James Spencer Oakdale profile

James Spencer Oakdale

Staff Scientist

PLS / Msd / Materials Science Division

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Biography

Research Interests

  • Aerogels
  • Catalysis
  • Heat flow reaction calorimetry and reaction progress kinetic analysis
  • Low-density carbon materials
  • Organic, organometallic, and polymer synthesis

Education

  • Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, 2015
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of California at Davis, 2009

Publications

2014 2 publications

  • Dong, J.; Sharpless, K. B.; Kwisnek, L.; Oakdale, J. S.; Fokin, V. V. "SuFEx-based synthesis of polysulfates" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9466-9470.
  • Oakdale, J. S.; Sit, R. K.; Fokin, V. V. "Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloadditions of 1-haloalkynes with nitrile oxides and organic azides: synthesis of 4-haloisoxazoles and 5-halotriazoles" Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 11101-11110.

2010 1 publication

  • Oakdale, J. S.; Boger, D. L. "Total synthesis of lycogarubin C and lycogalic acid" Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1132-1134.

2009 1 publication

  • Oakdale, J. S.; Solano, D. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Haddadin, M. J.; Kurth, M. J. "An oxazolo[3,2-b]indazole route to 1H-indazolones" Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2760-2763.

Awards

  • NSF Graduate Fellowship, 2011-2014