The University of Toledo

Synthesis

Our Synthesis program encompasses the development and application of new chemical methods and catalysts for the preparation of a variety of functional molecules and materials, ranging from ionic liquids, amides, bioactive oligosaccharides, natural products, anticancer vaccines, to functional polymers and negative thermal expansion materials.

Faculty

• Jared Anderson - Analytical, Ionic Liquids, Separations
• Peter Andreana - Chemical Biology, Green Synthetic Chemistry
• Cora Lind-Kovacs - Inorganic, Materials, X-ray Crystallography
• Mark Mason - Inorganic, Organometallic Chemistry
• Joe Schmidt - Inorganic, Organometallic Chemistry
• Steve Sucheck - Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry
• Kana Yamamoto - Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry
• Jianglong Zhu - Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry

Joint Appointed Faculty

• Amanda Bryant-Friedrich - DNA Damage, Organic Synthesis
• James Slama - Organic Chemistry
• Liyanaaratchige Tillekeratne - Total Synthesis of Natural Products

Adjunct Faculty

• Alvin Compaan - U of Toledo, Physics (photovoltaics)
• Veronica Pino-Estevez - Laguna University, Spain