Last updated-October 25, 2011

Dr. Venkatram R. Mereddy

Associate professor
Office: 136 Chemistry Building

Phone (218) 726-6766 - Fax: (218) 726-7394

e-mail: vmereddy@d.umn.edu

Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Representative Publications

  1. Just, M. J.; Tekkam, S.; Alam, M. A.; Jonnalagadda, S. C.; Johnson, J. L.; Mereddy V. R. "Stereoselective synthesis of functionalized pyroglutamates" Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 5349.
  2. Tekkam, S.; Alam, M. A.; Jonnalagadda, S. C.; Mereddy V. R. "Novel methodologies for the synthesis of functionalized pyroglutamates." Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 3219.
  3. Jonnalagadda, S. C.; Corsello, M. A.; Hetzell, B. R.; Mereddy V. R. "Synthetic Applications of Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling Reaction" in "Boron Science: New Technologies & Applications" Ed. Hosmane, N. R. CRC Press. 2011.
  4. Jonnalagadda, S. C.; Cirri, A. Kumar, J. S.; Mereddy V. R. "Asymmetric Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds via Organoboranes" in "Boron Science: New Technologies & Applications" Ed. Hosmane, N. R. CRC Press. 2011.
  5. Kumar, J.; Bashian, C. M.; Corsello, M. A.; Chandra, J. S.; Mereddy V. R. "Development of practical methodologies for the synthesis of benzoboroxoles" Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 4482.
  6. Kumar, J. S.; Jonnalagadda, S. C.; Mereddy V. R. An efficient boric acid?mediated preparation of aplha-hydroxyamides. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 779.
  7. Chandra, J. S.; Verga, S. R.; Patel, P. D.; Reddy, A. V.; Scott, P. M.; Srinivas, T.; Mereddy V. R. "Synthesis and Evaluation of Lipophilic Carboranes as Potential BNCT Agents" Applied Organometallic Chem. 2010, 24, 294

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1996
  • M.S., Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, 1990
  • B.S., Forestry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1987

Jobs and Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, (2008 – Present)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, (2004-2008)
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Herbert C. Brown Center for Borane Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2001–2004)
  • Research Associate, Herbert C. Brown Center for Borane Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2000– 2001)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (1997 – 2000