Kevin Noonan
Professor, Associate Department Head, Chemistry
- Mellon Institute 849A
- 412-268-3128
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2003–2008Research
Keywords: Polymer chemistry, organometallics, homogeneous catalysis, organophosphorus chemistry
Research in our group is focused on the synthesis of new compounds possessing main group elements to impact polymer chemistry and catalysis. The advent of synthetic polymer chemistry has had an enormous impact on our modern world. Though most commercial polymeric materials are made from organic synthons, the incorporation of main group elements or transition metals into polymer backbones can afford materials with unique properties. The synthetic preparation of these materials remains challenging and continued development will result in unique macromolecular architectures. New design strategies to incorporate inorganic elements such as boron and phosphorus into electronic materials will be explored.
The chemistry of transition metals and their use as catalysts to install functionality while controlling regio- and stereochemistry remains an important challenge in chemical synthesis. Sophisticated ligand design can offer mechanistic insight to known reactions while also leading to new catalytic activity. Our research group aims to build unique ligand frameworks using organophosphorus chemistry and apply these in catalyst systems. Many areas of catalysis will be explored including polyolefin synthesis and the development of methodologies to prepare functional organic substrates.
Publications
Rapid Analysis of Tetrakis(dialkylamino)phosphonium Stability in Alkaline Media
C. Tyler Womble, Jamie Kang, Kristina M. Hugar, Geoffrey W. Coates, Stefan Bernhard, and Kevin J. T. Noonan. Organometallics, 2017, 36 (20), 4038-4046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00663
Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki Polycondensation for Controlled Synthesis of Ester-Functionalized Conjugated Polymers
Qiu, Y.; Worch, J. W.; Fortney, A.; Gayathri, C.; Gil, R. R.; Noonan, K. J. T., Macromolecules. 2016, 49, 4757-4762
Conjugated Polymers with Repeated Sequences of Group 16 Heterocycles Synthesized through Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation
Tsai, C.-H.; Fortney, A.; Qiu, Y.; Gil, R. R.; Yaron, D. Kowalewski, T.; Noonan, K. J. T. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138, 6798–6804
Synthesis of Polyfuran and Thiophene-Furan Alternating Copolymers Using Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation
Qiu, Y.; Fortney, A.; Tsai, C.-H.; Baker, M. A.; Kowalewski, T.; Noonan, K. J. T. ACS Macro Letters 2016, 5, 332-336
Tetrakis(dialkylamino)phosphonium Polyelectrolytes Prepared by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization
Womble, C. T.; Coates, G. W.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Noonan, K. J. T., ACS Macro Letters 2016, 5, 253-257
Stability and Reactivity of 1,3-Benzothiaphosphole: Metalation and Diels-Alder Chemistry
Worch, J. C.; Hellemann, E.; Pros, G.; Gayathri, C.; Pintauer, T.; Gil, R. R.; Noonan, K. J. T.,Organometallics 2015,34, 5366-5373
Electron-poor thiophene 1,1-dioxides: synthesis, characterization, and application as electron relays in photocatalytic hydrogen generation
Tsai, C.-H.; Chirdon, D. N.; Kagalwala, H. N.; Maurer, A. B.; Kaur, A.; Pintauer, T.; Bernhard, S.; Noonan, K. J. T., Chemistry — A European Journal 2015, 21, 11517-11524
Stille catalyst-transfer polycondensation using Pd-PEPPSI-IPr for high molecular weight regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Qiu, Y.; Mohin, J.; Tsai, C.-H.; Tristram-Nagle, S.; Gil, R. R.; Kowalewski, T.; Noonan, K. J. T., Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2015, 36,840-844
Tuning thiophene with phosphorus: synthesis and electronic properties of benzobisthiaphospholes
Qiu, Y.; Worch, J. C.; Chirdon, D. N.; Kaur, A.; Maurer, A. B.; Amsterdam, S.; Collins, C. R.; Pintauer, T.; Yaron, D.; Bernhard, S.; Noonan, K. J. T., Chemistry — A European Journal 2014, 20, 7746-7751
Towards sustainable polymer chemistry with homogeneous metal-based catalysts
Schröder, K.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Noonan, K. J. T.; Mathers, R. T., Green Chemistry 2014, 16, 1673-1686
Synthesis of thiophene 1,1-dioxides and tuning their optoelectronic properties
Tsai, C.-H.; Chirdon, D. N.; Maurer, A. B.; Bernhard, S.; Noonan, K. J. T.. Organic Letters 2013, 15, 5230-5233
Synthetic tuning of electronic and photophysical properties of 2-aryl-1,3-benzothiaphospholes
Worch, J. C.; Chirdon, D. N.; Maurer, A. B.; Qiu, Y.; Geib, S. J.; Bernhard, S.; Noonan, K. J. T., Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 78, 7462–7469
Appointments
| Years | Position |
|---|---|
| 2024–present | Associate Department Head, Department of Chemistry, 一本道无码 |
| 2024–present | Professor of Chemistry, 一本道无码 |
| 2017–2024 | Associate Professor of Chemistry, 一本道无码 |
| 2011–2017 | Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 一本道无码 |
| 2008–2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University |
Awards and Distinctions
| Years | Award |
|---|---|
| 2015 | NSF Career Award |
| 2013 | Army Research Office Young Investigator Award |
| 2009–2011 | NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2006–2008 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (Doctoral Level) |
| 2005–2006 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (Masters Level) |