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Submissions from 2012
Using Biocatalysis to Integrate Organic Chemistry into a Molecular Biology Laboratory Course, Mande Beers, Crystal Archer, Brent D. Feske, and Scott C. Mateer
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
Getting a Head Start: The Benefits of Starting Undergraduate Research as a Freshman, Stephen N. Crooke, C. Michele Davis McGibony, and Christine R. Whitlock
A General Synthesis of Bis-indolylpiperazine-2,5-diones, Stephen N. Crooke and Christine Whitlock
Self-Replenishing Surfaces, T. Dikić, Weihua Ming, Rolf A.T.M van Benthem, A. C.C. Esteves, and Gijsbertus de With
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
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
Combined HPLC/HPSEC Study of Suwannee River Fulvic Acid Adsorptive Fractionation on -Al2O3, David I. Kreller, Mark A. Schlautman, and Samantha L. McGunigale
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
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
2- Bromophenyl Salicylate, Donovan Thompson, Sierra Mitchell, Kevin Clarke, Kerry Sarden, and Karelle Aiken
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
Taking Advantage of a Lab Manual Error: An Innovative Experiment for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, David Ahlstrom, Zstari Purcell, and Jeffery A. Orvis
Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Trifluoroacetaldehyde Catalyzed by Cinchona Alkaloids, Dmitry A. Borkin, Shainaz M. Landge, and Béla Török
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
Topoisomerase I/II Inhibition by a Novel Naphthoquinone Containing a Modified Anthracycline Ring System, Steven Kennedy, John C. DiCesare, and Robert J. Sheaff
Topoisomerase I Inactivation by a Novel Thiol Reactive Naphthoquinone, Steven Kennedy, John C. DiCesare, and Robert J. Sheaff
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
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
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
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
Protein Sequencing Jigsaw, C. Michele Davis McGibony
StudyMate Electronic Study Aids in University-Level General Chemistry Education, David I. Kreller and Robert Ambler
A Modeling Exercise for the Organic Classroom, Christine R. Whitlock
Parallel Synthesis of an Oligomeric Imidazole-4,5-Dicarboxamide Library, Zhigang Xu, John C. DiCesare, and Paul W. Baures
Submissions from 2009
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
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
An Improved, One-Pot Synthesis of 3,6-Bis(3’-indolyl)-1,4-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione, Darryl Miles and Christine R. Whitlock
Rotational spectrum of the Ar–dimethyl sulfide complex, Yoshio Tatamitani, Akinori Sato, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Nobukimi Ohashi, and James M. LoBue
A Jigsaw Exercise in the Organic Classroom, Christine R. Whitlock
Submissions from 2008
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
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
Factors Affecting Student Performance in General Chemistry at Georgia Southern University, Michael O. Hurst and Randall Howard
Submissions from 2007
Bestatin: Three Decades of Synthetic Strategies, Brent D. Feske
A Classroom Demonstration of the Meaning of the Atomic Theory, Michael O. Hurst
Teaching Physical Chemistry-Let’s Teach Kinetics First, James M. LoBue and Brian P. Koehler
The Nature of Color Subtraction—A Guided Inquiry Experience, Jeffery A. Orvis, Jessica N. Orvis, and Brian Koehler
Who’s Coming to the Party—The Greeks, The Romans, Or Nobody?, Jeffrey A. Orvis and Jessica N. Orvis
Amination of an indole acyl chloride; tris(2-[indole-3-amido]ethyl)amine, Christine R. Whitlock
Submissions from 2006
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
Enantiodivergent, Biocatalytic Routes to Both Taxol Side Chain Antipodes, Brent D. Feske, Iwona A. Kaluzna, and Jon D. Stewart
Chemoenzymatic Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Bestatin, Brent D. Feske and Jon D. Stewart
Effect of Magnesium Chelation on the 31P Spectra of ATP-An Undergraduate Biochemistry Lab Experiment, Michael O. Hurst and Jessica N. Orvis
Stereoselective, Biocatalytic Reductions of α-chloro-β-keto Esters, Iwona A. Kaluzna, Brent D. Feske, Weerawut Wittayanan, Ion Ghiviriga, and Jon D. Stewart
Throwing Paper Wads in the Classroom: Really Active Learning, Jessica Orvis and Jeffery A. Orvis
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
Structure Determination and Hydrogen Bonding of 1-Naphthoxyacetic Acid, a Potential Plant Growth Hormone, Minerva Hughes and Allison J. Amonette
Including Non-Traditional Instrumentation in Undergraduate Environmental Chemistry Courses, J. David Jenkins, Jessica Orvis, C. Jimmy Smith, Citabria Manley, and Jeanette K. Rice
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
3,6-disubstitution of sarcosine anhydride with indoles; piperazine-2,5-dione, Christine R. Whitlock
Amination of a Glyoxalyl Chloride, Christine R. Whitlock
Submissions from 2003
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
Internet-Based Prelaboratory Tutorials and Computer-Based Probes in General Chemistry, Brian P. Koehler and Jessica Orvis
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
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
How We Teach Molecular Structure to Freshmen, Michael O. Hurst
Submissions from 2000
Hydrogen Bonding and C-H---O Interactions In 3-(3-Aminophthalimido)-Phthalic Acid Dihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Submissions from 1999
6-6’-Dimethoxy-3-3’,5,5’-tetramethylbiphenyl-2,2’-dimethanol, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
C-H---O interactions in dimethyl 6,6’-dimethoxy-3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Hydrogen bonding and C-H---X interactions in two triclinic phases of 4-carboxyquinolinium chloride monohydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Hydrogen bonding in 4.4’,6,6’-tetramethyl-Biphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic acid, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Hydrogen bonding in 4-aminohippuric acid, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Hydrogen bonding in quinolinium-4-carboxylate dihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Hydrogen bonding in quinolinium-4-carboxylate trihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
Submissions from 1998
(4R)-(-)-2-Thioxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic Acid (Raphanusamic Acid), Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
5-Aminoisophthalic Acid Hemihydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
5-Ammoniosalicylic Acid Chloride Monohydrate, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
9H-Fluorene-2-carboxaldehyde, Allison J. Amonette and Roger E. Gerkin
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 1997
Utilizing Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Enzymes as Project-Oriented Labs for Undergraduate Biochemistry, Michael O. Hurst and S. Todd Deal
Trinuclear Cluster Complexes Containing the Furyne Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of the Cycloalkyne Complexes (CpCo)n(Cp*Co)3-n(CO)(μ3-η2-C4H4O) (n = 3, 2), William D. King, Craig E. Barnes, and Jeffery A. Orvis
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
Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt Cluster Complexes Containing the Furyne Ligand, Craig E. Barnes, William D. King, and Jeffery A. Orvis
Submissions from 1994
The Total Synthesis of Dragmacidin B, Christine R. Whitlock and Michael P. Cava
Submissions from 1993
Mechanistic study of the solvent-induced fragmentation of Cp3Co3(CO)2, Craig E. Barnes and Jeffery A. Orvis
Kinetics of the Reaction of p-Nitrobenzyl Chloride with Cyanide Ion, Michael O. Hurst and John W. Hill
Submissions from 1992
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
Color Reactions and Thin Layer Chromatography of Amino Acids, Michael O. Hurst and D. Keith Cobb
