University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Dissertations UMSL Graduate Works 3-20-2020 New Catalytic Reactions in Carbohydrate Chemistry Scott Geringer University of Missouri-St. Louis,
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[email protected]. New Catalytic Reactions in Carbohydrate Chemistry By Scott A. Geringer Master of Science (Chemistry), University of Missouri-St. Louis, December 2018 Master of Science (Chemistry), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, May 2016 Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, May 2013 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of the UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHEMISTRY with an emphasis on Organic Chemistry May 2020 Dissertation Committee Prof. Alexei V. Demchenko, Ph.D. (Chair) Prof. Eike B. Bauer, Ph.D. Prof. Cristina De Meo, Ph.D. (SIUE) Prof. Keith J. Stine, Ph.D. ABSTRACT New Catalytic Reactions in Carbohydrate Chemistry Scott A. Geringer Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri – St. Louis Prof. Alexei V. Demchenko, Advisor Carbohydrates or sugars are some of the most diverse and abundant biological molecules. They are involved in a multitude of processes in the body such as fertilization, cell-cell communication, and cancer metathesis.