Name:
Timothy Funk
Email: tfunk@gettysburg.edu
Title/Dept: Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Box: Campus Box 0393
Address: Science Center
North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Phone: (717) 337 - 6348
Degree(s): PhD California Institute of Technology, 2006
BS Gettysburg College, 2000
Courses Taught: Chemical Applications of Spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry
Email: tfunk@gettysburg.edu
Title/Dept: Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Box: Campus Box 0393
Address: Science Center
North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Phone: (717) 337 - 6348
Degree(s): PhD California Institute of Technology, 2006
BS Gettysburg College, 2000
Courses Taught: Chemical Applications of Spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry
RESEARCH INTERESTS: My students and I are interested in the broad field of synthetic organic chemistry. Our three main areas of research include: 1) the synthesis of complex structures inspired by nature; 2) the application of transition metal catalysts to organic chemistry; and 3) the synthesis of organic polymers with photocleavable crosslinks.
Students are currently working on projects including the synthesis of substituted 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring systems (which are found in molecules known to exhibit anti-cancer and anti-HIV properties) and the development and application of non-oxidative iridium-catalyzed cyclopropanol ring opening reactions.
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