Dr Gaik Orbell - Researcher Profile

Gaik Orbell

Address

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
381 Royal Parade, Parkville

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 39550

Fax: +61 3 990 39143

Email: gaik.orbell@monash.edu

Web: http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au/research/mips/mcda/index.html


Biography

Position

Research Fellow
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Qualifications

PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Flinders University
Year awarded: 1986
SCIENCE
Institution: Flinders University
Year awarded: 1982

Publications

Journal Articles

Orbell, G.B., Scammells, P.J., 2012, Improved synthesis of 14-hydroxy opioid pharmaceuticals and intermediates, RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences [E], vol 2, issue 30, R S C Publications, UK, pp. 11318-11325.

Orbell, G.B., Scammells, P.J., 2012, Polonovski-type N-demethylation of N-methyl alkaloids using substituted ferrocene redox catalysts, Synthesis-Stuttgart [P], vol 44, issue 16, Georg Thieme Verlag, Germany, pp. 2587-2594.

Orbell, G., Scammells, P., 2011, Efficient iron-catalyzed n-demethylation of tertiary mmine-n-oxides under oxidative conditions, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 64, issue 11, CSIRO PUBLISHING, AUSTRALIA, pp. 1515-1521.

Orbell, G., Scammells, P., 2011, Further investigations into the N-demethylation of oripavine using iron and stainless steel, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry [P], vol 9, issue 4, ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, England, pp. 1008-1011.

Orbell, G.B., Ashton, T.D., Scammells, P.J., 2009, An Improved Process for the N-Demethylation of Opiate Alkaloids using an Iron(II) Catalyst in Acetate Buffer, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis [P], vol 351, issue 1-2, Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 283-286.

Activities

Affiliations with institutes

Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences