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Boron-Mediated Lignocellulose Degradation. Design, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Boron-Containing Naphthoids
DownloadSpring 2023
Lewis acidity is a molecule’s tendency to accept a pair of electrons. Trivalent boron compounds are archetypical Lewis acids due to the presence of a vacant p orbital, leading to many uses in organic synthesis. For example, boron trihalides use their intrinsic Lewis acidity to accept ether oxygen...
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Breaking New Ground with the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction: Stereoselective Cross-Couplings of 1,1-Diboronyl Alkanes
DownloadFall 2015
Synthetic organic chemistry is an area that has seen incredible growth through the years. The level of molecular complexity that can be achieved through available synthetic methods today is remarkable. Still, as the field continues to progress, increasing focus is being placed upon the strategic...
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Delving into Group 16 – Increasing the Accessibility and Understanding the Optoelectronic Properties of Tellurophenes
DownloadFall 2020
This Thesis describes the investigation of 5-membered heterocycles that contain the heavy atom tellurium (Te), termed tellurophenes, as light emitting materials or the active (light absorbing) component in organic photovoltaics. A particular focus was placed on developing new routes to synthesize...
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Preparation of Polysubstituted Pyrans Toward the Synthesis of Biologically Active Compounds
DownloadSpring 2016
Polyfunctionalized pyrans are among the most common structures in bioactive molecules. Based on the ubiquity of the pyran framework in natural and synthetic molecules, there is a need to develop more efficient methods of synthesizing and functionalizing the pyran motif. Due to recent interest in...