Mark Stradiotto

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 57, Issue 21 p. 5986-5986 Author ProfileFree Access Mark Stradiotto First published: 05 January 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201712808AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “My favorite name reaction is the Buchwald–Hartwig amination. If I had one year of paid leave I would travel the world ...” This and more about Mark Stradiotto can be found on page 5986. Mark Stradiotto The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article since 2007 in Angewandte Chemie: “A Manganese Pre-Catalyst: Mild Reduction of Amides, Ketones, Aldehydes, and Esters”: C. M. Kelly, R. McDonald, O. L. Sydora, M. Stradiotto, L. Turculet, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15901; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 16117. Date of birth: April 1972 Position: Alexander McLeod Professor of Chemistry, Dalhousie University E-mail: mark.stradiotto@dal.ca Homepage: https://www.dal.ca/sites/stradiotto.html ORCID: 0000-0002-6913-5160 Education: 1991–1995 Undergraduate degree, McMaster University 1999 PhD supervised by Profs. Michael J. McGlinchey and Michael A. Brook, McMaster University 1999–2001 Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. T. Don Tilley, University of California, Berkeley Awards: 2012 Strem Chemicals Award for Pure or Applied Inorganic Chemistry, Canadian Society for Chemistry Research: Ligand design, base-metal catalysis, cross-coupling, E−H bond additions Hobbies: Drumming, movies, music, travelling (all when the kids let me) My favorite name reaction is the Buchwald–Hartwig amination. If I had one year of paid leave I would travel the world. The secret of being a successful scientist is finding big problems that interest you and to which your talents are matched. The most important thing I learned from my students is dogged tenacity in solving problems. The principal aspect of my personality is optimism. My favorite band is The Tragically Hip. The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is the ability to learn languages easily. My motto is “Don't wait for the right time—life is short”. When I was eighteen I wanted to be the drummer for Alice in Chains. Chemistry is fun because it blends theory and hands-on work. My favorite drink is coffee or beer (depends when you ask). If I could be anyone for a day, I would be Robert Mueller. My favorite saying is “you cannot unring a bell”. If I could be any age I would be the age I am now (45). My favorite way to spend a holiday is visiting large cities and discovering something unexpected. My 5 top papers: 1“Challenging nickel-catalysed amine arylations enabled by tailored ancillary ligand design”: C. M. Lavoie et al., Nature Comm. 2016, 7, 11073. (Development of PAd-DalPhos for use in nickel-catalyzed C−N cross-coupling reactions.) 2“Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides and Tosylates with Hydrazine”: R. J. Lundgren, M. Stradiotto, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 8686; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 8868. (A challenging cross-coupling route to aryl hydrazines.) 3“A P,N-Ligand for Pd-Catalyzed Ammonia Arylation: Coupling of Deactivated Aryl Chlorides, Chemoselective Arylations, and Room Temperature Reactions”: R. J. Lundgren, B. D. Peters, P. G. Alsabeh, M. Stradiotto, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4071; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 4165. (Development of Mor-DalPhos for use in palladium-catalyzed C−N cross-coupling.) 4“A Formally Zwitterionic Ruthenium Catalyst Precursor for the Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones that Does Not Feature an Ancillary Ligand N−H Functionality”: R. J. Lundgren, M. A. Rankin, R. McDonald, G. Schatte, M. Stradiotto, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4732; Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 4816. (This work changed my perspective on ligand design and catalyst development, putting practicality and utility at the forefront.) 5“A Catalytically Active, Charge-Neutral Rh(I) Zwitterion Featuring a P,N-Substituted ‘Naked’ Indenide Ligand”: M. Stradiotto, J. Cipot, R. McDonald, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5618. (My first independent publication, based on an entirely unexpected result.) Volume57, Issue21May 22, 2018Pages 5986-5986 This article also appears in:101st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition ReferencesRelatedInformation