This thesis describes a study of the synthesis, stereochemistry,
and reactivity of cobalt(III) cysteinato (CyS) and related thiolato complexes.
The preparation of [Co(en)₂CyS]⁺ resulted in a product solution
containing a mixture of diastereomers in the ratio 2.3:1 (Δ:A). The isomers were separated by ion exchange chromatography, and
their absolute configurations...
The first part of this thesis describes a study of the
characteristics of oxidation of a 1:2 iron(III):thiolate system in
methanolic solution and in water. This system was investigated as a
potential analog for the cysteine- and cysteamine-dioxygenase catalyzed
0₂-oxidation of cysteine and cysteamine, respectively, to the
corresponding sulfinic acids....
Part I describes the synthesis of bis(fac-S)((tris)2-aminoethanethiolatoiron( III))iron(III) chloride. The compound was first discovered during an attempt to prepare a ternary complex of iron, thiolate and pi-acid ligand. The compound is a reasonably air-stable iron(III)-thiolate that contains a linear tri-iron cluster with each iron bridged to the adjacent iron by...
This thesis focuses upon whether stressful aspects of an organism's environment are reflected by that organism's shape. It presents an application of the powerful thin-plate spline and relative warp methods from morphometric analysis to demonstrate the overall utility of morphometrics in detecting environmental stress in an estuarine flatfish, the English...