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Thomas N. Snaddon

Chemistry · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsCrystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods

Publications

71

Citations

1,478

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Thomas N. Snaddon's research develops new chemical reactions for building complex organic molecules, with a focus on making single, specific 3D forms of molecules (asymmetric synthesis). A central theme is combining two catalysts at once—typically a metal such as palladium together with a small organic molecule acting as a Lewis base—to control the shape and structure of products. A secondary line of work involves designing fluorescent chemical probes to detect amyloid protein aggregates, which are relevant to disease research.

Asymmetric (stereoselective) synthesisCooperative and synergistic dual catalysisSynthetic methods for making complex moleculesTotal synthesis of natural products (alkaloids)Fluorescent probes for amyloid detection

Publication output was highest around 2018 and has slowed in recent years, averaging about two papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through September 2027 — about 1 year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01GM157347through Sep 2027 · $632k awarded

    Enantioselective Chemical Synthesis Methods Using Lewis Base and Transition Metal Catalysis

2 earlier awards
  • NSF 1900229Aug 2019 – Jul 2023 · $450k awarded

    Strategies and Catalysis for the Synthesis of Diketopiperazine-Containing Natural Products

  • NIH R01GM121573Sep 2016 – Jun 2021 · $295k awarded

    Asymmetric Chemical Synthesis Methods via Cooperative Catalysis

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 192 mid career Chemistry PIs within our index
Citations: 1,478cohort median 550
h-index: 23cohort median 12
Publications / year (recent): 2.0cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 26% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 24 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 13 publications13182019: 7 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 5 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 2 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 3 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition×6
  • Angewandte Chemie×6
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×4
  • ChemRxiv×3
  • Royal Society Open Science×2
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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