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Brian Knettle

Assistant Professor of Chemistry



Education
	Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2003
		Dissertation: Reactions and photochemistry of samarium(II) complexes
	M.S., University of Toledo, 2001
		Thesis: The use of SmBr2 and SmBr2-HMPA as novel reducting agents
	B.S., University of Toledo, 1998


Contact Information
	1 College Ave.
	Department of Natural Sciences
	University of Virginia's College at Wise
	Wise, VA 24293
	276-376-4643 (ofc)
	276-376-4603 (fax)
	bwk3w@uvawise.edu


Research Interests
	I am considered to be an inorganic chemist, and most people assume that means transition metals or main group chemist. Well, not me. I am most interested in the f-block elements (lanthanides in particular). These elements perform a lot of unique chemistry, of which I have particular interests in redox systems. I spend a lot of time dealing with conflict between thermodynamics versus kinetic pathway and how this influences the eventual product outcome of a reaction.


Courses Taught
	CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
	CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
	CHEM 311 Inorganic Chemistry







Representative Publications
	Prasad, E., B.W. Knettle, and R.A. Flowers. 2004. The role of ligand displacement in Sm(II)-HMPA based reductions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(22):6891. Kim, M., B.W. Knettle, A. Dahlen, G. Hilmersson, and R.A. Flowers. 2003. Reduction and reductive coupling of imines by Sm(II)-based reagents. Tetrahedron 59(52):10397. Dahlen, A., G. Hilmersson, B.W. Knettle, and R.A. Flowers. 2003. Rapid SmI2-mediated reductions of alkyl halides and electrochemical properties of SmI2/H2O/amine. J. Org. Chem. 68(12):4870. Prasad, E., B.W. Knettle, and R.A. Flowers. 2002. Investigation of the [Sm{N(SiMe3)2}2] reducing system in THF. Rate and mechanistic studies. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124(49):14663. Knettle, B.W. and R.A. Flowers. 2001. Influence of HMPA on reducing power and reactivity of SmBr2. Org. Lett. 3(15):2321.