Dr. Jason Polisar
Contact Information
Phone: 914-606-6532
Office location: Science 312
Email: jp27@sunywcc.edu
Title(s): Instructor
Department/Division: Chemistry
Degree Information
- B.A., chemistry, Cornell University, Jan. 2009
- M.A., chemistry, Columbia University, May 2011
- M.Phil., chemistry, Columbia University, May 2012
- PhD, chemistry, Columbia University, May 2013
Courses Taught
- CHEM 113 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 117 Principles of Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry 1
Publications and Presentations (if extensive, please focus on recent work):
- “Studies on the Chemistry and Reactivity of α-Substituted Ketones in Isonitrile-Based Multicomponent Reactions,” Fan, L.; Adams, A. M.; Polisar, J. G.; Ganem, B., J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 9720-9726.
- “Dihydropyrimidinone Positive Modulation of Delta Subunit-containing GABAA Receptors, Including an Epilepsy-linked Mutant Variant,” Lewis, R.W.; Mabry, J.; Polisar, J. G.; Eagen, K. P.; Ganem, B.; Hess, G. P., Biochemistry, 2010, 49, 4841-4851.
- “Facile reaction of carboxylic acids with isonitriles in toluene,” Polisar, J. G.; Ling, L.; Norton, J. R., Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 52, 2933-2934.
- “On the Reaction of Carboxylic Acids and Isonitriles with Conventional Heating,” Polisar, J. G.; Norton, J. R., Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 10236-10240.