Brock University - Department of Chemistry

Fred Capretta

B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Brock University

St. Catharines, Ontario

L2S 3A1

Phone Number: (905) 688-5550 ext. 3848

Fax: (905) 682-9020

Office: MC E217

Lab: MC H221

E-mail Address: fcaprett@chemiris.labs.brocku.ca

Research Interests

Broadly, our research involves the development new synthetic methodologies and their application to the synthesis of natural products and biologically important targets. For detailed descriptions of research and selected publications, please consult the list below:

Carbenoid Insertions into 5-Membered Aromatic Systems

Synthesis and Immobilization of Fluorochelants

Development of Metal Catalysts for Asymmetric Reactions

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Teaching Assigments (2000-2001)

As of Septemeber 1, 2000

CHEM 2P20 - Principles of Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3P40 - Spectroscopy Techniques for Structure Elucidation
CHEM 4P21 - Organic Reactions and Synthesis
CHEM 5P21- Advanced Organic Synthesis

Selected References

Geoffrey K. Tranmer and Alfredo Capretta. Intermolecular Carbenoid Insertions: Reactions of 2-Substituted Thiophenes with Ethyl Diazoacetate in the Presence of Rhodium (II) Acetate. Tetrahedron. 1998, 54, 15499.

Kelvin Yong, Mohamed Salim and Alfredo Capretta. Intramolecular Carbenoid Insertions: The Reactions of alpha-Diazoketones Derived From Furanyl, Thienyl, Benzofuranyl and Benzothienyl Acetic Acids with Rhodium (II) Acetate. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1998, 63, 9828-9833.

Christopher S. Frampton, David L. Pole, Kelvin Yong and Alfredo Capretta. Intramolecular Carbenoid Insertions Into Thiophene: Reactions of 1-Diazo-3-(2-Thienyl)-2-Propanone and 1-Diazo-3-(3-Thienyl)-2-Propanone. Tetrahedron Letters.1997, 38, 5081.

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