Welcome to the Murphy Lab
We like to play around with hypervalent iodine reagents. This includes blue LED chemistry of iodonium ylides, a-carbonyl halogenation, fluorinative rearrangements and HVI-mediated C–C bond forming reactions. We also engage in industrially-relevant deuterium chemistry, developing novel methods for deuterating small-molecule organics from either D2O or D2.
Graduate and Undergraduate students:
We are always looking for motivated students to join our team. Those interested in carrying out Chem392 or Chem494 projects, as well as internships, exchanges or co-op placements in our labs are encouraged to contact Dr. Murphy.
Prospective domestic graduate students are invited to contact Dr. Murphy regarding positions available.
Prospective international students are strongly encouraged to review the admission requirements to assess their eligibility, and to submit their application packages early.
Offers of a graduate position can only be made upon admission to the graduate program at the University of Waterloo.
Postdoctoral applicants: No positions available at this time.
Contact address:
Dr. Graham Murphy
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave W
Waterloo, Ont., Canada
N2L 3G1
@MurphyLabUW
News
Joint Paper with the Dieckmann Lab Published
Our first joint paper with the Dieckmann lab is published. Avery built the molecule and Natasha & Lindsey played with it in the NMR.
More to come, including various isotopically-labelled variants.
Avery Wins Fall 2023 Graduate TA Award
Congratulations, Avery, on winning a Fall 2023 Graduate TA Award for your work with Chem262.
Carlee Wins the "Chem795 Seminar Award"
Congratulations to Carlee on winning this year's Chem 795 Seminar Award! In addition to the $$$, she will be deliver her talk at this year's GWC2 Annual General Meeting in May.
Well done, Carlee!