Authors

 

Steven Breazzano

Steven has done extensive work in the field of synthesis of biologically relevant compounds and new organic reaction development – publishing several papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. He has been an active stock market investor for the past 3 years, and is currently pursuing the Charter Financial Analyst (CFA) designation (passing level 1 in December 2010) as well as a Ph.D. in synthetic and biological chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

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Selected publications:

1.      H. Shimamura, S. P. Breazzano, J. Garfunkle, F. S. Kimball, J. D. Trzupek, D. L. Boger.* Total Synthesis of Complestatin: Development of a Pd(0)-MediatedIndole Annulation for Macrocyclization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 7776-7783.

2.      S. A. Snyder,* S. P. Breazzano, A. G. Ross, Y. Lin, A. L. Zografos. TotalSynthesis of Diverse Carbogenic Complexity within the Resveratrol Class from aCommon Building Block, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1753-1765.

3.      R. Giri, N. Maugel, J.-J. Lie, D.-H. Wang, S. P. Breazzano, L. B. Saunders, J.-Q.Yu.* Palladium-Catalyzed Methylation and Arylation of sp2 and sp3 C-H Bondsin Simple Carboxylic Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 3510-3511.

4.      R. Giri, M. Wasa, S. P. Breazzano, J.-Q. Yu.* Converting gem-Dimethyl Groupsinto Cyclopropanes via Pd-Catalyzed Sequential C-H Activation and RadicalCyclization. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5685-5688.

Trevor Sherwood

Trevor has been involved in the organic synthesis of biologically active molecules for several years, performing research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s biotechnology center on the synthesis of carbohydrates relevant to heparin synthesis before attending Columbia University where he is now pursuing his PhD. His current work focuses on the total synthesis of polyphenol and alkaloid natural products.

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Selected publications:

1.       S. A. Snyder,* T. C. Sherwood, A. G. Ross. “Total Synthesis of Dalesconol A and B”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2010, 49(30), 5146-5150.

2.       M. Weiwer, T. Sherwood, D. E. Green, M. Chen, P. L. DeAngelis, J. Liu, R. J. Linhardt.* “Synthesis of Uridine 5’-diphosphoiduronic Acid: A Potential Substrate for the Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Heparin”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 73(19), 7631-7637.

3.       M. Weiwer, T. Sherwood, R. J. Linhardt.* “Synthesis of Floridoside”, Journal of Carbohydrate Research, 2008, 27(7), 420-427.