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SUMMARY:Synthetic and Computational Studies of Aryne Reactivity and Applica
 tion
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20230403T160000
UID:2026-05-03-00-48-01@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260503T004801
Description:About the Seminar\n\nWork in the Kisunzu Lab investigates the p
 roperties and reactivity of strained molecules – particularly focusing o
 n benzynes and other arynes. Benzyne intermediates have been shown to unde
 rgo a variety of types of reactions including additions\, pericyclic react
 ions\, and bond insertions. Our lab is interested in contributing to the f
 ield of aryne chemistry through the development of complementary methods t
 o access and apply these strained intermediates. Highlights from our work
  on new aryne reactions\, photochemical aryne generation\, and computation
 al analysis will be discussed.\n\nAbout the Speaker \n\nJessica Kisunzu c
 ompleted her undergraduate degree at Southern Adventist University and her
  Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of California\, Berkeley\, w
 here she worked on the synthesis of diterpenoid alkaloid natural products.
  She then carried out postdoctoral research at the ETH Zürich\, where she
  used computational and experimental methods to study the structure and ac
 tivity of tripeptide catalysts. In 2017\, she started as an Assistant Prof
 essor at Colorado College in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry\
 , where she teaches the organic chemistry sequence and conducts research w
 ith undergraduate students on the synthesis and application of benzyne int
 ermediates. 4:00 pm
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