1. 1) DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN CHEMISTRY LABS 2) DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HYDROGENATION LABS 3) DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABS USING TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR THE REACTION Focus of Dr. O’Connor’s Research

2. Hydrogenation of Methyl Trans-Cinnamate Good reaction conditions  Less than 1 hour reaction time.  1.0 atm. Methyl Trans-Cinnamate Methyl-3-phenylpropionate

3. o CHOOSE TO USE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CHEMICALS. o USE CATALYSTS WHEN POSSIBLE. o PREVENT WASTE BY USING A SOLVENTLESS PROCESS. o MINIMIZE AMOUNTS OF SOLVENTS AND REAGENTS USED. Some Principles of Green Chemistry

4. General Reaction for the THP Protection of Alcohols. This can be done with and without solvent. The goal is to run the reaction solventless. THP is a protecting group in organic chemistry.

5. These are Examples of Solventless Tetrahydropyranylation Reactions The identification of other solventless reactions is presently under investigation. Tetrahydropyran Benzyl alcohol