Our research focuses on the use of nitrogen-containing heterocyles to enable the synthesis and evaluation of new compounds with unique biological, physical and optical properties: applications towards functional materials and improved pharmaceutical function.

“Cl-BODIPYs: facile B-substitution.” T. Lundrigan, S. M. Crawford, T. S. Cameron, and Alison Thompson* (Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1003-1005). “An Improved Method for the Synthesis of F-BODIPYs from Dipyrrins and Bis(dipyrrin)s.” T. Lundrigan, A. E. G. Baker, L. E. Longobardi, T. E. Wood, D. A. Smithen, S. M. Crawford, T. S. Cameron, and Alison Thompson* (Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 2158-2161). “One-Pot Synthesis Asymmetric Annulated Bis(pyrrole)s.” D. A. Smithen, T. S. Cameron, and Alison Thompson* (Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 5846-5849). “Pyrrolyldipyrrinato Tin(IV) Complexes.” S. M. Crawford, A. Al-Sheikh Ali, T. S. Cameron, and Alison Thompson* (Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 8207-8213). “Improved Synthetic Route to C-Ring Ester-Functionalized Prodigiosenes.” Md. I. Uddin, S. Thirumalairajan, S. M. Crawford, T. S. Cameron, and Alison Thompson* (Synlett, 2010, 2561-2564).