Expert Details
Organic Synthesis Design
ID: 107918
Massachusetts, USA
ORGANIC REACTION DATABASE RETRIEVAL. Expert's expertise includes retrieving organic reactions from computer databases. He has written a computer program to search any commercial database for reactions based on his published collection of definitions/descriptions of all organic reactions.
CODEINE AND MORPHINE SYNTHESIS. Expert's expertise includes codeine and morphine synthesis. He is developing a very short total synthesis for these alkaloids.
ORGANIC CHEMICAL STRUCTURE. Expert has developed very efficient ways to draw and read organic structures in the computer. His innovations in this area also allow a computer user to store structures in a compact and rapidly searchable format.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS. Expert has spent his whole career in organic synthesis. He has worked in the laboratory, developing new methods and synthesizing natural products, and at the computer, developing the logic for designing syntheses and its realization in a practical program.
TERPENE SYNTHESIS. Expert has done a number of terpene syntheses and has compared many others on the computer to develop a theory of optimal synthesis. Currently in the laboratory, he is developing a short synthesis of vitamin A.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1955 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Harvard University |
| Year: 1951 | Degree: MA | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Harvard University |
| Year: 1950 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: California Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1963 to 2000 | Employer: CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | Title: PROFESSOR | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1957 to 1963 | Employer: University of California at Los Angeles | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1974 to 1976 | Country / Region: Ghana | Summary: Expert was a visiting professor in Ghana. |
Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship at Imperial College, London (1964), an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (1962- 66), and a Fulbright Visiting Professorship at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana (1974-76). |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has been a distinguished lecturer in the U.S. and abroad. He has published over 140 articles and three books. These include a major beginning textbook, a small graduate-level textbook, and a monograph on biosynthesis. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Expert is fluent in French and reads German. |
Fields of Expertise
chemical synthesis modeling, codeine, codeine synthesis, morphine, morphine synthesis, organic chemical structure, organic compound synthesis modeling, organic reaction, organic reaction database retrieval, organic synthesis, terpene, terpene synthesis, natural product, vitamin A, FORTRAN programming language, molecular structure, chemical synthesis, organic reaction mechanism, steroid, stereochemistry, qualitative organic chemistry, organic chemistry, natural organic compound, indole, heterocyclic compound, carbocation chemistry, carbanion chemistry, alkaloid