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2009 - 2010

60th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico: October 21 - 24, 2009

Paper 282, “Advancements in Platinum and Palladium 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane Chemistry” Natalie N. Talbott, Gregory J. Grant

Paper 346, “Advancements in Self-Assembly of Molecular Rhodium(III) Cubes and Squares” Hitesh Vikram Vashi, Gregory Grant

Paper 347, “Ru(II) Thioether Complexes in Self-Assembled Molecular Structures” Marko Bajic, Gregory J. Grant

Paper 356, “Automated Methods for Spectrophotometric Titrations” David Shved, John A. Lynch

Paper 357, “Turning an Eyesore into Art: Analysis of Organic Compounds Leached from Cigarette Litter” Daniel L. Burriss, Gretchen E. Potts

Paper 358, “Use of Porous Carbons for Drug Storage and Delivery” Sarah E. McCary, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper 440, “Applications of Molecular Mechanics in Determining Molecule-Graphene and Molecule-Graphite Binding Energies for up to Eight Million Organic Molecules Based On Thirty Framework Ring Structures Aaron M. Evans, Thomas R. Rybolt.

2008 - 2009

237st National ACS Meeting in Salt Lake City: March 22 - 25, 2009

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Paper 174: Effects of Group 15 Donor Ligands in Platinum Thiacrown Complexes, Desiree A. Biggers, Gregory J. Grant.

Paper 175: Progress towards self-assembled platinum(II) molecular squares, Rishi D. Naik, Gregory J. Grant (selected for SciMex).

Paper 361: Investigating Biological Role of Chloro-p-Benzoquinone in Ribonuclease A Modification, A. R. Vaughn, M. Kang, J. Kim.

Paper 372.  Methyl-p-Benzoquinone Induced Ribonuclease Modification, S. W. Ledford; C. B. Redman, J. Kim.

Paper 606: Ru(II) Thioether Complexes in Self-Assembled Molecular Squares, Marko Bajic, Gregory J. Grant.

Paper 607: Self-Assembled Molecular Squares and Cubes Using Group 9 Metal Ions, Hitesh V. Vashi, Gregory J. Grant.

 

59th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Nashville, TN: Nov. 12 –15, 2008

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Paper 52: Effects of Group 15 Donor Ligands in Platinum Thiacrown Complexes. Desiree A. Biggers, Gregory J. Grant

Paper 53: Progress towards Self-Assembled Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Molecular Squares. Rishi Dilipkumar Naik, Gregory Grant

Paper 671: Development of Algorithms for Analysis of Automated Spectrophotometric Titrations William M. McGee

Paper 818: Zirconocene-Promoted Synthesis of Cyclic Ethers. Shanelle Newton, Kyle Knight

Paper 824: Ru(II) Thioether Complexes in Self-Assembled Molecular Squares and Cubes. Marko Bajic, Gregory J. Grant

Paper 825: Analysis of Pollutants Leached from Used Cigarette Litter. Jessica Moerman, Gretchen E. Potts

Paper 736: Ribonuclease a Modification Induced by Chloro-p-Benzoquinone. Albert Vaughn, Caitlin Redman, Steve Ledford, Jisook Kim

Paper 737: Investigating Ribonuclease a Modification Induced by Quinones Using UV/Vis Spectroscopy. Caitlin Redman, Albert Vaughn, Steve Ledford, Jisook Kim

Paper 738: Methyl-p-Benzoquinone Induced Ribonuclease a Modification. Steve Ledford, Caitlin Redman, Albert Vaughn, Jisook Kim

Paper 769: Self-Assembled Molecular Squares and Cubes Using Group 9 Metal Ions. Hitesh Vikram Vashi, Gregory Grant

Paper 774: Α Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Ethyl Esters from Aldehydes. Robert C. Mebane, Patrick J. Siler

Paper 781: Removal of Cholesterol from Solution by Adsorption on Carbon Powder. Jennifer L. Gordon, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper 783: Binding Energies of Nucleobases on Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes. Blain D. Reynolds, Christina E. Wells, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper 798: Gas-Solid Chromatography of Greenhouse Gases on Carbopack B. Howard E. Thomas, Casey M. O'Dell, Craig M. Goodwin, Thomas R. Rybolt, Kevin T. Bivona

Paper 918: Developing a DFT-D Approach for Modeling DNA Intercalation. Samuel T. Chill, Edward G. Hohenstein, Stephen A. Arnstein, C. David Sherrill

Paper 949: Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water Using Home Filtration Cartridges. Michael G. Jobe, Jr., Steven J. K. Symes

2007 - 2008

235st National ACS Meeting in New Orleans, LA: April 6 - 10, 2008

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Paper CHED 868.  Investigating RNase modification of 1,4-benqoquilnoline and 1,4-hydroquinone,  Robert Patton, Jisook Kim.

Paper CHED 1120.   Photolytic breakdown of trace level pharmaceuticals in the environment, Scott Kindelberger, J.M. Conley, S.M. Richards, Steve Symes.

Paper CHED 1152.  Comparison of platinum and palladium heteroleptic complexes with 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane and Group 15 donor ligands.  Desiree Biggers,  Gregory J. Grant,

Paper CHED 1210.  Platinum thiacrown complexes with substituted diimine ligands, Marko Bajic, Gregory J. Grant

Paper CHED 1212. Progress towards self-assembled platinum molecular squares.  Rishi D. Naik, Gregory J. Grant

59th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Greenville, SC: Oct. 24 –26, 2007

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Paper 639: Spectroscopic Characterization of Lead Complexes of 1-2-pyridylazo-2-Naphthol, Sarah A. Easparam, Gretchen E. Potts

Paper 646: Adsorption of Ligand or Iron-Ligand Complex on the Surface of a Carbon Powder, Amirtha Dileepan, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper 655: Automation of Spectrophotometric Titrations and Extraction of Equilibrium Constants, William M. McGee, John Lynch

Paper 662: Platinum Thiacrown Complexes with Substituted Diimine Ligands, Marko Bajic, Gregory J. Grant

Paper 667: Comparison of Platinum and Palladium Heteroleptic Complexes with 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane and Group 15 Donor Ligands, Desiree A. Biggers, Gregory Grant

Paper 718: Progress towards Self-Assembled Platinum Molecular Squares, Rishi Dilipkumar Naik, Gregory J. Grant (WON FIRST PLACE)

Paper 770: Removal of a Biological Molecule: Adsorption of Cholesterol on Carbon Powder, Christina E. Wells, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper 130: Six Membered Ring Synthesis of Alkoxy-Substituted 1,7-Dienes Via a Zirconium Catalyst, Christopher Nigel Welch, Kyle S. Knight

Paper 780: A Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Nitriles and Amides from Aldehydes, Samuel T. Chill, Robert C. Mebane

Paper 792: Effects of Biomolecules on the Metabolism of Pyrimidines, Adam J. Martin, Meetal Vashi, Eric Tiner, Manuel F. Santiago

2006 - 2007

233st National ACS Meeting in Chicago, IL: March 25-29, 2007

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Paper CHED 297. Development of algorithms to elucidate spectrophotometric titration curves. Ivan P. Zubkov, John A. Lynch

Paper CHED 535. Catalytic synthesis of 5-membered carbocycles via the rearrangement of B-alkoxy dienes, Bradley A. McKeown, Kyle S. Knight

Paper CHED 548. Cyclization of alkoxy-substituted 1, 7 dienes using zirconium catalysts. C.N. Welch, Kyle S. Knight

Paper CHED 1183. Cadmium (II) and mercury (II) complexes with mixed oxathiacrown ligands. Jared R. Hassler, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

Paper CHED 1229. Platinum(II) thiacrown complexes with chiral and achiral diphosphine ligands Emily R. Hassler, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

Paper CHED 1233. Progress towards self-assembled platinum(II) and rhodium(III) molecular squares. Rishi D. Naik, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

58th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Augusta, GA on Nov. 1-4, 2006

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Paper 513: Complexation studies of heavy metals with mixed donor macrocyclic ligands: carbon dioxide fixation in a cadmium (II) complex, Maikel E. Botros, Daron E. Janzen, Gregory J. Grant.

Paper 719: Catalytic synthesis of 5-membered carbocycles via the rearrangement of B-alkoxy dienes, Bradley A. McKeown, Kyle S. Knight.

Paper 724: Carbon surface and amino acid side group interactions from gas-solid chromatography and molecular mechanics, Marie N. Loizeaux, Jimmy D. Turner, Howard E. Thomas, Thomas R. Rybolt.

Paper 725: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and fullerene van der Waals interactions with graphitic surfaces, Christina E. Wells, Thomas R. Rybolt.

Paper 726: Determination of lead complexation to 4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol (PAR), Sarah A. Easparam, Gretchen E. Potts.

Paper 727: Progress towards self-assembled platinum(II) and rhodium(III) molecular squares, Rishi Dilipkumar Naik, Gregory J. Grant, Darron E. Janzen.

Paper 728: In search of the right algorithms for spectrophotometric titration curves, Ivan P. Zubkov, John A. Lynch.

Paper 729: Platinum(II) thiacrown complexes with chiral and achiral diphosphine ligands, Emily R. Hassler, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen.

Paper 730: Cadmium (II) and mercury (II) complexes with mixed oxathiacrown ligands, Jared R. Hassler, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen.

Paper 732: Quantitation of trace level pharmaceuticals in the Tennessee River Valley using UPLC-tandem mass spectrometry, Scott A. Kindelberger, Justin M. Conley, Sean M. Richards, Steven J. Symes.

Paper 733: Regulation of pyrimidine degradative enzymes in cells of Pseudomonas mendocina, Mallory Louise Hacker, Manuel F Santiago.

Paper 750: Cyclization of alkoxy-substituted 1, 7 dienes using zirconium catalysts, Christopher Nigel Welch, Kyle S. Knight.

2005 - 2006

231st National ACS Meeting in Atlanta, GA: March 26-30, 2006

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Paper CHED 230. Questioning the ash: Elemental analysis of cremains using ICP-OES. Timothy R. Brooks, S. Smullen, T.E. Bodkin, Gretchen E. Potts.

Paper CHED 288. Absorption energies of a nanoporous carbon from gas-solid chromatography and molecular mechanics. Katherine A. Ziegler, J.L. Boyd, M.E. Ridgeway, H.E. Thomas, Thomas R. Rybolt.

Paper CHED 289. Benzene and polycyclic benzenoid hydrocarbon interactions with graphitic surfaces and van der Waals adhesion in two-dimensional nanopores. Claire L. Brown, Charles R. Sisson, Thomas R. Rybolt

Paper CHED 300. Gas interactions with a nanoporous carbon and hydrogen storage. Rachael A. Hansel, J.L. Blakely, J.L. Boyd, H.E. Thomas, Thomas R. Rybolt..

Paper CHED 390. Catalytic transfer hydrogenation using Raney nickel and 2-propanol. Kimberley Holte, Robert C. Mebane.

Paper CHED 543. Synthesis of substituted cycloalkanes using organozirconium catalysts. Lauren K. DeLoach, Kyle S. Knight.

Paper CHED 888. Complexation studies of mercury(II) and cadmium(II) with hexadentate thiacrown and azacrown ligands. Maikel E. Botros, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen.

Paper CHED 929. Platinum(II) thiacrown complexes with chiral and achiral diphosphine ligands. Emily R. Hinson, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen.

Paper INOR 600. Towards the preparation of a ruthenium-based molecular square. Synthesis and characterization of Ru(II) tetrathiacrowns complexes with 4,4’-bipyridine. Weinan Chen, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

2005 International Chemical Conference of Pacific Basin Societies; Honolulu, HI, December 15-20, 2005.

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Maikel E. Botros, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen; "Complexation Studies of Mercury(II) and
Cadmium(II) with Mixed Donor Macrocyclic Ligands" Paper Number 210.

Emily R. Hinson, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen; "Platinum(II) Complexes of Crown Thioethers with Chiral and Achiral Diamine Ligands" Paper Number 208.

Weinan Chen, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen; "Preparation of the Corners of a Self-Assembled
Molecular Cube with Group 9 Metal Thiacrown Complexes" Paper Number 207.

Joint 57th Southeastern/61st Southwestern Regional ACS Meeting in Memphis, TN, Nov. 1-4, 2005

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Paper Number 457: “Chemistry of Epoxy Alcohols: Biomimetic 8-endo Cyclization of Sclareol Epoxide” Kevin M. Terry, Thomas G. Waddell

Paper Number 461: “Synthesis of Substituted Cycloalkanes Using Organozirconium Catalysts”
Lauren K. DeLoach, Kyle Knight

Paper Number 540: “Pyridine Nucleotide Transhydrogenase Activity in Pseudomonas syringae”
Randi L. Gant, Manuel F. Santiago

Paper Number 560: “Complexation Studies of Mercury (II) and Cadmium (II) with Hexadentate Thiacrown and Azacrown Ligands” Maikel E. Botros, Gregory J. Grant, Daron Janzen

Paper Number 562: “Platinum (II) Complexes of Crown Thioethers with Chiral and Achiral Diamine Ligands” Emily R. Hinson, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

Paper Number 583: “A Spectrophotometric Titration Study of the Reaction between Fe2+ and 1,10-Phenanthroline” Daniel N. Chatham, John A. Lynch

Paper Number 586: “Identification and Quantification of Pharmaceuticals in Southeast Tennessee Area Watersheds by Reversed Phase HPLC-UV” Matthew C. Zoerb, Steven J.K. Symes, Sean Richards

Paper Number 533: “Ashes to Ashes, Dust for Determination: Elemental Analysis of Cremains by ICP-OES” Timothy R. Brooks, Tom E. Bodkin, Stephanie Smullen, Gretchen E. Potts

Paper Number 534: “Preparation of a Ruthenium Square: The Synthesis and Characterization of [Ru(12S4)Cl(bipy)](PF6) & [{Ru(12S4)Cl}2(bipy)](PF6)2” Weinan Chen, Gregory J. Grant, Daron E. Janzen

2004 - 2005

229th National ACS Meeting in San Diego, CA: March 13-17, 2005

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1. Paper CHED 390. Catalytic transfer deuteration using 10% Pd/C and 2-proopanol-d8 as the deuterium source. Nathanael K. Kokes, Mary K. Teague, Robert C. Mebane.

2. Paper CHED 484. Reduction of aldehydes and reductive ring opening of epoxides by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using Raney nickel and 2-propanol. Amanda Mansfield, Phillip S. Gass, Robert C. Mebane.

3. Paper CHED 545. Synthesis of the mixed donor macrocycle 9S2N, 7-aza-1, 4-dithiacyclononane. Maikel E. Botros, Gregory J. Grant.

4. Paper CHED 862. Reductive pathway of penicillin-resistant Pseudomonas syringae. Randi L. Gant, Manuel F. Santiago, Gail M. Meyer.

5. Paper CHED 1068. Preparation of corners of a self-assembled molecular cube using trivalent Group 9 metal complexes. Weinan Chen , Gregory J. Grant.

6. Paper CHED 1067. Platinum(II) Complexes of crown thioethers with chiral diphosphine and diamine ligands. Emily R. Hinson, Gregory J. Grant.

7. Paper CHED 1088. Synthesis and characterization of a self-Assembled molecular square. Ketankumar N. Patel, Gregory J. Grant.


56th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Research Triangle, NC: Nov. 11-13, 2004

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1. Paper Number 647. Pyrimidine Biosynthetic Pathway in Pseudomonas syringae. Sarah Prince, Gail M. Meyer, Manuel F. Santiago

2. Paper Number 641. Reducing Agent of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase. Randi L. Gant, Gail M. Meyer, Manuel F. Santiago

3. Paper Number 642. Degradation of Pyrimidines by Pseudomonas syringae. Randi L. Gant Gail M. Meyer, Manuel F. Santiago

4. Paper Number 758. Analysis of Toxic Metals in Lentinus edodes by Atomic Absorption, Flame Emission and Inductively-Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. Kira D. Shurtz, Gretchen E. Potts

5. Paper Number 764. Stability Determination of Midazolam Syrup by Reversed Phase HPLC. Matthew C. Zoerb, Steven J.K. Symes

6. Paper Number 768. Spectrophotometric Titrations of Eriochrome Black T with Mg 2+ and Cu 2+. Darshan D. Naik, John A. Lynch, Eric T. Lane

7. Paper Number 822. Molecular Modeling of Gas Interactions with a Nanoporous Carbon and Predictions of Chromatographic Retention Times. Katherine A. Ziegler, Jennifer L. Boyd, Mark E. Ridgeway, Howard E. Thomas, Thomas R. Rybolt

8. Paper Number 883. Reactions of the Diterpene Sclareol with Electrophilic Halogen Reagents. Charles Sisson, Thomas G. Waddell

9. Paper Number 884. Studies Toward the Enantioselective Dehalogenation of Secondary Alkyl Halides. Erika M. Milczek, Kyle S. Knight

10. Paper Number 874. Synthesis of the mixed-donor macrocycle 9S2N, 7-aza-1,4-dithiacyclononane. Maikel E Botros, Gregory J Grant

11. Paper Number 713. Platinum (II) Complexes of Crown Thioethers with Chiral Diphosphine and Diamine Ligands. Emily R. Hinson, Gregory J. Grant

12. Paper Number 715. Preparation of Corners of a Self-assembled Molecular Cube using Trivalent Group 9 Metal Complexes. Weinan Chen, Gregory J. Grant

13. Paper Number 712. Synthesis and Characterization of a Self-Assembled Platinum(II) Molecular Square. Ketankumar Patel, Gregory J Grant

14. Paper Number 871. Cyclization of substittued octadienes via zirconocene catalysis. Kelvin S. Wilson, Kyle Knight


2003-2004

227th National ACS Meeting in Anaheim, CA: March 28-April 1, 2004

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1. Paper #376. BINUCLEAR RHODIUM AND MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES WITH TRITHIOETHERS. Weinan Chen, Gregory J. Grant.

2. Paper #387 COMPLEXATION STUIDES OF CADMIUM(II) WITH CROWN THIOETHER LIGANDS. Lensey Hill, Gregory J. Grant , Monte Helm

3. Paper #388. COMPLEXATION STUDIES OF CROWN THIOETHERS BOUND TO THE HEAVY METAL ION MECURY (II). Gregory P. Helton, Gregory J. Grant , Monte L. Helm

4. Paper #427. PLATINUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH CROWN THIOETHER AND POLYPYRIDINE LIGANDS. Ketankumar N. Patel, Gregory J. Grant, Monte L. Helm.

5. Paper #794. ANALYSIS OF PALLADIUM CATALYZED DEHALOGENATION. Laura E. Palmerio, Kyle S. Knight.

6. Paper #864. STUDIES TOWRD THE SELECTIVE DEHALOGENATION OF SECONDARY ALKYL HALIDES. Erika M. Mikczek, Kyle S. Knight

Pittsburgh Conference in Chicago, IL: March 6 - March 12, 2004

Paper #4000 - 400P. THE USE OF ICP-AES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS AS BIOMONITORS IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. Jane A. Dickerson, Chanda K. Price, Gretchen E. Potts.

55th Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Atlanta, GA: Nov. 16-19, 2003

Paper #165. PYRIMIDINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE AND PSEUDOMONAS LEMONNIERI CELLS . Brett Ferrell, Manuel F. Santiago.

Paper #288.COMPLEXATION STUDIES OF CROWN THIOETHERS BOUND TO THE HEAVY METAL ION MECURY (II). Gregory P. Helton, Gregory Grant, Monte Helm

Paper #904. BIOMONTORING: AN ANALYSIS OF METALS IN PLANTS USING ICP-AES. Jane Dickerson, Gretchen Potts.

Paper #958. CHROMATOGRAPHIC RETENTION TIMES AND GAS SEPARATIONS USING A NANOPOROUS CARBON. Vanessa E. Janeksela, Mark Ridgeway, Howard E. Thomas, Thomas R. Rybolt.

Paper #959. INDUCED THERMOLUMINESCENCE STUDIES OF LUNAR IMPACT MELT BRECCIAS. Paul Boerema, Steven Symes.

Paper #964. STUDIES TOWARD THE SELECTIVE DEHALOGENATION OF SECONDARY ALKYL HALIDES. Erika Milczek, Kyle Knight.

Paper #970. COMPLEXATION STUDIES OF CADMIUM(II) WITH CROWN THIOETHER LIGANDS. Lensey Hill, Gregory Grant , Monte Helm.

Paper #971. PLATINUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH CROWN THIOETHER AND POLYPYRIDINE LIGANDS. Ketankumar N. Patel, Gregory Grant, Monte Helm.

Paper #1007. BINUCLEAR RHODIUM AND MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES WITH TRITHIOETHERS. Weinan Chen, Gregory Grant.

Paper #1021. CATALYTIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION OF EPOXIDES USING RANEY NICKEL AND 2-PROPANOL. Philip Gass, Mary Teague, Bassem Abazid, Robert C. Mebane.

Paper #1027. CATALYTIC TRANSFER DEUTERATION USING 10% PD AND 2-PROPONAL-D8. Mary Teague, Philip Gass, Missy Mathis, Robert C. Mebane.

Paper #1042. ANALAYSIS OF PALLADIUM CATALYTALIZED DEHALOGENATION. Laura Palmiero, Kyle Knight.