Justin R. Ragains
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Louisiana State University
United States of America
Biography
Justin R. Ragains graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from Ball State University (Magna Cum Laude) in 2000. He then pursued Ph.D. studies in organic synthesis under the tutelage of Jeffrey D. Winkler at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2006. His dissertation research focused on the synthesis of analogs of manzamine A as potential anti-malarial agents and the development of crossed [2+2] photocycloadditions as key complexity-forming steps in the synthesis of bridged bicyclic alkaloids like peduncularine. Justin’s postdoctoral work was conducted at Harvard Medical School in the area of chemical biology under the guidance of Jon Clardy and Ralph Mazitschek. Since 2010, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at LSU. His research interests include the development of visible light photochemistry as a vehicle for synthetic method development and the deposition of highly stable thin films with diverse applications.
Research Interest
Chemical biology, Organic Chemistry,development of visible light photochemistry as a vehicle for synthetic method development and the deposition of highly stable thin films with diverse applications
Publications
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Spell M, Wang X, Wahba AE, Conner E, Ragains J.An α-selective, visible light photocatalytic glycosylation of alcohols with selenoglycosides.Carbohydr Res. 2013 Mar 22;369:42-7.
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Hollister KA, Conner ES, Spell ML, Deveaux K, Maneval L, Beal MW, Ragains JR. Remote Hydroxylation through Radical Translocation and Polar Crossover.Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Jun 26;54(27):7837-41.
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Spell ML, Deveaux K, Bresnahan CG, Bernard BL, Sheffield W, Kumar R, Ragains JR. A Visible-Light-Promoted O-Glycosylation with a Thioglycoside Donor.Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 May 23;55(22):6515-9.
