The following publications and
presentations by our students and faculty were made possible, in
part, by the NMR Facility:
"Preparation of
1,3-difluoro-2,4-di-n-propylbenzene via addition of
difluorocarbene to 1,2-di-n-proprylcyclobutene," Heather M. Morrison and Scott B. Lewis
submitted for publication, J.Org. Chem.
Thomas C. DeVore, Carly
Drahus, and Thomas N. Gallaher, Gas-phase 1H NMR,
presented at the 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting,
New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003
"Preparation of 1,3-Difluoroaromatics via Addition of
Difluorocarbene to 1-Phenyl-2-methylcyclobutene," *Jenny L. Muth and Scott B.
Lewis-Poster: 17th National Conference on Undergraduate
Research. Salt Lake City, Utah,
March 2003.
"Preparation of 1,3-Difluoroaromatics from
the Ring Expansion of 1,2-Disubstituted Cyclobutenes Using
Difluorocarbene," *Heather M. Morrison, *James E. Rainbolt, *Jenny
L. Muth and Scott B. Lewis-Poster: 16th Winter Fluorine
Conference, Tampa, FL, January 2003.
"A Simple Pulse-Probe Experiment Based on
Photochromism", Catherine C. Kitts and Benamin A. DeGraff,
Chemical Educator 2003, 8,
1-6.
"Preparation of 1,3-Difluoroaromatics from
the Ring Expansion of 1,2-Disubstituted Cyclobutenes Using
Difluorocarbene," *Heather M. Morrison, *James E. Rainbolt and
Scott B. Lewis presented at Southeast Regional Meeting of
the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Charleston, SC, November
2002.
B. A. Reisner, "The role of synthetic conditions on product formation
and dimensionality in framework phosphates and phosphonates,"
10th Annual NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop, Christiana, DE,
October 17-20, 2002 (invited oral presentation)
M. M. Huff and B. A. Reisner, "Ligand design and assembly in open
framework transition metal phosphonates," 5th Annual
Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological
Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, October 19,
2002 (poster).
"Preparation of
1,3-difluoro-2,4-di-n-propylbenzene via addition of
difluorocarbene to 1,2-di-n-proprylcyclobutene," Heather M. Morrison and Scott B. Lewis
presented at the223rd ACS National Meeting in Orlando, April
2002.
"The Sequence Selectivity of Cadmium
Binding to DNA", Alicia Douglas, Ellen Mitchell, Thomas
Gallaher, and Michal Sabat, ACS Undergraduate Research Poster
Session at UVA, Charlottesville, VA, April 2002.
"Synthesis of 1,3-Difluoraromatics in One
Pot by Addition of Difluorocarbene from Sodium
Chlorodifluoroacetate to 1,2-Substituted Cyclobutenes." *Heather M. Morrison, *James E. Rainbolt and
Scott B. Lewis Org. Lett. 2002,
4, 3871-3873.
"Surface Modification of Indium
Tin Oxide using Carboxylic and Phosphonic Acid Self-Assembling
Systems", Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm. Christopher Hughes, Dr. Charles S.
Dulcey and Dr. Ranganathan Shashidhar, May 24, 2001 oral
presentation at the 79th Annual Virginia Academy of
Science Meeting at James Madison University, Harrisonburg,
VA.
"Preparation of 1,2-Disubstituted
Cyclobutenes for Exploratory Synthesis of Difluoroaromatics"
Heather Morrison, and Scott B. Lewis: 15th National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY March, 2001. (Presentation)
"Modification of Metal Oxide
Surfaces using Self-Assembled Monolayers", Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm.
Christopher Hughes, Dr. Charles S. Dulcey and Dr. Ranganathan
Shashidhar, November 3, 2000 oral presentation at the
11th annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates,
Argonne, IL.
"NMR Spectroscopy of Cadmium
Complexes With DNA Fragments", A.L.Benvin, C.F.Bender,
T.N.Gallaher and M.Sabat, 3rd Annual Undergraduate
Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences,
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, October 21,
2000 (invited oral presentation).
"111Cd NMR Spectroscopy
as a Tool for Studying Nucleic Acid-Metal Interactions",
A.L.Benvin, C.F.Bender, M.J.McClain, T.N.Gallaher and M.Sabat,
2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic regional Conference of
Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS 2000), Sweet Briar College, Sweet
Briar, VA, October 14, 2000 (poster)
"Improved Synthesis of
1,2-Dibenzylcyclobutene to Prepare 2,4-Dibenzyl-1,3-Difluorobenzene
from Difluorocarbene Additions" Elizabeth Kiser, and Scott B.
Lewis: 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD,
October, 2000. (Poster)
"Preparation of 1,2-Disubstituted
Cyclobutenes for Exploratory Synthesis of Difluoroaromatics"
Heather Morrison, and Scott B. Lewis: 3rd Annual
Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Maryland,
Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, October, 2000.
(Poster)
"111Cd NMR
Investigation of Sequence-Specific Cd2+ Binding to
DNA", A.L.Benvin, C.F.Bender, T.N.Gallaher and
M.Sabat, The American Chemical
Society Regional meeting (Virginia section), Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, VA, September 29, 2000 (poster)
"Modify III-V Semiconductor
surfaces using Self-Assembled Monolayers," Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm.
Christopher Hughes, August 21, 2000 poster presentation at American
Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington D.C.
"Modification of Metal Oxide
Surfaces using Self-Assembled Monolayers", Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm.
Christopher Hughes, Dr. Charles S. Dulcey and Dr. Ranganathan
Shashidhar, August 18, 2000 oral presentation at the Advanced
Research Initiative Review Meeting.
"Modification of Metal Oxide
Surfaces using Self-Assembled Monolayers", Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm.
Christopher Hughes, Dr. Charles S. Dulcey and Dr. Ranganathan
Shashidhar, August 4, 2000 oral presentation at the Center for
Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6950, Naval Research
Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
"Electrochemical Deposition of
Metals on Semiconductors", Sharon E. Koh, Dr. Wm. Christopher
Hughes May 2000 oral presentation at Virginia Academy of Science,
78th Annual Meeting, Radford, VA.
B.R. Ayres, D.S. Amenta, and J.W.
Gilje, "Reaction of Aluminum Tri-Sec-Butoxide with
1,2-Bis(Dipheylphosphine)Ethane Monoxide," South East Regional
Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Research Triangle Park,
NC, November 1998.
Aimee D. Morton, Donna S. Amenta,
and John W. Gilje, "Crown Ether Functionalized Alkyl Molybdenum
Complexes," South East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical
Society, Research Triangle Park, NC, November, 1998.
Jennifer Gibson, Beatriz Gamazo
Cambero, Thomas Gallaher, and James Leary, Statistical
Evaluation of Site-Specific Natural Isotope Fractionation-Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance (SNIF-NMR) in the Analysis of Alcoholic
Beverages, presented at the Thirteenth National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, April 8-10, 1999 at the University of
Rochester in Rochester, New York.
Jacob L. Venzie and Gary Crowther,
Using NMR to Determine the Structure of Two By-Products Formed
During the Synthesis of
3,8-Dicarboethoxy-4,7-Dihydroxy-1,10-Phenanthroline, presented
at the Thirteenth National Conference on Undergraduate Research,
April 8-10, 1999 at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New
York.
Megan Dunbar, Donna Amenta, and
John Gilje, Bimetallic Platinum/Lanthanide Complexes Using a
Mixed Phosphine Oxide Ligand, presented at the Thirteenth
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 8-10, 1999 at
the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.
Jude C. Clapper and Ellen M.
Mitchell "The Reaction of Ruthenium Tris(acetylacetonato) with
Myrcene,", 217th National American Chemical Society Meeting.
Anaheim, CA, March 1999; Abstract CHED 189.
M.E. Dunbar, D.S. Amenta, and J.W.
Gilje, "Bimetallic Platinum / Lanthanide Complexes Using A Mixed
Phosphine Oxide Ligand," Undergraduate Research Symposium of
Central Virginia, Lexington, VA, September, 1998.
J. L. Cross, T. N. Gallaher, J. J.
Leary, and S. H. Schreiner: "The Application of Site-Specific
Natural Isotope Fractionation-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNIF-NMR)
to the Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages", The Chemical Educator,
Volume 3, Issue 5, 10.1.1998. http://journals.springer-ny.com/chedr/
B.R. Ayres, D.S. Amenta, and John
W. Gilje, "Reaction and Analysis of Aluminum Alkoxides with
1,2-Bis(Diphenylphosphio)Ethane Monoxide," Undergraduate Research
Symposium of Central Virginia, Lexington, VA, September,
1998.
M. A. Koeckert, J. W. Gilje, and
D. S. Amenta: The Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum
Glyolates, presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate
Research, April 23-25, 1998, Salisbury, MD.
M. Sancea, J. W. Gilje, and D. S.
Amenta: The Synthesis of a Bimetallic Crown, presented at the
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 23-25, 1998,
Salisbury, MD.
A. D. Morton, D. S. Amenta, and J.
W. Gilje: Synthesis and Study of Crown Ether Bound Transition Metal
Complexes: presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate
Research, April 23-25, 1998, Salisbury, MD.
J. L. Cross, T. N. Gallaher, J. J.
Leary, and S. H. Schreiner: The Application of Site-Specific
Natural Isotope Fractionation-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNIF-NMR)
to the Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages, presented at the
215th National Meeting of The American Chemical Society,
March 29th April 2nd, 1998, Dallas,
TX.
K. A. Harvey, D. S. Amenta, J. W.
Gilje, and J. A. Mosbo: Synthesis of a Platinum Crown Ether Mixed
Ligand Complex, presented at the 49th Southeast
Regional Meeting of The American Chemical Society, October 19-22,
1997, Roanoke, VA.
Matthew P. Thornberry, Andrew M.
Dattelbaum, D.S. Amenta and J.A. Mosbo, "The Synthesis and Studies
of C5H5(CO)xM [(CH2)yC6H3-15-Crown-5]", 11thNational
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Austin, TX, April
1997.
Thomas N. Gallaher, David A. Gaul
and Serge Schreiner, "A Variable Temperature NMR Kinetics Study of
the Esterification of Trifluoroacetic Acid," J. Chem. Ed., 73, No.
5, 465-467, 1996.
Serge Schreiner, Kimberly A.
Brittingham and Thomas N. Gallaher, "Explorations in Organometallic
Synthesis: Characterization and Structure Determinations of
Binuclear Phosphine-Bridged Complexes of Platinum Using
Multinuclear NMR and IR Spectroscopy", J. Chem Ed. 72, 941-944,
October (1995).
Valory A. Trumpy, Tracy A.
Oriskovich, Thomas N. Gallaher and Serge Schreiner, "Preparation
and Characterization of Low-Valent Nickel Complexes Stabilized by
Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane Using Multinuclear NMR and Infrared
Spectroscopy", J. Chem. Ed., 72, 357-359, April (1995).
Kimberly A. Brittingham, Thomas N.
Gallaher and Serge Schreiner, "Reactions of Secondary Silanes with
[Pt2
(µ-CO)(CO)2(µ-dppm)2]: Synthesis
and Characterization of Silyene-Bridged Platinum Dimers",
Organometallics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1070-1072, 1995.
