Chemistry Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Chemistry, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Design, Synthesis, and Oxidation Reactivity of Palladacyclic Complexes Containing N-donor Ligands, Ava Behnia
Compact Sensing Platforms Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance, Zhutian Ding
Exploring the Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Phosphorus-Chalcogen Heterocycles, Cameron Graham
The Development Of Platforms For Inhibiting RHAMM-HA Interactions & The Development Of An Optical Probe For Measuring Glomerular Filtration Rate, Alexandra Hauser-Kawaguchi
The Addition of Alkynes to Low-Valent Silicon Compounds: A Mechanistic Study, Andrew T. Henry
The Incorporation of Phosphorus into Block Copolymers and Their Self-Assembly, Benjamin F. Hisey
Glycopolymer Functionalization of Polymersomes, Josh Jadischke
Probing Trapped Extracellular Vesicles by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Lauren Kaufman
Total synthesis of (±)-isodihydrokoumine, (±)-(19Z)-taberpsychine, and (±)-isodihydroukoumine N4 oxide, Jeff Kerkovius
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Protease-Activated Receptor 2 (PAR2)-Targeting Imaging Agents for Cancer, Jordan C. LeSarge
Synthesis of 2-thiouracil and 2-thiothymine peptide nucleic acid monomers compatible with fmoc-based oligomerization, Timothy Martin-Chan
Electrochemical and Corrosion Examination of Copper under Deep Geologic Conditions for the Application of Nuclear Waste Containers, Taylor L. Martino
Mechanism of Protein Charging and Supercharging in Electrospray Ionization: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Experimental Investigations, Haidy S. Metwally
Investigating non-targeted screening and accurate quantitation of trace surface water contaminants using high-resolution mass spectrometry, Lucas M. Morrison
Computational and Analytical Modelling of Droplet-Macroion Interactions, Myong In Oh
Coinage Metal Chalcogenide Clusters with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ancillary Ligands, Alex Polgar
Exploring the Chemistry of Asymmetric Phosphines & Phosphinidene Sulfides, Taylor E. Pritchard
Layer-by-Layer Construction Strategies Towards Efficient CZTS Solar Cells, Matthew J. Turnbull
The Development of Metal Complexes as Components of Fluorescent and Nuclear Imaging Probes, William Turnbull
Synthesis and Characterization of Alkynyl-Substituted Boron Formazanate Dyes, Alex Van Belois
Multiresonant Anisotropic Nanostructures for Plasmon-Mediated Spectroscopies, Gregory Q. Wallace
Computational and Spectroscopic Studies in the Design of Tetrapyrrole Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Angel (Qi Wen) Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Structural Modification, Polymerization and Applications of Boron Difluoride Formazanates, Stephanie M. Barbon
Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry of Novel Gallium Complexes: Synthesis, Reactivity and Spectroscopy, Jeremy L. Bourque
Synthesis of N-Heterocycles from Donor Acceptor Cyclopropanes and Progress towards Flinderole A, B, and C, Joanne E. Curiel Tejeda
Adsorbed Gas Behaviour and Guest-Host Interactions in Ultramicroporous Metal-Organic Frameworks, Bligh Desveaux
Doubly Bonded Derivatives of Si and Ge: Cycloaddition Reactions and Polymer Chemistry, Bahareh Farhadpour
Investigations into the Role of Conformational Dynamics in Protein Function: Insights From Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry, Courtney S. Fast
Poly(ethyl glyoxylate) Solid-Core Particles for Drug Delivery, Michael Thomas Gambles
Determining the Reactivity and Oxidation Intermediates of an Allylnickel (N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Chloride Complex, Scott W. E. Hendriks
Metalation and Structural Properties of apo-Metallothioneins, Gordon W. Irvine
Evolution of Cu2O Morphology During Copper Corrosion in the Presence of Gamma-Radiation, Arielle M. Jean
Construction and Analysis of Accurate Exchange-Correlation Potentials, Sviataslau V. Kohut
A Chlorine-Free Protocol for Processing Silicon, Germanium, and Tin, Michael J. Krause
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of Human Bladder Cancer (T24) Cells, Michelle S. M. Li
Gamma-Radiation Induced Corrosion of Alloy 800, Mojtaba Momeni
Molecular and Polymeric Materials Based On Asymmetrically Substituted BF2 3-Cyanoformazanates, Samantha Novoa
Design and Synthesis of Hyaluronan:RHAMM Interaction Inhibitors, Emily Rodrigues
Expanding the Scope of the AuNP Toolbox: Development of Interfacial oNQM Photoclick Reaction and Large AuNP Templates, Tommaso Romagnoli
Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Pyrrolocytosine Derivatives, Atefeh Rouhi
Synthesis of Manganese(II) Containing Metal Chalcogen Cluster Complexes from Metal Trimethylsilylthiolate Precursors, Kyle NW Rozic
The Development of Peptide Analogues as Potential Fluorescent and PET Imaging Probes., Neha Sharma
Synthesis of Azide-Modified NHC Coinage Metal Thiolates, Vaishnavi Somasundaram
Fabrication and Characterization of CuInS₂ and CuInSe₂ Light-Absorbing Thin Films for use in Solar Cells, Amy R. Tapley
Functionalization of Peptide Nucleic Acids via post-synthetic click chemistry, Xiaoxiao Wang
Investigating Growth of Metal-Organic Frameworks via Atomic Force Microscopy, Zitong Wang
Integration of orbital-dependent exchange-correlation potentials, Hanqing Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Design and Synthesis of Ghrelin Analogues as Non‐Invasive GHS‐R1a Imaging Probes, Carlie L. Charlton
Creating Functional Materials with Phosphorus, Tyler John Cuthbert
Synthesis and Electrochemiluminescence of Thiophene Substituted Benzosiloles, Tyler J. B. Day
Development and Optimization of Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries, Ladan Eskandarian
Click And Bioorthogonal Chemistry For The Chemical Modification Of Nanomaterials, Pierangelo Gobbo
Aerobic Oxidations Mediated by Allylnickel(N-Heterocyclic Carbene)Chloride Complexes: Investigating the Role of a Pendent Amine Group, Richard J. Hazlehurst
The Corrosion of Carbon Steel under Deep Geologic Nuclear Waste Disposal Conditions, Shannon L.W. Hill
Investigating mycotoxins and secondary metabolites in Canadian agricultural commodities using high-resolution mass spectrometry, Megan J. Kelman
Fractional Charge Methods for Correcting Approximate Kohn-Sham Potentials, Darya N. Komsa
Novel Reactions of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes, and Diels-Alder Approach Towards Fargesine and Fumimycin, Polydoros Kyriacou
Solvothermal Preparation and Characterization of Superstructures of Nanoscopic CdS and CdSe, Tetyana Levchenko
X-ray Absorption and Emission Studies of Anodic Titania Nanostructures, Jun Li
Photo-Isomerizable Self-Complementary Hydrogen Bond Arrays, Iamnica Janic Linares Mendez
Development of Novel Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries, Mike A. Nieradko
Cobalt Mediated Oxidative Cyclizations: The Diastereoselective Synthesis of trans-Tetrahydrofuran Rings, Cory D.N. Palmer
Synthesis of Metal-Containing Polymers and Stable Organic Radical-Containing Polymers and Their Use as Advanced Functional Materials, Joseph A. Paquette
Synthesis of Metal-Containing Phosphines and Their Use in Coordination, Polymer, and Materials Chemistry, Amir Rabiee Kenaree
Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications: From Tunable Morphologies to Glycopolymer-coated Vesicles, Brooke M. Raycraft
Model of the Formation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Irradiation in Aqueous Media, Thomas I. Sutherland
Cycloaddition Reactions of (Di)tetrelenes, Nada Yahya Tashkandi
Fabricating and Characterizing Chalcogenide Thin Films as Light Absorbing Layers in Solar Cells, Daniel Vaccarello
New Chemistry of Donor-Acceptor Cycloalkanes and Studies Towards the Synthesis of Streptorubin B, Naresh Vemula
Total Synthesis of (+)-nemorensic acid: En Route to (-)-callosine, Matthew R. Vriesen
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Gamma-Radiation Induced Redox Reactions and Colloidal Formation of Chromium and Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles, Leena M. Alrehaily
Functional –ESiMe3 Containing Reagents: From Organo-polychalcogenolates to NHC Ligated M-E-SiMe3, Mahmood Azizpoor Fard
Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysis and Methods for Metal Removal from Organic Transformations, John-Paul J. Bow
Mechanistic Studies of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes, Tristan Chidley
The Influence of Alloying Elements on The Crevice Corrosion Behaviour of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys, Nafiseh Ebrahimi
Mass Spectrometric Analyses of Surface Proteins from Candida albicans After Treatment with Histatin 5, Shirley Fan
Strategies for Photochemical and Thermal Modification of Materials, Sara Ghiassian
Self-Assembly and Stimuli-Responsive Properties of Amphiphilic Self-Immolative Block Co-Polymers, Thomas Mackenzie Gungor
X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies of Calcium Silicate Hydrate Biomaterials in Drug Delivery, Xiaoxuan Guo
Exploring the Chemistry of Phosphorus for Photopolymer Applications, Ryan Guterman
Exploring the Chemistry of η5-Cyclopentadienyl-Cobalt-η4-Cyclobutadiene Containing Polymers; Synthesis, Properties, and Self-Assembly, Mahboubeh Hadadpour
The Corrosion Behaviour of Cu in Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Humid Air, Balsam Ibrahim
Coinage Metal Silylphosphido Complexes Stabilized by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands, Bahareh Khalili Najafabadi
Optimization of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal Composition and Thin Film Fabrication for Photovoltaic Applications, Saghar Khoshmashrab
Dynamic studies of guest molecules in Metal-Organic Frameworks using Solid-State NMR, Yuanjun Lu
Design, Synthesis and Study of Novel Nucleobase Analogs, Augusto Matarazzo
From Solution Into the Gas Phase: Studying Protein Hydrogen Exchange and Electrospray Ionization Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Robert G. McAllister
Design, Synthesis, and Reactivity of Bimetallic Complexes of Dimethylplatinum(II) Containing Ditopic Ligands, Matthew S. McCready
Stimuli-Responsive Polymersomes and Surface Functionalized Dendrimersomes: Platforms for Biomedical Applications, J Trevor McIntosh
Vibrational Imaging at the Nanoscale: Surpassing the Diffraction Limit Using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Farshid Pashaee
The Development of Cyclic RGD Peptides Stabilized Through 99mTc/Re(CO)3+, Aagam Patel
Reactions between Zinc Metallothionein and Carbonic Anhydrase, Tyler B. J. Pinter
Study of the secondary metabolites of black Aspergilli from Canadian vineyards, Tianyu Qi