Background

Graduated from UCSB in '99 with a degree in physiology. Entered biotech for two years and then pharmacology for two. Beginning in '04 he is now attending this university.

Research

Chiral Lewis Acids for Asymmetric Synthesis

Team Punishment

Gina Dao

Kevin Park

John Bruning

Publications

Kim, Jinsoo; Singaram, Bakthan. Enantioselective reduction of aliphatic ketones using NaBH4 and TarB-NO2, a chiral boronic ester. Abstracts of Papers, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006 (2006).

Kim, Jinsoo; Suri, Jeff T.; Cordes, David B.; Singaram, Bakthan. Asymmetric Reductions Involving Borohydrides: A Practical Asymmetric Reduction of Ketones Mediated by (L)-TarB-NO2: A Chiral Lewis Acid. Organic Process Research & Development (2006), 10(5), 949-958.

Kim, Jinsoo; Singaram, Bakthan. Enantioselective reduction of aliphatic ketones using NaBH4 and TarB-NO2, a chiral boronic ester. Tetrahedron Letters (2006), 47(23), 3901-3903.

Other Interests