Prof Bugarin is a faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Florida Gulf
Coast University. In the spring of 2018, he was recognized with the President’s Award
for Excellence in Teaching- a university-wide award. In addition, he has published
55 refereed publications, with 53 peer-reviewed articles and 2 book chapters, papers
which lay the foundation for his research interests. He is proud to note that several
awards have recognized students trained in his group, including the Outstanding Undergraduate
research award to Kana White in 2014, Brian LaPosa in 2015, Alena Trinidad in 2017,
and Octavio Miranda in 2018. Likewise, Enrique Barragan (Hispanic/Male) won third
place at a regional graduate research presentation. He is also happy to note that
Dr. Siddappa Patil, a postdoctoral associate in his group, is now a Professor at Jain
University, India. Noteworthy to mention, his undergraduate student Bruno Arce received
the Outstanding Undergraduate teaching award in 2015. Furthermore, his research group,
here at FGCU, includes four talented undergraduate students. For instance, one (Abby
Lewis) has already published two manuscripts; one in the J. Mol. Structure and the
other in Polyhedron. Amy Hoagland's work was published in Fut. Med Chem. Also, Max
Feldman has two articles recently accepted. Important to note that three visitor scholars
have joined my research group Mr. Mario Heras (Mexico). Dr. David Chavez (Mexico),
and Dr. Patil (India). So, we are anticipating keeping research productivity high,
while engaging undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty Research Group Site
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Education
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- Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Texas A&M University
- M.S. in Chemistry, UTEP
- B.S. in Chemistry, Biology, & Pharmacy, UAZ
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Specialties
Toggle SpecialtiesNew reactions development, photochemistry, materials, and catalysis
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Research and Teaching Interests
Toggle Research and Teaching InterestsResearch in the Bugarin group includes the development of sustainable and straightforward
organic transformations. Transformations that are part of sophomore organic chemistry.
Many of the groups discoveries are relevant and used to increase the students understanding
of many basic synthetic reactions and mechanism.
An example may be found in this video.
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Courses Offered
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- CHM 2210. Organic Chemistry I
- CHM 2210L. Organic Chemistry Lab I
- CHM 2211. Organic Chemistry II
- CHM 2211L. Organic Chemistry Lab II
- CHM 4932. Chemistry Senior Seminar
- CHM 4220. Advance Organic Chemistry
- IDS 3020. University Colloquium
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Publications
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Selected publications
- Gallegos-García, A. J.; Lobato-García, C. E.; González-Cortazar, M.; Herrera-Ruiz,
M.; Zamilpa, A.; Álvarez-Fitz, P.; Pérez-García, M. D.; López-Rodríguez, R.; Ble-González,
E. A.; Medrano-Sánchez, E. J.; Feldman, M. R.; Bugarin, A.; Gómez-Rivera, A. Preliminary
Phytochemical Profile and Bioactivity of Inga Jinicuil Schltdl & Cham. Ex G. Don.
Plants 2022, 11 (6), 794. DOI: 10.3390/plants11060794.
- Sustaita-R., A.; Vega-R., A.; Bugarin, A.; Ramos-S., V. H.; Camacho-D., A. A.; Rocha-G,
B.; Chavez-Flores, D. “Chemoenzymatic Epoxidation of Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acid
Methyl Ester and its Applications as Poly(lactic acid)Plasticizer” ACS Sustainable
Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 17016-17024.
- Estrada-V., D.; Ramos-S., V. H.; Zaragoza-G., G.; Espinoza-H., J. C.; Bugarin, A.*
Chavez-Flores, D. “Lipase Assisted (S)-Ketoprofen Resolution from Commercially Available
Racemic Mixture” Pharmaceuticals, 2021, 14, 996.
- Frost, L.; Bovard, B.; Bugarin, A.; Johnson, B.; Atha, M.; Swanson, M.; Walsh-Haney,
H. “Continuing to Meet the Needs of Middle School Students in Southwest Florida Despite
COVID-19 Restrictions” J. STEM Outreach 2021, 4, 1-13.
- Marichev, K. O.; Patil, S. A.; Patil, S. A.; Heras-Martinez, H. M.; Bugarin, A.* “N-Heterocyclic
Carbene-Metal Complexes as Therapeutic Agents: A Patent Review” Expert Opin. Ther.
Pat. 2021, 32, 47-61.
- Ojo, O. S.; Bugarin, A.* “One-Pot Synthesis of α-Alkyl Styrene Derivatives” ACS Omega
2021, 6, 20619-20628.
Barragan, E.; Noonikara, A.: Bugarin, A.* "Pi−Conjugated Triazenes and Nitriles: Simple
Photoinduced Synthesis of Anilides Using Mild and Metal-Free Conditions" Asian, J.
Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 593-599. Featured on the Front cover of the issue.
- Yepez, G.; Noonikara-Poyil, A.; Bugarin, A.* "Large-Scale Synthesis of Aniline Trimers
in Different Oxidation States" Synthesis 2019, 51, 3611-3616. Selected for the Front
cover.
- Barragan, E.; Noonikara-Poyil, A.; Yang, C-H.; Wang, H.; Bugarin, A.* "Metal-Free
Cross- Couplings of !−Conjugated Triazenes with Unactivated Arenes Via Photoactivation"
Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 152-161. DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00938d. Featured on the Front
cover.
- Huang, X.; Bugarin, A.* "Direct Synthesis of α-Allenols from TMS-Protected Alkynes
and Aldehydes Mediated by TBAF." Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 12696-12700. DOI: 10.1002/chem.
201603250. Now, a name reaction on ReactionFlash, an app by Reaxys®.
- Patil, S.; Bugarin, A.,* "Fifty Years of !−Conjugated Triazenes" Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2016, 860-870. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201501218. Top 10% highest cited.
- Huang, X.; Fulton, B.; White, K.; Bugarin, A.* "Metal-Free, Regio- and StereoselectiveSynthesis
of Linear (E)-Allylic Compounds using C, N, O, and S Nucleophiles" Org. Lett. 2015,
17, 2594-2597. Highlighted on the Organic Chemistry Portal.
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Conference Presentations
Toggle Conference PresentationsSelected presentations
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Chemistry of Triazabutadienes and Other Transformations. St Mary’s
University, San Antonio, TX, USA. January 14 (2022). (Seminar 26)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Transition Metal-Free Allylic Functionalization of Terminal Alkenes
Towards -Alkyl Styrenes. Breaking Barriers Through Chemistry, Fort Myers, FL, USA.
June 05 (2021). (Seminar 25-Virtual)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Triazabutadienes: Photoinduced Synthesis of Anilides, Bisaryls,
& Other Building Blocks. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Apr. 23 (2021).
(Seminar 24)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Simple Photoinduced Synthesis of Anilides and Bisaryls from Triazenes.
Asociación Mexicana de Química Orgánica, Fort Myers, FL, USA. Apr. 23 (2021). (Seminar
23)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. p-Conjugated Triazenes: Simple Photoinduced Synthesis of Biaryls
and Anilides. LatinXChem International Conference. Sept 07 (2020). (Poster/talk via
Twitter)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Are Aryl-Aryl Cross Couplings and Amidation Reactions Feasible
and Compatible Under Sunlight Irradiation? ACS-National Conference, Philadelphia,
PA, USA. March 22-26 (2020). (Talk) (ACS)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. p-Conjugated Triazenes: Simple Photoinduced Synthesis of Biaryls
and Anilides. LatinXChem International Conference. Sept 07 (2020). (Poster/talk via
Twitter)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Are Aryl-Aryl Cross Couplings and Amidation Reactions Feasible
and Compatible Under Sunlight Irradiation? ACS-National Conference, Philadelphia,
PA, USA. March 22-26 (2020). (Talk) (ACS)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. p-Conjugated Triazenes and Nitriles: Simple Photoinduced Synthesis
of Anilides Using Mild and Metal-Free Conditions. FloHet, Gainesville, FL, United
States, March 1-4 (2020). (Invited Poster)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Pathways to Academia and Overview of Bugarin's Research Group.
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA. Sep. 06 (2019). (Seminar 22)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Metal-Free Allylic Functionalization of Terminal Alkenes. Instituto
de Química, Universidad Autónoma de México, CdMx, México. Apr. 23 (2019). (Seminar
21)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Room T emperature Cross-Couplings of Unactivated A renes via Photoactivation
of p-Conjugated Triazenes. ACS-National Conference, Orlando, FL, USA. Apr. 3 (2019).
(Invited Talk) (ACS)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Overview of the Bugarin Research Program at UT-Arlington and CPP.
Cali Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, USA. Mar. 25 (2019). (Seminar 20)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Overview of the Bugarin Research Program at UT-Arlington. Florida
Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA. Feb. 15 (2019). (Seminar 19)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Preparing an Academic Conference. University of Texas at Arlington,
Arlington, TX, USA. Feb. 08 (2019). (Invited Talk) (Educational)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Discovery of New Organic Transformations to Facilitate Drug Discovery.
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA. Sep. 07 (2018). (Seminar 18)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Metal-Free Allylic Functionalization of Terminal Alkenes. Texas
Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States, Aug. 28 (2018). (Seminar 17)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. New Organic Transformations with Triazenes and other Molecules.
California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA. Apr. 18 (2018). (Seminar
16)
- Bugarin, Alejandro. Development of Unique Functional Group Interconversions. ACS-National
Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA. March 18 (2018). (Invited Talk) (ACS)
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Grants & Awards
Toggle Grants & AwardsSelected Honors & Awards:
- Apr. 2022 Wings for the Future grant (FGCU)
- Aug. 2021 NIH R15 grant awarded, (R15GM141726)
- Apr. 2021 Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award finalist (FGCU)
- Mar. 2021 Seidler Grant (FGCU)
- Mar. 2020 Seidler Grant (FGCU)
- Mar. 2018 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (UTA)
- June 2017 ACS Petroleum Research Foundation grant, (ACS-PRF- New Direction)
- Apr. 2016 Research Enhancement Grant, UTA, TX.
- Mar. 2016 NSF CHEMISTRY-Early Career Workshop Fellow, Arlington, VA.
- Feb. 2016 Outstanding Faculty advisor award. UTA-SACNAS Chapter.
- Aug. 2014 NIH Early Career Workshop Fellow, Dallas, TX.
- July 2014 Summer Leadership Institute, Stanford University, CA.
- April 2011 U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship.
- Oct. 2009 DuPont Award to general & organic chemistry in Ph.D. oral symposia.
- April 2005 Outstanding Master of Chemistry in Research presented by UTEP.
- May 2000 Placed first for the State Delegation in the National Chemistry Olympics.
- May 1997 Placed first in the 11th National Mathematics Olympiad, UAZ (Mexico)..
- May 1997 Placed first at the Physics state championship, CBTa (Mexico).
