Welcome to the Murphy Lab
We like to play around with hypervalent iodine reagents. This includes blue LED chemistry of iodonium ylides, a-carbonyl halogenation, fluorinative rearrangements and HVI-mediated C–C bond forming reactions. We also engage in industrially-relevant deuterium chemistry, developing novel methods for deuterating small-molecule organics from either D2O or D2.
Graduate and Undergraduate students:
We are always looking for motivated students to join our team. Those interested in carrying out Chem392 or Chem494 projects, as well as internships, exchanges or co-op placements in our labs are encouraged to contact Dr. Murphy.Â
Prospective domestic graduate students are invited to contact Dr. Murphy regarding positions available.
Prospective international students are strongly encouraged to review the admission requirements to assess their eligibility, and to submit their application packages early.
Offers of a graduate position can only be made upon admission to the graduate program at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Postdoctoral applicants: No positions available at this time.
Contact address:
Dr. Graham Murphy
Dept. of Chemistry
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
200 University Ave W
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Ont., Canada
N2L 3G1
@MurphyLabUW
News
ICHIC8 in Tianjin, China
This year, the ICHIC meeting was in Tianjin, China. It was a great conference, seeing what folks in the field have been up to over the last couple years.
Looking forward to 2027 in Barcelona!
Murphy Lab Goes to the CSC in Ottawa
Team Deuterium headed to the CSC conference in Ottawa this year. Allysa gave a poster on wastewater purification and Yulia gave a talk on deuteration of mRNA.Â
Graduate TA Award Winners
Congratulations to the W25 Graduate TA Award winners from the Murphy lab, Nuro Khasanzoda and Carlee Montgomery.
Well done!