BS, Lowell Technological Institute, 1968 PhD, Purdue University, 1973

Work in my research group focuses on three main areas: 1) exploration of a newly discovered [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement in which O-allyl nitronic esters are thermally converted to γ,δ-unsaturated nitro compounds; 2) development and exploitation of a carbon-based hemiacetal mimic; and 3) exploration of cycloaddition reactions involving nitroethylene derivatives and novel nitrile oxides.

Peter A. Wade*, James K. Murray, Jr., Sharmila Shah-Patel, Bruce A. Palfey, Patrick J. Carroll, "Tandem Nitroaldol-Dehydration Reactions Employing the Dianion of Phenyl-sulfonylnitromethane," J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 7723.

Peter A. Wade*, Hung T. Le, Nayan V. Amin, "Preparation, Properties, and Chemical Reactivity of a-Nitrosulfox-imines, Chiral Analogs of a-Nitrosulfones," J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2859.

Peter A. Wade*, James K. Murray, Jr, Sharmila Shah-Patel, Patrick J. Carroll, "Generation and In Situ Diels-Alder Reactions of Activated Nitroethylene Derivatives," Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 2585.

Peter A. Wade*, James K. Murray, Jr., Sharmila Shah-Patel, Hung T. Le, "Competing Diels-Alder Reactions of Activated Nitroethylene Derivatives and [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangements of the Cycloadducts," Chem. Commun. 2002, 1090.

Peter A. Wade*, Susan A. Rutkowsky, Daniel B. King, “A Simple Combinatorial Experiment Based on Fischer Esterification” J. Chem. Educ., 2005. 82, 0000 [In Press].