Ramesh Jasti is a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Oregon. He was the first person to synthesize the elusive cycloparaphenylene in 2008[1] during post doctoral work in the laboratory of Professor Carolyn Bertozzi. He started his laboratory at Boston University where he was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award.[2] His early lab repeatedly broke the record for the synthesis of the smallest cycloparaphenylene known. In 2014, he moved his laboratory to the University of Oregon where he expanded his focus to apply the molecules he discovered in the areas of organic materials,[3] mechanically interlocked molecules,[4] and biology.[5] He is the Director of the Materials Science Institute at the University of Oregon.[6]

Ramesh Jasti
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forcycloparaphenylenes
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Oregon
Doctoral advisorScott D. Rychnovsky
Other academic advisorsCarolyn R. Bertozzi
Websitejastilab.uoregon.edu

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References

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  1. ^ Jasti, Ramesh; Bhattacharjee, Joydeep; Neaton, Jeffrey B.; Bertozzi, Carolyn R. (2008). "Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory of [9]-, [12]-, and [18]Cycloparaphenylene: Carbon Nanohoop Structures". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130 (52): 17646–17647. doi:10.1021/ja807126u. PMC 2709987. PMID 19055403.
  2. ^ "Jasti Receives NSF CAREER Award » Chemistry | Blog Archive | Boston University". www.bu.edu.
  3. ^ Darzi, Evan R.; Hirst, Elizabeth S.; Weber, Christopher D.; Zakharov, Lev N.; Lonergan, Mark C.; Jasti, Ramesh (2015). "Synthesis, Properties, and Design Principles of Donor–Acceptor Nanohoops". ACS Central Science. 1 (6): 335–342. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.5b00269. PMC 4827663. PMID 27162989.
  4. ^ Van Raden, Jeff M.; White, Brittany M.; Zakharov, Lev N.; Jasti, Ramesh (2019). "Nanohoop Rotaxanes from Active Metal Template Syntheses and Their Potential in Sensing Applications". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58 (22): 7341–7345. doi:10.1002/anie.201901984. PMID 30913355. S2CID 85530177.
  5. ^ White, Brittany M.; Zhao, Yu; Kawashima, Taryn E.; Branchaud, Bruce P.; Pluth, Michael D.; Jasti, Ramesh (2018). "Expanding the Chemical Space of Biocompatible Fluorophores: Nanohoops in Cells". ACS Central Science. 4 (9): 1173–1178. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00346. PMC 6161054. PMID 30276250.
  6. ^ "Full MSI Members; University of Oregon". www.uoregon.edu.