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Thomas Poon

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Joint Science Department of the Claremont Colleges

925 N. Mills Ave.

Claremont, CA 91711

(909) 621-8736

tpoon@jsd.claremont.edu

 

Education

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry    1995    University of California,  Los Angeles, California

B.S. in Chemistry                    1990    Fairfield University,  Fairfield, Connecticut

 

Honors, Awards, and Grants (Grant award amounts include institutional match)

2004 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences "Active Learning Through Instructional Technology: Integration of Quicktime Tutorials in the Organic Chemistry Curriculum" ($18,741)
2001 NSF-CCLI "The Vertical Integration of Molecular Spectroscopy in the Chemistry Curriculum" ($127,846)
2001 W.M. Keck Faculty Research Award ($15,000)
1999 NSF-CCLI "The Modular Approach in Chemistry Courses for Non-Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Majors" ($279,900)
1999 Thomas Branch Award for Excellence in Teaching
1999 Culpeper Technology Grant ($7,125)
1999 Chi Beta Phi, National Science Honorary
1998 Walter Williams Craigie Summer Research Grant ($3,500)
1998 NSF-ILI "Enhanced Applications of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in the Chemistry Curriculum" ($56,590)
1997 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Supplemental Grant for Dreyfus Fellows ($10,000)
1995-97 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
1995 UCLA Dissertation Award for Best Thesis in Organic Chemistry
1991 UCLA Departmental Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award

 

Employment

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Joint Science Dept., Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, 2003-present.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Columbia University Chemistry Department, New York, NY, Aug. 2003 – June 2004

 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Joint Science Dept., Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, 2000-2003.

 

Visiting Scholar, Columbia University Chemistry Department, New York, NY, Jan. - June 2002.

 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, 1997-2000.

 

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow, Colby College Dept. of Chemistry, Waterville, Maine, 1995-1997.

 


Other Relevant Experience

Building Coordinator, Claremont McKenna College 2002-2003.

     •   Acted as co-liaison (with Detlef Ott) for campus-wide emergency response efforts in the W.M. Keck Science Center.

 

Advisor, Chi Beta Phi National Science Honorary, Randolph-Macon College, 1999-2000.

     •   Organized fundraising, outreach, and informational activities in conjunction with the student

         members.

 

FIPSE Summer Fellow, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 1998.

     •   Developed a multimedia-based learning and teaching module for general, organic, physical, and inorganic chemistry in collaboration with the University of Richmond chemistry department.

 

Committee & Administrative Work (1Claremont Colleges, 2Randolph-Macon College)

1Joint Science Department Building Project Committee, 1Convener of Chemistry, 1Joint Science Executive Committee, 1Athenaeum Advisory Committee, 1Claremont Colleges Digital Library Committee, 1Claremont McKenna College Diversity Committee, 1Claremont McKenna College Role of Science Committee, 1Pitzer College Curriculum Committee, 1Pitzer College Information Resources Committee, 1SOS Mellon Grant Committee, 1Scripps College Post-baccalaureate Program Admissions Committee, 1CMC Strategic Planning Committee on Information Technology, 2College Life Committee, 2College Judicial Board, 2Academic Integrity Council, 2Nondiscrimination Committee, 2Prehealth Committee, 1&2Various Faculty Search Committees

 

Professional Memberships

American Chemical Society (Organic & Chemical Education Divisions)

Council on Undergraduate Research

 

Community Service

Checker, Reader, & Director, Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic, Upland, CA, 2005.

     •   Created audio translations of books for the visually impaired.

 

Scientific Collaborators

Dr. Tracy Morkin, Emory University; Dr. Nicholas J. Turro, Columbia University, Dr. Bradford P. Mundy, Colby College.

 

Books

2. A. Blackman, S. E. Bottle, S. Schmid, M. Mocerino, U. Wille, J. E. Brady, F. Senese, W. H. Brown, T. Poon, J. Olmsted III, G. M. Williams, "Chemistry," John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.: Milton Qld, (2008).

1. W. Brown and T. Poon Introduction to Organic Chemistry John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, NJ (2004).

(Chinese translation) Tsang Hai Book Publishing Co.: Taizhong, Taiwan, (2007).
(Italian translation) Edises: Napoli, Italy (2006).

 

Peer Reviewed Publications (Undergraduate co-authors underlined)

25. J. Sivaguru, M.R. Solomon, T. Poon, S. Jockusch, S.G. Bosio, W. Adam, and N. J. Turro. “The Reaction of Singlet Oxygen with Enecarbamates: A Mechanistic Playground for Investigating Chemoselectivity, Stereoselectivity and Vibratioselectivity of Photooxidations” Accounts of Chemical Research (in press).

24. L. B. Enrich, M. L. Scheuermann, A. Mohadjer, K. R. Matthias, C. F. Eller, M. S. Newman, M. Fujinaka, and T. Poon, "Liquidambar styraciflua: a renewable source of shikimic acid" Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2503-2505.

23. T. Poon and R. Ovadia, "Use of Tactile Learning Aids for the Visually Impaired in a First Semester Organic Chemistry Course," Journal of Chemical Education, 2008, 85, 240-242.

22. W. Brown and T. Poon Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Japanese translation Hirokawa Publishing Company: Tokyo, Japan, (2006).

21. J. Sivaguru, T. Poon, C. Hooper, H. Saito, M. Solomon, S. Jockusch, W. Adam, Y. Inoue, and N. J. Turro. “A Comparative Mechanistic Analysis of the Stereoselectivity Trends Observed in the Oxidation of Chiral Oxazolidinone-Functionalized Enecarbamates by Singlet Oxygen, Ozone and Triazolinedione” Tetrahedron Symposia-in-Print (invited review article),  2006, 62, 10647-10659.

20. J. Sivaguru, M. R. Solomon, H. Saito, T. Poon, S. Jockusch, W. Adam, Y. Inoue, and N. J. Turro “Conformationally controlled (entropy effects), stereoselective vibrational quenching of singlet oxygen in the oxidative cleavage of oxazolidinone-functionalized enecarbamates through solvent and temperature variations” Tetrahedron Symposia-in-Print (invited review article), 2006, 62, 6707-6717.

19. H. P. Moeur, A. Zanella, and T. Poon “An Introduction to UV-Vis Spectroscopy Using Sunscreens” J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83, 769.

18. J. Sivaguru, H. Saito, M. R. Solomon, L. S. Kaanumalle, S. Lakshmi, T. Poon, S. Jockusch, W. Adam, V. Ramamurthy, Y. Inoue, and N. J. Turro “Control of Chirality by Cations in Confined Spaces: Photooxidation of Enecarbamates Inside Zeolite Supercages” Photochem. Photobio., 2006, 82, 123-131.

17. J. Sivaguru, H. Saito, T. Poon, T. Omonuwa, R. Franz, S. Jockusch, C. Hooper, Y. Inoue, W. Adam, and N. J. Turro “Stereoselective Photooxidation of Enecarbamates: Reactivity of Ozone vs Singlet Oxygen” Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 2089-2092.

16. J. Sivaguru, T. Poon, R. Franz, S. Jockusch, W. Adam, and N. J. Turro “Stereocontrol Inside Confined Spaces:  Enantioselective Photooxidation of Enecarbamates Inside Zeolite Supercages” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 10816-10817.

15. T. Poon, J. Sivaguru, R. Franz, S. Jockusch, C. Martinez, I. Washington, W. Adam, Y. Inoue, and N. J. Turro “Multidimensional Control of Stereoselectivity in the Reactions of Singlet Oxygen with Oxazolidinone-substituted Enecarbamates” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 10498-10499.

14. T. Poon “The Big Picture. A Classroom Activity for Organic Chemistry.” J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 513-514.

13. T. Poon, N. J. Turro, J. Chapman, P. Lakshminarasimhan, X. Lei, S. Jockusch, R. Franz, W. Adam, and S. Bosio “Stereochemical Features of the Physical and Chemical Interactions of Singlet Oxygen with Enecarbamates” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4951-4953.

12  T. Poon, N. J. Turro, J. Chapman, P. Lakshminarasimhan, X. Lei, W. Adam, and S. Bosio “A Supramolecular ‘Ship in Bottle’ Strategy for Enantiomeric Selectivity in Geminate Radical Pair Recombination” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2025-2028.

11. T.-J. Cheng, P. G. Rey, T. Poon, and C.-C. Kan “Kinetic studies of human tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase, an enzyme in the topoisomerase I DNA repair pathway” Eur. J. Biochem. 2002, 269, 3697-3704.

10. T. Poon, B.P. Mundy, and T.W. Shattuck “The Michael Reaction” J. Chem. Educ. 2002, 79, 264-267.

9.   F. G. Favaloro, C. A. Goudreau, B. P. Mundy, T. Poon, S. V. Slobodzian, B. L. Jensen “Natural Products Via Reetz Chemistry. Synthesis Of (±)-Cuparene” Synth. Comm. 2001, 31 1847-1855.

8.   T. Poon, J.P. McIntyre, L.R. Eller, C.M. Norris, J.A. Oelrich, T.A. Pluim, C.F. Eller, K.M. Jones, W. Massello, A. Dorigo, M.A. Davis, H.K. Izumi, K.H. Kelley, M.L. Melamed, S.E. Poplawski, J.M. St. Clair, M.P. Stokes, W.C. Wheeler, E.E. Wilkes “The Preparation of a UV Light Absorbing Polymer: A Project-Oriented Laboratory Experiment for the Introductory Organic Chemistry Curriculum” J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1523-1524.

7.   T. Poon, S.A. Bodolosky, C. Norris “An Integrated Molecular Modeling and Melting Point Experiment for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory” J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 983-984.

6.   T. Poon, B.P. Mundy, F.G. Favaloro, C.A. Goudreau, A. Greenberg, R. Sullivan "Application of the Reetz Reagent, Dichlorodimethyltitanium, to Develop Sterically Congested Quaternary Centers.  The Synthesis of Herbertene" Synthesis  1998, 832-4

5.   T. Poon, B.P. Mundy, J. McIntyre, L. Woods, F. Favaloro, C. Goudreau "Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Control in the Dehydration of 2-Methylcyclopentanol" J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 1218-1219.

4.   S.P. West, T. Poon, J.L. Anderson, M.A. West, C.S. Foote “Extraction, Isolation, and Characterization of Fullerene C60” J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 311-2.

3.   T. Poon, S.H. Park, Y. Elemes, C.S. Foote "Solvent Dependent Reactions of 4-Phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione with trans-Cyclooctene" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 10468-73.

2.   T. Poon, K. Pringle, C.S. Foote "The Reaction of Cyclooctenes with Singlet Oxygen. Trapping of A Perepoxide Intermediate" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 7611-8.

1.   J.E. Sarneski, D. Michos, H.H. Thorp, M. Didiuk, T. Poon, J. Blewitt, G.W.Brudvig, R.H. Crabtree "Alkyl Hydroperoxide Oxidation of Alkanes and Alkenes with a Highly Active Mn Catalyst" Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 1153-6.

 

Presentations and Invited Seminars

25. T. Poon and T. Morkin “Hybrid learning as the bridge between technology and pedagogy in the first and second year chemistry curriculum”  Mar. 27, 2007  233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

24. T. Poon and R. Ovadia  “Organic chemistry for the visually impaired” Mar. 27, 2007  233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

23. J. Gibber and T. Poon (coorganizers) “Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers: A Workshop of the GSAS Teaching Center” June 7, 2004, Columbia University.

22. T. Poon "Engaging Science Students without Sacrificing Breadth or Depth: Technology Facilitated Approaches" April 16, 2004, AAC&U Pedagogies of Engagement Conference, Chicago, IL.

21. T. Poon “Multimedia in Research and Education” April 13, 2004, Emory University Chemistry Department, Atlanta, GA.

20. T. Poon “Bridging Technology and Pedagogy in the Organic Chemistry Curriculum: Guided by the Nicholas Turro Model of Chemical Education” Mar. 30, 2004  227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

19. E. Clausen, E. Pope, and T. Poon "Beyond Technology as a Tool: Ways of Learning and Liberal Learning Outcomes" Jan. 22, 2004, AAC&U Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

18. N. J. Turro and T. Poon  “Molecular Spectroscopy as a Tool which Informs, Enables and Transforms Teaching and Learning Across the Undergraduate Curriculum in Chemistry”  Sep. 8, 2003  226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY.

17. T. Poon, S. Bosio, P. Lakshminarasimhan, X. Lei, S. Jockusch, Z. Liu, W. Adam, N. J. Turro "Thermal and Photochemical Control of Enantioselectivity using a Ship-In-A-Bottle Approach for Forming a-Methyldeoxybenzoin in Zeolite NaY"  Aug. 6, 2002  ICPOC16, The IUPAC Conference on Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, San Diego, CA.

16. S. Schreiner, T. Poon, R.R. Henderson “Modular Introductory Criminalistics Course”  Mar. 28, 2000  219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

15. T. Poon, R.R. Henderson, S. Schreiner “Using the Modular Approach in Chemistry Courses for Nonscience Majors”  Mar. 27, 2000  219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

14. T. Poon “Keynote Address: Chemical Education in the 21st Century: This Ain’t Your Parent’s Chemistry Course”  Mar. 15, 2000  Delaware ACS Local Section Meeting, Wilmington, DE.

13. T. Poon “Keynote Address: The Magical Use of Computers in Chemistry Education”  Nov. 8, 1999  Delaware ACS Local Section Meeting, Wilmington, DE.

12. M. Rowson and T. Poon “Synthesis of a Novel Fullerene Fatty Acid”  Oct. 22, 1999  Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges Conference, Ashland, VA.

11. D. Williams and T. Poon “Synthesis of a Nucleoside Analogs”  Oct. 22, 1999  Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges Conference, Ashland, VA.

10. T. Poon “Combining Molecular Modeling and Peer Instruction in the Introductory Organic Chemistry Sequence”  1999  217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

9.   T. Poon “Question of the Week: A Multimedia and Web-based Bulletin Board for Organic Chemistry Students”  1999  217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

8.   T. Poon “Using Multimedia to Prepare Students for Organic Chemistry” 1998 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA.

7.   T. Poon “Implementing Instructional Technology on the Web and in the Classroom in the Organic Chemistry Curriculum” August 1, 1997 Computer Visualization & Animation Techniques Throughout the Chemistry Curriculum, University of Richmond

6.   T. Poon “The Importance of Telling the Story in Organic Chemistry” July 15, 1997 Columbia University Conference on Instructional Technologies.

5.   B. P. Mundy, T. S. Shattuck, and T. Poon “Computational Chemistry, the World Wide Web, Multimedia, and Information Technologies in the Service of Chemistry,” 1997 NECUSE Forum on Technology and Education, Harvard University.

4.   T. Poon and B.P. Mundy "Opposites Attract: The Use of Electrostatic Potentials and Other Computer-generated Images in the Organic Chemistry Classroom" 1996 212th ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL.

3.   T. Poon, B.P. Mundy, J. McIntyre "A Web Page of Learning Resources for the Organic Chemistry Student" Gordon Research Conference: Innovations in College Chemistry Teaching, 1996, Plymouth State College.

2.   T. Poon, S.H. Park, Y. Elemes, C.S. Foote "Homoene and Bicyclo Adducts from the Reaction of trans-Cyclooctene with 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione" 1995 209th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

1.   J.A. Anderson, T. Poon, X. Zhang, C.S. Foote "Fullerenes and Dihydrofullerenes as Photodynamic Sensitizers" 1995 209th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

 

Research Posters (with undergraduate coauthors underlined)

44. T. Poon, L. Enrich, and A. Mohadjer “Quantitative analysis and isolation of shikimic acid from Liquidambar styraciflua”  Mar. 28, 2007  233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

43. T. Poon and L. Young “New synthetic methodology for the formation of quaternary carbon centers: A concise, microwave-assisted synthesis of cuparene in zeolite HY”  Mar. 28, 2007  233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

42. M. Scheuermann and T. Poon “Isolation of shikimic acid from Liquidambar styraciflua” Mar. 29, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

41. S. Ramirez, M. Scheuermann, M. Fujinaka and T. Poon “Solubilization of aminophenylpropanols using shikimic acid” Mar. 29, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

40. N. Ajalat and T. Poon “Zeolites as nanoscopic containers for ozone” Mar. 27, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

39. I. Rivera and T. Poon “Synthesis of new chiral oxazolidinone-derived enecarbamates for the study of stereoselectivity in singlet oxygen reactions” Mar. 27, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

38. K. Cha and T. Poon “Reactions of DNA on zeolite surfaces” Mar. 27, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

37. C. Knezevic and T. Poon “Efficient photochemical synthesis of formylaminobenzaldehydes from indoles substituted at C5” Mar. 27, 2006  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

36. T. Poon, C. Hooper, J. Sivaguru, H. Saito, M. Solomon, Y. Inoue, W. Adam, and N. J. Turro "Singlet oxygen stereoselectivity through vibrational deactivation." presented at the Christopher S. Foote Memorial Symposium at UCLA, Oct. 15-16, 2005.

35. T. Poon, A. T. Wickboldt, F. Chavez,Jr., M. Scheuerman, S. Yen, A. Williams, & M. MacLeod "Chemoselectivity in Photochemical Reactions of Naphthoquinones and Substituted Indoles in Zeolites" July 12, 2005  Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry, Smithfield, RI.

34. J. Sivaguru, H. Saito, M. Solomon, T.Poon, Y. Inoue, W. Adam, N. J. Turro "Host-Guest Chemistry and Entropy to Control Stereoselection in Photoreactions" July 12, 2005  Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry, Smithfield, RI.

33. R. Franz, T. Poon, J. Sivaguru, S. Jockusch, N.J. Turro, and W. Adam “Mechanistic insights into the diastereoselective photooxidation of enecarbamates” Mar. 15, 2005  229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

32. C. Field-Eaton and T. Poon “New methodology for the formation of quaternary carbon centers” Mar. 14, 2005  229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

31. C. Hooper, T. Poon, R. Franz, J. Sivaguru, S. Jockusch, N. J. Turro, and W. Adam “Mechanistic insight on the stereoselective photooxidation of enecarbamates using PTAD, a singlet oxygen analog” Mar. 14, 2005  229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

30. F. Chavez, Jr. and T. Poon “Zeolite catalyzed formation of functionalized benzenes from substituted indoles” Mar. 14, 2005  229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

29. A. Tyson Wickboldt and T. Poon “Selective photochemical reactions of tetrahydro-1,4-naphthoquinones in NaY zeolites” Mar. 14, 2005  229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

28. N. J. Turro, A. Tease, T. Morkin, T. Poon “Spectroscopy of biphenyl radical cations in zeolites” Mar. 29, 2004  227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

27. A. Williams, T. Poon and A. Fucaloro “Photophysical Properties and photochemistry of Indole in Zeolite NaY” Sep. 8, 2003  226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY.

26. M. MacLeod and T. Poon “Photochemical Synthesis of 3,4-dimethyltricyclo[4.4.0.02,8]dec-3-ene-7,10-dione in Zeolites” 2003  225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

25. T. Singa and T. Poon “Zeolites as Catalysts for Quaternary Carbon Formation: Synthesis of Cuparene” 2003  225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

24. K. Jewell and T. Poon “Effects of Sodium Polyacrylate Soil Amendment of Lead Bioaccumulation in Lolium multiflorum” 2003  225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

23. J. Chapman, N.J. Turro, T. Poon, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Bosio, W. Adam, S. Jockusch, X. Lei, Z. Liu, V. Ramamurthy “An Investigation of the Induction Capabilities of Oxazolidinones in the Enantioselective Formation of Methyldeoxybenzoin” 2003  225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

22. L. Kinsey and T. Poon “Cyclopentadiene Approach Towards Fullerene Fatty Acids” 2002  223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL.

21. N. Bizier, A. Brooks, B.P. Mundy, and T. Poon “Acid Promoted Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions In The Formation Of 1,2-Diquaternary Centers.  An Approach To The Concise Synthesis Of (±)-Cuparene  And Related Natural Products” 2001  221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

20. C.F. Eller and T. Poon “Investigation of a New Drug-Solubilizing Agent”  2000  219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

19. C.R. Austin and T. Poon “Dienyl Fatty Acids Via Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis”  2000  219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

18. B.L. Walker and T. Poon “Medicinally Significant Cyclitols from Shikimic Acid”  2000  219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

17. J. Fluornoy, W. Massello, and T. Poon  “Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoline-3,5-diones as Precursors to Nucleoside Analogs”  April 16, 1999  American Chemical Society Virginia Section Meeting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

16. C.F. Eller, M.S. Newman, and T. Poon  “Liquidambar styraciflua as a New Source of Shikimic Acid”  April 16, 1999  American Chemical Society Virginia Section Meeting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

15. J.A. Oelrich, K.M. Jones, and T. Poon  “Progress Towards the Synthesis of Terminal Dienyl Fatty Acids”  April 16, 1999  American Chemical Society Virginia Section Meeting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

14. C.F. Eller, M.S. Newman, and T. Poon “Isolation of Shikimic Acid from Liquidambar styraciflua”  1999  217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

13. J. Fluornoy, W. Massello, and T. Poon  “Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoline-3,5-diones as Precursors to Nucleoside Analogs”  1999  217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

12. J.A. Oelrich, K.M. Jones, and T. Poon  “Toward the Synthesis of Terminal Dienyl Fatty Acids”  1999  217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

11. M.S. Newman and T. Poon “Isolation, Structural Analysis, and Antimicrobial Testing of Naturally Occurring Compounds in Liquidambar styraciflua and the Lichen Pseudoparmelia caperata” 1998 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX.

10. J.A. Oelrich and T. Poon “Low Temperature Spectroscopic Analysis of Aziridinium Imides and New Reactions of 1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-diones” 1998 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX.

9.   S.M. Bondi, C.A. Goudreau, B.P. Mundy, T. Poon, K. P. Rice, S. Salman “Approaches to the Synthesis of Four Substituted Aromatic Natural Products” 1998 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX.

8.   K.P. Raiche, B.P. Mundy, T. Poon, E. Olivares “New Approaches to Oxepane Systems” 1998 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX.

7.   F. Favaloro, A. Greenberg, T. Poon, B.P. Mundy "Methylation of Tertiary Alcohols Using Dimethyltitaniumdichloride: Toward the Syntheses of Herbertene and Cuparene" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

6.   A. Camacho, L. Tinanoff, M.J. Antoniello, Z. Nightingale, F. Fekete, T. Poon, B.P. Mundy "Isolation of Antimicrobial Compounds from Eastern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis and the Lichen Cladonia subtenis" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

5.   S.D. Haller, T. Poon, T. Shattuck, B.P. Mundy "A Computational Investigation of Reactivity Differences Between Two Carbocyclic Dianions" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

4.   M.C. Pacheco, C-J. Lee, T. Poon, T. Shattuck, B.P. Mundy "Ring-size Effects: Experimental and Computational Approaches" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

3.   L.E. Whittaker, R. Sullivan, T. Poon, B.P. Mundy "Stereochemistry of the Product from Pinacol Coupling of (R)-(+)-3-methylcyclohexanone" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

2.   H. Bohossian, F. Favaloro, C-J. Lee, T. Poon, B.P. Mundy "Influence of Remote Substituent Groups on Catalytic Hydrogenation" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

1.   R. Sullivan, A. Greenberg, G. Lynch, R. Srinivara, T. Poon, B.P. Mundy, "Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Pinacol Coupling and Rearrangement Reactions" 1996 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

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