Department of Chemistry

2004

Key: Faculty · Undergraduate Students · Graduate Students


Papers

  • Becker, I. Preparation of Pyrrole and Pyrrolidine Derivatives of Pyrimidine.  1-(2-Pyrimidinyl)pyrrole – an Inhibitor of X. Phaseoli and X. Malvacearum, J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2004, 41, 343.
  • Visintin, P. M.; Bessel, C. A.; White, P. S.; Schauer, C. K.; DeSimone, J. M. Oxidative Dissolution of Copper and Zinc Metal in Carbon Dioxide with tert-Butyl PEracetate and a b-Diketone Chelating Agent, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 44, 316-324.
  • Denison, G. M.; Evans, A. O.; Bessel, C. A.; Skaf, D. W.; Murray, R. W.; DeSimone, J. M. Electrochemical Behavior of Bis(b-diketonate)copper Complexes, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2005, 152(11), B435-B440.
  • DeSimone, J. M.; Visintin, P. M.; Denison, G. M.; Bessel, C. A.; Schauer, C. K.; Gross, S. Metal Chelation in Carbon Dioxide for CMP.  U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. 2004,  US 2004175948. 
  • Denison, G. M.; Jones, III, C.; DeYoung, J.; Gross, S.; McClain, J.; Zannoni, L.; Hicks, E.; Wood, C.; Boggiano, M. K.; Visintin, P.; Bessel, C. A.; Schauer, C.; DeSimone, J. M. The Use of “Dry” CO2-based Technologies for the Enhanced Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices, Poly. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 152.
  • Gupta, K.; Kaub, C. J.; Carey, K. N.; Casillas, E. G.; Selinsky, B. S.; Loll, P. J. Manipulation of Kinetic Profiles in 2-Aryl Propionic Acid Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2004, 14, 667-671.
  • Burke, L. A.; Fazen, P. J. Consideration of spin states in determining the structure and decomposition of the transition metal pentazoles FeClN5, Fe(N5)2, Fe(H2O)4ClN5, and Fe(NH3)4ClN5. Chem. Comm., 2004, 1082-1083
  • Giuliano, R. M. Silver Silicate, Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, L. Paquette, Wiley Interscience, New York, 2004. 
  • Giuliano, R. M.Tetramethylurea, Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, L. Paquette, Wiley Interscience, New York, 2004.
  • Grannas, A. M.; Shepson, P. B.; Filley, T. R. Photochemistry and nature of organic matter in Arctic and Antarctic snow, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2004, 18, GB1006/1-GB1006/10.
  • Soria-Mercado, I. E.; Jensen, P. R.; Fenical, W.; Kassel, W. S.; Golen, J. 3,4a-Dichloro-10a- (3-chloro-6-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl-methyl) -6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,7-trimethyl-3,4,4a,10a-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[g]chromene-5,10-dione, Acta Crystallographica, 2004, E60, o1627-o1629.
  • Lagalante, A. F.; Felter, M. A. Silylation of Acrylamide for Analysis by Solid-Phase Microextraction/Gas Chromatography/Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2004, 52(12), 3744-3748.
  • Markham, G. D.; Reczkowski, R. S. Structural Studies of Inhibition of S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase by Slow, Tight-Binding Intermediate and Product Analogues, Biochemistry, 2004, 43, 3415-3425.
  • Gupta, K.; Selinsky, B. S.; Kaub, C. J.; Loll, P. J. The 2.0 A resolution crystal structure of prostaglandin H2 synthase-1: Structural insights into an unusual peroxidase, J. Mol. Biol., 2004, 335, 503-518.

Presentations

  • Miranda, O. R.; Ahmadi, T. S., "Mechanism and Growth-Kinetics of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles," 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  • Kasi, G. K.; Ahmadi, T. S., "Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Properties of Colloidal Lead Iodide Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Their Thin films," 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  • Sangamkar, S.; Ahmadi, T. S., "Gold-silica core/shell Colloidal Nanoparticles and Their Thin Films," 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  • Jones, C. M.; Ahmadi, T. S., "Effect of Surface Coating on the Self-assembly of Cobalt Nanoparticles," 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2004.
  • Davis, J.; Onyema E.; Baush, J. W., "An Ab Initio Computational Study of the Chair-Chair Interconversions of Selected Monoalkylated Cyclohexanes," Villanova University Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Research Poster Session, October 5, 2004
  • Baush, J. W., "What Can a PC, a Math-based Computer Program (Gaussian), and Some Fancy Chemistry Glassware and Instrumentation Accomplish in the World of Chemical Research?," Math Colloquim, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Villanova University, October 22, 2004.
  • Denison, G. M.; Jones, III, C.; DeYoung, J.; Gross, S.; McClain, J.; Zannoni, L.; Hicks, E.; Wood, C.; Boggiano, M. K.; Visintin, P.; Bessel, C. A.; Schauer, C.; DeSimone, J. M., "The Use of “Dry” CO2-based Technologies for the Enhanced Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices," 227th ACS National Meeting , Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
  • Visintin, P. M.; Denison, G. M.; Bessel, C. A.; Schauer, C. K.; DeSimone, J. M., "Progress toward the Development of a “Dry” CO2-Based Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process," 227th ACS National Meeting , Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
  • Omiatek, D.; Dunbar, A.; Bessel, C. A..; Visintin, P. M.; Denison, G. M.; DeSimone, J., "Prospective Chelating Agents for Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide ,"228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
  • Bessel, C. A.; Dunbar, A.; Omiatek, D.; Denison, G. M.; Visintin, P. M.; Schauer, C. K.; DeSimone, J. M., "Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Copper in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide," 228thh American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
  • Baum, A.; Bessel, C. A..; Papaefthymiou, G. C.; Viescas, A., "Mossbauer Spectroscopy of Metallic Catalysts Used in Carbon Nanofiber Formation," 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
  • Visintin, P. M.; Denison, G. M.; Bessel, C. A.; Sheiko, S. S.; Schauer, C. K.; DeSimone, J. M., "Progress towards the Development of a "Dry" CO2-based Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process," 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
  • Denison, G. M.; Smith, R.; Bessel, C. A.; Murray, R. W.; DeSimone, J. M.," Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process in Carbon Dioxide: Slurry Design," 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
  • Dunbar, A.; Bessel, C. A.., "Efforts toward Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization in scCO2," 68th Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Hood College, Fredrick, MD, April 7, 2004.
  • Bessel, C. A.; DeSimone, J. M.; Denison, G. M.; Evans, A. O.; Skaf, D. W.; Murray, R. W., "Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization: Electrochemical Aspects," 56th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Research, Triangle Park, NC, November 10-13, 2004.
  • Visintin, P. M.; Eichenlaub, S. K.; Beaudoin, S. P.; Bessel, C. A.; Schauer, C. K.; DeSimone, J. M. "Slurry Design for a “Dry” CO2-Based Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process," 56th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Research Triangle Park, NC, November 13, 2004.
  • Belardi, J.; Curtis, L.; Clareen, S.; Shimp, H.; Casillas, E. G., "A Nazarov Approach to 4-Hydroxymethylcyclopentenone, a Precursor to the Helminthosporols," 227th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Division of Organic Chemistry, Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2004.
  • Fazen, P. J.; Burke, L. A., "Theoretical Studies of Borazynes," 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2004.
  • Giuliano, R. M.; Hughes, K.; Cummnings, C.; Nguyen, T., "Vinyl Glycosides and Carbohydrate Vinyl Ethers:Synthesis and Applications," International Carbohydrate Symposium, Glasgow, UK, July 23-27, 2004.
  • Kline, A.; Giuliano, R. M., "Synthesis of 4-Amino Branched-Chain Carbohydrate Components of Antibiotics," 68th Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Convention, Hood College, Frederick, MD, April 24, 2004. (1st Prize Winner – Organic)
  • Cummings, C.; Giuliano, R. M., "Vinyl Glycosides and Carbohydrate Vinyl Ethers: Synthesis and Applications," 688th Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Convention, Hood College, Frederick, MD, April 24, 2004. (2nd Prize Winner – Organic)
  • Grannas, A. M.; Miller, P. L.; Chin, Y., "Photochemical Degradation of Polychlorinated biphenyls Mediated by Dissolved Organic Matter," Preprints of Extended Abstracts presented at the ACS National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry (2004), 44(2), 1042-1044.
  • Lagalante, A. F.; Lewis, N. M.; Montgomery, M. E.; Shields, K. S., "Role of Terpenoids in Hemlock Resistance to HWA," 15thh USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species, Annapolis, MD, January 13-16, 2004.
  • Grow, M.; Ohta, B. K., "Synthesis of Deuterium-labeled trans-Cyclooctene," Villanova Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Session, September 28, 2004.
  • Schubert, J. W.; Ohta, B. K., "The Structure of the Bromonium Ion," Villanova Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Session, September 28, 2004.
  • Ohta, B. K., "Equilibrium Isotope Effects and the Structure of Aziridinium Imide," 21st Meeting of the Northeast Chapter of the International Isotopes Society, King of Prussia, PA, October 28-29, 2004.
  • Schubert, J. W.; Ohta, B. K., "Equilibrium Isotope Effects and the Structure of the Bromonium Ion," Merck SURF Symposium, West Point, PA, November 12, 2004.
  • Hough R. E.; Ohta, B. K., "Structure of Reaction Intermediates: Aziridinium Imide and Bromonium Ions," Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, November 12, 2004.
  • Chong, A. A.; Zubris, D. L., "Progress Toward the Synthesis of Silicon/Phosphorous Doubly-Bridged Group 4 Metallocenes," 32nd Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rochester, NY, October 31-November 3, 2004.

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