Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Submissions from 2009
Structural and adsorption characteristics and catalytic activity of titania and titania-containing nanomaterials., V.M. Gun'ko, J.P. Blitz, V.I. Zarko, V.V. Turov, E.M. Pakhlov, O.I. Oranska, E.V. Goncharuk, Y.I. Gornikov, V.S. Sergeev, T.V. Kulik, B.B. Palyanytsya, and R.K. Samala
Conformational stability, r0 structural parameters, barriers to internal rotation, vibrational spectra and ab initio calculations of c-C3H5SiH2CH3, James Durig, Savitha Panikar, Gamil Guirgis, Todor Gounev, Rachel Ward, Rebecca Peebles, Sean Peebles, Richard Liberatore, Stephen Bell, and Charles Wurrey
Rotational Spectra and Conformational Analysis of Diethylsilane and Diethyldifluorosilane, Sean Peebles, Michal Serafin, Rebecca Peebles, Gamil Guirgis, and Howard Stidham
Spectroscopic evidence for interaction of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] conformers and single-walled carbon nanotubes in solvent dispersions., Christopher Collison, Steven Pellizzeri, and Filip Ambrosio
Cage-like mesoporous organosilicas with isocyanurate bridging groups synthesized by soft templating with poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(butylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer., Rafal Grudzien, Jonathan Blitz, Stanislaw Pikus, and Mietek Jaroniec
Microwave spectra and barrier to internal rotation in cyclopropylmethylsilane., Michael Foellmer, Jonathan Murray, Michal Serafin, Amanda Steber, Rebecca Peebles, Sean Peebles, Joshua Eichenberger, Gamil Guirgis, Charles Wurrey, and James Durig
Microwave spectra and barrier to internal rotation in cyclopropylmethylsilane., Michael Foellmer, Jonathan Murray, Michal Serafin, Amanda Steber, Rebecca Peebles, Sean Peebles, Joshua Eichenberger, Gamil Guirgis, Charles Wurrey, and James Durig
Morphological studies of vertically aligned TiO 2 nanotubes for high efficiency solar cells, Mukul Dubey and Hongshan He
Morphological studies of vertically aligned TiO 2 nanotubes for high efficiency solar cells, Mukul Dubey and Hongshan He
Highly Organized Structures and Unusual Magnetic Properties of Paddlewheel Copper(II) Carboxylate Dimers Containing the π−π Stacking, 1,8-Naphthalimide Synthon, Daniel Reger, Agota Debreczeni, Bryn Reinecke, Vitaly Rassolov, Mark Smith, and Radu Semeniuc
Metal complexes of new scorpionate ligands: 2,2′-Bis(pyrazolyl)ethylamine and its derivatives, Daniel Reger, Bryn Reinecke, Mark Smith, and Radu Semeniuc
Morphological and structural features of individual and composite nanooxides with alumina, silica, and titania in powders and aqueous suspensions, V.M. Gun'ko, V.I. Zarko, V.V. Turov, O.I. Oranska, E.V. Goncharuk, Y.M. Nychiporuk, E.M. Pakhlov, G.R. Yurchenko, R. Leboda, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, V.D. Osovskii, Y.G. Ptushinskii, A.G. Derzhypolskyi, D.A. Melenevsky, and J.P. Blitz
Submissions from 2008
HYBRID BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS FABRICATED BY TI02 AEROGEL AND PORPHYRINS, Monika Rathi, Xingzhong Yan, Hongshan He, Michael Ropp, and David Galipeau
Silica surface modification reactions with aluminum and boron alkyls and (alkyl) chlorides: reactivities and surface nanostructures., Jonathan Blitz, Jeannine Christensen, Carol Deakyne, and Vladimir Gun'ko
Microwave Spectrum, Dipole Moment, and Internal Dynamics of the Methyl Fluoride-Carbonyl Sulfide Weakly Bound Complex, Michal Serafin and Sean Peebles
Supramolecular networks of silver(I) and iron(II) complexes of the third generation tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligand Ph2(O)POCH2C(pz)3 (pz = pyrazolyl ring), Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, and Mark Smith
New functionalized porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells, Hongshan He, Andrew Sykes, Mukul Dubey, Xingzhong Yan, David Galipeau, and Michael Ropp
Hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cells fabricated by TiO 2 aerogel and porphyrins, Monika Rathi, Xingzhong Yan, Hongshan He, Michael Ropp, and David Galipeau
Organic photovoltaic cells made from phthalocyanine deckers, Qi Wang, Xingzhong Yan, Yong Li, Hongshan He, Jianzhuang Jiang, Michael Ropp, and David Galipeau
The structure and photovoltaic property relationship of porphyrins for high efficiency solar cells, Tingting Xu, Hongshan He, Qi Wang, Mukul Dubey, Xingzhong Yan, David Galipeau, and Michael Ropp
The structure and photovoltaic property relationship of porphyrins for high efficiency solar cells, Tingting Xu, Hongshan He, Qi Wang, Mukul Dubey, Xingzhong Yan, David Galipeau, and Michael Ropp
Folding strategy to prepare Co(II)-substituted metallo-β-lactamase L1, Zhenxin Hu, Gopal Periyannan, and Michael Crowder
Internal rotation effects in the pulsed jet rotational spectrum of the trifluoromethane-carbon dioxide dimer, Michal Serafin, Rebecca Peebles, and Sean Peebles
Adsorption and photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue on surface modified silica and silica-titania, Kalyani Gude, Vladimir Gun’ko, and Jonathan Blitz
The pure rotational spectrum of pivaloyl chloride, (CH3)3CCOCl, between 800 and 18 800 MHz, G. Grubbs, C. Dewberry, K. Etchison, M. Serafin, S. Peebles, and S. Cooke
Crystallography and photoluminescence properties of β-diketonate monoporphyrinate ytterbium(III) complexes, Hongshan He, Andrew Sykes, David Galipeau, Seik Ng, and Michael Ropp
Is Hedysarum mackenzei (Wild Sweet Pea) Actually Toxic, Edward Treadwell and Thomas Clausen
Facile preparation of neutral monoporphyrinate lanthanide complexes with strong near-infrared emission, Hongshan He and Andrew Sykes
Influence of different treatments on characteristics of nanooxide powders alone or with adsorbed polar polymers or proteins, V.M. Gun'ko, R. Leboda, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, E.V. Goncharuk, Y.M. Nychiporuk, V.I. Zarko, and J.P. Blitz
Dimers of fluorinated methanes with carbonyl sulfide: the rotational spectrum and structure of difluoromethane-OCS., Michal Serafin and Sean Peebles
Submissions from 2007
2-Aminopyrimidine-3,3,3-triphenyl- propanoic acid (1/1), Mateusz F. Serafin and Kraig A. Wheeler
Bis[2-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenolato-κ2N3,O]zinc(II) methanol solvate, Hong-Shan He
{Tris[2-(2-pyridylmethyleneamino-κ2N,N′)ethyl]amine}cadmium(II) bis(perchlorate), Hong‐Shan He and Hong‐Shan He
Relationships between surface compositions and properties of surfaces of mixed fumed oxides, V.M. Gun’ko, Y.M. Nychiporuk, V.I. Zarko, E.V. Goncharuk, O.A. Mishchuk, R. Leboda, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, E. Skwarek, W. Janusz, G.R. Yurchenko, V.D. Osovskii, Y.G. Ptushinskii, V.V. Turov, P.P. Gorbik, J.P. Blitz, and K. Gude
Methanol{tris[2-(2-pyridylmethyleneamino)ethyl]amino-κ7N}calcium(II) bis(perchlorate) methanol solvate, Hong-Shan He
(Barbiturato-κO)[hydridotris(5-methyl-3-phenyl-1-pyrazolyl)borato-κ3 N 2,N 2′,N 2′′]zinc(II) methanol solvate, Hongshan He and Hongshan He
Dichloro[tris(3‐methyl‐5‐phenylpyrazol‐1‐yl)methane]copper(II) acetonitrile hemisolvate, Hong-Shan He and Seik Ng
Isotopic studies and refined structure for the dimethyl ether-CS2 dimer, Sean Peebles and Rebecca Peebles
A second polymorph of (5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato)copper(II), Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
Cocrystal of (2-guanidinobenzimidazole-κ2N,N′)[hydridotris(3,5-methylphenylpyrazolyl)borato-κ3N,N′,N′′]cobalt(II) perchlorate and (2-guanidinobenzimidazolato-κ2N,N′)[hydridotris(3,5-methylphenylpyrazolyl)borato-κ3N,N′,N′′]cobalt(II) methanol solvate monohydrate, Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
{Tris[2-(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyleneamino-κ2N,N′)ethyl]amine}cobalt(II) bis(perchlorate) hemihydrate, Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
[1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane-κ2P,P′](dithiocarbonato-κ2S,S′)nickel(II), Marius Câmpian, Ionel Haiduc, and Radu Semeniuc
Surface structure and properties of mixed fumed oxides., V.M. Gun'ko, J.P. Blitz, K. Gude, V.I. Zarko, E.V. Goncharuk, Y.M. Nychiporuk, R. Leboda, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, V.D. Osovskii, Y.G. Ptushinskii, O.A. Mishchuk, S.V. Pakhovchishin, and P.P. Gorbik
Functionalized silicas: Structural characteristics and adsorption of Cu(II) and Pb(II), Ian Blitz, Jonathan Blitz, Vladimir Gun’ko, and Daniel Sheeran
Di‐μ‐methoxido‐κ4O:O‐bis[bis(3‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐κN2)copper(II)] bis(perchlorate), Hongshan He and Andrew Sykes
Concerning the electron density at the Pb nucleus in PbO as a function of bond length, M. Serafin, S. Peebles, C. Dewberry, K. Etchison, G. Grubbs, R. Powoski, and S. Cooke
Structural comparisons of silver(I) complexes of third-generation ligands built from tridentate (o-C(6)H(4)[CH(2)OCH(2)C(pz)(3)](2)) versus bidentate poly(1-pyrazolyl)methane units (o-C(6)H(4)[CH(2)OCH(2)CH(pz)(2)](2)) (pz = pyrazolyl ring)., Reger Dl, Foley Ea, Semeniuc Rf, and Smith
[Hydridotris(pyrazol-1-yl)borato-κ3N,N′,N′′][5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methylphenyl)porphyrinato-κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′]samarium(III) toluene 1.75-solvate, Hongshan He, Guishan He, and Seik Ng
Submissions from 2006
Functionalized surfaces: silica structure and metal ion adsorption behavior, I. Blitz, J. Blitz, V. Gun'ko, and D. Sheeran
Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles: Achieving the superparamagnetic limit by chemical reduction, P. Jeppson, R. Sailer, E. Jarabek, J. Sandstrom, B. Anderson, M. Bremer, D. Grier, D. Schulz, A. Caruso, S. Payne, P. Eames, Mark Tondra, Hongshan He, and D. Chrisey
A molecular salt of tricyanomethanide anion and a N,N9- dianisylphenazinium dication: cooperative affects of methoxy…methoxy and CMN…N+ intermolecular contacts, Scott E. McKay, Kraig A. Wheeler, and Silas C. Blackstock
Structural Impact of Infinite Water Chains on the Self-Assembly of an Inorganic−Metal−Organic Architecture, Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, Claudio Pettinari, § and Francisco Luna-Giles, and Mark Smith
New N,N,N-heteroscorpionates based on 2,2'-bis(pyrazolyl)ethanamine and its derivatives. Ligands designed for probing supramolecular interactions., Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, James Gardinier, Jennifer O'Neal, and Bryn Reinecke, and Mark Smith
Rotational spectrum and inversion motions in the neon-dimethyl sulfide complex., Sean Peebles, Rebecca Peebles, Yoshio Tatamitani, and Yoshiyuki Kawashima
RIT Undergraduate Symposium 2006, Osarhieme Aghayere, Matthew Bedoukian, Bridget Mortell, Kathryn Partin, C. Armbruster, D. Carter, G. Thurston, Andrea Braganza, Sesquile Ramon, Robert Frisina, David Eddins, Julia Kohn, L. Calderwood, Jamie Mallonga, Steven Pellizzeri, M. Curtis, Rachel Pleuthner, M. Pratts, R. Wilson, T. Smith, L. Vernarelli, G. Rech, Natasha Kholgade, Tamas Wiandt, R. Kremens, J. Pelz, A. Herbert, C. DeAngelis, K. Foster, N. Raqueno, B. Garrison, Bernard Brooks, A. Bova, M. Dickinson, Tim Doster, A. Schlamm, D. Messinger, Katie Tower, Mylissa Kowalski, R. Doolittle, J. Russo, W. Basener, Hye Yi, D. Ewbank, C. Callesano, M. Coppenbarger, Emma Hinke, Han Gan, and Jillian Lund
Strychninium (S)-2-(2-bromophenoxy)propanoate 1.4-hydrate, Kraig A. Wheeler and Aaron M. Lineberry
Bis[μ-2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenolato]bis[chloromethanolcopper(II)], Hong-Shan He
N-(2-Aminobenzyl)-N,N-bis(quinolin- 2-ylmethyl)amine, Abhijit Mitra, Pamela J. Seaton, and Kraig A. Wheeler
Acetato[hydridotris(5‐methyl‐3‐phenylpyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)borato]copper(II), Hong‐Shan He
Benzoato[hydridotris(3,5-methylphenylpyrazolyl)borato-κ3N,N′,N′′]zinc(II), Hong‐Shan He
A second polymorph of {tris[2-(5-methylimidazol-4-ylmethylimino)ethyl]amino}copper(II) diperchlorate, Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
Crystal retro-engineering: structural impact on silver(I) complexes with changing complexity of tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligands., Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, Christine Little, and Mark Smith
Bis(1,2-dihydroxybenzene) hexamethylenetetramine, Philias Daka and Kraig A. Wheeler
(Acetonitrile-κN){2-[bis(2-pyridylethyl)amino]ethanol-κ4N,N′,N′′,O}zinc(II) bis(perchlorate) monohydrate, Hong-Chang Liang, Marcel M. Hetu, Kraig A. Wheeler, Lev N. Zakharov, and Arnold L. Rheingold
Rotational Spectrum and Structure of the Carbonyl Sulfide−Trifluoromethane Weakly Bound Dimer, Michal Serafin and Sean Peebles
1,8-Naphthalimide Synthon in Silver Coordination Chemistry: Control of Supramolecular Arrangement, Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, J. Elgin, Vitaly Rassolov, and Mark Smith
Bis[2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenolato-κ2N,O]zinc(II) methanol solvate, Hong-Shan He
Tris[2‐(1H‐imidazol‐2‐yl)phenolato‐κ2N,O]chromium(III) methanol trisolvate, Hong‐Shan He
4′‐Methylchalcone, Edward Treadwell
A new monoclinic polymorph of anhydrous zinc acetate, Hongshan He
Bis[2-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenolato-κ2N,O]nickel(II), Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
[Hydridotris(5-methyl-3-phenylpyrazol-1-yl)borato-κ3N2,N2′,N2′′](1H-imidazole-4-carboxylato-κ2N,O)zinc(II) methanol solvate, Hong-Shan He and Hong-Shan He
Submissions from 2005
Rotational spectrum, structure and modeling of the OCS-CS2van der waals dimer, Josh Newby, Michal Serafin, Rebecca Peebles, and Sean Peebles
An Unprecedented Coordination Mode of the Tris(pyrazolyl)methane Donor Set in {[Ph 2 (O)POCH 2 C(pz) 3 Ag] 2 (THF) 2 }(BF 4 ) 2 : K 2 ¿K 1 Bimetallic,, Mark Smith, Burjor Captain, Radu Semeniuc, and Daniel Reger
2,2':6',2"-Terpyridine 1,1"-dioxide dihydrate, Kraig A. Wheeler, Scott E. McKay, and Robert W. Lashlee III
Experimental and computational studies of trialkylaluminum and alkylaluminum chloride reactions with silica, Jonathan Blitz, Richard Diebel, Carol Deakyne, Jeannine Christensen, and Vladimir Gun'ko
11-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-12-{2-[12-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)- 9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethenoanthracen-11-yl]- ethyl}-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethenoanthracene, Joseph P. Herres, Mark A. Forman, Kraig A. Wheeler, and Glenn P.A. Yap
Heavy atom structure and conformer stabilities of cyclopropyl carbinol from rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations, Josh Newby, Rebecca Peebles, and Sean Peebles
An unprecedented coordination mode of the tris(pyrazolyl)methane donor set in {[Ph2(O)POCH2C(pz)3Ag]2(THF)2}(BF4)2 : κ2-κ1 bimetallic, Nσ/Nπ chelating, Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, Burjor Captain, and Mark Smith
An unprecedented coordination mode of the tris(pyrazolyl)methane donor set in {[Ph2(O)POCH2C(pz)3 Ag]2 (THF)2}(BF4)2: kappa2-kappa1 bimetallic, N(sigma)/N(pi) chelating., Reger Dl, Semeniuc Rf, B, and Smith
An unprecedented coordination mode of the tris(pyrazolyl)methane donor set in {[Ph 2(O)POCh 2C9(pz) 3Ag] 2(THF) 2}(BF 4) 2: κ 2- κ 1 bimetallic, N σN π, Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, Burjor Captain, and Mark Smith
Back Cover: Macromol. Biosci. 5/2005, Shi-Bin Wang, Fei-Hai Xu, Hong-Shan He, and Lian-Jin Weng
Novel alginate-poly(L-histidine) microcapsules as drug carriers: In vitro protein release and short term stability, Shi-Bin Wang, Fei-Hai Xu, Hong-Shan He, and Lian-Jin Weng
Rotational spectrum of the dimethyl ether-acetylene complex: evidence for an effective C2v geometry., Josh Newby, Michal Serafin, Rebecca Peebles, and Sean Peebles
Structural and Energetic Characteristics of Silicas Modified by Organosilicon Compounds, V. Gun’ko, V. Zarko, D. Sheeran, S. Augustine, and J. Blitz
Tunneling motions and the barrier to inversion in the dimethyl ether–CS2 van der Waals dimer, Sean Peebles, Rebecca Peebles, Josh Newby, and Michal Serafin
Multitopic third generation tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligands built on alkyne structural scaffolding: first preparation of mixed tris(pyrazolyl)methane/tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands, Daniel Reger, James Gardinier, Selma Bakbak, Radu Semeniuc, Uwe Bunz, and Mark Smith
Directional control of π-stacked building blocks for crystal engineering: the 1,8-naphthalimide synthon, Daniel Reger, J. Elgin, Radu Semeniuc, Perry Pellechia, and Mark Smith
Internet voice stenography method, He Hongshan
Structural and spectroscopic study of reactions between chelating zinc-binding groups and mimics of the matrix metalloproteinase and disintegrin metalloprotease catalytic sites: the coordination chemistry of metalloprotease inhibition., Hongshan He, David Puerta, Seth Cohen, and Kenton Rodgers
11,12-Bis(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethenoanthracene, Joseph P. Herres, Mark A. Forman, and Kraig A. Wheeler
Submissions from 2004
Molecular structure and solid state supramolecular self-organization of nickel(II) di(methoxyethylxanthato)-bis(pyridine) adduct, Ni(S2COCH2CH2OCH3)2.2C5H5N, Ionel Haiduc, Rodica Micu-Semeniuc, Radu Semeniuc, Marius Campian, Axel Fischer, and Frank Edelmann
Synthesis, Characterization, and Near-Infrared Photoluminescence of Novel Neodymium(III) Complexes, Hongshan He, Hongshan He, Wai-Kwok Wong, Jianping Guo, King-Fai Li, Wai-Yeung Wong, Wing-Kit Lo, and Kok-Wai Cheah
Reactivity of aqua coordinated monoporphyrinate lanthanide complexes: synthetic, structural and photoluminescent studies of lanthanide porphyrinate dimers, Hongshan He, Hongshan He, Xunjin Zhu, Anxin Hou, Jianping Guo, Wai-Kwok Wong, Wai-Yeung Wong, King-Fai Li, and Kok-Wai Cheah
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE METALLO-β-LACTAMASE L1 FROM STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA, Gopal Periyannan
2,2':6',2"-Terpyridine N,N',N"-trioxide, Kraig A. Wheeler, Scott E. McKay, and Silas C. Blackstock
Supramolecular structural variations with changes in anion and solvent in silver(I) complexes of a semirigid, bitopic tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligand., Daniel Reger, Radu Semeniuc, Vitaly Rassolov, and Mark Smith
Synthesis, Characterization and Near-Infrared Photoluminescence of Monoporphyrinate Lanthanide Complexes Containing an Anionic Tripodal Ligand, Hongshan He, Hongshan He, Jianping Guo, Zhixin Zhao, Wai-Kwok Wong, Wai-Yeung Wong, Wing-Kit Lo, King-Fai Li, Li Luo, and Kok-Wai Cheah
A Thiazole-containing Tripodal Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Interactions with Metal Ions and Matrix Metalloproteinases, Hongshan He, Douglas Linder, Kenton Rodgers, Indrani Chakraborty, and Atta Arif
Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence properties of monoporphyrinate lanthanide complexes, Hongshan He, Hongshan He, Wai-Kwok Wong, King-Fai Li, and Kok-Wai Cheah
