Scholarly Activities
Undergraduate research plays a vital role in the chemistry curriculum at Loyola University. All majors are encouraged to participate in a research project as it is in the laboratory where students have the opportunity to apply ideas learned in the classroom to real-world research problems for which there are no solutions in the back of a book. Evidence of this scholarly activity is found below in a list of recent publications by faculty and students from the department.
Kurt Birdwhistell
"A New Glow on the Chromatography of M&M Candies", Kurt R. Birdwhistell, Thom G. Spence*; J. Chem. Educ. 2002, 79(7), 847.
"Aqueous Phase Palladium Catalyzed Coupling: A Green Chemistry Laboratory Experiment" Brandy A. Harper#, J. Chance Rainwater#, Kurt Birdwhistell*, D. Andrew Knight*, J. Chem. Educ. 2002, 79 (6), 729-731.
"Carbodiimide Metathesis Catalyzed by Vanadium Oxo and Imido Complexes via Imido Transfer", Birdwhistell, K.R.; Lanza, J.# Pasos, J.# J. Organomet. Chem.1999, 584, 200-205.
D. Andrew Knight
"Dichloro (methyl 4-[(1,4,7,10-tetraaz acyclododec-1-yl) methylbenzoate) cobalt(III) methyl sulfate" Deschamps, J. R.*; Knight, D. A.*; Goldman, E. R.; Delehanty, J. B.; Chang, E. L.* Acta Crys, E.2003, C59, in press.
"Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of a Chiral Organometallic Phosphonate [ h 6-1,2-C 6H 4(OCH 3) (P(O) (OCH 2CH 3) 2)] Cr(CO) 3" Olano, L. R.; Tran, H.#; Mague, J. T.; Knight, D. A.* J. Chem. Crys.2003, 33, 497.
"Rhodium Catalyzed Allylic Isomerization in Water" Schull, T. S.; Knight, D. A.* Synth. Comm. 2003, 33, 827.
"Coordination Chemistry of the Water-Soluble Ligand TPPTP and Formation of a [Mo(CO) 5(m-TPPTP)] Monolayer on an Alumina Surface" Harper, B. A.#; Knight, D. A.*; George, C.; Brandow, S. L.; Dressick, W. J.; Dalcey, C. S.; Schull, T. L.* Inorg. Chem. 2003, 43, 516.
"Aqueous Phase Palladium Catalyzed Coupling: A Green Chemistry Laboratory Experiment" Harper, B. A.#; Rainwater, J. C.#; Birdwhistell, K.*; Knight, D. A.* J. Chem. Ed.2002, 79, 729.
"Rhodium-mediated Delamination of Layered Copper and Zinc Vinylphosphonates" Kim, V.#; Butcher, R. J.; Harper, B. A.#; Schull, T. L.; Knight, D. A.* Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Trans.2002, 824.
"A Synthetic Route to a New Surface-Active Phosphine Ligand: 12-DPDP (12-Di-phenylphos-phinodode-cylphosphonate)" Schull, T. L.; Knight, D. A.* Tetrahedron, 2000, 56, 7093.
"Convenient Synthesis of the Water-Soluble Ligand Hexasodium Tris (4-phospho-nato-phenyl) phosphine" Dressick, W. J.; Brandow, S. L.; Schull, T. L.*; Knight, D. A. J. Org. Chem.2000, 65, 5059.
"An Organometallic Sol-Gel Route to Layered Zinc Phenyl-phosphonate and Encapsulation of h 6-(C 6H 6) Cr(CO) 3" Deemie, R. W.; Rao, M.; Knight, D. A.* Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1999, 585, 162.
"New Chiral Phosphine-Phosphonites Ligands Derived from (2R, 3R)-Dimethyl Tartrate, (S)-Binapthol and (1R,2S)-Ephedrine" Schull, T. L.; Knight, D. A.* Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 1999, 10, 207.
Lynn Koplitz
“3-Cyano-N-methylpyridinium bromide, “ Joel T. Mague, Ryan M. Ivie*, Robert W.
Hartsock*, Lynn Vogel Koplitz, Mary Spulak*, Acta Crystallographica, E61, o851-o853 (2005).
“Atomic-Scale Properties of Low-Index ZnO Surfaces,” U. Diebold, L. Koplitz, O. Dulub, Applied Surface Science, 237, 336-342 (2004).
J. Krenos, J. Potenza, L.V. Koplitz and T.G. Spence. Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Atkin’s and Jones’s “ Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight.” 3e. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co., 2004, 524 pages.
T.G. Spence and L.V. Koplitz. Instructor’s Resource Manual for Atkin’s and Jone’s “Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight.” 3e. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co., 2004, 550 pages.
“The influence of weak hydrogen bonds on the properties of 3-cyano-N-methylpyridinium chloride and iodide, L.V. Koplitz, K.D. Bay *, N. DiGiovanni *, J.T. Mague, Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 33, 391-402 (2003).
“STM Study of Copper Growth on ZnO(0001)-Zn and ZnO(000bar1)-O surfaces, L.V. Koplitz, O. Dulub, U. Diebold , Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(38), 10583-10590 (2003).Thomas Spence
"Optical diagnostics of atmospheric pressure air plasmas" Laux, Christophe O.; Kruger, Charles H.; Spence, Thomas G.; Zare, Richard N. Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2003) 12(2) 125-138.
"A New Glow on the Chromatography of M&M Candies" Birdwhistell, Kurt R.; Spence, Thomas G. Journal of Chemical Education (2002), 79(7), 847.
"Stable Isotope Ratios Using Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Determination of 13C/ 12C for Carbon Dioxide in Human Breath" Crosson, Eric R.; Ricci, Kenneth N.; Richman, Bruce A.; Kachanov, Alex A.; Chilese, Frank C.; Owano, Thomas G.; Paldus, Barbara A.; Spence, Thomas G.; Zare, Richard N. Analytical Chemistry (2002), 74(9), 2003-2007.
"Analog detection for cavity lifetime spectroscopy" Zare, Richard N.; Harb, Charles C.; Paldus, Barbara A.; Spence, Thomas G. U.S. Patent (2000).
" Cavity-locked ring down spectroscopy" Zare, Richard N.; Paldus, Barbara A.; Harb, Charles C.; Spence, Thomas G. U.S. Patent (2000).
"Frequency-Switched Heterodyne Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy" M. D. Levenson, B. A. Paldus, C. C. Harb, T. G. Spence, R. N. Zare, M. J. Lawrence, and R. L. Byer.Optics Letters (2000), 25, 920.
William Walkenhorst
"Early Formation of a Beta Hairpin during Folding of Staphylococcal Nuclease H124L as Detected by Pulsed Hydrogen Exchange", Walkenhorst, W.F., *Edwards, J.A., Markley, J.L., and Roder, H. Protein Science 11:82-91 (2002).
"Folding of Beta-Sheets in Membranes: Specificity and Promiscuity in Peptide Model Systems", Bishop, C.M., Walkenhorst, W.F., and Wimley, W.C. J. Mol. Biol. 309: 975-988 (2001).
"Linker DNA Destabilizes Condensed Chromatin", Green, G.R., *Ferlita, R.R., Walkenhorst, W.F., and Poccia, D.L. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 79: 349-363 (2001).
"Kinetic Evidence for Folding and Unfolding Intermediates in Staphylococcal Nuclease", Walkenhorst, W.F., Green S.M., and Roder, H., Biochemistry 36, (1997) 5795-5805.