The Sammakia group is interested in the organic synthesis, broadly defined. We study the total synthesis of natural products, the development of new methods and catalysts for organic synthesis, mechanistic features of reactions that proceed with high levels of selectivity, and the use of organic synthesis as a probe for problems in chemical biology. Often times, a single project will incorporate aspects of all these interests. Three projects, representative of our approach to organic synthesis, are described below.
The Sammakia group meets Friday afternoons, 4pm in Ekeley W166 for the Fall Semester
The Sammakia Lab
Please peruse the site to learn more about us! Feel welcome to contact the University of Colorado Department of Chemistry, or Tarek Sammakia to learn more about joining our program.
