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Ross A. Widenhoefer
Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
ross.widenhoefer@duke.edu
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
124 Science Drive, 2101 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708
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Multi-State Catalysts Modulated by Mechanical Force
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Energy ·
2017 - 2027
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Employing Diazirines
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by American Chemical Society ·
2024 - 2026
Gold(I) Complexes Containing Unsaturated Hydrocarbyl Ligands
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2021 - 2024
Reactive Intermediates in Gold(I) Catalysis
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2015 - 2021
Hydrogenolysis of C(sp3)-O Bonds Catalyzed by Acidic Group 9 Hydride Complexes
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by American Chemical Society ·
2016 - 2019
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Multi-State Catalysts Modulated by Mechanical Force
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Energy ·
2017 - 2027
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Employing Diazirines
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by American Chemical Society ·
2024 - 2026
Gold(I) Complexes Containing Unsaturated Hydrocarbyl Ligands
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2021 - 2024
Reactive Intermediates in Gold(I) Catalysis
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2015 - 2021
Hydrogenolysis of C(sp3)-O Bonds Catalyzed by Acidic Group 9 Hydride Complexes
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by American Chemical Society ·
2016 - 2019
MRI: Acquisition of a Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System
Equipment
Major User ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2015 - 2018
Synthesis and study of potential intermediates in gold(I) pi-activation catalysis"
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2012 - 2015
Fluxional Mechanocatalysis
Research
Co-Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command ·
2011 - 2014
Synthesis and Study of Cationic Gold (I) Alkene and Allene Complexes
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2009 - 2012
MRI: Acquisition of An Accu-TOF DART Mass Spectrometer
Equipment
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2009 - 2012
Catalytic Hydrofunctionalization as a Route to Heterocyclic Compounds
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2007 - 2011
Purchase of a Q-TOF LC/MS System
Equipment
Major User ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2010 - 2011
Catalytic Addition of Nucleophiles to Unactivated Olefins
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2006 - 2010
Harnessing Macroscopic Forces in Catalysis
Research
Co-Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Army Research Office ·
2008 - 2009
Palladium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Unactivated Olefins
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2003 - 2006
Palladium Catalyzed Cyclization of Functionalized Dienes
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1999 - 2004
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