Mark Draganjac
Curriculum Vita

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EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. - Summer, 1983; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA,  Chemistry
  • B.S. - Fall, 1978; Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK, Chemistry and Biology

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Determination of Benzo[a]pyrene in Cigarette Smoke Condensate by Liquid Chromatography on Amberlite XAD-2.  Jack L. Robinson, Monte A. Marshall, Mark E. Draganjac and Lawrence C. Noggle.  Analytica Chemica Acta, 115, (1980), 229-238.

2. A New Mo(IV) Thioanion Containing the Mo=St Unit.  Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (Et4N)2MoS9E. D. Simhon, N. C. Baenziger, M. Kanatzidis, M. Draganjac and D. Coucouvanis.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 103, (1981), 1218-1219.

3. Synthesis, Interconversions, and Structural Characterization of the [(S4)2MoS]2-, [(S4)2MoO]2-, (Mo2S10)2- and (Mo2S12)2- Anions.  M. Draganjac, E. Simhon, L. T. Chan, M. Kanatzidis, N. C. Baenziger and D. Coucouvanis.  Inorganic Chem., 21, (1982), 3321-3332.

4. Tetrakis(Benzenethiolato) Metallate(2-) Complexes, [M(SPh)4]2-, of Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Zinc and Cadmium and Derivatives of the [Fe(SPh)4]2- Complexes.  D. Coucouvanis, C. N. Murphy, E. Simhon, P. Stremple and M. Draganjac.  Inorganic Synthesis, Vol. XXI, Ed. J. P. Fackler, (Wiley and Sons, NY), 1982, 23-28.

5. The Formation of Perthiocarbonate Ligands Following the Addition of CS2 to Binary Mo-S Complexes.  The Crystal and Molecular Structures of the (Ph4P)2[(CS4)2MoS].DMF and (Ph4P)2[(CS4)Mo2S4(CS4)].1/2DMF Complexes.  D. Coucouvanis and M. Draganjac.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 104, (1982), 6280-6282.

6. Dinuclear Fe-Mo-S Complexes Containing the FeS2Mo Core.  The Syntheses, Ground-State Electronic Structures and Crystal and Molecular Structures of the [(C6H5)4P]2[(C6H5S)2FeS2MoS2]; [(C2H5)4N]2[(C6H5S)2FeS2WS2]; and [(C6H5)4P]2[(S5)FeS2MS2]  (M=Mo, W) Complexes.  D. Coucouvanis, P. Stremple, E. D. Simhon, D. Swenson, N. C. Baenziger, M. Draganjac, L.T. Chan, V. Papaefthymiou, A. Simopoulos, A. Kostikas and V. Petrouleas.  Inorganic Chem., 22, (1983), 293-308.

7. The Reaction of MoS92- with Di-carboxymethyl Acetylene.  The Crystal and Molecular Structure of (Ph4P)2Mo[S2C2(COOMe)2]3A Trigonal Prismatic Complex with a New Dithiolene Ligand.  M. Draganjac and D. Coucouvanis.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 105, (1983), 139-140.

8. Synthesis and Structure of a Stable Complex Featuring an S-Bound Dibenzothiophene Ligand: RuCl2(4-R2P(DBT))2 (DBT = Dibenzothiophene).  Stella M. Bucknor, M. Draganjac, Thomas B. Rauchfuss, Charles J. Ruffing, William C. Fultz and Arnold L. Rheingold.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 106, (1984), 5379-5381.

9. Transition Metal Polysulfides: Coordination Compounds with Purely Inorganic Chelate Ligands.  Mark Draganjac and Thomas B. Rauchfuss.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 24, (1985), 742-757.

10. A Model for Thiophene Chemisorption: A Stabilized,  h1, S-Thiophene Complex and Its Relationship to  h5-Coordination.  M. Draganjac, Charles J. Ruffing and Thomas B. Rauchfuss.  Organometallics, 4, (1985), 1909-1911.

11. Unique Reactivity Characteristics of Mo-coordinated S22- and S42- Ligands, D. Coucouvanis, A. Hadjikyriacou, M. Draganjac, M. G. Kanatzidis and O. Ileperuma.  Polyhedron, 5, (1986), 349-356.

12. Structure of (Dimethyldithiocarbamate)(triphenylphosphine)(h5-cyclopentadiene) Ruthenium(II).  A. W. Cordes and M. Draganjac, Acta Cryst., Sect. C., C44, (1988), 363-364.

13. The Activation and Desulfurization of Thiophene and Benzothiophene by Iron Carbonyls.  Ann E. Ogilvy, M. Draganjac, Thomas B. Rauchfuss and Scott R. Wilson.  Organometallics, 7, (1988), 1171-1177.

14. Synthesis of [Ru(CO)2(Se4)2]2-An Anionic Ru2+ Polychalcogenide Complex.  M. Draganjac, Sandeep Dhingra, Song-Ping Huang and Mercouri Kanatzidis.  Inorganic Chem., 29, (1990), 590-591.

15. Comparison of the Molecular Structure of Monovalent Cation Salts of N, N-Dimethyldithiocarbamate.  Novel Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (PPh4)(S2CN(CH3)2).2H2O.  M. Draganjac, David Minick and E. M. Holt.  Proc. Ar. Acad. Sci., 44, (1990), 35-37.

16. Studies of the Reactivity of Binary Thio- and Tertiary Oxothiomolybdates toward Electrophiles.  Reactions of Dicarbomethoxyacetylene and the Synthesis and Structures of [Et4N]2[MoO(L)2], anti-[Et4N]2[Mo2O2(L)2], syn-[Ph4P]2[Mo2O2(L)2]. 2DMF, [Ph4P]2[Mo(L)3].DMF,C6H6 and [Ph4P]2[Mo2S2(L)4]. 2CH2Cl2 Complexes (L = 1,2-Dicarbomethoxy-1,2-ethylenedithiolate).  D. Coucouvanis, A. Hadjikyriacou, A. Toupadakis, Sang-Man Koo, O. Ileperuma, M. Draganjac and A. Salifoglou.  Inorganic Chem., 30, (1991), 754-767.

17. New Organometallic Dithiooxalate Compound.  Synthesis and Structure of [Cp2ZrCl]2(dto).  Colin A. Hester, M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 184, (1991), 137-139.

18. Reactivity of the Mo(Sx) Functional Groups in Thio- and Oxothiomolybdate Complexes toward Carbon Disulfide.  Synthesis and Reactivity of Trithio- and Perthiocarbonate Complexes of Mo(IV) and Mo(V) and the Structural Characterization of trans-[Ph4P]2[Mo(S)(CS4)2]. DMF (I), cis-[Ph4P][Et4N][Mo(S)(CS4)2] (II), cis-syn-[Ph4P]2[Mo2(S)2(µ-S)2(CS4)2] .1/2DMF (III), syn-[Ph4P]2[Mo2(S)2(µ-S)2(CS3)2] (IV), and syn-[Et4N]2[Mo2(O)2(µ-S)2(CS4)(CS3)] (V).  D. Coucouvanis, M. E. Draganjac, S. M. Koo, A. Toupadakis and A. I. Hadjikyriacou.  Inorganic Chem., 31, (1992), 1186-1196.

19. Model for the CO Poisoning of Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts.  Synthesis and Structure of {Ru(CO)[(PPh2SC12H7)]2Cl2}.2CH2Br2.  M. Draganjac, T. B. Rauchfuss, and A. L. Rheingold.  Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci., 46, (1992), 36-38.

20. Molecular structures of [CpRu(PPh3)(dtoxa-H2O)]BF4 and {[CpRu(PPh3)2]2(µ-dtoxa)]}(BF4)2, dtoxa = dithiooxamide.  M. Draganjac, David Minick and A. W. Cordes.  J. Cryst. Spec. Res., 23, (1993), 265-271.

21. The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2+  with Organic Thiols.  Synthesis and Characterization of [CpRu(PPh3)2(RSH)]BF4, R = benzyl, phenethyl, and the Molecular and Crystal Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(C6H5CH2CH2SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2Haengsoon Park, David Minick, M. Draganjac, A. W. Cordes, R. L. Hallford and Gordon Eggleton.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 204, (1993), 195-198.

22. Crystal and molecular structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(t-C4H9SH)]BF4.  David Minick,  M. Draganjac, Joey W. Crump and  A. W. Cordes.  J. Cryst. Spec. Res., 23, (1993), 629-632.

23. The S-H Stretching Frequencies in Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes and the Crystal and Molecular Structures of [CpRu(PPh3)2(s-C4H9SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2 and [CpRu(PPh3)2(i-C4H9SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2Haengsoon Park, David Minick, M. Draganjac, Joey W. Crump, A. W. Cordes and Elizabeth M. Holt.  Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci., 47, (1993), 142-144.

24. The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2+ with Trimethylenesulfide.  Synthesis and Molecular and Crystal Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(SC3H6)]CF3SO3Haengsoon Park, M. Draganjac, S. R. Scott, A. W. Cordes and Gordon Eggleton.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 221, (1994), 157-160.

25. Structure of Cyclopentadienylbis(triphenylphosphine)(thioacetamide)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborateC. D. Bryan, A. W. Cordes and M. Draganjac.  Acta Cryst., Sect. C, 50, (1994), 1231-1233.

26. Reaction of Titanocene Dichloride with AcetylenedicarboxylateTanya L. Hagler, M. Draganjac, Paul Nave, J. Ed Bennett, Farooq Khan, R. Engelken, Gerard Williams, Chris Poole and Kwok Fai Yu.  Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci., 48, (1994), 63-66.

27. Thermal Decomposition Studies of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes. II. Effect of Atmosphere on Decomposition.  Benjamin Rougeau and M. Draganjac.  Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci., 48, (1994), 151-153.

28. Molecular structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(C6H11SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2Yanjing Jiang, M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes.  J. Chem. Cryst., 25, (1995), 653-656.

29. Environmental Chemistry as Focus in the Undergraduate Curriculum. D. M. Chittenden, M. E. Draganjac and W. V. Wyatt.  J. Chem. Ed., 72, (1995), 908.

30. Crystal and molecular structure of Cp2Mo(mto), mto = monothiooxalateTanya Hagler, M. Draganjac and Clifton Woods.  J. Chem. Cryst., 25, (1995) 871-874.

31. Structural Assignments in [CpRu(PPh3)2(n-PrSH)]BF4 by NMR Techniques.  Mark Draganjac and Robert Zey.  NMR Exercises for the Undergraduate Laboratory/Classroom, (Central Missouri State University Press, Warrensburg, MO:1995).

32. Molecular structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(tht)]BF4, tht = tetrahydrothiopheneYanjing Jiang, M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes.  J. Chem. Cryst., 26, (1996) 657-660.

33. An Infrared Diode Spectrometer for the Study of Jet Cooled Gases.  A. Bednar, E. Barnett, C. Lindsey, T. Heath, P. Williams, M. Draganjac and S. W. Reeve.  J. Ark. Acad. Sci, 52, (1998) 17-27.

34. Infrared Diode Laser Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled Tungsten Hexacarbonyl.  A. Bednar, C. Lindsey, P. Williams, T. Heath, M. Draganjac and S. W. Reeve.  Proc. 5th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, (1998) 11.

35. Synthesis and Infrared Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Carbonyls.  C. Lindsey, A. Bednar, P. Williams, T. Heath, M. Draganjac and S. W. Reeve.  Proc. 5th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, (1998) 71.

36. Synthesis and molecular structure of [CpRu(1,4,7-S3C6H12)]O3SCF3. M. Green, M. Draganjac, Y. Jiang and A. W. Cordes.  J. Chem. Cryst., 29, (1999), 273-276.

37. Synthesis and Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)(pms)2]OTfl.3/4C2H4Cl2P. M. Nave, M. Draganjac, A. W. Cordes and T. M. Barclay.  J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 53, (1999), 147-149.

38.  Synthesis, molecular structure and computational study of a ruthenium bis(thietane) complex.  Paul M. Nave, M. Draganjac, B. Ward, A.W. Cordes, T.M. Barclay, T. R. Cundari, J. J. Carbó, F. Maseras. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 316, (2001), 13-18.

39. Synthesis of a Ruthenium-Thioxane Complex. A. Wroble, S. Sproles, M. Draganjac, P. M. Nave.  J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 55, (2001), 193-195.

40. Synthesis of a Ruthenium-tetra(tht)dichloride Compound and the Molecular Structure of the partially Oxidized Compound RuCl2(tht)2.2(tht-O)1.8. L. A. Thornton, M. Draganjac, Andres Meza, A. W. Cordes.  J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 55, (2001), 189-190.

41. Synthesis of a Ruthenium Di-Mercaptan Complex.  B. McNew, J. Chittenden, A. Wroble, S. Franks, M. Draganjac, A. W. Cordes.  Proc. J. Ark. Undergrad. Res. Conf., (2001), 185-189.

42. Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2Cl with Six-member cyclothioethers.  Structures of the [CpRu(PPh3)xL]X Complexes (L = pentamethylene sulfide, x = 2, X = BF4-; L = 1,3-dithiane, 1,3,5-trithiane, x = 2, X = CF3SO3-; L = 1,4-dithiane, x = 1, X = BF4- ). Mark Green, M. Draganjac, Yanjing Jiang, Paul M. Nave, A. W. Cordes, C. D. Bryan, J. K. Dixon, S. L. Folkert and C.-H. Yu, J. Chem. Cryst., 33, (2003) 473-479.

43. The Quest for Chain-Link Hydrogen Bonded Capsules: Self-Assembly of C-Methyl Calix[4]resorcinarene with 1,2-bis(5'-pyrimidyl) ethyne. Ivan Georgiev, Charles L. Barnes, Mark Draganjac and Eric Bosch, Crystal Growth and Design, 4, (2004), 235-239.

44. Microwave Syntheses and Thermal Gravimetric Analysis of trans-Hydrogen bis(dimethylsulfoxide)tetrachlororuthenate(III). S. Chui, M. Draganjac, E. Benjamin and B. Rougeau, J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 63, (2009), 180-1.

45. Microwave Synthesis of cis-Dichlorotetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)ruthenium(II). A. Harvey, M. Draganjac, S. Chui, R. Snell, and E. Benjamin,  J. Ark. Acad. Sci., 63, (2009), 185.

 

46. Molecular Structure of fac-aquadichlorotris(dimethylsulfoxide)ruthnium(II). L. Foster, J. Hardin, M. Draganjac, B. C. Noll, J. Ark. Acad. Sci., (2010), 64, 134-5.

 

47. Cavity ringdown laser absorption spectroscopy of 13C2H2 in the 13,300 cm-1 region. Christopher J Lue, Michael N. Sullivan, Mark Draganjac, Scott W. Reeve, J. Mol. Spect., (2012), 273, 6-10.

48. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Chloropentahaptocyclopentadienediphenyl-phosphinoethaneruthenium(II).  S. Muthyala and M. Draganjac, J. Ark. Acad. Sci., (2013), 67, 204-6.

49. Molecular Structure of Pentahaptocyclopentadienebis(tetrahydrothiophene)triphenyl-phosphineruthenium(II) triflate. P. Nave, M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes, J. Ark. Acad. Sci.

(2013), 67, 207-208.

 

50. Synthesis and Characterization of Divalent Metal Complexes with Bipyridylamide Ligands. Ethan P. McMoran, Clement Mugenzi, Kyle Fournier, Mark Draganjac, Donavon Tony, Kwangkook Jeong, Douglas R. Powell, Lei Yang, J. Coord. Chem., (2016), 69, 375-388.

 

51. Spectroscopic Study of Ruthenium-mercaptan Complexes.  Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(n-C5H12SH)]BF4.  Jan Annaratone, M. Draganjac, and David Vicic, Manuscript in preparation.

PRESENTATIONS:

1. Determination of Benzopyrene in Cigarette Smoke Condensate by Liquid-Solid Chromatography.  Mark E. Draganjac, Monte A. Marshall, Jack L. Robinson.  34th Southwest Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Corpus Christi, TX, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1978.

2. Aliphatic Trisulfides. New Versatile Reagents for the Oxidative Addition of Sulfur to Inorganic Complexes.  D. Coucouvanis, E.D. Simhon, P. Stremple, M. Draganjac, M. KanatzidisSymposium on Transition Metal-Sulfur Interactions.  16th Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Normal, IL, June 7-9, 1982.

3. Reactions of First Row Transition Metal Mercaptide Complexes with Dibenzyl Trisulfide.  Brent E. Detering, Dimitri Coucouvanis, Prakash Patil, Philip Stremple, Mark Draganjac.  185th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Seattle, WA, Mar. 20-25, 1983.

4. Reactivity Studies of Two Binary Molybdenum-Sulfur Complexes: MoS92- and Mo2S102-, Mark E. Draganjac, Dimitri CoucouvanisSymposium on Catalytic Chemistry of Transition Metal Sulfide Systems.  186th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Washington, D.C., Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 1983.

5. Synthesis, Structures, and Reactivities of Binary Molybdenum Sulfide Complexes.  D. Coucouvanis, M. Draganjac.  Symposium on Sulfided Clusters; Synthesis, Bonding and Reactivity.  3rd Joint Great Lakes and Central Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Kalamazoo, MI, May 23-25, 1984.

6. The Chemistry of Iron Sulfides in Coal: Coal Characterization and Desulfurization Studies.  T. B. Rauchfuss, M. E. Draganjac.  2nd Annual Contractors' Technical Meeting, Illinois Coal Research Board, Champaign, IL, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1984.

7. The Coordination Chemistry of S-Bound Thiophenes.  Mark Draganjac, Thomas B. Rauchfuss, Charles Ruffing, Elise Benjamin.  19th Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., W. Lafayette, IN, June 10-12, 1985.

8. Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Reactivities of Binary Mo/S Compounds.  D. Coucouvanis, A. Hadjikyriacou, M. Draganjac.  Symposium on Polynuclear Homo- and Heterometallic Compounds with Sulfur Ligands.  18th Central Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Toledo, OH, June 2-4, 1986.

9. The Novel Synthesis of Tetraphenylphosphonium N, N-Dimethyldithiocarbamate.  David Minick, Michael Martin, M. Draganjac, Elizabeth Holt.  7th Memphis State University Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Memphis, TN, Feb. 20, 1987.

10. The Structural Characterization of Copper(I)Halide Complexes of Pyrazine, Quinoxaline and Phenazine.  M. Draganjac, Jeffery Armstrong, Abdas-Sami Malik, Elizabeth M. Holt.  71st Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, North Little Rock, AR, Apr. 3-4, 1987.

11. Desulfurization and Activation of Thiophenes by Iron Carbonyls.  A. E. Ogilvy, T.B. Rauchfuss, M. Draganjac.  194th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., New Orleans, LA, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 1987.

12. Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of [(C5H5)Ru(P(C6H5)3)2(RSH)]BF4.  M. Draganjac, D. Minick.  194th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., New Orleans, LA, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 1987.

13. The Coordination Chemistry of S-Bound Thiophenes, M. Draganjac.  Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK, Invited Lecture, Mar. 10, 1988.

14. Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes, D. Minick, Joey Crump, A.W. Cordes, F. Evans.  72nd Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Russellville, AR, Apr. 1-2, 1988.

15. Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes.  David Minick, Joey Crump, Craig Frayer, M. Draganjac.  Washington University Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 7, 1988.

16. Synthetic Models for Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts.  M. Draganjac.  Hendrix College, Conway, AR, Invited Lecture, Nov. 1, 1988.

17. New Organometallic Dithiooxalate Compounds: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity.  Colin A. Hester, M. Draganjac, A.W. Cordes.  45th Southwest Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Baton Rouge, LA, Dec. 6-8, 1989.

18. Comparison of the Molecular Structures of Monovalent Cation Salts of N,N-Dimethyldithiocarbamate.  Novel Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (PPh4)(S2CN(CH3)2).2H2O.  M. Draganjac, David Minick, E.M. Holt.  74th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 6-7, 1990.

19. Thermal Decomposition Studies of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes.  Benjamin Rougeau, J.E. Bennett, M. Draganjac.  74th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 6-7, 1990.

20. Synthesis of [Ru(CO)2(Se4)2]2-An Octahedral Ru2+ Poly-Selenide.  M. G. Kanatzidis, M. Draganjac, S.-P. Huang, S. Dhingra.  199th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Boston, MA, Apr. 22-27, 1990.

21. The Coordination Chemistry of S-Bound Thiophenes.  M. Draganjac.  University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, Invited Lecture, Feb. 4, 1991.

22. Reactions of [CpRu(PPh3)2]+ with Weak Sulfur Donor Ligands.  M. Draganjac.  University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR, Invited Lecture, Feb. 21, 1991.

23. Reactions of [CpRu(PPh3)2]+ with Weak Sulfur Donor Ligands.  M. Draganjac, David Minick, A.W. Cordes.  201st National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Atlanta, GA, Apr. 14-19, 1991.

24. When Pigs Can Fly.  The Student Affiliate Program at Arkansas State University.  M. Draganjac, S. Deatherage, L. Gilbreath, L. Jenkins and B. RougeauSymposium on Imaginative Approaches to Student Affiliate Sections.  201st National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Atlanta, GA, Apr. 14-19, 1991.

25. Reactions of [CpRu(PPh3)2]+ with Weak Sulfur Donor Ligands.  M. Draganjac.  University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Invited Lecture, May 2, 1991.

26. Reaction of Metallocene Dichlorides with DithiooxalateSynthesis of New Mono- and Dithiooxalate Compounds.  M. Draganjac, Susan Deatherage, Tanya Hagler, Clifton Woods, 47th Southwest Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2-4, 1991.

27. Synthetic Models for HDS Catalysts. M. Draganjac, DOE Site Visit, Fayetteville, AR, Mar. 3-4, 1992.

28. Model for the CO Poisoning of Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts.  Synthesis and Structure of {Ru(CO)[(PPh2SC12H7)]2Cl2}.2CH2Br2.  M. Draganjac, T.B. Rauchfuss, and A.L. Rheingold.  76th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Conway, AR, Apr. 3-4, 1992.

29. Synthetic Models for HDS Catalysts.  M. Draganjac, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, Invited Lecture, Feb. 11, 1993.

30. The S-H Stretching Frequencies in Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes and the Crystal and Molecular Structures of [CpRu(PPh3)2(s-C4H9SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2 and [CpRu(PPh3)2(i-C4H9SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2Haengsoon Park, David Minick, M. Draganjac, Joey W. Crump, A. W. Cordes and Elizabeth M. Holt.  77th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Arkadelphia, AR, Apr. 2-3, 1993.

31. When Pigs Can Fly.  The Student Affiliate Program at Arkansas State University.  28th Oklahoma Meeting-in-Miniature, Durant, Ok, Invited Lecture, Apr. 17, 1993.

32. Thermal Decomposition Studies of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes. II. Effect of Atmosphere on Decomposition.  Benjamin Rougeau and M. Draganjac.  78th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 8-9, 1994.

33. New Organometallic Oligomer.  Reaction of Titanocene Dichloride with Acetylenedicarboxylate.  Tanya L. Hagler, M. Draganjac, Paul Nave, J. Ed Bennett, Farooq Khan, R. Engelken, Gerard Williams, Chris Poole and Kwok Fai Yu.  78th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 8-9, 1994.

34. The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Cyclothioethers.  M. Draganjac, Mark Green, Yanjing Jiang and A. W. Cordes.  78th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 8-9, 1994.

35. Differential Thermal and Gravimetric Analysis of the Cr-O-H2O System.  J. Edward Bennett, M. Draganjac and Eric Barnett.  78th Annual Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting, Jonesboro, AR, Apr. 8-9, 1994.

36. The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2+ with Cyclothioethers.  Mark Green, M. Draganjac, Yanjing Jiang, A. W. Cordes, C. D. Bryan, J. K. Dixon, S. L. Folkert and C.-H. Yu.  15th Annual Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis TN, March 11, 1995.

37. The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Cyclothioethers.  M. Draganjac, Mark Green,  Yanjing Jiang, A. W. Cordes, C. D. Bryan, J. K. Dixon, S. L. Folkert and C.-H. Yu.  210th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Chicago, IL, Aug. 20-24, 1995.

38. Chemistry Carnival '94.  S. Cady, M. Draganjac, C. E. Gerdes, M. Green, S. Hemphill, S. Hemphill, I. Khan, T. McNabb, C. Nicholson, S. Reeve, B. Rougeau, S. Selby, J. Shipman and N. Wright.  210th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Chicago, IL, Aug. 20-24, 1995.

39. Structural Assignments in [CpRu(PPh3)2(n-PrSH)]BF4 by NMR Techniques.  Mark Draganjac and Robert Zey.  30th Midwest Regional Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Joplin, MO, Nov. 1, 1995.

40. Organometallic Ru-S Compounds: Models for the HDS Catalyst/Substrate Interactions.  M. Draganjac, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, Invited Lecture, Feb. 16, 1996.

41. High Resolution Spectroscopic Investigation of Transition Metal Carbonyls and Related Compounds.  A. Bednar, P. Williams, C. Lindsey, E. Barnett, M. Draganjac, and S.W. Reeve.  214th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 7, 1997.

42. Multiple Ligand Substitution of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Tetrahydrothiophene.  Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)(tht)2]Otfl.  Paul M. Nave, Mark Draganjac, Bryon Ward, A. W. Cordes, Tosha M. Barclay. 215th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Dallas, TX, Mar. 29, 1998.

43. High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Manganese Pentacarbonyl Bromide.  A. Bednar, S. W. Reeve, C. Lindsey, P. Williams, M. Draganjac. 215th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Dallas, TX, Mar. 30, 1998.

44. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Jet-cooled Manganese Pentacarbonyl Chloride.  C. Lindsey, S. W. Reeve, T. Bednar , P. Williams, M. Draganjac. 215th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., Dallas, TX, Mar. 30, 1998.

45. Multiple Ligand Substitution of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Tetrahydrothiophene.  Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)(tht)2]OTfl.  Paul M. Nave, Mark Draganjac, Bryon Ward, A. W. Cordes, Tosha M. Barclay. 82nd Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., N. Little Rock, AR, Apr. 3-4, 1998.

46. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled Manganese Pentacarbonyl Halides.  C. Lindsey, A. Bednar, P. Williams, E. Barnett, M. Draganjac, and S.W. Reeve.  82nd Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., N. Little Rock, AR, Apr. 3-4, 1998.

47. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled Molecules.  A. Bednar, C. Lindsey, P. Williams, E. Barnett, M. Draganjac, and S.W. Reeve.  82nd Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., N. Little Rock, AR, Apr. 3-4, 1998.

48. Chemical and Physical Properties of Transition Metal Carbonyl Compounds. C. Lindsey, A. Bednar, P. Williams, M. Draganjac, and S.W. Reeve. 6th Annual Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Symposium, Little Rock, AR, Apr. 24, 1998.

49. Chemical and Physical Properties of Transition Metal Carbonyl Compounds.  A. Bednar,  C. Lindsey, P. Williams, M. Draganjac, and S.W. Reeve. 6th Annual Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Symposium, Little Rock, AR, Apr. 24, 1998.

50. Ligand Substitution Reactions of [CpRu(PPh3)(tht)2]OTfl.  Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)(pms)2]OTfl.C2H4Cl2, pms = pentamethyelene sulfide.  Paul Nave, Mark Draganjac, A. W. Cordes, Tosha M. Barclay. 83rd Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., Russellville, AR, Apr. 2-3, 1999.

51. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Jet-cooled Organometallic Compounds.  Alan Ford, S. Reeve, M. Draganjac. 6th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference. Arkadelphia, AR, Apr. 24, 1999.

52. Synthesis and Structure of a Ruthenium Bisthietane Complex. M. Draganjac,  P. M. Nave, A. W. Cordes, T. M. Barclay, T. Cundari. 218th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., New Orleans, LA, Aug. 22, 1999.

53. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Jet-cooled Organometallic Compounds. S. Reeve, A. Ford, M. Draganjac. 218th National Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., New Orleans, LA, Aug. 25, 1999.

54.  The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Potentially Chelating Heterocycles.  Amanda Throgmartin, Scotty Sproles and M. Draganjac, 20th Annual University of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, March 4, 2000.

55.  Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [CpRu(PPh3)L2]OTfl complexes, L = thietane, tetrahydrothiophene and pentamethylene sulfide.  Scotty Sproles, M. Draganjac, P. M. Nave, M. J. Panigot, Robert W. Curley, Jr., and T. Cundari, 20th Annual University of Memphis Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, March 4, 2000.

56.  The Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2 with Potentially Chelating Heterocycles.  Amanda Throgmartin, Scotty Sproles and M. Draganjac, 7th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, April 28-29, 2000.

57.  Synthesis and Characterization of a Ruthenium-thioxane Complex. Mark Draganjac, Amanda Throgmartin and Scotty Sproles, 220th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2000.

58.  The nature of nonequivalence of the alpha hydrogens of the complex [CpRu(PPh3)(pms)2]OTf: Diastereotopic hydrogens or axial-equitorial exchange? Paul M. Nave, Mark Draganjac, Michael J. Panigot. Robert W. Curley, Jr. and Charles Cottrell,  220th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2000.

59.  Synthesis and Characterization of a Ruthenium-thioxane Complex. Amanda Wroble, Scotty Sproles, M. Draganjac and Paul M. Nave, 85th Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., Conway, AR, April 13-14, 2001.

60.  Synthesis of a Ruthenium-tetra(tht)dichloride Compound.  Potential Precursor for Models of the Active Site of HDS over Laurite.  L. A. Thornton, Jr., M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes, 85th Meeting, Ark. Acad. Sci., Conway, AR, April 13-14, 2001.

61.  Synthesis of Ruthneium Di-Mercaptan Complexes.  Bradley McNew, Julie Chittenden, Amanda Wroble, Steven Franks, M. Draganjac and A. W. Cordes, 8th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, Arkadelphia, AR, April 20, 2001.

62. Integration of the Internet into Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry. Mark Draganjac, 223rd National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Orlando, FL, April 7-11, 2002.

63. The nature of nonequivalence of the alpha hydrogens of the complex [CpRu(PPh3)(pms)2]OTf: Diastereotopic hydrogens or axial-equitorial exchange? Paul M. Nave, Mark Draganjac, Michael J. Panigot, Robert W. Curley, Jr. and Charles Cottrell,  1st Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Memphis, TN, October 5, 2002.

64. Laboratory Experiment: Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium complexes.  M. Draganjac, 2nd Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Conway, AR, March 1, 2003.

65. National Chemistry Week - ASU Style. Mark Draganjac, Jeremy Lamb, Jennifer Woodruff, Casey Oliver, and Student Affiliates, 225th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.

66. Preliminary IR study of the Reaction of CpRu(CO)2+ with organic thiols. Jan Annaratone and M. Draganjac, 87th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Fayetteville, AR, April 4-5, 2003.

67. Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes. Jan Annaratone, M. Draganjac and David Vicic, 3rd Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Fayetteville, AR, September 20, 2003.

68. Chromium-Hexadentate Bipyridyl Complexes as Photoactivators for Protein Electron Transfer. Andrea Hausman, M. Draganjac, Ryan Morgan and Bill Durham, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28 - April 1, 2004.

69. Spectroscopic Study of Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes. Jan Annaratone, M. Draganjac and David Vicic, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28 - April 1, 2004.

70. Focus on Fund Raising - Successful Strategies at Arkansas State University. M. Draganjac, Brad Hamilton, April Adams, Angela Buckman, Angie Huett and Student Affiliates, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28 - April 1, 2004.

71. Steps toward the Synthesis of Thioglycoside Dendrimers. Michael J. Panigot, Angela Buckman, Matt Whiteside, Jeremy Lamb, Andrea Hausman, Bryanna Lies, Ryan Morgan, Mark Draganjac, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28 - April 1, 2004.

72. Green Chemistry. M. Draganjac, Brad Hamilton, April Adams, Angela Buckman, and Student Affiliates, 88th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Jonesboro, AR, April 2-3, 2004.

73. Chromium-Hexadentate Bipyridyl Complexes as Photoactivators for Protein Electron Transfer. Andrea Hausman, M. Draganjac, Ryan Morgan, Angela Buckman, Bryanna Lies and Bill Durham, 88th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Jonesboro, AR, April 2-3, 2004.

74. Steps Toward the Preparation of Thioglycoside Dendrimers. Michael J. Panigot, Jessica Botte, Jeremy Lamb, Megan McDonald, Gayle Nichols, Valerie Orrick, Adam Pearrow, Zachary Roe, Matt Whiteside, Andrea Hausman, Angela Buckman, Bryanna Lies, Ryan Morgan and Mark Draganjac, 88th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Jonesboro, AR, April 2-3, 2004.

75. Demonstration of Virtual ChemLab: Qualitative Inorganic Chemistry v1.0. M. Draganjac, 4th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Jonesboro, AR, April 3, 2004.

76. Attempted Preparation and Reactivity of [ThRu(9S3)](Otf)2; Th = thiophene, 9S3 = 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane. Andrea Hausman and Mark Draganjac, NCUR Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 14-17, 2004.

77.  Steps toward the Synthesis of Thioglycoside Dendrimers. Michael J. Panigot, Angela Buckman, Matt Whiteside, Jeremy Lamb, Andrea Hausman, Bryanna Lies, Ryan Morgan, Mark Draganjac, NCUR Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April 14-17, 2004.

78. Steps Toward the Preparation of Glycoside and Thioglycoside Dendrimers. Michael. J. Panigot and M. Draganjac, 22nd International Carbohydrate Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, July 23 - 27, 2004.

79. Synthesis and metal binding ability of thioglycoside dendrimers. M. J. Panigot, A. R. Buckman, J. Lamb, M. Whiteside, M. McDonald, Z. Roe, A. Pearrow, G. Nichols, M. Draganjac, A. Hausman, B. Lies, R. Sebourn, S. Shannon, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.

80. Toward the Synthesis and Metal Binding Ability of Thioglycoside Dendrimers. Michael J. Panigot, Mark Draganjac, Nisana Andersen, Audra Bowman, Jim Brands, Jessica Buck, Angela Buckman, Bradley Hyman, Sheffield Kent, Bryanna Lies, Brandon Perry, Max Rand, Randi Sebourn, Stephani Shannon, BRIN Biomedical Research Symposium, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 8, 2004.

81. Synthesis of Glycoside and Thioglycoside Dendrimers and Evaluation as Metal Chelators. Michael J. Panigot, Mark Draganjac, Audra Bowman, Randi Sebourn, Justin Yancey, Angela Buckman, Andrea Hausman and Bryanna Lies, 39th ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Manhattan, KS, Oct. 20, 2004.

82. Glycoside Dendrimers as Detoxification Agents for Metals in Tobacco Smoke. Mark Draganjac, Michael J. Panigot, Nisana Andersen, Audra Bowman, Jim Brands, Jessica Buck, Angela Buckman, Bradley Hyman, Sheffield Kent, Bryanna Lies, Brandon Perry, Max Rand, Randi Sebourn, Stephani Shannon, Arkansas Biosciences Institute Fall Research Symposium, Oct. 28, 2004.

83. Glycoside Dendrimers as Potential Chelating Agents. M. Draganjac, Bryanna Lies, 6th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Memphis, TN, March 5, 2005.

84. Synthesis and metal binding ability of thioglycoside dendrimers. Michael J. Panigot, Audra Bowman, Jim Brands, Jessica Buck, Nick Folts, Sheffield Kent, Max Rand, Randi Sebourn, Stephani Shannon, Mark Draganjac, Nisana Andersen, Patrick Blankenship, Bradley Hyman, Bryanna Lies, and Brandon Perry, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13 - 17, 2005.

85. Potential Chelating Agents for Heavy Metals Detoxification from ETS. Bryanna Lies, M. Draganjac, 12th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, Arkadelphia, AR, April 22 -23, 2005.

86. Synthesis and Metal Binding Ability of Thioglycoside Dendrimers. M. J. Panigot, A. Bowman, J. Brands, M. Cook, L. Heard, A. Johnson, S. Kent, M. Rand, R. Sebourn, S. Shannon, B. Sheridan, H. Singletary, B. Swink, M. Draganjac, P. Blankenship, B. Lies. Presented at the 39th National Organic Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2005.

87. Potential chelating agents for heavy metals detoxification from ETS. Bryanna Broadaway, Mark Draganjac, Michael J. Panigot, Jim Brands, Audra Bowman, Sheffield Kent, Lynn Heard, Max Rand, Randi Sebourn, Stephani Shannon, and Brandon Sheridan. 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C. August 28 - 31, 2005.

88. To PP or not to PP?  Mark Draganjac. 8th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Little Rock, AR, March 11, 2006.

89. Halloween ChemMagic Show at Arkansas State University: A new approach. Mark Draganjac, Bryanna Broadaway, Hunter Broadaway, Amanda Harvey, Teague Holmes, Sheffield Kent, Kevin Lyon, Tiffany Moss, Dean Murray, Max Rand, Carolyn Redman, Misty Thompson and Justin Yancey, 231st National ACS meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-28, 2006.

90. An Assessment of the Inorganic Lab Sequence at Arkansas State University. Mark Draganjac. 10th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Springfield, MO, March 3, 2007.

91. Preliminary Investigation of the Microwave Reactions of RuCl3 in DMSO.  Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chui, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. 28th University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Conference, Memphis, TN, Feb. 23, 2008.

92. October at Arkansas State University.  Mark Draganjac, Shannon Hutson, Amanda Harvey, Nicole Noall, Lindy Rodery and Marinda Hutchison.  235th National ACS meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6 -10, 2008.

93. Pre- and post-assessment of general chemistry students. Tillman Kennon, William A. Burns, Mark Draganjac, Kelly Redeker, Carolyn Dowling, Sam Cron, Benjamin Rougeau and Mark Bryant.  235th National ACS meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6 -10, 2008.

94. MICA Inorganic Spectral Data Base. Mark Draganjac, 64th South West Regional ACS Meeting, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 1-4, 2008.

95. Microwave Synthesis of Ruthenium – DMSO Complexes.  Shengkuei Chui, Amanda Harvey, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. 64th South West Regional ACS Meeting, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 1-4, 2008.

96. Greener Synthesis of Ruthenium DMSO Complexes.  Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chui, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. 60th South East Regional ACS Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov. 12-15, 2008.

 

97. Preliminary Thermal Studies of Ru-DMSO-Cl Complexes. Shengkuei Chui, Mark Draganjac, Les Foster, 13th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Beebe, AR, March 7, 2009.

 

98. Microwave assisted synthesis of ruthenium-dmso complexes. Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chui, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. 237th National ACS Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26, 2009.

 

99. Microwave assisted synthesis of ruthenium-dmso complexes. Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chui, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. 93rd Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Clarksville, AR, April 3-4, 2009.

 

100. TGA and DTA studies of selected Ru-dmso complexes. Shengkuei Chui and Mark Draganjac. 93rd Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Clarksville, AR, April 3-4, 2009.

 

101. Nomenclature: What’s in a name?  Mark Draganjac. 15th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Monticello, AR, March 13, 2010.

 

102. IR spectrum of NO. Tiffani Johnson, Williams Burns, Scott Reeve, Mark Draganjac. 15th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Monticello, AR, March 13, 2010.

 

103. Molecular Structure of fac-Ru(dmso)3Cl2OH2Blake Reinhart, Les Foster, Jennifer Hardin,  Mark Draganjac, Bruce Noll. 15th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association,

Monticello, AR, March 13, 2010.

 

104. Preliminary study of the thermally induced condensed phase electron transfer of copper chlorides with electropositive metals. Indrani Kothuru, Mark Draganjac, Les Foster, Jennifer

Hardin. 15th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Monticello, AR, March 13, 2010.

 

105. Molecular Structure of fac-Ru(dmso)3Cl2OH2. Les Foster, Jennifer Hardin, Mark Draganjac, Bruce Noll. 94th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Little Rock, AR, April 9-10,

2010.

 

106. Pre- and post-assessment of general chemistry students. William Burns, Tillman Kennon,  Mark Draganjac, Mike Panigot, Allyn Ontko, Hideya Koizumi, Richard Warby, Sam Cron,

Ben Rougeau, 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 22-25, 2010.

 

107.  Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of Isotopically Labeled Acetylene in the 12,500 - 13,600 cm-1 Region: Observation of a Previously Unreported Vibrational Band. M. N. Sullivan, C.J. Lue, M. E. Draganjac, S. W. Reeve. Joint 66th South West and 62nd South East Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 1-4, 2010.

 

108. Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Cobalt Chloride and Cobalt Bromide with Electropositive Metals. Ragini Kamineni and

Mark Draganjac. 17th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Batesville, AR, March 12, 2011.

 

109. Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Nickel Chloride with Electropositive Metals. Rajeshwari Kamineni and Mark

Draganjac. 17th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Batesville, AR, March 12, 2011.

 

110. Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Cadmium Chloride and Lead Chloride with Electropositive Metals. Vamshi

Addaguduru and Mark Draganjac. 17th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Batesville, AR, March 12, 2011.

 

111. Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Zinc Chloride, Chromium Chloride and Lead Chloride with Electropositive Metals.

Manasa Anumula and Mark Draganjac. 17th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Batesville, AR, March 12, 2011.

 

112. Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (CRLAS) of Isotopically Labeled Acetylene between 12,500 - 13,600 cm-1.   C. J. Lue, M. N. Sullivan, M. E. Draganjac, S. W. Reeve. 66th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 20-24, 2011.

 

113. Microwave Synthesis of CpRu(dppe)Cl. Srikanth Muthyala and Mark Draganjac. 20th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Memphis, TN, October 20, 2012.

 

114. Molecular structure of {(m-dtoxa)[CpRudppe]2}(BF4)2. Jerry Clark, Srikanth Muthyala, Mark Draganjac, Michael Stone and Nikolay Gerasimchuk. 21st Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Conway, AR, March 2, 2013.

 

115. DSC Analysis of the Reaction of Cu with Select Metal Halides. Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong and Mark Draganjac. 21st Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Conway, AR, March 2, 2013.

 

116. Molecular structure of {(m-dtoxa)[CpRudppe]2}(BF4)2. Jerry Clark, Srikanth Muthyala, Mark Draganjac, Michael Stone and Nikolay Gerasimchuk. 97th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Little Rock, AR, April 5-6, 2013.

 

117. Microwave assisted synthesis of chloropentahaptocylopentadienediphenylphosphinoethane-ruthenium(II). Srikanth Muthyala and Mark Draganjac. 97th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Little Rock, AR, April 5-6, 2013.

 

118. Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)(tht)2]Otf. Mark Draganjac, P. M. Nave and A. W. Cordes. 97th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Little Rock, AR, April 5-6, 2013.

 

119. DSC Analysis of the Reaction of Cu with Select Metal Halides. Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong and Mark Draganjac. 97th Meeting, Arkansas Academy of Science, Little Rock, AR, April 5-6, 2013.

 

120. Preliminary analysis of thermally induced condensed phase electron transfer (TICPET) reactions. Mark Draganjac, Sheng-Kuei Chiu, Indrani Kothuru, Vamshi Addaguduru, Manasa Anumula, Rajeshwari Kamineni, Ragini Kamineni, Les Foster, Jennifer Hardin. 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 7, 2013.

 

121. DSC Analysis of the Reaction of Cu with Select Metal Halides. Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong and Mark Draganjac. 246thACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, September 9, 2013.

 

122. Thermal analysis of the reactions of ruthenium(III) chloride or silver chloride with select metals. Mark Draganjac, Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong. 2013 Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Springfield, MO, October 17, 2013.

 

123. TICPET Reactions – an update. Mark Draganjac, Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong, Maqsood Mughal, Michael Newell, Robert Engelken. Meeting, AsTaTe Materials Research, Jonesboro, AR, February 25, 2014.

 

124. TICPET Reactions – an update. Mark Draganjac, Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong, Maqsood Mughal, Michael Newell, Robert Engelken. 23rd Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Jonesboro, AR, March 8, 2014.

 

125. DSC Analysis of the Reaction of Cu with Select Metal Halides. Kyle Fournier, Donovan Tony, David Kwangkook Jeong and Mark Draganjac. 23rd Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Jonesboro, AR, March 8, 2014.

 

126. Preliminary Analysis of Thermal Reactions of Select metals with Chalcogens. Mark Draganjac and Elizabeth Cook. 25th Meeting, Mid-south Inorganic Chemists Association, Russellville, AR, March 7, 2015.

 

THESIS DIRECTED:

1. Jolie Perdrix-Wang, "Synthetic Models for the Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts," 1988.
2. David Minick, "Reactions of [CpRu(PPh3)2] with Weak Sulfur Donor Ligands," 1991.
3. Colin Hester, "Novel Organometallic Dithiooxalate Compounds: Synthesis and Structure," 1993.
4. Haengsoon Park, "Infrared Spectra of Ruthenium Mercaptan Complexes in the S-H Stretching and the Crystal and Molecular Structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(C6H5CH2CH2SH)]BF4.CH2Cl2," 1993.
5. Tanya Hagler, "Synthetic Models for Multi-metal Catalyst Systems," 1993.
6. Randy Teitloff, "Single Phase Models for Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts," 1994.
7. C. E. Gerdes, "Structural and Functional Models for the Active Site of the [Ni/Fe] Hydrogenase Enzyme," 1996.
8. Lisa Gilbreath, "The Characterization of Copper Complexes of Polyoxoanions Containing Arsenic, Selenium, and Tellurium," 1996.
9. Yanjing Jiang, "Effect of Ligand Bulk on C-S Bond Cleavage Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2+ with Sulfur Donor Ligands," 1996.
10. Ben Rougeau, "Thermal Decomposition Studies of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes," 1997.
11. Chohan Muhammed, "Synthetic and Computational Models for the Active Site of [Ni/Fe]Hydrogenase Enzymes," 1997.
12. Jan Annaratone, "Spectroscopic Study of Ruthenium-Mercaptan Complexes," 2004.
13. Shengkuei Chiu, “Microwave Synthesis and Thermal Analysis of Ru-DMSO Complexes,” 2009.

14. Melissa Martin, "The Effect of Active Techniques Combined with Didactic Lecture on Student Achievement," 2009 (co-advisor ).

15. Indrani Kothuru, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Copper Chloride with Electropositive Metals”, 2010.

16. Rajeshwari Kamineni, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Nickel Chloride with Electropositive Metals”, 2010.

17. Vamshi Addaguduru, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Cadmium Chloride and Lead Chloride with Electropositive Metals”, 2010.

18. Manasa Anumula, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Zinc Chloride, Chromium Chloride and Lead Chloride with Electropositive Metals”, 2010.

19. Ragini Kamineni, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermally Induced Condensed Phase Electron Transfer Reactions of Cobalt Chloride and Cobalt Bromide with Electropositive Metals”, 2011.

20. Adam Reinhart, “Select Ruthenium Complexes as Potential Candidates for Thiol Ligation”, 2011.

21. Les Foster, "Investigation of Select Ruthenium Compounds as HDS Catalyst Models", 2011.

22. Srikanth Muthyala, “Microwave Synthesis and Reactions of CpRu(dppe)Cl with Sulfur Containing Ligands”, 2013.

23. Elizabeth G. Cook, “Preliminary Analysis of Thermal Reactions of Select Metals with Chalcogens”, 2014.

24. Kyle Fournier, “TBA”

 

 UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESIS DIRECTED:

1. Amanda Wroble, "Novel Organometallic Ruthenium-Sulfur Complexes: Synthesis of Thioxane and Di-Mercaptan Complexes", 2001.
 



 
 

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