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style='color:black'>University</span></ns0:PlaceType></span></ns0:place></span><span style='color:black'>, 1981<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><a href="mailto:robert-mebane@utc.edu"><span style='color:black'>robert-mebane@utc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Organic Chemistry</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Courses I teach include:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Ï% Chemistry 121, General Chemistry I Lecture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Ï% Chemistry 351, Organic Chemistry I Lecture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Ï% Chemistry 353, Organic Chemistry I Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Ï% Chemistry 352, Organic Chemistry II Lecture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Ï% Chemistry 354, Organic Chemistry II Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Research Interests <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Synthetic method development; transfer hydrogenation; molecular modeling; reaction mechanisms;  green chemistry<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Recent Publications<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span class=SpellE><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Zuidema</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>, D. R.; Williams, S. L.; Wert, K. J.; <span class=SpellE>Bosma</span>, K. J.; Smith, A. L.; Mebane, R. C. <span class=SpellE>Deoxygenation</span> of aromatic ketones using transfer <span class=SpellE>hydrogenolysis</span> with Raney nickel in 2-propanol, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i><span class=GramE>.,</span> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2011</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>41</i>, 2927.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span class=GramE><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Siler, Patrick J.; Chill, Sam T.; Mebane, Robert C.</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <span class=GramE>A tandem, facile one-pot conversion of aldehydes into ethyl esters.</span> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2011</b>,<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>41</i>, 1247.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Zuidema, Daniel R.; Wert, Katherine J.; Williams, Sarah L.; Chill, Sam T.; <span class=SpellE>Holte</span>, Kimberly L.; <span class=SpellE>Kokes</span>, Nathan K.; Mebane, Robert C. <span class=GramE>A novel method of reducing ketones using sodium hydroxide in 2-propanol.</span> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2010</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>40</i>, 2014.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span class=GramE><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; Chill, Samuel T.</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <span class=GramE>A facile one-pot conversion of aldehydes into amides.</span> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2010, </b><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>40</i>, 2017.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span class=GramE><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; Chill, Samuel T.</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <span class=GramE>A facile one-pot conversion of aldehydes into nitriles.</span> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2009</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>39</i>, 3601.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Zuidema, Daniel R.; Dennison, Ami L.; Park, Elizabeth, Y.; Mebane, Robert C. Conversion of aldoximes into nitriles with Raney nickel in refluxing 2-propanol. <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2008</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>38</i>, 3810.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; <span class=SpellE>Holte</span>, Kimberly L.; Gross, Benjamin H. Transfer hydrogenation of ketones with 2-propanol and Raney nickel. <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2007</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>37</i>, 2787.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:9.0pt;tab-stops:.5in 431.95pt'><span class=GramE><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Rybolt, Thomas R.; Mebane, Robert C. Environmental Science Fair Projects; <span class=SpellE>Enslow</span> Publishers, <ns0:place><span><ns0:City><span>Berkeley Heights</ns0:City></span>, <ns0:State><span>N.J.</ns0:State></span></ns0:place></span>, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2005</b>.</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; <ns0:City><span><ns0:place><span>Mansfield</ns0:place></span></ns0:City></span>, Amanda J. Transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes with 2-propanol and Raney nickel, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth.</i></span></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></span></i><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>.,</span></span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2005</b>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>35</i>, 3083.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; Jensen, David.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> R.; <span class=SpellE>Rickert</span>, Kerry L.; Gross, Benjamin H. Transfer hydrogenation of nitriles with Raney nickel and 2-propanol, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>.<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <span class=GramE>2003<span style='font-weight:normal'>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>33</i>, 3373.</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; Grimes, Kimberly D.; Jenkins, Summer, R.; <span class=SpellE>Deardorff</span>, Jonathan D.; Gross, Benjamin H. <span class=SpellE>Deiodination</span> of iodolactones <span class=SpellE>bytransfer</span> <span class=SpellE>hydrogenolysis</span> using Raney nickel and 2-propanol, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Synth. <span class=SpellE>Commun</span></i>. <span class=GramE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>2002</b>,<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> </b><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>32</i>, 2049.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mebane, Robert C.; Gross, Benjamin H.; Armstrong, David.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Transfer <span class=SpellE>hydrogenolysis</span> of aromatic alcohols using Raney catalysts and 2-propanol, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Journal of Applied Catalysis: A</i>, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2001</b>,<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> </b><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>219</i>, 281.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>D. Wink, S. <span class=SpellE>Fetzer</span>, S. <span class=SpellE>McNichols</span>, B. <span class=SpellE>Zusman</span>, and R. Mebane, MATCH  An Integrated Curriculum for <span class=SpellE>MATh</span> and <span class=SpellE>CHemistry</span> Instruction, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>J. Chem. 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