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Investigating Ring Closing Metathesis Product Favorability By Varying The Alkyne Substituent On A Dienyne, Meagan E. Hinze May 2009

Investigating Ring Closing Metathesis Product Favorability By Varying The Alkyne Substituent On A Dienyne, Meagan E. Hinze

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Diene metathesis, which is also known as an olefin metathesis, has been very important for the development of synthetic strategies in organic chemistry since it's inception in the 1950s. The olefin metathesis reaction is when two alkenes exchange the carbons on their double bonds, thus producing two new carbon□arbon double bonds.


Optimization Of A Polydimethylsiloxane Based Passive Sampler Of Common Household Volatile Organic Compounds, Jennifer Lynn Osborne May 2009

Optimization Of A Polydimethylsiloxane Based Passive Sampler Of Common Household Volatile Organic Compounds, Jennifer Lynn Osborne

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Dangerous volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, can accumulate as indoor air pollution within homes causing health problems in the habitants. In order to determine the concentration of VOCs in such areas a field-deployable sampler is necessary. The focus of this work has been to develop an inexpensive, reusable, sensitive fielddeployable passive sampler for monitoring VOCs in indoor air. We have devised a sampler that uses polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), which is a common inexpensive, nonpolar adsorbent. The sampler is comprised of an aluminum bottle coated with the PDMS. In operation, the coated portion is exposed to the air to be sampled. The …


An Analysis Of The Environmental And Hormonal Effects On The Growth And Development Of The Moss Ceratodon Purpureus, Megan Knight Apr 2009

An Analysis Of The Environmental And Hormonal Effects On The Growth And Development Of The Moss Ceratodon Purpureus, Megan Knight

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Ceratodon has not been documented in scientific literature as thoroughly as other species of moss such as Funaria or Tortula. Commonly known as fire moss or purple horned moss, Ceratodon is often reddish or yellow-brown and the spore capsules are usually purple (Crum, 1983). A picture of the species growing in its natural habitat is shown in Figure 4. Ceratodon often grows in tufts and is considered a weed, often thriving in polluted or disturbed areas and frequently invading after a fire (Crum 1983). Ceratodon belongs to the class Bryopsida, which also contains the previously mentioned Funaria and Tortula species. …


Liquid Carbon Dioxide Extraction Of Various Food Flavors: Evaluation And Analysis, Deven Lee Shinholt Apr 2009

Liquid Carbon Dioxide Extraction Of Various Food Flavors: Evaluation And Analysis, Deven Lee Shinholt

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Sub- and supercritical carbon dioxide has been utilized as an extraction solvent for a variety of natural compounds. This requires the use of specialized high-pressure vessels. It was reported recently that common laboratory apparatus (centrifuge tubes) could be utilized in liquid carbon dioxide extractions obviating the need for specialized equipment. Various herbs and spices (including orange, lemon, lime, and grapefruit zest, oregano, rosemary, sage, spearmint, nutmeg, black peppercorns, cloves, caraway seeds, and vanilla beans) were used as substrates for liquid carbon dioxide extractions by this straightforward technique. The extracted oils, containing terpenes and terpenoids, were then analyzed through GC/MS. Liquid …


A Comparison Of The Surface Adsorption Characteristics Of Reduced And Oxidized Cytochrome C On A Fused Silica Surface Via Attenuated Total Internal Reflection Spectroscopy, Casey M. Kraning Apr 2008

A Comparison Of The Surface Adsorption Characteristics Of Reduced And Oxidized Cytochrome C On A Fused Silica Surface Via Attenuated Total Internal Reflection Spectroscopy, Casey M. Kraning

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.


Adsorption Studies Of Cytochrome C On A Silica Nanoparticle Surface, Carrie Ann Hedge Jan 2008

Adsorption Studies Of Cytochrome C On A Silica Nanoparticle Surface, Carrie Ann Hedge

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

This honors thesis investigated the conformational changes in cytochrome c when it is adsorbed to silica nanoparticle surfaces before denaturant as well as when it is exposed to denaturant and then allowed to adsorb to silica nanoparticles.


Implementing Quantum Random Walks In Two-Dimensions With Application To Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, Colin Frederick Sanberg May 2007

Implementing Quantum Random Walks In Two-Dimensions With Application To Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, Colin Frederick Sanberg

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

This study simulates random movement and aggregation of particles in two-dimensional space based upon both quantum and classical mechanics. Using an original computer program to perform the calculations, the objective is to compare how quantum effects influence the random movement of a particle in comparison to the classical random movement. These effects are further studied by analyzing how the amassing of particles around a "seed" is affected by the differences in the random movement. Using the classical models that were generated as the basis of comparison, the initial results show that the quantum model aggregate grows at a slower ratc …


Synthesis Of Hydroxycyclopentenones Via Titanium Complexes, Joeseph David Frasca May 2007

Synthesis Of Hydroxycyclopentenones Via Titanium Complexes, Joeseph David Frasca

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The electronegativity difference in the titanium-carbon bond has provided a synthetic framework in the formation of a wide range of organic products. Hydroxycyclopentenones are examples of such products and can be synthesized through a titanacyclobutene intermediate via a one-pot procedure. The process involves the incorporation of carbon monoxide into the titanacyclobutene ring with a concomitant addition of an alkyl halide in the presence of samarium diiodide. The synthetic utility of this reaction was explored by varying the alkyl halide. The results of such explorations show a variable tolerance for particular alkyl groups. The details of this project will be discussed.


Nontraditional Synthesis Of Organometallic Compounds And Allylic Alcohols, Andrew J. Hesse Mar 2007

Nontraditional Synthesis Of Organometallic Compounds And Allylic Alcohols, Andrew J. Hesse

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

One of the central dogmas of chemistry is the use of convection heating to increase rate and yields of reactions. However, other methods for the impartation of energy do exist. Microwave irradiation uses high power waves to directly excite molecule into higher energy states. This speeds up the kinetics of the reaction and thermodynamically favorable products are formed at a higher rate. This project successfully uses microwave irradiation to perform organometallic syntheses of iron based compounds such as ferrocene and iron diene tricarbonyls. Another alternative method involves using mechanical energy as a substitute for thermal energy. By rapidly colliding reactants …


Changes Of The Bed Of White River In Marion County, Indiana, E. M. Graham Jan 1898

Changes Of The Bed Of White River In Marion County, Indiana, E. M. Graham

Manuscript Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.


Examination Of Water Supply Of Indianapolis, Alonzo S. Roberts May 1897

Examination Of Water Supply Of Indianapolis, Alonzo S. Roberts

Manuscript Thesis Collection

An assessment of municipal and well water supplies of Indianapolis in 1897.


The Spectroscope In Celestial Physics, S. A. Harker Jan 1897

The Spectroscope In Celestial Physics, S. A. Harker

Manuscript Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.


Topographical Surveying, Nelson D. Brayton Jan 1895

Topographical Surveying, Nelson D. Brayton

Manuscript Thesis Collection

A study of the use of surveying and topography to develop maps.


The Alcohols, Charles E. Baker Jan 1894

The Alcohols, Charles E. Baker

Manuscript Thesis Collection

A study of Alcohols and the human body's reactions to them.