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
Avery's First First-Author Paper Published
Avery's paper on the iodolium-catalyzed Nazarov Cyclization is published here in New. J. Chem.
If anyone has thoughts on what oxygen might be doing, we would love to hear it.
Congratulations Avery!
Avery and Fabio Receive Major Scholarships/Awards
It has been a great month in the group for awards and scholarships.
Avery received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship in support of his continued studies, and he was also awarded a 2022 WIN Nanofellowship.
Fabio received the NSERC PGS-D in support of his continued studies.
Well done gents! Congratulations!
The Summer Students Have Arrived
Welcome to our newest group members Julie and Massimo. Julie is a UWaterloo undergrad who joined as an NSERC USRA summer student, and Massimo is a Mitacs Global Link Intern who joined us from Université Grenoble Alpes in France.