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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mississippi college

Research

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry @ MC offers undergraduate research experiences as an integral part of its program for chemistry majors. These include Special Topics (CHE451 and CHE452) and Honors Reading & Research (CHE361, CHE462 and CHE463). Students enrolled in these programs work closely with their mentors on original research projects. Required terminal reports are maintained on file in the Departmental Offices. Honors Research results in a formal Honors Essay and Defense. Students are encouraged to make presentations of their work at scholarly meetings.
Presentations: (Chemistry students boldface, presenters underlined)

Rachel Webb and Edward Valente. "Improvements in the Synthesis of Arylpyran Pseudoacids", presentation at the 1st Annual Tougaloo College-Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson MS.

Stephen Pearson and Edward Valente. "Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Substituted Phenyl Warfarins", presentation at the 1st Annual Tougaloo College-Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson MS.

James Liskin and Edward Valente. "On the path to the first dipseudoacid", presentation at the 1st Annual Tougaloo College-Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson MS.

William T. Jones III and G. Reid Bishop. "Protein folding energetics of Human Serum Albumin." presentation at the 1st Annual Tougaloo College-Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson MS.

Jo Ellen Boyte and Anthony Dribben. "Analysis of Vitamin Content in Urine", presentation at the 1st Annual Tougaloo College-Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson MS.


L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, poster presentation at the First Annual Tougaloo College - Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 16, 2004, Jackson, Mississippi.

Crystal B. Coghlan and David H. Magers; “Computation of Strain Energy in Small Heterocycles of Carbon and Silicon”, poster presentation at the First Annual Tougaloo College - Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 16, 2004, Jackson, Mississippi.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers. “Continuing Studies of Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”; presentation at the First Annual Tougaloo College - Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson, Mississippi.

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diphosphetanes, Thiaphosphetanes, and Thiadiphosphetanes”; presentation at the First Annual Tougaloo College - Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2004, Jackson, Mississippi.


Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diphosphetanes, Thiaphosphetanes, and Thiadiphosphetanes”, poster presentation at the Mississippi EPSCoR Annual Meeting, April 12, 2004, Starkville, Mississippi.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, poster presentation at the Mississippi EPSCoR Annual Meeting, April 12, 2004, Starkville, Mississippi.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Unsaturated Four-membered Rings”, poster presentation at the Fourth Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 26, 2004, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers; “Continuing Studies of Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, poster presentation at the Fourth Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 26, 2004, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers. “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diphosphetanes, Thiaphosphetanes, and Thiadiphosphetanes”; poster presentation at the Fourth Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 26, 2004, Orange Beach, Alabama.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, poster presentation at the Fourth Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 26, 2004, Orange Beach, Alabama.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers. “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinolines”; poster presentation at the Fourth Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 26, 2004, Orange Beach, Alabama.

James Liskin and Edward Valente. "On the path to the first dipseudoacid", 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers. “Continuing Studies of Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”; presentation at the

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diphosphetanes, Thiaphosphetanes, and Thiadiphosphetanes”, presentation at the 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.


William T. Jones III and G. Reid Bishop. "Folding thermodynamics of Human Serum Albumin." presentation at the 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers; “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinoline Derivatives”, presentation at the 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Metal Cations with Trinitrotoluene”, presentation at the 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.

Crystal B. Coghlan and David H. Magers; “Computation of Strain Energy in Small Heterocycles of Carbon and Silicon”, presentation at the 24th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 21, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers; “Continuing Studies of Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diphosphetanes, Thiaphosphetanes, and Thiadiphosphetanes”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Unsaturated Four-membered Rings”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers; “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinoline Derivatives”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Metal Cations with Trinitrotoluene”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Crystal B. Coghlan and David H. Magers; “Computation of Strain Energy in Small Heterocycles of Carbon and Silicon”, presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, February 19, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Unsaturated Four-membered Rings”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 18, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers; “Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines, Diphosphetanes, Thiazetidines, and Thiaphosphetanes”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers; “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinolines”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

Crystal B. Coghlan and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Small Heterocycles of Carbon and Silicon”, poster presentation at the 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

Ashley L. Ringer, “Conventional Strain Energy in th Dimethyl-substituted Cyclubutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, lecture for the Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University seminar series, November 14, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers; “Dimethyl-substituted Cyclobutanes and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, poster presentation at the Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 1, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

Patricia L. Honea and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines, Diphosphetanes, Thiazetidines, and Thiaphosphetanes”, poster presentation at the Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 1, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Unsaturated Four-membered Rings”, poster presentation at the Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 1, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers; “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinolines”, poster presentation at the Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 1, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, poster presentation at the Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 1, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.

Crystal B. Coghlan and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in Small Heterocycles of Carbon and Silicon”, poster presentation at Twelfth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, October 31, 2003, Jackson, Mississippi.


M. Michelle Dawley and Edward J. Valente. "Alkaline hydrolysis of trinitrotoluene and synthesis of labeled trinitrotoluenes", Southeast Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, November, 2003.

J. Luke Gatlin and Edward J. Valente. "Diastereomeric discrimination: Resolution and development of a nonaromatic chiral acid resolving agent with arylamine efficacy". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number ORGN0107.

L. Jamison Lewis and David H. Magers. "Binding energies of monovalent and divalent cations with TNT". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number COMP0230.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers. "Conventional ring strain in unsaturated four-membered rings". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number COMP0217.

Patricia L. Honea, Ashley L. Ringer, and David H. Magers. "Conventional strain energy in the diazetidines and the diphosphetanes". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number COMP0218.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers. "Conformational energetics of naphthylquinoline derivatives". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number COMP0174.

G. Reid Bishop, James M. Crane, and Michael Michel. "Preparative influences on the binding of warfarin to human serum albumin". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 26, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number MEDI0306.

Cory G. Toyota, and Anthony Dribben. "Synthesis of substituted nitroanthracenes: Development of anthracene-based chemosensors". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number CHED0593.

Ashley L. Ringer, Patricia L. Honea, and David H. Magers. "Gem dimethyl substituents of cyclopropane and cyclobutane". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number COMP0221.

Reid Bishop, Jalin Wood, Jamie Brown, Lucjan Strekowski, A. J. Hopfinger, and Jonathan B. Chaires. "Binding energetics for the molecular recognition of napthylquinolines by triplex-forming DNA oligonucleotides". Poster presentation at the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 23, 2003, New Orleans, LA; Abstract number MEDI0138.

James Crane and G. Reid Bishop. "The thermodynamic signatures for the binding of R- and S-warfarins to human serum albumin." Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

Arthur E. Wood, Cristie Green, and G. Reid Bishop. "Spectroscopic and DNA binding studies of naphthylquinolines." Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

Daniel Watson and G. Reid Bishop. "Structure activity relationships of human serum albumin binding drugs." Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.


J. Luke Gatlin and Edward J. Valente. "Resolution and Development of a Non-Aromatic Chiral Acid Resolving Agent with Arylamine Efficacy." 22nd University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, February 28, 2003. (Sheering-Plough Award Winner.)


Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers. “Conventional Strain Energy and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”, 2003 Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers. “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinoline Derivatives”,2003 Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers. “Binding Energies of Metal Cations with TNT”, 2003 Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

Patricia L. Honea, Ashley L. Ringer, and David H. Magers. “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines and the Diphosphetanes” 2003 Mississippi College Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 11, 2003.

Ashley L. Ringer, Patricia L. Honea, and David H. Magers. “Conventional Strain Energy and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”; Third Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 28, 2003, Orange Beach, Alabama.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinoline Derivatives”, Third Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 28, 2003, Orange Beach, Alabama.

L. Jami Lewis and David H. Magers; “Binding Energies of Monovalent and Divalent Cations with TNT”, Third Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 28, 2003, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Shelley S. Huskey and David H. Magers; “Conventional Ring Strain in Unsaturated Four-membered Rings”, Third Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 28, 2003, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Patricia L. Honea, Ashley L. Ringer, and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines and the Diphosphetanes”, Third Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 28, 2003, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Ashley L. Ringer, Patricia L. Honea, and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines and the Diphosphetanes”, University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Research Experience, March 3, 2003.

Ashley L. Ringer and David H. Magers “Conventional Strain Energy and the gem-Dimethyl Effect”; 23rd Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 22, 2003.

M. Jeanann Lovell, G. Reid Bishop, and David H. Magers. “Conformational Energetics of Naphthylquinoline Derivatives”; 23rd Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 22, 2003.

Patricia L. Honea, Ashley L. Ringer, and David H. Magers; “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines and the Diphosphetanes”, 23rd Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, February 22, 2003.

M. Michel, E. J. Valente, G. Reid Bishop. "Fluorescence Spectroscopic Studies of Resolved R- and S-Warfarin Derivatives.and Their Binding to Fraction V and Human Serum Albumin." Southeast Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Charleston, SC. November, 2002.


Andrea K. Barker, William J. Cooper, Tyler N. Smith, Jonathan D. Carroll, Katie Sullivan, and Edward J. Valente. "Synthesis and Structures of Novel Pseudoacids". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number ORGN0260.

Clifton J. Stephenson, Tyler N. Smith, and Edward J. Valente. "Diastereomeric Discrimination in Resolving Systems. Deoxyephedrine p-substituted mandelates". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number ORGN0256.

Mary Beth Moore, David H. Magers, and Melissa Wiggins. "Timings of SCF, DFT, and MP2 calculations on a Beowulf cluster". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number COMP0183.

Karen E. Hand and David H. Magers. "Computation of ring strain in azetidine, phosphetane, oxaphosphetane, and oxadiphosphetane". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number COMP0170.

Melissa L. Bagwell, David H. Magers, and Christopher W. Miller. "Hydrogen abstraction and oxygen addition in derivatives of 2-pyrrolidinone". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number COMP0141.

Claire E. Nettles and Edward J. Valente. "Simple molecular solids: New studies on di-t-butylbenzene and hexamethylbenzene". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number COMP0131.

Cory G. Toyota and Anthony B. Dribben. "Synthesis of substituted anthracene-based chemosensors". Poster presentation at the 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 8, 2002, Orlando, FL; Abstract number CHED0838.

Ashley L. Ringer, Patricia L. Honea, and David H. Magers. “Conventional Strain Energy in the Diazetidines and the Diphosphetanes”,Eleventh Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 2, 2002, Jackson, Mississippi.


Melissa L. Bagwell and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BAsH2 ", ; poster presentation at the First Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 24, 2001, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Karen E. Hand and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of GaNH2", poster presentation at the First Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 24, 2001, Orange Beach, Alabama.

David H. Magers. “Computation of Ring Strain in Small Heterocycles”, presentation at the First Southern School on Computational Chemistry, March 24, 2001, Orange Beach, Alabama.

Melissa L. Bagwell and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BAsH2", presentation at the 21st Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, March 3, 2001, Memphis, Tennessee.

Karen E. Hand and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of GaNH2", presentation at the 21st Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, March 3, 2001, Memphis, Tennessee.

Johnny Cooper & E. J. Valente. "A Stable Pseudoacid: Synthesis of 4,4-dimethyl-3-hydroxyisobenzopyran-1-one", Abstract 705, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

Tyler N. Smith & E. J. Valente. "Hammett Influence on Pseudoacid Structure", Abstract 704, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

Stephen M. Miller & E. J. Valente. "Synthesis of an Expanded Ring Pseudoacid", Abstract 703, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

Karen E. Hand and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of GaNH2", poster presentation at the American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

Melissa L. Bagwell and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BAsH2 ", poster presentation at the American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

E. J. Valente, D. Felt, S. Larson & L. Hansen. "Spectrophotometric Characterization of the TNT/Hydroxide Reaction", Abstract 547, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

D. Felt, S. Larson, E. J. Valente & L. Hansen. "Kinetics and Transformation Products of the TNT/Hydroxide Reaction", Abstract 548, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

B. L. Escalon, D. Felt, S. Larson, E. J. Valente & L. Hansen. "Lime Treatment of Soils for Remediation of TNT Contamination.", Abstract 549, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

Dock Anderson & Anthony B. Dribben. "Synthesis of Anthracene-Based Chemosensors." Abstract 721, American Chemical Society 52nd SE/ 56thSW Combined Regional Meeting; New Orleans, Dec. 6 - 8, 2000.

David H. Magers and Daniel A. Osborne. “Ring Strain in Derivatives of Oxaziridine”, poster presentation at the Ninth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 4, 2000, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Melissa L. Bagwell, Karen E. Hand, and David H. Magers. “Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BAsH2 and GaNH2", poster presentation at the Ninth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, November 3, 2000, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Daniel A. Osborne, David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in Derivatives of Oxaziridine". Presentation at the 20th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry ResearchConference, 3/4/2000, Memphis, TN.

Jess Youngblood, Chris W. Benton, and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2, BPH2, AlNH2, and AlPH2". Presentation at the 20th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Research Conference, 3/4/2000, Memphis, TN.

Tyler N. Smith, E. J. Valente, Diastereomeric Discrimination in 4-fluoromandelate Salts of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine and Deoxyephedrine. A paper presented at the University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March, 2000.

Johnny Cooper, E. J. Valente . Versatile Synthetic Route to Stable Arylpyran Pseudoacids. A paper presented at the University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March, 2000. Schering-Plough Organic Chemistry First Place Presentation.

Derek T. Letort, E. J. Valente. Potentially Reactive Derivatives of Pseudoacids. A paper presented at the University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March, 2000.

Chris W. Benton and David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in the Oxadiazetidines". Poster presentation at the Mississippi Section of the ACS Midwinter Symposium, 01/21/2000, Jackson, Mississippi.

W.R. Dreher, Jr., Edward J. Valente, and David H. Magers. "Theoretical Investigations of Anthranilic Acid and 2-Aminonicotinic Acid". Poster presentation at the Mississippi Section of the ACS Midwinter Symposium, January 21, 2000, Jackson, Mississippi.

Daniel A. Osborne and David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in Methyl-Substituted Derivatives of Oxaziridine and Oxirane",; poster presentation at the Mississippi Section of the ACS Midwinter Symposium, January 21, 2000, Jackson, Mississippi.

Tyler N. Smith, E. J. Valente. "Diastereomeric Discrimination in 4-fluoromandelate Salts of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine and Deoxyephedrine". A paper at the Mississippi Section ACS Midwinter Symposium, Millsaps College, January, 2000.

Johnny Cooper, E. J. Valente. "Versatile Synthetic Route to Stable Arylpyran Pseudoacids". A paper at the Mississippi Section ACS Midwinter Symposium, Millsaps College, January, 2000.

Jess Youngblood, Chris W. Benton, and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2, BPH2, AlNH2, and AlPH2". Poster presentation at the Mississippi Section of the ACS Midwinter Symposium, 01/21/00, Jackson, Mississippi.

Daniel A. Osborne and David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in Methyl-Substituted Derivatives of Oxaziridine and Oxirane". Poster presentation at the Eighth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, 11/06/99, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Jess Youngblood, Chris W. Benton, and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2, BPH2, AlNH2, and AlPH2". Poster presentation at the Eighth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, 11/06/99, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Chris W. Benton and David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in the Oxadiazetidines". Poster presentation at the Eighth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, 11/05/99, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

W.R. Dreher, Jr., Edward J. Valente, and David H. Magers "Theoretical Investigations of Anthranilic Acid and 2-Aminonicotinic Acid". Poster presentation at the Eighth Conference on Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, 11/05/99, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Chris W. Benton and David H. Magers. "Ring Strain in the Oxadiazetidines". Poster presentation at the 218th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 08/24/99, New Orleans, Louisiana.

W.R. Dreher, Jr., Edward J. Valente, and David H. Magers. "Structure of 2-Aminonicotinic Acid". Poster presentation at the 218th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 08/24/99, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Daniel A. Osborne, Anthony B. Dribben, and David H. Magers. "Modeling the a-Chlorothioethers: Potential Applications in the Synthesis of Novel a-Amino Acids". Poster presentation at the 218th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 08/24/99, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jess Youngblood, Chris W. Benton, and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2, BPH2, AlNH2, and AlPH2". Poster presentation at the 218th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 08/24/99, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jess Youngblood and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2 and AlPH2". Poster presentation at the Annual Mississippi EPSCoR Conference, 03/03/99, Jackson, Mississippi.

Daniel A. Osborne, David H. Magers, and Anthony B. Dribben. "Modeling the a-Chlorothioethers: Potential Applications in the Synthesis of Novel a-Amino Acids". Poster presentation at the Annual Mississippi EPSCoR Conference, 03/03/99, Jackson, Mississippi.

W.R. Dreher, Jr., David H. Magers, and Edward J. Valente. "Theoretical Investigations of Neutral and Zwitterionic 2-Aminonicotinic Acid". Poster presentation at the Annual Mississippi EPSCoR Conference, 03/03/99, Jackson, Mississippi.

Chris Benton and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BPH2 and AlNH2". Poster presentation at the Annual Mississippi EPSCoR Conference, 03/03/99, Jackson, Mississippi.

Jess Youngblood and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2 and AlPH2". Presentation at the 19th Annual University of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, 02/25/99, Memphis, Tennessee.

Chris Benton and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BPH2 and AlNH2". Presentation at the 19th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, 02/27/99, Memphis, Tennessee.

W.R. Dreher, Jr., David H. Magers, and Edward J. Valente. "Theoretical Investigations of Neutral and Zwitterionic 2-Aminonicotinic Acid". Presentation at the 19th Annual University Of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, 02/27/99, Memphis, Tennessee.

Jess Youngblood and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BNH2 and AlPH2". Poster presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 02/25/99, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Chris Benton and David H. Magers. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of BPH2 and AlNH2". Poster presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 02/2599, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Daniel A. Osborne, David H. Magers, and Anthony B. Dribben. "Modeling the a-Chlorothioethers: Potential Applications in the Synthesis of Novel a-Amino Acids". Poster presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 02/25/99, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Marcus E. Harris, E. J. Valente. "Diastereomeric Discrimination: Deoxyephedrine Fluoromandelates". A paper presented at the University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, TN, March, 1999. Schering-Plough Organic Chemistry First Place Presentation

J. Mark Eubanks, E. J. Valente. "Fluorimetric Analysis of Hydroxycoumarins and Their Hydrolytic Instability". Paper presented at Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, February, 1999.

Marcus E. Harris, E. J. Valente. "Diastereomeric Discrimination: Deoxyephedrine Fluoromandelates". Paper at Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, February, 1999.

Brian McFarland & E. J. Valente. "Derivatives of o-Carboxyphenylacetaldehyde". Paper at Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, February, 1998.

Leff Robbins & E. J. Valente. "Pseudo-aminoacids? Synthesis and stability of 2-amino-5-oxohexanoic acid". Paper at Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, February, 1998.

Marcus Harris & E. J. Valente. "Deoxyephedrine Mandelates".Paper at Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, February, 1998.

Michael C. Moore, Pamela M. Williams & E. J. Valente. "Resolving System Structural Diversity - Pseudoephedrine - Fluoromandelic." A paper presented at the 215th National American Chemical Society meeting, Dallas, TX, Spring 1998.

Amy J. Boone, David H. Magers, and Jerzy Leszczynski. "Searches on the Potential Energy Hypersurfaces of GeCH2, GeSiH2, and Ge2H2". International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry Symposium, 1998.

Lee L. Turner, Lee Lewis, and David H. Magers, "Theoretical Investigations of the Stability and Ring Strain of Oxaziridine". Poster at the 215th ACS National Meeting, Spring 1998, Dallas, TX.

Sharon M. Garner, David H. Magers, and Jerzy Leszczynski. "Searches on the Potential Energy Surfaces of PCH2 and SiNH2 and Their Corresponding Cations". Poster at the 215th ACS National Meeting, March, 1998, Dallas, TX.

Samuel Martin & E. J. Valente. "Synthesis and Structure of Substituted Aryl Pseudoamides". A paper at 61st Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS, 2/97.

Samuel B. Martin & E. J. Valente. "Synthesis of Some Nitroaryl Pseudoesters". 17th Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 3/97.

E. J. Valente, P. M. Knight, M. C. Moore. "Discrimination in Resolving Systems: Pseudoephedrine - Mandelic Acid". A paper presented at the American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO; 7/97.

Jason Fuller, E. J. Valente. "Pseudoacid Structure". A paper (ORGN 345) at the 211th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, 3/96.

Jason Fuller, E. J. Valente, J. D. Zubkowski. "Synthesis and Structure of Substituted Aryl Oxoacids". A Paper at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS, 2/96.

Papers: (Chemistry students boldface)

W. John Cooper, Tyler N. Smith, Andrea K. Barker, Jason A. Webb, Edward J. Valente. "Pseudoacids. III. Formation and structures of new cyclic oxocarboxylic acids." Journal of Chemical Crystallography 33 (5-6): 373-382 (2003).


Lydia Lee Lewis, Lee L. Turner, Edward A. Salter, and David H. Magers. "Computation of the Conventional Strain Energy in Oxaziridine”; Journal of Molecular Structure (Theochem) 592: 161-171 (2002).


Edward J. Valente, Michael C. Moore. "Discrimination in Resolving Systems. V. Pseudoephedrine - Fluoromandelic Acid Diastereomers". Chirality 12: 16 - 25 (2000).

Edward J. Valente, Marcus Harris, Kees Goubitz & Hans Schenk. "(Discrimination in Resolving Systems. IV.) Deoxyephedrine - Mandelic Acid Diastereomers". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 214: 402 - 409, (1999).

Amy J. Boone, David H. Magers and Jerzy Leszczynski. "Searches on the Potential Energy Hypersurfaces of GeCH2, GeSiH2, and Ge2H2". International Journal of Quantum Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry Symposium 70: 925 - 932, (1998).

Edward J. Valente, Samuel B. Martin & Larry D. Sullivan. "Pseudoacids. II.: 2-Acylbenzoic Acid Derivatives". Acta Crystallographica B54: 264 - 276 (1998).

Samuel B. Martin and Edward J. Valente. "4- and 5-nitro-2-benzoylbenzoic acid". Journal of Chemical Crystallography28: 203 - 207 (1998).

Edward J. Valente, Jason F. Fuller & Jason D. Ball. "Pseudoacids. I.: 4- And 5-Oxoacids". Acta CrystallographicaB54: 162 - 173 (1998).

Edward J. Valente, P. M. Knight, M. C. Moore. "Discrimination in Resolving Systems. III. Pseudoephedrine - Mandelic Acid". Chirality10, 325 - 337 (1998).

Jeffrey D. Zubkowski, D. Washington, N. Njorge, Edward J. Valente, Tonya Cannon, C. D. Parks, P. Berdahl, D. Perry. "Formation, Magnetic Properties and Structures of Copper (II) Levulinates". Polyhedron16(14): 2341-2351 (1997).

Jason Fuller & Edward J. Valente. "4- And 5-nitroindane". Journal of Chemical Crystallography 26(12): 815 - 821 (1996).