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Jessica M. Garcia
Associate Teaching Professor
College
College of Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Phone
978-934-5238
Office
Olney Hall - 401A
Email
Jessica_Garcia@uml.edu
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Expertise
Organic Chemistry
Education
Ph D: Chemistry & Biochemistry
, (2010), University of California, Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
Dissertation/Thesis Title:
Total synthesis of two stereoisomers of cyclocinamide A
BS: Chemistry
, (2004), University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Selected Publications
Curzon, S.S.,
Garcia, J.
, Konopelski, J.P. (2015). Total synthesis of nominal cyclocinamide B and investigation into the identity of the cyclocinamides.
Tetrahedron Letters,
56
(23) 2991-2994.
Garcia, J.
, Curzon, S.S., Watts, K.R., Konopelski, J.P. (2012). Total Synthesis of Nominal (11S)- and (11R)-Cyclocinamide A.
Organic Letters,
14
(8) 2054-2057.
Prakash, G.S., Ismail, R.,
Garcia, J.
, Panja, C., Rasul, G., Mathew, T., Olah, G.A. (2011). α-Halogenation of carbonyl compounds: halotrimethylsilane–nitrate salt couple as an efficient halogenating reagent system.
Tetrahedron Letters,
52
(11) 1217-1221.
Selected Presentations
Incorporating green chemistry and sustainability into the undergraduate organic teaching labs
- 256th American Chemical Society National Conference, August 2018
- Boston, MA
Synthesis of a naturally-occurring nitro compound by electrophilic aromatic substitution
- 256th American Chemical Society National Conference, August 2018
- Boston, MA
Technology-guided discovery in the undergraduate organic lab
- UMass Lowell Teaching and Learning Symposium, 2015
- Lowell, MA
Rigid amine-containing pyrrolidinones as CB1 antagonists: synthesis, investigation and evaluation
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Workshop, 2012
- Bethesda, MA
Rigid amine-containing pyrrolidinones as CB1 antagonists
- 243rd American Chemical Society National Conference, March 2012
- San Diego, CA
Progress toward the total syntheses of cyclocinamides A and B
- 237th American Chemical Society National Conference, March 2009
- Salt Lake City, UT
Progress toward the total synthesis of cyclocinamide A
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science National Conference, October 2008
- Salt Lake City, UT
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