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Stereospecific Phototransformations of Atropisomeric Chromophores
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Photochemical transformations are unique strategy in synthesis that enables us to
access complex and structurally diverse organic scaffolds. However, the challenges in controlling
the excited-state to perform stereoselective ...
From Nanocontainer to Nanocatalyst: Mechanistic Studies of [2+2] Photodimerization of Coumarin Derivatives within Cucubit[8]URIL
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Controlling photoreactions remains a formidable challenge to chemists who have developed several approaches with varying degrees of success to achieve high reactivity/selectivity. Following nature's footprints, chemists ...
Fundamental Surface Properties and Gas-Surface Interactions of Two-Dimensional Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Heterogeneous model catalysis with supported nanomaterials on ultra-thin two-dimensional films has contributed significantly to improve the existing industrial catalytic processes, as well as to discover novel ways to ...
New Strategies for Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C and C-N Bond Formation
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Transition metal catalysis emerged as an essential tool in the field of organic chemistry. In this context, transition metal catalyzed C-H bond functionalization is considered as an alluring strategy as it occurs with the ...
Achiral Templates in Asymmetric Catalysis: Applications in Construction of All Carbon Quaternary Centers
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Conjugated olefins are readily available and inexpensive starting materials and their functionalization offers a rapid access to many important building blocks for organic synthesis. The functionalization of these olefins ...
Synthesis and Applications of Dialdehydes
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Due to their reactivity and ease of functional group interconversions, aldehydes have wide-ranging applications in polymer synthesis, such as polyacetals, epoxy resins, and polyurethanes. Recently, room temperature synthesis ...
Identification of Aptamer Specific for Carcinoembryonic Antigen and its Analytical Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) is an approved cancer biomarker by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the early detection, diagnosis, and for the use in the regular screening of patients at high risk for the development ...
Ultrasensitive Lateral Flow Nucleic Acid Biosensors Based on Novel Macro-/Nano-Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
Photons in Action: Asymmetric Synthesis and Polymer Degradation
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Video summarizing Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
Exploitation of Biomass for Applications in Sustainable Materials Science
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Biorefinery may be defined as the process of accessing chemical commodities from living systems; consequently, biomass becomes the antecedent for renewable resources through biorefinery. Advantages to this process over ...