staff
Donald Boerth, PhD
Chancellor Professor Emeritus
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Contact
508-999-8244
508-999-9167
dboerth@umassd.edu
Dion 117
Education
| 1975 | University of Minnesota | PhD |
| 1969 | North Dakota State University | BS |
Teaching
Courses
Original chemical research and preparation of thesis. Required for Plan A master's degree. Graded P/F.
Research
Research interests
- Theoretical and physical organic chemistry
- Theoretical studies of acidity and isotope exchange in nucleic acid components
- Allylic nucleophilic displacements, halogen oxidation of oxopurines - kinetics and mechanism
- Theoretical studies of proton transfer in serine-histidine proteases
- Computer graphics in chemistry
Select publications
- D. W. Boerth, E. Eder, G. Rasul, and J. Morais (1991).
Theoretical Structure-Activity Study of Mutagenic Allyl Chlorides
Chemical Research in Toxicology (Chem. Res. Toxicol.), 4, 368. - D. W. Boerth and P. K. Bhowmik (1989).
Protonation-Deprotonation of Purines and Purine Nucleosides
Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM) — J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 183, 381. - D. W. Boerth and J. Morais (1989).
Purine Nucleotide Cations. 2. Energetics and Conformational Effects on Protonation-Deprotonation of Purine Nucleoside
Journal of Physical Chemistry — J. Phys. Chem., 93, 3327. - D. W. Boerth and J. Morais (1989).
Through-Space Interactions in Spirenes
Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM) — J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 183, 257.