Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Salon I A&B (Intercontinental at the Plaza)
Sci Mixer Poster Session
Selected posters from all sub-disciplines of chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry (5), Physical Chemistry (5), Analytical Chemistry (7), Chemical Education (2), Materials and Polymer Chemistry (2), Organic Chemistry (14), Biological Chemistry (4)
Organizers:Keith R. Buszek
Peter Groner
Part 1 
Is There Anything New in Cr(III) Kinetics? pH Dependent Cr(III) Cluster Solvolysis
J. David Van Horn, Huan Huang, Shveta Chaudhary, Matthew D. Miller, Andrew J. Holder
Structure and Properties of 1,1-Dimethyl-2,3,4,5-Tetrakis(4-trimethylsilylphenyl)Silole
Barrett E. Eichler, Amy E. Brown
The Development of Bimetallic Porphyrin Paddle-Wheel Frameworks
Paul M. Barron, Eun Young Choi, Curtis Wray, Wonyoung Choe
CID Investigation of Ammonium Tetrafluoroborate Cluster Ions
Ryan P. Dain, Vy Pham, Linda Myers, Mike J. Van Stipdonk
Synthesis and Characterization of A C3-Symmetric Tris(oxazolinyl)Borate and Its Ruthenium Complex
Jiachun Su, Aaron Sadow
Part 2 
Thermodynamics of the Zinc-Oxygen-Hydrogen System
Audrey L. Myers, Dwight L. Myers
Intracavity Laser Spectra of Methane in 760-915nm Range at Low Sample Temperatures
Sadasivan Shaji, James J. O'Brien
Oxocorrologen: DFT Studies on Tautomerism and Anion Binding
Paul A. Karr, Yongshu Xie, Katsuhkio Ariga, Jonathan P. Hill, Francis D'Souza
β-Cyclodextrin Supramolecular Inclusion Complexes as Probes for Molecular and Chiral Recognition
Yunxuan Xie, Lachmi Yerra, Meghen Friesen, John J. Stezowski
Measuring the Ultrafast Heat Flow through Molecules with Ångström Resolution
Jeffrey A. Carter, Zhaohui Wang, Dana D. Dlott
Part 3 
Polymer Microspheres Imprinted with Dopamine Template for Chemical Sensing
Tyler Gillen, Brett Elgersma, George Mwangi
Detection of Post-Translational Modifications by Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology
Skylar A. Martin-Brown, Tim Wen, Laurence Florens, Mike Washburn
Electrochemical Detection Schemes for Microchip Electrophoresis
David J. Fischer, Vincent Bonifay, Ryan Grigsby
Electropolymerization of Triphenylamine Appended Zinc Porphyrin to Form Porphyrin-Fullerene Dyads at the Electrode Surface for Photochemical Studies
Navaneetha K. Subbaiyan
Application of Zeolite Resins for the Remediation of Contaminant Ions in Wastewater
Michael B. Mears, Leonard J. Archer
Making and Breaking Metal Ion Complexes of Boc-Derivatized Crown Ethers
Maryna Popp, Christopher M. Leavitt, Ryan P. Dain, Mike Van Stipdonk
Analysis of Oxidized Protein Species by Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography (MEKC)
Pradyot Nandi, Yan He, Nathan Lacher, Rachel K. Roberts, K. Steven Cook
Part 4 
Di-Epoxy Cross-Linked Aerogels Using Ethanol as An Environmentally Friendly Solvent
Amanda S. Weber, Dr. Mary Ann B. Meador, Stephanie Vivod
A Collaborative Laboratory Experience in Electrochemistry for Instrumental Analysis and General Chemistry II Students
Shauna L. Hiley, Michael W. Ducey
Part 5 
Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Dimethacrylate Monomer for Improved Dental Restoratives
Jonggu Park, Qiang Ye, Elizabeth M. Topp, Elisabet L. Kostoryz, Chi H. Lee, Xiaomei Yao, Paulette Spencer
Development of a Highly Efficient Glycerol Biofuel Cell Capable of Complete Oxidation
Robert L. Arechederra IV, Shelley D. Minteer
Part 6 
Biodiesel Synthesis: ETS-10 as a Prospective Catalyst
Fathi T. Halaweish, Erin Jo Mercer, Eric Geiger
Screening for Molecular Targets of Cucurbitacins and Hepatoprotective and Antiproliferative Activities
Jeff A. Fahey, Fathi Halaweish, Chris Chase
Total Synthesis of Galanthamine by A Tandem [2+2] Cycloaddition-Rearrangement Strategy
Keith R. Buszek, Dale L. Bixby
N-Vinylpyridinium and -Ammonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts: New Electrophilic Coupling Partners for Pd(0)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions
Neil Brown, Machiko Minatoya, Ge Gao, Keith R. Buszek
Sultam Libraries: Oxa-Michael and Baylis-Hillman Strategies for Scaffold Development
Chris A. Knudtson, Aihua Zhou, Paul Vander Velde, Paul R. Hanson
New Strategies for Sultam Libraries
Kyu Ok Jeon, Dinesh Rayabarapu, Josh Wewel, Jennifer Guerra, Paul Hanson
Synthesis and Characterization of Azulene Derivatives: An Interesting Family of Radical Cation and Anion Precursors
Xueyi Chen, T.C. Sandreczki, Jerry R. Dias
Computational Evaluation of Energy Surfaces for Stereocontrol of the Glycosylation Reaction
Brett A. Cagg, Patrick Carver, Elijah Tylski, Emily Wertin, Jonathan Rhoad
Iodination of Alkanes
Melvyn W. Mosher, Chelsey R. Hall, Tabitha L. Good Leake
A Rapid Route to Δ2-Isoxazolines
Jenny S. Fusby, Yang Yang, Michael D. Mosher
New Methods for Asymmetric Synthesis of Homoallylic Amines and Aldehydes Via the Palladium Umpolung
Kevin J. Godber, Atsushi Shiota, Chad D. Hopkins, Helena C. Malinakova
Photorelease of Amine, Alcohol, and Phenolic Functional Groups Via P-Hydroxyphenacyl (pHP) Carbonates
Chicheng Ma, Richard Givens
Structural Effects in the Reaction of Phosphorus Substituted Acetates with Epoxides
Raj K. Malla, Saibal Bandyopadhyay, C. D. Spilling*
Part 7 
Enzymes of Fucose Metabolism across the Animal Kingdom
Bradley J. Honas, Urlene M. Glassman, Thomas J. Wiese
Determining Concentrations of Fentanyl in Decomposing and Formalin-Stored Post-Mortem Liver Tissue Over Time by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
Tiffany L. Eckert-Lumsdon, James W. McGill
Catalytic Mechanism of A Penicillin-Binding Protein Revealed through Transition State Analog Inhibition
William Gutheil
Investigation of the Metabolism of Anthocyanidins by Heliothis Virescens
Lindsay N. Ewert, Gregory L. Thompson, James M. Chapman

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