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Chemistry Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation, Propargylation, and 1,3-Dienylation of Acetonitrile Pronucleophiles
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Presented herein is the development and application of palladium-catalyzed methods for allylation, propargylation and 1,3-dienylation of acetonitrile pronucleophiles. The developed methods focus on optimizing both atom- ... -
Fabrication and Manipulation of Metallic Nanofeatures and CVD Graphene through Nanopatterning and Templating
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Nanotechnology holds exciting potential to significantly advance research in many fields such as sensors, environmental sustainability and cleanup, energy harvesting and storage, as well as nanoelectronics. The resulting ... -
Controlling the Cycloreversion Reaction of a Diarylethene Derivative Using Sequential Two-Photon Excitation
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Diarylethenes (DAE) are a class of photochromic molecular switches that convert between two structural isomers upon excitation with light. A great deal of research has been dedicated to elucidating the mechanisms of the ... -
Protein-Protein Interactions Regulate Iron Homeostasis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Our lab had previously shown that the interaction between bacterioferritin (BfrB) and its associated ferredoxin (Bfd) enables mobilization of iron stored in BfrB. My research was aimed at understanding the mechanism of the ... -
Analytical Development and Characterization of the Metal-binding claMP Tag for Generation of Inline Bioconjugates to Enable Targeted Metal Delivery: Evaluation of Tag Placement, Metal Insertion and Retention, and Stability of Ni(II)-claMP-Tagged Protein Variants
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Metal-based protein conjugates have become the primary means of achieving site- specific delivery of metal ions for use in clinical applications. Small, organic chelators are the primary entities used for metal delivery, ... -
Methods for Sultam Library Synthesis: One-pot, Sequential Protocols
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)The focus of this dissertation is to utilize vinyl sulfonamides in a series of reaction protocols towards the synthesis of sultam molecules by exploiting several salient features inherent to sulfonamides, including (i) ... -
Some iodine derivatives of hydroxy-diphenyl ether and related compounds
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Some studies in the ternary system : copper formate-ammonium formate-formic acid
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A study of the lyophilic nature of cellulose acetate in liquid ammonia
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Biomimetic Peroxo- and Oxo-manganese Complexes: Insights into Structure and Reactivity through Kinetic, Spectroscopic, and Computational Studies
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Manganese centers that react with O2 and its reduced derivatives mediate a diverse array of biologically important reactions including the detoxification of superoxide, the conversion of nucleotides to deoxynucleotides, ... -
Discovery and Evaluation of Catalytic Allylation and Amination Reactions
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Presented herein is the development and evaluation of several palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions and a method for visible light-mediated radical decarboxylative amination. These atom economical, environmentally ... -
Progress in Developing a Clinically Viable Diagnostics Using Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators enable the label-free detection of analytes based on refractive index sensing. These WGM microsphere resonators achieve high sensitivities by confining light within their cavity. ... -
Organic Leachates from Water Service Line Liners and Coatings and Their Fate in Drinking Water
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)There is growing interest in using pipe lining and coating technologies to control corrosion and prevent release of metals (lead and copper) into drinking water from water service lines and from water pipes in homes, ... -
Energy-Related Applications of Molecular Simulations
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)We employ molecular simulations to investigate two key issues pertinent to sustainable energy: reducing emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere and the use of renewable energy sources. Specifically, we use Monte Carlo simulations ... -
Conformational Analysis of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) have regions that are highly flexible and lack stable secondary or tertiary structure. Recently, there has been a growing interest in IDPs due to their important roles in many ... -
Characterization of Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) Structure and Stability and the Effects of Its Interaction with the Inhibitory Metal Abstraction Peptide NCC Using High-Resolution Solution NMR
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are important enzymes for extracellular matrix degradation. Cleavage of collagen by MMP-8 is an important regulator of tissue remodeling in wound healing and repair, but it also contributes ... -
Studies on ethyl benzene and some new derivatives of diphenyl
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Synthesis and Applications of Amide-Based Pd(II) NNN-pincer Complexes
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)The first project is described in Chapter 2, and details the synthesis of a series of mono- and multimetallic Pd(II) NNN-pincer complexes which—to the best of our knowledge—represent the first examples of these types of ... -
Increasing the Understanding of Chemical Concepts: The Effectiveness of Multiple Exposures
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Chemistry is difficult because it has multilevels of knowledge with each level presenting challenges in vocabulary, abstract thinking, and symbolic language. Students have to be able to transfer between levels to understand ...