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STUDIES TOWARDS THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF IMIDAZOLE-CONTAINING NATURAL PRODUCTS
(2018-09-11)Nature has inspired man in all aspects of life, chemistry included. The first antibiotic ever discovered came from nature, and since then, chemists have been probing nature for insights to guide drug discovery and development. ... -
Studies Towards The Total Synthesis Of Haploscleridamine And Ceratinadin B
In Chapter 1, we discuss the synthesis of haploscleridamine. Haploscleridamine is a novel tryptamine-derived alkaloid isolated from a sponge of the order Haplosclerida. This alkaloid inhibits cathepsin K, a cysteine protease, ... -
STUDY OF HIERARCHY AND PORE ARCHITECHTURE OF POROUS MATERIALS
(2021-04-19)Research to design, synthesize, and characterize porous materials is a rapidly growing field due to porous materials’ potential use in a wide range of applications. For any application, insights into the structure formation ... -
Supercharging and Multiple Reaction Monitoring Optimization of High Molecular Weight Intact Proteins using Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
(2019-07-17)Various supercharging agents, such as meta-nitrobenzyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfoxide, trifluoroethanol (TFE), and sulfolane were tested in different concentrations to study the effects of supercharging agents on the charge ... -
SUPERCRITIAL FLUID EXTRACTION - SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRY (SFE-SFC-MS) METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR ONLINE EXTRACTION OF COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES
(2021-09-03)A systematic approach to the rapid development of hyphenated online methods for supercritical fluid extraction-supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry (SFE-SFC-MS) was established for the analysis of complex ... -
Supporting Traditional Instructional Methods With A Constructivist Approach To Learning: Promoting Conceptual Change And Understanding Of Stoichiometry Using E-learning Tools
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2014-07-14)Stoichiometry is a fundamental topic in chemistry that measures a quantifiable relationship between atoms, molecules, etc. Stoichiometry is usually taught using expository teaching methods. Students are passively given ... -
Supramolecular Chemistry Of Nitrogen Dioxide
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)Supramolecular chemistry has been defined as "chemistry beyond molecules", and involves investigating molecular systems held together reversibly by inter-molecular forces, not by covalent bonds. This dissertation discusses ... -
Supramolecular Chemistry On Carbon Dioxide
(Chemistry, 2008-04-22)This dissertation describes approaches towards designs, syntheses, characterizations, and applications of supramolecular chemistry on carbon dioxide. Chapter 1 briefly overviews the field of supramolecular chemistry and ... -
Supramolecular Nanostructures Based On Calixarenes
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)This dissertation describes a systematic approach towards the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of calixarene-based supramolecular nanostructures. Chapter 1 briefly overviews the field of supramolecular ... -
Surface Functionalization Of Polymer Substrates And Nanoparticles Via Pulsed Plasma Polymerization Process
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)This thesis investigates the RF plasma polymerizations of chlorinated saturated linear monomer 1,1,1-trichloroethane and the dicarboxylic citraconic acid. It utilizes a variable duty cycle plasma technique to provide film ... -
SYHTHESIS AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF RARE EARTH SULFIDES AND OXYSULFIDES
(2019-07-08)Ternary and quaternary rare earth chalcogenides have gained prominence in recent years, especially because of their wide array of crystal structures and interesting physical properties attributed to the presence of f-electrons ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POROUS AND DENSE SILICON OXYCARBIDE (SiCO) MATERIALS
(2019-08-09)In the field of materials discovery, the appearance of Polymer Derived Ceramics (PDC’s) over 30 years ago represents a breakthrough in materials science and development. The PDC route represents significant advantages in ... -
Synthesis And Evaluation Of Multicationic Ionic Liquids As Gas Chromatographic Stationary Phases And Synthetic Polymers As Chiral HPLC Stationary Phases
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2011-07-14)Due to the characteristics unique to ionic liquids (ILs), they are found in a plethora of applications from simple liquid-liquid extractions to a proposed liquid medium for a lunar telescope. These applications require a ... -
Synthesis and Function of Ion-Selective Single-Molecule Fluorescent Imaging Molecules and Materials
(2022-05-18)Neutrinos are fermion subatomic particles that interact only by weak subatomic forces—making them almost impossible to detect. However, they can be produced in specific radioactive decay reactions, such as beta decay. We ... -
SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY OF π-CONJUGATED TRIAZENES
(2019-05-02)The triazene functional group has found numerous applications in organic and medicinal chemistry, with several important chemotherapeutic drugs containing this functionality. In spite of this, the reactivity of π-conjugated ... -
Synthesis And Study Of Fluorinated Thiophenes, Bithiophenes And Trithiophenes: Models For The Polymeric Material
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2009-09-16)3-Fluorothiophene is a small molecule and the known syntheses for this molecule are far from being straight forward and suffer from many drawbacks such as low yield, long synthetic procedures and the use of expensive or ... -
SYNTHESIS OF ALLYLIC SYNTHONS AND APPLICATION OF PYRROLE THIOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF PYRROLE-IMIDAZOLE ALKALOIDS
(2022-05-17)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 5/16/2024** ABSTRACT: The first part of this dissertation describes the synthesis of allylic compounds from terminal alkenes without the use of any catalysts or oxidants. ... -
Synthesis of modified polydiacetylene (PDA) polymers for the detection of infective species
(2019-08-09)Polydiacetylene (PDAs) polymers are receiving more attention as biosensors due to their ability to change absorption and fluorescence properties upon sensing various chemical and physical changes in the environment. In ... -
SYNTHESIS OF MODIFIED RIBOSE SPIN-LABEL
(2015-11-24)Transfer ribonucleic acids (tRNAs) from all organisms contain modified nucleosides, which are derived from four different nucleosides. Research has indicated that tRNA modifications affect translation and various metabolic ... -
SYNTHESIS, STUDY, AND APPLICATIONS OF HIGHLY FLUORINATED COPPER PYRAZOLATE COMPLEXES OF SMALL ALKENE, ALKYNES AND CARBON MONOXIDE
(2020-07-17)Trinuclear copper pyrazolate complexes (copper trimers) function as excellent precursors to synthesize multinuclear complexes of copper. Using highly fluorinated pyrazolates as supporting ligands, we have successfully ...