Dr. Chayanant Hongfa

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INTEREST AREAS
Dr. Chayanant Hongfa is a postdoctoral researcher under the direction of Professor Hassan S.Bazzi. His research interests include:

• The development of new lipophillic polymers as supports for catalysts
• Organic synthesis
• Smart catalysts

EDUCATION    

• Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2008
• Bachelor of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2002
  

EXPERIENCE

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2009-present
• Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2003-2008
• National Science Foundation, REU-fellow, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2002
• Research Assistant, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2001-2002
• Member, American Chemical Society

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"Polyisobutylene-Anchored N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands" Hongfa, C.; Su, H.-L.; Bazzi, H. S.; Bergbreiter, D. E. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 665-667.
"A Phase Separable Polycarbonate Polymerization Catalyst" Hongfa, C.; Tian, J.; Andreatta, J.; Darensbourg, D. J.; Bergbreiter, D. E. Chem. Commun. 2008, 8, 975-977.
"Heptane-Soluble Ring-Closing Metathesis Catalysts" Hongfa, C.; Tian, J.; Bazzi, H. S.; Bergbreiter, D. E. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3259-3261.
"Diastereoselective Cycloadditions of Chiral Homoallylic Alcohols with Benzonitrile Oxide"Kociolek, M. G.; Hongfa, C. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 1811-1813.

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