Office: S 2207
Phone: 641-269-4347
Email: jinjin@grinnell.edu

Professor Jin teaches the Organic Chemistry courses and laboratory (CHM 221 and 222).

• CHM 129 General Chemistry
• CHM 221 and 222 Organic Chemistry
• CHM 221L and 222L Organic Chemistry Labs

Professor Jin is interested in heteroatom, heterocyclic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. Her research will be focused on the design, synthesis and characterization of potential anti-cocaine and anti-depressant medications.

• Block, E.; Glass, R. S.; Dikarev, E. V.; Gruhn, N. E.; Jin, J.; Li, B.; Lorance, E.; Zakai, U. I.; Zhang, S.-Z. "Synthesis, Structure, Reactions, and Photoelectron Spectra of New Mixed Sulfur-, Selenium- or Tellurium and Silicon- or Tin-containing Heterocycles". Heteroatom Chem. 2007, 18, 509-515.
  
  
• Block, E.; Dikarev, E. V.; Glass, R. S.; Jin, J.; Li, B.; Li, X.; Zhang, S.-Z. "Synthesis, Structure and Chemistry of New, Mixed Group 14 and 16 Heterocycles: Nucleophile-Induced Ring Contraction of Mesocyclic Dications". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14949-14961.
  
  
• Glass, R. S.; Block, E.; Lorance, E.; Zakai, U. I.; Gruhn, N. E.; Jin, J.; Zhang, S.-Z. "The Si-Si Effect on Ionization of -Disilanyl Sulfides and Selenides". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12685-12692.
  
  
• Block, E.; Dikrev, E. V.; Jin, J.; Li, B.; Petrukhina, M. A.; Zhang, S.-Z. "Synthesis, Structure and Chemistry of New Sulfur-and Selenium-Containing Heterocycles". Pure Appl. Chem. 2005, 77, 2029-2032.