# Peter Wipf

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**Peter Wipf** is a distinguished university professor of chemistry at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). His research interests focus on the [total synthesis](/source/Total_synthesis) of natural products, the discovery of new transformations of strained molecules, and the development of new pharmaceuticals.[1][2] He is a [Fellow of the Royal Society](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society) of Chemistry (RSC), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Chemical Society (ACS).

## Education

- Dipl. Chem., [University of Zurich](/source/University_of_Zurich), Switzerland, 1984[3]
- Ph.D., [University of Zurich](/source/University_of_Zurich), Switzerland, 1987[3]
- Postdoctoral Fellow, [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia), USA, 1988-1990[3]

## Career

Wipf joined the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh) Department of Chemistry in 1990, and has remained there ever since. He became a full professor in 1997, and a distinguished university professor of chemistry[4] in 2004. In 2001, he was appointed professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the School of Pharmacy. He is director of the university's Center for Chemical Methodologies & Library Development. He has been a visiting professor at the [University of California, Irvine](/source/University_of_California,_Irvine_School_of_Physical_Sciences), [Paris-Sud](/source/Paris-Sud_University), the [ESPCI](/source/ESPCI_Paris), and the [University of Eastern Finland](/source/University_of_Eastern_Finland).[3][5]

His research interests encompass synthetic organic and [medicinal chemistry](/source/Medicinal_chemistry), with a focus on natural products, the chemistry of strained molecules, and the discovery of new drugs.[1][2] He serves on many advisory and editorial boards in the fields of chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

## Publications

Wipf is the author or coauthor of over 600 academic publications and a named inventor on more than 50 granted patents.[6] One hundred of his original research publications have been cited over 100 times in the literature, including:[3]

- Wipf, Peter & Miller, Chris P. (1993). "A new synthesis of highly functionalized oxazoles". *The Journal of Organic Chemistry*. **58** (14): 3604–3606. American Chemical Society (ACS). [doi:10.1021/jo00066a004](https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00066a004). [ISSN 0022-3263](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-3263)
- Wipf, Peter & Cunningham, April (1995). "A solid phase protocol of the biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis suitable for combinatorial chemistry". *Tetrahedron Letters*. **36** (43): 7819–7822. Elsevier BV. [doi:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01660-a](https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4039(95)01660-a). [ISSN 0040-4039](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0040-4039)
- Wipf, Peter & Lim, Sungtaek (1995). "Total Synthesis of the Enantiomer of the Antiviral Marine Natural Product Hennoxazole A". *Journal of the American Chemical Society*. **117** (1): 558–559. American Chemical Society (ACS). [Bibcode:1995JAChS.117..558W](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995JAChS.117..558W). [doi:10.1021/ja00106a075](https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00106a075). [ISSN 0002-7863](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0002-7863)
- Wipf, Peter; Kim, Yuntae; Goldstein, David M. (1995). "Asymmetric Total Synthesis of the Stemona Alkaloid (-)-Stenine". *Journal of the American Chemical Society*. **117** (45): 11106–11112. American Chemical Society (ACS). [Bibcode:1995JAChS.11711106W](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995JAChS.11711106W). [doi:10.1021/ja00150a010](https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00150a010). [ISSN 0002-7863](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0002-7863)
- Studer, Armido; Jeger, Patrick; Wipf, Peter; Curran, Dennis P. (1 May 1997). "Fluorous Synthesis: Fluorous Protocols for the Ugi and Biginelli Multicomponent Condensations". *The Journal of Organic Chemistry*. **62** (9): 2917–2924. American Chemical Society (ACS). [doi:10.1021/jo970095w](https://doi.org/10.1021/jo970095w). [ISSN 0022-3263](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-3263). [PMID 11671655](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11671655)
- Wipf, Peter & Ribe, Seth (1 September 1998). "Zirconocene−Zinc Transmetalation and in Situ Catalytic Asymmetric Addition to Aldehydes". *The Journal of Organic Chemistry*. **63** (19): 6454–6455. American Chemical Society (ACS). [doi:10.1021/jo9811827](https://doi.org/10.1021/jo9811827). [ISSN 0022-3263](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-3263)
- Kondru, Rama K.; Wipf, Peter; Beratan, David N. (18 December 1998). "Atomic Contributions to the Optical Rotation Angle as a Quantitative Probe of Molecular Chirality". *Science*. **282** (5397): 2247–2250. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). [Bibcode:1998Sci...282.2247K](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998Sci...282.2247K). [doi:10.1126/science.282.5397.2247](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5397.2247). [ISSN 0036-8075](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075). [PMID 9856945](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9856945)
- Phillips, Andrew J.; Uto, Yoshikazu; Wipf, Peter; Reno, Michael J.; Williams, David R. (25 March 2000). "Synthesis of Functionalized Oxazolines and Oxazoles with DAST and Deoxo-Fluor". *Organic Letters*. **2** (8): 1165–1168. American Chemical Society (ACS). [doi:10.1021/ol005777b](https://doi.org/10.1021/ol005777b). [ISSN 1523-7060](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1523-7060). [PMID 10804580](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10804580)
- Lazo, John S.; Aslan, Diana C.; Southwick, Eileen C.; Cooley, Kathleen A.; Ducruet, Alexander P.; Joo, Beomjun; Vogt, Andreas; Wipf, Peter (18 October 2001). "Discovery and Biological Evaluation of a New Family of Potent Inhibitors of the Dual Specificity Protein Phosphatase Cdc25". *Journal of Medicinal Chemistry*. **44** (24): 4042–4049. American Chemical Society (ACS). [doi:10.1021/jm0102046](https://doi.org/10.1021/jm0102046). [ISSN 0022-2623](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-2623). [PMID 11708908](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11708908)
- Ihle, NT; Williams, R; Chow, S; Chew, W; Berggren, MI; Paine-Murrieta, G; Minion, DJ; Halter, RJ; Wipf, P; Abraham, R; Kirkpatrick, L; Powis, G (2004). "Molecular pharmacology and antitumor activity of PX-866, a novel inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase signaling.". *Molecular Cancer Therapeutics*. **3** (7): 763–72. [doi:10.1158/1535-7163.763.3.7](https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.763.3.7). [ISSN 1535-7163](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1535-7163). [PMID 15252137](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15252137)

## Honors and awards

Among many other honors and awards, Dr. Wipf is a:

- Recipient of the [ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry](https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/acs-award-for-creative-work-in-synthetic-organic-chemistry.html) (2023)
- Recipient of the [Humboldt Research Award](/source/Humboldt_Research_Award) of the [Alexander von Humboldt Foundation](/source/Alexander_von_Humboldt_Foundation) (2014)
- Fellow of the [American Chemical Society](/source/American_Chemical_Society) (2010)
- Recipient of the [Ernest Guenther Award](/source/Ernest_Guenther_Award) in the Chemistry of [Natural Products](/source/Natural_product) (2009)
- Fellow of the [Royal Society of Chemistry](/source/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry) (FRSC) (2004)
- Fellow of the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science) (2002)
- Recipient of the [ACS Cope Scholar Award](https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/arthur-cope-scholar-award/past-recipients.html) (1998)

## References

1. ["Peter Wipf, PhD"](http://www.pharmacology.us/Faculty/PeterWipf?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1). *University of Pittsburgh Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology website*. [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042937/http://www.pharmacology.us/Faculty/PeterWipf?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1) 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

1. ["Peter Wipf / Department of Chemistry"](http://www.chem.pitt.edu/person/peter-wipf). *University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry website*. [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061429/http://www.chem.pitt.edu/person/peter-wipf) 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

1. ["Peter Wipf, PhD Biographical Sketch"](https://www.chem.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/person/wipf2_0.pdf). *University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry website*. [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). Retrieved 2017-03-10.

1. ["Policy and Procedure Governing Appointments to Distinguished Professorships"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070905185012/http://www.provost.pitt.edu/faculty-affairs/distinguished.html). *University of Pittsburgh Faculty Handbook*. [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). 2013-02-05. Archived from [the original](http://www.provost.pitt.edu/faculty-affairs/distinguished.html) on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

1. ["Peter Wipf Wins Morley Medal"](http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i29/Peter-Wipf-Wins-Morley-Medal.html?type=paidArticleContent). *Chemical & Engineering News*. [American Chemical Society](/source/American_Chemical_Society). 2013-07-22. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312060909/http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i29/Peter-Wipf-Wins-Morley-Medal.html?type=paidArticleContent) 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

1. [""Wipf P"\[au\]"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=Search&db=PubMed&term=%22Wipf+P%22%5Bau%5D+). *PubMed.gov*. US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170314142836/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=Search&db=PubMed&term=%22Wipf+P%22%5Bau%5D+) 2017-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

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