Our research focuses on synthetic organic methodology, with an emphasis general synthetic transformations and catalysis by small molecules and in microenvironments.

"The Asymmetric Synthesis of 6-Phenyl-4,4-disubstituted-1,4-dihydropyridazines" Buonora, P.T.; Zhang**, Q.; Sawko*, J. A.; Westrum, L.J. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry In Press. "The Substitution-Elimination Mechanistic Disc", Buonora, Paul T.; Lim, Yu Jin. J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 368. Conversion of γ-Bicyclic Lactam to 4,5-Dihydro-2H-pyridazin-3-ones. Lim*, Y.J.; Angela*, M.; Buonora, P.T. Tetrahedron Letters 2003, 44, 7799-7801. "Recent Developments in Imino Diels-Alder Reactions" Buonora, P.; Olsen, J-C.; Oh, T. Tetrahedron, 2001, 57, 6099-6138.