Study of Non-Covalent Interactions Using Molecular Rotors and Balances

Author

Daniel Onyekachi Madukwe

Date of Award

Summer 2023

Document Type

Open Access Dissertation

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

First Advisor

Ken D. Shimizu

Abstract

The main focus of this dissertation is on the quantification of non-covalent interactions using molecular rotors and balances. While molecular rotors were used to measure kinetic effects of weak non-covalent interactions, molecular balances were used to measure their thermodynamic effects. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on the use of molecular rotors in measuring and studying the kinetic effects of the hydrogen bonding interaction on the bond rotation transition states. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on the quantification of lone pair – lone pair and sp²-CH/π interactions respectively, using molecular balances. These studies were carried out in the ground state.

Rights

© 2023, Daniel Onyekachi Madukwe

Recommended Citation

Madukwe, D. O.(2023). Study of Non-Covalent Interactions Using Molecular Rotors and Balances. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/7453