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Research Scientist I

Research Interests
Organic Synthesis, Synthetic Methodology

Education
B.S. Chemistry (with Minor in Mathematics) University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Publications
1) Tummatorn, J.; Gleeson, M. P.; Krajangsri, S.; Thongsornkleeb, C.; Ruchirawat, S. ZrCl4-promoted facile synthesis of indole derivatives. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 20048-20052.
2) Tummatorn, J.; Thongsornkleeb, C.; Ruchirawat, S.; Gettongsong, T. Synthesis of 2,4-unsubstituted quinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esters from arylmethyl azides via a domino process. Org. Biomol. Chem.2013, 11, 1463-1467.
3) Thongsornkleeb, C.; Rabten, W.; Bunrit, A.; Tummatorn, J.; Ruchirawat, S. Facile access to 2,5-disubstituted-4-chloromethyl-3-iodofuran derivatives via ICl-mediated cyclization of 1-alkyl-2-alkynylallylic alcohols. Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 6615-6619.
4) Tummatorn, J.; Thongsornkleeb, C.; Ruchirawat, S. Acid-promoted rearrangement of arylmethyl azides: applications toward the synthesis of N-arylmethyl arenes and polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds.Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 4732-4739.
5) Bunrit, A.; Ruchirawat, S.; Thongsornkleeb, C. A simple microwave-assisted preparation of 2-bromo-1-alkenes from 1-alkynes using the LiBr–TMSCl–TEAB reagent system. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 3124-3127.
6) Fearnley, S. P.; Thongsornkleeb, C. Oxazolone Cycloadducts as Heterocyclic Scaffolds for Alkaloid Construction: Synthesis of (±)-2-epi-Pumiliotoxin C. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 933-936.
7) Thongsornkleeb, C.; Danheiser, R. L. A Practical Method for the Synthesis of 2-Alkynylpropenals. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2364-2367.
8) Bailey, W. F.; England, M. D.; Mealy, M. J.; Thongsornkleeb, C.; Teng, L. Facile O-Deallylation of Allyl Ethers via SN2′ Reaction with tert-Butyllithium. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 489-491.