Department of Chemistry (MU): Recent submissions
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Intermolecular (4+3) cycloaddition reaction of oxidopyridinuim ions with silylated dienes, exploring the oxidation chemistry and photochemistry of cycloadducts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The development of endo/exo selectivity of intermolecular (4+3) cycloaddition reactions of an N-methyl oxidopyridinium ion has been studied. Dienes that contain silyl groups, R-groups, and contain both silyl group and ... -
Solid, aqueous, and gaseous: functional materials and advancements to reduce pollution in three forms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Growing environmental concerns require new and novel materials to combat the glut of anthropogenic pollution produced. Solid waste polymer pollution chokes the planet and, concerningly, has been found to generate a new ... -
Development of food adulteration detection methods utilizing NMR spectroscopy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Food adulteration is the act of diluting foodstuffs with undeclared fillers or outright substitution with other materials. While this practice has occurred since the dawn of recorded history it has remained difficult to ... -
Measurement of radionuclides in biological tissues from occupationally exposed individuals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Keratinous materials have the potential to be used in criminal investigation of individuals who participate in nuclear smuggling or in the production of clandestine nuclear weapons. To develop the keratin biomonitor, its ... -
Experimental and theoretical studies of CO2 capture from air and of crystalline, ferroelectric, non-linear optical materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The combination of experimental and computational chemistry gives us a chance to explore organic materials with more breadth and depth. In this dissertation, we studied different organic materials with both experimental ... -
Self-assembly of functional metal-seamed pyrogallol[4]arene nanocapsules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)C-alkylpyrogallol[4]arenes (PgCns, where n is the represents pendant alkyl chain lengths), bowl-shaped macrocycles, upon deprotonation, can self-assemble with metal ions into dimeric (M8L2) and hexameric (M24L6) metal-organic ... -
Broadband rotational spectroscopy in Laval flows: applications in astrochemistry and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)This dissertation presents the successful implementation of a Chirped pulse Uniform Flow (CPUF) apparatus capable of conducting experiments at low temperatures to examine photodissociation/reaction dynamics and kinetics ... -
Synthesis and characterization of cerium (III) and (IV) compounds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Treatment of Cp*2CeCl2K with various aryl alcohols and amines produces Cp*2Ce(O- 2,6-iPr2C6H3) and Cp*2Ce(N(C6H5)2). The crystallographic structures are presented as well as their fluorescence. Absorbance measurements ... -
Fission product diffusion in ig-110 graphite
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The threat of global climate change and resultant disasters has never been higher. The promises made by many countries of carbon neutrality by 2050 will be impossible to achieve without nuclear technology. Global public ... -
Production of high specific activity rhenium-186 for radiotherapeutic applications and reformulation of a novel liquid brachytherapy agent
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The continued development of methods for the production and separation of high specific activity (HSA) rhenium-186 (t1/2 = 90.64 h, Eb-ave = 359 keV (71 percent), 306 keV (22 percent)) would largely increase its use as a ... -
Spectroscopic studies of transmembrane helical peptides and LC-MS/MS method development and validation for PFAS quantitation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Water hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) to [alpha]-helical transmembrane (TM) peptides is fundamental to understanding the behavior and function of [alpha]-helical peptides, disease pathways, and the development of new drugs. ... -
Novel insights into strand cleavage at an abasic site in DNA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Loss of a nucleobases from the deoxyribose backbone of DNA generates Abasic sites in DNA. Abasic sites are the most common unavoidable DNA damage lesion. It is important to understand the properties of Abasic site. The ... -
Strategies for colloidal metal nanocrystal synthesis in deep eutectic solvents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Noble-metal nanocrystals have a wide range of applications in a variety of areas, including catalysis, electronics, optical sensing, and biomedicine. Despite the fast-growing number of reports on synthetic techniques for ... -
UF-CRDS: a pulsed uniform supersonic flow apparatus coupled with continuous-wave cavity ringdown spectroscopy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Investigating low temperature reaction kinetics of elementary reactions is key to understanding many phenomena of astrochemical importance. Since the introduction of CRESU (A French acronym that stands for reactions kinetics ... -
Trithiol ligand development for radioarsenic and radioantimony toward potential theranostic radiopharmaceutical agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Radiopharmaceuticals deliver radioactive drugs to specific target sites for imaging or therapy purposes, depending on the decay characteristics of the radionuclides. Potential radiopharmaceuticals are commonly designed via ... -
Formation and properties of endogenous adducts and crosslinks generated by amine-catalyzed strand cleavage at an AP site in duplex DNA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Abasic sites in DNA are a very common lesion. They are formed spontaneously and in the presence of biological amines, enzymes, and proteins. If unrepaired, abasic sites lead to DNA strand breaks and crosslinks. This thesis ... -
Method development for the analysis of nuclear forensic signatures with ICP-MS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Nuclear forensic analysis is a field of analytical chemistry that focuses specifically on analyzing signatures of nuclear material for criminal investigation. Promising nuclear forensic signatures include rare earths element ... -
Coulomb explosions dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Chemical reaction dynamics studies emerged with the advent of quantum mechanical theories in 1920s which have the capability of predicting the atomic motions by calculating potential energy surfaces. Experimental studies ... -
Acrylate synthesis from carbon dioxide - ethylene coupling catalyzed by first-row transition metal complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an abundant and renewable carbon source than can be used as feedstock for the synthesis of value-added materials. One such material is acrylic acid, and acrylate derivatives, which can be used in ... -
Synthesis and spectroelectrochemical study of novel polyhedral borane derivatives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)The substitution chemistry of dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate (2-) and decahydro-closodecaborate (2-) as well as the spectroelectrochemical properties of the resulted compounds which we refer to herein as "polyaryl boranes" ...