Biological macromolecules are some of the most fundamental examples of polymers with controlled sequences. Harnessing these abilities based on biological macromolecules will provide insight into potential synthesis of controlled sequence polymers in chemistry. In the upcoming experiment, block copolymers were synthesized through RAFT polymerization to potentially synthesize polymers with varying architectures and characteristics. The experiment […]
C61: A Growing Library of Co(II) Coordination Complexes
Previous studies have looked at Fe(II) coordination complexes that are present in biological enzymes. These studies have explored the nature of the coordination complexes and relate the structure to spectroscopic techniques. A particular area of interest is high spin coordination complexes in which there are several unpaired electrons all going in the same direction. This […]
C69: Engineering CRISPR-Cas For Rapid, Sensitive, and Selective Analytical Sensing
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the importance of diagnostics in detecting and containing infectious diseases. Recently, a new class of CRISPR-Cas enzymes, known as Cas12, has been discovered and utilized as a biosensor to detect nearly any genetic biomarker of interest. Cas12 is similar to other CRISPR-Cas proteins, in that it forms an […]
A56-P: Asymmetric Triazole-Au(I) Enantioselective Catalyze of [4+3] Cycloaddition of Dialkylated Malonate
This project aims to analyze the enantioselective property of triazole-gold(I) catalyst on a dialkylated malonate substrate. Unfortunately, the progress of the experiment was stunted, therefore, the project was not fully able to be completed. The results obtained are shown in the poster. Authors: Andy Storer, Dr. Benjamin Gung Faculty Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Gung, Chemistry and […]