Synthesis

The ability to synthesize molecules plays a vital role in modern society. At UCLA, chemical synthesis is extremely well represented with over 10 faculty members pursuing the synthesis of organic and inorganic molecules. The practical applications of such endeavors are numerous, stemming from advances in medicine to the discovery of novel materials that will ultimately impact human life.

Specific research areas include the total synthesis of natural products (Garg, Jung, Kwon, Merlic), reaction discovery and methods development (Garg, Jung, Kwon, Merlic, Diaconescu), materials synthesis (Garcia-Garibay, Garrell, Maynard, Rubin), biopolymer design and preparation (Deming, Maynard), green chemistry (Garcia-Garibay) and computational studies (Houk).

Faculty:

	Tim Deming demingt@seas.ucla.edu
	Paula Diaconescu pld@chem.ucla.edu
	Miguel Garcia-Garibay mgg@chem.ucla.edu
	Neil Garg garg@chem.ucla.edu
	Michael Jung jung@chem.ucla.edu
	Ohyun Kwon ohyun@chem.ucla.edu
	Heather Maynard maynard@chem.ucla.edu
	Craig Merlic merlic@chem.ucla.edu
	Yves Rubin rubin@chem.ucla.edu
	Omar Yaghi yaghi@chem.ucla.edu

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