Sarah Pound

Time in the Lab

Fall 2011–Fall 2016


Education & Experience

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2016)

Thesis: Development of an Intramolecular Alkene Aminocyanation Reaction and Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Drimentine C 

B.S. Chemistry/B.S. Biochemistry, Bethel University (2011)

Advisor: Trey Maddox


Douglas Group Publications

Studies towards the Total Synthesis of Drimentine C. Preparation of the AB and CDEF Ring Fragments. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 2448–2453.

Intramolecular Aminocyanation of Alkenes by N–CN Bond Cleavage. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5170–5174.