"Development of a Butadiene- and Carbon Dioxide-Derived Polymer Platform"
Now employed at: HB Fuller (MN)
2023-2024 UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
2022-2023 Lester C. and Joan M. Krogh Excellence Fellowship (UMN)
2019 B.S. University of Texas - Austin (Eric Anslyn)
5. Ring-Opening Copolymerizations of a CO2-derived δ-Valerolactone with ε-Caprolactone and L-Lactide
Macromolecules 2024, 57, 6248.
Anderson, R. J.; Fine, R. L.; Rapagnani, R. M.; Tonks, I. A.*
Preprint available on chemRxiv
4. Architectural Editing of Polyesters and Polyurethanes via Pd(II)-catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Oxo-Rearrangements
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 15286.
Ditzler, R. A. J.; Rapagnani, R. M.; Berney, N. K.; Koby, R. F.; Krist, E. C.; Kruse, B. J.; Fokwa, H. D.; Tonks, I. A.*; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.*
Highlighted in: Synfacts 2024, 20, 920
3. 3-ethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one (EVP): A Versatile CO2-Derived Lactone Platform for Polymer Synthesis
Chem. Commun. 2022, In Press.
Rapagnani, R. M.; Tonks, I. A.*
Special Issue: Chem Comm Pioneering Investigators
2. Tunable and Recyclable Polyesters from CO2 and Butadiene
Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 877.
Preprint available on chemRxiv
Rapagnani, R. M.; Dunscomb, R. J.; Fresh, A. A.; Tonks, I. A.*
1. Incorporation of Carbon Dioxide Into Bioderived Polymer Scaffolds
US Patent Application US20240182633A1
Rapagnani, R. R.; Tonks, I. A.*