DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Kevin D. Revell

B.S.-University of New Orleans
M.S.-Iowa State University
Ph.D.-University of South Florida

Assistant Professor
Organic/Medicinal Chemistry
Office:  310 Blackburn
Phone:  270-809-6540
E-mail:  kevin.revell@murraystate.edu

Research in the Revell laboratory is focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel materials for organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices.  A brief description of the main project may be found here:

Conjugated Oligomers in Self-Assembled Monolayers

Publications

Revell, K.D.; Heldreth, B.; Long, T.E.; Jang, S.; Turos, E.  “N-Thiolated b-Lactams:  Studies on the Mode of Action and Identification of a Primary Cellular Target in S. aureus.”  Bioorgan. Med. Chem., 2007,  15(6), 2453-2467. 

Mishra, R.K.; Coates, C.M.; Revell, K.D.; Turos, E.  “Synthesis of 2-oxazolidinones from b-lactams:  Stereospecific total synthesis of (-)-Cytoxazone and all of its stereoisomers.”  Org. Lett., 2007, 9(4), 575-578.

 Mishra, R.K; Revell, K.D.; Coates, C.M.; Turos, E.; Dickey, S.; Lim, D.V. “N-Thiolated-2-Oxazolidinones:  a New Family of Antibacterial Agents for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Bacillus anthracis.”  Bioorgan. Med. Chem. Lett.  2006, 16, 2081-2083

 Richardson, T.I.; Ornstein, P.L.; Briner, K.; Fisher, M.J.; Backer, R.T.; Biggers, C.K.; Clay, M.P.; Emmerson, P.J.; Hertel, L.W.; Hsiung, H.M.; Husain, S.; Kahl, S.D.; Lee, J.A.; Lindstrom, T.D.; Martinelli, M.J.; Mayer, J.P.; Mullaney, J.T.; O’Brien, T.P.; Pawlak, J.M.; Revell, K.D.; Shah, J.; Zgombick, J.M.; Herr, R.J.; Melekhov, A.; Sampson, P.B.; and King, C.R.  “Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Novel Arylpiperazines as Potent and Selective Agonists of the Melanocortin Subtype-4-Receptor.”  J. Med. Chem. 2004.  47(3), 744-755.

 Trahanovsky, W.S.; Ochoada, J.M.; Wang, C.; Revell, K.D.; Arvidson, K.B.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, H.; Chung, S.; Chang, S.  “A Convenient Procedure for the Preparation of Levoglucosenone and the Conversion of Levoglucosenone to Novel Chiral Derivatives.”  Published in Carbohydrate Synthons in Natural Products.  Witczak, Z. and Tatsuta, K.; eds.  American Chemical Society Symposium Series, 2003.

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