Graduate Research Highlights
Ananya Saju
PhD student in Dr. Lacy's lab.
My research focuses on synthesis of bench stable manganese(III) precursor complexes for exploring the chemistry of high valent manganese. I investigate the coordination chemistry and reactivity of these complexes in an effort to demonstrate their utility.
I love the research I do and am grateful to have found an incredibly supportive and passionate mentor and peers, which makes graduate school a very fulfilling experience for me.
I am an amateur artist, I love creating oil paintings as well as digital art. I also enjoy travelling and exploring new places.
Oral presentations
- 40th Annual Chemistry Graduate Students Symposium, University at Buffalo, NY, USA, May 2023.
- Western New York Inorganic Symposium, University of Rochester, NY, USA, August 2023.
- Saju, A.; Griffiths, J. R.; MacMillan, S. N.; Lacy, D. C. Synthesis of a Bench-Stable Manganese(III) Chloride Compound: Coordination Chemistry and Alkene Dichlorination. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16761–16766.
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- Saju, A.; Gunasekera, P. S.; Morgante, P.; MacMillan, S. N.; Autschbach, J.; Lacy, D. C. Experimental and Computational Determination of a M–Cl Homolytic Bond Dissociation Free Energy: Mn(III)Cl-Mediated C–H Cleavage and Chlorination. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13384–13391.