Professor of Chemistry
Address
Department of Chemistry
Point Loma Nazarene University
3900 Lomaland Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
Office Telephone
619.849.2207
E-Mail
daleshellhamer@pointloma.edu
Date and Place of Birth
December 4, 1942; Tamaqua, PA
Oral Presentations
Student Presentations
Areas of Research
Education : |
1969-73 |
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry (Organic), University of California, Santa Barbara, CA with Dr. Donald H. Aue. |
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1965-69 |
B.A., University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA. |
Employment : |
1973 - present |
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) |
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1974 - present |
Director, Summer Undergraduate Research Program at PLNU |
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1989 - 94 |
Research Chemist/Consultant, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corporation, San Diego, CA |
Honors : |
2004 |
Co-organizer, Symposium on Analytical and Fluorine Chemistry, 228 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 24, 2004, Philadelphia, PA. |
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2003 |
Nov. 2003. Served on the Chemistry Division Review Panel of the National Science Foundation. Reviewed proposals for Research Experience for Undergraduate (NSF-REU). |
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2000 - present |
Scientific Advisory Board, Fluorotronics |
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1999 |
Candidate for Vice Chair of the Fluorine Division of the American Chemical Society |
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1997 - 2000 |
Member Executive Committee of the Fluorine Division of the American Chemical Society. |
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1989 - 1994 |
Consultant, Alliance Pharmaceutical, San Diego, CA |
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1989 - 1990 |
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Alliance Pharmaceutical |
Grants : |
1973 - present |
Total of 19 research grants for over $700,000
2004 - 2007 National Science foundation Grant, Research and Undergraduate Institutions (NSF RUI) $108,000
2001 - Mossan Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Fluorine Chemistry |
Membership : |
1968 - present |
American Chemical Society |
Professional Publications: (14 recent and pertinent publications from a total of over 50; asterisks indicate student authors).
“Correlation of Calculated Halonium Ion Structures with Experimental Product Distributions from Terminal Alkenes: The Effect of Electron-Withdrawing Fluorine Substituents on the Structure and Charge Localization of Halonium Ions,” D.F. Shellhamer, D.C. Gleason*, V.L. Heasley, and J.J. Lehman. Submitted to Tetrahedron.
“Ionic Reaction of Halogens with Terminal Alkenes: The Effect of Electron-Withdrawing Fluorine Substituents on the Bonding of Halonium Ions,” D.F. Shellhamer, J.L. Allen*, R.D. Allen*, D.C. Gleason*, C. O’Neil Schlosser*, B.J. Powers*, J.W. Probst*, M.C. Rhodes*, A.J. Ryan*, P.K. Titterington*, G.G. Vaughan* and V.L. Heasley. J. Org. Chem., 68 , 3932, 2003.
“Symmetry of Chloronium Ions from Ionic Reactions of Chlorine, Chlorine Monofluoride Gas and Chlorine Monofluoride Complex with Terminal Alkenes,” D.F. Shellhamer, P.K. Titterington*, V.L. Heasley. J. Fluorine Chem., 124 , 17, 2003.
“Comparison of the Electrophilic and Free-Radical Addition of Halogens with Hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-Butadiene,” D.F. Shellhamer, D.C. Gleason*, G.G. Vaughan*, A.J. Ryan*, P.K. Titterington*, V.L. Heasley and J.J. Lehman. J. Fluorine Chem., 123 , 171, 2003.
"Electrophilic vs Free Radical Reaction of Halogens and Halogen Systems with Perfluoroalkenes and a Perfluoroalkylethylene," D.F. Shellhamer, J.L. Allen*, R.D. Allen*, M.J. Bostic*, E.A. Miller*, C.M. O'Neill*, B.J. Powers*, E.A. Price*, J.W. Probst*, and V.L. Heasley. J. Fluorine Chem. 106 , 2000 , 103.
"Generation of Interhalogen Fluorides under Mild Conditions: A Comparison of Sluggish and Reactive Interhalogen Fluorides," Shellhamer, D.F.; Horney*, M.J.*; Pettus, B.J.*; Pettus, T.L.*; Stringer, J.M.*; Heasley, V.L.; Syvret, R.G. Dobrolsky, Jr. J.M J. Org. Chem.64, 1999 , 1094.
"Reactions of Carbonyl-Conjugated Alkynes with N-Bromosuccimide and N-Iodosuccinimide in DMF/H 2 O And Methanol/Sulfuric Acid: Synthesis Of Dihalo Diketones, Dihalo Ketoesters And Dihalo Acetals," Heasley, V.L.; Shellhamer, D.F.; Chappell, A .E.*; Cox, J.M.*; Hill, D.J.*; McGovern, S.L.*; Eden, C.C.*; Kissel, C.L. J. Org. Chem. , 63 , 1998 , 4433.
"A Mild Method for Introducing Iodine Monochloride Into Alkenes and Iodination of Aromatics Using Xenon Difluoride," Shellhamer, D.F.; Jones, B.C.*; Pettus, B.J.*; Pettus, T.B.*; Stringer, J.M.*; Heasley, V.L. J. Fluorine Chem. , 88 , 1998 , 37.
"Facile Addition of Poorly Nucleophilic Alcohols to Unactivated Alkenes," Shellhamer, D.F.; Callahan, R.P.*; Heasley, V.L; Druelinger, M.L.; Chapman, R.D. Synthesis , 1997 , 1056.
"Addition Reactions of Alkenes with Electronegatively Substituted Alcohols in the Presence of Xenon Difluoride," Druelinger, M.L.; Shellhamer, D.F.; Chapman, R. D.; Shackelford, S.A.; Riner, M.E.; Carter, S.L.*; Callahan, R.P.*; Youngstrom, C.R.*; J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans 2 , 1997 , 787.
"Reaction of Aminosulfur Trifluorides with Alcohols: Inversion vs. Retention," Shellhamer, D. F.; Briggs, A.A.*; Miller, B.M.*; Prince, J.M.*; Scott, D.H.*; Heasley, V.L. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1996 , 973.
"Reaction of Diethylaminosulfur Trifluoride with Diols," Shellhamer, D.F.; Ganesh, B.R.*; Hanson, A.A.*; Hanson, K.A.*; Henderson, R.D.*; Prince, J.M.*; Heasley, V. L. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 , 1995 , 861.
"The Fluorination Of Cyclopentadiene and 3,4-Epoxycyclopentene," Shellhamer, D. F.; Chiaco, M. C.*; Gallego, K.M.*; Low, W. S. C.*; Carter, B.*; Heasley, V. L.; Chapman R. D. J. Fluorine Chemistry 1995 , 72, 83.
"Reaction of Alkylhypohalites and Xenon Difluoride with Cyclohexene," Shellhamer, D.F.; Horney, M. J.*; Toth, A.L.*; Heasley, V. L. Tetrahedron Lett . 1992 , 33, 6903.
Patent:
“Detection of Carbon Halogen Bonds,” Gorelik, V.S.; Sharts, C.M.; Sharts, O.N.; Metzger, R.P.; Shellhamer, D.F.; Wischnath, G.R., U.S. Patent Appl. Publ. 2003 .
Book Chapters:
"The Chemistry of Interhalogen Monofluorides," Dale F. Shellhamer and Victor L. Heasley in Advances in Organic Synthesis, Vol. 2, 2006, pg. 43. Bentham Science Publishers, The Netherlands. ISBN: 90-77527-08-7.
"Is there a Time and Place for Raidopaque Fluorocarbons," D.M. Long, C.B. Higgins, R.F. Mattrey, R.M. Mitten, F.K. Multer, C.M. Sharts and D.F. Shellhamer in Preparation, Properties, and Industrial Applications of Organofluorine Compounds, 1982, pg. 139, Ellis Harwood Limited, England. ISBN: 0-85312-276-8.
“Pulsed Laser Raman Spectroscopy to Determine Fluorine in the Gas, Liquid or Solid State,” O.L. Sharts, V. Gorelik and D.F. Shellhamer, 13 th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, July 16, 2001 , Bordeauz, France.
"Sharts-Gorelik Raman Technologyfor Fluoro Polymer Industry," Olga Sharts, Dale Shellhamer, and Vladimir Gorelik. Presented at Fluorine in Coatins IV,Brussels, Belgium, March 5 - 7, 2001 .
"Ionic Reactions of Halogens with Substituted Perfluoroalkenes," D.F. Shellhamer, R.D. Allen, C.M. O'Neill, P.K Titterington, and V.L. Heasley, presented at the 15th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, January 17, 2001 .
"Ionic and Free Radical Reactions of Halogens and Halogen Systems with Perfluoroalkenes." D.F. Shellhamer, J.A Allen, M. Bostic, B. Miller, B. Powers, E. Price, and J. Probst, presented at the 14 th Winter Fluorine Conference, January 12, 1999 .
"Generating Interhalogen Fluorides," D.F. Shellhamer, B.C. Jones, B.J. Pettus, T.L. Pettus, J.M. Stringer, V.L. Heasley, and R.G. Syvret, presented at the 13 th Winter Fluorine Conference, January 24, 1997 , St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
"Fluorination with Xenon Difluoride and Aminosulfur Trifluorides," D.F. Shellhamer, presented at San Diego State University on April 25, 1996 .
"Reaction of Aminosulfur Trifluorides with Alcohols: Inversion vs. Retention," D.F. Shellhamer, A.A. Briggs, B.M. Miller, J.M. Prince, and V.L. Heasley, presented at the 12 th Winter Fluorine Conference, January 25, 1995 , St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Recent Poster Presentations:
"Correlation of Calculated Halonium Ion Structures with Experimental Product Distributions from Terminal Alkenes: The Effect of Electron-Withdrawing Fluorine Substituents on the Structure and Charge Localization of Halonium Ions," Dale F. Shellhamer, David C. Gleason, Victor L. Heasley and Jeffrey J. Lehman. Presented at the 17th Winter Fluorine Conference, January 9, 2005, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
"Detection of Carbon-Fluorine Bonds by Raman Spectroscopy and Selected Fluorine Containing Blood Substitutes," Dale F. Shellhamer, Olga Sharts, Michael O'Hogan, Leo P. Avakyants, Samuel Sarkisyan, Victor Contreras and Robert Metzger, Accepted for presentation at the 229th American Chemical Society Meeting, Paper #847492, March 13-17, 2005, San Diego, California.
"Calculations of Cations from Protonation of Fluorine-substituted Terminal Alkenes," D.F. Shellhamer and H. Forberg and V.L. Heasley. Presented at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society by Heidi Forberg on March 14, 2005, San Diego, CA.
"Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid Catalyzed Addition of Alcohols to Alkenes," D.F. Shellhamer, S. Rodriguez and V.L. Heasley. Presented at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society by Sean Rodriguez on March 14, 2005, San Diego, CA.
"Acid Catalyzed Addition of Alcohols to Monofluoroterminal Alkenes," N.N.M. Acosta, D.F. Shellhamer and V.L. Heasley. Presented at the 231st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society by Nicole N.M. Acosta on March 27, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
“Correlation of Fluorinated Halonium Ion Equilibrium Geometries with Experimental Products,” Presented by D.G. Gleason at the 227th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 29, 2004, Anaheim, CA.
“Ionic Reaction of Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid with Terminal Alkenes: How the Electronegativity of Fluorine Affects the Charge Distribution on the Reaction Pathway,” Presented by G.G. Vaughan at the 227th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 29, 2004, Anaheim, CA.
“Ionic Reactions of Halogens with Fluorosubstituted Terminal Alkenes,” Presented by A.J. Ryan at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23, 2003, New Orleans, LA.
“Halogens Addition to 2-Fluorosubstituted Alkenes,” Presentation by P.K. Titterington at the 37th Western Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, October 31, 2001 , Santa Barbara, CA.
"Halogen and Interhalogen Reactions with 1H,1H7H-perfluoroheptene-1." Poster presentation by Rachel Allen at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society at San Diego, California on April 2, 2001.
"Halogen Reactions with 4-Bromo-1,1,2-trifluorobutene-1." Poster presentation by Colleen M. Schlosser at the 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society at San Diego, California on April 2, 2001.
"Ionic and Radical Reactions of Halogens to 1H,1H,2H-Perfluorooctene." To be presented by Jeannette Allen at the undergraduate poster session at the March 2000 meeting of the American Chemical Society at San Francisco, California.
"Ionic and Free Radical Reactions of Halogens and Halogen Systems with Perfluoroalkenes." Oral presentation by Eric Price at the Undergraduate Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Fullerton, California on March 20, 1999.
"Electrophilic Addition of Halogens to Perfluoroalkenes." Oral presentation by Ben Powers at the Undergraduate Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Luis Obispo, California on April 15, 1998.
"Reaction of 4-Phenyl-3-butyne-2-one and 3-Hexyne-2-one with NIS in DMF/H2O." Oral presentation by Jason M. Cox at the Undergraduate Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Northridge, California on April 26, 1997.
"A Mechanistic Study on the Generation of Interhalogen Fluorides: A Search for Reaction Intermediates." Oral presentation by Benjamin J. Pettus at the Undergraduate Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Northridge, California, on April 26, 1997.