▁a ▁detailed ▁understanding ▁of ▁catal yst ▁rest ing ▁states ▁and ▁relative ▁inter medi ates . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁major ▁focus ▁of ▁Brook hart ’ s ▁group ▁concerns ▁fundamental ▁studies ▁of ▁C - H ▁and ▁C - C ▁bond ▁activ ations ▁by ▁transition ▁metal ▁complex es ▁and ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁these ▁bond ▁activation ▁steps ▁into ▁catal yt ic ▁cycles . ▁They ▁have ▁successfully ▁demonstrated ▁catal ysis ▁of ▁the ▁orth o - alk yl ation ▁of ▁a rom atic ▁k et ones , ▁alk yl ▁al de hy de ▁is omer ization , ▁hydro ac yl ation , ▁and ▁the ▁de h ydro gen ation ▁of ▁alk ox y ▁sil anes ▁to ▁generate ▁s ily l ▁en ol ▁eth ers . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁work ▁on ▁alk ane ▁met ath esis ▁has ▁received ▁attention . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁publications ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁literature ▁and ▁holds ▁over ▁ 2 2 ▁US ▁pat ents . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J oh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁fac ulty ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁chem ists ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Houston ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s>