Christopher
R. Emerson (Graduate Research Assistant) [2006-2011]
Chris
Emerson received his B.S. degree in Professional Chemistry from the
University of Nevada, Reno in December 2005. His undergraduate research
and senior thesis were carried out under the tutelage of Prof. Suk-Wah
Tam-Chang, where his project focused on the design and synthesis of
hetero-bifunctional linked compounds. These compounds when tethered
to both a fluorescent dye and an oligonucleotide moiety functioned as
molecular probes with applications in DNA chips and arrays. Chris began
graduate school at Oregon State University in September 2006 and he
graduated from the Blakemore Research Group with a PhD degree in December
2011. Chris' research concerned the development of a new method for
the generation of enantioenriched organometallic reagents via asymmetric
halogen-metal exchange (AHME) and also deployment of functionalized
scalemic carbenoids in StReCH chemistry.
"Investigation of Functionalized alpha-Chloroalkyllithiums for
a Stereospecific Reagent-Controlled Approach to the Analgesic Alkaloid
(–)-Epibatidine," Emerson, C. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Blakemore,
P. R. Chem. Eur. J.2013, 19, 16342-16356.
[LINK][abstract][SI]
"Iterative Stereospecific Reagent-Controlled Homologation Using
a Functionalized alpha-Chloroalkyllithium: Synthesis of Cyclic Targets
Related to Epibatidine," Emerson, C. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Blakemore,*
P. R. Org. Lett.2011, 13, 1318-1321.
[LINK][abstract][SI]
"Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking During Interrupted Crystallization
of an Axially Chiral Amino Acid Derivative," Sephton, M. A.;
Emerson, C. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Blakemore,* P. R. Chem. Commun.2010, 46, 2094-2096. [LINK][abstract]
"Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees - Where Are They Now? Stereoselective
Synthesis of Z-Configured alpha,beta-Unsaturated Macrocyclic Lactones
and Diolides by Intramolecular Julia-Kocienski Olefination,"
Giesbrecht, H. E.; Knight, B. J.; Tanguileg, N. R.; Emerson, C. R.;
Blakemore,* P. R. Synlett2010, 374-378.
[LINK][abstract]
Chris
Emerson received his B.S. degree in Professional Chemistry from the
University of Nevada, Reno in December 2005. His undergraduate research
and senior thesis were carried out under the tutelage of Prof. Suk-Wah
Tam-Chang, where his project focused on the design and synthesis of
hetero-bifunctional linked compounds. These compounds when tethered
to both a fluorescent dye and an oligonucleotide moiety functioned as
molecular probes with applications in DNA chips and arrays. Chris began
graduate school at Oregon State University in September 2006 and he
graduated from the Blakemore Research Group with a PhD degree in December
2011. Chris' research concerned the development of a new method for
the generation of enantioenriched organometallic reagents via asymmetric
halogen-metal exchange (AHME) and also deployment of functionalized
scalemic carbenoids in StReCH chemistry.