Theses are the culmination of honor students independent research under the guidance of faculty members and are representative of Union College's commitment to giving students the tools necessary for life-long learning.
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Calculations of Total Energies for Neon Atom, Argon Atom and Neon Ion, Joseph Patrick Minehan
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Synthesis of benzyl-beta-d alcohol for use in studies of photolytic solvolysis reactions, John Crest Anes
Potentiometric EDTA titrations using a bismuth amalgam electrode as indicator, Wayne Michael Butler
NMR investigation of alkylated diethylene - triamine chloro complexes of trivalent gold, Alan Robert Case
Energy calculations for the 1εg+, 1Δg, and 3εg- electronic states of the oxygen molecule using a tangent spheres approach, Donald Francis Durocher
Radiolysis of saturated aqueous iodine solutions, Gregg Alan Foster
Qualitative Thermodynamic Study of Linkage Isomerism in Palladium (II) Complexes, Walter Michael Gantenbein
Toward a synthesis of acenaphth (1,2-a) acenaphth (1,2-a) acenaphthene, John Isaac Gerson
Synthesis of silicon compounds for use in (p -> d) pi-bond studies, Mark Thomas Messe
Electrogeneration of molybdate ion, Michael John Milano
Towards synthesis of Bis -(N,N'-1,8-naphthylene)- 1,8 - Diaminonaphthalene, William Chiu-sheung Ng
The Radiolysis of Aqueous Chloroform Solutions, Francis John Simone
A Fluorometric Study of Carbamic Acids and Carbamates as an Explanation of Carbon Dioxide Transport in the Blood, Gerald John Tiberio
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
The configuration of dichlorodiphenylethers, Wayne Lavelle Brantley
An ultraviolet absorption study of the carbamate reaction as an explanation of carbon dioxide transport in the blood, Bruce Raymond Cassidy
Kinetics of the deformylation of 2,6-dichlorobenzaldehyde in moderately concentrated sodium hydroxide, Clifford William Coughlin
Synthesis and Nitrosation of 5,8-Dimethylhydrocarbostyril and Hydrocarbostyril, Harold Leigh Frye
Determination of calcium by the coulometric generation of oxalate ion, Brian Jude David Koch
Radiation chemistry of aqueous chloroform solutions, Henry Douglas Kutz
Electrostatic Models of Bonding in Molecules, John Joseph Moore Jr.
Attempted Oxidation of Benzaldehyde with Sodium Bismuthate (Part One). Reduction of Xanthene by Lithium in Methylamine (Part Two), Gordon Lee Schiff
A Review of (p→d) π-Bonding in Silicon Compounds, Donald Robert Siebert
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
The formation of tertiary butyl phenyl ether by a diazonium salt decomposition, Allan Richard Bernstein
Rates of Deuterium Exchange from Deuterated M-Dichlorobenzene in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide Solutions, Rita Rose Boggs
The effect of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetic acid on the decomposition of o-methoxy, w-diazo-acetophenone, Andrew Laurence Colb
Phenyltrichlorosilane Alkoxylation Reaction Kinetics - A Mathematical Model, Jule Jay DuBois
A study of the coordination complex dichlorobis - [1, 10 phenanthroline] cobalt (III) chloride, Richard Carle Goodson
Rearrangements of N-nitrosolactams, Dennis Stuart Gordan
The Effect of Pyridine and Some 4-Substituted Pyridines on Corrosion Inhibition, Eugene Andrew Grossi
The Use of Arsenic Trichloride as a Solvent in NMR Spectrometry, Phillip Wills Haines
An attempt to prepare methyldiphenylsulfonium fluoroborate, William Harvey Holley
Synthesis of N-Benzyl-N-Methyl-β-Chloro-β(p-Chlorophenyl)-Ethylamine-Hydrochloride, Van Saxton Hubbard
The Electrogeneration of Organic Precipitating Agents, Jeannine Martha Keane
Synthesis of Fluorinated Acetyl Choline, Joel Beryl Loewenstein
Metabolic Pathways for Methoxychlor in Rats, Frank Hastings McKim
Ion Exchange Resin Impregnated Paper Chromatography of Some Typical Chlorinated Pesticides, Stephen F. Nagy
The Hydroxylation Equilibrium Constant for 2,4 Dichlorobenzaldehyde at Various Temperatures, Gregory Richard Olson
Synthesis and absorption spectra of 2,4,6-trihlorodiphenyl ether, Dominic Louis Poccia
Thermal and photochemical decompositions of the chloride salt of ortho-diazoiumphenlyacetic acid, John Oliver Rosser
Synthesis and Reactions Benzyldiazonium-2-Carboxylate, Marc David Rudich
Synthesis of 2-(2,5-Dichloro-Phenyl) Tetrahydro-3 Methyl 1-4-H-1, 3 Thiozone-4-One 1,1-Dioxide and Study of the Sommelet Reaction Mechanism, Alexander James Wall III
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
The Kolbe electrolysis of benzoic acid, David Perry Beiter
Quiet-mercury-pool voltammetry of copper in aluminum alloys, Winfield Scott Bigelow
The toluene-aluminum chloride-hydrogen chloride complex, William Spencer Cassedy
Rapid quantitative analysis of basic amino acids by ion exchange resin paper chromatography, John Ennis Coutant
A Study of Sodium Phenylsiliconate, John Henry Daane
Synthesis of 2--aryl--tetrahydro--3--methyl--4--H--1,3--thiazine--4--one--1,1--dioxides and chloromrthylation of p--dichloro-benzene, Robert Nye Downer
Attempted rearrangement of N-nitrosolactams, Richard Albert Dybas
Basicity as a function of water concentration in mixed solvent, dimethysulfoxide-water solution, Philip Mauro French
Electrophoretic analysis of the interaction of adenosinetriphosphate with actomyosin, William Gordon Hunt
Tellurium (VI): Polarography and polyol complexes, Peter T. Kissinger
A donor function for methanolic sodium methanolic sodium methoxide solutions, Edgar William Knaub
A Study of the Dichlorobis [1,10 Phenathroline] Complex of Cobalt (III), John Orville Ruid
Aryl pseudohypochlorites - some reactions with Lewis acids, Frederick Charles Schwab
Cyclooctatrieneium Dicarbonium Ion, Carl George Seefried Jr.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Benzimidazole, Frank Willmott Williams
Platinized asbestos as a fuel cell electrocatalyst, Howard Irwin Zeliger
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Cleavage of organosiloxanes by metal halides, Alvin Joseph Alekna
Studies of aryl hypochlorites, Edwards Stengle Atwood
Kinetic study of the autocatalytic" photodeboronation of benzeneboronic acid in phosphoric acid media, Bradley C. Bockrath
A study of stable ion-pairs, James Carlton Garrison
A study of the Kolbe electrolysis using mixed mono-ethyl glutarate and mono-ethyl malonate, Richard John Gilbert
Photochemical reactions of benzophenone and cyclohexene, Michael I. Goldberg
The cyclization of a diazoketone with boron trifluoride etherate, Stephen Joseph Isser
A polarographic analysis of the tetracyanoaurate (III) and the dicyanoaurate (I) complexes, Richard Joseph Klimowski
The D o Acidity Function for Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide Solutions, James T. MacGregor
Studies of the Reactions of 1-Diazo-3-Methoxy-3-Phenyl-2-Propanone with Boron Trifluoride Etherate, Ross Grant MacKinnon
The Preparation of 2-Aryl-3-Methyl-4-Metathiazanones and 2-Aryl-3-Methyl-4-Thiazolidones, John Charles Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Synthesis of 3-(P-Methyl-m-Nitro-Phenyl)-Butyric Acid, Beverly Thomas Adams
A proposed method of separation and analysis of the Au(CN)2 and Au(CN)4 complexes, Richard Edward Beane
Aspects of the reactions of aliphatic methoxydiazoketones, Francesco Gioacchino Belli
The catalytic decomposition of sucrose, Richard Wells Bishop
Separation and radiochemical study of molybdic and tungstic oxides, John Hotchkiss Boles
Synthesis of the bicyclo-(5,5,0)-dodecane system, Anthony Angelo Gallo
An examination of basicity functions, Lewis Morton Gedansky
On the recovery of the nitrates of uranyl ion and silver (I) ion from laboratory residua, Bruce Bertolette Hardman
A hydrogen electrode via ferrous ion and ultraviolet light, Richard Leslie Harlow
An investigation of the ternary system: magnesium sulfate - urea - water, David Brian Holland
Synthesis of 1-diazo-3-methoxy-3-phenyl-2-propanone and reaction with boron trifluoride etherate, Harvey Harris Kagan
The determination of the ratios U234/U238 and Th228/Th232 as leached from Storm King Granite, James Robert Lawrence
EDTA Titrations with Mercury Amalgam Indicator Electrodes, Kenneth Deardorff Legg
A polarographic analysis of the tetracyanoaurate (III) and the dicyanoaurate (I) complexes, David Jefferson McClemens
Synthesis of Some Polymers from Benzyl Alcohol or Its Derivatives, John Oliver Rosser
Heats of Solution of Saturated Mixed Electrolytes, Stephen Alan Rudolph
Phosphoric Acid - Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Benzeneboronic Acid, Kenneth Sumner
Attempted Preparation of 1-Diazo-6-Methoxy-2-Hexanone, Edmund Joseph Zalewski
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Investigations into the diazoketone synthesis of 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone, Robert Alan English
Inter- and Intra-Molecular Alkylbenzene Rearrangements with Aluminum Chloride Catalyst Using C14 Proportional Counting of Vapor Phase Chromatographic Effluents, Robert Donald Farina
A preliminary investigation of the photo-induced rearrangement of phenylnitromethane and problems in its synthesis, Peter Barry Fleming
The preparation of 1, 1'tetramethylene ferrocene, Arthur F. Grand
Addition reactions of quinones, Herman Helber
Investigation into the reactions of aliphatic methoxydiazo-ketones upon treatment with boron trifluoride etherate, Donald Paul Hoster
The thermal, catalytic decomposition of sugar, Herman Carl Kluge
Polarographic Studies of the Dicyanoaurate and Tetracyanoaurate Complexes, Peter Neddermeyer
The Effects of pH and Salts on the Viscosity of Protein Solutions, John H. Smith
Synthesis and Reactions of Diazoketones, William H. Thielking
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Catalyzed Reactions of Organosiliconhydrides with α, β Unsaturated Ketones, Robert P. DeSieno
The synthesis and analysis of KAu(CN)4.3/2 H2O and its proposed separation from KAu(CN)2.2H2O, George Edgar Hartwell
Studies in photoexcited ketone systems, Robert Michele Heimlich
A polarographic investigation of cobalt sulfate, Theodore Frank Retajczky