Doug Genna

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Dr. Doug Genna

Professor

Chemical & Biological Sciences

Ward Beecher Hall 5009

phone: (330) 941-2261

dtgenna@ysu.edu

www.gennalab.com

  • 2012

    Ph D, Chemistry

  • 2006

    BS, Chemistry

  • 2021

    YSU

    Research Professor

  • 2020

    YSU

    Research Professor

  • 2019

    American Chemical Society

    Crystal Growth & Design Emerging Investigator

  • 2019

    YSU

    Career Research Award

  • 2018

    YSU

    Research Professor

  • 2017

    YSU

    Research Professor

  • 2017

    YSU

    Distinguished Professor of Scholarship

  • 2016

    Tetrahedron - Elsevier Publishing

    Guest Editor for Tetrahedron Symposium in Print: Organocopper to Medicinal Chemistry: a Symposium-in-Print to Honor Gary H. Posner

  • 2015

    YSU

    Research Professor

  • 2023 -

    Youngstown State University

    Professor

  • 2019 - 2023

    Youngstown State University

    Associate Professor

  • 2014 - 2019

    Youngstown State University

    Assistant Professor

  • 2012 - 2014

    University of Michigan

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2025

    "Electrochemical Detection of Multiple Heavy Metal Ions Using a Hybrid Nanocomposite of a Metal-Organic Framework and Cellulose Nanocrystal-PEDOT:PSS."

    K. Preusser, J. Moore, K. Duke, P. Dhungana, C. Solomon, D. Genna, B. Park

    Langmuir, ACS, volume 41, issue 35, p. 23289-23302

  • 2024

    "Synthesis of Sulfonate-Containing Group 13 Metal-Organic Frameworks"

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth & Design, ACS, volume 24,, p. 5889-5892

  • 2024

    "Garbage in, metal out: A perspective on recycling battery metals using organic molecules"

    D. Genna

    MRS Bulletin, volume 49, p. 708-716

  • 2024

    "Disulfide Bonds as Functional Tethers in Metal-Organic Frameworks."

    D. Genna

    Chemistry: A European Journal, volume 30, p. e202401713.

  • 2023

    "Mechanistic Investigation of the Synthesis of Dianionic In-Derived Coordination Polymers"

    D. Genna

    Inorganic Chemistry, volume 62, p. 5881-5885

  • 2023

    "Disulfide-Driven Pore Functionalization of Metal–Organic Frameworks"

    D. Genna

    Chemistry - A European Journal, volume 2023, p. e202302144

  • 2023

    "Deinterpenetration of IRMOF-9”"

    D. Genna

    Chemistry: A European Journal, p. e202302856

  • 2021

    "On the Role of Dioxane in the Synthesis of In-Derived MOFs"

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth and Design, volume 21, p. 6840-6846

  • 2020

    "Removal of Lead Ions from Water Using Thiophene-functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks"

    D. Genna

    Chemical Communications, volume 56, p. 237-240

  • 2020

    "Removal of Hydrocarbon Contaminants from Water: Exploiting Hydrophobic UiO-66 Derivatives"

    D. Genna

    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, volume 8, p. 5848-5852

  • 2020

    "Removal of hydrocarbon contaminants from water with perfluorocarboxylated UiO-6X derivatives"

    D. DeChellis, C. Ngule, D. Genna

    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), volume 8, issue 12, p. 5848-5852

  • 2019

    "On the potential for nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for energy applications"

    D. Genna

    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, volume 19, p. 6053-6057

  • 2019

    "Halide-Directed Synthesis of an In-derived Metal-organic Framework with Two Unique Metal Centers and Isolation of its Potential Synthetic Precursor"

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth and Design, volume 19, p. 6053-5057

  • 2019

    "Framework Isomerism in a Series of btb-Containing In-Derived Metal-Organic Frameworks."

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth and Design, volume 19, p. 3124-3129

  • 2017

    "Anion-Cation Mediated Structural Rearrangement of an In-derived Three-Dimensional Interpenetrated Metal-Organic Framework"

    D. Genna

    Inorganic Chemistry, volume 56, p. 950-955

  • 2016

    "There and back again: the synthetic travels of Gary H. Posner"

    D. Genna

    Tetrahedron, volume 72, issue 5968-5971

  • 2016

    "Rhodium Hydrogenation Catalysts Supported in Metal Organic Frameworks: Influence of the Framework on Catalytic Activity and Selectivity"

    D. Genna

    ACS Catalysis, volume 6, p. 3569-3574

  • 2016

    "Ion Directed Synthesis of In-Derived 2,5-Thiophenedicarboxylate Metal Organic Frameworks: Tuning Dimensionality via Hydrogen Bond Donation"

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth and Design, issue 16, p. 1550-1588

  • 2016

    "Indium Derived Perfluorinated Metal Organic Framework: Application Towards Water Remediation via π-π Stacking"

    D. Genna

    Crystal Growth and Design, volume 16, issue 3530-

  • 2016

    "Direct conversion of cinnamate esters into beta,beta-disubstituted ketones mediated by cyano-magnesio cuprates"

    D. Genna

    Tetrahedron, volume 72, p. 5968-5971

  • 2013

    "Heterogenization of Homogeneous Catalysts in Metal Organic Frameworks via Cation Exchange"

    D. Genna

    Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 135, p. 10586-10589

  • 2011

    "An Artemisinin-Derived Dimer Has Highly Potent Anti-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Anti-Cancer Activities"

    R. He, B. Mott, A. Rosenthal, D. Genna, G. Posner, R. Arav-Boger

    PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), volume 6, issue 8, p. e24334

  • 2011

    "Highly Stereocontrolled and Regiocontrolled Syntheses of 2,3,4-trisubstituted Alkanoates and Lactones"

    D. Genna

    Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 76, p. 5149-5155

  • 2011

    "Cyanocuprates Convert Carboxylic Acids Directly into Ketones"

    D. Genna

    Organic Letters, volume 13, p. 5358-5361

  • 2010

    "α-Chloro-β,γ-ethylenic Esters: Enantiocontrolled Synthesis and Substitutions"

    D. Genna

    Organic Letters, volume 12, p. 4694-4697

  • 2022 - present

    Chairperson
    Pennsylvania Ohio Border Section of the American Chemical Society

  • 2019 - present

    Reviewer, Journal Article

  • 2019 - present

    Reviewer, Grant Proposal
    National Science Foundation

  • 2019 - present

    Reviewer, Grant Proposal
    American Chemical Society

  • 2017 - 2021

    Guest Speaker
    Mahoning Valley Lifelong Learning Institute

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Education

B.S. Chemistry, Haverford College (Fran Blase), 2006

Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University (Gary Posner), 2011

Post. Doc: University of Michigan (Melanie Sanford)


Publications

Genna, D. T.; Wong-Foy, A. G.; Matzger, A. J.; Sanford, M. S. “Heterogenization of Homogeneous Catalysts in Metal Organic Frameworks via Cation Exchange” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10586-10589

Genna, D. T.; Posner, G. H. “Cyanocuprates Convert Carboxylic Acids Directly into Ketones” Org. Lett. 2011, 13. 5358-5361

He, R.; Mott, B. T.; Rosenthal, A. S.; Genna, D. T.; Posner, G. H.; Arav-Boger, R. “An Artemisinin-derived Dimer has Highly Potent Anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Anti- Cancer Activities.”PLoS One 2011, 6, e24334

Hencken, C. P.; Genna, D. T.; Siegler, M. A.; Posner, G. H. “Highly Stereocontrolled and Regiocontrolled Syntheses of 2,3,4-trisubstituted Alkanoates and Lactones” J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 5149-5155

Genna, D. T.; Hencken, C. P.; Siegler, M. A.; Posner, G. H. “α-Chloro-β,γ-ethylenic Esters: Enantiocontrolled Synthesis and Substitutions.” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4694-4697