Anna G. Wenzel

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Email: awenzel@kecksci.claremont.edu
Office: Keck Science Center 213
Phone: 909-607-0912

Educational Background

NIH Postdoctoral Scholar; Caltech, Pasadena, CA (2003-2006)
Ph.D., M.A.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1998-2003)
B.S.; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (1994-1998)

Courses Taught

• Chem81L (Science and Business of Medicinal Chemistry lecture/laboratory)
• Chem116L (1st-semester organic chemistry lecture/laboratory)
• Chem117L (2nd-semester organic chemistry lecture/laboratory)
• Chem123 (Advanced Organic Chemistry)
• Chem127 (Advanced Analytical Laboratory)
• Chem177 (Biochemistry)

Research Interests

• Asymmetric Catalysis
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Organic Synthesis

1. Handbook of Metathesis, 2nd Ed. (2015). Grubbs, R.H.; Wenzel, A.G., Eds. Wiley-VCH: Vol 1.
2. Vinson, A.R.S.; Davis, V.K.; Arunasalam, A.; Jesse, K.A.; Hamilton, R.E.; Shattuck, M.A.; Hu, A.C.; Iafe, R.G.; Wenzel, A. G. (2015). Gold-Catalyzed, SN1-Type Reaction of Alcohols to Ethers and Cbz-Protected Amines. Synlett 26: 765-7.
3. Grant-Overton, S.; Buss, J.A.; Smith, E.H.; Gutierrez, E.G.; Moorhead, E.J.; Lin, V.S. Wenzel, A.G. (2015). Efficient Microwave Method for the Oxidative Coupling of Phenols. Synth. Commun. 45: 331-337.
4. Wenzel, A.G. (2014). The Chemical Analysis of Scripps’ 2013 Olive Oil. Scripps Magazine.
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5. Lipshutz, B.H.; Bošković, Z.; Crowe, C.S.; Davis, V.K.; Whittemore, H.C.; Vosburg, D.A.; Wenzel, A.G. (2013). Green “Click” and Olefin Metathesis Chemistry in Water at Room Temperature Enabled by Biodegradable Micelles. J. Chem. Ed. 90: 1514-1517.
6. Wagner, A.M.; Knezevic, C.E.; Wall, J.L.; Sun, V.L.; Buss, J.A.; Allen, L.T.; Wenzel, A.G. (2012). A Copper(II)-catalyzed Sequential Michael-Aldol Reaction for the Preparation of 1,2-Dihydroquinoline Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. Tetrahedron Lett. 53: 833-836.
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7. Wenzel, A.G.; Blake, G.; Vander Velde, D.G.; Grubbs, R.H. (2011). Characterization and Dynamics of Substituted Ruthenacyclobutanes Relevant to the Olefin Cross-Metathesis Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133: 6429-6439.
8. Gutierrez, E.G.; Moorhead, E.J.; Smith, E.H.; Lin, V.; Ackerman, L.K.G.; Sun, V.; Grant, S.; Wenzel, A.G. (2010). Electron-Withdrawing Biphenyldiol Compounds for Asymmetric Catalysis. Eur. J. Org. Chem. : 3027-3031.
9. Wenzel, A.G. (2010). Olefin Metathesis and its Application. Molecules.
   Article – https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/olefin_metathesis
10. Wenzel, A.G. (2010). The Scanning of Saint Michael. Scripps College Feature Story.
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11. Moorhead, E.J.; Wenzel, A.G. (2009). Two Undergraduate Experiments In Organic Polymers: the Preparation of Polyacetylene and Telechelic Polyacetylene via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. J. Chem. Ed. 86: 973-975.
12. O’Connor, J.M.; Wenzel, A.G.; Hiibner, K. (2008). Iridium(III)-Vinylidene Chemistry: Conversion of an Iridacyclopentadiene-Chlorido Complex and Terminal Alkynes to Iridacyclopentadiene-Vinyl Complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta 361: 3033-3041.
13. Hong, S.H.; Wenzel, A.G.; Salguero, T.T.; Day, M.W.; Grubbs, R.H. (2007). Decomposition of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129: 7161-7168.
14. Wenzel, A.G.; Chatterjee, A.K.; Grubbs, R.H. (2006). Olefin Cross-Metathesis. Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III: Review of the Literature 1993-2005. Ojima, I.; Hiyama, T. (Eds.) Elsevier Ltd: Oxford: Vol. 11.
15. Wenzel, A.G.; Grubbs, R.H. (2006). Ruthenium Metallacycles Derived from 14-Electron Complexes. New Insights Into Olefin Metathesis Intermediates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128: 16048-16049.
16. Ritter, T.; Hejl, A.; Wenzel, A.G.; Funk, T.; Grubbs, R.H. (2006). Catalyst Comparison in Olefin Metathesis Reactions and Generalized Reaction Procedure. Organometallics 25: 5740-5745.
17. Wenzel, A.G.; Jacobsen, E.N. (2005). Asymmetric Catalysis in the Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids. Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids, 2nd Ed. Juaristi, E.; Soloshonok, V. A. (Eds.) WILEY-VCH: New York.
18. Wenzel, A.G.; Lalonde, M.P.; Jacobsen, E. N. (2003). Divergent Stereoinduction Mechanisms in Urea-Catalyzed Additions to Imines. Synlett: 1919-1922.
19. Wenzel, A.G.; Jacobsen, E. N. (2002). Asymmetric Catalytic Mannich Reactions Catalyzed by Urea Derivatives: Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Aryl-Beta-Amino Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124: 12964-12965.
20. O’Connor, J.M.; Chen, M.-C.; Fong, B.S.; Wenzel, A.G.; Gantzel, P. (1998). Conversion of a Metallacyclobutene to Cobalt-Allene Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120: 1100-1101.