Kevin L. Bartlett
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Seattle Pacific University
United States of America
Biography
EDUCATION May 1995 B.S. in Chemistry Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 60187 Cumulative GPA: 3.67 / 4 August 17, 2001 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Cumulative GPA: 3.49 / 4 Research Adviser: Professor Weston Thatcher Borden September 2001 - August 2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship Princeton University, Advisor: Dr. Maitland Jones, Jr. Participated in teaching a non-traditional group problem solving oriented section of Organic Chemistry Performed computational and synthetic research on reactive intermediates related to carbenes and carboranes. Summer 2003, 2004 Adjunct Lecturer University of Washington Taught organic chemistry lecture. September 2002 - present Assistant Professor of Chemistry Seattle Pacific University Teaching organic chemistry, both lecture and laboratory sections. Responsible for development of new organic chemistry laboratory curricula
Research Interest
Excellence in Organic Chemistry
Publications
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Bartlett KL, Goldberg KI, Borden WT. A Computational Study of Reductive Elimination Reactions to Form C− H Bonds from Pt (II) and Pt (IV) Centers. Why Does Ligand Loss Precede Reductive Elimination from Six-Coordinate but Not Four-Coordinate Platinum?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2000 Feb 23;122(7):1456-65.
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Blake ME, Bartlett KL, Jones M. A m-Benzyne to o-Benzyne Conversion through a 1, 2-Shift of a Phenyl Group. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2003 May 28;125(21):6485-90.
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Polishchuk AL, Bartlett KL, Friedman LA, Jones M. A pâ€benzyne to mâ€benzyne conversion through a 1, 2â€shift of a phenyl group. Completion of the benzyne cascade. Journal of physical organic chemistry. 2004 Sep 1;17(9):798-806.
