Dr Jason A Smith
Senior Lecturer
BSc Hons, PhD(Flinders), MRACI
Contact Details
| Contact Campus |
Sandy Bay Campus |
| Building |
Chemistry Building |
| Room Reference |
435 |
| Telephone |
+61 3 6226 2182 |
| Fax |
+61 3 6226 2858 |
| Email |
Jason.Smith@utas.edu.au |
Teaching Responsibilities
General organic chemistry and biosynthesis of alkaloids.
Units
Publications
- Annulation of Pyrrole: Application to the Synthesis of Indolizidine Alkaloids Amos, R. I. J., Gourlay, B. S., Molesworth, P. P., Smith J. A. and Sprod, O. R. 2005 * Tetrahedron 61 8226 - 8230
- The Regioselective Synthesis of Aryl Pyrroles. Smith, J. A. Ng, S and White J 2006 * Org. Biomol. Chem 4 2477-2482
- A General and Efficient Approach to the Proposed Structures of Frog Toxins: The 5-Alkylindolizidines Gourlay, B. S., Little, I., Ryan, J. H. and Smith, J. A 2006 * Nat. Prod. Commun 1 831-837
- Macroporous Monolith Supports for Continuous Flow Capillary Microreactors Bolton, K. F., Canty, A. J., Deverell, J. A., Guijt, R. M., Hilder, E. F., Rodemann, T. and Smith, J. A 2006 * Tetrahedron Lett 47 9321-9324
- A New and High Yield Synthesis of Unstable Pyrroles via a Modified Clauson-Kaas Reaction Gourlay, B. S., Molesworth, P. P., Ryan J. H. and Smith J. A. 2006 * Tetrahedron Lett 47 799 - 801
- Towards High Capacity Latex-coated Porous Polymer Monoliths as Ion-exchange Stationary Phases. Hutchinson, J. P., Hilder, E. F., Shellie, R. A., Smith J. A. and Haddad, P. R. 2006 * Analyst 131 215-221
- Use of the Anti-Oxidant Butylated Hydroxytoluene in situ for the Synthesis of Readily Oxidised Compounds: Application to the Synthesis of the Moth Pheromone (Z,Z,Z) -3,6,9-Nonadecatriene. Davies, N. W., Meredith, G., Molesworth, P.P. and Smith, J. A 2007 * Aust J. Chem 60 848-849
Achievements
Jason Smith is a graduate of the Flinders University of South Australia where he obtained both his BSc (Hons) and PhD. He has carried out post-doctoral research at Texas A&M and at the Australian National University. In he 1999 received an AMRAD postdoctoral award.
Research Interests
Research activities focus on the development of new synthetic methodology and its application to the synthesis of biologically active or structurally complex molecules. This includes exploiting pyrrole as a Molecular Template for the rapid construction of alkaloids. Another area involves the development of new methods for carrying out demanding organic transformations. I am also involved in the determination of organic reaction mechanisms.
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