Department of Chemistry & Physics

Faculty -- Ray Baechler, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry & Physics
The Sage Colleges
Troy, NY 12180

Member of The Sage Colleges Faculty since 1974
Office: Troy Campus, Science Hall Room 311
Phone: (518)244-2307
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Educational Background

Ph.D., M.A., Organic Chemistry, Princeton University; B.S., Chemistry, Fordham University

Current Teaching Responsibilities

• Introduction to General Chemistry, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry; lecture and lab (CHM 103/104)
• General Chemistry I lab (CHM 111L)
• Organic Chemistry I & II, lecture and lab
  (CHM 201/202)
• Advanced Laboratory Methods in Organic Chemistry (CHM 406)

Current Research Interests

Applications of stereochemistry such as; the effects of structural modifications upon the rates of conformational processes, methods for inducing enantiomeric enrichment in chiral compounds, including enantioselective synthesis and complexation.

Thermal molecular rearrangements such as [1,3] and [2,3] allylic rearrangements and allylic vs. vinylic double bond shifts.

Atomic and group transfer, exchange and extrusion reactions involving atoms such as sulfur and selenium or groups such as carbenes and nitrenes.

Organic chemistry of the Groups 15 (phosphorus, arsenic) and Group 16 (sulfur, selenium) elements, particularly the role of unstable intermediates such as thiosulfoxides and sulfilimines.

Current Advising Responsibilities

• Pre-medical Students
• Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors

Participation in Other College Groups

• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
• Athenian Honor Society
• Student Affiliate Chapter of the American Chemical Society
• SMaRT (Science, Math and Research Technology)

Personal interests include bicycling, hiking, racquetball, gardening, photography, listening to music (modern country, bluegrass and folk, classic rock and blues, pop vocalists), creating and maintaining lists.

last updated: September 3, 2007