News
April 2009
Department of Energy (DOE) Award
Award received from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Chemical Sciences, Separations and Analysis for the Flood Group's work to use triazolophanes for the binding and photo-driven release of oxyanions.
February 2009
Latest News: NSF-CAREER Award received for the Flood Group's work on anion-binding triazolophanes (CHE-0844441)
Dec 2008
2008: A Year in Review
Anion recognition by triazolophanes:
Papers
Dipole-Promoted and Size-Dependent Cooperativity between Pyridyl-Containing Triazolophanes and Halides Leads to Persistent Sandwich Complexes with Iodide
Li, Y.; Pink, M.; Karty, J. A.; Flood, A. H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17293-17295. DOI
Strong, size-selective, and electronically-tunable C–H•••halide binding with steric control over aggregation from synthetically modular, shape-persistent [34]triazolophanes
Li, Y.; Flood, A. H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12111-12122. DOI
Pure CH hydrogen bonding to chloride ions: A pre-organized and rigid macrocyclic receptor
Li, Y.; Flood, A. H., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2649-2652. DOI
Collaborations
Leonidas Bachas (University of Kentucky) on ion-selective electrodes
José Rivera (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras) on self-assemblies with guanosine tetrads
Alex Star (University of Pittsburgh) on anion detection using carbon nanotubes
2008 Awards for the Flood Group:
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Albert:
--Hypercube Scholar Award, sponsored by Hypercube, Inc., is presented to an outstanding senior chemistry major who intends to pursue an advanced degree in chemistry -- Albert is off to Northwestern University
-- Chemistry Honors Program (Research and Honors Thesis) -
Joe:
-- Verling and Elizabeth Votaw Summer Research Scholarship
-- Chemistry Honors Program (Research)
-- Honor Roll -
Kristy:
-- Charles Paget Organic Chemistry Travel Awards -
Parimal:
-- Nominee for the best poster prize at the MRS Spring 2008 meeting in San Francisco, Molecular Motors Symopsium
February/March 2008
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In the Press: For coverage and comments on Yongjun Li's Angewandte paper, please see:
Nature (2008, 452, 130-131, March 13)
Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN, 5 March)
Science Daily (Feb 28)
Chemistry World (Feb 28)
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Angewandte Chemie on Anion Recognition using [34]TRIAZOLOPHANES published in Early View
IU News Room: Press Release
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Congraulations to Esther Uduehi for selection as a Pre-McNair Scholar (Feb 15)
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Congratulations to Andrew Share for passing his 5th semester candidacy exam
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Albert is accepted into graduate school at Northwestern University, UCLA and UT Austin
January 2008
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In the Public Eye:
Amar is interviewed by James Mitchell Crow of Chemistry World for his opinion on a new optoelectronic molecular switch
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Parimal passes his candidacy exam
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Kristy gets a job after submitting her Masters thesis
December 2007
Angewandte Chemie, accepted –
World's Third Anion Receptor Built Solely Upon C–H Hydrogen Bonds – Again Using Click Chemistry
April 2007
Chemical Communication published – Making use of Click chemistry
“Can Terdentate 2,6-Bis(1,2,3-Triazol-4-yl)Pyridines form Stable Coordination Compounds?”
Li, Y.; Huffman, J. C.; Flood, A. H. Chem. Commun. 2007, 2692-2694.