We have a new paper out in J. Org. Chem.! Suma, Juliana, and Gopi show that it is possible to control the twist sense of o-phenylenes by including chiral phthalimides in the middle of the oligomer. Importantly, it is necessary to include substituents farther along the helix to interact with the chiral groups; otherwise, chiral induction is very poor.
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Diamond Browner-Smith joins group
Welcome to Diamond Browner-Smith, who has joined the group as an undergraduate researcher!
New paper in ChemSystemsChem
We have a new paper out in ChemSystemsChem! Mosharraf, Isuru, and Renu report on the transient formation of crown-ether-based cages, uncovering some interesting templation effects and evidence of cation binding.
Suma graduates
Happy trails to Dr. Suma Peddi, who has successfully defended her dissertation!
Kyle Hess and Will Krueger join group
Welcome to Kyle Hess and Will Krueger, who have joined the group for the summer as NSF REU students!
Kate graduates
Happy trails to Dr. Kate Bradford, who has successfully defended her dissertation and is moving on to bigger and better things!
New paper in Chem. Commun.
A new paper has just come out in Chem. Commun.! This work is a collaboration with the Konkolewicz group. Andrew, Obed (from the Konkolewicz group), Govinda, Viraj, and Kate show that using ortho-phenylenes as crosslinkers in polymer networks gives unusual mechanical properties, namely enhanced energy dissipation, because of the (un)winding of their folding.
Will Salvia and Jackson Gunn join group
Welcome to Will Salvia and Jackson Gunn, who have joined the group as undergraduate researchers!
Andrew graduates
Happy trails to Andrew Miller, who has successfully defended his M.S. thesis!
New paper in J. Org. Chem.
We have a new paper out in J. Org. Chem.! In this work, Suma, Molly, and Gopi describe the behavior of a short o-phenylene with crown ethers appended to its ends. Suitable diammonium guests cause the oligomer to misfold.