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Acrylic Copolymer Structures from Photoredox-Mediated RAFT Polymerizations

- Professor Adrian FiggSeptember 6, 2024 ▼

  1. Baker, J. G.; Zhang, R.; Figg, C. A. Installing a Single Monomer within Acrylic Polymers Using Photoredox Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (1), 106–111. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c12221. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2905524757.

  1. Elling, B. R.; Su, J. K.; Feist, J. D.; Xia, Y. Precise Placement of Single Monomer Units in Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Chem 2019, 5 (10), 2691–2701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2019.07.017.
  2. Flory, P. J. Principles of Polymer Chemistry.; The George Fisher Baker non-resident lectureship in chemistry at Cornell University; Cornell University Press: Ithaca, 1953.
  3. Foster, J. C.; Damron, J. T.; Zhang, H. Simple Monomers for Precise Polymer Functionalization During Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Macromolecules 2023, 56 (19), 7931–7938. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01068.
  4. Gruendling, T.; Kaupp, M.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Photoinduced Conjugation of Dithioester- and Trithiocarbonate-Functional RAFT Polymers with Alkenes. Macromolecules 2011, 44 (1), 166–174. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma101893u.
  5. Huang, Z.; Noble, B. B.; Corrigan, N.; Chu, Y.; Satoh, K.; Thomas, D. S.; Hawker, C. J.; Moad, G.; Kamigaito, M.; Coote, M. L.; Boyer, C.; Xu, J. Discrete and Stereospecific Oligomers Prepared by Sequential and Alternating Single Unit Monomer Insertion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (41), 13392–13406. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b08386.
  6. Kaminsky, W. Olefin Polymerization Catalyzed by Metallocenes1. In Advances in Catalysis; Academic Press, 2001; Vol. 46, pp 89–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-0564(02)46022-1.
  7. Moriceau, G.; Gody, G.; Hartlieb, M.; Winn, J.; Kim, H.; Mastrangelo, A.; Smith, T.; Perrier, S. Functional Multisite Copolymer by One-Pot Sequential RAFT Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8 (28), 4152–4161. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7PY00787F.
  8. Shanmugam, S.; Xu, J.; Boyer, C. Light-Regulated Polymerization under Near-Infrared/Far-Red Irradiation Catalyzed by Bacteriochlorophyll a. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55 (3), 1036–1040. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201510037.
  9. Silva, T. B.; Spulber, M.; Kocik, M. K.; Seidi, F.; Charan, H.; Rother, M.; Sigg, S. J.; Renggli, K.; Kali, G.; Bruns, N. Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells Catalyze Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2013, 14 (8), 2703–2712. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm400556x.
  10. Simakova, A.; Mackenzie, M.; Averick, S. E.; Park, S.; Matyjaszewski, K. Bioinspired Iron-Based Catalyst for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013, 52 (46), 12148–12151. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201306337.
  11. Vandenbergh, J.; Reekmans, G.; Adriaensens, P.; Junkers, T. Synthesis of Sequence Controlled Acrylate Oligomers via Consecutive RAFT Monomer Additions. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49 (88), 10358–10360. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC45994B.
  12. Zamfir, M.; Lutz, J.-F. Ultra-Precise Insertion of Functional Monomers in Chain-Growth Polymerizations. Nat Commun 2012, 3 (1), 1138. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2151.
  13. Zhou, F.; Li, R.; Wang, X.; Du, S.; An, Z. Non-Natural Photoenzymatic Controlled Radical Polymerization Inspired by DNA Photolyase. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019, 58 (28), 9479–9484. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201904413.
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Exploring Next-Generation Quantum Chemistry Calculations: Leveraging a Toolbox with Grassmannians, Fragmentation, and Machine Learning

- Professor Ka Un LauSeptember 13, 2024 ▼

  1. Piela, L. Ideas of Quantum Chemistry, Third edition.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA, United States, 2020.
  2. Al-Hamdani, Y. S.; Nagy, P. R.; Zen, A.; Barton, D.; Kállay, M.; Brandenburg, J. G.; Tkatchenko, A. Interactions between Large Molecules Pose a Puzzle for Reference Quantum Mechanical Methods. Nat Commun 2021, 12 (1), 3927. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24119-3.
  3. Ballesteros, F.; Lao, K. U. Accelerating the Convergence of Self-Consistent Field Calculations Using the Many-Body Expansion. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2022, 18 (1), 179–191. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00765.
  4. Chen, J.; Ahasan, M. R.; Oh, J.-S.; Tan, J. A.; Hennessey, S.; Kaid, M. M.; El-Kaderi, H. M.; Zhou, L.; Lao, K. U.; Wang, R.; Wang, W.-N. Highly Efficient CO 2 Electrochemical Reduction on Dual Metal (Co–Ni)–Nitrogen Sites. J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12 (8), 4601–4609. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA05654F.
  5. Clark, T. M.; Anderson, E.; Dickson-Karn, N. M.; Soltanirad, C.; Tafini, N. Comparing the Performance of College Chemistry Students with ChatGPT for Calculations Involving Acids and Bases. J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100 (10), 3934–3944. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00500.
  6. Folmsbee, D.; Hutchison, G. Assessing Conformer Energies Using Electronic Structure and Machine Learning Methods. Int J of Quantum Chemistry 2021, 121 (1), e26381. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.26381.
  7. Fu, X.; Wu, Z.; Wang, W.; Xie, T.; Keten, S.; Gomez-Bombarelli, R.; Jaakkola, T. S. Forces Are Not Enough: Benchmark and Critical Evaluation for Machine Learning Force Fields with Molecular Simulations. Transactions on Machine Learning Research 2023.
  8. Graves, L. S.; Sarkar, R.; Baker, J.; Lao, K. U.; Arachchige, I. U. Structure- and Morphology-Controlled Synthesis of Hexagonal Ni 2– x Zn x P Nanocrystals and Their Composition-Dependent Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2024, 7 (14), 5679–5690. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c00539.
  9. Graves, L. S.; Sarkar, R.; Lao, K. U.; Arachchige, I. U. Composition-Dependent Electrocatalytic Activity of Zn-Doped Ni 5 P 4 Nanocrystals for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (17), 6966–6978. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01229.
  10. Le Breton, G.; Bonhomme, O.; Benichou, E.; Loison, C. FROG: Exploiting All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Trajectories to Calculate Linear and Non-Linear Optical Responses of Molecular Liquids within Dalton’s QM/MM Polarizable Embedding Scheme. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2024, 160 (19), 194103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0203424.
  11. Li, W.; Wang, D.; Lao, K. U.; Wang, X. Buffer Concentration Dramatically Affects the Stability of S-Nitrosothiols in Aqueous Solutions. Nitric Oxide 2022, 118, 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2021.11.002.
  12. Li, W.; Wang, D.; Lao, K. U.; Wang, X. Inclusion Complexation of S -Nitrosoglutathione for Sustained Nitric Oxide Release from Catheter Surfaces: A Strategy to Prevent and Treat Device-Associated Infections. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2023, 9 (3), 1694–1705. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01284.
  13. López Peña, H. A.; Shusterman, J. M.; Ampadu Boateng, D.; Lao, K. U.; Tibbetts, K. M. Coherent Control of Molecular Dissociation by Selective Excitation of Nuclear Wave Packets. Front. Chem. 2022, 10, 859095. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.859095.
  14. López Peña, H. A.; Shusterman, J. M.; Dalkiewicz, C.; McPherson, S. L.; Dunstan, C.; Sangroula, K.; Lao, K. U.; Tibbetts, K. M. Photodissociation Dynamics of the Highly Stable Ortho -Nitroaniline Cation. J. Phys. Chem. A 2024, 128 (9), 1634–1645. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08364.
  15. Mason, K. A.; Pearcy, A. C.; Lao, K. U.; Christensen, Z. A.; El-Shall, M. S. Non-Covalent Interactions of Hydrogen Cyanide and Acetonitrile with the Quinoline Radical Cation via Ionic Hydrogen Bonding. Chemical Physics Letters 2020, 754, 137744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137744.
  16. Ng, K. C.; Adel, T.; Lao, K. U.; Varmecky, M. G.; Liu, Z.; Arrad, M.; Allen, H. C. Iron(III) Chloro Complexation at the Air–Aqueous FeCl 3 Interface via Second Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126 (36), 15386–15396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02489.
  17. Shehab, M. K.; Weeraratne, K. S.; Huang, T.; Lao, K. U.; El-Kaderi, H. M. Exceptional Sodium-Ion Storage by an Aza-Covalent Organic Framework for High Energy and Power Density Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13 (13), 15083–15091. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c20915.
  18. Spera, D.; Pate, D.; Spence, G. C.; Villot, C.; Onukwughara, C. J.; White, D.; Lao, K. U.; Özgür, Ü.; Arachchige, I. U. Colloidal Synthesis of Homogeneous Ge 1– x – y Si y Sn x Nanoalloys with Composition-Tunable Visible to Near-IR Optical Properties. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (21), 9007–9018. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01644.
  19. Word, M. D.; López Peña, H. A.; Ampadu Boateng, D.; McPherson, S. L.; Gutsev, G. L.; Gutsev, L. G.; Lao, K. U.; Tibbetts, K. M. Ultrafast Dynamics of Nitro–Nitrite Rearrangement and Dissociation in Nitromethane Cation. J. Phys. Chem. A 2022, 126 (6), 879–888. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10288.
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AXE Research SeminarSeptember 20, 2024 ▼

From Antihistamine to Anti-Infective: Loratadine Combats Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Modulating Virulence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Biofilm Genes

- Professor Heather B. MillerOctober 11, 2024 ▼

  1. Cutrona, N.; Gillard, K.; Ulrich, R.; Seemann, M.; Miller, H. B.; Blackledge, M. S. From Antihistamine to Anti-Infective: Loratadine Inhibition of Regulatory PASTA Kinases in Staphylococci Reduces Biofilm Formation and Potentiates β-Lactam Antibiotics and Vancomycin in Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus. ACS Infect. Dis. 2019, 5 (8), 1397–1410. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00096. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2232099104.
  2. Viering, B. L.; Balogh, H.; Cox, C. F.; Kirpekar, O. K.; Akers, A. L.; Federico, V. A.; Valenzano, G. Z.; Stempel, R.; Pickett, H. L.; Lundin, P. M.; Blackledge, M. S.; Miller, H. B. Loratadine Combats Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus by Modulating Virulence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Biofilm Genes. ACS Infect. Dis. 2024, 10 (1), 232–250. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00616. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10788911.

The Effect of Bicyclic Chalcogen-Phosphorus Rings on the Bergman Cyclization

- Marcos Hendler (student speaker)October 18, 2024 ▼

Optimizing the catalytic efficiency of cerium(IV) in cyclic di-GMP hydrolysis with ligands

- Raechel Parent (student speaker)October 18, 2024 ▼

25 Years Underground. Selected Chemical Adventures From My Time At Duke

- Dr. David GoodenNovember 1, 2024 ▼

  1. Carlson, D. L.; Kowalewski, M.; Bodoor, K.; Lietzan, A. D.; Hughes, P. F.; Gooden, D.; Loiselle, D. R.; Alcorta, D.; Dingman, Z.; Mueller, E. A.; Irnov, I.; Modla, S.; Chaya, T.; Caplan, J.; Embers, M.; Miller, J. C.; Jacobs-Wagner, C.; Redinbo, M. R.; Spector, N.; Haystead, T. A. J. Targeting Borrelia Burgdorferi HtpG with a Berserker Molecule, a Strategy for Anti-Microbial Development. Cell Chemical Biology 2024, 31 (3), 465-476.e12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.10.004. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1016_j_chembiol_2023_10_004.
  2. Zhao, J.; Cochrane, C. S.; Najeeb, J.; Gooden, D.; Sciandra, C.; Fan, P.; Lemaitre, N.; Newns, K.; Nicholas, R. A.; Guan, Z.; Thaden, J. T.; Fowler, V. G.; Spasojevic, I.; Sebbane, F.; Toone, E. J.; Duncan, C.; Gammans, R.; Zhou, P. Preclinical Safety and Efficacy Characterization of an LpxC Inhibitor against Gram-Negative Pathogens. Sci. Transl. Med. 2023, 15 (708), eadf5668. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.adf5668.

  1. Gooden, D. M.; Schmidt, D. M. Z.; Pollock, J. A.; Kabadi, A. M.; McCafferty, D. G. Facile Synthesis of Substituted Trans-2-Arylcyclopropylamine Inhibitors of the Human Histone Demethylase LSD1 and Monoamine Oxidases A and B. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2008, 18 (10), 3047–3051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.01.003.
  2. Christensen, T.; Gooden, D. M.; Kung, J. E.; Toone, E. J. Additivity and the Physical Basis of Multivalency Effects:  A Thermodynamic Investigation of the Calcium EDTA Interaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125 (24), 7357–7366. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja021240c.
  3. Gooden, D. M.; Chakrapani, H.; Toone, E. J. C-Nitroso Compounds: Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties and Biological Activities. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2005, 5 (7), 687–705. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68480304. 
  4. Gooden, D. Facility Overview. Duke Small Molecule Synthesis Facility. https://sites.duke.edu/smsf/facility-overview/ (accessed 2024-11-07).
  5. Gooden, D. M. Synthesis and Physical Organic Chemistry of C-Nitroso Compounds: A Study of C-Nitroso Ketones as Selective Nitrosonium Donors. Ph.D., Duke University, United States -- North Carolina, 2006. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_305327542 (accessed 2024-11-07).

Dr. Michelle BrannNovember 7, 2024 ▼

  1. Brann, M. R.; Hansknecht, S. P.; Muir, M.; Sibener, S. J. Acetone–Water Interactions in Crystalline and Amorphous Ice Environments. J. Phys. Chem. A 2022, 126 (17), 2729–2738. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c01437.
  2. Brann, M. Condensed Phase Adsorption and Reactivity: Extraterrestrial Ices, Isotopic Enrichment, Olefin Oxidation, and Nerve Agent Simulants. Ph.D., The University of Chicago, United States -- Illinois, 2022. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2718700836 (accessed 2024-11-11).
  3. Brann, M. R.; Ma, X.; Sibener, S. J. Isotopic Enrichment Resulting from Differential Condensation of Methane Isotopologues Involving Non-Equilibrium Gas–Surface Collisions Modeled with Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127 (27), 13286–13294. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02386.
  4. Balucani, N.; Bertin, M.; Brann, M.; Brown, W. A.; Ceccarelli, C.; Martín-Doménech, R.; Fulker, J.; Garrod, R. T.; Green, J.; Gudipati, M. S.; Heard, D. E.; Herbst, E.; Jacovella, U.; Kamp, I.; McCoustra, M. R. S.; Sameera, W. M. C.; Sims, I.; Sturm, A.; Viti, S.; Weaver, S. W.; Wiesenfeld, L.; Wilkins, O. H. Laboratory Astrochemistry of and on Dust and Ices: General Discussion. Faraday Discuss. 2023, 245 (0), 519–540. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3FD90026F.
  5. Williams, D. A.; Cecchi-Pestellini, C. Astrochemistry: Chemistry in Interstellar and Circumstellar Space; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2023. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/191gg5k/alma9928397010806241. 
  6. Balucani, N.; Brann, M.; Brünken, S.; Ceccarelli, C.; Cordiner, M.; Crump, E. M.; Douglas, K. M.; Fleisher, A. J.; Flint, A.; Fulker, J.; Garrod, R. T.; Gudipati, M. S.; Gupta, D.; Halpern, J.; Heard, D. E.; Herbst, E.; Hockey, E. K.; Huang, K.-Y.; Jacovella, U.; Kamp, I.; Lemmens, A. K.; Madhusudhan, N.; McCoustra, M. R. S.; McGuire, B.; Meijer, A.; Puzzarini, C.; Rap, D. B.; Sims, I. R.; Stockett, M. H.; Sturm, A.; Suits, A. G.; Dishoeck, E. F. van; Viti, S.; Walker, N.; Weaver, S. W.; Wiesenfeld, L.; Wilkins, O. H. Laboratory Astrochemistry of the Gas Phase: General Discussion. Faraday Discuss. 2023, 245 (0), 391–445. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3FD90025H.

Dr. Jason CalvinNovember 12, 2024 ▼

  1. Barmparis, G. D.; Lodziana, Z.; Lopez, N.; Remediakis, I. N. Nanoparticle Shapes by Using Wulff Constructions and First-Principles Calculations. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6 (1), 361–368. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_516da62f43d44ffdad247ea1fd462a87.
  2. Brewer, A. S.; Calvin, J. J.; Alivisatos, A. P. Impact of Uniform Facets on the Thermodynamics of Ligand Exchanges on Colloidal Quantum Dots. J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127 (21), 10270–10281. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1021_acs_jpcc_3c00187.
  3. Calvin, J. J. Organic Ligands and Colloidal Nanocrystal Surface Thermodynamics. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, California, USA, 2022. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_3111066737.
  4. Calvin, J. J.; Brewer, A. S.; Crook, M. F.; Kaufman, T. M.; Alivisatos, A. P. Observation of Negative Surface and Interface Energies of Quantum Dots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024, 121 (18). https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_unpaywall_primary_10_1073_pnas_2307633121.
  5. Calvin, J. J.; Kaufman, T. M.; Sedlak, A. B.; Crook, M. F.; Alivisatos, A. P. Observation of Ordered Organic Capping Ligands on Semiconducting Quantum Dots via Powder X-Ray Diffraction. Nat Commun 2021, 12 (1), 2663. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6a70a0dab9604fc9b2b18bc6c4f012be.
  6. Calvin, J. J.; O’Brien, E. A.; Sedlak, A. B.; Balan, A. D.; Alivisatos, A. P. Thermodynamics of Composition Dependent Ligand Exchange on the Surfaces of Colloidal Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots. ACS Nano 2021, 15 (1), 1407–1420. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2475528117.
  7. Calvin, J. J.; Sedlak, A. B.; Brewer, A. S.; Kaufman, T. M.; Alivisatos, A. P. Evidence and Structural Insights into a Ligand-Mediated Phase Transition in the Solvated Ligand Shell of Quantum Dots. ACS Nano 2024, 18 (36), 25257–25270. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3097492829.
  8. Calvin, J. J.; Swabeck, J. K.; Sedlak, A. B.; Kim, Y.; Jang, E.; Alivisatos, A. P. Thermodynamic Investigation of Increased Luminescence in Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots by Treatment with Metal Halide Salts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (44), 18897–18906. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2454124135.
  9. Geyer, S. M.; Scherer, J. M.; Jaworski, F. B.; Bawendi, M. G. Multispectral Imaging via Luminescent Down-Shifting with Colloidal Quantum Dots. Opt. Mater. Express, OME 2013, 3 (8), 1167–1175. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_unpaywall_primary_10_1364_ome_3_001167.
  10. Kagan, C. R.; Bassett, L. C.; Murray, C. B.; Thompson, S. M. Colloidal Quantum Dots as Platforms for Quantum Information Science. Chem. Rev. 2021, 121 (5), 3186–3233. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2473752687.
  11. Levchenko, A. A.; Li, G.; Boerio-Goates, J.; Woodfield, B. F.; Navrotsky, A. TiO2 Stability Landscape:  Polymorphism, Surface Energy, and Bound Water Energetics. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18 (26), 6324–6332. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_istex_primary_ark_67375_TPS_XMNMF8GK_4.
  12. Nanoparticle Technology Handbook, 3rd edition.; Makio Naito, Toyokazu Yokoyama, Kouhei Hosokawa, Kiyoshi Nogi, Eds.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, 2018. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/191gg5k/alma9928388335006241. 
  13. O’Brien, E. A. Driving Forces and Effects of Ligand Exchange in Nanocrystalline Systems. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States -- California, 2018. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2507722249 (accessed 2024-11-18).
  14. Oh, M. H.; Cho, M. G.; Chung, D. Y.; Park, I.; Kwon, Y. P.; Ophus, C.; Kim, D.; Kim, M. G.; Jeong, B.; Gu, X. W.; Jo, J.; Yoo, J. M.; Hong, J.; McMains, S.; Kang, K.; Sung, Y.; Alivisatos, A. P.; Hyeon, T. Design and Synthesis of Multigrain Nanocrystals via Geometric Misfit Strain. Nature 2020, 577 (7790), 359-363,363A. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_unpaywall_primary_10_1038_s41586_019_1899_3.
  15. Talapin, D. V.; Mekis, I.; Götzinger, S.; Kornowski, A.; Benson, O.; Weller, H. CdSe/CdS/ZnS and CdSe/ZnSe/ZnS Core−Shell−Shell Nanocrystals. J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108 (49), 18826–18831. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1021_jp046481g.
  16. Utzat, H.; Sun, W.; Kaplan, A. E. K.; Krieg, F.; Ginterseder, M.; Spokoyny, B.; Klein, N. D.; Shulenberger, K. E.; Perkinson, C. F.; Kovalenko, M. V.; Bawendi, M. G. Coherent Single-Photon Emission from Colloidal Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots. Science 2019, 363 (6431), 1068–1072. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_unpaywall_primary_10_1126_science_aau7392.
  17. Werz, T.; Baumann, M.; Wolfram, U.; Krill, C. E. Particle Tracking during Ostwald Ripening Using Time-Resolved Laboratory X-Ray Microtomography. Materials Characterization 2014, 90, 185–195. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_22340354.
  18. Xu, F.; Zhou, W.; Navrotsky, A. Cadmium Selenide: Surface and Nanoparticle Energetics. Journal of Materials Research 2011, 26 (5), 720–725. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1671563007.
  19. Zherebetskyy, D.; Scheele, M.; Zhang, Y.; Bronstein, N.; Thompson, C.; Britt, D.; Salmeron, M.; Alivisatos, P.; Wang, L.-W. Hydroxylation of the Surface of PbS Nanocrystals Passivated with Oleic Acid. Science 2014, 344 (6190), 1380–1384. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_jndl_porta_oai_ndlsearch_ndl_go_jp_R100000136_I1363107369952846336.
  20. Zrazhevskiy, P.; Sena, M.; Gao, X. Designing Multifunctional Quantum Dots for Bioimaging, Detection, and Drug Delivery. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39 (11), 4326–4354. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3212036.

Dr. J.J. JiangNovember 14, 2024 ▼

  1. Borsovszky, J.; Nauta, K.; Jiang, J.; Hansen, C. S.; McKemmish, L. K.; Field, R. W.; Stanton, J. F.; Kable, S. H.; Schmidt, T. W. Photodissociation of Dicarbon: How Nature Breaks an Unusual Multiple Bond. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021, 118 (52), e2113315118. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8719853.
  2. Jiang, J. Diabatic Valence-Hole Concept. J. Phys. Chem. A 2024, 128 (17), 3253–3265. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_2427464.
  3. Jiang, J.; McCartt, A. D. Two-Color, Intracavity Pump–Probe, Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 155 (10), 104201. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2570212368.
  4. Jiang, J.; McCartt, A. D. Mid-Infrared Trace Detection with Parts-per-Quadrillion Quantitation Accuracy: Expanding Frontiers of Radiocarbon Sensing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024, 121 (15), e2314441121. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_2326247.
  5. Jiang, J.; Ye, H.-Z.; Nauta, K.; Van Voorhis, T.; Schmidt, T. W.; Field, R. W. Diabatic Valence-Hole States in the C2 Molecule: “Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again.” J. Phys. Chem. A 2022, 126 (20), 3090–3100. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1877979.
  6. McCartt, A. D.; Jiang, J. Room-Temperature Optical Detection of 14CO2 below the Natural Abundance with Two-Color Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy. ACS Sens. 2022, 7 (11), 3258–3264. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_2263528.

Dr. Collin SteenNovember 19, 2024 ▼

  1. Demmig-Adams, B.; Stewart, J. J.; López-Pozo, M.; Polutchko, S. K.; Adams, W. W. Zeaxanthin, a Molecule for Photoprotection in Many Different Environments. Molecules 2020, 25 (24), 5825. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6225cf259267455e8a29c52095f2a388.
  2. Erickson, E.; Wakao, S.; Niyogi, K. K. Light Stress and Photoprotection in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii. The Plant Journal 2015, 82 (3), 449–465. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1400706.
  3. Głowacka, K.; Kromdijk, J.; Kucera, K.; Xie, J.; Cavanagh, A. P.; Leonelli, L.; Leakey, A. D. B.; Ort, D. R.; Niyogi, K. K.; Long, S. P. Photosystem II Subunit S Overexpression Increases the Efficiency of Water Use in a Field-Grown Crop. Nat Commun 2018, 9 (1), 868. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_abfd5de63c3e4800a4a2059d0f38c8c9.
  4. Hubbart, S.; Smillie, I. R. A.; Heatley, M.; Swarup, R.; Foo, C. C.; Zhao, L.; Murchie, E. H. Enhanced Thylakoid Photoprotection Can Increase Yield and Canopy Radiation Use Efficiency in Rice. Commun Biol 2018, 1 (1), 1–12. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6123638.
  5. Kromdijk, J.; Głowacka, K.; Leonelli, L.; Gabilly, S. T.; Iwai, M.; Niyogi, K. K.; Long, S. P. Improving Photosynthesis and Crop Productivity by Accelerating Recovery from Photoprotection. Science 2016, 354 (6314), 857–861. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1832459.
  6. Litvín, R.; Bína, D.; Herbstová, M.; Gardian, Z. Architecture of the Light-Harvesting Apparatus of the Eustigmatophyte Alga Nannochloropsis Oceanica. Photosynth Res 2016, 130 (1), 137–150. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1837325827.
  7. Mennicke, U.; Salditt, T. Preparation of Solid-Supported Lipid Bilayers by Spin-Coating. Langmuir 2002, 18 (21), 8172–8177. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1021_la025863f.
  8. Müller, P.; Li, X.-P.; Niyogi, K. K. Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy1. Plant Physiology 2001, 125 (4), 1558–1566. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1539381.
  9. Park, S.; Steen, C. J.; Fischer, A. L.; Fleming, G. R. Snapshot Transient Absorption Spectroscopy: Toward in Vivo Investigations of Nonphotochemical Quenching Mechanisms. Photosynth Res 2019, 141 (3), 367–376. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1656532.
  10. Park, S.; Steen, C. J.; Lyska, D.; Fischer, A. L.; Endelman, B.; Iwai, M.; Niyogi, K. K.; Fleming, G. R. Chlorophyll–Carotenoid Excitation Energy Transfer and Charge Transfer in Nannochloropsis Oceanica for the Regulation of Photosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019, 116 (9), 3385–3390. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6397512.
  11. Ruban, A. V. Crops on the Fast Track for Light. Nature 2017, 541 (7635), 36–37. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_1856850697.
  12. Short, A. H.; Fay, T. P.; Crisanto, T.; Hall, J.; Steen, C. J.; Niyogi, K. K.; Limmer, D. T.; Fleming, G. R. Xanthophyll-Cycle Based Model of the Rapid Photoprotection of Nannochloropsis in Response to Regular and Irregular Light/Dark Sequences. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2022, 156 (20), 205102. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_scitation_primary_10_1063_5_0089335.
  13. Steen, C. J.; Burlacot, A.; Short, A. H.; Niyogi, K. K.; Fleming, G. R. Interplay between LHCSR Proteins and State Transitions Governs the NPQ Response in Chlamydomonas during Light Fluctuations. Plant, Cell & Environment 2022, 45 (8), 2428–2445. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1873421.
  14. Steen, C. J.; Morris, J. M.; Short, A. H.; Niyogi, K. K.; Fleming, G. R. Complex Roles of PsbS and Xanthophylls in the Regulation of Nonphotochemical Quenching in Arabidopsis Thaliana under Fluctuating Light. J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124 (46), 10311–10325. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2459355954.

Chemistry Seminar Presentations Archives

Over the following tabs, you will find the Chemistry Seminar listings from previous semesters. 

 Check out the Zotero Folder for Fall 2023 Chemistry Seminar Presentations. 

Sodium ion batteries rising as a key energy storage technology
- Prof. Feng Lin ▼

Characterization of Streptomyces Natural Products in New Zealand
- Pro. Jonathan Dattelbaum ▼

Non-electrophilic activators of NRF2, a transcription factor involved in the oxidative stress response
- Prof. Terry Moore ▼

Developing a Predictive Model for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones
- Evelyn Ramirez (Student Speaker) ▼

Investigation of CO2 Reduction Mechanism with Isopropyl Amine and Other Amine Species
- Charli Chen (Student Speaker) ▼

Synthesis and Photophysics of First-Row Transition Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanomaterials
Prof. Kathryn Knowles ▼

Organic Chemistry in Space: Formation Mechanisms and Stepwise Solvation of Astrochemical Relevant Ions in the Gas Phase
- Prof. Samy El-Shall ▼

Halogen-Bonding Capable Gold Nanoparticles — Synthesis, Modification and Application in Molecular Detection
- Karthik Lalwani (student speaker) ▼

578 Variations on the Bergman Cyclization
- Sebastian Mendoza-Gomez (student speaker) ▼

Asymmetric Synthesis of (+)-Collybolide and Reevaluation of Kappa-Opioid Receptor Agonism
- Dr. Sophie Shevick ▼

Increasing global access to the high-volume HIV drug nevirapine through process intensification
- Felix Minami (student speaker) ▼

Check out the Zotero Folder for Spring 2024 Chemistry Seminar Presentations. 

Neat, Simple, and Wrong: Just-So Stories Regarding Non-Bonded Interactions
- Dr. John Herbert ▼

Generating chiral light from molecules spanning almost the whole periodic table
- Dr. Gaël Ung ▼

  1. Adewuyi, J. A.; Schley, N. D.; Ung, G. Vanol-Supported Lanthanide Complexes for Strong Circularly Polarized Luminescence at 1550 Nm. Chemistry – A European Journal 2023, 29 (36), e202300800. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300800.
  2. Arrico, L.; Di Bari, L.; Zinna, F. Quantifying the Overall Efficiency of Circularly Polarized Emitters. Chemistry – A European Journal 2021, 27 (9), 2920–2934. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202002791.
  3. Bailey, J.; Chrysostomou, A.; Hough, J. H.; Gledhill, T. M.; McCall, A.; Clark, S.; Ménard, F.; Tamura, M. Circular Polarization in Star- Formation Regions: Implications for Biomolecular Homochirality. Science 1998, 281 (5377), 672–674. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5377.672.
  4. Chiou, T.-H.; Kleinlogel, S.; Cronin, T.; Caldwell, R.; Loeffler, B.; Siddiqi, A.; Goldizen, A.; Marshall, J. Circular Polarization Vision in a Stomatopod Crustacean. Current Biology 2008, 18 (6), 429–434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.066.
  5. Deng, M.; Schley, N. D.; Ung, G. High Circularly Polarized Luminescence Brightness from Analogues of Shibasaki’s Lanthanide Complexes. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (94), 14813–14816. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC06568D.
  6. Gagnon, Y. L.; Templin, R. M.; How, M. J.; Marshall, N. J. Circularly Polarized Light as a Communication Signal in Mantis Shrimps. Current Biology 2015, 25 (23), 3074–3078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.047.
  7. Near-Infrared (NIR) Luminescence from Lanthanide(III) Complexes. In Rare earth coordination chemistry: fundamentals and applications; Huang, C.-H., Ed.; John Wiley& Sons: Singapore ; Hoboken, NJ, 2010.
  8. Kleinlogel, S.; White, A. G. The Secret World of Shrimps: Polarisation Vision at Its Best. PLoS One 2008, 3 (5), e2190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002190.
  9. Kwon, J.; Nakagawa, T.; Tamura, M.; Hough, J. H.; Kandori, R.; Choi, M.; Kang, M.; Cho, J.; Nakajima, Y.; Nagata, T. Near-Infrared Polarimetry of the Outflow Source AFGL 6366S: Detection of Circular Polarization. AJ 2018, 156 (1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aac389.
  10. Mukthar, N. F. M.; Schley, N. D.; Ung, G. Strong Circularly Polarized Luminescence at 1550 Nm from Enantiopure Molecular Erbium Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (14), 6148–6153. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c01134.
  11. Schnable, D.; Ung, G. Augmentation of NIR Circularly Polarized Luminescence Activity in Shibasaki-Type Lanthanide Complexes Supported by the Spirane Sphenol, 2024. https://ung.chem.uconn.edu/pubs/.
  12. Sharma, V.; Crne, M.; Park, J. O.; Srinivasarao, M. Structural Origin of Circularly Polarized Iridescence in Jeweled Beetles. Science 2009, 325 (5939), 449–451. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1172051.
  13. Willis, B.-A. N.; Schnable, D.; Schley, N. D.; Ung, G. Spinolate Lanthanide Complexes for High Circularly Polarized Luminescence Metrics in the Visible and Near-Infrared. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (49), 22421–22425. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c10364.
  14. Wynberg, H.; Meijer, E. W.; Hummelen, J. C.; Dekkers, H. P. J. M.; Schippers, P. H.; Carlson, A. D. Circular Polarization Observed in Bioluminescence. Nature 1980, 286 (5773), 641–642. https://doi.org/10.1038/286641a0.
  15. Ung Research Group. University of Connecticut. https://ung.chem.uconn.edu/.

Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Activation for the Synthesis, Elaboration, and Application of N-Heterocyclic Compounds
- Dr. Danielle Confair ▼

  1. Colby, D. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. Synthesis of Dihydropyridines and Pyridines from Imines and Alkynes via C−H Activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130 (11), 3645–3651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja7104784.
  2. Colby, D. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. Rhodium-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C−H Bond Activation. Chem. Rev. 2010, 110 (2), 624–655. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr900005n.
  3. Confair, D. N.; Greenwood, N. S.; Mercado, B. Q.; Ellman, J. A. Rh(III)-Catalyzed Imidoyl C–H Carbamylation and Cyclization to Bicyclic [1,3,5]Triazinones. Org. Lett. 2020, 22 (22), 8993–8997. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03393.
  4. Das, S.; Addis, D.; Zhou, S.; Junge, K.; Beller, M. Zinc-Catalyzed Reduction of Amides: Unprecedented Selectivity and Functional Group Tolerance. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132 (13), 4971–4971. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja101189c.
  5. Downey, C. W.; Confair, D. N.; Liu, Y.; Heafner, E. D. One-Pot Enol Silane Formation–Alkylation of Ketones with Propargyl Carboxylates Promoted by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83 (20), 12931–12938. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b01997.
  6. Downey, C. W.; Maxwell, E. N.; Confair, D. N. Silyl Triflate-Accelerated Additions of Catalytically Generated Zinc Acetylides to N-Phenyl Nitrones. Tetrahedron Letters 2014, 55 (35), 4959–4961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.07.015.
  7. Duttwyler, S.; Chen, S.; Takase, M. K.; Wiberg, K. B.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. Proton Donor Acidity Controls Selectivity in Nonaromatic Nitrogen Heterocycle Synthesis. Science 2013, 339 (6120), 678–682.
  8. Duttwyler, S.; Lu, C.; Rheingold, A. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Tetrahydropyridines by a C–H Activation–Cyclization–Reduction Cascade. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (9), 4064–4067. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja2119833.
  9. Fukui, M.; Rodriguiz, R. M.; Zhou, J.; Jiang, S. X.; Phillips, L. E.; Caron, M. G.; Wetsel, W. C. Vmat2 Heterozygous Mutant Mice Display a Depressive-Like Phenotype. J. Neurosci. 2007, 27 (39), 10520–10529. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4388-06.2007.
  10. Ghosh, E.; Kumari, P.; Jaiman, D.; Shukla, A. K. Methodological Advances: The Unsung Heroes of the GPCR Structural Revolution. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2015, 16 (2), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3933.
  11. Hauser, A. S.; Attwood, M. M.; Rask-Andersen, M.; Schiöth, H. B.; Gloriam, D. E. Trends in GPCR Drug Discovery: New Agents, Targets and Indications. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2017, 16 (12), 829–842. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.178.
  12. Kaplan, A. L.; Confair, D. N.; Kim, K.; Barros-álvarez, X.; Rodriguiz, R. M.; Yang, Y.; Kweon, O. S.; Che, T.; McCorvy, J. D.; Kamber, D. N.; Phelan, J. P.; Martins, L. C.; Pogorelov, V. M.; Diberto, J. F.; Slocum, S. T.; Huang, X.-P.; Kumar, J. M.; Robertson, M. J.; Panova, O.; Seven, A. B.; Wetsel, A. Q.; Wetsel, W. C.; Irwin, J. J.; Skiniotis, G.; Shoichet, B. K.; Roth, B. L.; Ellman, J. A. Bespoke Library Docking for 5-HT2A Receptor Agonists with Antidepressant Activity. Nature 2022, 610 (7932), 582-3,591A-591W. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05258-z.
  13. Kooistra, A. J.; Mordalski, S.; Pándy-Szekeres, G.; Esguerra, M.; Mamyrbekov, A.; Munk, C.; Keserű, G. M.; Gloriam, D. E. GPCRdb in 2021: Integrating GPCR Sequence, Structure and Function. Nucleic Acids Research 2021, 49 (D1), D335–D343. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa1080.
  14. Nutt, D.; Erritzoe, D.; Carhart-Harris, R. Psychedelic Psychiatry’s Brave New World. Cell 2020, 181 (1), 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.020.
  15. Rodriguiz, R. M.; Nadkarni, V.; Means, C. R.; Pogorelov, V. M.; Chiu, Y.-T.; Roth, B. L.; Wetsel, W. C. LSD-Stimulated Behaviors in Mice Require β-Arrestin 2 but Not β-Arrestin 1. Sci Rep 2021, 11 (1), 17690. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96736-3.
  16. Rogge, T.; Kaplaneris, N.; Chatani, N.; Kim, J.; Chang, S.; Punji, B.; Schafer, L. L.; Musaev, D. G.; Wencel-Delord, J.; Roberts, C. A.; Sarpong, R.; Wilson, Z. E.; Brimble, M. A.; Johansson, M. J.; Ackermann, L. C–H Activation. Nat Rev Methods Primers 2021, 1 (1), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-021-00041-2.
  17. Roth, B. L. Irving Page Lecture: 5-HT2A Serotonin Receptor Biology: Interacting Proteins, Kinases and Paradoxical Regulation. Neuropharmacology 2011, 61 (3), 348–354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.01.012.
  18. Sambiagio, C.; Schönbauer, D.; Blieck, R.; Dao-Huy, T.; Pototschnig, G.; Schaaf, P.; Wiesinger, T.; Zia, M. F.; Wencel-Delord, J.; Besset, T.; Maes, B. U. W.; Schnürch, M. A Comprehensive Overview of Directing Groups Applied in Metal-Catalysed C–H Functionalisation Chemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47 (17), 6603–6743. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CS00201K.
  19. Tran, G.; Confair, D.; Hesp, K. D.; Mascitti, V.; Ellman, J. A. C2-Selective Branched Alkylation of Benzimidazoles by Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed C–H Activation. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82 (17), 9243–9252. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.7b01723.
  20. Vitaku, E.; Smith, D. T.; Njardarson, J. T. Analysis of the Structural Diversity, Substitution Patterns, and Frequency of Nitrogen Heterocycles among U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals. J. Med. Chem. 2014, 57 (24), 10257–10274. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm501100b.
  21. Yang, B. V.; O’Rourke, D.; Li, J. Mild and Selective Debenzylation of Tertiary Amines Using α-Chloroethyl Chloroformate. Synlett 1993, 1993 (3), 195–196. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1993-22398.
  22. Ellman Laboratory. Yale University. https://ellman.chem.yale.edu/.
  23. Downey Group. University of Richmond. https://blog.richmond.edu/downey/.

The Global Energy Challenge: Food and Fuel from Air, Water and Sunlight
- Dr. Daniel Nocera ▼

  1. Alfaraidi, A. M.; Kudisch, B.; Ni, N.; Thomas, J.; George, T. Y.; Rajabimoghadam, K.; Jiang, H. J.; Nocera, D. G.; Aziz, M. J.; Liu, R. Y. Reversible CO2 Capture and On-Demand Release by an Acidity-Matched Organic Photoswitch. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145 (49), 26720–26727. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c08471.
  2. Campbell, B. M.; Gordon, J. B.; Raguram, E. R.; Gonzalez, M. I.; Reynolds, K. G.; Nava, M.; Nocera, D. G. Electrophotocatalytic Perfluoroalkylation by LMCT Excitation of Ag(II) Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylates. Science 2024, 383 (6680), 279–284. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk4919.
  3. Johnston, B.; Loh, D. M.; Nocera, D. G. Substrate-Mediator Duality of 1,4-Dicyanobenzene in Electrochemical C(Sp2)−C(Sp3) Bond Formation with Alkyl Bromides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62 (49), e202312128. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202312128.
  4. Keane, T. P.; Veroneau, S. S.; Hartnett, A. C.; Nocera, D. G. Generation of Pure Oxygen from Briny Water by Binary Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145 (9), 4989–4993. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c00176.
  5. Lemon, C. M.; Powers, D. C.; Huynh, M.; Maher, A. G.; Phillips, A. A.; Tripet, B. P.; Nocera, D. G. Ag(III)···Ag(III) Argentophilic Interaction in a Cofacial Corrole Dyad. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62 (1), 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02285.
  6. Sun, R.; Ruccolo, S.; Nascimento, D. L.; Qin, Y.; Hibbert, N.; Nocera, D. G. Chemoselective Bond Activation by Unidirectional and Asynchronous PCET Using Ketone Photoredox Catalysts. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14 (47), 13776–13782. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC04362B.
  7. Veroneau, S. S.; Thorarinsdottir, A. E.; Loh, D. M.; Hartnett, A. C.; Keane, T. P.; Nocera, D. G. Electrolyte-Induced Restructuring of Acid-Stable Oxygen Evolution Catalysts. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (8), 3218–3225. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00032.
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Quantifying and Partitioning Substituent Effects using Sigma Hole Potentials
- Nam Pham (student speaker) ▼

Effects of polymer solution entanglement on the mechanics of electrospun polycaprolactone fibers
- Manasa Rajeev (student speaker) ▼

New Synthetic Methods for Deoxygenative Diversification for Carboxylic Acids
- Byoungmoo Kim ▼

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One-pot enol silane formation — allylation of ketones promoted by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
- Alexa Connors (student speaker) ▼

The Effect of Solvent Identity and Hydride-Donor on the Reduction of CO2 into Useful Fuels
- Abigail McEntire (student speaker) ▼

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Identification of Xanthones as Selective Killers of CancerCells Overexpressing the ABC Transporter MRP1
- Kathy Colin (student speaker) ▼

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Exploration of Pynaphthyridine and Binaphthyridine Manganese(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes: Influence on Carbon Dioxide Reduction Electrocatalysis
- Luke Simkins (student speaker) ▼

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The Continuous Flow Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Pyrroles
- Kingsley Dwomoh (student speaker) ▼

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Comparison of properties of isomeric pyrrolyl phosphine ligands
- Vicky Osenga (student speaker) ▼

Altering Product Selectivity for Ru-based CO2 Reduction Catalysts
- Ben Dwyer (student speaker) ▼

One-pot synthesis of 4-isoxazolines from chalcones promoted by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
- Greg Hughes (student speaker) ▼

Substitution of sulfur-containing compounds
- Abigail Dalton (student speaker) ▼