Professional Preparation:

Professional Appointments

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1989 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1982 - 1989
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1976 - 1982

Selected Publications

"Charge Storage Model for Hysteretic Negative-Differential Resistance in Metal-Molecule- Metal Junctions," Kiehl, R. A.; Le, J. D.; Candra, P.; Hoye, R. C.; Hoye, T. R. App. Phys. Lett. in press (2006)

"Comparative Diels-Alder Reactivities within a Family of Valence Bond Isomers: A Biomimetic Total Synthesis of (±)-UCS1025A," Hoye, T. R.; Dvornikovs, V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2550-2551.

"Mixture of New Sulfated Steroids Functions as a Migratory Pheromone in the Sea Lamprey," Sorensen, P. W.; Fine, J. M.; Dvornikovs, V.; Jeffrey, C. S.; Shao, F.; Wang, J.; Vrieze, L. A.; Anderson, K. R.; Hoye, T. R. Nature Chemical Biology 2005, 1, 324-328.

"Reactions at polymer-polymer interfaces for blend compatibilization," Macosko, C. W.; Jeon, H. K.; Hoye, T. R. Prog. Poly. Sci. 2005, 30, 939-947.(2)

"Divergent Kinetic Control of Classical vs. Ozonolytic Lactonization: Mechanism-based Diastereoselection," Hoye, T. R.; Ryba, T. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8256-8257

"Primary Amine (-NH2) Quantification in Polymers: Functionality by 19F NMR Spectroscopy" Ji, S.; Macosko, C. W.; Hoye, T. R. Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4679-4686.

"Alkyne Haloallylation [with Pd(II)] as a Core Strategy for Macrocycle Synthesis: A Total Synthesis of (-)-Haterumalide NA/(-)-Oocydin A" Hoye, T. R.; Wang, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6950-6951.

"Relay Ring Closing Metathesis (RRCM): A Strategy for Directing Metal Movement Throughout Olefin Metathesis Sequences" Hoye, T. R.; Jeffrey, C. S.; Tennakoon, M. A.; Wang, J.; Zhao, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10210-10211.

"Controlled Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Telechelic Polybutadienes by Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization" Ji, S.; Hoye, T. R.; Macosko, C. W. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 5485-5489.

"Coupling Reactions of End- vs Mid-Functional Polymers" Jeon, J. H.; Macosko, C. W.; Moon, B.; Hoye, T. R.; Yin, Z. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 2563-2571.