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August 2008

New faculty member Dr. Brad Nolen joins the Chemistry Department and the Institute of Molecular Biology. Learn more about Biochemist Brad Nolen's new lab

July 2008

Lallie McKenzie is given the 2008 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award for green chemistry, becoming the second national winner from Jim Hutchison's green chemistry/nanotechnology laboratory (learn more)

May 2008

Snapshots from a Journey to Aromaticity

1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines are boron-nitrogen-containing heterocycles that are isostructural to the ubiquitous and important benzene motif. The determination of the aromatic character of these BN-heterocycles has received substantial interest. The Liu group has taken a structural approach to address this issue. Eric Abbey in the Liu lab synthesized and structurally characterized “pre-aromatic” 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines, enabling the direct comparison of localized vs. delocalized systems. The crystallographic data provide an unprecedented look into the structural changes that occur in six-membered BN-heterocycles on their road to aromaticity, and they establish with little ambiguity that 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines possess delocalized structures consistent with aromaticity.

Abbey, E. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. “Crystal Clear Structural Evidence for Electron Delocalization in 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, ASAP.

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