At the Roberts Group, we use inorganic and organometallic chemistry to solve fundamental problems in organic chemistry.
Our main focuses include:
Aryne Functionalization
Early Transition Metal Catalysis
C-C, C-N, and C-X Bond Formation
At the Roberts Group, we don't accept the excuse "it's always been done that way."
We celebrate our differences, and we fight to make science a place for everyone.
18) Expanding Access to Previously Inaccessible 5-Membered N-Heteroarynes
Roman G. Belli ǂ, Jenna N. Humke ǂ, Sanu S. Pullarat, Erin E. Plasek, Sallu S. Kargbo, Courtney C. Roberts*
ǂ Contributed equally
Nicholas A. Garcia, George M. Hernandez, Courtney C. Roberts*
16) Investigations of the Reaction of HB(pin) with Tris(amido) Y(III) Complexes
Rana B. Abdu, Courtney C. Roberts*
[10/4] Congrats to George, Douglas, and Sofie for winning Outstanding Poster Awards for their poster presentations at the Chicago Regional Inorganic Colloquium 2025! Way to represent the Roberts Group's chemistry!
[9/25] Our recent work on expanding access to 5-Membered N-Heteroarynes was detailed In JACS Gold! Congrats to everyone on the team that worked toward this effort! Read about It here!
[9/4] Congrats to Douglas "The GOAT" Kavaguti for winning the Outstanding TA award! This demonstrates Douglas' commitment to his students and training the next generation - well done!
[9/4] Welcome to the group our new postdoc Matt Fitzsimmons! Matt joins us from the group of Chris Thomas at The Ohio State University!
[08/06] Our recent work regarding the C-H activation of alkynes using a Tris(amido) Zirconium complex was detailed in Organometallics! Congrats Nick and George! Read about it here!
[07/18] Congrats to Rana for winning a 4th Year Excellence Fellowship! Way to go!