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Overview
Background
Professor Elizabeth Krenske leads a computational chemistry laboratory that specialises in understanding molecular behaviour. Her laboratory has a particular focus on the study of chemical reaction mechanisms, including the computational prediction of reaction outcomes. Prof. Krenske obtained her PhD in synthetic main-group chemistry at The Australian National University's Research School of Chemistry, where she worked with Professor Bruce Wild. After two years of postdoctoral research at the ANU she was awarded a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship and spent two years at the University of California, Los Angeles, working in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry with Professor Kendall Houk. She returned to Australia in 2009 as an ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and moved to The University of Queensland in 2012 as an ARC Future Fellow. She is currently a Professor in the UQ School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.
Prof. Krenske is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and former Associate Editor of the RSC journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
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- Professor Elizabeth Krenske is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Construction of Stereochemical Arrays Exploiting Non‐Classical Hydrogen Bonding in Enolborates
Li, Matthew Tin-lok, Scheeff, Stephan, Chen, Jiahua, Johnston, Ryne C., Rizzo, Antonio, Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Chiu, Pauline (2024). Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Construction of Stereochemical Arrays Exploiting Non‐Classical Hydrogen Bonding in Enolborates. Chemistry – A European Journal, 30 (46) e202401485, e202401485. doi: 10.1002/chem.202401485
2024
Journal Article
Data-efficient, chemistry-aware machine learning predictions of Diels-Alder reaction outcomes
Keto, Angus, Guo, Taicheng, Underdue, Morgan, Stuyver, Thijs, Coley, Connor W, Zhang, Xiangliang, Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Wiest, Olaf (2024). Data-efficient, chemistry-aware machine learning predictions of Diels-Alder reaction outcomes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (23), 16052-16061. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c03131
2024
Journal Article
Dearomative Intramolecular (4+3) Cycloadditions of Thiophenes
Zheng, Yufen, Chen, Yueyao, He, Yuxuan, Rizzo, Antonio, Zhou, Yuchen, Low, Kam-Hung, Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Chiu, Pauline (2024). Dearomative Intramolecular (4+3) Cycloadditions of Thiophenes. Angewandte Chemie, 63 (33) e202407059, e202407059. doi: 10.1002/ange.202407059
2023
Journal Article
Mechanistic aspects of thiol additions to Michael acceptors: insights from computations
Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Keto, Angus B. and Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2023). Mechanistic aspects of thiol additions to Michael acceptors: insights from computations. WIREs Computational Molecular Science, 13 (2) e1636, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1636
2022
Journal Article
Chemoselective and diastereoselective intramolecular (3+2) cycloadditions of epoxy and aziridinyl enolsilanes
Chen, Yueyao, Ling, Jesse, Keto, Angus B., He, Yun, Low, Kam‐Hung, Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Chiu, Pauline (2022). Chemoselective and diastereoselective intramolecular (3+2) cycloadditions of epoxy and aziridinyl enolsilanes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (21) e202116099, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202116099
2024
Journal Article
Highly Stable Red Emissive Organic Semiconductor Materials with Low Amplified Spontaneous Emission Thresholds
Rahane, Vijay P., Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Ireland, Alexander R., Gale, Innes, Shukla, Atul, Moore, Evan G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Namdas, Ebinazar B., Jain, Nidhi and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2024). Highly Stable Red Emissive Organic Semiconductor Materials with Low Amplified Spontaneous Emission Thresholds. Advanced Optical Materials. doi: 10.1002/adom.202400892
2024
Journal Article
Origins of Temperature‐Dependent Anomeric Selectivity in Glycosylations with an L‐Idose Thioglycoside
See, Nicholas W., Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Wimmer, Norbert, Le, Tri T., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Ferro, Vito (2024). Origins of Temperature‐Dependent Anomeric Selectivity in Glycosylations with an L‐Idose Thioglycoside. Chemistry – A European Journal e202400331. doi: 10.1002/chem.202400331
2024
Journal Article
Reassignment of the structure of a tryptophan‐containing cyclic tripeptide produced by the biarylitide crosslinking cytochrome P450blt
Coe, Laura J., Zhao, Yongwei, Padva, Leo, Keto, Angus, Schittenhelm, Ralf, Tailhades, Julien, Pierens, Greg, Krenske, Elizabeth H., Crüsemann, Max, De Voss, James and Cryle, Max J. (2024). Reassignment of the structure of a tryptophan‐containing cyclic tripeptide produced by the biarylitide crosslinking cytochrome P450blt. Chemistry: A European Journal, 30 (38) e202400988. doi: 10.1002/chem.202400988
2024
Journal Article
Low amplified spontaneous emission threshold from solution processable excited‐state intramolecular proton transfer chromophores
Rahane, Vijay P., Shukla, Atul, Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Ireland, Alexander R., Gale, Innes, Krenske, Elizabeth H., Moore, Evan G., Namdas, Ebinazar B., Jain, Nidhi and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2024). Low amplified spontaneous emission threshold from solution processable excited‐state intramolecular proton transfer chromophores. Advanced Optical Materials, 12 (24). doi: 10.1002/adom.202400840
2024
Journal Article
Binding of the plant-derived toxin simplexin to bovine protein kinase C: insights from molecular dynamics
Zhou, Yuchen, Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Hungerford, Natasha L., Fletcher, Mary T., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A. and Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2024). Binding of the plant-derived toxin simplexin to bovine protein kinase C: insights from molecular dynamics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 22 (14), 2863-2876. doi: 10.1039/d4ob00065j
2024
Journal Article
Revisiting Staudinger and Ruzicka’s altered pyrethrolone: the cyclopentadienone dimers derived from pyrethrin I, cinerin I and jasmolin I
Hutt, Oliver E., Freemont, Jamie A., Kyi, Stella, Littler, Stuart W., McGeary, Ross P., Duggan, Peter J., Tsanaktsidis, John, Cole, Helen F., Kerr, Maurice G., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Ryan, John H. (2024). Revisiting Staudinger and Ruzicka’s altered pyrethrolone: the cyclopentadienone dimers derived from pyrethrin I, cinerin I and jasmolin I. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 77 (3) CH23197. doi: 10.1071/ch23197
2024
Journal Article
Structural insights into a side chain cross-linking Biarylitide P450 from RiPP biosynthesis
Hansen, Mathias H., Keto, Angus, Treisman, Maxine, Sasi, Vishnu Mini, Coe, Laura, Zhao, Yongwei, Padva, Leo, Hess, Caroline, Leichthammer, Victor, Machell, Daniel L., Schittenhelm, Ralf B., Jackson, Colin J., Tailhades, Julien, Crüsemann, Max, De Voss, James J., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Cryle, Max J. (2024). Structural insights into a side chain cross-linking Biarylitide P450 from RiPP biosynthesis. ACS Catalysis, 14 (2), 812-826. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.3c05417
2024
Journal Article
Co(<scp>iii</scp>) complexes of the pentadentate NHC ligand PY4Im: carbene-induced <i>trans</i> influences and the non-disappearing <sup>13</sup>C NMR peak
Ismael, Fouad, Fleming, Cassandra L., Christopher, Timothy D., Söhnel, Tilo, Zhou, Yuchen, Krenske, Elizabeth H., Gahan, Lawrence R. and Blackman, Allan G. (2024). Co(iii) complexes of the pentadentate NHC ligand PY4Im: carbene-induced trans influences and the non-disappearing 13C NMR peak. Dalton Transactions, 53 (30), 12688-12697. doi: 10.1039/d4dt01579g
2023
Journal Article
Light blue rigid excited-state intramolecular proton transfer organic semiconductor laser chromophores
Allison, Ilene, Mamada, Mashashi, Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Gale, Innes, Rahane, Vijay P., Moore, Evan G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Jain, Nidhi, Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2023). Light blue rigid excited-state intramolecular proton transfer organic semiconductor laser chromophores. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 11 (45), 15861-15872. doi: 10.1039/d3tc02707d
2023
Journal Article
C-5 epimerisation of D-mannopyranosyl fluorides: the influence of anomeric configuration on radical reactivity
See, Nicholas W., Pierens, Gregory K., Krenske, Elizabeth and Ferro, Vito (2023). C-5 epimerisation of D-mannopyranosyl fluorides: the influence of anomeric configuration on radical reactivity. Synthesis, 56 (06), 966-974. doi: 10.1055/a-2149-4586
2023
Journal Article
The oxidation of oxygen and sulfur‐containing heterocycles by cytochrome P450 enzymes
Podgorski, Matthew N, Keto, Angus B, Coleman, Tom, Bruning, John B, De Voss, James J, Krenske, Elizabeth H and Bell, Stephen Graham (2023). The oxidation of oxygen and sulfur‐containing heterocycles by cytochrome P450 enzymes. Chemistry – A European Journal, 29 (50) e202301371, e202301371. doi: 10.1002/chem.202301371
2023
Journal Article
Synthesis, characterization and computational investigation of the phosphatase activity of a dinuclear Zinc(II) complex containing a new heptadentate asymmetric ligand
Costa, Luel M.O., Reis, Iago S., Fernandes, Christiane, Marques, Marcelo M., Resende, Jackson A.L.C., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Schenk, Gerhard, Gahan, Lawrence R. and Horn, Adolfo (2023). Synthesis, characterization and computational investigation of the phosphatase activity of a dinuclear Zinc(II) complex containing a new heptadentate asymmetric ligand. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 239 112064, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112064
2023
Journal Article
The mechanism of cleavage of Evans chiral auxiliaries by LiOOH: origins of the different regioselectivities obtained with LiOH, LiOOH, LiOBn and LiSBn
Chow, Ka Ho, Quinn, Ronald J., Jenkins, Ian D. and Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2023). The mechanism of cleavage of Evans chiral auxiliaries by LiOOH: origins of the different regioselectivities obtained with LiOH, LiOOH, LiOBn and LiSBn. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 76 (12), 847-853. doi: 10.1071/ch23086
2022
Journal Article
Enabling aromatic hydroxylation in a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase rnzyme through protein engineering
Coleman, Tom, Lee, Joel, Kirk, Alicia M, Doherty, Daniel Z, Podgorski, Matthew N, Pinidiya, Dilshi K, Bruning, John B, De Voss, James J, Krenske, Elizabeth H and Bell, Stephen Graham (2022). Enabling aromatic hydroxylation in a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase rnzyme through protein engineering. Chemistry: A European Journal, 28 (67) e202201895, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/chem.202201895
2022
Journal Article
Examining the role of aryldiazonium salts in surface electroinitiated polymerization
Stanfield, Melissa K., Dilger, Melvin, Hayne, David J., Emonson, Nicholas S., Barlow, Anders, Boase, Nathan R. B., Gahan, Lawrence R., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Pinson, Jean, Eyckens, Daniel J. and Henderson, Luke C. (2022). Examining the role of aryldiazonium salts in surface electroinitiated polymerization. Langmuir, 38 (16), 4979-4995. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00396
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Available projects
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Molecular modelling. Chemical Reactivity. Catalysis. Drug Design.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of new computational techniques for carbohydrate and agricultural chemistry
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro
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Doctor Philosophy
New technology for computational prediction of chemical reaction outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Debra Bernhardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Insight into Nonequilibrium Behaviour from Molecular Simulations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Debra Bernhardt
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Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of L-sugars via radical chemistry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Theoretical and experimental investigations into the mechanisms of Cytochromes P450
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James De Voss
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Application of Molecular Modelling Techniques to Guide the Design of New Molecules in Material Science and Drug Discovery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo, Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Computational studies of asymmetric catalytic reactions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Debra Bernhardt
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A Synergistic Approach to L-Hexose Synthesis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Explorations in Novel Caged Hydrocarbon Chemistry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Craig Williams
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Cubane in Drug Discovery and Development
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Craig Williams
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Kinetic, mechanistic, structural and spectroscopic investigations of Bimetallic Metallohydrolases.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gary Schenk
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Experimental and Computational Investigations into the Benzyl-Claisen Rearrangement
Associate Advisor
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