John P. Wolfe
John Perry Wolfe | |
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Wolfe in 2014 | |
| Born | August 12, 1970 |
| Alma mater | MIT (Ph.D.) University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A.) |
| Awards | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, New Synthetic Methods, Catalysis, Natural Product Synthesis |
| Institutions | Michigan (2002—) University of California, Irvine |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephen L. Buchwald |
| Other academic advisors | Larry E. Overman |
John Perry Wolfe (born August 12, 1970) is an American chemist and a professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan. He is best known for palladium-catalyzed C-C and C-N bond formation reactions. He was also one of the key scientists in the development of Buchwald ligands, one of which is appropriately named "JohnPhos" after him. Wolfe has taught at the University of Michigan since 2002.