个人简介

2006 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Montana State University 2011 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

研究领域

Materials Chemistry/Organic/Polymer Chemistry

Research in the Fors group will focus on the development of new synthetic methods and catalyst systems to control polymer architecture, composition, and function. Under this general theme, three different areas of research will be pursued. First, new systems will be developed that will enable precise regulation over catalyst reactivity in situ with light. This general platform will allow control of a diverse array of polymerization processes (i.e., radical, cationic, ring-opening, insertion, etc.) with an external stimulus, which will facilitate a broad range of applications in polymer and materials science. Second, new strategies for the synthesis of conjugated polymers from the parent C–H based monomers will be investigated. These systems will provide more environmentally friendly processes, greatly simplify monomer synthesis, and provide access to novel structures. Lastly, new catalyst systems will be explored for photomediated radical polymerizations.

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Nicolas J. Treat, Brett P. Fors, John W. Kramer, Matthew Christianson, Chien-Yang Chiu, Javier Read de Alaniz, Craig J. Hawker “Controlled Radical Polymerization of Acrylates Regulated by Visible Light” ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 580. Maxwell J. Robb, Brandon Newton, Brett P. Fors, Craig J. Hawker “One-Step Synthesis of Unsymmetrical N-Alkyl-N’-Aryl Perylene Diimides” J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 6360. Lauren M. Misch, Alexander Birkel, C. Adrian Figg, Brett P. Fors, Craig J. Hawker, Galen D. Stucky, Ram Seshadri “Rapid Microwave-Assisted Sol-Gel Preparation of Pd-Substituted LnFeO3 (Ln = Y, La): Phase Formation and Catalytic Activity” Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 2079. Brett P. Fors, Justin E. Poelma, Matthew S. Menyo, Maxwell J. Robb, Daniel M. Spokoyny, John W. Kramer, J. Herbert Waite, Craig J. Hawker “Fabrication of Unique Chemical Patterns and Surface Concentration Gradients with Visible Light” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14106. Justin E. Poelma, Brett P. Fors, Gregory F. Meyers, John W. Kramer, Craig J. Hawker “Fabrication of Complex 3-Dimensional Polymer Brush Nanostructures via Light-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6844. Frank A. Leibfarth, Kaila M. Mattson, Brett P. Fors, Hazel A. Collins, Craig J. Hawker “External Regulation of Controlled Polymerizations” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 199. Brett P. Fors, Craig J. Hawker “Control of a Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates by Light” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8850. Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Nathaniel H. Park, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Aryl Carbamates” Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1394. Ekaterina V. Vinogradova, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides and Triflates with Sodium Cyanate: A Practical Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Ureas” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11132. Satoshi Ueda, Siraj Ali, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Me3(OMe)tBuXPhos: A Surrogate Ligand for Me4tBuXPhos in Palladium-Catalyzed C­–N and C–O Bond-Forming Reactions” J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 2543. Simon Breitler, Nathan J. Oldenhuis, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diarylureas via Pd-Catalyzed C–N Cross-Coupling Reactions” Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3262. Brett P. Fors and Stephen L. Buchwald “Commentary on ‘A New, Efficient and Recyclable Lanthanum(III) Oxide-Catalyzed C-N Cross-Coupling’ by S. Narayana Murthy, B. Madhav, V. Prakash Reddy, and Y. V. D. Nageswar, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 3241–3245” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 3119. Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “A Multiligand Based Pd Catalyst for C–N Cross-Coupling Reactions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15914. Xiaoxing Wu, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “A Single Phosphine Ligand Allows Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular C–O Bond Formation with Secondary and Primary Alcohols” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9943. Debrata Maiti, Brett P. Fors, Jaclyn L. Henderson, Yoshinori Nakamura, Stephen L. Buchwald “Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Functionalized Primary and Secondary Amines with Aryl and Heteroaryl Halides: Two Ligands Suffice in Most Cases” Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 57. Karin Dooleweerdt, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Amides and Aryl Mesylates” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2350. Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “Pd-Catalyzed Conversion of Aryl Chlorides, Triflates, and Nonaflates to Nitroaromatics” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12898. John R. Naber, Brett P. Fors, Xiaoxing Wu, Jonathon T. Gunn, Stephen L. Buchwald “Stille Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Mesylates and Tosylates Using a Biarylphosphine Based Catalyst System” Heterocycles 2010, 80, 1215. Brijesh Bhayana, Brett P. Fors, Stephen L. Buchwald “A Versatile Catalyst System for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions of C(sp2)-Tosylates and Mesylates” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3954. Brett P. Fors, Karin Dooleweerdt, Qingle Zeng, Stephen L. Buchwald “An Efficient System for the Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Amides and Aryl Chlorides” Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 6576.