Bringing Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Together Reversibly Since 2016
THE YOUNG LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
If you can smell what the Young Lab is cooking... Put it back in the fumehood!
Our research aims to understand the concepts and mechanisms which underly the complexities of science. We use advanced research techniques and technologies to explore and investigate the scientific hypotheses our Research Lab poses. Our research is generously supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Herman Frasch Foundation.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
July 16th, 2026
Congrats to postdoc Dr. Satheesh Vanaparthi and collaborators Wesley Hatcher and Prof. Erik Romero. What started as an expected result of a 500g bottle of reagent going "bad" has led to a better understanding of how a shelf-stable reagent can decompose, and how simple recrystallization isn't enough.
Dec. 31st, 2025
Congrats to Kendra, Nate, and the rest of the team for their efforts demonstrating how in situ-formation of Pd nanoparticles in aprotic solvents changes the selectivity of Pd NP-catalyzed arylation reactions. This makes the catalyst weaker, requiring substrate-driven rather than catalyst-driven regioselectivity.
July 28th, 2025
Congrats to Victoria, Olutayo, and Kendra on their review highlighting the advantages of using free amines in organometallic transformations – Namely, that they can undergo additional transformations downstream making use of the amine.
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