JMU chemistry student and faculty publications and conference presentations 2005

“A cyclopropane fragmentation approach to heterocycle assembly: A convergent synthesis of oxepanes,” O'Neil, K. E.; Kingree, S. V.; Minbiole, K. P. C., Organic Letters 2005, 7, 515-517.

“Difference FTIR Studies Reveal Nitrogen-Containing Amino Acid Side Chains Are Involved in the Allosteric Regulation of RecA,” Schwartz, C. M.; Drown, P. M.; MacDonald, G., Biochemistry 2005, 44, 9733-9745.

“DNA Cleavage by the Photolysis of Cyclopentadienyl Metal Complexes: Mechanistic Studies and Sequence Selectivity of Strand Scission by CpW(CO)3CH3,” Mohler, D. L.; Downs, J. R.; Hurley-Predecki, A. L.; Sallman, J. R.; Gannett, P. M.; Shi, X., Journal of Organic Chemistry 2005, 70, 9093-9102.

“Effects of protective limestone treatment on water chemistry and fisheries management in Laurel Bed Lake, Virginia,” Downey, D. M.; Hampton, T. M., Lake and Reservoir Management 2005, 21, 411-422.

“The hydrogen peroxide induced enhancement of DNA cleavage in the ambient light photolysis of CpFe(CO)2Ph: A potential strategy for targeting cancer cells,” Mohler, D. L.; Shell, T. A., Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2005, 15, 4585-4588.

“Lanthanide nitrate complexes of the unsymmetrical bidentate ligand Ph2PCH2CH2P(O)PPh2,” Amenta, D. S.; Sparks, S. N.; Gilje, J. W.; Edelmann, F. T.; Fischer, A.; Blaurock, S., Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 2005, 631, 2854-2857.

“Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes as Sensors: Structural Effects on pH Response,” Higgins, B.; DeGraff, B. A.; Demas, J. N., Inorganic Chemistry 2005, 44, 6662-6669.

“pH-Dependent Electron Transfer from Re bipyridyl Complexes to Metal Oxide Nanocrystalline Thin Films,” She, C.; Anderson, N. A.; Guo, J.; Liu, F.; Goh, W.-H.; Chen, D.-T.; Mohler, D. L.; Tian, Z.-Q.; Hupp, J. T.; Lian, T., Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109, 19345-19355.

“Plasma surface modification and characterization of POSS-based nanocomposite polymeric thin films for microfluidic devices,” Augustine, B. H.; Hughes, W. C.; Maidment, J. S., Polymer Preprints 2005, 46, 1267-1268.

“Quantum dots: an experiment for physical or materials chemistry,” Winkler, L. D.; Arceo, J. F.; Hughes, W. C.; DeGraff, B. A.; Augustine, B. H., Journal of Chemical Education 2005, 82, 1700-1702.

“Selective targeting of DNA for cleavage within DNA-histone assemblies by a spermine-[CpW(CO)3Ph]2 conjugate. Shell, T. A.; Mohler, D. L., Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2005, 3, 3091-3093.

“Synthesis and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference photolysis studies of Caged ATP,” Opoku-Boahen, Y.; Rudnick, J. A.; MacDonald, G., Ghana Journal of Chemistry 2005, 6, 46-54.

“A tetrahedrally coordinated cobalt(II) aminophosphonate containing one-dimensional channels,” Gemmill, W. R.; Smith, M. D.; Reisner, B. A., Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2005, 178, 2658-2662.

“A concise approach to caged serotonin for Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) difference photolysis studies,” Boahen, Y. O.; MacDonald, G. M. Journal of the Ghana Science Association 2005, 7, 54-59.

“Amphiphilic [2]catenanes,” Crizer, D. M.; Caran, K. L.; Benson-Adjei, C. X., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper ORGN-086.

“CO adsorption on silica-supported iron and ruthenium catalysts in the presence of water,” Baird, A. S.; Kross, K. M.; Layman, K. A., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005, paper COLL-143.

“A cyclopropane fragmentation approach to heterocycle assembly,” Minbiole, K. P. C., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper ORGN-753.

“Cyclopropane fragmentation strategies for the assembly of nitrogenous heterocycles,” Stang, E. M.; Andrews, R. S.; Minbiole, K. P. C., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-235.

“Determination of the thermal expansion coefficient of solids using variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction,” Reisner, B. A.; Corsepius, N. C.; DeVore, T. C.; Warnaar, D. L., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-371. 

“Gas phase 1H NMR,” DeVore, T. C.; Gallaher, T. N., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-009.

“In-situ monitoring of polymer biodegradation using atomic force microscopy,” Turner, P. L.; Augustine, B. H., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-254.

“Investigating the formation of beta-sheet structure in the L2 peptide,” Holland, A. R.; MacDonald, G., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-152.

“Kinetics study of the reaction between 1-propanol and copper (I, II) oxide,” Peretich, M. E.; DeVore, T. C., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper CHED-633.

“Luminescence from semiconducting nanoparticles: An undergraduate physical or materials chemistry experiment,” Augustine, B. H.; De Graff, B., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-327.

“Molecular scaffolds and interlocking rings,” Caran, K. L.; Benson-Adjei, C. X.; Borges, A. R.; Crizer, D. M.; Roszak, K. Z., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper ORGN-264.

“Monitoring substrate binding of yeast phosphoglycerate kinase,” White, E. M.; MacDonald, G. Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper BIOL-262.

“A nanotechnology course for undergraduate non-science majors at James Madison University,” Caran, K. L., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-325.

“Novel amphiphilic [2]catenanes.” Crizer, D. M.; Caran, K. L., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper ORGN-077.

“Plasma surface modification and characterization of POSS-based nanocomposite polymeric thin films for microfluidic devices,” Augustine, B. H.; Hughes, W. C.; Zimmerman, K. A.; Maidment, J. S., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper POLY-614.

“Plasma surface modification of POSS-based nanocomposite polymers,” Zimmerman, K. A.; Hughes, W. C.; Augustine, B. H., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-255.

“Reaction between carbon tetrachloride and CuO,” DeVore, T. C.; Shultz, M. D., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper INOR-473.

“Structure and assessment of summer research programs at JMU: What can we assess and what does it tell us?” MacDonald, G., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper CHED-1386.

“Student affiliates engaging other students in chemistry,” Peretich, M. E.; Dopart, P. J.; Curtis, M. B.; Fitzgerald, D. K.; Bonhivert, A. C.; Minbiole, K. P. C.; Reisner, B. A., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-272.

“Summer research experiences in chemistry at James Madison University,” MacDonald, G.; Downey, D. M., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper CHED-217.

“Synthesis and characterization of new lanthanide sulfonophosphonates,” Mirowsky, J. E.; Hess, J. L.; Reisner, B. A., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper INOR-200.

“Synthesis and characterization of novel lanthanide and copper frameworks derived from n-alkylaminophosphonates,” Toland, B. L.; Reisner, B. A., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper INOR-201.

“Synthesis of medium-sized heterocycles via cyclopropane fragmentation,” Kingree, S. V.; Blanchard, A. S. D.; O'Neil, K. E.; Minbiole, K. P. C., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-236.

“Synthesis of 3-methyl-3-pentylcyclobutene: Initial attempts to capture a fluorocyclopentadiene on the pathway to 1,3-difluorobenzenes,” Lewis, S. B.; Curtis, M. B., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-232.

“Synthesis of a new molecular scaffold,” Borges, A. R.; Roszak, K. Z.; Zeigler, C. D.; Minbiole, K. P. C.; Caran, K. L., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper ORGN-465.

“Synthetic progress towards a novel molecular scaffold,” Zeigler, C. D.; Caran, K. L., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper ORGN-062.

“Thermal decomposition of 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and catechol derivatives of magnesium aluminum isopropoxide,” Anderson, A. L.; Amenta, D. S.; Gilje, J., Presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005; paper CHED-557.

“Thermal decomposition of metal oxalates: Project laboratories that incorporate thermal analysis throughout the curriculum,” Warnaar, D. L.; DeVore, T. C.; Reisner, B. A., Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, 2005; paper CHED-088.

“Thermal Decomposition of Zinc Oxalate Dihydrate and Zinc Ammine Oxalate Dihydrate,” DeVore, T. C., Presented at the 57th Southeast/61st Southwest Joint Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Memphis, TN, 2005; paper NOV04-497. 

“The Thermal Expansion Coefficient of MgO Found Using Variable Temperature Powder X-ray Diffraction,” DeVore, T. C.; Reisner, B. A.; Warnaar, D. L., Presented at the 57th Southeast/61st Southwest Joint Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Memphis, TN, 2005; paper NOV04-328.