Ndsu-Research Foundation

North Dakota State University

Mukund P Sibi

Dean C Webster

Eric M Serum

Ramya Raghunathan

Saravana Kumar Rajendran

Jayaraman Sivaguru

Philip R Boudjouk

Craig Peter Jasperse

Gaoyuan Ma

Nicolas Zimmermann

Prasad K Despande

Ramkumar Moorthy

Retheesh Krishnan

Anthony J LaLoggia

Ravichandanath Singathi

Anthony Clay

Jianguo Ji

Krystal Kalliokoski

Selvakumar Sermadurai

Akila Iyer

John Joseph Shay

Mei Liu

Catherine A Sutton

Deep J Kalita

Prabagaran Narayanasamy

Sandeep R Ghorpade

Samantha D Silbert

The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.

Eco-friendly materials and methods for renewable and sustainable applications in material chemistry

The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.

Bio-based diols from sustainable raw materials, uses thereof to make diglycidyl ethers, and their coatings

The invention relates to curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coating compositions which is the reaction product of a polycarbamate resin and a dialdehyde. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to objects coated with the curable coating composition of the invention.

Biobased, non-isocyanate, 2K polyurethane coatings produced from polycarbamate and dialdehyde crosslinking

Compounds derived from biomass, e.g., cellulose and lignins, methods of forming such compounds and polymers and products formed using such compounds.

Monomers from biomass

Photodegradable polymers derived from biomass are provided, together with methods of making and methods of using the polymers. The photodegradable polymers can be derived from at least a first monomeric unit and a second monomeric unit and an optional third monomeric unit. The first monomeric unit is a dicarboxylic acid and includes a furan group and the second monomeric unit includes a nitrobenzyl group. Methods of recycling the polymers including irradiating the polymers to yield recycled monomers and oligomers are also disclosed.

Programmed degradation of polymers derived from biomass

Disclosed are &#x3b2;-amino acids that are unsubstituted in the &#x3b2; position; that are substituted in the &#x3b2; position with an aryl group; that are substituted in the &#x3b1; position with an aryl group; that bear two substituents in the &#x3b1; position; and/or that are substituted in the &#x3b1; and &#x3b2; positions with groups which, together with the carbon atoms at the &#x3b1; and &#x3b2; positions, form a ring. Also disclosed are methods for making the above-mentioned &#x3b2;-amino acids and other &#x3b2;-amino acids which involve providing an &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated imide; converting the &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated imide to a 2-substituted-isoxazolidin-5-one; and converting the 2-substituted-isoxazolidin-5-one to a &#x3b2;-amino acid.

Beta-amino acids and methods intermediates for making same

A method for the preparation of .beta.-amino acid compounds is provided. The method includes contacting an amine nucleophile with an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated amide compound in the presence of a chiral Lewis acid complex. The chiral Lewis acid complex is formed from an azophilic metal salt and a chiral bisoxazolinylmethane compound. The selective amidolysis of one enantiomer of the .beta.-aminoamide product is also described.

Method of preparation of .beta.-amino acids

A method for preparing a diarylalanine compound is provided. The method includes reacting a diarylaminopropanediol with a reducing agent to form a diarylaminopropanol compound and/or contacting a serine ester derivative with an aryl metal reagent to form diarylaminopropanediol. A diarylmethyloxazolidinone compound is also provided.

Diarylaminopropanediol and diarylmethyl-oxazolidinone compounds

A method for preparing a carboxylic acid is provided. The method includes contacting an olefinic compound or a vicinal dihydroxy compound with oxygen in the presence of a protic organic solvent, an inorganic oxide catalyst and a peroxidant such as hydrogen peroxide or an peralkanoic acid. The inorganic oxide catalyst includes an oxide of tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, vanadium, tantalum, titanium, or yttrium.

Method for preparation of carboxylic acids

Method for preparation of optically active diarylalanines

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