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Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Investigation of indicators in aerogels and xerogels, Rebecca L. Wolfe

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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The optimization of sol-gels as sensing arrays and the testing of sol-gel precursors through the use of fluorescence measurements of eosin-y, Rachel M. Bukowski

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The optimization of sol-gels as sensing arrays and the testing of sol-gel precursors through the use of fluorescence measurements of eosin-y, Rachel M. Bukowski

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A stereoselective multi-component synthesis of alpha-oxy-beta-substituted-beta-amino esters, Avrum L. Joffe

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Weinreb amides : novel titanium enolate reagents, Andrew J. Leyhane

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Inclusion chemistry of neutral nonlinear optical dyes within organically modified silicates, Ian Saratovsky

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The use of substituted cyclodextrins in capillary electrophoresis for the separation and identification of methorphan enantiomers, Colleen Strait

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Self-assembled aggregates of neutral nonlinear optical dyes in smectite clay films, Mark Kostuk

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Separation of chiral controlled substances using capillary electrophoresis, Tania Magoon

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Structural and functional analysis of mutant MATal homeodomains by multidimensional nmr spectroscopy, David F. Ott

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Interactions between oxazine dyes and sodium dodecyl sulfate studied by molecular spectroscopy, Michael R. Webb

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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Diastereoselection in titanium enolate addition to aldmines, Julia Leigh Barkin

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Stereoselection in the preparation of alpha-OXY-beta-amino esters : revealing the mechanism, Richard James Fox

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Forensic applications of capillary electrophoresis, Jennifer A. Jakubowski

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Fluorescence studies of tris (2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium (II) in thin clay films, Samuel James Salamone

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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The binding of fluorophores to beta-cyclodextrin derivatives, Kellie J. Forrestall

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The dynamic interactions of actin stress fibers and microtubutes, Daniel Jason Kelmanovich

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The polymerization of aniline on transition-metal cation exchanged hectorite films, Charity McManaman

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The characterization of methylene-blue-doped sol gels and the development of a fluorenscence-based fiber-optic sensor for sulfite, Tara K. Morcone

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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Dinetic and mechanistic investigations of photocatalysis : photoreactions of Cr(CO)6 with alkenes, Aaron E. Dietrich

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Studies directed toward the enantioselective addition of reformatsky reagents to aldimines, Lamyaa Hassib

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Studies directed toward the enantioselective addition of reformatsky reagents to aldimines, Lamyaa Hassib

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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The effect of protein environment and ring substitution on the electrostatic charges, dipole moment, and ultraviolet spectra of flavin, Jared Berger

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A computational study of the inclusion processes of cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin polymers, James A. Best

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The crystallation of estrogen-binding protein from Candida albicans, Chia-En Chen

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Design, synthesis, and characterization of short salt and non-salt bridged peptides, Clark K.N. Choi

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Molecular recognition of blunt-ended DNA, Michael D. Farwell

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Methylene blue doped sol-gels preparation and application as fiber-optic fluorescence sensors, Dawn M. Landry

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A binding investigation of fluorescence\probes and cyclodextrin derivatives, Sara L. McIntosh

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Comparison of outgassing and surface reactivity of graphic substrates, Philip Ross Tavernier

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Kinetics and mechanism of chromium hexacarbonyl photochemistry using flash by photolysis, Marina Zaydman

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Inclusion Processes of Cyclodextrins and their Polymers: A Molecular Modeling Study, Stacey L. Fellows

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Synthesis and Characterization of β-Cyclodextrin Polymers, Jodie L. Iannacone

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Flash photochemical kinetics of chromium carbonyls, Jason David Katz

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Design and application of a compact, multipurpose, laser-based spectrometer, Andrew M. Leach

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Determination of conditions for oye in which there is no ion present in the active site, Melissa J. Morris

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Flow injection analysis with a laser-based detector for on-line determination of sulfide, glucose, and ethanol, Manisha Tinani

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Introduction of the gas chromatograph into the introductory chemistry laboratory, Jonathan Calvert Wedvik

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The crystallization of estrogen-binding protein, Jeffrey R. Weinstein

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Fluorescence Studies of Cyclodextrin Polymers: A Study of the Binding of Various Fluorescence Probes to Cyclodextrin Polymers, Karen Ann Colwell

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Influence of Salt Bridge Formation on Helix Stability, Angelo Carmine Nicoletta

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Applications of a Diode-laser-based Detector to On-line Determinations Involving Methylene Blue, Michelle Ann Spaziani

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Studies Toward a Chiral, Charge Separated, Water Soluble Cyclophane, Danuta Trzebinska-Yager

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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Synthesis of a Hybrid Baldwin Peptide: A Study in the Factors That Influence Helix Formation, Jay Steven Berger

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The Charge of the Zinc Ion in ATCase and its Effect on Tertiary Structure, Michelle L. Dietrich

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NMR Studies of Short Salt Bridged Peptides, James A. Ernst

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The Binding of 2-Acetylnaphthalene to Beta-Cyclodextrin Polymers Studied by Fluorescence Quenching, Jason T. Graves

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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The Selective Oxidation of Dihydrosilanes, Paul B. Gansle Jr.

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The Development and Testing of an Instrument for Doing Fast Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy and the Study of Dimanganese Decacarbonyl Using UV/VIS and FTRIR Spectroscopic Techniques, Steven Wells Kinne

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Construction of a Compact, Versatile Diode Laser Spectrometer and Characterization of Dye-Surfactant Interactions, Marc Alexander Unger

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Evaluation of the PTI LS-100 Lifetime Instrument and the Binding of 2-Acetylnaphthalene to γ-Cyclodextrins and Modified β-Cyclodextrins, Timothy R. Cregan

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Denaturation Studies on Aspartate Transcarbamoylase and its Catalytic Subunit, Neil B. Grodsky

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Construction Of An Instrument For Doing Fast Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy, Susan R. Richter

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Tyrosine Flourescence to Monitor the Denaturation of a Bacterial Protein, Kristin L. Trudeau

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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The Construction of an Apparatus to do Fast Transient IR Spectroscopy, Eugene Jerome Bernard

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Stability of E. Coli Atcase and Its Catalytic Subunit Measured by Intrinsic Protein Fluorescence, Ira A. Gurland

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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The synthesis of allylic organotin compounds for the enantioselective formation of homoallylic alcohols, Jean-Claude David Abed

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The use of fluorescence quenching measurements to study the cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of 2-aceotonaphthone, Elie K. Fraiji Jr

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Linear free energy correlations of the effect of substituents on the cinnamaldehyde-bisulfite reaction, Susanne M. Hoff

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Analysis of dolemitic limestone ore using direct current plasma spectroscopy, Edward M. Kulback

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Conformational energy calculations of the pentapeptide PHE-DPHE-ASN-GLN-TYR of Tyrocidine, Douglas H. Reamer

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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The Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Spectral Properties of 2'-Acetonaphthone, Kristine A. LoParo

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The Construction and Testing of a System for Flash Photochemical Studies of Organotransition Metal Compounds, Robin Lynn Miller

The Construction and Testing of a System for Flash Photochemical Studies of Organotransition Metal Compounds, Robin Lynn Miller

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Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of bisulfite addition to 4-nitrocinnamaldehyde and 4-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, Lisa Renee Nicosia

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C13- and H-NMR studies of the bisulfite addition products of simple carbonyl compounds, Diane A. Piasecki

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Conformational energy calculations of tyrocidine, Leslie Beth Shapiro

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The synthesis and characterization of two all-aliphatic sterically hindered diesters of alpha, alpha, alpha', alpha'-tetramethyladipic acid, Ronald L. Willson

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A mechanistic study of the saponification of pivaloate esters, Beni Brian Wolf

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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Development of an analytical method for the detection of specific cations using flow injection analysis, John G. Cummings

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Interfacial adhesion of fiberglass reinforced thermoplastic composites, David Gascoyne

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Synthesis of Allylic Organotin Compounds for the Preparation of Homoallylic Alcohols, Deborah R. Hermance

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Conformations of DNA Oligomers, Daniel Edward Vaughn

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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Making a rainbow workstation for a chemistry lab, John D. Bak

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Equilibrium constant determination for bisulfite addition to aromatic aldehydes, Daniel Y. Choi

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Chirality transfer in the synthesis of homoallylic alcohols, Simon Paul Drew

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Spectral studies of pyrene carboxylic acids, Jeannie Haller

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Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties for bisulfite addition to: acetophenone, 2-chloroacetophenone and trans-cinnamaldehyde, Laurie Ann Le Tarte

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Determination of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties for bisulfite addition to: acetophenone, 2-chloroacetophenone and trans-cinnamaldehyde, Laurie Ann LeTarte

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The use of direct current argon plasma spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of geological samples, Stephen N. Lipsky

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Synthesis of 3, 6-dimethyl-9, 10-bis (trimethylsilyl) diimine: structural modification of an electrically conductive organic solid, Cynthia A. Morphet

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The synthesis of homoallylic alcohols through diasteriomeric transition states, Jeffrey Lee Osofsky

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The synthesis of homoallylic alcohols through diasteriomeric transition states, Jeffrey Lee Osofsky

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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The synthesis of phenyl carbamate (from urea, phenol, and a Lewis acid), Michael W. Barrett

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Luminescence probes for the measurement of oxygen, Mary Katherine Carroll

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An NMR analysis of the hydrolysis of alpha-bromopropionic acid, Barbara A. Jensen

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The triplet state photophysics of phenanthrene, Roberta Susnow

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Saponification of several esters of pilvalic acid, Kevin Thomas Watkins

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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The Syntheses of Benzo-(2.2)-Paracyclophane, 2, 15-Dithia-(3.3)-Napthalenophane, and Hexamethylbenzene Dichloride, David Gene Barrett

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Detection and Analysis of Carbonyl Compounds in Rural Cloudwater, Steven Bart Bertman

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Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for the Acetaldehyde-Bisulfite Addition Compound, Mark B. Richard

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A study of chemiluminescence via flash photolysis, Craig Lawrence Shalmi

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Determination of aldehydes in ambient air by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection, Carol B. Berman

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Conformational Energy Calculations on Valinomycin, Rachel J. Cohen

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The Magnitude of Charge Effects on the Fluorescence Quenching of Peptidyl Tryptophan by Iodide, James L. Danziger

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The Development of an Optical PH Sensor Based on Fluorescence, Kimberley Ann Forbes

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The Preparation of Cyclic Organic Carbonyl Compounds from ƞ5-Cyclopentadienyltetracarbonylvanadium and Substituted Acetylenes, Ronald C. Newbold

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The Microstructure Determination of Poly(B-Pinene), Kevin G. Perrigno

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Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Amides of 9-Anthroic Acid, Juliana Rodgers

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Detection and Quantification of Atmospheric Carbonyl Compounds, Peter Gerard Schulam