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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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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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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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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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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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Charging Processes in Electroactive C60/Pd Films: Effect of Solvent and Supporting Electrolyte
(1999)The electrochem. properties of solid films deposited on an electrode surface by simultaneous electrochem. redn. of C60 and palladium(II) acetate trimer in an acetonitrile/toluene mixt. have been studied using cyclic ... -
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Crystallographic Characterization of the Structure of the Endohedral Fullerene [Er2@C82 Isomer I] with Cs Cage Symmetry and Multiple Sites for Erbium along a Band of Ten Contiguous Hexagons
(2002)The structure of one of the three previously sepd. isomers of {Er2@C82} was detd. through a single-crystal x-ray structure detn. of the noncovalent adduct, {Er2@C82 Isomer I}.cntdot.{CoII(OEP)}.cntdot.1.4(C6H6).cntdot.0.3(CHCl3). ... -
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Electrochemical Studies of C60/Pd Films Formed by the Reduction of C60 in the Presence of Palladium(II) Acetate Trimer. Effects of Varying C60/Pd(II) Ratios in the Precursor Solutions
(2000)Cyclic voltammetric studies of the electrochem. formation and redox properties of C60/Pd films are reported. Films used in this work are generated under multicyclic scans in an acetonitrile/toluene (1:4, vol./vol.) mixt. ...
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