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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:
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Works
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2012
Journal Article
Theoretical investigation of the mechanisms and stereoselectivities of reductions of acyclic phosphine oxides and sulfides by chlorosilanes
Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2012). Theoretical investigation of the mechanisms and stereoselectivities of reductions of acyclic phosphine oxides and sulfides by chlorosilanes. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77 (8), 3969-3977. doi: 10.1021/jo300346g
2012
Journal Article
Reverse cope elimination of hydroxylamines and alkenes or alkynes: theoretical investigation of tether length and substituent effects
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Davison, Edwin C., Forbes, Ian T., Warner, Jacqueline A., Smith, Adrian L., Holmes, Andrew B. and Houk, K. N. (2012). Reverse cope elimination of hydroxylamines and alkenes or alkynes: theoretical investigation of tether length and substituent effects. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (4), 2434-2441. doi: 10.1021/ja211568k
2012
Journal Article
Reductions of phosphine oxides and sulfides by perchlorosilanes: evidence for the involvement of donor-stabilized dichlorosilylene
Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2012). Reductions of phosphine oxides and sulfides by perchlorosilanes: evidence for the involvement of donor-stabilized dichlorosilylene. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1021/jo202370x
2011
Journal Article
Origins of aryl substituent effects on the stereoselectivities of additions of silyl enol ethers to a chiral oxazolinium ion
Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2011). Origins of aryl substituent effects on the stereoselectivities of additions of silyl enol ethers to a chiral oxazolinium ion. Organic Letters, 13 (24), 6572-6575. doi: 10.1021/ol202911v
2011
Journal Article
Stereoselectivities and regioselectivities of (4 + 3) cycloadditions between allenamide-derived chiral oxazolidinone-stabilized oxyallyls and furans: experiment and theory
Antoline, Jennifer E., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Lohse, Andrew G., Houk, K. N. and Hsung, Richard P. (2011). Stereoselectivities and regioselectivities of (4 + 3) cycloadditions between allenamide-derived chiral oxazolidinone-stabilized oxyallyls and furans: experiment and theory. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (36), 14443-14451. doi: 10.1021/ja205700p
2011
Journal Article
Transition states and energetics of nucleophilic additions of thiols to substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones: Substituent effects involve enone stabilization, product branching, and solvation
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Petter, Russell C., Zhu, Zhendong and Houk, K. N. (2011). Transition states and energetics of nucleophilic additions of thiols to substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones: Substituent effects involve enone stabilization, product branching, and solvation. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76 (12), 5074-5081. doi: 10.1021/jo200761w
2011
Journal Article
Entropy versus tether strain effects on rates of intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of N-alkenylnitrones
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N., Holmes, Andrew B. and Thompson, John (2011). Entropy versus tether strain effects on rates of intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of N-alkenylnitrones. Tetrahedron Letters, 52 (17), 2181-2184. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.121
2010
Journal Article
Origins of stereoselectivity in the α-alkylation of chiral hydrazones
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N., Lim, Daniel, Wengryniuk, Sarah E. and Coltart, Don M. (2010). Origins of stereoselectivity in the α-alkylation of chiral hydrazones. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75 (24), 8578-8584. doi: 10.1021/jo1019877
2010
Journal Article
Regioselectivities of (4+3) cycloadditions between furans and oxazolidinone-substituted oxyallyls
Lohse, Andrew G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Antoline, Jennifer E., Houk, K. N. and Hsung, Richard P. (2010). Regioselectivities of (4+3) cycloadditions between furans and oxazolidinone-substituted oxyallyls. Organic Letters, 12 (23), 5506-5509. doi: 10.1021/ol1023745
2010
Journal Article
Stereoselectivity in oxyallyl-furan (4+3) cycloadditions: control of intermediate conformations and dispersive stabilisation in cycloadditions involving oxazolidinone auxiliaries
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N., Lohse, Andrew G., Antoline, Jennifer E. and Hsung, Richard P. (2010). Stereoselectivity in oxyallyl-furan (4+3) cycloadditions: control of intermediate conformations and dispersive stabilisation in cycloadditions involving oxazolidinone auxiliaries. Chemical Science, 1 (3), 387-392. doi: 10.1039/c0sc00280a
2010
Journal Article
Phospha-munchnones: electronic structures and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions
St-Cyr, Daniel J., Morin, Marie S. T., Belanger-Gariepy, Francine, Arndtsen, Bruce A., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Houk, K. N. (2010). Phospha-munchnones: electronic structures and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75 (12), 4261-4273. doi: 10.1021/jo1008383
2010
Journal Article
Origin of stereoselectivity in the (4 + 3) cycloadditions of chiral alkoxy siloxyallyl cations with furan
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N. and Harmata, Michael (2010). Origin of stereoselectivity in the (4 + 3) cycloadditions of chiral alkoxy siloxyallyl cations with furan. Organic Letters, 12 (3), 444-447. doi: 10.1021/ol902591k
2009
Journal Article
Steric and solvation effects in ionic S(N)2 reactions
Chen, Xin, Regan, Colleen K., Craig, Stephen L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N., Jorgensen, William L. and Brauman, John I. (2009). Steric and solvation effects in ionic S(N)2 reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (44), 16162-16170. doi: 10.1021/ja9053459
2009
Journal Article
Mechanism of S(H)2 reactions of disulfides: Frontside vs backside, stepwise vs concerted
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Pryor, William A. and Houk, K. N. (2009). Mechanism of S(H)2 reactions of disulfides: Frontside vs backside, stepwise vs concerted. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74 (15), 5356-5360. doi: 10.1021/jo900834m
2008
Journal Article
Asymmetric synthesis of a tertiary arsine by nucleophilic addition to a chiral phosphine-stabilized arsenium salt
Coote, Michelle L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Porter, Keith A., Weir, Michelle L., Willis, Anthony C., Zhou, Xiangting and Wild, S. Bruce (2008). Asymmetric synthesis of a tertiary arsine by nucleophilic addition to a chiral phosphine-stabilized arsenium salt. Organometallics, 27 (19), 5099-5107. doi: 10.1021/om8006272
2008
Journal Article
Cyclic 1,3-dipoles or acyclic phosphonium ylides? Electronic characterization of "montrealones"
Krenske, Elizabeth H., Houk, K. N., Arndtsen, Bruce A. and St. Cyr, Daniel J. (2008). Cyclic 1,3-dipoles or acyclic phosphonium ylides? Electronic characterization of "montrealones". Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130 (31), 10052-10052. doi: 10.1021/ja802646f
2008
Journal Article
Reactivity of phosphiranes toward nucleophiles: theoretical and experimental investigations
Coote, Michelle L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Maulana, Ilham, Steinbach, Joerg and Wild, S. Bruce (2008). Reactivity of phosphiranes toward nucleophiles: theoretical and experimental investigations. Heteroatom Chemistry, 19 (2), 178-181. doi: 10.1002/hc.20405
2008
Journal Article
A comparison of orbital interactions in the additions of phosphonyl and acyl radicals to double bonds
Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Schiesser, Carl H. (2008). A comparison of orbital interactions in the additions of phosphonyl and acyl radicals to double bonds. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 6 (5), 854-859. doi: 10.1039/b714597g
2008
Book Chapter
Quantum-Chemical Studies of RAFT Polymerization: Methodology, Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Kinetic Implications
Coote, Michelle L., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Izgorodina, Ekaterina I. (2008). Quantum-Chemical Studies of RAFT Polymerization: Methodology, Structure-Reactivity Correlations and Kinetic Implications. Handbook of RAFT Polymerization. (pp. 5-49) Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527622757.ch2
2007
Journal Article
Should contemporary density functional theory methods be used to study the thermodynamics of radical reactions?
Izgorodina, Ekaterina I., Brittain, David R. B., Hodgson, Jennifer L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Lin, Ching Yeh, Namazian, Mansoor and Coote, Michelle L. (2007). Should contemporary density functional theory methods be used to study the thermodynamics of radical reactions?. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111 (42), 10754-10768. doi: 10.1021/jp075837w
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Molecular modelling. Chemical Reactivity. Catalysis. Drug Design.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Development of new computational techniques for carbohydrate and agricultural chemistry
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro
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Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of L-sugars via radical chemistry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vito Ferro
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Doctor Philosophy
Insight into Nonequilibrium Behaviour from Molecular Simulations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Debra Bernhardt
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
Cubane in Drug Discovery and Development
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Craig Williams
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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
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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