My research focuses on three areas. First, we are developing robust capillary electrophoresis methods for the analysis for neurotransmitters/neuromodulators, with a special emphasis on detection of D-amino acids in the mammalian brain. Our group is also involved in the synthesis of newly modified "single isomer" cyclodextrins as phase transfer promoters in organometallic catalysis. Finally, new capillary electrophoresis methods are being developed for the analysis of secondary metabolites in Alaska lichens.

1. Lane CA, Green TK "Usnic Acid and the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond", Journal of Chemical Education, 2006, 83, 1046. Featured on the Cover
2. Kirschner D, Green T, Hapiot F, Tilloy S, Leclercq, L, Bricout, H, Monflier E "Heptakis (2,3-di-O -methyl-6-O-sulfopropyl)- Beta -cyclodextrin: a genuine supramolecular carrier for the Aqueous Organometallic Catalysis" Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis 2006, 348, 379-386. Abstract
3. Kirschner, D. L.; Jaramillo, M.; Green, T. K. "Enantioseparation and Stacking of Cyanobenz[f]isoindole-Amino Acids by Reverse Polarity Capillary Electrophoresis and Sulfated beta-Cyclodextrin." Analytical Chemistry 2007, 79(2), 736-743.Abstract
4. Falk, A.; Green, T. K.; Barboza, P "Quantitative determination of secondary metabolites in Cladina stellaris and other lichens by micellar electrokinetic chromatography." Journal of Chromatography A, 2008, 1182(1), 141-144.
5. D. Kirschner, M. Jaramillo, T. Green, F. Hapiot, L. Leclercq, H. Bricout, E. Monflier,"Fine tuning of sulfoalkylated cyclodextrin structures to improve their mass-transfer properties in an aqueous biphasic hydroformylation reaction" Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2008, 286, 11-20. .