Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Synthesis Of Methyl Chlorsilanes, Arthur E. Lessor Jr.

Honors Theses

The reaction of methyl magnesium chloride and methyl magnesium iodine with silicohloroform gave a mixture of methyl dichlorsilane, dimethyl chlorsilane, trimehtyl silane, and an unfientified high boiling liquid which gave no chlorine on analysis.

Viscosity-Temperature Relations Of Naphthalene In Benzene, Leighton Hartwell Peebles Jr.

Honors Theses

A study was made of multi-benzene ring compounds dissolved in benzene in order to discover any relationship between viscosity, density, and temperature. However, as there was insufficient time, only solutions of naphthalene dissolved in benzene were studied.

Taurine, George William Schnabel

Honors Theses

This thesis is a primary investigation into a new synthesis of taurine. The sulfite of ethylene glycol is reacted with ammonium hydroxide to produce taurine.

The Determination Of Particle Terminal And Transport Velocities, Bertram C. Raynes

Honors Theses

The movement of finely divided material in chemical process equipment is becoming the object of much present-day study. In industrial practice, the ability to predict the behavior of small bodies moving through a fluid medium or being moved by a fluid medium must be based upon data relating to physical properties of both the particle and the fluid; these physical properties should be those which can be readily determined.

A particle falling through a fluid medium will achieve a steady state velocity if it is allowed to fall until its acceleration becomes zero. This steady state rate of fall is …

The Effect Of Heat Aging Upon Silicone Rubber Compounds, Jonathan Rodney Learn

Honors Theses

Silicone rubber compounds are high temperature rubber-like materials consisting of silicone gum, a filler, and a curing catalyst. The filler is added to the rubber to give good molding properties and also good tensile strength and elongation. The data in this thesis shows that the compounds which had the best heat aging properties consisted of 100 parts of silicone rubber and 0.5 parts of' benzoyl peroxide as the curing catalyst, with titanium dioxide as the filler.

The Catalytic Vapor Phase Alkylation Of Phenol By Alcohols, Robert Lemieux

Honors Theses

The object of this research is to study the reactions between phenol and various alcohols, using an activated alumina catalyst, at a temperature of 325 degrees Celsius. The alcohols, which are studied, are methyl, ethyl, and benzyl alcohol, respectively.

The Effect Of Certain Reagents On The Consolute Temperature Of The Phenol And Water System, Donna Louise Bleck

Bachelors’ Theses

The phenol water system was one of the first of a number of partially miscible liquid systems to be investigated. The mutual solubility has been determined for the pure system at various temperatures and pressures by many investigators.

Particularly interesting is the effect of the addition of a third substance on the mutual solubility of this system.

It is, the purpose of this work to determine the effect of certain previously untried substances on the mutual solubility of phenol and water by investigation of the critical solution temperature before and after their addition. The compounds used have been selected on …

Study Of Ether Soluble Factor From Urine Capable Of Reducing The Viscosity Of Gelatin, Lawrence H. Docta

Bachelors’ Theses

Leonard Driss reported that urine contained an ether soluble factor capable of reducing the viscosity of a gelatin solution.

This thesis intends to further investigate-this point · and to determine the nature of the viscosity reducing factor. Also, to further investigate the phenomena reported by Driss that male urines obtained soon after emission had a greater amount of this viscosity reducing factor than normal urine.

The Possibility Of Using Gelatin As A Substrate In Determining The Effect Of Ph On The Activity Of Hyaluronidase, Robert P. O'Driscoll

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this research is as follows:

1. To determine the feasibility of using gelatin as a substrate for hyaluronidase.
2. To determine the optimum pH for the enzyme acting upon a gelatin substrate.
3. To determine qualitatively and quantitatively if reducing sugars are present in the substrate after action by the enzyme.

The work on hyaluronidase is relatively new. However it is the most extensively studies mucolytic enzyme.

A Study Of Steric Inhibition Of The Pfitzinger Reaction, Robert Earl Stobaugh

Masters Theses

(From Introduction)

A survey of the Pfitzinger reaction reveals that little attention has been given to the steric factors likely to govern the course of the condensation; a major part of the research done has dealt with its value as a synthetic tool.

The primary purpose of this work was to add further information concerning steric inhibition in the Pfitzinger reaction; it was also hoped that the cinchoninic acids obtained might show physiological activity.

A Study Of Magnesium Silicate As A Base Matrix Material For Fluorescent Materials, John D. Hopperton

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

The purpose of the work herein described and discussed was to study the phosphor system built upon magnesium silicate as a base matrix material.

The particular phase of this study undertaken was a comprehensive survey of the activator materials, and an exhaustive study of one or two of these activator materials.

The Chromatographic Separation Of Gilsonite, Harold Albert Bezzant

Theses and Dissertations

Separation of natural hydrocarbon minerals into their constituents non-destructively is a very difficult problem. A non-destructive analysis of the hydrocarbon minerals is essential to their wise utilization. Chromatography represents a non-destructive means of separating adsorbable substances non-destructively with a high degree of purity. The chromatographic separation is based upon the simple principle of the difference in adsorption affinity of compounds for a particular adsorbent. The chromatographic separation of gilsonite was, therefore, undertaken in an effort to prove that the adsorbable compounds of this hydrocarbon mineral could be separated by this simple non-destructive method. The first chromatographic columns of alumina, silica …

An Investigation Of The Dissociation Of Certain Cyclohexane Derivatives Of Aliphatic Acids, Jack Norman Finch

Master's Theses

For years it has been known that certain cyclic derivatives of aliphatic acids show hormone activity as growth regulators for some plants, and popular acceptance and application of the regulators has been remarkably rapid. Two commercially available growth regulating substances are indoleacetic acid and phenylacetic acid. Others also include indolebutyric acid and naphthaleneacetic acids (13). There are also certain phenoxy derivatives of acetic acid such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (commonly called 2,4 D), which have specific destructive effects to growing plants. Many derivatives of phenoxyacetic acid have been prepared, their physical properties determined, and an attempt made to correlate molecular …

The Preparation Of M-Ethylphenol And M-Phenylphenol From Resorcinol, Ronald Kenith Robins

Theses and Dissertations

The lack of a convenient method for the synthesis of m-alkylphenols has long been recognized by organic chemists. Within recent years the study of the physiological properties of these compounds and their derivatives, particularly the curare analogues, has caused much more concern to be placed upon a satisfactory method of synthesis. The problem of their synthesis offered an interesting study in synthetic organic chemistry. Both groupd, the alkyl group and the hydroxyl group of a meta-alkylated phenol, direct to the ortho and para positions. This makes it impossible to prepare the m-alkylphenols by the usual procedures employed in the synthesis …

Qualitative Reactions Of Chlorine On Titaniferous Slags At Elevated Temperatures Without The Use Of Catalysts, Richard K. Brehm

Bachelors’ Theses

For the past twenty-five centuries man's mastery of nature has been based largely on his ability to produce and work iron into implements, tools, and machines. This has been due to the relatively simple task of converting abundant iron ores to metallic iron. No other common metal has the durability of iron. Aluminum has sometimes been called the second most important structural metal, but its extreme softness, even in its alloys, and low melting point have barred it from heavy duty applications. Pound for pound it is stronger than iron, but its bulk is a disadvantage.

Regardless of its durability …

The Reduction Of P-Tolyl Methyl Ether., Gustav Paul Dinga

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Haury And Ballard's Method Of Production Of Diketones, Daniel Mathew Fabishak

Bachelors’ Theses

This investigation was undertaken to determine the feasibility of preparing certain diketones by the new and novel method proposed by Haury and Ballard.

Synthesis Of Imidazolines, Diazepines, Triazepines And Imidazolidones From A 1, 2-Diamine And 1, 1-Dicarboxylic Esters., Irwin J. Pachter

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

In view of the inconclusive character of much of the above mentioned work, a further investigation of the reactions between 1, 2-diamines and dicarboxylic esters of the type CH3CH2OOCXCOOCH2CH3(X=CH2, CHR, NH) seemed warranted. In our present investigation we were guided by three main considerations.

Electrolyte Equilibria In Blood, Edward J. Fitzsimons

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Cleavage Of Acylacetonitriles By Phenylmagnesium-Bromide., Murrell Pinckney Morris

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Electrophoretic Studies Of A Synthetic Rubber-Like Lastex., Hulen Brown Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Spectrophotometric Study Of Some Deuterium Substituted Toluenes--Infrared Region., Olen Alvin Nance

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Separation Of The Selenium Compounds In Seleniferous Plant Protein Hydrolysates By Paper Partition Chromatography, Arnold L. Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1943 Franke reported that the protein of "allolied" or "toxic" wheat carried the toxicant, and Franke and Painter in 1935 reported that those "toxic" proteins contained selenium which was in organic combination in the protein. There has been much speculation regarding the possibility of selenium replacing sulfur in the amino acids cysteine and methionine. The toxicity of selenium in selenium analogs of these compounds is similar to that of selenium occurring naturally in proteins seleniferous cereals, which indicated that the selenium may be present in the proteins as the analogue of these sulfur amino acids.

The Preparation Of Double Complex Cobalt Salts By The Resinous Exchange Method, Russell H. Berry Jr.

Chemistry Honors Papers

This six page thesis examines the preparation of double complex cobalt salts by the resinous exchange method.

A Study Of The Vogel Reaction For The Determination Of Cobalt., Charles Gosse De Vries

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Synthesis And Physical Properties Of Several Aromatic Fluorides, Charles J. Basso

Bachelors’ Theses

Since the advent of the Manhattan Project, more attention is being focused on fluorine compounds. Most of the inorganic fluorides are well known and are being used daily in industry. However, the realm of organic fluorides has not been investi­gated much up until recently, mainly because of the lack of safe and efficient fluorination reactions. Only within the last twenty-five years have reliable, indirect methods of fluorination been developed.

The purpose of this thesis is to give an outline of the most important fluorination processes, speaking of laboratory scale operations. The author illustrates the synthesis of an· aromatic fluoride by …

A Scheme Of Analysis For The Ceric Rare Earths, Herschel Gordon Frye

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The elements numbered 57 to 71 have presented a problem in analytical chemistry unparalleled by that of any other group since their discovery over the span of the nineteenth century. The striking similarities in chemical behavior of the fifteen elements comprising this series have almost completely baffled analysts in every attack, and it is only with the increased use of those newer methods, best described as being of a strictly physical nature, that much real progress has been achieved. Where time-honored classical wet methods have failed rather disappointingly, newer methods based upon the use of the spectrograph and similar instruments …

Studies Of Some Reactions Of Quinoxaline, 2-Methyl-, And 2,3-Dimethylquinoxaline, Delos Edward Bown

Theses and Dissertations

Although many compounds have been prepared which contain the heterocyclic nucleus known as the quinoxaline nucleus, very little fundamental experimentation has been reported by way of expanding the chemistry of quinoxaline beyond the basic condensation reaction and its valuable use as a means of characterization, for example, the reaction of vicinal diketones with o-phenylenediamine. Also, no know effort has been made to assemble the chemistry of the quinoxalines into one paper for ready reference. Additional interest is concerned with the chemotherapeutic value of basically substituted quinoxalines^1; however, this aspect of the problem will not be discussed. The chemistry of quinoxaline …

The Influence Of Certain Factors In Urine On The Viscosity Of Gelatin, Leonard Driss

Bachelors’ Theses

After reading the Masters Thesis of Mr. Herman L. Karl, the writer became interested in this problem and then took · up the study of the proteolytic activity of normal urine. Mr. Karl worked on the urine of pregnant women. Using gela­tin as a substrate, he hoped to find a difference in prote­olytic activity between the urine of a woman pregnant with a male fetus and the urine of a woman pregnant with a female fetus. His results were not conclusive but suggested that the problem of proteolytic action of urine should be studied under normal conditions.

The Ionization Of Silicic Acid, Robert E. Carpenter

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research was to gain further knowledge of the ionization of silicic acid.