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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 2013)

Click here for the for the College of Science and Technology advising information.

The syllabus for second term Organic Chemistry for the Pre-professional (Chemistry 2202, Sections 4,6,7,8) can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for second term Majors (Chem 2212) and Honors (Chem 2922) Organic Chemistry Lecture, can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for second term Majors (Chem 2214) and Honors (Chem 2924) Organic Chemistry Laboratory, can be found by clicking here .
Temple University Students accessing this page from (a) on campus or (b) using their assigned point-to-point protocol (PPP) access may click here for additional materials.

Retrospective Materials; (2011-2012):

Course Material (Fall 2012)

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The syllabus for first term Organic Chemistry for the Pre-professional (Chemistry 2201, Sections 1,2,3,11,12,13) can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for first term Majors (Chem 2211) and Honors (Chem 2921) Organic Chemistry Lecture, can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for first term Majors (Chem 2213) and Honors (Chem 2923) Organic Chemistry Laboratory, can be found by clicking here .
Temple University Students accessing this page from (a) on campus or (b) using their assigned point-to-point protocol (PPP) access may click here for additional materials.

Course Material (Spring 2012)

Click here for the for the College of Science and Technology advising information.

The syllabus for second term Majors (Chem 2214) and Honors (Chem 2924) Organic Chemistry Laboratory, can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for second term Majors (Chem 2212) and Honors (Chem 2922) Organic Chemistry Lecture, can be found by clicking here .
Temple University Students accessing this page from (a) on campus or (b) using their assigned point-to-point protocol (PPP) access may click here for additional materials.

Course Material (Fall 2011)

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The syllabus for first term Majors (Chem 2213) and Honors (Chem 2923) Organic Chemistry Laboratory, can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for first term Majors (Chem 2211) and Honors (Chem 2921) Organic Chemistry Lecture, can be found by clicking here .
The syllabus for the Chemistry of Wine (Chemistry 0821) Lecture can be found by clicking here,
Temple University Students accessing this page from (a) on campus or (b) using their assigned point-to-point protocol (PPP) access may click here for additional materials.

Earlier Course Materials

Please click here for information about courses prior to 2011.
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

For information on UTeach at Temple University, please click here .

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