Roche Research Group
The philosopher Eli Siegel believed that all children are equally capable of learning regardless of ethnic background or social class, stated: "The purpose of all education is to like the world through knowing it."
Group Meetings + Literature Club
Spring 2024---Friday Afternoon 13:00 (Room PS-227)
Courses Taught (2011-present)
Undergraduate Courses
• CHM 2210 – Organic Chemistry I (Taught 7 semesters, ~ over 2,000 students)
• CHM 4220 – Organic Chemistry III (Taught 2 semesters, 24 students)
Graduate Courses
• CHM 6225 – Advanced Organic Chemistry (New course, taught 1 semester, 8 students)
• CHM 6157 – Instrumentation (Taught 1 semester, 16 students)
• CHM 6380 – Topics in Stereochemistry (New course , taught 3 semesters, 32 students)
Useful links and websites from around the web
Prof. Andrew Myers (Courses)
Prof. Reich (Courses and NMR and more...)
Prof. David Evans (Courses Harvard/Group Meetings)
Prof. Phil Baran (Group Meetings)
Prof. Takeda and Sasaki (updated Highlights from Literature)
Prof. Dirk Trauner (Food for Thoughts)
Prof. Johann Mulzer (Food for Thoughts)
Prof. Armen Zakarian (Tips)
Prof. Alison Frontier (Tips)
Prof. Richmond Sarpong (Tips)
Simple Huckel Molecular Orbital Theory Calculator
IUPAC Nomenclature
Search Engine Google Scholar
Web Reactions
Nottingham University Chemistry Online (Periodic Table Videos)
Organic Chemistry Portal (Named Reactions)
Nucleophile/Electrophyle Database
Organomettallic Chemistry
pH Tutorial
Technical Library from Sigma-Aldrich
Normality and Molarity Calculator from Sigma-Aldrich
Molecular Sieves properties from Sigma-Aldrich
Pressure-temperature monograph for vacuum distillation
Growing crystals from UF
Protecting groups for peptides
Amino acid ligation reagents from Sigma-Aldrich
Optical rotation calculator
Mass Spec calculator
Spectral Database (SBDS)
Edit and Simulate NMRs
NMRs Parameters from UCSD
MSDS Look Up
Reference Finder
Blogs around the web:
Totally Synthetic Blog (Keep Connected)
Natural Productman's (Link)
The scepticalchymist (Link)
Porco Research Group Blog (Boston University; Link)
Periodic Table videos from Nottingham University
In 2017, we started to celebrate the National Chemistry week (NCW) and we went to demonstrate several fun experiments to a class of second grade at HAAS, a Charter school in Hollywood Florida. The theme this year span around the discovery of energy (glucose oxidoreduction and the role of oxygen), the periodic table of elements and some molecular models of small molecules (CO2, H2O, O2).
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) started a new showcase initiative of our FAU students that have been successful in research at FAU. Take a look at Charles Shearer discussing his summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) in the Roche lab.
Charles also did a Directed Independent Study (DIS) Undergraduate Research Experience in Chemistry and presented a poster of his results at the FURC . Interested in learning about what it takes to become a chemist?
All Videos
GROUP SEMINARS
Room PS-339, Every other Friday (Guests are welcome to attend)
Begins at 16:00, unless otherwise stated.
Short Literature
Prof. Zakarian, 111511-SR-(New Methods)
Dr. Reisman, 032112-SR-acetylaranotin
Dr. Thomson, 040412-Shyam-streptorubin B
Prof. Blackmond, 050212-SR-proline-prolinol-catalysis
Dr. Herzon, 051612-Bret-Huperzine A
Dr. Shenvi, 053012-JJY-Indolizidines
Prof. Dixon, 062612-Tanya-daphniyunnine B
Prof. Metha, 071012-Camille-Merrilactone A
Prof. Belanger, 072412-Emmanuelle-Daphnilactone-Alkaloids
Prof. Snyder, 091112-Shyam-Rippertenol
Prof. Vanderwal, 101612-Greg-Zincke-aldehyde
Prof. Lambert, 112712-Jennie-Cyclopropenimines-catalysis
Prof. Trauner, 011513-Shyam-Light-Gated Ion Channels
Prof. Sarpong, 020613-Lakshmi-Total Synthesis of (+)-Complanadine
Prof. Gaunt,021213-Lakshmi-reverse biosynthesis of the Rhazinilam
Prof. Stoltz, 031213-Tanya-Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Presilphiperfolan-1-ol
Prof. MacMillan, 043013-Greg-Accelerated Serendipity
Full Literature
04-18-12-Indole-dearomatization (Bret)
06-12-12-cascade Reaction with Glyoxylate (Shyam)
07-24-12-Cancer Targets (Alberto)
08-07-12-C-H Bond Activation-PartI-(JJY)
08-07-12-C-H Bond Activation-PartII-(JJY)
12-11-12-o-quinone methides-(TK)