Edward J. Behrman
Emeritus Professor
Phone: 614-292-9485
Fax: 614-292-6773.
email: behrman.1@osu.edu
Webpage: None
Research Interests:
Synthesis and properties of biochemically important molecules. My research
program is directed at the synthesis and detailed characterization via
physical and chemical analyses of biochemically important molecules.
These include sugars, nucleosides, nucleotides, and sugar nucleotides
and other similar biomolecules. My laboratory employs mass spectrometry,
nuclear magnetic resonance, IR, and other techniques to determine the
properties of compounds that we have synthesized.
Publications
Selected publications from the past 5 years:
Kawamoto, S.A., Sudhahar, C.G., Hatfield, C.L., Sun, J., Behrman, E.J. and Gopalan, V. (2008) "Studies on the Mechanism of Inhibition of Bacterial Ribonuclease P by Aminoglycoside Derivatives." Nucleic Acids Res., in press.
Ikeda, Y. and Behrman, E.J. (2008) " Improved Syntheses of 5-Hydroxy-2-Pyridones." Synth. Commun., in press.
Behrman, E.J. (2008) " An Improved Synthesis of Photo-Leucine." Synth. Commun., in press.
Behrman, E.J. (2007) "Failure of Montmorillonite K10 or Silica Gel to Promote the Conversion of Phenols to Quinones by Several Oxidants." J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 18, 1461.
Behrman, E.J. (2007) "How Cheap is Cheap?" Chem. World, Sept., 40.
Behrman, E.J. and Gopalan, V. (2007) "The Anomeric Specificity of Enzymes Which Act On Sugars." J. Chem. Educ. 84, 1608.
Behrman, E.J. (2007) "A Comment on "A Novel and Simple Solvent Free Method for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Inactive Aryl Halides." Synth. Commun. 37, 1455-1456
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "The Elbs and Boyland-Sims peroxydisulfate oxidations." Beilstein J Org Chem. 2, 22.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "A Review of 'JBC Classics and Reflections'.", Bull Hist Chem. 31, 87-88.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "Housman in Paris." ANQ, 19(3), 30-32. Correction, ANQ, 19(4), 77.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "LVIX. Equilibrium Constants and Water Activity." J Chem Educ. 83, 1290.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "A Comment on the Solid State Oxidation of Phenols to Quinones by Peroxydisulfate." J Chem Res. 412.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "LVIII. Borodin." J Chem Educ. 83, 1138.
Behrman, D.M., Behrman, E.J., and Parkin, S. (2006) "96. 2-Methoxy-3-Nitrophenol." Acta Cryst. E62, o3119-o3121.
Behrman, E.J. (2006) "*LVII. Plus-Minus." Chemistry World 3, 30.
Behrman, E.J. and Gopalan, V. (2005) "95. Cholesterol and Plants." J Chem Educ. 82, 1791-1793.
Behrman, E.J. 2005) "LVI. Testing Prayer." Skeptic 11 (4), 15.
Behrman, E.J. (2005) "94. Karl Elbs, 1858-1933." Bull Hist Chem. 30, 19-22.
Behrman, E.J. (2005) "LV. Music and Chemistry." J Chem Educ. 82, 37.
Behrman, E.J., Marzluf, G.A., and Bentley, R. (2004) "Evidence
from Biochemical Pathways in Favor of Unfinished Evolution Rather than
Intelligent Design." J. Chem Educ. 81, 1051-1052.
Papaefstathiou, G.S., Manessi, S., Raptopoulou, C.P., and Behrman, E.J (2004) "The First Metal Complex of 5-Hydroxyorotic Acid:
Dimethylammonium bis(N,N-dimethylformamide) bis(5-hydroxyoratato(2-)gallate(III)." Inorg.
Chem. Commun 7, 69-72.
Behrman, E.J and Behrman C.F. (2004) "LIV. Choice of Citrus Fruit." J Chem Educ. 81, 196.
Behrman, E.J. (2004) "5-Hydroxyorotic Acid and Orotic Acid 5-Sulfate" J.
Chem. Research, 702-703.
Behrman, E.J. and Chen, S. (2003) "Synthesis of 2,5- and 2,6-Dinitrofluorobenzenes
and Related Hydroquinones" Org. Prep. Proc. Int. 35, 408-411.
Behrman, E.C., Chen, S., and Behrman, E.J. (2002) "On the Mechanism
of the Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation and a New Peroxide Rearrangement." Tetrahedron
Lett. 43, 3221-3224.
