Browsing Chemistry (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Development of novel porous materials via polymer self-assembly and phase separation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Polymer self-assembly is an ever-growing field that is attracting interest from a diverse range of research topics, which include the production of functional devices and membranes for electronic, optical and energy ... -
Development of Novel Thiol-ene Ligation Strategies for Thiosugar and Peptide Synthesis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2019)This thesis, entitled ?Novel Thiol-ene Ligation Strategies for Thiosugar and Peptide Synthesis?, is composed of 6 Chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of the radical-mediated thiol-ene and thiol-yne addition ... -
The development of radical methodologies for the syntehsis of thiolactones and carbon-sulfer bond formation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2020)This thesis entitled "The Development of Radical Methodologies for the Synthesis of Thiolactones and Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation" is divided into 7 chapters in which Chapter 1, the introduction, presents an overview of ... -
Development of Stimuli-responsive Materials for Direct Laser Writing for the Realisation of Microactuators
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)Two-photon polymerisation (2PP) is a laser-based fabrication technology which can be used to fabricate complex 3D microstructures with feature sizes ~100 nm. This thesis assesses the state of the art in 2PP and presents ... -
Development of Supramolecular Coordination Materials Using Naphthalimide and 2,6-bis(triazol-4-yl)pyridine Motifs
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)Structural coordination chemistry can be ultilised to develop functional supramolecular materials such as coordination polymers, soft materials, and metal organic frameworks. By applying the principles of self-assembly an ... -
Development of Synthetic Peptides as Functional Probes for the Lipoprotein Biosynthesis Pathway in Bacteria
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2021)Protein lipidation is a critical post-translational modification that occurs in all bacteria. The essential enzymes involved in this modification are exclusive to bacteria and have demonstrated potential as antibiotic ... -
Development of synthetic strategies towards multiporphyrin arrays
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2011)The aim of this research was to develop synthetic strategies for the construction of multiporphyrin arrays with enhanced π-conjugation. Porphyrin oligomers with extended conjugation display a bathochromic shift in their ... -
Development of Unconventional Amide Bond Forming Methodologies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2020)A novel methodology for the protection of amines and diamines using 2,2-pyridil, under the influence of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis, has been developed. Extensive experimentation which included the design and ... -
Diffusion within fluorite structured materials and the effect of defects
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2018)There is a current global movement toward renewable sources and away from non- renewable energy sources. This can be attributed to the limited resources and harmful effects, both economic and environmental, of non-renewables. ... -
Diquaternerised and Ru(11) based polypyridyl conjugates as biological probes and phototherapeutic agents
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2011)This Thesis entitled 'Diquaternerised and Ru(ll) Based Polypyridyl Conjugates as Biological Probes and Phototherapeutic Agents' is divided into 8 Chapters. Chapter 1, the introduction, gives a brief introduction to the ... -
Early and late transition metal comlexes incorporating p-Block oxo-anions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2002)The research presented in this thesis lies within the general area of supramolecular and coordination chemistry. More specifically, this project involved the synthesis of early and late transition metal complexes incorporating ... -
The effects of residual stress on the material characterisation of individual nanowires
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2017)Many of the techniques currently used to measure the mechanical properties of individual nanowires make the assumption that initially the nanowires are in a zero-stress state. However, due to their small sizes and large ... -
Electrochemical probing of the nanostructure of non-crystalline nitrogenated carbon materials for electrocatalysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2019)Carbon materials are applied in a variety of electrochemical applications including fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, supercapacitors and biosensors. The doping of carbon materials with heteroatoms such as nitrogen has ... -
Electrochemical Studies of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Mn, Ni/Co Mixed Oxide Electrodes in Aqueous Alkaline Solution
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2019)There has been an abundance of publications over the last twenty years on electrode materials proposed to be suitable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline solutions. Although it is widely accepted ... -
Electrochemical Studies of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Mn, Ni/Co Mixed Oxide Electrodes in Aqueous Alkaline Solution
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2019)There has been an abundance of publications over the last twenty years on electrode materials proposed to be suitable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline solutions. Although it is widely accepted ... -
Electrochemical studies of the oxygen evolution reaction at passive oxide covered Ni, Co and Fe electrodes in aqueous alkaline solution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2008)There has been an abundance of publications over the last twenty years on electrode materials proposed to be suitable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (o.e.r.) in concentrated alkaline solution. Although it is ... -
Electrochemistry of the organic molecule methylene blue
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2008)The first Chapter deals with the general information about chemically modified electrodes, what they are, the development of fabrication techniques, and relevant applications of modified electrodes. This is followed by ... -
Electron and Ion Microscopy Analysis of flexible Super Capacitors and Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes
Super capacitors and lithium ion batteries are both major technology sectors within the renewable energy industry and energy research. They offer applications and products the chance of recharging capability and give ... -
Electronic structure studies of p-type semiconducting oxides
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2011)Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are a unique class of materials which combine the normally mutually exclusive properties of transparency and conduction. Despite the many applications and widespread interest in TCO ... -
Enantioselective organocatalytic cycloaddition reactions between enolisable anhydrides and imines
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2019)Cycloaddition reactions between enolisable anhydrides and imines have long been known as excellent tools for the synthesis of natural products. The racemic version is well known to be capable of providing products with ...