prototype catalyst


nepalensolide

ionized β-lactone, LUMO
ionized β-lactone, HOMO

dolabelladiene skeleton
marine natural products with
varied, valuable medicinal activity
diazonamide A
extremely active anticancer agent from
marine source; unique core being synthesized
using our DMAP technology

heritol

environmentally benign

fish repellant

chiral nucleophilic catalyst

acylated on ring nitrogen by ester frunctionality, to be transferred from enol carbonate oxygen to alpha-carbon
Prof. T. Howard Black
Department of Chemistry
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920-3099

office phone: 217-359-3733
lab phone: 217-581-7473
fax: 217-581-6613

Click the URLs for:
E-mail (thblack@gmail.com)
Homepage (http://www.thblack.com/chemistry/HB.htm)
Group Homepage (http://www.thblack.com/chemistry/research/group/)
Group Handbook (this page; http://www.thblack.com/chemistry/handbook/)




1-propylxanthine
prototype adenosine 2A2 receptor antagonist, designed to treat neonatal apnea via selective pulmonary stimulation.  Collaborative project with an EIU  pharmacologist who has
developed a reliable animal model
for drug candidate testing.
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