Bielawski, Christopher W

Distinguished Professor

Lab: 101 Bldg

Office: 101 Bldg

E-mail: bielawskilab@gmail.com

Bielawski, Christopher W

Distinguished Professor

E-mail: bielawskilab@gmail.com

Lab: 101 Bldg

Office: 101 Bldg

Research Areas

Synthesis and Study of Carbon-Based Materials, Synthetic Macromolecular Chemistry, Heterogeneous and Homogenous Catalysts, Synthesis and Applications of Stable Carbenes

Research Summary

Our laboratory combines a highly coordinated team, resources, and state-of-the-art facilities to design and synthesize novel organic, inorganic, macromolecular, and other types of materials needed to address outstanding challenges in energy storage and utilization, catalysis and the realization of high-performance composites. In parallel, our laboratory actively promotes the education and training of involved personnel, facilitates knowledge transfer to maximize the impact of discoveries and innovations, and enhances the University’s excellence and leadership in synthetic materials chemistry.

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (2003)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997)

Selected Publications

Switchable Polymerization Catalysts
Teator, A. J.; Lastovickova, D. N.; Bielawski, C. W. Chem. Rev. 2 2016, 116, 1969 – 1992.

An Isolable, Photoswitchable N-Heterocyclic Carbene: On-Demand Reversible Ammonia Activation
Teator, A. J.; Tian, Y.; Chen, M.; Lee, J. K.; Bielawski, C. W. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 127, 11721 – 11725.

Controlled Catalyst Transfer Polycondensation and Surface-Initiated Polymerization of a p‑Phenyleneethynylene-Based Monomer
Kang, S.; Ono, R. J.; Bielawski, C. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4984 – 4987.

Diamidocarbenes as Versatile and Reversible [2+1] Cycloaddition Reagents
Moerdyk, J. P.; Bielawski, C. W. Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 275 – 280.

Carbocatalysis: Heterogeneous Carbons Finding Utility In Synthetic Chemistry
Dreyer, D. R.; Bielawski, C. W. Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1233 – 1240.