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Applications of elemental analysis for archaeometric studies : analytical and statistical methods for understanding geochemical trends in ceramics, ochre and obsidian
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Three areas are covered in this dissertation: elemental analysis of Caborn-Welborn ceramics, elemental analysis and geochemical characterization of ochres, and construction and implementation of a portable XRF instrument ...
Development of novel fluorescent sensors for targeting biologically relevant molecules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Fluorescence sensing plays an important role in a wide variety of fields such as medical science, chemical biology, food industry and so on. Several new fluorescent probes were developed to target various biologically...
Investigating the bifunctional chelate approach for radiopharmaceutical development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, the addition of (D) amino acids in the 6th position aided in background tissue clearance, and the highest tumor accumulation was demonstrated with the 67Ga-DOTA-8-aminooctanoic acid-[(D)Trp6]BBN(6-13)NHC2H5 conjugate. The final project was to compare...
Studies on radiometal chelator-bombesin peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals for tumor GRP-receptor subtype mediated radioimaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Bombesin-like peptides bind to gastrin-releasing peptide receptor subtype 2 (BB2) with significantly high binding affinity and specificity. In an ...
Aza-analogues of distyrylbenzene (DSB) synthesis, structures, and properties of 1,4-phenylenediamine bisimines (PDABI)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The drive for electo-optically active materials was officially initiated in 1966 with the publishing, by NASA, of a 137 page report. The "Electro-optic ...
Monte Carlo neutronic simulations for a new approach to parametric INAA and Mo-99 production feasibility at MURR
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A novel approach to parametric instrumental neutron activation analysis at MURR has been established. In particular, a detailed MCNP5 steady-state model of the MURR core was developed. The model, which was based on the most recent continuous...
Near infrared fluorescent sensors for selective glucose recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, near IR pH probes based on cyanine fluorophores were designed and synthesized. These probes provided insight into practicality of cyaninebased near IR sensors for use in vivo and served as a starting point to achieve the ultimate goal of glucose...
Technetium and rhenium schiff base complexes for nuclear medicine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation investigates the synthesis of rhenium and technetium Schiff base complexes for potential applications in nuclear medicine. In Chapter 2, a series of mixed ligand Re(III) complexes of the form trans-[Re(PR3)2(tmf2en)]+ were prepared...
Deantiaromatization as a driving force in an electrocyclization of cyclopentadienone and the total synthesis of 1-epi-esco-pseudopteroxazole
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
with high stereoselectivity. Some evidence was uncovered to show that the process is indeed an 8 [pi] conrotatory electrocyclic ring closure. During the exploration of substituent effects in the electrocyclization, a novel coupling reaction...
Core-based hyperbranched polyethyleneimine coating in capillary electrophoresis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
. , core-based hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (CHPEI) polymer utilized as either a static or dynamic coating in this study. A CHPEI-coated capillary was simply constructed in a rinsing fashion or by adding a small amount of CHPEI in a running buffer...
Investigation of CO2 capture systems, Lewis acid-base pairs, and oscillating reactions with electronic structure theory and kinetics-based approaches
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
reaction rate constants. Usually, a few simple applications are discussed, primarily in the area of acid-base chemistry. The topic is revisited in organic chemistry and clarified conceptually with reaction energy diagrams. To study equilibrium as a student...
Synthesis of rhenium complexes as models for new sigma receptor imaging agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The sigma receptor has been biologically found to play roles in the central nervous system (CNS) disorders and cancer cell proliferation. With the identification of lead sigma receptor binding ligands by previous structure ...
Intermolecular (4+3) cycloaddition reaction of oxidopyridinuim ions with silylated dienes, exploring the oxidation chemistry and photochemistry of cycloadducts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
carbon was unsuccessful. Based on the proposed mechanism and the product formation, HFIP acted as the nucleophile. An extension of the aforementioned study investigated the efficacy of the (4+3) cycloadducts as reactants in a [2+2] photocycloaddition...
Systematic evaluation of the effects of ammonium-based deep eutectic solvent chemistry on the performance of dye-sensitized photovoltaic solar cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
extensive applications in numerous fields due to their eco-friendly attributes, ranging from eco- conscious synthesis processes to environmentally benign industrial practices offering many opportunities and opening up attractive perspectives. However...
Synthesis and evaluation of [105]Rhodium (III) complexes of phosphine chelate systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] [Superscript 105]RH has attractive nuclear and chemical properties to be investigated as a nuclide for development of potential radiopharmaceuticals. ...
Organo nickel and platinum chemistry at the edge of corannulene
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of corannulene with transition metals, which can be used to expand the carbon bond at the edge of corannulene as a synthetic model for corannulene based carbon nanotubes and fullerene fragments. Initial efforts to synthesize novel transition metal complexes...
Synthesis of silyloxyacrolein for [4+3] cycloaddition and preparation of carbonate closomer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Followed by Funk's method, I synthesized silyloxyacroleins and used them as dienophiles to react with different dienes in [4+3] cycloaddition reaction. ...
A comparison of methods of determining the amount of radium in rocks and minerals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
This paper is chiefly the outcome of a study of the radioactivity of the rock at different depths from the surface obtained during the drilling of the University deep well number 2. The first method described by J. Joly ...
Polyionic nanoclays as tailorable hybrid organic-inorganic platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
We disclose the synthesis, characterization, and application of an imidazolium-based hybrid inorganic-organic layered magnesium phyllo(organo)silicate nanosheets, coined polyionic nanoclays (PINCs), as an emergent class of supported ionic liquids...
Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of a series of sigma receptor ligands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Sigma receptors are involved in several biological processes, and sigma ligands might be promising as cancer treatment agents, cocaine abuse medicines, and valuable psychiatric drugs. In an attempt to elucidate effectual ...