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CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The current members of the Gang include:

David R. Dalton

Beury Hall
13th and Norris Streets
Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
Office, Room 342, telephone 215-204-7138
Research URL:http://www.temple.edu/dalton

AND

Visiting Colleagues:

Dr. Linda M. Mascavage, a visiting research associate who is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA
Dr. Phil Sonnet a retired USDA chemist. For an animation of the dehydration of a carbinolamine to an imine, please click here
Dr. Mike Wilson principal of Wiltech, Inc.

Undergraduate Research Participants:

(For information about Undergraduate Research opportunities, please click here.)

Funding

For current funding information, please check here.

Current Course Material (Spring 2009)

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The syllabus for second term Majors and Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chem 2214 and 2294) can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for Heterocyclic Chemistry, Chemistry 8205, can be found by clicking here .
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Retrospective Materials; (1998-2008):

Course Material (Fall 2008)

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The tentative set of experiments for the Chemistry of Wine laboratory can be found from any computer on campus or by students using point-to-point protocol (PPP) access and clicking here .
The syllabus for Majors and Honors Organic Chemistry (Chem 2211 and 2921) can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for Majors and Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chem 2213 and 2923) can be found by clicking here .
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Course Material (Spring 2008)

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The syllabus for Biochemistry 4401, the first semester of Biochemistry can be found by clicking here ,
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Course Material (Fall 2007)

The syllabus for Honors/Majors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chemistry 2211-2923 [formerly C184/HO194]) can be found by clicking here ,

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The syllabus for The Chemistry of Natural Products (Chemistry 8201 [formerly C624]) can be found by clicking here .

Course Material (Spring 2007)

The syllabus for Honors/Majors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chemistry C184/HO194) can be found by clicking here ,
The syllabus for the Graduate Seminar (Chemistry 982) can be found by clicking here .
The calendar for the Graduate Seminar (Chemistry 982) can be found by clicking here .
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Course Material (Fall 2006)

The syllabus for Honors/Majors Organic Chemistry Lecture (Chemistry 181/191) Fall 2006 can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for Honors/Majors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chemistry 183/193) Fall 2006 can be found by clicking here .
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Course Material (Spring 2006)

The syllabus for Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Honors Chemistry 194) Spring 2006 can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for The Graduate Seminar, Chemistry 982, Spring 2006, can be found by clicking here . A calendar, bearing the names of students and the dates they have chosen on which to present their seminars, may be found by clicking here .
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Course Material (Spring 2005)

The syllabus for Organic Chemistry Lecture First Term (Chemistry 121) Spring 2005 can be found here.
Chemistry of Natural Products (Chemistry 624) can be found here.

Course Material (Fall 2005)

The syllabus for Honors Organic Chemistry Lecture (Honors Chemistry 191) Fall 2005 can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Honors Chemistry 193) Fall 2005 can be found by clicking here .
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Earlier Course Materials

Please click here for information about courses prior to 2005.
Students enrolled in any of these courses are encouraged to fill out the following faculty evaluation form.

Supplementary Information Relating to Recent Publications

Spectra for gas phase addition reaction between 2-butyne and HCl are found if you click here.
Work on the synthesis of Aza Sugars (J.Org.Chem 1997, 62 , 371.)) and the supplemental information about that work can be found by clicking here .
The work with Mike Wilson on "The Decoration of the Aromatic Rings of Hydrocodone, etc." (J.Org.Chem, 2005, 70, 6492) can be found by clicking here .
The Supplementary Infomration for the "Decoration..." can be found by clicking here
Our work (J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 3435) on the surface catalyzed reaction between pivaldehyde and methylamine and the supporting information for that publication can be found by clicking here

Other Places for Chemistry Information:

..."“It is worthy of remark that a belief constanty inculcated during the early years of life, while the brain is impressible, appears to acquire almost the nature of an instinct; and the very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason."... Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

..."We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing. It can be a wonderful method for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization."... Petronius Arbiter

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Comments: Dalton's Mail Box.

Personal files can be found by clicking here . 215-204-7138 (VOICE)

215-204-1532 (FACSIMILE)

Last update January 2004