This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry offers Master of Science (MS) degrees in Chemistry, and an online Chemistry-Chemical Education specialization for high school teachers, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in either Chemistry with a specialization in 4 areas:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemical Education
- Environmental Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
or Biochemistry with a specialization in 2 areas:
- Biochemistry
- Biophysical Chemistry
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ETDS from 1976
Utilization of Fly Ash in the Removal of Orthophosphate from Water Samples, Marla Rae Behm
Hypophosphite Photographic Emulsions, Randal A. Johnson
Preparation and Reactions of 1, 5-bis (p-substituted Phenyl) Octahydro-3, 7-Disubstituted-1, 5-Diazocines, Roy R. Odle
ETDS from 1975
Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Effect of Rhenium on Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter Vinelandiiinelandii, Stephen L.R. Erdody
Interactions of Rhenium(V) Chloride and Oxotrichlorobis(Triphenlyphosphine)Rhenium(V) With Selected Solvents, Paul Luther Holm
Metabolic Studies of 2, 2', ³⁶4, ³⁶4', 5, 5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl in Guinea Pigs, Margaret Ann Pearson
Tetrazoline Chemistry, Norman Wallace Rokke
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus: Phosphate Thioesters, Ronnie L. Wilde
ETDS from 1974
A Study of Oxomolybdenum Chelate Compounds of Oxidation States (V) and (IV) When Prepared by Photochemical Reduction of Oxomolybdenum (VI) Complexes in Ethanol Under Inert Atmosphere and by Chemical Reduction, Richard Donald Dendinger
Molecular Orbital Calculations for [Mo(CN)₈]⁴⁻ an Investigation of Eight Coordination Geometries, Patty S. Herman
A Study of the Charge Distribution in Unconjugated Thiocarbonyl Compounds: a Comparison with Carbonyl and Imine Chromophores, John Yuchu Lee
Synthesis of S-(1-diazo-2,2,2-Trifluorethyl) Cysteine Dioxide : A Potential Gutamine Antagonist, Robert M. Olson
Reactions of Reduced Glutathione with Some Methylated Selenium Compounds, Nancy Wendt Thiex
Synthesis of Some Organic Conductive Materials, Margaret Hsien-Chun Wang
ETDS from 1973
Effects of Mimosine on Various Reactions of Amino Acids, Liang-Rong Hwang
A Study of Bisimines of Tetramethyl-1,3-Cyclobutanedione, Edward Albert Schmidt
Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Phosphorothioates, Yuh-Geng Tsay
Applications of New Methods of Structure Determination, Richard Earl Wagner
The Primary Structure of Nifungin, Marvin Lee Withrow
ETDS from 1972
Studies on Reaction of Mimosine with Various Amines and Effects of Mimosine on Tyrosine Decarboxylation, Paul D. Ballata
Electrophilic and Cycloaddition Reactions of 5-methylene-2-norbornene, Tommy Lynn Baruth
Biosynthesis of Canavanine, Shu-Chiung W. Chen
Density, Viscosity, and Electrical Conductance of Sodium and Potassium Hydroxide in Concentrated Aqueous Solution, Warren Lee Erdahl
Examination of Transannular Participation via SCF-MO Calculations and Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Ronald D. Schultz
The Photochemistry of tetramethyl-3-thio-1,3-cyclobutanedione, Mason Ming-Sun Shen
Synthesis of 3-deoxy-N-acetylglucosamine and Attempted Synthesis of 4-deoxy-N-acetylglucosamine as Possible Antibacterial Agents, Gary C. Van Riper
ETDS from 1971
Crystal and Molecular Structures of Bis-tetramethylammonium Hexabromouranate (IV) and Bis-tetramethylammonium Dioxotetrabromouranate (VI), Donald Dean Dickerson
Molybdenum Phthalocyanine Compounds, Robert John Losinski
Synthesis and Room Temperature NMR Analysis of Dimethylpiperazines, David L. Lyle
The Chemistry of Some Unusual Carbodiimides, Donald Melvin Plautz
Synthesis and Pyrolysis of Dichlorocyclopropanol Lactones, Avon J. Whitehead
ETDS from 1970
The Preparation of Some Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes, Linda Fay Bowden
The Primary Structure of Selected Peptides from Chymotryptic Digests of Nifungin, Burton D. Cardwell
An Infrared Investigation of Triphenylphosphine, Triphenylphosphine Oxide, and some of their Complexes, Lynne L. Haas
I. Low Temperature Deoxygenation Reactions Involving Dihalophosphites. II. The Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus : Evidence for an SNl(P) Mechanism, Henry Liland Horten
Physical and Chemical Properties of Unconjugated Thiones, Patrick Nicols
ETDS from 1969
The Ionic Requirement for Isolation of Stable Polyribosomes from Cereal Plants and its Relation to Sulfhydryl Protection, Merlin Dennis Breen
The Chemistry of Rhenium (V) Chloride, George Warren Eastland
Reactions of Oxotrichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)rhenium(V), Melvin Leitheiser
Studies on the Gallium-iodine and Scandium-iodine Systems, Hsu-Yuan Li
Phosphate Derivatives of 5-fluorouracil as Anticancer Compounds, Ho-Chih Lin
Vaporization of Scandium Chloride, William Vincent Lucas
Trimethylselenonium Chloride Metabolism and Toxicity in the Rat, Boyd D. Obermeyer
The Preparation and Pyrolysis of 2-methyl-4-alkyl(aryl)semicarbazides, Bob Edwin Sherwood
Biological Activity of Trimethylselenonium-selenium and Influence of Vitamin E on its In Vivo Formation in Rats Using a Torula Yeast Diet, David Ding Tsair Tsay
ETDS from 1968
The Mechanism of Alkyl Migrations in Nitrogen ylids, Wesley J. Bruxvoort
Reactions of Ethyl Azodicarboxylate with Amines, Frank Ross Farr
Lipid Analysis of Maturing Crambe Seed, Dwayne Walter Rehfeld
The Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus, Edward Albert Schmidt
Conductance Studies of Concentrated Solutions of Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide Electrolytes, Andrew Ling-Wei Woo
ETDS from 1967
On the Nature of Some Selenium Losses from Soils and Waters, Ghaleb Musa Abu-Erreish
A Study of Dioxane-water and Dioxane-dioxane Interactions, Joel William Beckmann
Isolation of Anti-tuberculosis Agent from Korean Soils Containing Decayed Organic Materials, Jong Myong Kim
ETDS from 1966
Lipid and Amino Acid Studies of Selenium Toxicity with the Rat, Mary Jane Abraham
The Isolation, Identification and Quantitative Determination of Some of the Organic Constituents of Prunus domestica, Juel Luverne Melstad
ETDS from 1965
The Decomposition of Ditriphenylmethyl Peroxide in Concentrate Sulfuric Acid, John Rodney Parker
ETDS from 1963
Identification of Dimethyl Selenide as a Respiratory Product from Organisms Administered Selenium Compounds, James Donald Froom
Trisaccharides of the Onion (Allium cepa), Betsy Anne Slagle
ETDS from 1962
Corona Induced Bond Cleavage in Gaseous Fluorocarbons, Virginia Rose Widstrom
ETDS from 1961
The Kinetics and Thermodynamics of the Diels-Alder Reaction Between Anthracene and Maleic Anhydride, Donald Bruce Dahm
The Mechanism of the Periodic Acid Oxidation of (Bicyclopentyl)-l,l'-dio, Richard John Falk
The Dielectric Properties of Mixtures of Organic Compounds and Perfluoropropane, Vei-shi Chen Ho
Interaction of Selenite and Arsenite on Amino Acids and Related Compounds, Eddy Miedema
ETDS from 1960
An Investigation of the Kinetics and Thermodynamics of the reaction Between Maleic Anhydride and 9,10-dichloroanthracene, Budd L. Duncan
The Chemical Effects of Gamma Radiation on Blood Sugar, Linda Kay Rames
ETDS from 1959
A Spectrophotometric Investigation of the System Iron (III) Perchlorate-Ethylene Glycol-Water, Glenn H. Allcott
A Study of the Effect of Ammonium Hydroxide, Acetone, and Phenol on the Transference Number of Copper (II) Ion, Joe Boyd Coacher
Further Attempts to Isolate and Identify the Selenium Protective Factor of Linseed Oil Meal, Russell Lewis Larson
ETDS from 1958
The Amino Acid Composition of Four Varieties of Rice from India, Devaki B. Kripalani
The Effect of Horseradish Peroxidase on Some Organic Peroxides, Dennis Lietz
Studies on the Analysis and Esterification of Cholesterol, Marvin Lee Withrow
ETDS from 1957
Studies Concerned with Selenium Poisoning in Rats, Robert David Romanowski
ETDS from 1956
The Condensation of the Aminophenols with Maleic Anhydride, Robert H. Becker
Investigations of Methyl Donors and Linseed Oil Meal in Alleviating Selenium Poisoning, Eriks Leitis
Modification of Selenium Distribution in the Rat, Ivan S. Palmer
The Effects of Temperature and Leaf Sugar Content on the Electrical Conductance of Strawberry Leaf Exudates, Kenneth C. Schneider
ETDS from 1954
A Microchemical Modification of the McCarthy and Sullivan Method for the Determination of Methionine, Emilia Rodelas Joson
ETDS from 1953
The Condensation of Phenols with Maleic Annhydride [i.e. anhydride], George W. Engstrom
A Survey of the Literature Concerning Hindered Phenols and a Preliminary Study of the Oxidation of the Hindered Phenol, 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, John M. Erickson
ETDS from 1952
Experiments with Selenium 79 and Selenium 75 Preparatory to Studies of the Metabolic Pathways of Selenium in Plants Using Radioisotopes as Tracers, Ronald R. Johnson
ETDS from 1951
The Condensation of Phenols with Maleic Anhydride, Leslie D. Kamstra
ETDS from 1949
Separation of the Selenium Compounds in Seleniferous Plant Protein Hydrolysates by Paper Partition Chromatography, Arnold L. Smith
An Improved Method for the Determination of Crude Fiber and Nitrogen Extract of Feeds, Robert Alvin Wilcox
ETDS from 1948
Lignin, Cellulose and Crude Fiber Changes in Maturing Western Wheatgrass: (Agropyron smithii Rybd.), Chester R. Anderson
Some Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on the Nitrogen and Carbohydrate Metabolism of the Corn Plant, Clifford H. Hullinger
ETDS from 1945
Normal Levels for Hemoglobin, Phosphorus, Calcium, Carotene, and Vitamin A for Broad-Breasted Bronze Turkeys, Twila M. Paulsen
ETDS from 1941
A Nephelometric Study of Silver Bromide Sols, Charles A. Kinsley
The Condensation of Phenols with Succinic and Maleic Anhydrides, Lewis L. Sisson
ETDS from 1939
ETDS from 1938
The Effects of Certain Salts upon the Saccharogenic Activity of Three Typical Enzymes, George F. Gastler
ETDS from 1937
An Investigation of Some Addition Complexes of Magnesium Bromide with Organic Substances, John E. Martin
ETDS from 1936
An Investigation into the Bromate Method of Manganese Determination, Ray A. Bunday
ETDS from 1935
Selenium in Proteins from Toxic Foodstuffs, Edgar Page Painter