Office: MH-582C
Phone: (657) 278-4252
Email: rcammarota@fullerton.edu
Lab: DBH 147/180
Phone: (657) 278-4252
Ryan Cammarota
Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
Research Interests
Research in the Cammarota group spans organic and organometallic chemistry, with a focus on applying computational chemistry and interpretable machine learning algorithms to guide experiment and make predictions about reaction outcomes and molecular properties. Specific areas of interest include uncovering structure-reactivity relationships in sustainable metal-catalyzed reactions, and investigating reaction mechanisms using NMR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Students will learn to synthesize organic and organometallic compounds, measure their properties, and use modern computational and data science tools to predict how they will react.
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Ryan came to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Cal State Fullerton because of its dual commitment to innovative teaching and cutting-edge research. In Fall of 2023, he will be setting up his research lab and teaching first-semester organic chemistry (301A).
Education
Robbins Fellow – Professor Nicholas Ball (Pomona College)
Postdoctoral Research – Professor Matthew Sigman (University of Utah)
Ph.D. – Professor Connie Lu (University of Minnesota)
B.A., Chemistry – Carleton College (Northfield, MN)
Selected Publications
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Google Scholar page
for a complete list of publications.
Souza, L. W.; Miller, B. R.; Cammarota, R. C.; Lo, A.; Lopez, I.; Shiue, Y-S.; Bergstrom, B. D.; Dishman, S. N.; Fettinger, J. C.; Sigman, M. S.*; Shaw, J. T.* Deconvoluting Nonlinear Catalyst–Substrate Effects in the Intramolecular Dirhodium-Catalyzed C–H Insertion of Donor/Donor Carbenes Using Data Science Tools.
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, ASAP, 104-115
Cammarota, R. C.‡; Liu, W.‡; Bacsa, J.; Davies, H. M. L.*; Sigman, M. S.* A Mechanistically Guided Workflow for Relating Complex Reactive Site Topologies to Catalyst Performance in C−H Functionalization Reactions
. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1881-1898.
Boni, Y. T.‡; Cammarota, R. C.‡; Liao, K.; Sigman, M. S.*; Davies, H. M. L.* Leveraging Regio- and Stereoselective C(sp3−H) Functionalization of Silyl Ethers to Train a Logistic Regression Classification Model for Predicting Site-Selectivity Bias.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15549-15561.
Cammarota, R. C.‡; Xie, J.‡; Burgess, S. A.; Vollmer, M. V.; Vogiatzis, K. D.; Ye, J.; Linehan, J. C.; Appel, A. M.; Wang, X.; Hoffmann, C.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Lu, C. C.* Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of H2 and N2 Binding to Bimetallic Nickel-Group 13 Complexes and Neutron Structure of a Ni(η2-H2) Adduct.
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 7029-7042.
Cammarota, R. C.; Vollmer, M. V.; Xie, J.; Ye, J.; Linehan, J. C.; Burgess, S. A.; Appel, A. M.; Gagliardi, L.; Lu, C. C.* A Bimetallic Nickel-Gallium Complex Catalyzes CO2 Hydrogenation via the Intermediacy of an Anionic d10 Nickel Hydride
. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 14244-14250.
Cammarota, R. C.; Lu, C. C.* Tuning Nickel with Lewis Acidic Group 13 Metalloligands for Catalytic Olefin Hydrogenation.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12486-12489.
Courses Taught
CHEM 301A Organic Chemistry
CHEM 531 Organic Reactions Mechanisms
Spring 2024 Office Hours
Chem 301A Office Hours: Tue 2:15pm-3:15pm, Wed 4:30pm-5:30pm. Chem 531 Office Hours: Tue 4:15pm-5:15pm, Thur 3pm-4pm.
