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Historiography In India: A Study Of The Muslims As The First Historiographers In India, Judith L. Clawson

Honors Theses

Prior to my visit last summer, I was virtually unacquainted with India. Granted, when India was mentioned a few general images would come to mind: world's largest democracy, partition, Gandhi, yoga, population and starvation, Hinduism, no history. The seminar afforded an opportunity to look into these vague ideas of mine.

Air Force Rotc At The University Of Richmond, 1951-1957, Robert J. Dandridge

Honors Theses

In the summer of 1950, after the seriousness of the Korean conflict had become evident, a special committee appointed three years earlier by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees was reactivated for the purpose of considering "the feasibility of applying for a Reserve Office Training Corps unit" for the University of Richmond. This special committee, called the ROTC Committee, after thorough study, rendered a unanimous recommendation to the Board that a unit of Army ROTC be applied for. The application was completed and mailed to the Department of the Army. Approval of the application was not long in …

The Formation Of Tertiary Butyl Phenyl Ether By A Diazonium Salt Decomposition, Allan Richard Bernstein

Honors Theses

Diarryl ethers have been prepared by various candidates for master's and bachelor's degrees at Union College in the past. Ulmann reactions were involved, but with some variability in yields and some rather lengthy syntheses. More recently, decompositions of diazonium salts have been studied for preparation of aryl ethers. This might constitute a simpler or more efficient synthetic route.

Rearrangements Of N-Nitrosolactams, Dennis Stuart Gordan

Honors Theses

The experiments reported here were done in an attempt to fill in the gap in Huisgen's work on N-nitrosolactams (1) - the synthesis and subsequent rearrangements of the six-membered-ring compounds of this type (I, ni2).

Synthesis And Absorption Spectra Of 2,4,6-Trihlorodiphenyl Ether, Dominic Louis Poccia

Honors Theses

The repeat of Schwab's work confirmed his experimental results for the reaction of the pseudo-hypochlorite of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol with benzene and anhydrous alumnium chloride.

An Attempt To Prepare Methyldiphenylsulfonium Fluoroborate, William Harvey Holley

Honors Theses

In the past few years there has been growing interest in two types of organic salts, those of sulfonium and oxysulfonium ions. Probably the better known are the sulfonium compounds. In general they are crystalline salts, and thet are water soluble giving neutral solutions. The trialkyl sulfoniym ion (fig. 1), like the quaetenary ammonium ion, has the tetrahedral structure except that in the sulfonium ion the fourth group is an unshared pair of electrons rather than a bonded group.

The Use Of Arsenic Trichloride As A Solvent In Nmr Spectrometry, Phillip Wills Haines

Honors Theses

Since Union College has had its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, a great many organic compound have been analyzed. Several more might have been identified if they could have been dissolved in a suitable solvent. The expense of deuteratd solvents and the lack of suitable solvents for some compounds have led to the consideration of inorganic compounds for use as solvents.

The Hydroxylation Equilibrium Constant For 2,4 Dichlorobenzaldehyde At Various Temperatures, Gregory Richard Olson

Honors Theses

The primary objective of this work was to examine the temperature dependence of dissociation constants of hydroxylated substituted benzldehydes. The equilibrium of 2,3 dichlorobenzaldehyde in aqueos sodium hydroxide solutions has been studied at 35 degrees celsius with varying hydroxide ion concenctrations.

Metabolic Pathways For Methoxychlor In Rats, Frank Hastings Mckim

Honors Theses

The main approach of the experiment was to metabolize methoxychlor with rat liver microsomes since hepatic microsomes have been shown to contain many of the metabolic enzyme systems. The incubated sample was extracted with various solvents after hydrolysis. The extracts were separated and identified by thin layer or vapor phase chromatography. The structure of the metabolites were theoretically determined by studying the analogy between DDT and methoxychlor. A study of detoxification mechanisms also aided in establishing a theoretical metabolic chain.

Synthesis And Reactions Benzyldiazonium-2-Carboxylate, Marc David Rudich

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to investigate the reactions of benzyldiazonium-2-carboxylate or a precursor to determine whether they offer a pathway to the preparation of benzocyclopropene.

Synthesis Of 2-(2,5-Dichloro-Phenyl) Tetrahydro-3 Methyl 1-4-H-1, 3 Thiozone-4-One 1,1-Dioxide And Study Of The Sommelet Reaction Mechanism, Alexander James Wall Iii

Honors Theses

The text of this thesis deals with two separate, but inter-related prob- lems. The first is the synthesis of 2-(2, 5-Dichloro-phenyl) Tetrahydro-3 methyl 1-4-H-l, 3 Thiozone-4-one 1, 1-Dioxide. The second is a study of the Sommelet reaction which was employed in the syn­thesis of the above compound. This project was undertaken to complete the syn­thesis of a group of analogous compounds which have been synthesized by Wilson and Downer for the Sterling Winthrop Drug Company. The compounds illustrated below have been tested and found to have varying potential as central nervous system depressants.

The Effect Of Dimethyl Sulfoxide And Acetic Acid On The Decomposition Of O-Methoxy, W-Diazo-Acetophenone, Andrew Laurence Colb

Honors Theses

The acid-induced decomposition of o-methoxy, w-diazo, acetophenone might proceed by wither of two pathways. Huisgen (1) postulated that the mechanism was either “catalytic” (equation 1) or “stoichiometric,” (equation 2) and the differences in the mechanisms were directly related to acid concentration, nucleophilic power of the anion of the acid, and the ionic strength of the medium. Sheffer’s (2) reactions with o-methoxy, w-diazo acetophenone were carried out in ether, a non-polar medium. The aim of this researcher’s study was to determine the reaction course for the decomposition of o-methoxy, w-diazo acetophenone, in a highly polar, slightly nucleophilic medium containing nucleophilic acetate …

A Study Of The Coordination Complex Dichlorobis - [1, 10 Phenanthroline] Cobalt (Iii) Chloride, Richard Carle Goodson

Honors Theses

One of the traditional areas of study in chemistry has been that of coordination chemistry. The concern of this study is with a particular coordination complex and hence, by way of introduction, something should be said about coordination chemistry. A considerable amount of work has been previously applied to the study of [Co(phen)2(Cl)2] Cl by Ablov and Palade (2) and by Pfeiffer and Werdelmann (3). Using different mehods each group prepared the cis form of the geometric isomers through the literature seems to indicate that neither group resolved the optical isomers of the cis form. Ruid (4) attempted to resolve …

Phenyltrichlorosilane Alkoxylation Reaction Kinetics - A Mathematical Model, Jule Jay Dubois

Honors Theses

Several models of the chemical kinetics of the phenyltrichlorosilana reaction with ethanol are described and tested. Redistributions and activated complexes were considered for modifying the basic competitive-consecutive reaction kinetics assumed to govern the reaction. The reaction process variable of silane concentration was investigated to test the model.

The Electrogeneration Of Organic Precipitating Agents, Jeannine Martha Keane

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research was to investigate the electrogeneration of organic precipitating agents with a coulometric measurement of the precipitant as the ultimate aim.

Synthesis Of N-Benzyl-N-Methyl-Β-Chloro-Β(P-Chlorophenyl)-Ethylamine-Hydrochloride, Van Saxton Hubbard

Honors Theses

Classes of compounds often have similar characteristics and activities. However, it has been showin in pharmacological studies that a small change in a structure produced by a substitution of an atom or a group of atoms on the original compound may cause a marked change in biological activity. When a certain compound shows usefulness as a drug, many variations of this compound are studied to see if a more useful form can be made. Two characteristics looked for are (1) effectiveness, which includes the onset or how long before the drug takes effect, and the duration or how long the …

Ion Exchange Resin Impregnated Paper Chromatography Of Some Typical Chlorinated Pesticides, Stephen F. Nagy

Honors Theses

The purpose of this project was to examine the effect the ionic immobile phase of various ion exchange resin-impregnated papers has on the separability of some typical chlorinated pesticides; the ultimate goal was devising an ion exchange resin-impregnated paper chromatographic system which would provide better chlorinated pesticide resolution than conventional paper chromatographic methods.

Synthesis Of Fluorinated Acetyl Choline, Joel Beryl Loewenstein

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research was the practical synthesis of a fluorinated acetyl choline.

Rates Of Deuterium Exchange From Deuterated M-Dichlorobenzene In Methanolic Sodium Methoxide Solutions, Rita Rose Boggs

Honors Theses

Rate constants were determined for deuterium exchange fro.m m-diohlorobenzene-2-d in 0.5 to 5 molar methanolic sodium methoxide solutions at 80.3° C.

Since this is a base catalyzed reaction, an attempt was made to correlate the rates with the appropriate basicity parameter. The methoxide ion concentration was an entirely inadequate parameter since a plot of log k1 against log [OCH3] showed a linear variation with a slope of 2.40. Significant correlation would demand a slope of unity. The D0 function provided correlation for all kinetic runs except those of sodium methoxide concentrations higher than 4.05 M. The H_ function failed to …

The Effect Of Pyridine And Some 4-Substituted Pyridines On Corrosion Inhibition, Eugene Andrew Grossi

Honors Theses

A study of the corrosion inhibition activity of pyridine and eight of its 4-substituted derivatives was undertaken. The effect of these compounds on the corrosion of carbon steel in deoxygenated aqueous ammonium citrate solution at room temperature was studied.

Thermal And Photochemical Decompositions Of The Chloride Salt Of Ortho-Diazoiumphenlyacetic Acid, John Oliver Rosser

Honors Theses

Ortho-nitro-phenylacetic was synthesized, diazotized, and subjected to thermal and photochemical decomposition. Indazole is formed when the diazonium chloride salt was thermally decomposed in water. When carbon tetrachloride was used as a solvent, a lactone-like product was formed. When an excess of pyridine in carbon tetrachloride was used no decomposition took place. Photochemical decompositions using a mercury vapor lamp resulted in a combination. of products when methanol was used as solvent and indazole when water was the solvent.

Psychosomatic Disorders, C. David Claybrook

Honors Theses

The term psychosomatic is derived from two Greek words, "psyche" meaning mind and "soma" meaning body. The concept embodies the principle that the mind is closely integrated with the body, that they are inseparable. A psychosomatic illness, therefore, is an illness that has its foundations in the mind but is manifested or has its symptoms in the body. It is important to realize that these illnesses are not merely in the rampant imagination of the sick person's mind. They are very real and often painful organic disorders. The distinguishing factor in psychosomatics is that they are precipitated, to a major …

The Presence Of Iron In Surface Waters, James Phelan

Honors Theses

Iron is found in most natural surface waters, although in widely varying amounts, depending on several factors relating to the water and its environment. This report is designed primarily to gain an understanding of these factors contributing to the stability and solubility of iron in these natural waters.

The Federal Reserve System, Dan Gaske

Honors Theses

The Federal Reserve System, a little over fifty years old, is now the dominant force in the monetary policy of our nation's economy. Through its use of the reserve requirements, discount rate and other methods, the Federal Reserve System can greatly control the mood and pace of the economy. The 'Fed', as the system is called, has over 6,750 member banks, and has over eighty-five percent of the nation's demand deposits in its vaults. However, despite this great size and the fact that almost every time a person writes a check, he is using the Federal Reserve System, the 'Fed' …

The Alliance For Progress: Policy Continuation Or Actual Reform?, Mario Mion

Honors Theses

The Alliance for Progress appears to falter within its own objectives. As such this is not unique to this aid program; other programs have encountered difficulties in their operation. However, the extent of the Alliance's failure to meet its stated goals raises the question of the efficacy of the program itself and, what is more significant, of the intent of the Alliance as a program of aid and as a tool for reform. In fact, the operational or mechanical difficulties per se are not surprising considering the obstacles Involved. Traditionally divergent economic and political patterns and social attitudes, here in …

Alexander Spotswood's Struggle With His Council, Joan Schools

Honors Theses

The condition of Virginia in 1710 was depressed, both politically and economically. A royal colony, Virginia nevertheless had been establishing her own common laws and "ancient" practices, at the the same time that English control was becoming increasingly inefficient. The situation worsened during the administrations of Edmund Andros and Francis Nicholson and reach a minor climax during the four-year interregnum which began in 1706 and lasted until Spotswood assumed leadership of the government in 1710.

During this period when lack of a royal governor placed colonial affairs in the hands of the Virginia Council and its president, the work of …

Polarography, James Mccarty

Honors Theses

Jaroslav Heyrovsky invented the technique of polarography about 1920 at Charles University in Prague. With proper use one can obtain both qualitative and quantitative analyses of solutions of electro-oxidizable or electro-reducible substances at concentrations.

The key part of a polarography is the dropping mercury electrode. This consists of a fine bore capillary tube connected to a large reservoir of mercury. Each tiny drop which falls from the capillary has approximately the same surface area and takes about the same time to form and fall. The greatest advantage is that each drop is actually a new electrode, and there is consequently …

Revolutionary Development In The Republic Of Viet Nam, James N. Davis

Honors Theses

The scope of this study is three-fold. It attempts mainly to explore United States involvement in the Republic of Viet Nam from the perspectives of the history, the aims and the effectiveness of the pacification program.

The rationale for the use of such a method as pacification in the rural areas of the Viet Name may be traced back at least as far as the beginning of Western colonial interests there. Saigon submitted to colonial rule by France in 1885.

The Isolato Of The American Novel, Martha Ann Rayfield

Honors Theses

There were, in pre-Revolutionary America, no native novels. Even the popular novels of Europe had little demand in the Colonies. Pamela by Richardson was printed three times i n1744 when Benjamin Franklin published it simultaneously with two other equally adventurous printers. It was not until forty years later that another of Richardson's novels appeared--in 1786, the same year Tom Jones was printed in abridge form. Robinson Crusoe had to wait fifty years for American publication. The printing of any European novel was more for competition between printers--and that was practically non-existent.

True, the lag in taste and culture of the …

English Social Development: A Movement Preluded By English Education, 1851-1910, Peggy Woodruff

Honors Theses

The last half of the nineteenth century in England was marked by continued industrialization of the country, liberalization of the eduction system, a growing social conscience, and a profusion of social legislation. All these factors, of course, contributed to the improved way of life of Englishmen, during the early twentieth century. Each factor is closely related to all other factors, and each one could be substantiated by excellent sources as a major contribution to the improved conditions of the life of Englishmen. This paper, however, will be limited to discussing the improved education system and the resulting social legislation.