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We work at the interfaces of inorganic, organic, biological, and polymer chemistry to address important problems related to human health and the environment.
Tolman Group at WUSTL, June 2020.
One aspect of the research we do focuses on modeling the active sites of copper based enzymes like LPMO using small molecules complexes to understand their structure and reactivity toward activating C-H bonds.
Our group is interested in modeling the coopertivity of multi-copper enzymatic sites.
We use a wide array of spectroscopic and analytical techniques to determine the structure and function of complexes we synthesize.
The Tolman Lab is proud to be part of the Center for Sustainable Polymers! Check out the official CSP website.
We develop alternatives to petroleum sources for polyolefins, and are working to decarbonylate bioderived carboxylic acids to olefins.
We analyze the mechanism of Ring Opening Transesterification Polymerizations (ROTEP) for bionewable monomers in order to gain a fundemental understanding of how the structure of our organometallic catalysts affect the dispersity and polymerization rate for these degradable polyesters.
We thank the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for funding our research.
Tolman Group Laboratory, Contact Information
- Mailing Address: Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, Missouri (MO) 63130 - Phone: 314-935-6530
- Fax: 314-935-4481
Recent News and Publications
Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research
Appie and Caitlin defend their Ph.D. theses!
Involvement of a Formally Cu(III) Nitrite Complex in PCET and Nitration of Phenols
Lab updates
Using a Monocopper-Superoxo Complex to Prepare Multicopper-Peroxo Species Relevant to Proposed Enzyme Intermediate
