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Phun, Lien Hoang.
Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2013, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47542 
► Natural products and small molecules play a major role in drug development. However, using natural products as a source of medicine comes with many challenges,…
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▼ Natural products and small molecules play a major role in drug development. However, using natural products as a source of medicine comes with many challenges, such as lack of natural abundance and difficulty in isolation. Consequently, synthetic organic chemistry is a solution in order to access these compounds in usable quantities. However, synthetic chemisty comes with its own challenges such as efficiency, chemoselectivity, stereoselectivity and enantioselectivity. Therefore, synthetic tools that addresses these challenges are required solve these limitations. This thesis discusses new methodologies using strained carbocycles (cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes) as the reactive subunit for the construction of different carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds. The homo-Nazarov cyclization of alkenyl and heteroaryl cyclopropyl ketones was used in order to construct cyclohexenones, cyclohexenols, heteroaryl ring-fused cyclohexenones, dihydrofurans, furans and furanones in a mild and efficient manner. Benzofused heteroaromatic compounds were achieved via the Lewis acid-catalyzed cycloisomerization of cyclopropene-3,3-dicarbonyls and furan-3-carboxylates. These heteroaromatic compounds can be applied to medicinal chemistry and material science.
Advisors/Committee Members: [email protected] (Committee Chair), charles liotta (Committee Member), christoph fahrni (Committee Member), david collard (Committee Member), julia kubanek (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Furans; Carbocycles; Heterocycles; Cyclopropane; Cyclopropene; Diazo; Drug development; Pharmacognosy
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APA (6th Edition):
Phun, L. H. (2013). Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47542
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Phun, Lien Hoang. “Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47542.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Phun, Lien Hoang. “Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles.” 2013. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
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Phun LH. Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47542.
Council of Science Editors:
Phun LH. Innovative approaches to carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds using strained carbocycles. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47542
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Wilson, Miranda L.
Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities.
Degree: PhD, Biology, 2011, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41166
► This collection of research examines how changes in the sensory landscape, mediated by both odor and hydrodynamic properties, impact odor-mediated predator-prey interactions in salt marsh…
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▼ This collection of research examines how changes in the sensory landscape, mediated by both odor and hydrodynamic properties, impact odor-mediated predator-prey interactions in salt marsh communities. I approached this research using an interdisciplinary framework that combined field and laboratory experimentation to address issues of scale and make connections between predator behavior and patterns of predation in the field. I explored a variety of interactions mediated by changes in the sensory landscape including; indirect effects of biotic structure on associated prey, predator responses to patches of prey with differing density and distribution, and dynamic interactions between predators and prey distributions. I found that biotic structure (oyster reefs [Crassostrea virginica]) has negative indirect effects on associated hard clam prey (Mercenaria mercenaria) through the addition of oyster reef odor cues that attract predators (blue crabs [Callinectes sapidus] and knobbed whelks [Busycon carica])and increase foraging success near the structural matrix. Variation in the structure of patch-scale prey odor plumes created by multiple prey results in predator-specific patterns of predation as a function of patch density and distribution which are mediated by differences in predator sensory ability. There is a potential negative feedback loop between blue crab predators and hard clam prey distributions; clam patches assume random within-patch distributions after exposure to blue crab predators, making the detection of patches by future blue crab predators more difficult. Sensory landscapes are also mediated by water flow, which transports prey odor plumes downstream to predators. Characterization of water flow in small-scale estuary systems indicates that values of turbulent flow parameters are highly context specific and depend on both tidal type (spring, neap, normal) and site. Wind and tidal range seem to be good predictors for wave components and turbulent components of fluctuating flow parameters, respectively, although the strength of their predictive ability is dependent on time scale. Modifications of the sensory landscape through changes in structurally-induced turbulence, mixing of individual plumes from multiple prey, and bulk velocity and turbulence characteristics need to be considered when formulating predictions as to the impact of predators on naturally occurring prey populations in the field.
Advisors/Committee Members: Marc Weissburg (Committee Chair), Donald Webster (Committee Member), Julia Kubanek (Committee Member), Lin Jiang (Committee Member), Mark Hay (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Patchiness; Chemoreception; Odor-mediated foraging; Spatial distribution; Sensory ability; Lacunarity; Turbulence; Hydrodynamic regime; Salt marsh ecology; Salt marsh animals; Predation (Biology)
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Wilson, M. L. (2011). Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41166
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wilson, Miranda L. “Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41166.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wilson, Miranda L. “Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities.” 2011. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wilson ML. Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41166.
Council of Science Editors:
Wilson ML. Sensory landscape impacts on odor-mediated predator-prey interactions at multiple spatial scales in salt marsh communities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41166
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Pisut, Daniel P. (Daniel Peter).
The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus.
Degree: MS, Biology, 2004, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5129
► Many organisms that lack vision rely on chemical signals to glean information from their environment. Little is known, however, about the ability of sea urchins…
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▼ Many organisms that lack vision rely on chemical signals to glean information from their environment. Little is known, however, about the ability of sea urchins to detect and respond to such signals. This lack of understanding is especially surprising given the ecological impact of urchins in their respective communities. Regardless of geography, urchins exert strong top down control of plants, algae, and sedentary invertebrates, and these effects are especially evident when urchins, or urchin predators, are removed from an ecosystem. Facultative omnivorous species such as Lytechinus variegatus may greatly alter the abundances of other invertebrates in seagrass communities by preying on juvenile and adult bivalves as well as gastropod egg masses. These potential food resources, however, are patchily distributed within seagrass beds. To find such resources before other organisms can exploit them may require acute abilities to detect signals emanating from these patches.
Experiments performed in this study demonstrated a consistent ability of L. variegatus to detect and orient to chemicals emanating from potential food resources over a distance of 1 m. Unlike what has been found in some other marine organisms, turbulent flow conditions did not negatively affect the ability of L. variegatus to find the source of this chemical cue. In fact, only the slowest flows hindered this ability; the bluff shape of the urchin formed a relatively large boundary layer at slow flows, preventing the delivery of chemical signals to the sensors. The relatively high success rates of L. variegatus in turbulent flows may allow it to effectively forage in areas where other organisms cannot. Thus, turbulence may provide a selective advantage for this animal, based on its comparative ability to detect and respond to signals in its environment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Marc Weissburg (Committee Chair), Julia Kubanek (Committee Member), Mark Hay (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Sensory biology; Behavior; Sea urchin; Lytechinus variegatus; Sea urchins Behavior
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Pisut, D. P. (. P. (2004). The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (Masters Thesis). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5129
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pisut, Daniel P (Daniel Peter). “The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus.” 2004. Masters Thesis, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5129.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pisut, Daniel P (Daniel Peter). “The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus.” 2004. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Pisut DP(P. The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Georgia Tech; 2004. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5129.
Council of Science Editors:
Pisut DP(P. The distance chemosensory behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: The distance chemosensory foraging behavior of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. [Masters Thesis]. Georgia Tech; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5129
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Marotta, Nicole Ella.
Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2010, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37274
► The objectives of the work presented were to 1) fabricate reproducible nanorod array SERS substrates, 2) detection of bacteria using nanorod substrates, 3) detection of…
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▼ The objectives of the work presented were to 1) fabricate reproducible nanorod array SERS substrates, 2) detection of bacteria using nanorod substrates, 3) detection of DNA hybridization using nanorod substrates and 4) critically evaluate the sensing method.
Important findings from this work are as follows. A novel method for batch fabrication of substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been developed using a modified platen machined to fit in a commercial electron beam evaporator. The use of this holder enables simultaneous deposition of silver nanorod (AgNR) arrays onto six microscope slide substrates utilizing glancing angle deposition. In addition to multiple substrate fabrication, patterning of the AgNR substrates with 36 wells allows for physical isolation of low volume samples. The well-to-well, slide-to-slide, and batch-to-batch variability in both physical characteristics and SERS response of substrates prepared via this method was nominal. A critical issue in the continued development of AgNR substrates is their stability over time, and the potential impact on the SERS response. The thermal stability of the arrays was investigated and changes in surface morphology were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction and correlated with changes in SERS enhancement. The findings suggest that the shelf-life of AgNR arrays is limited by migration of silver on the surface. Continued characterization of the AgNR arrays was carried out using fluorescent polystyrene microspheres of two different sizes. Theory suggests that enhancement between nanorods would be significantly greater than at the tops due to contributing electromagnetic fields from each nanostructure. In contrast to the theory, SERS response of microspheres confined to the tops of the AgNR array was significantly greater than that for beads located within the array. The location of the microspheres was established using optical fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy.
The application of SERS to characterizing pathogens such as bacteria and viruses is an active area of investigation. AgNR array-based SERS substrates have enabled detection of pathogens present in biofluids. Specifically, several publications have focused on determining the spectral bands characteristic of bacteria from different species and cell lines. Studies were carried out on three strains of bacteria as well as the medium in which the bacteria were grown. The spectra of the bacteria and medium were surprisingly similar, so additional spectra were acquired for commonly used bacterial growth media. In many instances, these spectra were similar to published spectra purportedly characteristic of specific bacterial species.
In addition to bacterial samples, nucleic acid hybridization assays were investigated. Oligonucleotide pairs specifically designed to detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in nasal fluids were prepared and evaluated. SERS spectra acquired on oligos, alone or in combination, contain the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Lawrence Bottomley (Committee Chair), Julia Kubanek (Committee Member), L. Andrew Lyon (Committee Member), Loren Williams (Committee Member), Mostafa El-Sayed (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Silver nanostructure; Surface enhanced Raman scattering; Silver nanorod array; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Oblique angle deposition; Glancing angle deposition; SERS substrate; Raman effect; Raman spectroscopy
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Marotta, N. E. (2010). Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37274
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Marotta, Nicole Ella. “Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37274.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Marotta, Nicole Ella. “Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection.” 2010. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Marotta NE. Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37274.
Council of Science Editors:
Marotta NE. Patterned nanoarray sers substrates for pathogen detection. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37274
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Aronson, Joshua Boyer.
The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2004, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7597
► A tetrazole is a 5-membered ring containing 4 nitrogens and 1 carbon. Due to its energetic potential and structural similarity to carboxylic acids, this ring…
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▼ A tetrazole is a 5-membered ring containing 4 nitrogens and 1 carbon. Due to its energetic potential and structural similarity to carboxylic acids, this ring system has a wide number of applications. In this thesis, a new and safe sustainable process to produce tetrazoles was designed that acheived high yields under mild conditions. Also, a technique was developed to form a trityl-protected tetrazole in situ. The rest of this work involved the exploitation of the energetic potential of tetrazoles. This moiety was successfully applied in polymers, ionic liquids, foams, and gels. The overall results from these experiments illustrate the fact that tetrazoles have the potential to serve as a stable alternative to the troublesome azido group common in many energetic materials. Due to these applications, the tetrazole moiety is a very important entity.
Advisors/Committee Members: Liotta, Charles (Committee Chair), Charles Eckert (Committee Co-Chair), David Collard (Committee Member), Julia Kubanek (Committee Member), Kent Richman (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Energetic materials; Tetrazoles; Sodium azide; Tetrazoles; Sodium compounds; Propellants Thermomechanical properties; Propellants Analysis; Explosives Thermomechanical properties; Explosives Analysis; Azides
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Aronson, J. B. (2004). The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7597
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aronson, Joshua Boyer. “The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide.” 2004. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7597.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aronson, Joshua Boyer. “The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide.” 2004. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Aronson JB. The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2004. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7597.
Council of Science Editors:
Aronson JB. The Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials From Sodium Azide. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7597
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Parker, John D.
Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions.
Degree: PhD, Biology, 2005, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/9460
► Invasive exotic species threaten native biodiversity, alter ecosystem structure and function, and annually cost over $100 billion in the US alone. Determining the ecological traits…
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▼ Invasive exotic species threaten native biodiversity, alter ecosystem structure and function, and annually cost over $100 billion in the US alone. Determining the ecological traits and interactions that affect invasion success are thus critical for predicting, preventing, and mitigating the negative effects of biological invasions. Native herbivores are widely assumed to facilitate exotic plant invasions by preferentially consuming native plants and avoiding exotic plants. Here, I use freshwater plant communities scattered broadly across the Southeastern U.S. to show that herbivory is an important force driving the ecology and evolution of freshwater systems. However, native consumers often preferentially consume rather than avoid exotic over native plants. Analyses of 3 terrestrial datasets showed similar patterns, with native herbivores generally preferring exotic plants. Thus, exotic plants appear defensively nave against these evolutionarily novel consumers, and exotic plants may escape their coevolved, specialist herbivores only to be preferentially consumed by the native generalist herbivores in their new ranges. In further support of this hypothesis, a meta-analysis of 71 manipulative field studies including over 100 exotic plant species and 400 native plant species from terrestrial, aquatic, and marine systems revealed that native herbivores strongly suppressed exotic plants, while exotic herbivores enhanced the abundance and species richness of exotic plants by suppressing native plants. Both outcomes are consistent with the hypothesis that prey are susceptible to evolutionarily novel consumers. Thus, native herbivores provide biotic resistance to plant invasions, but the widespread replacement of native with exotic herbivores eliminates this ecosystem service, facilitates plant invasions, and triggers an invasional meltdown. Consequently, rather than thriving because they escape their co-evolved specialist herbivores, exotic plants may thrive because their co-evolved generalist herbivores have stronger negative effects on evolutionarily nave, native plants.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mark E. Hay, Committee Chair, Julia Kubanek, Committee Member, Joseph Montoya, Committee Member, J. Todd Streelman, Committee Member, David M. Lodge, Committee Member.
Subjects/Keywords: Biotic resistance; Crayfish; Exotic plant invasions; Freshwater biology; Grass carp; Herbivores; Invasive plants Ecology; Marine ecology; Plant chemical defenses; Enemy release; Invasional meltdown; Natural enemies; Invasive plants Ecology; Marine ecology; Freshwater biology; Herbivores
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Parker, J. D. (2005). Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/9460
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Parker, John D. “Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions.” 2005. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/9460.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Parker, John D. “Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions.” 2005. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Parker JD. Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2005. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/9460.
Council of Science Editors:
Parker JD. Plant-herbivore interactions : consequences for the structure of freshwater communities and exotic plant invasions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/9460
Georgia Tech
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Cody, John W., Jr.
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2006, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13962
► Copper is an essential trace element present in all living systems and is important for the function of many cellular enzymes. It ranks third in…
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▼ Copper is an essential trace element present in all living systems and is important for the function of many cellular enzymes. It ranks third in intracellular abundance behind only zinc and iron and plays a very important role as a catalytic cofactor in various cellular processes such as mitochondrial respiration, iron uptake, and the redox processes of a number of enzymes, including superoxide dismutase, lysyl oxidase, or tyrosinase. Any abnormality in copper trafficking pathways can lead to serious diseases such as Wilsons disease, Menkes syndrome and has been implicated in the neurodegenerative diseases amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimers disease. While free copper in the cytoplasm would prove toxic, there is compelling evidence for the existence of a labile pool of copper that remains kinetically accessible. In order to investigate the existence of such a pool the development of Cu(I) selective probes is necessary.
Chapter I provides the background for the role of copper in biology and elucidates the main trafficking pathways discovered to date. This chapter also provides recent developments of fluorescent sensors for selective visualization of biologically relevant metals.
Chapter II discusses the exploration of a phenanthroline-based ligand for the selective detection of Cu(I). A series of derivatives incorporating chelating substituents in the 2- and 9-positions to enforce a 1:1 binding stoichiometry were synthesized and the properties of their respective Cu(I) complexes were characterized by x-ray structural analysis, and their photophysical properties were investigated by absorption and emission spectroscopy. Visible light excitation yielded metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited states with luminescence lifetimes up to 155 ns. Electrochemical measurements further indicate that coordinative rearrangements are involved in nonradiative deactivation of the excited states. According to time-dependent density functional theory calculations (B3LYP/6-31G**), the major MLCT transitions are polarized along the C2 axis of the complex and originate predominantly from the dxz orbital.
In chapter III, the development of a ratiometric Cu(I) sensor based on a donor-acceptor functionalized biphenyl fluorophore platform is discussed. The fluorescence emission energy for such fluorophores is highly dependent upon the interannular twist angle and this property was harnessed to provide a ratiometric sensor selective for Cu(I). Coordination of Cu(I) leads to a flattening of the biphenyl backbone and was confirmed by absorbance and emission spectroscopy as well as 2D NOESY experiments. The peak emission energy was shifted by 39 nm towards higher energy upon metal cation binding with a concomitant 7 bathochromic shift in absorption energy. The photophysical data accompanied by 1H NMR analysis confirms a well-defined 1:1 binding stoichiometry between metal and ligand. The findings from this study showed ratiometric behavior for this probe, albeit with a lowered quantum yield.
While…
Advisors/Committee Members: Christoph J. Fahrni (Committee Chair), James C. Powers (Committee Member), John Zhang (Committee Member), Julia Kubanek (Committee Member), Suzanne Beckham (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Donor-acceptor; Cu(I); Sensors; Charge transfer
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Cody, John W., J. (2006). Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13962
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Cody, John W., Jr. “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture.” 2006. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed January 26, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13962.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Cody, John W., Jr. “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture.” 2006. Web. 26 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Cody, John W. J. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2006. [cited 2021 Jan 26].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13962.
Council of Science Editors:
Cody, John W. J. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Metal Cation Sensors with Donor-Acceptor Architecture. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2006. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13962
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