Thesis (Ph. D.)--Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide, 1993. / Typescript (Photocopy). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 2000? / Errata page pasted opposite title page. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Department of Chemistry, 1995. / Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Marder, Seth; Committee Member: Bredas, Jean-Luc; Committee Member: Collard, David; Committee Member: Kippelen, Bernard; Committee Member: Tolbert, Laren. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Includes bibliographies. / xi, 240 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The complexation of a range of monovalent and divalent metal ions by the aliphatic bridge cryptands C22C2 and C22C8; and the complexation of alkali metal ions by the pendant arm tetraaza macrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetrakis(2-methoxyethyl)1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, and the factors effecting complex stability and lability, have been investigated. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 1995

Erratum pasted onto front-end paper. / Includes bibliographical references. / xi, 225 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Investigates alkali and alkaline earth complexes of pendant arm ligands. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 1999

Errata page pasted opposite title page. / Includes bibliographical references. / x, 147 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Addresses the structural, equilibrium and thermodynamic aspects of pendant arm donor triaza macrocyclic ligands and their alkali metal and zinc complexes. Involves ab initio molecular modelling, x-ray crystallographic studies, potentiometric stability constant determinations and NMR kinetic studies. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 2000?

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. / Wartell, Roger, Committee Member ; Wilkinson, Angus, Committee Member ; Doyle, Donald, Committee Member ; Hud, Nicholas, Committee Member ; Williams, Loren, Committee Chair. Includes bibliographical references.

In this thesis, fundamental questions about the nature of the solvent/counter-ion region of x-ray crystal structures are raised. The ambiguity in the identity and occupancy of the molecular and atomic species in this region is explored experimentally. Anomalous scattering is proposed as a possible method for resolving this ambiguity. To this effect, the properties of rubidium I and thallium I are compared and contrasted to each other and to other group I metals. Finally, the structures of two modified B-DNA dodecamers are determined to explore the effect of monovalent cations on B-DNA structure. The modifications in these structures harbor tethered cations that are covalently linked to the DNA in the major groove. In one structure, the tethered cation causes axial bending of the DNA molecule, while in the second structure the molecule remains linear. We posit that the discrepancy between the two structures is due to lattice packing forces. In addition, we show evidence for the displacement of thallium I cations from the major groove of the bent structure.

To better understand the optical and electronic properties of thiophene- and pyrrole-based organic compounds on a molecular level, several aromatic compounds and their corresponding monocations were analyzed by a variety of solution-based spectroscopic techniques. The derivatives were initially synthesized using palladium-catalyzed amination reactions, condensation reactions, Horner-Emmons reactions, and Stille coupling reactions. Once isolated, the neutral compounds were analyzed by UV-visible-NIR absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and / or differential pulse voltammetry. Monocations were generated by chemical oxidation and were analyzed by visible-NIR absorption spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. By quantifying the extent of the electron-donor abilities of some chromophores and the electron delocalization of positive charge in the monocations, a more thorough understanding of the optical and electronic properties of the compounds was obtained.