Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry involves the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of compounds and materials that contain carbon atoms.
The UTSA Organic Section offers exciting research and training opportunities on the synthesis and functions of organic compounds in both the traditional fields of synthetic and physical organic chemistry and in the emerging interdisciplinary fields of green (environmentally benign), bio-organic, medicinal, and materials chemistry. Areas of strength include the developments of green catalysts and synthetic methodologies, drug delivery systems, and therapeutically useful small organic compounds.
Students are strongly encouraged to visit the websites of the organic chemistry faculty to further explore the highlights and details of their ongoing research.
For more information, go to the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry.

Michael P. Doyle
Professor
Lab Website
Phone: (210) 458-4196
Email: michael.doyle@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Catalytic oxidation processes
» Design and development of chiral catalysts
» Diazo chemistry
» Highly enantioselective catalytic reactions
» Medicinal chemistry

Doug E. Frantz
Professor
Lab Website
Phone: (210) 458-7048
Email: doug.frantz@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Asymmetric catalysis
» Heterocyclic synthesis
» Medicinal chemistry
» Physical organic chemistry
» Process chemistry

Hyunsoo Han
Associate Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5456
Email: hyunsoo.han@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Asymmetric catalysis
» Organic synthesis
» Polymer and combinatorial chemistry

Oleg V. Larionov
Associate Professor
Lab Website
Phone: (210) 458-6050
Email: oleg.larionov@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Enantioselective catalysis
» Medicinal chemistry
» Synthesis of biologically active natural products

Stanton McHardy
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE DRUG DISCOVERY
Office: SRL 1.438
Phone: (210) 458-8676
Email: stanton.mchardy@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Medicinal chemistry
» Small molecule drug discovery in cancer, infectious disease, and neuroscience areas
» Synthesis of natural products
» Synthetic methodology

Kirk Schanze
Professor
Lab Website
Phone: (210) 458-6813
Email: kirk.schanze@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Conjugated polymers
» Luminescence imaging
» Photochemistry and photophysics
» Photoresponsive materials

Francis K. Yoshimoto
Assistant Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5459
Email: francis.yoshimoto@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Enzyme mechanism
» Mass spectrometry
» Target-oriented synthesis
Phone: (210) 458-5432
Email: cong.zhao@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
» Asymmetric synthesis and reactions
» Oxidation
» Phosphorus chemistry
» Small ring compound