Truong-Giang Hoang

Time in the Lab

Fall 2007–Summer 2012

Education & Experience

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2012)

Thesis: Development of New Reaction Methodologies via Transition Metal Catalyzed Bond Activation Processes 

B.S. Chemistry, National University of Singapore (2004)

Advisor: Teck-Peng Loh

Douglas Group Publications

Integrating Metal-Catalyzed C–H and C–O Functionalization To Achieve Sterically Controlled Regioselectivity in Arene Acylation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 10025–10033.

Development and Mechanistic Study of Quinoline-Directed Acyl C–O Bond Activation and Alkene Oxyacylation Reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 2972–2983.

Intramolecular Oxyacylation of Alkenes Using a Hydroxyl Directing Group. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 11383–11394.

Insertion of an Alkene into an Ester: Intramolecular Oxyacylation Reaction of Alkenes through Acyl CO Bond Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1882–1884. 

Honors

Bunsen and Beaker Award, Best Presentation in Section, Third-Year Research Symposium (2010)

Graham N. Gleysteen Fellowship in Chemistry (2007–2008)