Ram S. Mohan
                        Department of Chemistry                         
                    Illinois Wesleyan University                        
                    Bloomington, IL 61701                        
                                 
Tel: (Office) (309)-556-3829                         Tel: (309) 452 6378
Email: rmohan@iwu.edu                         Fax: (309) 556 3864

Education

May 1992         Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore.
June 1987         M. S., Organic Chemistry, University of Delhi, India.
June 1985         B. S. (Honors), Chemistry, Hansraj College, Delhi, India

Professional Positions held

2002-            Associate Professor of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

1998-Present        Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

1996-1998        Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

1994-1996        Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Coker College, Hartsville, SC

1992-1994        Post-doctoral Research Associate  (Dr. Robert M. Coates), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1987-1992        Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD    

Teaching Experience

•     Eight years of sophomore-level Organic Chemistry.
•     Physical Organic Chemistry and Synthetic Organic Chemistry
•      Chemistry for Nursing Majors (General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry)
•     Advanced Organic Synthesis with Lab (Coker College, 1995)    
•     Eleven years experience in co-ordination of undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs  
•     General Chemistry for both science and non-science majors.

Research Experience
    
•    Performed a variety of multi-step organic synthesis including synthesis of a number of highly sensitive deuterium labeled epoxides.  Experienced in large-scale isolation of natural compounds and micro-scale multi-step organic synthesis.

•    Determined reaction rates and mechanisms of several epoxide hydrolysis reactions using UV kinetics as well as HPLC.  Extensively used high field NMR spectrometers, GC-MS, FT-IR, reverse phase HPLC, GC and UV-vis spectrophotometers and radio-TLC.  

•    Experienced in supervising undergraduate laboratory research.  Published manuscripts with several undergraduate students as co-authors.  

• Current research focuses on Green Chemistry: developing environmentally friendly reagents for organic synthesis with an emphasis on bismuth compounds.  

Service to the Department

• Design new web page for IWU Chemistry Department.
• Maintain Department picture cabinet (pictures of all chemistry majors)
• Design, implement and administer “Safety Exams” for all research students.
• Develop new and increased internship opportunities for students.  .
• Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee, Illinois Wesleyan University (1999)
•     Inorganic Chemistry Faculty Search" Committee, Illinois Wesleyan University (1996)
• Participate actively in departmental open houses.  

Service to the University
• Member of Committee to plan and organize the IWU Annual John Wesley Powell Research Conference (1999-present)
• Member of IWU Asian Studies Team (1998-present)
•    Member of Pre-Medical Committee (Illinois Wesleyan University, 1997-99)
• Member of Internship Committee (Illinois Wesleyan University, 1998-99 and 2001)
•    Experienced in Academic Advising
• Faculty Advisor to Illinois Wesleyan University First Year Student Experience Program (1999)
•    Member of Committee established to recommend to the administration the various options available to improve the chemistry program at Coker College in light of an endowment given to the chemistry department (1995-1996)
•    Organized South Carolina Junior Academy of Sciences Conference at Coker College (Fall 1994)
•    Managed Chemistry Tutorial Center at the University of Maryland Baltimore (1991)

Service to Student Organizations

•    Faculty Advisor to Chemistry Club, Illinois Wesleyan University (1997-2001)
• Faculty Advisor to (SASA) South Asian Student Association (Illinois Wesleyan University)
•Faculty Advisor to IWU Veggie Society (1997-1999)

Awards and Honors

The University of Maryland Baltimore County 2002 Distinguished Alumni Award.
 
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for 2001 (Awarded by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.) (Award amount: $ 60,000) (November 2001)

External Grants
Research Corporation Grant ($57,000) for my proposal entitled “Use of Ionic Liquids as Environment-friendly and Novel Solvents for Organic Synthesis”(May 2004-2006)

National Science Foundation Research Grant ($205,300) for my proposal entitled "Applications of Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis" (January 2004-2007)

National Science Foundation Research Grant ($ 124,000) for my proposal entitled "Applications of Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis" (September 2000-2003)

 Faculty Travel Award. ($500) Division of Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, to attend the 36th National Organic Symposium  (June 1999)

American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund (Type G) Grant ($25,000) for my proposal entitled “Involvement of Oxabicyclobutonium Ions in Reactions of Oxiranylcarbinyl Substrates: A Mechanistic Investigation” (December 1998)

Faculty Travel Award. ($500) Division of Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, to attend the 35th National Organic Symposium) (June 1997)  

NSF Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Grant to participate in three workshops (at the University of Rhode Island) on NMR offered by NMR concepts (Summer 1995)


Internal Grants

•    Artistic and Scholarly Development Grant ($ 3315) for my proposal entitled " Green Chemistry Using Environmentally Safe Solvents ". (October 2001, Illinois Wesleyan University)

• Heritage/Arthur Vining Davis Collection Development Grant ($ 5000) to enhance library collection in the area of Heterocyclic Chemistry (April 2001)

• Junior Faculty Leave (one semester release from teaching) for my proposal entitled "Applications of Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis" (Fall 2000)

• Heritage/Arthur Vining Davis Collection Development Grant ($ 5000) to enhance library collection in the area of Stereochemistry (November 1999)

•    Artistic and Scholarly Development Grant ($2949) for my proposal entitled " Applications of Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis ". (March 1999, Illinois Wesleyan University)

• Heritage/Arthur Vining Davis Collection Development Grant ($ 5000) to enhance library collection in the area of Natural Products Chemistry (October 1998)

•    Artistic and Scholarly Development Grant ($1500) for my proposal entitled "Isolation of Curcumin from Turmeric". (March 1998, Illinois Wesleyan University)

•    Artistic and Scholarly Development Grant ($3056) for my proposal entitled "Synthesis of Some Novel Biodegradable Pesticides" (October 1997, Illinois Wesleyan University)

•    First Year Faculty Development Grant ($750) for my proposal entitled "The Discovery Approach to Organic Chemistry". (December 1996, Illinois Wesleyan University)

•    Artistic and Scholarly Development Grant ($3307) for my proposal entitled "Total Synthesis of Novel Bio-Active Molecules". (December 1996, Illinois Wesleyan University)

•    Summer Research Grant ($3000)  (1996, Coker College)

Invited Talks

•    Natural Science Division Colloquium, Illinois Wesleyan University (October 1996)
      Chemistry of Epoxides: From Epoxy Resins to Cancer.

•     Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society (Illinois Chapter), Illinois State University
      Chemistry of Epoxides: From Epoxy Resins to Cancer" (September 1997)

•   Université Paul Sabatier (Heterochimie Fondamentale Et Applique), Toulouse, France (March 2001).  Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•   Université de Provence, Faculte des Sciences-St-Jerome, Marseille, France. (March 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•    Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur Belgium. (March 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     Department of Chemistry, University College London, United Kingdom.  (March 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds. .


•     Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA  (November 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.


•   Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (December 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Chandigarh, India (December 2001). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•   Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD (April 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•   Department of Chemistry, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL (April 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•   Department of Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (July 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom (July 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     Department of Chemistry, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (July 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     Department of Chemistry, University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom (July 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

•     Abbott Laboratories (Process Division), North Park, Chicago, IL.  (July 2002) Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, University of Frobourg, Switzerland (Nov 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Nov 2002). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Mar 2003). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, University of Rennes, France (Mar 2003). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, Depaul University, Chicago, IL (Sep 2003). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry and CNRS, Université Joseph-Fourier, Grenoble, France (March 2004). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry and CNRS, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France (March 2004). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Université Paul Sabatier and CNRS (Heterochimie Fondamentale Et Applique), Toulouse, France (March 2004). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds.

Department of Chemistry, Wright State University, Ohio (October 2004). Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds

Membership in Professional Organizations/Honor Societies

American Chemical Society (Division of Organic Chemistry)

Royal Society of Chemistry

Council on Undergraduate Research

Professional Publications (Names of undergraduate co-authors in bold)

(33) Anzalone, P. A.; Mohan, R. S. TMS Triflate Catalyzed One Pot Method for the Conversion of Aldehydes to Homoallyl Ethers in an Ionic Liquid. Synthesis 2005 (article in press)
(32) Anzalone, P. A.; Baru, A. R.; Danielson, E. M.; Hayes, P.D.; Nguyen, M. P.; Panico, A. F.; Smith, R. C.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis. A One-Pot Synthesis of Homoallyl Ethers and Homoallyl Acetates from Aldehydes Catalyzed by Bismuth Triflate. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2091-2096.
(31) Nguyen, M. P.; Arnold, J. N.; Peterson, K. E.; Mohan, R. S. Environment Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds. Bismuth Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted 3,4-Dihydro-2H-1-benzopyrans. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 9369-9371.
(30) Baru, A. R.; Mohan, R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 6.Selective Reduction in Organic Chemistry. Reduction of Aldehydes in the Presence
of Esters Using Sodium Borohydride. J. Chem. Educ (article in press).
(29) Aggen, D. A.; Arnold, J. N.; Hayes, P. D.; Smoter, N. M.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis. Bismuth Nitrate Catalyzed Chemoselective Synthesis of Acylals from Aromatic Aldehydes. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 3675-3679.
(28) Arnold, J. N.; Hayes, P. D.; Kohaus, R. L.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis. Deprotection of Ketoximes Using Bismuth bromide-bismuth triflate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 105-107.
(27) Peterson, K. E.; Smith, R. C.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth Compounds in Organic Synthesis. Synthesis of Resorcinarenes Using Bismuth Triflate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 7723-7725.
(26) Stephens, J. R.; Butler, P. L.; Clow, C. H.; Oswald, M. C.; Smith, R. C.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth Triflate: An Efficient Catalyst for the Formation and Deprotection of Tetrahydropyranyl Ethers. European J. Org. Chem. 2003, 19, 3827-3831.
(25) Leonard. N.M.; Zerth, H. M.; Mohan, R. S. Synthesis of Homoallyl Ethers via Allylation of Acetals in Ionic Liquids Catalyzed by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 55-57
(24) Leonard, N. M.; Oswald, M. C.; Freiberg, D. A.; Nattier, B. A.; Smith, R. C.; Mohan, R. S. A Simple and Versatile Method for the Synthesis of Acetals from Aldehydes and Ketones Using Bismuth Triflate. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 5202-5707.
(23) Wieland, L. C.; Zerth, H. M.; Mohan, R. S.. Bismuth Triflate Catalyzed Allylation of Acetals: A Simple and Mild Method for Synthesis of Homoallyl Ethers. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 4597-4600.
(22) Carrigan, M. D.; Sarapa, D.; Smith, R. C.; Wieland, L. C.; Mohan, R. S. A Simple and Efficient Chemoselective Method for the Catalytic Deprotection of Acetals and Ketals Using Bismuth Triflate. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 1027.
(21) Carrigan, M. D.; Freiberg, D. A.; Smith, R. C.; Zerth, H. M.; Mohan, R. S. A Simple and Practical Method for Large-Scale Acetylation of Alcohols and Diols Using Bismuth Triflate. Synthesis 2001, 2091.
(20) Carrigan, M. D.; Eash, K. J.; Oswald, M. C.; Mohan, R. S. An Efficient Method for the Chemoselective Synthesis of Acylals from Aromatic Aldehydes Using Bismuth Triflate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 8135.
(19) Bhatia, K. A.; Eash, K. J.; Leonard, N. M.; Oswald, M. C.; Mohan, R. S. A Facile and
Efficient Method for Rearrangement of Aryl-substituted Epoxides to Aldehydes
and Ketones using Bismuth Triflate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 8129
(18) Nattier, B. A.; Eash, K. J.; Mohan, R. S. Deprotection of Ketoximes Using
Bismuth(III) Nitrate Pentahydrate. Synthesis 2001, 7, 1010.
(17) Eash, K. J.; Pulia, M. S.; Wieland, L. C.; Mohan, R. S. A Simple Chemoselective Method for The Deprotection of Acyclic Acetals and Ketals Using Bismuth Nitrate Pentahydrate. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 65. 8399.
(16) Cabay, M. E.; Ettlie, B. J.; Tuite, A. J.; Welday, K. A.; Mohan, R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 5. Stereochemistry of E2 Elimination. Elimination of cis and trans-2-methylcyclohexyl tosylate. J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78, 79.
(15) Centko, R. S.; Mohan, R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 4. Epoxidation of p-methoxy-trans-b-methylstyrene. An Exercise In 1H NMR and 13C NMR Spectroscopy For Sophomore Organic Laboratories. J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78, 77.
(14) Monk, K. A.; Sarapa, D.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth(III) Acetate: A New Catalyst For Preparation of Azlactones Via The Erlenmeyer Azlactone Synthesis. Synthetic Communications, 2000, 30, 3167.
(13) Anderson, A. M.; Blazek, J. M.; Garg, P.; Payne, B. J.; Mohan, R. S. Bismuth(III) Oxide Perchlorate Promoted Rearrangement of Epoxides To Aldehydes and Ketones.. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 1527.
(12) Mohan, R. S.; Gavardinas, K.; Kyere, S.; Whalen, D. L. Spontaneous Hydrolysis reactions of cis- and trans-b-Methyl-4-Methoxystyrene Oxides (Anethole Oxides): Buildup of trans-Anethole oxide as an Intermediate in the Spontaneous Reaction of cis-Anethole Oxide. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 1407.
(11) Anderson, A. M.; Mitchell, S. M.; Mohan, R. S. Isolation of Curcumin From Turmeric, J. Chem. Educ. 2000, 77, 359.
(10) Sgariglia. E. A.; Schopp, R.; Gavardinas, K.; Mohan, R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 3. Boron-trifluoride Catalyzed Rearrangement of cis and trans-stilbene oxides. An Exercise in 1H NMR Spectroscopy For Sophomore Organic Laboratories. J. Chem. Educ. 2000, 77, 79.
(9) Tymonko, S. A.; Nattier, B. A.; Mohan, R. S. Oxidation of Benzoins to Benzils Using Bismuth(III) Nitrate-Copper(II) Acetate. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 7657.
(8) Monk, K. A.; Mohan, R. S. The Hofmann Rearrangement Using Household Bleach: Synthesis of 3-Nitroaniline. J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1717.
(7) Shadwick, S. R.; Mohan. R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 2 Selectivity in Alcohol Oxidation. An Exercise In 1H NMR Spectroscopy For Sophomore Organic Laboratories. J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1121.
(6) McElveen, S. R., Gavardinas, K.; Stamberger, J. A.; Mohan, R. S. The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 1. Nitration of Unknown Organic Compounds. An Exercise in 1H NMR and 13C NMR Spectroscopy For Sophomore Organic Laboratories.. J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 535.
(5) Mohan, R. S.; Yee, K. N.; Coates, R. M.; Ren, Y,-Y.; Stamenkovic, P.; Mendez, I.; West, C. A. Biosynthesis of Cyclic Diterpene Hydrocarbons in Rice Cell Suspensions: Conversion of 9,10-syn-Labda-8(17), 13-dienyl Diphosphate to 9b-Pimara-7,15-diene and Stemar-13-ene. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics., 1996, 330, 33.
(4) Shipley, D. S.; Ross, A. M.; Mohan, R. S.; Whalen, D. L.; Sayer, J. M.; Servé, P. M.; Jerina, D. M. Solvolysis of 4-Nitrophenoxyethylene Oxides. J. Org. Chem., 1994, 59, 977.
(3) Mohan, R. S.; Whalen, D.L. Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of cis- and trans-Anethole Oxides: Substituent Effects on cis/trans Hydration Ratios in the Acid-catalyzed Hydrolysis of b-Substituted Styrene Oxides. J. Org. Chem, 1993, 58, 2663.
(2) Blumenstein,J.J.; Ukachukwu, V. C.; Mohan, R. S., Whalen, D. L. Effects of para Substituents on the Mechanisms of Solvolysis of Styrene Oxides. J. Org. Chem.
1993,58, 924.
(1) Nashed, N. T.; Balani, S. K.; Loncharich, R. L.; Sayer, J. M.; Shipley, D. Y.; Mohan, R. S.; Whalen, D. L.; Jerina, D. M. Solvolysis Mechanisms of K-Region Arene Oxides. Substituent Effects on Reactions of Benz[a]anthracene-5,6-Oxide. J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 1991, 113, 3910.

Presentations by Undergraduate Research Students/ Co-authors at National Meetings

At The 218th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, August 1999

(1) A Study of the Elimination Reactions of 2-Substituted Cyclohexyl Sulfonates. Tuite, A. J.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(2) New Reagents For Organic Synthesis. Oxidation of a-Hydroxy ketones to a-Diketones Using Bismuth(III) Nitrate. Tymonko, S. A.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(3) The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. Epoxidation of p-Methoxy-trans-_-Methylstyrene (Anethole). Centko, R. S.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)


At The 220th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. August 2000

(1) Stereospecific Cyclization of Benzoyl Aziridines Derived From Isoprenoid Alcohols. Coates, R.M.; Stanchina, S.; Tymonko, S. A.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(2) Facile Deprotection of Acetals Using Bismuth Nitrate. Wieland, L. C.; Pulia, M. S.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(3) New Reagents for Organic Synthesis: Deprotection of Oximes Using Bismuth Nitrate. Nattier, B. A.; Mohan, R. S. (Poster)


At the 222th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, August 2001

(1) A Facile and Highly Efficient Method for Rearrangement of Epoxides to Aldehydes and Ketones Using Bismuth trifluoromethanesulfonate. Nicholas M. Leonard, Kaushik A. Bhatia, Kyle J. Eash and Ram S. Mohan.. (Poster)
(2) Utility of Bismuth Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Facile Deprotection of Acetals Using Bismuth Trifluoromethanesulfonate. Wieland, L. C.; Sarapa, D and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(3) A Simple and Versatile Method for the Synthesis of Acetals from Aldehydes and Ketones Using Bismuth Triflate Smith, R.C.; Leonard, N. M.; Oswald, M. C.; Freiberg, D. A. Nattier, B. A. and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)

At the 224th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 2002

(1) Bismuth Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of THP Ethers. Stephens, J. R, Kohaus, R. L.; Butler, P.; Clow, C and Mohan, R. S.. (Poster)
(2) A Facile Method for the Conversion of Acetals to Homoallyl ethers Catalyzed by Bismuth Triflate. Zerth, H. M.; Wieland, L. C. and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(3) Utility of Bismuth Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Bismuth Triflate Catalyzed Acylation of alcohols. Freiberg, D. A; Zerth, H. M and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)

At The 38th National Organic Symposium, Bloomington, IN, June 2003.

A Facile Method for the Deprotection of ketoximes Using Bismuth bromide-bismuth triflate. Arnold, J. A.; Hayes, P. D.; Kohaus, R. L. and Mohan, R. S.

At the 228th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004

(1) Bismuth triflate-catalyzed synthesis of 2,4-dimethoxy-2-methyldihydrobenzopyrans. Nguyen, M. P.; Arnold, J. N.; Peterson, K. E. and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(2) "Bismuth compounds in organic synthesis: Synthesis of resorcinarenes catalyzed by bismuth triflate. Peterson, K. E.; Smith, R. C. and Mohan, R. S. (Poster)
(3) Bismuth triflate-catalyzed one-pot method for the conversion of aldehydes to homoallyl ethers. Anzalone, P. W.; Hayes, P. D.; Panico, A. R.; Smith, R. C. Mohan, R. S. (Poster)

Supervision of Honors Thesis

Rebecca S. Centko. (April 2000) A Study of The Solvolyses Reactions of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Tosylates.

Steven A. Tymonko. (April 2001) Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Aziridino Olefins

Russell C. Smith. (April 2004) Environment Friendly Organic Synthesis. Part A: Synthesis of Resorcinarenes Catalyzed by Bismuth triflate. Part B: A One-Pot Method for the Synthesis of Homoallyl Ethers from Aldehydes.