Emily McLaughlin

Education

• Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland (2008)
• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania (2006)
• B.S., Chemistry, Ohio Northern University (2001)

Courses

• Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 201-202)
• Organic Synthesis (Chemistry 408)
• Laboratory Concepts and Techniques: Synthesis (Chemistry 360)

Research Interests

Our research focuses on the development and study of new organic methods and the application of these methods toward the synthesis of small molecules of biological interest.

Specific Projects

• The design of a general aziridination protocol for dioxenone containing molecules that can be applied toward the synthesis of a diverse array of non-proteinogenic alpha-substituted amino acids.
• The applications of a controlled aziridine ring-cleavage in the preparation of complex, biologically active alkaloids and heterocyclic compounds.
• The development of asymmetric photocycloadditions in solution controlled by hydrogen bonding to a chiral host.

Students in the McLaughlin lab at Bard:

Nusrah Hussain (2008-2009) – Class of ’09; currently in graduate studies at Penn
Stavros Velissaris (2009)
Jing Yang (2009)
Emanuel Krantz (2009)
Madison Fletcher (2009)

Selected Publications

(undergraduate co-authors are underlined)

• Emily C. McLaughlin, Hojae Choi, Kan Wang, Grace Chiou, and Michael P. Doyle, “Allylic Oxidations Catalyzed by Dirhodium Caprolactamate via Aqueous tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide: The Role of the tert-Butylperoxy Radical,” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 74, 730-738.
• Emily C. McLaughlin and Michael P. Doyle, “Propargylic Oxidation Catalyzed by Dirhodium (II, III) Caprolactamate in Water: Efficient Access to alpha,beta-Acetylenic Ketones,” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 73, 4317-4319.
• Jeffrey D. Winkler and Emily C. McLaughlin, “Intramolecular Photocycloaddition of Dioxenones with Alkynes: Formation of Secondary Photoproducts from Cyclobutene Photoadducts,” Organic Letters, 2005, 7, 227-229.
• Jeffrey D. Winkler, Kevin J. Quinn, Colin H. MacKinnon, Steven D. Hiscock, and Emily C. McLaughlin, “A Tandem Diels-Alder Approach to the Synthesis of Eleutherobin.” Organic Letters, 2003, 5, 1805-1808.

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