Coastal Carolina University - Chemistry
Bachelor's Degree
Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Instructor/Undergraduate Mentor
Trained and guided an undergraduate student in organic chemistry principles, complex data analysis, and experimental and instrument techniques which resulted to their co-authoring of a scientific publication.
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Discovered and optimized novel methods for chemical synthesis, tested the viability of new reactions using model systems, and communicated those findings in regional and national conferences as well as peer-reviewed publications.
Selected project experience:
Led efforts in the mechanistic elucidation of propargylic alcohol formation via isolation of a sensitive, key intermediate, which provided a more coherent understanding of the chemical process and allowed for the method’s implementation in more complex systems.
Developed a new method for rapidly synthesizing oxindole structures, spearheaded compound characterization, and subsequently built a library of 13 compounds, of which 4 possessed low micromolar activity against brain cancer cell lines.
Assisted in raising over $20,000 for Holy Cross mission work in Uganda. "Strong bodies gight, that weak bodies may be nourished."
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Tetrahedron
3,3′-Spirocyclopropane oxindoles were synthesized in good to excellent yield and diastereoselectivity employing a Kukhtin–Ramirez reaction between readily accessible E-alkylidene oxindoles, commercially available P(NMe2)3, and α-keto esters. The stereoselectivity in the cyclopropanation event can be traced to the starting alkylidene geometry and the propensity of the exocyclic alkene to undergo isomerization in the presence of an electron rich phosphine.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Tetrahedron
3,3′-Spirocyclopropane oxindoles were synthesized in good to excellent yield and diastereoselectivity employing a Kukhtin–Ramirez reaction between readily accessible E-alkylidene oxindoles, commercially available P(NMe2)3, and α-keto esters. The stereoselectivity in the cyclopropanation event can be traced to the starting alkylidene geometry and the propensity of the exocyclic alkene to undergo isomerization in the presence of an electron rich phosphine.
Organometallics
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Tetrahedron
3,3′-Spirocyclopropane oxindoles were synthesized in good to excellent yield and diastereoselectivity employing a Kukhtin–Ramirez reaction between readily accessible E-alkylidene oxindoles, commercially available P(NMe2)3, and α-keto esters. The stereoselectivity in the cyclopropanation event can be traced to the starting alkylidene geometry and the propensity of the exocyclic alkene to undergo isomerization in the presence of an electron rich phosphine.
Organometallics
Chemistry - A European Journal
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Tetrahedron
3,3′-Spirocyclopropane oxindoles were synthesized in good to excellent yield and diastereoselectivity employing a Kukhtin–Ramirez reaction between readily accessible E-alkylidene oxindoles, commercially available P(NMe2)3, and α-keto esters. The stereoselectivity in the cyclopropanation event can be traced to the starting alkylidene geometry and the propensity of the exocyclic alkene to undergo isomerization in the presence of an electron rich phosphine.
Organometallics
Chemistry - A European Journal
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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