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Chemistry and Biochemistry Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 1973 1973

I. An isothermal titration microcalorimeter. II. Importance of micronutrients in nutrition. III. Zinc bibliography, John Willard Gardner

|nI.|pA calorimetric study of the heat of ionization of water at 10 and 40°C, and,|nII.|pA calorimetric determination of the heat of reaction of tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (tham) with hydrochloric acid in aqueous solution at 10, 25, and 40°C, Griffith Lyn Kimball

The purification and characterization of cytochrome b₅ from porcine kidney, M. Dean Klingler

State of bacterial DNA after uptake into the roots of germinating barley seeds, Larry Dale Lawson

Reactions of N₂F₄ and SF₆ with H₂ induced by CO₂ laser pulses and by electrical discharge, John Leslie Lyman

The determination of thiamin and its derivatives in brain tissue of control, thiamin-deficient, oxythiamin- and pyrithiamin-treated rats, David S. Murdock

Development of standard procedures for determination of [delta]G° (K), [delta]H° and [delta]S° values via potentiometric and calorimetric titration techniques, Jack Hugh Ruckman

⁷Li(d,p)⁸Li excitation function :|bE[subscript d] = 0.623 MeV to 1.968 MeV, Albert E. Schilling

Near-resonant rotation-vibration energy transfer in atom-diatom collisions, Wesley Dexter Smith

Purification and characterization of nadph-linked aldehyde reductase from pig brain, John Baptist Susa

The partial purification and comparative analysis of serine transhydroxymethylase from bovine liver and brain, Kathleen Candland Turpin

Thermodynamic equilibrium formation constants and molal concentrations of the complexed mercury-containing species of mercuric chloride in added hydrochloric acid and methanol-water solvent mixtures, Karl Jennings Walker

Theses/Dissertations from 1972 1972

A new method for the preparation of alkylnaphthyl ethers and sulfides, Edward Ying-shih Chen

Rhenium catalyzed hydrogenation of maleic anhydride and crotonaldehyde, William Russel Dixon

Synthesis and metal coordination properties of some cyclic polyethers and polythioethers, Barry Lant Haymore

Toward hydrogen bonds of predictable geometry, Robert Shao-chih Hsu

Enzymatic synthesis of oligoribonucleotides of defined base sequence, Bronwyn Geraldine Hughes

Electrolytic synthesis of [gamma]-diketones, Leon F. Pahler

Enzymatic synthesis of oligoribonucleotides of defined base sequence, Mark J. Rowe

X-ray difraction study of a metal-cyclic polyether complex and thermodynamics of proton ionization and metal-ligand interactions in aqueous solution, Don Edward Smith

The reactions of substituted naphthalenes with butyl mercaptides, John Allan South

Reactions and morphology of silver electrodes oxidized in alkaline solutions and oxidation of model-pore electrodes, Seymour Paul Steed

Differential inelastic cross sections for electron-mercury atom collisions, Rodney R. Teachout

An approach to the synthesis of pimpinellin, Andrew Meau Yuan

Theses/Dissertations from 1971 1971

The thermal decomposition of 2,2'-azoisobutane, Mervin Dewain Atwood

Solid-liquid phase equilibria of the potassium-rubidium and rubidium-cesium alloy systems, Elisabeth M. Delawarde

An investigation of some free radicals.|nI.|pDecomposition of nitrosyl disulfonate ion in polar non-aqueous solvents.|nII.|pReaction between 2,2-diphenyl -1- picryl hydrazyl and nitrosyl disulfonate ion free radicals, Janan Mary Hayes

Eutrophication of small lakes, Lynn T. Kenison

A calorimetric study of metal ion cyclic polyether interaction :|bI. Cation binding properties of macrocyclic polyethers in aqueous solution as a function of temperature ; II. Effect of solvent dielectric constant on the binding properties of cyclic polyethers for Na[superscript +] and K[superscript +], Dennis Pershing Nelson

Solid-liquid phase equilibria studies :|bI. Several charge transfer systems ; II. A metallic system ; III. A liquid crystal, Dee Edward Oyler

Studies of pig brain thiamin pyrophosphokinase, James Weldon Peterson

The roles of chlorine azide in chemical lasers, Walter Wood Rice

Thermodynamics of proton ionization in aqueous solution.|nI.|pProton dissociation from several methyl- and ethyl-substituted aliphatic carboxylic acids at 10, 25, 40°.|nII.|pProton dissociation from several protonated primary, secondary and tertiary amines at 10, 25, and 40°.|nIII.|pLinear enthalpy-entropy relationships and their use in determining [delta]G° values, Marvin Dale Slade

Rotational and vibrational excitation of molecules by atom impact, Thomas P. Tsien

Theses/Dissertations from 1970 1970

Preparation of new amino-, thio-, and sulfonyladamantane derivatives, Joseph Craig Argyle

Donor properties of dimethylsulfoniumcyclopentadienylide and tetramethylenesulfoniumcyclopentadienylide in metal complexes ; Part II. The attempted preparation of boron tricyanide, Gary Scott Barney

The reactivity and selectivity of the reaction of sulfur trioxide and bromobenzene, Sullivan E. Blau

The chemistry of dehydronaphthalene, Richard Harold Hales

High pressure spectral chemistry of selected organic compounds, Frank William Linsley

The synthesis and properties of new potentially chemotheraputic [sic] pteridine derivatives, Walter Wesley Parish

The effects of various treatments on thiamin diphosphate and total thiamin levels of rat tissues, Dong Hwa Park

The purification and spectral properties of vitamin B₁₂-dependent N⁵-methyltetrahydrofolate :|bhomocysteine transmethylase from bovine brain, Bradley William Steuart

Generalized synthesis of [Gamma]-diketones, Walter Bentley Sudweeks

Purification and mechanism studies on the phosphoroclastic reaction of escherichia coli, Cleve R. Winkel

Theses/Dissertations from 1969 1969

A thermodynamic approach to the study of phase equilibria in the sodium-potassium alloy system I. The phase diagram for NaK at atmospheric pressure ; II. High pressure phase studies, Donald Ray Anderson

Estimations of the effective electrolytic surface area of rough and porous silver electrodes ; II. Potentiostatic oxidation of silver in alkaline electrolyte, James Glenn Bearss

A study of folic acid dependent reactions in bovine brain, Dillard Spencer Broderick

Syntheses via modifications of the Knorr-Paal procedure :|bA. Derivatives of 2,6-dioxa-10-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0[superscript 4,10]]decane ; B. Highly sterically crowded 1,2,5-trialkylpyrroles and pyrrolidines, Weldron Severin Burnham

High pressure, high temperature syntheses of selected lanthanide-tellurium compounds, John Francis Cannon

The catalytic hydrogenation of benzodiazines.|nI.|pPhthlazine.|nII.|pQuinazoline, Danny Lee Elder

Solid-liquid phase equilibria of the sodium-rubidium and sodium-potassium-rubidium alloy systems, Chen-Chao Hsu

Mechanism of water transport through reverse osmotic membranes, Cheryl Kay Murphy

The thermodynamics of transition metal chelation in dilute aqueous solution.|nI.|pThe thermodynamics of interaction of serinate ion with divalent Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cd ions in aqueous solution.|nII.|pThe calorimetric standardization of dilute ferrous ion solutions for use in determining 2,2'-bipyridine, Joseph Willard Richards

Thermodynamics of proton dissociation and metal ion complexation in aqueous solution. I, Cation binding with cyclic polyethers: significance in ion transport processes. II, Proton dissociation from adenosine, several monosaccharides and related compounds. III, Proton dissociation from several pyrimidines and their nucleosides at 10, 25 and 40°, Joseph Howard Ryttling

The determination of the pK values of some substituted aliphatic carboxylic acids at 10, 25, and 40°, Jii-Hang Tsang

High pressure, high temperature synthesis of selected rare earth polysulfides and polyselenides, Alan Wendell Webb

The complex solubility of silver chloride, silver bromide, silver iodide, and silver thiocyanate in mixtures of water with ethanol, methanol, acetone, and dioxane, Earl Madsen Wooley

Current and potential distribution in electrolytic cells and Kinetic measurements of the electrolytic formation of argentous and argentic oxides in potassium hydroxide, Craig N. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 1968 1968

High pressure, high temperature syntheses of rare earth diantimonides and Th₃P₄ type polymorphs of rare earth sesquisulfides, Normal L. Eatough

The thermodynamics (log K, [Delta]H°, [Delta]S°, [Delta]Cp°) of metal ligand interaction in aqueous solution.|nI.|p Design and construction of an isothermal titration calorimeter.|nII.|pThe interaction of cyanide ion with bivalent nickel, zinc, cadmium and mercury.|nIII.|pThe interaction of glycinate ion with bivalent manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and cadmium, Harlin Dee Johnston

Determination of stability constants at 25C for the interaction in aqueous solution of serine with Co (II), Ni (II), Cd (II), Zn (II), and Cu (II) ions, Liak Hwe Ma

A study of reaction parameters in the hydrogenation of acetic acid by rhenium heptoxide catalyst, Victor L. Mylroie

An investigation of column efficiency and the relationship to liquid phase distribution on ultra-low loaded glass bead gas chromatographic columns, Donald G. Nyberg

The effect of thiamine and its antagonists on plasma and tissue lactic dehydrogenase in rats, Dong Hwa Park

A study of coenzyme binding in pyruvate decarboxylase from brewer's yeast /|cby John H. Wittorf, John H. Wittorf

Thermodynamics of proton ionization in aqueous solution :|bI. A calorimetric method for the determination of microconstants : pK, [Delta]H, and [Delta]S values for proton ionization from o-, m-, and p- aminobenzoic acids and their methyl esters at 25C : II. The extension of the entropy titration method to intermediate pK ranges (4, Donald Prior Wrathall

Theses/Dissertations from 1967 1967

Secondary reactions and partial rate factors in the sulfonation of chlorobenzene and toluene, Ernest Arthur Brown

Thermodynamics of metal-ligand interactions in solution I. The thermodynamics of metal-cyanide interaction ; II. Application of the entropy titration technique to metal-ligand systems ; III. Log K, [Delta]H and [Delta]S values for the interaction of sulfate ion with metal ions ; IV. Interaction of mercuric cyanide with thiourea in water-ethanol solvent mixtures, Delbert J. Eatough

Theses/Dissertations from 1966 1966

High pressure, high temperature synthesis of boron monosulfide, Duane Clifton Carlson

Refinements in the isomer distribution and relative rate of sulfonation of toluene and hydrochlorination of olefins with stannic chloride catalyst, David George Guillot

The Thermodynamics of metal-cyanide interaction :|bII. The thermodynamics of Prussian blue and Turnbull's blue formation : III. A study of the chemistry of cobalt (II) cyanide ion reaction, Gerald Dee Watt

The catalytic hydrogenation of quinazoline, Kitchener Barrie Young

Theses/Dissertations from 1965 1965

The role of thiamine pyrophosphate in regulating the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the central nervous system, Bryant L. Adams

Thermodynamics of proton ionization in aqueous solution I. A precision thermometric titration calorimeter ; II. Entropy titration : a calorimetric method for equilibrium constant determinations ; III. H and S values for carboxylic acid proton ionization at 25C ; IV. Site of proton ionization from adenosine, Lee D. Hansen

Thermodynamics of charge transfer complexes, Reed J. Jensen

Properties of chlorophyll derivatives bonded to polymers, Richard Grant Jensen

Studies of rat brain thiamine pyrophosphokinase, LaVell Rolfson Johnson

Hydrogenation of 4-methylcinnoline, William E. Maycock

A thermodynamic study of (1) ligand replacement reactions and (2) the interaction of Hgcl[subscript 2](aq) with hydroxide ion, ethylenediamine, glycinate ion, and methylamine, Jerry Alvin Partridge

Directive effects in the sulfonation of iodobenzene :|banionic hyperconjugation and lithium amides ; high pressure studies on organic compounds, Evan M. Thompson

The role of iron in the biological and nonbiological oxidation of sulfide minerals, Royce Brent Walker

I. Hydrogenation of cinnoline. II. Chromatographic examination of gilsonite, James D. Westover

A spectrophotometric study of iron-cyanide systems.|nI.|pDetermination of the formation constant of Fe [Fe(CN)₆]⁻.|nII.|pReplacement of acetylacetonate ions from Bis (Acetylacetonato) iron (II) by cyanide ion, Yulin Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 1964 1964

Metabolism of thiamine and the effect of some antagonists, Russel M. Bender

Evaluation of methods used in the determination of stability constants of the thallium (III)-chloride system at twenty-five degrees, Nelson Kent Dalley

A calorimetric study of metal amino acid complexes in aqueous solution. I. The copper (II) glycine system. II. The nickel (II) glycine, alanine and phenylalanine systems, Wilbur Orme Greenhalgh

The condensation of hydrazines and [beta]-diols with 2,5-hexanedione and 2,5-diethoxytetrahydrofuran, Richard M. Sheeley

Theses/Dissertations from 1963 1963

Directive effects in the sulfonation of toluene ; Synthesis and attempted rearrangement of some anilinoketones ; The kinetics and mechanism of the addition of bromine to cyclohexene in dichloromethane. solution, John Joseph Duvall

Thermodynamics of I) Metal cyanide coordination, II) Water formation, and III) Metal halide coordination, John Dewey Hale

I. Preparation and properties of alkyl and aryl substituted thioquinazolines and sulfoxides ; II. An investigation of the quinazoline 3-oxide--1,4-benzodiazepine 4-oxide rearrangement, Marvin C. J. Kuchar

Molecular addition compounds :|bI. Systems of p-dioxane with alkyl halides, anisole, and silicon tetrachloride ; II. Titanium tetrachloride chargetransfer complexes of benzene, p-xylene, and pseudocumene, Nolan F. Mangelson

A study of the purification of pyruvic carboxylase from brewer's yeast, John H. Wittorf

Theses/Dissertations from 1962 1962

An investigation of coulometric methods of analysis of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, David M. Creighton

Kinetic investigation of the hydrochlorination of olefins in aprotic solvents and sulfonation of idobenzene and the selectivity relation, Thomas Glen Davies

Sulfonation of chlorobenzene and the selectivity relation ; Bromine addition to cyclohexene in dichloromethane ; Thorpe's synthesis of the caged acid, 4-methyltricyclo[1.1.0.0[superscript 2-4]] butane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, John A. Gurney

Dissertation in organic chemistry. Part I, The fate of the anilino moiety in the rearrangement of α-anilonoketones. Part II, Partial rate factors for sulfonation of bromebenzene with sulfur trioxide. Part III., Preliminary survey on the effect of high pressure on ferrocene and cycloöctatetraene, Jerold Carter Robertson

Theses/Dissertations from 1961 1961

A thermodynamic study of step-wise complex formation in several aqueous Copper (II)-amino acid systems, Vipin M. Kothari

A thermodynamic study of complex formation in aqueous solution.|nI.|pThe Hg(II)-, Zn(II)-, Cd(II)-, Ag(I)-serine systems.|nII.|pThe Hg(II)-, Zn(II)-, Cd(II)-, In(III)- thioglycollic acid system :|ba study of the effect of d[pi]-d[pi] bonding on these complexes, Marriner Lee Morrell

The influence of temperature and some other factors on the biological and nonbiological oxidation of chalcopyrite, pyrite and copper sulfide, Ezra Revier Palmer

Photooxidation of ascorbate as a substitute for oxygen production by illuminated chloroplasts, Waldo S. Zaugg