Nicholas White

Lab Positions Start Date End Date End Date2 Fellowships and Awards Current Position Previous Institutions

Postdoctoral Researcher

2016

2018

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship

Scientist at Genentech, Inc. San Francisco, CA

Lab Positions	Start Date	End Date	End Date2	Fellowships and Awards	Current Position	Previous Institutions
Postdoctoral Researcher	2016	2018	2018	NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship	Scientist at Genentech, Inc. San Francisco, CA	B. Sc.: Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL Advisor: Prof. James Babler Ph.D: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Advisor: Prof. Tomislav Rovis Thesis: Enantioselective Beta-Functionalization of Enals via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

B. Sc.: Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Advisor: Prof. James Babler

Ph.D: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Advisor: Prof. Tomislav Rovis

Thesis: Enantioselective Beta-Functionalization of Enals via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

Pd-Catalyzed C–N Coupling Reactions Facilitated by Organic Bases: Mechanistic Investigation Leads to Enhanced Reactivity in the Arylation of Weakly Binding Amines	Dennis, J. M. ; White, N. A. ; Liu, R. Y. ; Buchwald, S. L. . ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 3822 - 3830.
Use of a Droplet Platform To Optimize Pd-Catalyzed C–N Coupling Reactions Promoted by Organic Bases	Baumgartner, L. M. ; Dennis, J. M. ; White, N. A. ; Buchwald, S. L. ; Jensen, K. F. . Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 1594-1601.
Breaking the Base Barrier: An Electron-Deficient Palladium Catalyst Enables the Use of a Common, Soluble Base in C–N Coupling	Dennis, J. M. ; White, N. A. ; Liu, R. Y. ; Buchwald, S. L. . J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4721–4725.

The Buchwald Research Group