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Patrick M. Gordon

Patrick M. Gordon
Title
Lecturer
Phone
 617-521-2649
Office
 S428
Email

Education

Ph.D., University of Manitoba

M. Sc., University of New South Wales

B. Sc., University of Guyana


Research

  • medicinal chemistry

Recent Publications

"Colorful chemical demonstrations on the extraction of anionic species from water into ether mediated by tricaprylylmethylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336), a liquid—liquid phase-transfer agent," A.J. Pezhathinal, K. Rocke, L. Susanto, D. Handke, R. C-Y.-King, and P.M. Gordon, Journal of Chemical Education 2006, 83(8), 1162.

"Evaluation of agonist-antagonist properties of nitrogen mustard and cyano derivatives of 08-tetrahydrocannabinol," J.L. Wiley, D.R. Compton, P.M. Gordon, C. Siegel, M. Singer, A. Dutta, A.H. Lichtman, R.L. Balster, R.K. Razdan, and B.R. Martin, Neuropharmacology 1997, 35(12), 1793-1804.

"Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-4'-acetoxyolivetol [(R)- and (S)-5-(4'-acetoxypentyl)-1,3-benzenediol]: key intermediates in the synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol derivatives," M. Singer, C. Siegel, P.M. Gordon, A.K. Dutta, and R.K. Razdan, Synthesis 1994 (5), 486-8.

"An expedient and efficient synthesis of an optically active terpene synthon for 09-cannabinoids," P.M. Gordon, C. Siegel and R.K. Razdan, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1991 (10), 692-4.

"Studies on the synthesis of (-)-11-nor-9-carboxy-09-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and related compounds: an improved oxidative procedure," C. Siegel, P.M. Gordon and R.K Razdan, Synthesis 1991 (10), 851-3.

"Synthesis of racemic and optically active 09-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) metabolites," C. Siegel, P.M. Gordon, D.B. Uliss, R.G. Handrick, H.C. Dalzell, and R.K. Razdan, J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56(24), 6865-72.

"Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of ether and related analogs of 08-, 09-, and 09,11-tetrahydrocannabinol," D.R. Compton, W.R. Prescott, Jr., B.R. Martin, C. Siegel, P.M. Gordon, and R.K. Razdan, J. Med. Chem. 1991, 34(11), 3310-16.

"Synthesis of nopinone," Patrick M. Gordon, Chem. Eng. News 1990, 68(32), 2.