• Assemblies and supramolecular sensors that operate in competitive aqueous solutions and biofluids 

  Beatty, Meagan (2019-09-27)

  Nature has inspired chemists to develop complex assemblies that perform functions in biologically relevant solutions. Yet this is not a trivial task. Not only does water act as a competitive medium but the salts that are ...
• Monitoring early stages of bacterial adhesion at silica surfaces through image analysis 

  Sun, Victor (2019-09-03)

  Understanding bacterial adhesion and biofilm formations on abiotic surfaces are important biological processes that affect the growth of bacteria, with its far-spreading impacts on in everyday life, either as a benefactor ...
• The role of the M−PR2 fragment in hydrophosphination: from mechanisms to catalysis 

  Belli, Roman (2019-08-19)

  In this thesis, the synthesis and reactivity of metal complexes containing phosphido (PR2−) and phosphenium (PR2+) ligands for the hydrophosphination of alkenes were investigated. The mechanisms of hydrophosphination ...
• Indigo mono- and diimine ligands as proton and electron reservoirs 

  Hofsommer, Dillon T. (2019-08-07)

  Indigo N,N’-diarylimine (Nindigo) and indigo N-arylimine (Mindigo) are redox-active ligands which exhibit near-infrared absorption and can accommodate up to five ligand charge states. This dissertation explores the ...
• Design and synthesis of inhibitors targeting methyllysine reader proteins belonging to the polycomb paralog family 

  Milosevich, Natalia (2019-06-06)

  Methyl reader proteins recognize and bind to post-translationally methylated residues and have functional roles in diverse cellular processes including gene regulation, development and oncogenesis. The CBX polycomb paralog ...
• Monitoring complex reactions using tandem mass spectrometric methods 

  Ting, Michelle Yan Chi (2019-05-01)

  Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling is a well-known method for making biaryls. With bifunctional monomers, Suzuki polycondensation (SPC) can be used to make polyaryls. Given the complexity of the reacting solution, studying the ...
• Mass spectrometric analysis of the reactivity of trityl cation 

  Wei, Alan An Jung (2019-04-29)

  Ever since its accidental discovery in the 70s, methylaluminoxane, MAO, has been a popular and widely used activator in olefin polymerization. Hydrolysis of primethylaluminum, Me3Al, produces MAO, an aluminum-, oxygen-, ...
• Dynamic impedance studies of oxidation of nickel and glycerol at nickel electrodes. 

  Alikarami, Mohammad (2019-04-29)

  This thesis uses dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (dEIS) to study how nickel undergoes electrooxidation. An electropolishing step is used to make a clean surface, and then the transformation of nickel to ...
• Automation of reaction monitoring 

  Yeung, Darien (2019-03-26)

  Automation plays an integral role in our daily lives. From transportation to agriculture, we rely on robots and programs to assist in accomplishing tasks. Chemistry is no except with the deployment of high throughput ...
• Hierarchical self-assembly of nanoparticles using reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer block copolymers 

  Burns, Fraser (2018-12-14)

  The hierarchical self-assembly of cadmium based quantum dots through the use of RAFT block copolymers have been investigated. The formation of cadmium selenide quantum dots within the core of tetrablock RAFT copolymers in ...
• Synthesis, photophysics and photochemistry of substituted 2,7-Di-(t-butyl)-trans-10b,10c-dimethyl-10b,10c-dihydropyrenes 

  Sheepwash, Molina Audrey Lorraine (2018-11-09)

  The photochromism of several simple substituted and [e]-annelated 10b, 10c-dimethyl-10b, 10c-dihydropyrene derivatives was studied using steady state and time resolved fluorescence techniques as well as chemical actinometry ...
• Complexation of probe molecules to the different binding sites of bile salt aggregates 

  Rinco, Olga (2018-11-08)

  In order to gain an understanding of the interaction of probe molecules with NaCh aggregates, steady-state and time-resolved photophysical methods were used. By employing several probe molecules, an understanding of how ...
• Development of synthetic methodologies for ion channels 

  Hu, Chi-wei (2018-11-08)

  The goal of this research was to develop a synthetic strategy to synthesize voltage-gated (end-differentiated) ion channels with a minimal synthetic effort and this goal was pursued in two different ways with two different ...
• Synthesis and coordination chemistry of chelating verdazyl radicals 

  Lemaire, Martin Trent (2018-11-08)

  A series of new 1.5-dimethyI-6-oxo-verdazyl radicals was prepared bearing substituents such as 2-pyridyl, 2.2'-bipyridyl, and 2.2'-bipyrimidine, among others, in the 3 position of the verdazyl ring, generating a viable ...
• Towards ionic signal propagation 

  Sutherland, Todd (2018-11-05)

  The components necessary to propagate a synthetic ionic signal are described, and experiments leading to the required experimental system are the focus of this work. Two thiol-derivatized fluorescent probe molecules were ...
• Design and synthesis of new organomain group radicals 

  Patenaude, Greg William (2018-11-01)

  The goals of this thesis were to design and synthesize new stable radicals and to study their properties. The attempted synthesis of new stable thioaminyl, verdazyl, and dioxadiazinyl radicals is described. Successfully ...
• Electrodeposition of Ag and Tl on platinum single crystals covered with iodine 

  Labayen de Inza, Miguel M. (2018-10-26)

  The electrodeposition of Ag and Tl on Pt single crystal surfaces covered with iodine has been investigated, focusing on the study of the electrodeposited Pt(111)(3 x 3)-AgI structure. These crystals were prepared under ...
• Cationic complexes of the group 13-15 elements supported by N-, P-, and O-based ligands 

  Gray, Paul A. (2018-09-04)

  This dissertation presents the synthesis and characterization of a variety of neutral and cationic complexes featuring Group 13-15 element centres stabilized by N-, P-, and O-based donors. Unique aluminum and gallium ...
• Coordination chemistry of Sb (III) and Sb (V) cations 

  Frazee, Chris (2018-08-30)

  The coordination chemistry of antimony(III) and antimony(V) have been investigated to reveal fundamental structural and electronic features. The limited scope of known cationic antimony(V) complexes was greatly expanded, ...
• The synthesis of triangular phosphido-bridged iridium alkyne clusters 

  Dônnecke, Daniel (2018-08-16)

  This thesis describes the synthesis and chemistry of triangular phosphido-bridged iridium clusters. The cluster [Ir3(μ-PPh2)3 (CO)6] was obtained analytically pure for the first time. In the solid state this 48 electron ...

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