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Submissions from 2012

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Using Biocatalysis to Integrate Organic Chemistry into a Molecular Biology Laboratory Course, Mande Beers, Crystal Archer, Brent D. Feske, and Scott C. Mateer

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Linker Free, Silica Bound Olefin Metathesis Catalysts: Applications in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Jose Cabrera, Robin Padilla, Miriam Bru, Ronald Linder, Takeharu Kageyama, Kristina Wilckens, Shawna L. Balof, Hans-Joerg Schanz, Richard Dehn, Henrique J. Teles, Stephan Deuerlein, Kevin Muller, Frank Rominger, and Michael Limbach

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Getting a Head Start: The Benefits of Starting Undergraduate Research as a Freshman, Stephen N. Crooke, C. Michele Davis McGibony, and Christine R. Whitlock

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A General Synthesis of Bis-indolylpiperazine-2,5-diones, Stephen N. Crooke and Christine Whitlock

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Self-Replenishing Surfaces, T. Dikić, Weihua Ming, Rolf A.T.M van Benthem, A. C.C. Esteves, and Gijsbertus de With

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An Unexpected Stereochemical Insignificance Discovered in Acinetobacter baumannii Quorum Sensing, Amanda L. Garner, Sook Kyung Kim, Jie Zhu, Anjali Kumari Struss, Richard Watkins, Brent D. Feske, Gunnar F. Kaufmann, and Kim D. Janda

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Keto Furanylidene Building Blocks from Silyl Ethers of Monoalkynylated β- Keto Carbonyls with Iron(III) Chloride Hexahydrate-Iodine, Brittany Garner, Kristina Deveaux, Laura Gessner, Julia Trossarello, Shuting Dai, James W. Morgan, and Karelle Aiken

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Combined HPLC/HPSEC Study of Suwannee River Fulvic Acid Adsorptive Fractionation on -Al2O3, David I. Kreller, Mark A. Schlautman, and Samantha L. McGunigale

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Chromatogram Handler: A Unique Computer Program That Efficiently Processes Data Generated in Liquid Chromatographic Investigations of Organic Ligand Adsorption on Mineral Surfaces, David I. Kreller, Stephen P. Young, Eladio A. Mendez, and Samantha L. McGunigale

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Performance of JP-8 in a Small Bore Indirect Injection Diesel Engine for APU Applications, Valentin Soloiu, April Covington, Jeffrey Lewis, and James M. LoBue

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2- Bromophenyl Salicylate, Donovan Thompson, Sierra Mitchell, Kevin Clarke, Kerry Sarden, and Karelle Aiken

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Hydration of 5-Oxo-1-Alkynes by a One-Pot Oxy-Iodination/Reduction Sequence: Synthesis of Methyl Ketones with Anchimeric Assistance, Julia Trossarello, Adegboyego Egunjobi, Whitney J. Morgan, Rayaj Ahamed, and Karelle Aiken

Submissions from 2011

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Taking Advantage of a Lab Manual Error: An Innovative Experiment for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, David Ahlstrom, Zstari Purcell, and Jeffery A. Orvis

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Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Trifluoroacetaldehyde Catalyzed by Cinchona Alkaloids, Dmitry A. Borkin, Shainaz M. Landge, and Béla Török

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Induction of Cell Death by a Novel Naphthoquinone Containing a Modified Anthracycline Ring System, Denisse Carvajal, Steven Kennedy, Andre Boustani, Monica Lazar, Suong Nguyen, John C. DiCesare, and Robert J. Sheaff

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Topoisomerase I/II Inhibition by a Novel Naphthoquinone Containing a Modified Anthracycline Ring System, Steven Kennedy, John C. DiCesare, and Robert J. Sheaff

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Topoisomerase I Inactivation by a Novel Thiol Reactive Naphthoquinone, Steven Kennedy, John C. DiCesare, and Robert J. Sheaff

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Isomerization Mechanism in Hydrazone-Based Rotary Switches: Lateral Shift, Rotation or Tautomerization?, Shainaz M. Landge, Ekatarina Tkatchouk, Diego Benítez, Don A. Lanfranchi, Mourad Elhabiri, William A. Goddard, and Ivan Aprahamian

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Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-fosfomycin and its Trans- (1S,2S)-diastereomer Using a Biocatalytic Reduction as the Key Step, Christian P. Marocco, Erik V. Davis, Julie E. Finnell, Phung-Hoang Nguyen, Scott C. Mateer, Ion Ghiviriga, Clifford W. Padgett, and Brent D. Feske

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Biocatalytic Strategy Towards Asymmetric β- Hydroxy Nitriles and γ-Amino Alcohols, Randall W. Nowill, Trisha J. Patel, David L. Beasley, Jose A. Alvarez, Elizah Jackson III, Todd J. Hizer, Ion Ghiviriga, Scott C. Mateer, and Brent D. Feske

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Furanylidene Systems from a Tosylic Acid- Mediated, Tandem Desilylation-Cyclization Reaction of Silyl Ethers of Monoalkynylated Β -Keto Carbonyls, John Oxford, Rayaj Ahamed, Morgan Hudson-Davis, Brandi Womack, Laura Gessner, Kristina Deveaux, Ebonni Fisher, and Karelle Aiken

Submissions from 2010

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Protein Sequencing Jigsaw, C. Michele Davis McGibony

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StudyMate Electronic Study Aids in University-Level General Chemistry Education, David I. Kreller and Robert Ambler

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A Modeling Exercise for the Organic Classroom, Christine R. Whitlock

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Parallel Synthesis of an Oligomeric Imidazole-4,5-Dicarboxamide Library, Zhigang Xu, John C. DiCesare, and Paul W. Baures

Submissions from 2009

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Synthesis, Characterization and use of Nb2 O5 based Catalysts in Producing Biofuels by Transesterification, Esterification and Pyrolysis, Rodrigo F. Brandão, Rafael L. Quirino, Vinicius M. Mello, André P. Tavares, Antônio C. Peres, Flávia Guinhos, Joel C. Rubim, and Paulo A. Z. Suarez

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Synthesis of 3,6-Bis(5’-bromo-3’-indolyl)-1,4-dimethypiperazine-2,5-dione, Stephen N. Crooke, C. Michele Davis McGibony, and Christine R. Whitlock

Bioengineering – Using Nature’s Catalysts in Drug Development, Brent D. Feske and G. Shields

New Mass Spectrometer will Advance Teaching, Research, and Collaborations in Southeast Georgia, Brent D. Feske and G. Shields

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An Improved, One-Pot Synthesis of 3,6-Bis(3’-indolyl)-1,4-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione, Darryl Miles and Christine R. Whitlock

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Rotational spectrum of the Ar–dimethyl sulfide complex, Yoshio Tatamitani, Akinori Sato, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Nobukimi Ohashi, and James M. LoBue

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A Jigsaw Exercise in the Organic Classroom, Christine R. Whitlock

Submissions from 2008

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A Novel Synthesis of p-Nitrobenzylphosphonic Acid and Its Action on Alkaline Phosphatase, C. Michele Davis McGibony, Kevin J. Hand, R. Bryan Sears, and Trianna R. McCall

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Isolation and Characterization of LMWCr from Chicken Liver, C. Michele Davis McGibony and Margarita Viera

Low-Molecular-Weight-Chromium-Binding Substance (LMWCr) from Octopus vulgaris Liver, C. Michele Davis McGibony and Margarita Viera

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Factors Affecting Student Performance in General Chemistry at Georgia Southern University, Michael O. Hurst and Randall Howard

Submissions from 2006

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Biocatalytic Synthesis Towards Both Antipodes of 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanitrile a Precursor to Fluoxetine, Atomoxetine and Nisoxetine, Richard J. Hammond, Benjamin W. Poston, Ion Ghiviriga, and Brent D. Feske

Submissions from 2005

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Enantiodivergent, Biocatalytic Routes to Both Taxol Side Chain Antipodes, Brent D. Feske, Iwona A. Kaluzna, and Jon D. Stewart

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Chemoenzymatic Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Bestatin, Brent D. Feske and Jon D. Stewart

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Effect of Magnesium Chelation on the 31P Spectra of ATP-An Undergraduate Biochemistry Lab Experiment, Michael O. Hurst and Jessica N. Orvis

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Stereoselective, Biocatalytic Reductions of α-chloro-β-keto Esters, Iwona A. Kaluzna, Brent D. Feske, Weerawut Wittayanan, Ion Ghiviriga, and Jon D. Stewart

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Throwing Paper Wads in the Classroom: Really Active Learning, Jessica Orvis and Jeffery A. Orvis

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A General Synthesis of Tris-Indole Derivatives as Potential Iron Chelators, R. Bryan Sears, Russell A. Carpenter, and Christine R. Whitlock

Submissions from 2004

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Novel Tris-Indolyl Amine, Russell A. Carpenter, Adam R. Farley, James R. Cox, Allison J. Amonette, and Christine R. Whitlock

Encouraging Diversity among Undergraduate Science Majors: The Effect of the Georgia HOPE Scholarship on the Chemistry Department at Georgia Southern University, C. Michele Davis-McGibony and Christine R. Whitlock

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Structure Determination and Hydrogen Bonding of 1-Naphthoxyacetic Acid, a Potential Plant Growth Hormone, Minerva Hughes and Allison J. Amonette

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Including Non-Traditional Instrumentation in Undergraduate Environmental Chemistry Courses, J. David Jenkins, Jessica Orvis, C. Jimmy Smith, Citabria Manley, and Jeanette K. Rice

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Synthesis and Structure Determination of 1,4-Dibenzylpiperazine-2,5-Dione, Luis Nunez, Jesse D. Brown, Adam M. Donnelly, Christine R. Whitlock, and Allison J. Amonette

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​​3,6-disubstitution of sarcosine anhydride with indoles; ​​piperazine-2,5-dione, Christine R. Whitlock

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Amination of a Glyoxalyl Chloride, Christine R. Whitlock

Submissions from 2003

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Environmental Literacy for All Students: Evaluation of Environmental Science Courses Developed for a New Core Curriculum, Denise A. Battles, Melvin E. Franks, Alison I. Morrison-Shetlar, Jessica N. Orvis, Fredrick J. Rich, and Tony J. Deal

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Internet-Based Prelaboratory Tutorials and Computer-Based Probes in General Chemistry, Brian P. Koehler and Jessica Orvis

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Studying a Ligand Substitution Reaction with Variable Temperature 1H NMR Spectroscopy: An Experiment for Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry Students, Jeffery A. Orvis, Basant Dimetry, Jeffery Winge, and T. Corbin Mullis

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A Streamlined Combinatorial Esterification, Christine Whitlock and Patricia A. Bishop

Faculty Development Revisited: The Benefits of a Teaching Circle, Christine R. Whitlock

Submissions from 2002

Campus Connections, David A. Canton, Carol Cornwell, Susan T. Franks, and Christine R. Whitlock

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How We Teach Molecular Structure to Freshmen, Michael O. Hurst

Submissions from 2000

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Hydrogen Bonding and C-H---O Interactions In 3-(3-Aminophthalimido)-Phthalic Acid Dihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

Submissions from 1998

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(4R)-(-)-2-Thioxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic Acid (Raphanusamic Acid), Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

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5-Aminoisophthalic Acid Hemihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

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5-Ammoniosalicylic Acid Chloride Monohydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

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9H-Fluorene-2-carboxaldehyde, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

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Quinoline-4-carboxylic Acid, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin

Isolation and Visible Spectrophotometry of Plant Pigments, Michael O. Hurst and Michael V. Keenan

Have You Joined a Circle?, Christine R. Whitlock

Submissions from 1996

Structure, Reactivity and Applications: General Chemistry Reform at a Mid-sized Public University, S. Todd Deal, Brenda Wojciechowski, James M. LoBue, Jessica Orvis, Norman Schmidt, and Jeffery A. Orvis

Coordination Complexes of Simple Ketones and Aldehydes to Cobalt(II), Troy Turfler, Brian Smith, Raymond Knight, Kevin Kiser, and Jeffery A. Orvis

Submissions from 1995

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Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt Cluster Complexes Containing the Furyne Ligand, Craig E. Barnes, William D. King, and Jeffery A. Orvis

Submissions from 1994

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The Total Synthesis of Dragmacidin B, Christine R. Whitlock and Michael P. Cava

Submissions from 1993

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Mechanistic study of the solvent-induced fragmentation of Cp3Co3(CO)2, Craig E. Barnes and Jeffery A. Orvis

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Kinetics of the Reaction of p-Nitrobenzyl Chloride with Cyanide Ion, Michael O. Hurst and John W. Hill

Submissions from 1992

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Purification and Characterization of Lysozyme by Linear Salt Gradient and SDS Gel Electrophoresis, Michael O. Hurst, Michael V. Keenan, and Chae C. Son

Synthesis and Characterization of Cp4Co4(1-Oxa-η-2,3-Cyclopentyne), Jeffrey A. Orvis and Craig E. Barnes

Submissions from 1990

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Color Reactions and Thin Layer Chromatography of Amino Acids, Michael O. Hurst and D. Keith Cobb