Department Faculty Publications

Chemistry Department faculty publications from 2008:

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1. "Effects of Pre- and Postnatal Exposure to Chromium Picolinate or Picolinic Acid on Neurological Development in CD-1 Mice." Bailey, M. M.; Boohaker, J. G.; Jernigan, P. L.; Townsend, M. B.; Sturdivant, J.; Rasco, J. F.; Vincent, J. B.; Hood, R. D. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 124, 70-82 (2008).

2. "Developmental toxicity assessment of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride in CD-1 mice." Bailey, M. M.; Townsend, M. B.; Jernigan, P. L.; Sturdivant, J.; Hough-Troutman, W. L.; Rasco, J. F.; Swatloski, R. P.; Rogers, R. D.; Hood, R. D. Green Chem. 10, 1213-1217 (2008).

3. "Syntheses of epi-aigialomycin D and deoxy-aigialomycin C via a diastereoselective ring closing metathesis macrocyclization protocol." Bajwa, N.; Jennings, M. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 390-393 (2008).

4. "An Efficient 1,2-Chelation-Controlled Reduction of Protected Hydroxy Ketones via Red-Al." Bajwa, N.; Jennings, M. P. J. Org. Chem. 73, 3638-3641 (2008).

5. "Self-assembly and magnetic properties of shape-controlled monodisperse CoFe₂O₄ nanocrystals." Bao, N.; Shen, L.; Padhan, P.; Gupta, A. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 173101/1-173101/3 (2008).

6. "Shape-controlled monocrystalline ferroelectric barium titanate nanostructures: from nanotubes and nanowires to ordered nanostructures." Bao, N.; Shen, L.; Srinivasan, G.; Yanagisawa, K.; Gupta, A. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 8634-8642 (2008).

7. "Self-assembly of nanostructured [MoS42-]-copolymer hybrids by solvent evaporation induction." Bao, N.; Shen, L.; Yanagisawa, K.; Domen, K.; Grimes, C. A.; Gupta, A. Mater. Lett. 62, 648-650 (2008).

8. "Can Kosmotropic Salt/Chaotropic Ionic Liquid (Salt/Salt Aqueous Biphasic Systems) be Used to Remove Pertechnetate From Complex Salt Waste?" Bridges, N. J.; Rogers, R. D. Sep. Sci. Technol. 43, 1083-1090 (2008).

9. "Sterically demanding, zwitterionic trialkylphosphonium sulfonates as air-stable ligand precursors for efficient palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings of aryl bromides and chlorides." Brown, W. S.; Boykin, D. A. D.; Sonnier, M. Q., Jr.; Clark, W. D.; Brown, F. V.; Shaughnessy, K. H. Synthesis, 1965-1970 (2008).

10. "Raman spectroscopy of La₂NiMnO₆ films on SrTiO₃ (100) and LaAlO₃ (100) substrates: Observation of epitaxial strain." Burgess, J.; Guo, H.; Gupta, A.; Street, S. Vib. Spectrosc. 48, 113-117 (2008).

11. "General and Practical Conversion of Aldehydes to Homologated Carboxylic Acids." Cafiero, L. R.; Snowden, T. S. Org. Lett. 10, 3853-3856 (2008).

12. "tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxytrichloromethylmethane-readily accessible and robust protecting group for (hetero)aryl aldehydes." Cafiero, L. R.; Snowden, T. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 2844-2847 (2008).

13. "Comparative reductive desymmetrization of 2,2-disubstituted-cycloalkane-1,3-diones." Carr, J. M.; Snowden, T. S. Tetrahedron 64, 2897-2905 (2008).

14. "Single molecule charging by atomic force microscopy." Chotsuwan, C.; Blackstock, S. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 12556-12557 (2008).

15. "Solubility and solvation in ionic liquids," Cocalia, V. A.; Visser, A. E.; Rogers, R. D.; Holbrey, J. D. In Ionic Liquids in Synthesis; 2nd Ed. ed., (2008); Vol. 1, pp 89-102.

16. "Dual Nature of Polyethylene Glycol-Based Aqueous Biphasic Extraction Chromatographic (ABEC) Resins: Uptakes of Perchlorate versus Mercury(II)." Dilip, M.; Griffin, S. T.; Spear, S. K.; Rijksen, C.; Rodriguez, H.; Rogers, R. D. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 47, 7390-7396 (2008).

17. "Total Synthesis of (-)-Dactylolide and Formal Synthesis of (-)-Zampanolide via Target Oriented β-C-Glycoside Formation." Ding, F.; Jennings, M. P. J. Org. Chem. 73, 5965-5976 (2008).

18. "Structure and Heats of Formation of Iodine Fluorides and the Respective Closed-Shell Ions from CCSD(T) Electronic Structure Calculations and Reliable Prediction of the Steric Activity of the Free-Valence Electron Pair in ClF₆^-, BrF₆^-, and IF₆." Dixon, D. A.; Grant, D. J.; Christe, K. O.; Peterson, K. A. Inorg. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.) 47, 5485-5494 (2008).

19. "A survey of factors contributing to accurate theoretical predictions of atomization energies and molecular structures." Feller, D.; Peterson, K. A.; Dixon, D. A. J. Chem. Phys. 129, 204105/1-204105/32 (2008).

20. "Pulsed EPR and DFT Characterization of Radicals Produced by Photo-Oxidation of Zeaxanthin and Violaxanthin on Silica-Alumina." Focsan, A. L.; Bowman, M. K.; Konovalova, T. A.; Molnar, P.; Deli, J.; Dixon, D. A.; Kispert, L. D. J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 1806-1819 (2008).

21. "Carbocupration-Functionalization of Arynes: Rapid Access to Variably ortho-Substituted ((E)-3-Phenylprop-1-enyl)silanes." Ganta, A.; Snowden, T. S. Org. Lett. 10, 5103-5106 (2008).

22. "Negative ion production from peptides and proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry." Gao, J.; Cassady, C. J. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 22, 4066-4072 (2008).

23. "Structures and heats of formation of the neutral and ionic PNO, NOP, and NPO systems from electronic structure calculations." Grant, D. J.; Dixon, D. A.; Kemeny, A. E.; Francisco, J. S. J. Chem. Phys. 128, 164305/1-164305/9 (2008).

24. "Bond Dissociation Energies in Second-Row Compounds." Grant, D. J.; Matus, M. H.; Switzer, J. R.; Dixon, D. A.; Francisco, J. S.; Christe, K. O. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 3145-3156 (2008).

25. "Neopentylphosphines as effective ligands in palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings of aryl bromides and chlorides." Hill, L. L.; Smith, J. M.; Brown, W. S.; Moore, L. R.; Guevera, P.; Pair, E. S.; Porter, J.; Chou, J.; Wolterman, C. J.; Craciun, R.; Dixon, D. A.; Shaughnessy, K. H. Tetrahedron 64, 6920-6934 (2008).

26. "Using ionic liquids to trap unique coordination environments: polymorphic solvates of ErCl₃(OH₂)₄•2([C₂mim]Cl)." Hines, C. C.; Cocalia, V. A.; Rogers, R. D. Chem. Commun. (Cambridge, U. K.), 226-228 (2008).

27. "Flexible coordination environments of lanthanide complexes grown from chloride-based ionic liquids." Hines, C. C.; Cordes, D. B.; Griffin, S. T.; Watts, S. I.; Cocalia, V. A.; Rogers, R. D. New J. Chem. 32, 872-877 (2008).

28. "Calix[4]arenes immobilized in a cellulose-based platform for entrapment and detection of NO_x gases." Hines, J. H.; Wanigasekara, E.; Rudkevich, D. M.; Rogers, R. D. J. Mater. Chem. 18, 4050-4055 (2008).

29. "Physicochemical properties: physicochemical properties of ionic liquids: melting points and phase diagrams," Holbrey, J. D.; Rogers, R. D. In Ionic Liquids in Synthesis; 2nd Ed. ed., (2008); Vol. 1, pp 57-72.

30. "Poly(biradicals): oligomers of 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyl units." Ito, S.; Miura, J.; Morita, N.; Yoshifuji, M.; Arduengo, A. J., III Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 47, 6418-6421 (2008).

31. "Prediction of Vibrational Frequencies of UO₂²⁺ at the CCSD(T) Level." Jackson, V. E.; Craciun, R.; Dixon, D. A.; Peterson, K. A.; de Jong, W. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 4095-4099 (2008).

32. "Heat generation of aqueously dispersed CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles as heating agents for magnetically activated drug delivery and hyperthermia." Kim, D.-H.; Nikles, D. E.; Johnson, D. T.; Brazel, C. S. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 320, 2390-2396 (2008).

33. "Pulsed Electron Nuclear Double Resonance Studies of Carotenoid Oxidation in Cu(II)-Substituted MCM-41 Molecular Sieves." Lawrence, J.; Focsan, A. L.; Konovalova, T. A.; Molnar, P.; Deli, J.; Bowman, M. K.; Kispert, L. D. J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 5449-5457 (2008).

34. "Molecular Structures and Energetics of the (TiO₂)_n (n = 1-4) Clusters and Their Anions." Li, S.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 6646-6666 (2008).

35. "Benchmark calculations on the adiabatic ionization potentials of M-NH₃ (M = Na, Al, Ga, In, Cu, Ag)." Li, S.; Peterson, K. A.; Dixon, D. A. J. Chem. Phys. 128, 154301/1-154301/12 (2008).

36. "Chemoselective TBS deprotection of primary alcohols by means of pyridinium tribromide (PyBr₃) in MeOH." Martinez-Solorio, D.; Jennings, M. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 5175-5178 (2008).

37. "Thermochemical Parameters of CHFO and CF₂O." Matus, M. H.; Nguyen, M. T.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 4973-4981 (2008).

38. "ClClO₂ Is the Most Stable Isomer of Cl₂O₂. Accurate Coupled Cluster Energetics and Electronic Spectra of Cl₂O₂ Isomers." Matus, M. H.; Nguyen, M. T.; Dixon, D. A.; Peterson, K. A.; Francisco, J. S. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 9623-9627 (2008).

39. "Unimolecular electronics." Metzger, R. M. J. Mater. Chem. 18, 4364-4396 (2008).

40. "Unimolecular electronic devices." Metzger, R. M. Intell. Mater., 205-230 (2008).

41. "Sterically demanding, sulfonated, triarylphosphines: application to palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling, steric and electronic properties, and coordination chemistry." Moore, L. R.; Western, E. C.; Craciun, R.; Spruell, J. M.; Dixon, D. A.; O'Halloran, K. P.; Shaughnessy, K. H. Organometallics 27, 576-593 (2008).

42. "Vicinal Functionalization of Propiolate Esters via a Tandem Catalytic Carbocupration-Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction Sequence." Mueller, A. J.; Jennings, M. P. Org. Lett. 10, 1649-1652 (2008).

43. "Mechanism of the Hydration of Carbon Dioxide: Direct Participation of H₂O versus Microsolvation." Nguyen, M. T.; Matus, M. H.; Jackson, V. E.; Ngan, V. T.; Rustad, J. R.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 10386-10398 (2008).

44. "Heats of Formation of Triplet Ethylene, Ethylidene, and Acetylene." Nguyen, M. T.; Matus, M. H.; Lester, W. A., Jr.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 2082-2087 (2008).

45. "Energetics and Mechanism of the Decomposition of Trifluoromethanol." Nguyen, M. T.; Matus, M. H.; Ngan, V. T.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 1298-1312 (2008).

46. "Theoretical Study of the Hydrogen Release from Ammonia Alane and the Catalytic Effect of Alane." Nguyen, V. S.; Matus, M. H.; Ngan, V. T.; Nguyen, M. T.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 5662-5671 (2008).

47. "Reactions of Diborane with Ammonia and Ammonia Borane: Catalytic Effects for Multiple Pathways for Hydrogen Release." Nguyen, V. S.; Matus, M. H.; Nguyen, M. T.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 9946-9954 (2008).

48. "Lubricant effect on the microtribological behavior of magnetic coating formulations 1-aliphatic lubricants." Nikles, D. E.; Farahat, M. S. Tribol. Lett. 31, 47-56 (2008).

49. "New ultraviolet-curable formulations for bonding poly(vinyl chloride)-coated fiberglass wire mesh for reinforcement applications." Nikles, D. E.; Farahat, M. S. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 111, 3058-3064 (2009).

50. "Coordination of aminoborane, NH₂BH₂, dictates selectivity and extent of H₂ release in metal-catalysed ammonia borane dehydrogenation." Pons, V.; Baker, R. T.; Szymczak, N. K.; Heldebrant, D. J.; Linehan, J. C.; Matus, M. H.; Grant, D. J.; Dixon, D. A. Chem. Commun. (Cambridge, U. K.), 6597-6599 (2008).

51. "Negative ion dissociation of peptides containing hydroxyl side chains." Pu, D.; Cassady, C. J. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 22, 91-100 (2008).

52. "The effects of chromium(III) coordination on the dissociation of acidic peptides." Pu, D.; Vincent, J. B.; Cassady, C. J. J. Mass Spectrom. 43, 773-781 (2008).

53. "Solvation of Carbohydrates in N,N'-Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids: A Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopy Study." Remsing, R. C.; Hernandez, G.; Swatloski, R. P.; Massefski, W. W.; Rogers, R. D.; Moyna, G. J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 11071-11078 (2008).

54. "A Solventless Route to 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Fluoride Hydrofluoride, [C₂mim][F]•HF." Rijksen, C.; Rogers, R. D. J. Org. Chem. 73, 5582-5584 (2008).

55. "Ionic liquids for liquid-in-glass thermometers." Rodriguez, H.; Williams, M.; Wilkes, J. S.; Rogers, R. D. Green Chem. 10, 501-507 (2008).

56. "Quantum-Chemical Calculations of Carbon-Isotope Fractionation in CO₂(g), Aqueous Carbonate Species, and Carbonate Minerals." Rustad, J. R.; Nelmes, S. L.; Jackson, V. E.; Dixon, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 542-555 (2008).

57. "Hydrothermal Splitting of Titanate Fibers to Single-Crystalline TiO₂ Nanostructures with Controllable Crystalline Phase, Morphology, Microstructure, and Photocatalytic Activity." Shen, L.; Bao, N.; Zheng, Y.; Gupta, A.; An, T.; Yanagisawa, K. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 8809-8818 (2008).

58. "Direct, atom efficient, and halide-free syntheses of azolium azolate energetic ionic liquids and their eutectic mixtures, and method for determining eutectic composition." Smiglak, M.; Bridges, N. J.; Dilip, M.; Rogers, R. D. Chem.--Eur. J. 14, 11314-11319 (2008).

59. "Tailoring nucleation and growth conditions for narrow compositional distributions in colloidal synthesized FePt nanoparticles." Srivastava, C.; Nikles, D. E.; Thompson, G. B. J. Appl. Phys. 104, 104314/1-104314/7 (2008).

60. "Compositional evolution during the synthesis of Fe-Pt nanoparticles." Srivastava, C.; Nikles, D. E.; Thompson, G. B. J. Appl. Phys. 104, 064315/1-064315/7 (2008).

61. "Magnetite-embedded cellulose fibers prepared from ionic liquid." Sun, N.; Swatloski, R. P.; Maxim, M. L.; Rahman, M.; Harland, A. G.; Haque, A.; Spear, S. K.; Daly, D. T.; Rogers, R. D. J. Mater. Chem. 18, 283-290 (2008).

62. "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Photoreduction of Copper(II)-Dendrimer Complexes." Wan, H.; Li, S.; Konovalova, T. A.; Shuler, S. F.; Dixon, D. A.; Street, S. C. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 1335-1344 (2008).

63. "Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of Cr₂O₃ thin films using chromium hexacarbonyl (Cr(CO)₆) precursor." Wang, J.; Gupta, A.; Klein, T. M. Thin Solid Films 516, 7366-7372 (2008).

64. "Studies on stable 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls." Yoshifuji, M.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Ito, S. Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 183, 335-339 (2008).

65. "Probing the Electronic and Structural Properties of Chromium Oxide Clusters (CrO₃)_n^- and (CrO₃)_n (n = 1-5): Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Density Functional Calculations." Zhai, H.-J.; Li, S.; Dixon, D. A.; Wang, L.-S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 5167-5177 (2008).

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