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Department of Chemistry

Jon Antilla

Jon Antilla
Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250

Office: (813) 974-7438, BSF 305
Lab: (813) 974-9012, NES 332
Email: jantilla@cas.usf.edu

Education

B.S., Northern Michigan University, 1995
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2000
Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH-NCI), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000-2003

Research Areas

Chiral Organocatalysis, Metal-Catalysis, New Stereoselective Reaction Methodology, Marine Natural Products, Drug Discovery.
We have begun initial studies into a new area of organocatalysis that utilize chiral BrØnsted acids in a number of interesting synthetic transformations. This new approach to catalysis should allow for the general synthesis of highly desired chiral heterocycles. We have also initiated a project whereby marine natural products are being transformed into analogues that are expected to provide increased bioactivity versus a number of disease types. Recently, we have begun a collaboration with the medical center to develop drugs for post-stroke treatment. These potential drugs are based upon a promising lead structure with a guanidine core. We are currently developing synthetic routes to synthetic guanidine analogues.

External Funding

ACS-PRF (Type G) 2007-2008 $40,000

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Guilong Li, Dr. Yuxue Liang

Graduate Researchers

Michelle Cortes-Salva, Shawn E. Larson, Cilivian Anim Mbah, Emily Rowland, Gerald Rowland

Current Courses (Summer 2008)

REF PRX CRS SEC Course Title CR Day Time Bldg Room
50026 CHM 2210 001 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
R
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
NES
105
108
50027 CHM 2210 002 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
R
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
303
50028 CHM 2210 003 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
R
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
101
50029 CHM 2210 004 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
R
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
102
50030 CHM 2210 005 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
F
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
303
50436 CHM 2210 006 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
F
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
102
53308 CHM 2210 007 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
F
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
101A
53309 CHM 2210 008 Organic Chemistry I
You can register in organic chem lecture w/out the lab, but not vice-versa, unless you have completed the lecture
3 MTW
F
8:00am-10:15am
8:00am-10:15am
ENA
CHE
105
101

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