Dr Adam Rosser
Lecturer , Chemistry - School of Science and Technology
Phone: +61 02 6773 1785
Email: arosser3@une.edu.au
Biography
Dr Adam Rosser is a physical organic and computational chemist with a keen interest in chemical and STEM education. Dr Rosser applies quantum chemical calculations to real systems to better understand their structure and reactivity. Research in this area can inform organic synthesis and drug design, and help to build a better understanding of macromolecules like proteins and synthetic polymers. Of particular interest are anomeric amides, a novel and fascinating class of amide discovered here at UNE. These amides exhibit unusual structure and reactivity, and have potential applications as antibiotics and cancer chemotherapy drugs.
Qualifications
BSc(Chemistry), BSc(Hons), PhD
Teaching Areas
Unit Coordinator: CHEM110/120 and SCI100
Course Coordinator: Diploma in Science and Bachelor of Scientific Studies
Research Interests
Several research avenues are available for prospective students to consider, including laboratory based physical organic chemical investigations of anomeric amides, computational investigations of reaction mechanisms, and chemistry/STEM Education.
Publications
1.Bagheri, A.; Asadi-Eydivand, M.; Rosser, A. A.; Fellows, C. M.; Brown, T. C., 3D Printing of Customized Drug Delivery Systems with Controlled Architecture via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Advanced Engineering Materials 2023, 25 (10), 2201785.
2.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A., Modification of Amidic Resonance Through Heteroatom Substitution at Nitrogen: Anomeric Amides. In Amide Bond Activation, 2022; pp 29-77.
3.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A., Heteroatom Substitution at Amide Nitrogen—Resonance Reduction and HERON Reactions of Anomeric Amides. Molecules 2018, 23 (11), 2834.
4.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A., The role of substituents in the HERON reaction of anomeric amides. Can. J. Chem. 2016, 94 (12), 1169-1180.
5.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A., HERON reactions of anomeric amides: understanding the driving force. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2015, 28, 215-222.
6.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A.; Spence, R. M., Studies of the Structure, Amidicity, and Reactivity of N-Chlorohydroxamic Esters and N-Chloro-β,β-dialkylhydrazides: Anomeric Amides with Low Resonance Energies*. Aust. J. Chem. 2014, 67, 1344-1352.
7.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A.; Taherpour, A.; Greatrex, B. W., Formation and HERON Reactivity of Cyclic N,N-Dialkoxyamides. Aust. J. Chem. 2014, 67, 507-520.
8.Glover, S. A.; Rosser, A. A., Reliable Determination of Amidicity in Acyclic Amides and Lactams. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 5492-5502.
9.Digianantonio, K. M.; Glover, S. A.; Johns, J. P.; Rosser, A. A., Synthesis and thermal decomposition of N,N-dialkoxyamides. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 4116-4126.
10.Glover, S. A.; White, J. M.; Rosser, A. A.; Digianantonio, K. M., Structures of N,N-Dialkoxyamides: Pyramidal Anomeric Amides with Low Amidicity. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 9757-9763.
Memberships
MRACI
