Areas of Expertise

• Organic Chemistry
• Chemistry Pedagogy
  

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)

(Updated Spring 2013)

Publications

  Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Azman, A. M.; Barrett, J. A.; Darragh, M.; Esteb, J. J.; McNulty, L. M.; Morgan, P. M.; O'Reilly, S. A.; Wilson, A. M. "Adding Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Data to a Melting Point and Thin-Layer Chromatography Laboratory." J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90(1), 140-141. DOI: 10.1021/ed300490x
2. Crimmins, M. T.; Azman, A. M. “A Modular, Stereoselective Approach to Spiroketal Synthesis.” Synlett 2012, 23, 1489-1492. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290670
3. Azman, A. M. “A Chemistry Spell-Check Dictionary for Word Processors.” J. Chem. Educ. 2012, 89, 412-413. DOI: 10.1021/ed2002994
   
4. Zhang, D.; Bender, D. M.; Frantz, V.; Peterson, J. A.; Boyer, R. D.; Stephenson, G. A.; Azman, A.; McCarthy, J. R. "Facile rearrangement of N⁴-(α-aminoacyl)cytidines to N-(4-cytidinyl)amino acid amides." Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2052-2055. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.02.015

    Book Chapters

1. Azman, A. M.; Mullins, R. J. Oxazoles, Isoxazoles, and Oxazolidinones. In Heterocyclic Chemistry in Drug Discovery, Li, J. J., Ed. (In Press)
2. Mullins, R. J.; Azman, A. M. Thiazoles and Benzothiazoles. In Palladium in Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Li, J. J., Gribble, G. W., Eds.; Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry Series 26; Elsevier Science: New York, 2007; pp 345-377.
3. Mullins, R. J.; Azman, A. M. Imidazoles. In Palladium in Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Li, J. J., Gribble, G. W., Eds.; Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry Series 26; Elsevier Science: New York, 2007; pp 407-433.

    Editor-Reviewed Articles

1. Azman, A. M. "Blogroll: Real-time Chemistry." Nature Chemistry 2013, 5, 5. DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1534 - INVITED
   
2. Azman, A. M. "A Few of Our Favorite Chemical Reactions: Diels-Alder Reaction." Chemical & Engineering News 2011, 89(47), 34-36.
3. Azman, A. M.  On Creating a Chemistry Dictionary File.  ChemSpider J. Chem.  2009, 1.  http://www.chemmantis.com/Article.aspx?id=849. – INVITED

Presentations

1. Azman, A. M. Spiroketals as Natural Product Mimics & Synthesis of the Northern Hemisphere of Milbemycin β14. Xavier University, March 14, 2011. – INVITED
2. Frantz, V.; Deyi, Z.; Bender, D. M.; Peterson, J. A.; Boyer, R. D.; Stephenson, G. A.; Azman, A. M.; McCarthy, J. R. Conversion of N⁴-(α-aminoacyl)cytidines to N-(4-cytidinyl)amino acid amides by a novel rearrangement reaction.  Abstracts of Papers, 232 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, Sept 10-14, 2006; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006.
3. Azman, A. M.; Rohlfs, R. L.; Mullins, R. J. Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry of Kalkitoxin.  NCUR: Lexington, VA, 2005.

Student Presentations

1. “Preparation of Novel β-Lactams for Antibiotic Synthesis.” Snyder, A.; Esteb, J. J.; Azman, A. M. Eli Lilly & Company Undergraduate Research Grant Symposium, Indianapolis, IN. August 16, 2011.

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)

• CH351 Organic Chemistry I
• CH352 Organic Chemistry II
• CH105 General Chemistry I Laboratory
• NW210 Natural World: Chemistry & Society Laboratory

Education/Degrees

• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, 2010, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• BS, Chemistry, 2005, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Awards/Honors

• 2012, Butler S.G.A. "Apple for You" award
• 2011, Butler S.G.A. "Apple for You" award

Association Memberships (professional/educational)

• 2004-present, American Chemical Society

Professional Experience

• Blogger, Chemistry-Blog.com