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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Our group explores new chemistry related to catalysis and polymer functionalization using the tools and precepts of synthetic organic chemistry to prepare functional oligomers or polymers that in turn are used to either effect catalysis in a greener, more environmentally benign way or to more efficiently functionalize polymers. Often this involves creatively combining the physiochemical properties of a polymer with the reactivity of a low molecular weight compound to form new materials with new functions. These green chemistry projects involve undamental research both in synthesis and catalysis but has practical aspects because of its relevance to practical problems.

A common theme in our catalysis studies is exploring how soluble polymers can facilitate homogeneous catalysis. Homogeneous catalysts are ubiquitously used to prepare polymers, chemical intermediates, basic chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Such catalysts often use expensive or precious metals or expensive ligands or are used at relatively high catalyst loadings. The products often contain traces of these catalysts or ligands - traces that are undesirable for esthetic reasons or because of the potential toxicity of these impurities. Both the cost of these catalysts of these issues require catalyst/product separation - separations that often are inefficient and lead to chemical waste. These processes also use volatile organic solvents - solvents that have to be recovered and separated. Projects underway in our lab explore how soluble polymers can address each of these problems. Examples of past schemes that achieve this goal in a general way as highlighted in the Figure below.

We also use functional polymers to modify existing polymers. Ongoing projects involve molecular design of additives that can more efficiently modify polymers' physical properties. We also use functional polymers in covalent layer-by-layer assembly to surface polymers' surface chemistry.

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3404 Medicinal And Biomolecular Chemistry

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0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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3403 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry

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# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Exxon Education Foundation Faculty Fellow

# publications[].label
Co and terpolymers of styrenic monomers having reactive functional groups

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Using H-1 NMR Spectra of Polymers and Polymer Products To Illustrate Concepts in Organic Chemistry

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MODIFICATION OF SUBSTRATE REACTIVITY USING SOLUBLE POLYMERIC SUPPORTS

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Surface reactions of poly(vinyl chloride) film with lithiated ,-diaminopoly(alkene oxide) oligomers

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New approaches in polymer surface modification

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Polyisobutylene Oligomers as Tools for Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Solubilization

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NEW GRAFTING CHEMISTRY FOR FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE FILMS

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KF/BASIC ALUMINA - AN EFFICIENT BASE FOR MICHAEL CONDENSATIONS OF NITROALKANES

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Development of Organic Polymer-bound Metal Complex Catalysts

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Process for forming self-assembled polymer layers on a metal surface

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Polyolefin Soluble Polyisobutylene Oligomer-Bound Metallophthalocyanine and Azo Dye Additives

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Infrared thermographic screening of combinatorial libraries of heterogeneous catalysts

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LOCATION AND MOBILITY OF FUNCTIONAL-GROUPS AT SURFACE OF OXIDIZED, LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILM

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Highly organic phase soluble polyisobutylene-bound cobalt phthalocyanines as recyclable catalysts for nitroarene reduction

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Polyvalent hydrogen-bonding functionalization of ultrathin hyperbranched films on polyethylene and gold

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Lewis acid and Lewis base catalysts on nonpolar soluble polymer supports.

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Alternatives for Conventional Alkane Solvents.

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"Click"-based covalent layer-by-layer assembly on polyethylene using water-soluble polymeric reagents

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Using soluble polymers to recover catalysts and ligands.

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Separable, soluble polystyrene supports in synthesis and catalysis

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MODIFICATION OF POLYOLEFIN SURFACES WITH IRON CLUSTER OXIDANTS

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Effect of solvent polarity on polyethylene-solution interfaces

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Applications of poly(alpha-olefin)s as solvents in organometallic chemistry

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An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Surface Morphology of Hyperbranched Poly(acrylic acid) Thin Films

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Fully recyclable Bronsted acid catalyst systems

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Sequestration of trace metals using water-soluble and fluorous phase-soluble polymers

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Electrostatic immobilization of glucose oxidase in a weak acid, polyelectrolyte hyperbranched ultrathin film on gold: fabrication, characterization, and enzymatic activity.

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MICHAEL ADDITIONS OF NITROALKANES TO ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS USING KF BASIC ALUMINA

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THE EFFECT OF SOLVENT POLARITY ON POLYETHYLENE-SOLUTION INTERFACES

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LEWIS BASE PROPERTIES OF POTASSIUM-GRAPHITE

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Hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) grafts as substrates for synthesis of functionally elaborated surfaces.

# publications[].label
ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOMETALLIC REAGENTS USING ENZYMATIC METHODS

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Initiators for nitroxide-mediated "living" free radical polymerizations prepared by Meisenheimer rearrangements of allyl 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine N-oxides

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Using polymers to control substrate, ligand, or catalyst solubility

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POLYMERS AS LIGANDS, COFACTORS AND SUPPORTS IN CATALYSIS.

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Hydrocarbon Soluble Recyclable Silylation Reagents and Purification Auxiliaries.

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New synthetic methods for the formation of basic, polyvalent, hyperbranched grafts

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Effects of end group polarity and molecular weight on the lower critical solution temperature of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

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Simultaneous deprotection and purification of BOC-amines based on ionic resin capture

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Using soluble polymers in latent biphasic systems.

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In situ synthesis of highly branched polymer films at self-assembled monolayers.

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Polymer inverse temperature dependent solubility: A visual demonstration of the importance of T Delta S in the Gibbs equation

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"Smart" soluble polymer supports for catalysis and synthesis.

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pH-switchable, ultrathin permselective membranes prepared from multilayer polymer composites

# publications[].label
EFFECT OF SOLVENT POLARITY ON FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE SOLUTION INTERFACES

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CATALYTIC CYCLOPROPANATION WITH TRANSITION-METAL SALTS OF SOLUBLE POLYETHYLENE CARBOXYLATES

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Fluorescence studied of solvent-polymer interactions at poly(acrylic acid) grafts and their derivatives on polyethylene films

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Polyolefin oligomers as additives, catalysts, and solvents

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Syntheses of Terminally Functionalized Polyisobutylene Derivatives Using Diazonium Salts

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CATALYTIC REDUCTIONS OF ALKYL-HALIDES USING SOLUBLE POLYETHERS AND TRI-NORMAL-BUTYLTIN CHLORIDE AS COCATALYSTS

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Polyisobutylene-supported bidentate triazole-NHC-palladium complex as a recyclable catalyst for the Heck reaction

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REGIOSELECTIVITY IN DEPROTONATION OF KETONE DIMETHYLHYDRAZONES WITH LITHIUM AMIDE BASES

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ORIGINS OF STEREOSELECTIVITY IN ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES USING CHIRAL OXAZOLINE ANIONS

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CHEMISTRY OF THE INITIATION OF RADICAL POLYMERIZATION BY OXYGEN AND ALKYLBORON COMPOUNDS

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A phase separable polycarbonate polymerization catalyst.

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STEREOCHEMISTRY OF REACTION OF 2-NORBORNYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE WITH FORMALDEHYDE

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"Smart" soluble polymer supports for catalysis and synthesis

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THE SYNTHESIS OF A CHLOROPRASEODYMIUM HYDRIDE

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Soluble polymer-supported catalysts containing azo dyes.

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Hyperbranched grafting on a polyethylene surface

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Reversible changes in solution pH resulting from changes in thermoresponsive polymer solubility.

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Organocatalytic Michael Addition as a Method for Polyisobutylene Chain-End Functionalization.

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Using soluble polymers to enforce catalyst-phase-selective solubility and as antileaching agents to facilitate homogeneous catalysis.

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Polymeric cofactors which accelerate homogeneous rhodium(I) and ruthenium(II) catalyzed hydrogenations of alkenes

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Asymmetric epoxidation of trans-alkenes catalyzed by chiral ketones

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Soluble polymer-supported hindered phosphine ligands for palladium-catalyzed aryl amination

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LIPASE-CATALYZED IRREVERSIBLE TRANSESTERIFICATIONS USING ENOL ESTERS AS ACYLATING REAGENTS - PREPARATIVE ENANTIOSELECTIVE AND REGIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES OF ALCOHOLS, GLYCEROL DERIVATIVES, SUGARS, AND ORGANOMETALLICS

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Protective Encapsulation of Acid-Sensitive Catalysts Using Polyethylene Ligands

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Microwave promoted Heck reactions using an oligo( ethylene glycol)-bound SCS palladacycle under thermomorphic conditions

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Synthesis of fatty acids using organocopper (I) ate complexes derived from Grignard reagents.

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CONTROL OF SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYETHYLENE POWDERS PREPARED BY COPRECIPITATION OF FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERS AND POLYETHYLENE

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GRAFTING OF C-60 ONTO POLYETHYLENE SURFACES

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Use of polymers for the sequestration of atrazine.

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Fluorescence studies of solvent-polymer interactions at poly(acrylic acid) grafts and their derivatives on polyethylene films.

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SYNTHESIS OF SMART LIGANDS THAT REGULATE HOMOGENEOUSLY CATALYZED-REACTIONS

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Effects of Hofmeister Anions on the LCST of PNIPAM as a Function of Molecular Weight.

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Catalytic oxidations of alcohols using phenanthroline-Pd complexes and oxygen

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Catalysis with palladium colloids supported in poly(acrylic acid)-grafted polyethylene and polystyrene

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The use of soluble polymers to effect homogeneous catalyst separation and reuse

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Probing the microenvironment of polymer-supported reagents

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Covalent layer-by-layer assembly-an effective, forgiving way to construct functional robust ultrathin films and nanocomposites

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Environment dependent tunability of surface mechanics in PNIPAM/SiO2 composite films

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Functionalized hyperbranched grafts on polyethylene powder for support of Pd(0)-phosphine catalyst.

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Synthesis of polyisobutylene-attached metallophthalocyanines as homogeneous catalysts in reduction and oxidation reactions

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Use of responsive polyelectrolyte and hydrogen-bonded polymers in surface chemistry and catalysis.

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PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALI-METAL ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS

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PREPARATION OF BETA-LACTAMS BY THE CONDENSATION OF LITHIUM ESTER ENOLATES WITH ARYL ALDIMINES

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New chemistry for surface modification of polyethylene

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Polymers with very low polydispersities from atom transfer radical polymerization

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Synthetic design of "responsive" surfaces

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A POLYETHYLENE-BOUND RUTHENIUM(II) CATALYST FOR INTERMOLECULAR AND INTRAMOLECULAR KHARASCH REACTIONS

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SURFACE MODIFICATION OF ESTER-CONTAINING POLYMERS WITH ANIONIC DERIVATIVES OF AMINE-TERMINATED OLIGOMERS

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FACTORS CONTROLLING REGIOSELECTIVITY IN DEPROTONATIONS OF UNSYMMETRICAL KETIMINES

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Responsive polymer supports in synthesis and catalysis.

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Polyethylene as a Cosolvent and Catalyst Support in Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

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Studies of Ligand Exchange in N-Heterocyclic Carbene Silver(I) Complexes

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CONCURRENT CATALYTIC REDUCTION STOICHIOMETRIC OXIDATION USING OLIGOMERICALLY LIGATED CATALYSTS AND POLYMER-BOUND REAGENTS

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Specific ion effects on the water solubility of macromolecules: PNIPAM and the Hofmeister series.

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ANIONIC SYNTHESES OF TERMINALLY FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERS

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THE USE OF FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE TO RECOVER AND REUSE HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS

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Thiophene polymerization in an ultrathin hyperbranched graft on a polyethylene film substrate

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Hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) grafts on polyethylene; Substrates for synthesis of functionally elaborate surfaces

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Aqueous solvation and functionalization of weak-acid polyelectrolyte thin films

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Solute- and temperature-responsive "smart" grafts and supported membranes formed by covalent layer-by-layer assembly.

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Functionalized Polyisobutylene and Liquid/Liquid Separations as a Method for Scavenging Transition Metals from Homogeneously Catalyzed Reactions

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An atomic force microscopy study of the surface morphology of hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) thin films

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CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF REACTIVE ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS

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ASYMMETRIC ELECTROPHILIC SYNTHESES USING CHIRAL ACYCLIC IMIDATE ESTER ENOLATES - HIGHLY ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES OF CARBOXYLIC-ACID ESTERS

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Effects of LCST phenomena on the protonation state of constituents of amine-containing PNIPAM copolymers

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TRANSITION-STATES IN HINDERED LITHIUM DIALKYLAMIDE DEPROTONATIONS OF CARBONYL DERIVATIVES

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Nonpolar polymers for metal sequestration and ligand and catalyst recovery in thermomorphic systems.

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Polyisobutylene-supported phosphines as recyclable and regenerable catalysts and reagents.

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Hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) grafts on polyethylene: Substrates for synthesis of functionally elaborate surfaces.

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RATE ACCELERATING POLYMERIC COFACTORS IN THE HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENATION OF ALKENES.

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Alternative polymer supports for organic chemistry

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Synthesis of hyperbranched, hydrophilic fluorinated surface grafts

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MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF THE LITHIUM ENOLATE OF ACETALDEHYDE

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STUDIES OF ESTER CHEMISTRY AT LABILE FLUORESCENT-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE SURFACES

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New methods for recovery of soluble polymer-bound reagents

# publications[].label
CONCURRENT CATALYTIC REDUCTION STOICHIOMETRIC OXIDATION USING OLIGOMERICALLY LIGATED CATALYSTS AND POLYMER-BOUND REAGENTS

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Terminally functionalized polyisobutylene oligomers as soluble supports in catalysis.

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Hydration and permeation in hyperbranched- and dendrimer-based thin films.

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ALLYLIC SUBSTITUTION USING HETEROGENEOUS PALLADIUM CATALYSTS

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Preparation of highly impermeable hyperbranched polymer thin-film coatings using dendrimers first as building blocks and then as in situ thermosetting agents

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Soluble polymers as catalysts and substrate supports in catalysis

# publications[].label
Outstanding Reviewers for Green Chemistry in 2018

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Tuning the surface mechanics of PNIPAM/SiO2 composite films

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SEPARATION OF ENANTIOMERS AS DIFFERENTLY SIZED PSEUDOENANTIOMERIC SALTS

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Polymer supports in organic catalysis and synthesis.

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Polyethylene as a nonvolatile solid cosolvent phase for catalyst separation and recovery.

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Recyclable Polyisobutylene-Bound HMPA as an Organocatalyst in Recyclable Poly(alpha-olefin) Solvents

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Mechanistic studies of SCS-Pd complexes used in Heck catalysis

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Designing surfaces with wettability that varies in response to solute identity and concentration.

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New synthetic procedures for preparation of surface-grafted polyolefin films

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Precipitons - Functional protecting groups to facilitate product separation: Applications in isoxazoline synthesis

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Chemically grafted polymeric filters for chemical sensors: Hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) films incorporating beta-cyclodextrin receptors and amine-functionalized filter layers

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PH AND SOLVENT RESPONSIVE REACTIVITY OF SURFACE-GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE FILMS

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The hyperbranched films grafted to gold, silicon and aluminum.

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ANNEALING AND REORGANIZATION OF SULFONATED POLYETHYLENE FILMS TO PRODUCE SURFACE-MODIFIED FILMS OF VARYING HYDROPHILICITY

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Designing recoverable, reusable Heck catalysts.

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REACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF COPPER(II) CARBOXYLATES AT POLYETHYLENE INTERFACES

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Sustainable Hydrocarbon Oligomer Solvent Systems for Sequestration of Trace Organics from Water.

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Thermal sequestration of trace metals from aqueous solutions of poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)copolymers

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COMPLEXATION OF EUROPIUM USING POLYETHYLENE CARBOXYLIC-ACID

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Thin hyperbranched films grafted to gold, silicon and aluminum

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POLYMER LIGANDS THAT CAN REGULATE REACTION TEMPERATURE IN SMART CATALYSTS

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POLYMERIC COFACTORS FOR HOMOGENEOUS RHODIUM(I) CATALYZED ALKENE HYDROGENATIONS

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SURFACE-REACTIONS OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) FILM WITH LITHIATED ALPHA,OMEGA-DIAMINOPOLY (ALKENE OXIDE) OLIGOMERS

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STEREOSELECTIVE FORMATION AND ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION OF ALDEHYDE HYDRAZONE LITHIO ANIONS

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Synthesis of aryl-substituted polyisobutylenes as precursors for ligands for greener, phase-selectively soluble catalysts

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New routes to hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) surface grafts on polyethylene films and powders

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Chemical modification of hyperbranched ultrathin films on gold and polyethylene

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Fabrication of micro reaction cages with tailored properties

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Synthesis, characterization, and utility of thermoresponsive natural/unnatural product macroligands for affinity chromatography.

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Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of surface-grafted poly(acrylic acid) beta-cyclodextrin films modified with polymer filter layers.

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Poly(4-dodecylstyrene) as a phase-selectively soluble polymer support in homogeneous catalysis

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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) soluble polymer supports in catalysis and synthesis

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Applications of catalysts on soluble supports.

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AZO DYE STEREOISOMERIZATION AT POLYETHYLENE SOLUTION INTERFACES

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DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF SMART POLYMERIC CATALYSTS AND RESPONSIVE MODIFIED POLYMER SURFACES

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Fluorous-phase soluble polymeric ligands for catalysis and metal complexation.

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Functional hyperbranched ultrathin films for support of catalysts.

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Superhydrophobic surfaces formed using layer-by-layer self-assembly with aminated multiwall carbon nanotubes.

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ORIGINS OF STEREOSELECTIVITY IN ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES USING CHIRAL OXAZOLINES

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Very active, selective chiral phosphane/diamine catalysts for ketone reduction

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New approaches in polymer surface modification

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Analytical chemistry: Reactions assayed by magnets.

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Use of Margarine for the Successful Removal of Polyisobutylene in an Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) and Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias).

# publications[].publisher
Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)

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REGIOSELECTIVITY IN DEPROTONATION OF IMINES DERIVED FROM 3-PENTANONE

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POLYETHYLENE CARBOXYLATE-BOUND TRIRUTHENIUM CLUSTERS AS ALCOHOL OXIDATION CATALYSTS

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Application of polyethylene as a "Solid Solvent" in organic synthesis

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New strategies in catalyst development, optimization and recycling

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Novel procedure for the removal of Ru after ROMP and RCM reactions using PIB-bound isocyanides

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Soluble polymer supported reusable organo- and palladium-based catalyst for acylation, aryl amination, and cross-coupling chemistry

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Molecular engineering of organic reagents and catalysts using soluble polymers

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Capsules of the Poly(-olefin) PAO₄₃₂ for Removal of BTEX Contaminants from Water

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SYNTHESIS AND UTILIZATION OF ORGANOCOPPER(I) ATE COMPLEXES FROM GRIGNARD-REAGENTS

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Macromolecular ligands for homogeneous catalysts

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The use of responsive polyelectrolyte and hydrogen-bonded polymers in surface chemistry and catalysis

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COMPETITIVE SYN AND ANTI DEPROTONATION OF DIMETHYLHYDRAZONES BY LITHIUM AMIDE BASES

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Reusable, recoverable, polymeric supports: Applications in homogeneous catalysis

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NEW STRATEGIES IN USING MACROMOLECULAR CATALYSTS IN ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS

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ALKENE HYDROFORMYLATION USING SOLUBLE POLYMER-BOUND IRIDIUM AND RHODIUM COMPLEXES

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Synthesis and characterization of electronically varied XCX palladacycles with functional arene groups

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Lower ruthenium leaching using PIB-supported metathesis catalyst

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Homogenous enzymatic synthesis using a thermo-responsive water-soluble polymer support

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Comparison of covalently and noncovalently functionalized carbon nanotubes in epoxy.

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CHEMISTRY OF COPPER(II) CARBOXYLATES AT POLYETHYLENE SOLUTION INTERFACES

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Soluble polymer supports for homogeneous catalysis in flow reactions

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Using Polymer Synthesis, Reactions and Properties as Examples of Concepts in Beginning Organic Chemistry

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CATALYTIC CYCLOPROPANATION WITH TRANSITION-METAL SALTS OF SOLUBLE POLYETHYLENE CARBOXYLATES

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Recycling Pd colloidal catalysts using polymeric phosphine ligands and polyethylene as a solvent

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Designing Phase Selectively Soluble Polymer-Supports for Dimethylaminopyridine and Phosphine-Ligated Pd(0) Catalysts

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Synthesis of a family of highly phase selectively soluble poly(4-alkylpolystyrene) supports for palladium-mediated homogeneous catalysis

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FLUORESCENCE STUDIES OF SOLVENT POLYMER INTERACTIONS AT SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE FILMS

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A combinatorial approach to studying the effects of N-alkyl groups on poly(N-alkyl and N,N-dialkylacrylamide) solubility.

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Highly active Pd(II) PCP-type catalysts for the Heck reaction

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ASYMMETRIC ELECTROPHILIC REACTIONS USING CHIRAL ACYCLIC IMIDATE ESTER ENOLATES

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SYNTHESIS AND ELABORATION OF POLYMER SURFACES WITH CONTROLLABLE REACTIVITY AND SWELLABILITY

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Microwave promoted C-C coupling reactions employing a water-soluble, air-stable, SCS palladacycle.

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MODIFICATION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND REORGANIZATION OF SULFONATED POLYETHYLENE SURFACES

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Safer solvents for reactive organometallic reagents

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HETEROGENEOUS GRAFTING CHEMISTRY USING RESIDUAL UNSATURATION AS A GRAFT SITE PRECURSOR

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Solubilization of silica nanoparticles in alkanes and poly(alpha-olefin)s by functionalized polyisobutylene oligomers

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SURFACE SELECTIVITY IN BLENDING POLYETHYLENE POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) BLOCK COOLIGOMERS INTO HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

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Palladium catalyzed C-C coupling under thermomorphic conditions.

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Combinatorial synthesis of silica-supported metal binding agents and sensors

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Multilayer dendrimer-poly(anhydride) composite thin films on glass, silicon, gold and aluminum wafers.

# publications[].label
New syntheses of hyperbranched polyamine grafts

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Polymer Inverse Temperature-Dependent Solubility: A Visual Demonstration of the Importance of T Delta S in the Gibbs Equation

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Chemistry of copper(II) carboxylates at polyethylene solution-interfaces

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Preparation of hyperbranched polymer films grafted on self-assembled monolayers

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Parallel effects of cations on PNIPAM graft wettability and PNIPAM solubility.

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ENTRAPMENT OF FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERS IN POLYETHYLENE

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SOLUBLE POLYETHYLENE-BOUND AND POLYSTYRENE-BOUND TIN HALIDES AS CATALYSTS FOR REDUCTIONS OF ALKYL AND ARYL BROMIDES AND IODIDES BY SODIUM-BOROHYDRIDE

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Designing polymers for biphasic liquid/liquid separations after homogeneous reactions

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PHASE-SEPARATION OF SOLUBLE POLYMERS AS A TOOL IN CATALYST RECOVERY AND RATE REGULATION

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New syntheses of hyperbranched polyamine grafts.

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Meisenheimer rearrangement of allyl N-oxides as a route to initiators for nitroxide-mediated "living" free radical polymerizations

# publications[].label
SOLVENT EFFECTS ON ESTER ALCOHOLYSIS AT FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE SURFACES

# publications[].label
A phase-separable second-generation hoveyda-grubbs catalyst for ring-opening metathesis polymerization (vol 50, pg 3954, 2012)

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FORMATION AND ISOMERIZATION OF 2-AZAALLYLLITHIUM REAGENTS IN DEPROTONATIONS OF N-BENZYL KETIMINES CONTAINING ALPHA-PROTONS

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Using polymer synthesis, reactions and properties as examples of concepts in beginning organic chemistry

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New approaches for polymer surface modification

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Polyisobutylene oligomer-bound polyoxometalates as efficient and recyclable catalysts for biphasic oxidations with hydrogen peroxide

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Using soluble polymer supports to facilitate homogeneous catalysis.

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NEW BINARY LANTHANIDE CATALYSTS FOR STEREOSPECIFIC DIENE POLYMERIZATION

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Tridentate SCS-palladium(II) complexes: New, highly stable, recyclable catalysts for the heck reaction.

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High-throughput studies of the effects of polymer structure and solution components on the phase separation of thermoresponsive polymers

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STEREOSELECTIVITY IN FORMATION OF STABILIZED CARBANIONS

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Polyisobutylene supports - a non-polar hydrocarbon analog of PEG supports

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Soluble polymeric ligands for metal complexation and catalyst recovery

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110th Anniversary: Reversible Solubilization of Polar Polymers and Polymeric Catalysts in Nonpolar Solvents

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Anionic grafting at polyethylene surfaces

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CHEMICALLY MODIFIED SURFACES IN CATALYSIS

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DYNAMIC STRUCTURES OF ZINC, MAGNESIUM, AND ALUMINUM AZAALLYLMETAL REAGENTS

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KINETIC FORMATION AND EQUILIBRATION OF ISOMERIC KETONE DIMETHYLHYDRAZONE LITHIO ANIONS

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FACILE CARBON-CARBON BOND ROTATION IN AZAALLYLLITHIUM REAGENTS

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Monitoring the folding behavior of proteins and polymers on chip

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HEPTAMETHYLINDENYL LANTHANIDE(III) COMPLEXES OF LANTHANUM, NEODYMIUM, AND ERBIUM

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Impact of Shell Composition on Dye Uptake by Capsules of Ionic Liquid.

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Latent solid-phase extraction with thermoresponsive soluble polymers

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SOLUBLE POLYMER-BOUND REAGENTS AND CATALYSTS

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Thiophene polymerization in an ultrathin hyperbranched graft on a polyethylene film substrate.

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Soluble polyethylene oligomers as supports for NHC ligands

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Tridentate SCS palladium(II) complexes: New, highly stable, recyclable catalysts for the heck reaction

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Hyperbranched grafting on oxidized polyethylene surfaces

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MODIFICATION OF SUBSTRATE REACTIVITY USING SOLUBLE POLYMERIC SUPPORTS

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Polymers responsive to radiation pressures

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Initiators for nitroxide-mediated "living" free radical polymerizations prepared by meisenheimer rearrangement of allyl 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine N-oxides.

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SOLVENT STUDIES OF PYRENE-LABELED BLOCK COOLIGOMER FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE

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Polyolefins as supports and solvents in Ru-catalyzed metathesis chemistry

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A soluble fluorous phase polymer support

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New approaches to the introduction of molecular modeling to beginning organic students.

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Hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) grafts as substrates for synthesis of functionally elaborated surfaces

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Sequestration of Phenols from Water into Poly(alpha-olefins) Facilitated by Hydrogen Bonding Polyisobutylene Additives

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Synthesis of functional interfaces using irregularly hyperbranched grafts.

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Strategies for protecting and manipulating triazine derivatives

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New sorts of polymeric ligands for transition metal catalysts.

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Solute responsiveness of stimuli-responsive polymers in the solution and solid state

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Fluorous phase soluble polymer supports for synthesis and catalysis.

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ANYL 378-On-chip investigations of specific ion effects on polymer and protein aggregation

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Thermomorphic systems for heck catalysis and metal sequestration

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Applications of catalysts on soluble supports.

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Polyisobutylene oligorners as soluble, recoverable supports for ligands and catalysts

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USE OF FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE TO RECOVER AND REUSE HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS.

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Heck reactions: a caveat on the use of palladium(II) PCP-type catalysts

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NEW RADICAL INITIATORS FOR SURFACE GRAFTING OF POLYETHYLENE

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Phase selective polymer supports for catalysis

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Thermomorphic systems for Heck catalysis and metal sequestration.

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Visible light mediated photoredox reactions catalyzed by recyclable PIB-bound ruthenium photoredox catalysts

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Polyisobutylene as a soluble polymer support for salen ligands

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Responsive polymer supports in synthesis and catalysis

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ATTACH CATALYSTS AND REAGENTS TO POLYMERS THAT DISSOLVE ... SOMETIMES

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Polythiophene formation within hyperbranched grafts on polyethylene films

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Terminally-functionalized polyisobutylene oligomers as supports for ligands and catalysts.

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Designing phase selectivity into polymer supports.

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New chemistry for surface modification of polyethylene.

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Effect of pH, fluorination, and number of layers on the inhibition of electrochemical reactions by grafted, hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) films

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ALKALI METAL ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS: PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS IN POLYMER AND REAGENT SYNTHESIS.

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Multilayer dendrimer-polyanhydride composite films on glass, silicon, and gold wafers

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Conductive thin films on functionalized polyethylene particles

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Poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) as a soluble polymer support in homogeneous catalysis.

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PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALI METAL ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMERS.

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Applications of polymeric smart materials to environmental problems.

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Supported Catalysts Useful in Ring-Closing Metathesis, Cross Metathesis, and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization.

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POLYMERS AS LIGANDS, COFACTORS AND SUPPORTS IN CATALYSIS

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Surface selective modification of poly(vinyl chloride) film with lithiated alpha,omega-diaminopoly(alkene oxide)s

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ANIONIC GRAFTING AT POLYETHYLENE SURFACES

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Pseudo biphasic Rh-catalyzed cyclopropanation using recyclable Rh(II) catalysts

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USE OF FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERS TO PREPARE RECOVERABLE, RECYCLABLE NICKEL(0) DIENE CYCLOOLIGOMERIZATION CATALYSTS

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HIGHLY REGIOSELECTIVE DEPROTONATIONS OF ACYCLIC KETIMINES

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Highly active, separable and recyclable bipyridine iridium catalysts for C-H borylation reactions

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GENERATION AND UTILIZATION OF COPPER(I) ATE COMPLEXES FROM DIASTEREOMERIC AND ENANTIOMERIC ALKYLMERCURY REAGENTS

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Block copolymers derived from polyisobutylene oligomers

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Solute- and Temperature-responsive Smart Membranes Formed by Covalent Layer-by-layer Assembly

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Ligand exchange studies of N-heterocyclic carbene Ag(I) complexes

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Measuring LCSTs by novel temperature gradient methods: evidence for intermolecular interactions in mixed polymer solutions.

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SOLUBLE POLYMER-BOUND TIN HALIDES AS CATALYSTS FOR REDUCTIONS OF ALKYL-HALIDES USING NABH4

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Inhibition of electrochemical reactions at gold surfaces by grafted, highly fluorinated, hyperbranched polymer films

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Synthesis and characterization of surface-grafted, hyperbranched polymer films containing fluorescent, hydrophobic, ion-binding, biocompatible, and electroactive groups

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Minimizing solvent waste in catalytic reactions in highly recyclable hydrocarbon solvents.

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Pd-catalyzed synthesis of a tethered soluble polymeric phosphine ligand

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Polysiloxanes as inorganic soluble polymer supports in synthesis

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DIPHENYLPHOSPHINATED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERS AS POLYMERIC REAGENTS FOR SYNTHESIS OF ALKYL CHLORIDES FROM ALCOHOLS

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ORGN 554-Polyisobutylene supported ligands for homogeneous Cr(III) and Ru(II) catalysts

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SN2 Reactions in Hydrocarbon Solvents Using Ammonium-Terminated Polyisobutylene Oligomers as Phase-Solubilizing Agents and Catalysts.

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Alternative polymer supports for organic chemistry.

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Hyperbranch grafting on a gold surface-investigation of pH responsiveness.

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STUDIES OF 2-DIMENSIONAL MORPHOLOGY AT SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE FILMS

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Fluorescence studies of solvent-polymer interactions at poly(acrylic acid) grafts and their derivatives on polyethylene films

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Chemical modification of hyperbranched ultrathin films on gold and polyethylene

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Thermal sequestration of trace metals from aqueous solutions of poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)copolymers.

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Surface-grafted, hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) films: New interfaces relevant to sensing and anti-corrosion applications.

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RATE ACCELERATING POLYMERIC COFACTORS IN THE HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENATION OF ALKENES

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Polymers as Solvents and Ligands in Sustainable Homogeneous Catalysis

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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REU Site: Sustainable Chemistry at Texas A&M University

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Synthesis and molecular engineering of novel conjugated polymers with zero torsional defect for organic solar cells

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Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar)

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Responsively Soluble Polymers for Purification of Organic and Aqueous Solutions

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Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar)

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Texas A&M University; Chemistry Department; 3255 TAMU

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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