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Synthesis of Cyclodextrin-Complexed Metal Carbonyl Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-10)The synthesis of metal carbonyl (MC) polymers has been explored for decades, but well-defined and well-characterized MC polymers are rarely reported mainly due to the chemical instability of MC complexes. To address this ... -
Synthesis of Deuterated Benzene for a Circular Deuterium Economy
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-30)Deuterium is an important natural isotope; its unique properties can impart significant effects on molecules with emerging applications across electronics and medicinal industries. Aromatic hydrocarbons or arenes are one ... -
Synthesis of Inhibitors of Steroid Sulfatase and Towards the Synthesis of a Chiral Electrophilic Fluorinating Reagent
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-02)Steroid sulfatase (STS) catalyzes the desulfation of sulfated steroids such as estrone sulfate to the corresponding steroid such as estrone. Inhibitors of STS are believed to have potential for treating estrogen-dependent ... -
Synthesis of Molecularly Defined Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers through Dehydrative Coupling
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-21)The development of scalable methods for the synthesis of conjugated materials remains among the most important aspects for their integration into devices at a commercial level. Drawing inspiration from nature as well as ... -
Synthesis of Multiply Deuterated Cephalosporins
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-12)Antibiotics are one of the greatest accomplishments in the field of science. They have been extensively used since the time of their discovery. Amongst all the antibiotics, the -lactam class of antibiotics have been the ... -
Synthesis of New Magnetic Nanocomposite Materials for Data Storage
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-09)The confinement of magnetic nanoparticles (Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) has been achieved using mesostructured silica as a matrix. The PBAs have the general formula AxMy[M'(CN)n]z, where A is an alkali metal cation; M: ... -
Synthesis of Nucleoside Polyphosphates and their Conjugates
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-02)Nucleoside polyphosphates and their conjugates, such as nucleoside triphosphates, nucleoside tetraphosphates, sugar nucleotides, dinucleoside pyro- and higher order polyphosphates, 2’,3’-cyclic nucleoside monophosphates, ... -
Synthesis of Phosphate-Crosslinked Starch Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-25)Drug delivery agents for chemotherapy drugs have gained significant interest over past few decades due to the need to localize the treatment to cancer cells. So far, polymeric micelles, liposomes, and carbon-based ... -
Synthesis of Polylactide-block-Poly(L-Lysine) Block Copolymers
(University of Waterloo, 2018-03-06)Polylactide (PLA) is an important biodegradable, biocompatible and renewable material that has been studied for many years for biomedical applications such as tissue scaffolding and surgical sutures. The research project ... -
Synthesis of Polyynes by Femtosecond and Nanosecond Laser Interaction with Matter
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)A review of literature including some history and previous work done in the field is done showing the importance of polyynes themselves and as an important precursor in the formation of other interesting carbon nanoparticles ... -
The Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates Using a Sulfate Protecting Group Strategy
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Sulfated carbohydrates play key roles in a wide range of biological processes such as blood clotting, viral entry into cells, amyloidogenesis, neurite outgrowth, tumor growth and metastasis. However, their synthesis still ... -
Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates Using Sulfuryl Imidazolium Salts
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-24)Sulfated polysaccharides are widespread in nature. These compounds are implicated in a wide variety of important biological processes such as blood clotting, cell adhesion, and cell–cell communication. However, detailed ... -
Synthesis of Sulfotyrosine Bearing Peptides and Analogues
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Sulfation of tyrosine residues is a post-translational modification that occurs on many secretory as well as transmembrane proteins. This modification is believed to be essential for numerous biological processes. However, ... -
Synthesis of ß-Keto-and ß-Hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-28)Abstract ß-Keto- and ß-hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides are both underexplored classes of molecules. There is only one report of each class of molecules in the literature, however very similar molecules are well known and ... -
Synthesis, characterization and manipulation of Carbon nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are advanced materials that have numerous novel and useful properties. Controlling the synthesis and properties of CNTs is the major challenge toward their future applications. This thesis addresses ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Tricarbastannatranes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-16)The synthesis of a series of tricarbastannatrane complexes is described, and the structure of ionic triptych complexes [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn](BF4), [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn](SbF6), [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn]4[(SbF6)3Cl], [(N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn)2OH ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, Chemical Reduction and Biological Application of Graphene Oxide
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)As an atomic layer of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms closely packed in a honeycomb lattice, graphene has been attracting increasing attention since its discovery in 2004 due to its extraordinary physicochemical properties. ... -
Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Solid-Solution Behaviour of Energy Storage Materials Based on Natural Minerals
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-15)Polyanionic compounds have been heavily investigated as possible electrode materials in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries. Chief among these is lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) which adopts the olivine structure and has ... -
Synthesis, Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Membranes, and Controlling Their Diffusion by Thermal Reduction
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-29)Graphene and graphene oxide have many applications in different fields such as electronic devices, electrochemical energy storage, catalysis, polymer composite, and liquid crystal devices. Oxidation of graphite to graphite ... -
Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemistry of Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium and Lithium Ion Batteries: Mechanistic Investigations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-12)To meet the requirements for high energy density storage systems, rechargeable batteries based on the “beyond lithium ion” technologies have been widely investigated. The magnesium battery is a promising candidate benefiting ...