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Christian Rojas[edit]

Christian Rojas is an American Chemist and teaching professor at Barnard College, a liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City, New York. Within Barnard's Department of Chemistry, Professor Rojas specializes in teaching introductory courses in organic chemistry[1].

In addition to his role as an educator, Professor Rojas is involved in organic chemistry research. Professor Rojas's research focuses on the chemical applications of nitrogen in organic compounds, with a particular emphasis on the synthesis of amino sugars using nitrogen.[1]. His contributions have been published in scientific journals such as Journal of Organic Chemistry and Chemistry Letters.[2]

Early Career[edit]

Christian Rojas began his academic career at the University of Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction. During his undergraduate studies, became involved in research projects, collaborating with faculty members such as Ralph O. Allen on studies involving neutron activation analysis of archaeological artifacts. Following his undergraduate studies, Rojas pursued doctoral studies in organic chemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy.[3]

Subsequently, Professor Rojas undertook his postdoctoral fellowship with Julius Rebek at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Scripps Research Institute. There Rojas finished his National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship[3] In 1997, Christian Rojas joined the faculty at Barnard College, where he has remained till present as a teaching and research professor.

Published Career[edit]

Rojas served as the primary editor and as a contributing author of the textbook "Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis" published in 2016.[4] Additionally Rojas was a contributing author for "Name Reactions for Homologation, Part 2" published in 2009. (INSERT SOURCE)

Professor Rojas first publication was "Photo amidoglycosylation of an Allal Azidoformate. Synthesis of beta-2-Amido Allopyranosides" in 2001 in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. His most recent publication was "Glycal Metallanitrenes for 2-Amino Sugar Synthesis: Amidoglycosylation of Gulal-, Allal-, Glucal-, and Galactal 3-Carbamates" in the Journal of Organic Chemistry in 2018.[5]

Rojas' current research supported by a National Institutes of Health grant is "Construction and Union of 2-Amino Sugar Building Blocks". His study is focused on synthesizing amino sugars and reactions involving nitrogen atom transfer[1].


  1. ^ a b c "Christian Rojas | Barnard College". barnard.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ Gupta, Ritu; Sogi, Kimberly M.; Bernard, Sarah E.; Decatur, John D.; Rojas, Christian M. (2 April 2009). "Protecting group and solvent control of stereo- and chemoselectivity in glucal 3-carbamate amidoglycosylation". Organic Letters. 11 (7): 1527–1530. doi:10.1021/ol900126q. ISSN 1523-7052. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Department of Chemistry". chemistry.as.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ Rojas, Christian M., ed. (2015-10-26). Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis (1 ed.). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118939901. ISBN 978-1-118-34796-6.
  5. ^ Buttar, Simran; Caine, Julia; Goné, Evelyne; Harris, Reneé; Gillman, Jennifer; Atienza, Roxanne; Gupta, Ritu; Sogi, Kimberly M.; Jain, Lauren; Abascal, Nadia C.; Levine, Yetta; Repka, Lindsay M.; Rojas, Christian M. (3 August 2018). "Glycal Metallanitrenes for 2-Amino Sugar Synthesis: Amidoglycosylation of Gulal-, Allal-, Glucal-, and Galactal 3-Carbamates". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83 (15): 8054–8080. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.8b00893. ISSN 0022-3263. Retrieved 11 April 2024.