Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Gorden, Anne"

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2-Quinoxalinol Based Schiff Base Ligands in Copper(II)-Mediated C-H Activation

Li, Yuancheng (2012-08-01)

As environment and energy issues become of increasing concern, so too does our awareness of the impacts of chemical industry. Numerous successful attempts toward “green” or “greener” chemistry have been made. Among these, ...

Copper(II) 2-Quinoxalinol Salen Type Ligands as Catalysts for C-H Oxidation Reactions

Black, Clayton (2020-04-09)

C-H oxidation is a powerful tool that has changed the face of synthetic organic chemistry over the last several years. Here, we explore the oxidation of alkynes to α,β-acetylenic carbonyls using only 1 mol % of an inexpensive ...

Exploring actinide chemistry: uranyl detection and thorium catalysis

Tutson, Charmaine (2017-04-21)

In a world where there is a strong need to improve our means of producing energy to sustain our ever expanding population with low green-house emissions, nuclear power offers sustainability and low greenhouse emissions, ...

Metal Complexation and Extraction Studies of bis-dithiophosphinite Ligands

DeVore, Michael, II (2011-12-06)

Five bis(dithiophosphonite) ligands OR1a-OR3b were synthesized using Lawesson’s Reagent and analogs of Lawesson’s Reagent. Two of the ligands OR2a and OR3a, were used in extraction studies with uranyl nitrate. UV-Vis ...

Phospholipid/Aromatic Thiol Hybrid Bilayers

Chao, Li (2016-12-09)

Gold-supported hybrid bilayers comprising phospholipids and alkanethiols have been found to be highly useful in biomembrane mimicking as well as biosensing ever since their introduction by Plant in 1993 (Plant, A. L. ...

Photoreduction of Chlorinated Organic Pollutants Using Solutions or Films of a Polymeric System via a Free Radical Mechanism

Islam, MD (2018-07-27)

Efficient reduction of chlorinated organics took place upon exposure to 350 nm photons in aqueous solutions containing sulfonated poly(ether etherketone), SPEEK, and either poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, or HCO2H/HCO2- buffers. ...

Properties of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Heterodisulfide Reductase

Engel, Carly (2019-07-17)

Global warming is a continuing crisis today. It has caused great damage to our planet and health. One of the leading causes of this issue originates from humans releasing an enormous amount of greenhouse gases into the ...

Redox-Active α-Diimines and Novel Schiff Base Ligands for Uranium Coordination Chemistry

Niklas, Julie (2020-04-30)

The use of nuclear power for electricity generation plays a large role in our highly energy-dependent economy, and provides a source of low-emission, renewable energy that is used worldwide. Despite the positive impacts ...

Regioselectivity of the Photoisomerization of Acyclic 1,3-Dienes and Stable Trans Cycloheptenes

Ruychev, Veselin (2012-12-05)

There is still no complete understanding of how the visual system controls the regioselectivity of the photoisomerization of the C11=C12 double bond in the visual chromophore retinal. In this work we used a series of ...

Removal or Immobilization of Radionuclides and Trace-metals in Water, Soil and Poultry Litter Using Stabilized Nanoparticles

Xie, Wenbo (2015-07-29)

Two kinds of stabilized nanoparticles were synthesized and tested for the in situ immobilization of metals and radionuclides in soil and groundwater, namely Fe-Mn binary oxide nanoparticles for adsorptive immobilization ...