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Chemistry is the science of the structure, reactions, energetics, and control of matter.
The Department of Chemistry in the College of Science has earned a strong reputation as a leading teaching and research oriented department.
Nevada offers one undergraduate degree in chemistry, with four emphases:
The "Professional" and "Environmental Chemistry" emphases provide the most rigorous chemistry training and are professional degrees certified by the American Chemical Society.
The "Pre-Medical" and "General" emphases offer additional flexibility for students who need courses required of students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, law and other professions.
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What measurements of energy transfer across non-covalent contacts in proteins reveal about the energy landscape
(2023-11-27)Determining rates of energy transfer across non-covalent contacts in a protein can provide information about dynamics of the contact at equilibrium. We investigate the relation between rates of energy transfer across polar ... -
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Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars
(2016)Chemically mediated plant-herbivore interactions contribute to the diversity of terrestrial communities and the diversification of plants and insects. While our understanding of the processes affecting community structure ... -
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Nanographene and Graphene Nanoribbon Synthesis via Alkyne Benzannulations
(Molecules, 2019)The extension of -conjugation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) via alkyne benzannulation reactions has become an increasingly utilized tool over the past few years. This short review will highlight recent work ... -
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Tsuji-Trost Cyclization of Disulfonamides: Synthesis of 12-Membered, 11-Membered, and Pyridine-Fused Macrocyclic Triamines
(ACS Omega, 2019)Macrocyclic triamine disulfonamides can be synthesized by double Tsuji-Trost N-allylation reaction of open-chain disulfonamides with 2-alkylidene-1,3-propanediyl bis(carbonates). The previously used Atkins-Richman ... -
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Dynamic Windows Based on Reversible Metal Electrodeposition with Enhanced Functionality
(Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2019)Electronically tintable windows increase the energy efficiency and comfort of buildings and automobiles. Recently, dynamic windows harnessing reversible metal electrodeposition have been explored as a viable alternative ... -
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Transient Interactions of Agglomerates of Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles in Colloidal Suspensions
(Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016)We present the study of dye-sensitized nanoparticles and their agglomerates with stochastic electrochemistry. We use a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) ultramicroelectrode (UME) with diameter in the range of 40 to 80 ... -
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Synthesis and evaluation of the sensitivity and vibrational lifetimes of thiocyanate and selenocyanate infrared reporters
(RSC Advances, 2016)Two novel 2'-deoxyadenosine (dA) analogues, Si-2-dA-SCN and Si-2-dA-SeCN, and two novel phenylalanine (Phe) analogues, Boc-Me-PheCH(2)SCN and Boc-Me-PheCH(2)SeCN, have been synthesized and the thiocyanate (SCN) and ... -
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The Emerging Role of Protein Phosphorylation as a Critical Regulatory Mechanism Controlling Cellulose Biosynthesis
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016)Plant cell walls are extracellular matrices that surround plant cells and critically influence basic cellular processes, such as cell division and expansion. Cellulose is a major constituent of plant cell walls, and this ... -
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Synthesis and reactivity of a mononuclear non- haem cobalt(IV)-oxo complex
(2017)Terminal cobalt(IV)-oxo (Co-IV-O) species have been implicated as key intermediates in various cobalt- mediated oxidation reactions. Herein we report the photocatalytic generation of a mononuclear non- haem [(13-TMC) ... -
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Molecules and the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis
(2018)We review a theory that predicts the onset of thermalization in a quantum mechanical coupled non-linear oscillator system, which models the vibrational degrees of freedom of a molecule. A system of N non-linear oscillators ... -
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Electrodeposition of Two-Dimensional Pt Nanostructures on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG): The Effect of Evolved Hydrogen and Chloride Ions
(2018)We discuss the electrodeposition of two-dimensional (2D) Pt-nanostructures on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) achieved under constant applied potential versus a Pt counter electrode (E-appl = ca. -2.2 V vs. NHE, ... -
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Defining the hydrophobic interactions that drive competence stimulating peptide (CSP)-ComD binding in Streptococcus pneumoniae
(2018)Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-cell communication mechanism that enables bacteria to assess their population density and alter their behavior upon reachmg high cell number Many bactenal pathogens utilize QS to initiate an ... -
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Ab initio calculations of spectroscopic constants and vibrational state lifetimes of diatomic alkali-alkaline-earth cations
(2017)We investigate the lifetimes of vibrational states of diatomic alkali-alkaline-earth cations to determine their suitability for ultracold experiments where long decoherence time and controllability by an external electric ... -
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Microbial Sterolomics as a Chemical Biology Tool
(2018)Metabolomics has become a powerful tool in chemical biology. Profiling the human sterolome has resulted in the discovery of noncanonical sterols, including oxysterols and meiosis-activating sterols. They are important to ... -
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Membrane-Modified Metal Triazole Complexes for the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
(2018)In this manuscript, an electrochemical architecture is designed that controls the kinetics of proton transfer to metal triazole complexes for electrocatalytic O-2 and CO2 reduction. Self-assembled monolayers of these ... -
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Influence of thermalization on thermal conduction through molecular junctions: Computational study of PEG oligomers
(2017)Thermalization in molecular junctions and the extent to which it mediates thermal transport through the junction are explored and illustrated with computational modeling of polyethylene glycol (PEG) oligomer junctions. We ... -
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Shedding Light on Chemically Mediated Tri-Trophic Interactions: A H-1-NMR Network Approach to Identify Compound Structural Features and Associated Biological Activity
(2018)Diverse mixtures of plant natural products play an important role in plant-herbivore-parasitoid interactions. In the pursuit of understanding these chemically-mediated interactions, we are often faced with the challenge ... -
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Mapping energy transport networks in proteins
(2018)The response of proteins to chemical reactions or impulsive excitation that occurs within the molecule has fascinated chemists for decades.1-3 In recent years ultrafast X-ray studies have provided ever more detailed ... -
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Performance of Density Functional Theory for Predicting Methaneto-Methanol Conversion by a Tri-Copper Complex
(The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2018)Efficient, low-temperature, and catalytic methane-to-methanol conversion (MMC) is of great interest, as methanol can be used as a liquid fuel and is a value-adding intermediate in the petrochemical industry. MMC can be ... -
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Photophysical properties of asymmetric and water-soluble dinuclear lanthanide complexes of poly glycol chain functionalized-benzoic acid derivative: experimental and theoretical approaches
(2016)New water-soluble lanthanide complexes with a poly glycol chain (–OEtOEtOEtOMe) functionalized benzoic acid derivative ligand were synthesized and photophysically characterized. The results indicate a formation of an ...
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