Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of sp2 and sp3 C−H Bonds

Born and raised in South Carolina, Stacey McDonald completed her B.S. in Chemistry from Wofford College in 2009. She then matriculated into the Chemistry Department at Duke University to pursue her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. While at Duke, Stacey's research focused on organic synthesis and methodology development for electrophilic aminations. She successfully defended her Ph.D. in March 2015. Stacey is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in the lab of Jeff Aubé.

• Electrophilic amination for the synthesis of alkyl and aryl amines.- Selective α-amination and α-acylation of esters and amides via dual reactivity of O-acylhydroxylamines toward zinc enolates.- Copper-catalyzed α-amination of phosphonates and phosphine oxides: a direct approach to α-amino phosphonic acids and derivatives.-  Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of Heteroarenes and Arenes by C−H Zincation.