Richard Alan Blatchly

Chemistry Department
Keene State College
Keene, NH 03435
(603) 358-2564

Professional Overview

My teaching assignments at Keene State College are primarily in Organic Chemistry, although I have taught courses from the introductory level to advanced instrumental analysis.

My research work involves the synthesis and analysis of foldamers.

I will be on sabbatical leave from July, 2004 to July 2005, visiting the European Institute for Chemistry and Biology (IECB) in Bordeaux, France. There, I will be working with the groups of Ivan Huc, Reiko Oda , Michel Laguerre, and others.

Education and Collaborations

	Institution	Description	Field of Study	Dates
1.	Williams College	BA	Chemistry	1976
2.	Columbia University	Ph. D. (K. Nakanishi)	Chemistry	1981
3.	Univ. Calif., San Francisco	Post-doctoral research fellow (G. Kenyon)	Chemistry	1981-3
4.	Pennsylvania State University	Visiting Professor (S. Benkovic)	Chemistry	1987-8
5.	University of Massachusetts	Collaboration (G. Tew)	Polymer Science and Engineering	2002-present

Publications:

R. A. Blatchly and G. N. Tew, J. Org. Chemistry , 68(23), 8780-5 (2003). “Theoretical Study of Helix Formation in Substituted Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers”

Ticora V. Jones, Richard A. Blatchly† and Gregory N. Tew, Org. Lett., 5(18): p. 3297-9 (2003). “Synthesis of Alkoxy-Substituted Ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers”

P. Yuan, M. R. Driscoll, D. E. Hansen, and R. A. Blatchly, Tetrah. Lett., 35, 6195-6198 (1994). The Synthesis of Cyclobutanol-Containing Dipeptide Analogs.

J. Inglese, R. A. Blatchly, S. J. Benkovic, J. Med. Chem., 32, 937-8 (1989). A Multisubstrate Adduct Inhibitor of GAR Transformylase Possessing a Picomolar Dissociation Constant.

Inglese, R. A. Blatchly, S. J. Benkovic, US Patent #269510. Transition state analog inhibitors of glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase for use as anti-gout or anti-cancer agents.

Richard A. Blatchly, Timothy R. Allen, Dirk T. Bergstrom and Yuji Shinozaki, J. Chem. Ed., 66, 965-967 (1989). Microscale Synthesis and Analysis of a Dipeptide.

Richard A. Blatchly, Michael A. Greeley, and J. Hodge Markgraf, Heterocycles, 29, 2345-51 (1989). The Skraup Reaction of 3,4-Dihaloanilines.

O. Muto, F. Tokunaga, T. Yoshizawa, V. Kamat, R. A. Blatchly, V. Balogh-Nair, and K. Nakanishi, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 766, 597-602 (1984). Photochemical Reaction of 7,8-Dihydrorhodopsin at Low Temperatures.

R. A. Blatchly and K. Nakanishi, Methods in Enzymology, 88, 491-6 (1982). Use of HPLC to Separate and Identify Retinals.

J. H. Markgraf, R. A. Blatchly, B. M. Peake and A. S. Huffadine, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 27, 473-4 (1982). Basicities of Selected Quinoxalines.

R. A. Blatchly, J. D. Carriker, V. Balogh-Nair, and K. Nakanishi, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,102, 2495-6 (1980). Adamantyl Allenic Rhodopsin. Leniency of the Ring Binding Site on Bovine Opsin.

R. A. Blatchly, Ph.D. Thesis, Columbia Univ., NY, NY (1981). I: Allenic Rhodopsin--Probing the Binding Site of Bovine Rhodopsin. II: Low Temperature and Infrared Spectroscopy of Bovine Rhodopsins.

J. H. Markgraf, J. H. Antin, F. J. Walker and R. A. Blatchly, J. Org. Chem., 44, 3261 (1979). 6,7-Dihydrocyclobuta[g]quinoline.

Presentations:

"Do We Translate Chemistry or Chemists?", at the Society for Literature and Science's Annual Conference "Thinking the Brain and Beyond." November 5-8, 1998.
“Theoretical Study of Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers: Why Do They Fold?” Poster presentation at Polymer Science and Engineering Fall Meeting, UMass. October, 2002.
UNH Chemistry Dept, Feb. 1997. Title: “The Power of Stories: New Ways to Teach One-Semester Organic Chemistry.”

Honors and Societies:

Member American Chemical Society, 1976 to present

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1981 to present

Hobbies

Bicycle riding, choral singing, reading. We have at least one cat more than we need, and also have an energetic and enthusiastic springer spaniel (we don't hunt, but enjoy long forays into the woods). What is is that they say about pets resembling their owners, or vice versa?