Squitieri, Richard

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Education

2012 Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, B.S.
2018 University of California, Davis, Ph.D.

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Courses Taught

Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I - Lab

Career Specialties

Richard Squitieri's research focuses on the development of new methods for organic synthesis and organocatalysis, primarily focusing on integrating sustainable chemistry into processes, minimizing the use and generation of hazardous substances.

Professional and Community Activities

Squitieri's doctoral work at the University of California, Davis with Professor Jared Shaw resulted in four publications (not including those in preparation) and laid the foundation for a successful NIH-funded R01 research grant. This research focused on the development of methods for the enantioselective formation of carbon-carbon bonds utilizing a chiral rhodium catalyst.

Upon finishing his Ph.D., Squitieri continued his academic development, earning a post-doctoral position with Professor Karl Scheidt at Northwestern University. In Professor Scheidt’s lab, he furthered contributions to the field of organocatalysis. In less than a year he developed and built novel halogen bonding catalysts utilizing imidazolium and triazolium scaffolds that incorporate chiral counterions.

Publications

“Enantioselective Intramolecular C­–H Insertion Reactions of “Donor–Donor” Metal Carbenoids.” Christian Soldi, Kellan N. Lamb, Richard A. Squitieri, Marcos Gonzalez Lapez, Michael J. Di Maso, Jared T. Shaw, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 15142.

“Synthesis of Esters by the in situ Formation and Trapping of Diazoalkanes.” Richard A. Squitieri, Galen P. Shearn-Nance, Jason E. Hein Jared T. Shaw. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 5278.

“Synthesis of Benzodihydrofurans by Asymmetric C-H Insertion Reactions of Donor/Donor Rhodium Carbenes.”  Kellan N. Lamb‡, Richard A. Squitieri‡, Srinivasa R. Chintala, Ada J. Kwong, Edward I. Balmond, Christian Soldi, Olga Dmitrenko, Marta Castiñeira Reis, Ryan Chung, J. Bennett Addison, James C. Fettinger, Jason E. Hein, Dean J. Tantillo, Jospeh M. Fox, Jared T. Shaw. Chem. Euro. J. 2017, 11843.

‡Authors contributed equally to the work and share co-first authorship.

“Enantioselective Synthesis of Indolines, Indanes and Benzodihydrothiophenes by C­–H Insertion of Donor/Donor Carbenes.”  Lucas W. Souza‡, Richard A. Squitieri‡, Christine A. Dimirjian, Blanka M. Hodur, Leslie A. Nickerson, Corrine N. Penrod, Jesus Cordova, Michael J. Di Maso, James C. Fettinger, Jared T. Shaw. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 15213.

‡Authors contributed equally to the work and share co-first authorship.

“Synthesis and Evaluation of Azolium-Based Halogen-Bond Donors” Richard A. Squitieri, Keegan J. Fitzpatrick, Ashley A. Jaworski, Karl A. Scheidt. Chem. Euro. J. 2019, 10069.

“One-Pot Synthesis of Sterically Hindered Esters from Hydrazones in the Presence of Manganese Dioxide.” Richard A. Squitieri, Kristen V. Mckendall, Jesus Cordova, Jared T. Shaw. Manuscript in preparation.