This page includes a list of all known chemistry dissertations and theses written by TCU students. The list is divided into four parts:
I will be updating this list once each summer.
Adickes, H. Wayne. Reactions of halothiophenes with metal amides. 1968
Amezcua, Carlos A. Conformational analysis of menthone, isomenthone, and several of their imines by NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling: effect of group electronegativities on 3JHH. 1999
Annunziata, Onofrio. Analysis of the protein-salt coupled transport: precision measurements of multicomponent diffusion coefficients for aqueous lysozyme solutions containing chloride salts at 25C̊ and in conditions relevant for crystal growth. 2001
Anthony, Francis Andrew. Studies on calcium-binding proteins. 1984
Aoyagi, Keichi. A study of isothermal diffusion in liquids. 1973
Azimi, Kaveh. Synthesis and characterization of aminoborane derivatives of N-silylphosphoranimines. 1993
Barager, Howard J. Preparation and some chemistry of α-halo and α-diazo sulfoxides. 1975
Barnard, Gareth Denly. NMR studies of the bile salt-lecithin mixed micelle. 1980
Bell, Kevin Earl. I, Substituent effects on the reactivity of selected amine-boranes; II, Amine-borane reduction of nitroso compounds. 1991
Bigham, Shelli Renee. The influence of polynucleotide stabilizers on selected properties of quantum-confined cadmium sulfide semiconductor clusters. 1995
Boyd, Bruce A. Synthesis and reactivity of 1-phosphadienes and their precursors. 1988
Branum, Gary D. The abnormal Finkelstein reaction: a mechanistic study. 1981
Breithaupt, Thomas Brown. Phosphorylation of chick synaptosomal proteins. 1977
Brown, E. Sherwood. Studies of aminotriazinones: cycloproparenone precursors? 1989
Brown, Stanley Duncan. Cactus alkaloids. 1969
Chandler, Robin R. Investigation of the surface states in quantum-confined semiconductor clusters. 1993
Chang, Kok Wai. Spectroscopy and structure of free radicals and molecules at low temperatures. 1982
Chen, Lao-Jer. The thermolysis of five-membered heteroaromatic anhydrides as a route to arynes and fused cyclopropenones. 1978
Chiu, Tien-Cheng. Externally disposed polypeptides of the chick synaptosomal plasma membrane. 1977
Combs, Gerald Lee. Reactivities of some norbornene- and sesquinorbornene-type double bonds. 1982
Constable, Kevin Paul. Studies directed toward the total synthesis of reiswigin A;: and, New insights into the mechanism of the Skattebol rearrangement. 1992
Daubert, Robert Gene. Synthetic routes to secondary azacyclononanes. 1971
Deavenport, Dennis Leon. Carbon-13 and proton NMR parameters of substituted aromatics and steriods. 1974
Del Mazza, Dario. A. The solution reactivity of benzyne in thiophenes.: B. Tetrahydrothiopyran-4-ols. 1980
Deprele, Sylvine. Phosphorus-carbon bond formation: new methodologies for hydrophosphinylation reactions. 2004
Eduok, Etim Effiong. Part I, Use of Co(III)(trien) in the synthesis of amino acids and related compounds; Part II, Synthesis of precursors of organic conductors and their metal complexes. 1991
Eppstein, Lee Bernhardt. Isotope effects in liquid diffusion. 1971
Ford, Randal Ray. Synthesis and carbon tetrachloride reactions of (silylamino)phosphines. 1984
Francis, Robert F. Preparation of Azacyclononanes. 1967
Garadi, Rekha. Topographical studies of chick brain synaptic plasma membrane polypeptides. 1977
Garza Tames, Cesar Manuel. The effects of vacancies on the thermodynamic properties of harmonic crystals: cell cluster method. 1980
Gaston, Carolyn Jo. A study of the metabolism of 20-hydroxyecdysone in Homarus americanus. 1978
Ghosh, Tirthankar. Part A, Sulfuration of the norbornene double bond: formation and reactions of norbornane trithianes and pentathianes; Part B, Molecular rearrangements of fused norbornene ring systems and their heterocyclic counterparts. 1986
Gibbs, Charles G. Investigations into the chemistry of aromatic sulfines (Thioketone-S-oxides). 1973
González, Carlos. A study of the reaction between sodium phenoxide and 2-chlorocyclohexanone-1,2-C¹⁴. 1967
Grins, George. The catalytic alpha-methylation of pyridines. 1970
Grossie, David A. X-ray structural investigations: I. Two alkaline earth metal complexes; II. Triphenylphosphine oxide silver (I) nitrate; III. Two molecular complexes of 18-crown-6; IV. 2-(4,5-benzo-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-cyclohexanone; V. Bis-bicyclo-[3.3.1]-nona-9-ylidene. 1982
Harris, Michael C. The synthesis and ESR analysis of pentaarylethyl free radicals. 1983
Hausler, Natasha L. Regulation of neurotransmitter release. 2002
Holley, Woodrow Wilson. Synthesis, structure, and magnetism of some polynuclear copper (II) complexes. 1980
Ji, Junmin. Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of (N-Silyl)diphosphazenes. 1995
Jia, Qi. Bolivia-Kallawayan medicinal plants as leads to anti-HIV, anti-tumor and other potential drugs. 1995
Jiang, Xiou-Yan. Synthesis and derivative chemistry of 2-phosphabutadienes and the reactivity of a two-coordinate phosphine with organolithium reagents. 1999
Jinkerson, David Lee. Alkyl/arylphosphazenes: new polymers, cyclic analogs, and precursors. 1989
Johnson, D. R. I, Crystal structures and properties of some 4-substituted pyridine N-oxide copper (II) complexes; II, The crystal and molecular structure of (+)-Dinitrobis (L-Arginine) Cobalt (III) nitrate dihydrate. 1970
Kidd, Morgan Ray. Magnetic properties of binuclear copper (II) complexes of 4-substituted pyridine N-oxides. 1969
Klaehn, John Ray. Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of new mixed substituent phosphoranimines. 1999
Kong, Chuang Fong. Calcium binding to membrane skeletal proteins. 1988
Krawiec, Mariusz. Structural studies of polycyclic compounds and calixarenes. 1994
Kucera, William R. Synthesis and reactivity of 1-phosphadienes and P-acetylenic silicon-nitrogen-phosphorus compounds. 1994
Li, Chengwei. Phytochemical study of Psoralea glandulosa, Cestrum parqui and Indigofera heterantha;: Rearrangement mechanism in oxidation of Thiophene aminotriazinone; [and] Synthesis of amino acid and peptide analogues of chicoric acid as HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. 2004
Li, Xin. Fundamental properties of transition metal complex doped-calcium phosphate/porous silicon/silicon structures. 2000
Lindabery, Gregory C. Novel synthetic approaches to the 5,10b-ethano-phenanthridine nucleus of the crinine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids from isoquinoline. 1999
Longlet, Jon J. Synthesis and silicon-nitrogen bond cleavage reactions of n-silylphosphoranimines. 1994
Mao, Yingqun. Phytochemical studies of the Bolivian medicinal plants Lampaya medicinalis and "Evanta" [and] synthesis of ¹⁴C-labeled and analogues of the HIV integrase inhibitor chicoric acid. 2003
Massingill, John Lee. Alkaloids of bacteria and cacti and a novel synthesis of Dihydro-p-dithiins and dihydrodithiepins. 1968
Mathew, Roy. Isothermal binary and ternary diffusion studies of strong electrolytes from low to high concentrations. 1987
May, Jim. Polymer studies by gel permeation chromatography. 1968
McCluney, Rebecca Ellen. The autoxidation of diphenylketene. 1979
McFadden, Susanne Christine. Studies of [³H]-Noradrenaline and [¹⁴C]-Glutamate release from synaptosomes. 2002
Mendez-Rojas, Miguel A. Synthesis and characterization of molecular materials with potential optical and electronic applications. 2001
Mercer, Bradley David. Methyl substituent effects on electrophilic additions to some benzobicyclooctadienes. 1987
Miao, Wenfang. Bolivian medicinal herbs as source of leads for anti-tumor and anti-HIV drugs. 2000
Mitchell, John Peter. Optical measurement of binary and multicomponent diffusion coefficients in aqueous solutions. 1992
Morton, David Ward. Nucleophilic reactions of (silylamino)phosphines. 1981
Newsom, James Graham. The synthesis and pyrolysis of the thiopene cyclic anhydrides. 1977
Nobles, Acie E. Molecular orbital calculations of substituted aromatic anion radical spin densities. 1970
O'Neal Harold Randy. Synthesis and reactivity of (Silylamino)-phosphines with P-H bonds. 1982
Re, Michael Angelo. A new approach to the synthesis of substituted isoquinolines. 1987
Roark, James L. Substituent effects on aromatic proton chemical shifts. 1969
Rodríguez Sifrés, Ricardo E. The hydroperoxidase activity of deuteroferriheme: kinetic study of a peroxidase model. 1987
Rogers, Jesse Wallace. A molecular orbital and ESR study of nitro-substituted anion [pi]-radicals. 1968
Roy, Aroop Kumar. Synthesis and metal-carbonyl derivatives of alkyl/aryl (silylimino)phosphoranes and polyphosphazenes. 1984
Rudel, Michael Gregory. The exploration of new synthetic methods using boron mediation. 1990
Sager, Ray Stuart. The crystal structures and properties of copper (II) and zinc (II) complexes of β-diketones and aromatic N-oxides. 1968
Samuel, Remy C. Synthesis, characterization, and condensation reactions of some new (silylamino)phosphines and N-silylphosphoranimines. 1992
Sant, Milind Prabhakar. Synthetic methodology for key intermediates in the total synthesis of reiswigin A;: and, Improvement in the Semmler-Wolf aromatization of 19-nortestosterone oxime. 1991
Scheide, Gary Michael. Deprotonation/substitution reactions and polymerization of N-silylphosphoranimines. 1988
Senter, Robert Andrew. A study of structural and electronic effects in erbium (III) doped and undoped Group 14 nanostructures. 2004
Sharp, Keith Wayne. Synthesis and characterization of sodium polyselenides in liquid ammonia solution. 1976
Shaw, Sonya Yvette. Synthesis and characterization of new precursors to boron-nitrogen polymers. 1988
Sherrill, Bette Cecile Benham. Liquid diffusion studies: tracer and optical methods. 1973
Shinmi, Masato. Phase transitions in lattice models of one-, two-, and three-component molecular systems. 1986
Skillern, Kenneth Robert. I, Displacement reactions of trimethylamine-haloalanes, preparation and characterization of dihydroaluminum(1+) salts; II, Kinetics and mechanism of acid catalyzed hydrolysis of trimethylamine-azidoborane. 1976
Smith, Gary Lee. The synthesis and characterization of various bis-(ligand)dihydroboron(n+) salts. 1970
South, Bobbie Enloe. A diastereoselective approach to the total synthesis of quinine. 1991
St. John, John Vincent. Fabrication and characterization of rare earth-doped silicon nanocrystals and rare earth-doped silicon dioxide nanostructures. 1999
Stemple, Norman Rinehart. I, Development of a set of crystallographic programs; II, Crystal structures of two aromatic di-n-oxide CuCl₂ complexes and xanthotoxin. 1970
Sun, Duoli. Synthesis and properties of quinone derivatives. 1997
Sweryda-Krawiec, Beata. The impact of Lewis acid/base exposure on the surface states of luminescent porous silicon. 1997
Temple, Harold W. Polymer studies via gel permeation chromatographic analysis. 1969
Thoma, Randall Jay. Synthesis and reactivity of low-coordinate phosphines. 1984
Thompson, Tina Louise. Chick brain synaptosomal polypeptides: phosphorylation and calcium binding studies. 1986
Ting, Hsing-yie. The crystal structures of a dimeric borane and two natural products. 1971
Walter, Rueben Henry. The synthesis and reactions of 2-carboxythiophene-3-diazonium chloride. 1974
Wang, Bin. Synthesis and reactivity of 4-aryl substituted phosphazenes and their precursors: synthesis of poly(phenylenephosphazenes). 2000
Ward, Mark A. Synthesis of phenylsulfinylcyclopropanes and studies of alpha-diazosulfoxides and phenylsulfinyl carbene. 1979
Weidig, Charles F. The Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of nitrogen base adducts of cyano - and fluroboranes. 1974
Wenegieme, Elizabeth Obozuwa. Caption binding to gizzard and brain [alpha]-actinins: effects on structure and function. 1994
Wettermark, Urszula Gorecka. Chemistry of poly(phosphazene) precursors. 1986
Whinnery, James Elliott. X-ray crystal structure analysis of inorganic and biologically-active molecules. 1972
Whipple, Michael Robert. The role of neurotransmitter uptake in the mechanism of action of hallucinogens. 1980
White, Sidney S. Kinetics and mechanism of the morpholine-borane reduction of methyl alkyl ketones. 1970
Williams, Rickey Jay. X-ray crystal structure studies of metal complexes. 1968
Winslow, Christopher David. A methods development approach towards the Galanthan skeleton starting with isoquinoline. 2000
Withey, Paul Andrew. Fourier transform vibrational spectroscopy of pure carbon and silicon-carbon clusters. 1993
Woo, Fanny S. The kinetics and mechanism of redox reactions of the iron(III) complex of mesoporphyrin(IX). 1990
Wood, Christopher E. Synthesis and condensation polymerization of N-silylphosphoranimines: new production methods for poly(alkyl/arylphosphazenes). 1992
Woodrow, Thomas Aaron. Preparation and oxidation of 3-aminothienotriazinones as a probe of the structure of thiopene analogs of benzocyclopropenone. 1983
Woodyard, James Douglas. A study of the triplet state of organic molecules. 1966
Wu, Chengjiu. The 1,5-sigmatropic hydrogen shifts and some other reactions of isodicyclopentadienes. 1982
Xie, Dejian. The chemistry of calixarene-based copper complexes and anhydrides. 1997
Yang, Zan Wei. Modulation of filament formation by glial fibrillary acidic protein and involvement of calcium. 1987
Zhang, Libing. Surface modification and its impact on luminescent properties of porous silicon. 1997
Zhang, Yi. Synthetic approaches towards the skeleton of the crinine-type amaryllidaceae alkaloids from isoquinoline and total synthesis of (±)-elwesine. 2004
Zheng, Qian. Involvement of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in neurotransmission. 2003
Zheng, Xu. Studies of neurotransmitter release from permeabilized synaptosomes. 1997
Zhou, Xiaoming. Photolysis and oxidation of aminotriazinone derivatives: a carbon-13 labelling study. 1993
I will be updating this list once each summer.
Alquiza, Mariella S. Cahiwat. Exploring the catalytic function of the iron(III) complex of mesoporphyrin IX. 1982
Ancona, Astley Cooper. The chromatographic identification of some heavy metals on columns of magnesia. 1951
Batra, Indu. The interaction of fluorescent molecules with calcium phosphate films on porous silicon. 2001
Benavides, Luis A. Chick brain synaptic vesicles isolation and characterization. 1979
Brown, Stanley Duncan. A new cactus alkaloid. 1965
Burrage, Charles Douglas. The Kolbe electrolysis of potassium acetate in the presence of some aromatic hydrocarbons1. 1963
Chang, Ping-Tzu. The crystal structure of Cu(C5H7O2)2 2AgClO4. 1964
Chen, Der-Tuu. An approach to the synthesis of (4-14C)-7-dehydrocholesterol. 1978
Chen, Teh-Kuei. The reactions of isopropenyl acetate with a series of aliphatic ketones. 1964
Clardy, LeRoy. Densities and refractive indices of bromoform-benzene mixtures. 1934
Daniel, Vinod. Diffusion studies in 1,1 potassium electrolytes. 1991
Dwight, David Walter. Studies on the aging of hydrous neodymium hydroxide gel. 1966
Everett, Jennifer Jean. Raman spectroscopy of dilute solutions of alkali metal iodides and perchlorates in liquid ammonia. 1979
Featherston, Aleck B. Bromination of benzene. 1951
Flores, Robert J. A study of the nitrous acid deamination of 7-aminobicyclo(4.1.0) heptane. 1961
Fu, Jingwei. Diffusion coefficients of aqueous NaCl+Na2SO4 at 25°C & calculation of trace diffusion coefficients of SO2-/4 in NaCl. 2001
Fultz, Gary D. Oxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide. 1970
Genchur, Sue Andrews. Displacement reactions of trimethylamine-iodoboranes: a study of leaving group tendencies and polyion formation. 1971
Gibson, Dorothy Hinds. The synthesis of polyurethans by the alcoholysis of di-urethans. 1956
González, Carlos. The condensation of acetone with dimethylfulvene. 1963
Green, M. A. An improved synthesis of di-(4-hydroxyphenyl)phosphinic acid and its oxomethyldiethylphosphonate methylphosphinate derivative. 1993
Hall, Colby D., Jr. Vapor pressure of normal-butyl bromide. 1941
Han, Jun. New methods for the syntheses of isocarbostyrils. 2004
Henderson, Lance M. Selected studies of addition/reductions of pyridine-boranes. 1994
Ho, Oliver Chenpu. Studies on the synthesis of certain m-quaterphenyls. 1989
Hodgkins, Joe Earle. An investigation of the bromination of phenol and aniline in two phase systems. 1951
Hollingworth, Thomas Andrew. Reactions of halothianaphthenes with alkali amides in liquid ammonia. 1967
Hong, Qi. Phytochemical studies of medicinal plants as potential anti-mycobacterial drugs. 1998
Huang, Zhihong. Studies of phosphorus-carbon bond formations by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and their application into the synthesis of gaba analogs. 2003
Hughes, Michael Peyton. Divalent carbon: some reactions in the diphenylmethyl series. 1961
Ibarra, Catalina. Uses, history and synthesis of bismuth alkoxides and molybdenum oxoalkoxides. 2002
Ivie, Rufus Alonzo. The crystal structure of cuauhtemone. 1974
Kilmer, Charlie Clarence. An investigation of several methods of preparation of tripotassium hexabromo-u-tribromoditungstate (III). 1964
Kim, Chong W. Part I. The electrolysis of potassium hydrocinnamate. Part II. Polystyrene studies by the gel permeation chromatograph. 1965
King, James Arthur. Reactions of phenyldiazomethane. 1963
Knight, John T. A gel permeation chromatographic study of the polymerization of methylmethacrylate. 1970
Kollmansberger, Anthony E. Some facets of gel permeation chromatography. 1965
Lands, Larry. Polymerization of acetylene and some of its derivatives. 1960
Larsen, Jason Daniel. Optical properties of silicon nanoparticles as a function of high pressure and surface modification. 1999
Lawson, Jimmie B. Preliminary investigation of the catalytic activity of semiconductors. 1960
Lee, Walter Frank. Kinetic study of an acid-catalyzed transimination reaction. 1966
Liao, Hongyu. A new approach to the synthesis of Reiswigin A. 1997
Lin, Chi-Tsun. The crystal structure of AgNi(C5H7O)3 2AgNO3. 1963
Lin, Wei-Ping. The crystal structure of C12H8O4. 1964
Liu, (Gordon) Yao-ting. A kinetic study of the Kaluza & Hodgkins synthesis. 1957
Lorenc, Anna Teresa. Calcium binding to tropomyosin. 1991
Lowe, John R. The kinetics and mechanism of the solvolysis of trimethylamine-iodoboranes. 1970
Macha, Matthew Richard. Exclusive intracellular phosphorylation and calcium binding of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton. 1984
Maloney, Jim N. A spectrophotometric study of the disproportionation of hydrazobenzene. 1956
Marriott, Vic B. On the acid catalyzed reactions of ammonia-borane and trimethylamine-isocyanoborane. 1979
Maschmeyer, Donald Martin. Structural investigations of 1-anthraquinonesulfenic acid and some selected derivatives. 1972
Massingill, John Lee, Jr. Gas chromatography of alkaloids. 1965
McMordie, Warren C., Jr. An investigation of the polymerization of acetylene with titanium tetrachloride: aluminum triisobutyl catalyst. 1960
Megarity, Eldon Dennis. A study of benzyl free radicals at 77° K. 1964
Meneshian, Murad Aristakes. Investigation of the electrodeposition of W with Mn and other metals. 1964
Mohr, William Bruce. Reaction of 3-bromothianaphthene with piperidine. 1969
Nemec, Terry Allen. The effects of laser illumination and external ions on the visible luminescence from silicon nanocrystallites as a function of pressure. 2001
Numajiri, Satoru. Synthesis of dl-pilocarpine. 1963
Park, Emmet Scott. A study of boron-activated dienamines derived from pyridine-N-borane. 1988
Prieto, César. Synthesis of some (silylmethyl) - and (silylmethylene) phosphines. 1986
Qian, Chengyi. The rearrangement reactions of gem-dichlorocyclyopropylcarbinyl cations. 1988
Reeves, Wylie Preston. A kinetic study of the decomposition of carboethoxy n-butyldithiocarbamate. 1959
Roettger, Linda J. Reactions of microperoxidase and deuteroferriheme with peroxo substrates. 1978
Sachitano, Jack L., Jr. A study of the absorption and emission properties of some heterocyclic N-oxides. 1969
Samuel, Uta S. Methylation studies on p-tert-butylcalix(4)arene via reversed-phase HPLC. 1995
Schmidt, Ann Marti. Moments and thermodynamic properties of the triangular lattice. 1972
Seo, Byung Ick. The synthesis of some 4",6'-diisopropoxy-r,r'"-dimethoxy-m-quaterphenyls.. 1989
Showalter, Ada Maxine. Radiochemical study of the acetolysis of 3-Phenyl-2-Butyl Tosylate-1-C14. 1964
Smith, Billie Lee. Solvent-solute interactions in liquid ammonia solutions. 1973
Stephenson, Danny Lon. Dehydrohalogenation at a single carbon atom. 1960
Stovall, Dona Lee. The synthesis of 2,3-diketopiperazine. 1954
Wang, Hua. Synthesis and condensation polymerization of aminoborane derivatives of N-silylphosphoranimines. 1996
Wang, Zhaoyu. Synthesis and characterization of erbium-surface enriched silicon nanowires. 2003
Waters, Kenneth Roy. The synthesis and reactions of vinyl-substituted (silylamino) phosphines. 1987
Watson, Curtis A., Jr. The specific gravity gradient balance. 1960
Webster, William Wayne. Vinyl polymerizations via the Kolbe electrolysis. 1965
Whitehead, Melanie Anne. Biodegradable polymer scaffolds containing mesoporous silicon and one-dimensional nanostructures of silicon and germanium for use in tissue engineering. 2005
Williams, Robert N. The polymerization of hexamethylenediamine and ethylenediamine tetracetic acid. 1953
Woodyard, James Douglas, Jr. Reaction of benzal chloride with olefins. 1963
Wu, Noh-Yah. A synthesis toward ecdysone. 1972
Yang, Tsan Hsi. The chemical composition of the less polar fractions from thirty species of the tribe Vernonieae (compositae) and two species of the tribe Heliantheae (compositae). 1987
Ye, Mei. Phytochemical studies of plants as potential anti-cancer drugs. 2004
Yuh, Young Hyon. The electrolysis of potassium acetate in methanol and 3,3-dimethyl-l-butene. 1963
