Browsing by Author "Darensbourg, Marcetta Y."
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Cui, Xiuhua (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)A library of iridium complexes featuring oxazoline and imidazol-2-ylidene ligands were synthesized by reaction of a library of imidazoles with a second library of oxazoline iodides. These complexes were active catalysts ...
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Golden, Melissa Lynn (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)[N,N??-bis-(mercaptoethyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctanato]NiII, Ni-1, is known to undergo metallation reactions with numerous metals. [N,N??-bis-(mercaptoethyl)-1,5-diazacycloheptanato]NiII, (bme-dach)Ni or Ni-1??, differs from ...
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Hess, Jennifer (2012-02-14)The significant role that nitric oxide plays in human physiology is linked to the ability of NO to bind to iron forming mono-nitrosyl iron complexes. Protein-bound and low-molecular-weight dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) ...
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Biophysical and Mechanistic Characterization of Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase from Escherichia coli Lund, Liliya (2012-02-14)Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) from E. coli catalyzes the formation of carbamoyl phosphate, an intermediate in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides and arginine, from glutamine, bicarbonate and two molecules ...
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Cao, Yihan (2021-08-18)Pincer ligands are commonly utilized in the design of transition metal catalysts. Our group recently reported the synthesis of diarylboryl-based Ir and Rh complexes, which feature an X-type boryl ligand that is Lewis acidic. ...
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Tooley, Patricia Ann (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)As PPN⁺ (bistriphenylphosphineimminium) salts the anionic metal hydrides HFeM(CO)₉⁻ (M = Cr, Mo, W) were shown to be olefin isomerization catalysts under mild conditions (25°C, fluorescent lighting) toward the conversion ...
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Rouckout, Nicolas Julien (2009-05-15)The catalytic hydrogenation of an aromatic sulfonyl chloride was investigated in continuous and semi-batch mode processes using a Robinson-Mahoney stationary basket reactor. A complete experimental unit was designed and ...
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Park, Yong Kwang (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The anionic transition metal hydride, HM(CO)₄L⁻ (M = Cr, W; L = CO, P(OMe)₃, P(C₆H₅)₃, P(Me)₃) reacts with transition metal carbonyl dimers (Cp₂W₂(CO)₆, Cp₂Mo₂(CO)₆, Mn₂(CO)₈{P(C₆H₅)₃}₂, Mn₂(CO)₁₀, Co₂⁻ (CO)₈) to give ...
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Brothers, Scott Michael (2012-02-14)Sophisticated catalytically active sites of metalloenzymes provide inspiration to synthetic chemists, as the metal coordination environments are often atypical to those found on the chemist's benchtop. Furthermore, ...
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Tarazona Vasquez, Francisco (2009-05-15)Metal ions are important for medical, environmental and catalytic applications. They are used as precursor molecules for the manufacture of metal nanocatalysts, which are promising materials for an array of biomedical, ...
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Zhao, Qinliang (2009-05-15)By using the building blocks Mo2(DAniF)3(O2CCH3) (DAniF = N,N'-di-panisylformamidinate) and [Mo2(cis-DAniF)2(NCCH3)4](BF4)2, a series of complexes with multiple dimolybdenum units, bridged by a variety of linkers and having ...
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Crystallization and mutational studies of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from moorella thermoacetica Kim, Eun Jin (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase (CODH), also known as Acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS), is one of seven known Ni containing enzymes. CODH/ACS is a bifunctional enzyme which oxidizes CO to CO2 reversibly and synthesizes acetyl-CoA. ...
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Avendano, Carolina (2011-08-08)The work presented herein focuses on the synthesis and characterization of new cyanide bridged molecular magnetic materials that form discrete molecules as well as three dimensional networks. This research is inspired by ...
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Grill, Joseph Michael (2009-06-02)A review of metal-mediated epoxidation is given. Jacobsen's catalyst and the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation catalyst are discussed. The origins of enantioselectivity are explained using stereochemical models. Several new ...
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Saha, Sayan (2019-10-21)The serendipitous discovery of cisplatin marks a milestone achievement in the field of medicinal inorganic chemistry and spearheaded the development of anticancer metallotherapeutics. Ruthenium (Ru) compounds hold great ...
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Yuan, Shuai (2018-07-27)Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of porous materials constructed from metal-containing nodes and organic linkers. Due to their structural and functional tunability as well as their ever-expanding ...
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Fitch, Shawn (2010-07-14)A prominent goal of scientists is to develop products and processes to meet the ever-growing needs of society. Today's needs include products that are economical, specialized, and made through processes with minimal impact ...
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Development of Degradable Polymeric Nanoscopic Platforms for Imaging and Drug Delivery Applications Li, Richen (2018-12-05)Degradable polymers have gained increasing interest in the molecular probe and nanomedicine research, which avoid safety concerns of non-degradable materials after long-term accumulation in the human body. This dissertation ...
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Ghanem, Eman Mohamed (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Phosphotriesterase (PTE) isolated from the soil bacterium Flavobacterium sp. is a member of the amidohydrolase superfamily. PTE catalyzes the hydrolysis of a broad spectrum of organophosphate triesters including the ...
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Tsai, Ping-Chuan (2011-02-22)The bacterial phosphotriesterase (PTE) from Pseudomonas diminuta possess very broad substrate specificity for organophosphorus compounds. It is capable of hydrolyzing several insecticides including paraoxon and various ...