A series of 1,5-bis(alkoxymethyl) anthracene derivatives was designed and synthesized for development of structure - monolayer morphology relationships. The morphologies and unit cells of the …
The structures of molecules in solution are essential to their reactivities in solution. The solution structures can be characterized by estimating the molecular weight of …
Iron sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are ubiquitous cofactors essential for life processes ranging from electron transport to gene regulation. We are interested in the reactivity of …
Anion photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) is a versatile and powerful method for elucidating the electronic structures of size-selected atomic and molecular clusters. Traditional photoelectron spectroscopy was …
This dissertation is centered on two areas: (i) rational design and synthesis of robust porous metal-organic frameworks using well-defined building blocks and (ii) synthesis of …
First part of my research was to understand the facet-dependence, specifically (100) face of Cu nanomaterials in the selectivity of ethylene formation for CO2/CO reduction. …
As the number of atoms in a cluster system increases, the number of local minima on the Born-Oppenheimer potential energy surface is expected to increase …
The extensive list of new and useful physics exhibited by 2D materials and their heterostructures is paving the way towards dissipationless, next-generation spintronics. Two materials …
Cellular redox homeostasis regulates metabolism, cell death, differentiation and development, immune responses, circadian rhythm, and overall cell health. This is achieved through a balance of …
Diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) has been established as an efficient means for the separation of the NMR resonances in mixtures of compounds in solution. Despite …
Chemical communication mediated by molecules called semiochemicals occurs in organisms from all taxonomic kingdoms. My doctoral work as focused on chemical communication in Streptomyces bacteria, …
Medicine can be divided into two central components: the diagnosis of a disease and its treatment. Both components of medicine are being transformed by the …
Argentation chromatography is a unique liquid chromatography technique, highly selective for double bonds and their subtle variations (e.g. cis/trans configuration, double bond positioning, etc.). Since …
Diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) and related diffusion coefficient-formula weight (D-fw) correlation analysis are described. DOSY experiments use gradient pulses to label spins within the NMR …
Cellular dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) have long been considered nitric oxide (NO) carriers, though their chemical functionality is not well understood. I have demonstrated that, …
Lead halide perovskites have garnered extensive research attention since their discovery due to their unique optoelectronic properties, and high structure and composition tunability, which renders …
Bio-sourced and degradable polymers are critical materials that can reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel based polymer production. The ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones is …
The primary objective of this thesis is the development of methods to generate and detect local phonons in aqueous solutions, which lead to new understanding …
Electrocatalysis, which uses electricity to initiate redox reactions, plays an important role in chemical research and chemical industry. In this dissertation, I will introduce how …