area:
Research in my group will be focused in the area of organic reaction development. New transition metal-catalyzed and organocatalytic methods for the synthesis of chiral, non-racemic organic molecules will be pursued. Projects will generally involve catalyst design and development, efforts to understanding the reaction mechanism, and application in bioactive natural product total synthesis.
Representative Publications:
J. Gergely, J. B. Morgan, and L. E. Overman J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 9144-9152. “Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Functionalized cis-Cyclopentapyrazolidines by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Azomethine Imines.”
J. B. Morgan, S. P. Miller, and J. P. Morken J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 8702-8703. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Diboration of Simple Alkenes.”
Representative Grants, Fellowships and Awards:
- Cottrell College Science Award, $45,000, 2008-2010.
- Cahill Research Award, $3,000, 2008.
- NIH (GM073312-01) Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2005-2007.
- Eli Lilly Graduate Fellow in Organic Chemistry, 2004.
- Burroughs-Wellcome Fellow in Synthetic Chemistry, 2001.
- Phi Beta Kappa, member since 2000.
Current courses:
CHM-211- Introduction to Organic Chemistry
CHM-211 Lab Instructor, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Course taught:
- Guest Lecturer, Special Topics in Chemistry: Asymmetric Catalysis, UNC-CH.
- Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Laboratory Instructor, UNC-CH.




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