Group dissertations

Dr. Ningxin (Nina) Xu (2024)

Xu, N. Site-Selective and Stereospecific Functionalization of Organoboronate Compounds. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2024. https://www.proquest.com/docview/3062334706

Dr. Ziyin Kong (2024)

Kong, Z. Design, Synthesis and Functionalization of Geminal and Vicinal Organometallic Compounds. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2023. https://www.proquest.com/docview/3037302106

Dr. Xuntong (Charlie) Zhang (2023)

Zhang, X.C. Enantioselective Synthesis of Tertiary Boronic Esters Through Conjunctive Cross-Coupling and Cyclobutene Diboration. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2023. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2919996291

Dr. Weipeng Hu (2022)

Hu, W. Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Secondary Organoboronates and Progress towards the Total Synthesis of Sarcodictyins. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2022. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2724241538

Dr. Peilin Xu (2022)

Xu, P. Enantioselective Synthesis and Stereospecific Transformation of Alkylboronates. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2022. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2723179781/

Dr. Alex Vendola (2022)

Vendola, A. Stereoselective Synthesis of Organoboronates through Olefin Transformations and Their Application towards Biologically Active Targets. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2022. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2722329766

Dr. Chenlong Zhang (2021)

Zhang, C. Synthesis of Enantiomerically-Enriched α-Boryl Organometallic Reagents by Transition-Metal Catalysis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2021. https://www.proquest.com//docview/2677667820

Dr. Christopher Wilhelmsen (2021)

Wilhelmsen, C. Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Conjunctive Cross-Coupling. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2021. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2609642929

Dr. Yan Meng (2020)

Meng, Y. Synthesis of Organoboron Compounds by Difunctionalization of Alkenes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2020. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2469020082

Dr. Mark Aparece (2020)

Aparece, M. Synthesis of Organoboron Compounds via a Palladium-Induced 1,2-Metallate Shift Mechanism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2020. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2444600295

Dr. Sheila Namirembe (2020)

Namirembe, S. Stereoselective Synthesis of Organoboron Reagents and Their Application Toward the Synthesis of Amphidinolides C and F. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2020. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2424138595

Dr. Jesse Myhill (2020)

Myhill, J. Development of Catalytic Conjunctive Cross-Coupling Reactions and Progress towards the Total Synthesis of the Sarcodictyins. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2020. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2393198543

Dr. Chunyin Marshall Law (2020)

Law, C. Novel Catalytic Reactions Enabled by Metal-Induced Boronate Rearrangement. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2020. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2399964023

Dr. Matteo Chierchia (2019)

Chierchia, M. Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenylboron Compounds. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2019. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2364141362

Dr. Gabriel Lovinger (2019)

Lovinger, G. Enantioselective Multi-Component Reactions: Conjunctive Coupling and Related Processes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2019. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2438606481

Dr. Lu Yan (2019)

Yan, L. Carbohydrate-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkene Diboration and Its Synthetic Application. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2019. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2325420360

Dr. Adam Szymaniak (2018)

Szymaniak, A. Nonracemic Organoboronates by Transition Metal-catalyzed C-C and C-Si Bond Forming Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2018. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2109080494

Dr. Emma Edelstein (2018)

Edelstein, E. Enantioselective Synthesis and Stereospecific Transformations of Organoboronic Esters. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2018. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2047656093

Dr. Xun Liu (2018)

Liu, X. Methodologies and Applications of Germinal Bis(Boronic) Esters. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2018. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2033160493

Dr. Liang Zhang (2017)

Zhang, L. Catalytic Conjunctive Cross-coupling and Catalytic Diboration Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2017. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1937571200

Dr. Meredith Eno (2017)

Eno, M. The Development of Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2017. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1906329010

Dr. Thomas Blaisdell (2015)

Blaisdell, T. New Strategies for Hydroxyl-Directed Organic Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2015. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1720322523

Dr. John Ryan Coombs (2015)

Coombs, J. Ryan. Platinum-Catalyzed Enantioselective Diboration of Terminal Alkenes and Vinyl Boronates: Construction of Multiborylated Compounds for Asymmetric Synthesis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2015.  https://www.proquest.com/docview/1720322522

Dr. Kai Hong (2015)

Hong, K. Platinum-Catalyzed Enantioselective Diboration of 1,3-Dienes and Imines and Functionalization of 1,2- and Geminal Bis(boronic) Esters. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2015. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1677087780

Dr. Zhiyong Yu (2014)

Yu, Z. Total Synthesis of (+)-Discodermolide by Catalytic Stereoselective Borylation Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2014. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1641125352

Dr. Christopher Schuster (2014)

Schuster, C. Synthesis and Utility of Organoboron Reagents for Enantioselective Synthesis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2014. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1613241473

Dr. Michael Ardolino (2014)

Ardolino, M. Synthesis of Enantioenriched 1,5-Dienes and 1,5-Enynes by a Palladium-Catalyzed 3,3-Reductive Elimination: Methodology Development and Mechanistic Studies. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2014. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1619368466

Dr. Hai Le (2014)

Le, H. Developments in Palladium Catalyzed Reactions: Strategies to Synthesize Asymmetric 1,5-Dienes and 1,4-Dicarbonyls. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2014. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1640760140

Dr. Scott Mlynarski (2014)

Mlynarski, S. Utilizing Terminal Alkenes in Asymmetric Synthesis: Development and Application of Efficient Diboration/Cross-Coupling Cascades. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2014. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1613241480

Dr. Hee-Yeon Cho (2013)

Cho, H-Y. Catalytic Borylative Multicomponent Coupling Reactions and Novel Chemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2013. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1492994919

Dr. Grace Ferris (2013)

Ferris, G. Platnium-Catalyzed 1,2-Diboration of cis-Substituted 1,3-Dienes: A Route to Enantioenriched Bifunctional Allylboration Reagents. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2013. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1418807480

Dr. Robert Ely (2012)

Ely, Robert. Rregio- and Stereoselective Nickel-Catalyzed 1,4-Hydroboration and Diboration of 1,3-Dienes: Access to Stereodefined (Z)-Allylboron Reagents and Application Towards the Total Synthesis of Discodermolide. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2012. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1033783379

Dr. Robert Kyne (2012)

Kyne, Robert. Strategic Applications of Pinacolato Allylboron Reagents: New Reactions in Enantioselective Allyl-Allyl Cross-Coupling and Allylboration to Form New Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2012. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1022984203

Dr. Ping Zhang (2012)

Ping, Zhang. Enantioselective Catalysis Through 3,3'-Reductive Elimination of Unsaturated Allyl Metal Complexes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2012. https://www.proquest.com/docview/992992658

Dr. Laura Brozek (Wzorek) (2011)

Brozek, Laura. Asymmetric Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation via 3,3'-Reductive Elimination of Allyl Palladium Complexes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2011. https://www.proquest.com/docview/915769037

Dr. Laura Kliman (2011)

Kliman, Laura. Enantioselective Platinum-Catalyzed Diboration of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: A Versatile Tool for Synthesis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2011. https://www.proquest.com/docview/915762170

Dr. Heather Burks (2008)

Burks, Heather. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis and Functionalization of 1,2- and 1,4-Bis(boronate)esters. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2008. https://www.proquest.com/docview/304690373

Dr. Joshua Sieber (2008)

Sieber, Joshua. The Tandem Catalytic Asymmetric Allene Diboration/Imine Allylation and the Asymmetric Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Conjugate Allylation of Activated Enones. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2008. https://www.proquest.com/docview/304690296

Dr. Michael Evans (2005)

Evans, Michael. Part I. Development of the Catalytic and Stereoselective Oshima Reaction: Application to Sesquiterpene lactone Synthesis. Part II. Isotopically Chiral Probes for in-situ High-Throughput Asymmetric Reaction Analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2005. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305425043

Dr. Nathan Fuller (2005)

Fuller, Nathan. Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Inostamycin C: Application of the Asymmetric Reductive Aldol Reaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2005. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305393147

Dr. Nathan Fuller (2005)

Fuller, Nathan. Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Inostamycin C: Application of the Asymmetric Reductive Aldol Reaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2005. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305393147

Dr. Jeremy Morgan (2004)

Morgan, Jeremy. Catalytic Methods for the Generation of Chiral Bis(boronates): The Utility of Saturated Carbon-Boron Bonds. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2004. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305169392

Dr. Albert Russell (2003)

Russell, Albert. Recent Discoveries in the Catalytic Asymmetric Reductive Aldol Reaction: New Mechanistic Insights. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2003. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305315850

Dr. Matthew Duffey (2003)

Duffey, Matthew. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Borrelidin: Application of the Asymmetric Reductive Aldol Reaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2003. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305312074

Dr. Steven Miller (2003)

Miller, Steven. Discovery and Development of Novel Reactions: Catalytic, Asymmetric Aldol-Tishchenko, Claisen, and Diboration Reactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2003. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305320206/

Dr. Shelley Danek (2003)

Danek, Shelley. Part I: New Catalyst Discovery Through Combinatorial Chemistry. Part II: Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Sorangicin A. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2003. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305320206/

Dr. Steven Taylor (2002)

Taylor, Steven. The Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Aldol Reaction. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2002. https://www.proquest.com/docview/276292738