Garg Lab UCLA

We have recently published a procedure on the lactonization of quinic acid using Amberlyst® ion exchange resin as an acid catalyst. Well done to Lauren, Ben, and Georgia! We would also like to thank our checkers @MaulideLab! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem

Kasey, Christina, and Giulianna recently published a sigma-bond insertion reaction of benzyne in @OrgSynth. Congratulations to the authors, and thank you to the checkers from @Vy_Dong_Group! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem

A new postdoctoral fellow, Emily, recently joined us! Emily completed her Ph.D. studies at the University of California, Irvine, where she worked with Scott Rychnovsky. We're really excited to have you, Emily! @UCIChemistry @uclachem

Second year graduate student Kasey recently gave an enlightening departmental seminar on the use of carbyne equivalents for the synthesis of complex molecules. Great work, Kasey! @UCLA @uclachem

Check out our latest study in @JACS on using substituted cubenes to access new, highly functionalized “fused cubes”! Congrats to Sarah, Christina, and Kasey! Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c15216 @UCLA @UCLAchem @houk1000

This just in: we have published an IBX-mediated oxidation of the common steroid dehydrocholesterol to its metabolite, now out in @OrgSynth. Congrats to Breanna, Lauren, and Ben, and a huge thanks to @KBrownLab for checking! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem

Recently, Abby, Giulianna, and Christina published a procedure for the oxidation of amines utilizing the mild oxidant IBX in @OrgSynth. Thank you to the @MaulideLab for checking, and congratulations to all the authors! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem

We just celebrated three SUPER new second year graduate students at the 14th Annual Young Guns Symposium! Congratulations to Abby, Kasey, and Breanna! #14thAnnualYoungGuns @uclachem

Here is our latest study on strained cyclic allenes in @JACS. By studying (2+2) cycloadditions, we probe the “diradicaloid” nature of these intermediates. Congrats to Noah, Allison, and Jacob! Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c09105 @UCLA @UCLAchem @houk1000