Gil Belofsky

Organic Chemist

Belofsky Research Group

Areas of Interest

Natural Products Chemistry:

The extraction, isolation, and characterization of new chemical compounds from biological sources.

The study of the potential pharmacological activities of plant metabolites through collaborative efforts.

The use of current methods for determination of relative and absolute configurations of natural products.

Organic/Analytical Chemistry:

The chromatography and spectroscopy of organic compounds.

 Central Washington University courses

Organic Chemistry lecture I, II, and III                                                              CHEM 361, 362, & 363

Organic Chemistry laboratory I and II                                                                CHEM 361LAB & 363 LAB

Introduction to Organic Chemistry                                                                     CHEM112

Introduction to Organic Chemistry laboratory                                                     CHEM112 LAB

Organic Spectroscopy (graduate level)                                                               CHEM562

Special Topics in Chemistry (graduate level); natural products chemistry              CHEM505

Special Topics in Chemistry (graduate level); chemical ecology                             CHEM505

Physical and Biological Systems II (Douglas Honors College);                               DHC280

Natural Products Chemistry, Order from Chaos?