Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA B.S. California State University, Los Angeles, CA

Casanova and H.R. Rogers, "Electroreductive Synthesis of Symmetrical Organomercurials from 1, w-Dibromides," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 96, 1942 (1974). J. Casanova and H.R. Rogers, "Electroorganic Chemistry. II. Electroreduction of Vicinal Dibromides," J. Org. Chem., 39, 2408 (1974). J. Casanova and H.R. Rogers, "Electroorganic Chemistry. IV. D 1,4- Bicyclo[2.2.0.] Hexene," J. Org. Chem., 39, 3803 (1974). J. Casanova, H.R. Rogers, K.L. Servis, "Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shifts and 13C-199Hg Coupling Constants for Symmetrical Dialkylmercurials," Org. Mag. Res., 7, 57 (1975). H.R. Rogers, J.X. McDermott and G.M. Whitesides, "The Oxidation of Terminal Olefins to Methyl Ketones by Jones' Reagent is Catalyzed by Mercury(II)," J. Org. Chem., 40, 3577 (1975). H.R. Rogers, Y. Fujiwara, C.L. Hill, R.J. Rogers, H.L. Mitchell and G.M. Whitesides, "The Mechanism of Formation of Grignard Reagents: The Kinetics of Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Magnesium," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 217 (1980). H.R. Rogers, H.L. Mitchell, R.J. Rogers and G.M. Whitesides, "The Mechanism of Formation of Grignard Reagents: The Kinetics of Reaction of Aryl Bromide with Magnesium and Tri-n-Butyltin Hydride," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 231 (1980). H.R. Rogers, J. Deutch and G.M. Whitesides, "The Mechanism of Formation of Grignard Reagents: The Rate of Reaction of Cyclopentyl Bromides with Magnesium in Ethereal Solvents is Diffusion Controlled," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 226 (1980). H.R. Rogers and J. Houk, "Preliminary Studies of the Mechanism of Metal-Halogen Exchange. The Kinetics of Reaction of n-Butyllithium with Substituted Bromobenzenes in Hexane Solution," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 104, 522 (1982).* H.R. Rogers, J. Murray, R. Ahmed, O. Rasmy, and M. Tarle, "Electroorganic Chemistry. VI. Mechanism and Product Studies in the Electroreduction of 1,3-Dibromides," J. Casanova, Croat. Chem. Acta 63, 225 (1990). M. Tarle, O. Rasmy, H.R. Rogers, and J. Casanova, "Electroorganic Chemistry, VII, The Role of Mercuric Salts in the Electroreduction of Benzylic Bromides," Croat. Chem. Acta, 63, 239 (1990).*