Ph.D., Harvard University, 1967

Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry

Chemistry of olfaction -- the sense of smell Allium chemistry (organosulfur and organoselenium chemistry of garlic, onion, and other genus Allium plants) Natural products chemistry including isolation, characterization and total synthesis Organosulfur and organoselenium chemistry; bio-organic chemistry Organic synthesis Organic photochemistry Heteroatom and heterocyclic chemistry Small ring chemistry Chemistry of 1,2-dithiins and other 1,2-dichalcogenins