Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-191).

This thesis describes investigations into the use of electrochemical oxidation as a method for the activation of glycosyl donors, and in particular the application of this technique to the selective activation of one electrochemically active glycoside over another. The synthesis of twenty eight electrochemically active monosaccharide donors, including thio-, seleno- and O-glycosides with varying protecting group patterns and anomeric substituents is described, together with the synthesis of three electrochemically active monosaccharides with the potential to act as both glycosyl donors and glycosyl acceptors. The electrochemical analysis of these monosaccharides is reported and gives a detailed insight into the effect of various factors on the oxidation potentials of the monosaccharide donors and allows some general conclusions to be drawn. In addition the analysis of six monosaccharides by cyclic voltammetry at scan rates of up to 25 000 Vs^-1 allows their homogenous kinetics to be outrun and formal oxidation potentials obtained. Investigations into selective electrochemical glycosylations are reported, and the applicability of the analytical electrochemical studies to synthetic electrochemical reactions is demonstrated. Selective glycosylations are possible with selenoglycoside donors and either thio- or O-glycoside acceptors to give disaccharides. However the selective activation of selenoglycosides over thioglycosides is shown to be complicated by some underlying pathway for indiscriminate activation of both donor and acceptor. In contrast the use of an O-glycoside donor experiences no such problems. More detailed work on the underlying problems experienced with the thioglycoside acceptor was conducted, and the results are reported here. Investigations into electrochemical activation of the disaccharides are discussed, and the thioglycoside is shown to be easily activated to give a trisaccharide. At the time of writing this is believed to be the only electrochemically mediated trisaccharide synthesis reported in the literature. The O-glycoside however is shown to be inactive under the electrochemical oxidation conditions employed.

Thesis (M.S. in civil engineering)--Washington State University, May 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 15, 2009). "Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering." Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-31).

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Thesis (M.S.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53).

Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-99). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

The electrolyses of tert.-butyl and tert.-amyl amines were run with a voltage of approximately 3v., as measured across the cell, with and without the presence of 1-2% nitro-tert.-alkane. A graphite anode was used; the supporting electrolyte was NaClO4; the solvent was the reacting amine(s) with 10-20% water to solubilize the NaClO4. The products were azo compounds, azoxy compounds, 1,3-disubstituted ureas and traces of nitroso compounds. In the case of tert.-butyl amine di-tert.-butyl carbodiimide was also shown to be a product. The presence of nitro compounds increased the yields of azoxy and nitroso compounds and decreased the yields of azo compounds. The nitro compounds were consumed during the electrolyses and the fate of the alkyl groups was to become bonded to the nitrogen atom bonded to oxygen in an azoxy product. These results were interpreted in terms of a nitrene intermediate.

The reactions of atomically clean, titanium film surfaces with oxygen, deuterium, and water have been investigated. Auger Electron Spectroscopy was utilized to monitor the formation 9f a surface oxide in the case of oxygen exposure, and to characterize the deuteride which formed upon deuterium absorption, and its subsequent oxidation. Quantification of surface oxide stoichiometries was facilitated by novel data acquisition and treatment schemes. The quartz crystal microbalance was used to measure the mass of adsorbed oxygen or deuterium with submonolayer sensitivity. Electron energy loss spectroscopy was sensitive to the presence of Ti⁺³ in the surface oxide. The initial oxidation of the titanium surface was characterized by the dissociative adsorption of three mono1ayers of oxygen atoms at a constant rate. The oxide formed during this reaction stage was a Ti₂0₃/Ti0₂ mixture with a total thickness of 13 A. The rate of oxygen adsorption then decreased such that oxide growth was logarithmic with time. When the oxide had attained a total thickness of 20 A, the initial suboxide was converted to Ti0₂, and subsequent oxide formed was purely Ti0₂. Oxide growth occurred by oxygen anion migration under the influence of an electrostatic field, set up across the oxide layer by electron transfer from the metal to adsorbed oxygen species. The pressure dependence of the oxide growth rate and terminal thickness suggested a constant field growth mechanism. Clean titanium films reacted with deuterium to form a bulk deuteride TiDₓ (x<2). The oxide layer which resulted from oxygen exposure was characterized by the above techniques. Oxide layers greater than 20 A completely inhibited deuterium absorption by prohibiting 02 dissociation, but did not act as a diffusional barrier when additional dissociation sites were provided. Iron adlayers were found to accelerate the D₂ absorption reaction. Removal of the titanium films from the vacuum chamber to an isolable electrochemical reaction chamber, without exposure to the atmosphere, allowed a determination of the effect of the various gas/solid reactions on the subsequent electrochemical oxidation processes.

Orientador: Nilson Cristino da Cruz / Banca: Francisco Trivinho Strixino / Banca: José Roberto Ribeiro Bortoleto / O Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais, PosMat, tem caráter institucional e integra as atividades de pesquisa em materiais de diversos campi / Resumo: Neste trabalho, a oxidação eletrolítica assistida por plasma (PEO) foi utilizada para produzir um revestimento cerâmico na superfície de substratos da liga (AA 5052) de alumínio. As propriedades elétricas deste revestimento foram analisadas através da espectroscopia de impedância elétrica (EIE). As espessuras dos revestimentos foram determinadas pelo método de correntes parasitas e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). O MEV foi empregado também na avaliação da topografia dos revestimentos. Para a determinação da estrutura e composição químicas foram empregadas as espectroscopias de absorção no infravermelho (IRS) e de energia dispersiva de raios x (EDS). As estruturas cristalinas foram determinadas pela técnica da difração de raios x. Os resultados revelaram que as superfícies foram recobertas por um revestimento complexo, contendo principalmente alumínio, oxigênio e silício, que aumento a resistividade elétrica 10-10 vezes em comparação com o alumínio como recebido / Abstract: In this work, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) has been used to produce ceramic coating on AA 5052 aluminum alloy substrates. The electrical properties of coatings were analyzed using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The thickness of the coatings was determined by the eddy current method and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM was also used to evaluate the topography of the coatings. Infrared absorption (IRS) and energy dispersive x-ray (EDS) spectroscopy have been employed to determine structural and the chemical composition and the crystalline structures were determined by X-ray diffraction. The results have revealed that the surfaces were covered by complex coatings, composed by aluminum, oxygen and silicon, which increased the electrical resistivity by 1010 times in comparison with the as-recebived aluminum / Mestre

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1979. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Roger Dean Farr. / M.S.