S. Murphree

Email: smurphre@allegheny.edu
Office Phone: (814) 332-5358
Office Building: DOAC
Office Room: C215
Box #: 15
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Professional Title/s

Professor

Faculty Credentials

B.A., Colgate University; Ph.D., Emory University

Biographical Information

Research Interests

Research in the Murphree group focuses mainly on synthetic methodology, particularly through the use of sulfones. For example, the sulfone-based reagent 2,3-dibromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-propene, or DBP, reacts with 1,3-diketones to form 2,4-disubstituted furans, a structural motif found in some naturally occurring products of biological and industrial interest.

Ongoing projects are exploring the synthetic utility of this methodology, as well as the chemistry of other novel sulfonyl-substituted small molecules.

An additional research interest involves the development of more environmentally benign modifications of classical industrial syntheses through the use of catalytic methods.

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Office Hours

  • Monday: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday: 8:30 - 9:30 am
  • Wednesday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Thursday: 8:30 - 9:30 am
  • Friday: 2:30 - 3:30 pm