This collection features articles and book reviews written by faculty in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Fairfield University.
Submissions from 2020
trans-Diaquabis(N,N,N'-trimethylethylenediamine)- nickel(II) dichloride, John R. Miecznikowski, Jerry P. Jasinski, Nicole F. Flaherty, Emma E. Mircovich, Allison N. Smolinsky, and Natalia R. Bertolotti
Submissions from 2019
Copper (I) SNS Pincer Complexes: Impact of Ligand Design and Solvent Coordination on Conformer Interconversion from Spectroscopic and Computational Studies, Matthew A. Lynn, John R. Miecznikowski, Jerry P. Jasinski, Manpreet Kaur, Brandon Q. Mercado, Eric Reinheimer, Emilse Almanza, Rami M. Kharbouch, Michael R. Smith, Samantha E. Zygmont, Nicole F. Flaherty, and Amber C. Smith
Photocrosslinking of G‐Quadruplex‐Forming Sequences found in Human Promoters, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter and John-Stephen Taylor
Submissions from 2018
Deactivation of a ruthenium (II) N-heterocyclic carbene p-cymene complex during transfer hydrogenation catalysis, John R. Miecznikowski, Nicholas A. Bernier, Christoper A. Van Akin, Sheila C. Bonitatibus, Maura E. Morgan, Rami M. Kharbouch, Brandon Q. Mercado, and Matthew A. Lynn
Synthesis and characterization of 1,2-dithiolane modified self-assembling peptides, Ruben Neves, Kailyn Stephens, and Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter
Submissions from 2017
Anti-biofilm activity of a self-aggregating peptide against Streptococcus mutans, Julia Ansari, Nabil M. Abraham, Jenna Massaro, Kelsey Murphy, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, and Erol Fikrig
BASE (Broadening Access to Science Education): A Research and Mentoring Focused Summer STEM Camp Serving Underrepresented High School Girls, Shelley A. Phelan, Shannon M. Harding, and Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman
Innovations in Undergraduate Chemical Biology Education, Aaron R. VanDyke, Daniel H. Gatazka, and Mariah H. Hanania
Bring Your Own Device: A Digital Notebook for Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory Using a Free, Cross-Platform Application, Aaron R. VanDyke and Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter
Submissions from 2016
Encapsulating cytochrome c in silica aerogel nanoarchitectures without metal nanoparticles while retaining gas-phase bioactivity, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Elizabeth R. Pacer, and Nina D. Kosciuszek
A Cloud-Based Scavenger Hunt: Orienting Undergraduates to ACS National Meetings, Matthew A. Kubasik, Aaron R. VanDyke, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, John R. Miecznikowski, L. Kraig Steffen, and Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter
Investigation of liver alcohol dehydrogenase catalysis using an NADH biomimetic and comparison with a synthetic zinc model complex, James R. Sunderland; Xingjian Tao; Elizabeth E. Butrick; Lauren C, Keilich; Christine E. Villa; John R. Miecznikowski; and Swapan S. Jain
Submissions from 2015
Adapting Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory Instruction for a Legally Blind Student, John R. Miecznikowski, Matthew J. Guberman-Pfeffer, Elizabeth E. Butrick, Julie A. Colangelo, and Cristine E. Donaruma
Defining the Dynamic Conformational Networks of Cross-β Peptide Assembly, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, Chen Liang, Michael Tseng, Noel Li, Sha Li, Allisandra K. Mowles, Anil K. Mehta, and David G. Lynn
Submissions from 2014
Antimicrobial Activity in the Pallial Cavity Fluids of the Oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) from a Highly Impacted Harbor in Western Long Island Sound, Diane J. Brousseau, Phyllis C. Braun, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Erin Sullivan, and Jenny A. Baglivo
Bifunctional Ligands Allow Deliberate Extrinsic Reprogramming of the Glucocorticoid Receptor, Jonas W. Højfeldt, Osvaldo Cruz, Yasuhiro Imaeda, Aaron R. Van Dyke, James P. Carolan, Anna K. Mapp, and Jorge Iñiguez–Lluhí
Kinetic intermediates in amyloid assembly, Chen Liang, Rong Ni, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, W. Seth Childers, Anil K. Mehta, and David G. Lynn
Syntheses and characterization of three-and five-coordinate copper(II) complexes based on SNS pincer ligand precursors, John R. Miecznikowski, Matthew A. Lynn, Jerry P. Jasinski, Wayne Lo, Daniel W. Bak, Mekhala Pati, Elizabeth E. Butrick, Anne Elise R. Drozdoski, Kerry A. Archer, Christine E. Villa, Elise G. Lemons, Erin Powers, Margaret Siu, Camile D. Gomes, Nicholas A. Bernier, and Kaitlyn N. Morio
Synthesis, Characterization, and Computational Study of Three-Coordinate SNS Copper(I) Complexes Based on Bis-Thione Ligand Precursors, John R. Miecznikowski, Matthew A. Lynn, Jerry P. Jasinski, Eric Reinheimer, Daniel Bak, Mekhala Pati, Elizabeth E. Butrick, Anne Elise R. Drozdoski, Kerry A. Archer, Christine E. Villa, Elise G. Lemons, Erin Powers, Margaret Siu, Camile D. Gomes, and Kaitlyn N. Morio
Effect of sequence and metal ions on UVB-induced anti cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in human telomeric DNA sequence, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, Chen Lu, and John-Stephen Taylor
Looked at life from both sides now, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, Allisandra K. Mowles, Anil K. Mehta, and David G. Lynn
Submissions from 2013
Direct Measurements of Oscillatory Glycolysis in Pancreatic Islet β-Cells Using Novel Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Biosensors for Pyruvate Kinase M2 Activity, Matthew J. Merrins, Aaron R. Van Dyke, Anna K. Mapp, Mark A. Rizzo, and Leslie S. Satin
Synthesis, Characterization, Density Functional Theory Calculations, and Activity of a Thione-Containing NNN-Zinc Pincer Complex Based on a Bis-triazole Precursor, John R. Miecznikowski, Jerry P. Jasinski, Matthew A. Lynn, Swapan S. Jain, Elizabeth E. Butrick, Anne Elise R. Drozdoski, Kerry A. Archer, and Jason T. Panarra
Imaging mRNA expression levels in living cells with PNA· DNA binary FRET probes delivered by cationic shell-crosslinked nanoparticles, Zhenghui Wang, Ke Zhang, Yuefei Shen, Jillian E. Smith-Carpenter, Sharon Bloch, Samuel Achilefu, Karen L. Wooley, and John-Stephen Taylor
Submissions from 2012
Studies of iron (II) and iron (III) complexes with fac-N2O, cis-N2O2 and N2O3 donor ligands: models for the 2-His 1-carboxylate motif of non-heme iron monooxygenases, Patrick J. Cappillino, John R. Miecznikowski, Laurie A. Tyler, Paul C. Tarves, Joshua S. McNally, Wayne Lo, Bala Sundari T. Kasibhatla, M. D. Krzyaniak, J. L. McCracken, F. Wang, W. H. Armstrong, and John P. Caradonna
O True Apothecary: How Forensic Science Helps Solve a Classic Crime, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman and John R. Miecznikowski
Syntheses, characterization, density functional theory calculations, and activity of tridentate SNS zinc pincer complexes based on bis-imidazole or bis-triazole precursors, John R. Miecznikowski, Jerry P. Jasinski, Matthew A. Lynn, Swapan S. Jain, Elizabeth E. Butrick, Anne Elise R. Drozdoski, Kerry A. Archer, and Jason T. Panarra
Syntheses, Characterization, Density Functional Theory Calculations, and Activity of Tridentate SNS Zinc Pincer Complexes Based on Bis-Imidazole or Bis-Triazole Precursors, John R. Miecznikowski, Wayne Lo, Matthew A. Lynn, Swapan S. Jain, Lauren C. Keilich, Nathan F. Kloczko, Brianne E. O'Loughlin, A. P. DiMarzio, K. M. Foley, G. P. Lisi, D. J. Kwiecien, Elizabeth E. Butrick, E. Powers, and R. Al-Abbasee
Submissions from 2011
Transforming ligands into transcriptional regulators: Building blocks for bifunctional molecules, J. W. Højfeldt, Aaron R. Van Dyke, and Anna K. Mapp
Introduction to Homogenous Catalysis with Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols: An Experiment for Undergraduate Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Students, John R. Miecznikowski, John P. Caradonna, Kathleen M. Foley, Daniel J. Kwiecien, George P. Lisi, and Anthony M. Martinez
Syntheses, characterization, density functional theory calculations, and activity of tridentate SNS zinc pincer complexes, John R. Miecznikowski, Wayne Lo, Matthew A. Lynn, Brianne E. O'Loughlin, Amanda P. DiMarzio, Anthony M. Martinez, Lorraine Lampe, K. M. Foley, Lauren C. Keilich, G. P. Lisi, D. J. Kwiecien, C. M. Pires, W. J. Kelly, Nathan F. Kloczko, and K. N. Morio
Submissions from 2009
The development of endoselective epoxide-opening cascades in water, C. J. Morten, J. A. Byers, Aaron R. Van Dyke, I. Vilotijevic, and T. F. Jamison
Functionalized templates for the convergent assembly of polyethers: Synthesis of HIJK rings of gymnocin A, Aaron R. Van Dyke and T. F. Jamison
Submissions from 2007
Solvent viscosity effects on the conformational dynamics of a helical hexapeptide, Matthew A. Kubasik and Caitlin Quinn
Submissions from 2006
Sub-Nanometer Au Monolayer-Protected Clusters Exhibiting Molecule-like Electronic Behavior: Quantitative High-Angle Annular Dark-Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electrochemical Characterization of Clusters with Precise Atomic Stoichiometry, Laurent D. Menard, Shang-Peng Gao, Huiping Xu, Ray D. Twesten, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Yang Song, Gangli Wang, Alicia D. Douglas, Judith C. Yang, Anatoly I. Frenkel, Ralph G. Nuzzo, and Royce W. Murray
Metal Core Bonding Motifs of Monodisperse Icosahedral Au13 and Larger Au Monolayer-Protected Clusters As Revealed by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy, Laurent D. Menard, Huiping Xu, Shang-Peng Gao, Ray D. Twesten, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Yang Song, Gangli Wang, Alicia D. Douglas, Judith C. Yang, Anatoly I. Frenkel, Royce W. Murray, and Ralph G. Nuzzo
Submissions from 2005
An Anion-Dependent Switch in Selectivity Results from a Change of C-H Activation Mechanism in the Reaction of an Imidazolium Salt with IrH5(PPh3)2, Leah N. Appelhans, Daniele Zuccaccia, Anes Kovacevic, Anthony R. Chianese, John R. Miecznikowski, Alceo Macchioni, Eric Clot, Odile Eisenstein, and Robert H. Crabtree
Ion atmosphere relaxation controlled electron transfers in cobaltocenium polyether molten salts, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Anthony M. Leone, Dongil Lee, Wei Wang, Srikanth Ranganathan, Mary E. Williams, and Royce W. Murray
Hydrogen/deuterium exchange studies of a peptide octamer of Aib in a mixed DMSO/MeOD solvent system, Matthew A. Kubasik, Adam Blom, and Erin Daly
Submissions from 2004
Parallel variation of mass transport and heterogeneous and homogeneous electron transfer rates in hybrid redox polyether molten salts, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Dongil Lee, Joseph C. Crooker, Wei Wang, Mary E. Williams, and Royce W. Murray
Electrochemistry and optical absorbance and luminescence of molecule-like Au38 nanoparticles, Dongil Lee, Robert L. Donkers, Gangli Wang, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, and Royce W. Murray
Reactivity differences in the syntheses of chelating N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium are ascribed to ligand anisotropy, Jose A. Mata, Anthony R. Chianese, John R. Miecznikowski, Macarena Poyatos, Eduardo Peris, Jack W. Faller, and Robert H. Crabtree
Hydrogen transfer reduction of aldehydes with alkali-metal carbonates and iridium NHC complexes, John R. Miecznikowski and Robert H. Crabtree
Submissions from 2003
Conformational Dynamics of Short C-13-Labeled Helical Peptides as Measured by Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy, Matthew A. Kubasik, K. Cole, J. Kotz, and J. Placido
Ion atmosphere relaxation control of electron transfer dynamics in a plasticized carbon dioxide redox polyether melt, Dongil Lee, Amanda S. Harper-Leatherman, Joseph M. DeSimone, and Royce W. Murray
Outer Sphere Anion Participation Can Modify the Mechanism for Conformer Interconversion in Pd Pincer Complexes, John R. Miecznikowski, Stephan Grundemann, Martin Albrecht, Claire Megret, Eric Clot, Jack W. Faller, Odile Eisenstein, and Robert H. Crabtree
Submissions from 2002
Chelated iridium (III) bis-carbene complexes as air-stable catalysts for transfer hydrogenation, Martin Albrecht, John R. Miecznikowski, Amanda Samuel, Jack W. Faller, and Robert H. Crabtree
Counter-ion Effects Switch Ligand Binding From C-2 to C-5 in Kinetic Carbenes Formed From an Imidazolium Salt and IrH5(PPh3)2, Anes Kovacevic, Stephan Grundemann, John R. Miecznikowski, Eric Clot, Odile Eisenstein, and Robert H. Crabtree
