Professor David Y. Son

 

David Y. Son

    

Assoicate Professor

 Office: 317 Fondren Science
Department of Chemistry Phone: (214) 768-8813
Southern Methodist University Fax: (214) 768-4089
PO Box 750314    e-mail:
Dallas, TX 75275-0314    
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Education & Experience:

  • Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 1993; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

  • B.S. Chemistry, 1989; Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI

  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, 1993-1995; Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

  • Assistant Professor, 1996-2002; Associate Professor, 2002-present; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Research Interests:

Our primary research interests are the synthesis of new multidentate ligands for supramolecular assembly, and the syntheses and applications of novel organosilicon monomers, polymers, and dendrimers.
 

Selected Publications:

  • Rim, C.; Son, D. Y. "Facile and efficient synthesis of star-shaped oligomers from a triazine core", Tetrahedron Letters 2009, 50, 4161-4163.
  • Rissing, C.; Son, D. Y. "Application of Thiol-ene Chemistry to the Preparation of Carbosilane-thioether Dendrimers", Organometallics 2009, 28, 3167-3172.
  • Rim, C.; Lahey, L. J.; Patel, V. G.; Zhang, H.; Son, D. Y. "Thiol-ene reactions of 1,3,5-triacryloylhexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (TAT): facile access to functional tripodal thioethers", Tetrahedron Letters 2009, 50, 745-747.
  • Rim, C.; Zhang, H.; Son, D. Y.  "Silyl-substituted thioether ligands and their Ag(I) complexes", Inorganic Chemistry 2008, 47, 11993-12003.

  • Rissing, C.; Son, D. Y.  "The Thiol-ene Reaction for the Synthesis of Multifunctional Branched Organosilanes", Organometallics 2008, 27, 5394-5397.

  • Sengupta, P.; Henkes, A. E.; Kumar, M. K.; Zhang, H.; Son, D. Y. "A General One-Step Synthesis of Multidentate (Pyridylalkyl)amines from Mono-, Bis-, Tris- and Tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzenes: Potential Ligands for Supramolecular Assembly", Synthesis 2008, 79-86.

Courses Taught:

  • General Chemistry (CHEM 1304)

  • Organic Chemistry (CHEM 3372)

  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 3118)

  • Practical Laboratory Methods (CHEM 6111)