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Email

masr@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
School of Chemistry
Education
PhD
The University of Western Australia
Bachelors Degree
The University of Western Australia
ORCID

0000-0002-7297-1303

Prof Mark Rizzacasa

Professor
School of Chemistry

156 Scholarly works
25 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Mulberrofurans G and J, Inethermulberrofuran C, and Mongolicin C from a Common Intermediate
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c00418
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Total Synthesis of Icumazole A Using a Modified Cadiot-Chodkiewicz Coupling
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04268
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The cyclobutene diester approach to alkyl citrate natural products
    DOI: 10.1071/CH24088
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Synthesis of More Highly Oxidized Alkyl Citrates via Direct Regio- and Stereoselective Oxidation
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03232
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Lessons From Nature: Late Stage Oxidation in Total Synthesis
  • 2018

    Research Contracts

    TDA Golden Field ‘Synthesis of Thebaine and Codeine’.
  • 2018

    Internal Research Grant

    Arc Training Centre for the Chemical Industries (Uom Contribution)
Mark Rizzacasa

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
A. J. Birch Medal Royal Australian Chemical institute
2007
University of Melbourne
2004
Organic Reactions Lectureship 2005 Organic Reaction Inc. USA
1997
Rennie Memorial Medal Royal Australian Chemical institute

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    A cis-β-iron(iii) SALPN catalyst for hydrogen atom transfer reductions and olefin cross couplings
    DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01085f
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Chemistry and Biology of Acyloin Natural Products
    DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-1228
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Synthesis of isochromanone containing natural products from myxobacteria
    DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01926d
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Synthesis of acyloin natural products by Mukaiyama hydration
    DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00651k
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Flow-Assisted Synthesis of Alkyl Citrate Natural Products
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01645
  • 2021

    Journal article

    2019 highlights of the structural revision of natural product via total synthesis
    DOI: 10.1007/s11705-020-1971-4

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research Grant

    Lessons From Nature: Late Stage Oxidation in Total Synthesis
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Arc Training Centre for the Chemical Industries (Arc-Qiao Child)

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