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
Congratulations to Radell and Carlee on their BJOC Publication
Our most recent work on the trifluoroethylation of sulfoxonium ylides was published in BJOC. This is the second paper published in collaboration with the Burtoloso Lab of USP, Brazil.
Murphy Lab Attends QOMSBOC 2024
The group went to QOMSBOC 2024 at the University of Toronto. Well done with the poster presentations!
Dr. Avery To Convocation
Congragulations to Dr. Avery To! It was an honour to 'hood' you at convocation. What were you and Chancellor Dr. Jagdeep Singh Bachher chatting about?