Gregory Trahan

224B Kirkman Hall

nitrosamide@yahoo.com

Field of Specialization

Organic Chemistry

Research Advisor

Dr. Ron W. Darbeau

Education

B.S.

McNeese State University (2001)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Research

Being part of the Darbeau Research Group for two years, my interests lie mainly in physical organic chemistry, more specifically, deamination chemistry. We are currently pioneering a new type of deamination chemistry known as "hyperdeamination".

Hyperdeamination is just like traditional deamination, except multiple gas molecules are produced when a certain molecule is nitrosated. These multiple gas molecules, which separate the benzyl cation from the anion, produce exceedingly reactive carbocations, thus producing very high yields of solvent derived products. I also have my hands in some synthetic organic chemistry. Dr. Darbeau, Luis Siso, and myself have established synthetic methods for synthesizing and isolating the molecules necessary for hyperdeamination among other things.

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	Gregory Trahan 224B Kirkman Hall nitrosamide@yahoo.com Field of Specialization Organic Chemistry Research Advisor Dr. Ron W. Darbeau Education B.S. McNeese State University (2001) Lake Charles, Louisiana Research Being part of the Darbeau Research Group for two years, my interests lie mainly in physical organic chemistry, more specifically, deamination chemistry. We are currently pioneering a new type of deamination chemistry known as "hyperdeamination". Hyperdeamination is just like traditional deamination, except multiple gas molecules are produced when a certain molecule is nitrosated. These multiple gas molecules, which separate the benzyl cation from the anion, produce exceedingly reactive carbocations, thus producing very high yields of solvent derived products. I also have my hands in some synthetic organic chemistry. Dr. Darbeau, Luis Siso, and myself have established synthetic methods for synthesizing and isolating the molecules necessary for hyperdeamination among other things.
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