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Kersey Black is a Professor of Chemistry at the W.M. Keck Science Center within the Claremont Colleges, with an office in Keck Science Center 230. He holds a B.S. from San Diego State University, a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, and completed a Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Email: kblack@kecksci.claremont.edu
- Phone: 909-607-3091
Black's research focuses on physical organic chemistry and computational approaches to organic reaction mechanisms, particularly thermally induced rearrangements of organic molecules. His work combines quantum mechanics, molecular modeling, and DFT calculations to investigate reaction dynamics, stereoselectivity, and catalysis. He has published extensively on pericyclic reactions, sigmatotropic rearrangements, and kinetic isotope effects.
Key publication trends include studies on Cope rearrangements, Claisen rearrangements, electrophilic additions, and stereoselective synthesis, with a strong emphasis on quantum mechanical methods, transition state analysis, and computational modeling. His educational contributions include developing NMR simulation software and molecular visualization tools.
Black teaches courses such as Chem AISS, Chem 14, Chem 15, Chem 116, and advanced chemistry modules (specific course names omitted for brevity). His research has involved collaborations with leading scientists like Prof. Kendall N. Houk and Prof. Paul Vogel.
