Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Gabbai, Francois P."
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Gu, Weixing (2012-02-14)In this dissertation, catalytic C-F bond activation mediated by alumenium and silylium species, improved methods for the synthesis of highly chlorinated carboranes and dodecaborates, new type of P2Si= pincer silylene Pt ...
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Irwin, Levi Jacob (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The sterically expanded octamethyloctahydrodibenzofluorene moiety, C29H38 (Oct), has been incorporated into ansa-metallocenes and constrained geometry catalysts (CGC's). Utilization of this sterically expanded version of ...
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Zeits, Paul (2012-02-14)The olefin metathesis reaction has become one of the most powerful carbon-carbon bond forming reaction in synthetic chemistry. This work has expanded the utility of olefin metathesis in metal coordination spheres in three ...
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Chansaenpak, Kantapat (2015-07-29)Fluorine-18 (18F) is the most frequently used radionuclide in positron emission tomography (PET). This is, in part, due to the fact that fluorine is the element that is prevalent in organic molecules as well as easy to ...
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Schwerdtfeger, Eric Dean (2009-05-15)Utilization of methylaluminoxane (MAO) activated metallocene and constrained geometry (CGC) olefin polymerization catalysts containing fluorenyl or octamethyloctahydrodibenzofluorenyl (Oct) moieties has yielded three series ...
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Henkes, Amanda Erin (2009-05-15)Because of their high surface area (and hence, increased reactivity) nanocrystals can be used as reactive precursors in the low-temperature synthesis of solid state materials. When nanocrystals are used as reactants, the ...
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Price, Craig Justin (2009-05-15)The thermodynamic parameters associated with the copolymerization of ethylene and carbon dioxide were calculated using bond dissociation energies, the Benson additivity method and density functional theory calculations ...
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Furyk, Steven Michael (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The technique of phase labeling has the ability to greatly enhance synthetic protocol by simplifying purification and increasing efficiency. Traditional insoluble supports offer efficient and simple recovery of the Âphase ...
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Baranova, Zuzana (2017-09-04)The objective of this dissertation is the steric insulation of diplatinum polyynediyl complexes through the assembly of [2]rotaxanes, a class of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs). The synthetic approach to these ...
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Synthesis and characterization of melamine-based dendrimers with potential biological applications Crampton, Hannah Louise (2009-05-15)The convergent strategy towards dendrimer synthesis is well-suited to generate macromolecules with a diverse periphery, at the expense of time and effort, while the divergent strategy has historically been effective at ...
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Wade, Casey (2012-02-14)Although fluoride is used at low concentrations in drinking water as a means of promoting dental health, it poses a danger at high exposure levels where it can lead to skeletal fluorosis or other adverse effects. Cyanide ...
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Frantz, Eric Benjamin (2009-05-15)Excepting agricultural based products, which themselves require a great deal of energy to produce, our supply of natural resources such as minerals, metal ore, fresh water, coal, oil and natural gas are all limited in ...
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Wang, Huadong (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)The primary goal of the research described in this thesis concern the synthesis, characterization and study of 1,8-bis(diarylmethylium)naphthalenediyl dications. Such dications have been prepared from the corresponding ...
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Perera, Melanie Ingrid (2012-10-19)The focus of this work is to synthesize and immobilize novel rigid tetraphosphine linkers via the formation of phosphonium groups and by direct adsorption of tetraphosphine salts on oxide surfaces. These methods offer the ...
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Cho, Sung Wook (2009-05-15)The recently isolated bacterial metabolites, belactosins A-C from a fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. UCK14, uniquely contain a β-lactone dipeptide motif and exhibit anticancer activities. The enantioselective synthesis ...
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Haneline, Mason Reames (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Trimeric perfluoro-ortho-phenylene mercury (1) constitutes one of the simplest trifunctional Lewis acidic hosts. Cooperative effects arising from the proximity of the mercury(II) centers, the electron-withdrawing properties ...