Dr. Doug Genna

Professor
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Dr. Doug T Genna

Professor

Chemical & Biological Sciences

Ward Beecher Hall 5009

phone: (330) 941-2261

dtgenna@ysu.edu

www.gennalab.com

  • Education

    • 2012

      Ph D, Chemistry

    • 2006

      BS, Chemistry

  • Awards and Honors

    • 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

  • Past History

    • 2019

      Youngstown State University

      Associate Professor

    • 2014

      Youngstown State University

      Assistant Professor

    • 2012

      University of Michigan

      Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Intellectual Contributions

    • 2023

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

    • 2021

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

    • 2020

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

    • 2020

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

    • 2019

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

    • 2019

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

    • 2019

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

    • 2017

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

    • 2016

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

    • 2016

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

    • 2016

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

    • 2016

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

    • 2016

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

    • 2013

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

    • 2011

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

    • 2011

      "Cyanocuprates Convert Carboxylic Acids Directly into Ketones"

    • 2011

      "An Artemisinin-derived Dimer has Highly Potent Anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Anti-Cancer Activities"

    • 2010

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

    • 2008

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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