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Identification of Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Study of Alkanes Adsorption
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Heterogeneous catalysis is considered the basis of the chemical industry. Surface science investigations on model catalysts have made significant contributions in gaining molecular level understanding of heterogeneously ...
New Strategies for Ruthenium Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Transition metal-catalyzed C-H bond activation allows direct functionalization of the ubiquitous C-H bonds in organic molecules to increase the molecular complexity. Since Murai's pioneering work in ruthenium catalyzed ...
Visual Detection of Cancer Biomarkers with Aptamer-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Cancer biomarkers may hold the key for the early detection of cancer, distinguishing between benign and malignant cells, and differentiating tumor types. The detection of cancer biomarkers can be used for cancer diagnosis, ...
Novel Asymmetric Approaches for Construction of Small Molecules by Cyclization and Cycloaddition
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Development of novel asymmetric and catalytic methods for synthesizing small organic
molecules containing hindered quaternary and tertiary centers is a major challenge and a
dynamic area of investigation in synthetic organic ...
Visible Light Photocatalysis of N-N Bond Based Compounds
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The well-established principles of organic photochemistry, offer chemists the fundamental understanding and tools for studying light induced chemical transformations. Employing visible light for photocatalysis, one can ...
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 ...