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Chemistry Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

Evaluation of Central Florida plants as a source of biologically active compounds against the thrombolytic protease thrombin, and the pathogenic organism mycobacterium tuberculosis : structural characterization of b-amyryl hexadecanoate from parthenocissus quinquefolia an inhibitor of thrombin, Natalya Chistokhodova

Feasibility of crime scene pcr-based dna analysis using the mobile molecular laboratory, Debra E. Glidewell

Screening of Russian plants for their activity with thrombin and cancer: isolation and bioassay of pure compounds from origanum vulgare, Elena Aleksandrovna Goun

Development of a panel of y-chromosome markers for forensic use, Ashley M. Hall

Advanced infrared screening and filter materials, Catherine L. Hartmann

Two-photon photoinitiated cationic polymerization using near-ir light, Jun Liu

Chemical and mechanical analysis on CMP polyurethane pads, Huijun Lu

Selectivity mechanism of silicon dioxide polishing versus silicon nitride in chemical mechanical polishing, Raymond Marcano

Control of industrial boiler nitrogen oxide emissions using hydrogen peroxide treatment-phase II chemical analysis and phase III preliminary results, Lucas Pettey

Synthesis, liposome encapsulation, and evaluation of two-photon absorbing dyes for photodynamic cancer therapy, Brian Wayne Polk

Extraction and quantification of human deoxyribonucleic acid, and the amplification of human short tandem repeats and a sex identification marker from fly larvae found on decomposing tissue, George J. Schiro

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Synthesis and thermal study of a series of n-benzoyloxyamines and the scope and limitations of an amine oxidation process, Valentina Badescu

In-situ reductive dehalogenation of DNAPLs by the use of emulsified zero-valent nanoscale and microscale iron particles, Kathleen Bevirt Brooks

Bolaamphiphile nanotubes : from gene delivery to nano-electronics, Bogdan Gologan

Synthesis of new citrate-based siderophores as potential drug delivery agents for mycobacterium paratuberculosis and the reactions of n-(benzoyloxy) hexylamine with ketones and aldehydes, Hongyan Guo

Chemical-mechanical wear mechanism in polyurethane polishing pad materials, Irene Li

Two photon organic photochemical reactions : photocycloadditon of 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin and photoisomerization of an idolylfulgide, Yong Liu

Modification and characterization of self-assembly systems: limposomes, lipid tubules and bolaamphiphile, Su Pan

Two-photon photo-initiated free radical polymerization, Xiaobin Ren

The synthesis and characterization of environmentally degradable milimeter wave screeing materials, Yi Xiong

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Molecular modeling and computer-aided design of potential protease inhibitors, Toni T. Calvino

Characterization of magnetorheological fluids, Karima Hoceine Chamma

Activation of Mg2Ni alloy towards initial hydrogen uptake by treatment with water vapor and organic compounds, Rajkumar Juturu

The development of an in-situ remediation technique using electrokinetics for the removal of heavy metals in contaminated soils, Vanessa Nirvani Prasad

New near-IR two-photon absorbing fluorene derivatives : synthesis and nonlinear optical characterization, Katherine J. Schafer

Mechanisms for the alkaline hydrolysis of dibromodifluoromethane-alkene adducts to a,B-unsaturated carboxylates, JoAnne Ligeri Swanson

Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyamine DNA-intercalator conjugates and synthesis of N-hydroxyamide containing peptides, Lu Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Vapor-phase catalytic hydrogenation of 1-octene using nickel microwires and gauzes, Brian Anthony Cocolicchio

The application of ultrasound to zero-valent iron in column studies and a proposed mechanism for the iron-mediated reductive dehalogenation of trichloroethylene and formation of its by-products, Nancy Lau

Characterization of the stability of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) slurries for optical polishing, Margareth Lauwidjaja

N,N'-disalicylidene-1,2-propanediamine; determination of in jp-8 jet fuel and use as ligand in ion selective electrode membrane : water activation of magnesium nickel alloy for hydrogen uptake and storage, Janice K. Lomness

Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyamine DNA-intercalator conjugates, Shah Sapna Majmundar

Investigation of potential replacement solvents for 1,1,1-trichloroethane for cold cleaning of electrical apparatus, Joseph J. O'Shanka

Steric control of the self-assembly behavior of diamide diacids, Darrick C. Seconi

Pilot scale study for control of industrial boiler nitrogen oxides emissions using hydrogen peroxide treatment coupled with wet scrubbing -chemical analysis, Loubna Mzaalak Tazi

The use of ultrasound to enhance the degradation rate of chlorinated aliphatics and to study their sorption properties on elemental iron surfaces, Patrick Christopher Toy

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

A study of the school prayer issue in the United States, Craig S. Evans

Chemical characterization of some aqueous leachates from hydroponically grown potato biomass, Jun Qian

Transesterification of poly(ethylene terephthalate), Wenwei Sun

A study of nickel microwires as catalysts in the liquid phase hydrogenation of alkenes, Lu Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

The activation of Mg2Ni with water, G. W. Christian Adams

Examination of a pyrrole cyclization reaction for the formation of 4-carbethoxy-2-phenacl-3-phenyl-pyrrole : synthesis of a series of novel pyrrole analogs that contain the diacylhydrazide group, Anthony Diebes

Phenacylation studies of highly functionalized pyrroles and their application to the preparation of rigidin derivatives and other compounds, Kartik M. Keertikar

Properties of metal hydrides that can be determined with a DSC/GC/pressure system, Roxanne Rene Petzold

Studies of dimethacrylates as dental resins with improved resins with improved properties, Yunhui Sun

Synthesis of methacrylate-termindated polyethylene : compounds related to difluorofulvene and difluoroheptafulvene, Keh chiang Yang

Structure-activity relationships of novel pyrrole derivatives, Jiandong Yin

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

The use of conductive polymers to produce environmentally friendly multispectral screening materials, Ghassan Farouk Afiouni

Waste minimization and treatment for ammonium bifluoride, G. Thad Bowes

New catalyst systems for the vapor phase synthesis of carbon filaments, Daniela Bratescu

Optical measurement of contaminant concentrations for precision cleaning applications, Patrick Scott Fowler

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Structure activity relations of oxadiazoles & diacylhydrazines, Kamal I. Ayoub

Catalytic studies of the synthesis of vaporgrown carbon filaments, Xiao Ying Duan

Regiocontrolled synthesis of phenacylpyrroles, Karen Xuhua Du

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Optimization of the crystallization of ferrous sulfate heptahydrate, Philip E. Behm

Characterization of a black oxide process tank, Lester A. Cano

Nutrient dynamics in a reflooded hydrologically altered wetland, William Scott Davidson

Heterogenous catalysis of dichlorodifluoromethane oxidation, Michael Charles Murray

The application of vinylogous iminium salts and related synthons to the preparation of monosubstituted triazolopyrimidines, Zhenrong Qian

The development, characterization, and utilization of a novel system combining calorimetry, chromatography and pressure measurement for the evaluation of metal hydrides as hydrogen storage compounds, James R. Slattery

Preparation and functionalization of regioselectively substituted pyrroles/, Lana L. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

An aqueous method of cfc-113 replacement for hardware cleanliness verification, Jennifer Batten

Carbon dioxide hydrogenation over group VIII metals supported on graphite/, Albert Duana Kweyete

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Base promoted rearrangement of quaternary ammonium salts derived from 2-aryl-3-(n,n-dimethylamino)-1-propenes, Jennifer Maurine Birnstihl

Synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted pyrroles from 2,3-disubstituted-3-chloropropeniminium salts : a search for biologically active compounds from zigadenus densus and rhizophora apiculata, Marc A. Bruce

Dehydrobromination of some 1,3-dibromo-1,1- difluoro compounds som (4+2) cycloaddition reactions of 1,1-difluoro-1,3-dienes, Christopher Foti

Synthesis and biological activity of a series of highly functionalized phenylamdes, James Giles Tarrant

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Improving the analytical recovery of radiostrontium from environmental samples, Luz Selenia Acosta

Reactions of 1,3-dibromo-1,1-difluoroalkanes with soduim borohydride, Javier Gonzalez

Catalytic reduction of model hazardous waste, Bruce A. Lerner

Applications of sodium perborate as an oxidant for organic substrates, Kathryn L. Reed

The enhancement of the incineration of model volatile organic solvents by the use of hydrogen peroxide as a novel oxidative homogeneous catalyst, Douglas James Tomlin

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

The synthesis of styrene maleic anhydride-g-poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ester and styrene maleic anhydride-g-poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ester/poly (ethylene glycol) graft polymers and their corresponding interpenetrating polymer networks with polystyrene, Lauri L. Jenkins

Chemical fixation and immobilization of heavy metals in municipal incinerator ash, Jean M. Kula

Oxidation of various alkenes with sodium perborate in acetic acid and subsequent elaboration of these products, Roupen A. Manguikian

A reinvestigation of the preparation and reaction of ethyl 2-substituted styrl-4-ozoquinazoline-3-(4-benzoates) with hydrazine hydrate. The preparation and reactions of 2-arylsulfonylvinamidinium salt, Ajit S. Shah

Alkaline hydrolysis of 1,3-dibromo-1,1-difluoroalkanes: a two-step vinyl carboxylation scheme, Darlene K. Slattery

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

New synthetic transformations of 1-benzyl, 3,5-dibromo, 1h-1,2,4-triazole /c, Adam Michael Fivush

I. Evaluation of Iron Whiskers and Stainless Steel Microwaves as Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis II. Hydrodechlorination of Chloralkanes on Iron Whisker Catalysts, Diane Kaefer-Northcott

Unexpected products from the reactions of 1-(bromodifluoromethyl)-2-(bromoalkanes with potassium hydroxide,characterization of some gen-difluorodienes and attempted syntheses of gem-difluorocyclopropanes, Mariana Michael

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

The Synthesis of 2-Aryl-3-Fluoroalkoxy-1-Propenes and Some Potentially Useful Reaction of These Systems, Joan E. Brown

Hydration of Propylene to Isopropanol, Nehemiah Diala

The Reaction of 2-Arylprop-1-En-3-Yltrimethylammonium Iodides With Sulfur Nucleophiles and Useful Synthetic Applications of These Adducts, Steven J. Duranceau

Preparation of Geminal Diflourodienes, Antonio Landavazo

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

New Synthetic Applications of Enaminoketones, Timothy J. Buck

Flow Injection and Photometric Determination of S(IV) in Rainwater with Pararosaniline, Frank A. Hedgecock

Corrosion Ability and the Chemistry of Mercuric Chloride and Related Compounds, Martin R. Kruger

The Use of Scheffe-Equivalent Equations to Predict Physical Properties of Neoprene, Cheng Y. Loh

Ion Selective Electrodes Based on Aza- Substituted Crown Ethers, Lisa Ann Wellington

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

The Determination of Biological Activity and Biochemical Mode of Action for the Oxadiazole and Diacylhdrazine Insecticides, Bonnie M. Gunn

Attenuation of Infrared Radiation by Diesel Fuel Generated Particle and Droplet Aerosols, Soodabeh Karimi

Synergistic Effects in Bimetallic Hydrogenation Catalysts, Kathleen L. McIntyre

I. The Use of Polyethers as Phase Transfer Catalysts for the Fluoroalkoxylation of Halogenated Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Systems II. The Grignard Addition and Sodium Cyanoborohydride Reduction of Arylchloropropeniminium Salts, Martin A.M. Moebus

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

Oxidation of Valencene to Nootkatone, Tung F. Chen

Part I: The Synthesis of Potential Agrochemicals. Part II: The Use of Gold's Reagent as a Lynch Pin in the Formation of Five and Six Membered Heterocycles, Keith F. Correia

A Two Part Research Report: Aromatic Nucelophilic Fluoroal Koxylation via Cationic Phase Transfer Catalysis and Reactions of Unsymmetrical Vinamidinium Salts with Organometallic Reagents, Joseph E. Coury

A Three Part Research Report: The Synthesis of Potential Insecticides, N-(4-Heteroaryloxybenzoyl)-N'-(2,4-Dichlorobenzoyl) Hydrazines: A Reinvestigation of Hexamethylphosphoramide with Ketoximes; Regioselective Fluoralkoxylation and Polyfluoroalkoxylation of Activated Dihalobenzenes and Dihaloheterocycles, Gary A. DeCrescenzo

Modeling of Laboratory Scale Batch Distillations with a Desktop Computer, Dale F. Johnson

I :Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymer Supported Homogenous Oxidation Catalysts. II: Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymer Supported Multi Site Phase Transfer Catalysts III: Synthesis of Potential Herbicides, Russell L. Leonard

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Part I: The Synthesis of New Potential Insecticides. Part II: New Aromatic Nucleophililic Subsitution Reactions, Fluoroalkoxylation and N,N-Dimethylamination, Cesar Colon