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Name
  
Paul Blakemore




Education
  
University of Southampton

Paul Blakemore is a British American Associate Professor of Chemistry at Oregon State University. As an organic chemist, he specializes in stereochemical syntheses. He has published over forty peer-reviewed papers, several of which have been cited over 100 times according to Science Citation Index.

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Early life

Blakemore was born in Essex, United Kingdom, in 1972. He attended Romford Grammar School and Southampton University, where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree followed by a PhD in synthesis of amino acids. He has lived in Oregon since 1999 but remains a British citizen.

Journal papers

His most cited papers are:

  • Blakemore PR, Cole WJ, Kocienski PJ, et al. "A stereoselective synthesis of trans-1,2-disubstituted alkenes based on the condensation of aldehydes with metallated 1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl sulfones" SYNLETT (1): 26+ Jan 1998, cited 174 times
  • Blakemore, P. R. "The Modified Julia Olefination: Alkene Synthesis via the Condensation of Metallated Heteroarylakylsulfones with Carbonyl Compounds," Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions. 1 2002, 2563–2585, cited 111 times

    • He has also written major review papers in several standard series

  • Blakemore, P. R. "N-Heteroatom-Substituted Alkanamides," in Science of Synthesis; Thieme: Stuttgart, Vol. 21, 2005, pp. 833–906.
  • Blakemore, P. R.; White, J. D. "The Synthesis of Polycavernoside A. An Example of a Conformationally Guided Macrolactonization," in Strategies and Tactics of Organic Synthesis; Harmata, M. Ed.; Elsevier: New York, Vol. 6, 2005.

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