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The effect of backbone design on carbene reactivity : from small molecule activation to redox-switchable catalysis
(2016-07-20)
The ability of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to act as organocatalysts as well as versatile ligands in transition metal-mediated processes led us to explore the effect of the NHCs backbone design on the electronic properties ...
Mechanical activations of synthetic and biological systems
(2014-08)
Polymer mechanochemistry, wherein exogenous forces are harnessed to drive chemical processes within polymeric matrices, has afforded access to an astounding array of otherwise kinetically prohibitive reactivity. These ...
Studies toward the total synthesis of (–)-stolonidiol : a small molecule inducer of choline acetyltransferase
(2012-05)
The marine diterpene (–)-stolonidiol (1) has been shown to upregulate neuronal levels of acetylcholine. The mechanism through which a small molecule can impart this allosteric-like effect is currently unknown. A laboratory ...
Single molecule studies of structure-property relationships in well-defined conjugated oligomers and push-pull conjugated polymers
(2017-05)
The electronic properties of conjugated polymers are strongly dependent on their morphologies. Despite continuous research efforts in conjugated polymers (CPs) as a promising alternative to traditional inorganic semiconductors ...
Perovskite oxide electrode materials for energy conversion and storage
(2016-09-16)
The development of renewable energy conversion and storage technologies has become a leading focus of the fields of Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry, with the ultimate goal of converting energy generated by renewable ...
Transition metal catalyzed carbonyl additions under the conditions of transfer hydrogenation
(2011-05)
The efficient construction of complex organic molecules mandates that an assortment of methods for forming C-C bonds be available to the practicing synthetic chemist. The addition of carbon based nucleophiles to carbonyl ...
Synthetic studies on the pluramycin family of antitumor antibiotics : the total synthesis of isokidamycin
(2010-12)
A total synthesis of the complex C-aryl glycoside isokidamycin was achieved during an effort to construct the natural product kidamycin, a member of the pluramycin family of antitumor antibiotics. The angolosamine ...
The behavior of proteins at solid-liquid interfaces
(2014-05)
The behavior of a protein molecule at the solid-liquid interface is a worthy scientific problem for at least three reasons. The main driving force for studying this problem is a practical one, as many areas of bio-related ...
Methods development and measurements for understanding morphological effects on electronic and optical properties in solution processable photovoltaic materials
(2012-12)
The effects of morphology on electronic and optical properties in solution processable photovoltaic (PV) materials have been studied through two different approaches. One approach, scanning photocurrent (PC) and photoluminescence ...
Electronic materials based on conducting metallopolymers and self-assembly
(2014-12)
Conducting metallopolymers (CMPs) have been extensively studied due to their potential for various applications in sensing, catalysis, light-emitting diodes, and energy harvesting and storage. The incorporation of metal ...