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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1963

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The Synthesis and Mercuric Acetate Oxidation of Piperazines, James Goodhart King
Department: Chemistry

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An Infrared Study of the Low Temperature Phase Behavior of Solid Hydrogen Selenide, John Harlold Konnert
Department: Chemistry

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The Use of Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide As a Quantitative Reagent for Unsaturated Compounds and Aromatic Ethers, Judith A. Krudener
Department: Chemistry

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Amperometric Titrations: The Use of Thioacetamide as a Volumetric Reagent, Margaret Lautenschleger
Department: Chemistry

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A Calorimetric Study of the Entropy of Transition of Ammonium Halides, Charles H. Mims
Department: Chemistry

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The Mercuric Acetate Oxidation of Imidazolidines, Stephen L. Nickol
Department: Chemistry

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Separation of Halogenated Aliphatic Acids by Gas Phase Chromatography, Oluwole O. Odujinrin
Department: Chemistry

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Reduction Titrations of Aldehydes With Sodium Borohydride, William Riggs
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Synthesis and Study of Picolinohydroxamic Acid as a Complexing Agent with Metal Ions, Brenda Saule
Department: Chemistry

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The Kinetics of 2-Chloro-5nitropyridine with Hydroxide Ion, Carl O. Schulz
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of Analytical Uses for Amberlite LA-2, Mary Stoner
Department: Chemistry

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Voltammetry of Organic Disulfides, David Underwood
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Effects Produces By The Presence of Organic Acid on the Vanadium (V) Complex in Acidic Media, Kathleen Welser
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1962

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The Salt Effect in the Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of Ortho and Para Nitrochlorobenzene with Sodium, Potassium, and Lithium Methoxide, Rachel Webber Abernethy
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation of Analytical Uses For Amberlite LA-2, M. Jayne Bennett
Department: Chemistry

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Neutron Activation: The Szilard-Chalmers Process in an Inorganic Arsenic System, William P. Bishop
Department: Chemistry

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An Acid Catalyzed Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction, Wayne A. Bowman
Department: Chemistry

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Study of the Reduction Products of Quinoline and Quinoline-6-Carboxylic Acid at a Stirred Mercury Cathode, Roger Chittum
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Synthesis of L-Lysine Esters, Gerald Collins
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Generation of Tetrabutylammonium Methoxide by Coulometric Methods in Non-aqueous Media, Carl Cotman
Department: Chemistry

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Evidence for London Force Interactions in the Transition States of Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of Benzyl Chlorides, David L. Dalrymple
Department: Chemistry

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Attempted Synthesis of Lysine Ester Derivatives, Gene Ewald
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempt to Synthesize Di-t-Butylamine, Thomas S. Gruen
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of London Forces as a Factor in Solvent Effects in the Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction, Ethyl Iodide + Pyridine --> Ethylpyridinium Iodide in the Solvent Series Benzene, Chlorobenzene, Bromobenzene, and Iodobenzene, John Duncan Harley
Department: Chemistry

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Voltammetry of Organic Sulfur Compounds and Non-Aqueous Media, Helen Li
Department: Chemistry

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Kinetics of Trypsin-catalyzed Hydrolysis of alpha-Benzoyl-L-Arginine Hydroxamide Monohydrochloride, Charles Meliska
Department: Chemistry

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The Kinetics of the Reactions of Sodium Thiophenoxide with Certain Activated Aryl Halides, Dale C. Perry
Department: Chemistry

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Amperometric Titration With Thioacetamide: The Attempted Use of Thioacetamide as a Volumetric Reagent, Robert E. Rodstrom
Department: Chemistry

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A Determination of Bromide and Iodide by Extraction with Ferroin into Nitrobenzene, William J. Rogers
Department: Chemistry

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A Cryoscopic Investigation of the Association of Benzoic Acid in Benzene, James S. Shirk
Department: Chemistry

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An Introductory Research into the Polarography of Sulfur Compounds in Non-aqueous Solutions, Elinor Thomson
Department: Chemistry

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Ferric Complexes with Benzohydroxamic Acid: Structure and Stability, Frances Walker
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1961

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Synthesis of Orthohydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic Acid, William J. Ashworth
Department: Chemistry

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London Forces in Nuceophillic Substitution Reactions, Richard Baker
Department: Chemistry

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Neutron Activiation Experiments Emphasizing the Application of the Szilard-Chalmers Process to Inorganic Arsenic Soultions, Donald G. Barnes
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Effects of Lithium Chloride on the Kinetics of the Vinyl Polymerization of Acrylonitrile, John H. Beernink
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of p-Hydroxyacetophenone and p-Hydroxypropiophenone With 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, Laurie Jean Benz
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempt to Determine the Structure of Some New Organic Sulfur Compounds, Nancy Boone
Department: Chemistry

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The Amperometric Titration of Copper Using T-Sulfonamidine, Fred Burton
Department: Chemistry

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Kinetics of the Nucleophilic Reaction of Ammonia with Activated Halides. Spectrophotometric Kinetics., Robert Cairns
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of Phenolic Ketones by N-Bromosuccinimide, Elaine Cole
Department: Chemistry

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A Proof of Structure of Certain Brominated Phenolic Ketones, Clayton F. Drake
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Kinetics of the Free Radical Polymerization of Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, George H. Griswold
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Synthesis of Lysine-glycine Peptides, William Hoppes
Department: Chemistry

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Physical Adsorption of Propane on Anatase (TiO2), Frederick L. Johnston Jr.
Department: Chemistry

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Kinetics of Trypsin-catalyzed Hydrolysis of Benzoyl Lysine Esters, David Killebrew
Department: Chemistry

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Polarography of Organo-Sulfur Compounds, Karen Kinkel
Department: Chemistry

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Syntheses in the Diazafluorene Series, David Arthur Klein
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of o-Hydroxyacetophenone Using Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide, James W. Klein
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Behaviour of Diphenyldisulfide as a Chain Transfer Agent in Styrene Polymerization, Gunnar Kramm
Department: Chemistry

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Exploratory Studies with Paper Electrophoresis, Jeanne Leick
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Synthesis of 5-Methoxy-1, 10-phenanthroline, Carl H. Linge
Department: Chemistry

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On the Synthesis of a Platinum (IV) Complex with Six Different Ligands, David Loeliger
Department: Chemistry

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Some Factors Affecting the Efficiency of a Column Used in Gas-Liquid Chromatography, Robert S. Marshall
Department: Chemistry

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Attempted Synthesis of Lysine Glycine Peptides, Eugene Matsuyama
Department: Chemistry

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The Quantitative Estimation of Ascorbic Acid, Suzanne A. Ralston
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Effect of Initial Concentration on the Rate of Reaction of 2,4-DNCB with MOCH3, David A. Wagoner
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of the Mechanism of Polymerization Initiated by Tetranethylthiuramdisulfide, Judith Walker
Department: Chemistry

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Kinetics of Trypsin-catalyzed Hydrolysis of alpha-Benzoyl-L-Arginine Hydroxamide Monohydrochloride, James G. Ward
Department: Chemistry

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Cryoscopic Measurement of Association in Benzene, Peter N.C. Wright
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Oxidation of Ethers Using Oxygen Gas, Dan E. Yoder
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1960

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The Construction and Use of an Apparatus for Gas Liquid Chromatographic Analysis, James C. Abbott
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of Thiuram Disulfides and Related Compounds, Frank Weir Baker
Department: Chemistry

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The Determination of Iron in Blood Serum and Liver and Its Relationship to Anemia, Cynthia M. Campbell
Department: Chemistry

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Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: The Reaction of 2, 4-Dinitrochloronaphthalene, Charles Chenot
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of Water Cocatalysis in the Polymerization of Styrene with Stannic Chloride, Claire E. Collins
Department: Chemistry

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Application of Tetramethylguanidine in Nonaqueous Acid-Base Titrimetry, Jack L. Custer
Department: Chemistry

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The Application of the Szilard-Chalmers Process to Inorganic Arsenic Solutions Emphasizing Retention of As76 to As (5), Richard E. Frank
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Study of Thermal Dissociation of Symmetrical Aryl Disulfides into Free Radicals, Neil H. Frick
Department: Chemistry

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Studies on the Viscosities of Dilute Solutions of Polyacrylonitrile in N-N Dimethylformamide, Walter E. Gasser
Department: Chemistry

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The Effect of Various Solvents on The Reaction Between Pyridine and Ethyl Bromide (Iodide) Followed by a Conductometric Method, John Thomas Christian Gerig
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of Meta-Monosubstituted Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acid, Mark E. Hanna
Department: Chemistry

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An Attempted Synthesis and Isolation of alpha-Benzoyl-L-Arginine Hydroxamide Monohydrochloride, a Substrate Used in the Colorimetric Determination of Trypsin Activity, Harvey F. Hewes
Department: Chemistry

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The Use of Filter Paper Chromatography in the Separation of the Cis and Trans Isomers of 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-hydrazones of Selected Aldehydes, Barbara Hunter
Department: Chemistry

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The Amperometric Titration of Uranyl Ion with Quinaldinic Acid, Malcom R. Litwiller
Department: Chemistry

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London Forces and Reaction Rates, Raymond S. Lord
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of 4-Hydroxybutyrophenone with Pyridinium Bromium Perbromide, John P. Papp
Department: Chemistry

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Behaviour of Ether Peroxides Studied by Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization, David Peters
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of 5-Methoxy-1,10-phenantroline, William W. Reed
Department: Chemistry

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Aromatic Nucleophillic Substitution in Acid Solution, Bruce Kenneth Schrier
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Brominated Products of p-Hydroxyacetophenone, Charlotte Sinclair
Department: Chemistry

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The Extent of Dimerization of Benzoic Acid in Benzene Measured Cryoscopically with a Thermistor, Harold A. Smith
Department: Chemistry

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The Kinetic Study of the Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction. The Effect of Added Salts in a Medium of Low Dielectric Constant., Ronald T. Taylor
Department: Chemistry

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The Bromination of p-Hydroxypropiophenone with Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide, David A. Thomas
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of the Chelate-Forming Properties of Acetohydroxamic Acid, and its Chelates with Fe(3), John S. Wishnok
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of Vinyl-type Polymerization using Methyl Methacrylate and Acrylonitrile, Randy Worls
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1959

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Preparation of Some Derivatives of 3-Heptanone, Charles R. Almond
Department: Chemistry

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The Effect of Water on the Cationic Polymerization of Styrene with Stannic Chloride, David L. Beveridge
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of Ortho-Monosubstituted Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acid, Harlen Christman
Department: Chemistry

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Studies on the Deamination of the Amino Acids Glycine, Alanine, and Threonine by Rumen Microflora in vitro, John R. Cronin
Department: Chemistry

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An Investigation of the Displacement of Halogen From Certain Negatively Substituted Halobenzenes Under Acidic Conditions in the Presence of Water, Roger H. Garst
Department: Chemistry

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Preparation of the Tri-peptide Lysylglycylglycine and Derivatives, Barbara Buus Hall
Department: Chemistry

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Identification of Alkyl Halides by Use of 2,4-Dinitrophenol and Aromatic Nucleophilic Reactions Involving the Use of 2,4-Dinitrochloronaphthalene, John Tennyson Haynes
Department: Chemistry

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Neutron Activation Experiments Emphasizing the Szilard-Chalmers Process, David M. Jordan
Department: Chemistry

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Studies on the Deamination of Glycine, Threonine, and Alanine by Rumen Bacteria in vitro, Robert G. Kemp
Department: Chemistry

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The Preparation of the Benzenesulfoamides of Selected Halogenated Anilines, Saadideen Khayat
Department: Chemistry

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A Method of Studying the Hormonal Effect of Thyroid-Active Drugs in the Rat Thyroid, Using Radioactive Iodine as Tracer, Nancy J. Koontz
Department: Chemistry

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The Auto-Oxidation of Dioxane, Paul H. Lamberger
Department: Chemistry

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An Analysis of the Mechanism of Paper Chromatography and of the Relationship Between Rf and a, David W. MacMillan
Department: Chemistry

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Studies on the Viscosities of Dilute Solutions of Polyacrylonitrile in N-N Dimethylformamide, Robert L. May
Department: Chemistry