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Research Topics PublicationsPast and Present Group Members

131. Ong, W.; Gómez-Kaifer, M.; Kaifer, A. E. "Dendrimers as Guests in Molecular Recognition Phenomena", Chem. Commun., 2004, submitted.

130. Grindstaff, J.; Ong, W.; Toba, R.; Quintela, J. M.; Peinador, C.; Kaifer, A. E. "Host-guest Interactions between bis-p-phenylene-34-crown-10 and 4,4’-bipyridinium residues covalently attached to the apical positions of Newkome- and Frechet-type dendrons", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, submitted.

129. Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E. "Salt Effects on the Apparent Stability of the Cucurbit[7]uril-Methylviologen Inclusion Complex", J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, in press.

128. Moon, K.; Kaifer, A. E. "Modes of Binding Interaction between Viologen Guests and the Cucubit[7]uril Host", Org. Lett., 2004, 6, in press.

127. Mendoza, S.; Godinez, L. A.; Kaifer, A. E. "Tetrathiafulvalene-Functionalized Cavitands as Building Blocks for Redox Active Hemicarcerands", Supramol. Chem., 2004, in press.

126. Moon, K.; Chen, W.-Z.; Ren, T.; Kaifer, A. E. "A Unique Hydrogen Bonding Network in the Crystal Structure of 3a,6a-Diphenylglycoluril", CrystEngComm., 2003, 5, 451-453.

125. Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E. "Unusual Electrochemical Properties of the Inclusion Complexes of Ferrocenium and Cobaltocenium with Cucurbit[7]uril", Organometallics, 2003, 22, 4181-4183.

124. Strimbu, L.; Liu, J.; Kaifer, A. E. "Cyclodextrin-Capped Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for the Suzuki Reaction", Langmuir, 2003, 19, 483-485.

123. Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E. "Molecular Encapsulation by Cucurbit[7]uril of the Apical 4,4'-Bipyridinium Residue in Newkome-Type Dendrimers", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 2164-2167.

122. Philip, I.; Kaifer, A. E. "Electrochemically-Driven Formation of a Molecular Capsule Around the Ferrocenium Ion", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 12678-12679.

121. Alvarez, J.; Wang, Y.; Kaifer, A. E. "Temperature, Solvent, Proton Transfer and Complexation Effects on the Conformational Flexibility of the Anionic Host Calix[6]arenesulfonate", J. Supramol. Chem., 2001, 269-274. (actually published 2003)

120. Alonso, B.; Casado, C. M.; Cuadrado, I.; Morán, M.; Kaifer, A. E. "Effective Recognition of H2PO4- by a New Series of Dendrimers Functionalized with Ferrocenyl-Urea Termini", Chem. Commun. 2002, 1778-1779.

119. Toba, R.; Quintela, J. M.; Peinador, C.; Román, E.; Kaifer, A. E. "Dendritic Cavitands: Preparation and Electrochemical Properties", Chem. Commun. 2002, 1768-1769.

118. Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Unusual Electrochemical Properties of Unsymmetric Viologen Dendrimers", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 9358-9359.

117. Liu, J.; Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E.; Peinador, C. "A 'Macrocyclic Effect' on the Formation of Capped Silver Nanoparticles in DMF", Langmuir 2002, 18, 5981-5983.

116. Cardona, C. M.: Wilkes, T.; Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E.; McCarley, T. D.; Pandey, S.; Baker, G. A.; Kane, M. N.; Baker, S. N.; Bright, F. V. "Dendrimers Functionalized with a Single Pyrene Label: Synthesis, Photophysics and Fluorescence Quenching", J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, in press.

115. González, B.; Cuadrado, I.; Alonso, B.; Casado, C. M.; Morán, M.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Mixed Cobaltocenium-Ferrocene Heterobimetallic Complexes and Their Binding Interactions with b-Cyclodextrin. A Three-State, Host-Guest System under Redox Control", Organometallics 2002, 21, 3544-3551.

114. Ong, W.; Gómez-Kaifer, M.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Cucurbit[7]uril: A Very Effective Host for Viologens and Their Cation Radicals", Organic Lett. 2002, 4, 1791-1794.

113. Román, E.; Chas, M.; Quintela, J. M.; Peinador, C.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Cavitands Functionalized with 4,4'-Bipyridinium Units", Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 699-709.

112. Kaifer,A. E.; "Nanopartículas Metálicas Modificadas con Monocapas Orgánicas", Anales de la Real Sociedad Española de Química 2001, 97, 3-9.

111. Liu, J.; Alvarez, J.; Ong, W.; Roman, E.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Phase Transfer of Hydrophilic, Cyclodextrin-Modified Gold Nanoparticles to Chloroform Solution", J. Am. Chem. Soc 2001, 123, 11148-11154.

110. Liu, J.; Alvarez, J.; Ong, W.; Román, E.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Tuning the Catalytic Activity of Cyclodextrin-Modified Palldium Nanoparticles through Host-Guest Binding Interactions", Langmuir 2001, 17, 6762-6764.

109. Alvarez, J.; Ren, T.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Redox Potential Selection in a New Class of Dendrimers Containing Multiple Ferrocene Centers", Organometallics 2001, 20, 3543-3549.

108. Alvarez, J.; Ni, Y.; Ren, T.; Kaifer, A. E.; "Modulation of the Electronic Communication between Two Equivalent Ferrocene Centers by Proton Transfer, Solvent Effects and Structural Modifications", J. Supramol. Chem. 2001, 1, 7-16.

107. Toba, R.; Quintela, J. M.; Peinador, C.; Román, E.; Kaifer, A. E.; "A New Series of Dendrimers with 4,4'-Bipyridinium Cores Capable of Fast Electron Transfer Reactions", Chem. Commun. 2001, 857-858.

106. Román, E.; Ren, T.; Kaifer, A. E.; Peinador C.; Naumann, C.; Sherman, J. C. "Expanding Cavitand Chemistry: The Preparation and Characterization of Cavi[n]tands with n ³ 4", Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 1637-1645.

105. Liu, J.; Alvarez, J.; Ong, W.; Kaifer, A. E. "Network Aggregates Formed by C60 and Gold Nanoparticles Capped with g-Cyclodextrin Hosts", Nano Letters 2001, 1, 57-60.

 

Publications from 1982 to 2000

 

2. Kaifer, A. E.; Gómez-Kaifer, M. Supramolecular Electrochemistry, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 1999.

1. Kaifer, A. E., Editor, Editor (with Luis Echegoyen) of Physical Supramolecular Chemistry, NATO ASI Series;Kluwer: Dordrecht, 1996.

12. Liu, J.; Gómez-Kaifer, M.; Kaifer, A. E. "Switchable Molecular Devices: From Rotaxanes to Nanoparticles" in Structure and Bonding, Volume 99, "Molecular Machines and Motors", Sauvage, J.-P., Ed.; Springer-Verlag: Heidelberg, 2001, p141-162.

11. Kaifer, A. E. "Electrodes Derivatized with Mono- and Multilayer Assemblies Containing Preformed Binding Sites" in Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science: Amphiphiles at Interfaces, Texter, J., Ed.; Steinkopff Verlag: New York, 1997, p193-200.

10. Kaifer, A. E.; Mendoza, S.; "Redox-Switchable Receptors" in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry, Vol. 1, Gokel, G. W., Ed.; Elsevier Science: London, 1996, p701-732.

9. Kaifer, A. E. "Electrochemical Techniques and Their Applications to Supramolecular Chemistry" in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry, Vol. 8, Davies, J.E.D., Ed.; Elsevier Science: London, 1996, p499-535.

8. Bissell, R.A.; Córdova, E.; Stoddart, J.F.; Kaifer, A. E. "Advantages of the Rotaxane Framework for the Construction of Molecular Devices" in Molecular Engineering for Advanced Materials, NATO ASI Series, Becher, J. and Schaumburg, K., Eds.; Kluwer: Dordrecht, 1995, p29-40.

7. Kaifer, A. E. "Ferrocene as a Building Block for Supramolecular Chemistry Systems" in Transition Metals in Supramolecular Chemistry, NATO ASI Series, Fabrizzi, L. and Poggi, A., Eds.; Kluwer: Dordrecht, 1994, p227-243.

6. Gokel, G.W.; Medina, J.C.; Li, C.; Goodnow, T.T.; Rojas, M.T.; Hernadez- Medina, J.C.; Muñoz, S.; Nakano, A.; Atwood, J.L.; Kaifer, A. E. "Ferrocene as the Central Unit in Novel, Redox-Sensitive Ligands, Monomers, and Receptors" in Supramolecular Chemistry, Balzani, V. and De Cola, L., Eds.; Kluwer: Dordrecht, 1992, p429-442.

5. Medina, J.C.; Goodnow, T.T.; Kaifer, A. E.; Gokel, G.W. "Redox-Switched Cation Binders and Molecular Aggregates" in Electrochemistry in Colloids and Dispersions: McKay, R.A. and Texter, J., Eds.; VCH Publishers: New York, 1992; p95-103.

4. Han, M.; Kaifer, A. E. "Electrochemical Studies of Redox Probes in Membrane Mimetic Assemblies: Liposomes and Cast Lipid Films" in Electrochemistry in Colloids and Dispersions: McKay, R.A. and Texter, J., Eds.; VCH Publishers: New York, 1992; p105-117.

3. Kaifer, A. E. "Cyclodextrin Complexation of Amphiphilic Compounds" in Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry; Vol. 2; Gokel, G.W., Ed.; JAI Press: Greenwich, 1992, p1-24.

2. Garcia, O.; Quintela, P.A.; Schuette, J.M.; Vargas, R.; Yoon, H.R.; Kaifer, A. E. "The Interactions of Vesicle-Forming Surfactants with Cyclodextrins" in Inclusion Phenomena and Molecular Recognition; Atwood, J.L., Ed.; Plenum Press: New York, 1990; p251-261.

1. Echegoyen, L.; Kaifer, A. E. "Redox Control of Cation Binding in Macrocyclic Systems" in Cation Binding by Macrocycles: Complexation of Cationic Species by Crown Ethers; Gokel, G.W. and Inoue, Y., Eds.; Marcel Dekker: New York, 1990; p363-395.

3. Kaifer, A. E., Review of Crown Compounds: Towards Future Applications, Edited by Cooper, S.R. in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 7958.

2. Kaifer, A. E. Polymer Tubules Prepared, News&Views article, Nature 1993, 364, 484. Additionally featured in: Chemical and Engineering News, Vol. 71, August 9, 1993, p4, and Science News, Vol. 144, August 21, 1993, p122.

1. Kaifer, A. E., Review of Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry by Skoog, D.A., West, D.M., and Holler, F.J. in J. Chem. Educ. 1992, 69, A305