Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Articles
Submissions from 2012
Polymeric Nucleic Acid Vehicles Exploit Active Interorganelle Trafficking Mechanisms, Katye M. Fichter, Nilesh P. Ingle, Patrick M. McLendon, and Theresa M. Reineke
Structure and magnetic properties of co-doped ZnO dilute magnetic semiconductors synthesized via hydrothermal method, Kartik C. Ghosh, Pawan K. Kahol, S Bhamidipati, N Das, and S. Khanra
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Quenching of Ru(bpy)32+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) in the presence of Acetaminophen, Salicylic Acid and their metabolites, Catherine S. Haslag and Mark M. Richter
Evidence for involvement of medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase in the metabolism of phenylbutyrate, Kaitlyn Kormanik, Heejung Kang, Dean Cuebas, Jerry Vockley, and Al Walid Mohsen
Synthesis, Characterization, and studies of coordination-polymeres with isomeric pyridylcyanoximes: Route to metal ribbons with very short Tl•••Tl separations, Daniela Marcano, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Victor Nemykin, and Svitlana Silchenko
Reaction Dynamics of Temperature-Variable Anion Water Clusters Studied with Crossed Beams and by Direct Dynamics, R Otto, J Xie, J Brox, S Trippel, M. Stei, T Best, M. Siebert, W. L. Hase, and R. Wester
Part 2: In vitro cytotoxicity studies of two ML 2 complexes (M = Pd, Pt; L = 2-cyano-2-isonitroso-N-morpholylacetamide, HMCO, Jessica Ratcliff, Paul Durham, Michael Keck, Andriy Mokhir, and Nikolay Gerasimchuk
Part 1: Experimental and theoretical studies of 2-cyano-2-isonitroso-N- piperidynylacetamide (HPiPCO), 2-cyano-2-isonitroso-N-morpholylacetamide (HMCO) and their Pt- and Pd-complexes, Jessica Ratcliff, Janina Kuduk-Jaworska, Henryk Chojnacki, Victor Nemykin, and Nikolay Gerasimchuk
Nucleic-acid-binding chromophores as efficient indicators of aptamer-target interactions, Kwabena Sarpong and Bhaskar Datta
Potential Energy Surface for C2 H4 I+ Dissociation Including Spin-Orbit Effects, Matthew R. Siebert, Adelia J. A. Aquino, Wibe A. De Jong, Giovanni Granucci, and William L. Hase
Gas-Phase Chemical Dynamics Simulations on the Bifurcating Pathway of the Pimaradienyl Cation Rearrangement: Role of Enzymatic Steering in Abietic Acid Biosynthesis, Matthew R. Siebert, Paranjothy Manikandan, Rui Sun, Dean J. Tantillo, and William L. Hase
Chemiluminescence from osmium(ii) complexes with phenanthroline, diphosphine and diarsine ligands, Elizabeth M. Zammit, Gregory J. Barbante, Brenden Carlson, Egan H. Doeven, Neil W. Barnett, Conor F. Hogan, Mark M. Richter, and Paul S. Francis
Submissions from 2011
Design and Synthesis of C2-Symmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors and Metal Carbenoids, Abigail Albright, Daniel Eddings, Regina Black, Christopher J. Welch, Nikolay N. Gerasimchuk, and Robert E. Gawley
Effects of nanomaterials on luciferase with significant protection and increased enzyme activity observed for zinc oxide nanomaterials, S. Barber; M. Abdelhakiem; Kartik C. Ghosh; R. Spidle; B. Jacobs; L. Washington; J. Li; Adam K. Wanekaya; Robert K. DeLong; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
Half-sandwich ruthenium-arene complexes with thiosemicarbazones: Synthesis and biological evaluation of [(η6-p-cymene)Ru(piperonal thiosemicarbazones)Cl]Cl complexes, Floyd Beckford, Deidra Dourth, Michael Shaloski Jr., Jacob Didion, Jeffrey Thessing, Jason Woods, Vernon Crowell, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Antonio Gonzalez-Sarrias, and Navindra P. Seeram
Synthesis and structure of [(η6-p-cymene)Ru(2-anthracen-9- ylmethylene-N-ethylhydrazinecarbothioamide)Cl]Cl; Biological evaluation, topoisomerase II inhibition and reaction with DNA and human serum albumin, Floyd Beckford, Jeffrey Thessing, Jason Woods, Jacob Didion, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Antonio Gonzalez-Sarrias, and Navindra P. Seeram
Role of counterions in the structures of diquinolinyl-silver coordination polymers, Eric Bosch, Julie Matheny, Amy E. Brown, and Barrett Eichler
Tuning HOMO-LUMO levels: Trends leading to the design of 9-fluorenone scaffolds with predictable electronic and optoelectronic properties, Galen L. Eakins, Joshua S. Alford, Brandon J. Tiegs, Bryan E. Breyfogle, and Chad J. Stearman
An Excursion into the Intriguing World of Polymeric Tl(I) and Ag(I) Cyanoximates, Nikolay Gerasimchuk
Looking ahead: Challenges and opportunities in organometallic chemistry, Simon J. Higgins, Richard J. Nichols, Santiago Martin, Pilar Cea, Herre S. J. Van Der Zant, Mark M. Richter, and Paul J. Low
Computational Prediction of 1 H and 13 C Chemical Shifts: A Useful Tool for Natural Product, Mechanistic and Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Michael W. Lodewyk, Matthew R. Siebert, and Dean J. Tantillo
Epithelial cell specificity and apotope recognition by serum autoantibodies in primary biliary cirrhosis, Guanghua Rong; Renqian Zhong; Ana Lleo; Patrick S. C. Leung; Dean A. Cuebas; Howard J. Worman; Pietro Invernizzi; Gregory J. Gores; Gary Norman; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
Ionic liquid adsorbate enhanced electrogenerated chemiluminescence of ruthenium, osmium, and iridium complexes in water, Jared Roop, Michael Nothnagel, Megan Schnuriger, Mark M. Richter, and Gary A. Baker
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence from osmium(II) polypyridine carbonyl chloride systems, Megan Schnuriger, Mark M. Richter, and Brenden Carlson
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence properties of bisalicylideneethylenediamino (salen) metal complexes, Megan Schnuriger, Eric Tague, and Mark M. Richter
Synthesis, characterization, X-ray structure, and mixed-valence states of trans-dichlorotin(IV)-5,10,15,20-tetraferrocenylporphyrin, Pavlo V. Solntsev, Ben D. Neisen, Jared R. Sabin, Nikolay N. Gerasimchuk, and Victor N. Nemykin
Applications of Nanoscale Carbon-Based Materials in Heavy Metal Sensing and Detection, Adam K. Wanekaya
Submissions from 2010
Role of sp-C-H-N hydrogen bonding in crystal engineering, Eric Bosch
Complexation of silver(I) cation by a series of heterosubstituted dipyridyl ligands, Nathan L. Brennan, Charles L. Barnes, and Eric Bosch
Kinetics of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Endosomal Trafficking Pathways Revealed By Single Quantum Dots, Katye M. Fichter, Marc Flajolet, Paul Greengard, and Tania Q. Vu
Reversible Cu4 ↔ Cu6 core interconversion and temperature induced single-crystal-to-single-crystal phase transition for copper(I) carboxylate, Alexander S. Filatov, Oleksandr Hietsoi, Yulia Sevryugina, Nikolay N. Gerasimchuk, and Marina A. Petrukhina
Preparation, spectroscopic, and structural characterization of the first Co(III) cyanoxime complex: two polymorphs offac-,tris(benzoylcyanoximato)cobalt(III), Co(BCO)3, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Charles L. Barnes, and David Boaz
Light Insensitive Silver(I) Cyanoximates As Antimicrobial Agents for Indwelling Medical Devices, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Andrzej Gamian, Garrett Glover, and Bogumila Szponar
2-Cyano-2-isonitrosoacetamide and its Ag(i) complexes. Silver(i) cyanoximate as a non-electric gas sensor, Nikolay N. Gerasimchuk, Andrey N. Esaulenko, Kent N. Dalley, and Curtis Moore
Spectroscopic analysis of interactions between alkylated silanes and alumina nanoporous membranes, Jonathan L. Hardin, Nathan A. Oyler, Erich D. Steinle, and Gary A. Meints
Redox polymer covalently modified multiwalled carbon nanotube based sensors for sensitive acetaminophen and ascorbic acid detection, Nathaniel Havens, Phong Trinh, Daniel Kim, Manelich Luna, Adam K. Wanekaya, and Amos Mugweru
Highly Sensitive and Selective Dopamine Biosensor Fabricated with Silanized Graphene, Shifeng Hou, Mark L. Kasner, Shujun Su, Krutika Patel, and Robert Cuellar
Formation of highly stable dispersions of silane-functionalized reduced graphene oxide, Shifeng Hou, Shujun Su, Marc L. Kasner, Pratik Shah, Krutika Patel, and Clemonne John Madarang
Solid state 2h nmr analysis of furanose ring dynamics in dna containing uracil, Monica N. Kinde-Carson, Crystal Ferguson, Nathan A. Oyler, Gerard S. Harbison, and Gary A. Meints
Poly(glycoamidoamine) Vehicles Promote pDNA Uptake Through Multiple Routes and Efficient Gene Expression via Caveola-mediated Endocytosis, Patrick M. McLendon, Katye M. Fichter, and Theresa M. Reineke
Serendipity in the Crystallization of a Series of C-Alkylcalix[4]resorcinarenes from Alcoholic Solvents, Aaron Alexander Momose and Eric Bosch
Efficient electrogenerated chemiluminescence from osmium(ii) polypyridine systems containing tetraphenylarsine or diphenylphosphine ligands, Niall S. Pennington, Mark M. Richter, and Brenden Carlson
Differentiating Mechanistic Possibilities for the Thermal, Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of Allene-ynes, Matthew R. Siebert, Joshua M. Osbourn, Kay M. Brummond, and Dean J. Tantillo
Fundamental Properties of N-Alkenylaziridines - Implications for the Design of New Reactions and Organocatalysts, Matthew R. Siebert and Dean J. Tantillo
Unexpected fluorescence properties in an axially σ-bonded ferrocenyl-containing porphyrin, Pavlo V. Solntsev, Jared R. Sabin, Samantha J. Dammer, Nikolay N. Gerasimchuk, and Victor N. Nemykin
Submissions from 2009
Coreactant electrogenerated chemiluminescence of ruthenium porphyrins, Angela Bolin and Mark M. Richter
Dendrimers bind human serum albumin, E. Froehlich, J. S. Mandeville, C. J. Jennings, R. Sedaghat-Herati, and H. A. Tajmir-Riahi
Synthesis of new poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ester sulfide) dendrimers, Jonathan J. Fury, Erich F. Altenhofer, and Reza Sedaghat-Herati
Monovalent K, Cs, Tl, and Ag nitrosodicyanomethanides: Completely different 3D networks with useful properties of luminescent materials and nonelectric sensors for gases†, Garrett Glover, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Richard Biagioni, and Konstantin V. Domasevitch
Detection of Trace Heavy Metal Ions Using Carbon Nanotube- Modified Electrodes, Jeffrey Morton, Nathaniel Havens, Amos Mugweru, and Adam K. Wanekaya
Conjugate Addition−Dipolar Cycloaddition Cascade for the Synthesis of Benzo[a]quinolizine and Indolo[a]quinolizine Scaffolds: Application to the Total Synthesis of (±)-Yohimbenone, Chad J. Stearman, Michael Wilson, and Albert Padwa
Submissions from 2008
Cation-induced π-stacking, Eric Bosch, Charles L. Barnes, Nathan L. Brennan, Galen L. Eakins, and Bryan E. Breyfogle
In-Situ Electropolymerization of DNA-Templated Aniline Assemblies on a Gold Surface Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Wen Chen, Mira Josowicz, Bhaskar Datta, Gary B. Schuster, and Jiri Janata
DNA-Directed Synthesis of Aniline and 4-Aminobiphenyl Oligomers: Programmed Transfer of Sequence Information to a Conjoined Polymer Nanowire, Bhaskar Datta and Gary B. Schuster
Peptide-Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol) Star Polymers: DNA Delivery Vehicles with Multivalent Molecular Architecture, Katye M. Fichter, Le Zhang, Kristi L. Kiick, Theresa M. Reineke, and T M. Reineke
Alteration in prehospital drug concentration after thermal exposure, Dustin L. Gammon, Shujun Su, Roger Huckfieldt, Janet Jordan, Robert Patterson, Phillip J. Finley, and Cindy Lowe
Synthesis and characterization of disubstituted arylcyanoximes and their several metal complexes, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Leon Goeden, Paul L. Durham, Charles Barnes, John F. Cannon, Svitlana Silchenko, and Ismael Hidalgo
Benz(2-heteroaryl)cyanoximes and their Tl(i) complexes: new room temperature blue emitters, Olesya T. Ilkun, Stephen J. Archibald, Charles L. Barnes, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Richard Biagioni, Svitlana Silchenko, Olga A. Gerasimchuk, and Victor N. Nemykin
Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Studies of Furanose Ring Dynamics in the DNAHhaI Binding Site, Gary A. Meints, Paul A. Miller, Kari Pederson, Zahra Shajani, and Gary Drobny
Redox Protein-Polymer Films for Simultaneous Determination of Ascorbic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide, Amos Mugweru, Hoang Khoa, Emmanuel Yawson, Sagar Tolani, and Adam Wanekaya
Synthesis and Characterization of Two Intensely Colored Tris(benzoylcyanoxime)iron(II) Anionic Complexes, Travis Owen, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, Konstatin v. Domasevitch, and Nikolay Gerasimchuk
Backbone dynamics in the DNA HhaI protein binding site, Kari Pederson, Gary A. Meints, Zahra Shajani, Paul A. Miller, and Gary P. Drobny
Synthesis of 1,2- bis (2'-ethynylpyrimidyl) benzene and characterization of the coordination complexes with palladium(II) chloride and silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate, Nate C. Schultheiss, Joseph M. Ellsworth, Eric Bosch, and Charles L. Barnes
[3,3]-Sigmatropic Shifts of N-Allylhydrazones: Quantum Chemical Comparison of Concerted and Radical Cation Pathways, Matthew R. Siebert and Dean J. Tantillo
Cycloaddition/Ring Opening Reaction Sequences of N -Alkenyl Aziridines: Influence of the Aziridine Nitrogen on Stereoselectivity, Matthew R. Siebert, Andrei K. Yudin, and Dean J. Tantillo
Polycationic β-Cyclodextrin “Click Clusters”: Monodisperse and Versatile Scaffolds for Nucleic Acid Delivery, Sathya Srinivasachari, Katye M. Fichter, and Theresa M. Reineke
Detailed study of HEDTA's chemodynamics upon gamma-radiolysis in a simulated, mixed waste, A. P. Toste and T. Pilot
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of 9,10-Diphenylanthracene, Rubrene, and Anthracene in Fluorinated Aromatic Solvents, David J. Vinyard, Shujun Su, and Mark M. Richter
Recent biosensing developments in environmental security, Adam K. Wanekaya, Wllfred Chen, and Ashok Mulchandani
Submissions from 2007
Self-Assembly of C-Methyl Calix[4]resorcinarene with 5,5'-Bipyrimidine, Charles L. Barnes and Eric Bosch
Chain-link Hydrogen-bonded Capsules, Eric Bosch
Solid-state photodimerization of 1,2-bis(5′-pyrimidyl)ethene, Eric Bosch, Julie M. Matheny, and Nigam Rath
Tin(IV) cyanoximates: Synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxicity, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Tiffany Maher, Paul L. Durham, Konstantin V. Domasevitch, Janet Wilking, and Andrew Mokhir
Self-Assembly of C-Methyl Calix[4]resorcinarene with 1,2-Bis(5'-pyrimidyl)ethene, Julie M. Matheny, Eric Bosch, and Charles L. Barnes
Retinol and retinoic acid bind human serum albumin: Stability and structural features, C. N. N'soukpoé-Kossi, Reza Sedaghat-Herati, C. Ragi, S. Hotchandani, and H. A. Tajmir-Riahi
Monitoring Transport Across Modified Nanoporous Alumina Membranes, Sai S. Penumetcha, Ravikanth Kona, Jonathan L. Hardin, Andrew L. Molder, and Erich D. Steinle
ECL - Electrochemical luminescence, Radha Pyati and Mark M. Richter
Brother vs. Brother: Competitive Stabilization of Carbocationic Centers by Flanking Cyclopropanes and π-Systems, Matthew Siebert and Dean J. Tantillo
Enhanced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence in the Presence of Fluorinated Alcohols, David J. Vinyard and Mark M. Richter
Photoluminescence and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of a Bis(bipyridyl)Ruthenium(II)-Porphyrin Complex, David J. Vinyard, Shawna Swavey, and Mark M. Richter
Field-effect transistors based on single nanowires of conducting polymers, Adam K. Wanekaya, Mangesh A. Bangar, Minhee Yun, Wilfred Chen, Nosang V. Myung, and Ashok Mulchandani
Nuclear reactions with radioactive, isomer beams: Coulomb excitation of 18Fg.s. and its Jπ=5+ isomer 18Fm using a large position-sensitive NaI array, J. A. Zimmerman; F. D. Becchetti; H. C. Griffin; D. A. Roberts; M. Y. Lee; T. W. O'Donnell; J. A. Brown; R. M. Ronningen; T. Glasmacher; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
Submissions from 2006
The Effects of Drug Complexation on the Stability and Conformation of Human Serum Albumin: Protein Unfolding, A. Ahmed-Ouameur, S. Diamantoglou, M. R. Sedaghat-Herati, Sh. Nafisi, R Carpentier, and H A. Tajmir-Riahi
Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a complex formed by reaction of 1,2-bis(2'-pyridylethynyl)benzene and mercury(II) chloride, Charles L. Barnes and Eric Bosch
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of (bis-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) acetylacetonate complexes, Sean C. Brooks, David J. Vinyard, and Mark M. Richter
Electrochemiluminescence of dipicolinic acid (DPA) and (bpy)2Ru(DPA)+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), Jessica Byrd, John G. Bruno, and Mark M. Richter
DNA-Directed Assembly of Polyanilines: Modified Cytosine Nucleotides Transfer Sequence Programmability to a Conjoined Polymer, Bhaskar Datta, Gary B. Schuster, Amanda McCook, Stephen C. Harvey, and Krystyna Zakrzewska
Contrasting views of the internal dynamics of the Hhal methyltransferase target DNA reported by solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy, Paul A. Miller, Zahra Shajani, Gary A. Meints, Dorothy Caplow, Gil Goobes, Gabriele Varani, and Gary P. Drobny
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of the lithium salts of 8-hydroxyquinoline and 2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline, David J. Vinyard and Mark M. Richter
Interactive Demonstrations for Mole Ratios and Limiting Reagents, Crystal Wood and Bryan Breyfogle
Submissions from 2005
The quest for chain-link hydrogen-bonded capsules: Self-assembly of C-methyl calix[4]resorcinarene with 5,5′-bipyrimidine, Charles L. Barnes and Eric Bosch
Crystal structures of the coordination polymers formed between 1,2-bis(3′-pyridyl)ethyne and silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate, Eric Bosch and Charles L. Barnes
Two-neutron transfer in the He6+Bi209 reaction near the Coulomb barrier, P. A. Deyoung; Patrick J. Mears; J. J. Kolata; E. F. Aguilera; F. D. Becchetti; Y. Chen; M. Cloughesy; Scott R. Jones; J. A. Zimmerman; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
New poly(oxyethylene) derivatives and their oligo analogues from Diels-Alder reactions of 5-[methoxypoly(oxyethylene)]-(3E)-1, 3-pentadiene and 5-methoxyethoxy-(3E)-1,3-pentadiene, Timothy E. Hopkins, Moa Park, Almary Chacon, and Reza Sedaghat-Herati
Expanding Your Horizons: A Program for Engaging Middle School Girls in Science and Mathematics, Tamera S. Jahnke and Allison V. Level
Jordan Creek baseline water quality project, Mary E. Krause and Richard N. Biagioni
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of the platinum (II) octaethylporphyrin/tri-n-propylamine system, Toby R. Long and Mark M. Richter
Demonstrating energy migration in coupled oscillators: A central concept in the theory of unimolecular reactions, Ronald E. Marcotte and James A. Zimmerman
Development of anion selective polymer membrane electrodes based on lutetium(III) porphyrins, Matthew S. Messick, Sandeep K. Krishnan, Matthew K. Hulvey, and Erich D. Steinle
Electrogenerated chemiluminescence from polymer-bound ortho-metallated iridium(III) systems, Brian D. Muegge and Mark M. Richter