Agapie, Theodor

Combined from CaltechTHESIS committee

• Zhao, Zhenqi (Steven) (2025) Synthesis of Strained Systems via Vinyl Carbocation Intermediates; 10.7907/xcmv-0060
• Cho, Hyungdo (2025) Development of Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Alkyl Electrophiles: Synthesis and Mechanism; 10.7907/1008-m865
• Le, Linh Nguyen Vuong (2024) Partial Synthetic Models of the FeMoco Nitrogenase Cluster with Bridging C-Based Ligands; 10.7907/9xgc-d212
• Cusumano, Alexander Quinn (2024) Asymmetric Pericyclic Transformations from Reactive Palladium Intermediates; 10.7907/b0wn-wt67
• Bruening, Meaghan Ann (2024) Applications of Synthesis in Copolymer Upcycling, Reduction of CO₂, Ligand Non-Innocence, and New Weakly-Coordinating Anions; 10.7907/dm7p-vv68
• Heim, Gavin Paul (2024) Molecular Tuning of Electrocatalysts for Generation of Commodity Chemicals; 10.7907/dm95-6856
• Cusumano, Alexander Quinn (2024) Asymmetric Pericyclic Transformations from Reactive Palladium Intermediates; 10.7907/b0wn-wt67
• Turro, Raymond Farnon (2023) Mechanistic Investigations and Development of Ni-Catalyzed Cross- Electrophile Coupling Reactions; 10.7907/na61-ed84
• Kim, Seong Shik (Steve) (2023) Design Rules for Multi-Electron Systems in Next-Generation Batteries: From Mg Electrode-Electrolyte Interface to Anion Redox Activation in Li-Rich Sulfides; 10.7907/v52j-t589
• Casselman, Tyler Daniel (2023) Unveiling Incipient Reactivity via Tandem Hydrosilylation Reaction Cascades and the Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophane A; 10.7907/92b3-2d90
• Gan, Quan (2023) Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers by Ring Expansion and Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization; 10.7907/g9em-gt08
• Xiong, Shuoyan (2023) Insertion of Olefins into Nickel Alkyl Complexes: Mechanistic Studies and Polymerization Catalysis; 10.7907/n59w-qg36
• Versaw, Brooke Ann (2023) Thermally and Mechanically Responsive Platforms for Functional Polymeric Materials; 10.7907/2hwm-af78
• Barber, Ross William (2023) Mechanophore Strategies for the Development of Polymers with Mechanically Gated Responsive Behavior; 10.7907/wgnw-zq30
• Shiau, Angela Ann (2023) Tetranuclear CaMn₃O₄ and Mn₄O₄ Complexes as Spectroscopic Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II; 10.7907/hdx3-fe49
• Kerkovius, Jeffrey Kevan (2023) Total Synthesis of Lupin Alkaloids, Diterpenoid Alkaloids, and Progress Towards the Myrsinane Diterpenes; 10.7907/y6rd-nm97
• Scott, Anna Gustavus (2023) MFeS Clusters as Models for Complex Multimetallic Systems; 10.7907/v161-td03
• Shimozono, Alexander Mitsuo (2023) The Development of Ni-Catalyzed Methods for Application in Total Synthesis; 10.7907/h0w0-1d25
• Schild, Dirk Jacob (2022) Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Iron Hydrides in Nitrogen Fixation and Proton Coupled Electron Transfer from C-H bonds; 10.7907/1ytm-7s85
• Ribson, Ryan Dillon (2022) Spectroscopic Characterization of Electronic and Magnetic Relaxation Phenomena in Molecular Systems; 10.7907/e2mj-qs04
• Zhang, Juner (2022) New-to-Nature Selective C-H Alkylation Using Engineered Carbene Transferases; 10.7907/4kv8-f830
• MacArdle, Siobhán Gaustad (2022) Analytical Chemistry Investigations Toward Understanding the Mechanism of Nitrogenase from Azotobacter vinelandii and the Role of the 4Fe-4S Cluster of Dna2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae; 10.7907/afrw-sx78
• Freas, Dylan Joshua (2022) The Synthesis of Diverse Families of Organic Compounds via Nickel-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions; 10.7907/e76h-vh27
• Arnett, Charles Haden (2021) Multimetallic Models of the Nitrogenase Active Site; 10.7907/fgje-ns05
• Fajardo, Javier, Jr. (2020) Transition Metal Complexes for Challenging Reductive Transformations: From Nitrogen Fixation Catalysts to Photoreductants; 10.7907/0fgd-j835
• Hirscher, Nathanael Allen (2020) Investigation of Ethylene Tetramerization Catalysis from Structurally-Defined Organochromium Compounds; 10.7907/GVYR-MV95
• Deegan, Meaghan Marie (2020) Small Molecule Reactivity of Trisphosphine-Supported Iron and Cobalt Complexes; 10.7907/QDAW-M003
• Li, Jiaming (2020) Concise Total Syntheses of ∆¹²-Prostaglandin J Natural Products Using Stereoretentive Metathesis; 10.7907/Q78K-7R18
• Chalkley, Matthew J. (2020) Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Nitrogen Fixation; 10.7907/FE9D-9K14
• Gu, Nina Xiao (2020) Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Thiolate-Supported Metalloradicals; 10.7907/8zwz-gh20
• Schuman, David Phillip (2020) Development and Mechanistic Investigation of Potassium Tert-Butoxide Catalyzed C–H Silylation; 10.7907/248y-cp18
• Al-Saihati, Zainab Ahmed (2020) C(sp³)–H Activation via Dehydrogenation of Cyclic and Heterocyclic Alkanes by Single-Site Iridium Pincer Ligated Complexes; 10.7907/tsge-5m91
• Hannoun, Kareem Imad (2019) Mechanistic Study of Cu-Mediated, Photoinduced C–S Bond Formation and Demonstration of Electrochemical Ammonia Production by a Surface-Attached Iron Complex; 10.7907/R9EJ-KX83
• Lee, Heui Beom (2019) Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Tetranuclear Mn4O4 and CaMn3O4 Complexes as Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem II; 10.7907/S6NR-3N42
• Sampson, Jessica (2019) Nuclearity and π-π Interaction Effects on Olefin Polymerization and Coordination Chemistry; 10.7907/1BT2-BR52
• Reed, Christopher John (2019) Activation of Nitric Oxide and Water by Transition Metal Clusters Relevant to Active Sites in Biology; 10.7907/QWMZ-HA45
• Loskot, Steven Anthony (2019) Applications of the Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation Toward the Synthesis of Complex Natural Products; 10.7907/TZHG-9B35
• Low, Choon Heng (Marcus) (2019) Hemilabile, Non-Innocent (Poly)arylene Donors for Accessing Novel Reactivity at Transition Metal Centers; 10.7907/BQJM-BN49
• Buscagan, Trixia Marie (2018) Transition Metals as Catalysts for Cross-Coupling and Dinitrogen Fixation; 10.7907/Z98P5XPM
• Ahmed, Tonia Sarah (2018) Achieving High Stereoselectivity in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions for Organic and Polymer Synthesis; 10.7907/KCM2-6W92
• Thompson, Niklas Bjarne (2018) A Synthetic Nitrogenase: Insights into the Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by a Single-Site Fe Catalyst; 10.7907/T4WQ-TM68
• Ahn, Jun Myun (2018) Copper Carbazolides in Photoinduced C–N Couplings; 10.7907/H8AP-G249
• Buss, Joshua Alan (2018) Molybdenum Para-Terphenyl Diphosphine Complexes; 10.7907/SJTG-3388
• Nesbit, Mark Allen (2018) Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Metalloboranes: Reactivity, Catalysis, N2 Activation and Stabilization of Reactive N2Hx Ligands; 10.7907/Z9G15Z28
• Matson, Benjamin David (2018) Interplay of Proton Transfer, Electron Transfer and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Transition Metal Mediated Nitrogen Fixation; 10.7907/Z9MS3R0Z
• Ratani, Tanvi Siraj (2018) Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed C-N and C-C Bond Formation and Photocatalytic Co-Mediated Nitrite Reduction to N₂O: Reactivity and Mechanism; 10.7907/Z9ZP44BF
• Orazov, Marat (2017) Development and Characterization of Catalytic Systems for Biomass-Derived Chemical Feedstocks; 10.7907/Z9X63JZZ
• Toutov, Anton Alexandrovich (2017) Alkaline Salts of Sodium and Potassium: from C–X Reduction to C–H Functionalization and Beyond; 10.7907/Z9VM499F
• Duquette, Douglas Charles (2017) Highly Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Reactions of Carbocyclic Enaminones and Acyclic Substrates; 10.7907/Z9S46Q0P
• Brand, Stephen Kramer (2017) I. Tin Silsesquioxanes as Analogs for the Open and Closed Sites in Tin-Containing Zeotype Beta and II. Enantiomerically Enriched, Polycrystalline Molecular Sieves; 10.7907/Z96T0JPX
• Roske, Christopher William (2017) Towards a Hydrobromic Acid Splitting Device Using Earth-Abundant Materials; 10.7907/Z9NS0RWS
• O'Connor, Nicholas R. (2017) Methodological Developments and Synthetic Applications of Strained Rings and Allylic C-H Functionalization of Hindered Substrates; 10.7907/Z9JS9NF6
• Haley, Christopher Keating (2016) Aryne Reactions in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Molecules; 10.7907/Z9QN64P5
• Rittle, Jonathan Daniel (2016) Proton-Coupled Reduction of N₂ Facilitated by Molecular Fe Complexes; 10.7907/Z9QJ7F7D
• Lionetti, Davide (2016) Heterometallic Complexes as Models of Enzymatic Active Sites; 10.7907/Z98G8HMT
• Edouard, Guy Anthony (2016) Late Transition Metals Supported by Aryl Ethers and Phenoxides Bearing Pendant Phosphines: Mechanistic Insights Relevant to Ether C-O Bond Cleavage; 10.7907/Z9Z60KZJ
• Creutz, Sidney E. (2016) Design, Synthesis, and Study of Novel Platforms for Iron-N2 Chemistry and Photoinduced, Copper-mediated C-N Bond Formation; 10.7907/Z92V2D1M
• Han, Seojung (2016) I. Synthetic Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products – Communesin F, Perophoramidine and Ineleganolide. II. Nickel Catalyzed Intramolecular C–O Bond Formation; 10.7907/Z9NV9G6M
• Horak, Kyle Tadashi (2016) The Design and Synthesis of Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Non-innocent Ligand Scaffolds for Small Molecule Activation; 10.7907/Z9TB14VB
• Regan, Clinton Joseph (2016) Photochemical Strategies to Decage Organic Compounds; 10.7907/Z9C53HTF
• Henthorn, Justin Travis (2016) Molybdenum Quinonoid Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity; 10.7907/Z9V40S53
• Suseno, Sandy (2015) Homo- and Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Multinucleating Ligands; 10.7907/Z9668B43
• Fong, Henry (2015) Metallaboratrane Facilitated E‒H Bond Activation and Hydrogenation Catalysis; 10.7907/Z9TX3C9P
• Kanady, Jacob Steven (2015) Models of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II; 10.7907/Z9C53HS0
• Lee, Chung Whan (2015) Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Curcusone C and Mechanistic Elucidation of an Unexpected Rearrangement; 10.7907/Z9J964C4
• Liu, Yiyang (2015) Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative and Decarbonylative Transformations in the Synthesis of Fine and Commodity Chemicals; 10.7907/Z9NZ85NC
• Furst, Ariel Lesa (2015) DNA-Mediated Charge Transport Devices for Protein Detection; 10.7907/Z9KH0K88
• Herbert, Myles Benton (2014) Z-Selectivc Olefin Metathesis using Chelating Ruthenium Alkylidene Catalysts; 10.7907/M04T-PP58
• Holder, Jeffrey Clinton (2014) The Development of an Asymmetric Palladium-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition and Its Application Toward the Total Syntheses of Taiwaniaquinoid Natural Products; 10.7907/EW6K-2D88
• Bermejo-Deval, Ricardo (2014) Reaction of Glucose Catalyzed by Framework and Extraframework Tin Sites in Zeolite Beta; 10.7907/6AYX-9086
• Fu, Ross (2014) Iridium and Rhodium Analogues of the Shilov Cycle Catalyst; and The Investigation and Applications of the Reduction-Coupled Oxo Activation (ROA) Mechanistic Motif towards Alkane Upgrading; 10.7907/WY3F-DZ94
• Kelley, Paul (2014) Fundamental Studies of Carbon Oxygen Bond Activation in Nickel Diphosphine Ether Complexes. And, Metallomacrocycles as Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum-Bridged Bisglyoximato Complexes of Iron and Cobalt; 10.7907/ZKZ0-TP24
• Anderson, John Stuart (2014) Catalytic Conversion of Nitrogen to Ammonia by an Iron Model Complex; 10.7907/NS23-B474
• Klet, Rachel Christine (2014) Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions from Bis(carbene)-Platinum(II) Complexes and Olefin Polymerization and Oligomerization using Group 4 Post-Metallocene Complexes ; 10.7907/WRTW-6Z10
• Ener, Maraia Emily (2014) Electron Flow Through Cytochrome P450; 10.7907/CFD7-DK06
• Radlauer, Madalyn Rachel (2014) Bimetallic Olefin Polymerization Catalysis: Mechanisms and Applications of Proximal Effects; 10.7907/9MQM-7R57
• Tsui, Emily Yuan (2014) Transition Metal Clusters Supported by Multinucleating Ligand Frameworks as Models of Biological Active Sites; 10.7907/CWJ4-QQ41
• Lattimer, Judith Rebecca Cabelli (2014) Functionalization of Si(111) Surfaces and the Formation of Mixed Monolayers for the Covalent Attachment of Molecular Catalysts in Photoelectrochemical Devices; 10.7907/5EJQ-5134
• Lenton, Taylor Nichole Baker (2014) Bis(thiophenolate)pyridine Pincer Ligands and Trivalent Zirconocene Complexes Relevant to Earlv Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts; 10.7907/FPP5-0461
• Santori, Elizabeth Anne (2013) Si Microwire Array Photoanodes for Artificial Photosynthetic Devices; 10.7907/5YDX-5Y66
• Williamson, Heather R. (2013) Engineering Multi Step Electron Tunneling Systems in Proteins; 10.7907/BRZJ-YZ76
• Suess, Daniel Leif Migdow (2013) Reactions of Small Molecules Facilitated by Metal-Acceptor Interactions; 10.7907/Q4B0-AG41
• Coelho, Pedro de Souza Leão (2013) Olefin Cyclopropanation and Carbon-Hydrogen Amination via Carbene and Nitrene Transfers Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes; 10.7907/HSPH-AF89
• Takaoka, Ayumi (2012) Investigations on Low-Valent Group 8 and 9 Metalloradicals; 10.7907/ZN62-KX32
• Mendoza-Cortes, Jose Luis (2012) Design of Molecules and Materials for Applications in Clean Energy, Catalysis and Molecular Machines Through Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations; 10.7907/PQ74-HK88
• O'Leary, Leslie Esther (2012) Mixed Functionality Semiconductor Surfaces: Formation, Characterization, Interfacial Dynamics, and Applications; 10.7907/Y5DE-5W95
• Whited, Charlotte A. (2011) Tuning Nitric Oxide Synthase: Investigating the Thiolate "Push" and No Release; 10.7907/PZAY-WQ64
• Miller, Alexander James Minden (2011) Emissive Monocopper Amidophosphine Complexes and Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide; 10.7907/SPH6-R695
• Lancaster, Kyle Matthew (2011) Outer-Sphere Effects on the Copper Sites of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Azurins; 10.7907/9HZZ-XE74
• Whited, Matthew Thomas (2009) Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Small-Molecule Activation at Low-Valent Iron, Cobalt, and Iridium Centers; 10.7907/4N3R-5194