Luke Anthony Burke
Professor
Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University
315 Penn Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Tel: 856-225-6158 (or -6142)
Send email to: burke@camden.rutgers.edu
Clocking for my websites began on 22 August 2002:
My research lies in Theoretical Chemistry, specifically in the computation of the electronic properties of molecules and complexes of chemical and biological interest. I am presently exploring the mechanisms in which groups of atoms rearrange in a reaction called the [1,4] shift, which is important in the synthesis of organic compounds containing nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms. My longer range plans include the question of complexity in chemistry and chemical synthesis.
Click here for a detailed description of my background and research.
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Results for a "simple" organic reaction that becomes "complex" and "complicated":
Click here for my presentation on Complexity in Chemistry.
Click here for my VEH program, or Click here for my ir-spectra program
Click here for the link to a work on metal-polyene structure published in the Journal of Molecular Modeling and here for some images of the Na cation at various positions above the C9H11 anion. Notice how the conjugated polyene goes through a change in its structure from flat (as taught in Organic Chemistry textbooks) to V-shaped when the Na+ moves a small distance.
Click here for results of water cluster studies; for Marcus' comment on water: Click here
Click here for results on thiadiazoles, tetrazoles and pentazoles;
Follow this link for pictures of the thyroid hormone - steroid comparisons that were published in the Journal of Brain Research. This was combined Theoretical-Experimental research with Professor Joseph Martin of the Biology Department.
Links to my courses: (readable only when course is given)
Molecular Modelling, Spring '10: Since the course will be oriented towards individual projects, the meeting time is "to be arranged".
Development
of Modern Chemistry
General
Chemistry II, for those in the Allied Heath Fields (Nursing, Physical Therapy...)
Chemical
Principles I, last updated: 2008/08/28/20/07
1)
Chemical
Principles II, last updated: 2009/01/12/11/04
1) Lecture 1 ready for down-loading
2) See Chemical Principles I for text book; course recommences with Chapter 13!!! in text.
Organic I and
II, Summer '08 :last updated 2008/06/21/21/38:
1)Finished correcting the Final Exam; grades available by phone and on-line from Registrar.
2) Bring notes for Chapter 14 (Ethers) to class Monday
Advanced
Organic, Fall '09: last updated 2009/09/03/10/45: Assignments:
Instrumental
Analysis.
Structure
and Bonding, Spring '09 :last updated, 2009/01/11/22/52
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The colors represent the three places that are very dear to me:
New York City/ Belgium/ Ireland
To get a present-time satellite picture of each place, click on its name
Ireland (plus the remaining Celtic lands),
New York City,
Belgium
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Ní bhíonn an tÉireannach leisciúil.
(Example in "Learning Irish" by Mícháel O'Síadhail)
Click here for a song in the Irish language 1.7MB-MP3
Click here for practise with the eleven irregular verbs in the Irish language.
In 1988 I saved the trees in front of the Science Building, which were scheduled for elimination without notifying the students or faculty. When I saw the tree removal crew starting, I climbed up the tree where a worker was starting to chain-saw the upper branches and convinced him to stop. The Science Building is still bordered on two sides by locust trees (on the left of the photo). In 1980 when I arrived at Rutgers Camden, they reached just above the first floor. Now they are higher than the front of the (three story) Building. I have enjoyed watching them grow, almost as much as watching my 3100 students, whom I feel privileged to have taught. (Yes, I still remember every one of you and where you sat in class.)
