http://nzresearch.org.nz Kiwi Research Information Service Kiwi Research Information Service http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/60964?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10063%2F1356 Watt, John D. This thesis is concerned with the synthesis, structural characterisation and self assembly of various nanocrystalline materials. These materials include gold, lead sulfide and lead selenide with substantial focus given to the noble metal palladium. The aim of this research was to obtain size and shape control over nanoparticles formed from solution phase synthesis for various applications. This... oai:researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz:10063/1356 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59779?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10092%2F4179 Downward, Alan Murray The thesis addresses the potential application of ruthenium(II)-cobalt(III) heterodinuclear complexes as a new selective cancer treatment. The selectivity is to be achieved through the use of visible light to trigger activation of the drug. The majority of work conducted relates to the design and synthesis of the bridging ligand for the final ruthenium(II)-cobalt(III) heterodinuclear complex.... oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/4179 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/60283?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1561 Ballantyne, Amy Marisa Conducting polymers display properties such as high conductivity, light weight and redox activity giving them great potential for use in many applications. Polythiophenes have proved to be particularly useful because they are readily functionalised and have good chemical stability. The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1561 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/38166?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2292%2F4455 Nelson, Mark; Young, Brent An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions.The papers in this issue of Chemical Product and Process Modelling are substantially those that arose from special sessions on “process simulation and control” (organised by Brent R. Young) and “mathematical modeling” (organised by Mark I. Nelson) at the 34th Australasian... oai:researchspace.auckland.ac.nz:2292/4455 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/38164?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2292%2F4453 Zhou, Naijun; Xue, Yuqing; Chen , John; Taylor, Mark An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions.In the production process of aluminium reduction cells, the anode bubble laden layer has several important influences on the performance of the aluminium reduction cells. Especially for a “drained cathode cell”, without the agitating of movement of the melted metal, the bath flow... oai:researchspace.auckland.ac.nz:2292/4453 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/36026?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2292%2F1862 Jiang, Ningbo; Hay, John E.; Fisher, Gavin W. The University of AucklandAir quality in Auckland is generally within the national guidelines. But at times, especially in winter, the city suffers from air pollution phenomena such as a brown haze, which is thought associated with high levels of nitrogen oxides. The effects of meteorological conditions on local air quality are quantitatively assessed on a daily basis by determining the... oai:researchspace.auckland.ac.nz:2292/1862 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/36063?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2292%2F1863 Jiang, Ningbo; Hay, John E.; Fisher, Gavin W. A companion paper of 1) Jiang, N., Hay, J.E., Fisher, G.W., 2005. Effects of meteorological conditions on concentrations of nitrogen oxides in Auckland. Weather and Climate, 24, 15-34. 2) Jiang, N., Hay, J.E., Fisher, G.W., 2004. Classification of New Zealand synoptic weather types and relation to the Southern Oscillation Index. Weather and Climate, 23, 3-23.The University of AucklandA... oai:researchspace.auckland.ac.nz:2292/1863 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59981?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1526 Abdelhalim, Ibrahim Mohamed El-Sherbiny Content removed due to copyright restrictions: E I-Sherbiny, I.M., Lins, R.l , Abdel-Bary, E.M., Harding, D.R.K. Preparation, characterization, swelling and in vitro drug release behaviour of poly[Nacryloylglycine- chitosan] interpolymeric pH and thermally-responsive hydrogels. Eur. Polym. J. 41 (2005) 2584. E I-Sherbiny, I.M., Abdel-Bary, E.M., Harding, D. R.K. Preparation and swelling study... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1526 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/58282?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F4086 Prasad, Narendra; Main, Lyndsay; Nicholson, Brian K.; McAdam, C. John 2-Ferrocenyl-substituted pyrylium salts are produced when orthomanganated chalcones are reacted with ethynylferrocene in CCl4. When the reaction is carried out in benzene, intermediate ferrocenyl-substituted (η5-pyranyl)Mn(CO)3 species can be isolated which give the pyrylium cations on oxidation. The electrochemistry of the 2-ferrocenyl-pyrylium cations shows both oxidation (of the ferrocenyl)... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/4086 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/60142?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1548 Shinton, Ian Reginald Roy A recently proposed route to magnetized target fusion (MTF) has been developed [4] which utilizes an array of high velocity pulsed plasma accelerators, fired in unison at a target plasma. The plasma accelerators are required to be capable of reproducible results of 0.2mg of hydrogen plasma at velocities in excess of 200km/s and be possible of operating at 10Hz. No previously developed pulse... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1548 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59677?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1500 Bang, Kyong-A The goal of this project was to synthesise potential flavour compounds combinatorially and identify key components for further investigation as flavourants in dairy products. This thesis describes the design and synthesis of libraries of ketones and γ-lactones that will be evaluated for flavour potential. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), the Fox, and gas chromatography-olfactometry... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1500 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59646?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F4193 Gupta, Priyanka; Lane, Joseph R.; Kjaergaard, Henrik G. We investigate the OH-stretching overtone dynamics of fluorosulfonic acid (FSO₃H) and chlorosulfonic acid (ClSO₃H) using classical trajectory simulations. The initial nuclear coordinates and momenta for the trajectories are sampled from anharmonic correlation-corrected vibrational self consistent field (CC-VSCF) wavefunctions. We consider both OH-stretching overtone states and combination... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/4193 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59645?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F4192 Yekutiel, Mivsam; Lane, Joseph R.; Gupta, Priyanka; Kjaergaard, Henrik G. Detection of phosphine (PH₃) gas in the upper troposphere suggests that the biogeochemical P cycle also includes an atmospheric component that consists of volatile phosphorus-containing molecules. A reasonable end product for the oxidation of PH3 in the atmosphere is phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄). We propose that H₃PO₄ may be photodissociated into HOPO₂ and H₂O in the stratosphere,... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/4192 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59616?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10063%2F1323 Beal, John Harley Loveless Nanomaterials are defined as materials which possess features with dimensions of less than 100 nm. Nanocrystals are a subclass of nanomaterials, where the absolute dimensions of individual particles are within this range. Various effects become evident at such small scales, including notably: alterations in electronic structure and magnetic behaviour; and the predominance of surface chemistry.... oai:researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz:10063/1323 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59616?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10063%2F1323 Beal, John Harley Loveless Nanomaterials are defined as materials which possess features with dimensions of less than 100 nm. Nanocrystals are a subclass of nanomaterials, where the absolute dimensions of individual particles are within this range. Various effects become evident at such small scales, including notably: alterations in electronic structure and magnetic behaviour; and the predominance of surface chemistry.... oai:researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz:10063/1323 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59616?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10063%2F1323 Beal, John Harley Loveless Nanomaterials are defined as materials which possess features with dimensions of less than 100 nm. Nanocrystals are a subclass of nanomaterials, where the absolute dimensions of individual particles are within this range. Various effects become evident at such small scales, including notably: alterations in electronic structure and magnetic behaviour; and the predominance of surface chemistry.... oai:researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz:10063/1323 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/59575?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1481 Lodato, Fabio This thesis presents the synthesis of porphyrin arrays for light-harvesting applications using Wittig chemistry, which allows the construction of covalently bound systems that are conjugated, stable and easy to characterize. This was achieved using a dendrimer strategy utilizing tetraarylporphyrins as building blocks, monofunctionalized with either aldehyde or phosphonium salt groups at the... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1481 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/38719?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10092%2F539 Richardson, C.; Steel, P.J. The crystal structure of 3,3'-bi-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1) reveals a planar centrosymmetric structure for this molecule in the solid state. It forms a mononuclear complex (3) with palladium(II) chloride, which is shown by X-ray crystallography to contain the ligand chelated through the two N4 nitrogens. The X-ray structure of the complex (5) with silver(I) nitrate shows a one-dimensional... oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/539 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/38719?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10092%2F539 Richardson, C.; Steel, P.J. The crystal structure of 3,3'-bi-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1) reveals a planar centrosymmetric structure for this molecule in the solid state. It forms a mononuclear complex (3) with palladium(II) chloride, which is shown by X-ray crystallography to contain the ligand chelated through the two N4 nitrogens. The X-ray structure of the complex (5) with silver(I) nitrate shows a one-dimensional... oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/539 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/58366?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1430 Collie, Stewart Roger The research described in this thesis investigated a range of techniques for the in situ polymerisation of thiophene-based intrinsically conductive polymers (ICPs) on textile substrates. Following a review of the literature, three potentially useful techniques were identified; a simple aqueous technique; a vapour phase technique; and a two-stage impregnation technique. The literature also... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1430 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/58429?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F4119 Munday, Rex; Zhang, Yuesheng; Paonessa, Joseph D.; Munday, Christine M.; Wilkins, Alistair L.; Babu, Jacob Dithiolethiones are a family of promising cancer chemopreventive agents, and induction of phase 2 enzymes is key to their chemopreventive activities. Two dithiolethiones have been evaluated in humans for cancer prevention. While some chemopreventive activities were detected in several human studies, potential side effects are a concern. Herein, we report structure−activity relationships of 25... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/4119 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/58260?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1415 Mullan, Bernadette Jane Milk is provided to new borns as their first food source and it contains essential nutrients, vitamins and other beneficial components, such as enzymes and antibodies that are required for rapid growth and development of the new born and for sustained growth over time. Milk contains two main types of proteins; casein proteins and whey proteins. Although casein proteins account for up to 80% of... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1415 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/58184?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10179%2F1407 Assadollahzadeh, Behnam Clusters of atoms or molecules form the building blocks of nanoscience and are regarded as a new type of material, as they constitute a bridge between microscopic and macroscopic forms of matter. The experimental and quantum theoretical study of structures, chemical and physical properties and reactivities of nanoclusters represents an innovative and very active field of research, which has... oai:muir.massey.ac.nz:10179/1407 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/57838?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F3431 Chong, Siew Huay; Henderson, William; Hor, T.S. Andy The normally robust monoalkylated complexes [Pt₂(μ-S)(μ-SR)(PPh₃)₄]⁺ can be activated towards further alkylation. Dialkylated complexes [Pt₂(μ-SR)₂(P–P)₂]²⁺ (P–P = 2 × PPh₃, Ph₂P(CH₂)₃PPh₂) can be stabilized and isolated by the use of electron-rich and aromatic halogenated substituents R [e.g. 3-(2-bromoethyl)indole and 2-bromo-4 -phenylacetophenone] and... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/3431 http://nzresearch.org.nz/index.php/record/viewExternalRecord/57837?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10289%2F3430 Neo, Kian Eang; Huynh, Han Vinh; Koh, Lip Lin; Henderson, William; Hor, T.S. Andy The Lewis acidic pincer with a labile triflate ligand, viz. [Pd(OTf)(PCP)] (PCP = –CH(CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₂) 1 was prepared from [PdCl(PCP)] with AgOTf. It reacts readily with neutral bidentate ligands [L = 4,4 -bipyridine (4,4 -bpy) and 1,1 -bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf)] to give dinuclear PCP pincers [{Pd(PCP)}₂(μ-L)][OTf]₂ (L = 4,4 -bpy, 2; dppf, 3). [PdCl(PCP)] also reacts... oai:researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/:10289/3430