Dr. Allegra Liberman-Martin

Dr. Allegra Liberman-Martin (they/them/theirs)

Assistant Professor
Organic Chemistry
Schmid College of Science and Technology; Chemistry
Expertise: Homogeneous catalysis; organometallic chemistry; organic chemistry; reaction mechanisms; polymer synthesis;
Office Location: Keck Center for Science and Engineering 236
Phone: (714) 516-5586
Website: www.allegraliberman-martin.com
Education:
Scripps College, Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Liberman-Martin’s research focuses on the development of novel homogeneous catalysts for sustainable organic and polymer synthesis. Catalytic transformations are widely used in the production of fine chemicals, polymers, and fuels. Innovations in catalyst design and reactivity are critical for enabling more economical and sustainable chemical processes. Our research is devoted to the use of p-block elements (including silicon, phosphorus, and aluminum) to perform catalytic transformations that are typically associated with transition metal complexes. We pair synthetic and mechanistic studies to uncover general design principles for enhancing the reactivity and selectivity of main group catalysts.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Liberman-Martin, A. L.;^ Van Vleet, M. J.;^ Elenberger, T.; Cave, R. J.; Williams, N. S. B. Geometric Control of Carbon–Carbon Reductive Elimination from a Platinum(IV) Pincer Complex. Organometallics 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00282. (special issue on "Organometallic Chemistry Inspired by Maurice Brookhart")
Naumann, R. A.; Ziller, J. W.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.* Crystal Structure of 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-N,N-diethyl-3,3-dimethyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decan-1-amine: a Diethylamine Adduct of a Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene (CAAC). Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E 2021, 77, 903–906.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.;^* Chang, A. B.;^ Chu, C. K.; Siddique, R. H.; Lee. B;* Grubbs, R. H.* Processing Effects on the Self-Assembly of Brush Block Polymer Photonic Crystals. ACS Macro Letters? 2021, 10, 1480–1486. (^ denotes equal contribution)
Aversa-Fleener, C. R.; Chang, D. K.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.* Carbodiphosphorane-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Ketones and Imines. Organometallics 2021, 40, 4050–4054.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.;* Ogba, O. M.* Midsemester Transition to Remote Instruction in a Flipped College-Level Organic Chemistry Course. J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 3188–3193. (special issue on “Insights Gained While Teaching Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19”)
Chu, C. K.; Lin, T.-P.; Shao, H.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Liu, P.; Grubbs, R. H. Disentangling Ligand Effects on Metathesis Catalyst Activity: Experimental and Computational Studies of Ruthenium–Aminophosphine Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5634–5643.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Grubbs, R. H. Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Featuring a Labile Carbodicarbene Ligand. Organometallics 2017, 36, 4091–4094.
Chang, A. B.; Lin, T.-P.; Thompson, N. B.; Luo, S.-X.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Chen, H.-Y.; Lee, B.; Grubbs, R. H. Design, Synthesis, and Self-Assembly of Polymers with Tailored Graft Distributions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017?, 139?, 17683–17693.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Chu, C. K.; Grubbs, R. H. Application of Bottlebrush Block Copolymers as Photonic Crystals. Macromol. Rapid Commun. (special issue on "Polymers and Light") 2017, DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700058.
Suslick, B. A.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Wambach, T. C.; Tilley, T. D. Olefin Hydroarylation Catalyzed by (Pyridyl-Indolate)Pt(II) Complexes: Catalytic Efficiencies and Mechanistic Aspects. ACS Catal. 2017, 7?, 4313–4322.
Lin, T.-P.; Chang, A. B.; Chen, H.-Y.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Bates, C. M.; Voegtle, M. J.; Bauer, C. A.; Grubbs, R. H. Control of Grafting Density and Distribution in Graft Polymers by Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Copolymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139?, 3896–3903.
Lipke, M. C.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Tilley, T. D. Electrophilic Activation of Silicon-Hydrogen Bonds in Catalytic Hydrosilations, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2260?–2294.
Lipke, M. C.; Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Tilley, T. D. Significant Cooperativity Between Ruthenium and Silicon in Catalytic Transformations of an Isocyanide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9704–9713.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Levine, D. S.; Ziegler, M. S.; Bergman, R. G.; Tilley, T. D. Lewis Acid-Base Interactions between Platinum(II) Diaryl Complexes and Bis(perfluorophenyl)zinc: Strongly Accelerated Reductive Elimination Induced by a Z-Type Ligand. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 7039–7042.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Levine, D. S.; Liu, W.; Bergman, R. G.; Tilley, T. D. Biaryl Reductive Elimination Is Dramatically Accelerated by Remote Lewis Acid Binding to a 2,2'-Bipyrimidyl–Platinum Complex: Evidence for a Bidentate Ligand Dissociation Mechanism. Organometallics 2016, 35 (8), 1064–1069.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Ziegler, M. S.; DiPasquale, A. G.; Bergman, R. G.; Tilley, T. D. Functionalization of an Iridium­–Diamidocarbene Complex by Ligand-Based Reactions with Titanocene and Zirconocene Sources. Polyhedron (special issue dedicated to Malcolm L. H. Green) 2016, 116, 111–115.
Liberman-Martin, A. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Tilley, T. D. Lewis Acidity of Bis(perfluorocatecholato)silane: Aldehyde Hydrosilylation Catalyzed by a Neutral Silicon Compound. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5328–5331.

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