Organic Chemistry Lectures and Labs
- Postdoctoral Studies: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
- Ph.D., Miami University, OH
- Physical Organic Chemistry of Noncovalent Interactions
- Synthesis
| 2022 | Bright Emenike, Amiel Farshadmand, Matthias Zeller, Armando J Roman, Arzu Sevimler, David W Shinn “Electrostatic CH-π Interactions Can Override Fluorine Gauche Effects to Exert Conformational Control”; Chemistry–A European Journal (DOI:10.1002/chem.202203139) |
| 2021 | Ruomei Gao, Judith Lloyd, Bright U. Emenike, Duncan Quarless, and Mary E. Emenike “Using Guiding Questions to Promote Scientific Practices in Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories”, J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98, 12, 3731–3738 |
| 2020 | Bright U. Emenike and Simran S. Dhami “Determining the Ionization Constants of Organic Acids Using Fluorine Gauche Effects” J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 7, 4896–4900. [Inside Cover] |
| 2018 | Emenike, B. U., Spinelle, R.A., Rosario, A., Shinn D. W., and Yoo, B. “Solvent Modulation of Aromatic Substituent Effects in Molecular Torsion Balances Controlled by CH-π Interactions” The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2018, 122(4), 909-915 |
| 2016 | Emenike, B. U., Bey, S. N., Bigelow. B. S*., Srinivas C. V. S. “Quantitative model for rationalizing solvent effect in noncovalent CH–Aryl interactions”. Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 1401-1407 |
| 2016 | Emenike, B. U., Bey, S. N., Spinelle R. A, Jones, J. T., Yoo, B., Zeller, M. “Cationic CH⋯π interactions as a function of solvation” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 30940-30945 |
| 2014 | Lai H. W; Liu, A. T; Emenike, B. U; Carroll, W. R.; Roberts. J. D. “Conformational Preferences of N,N-dimethylsuccinamate as a Function of Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metal Salts: Experimental Studies in DMSO and Water as Determined by 1H NMR Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. A., 2014, DOI: 10.1021/jp4106508 |
| 2013 | Emenike, B. U.; Liu, A. T. ; Elsy P. N, Roberts, J. D. "Substituent Effects on Energetics of Peptide-Carboxylate Hydrogen Bonds as Studied by 1H-NMR Spectroscopy: Implications for Enzymes Catalysis” J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78(23), 11765-11771 |
| 2013 | Emenike, B. U.; Carroll, W. R.; Roberts, J. D. Preferences of cis-1,3-Cyclopentanedicarboxylic Acid and Its Salt by NMR Spectroscopy: Energetics of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in DMSO.”J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78(5), 2005-2011. |
| 2013 | Liu, A. T.; Emenike, B. U.; Carroll, W. R.; Roberts, J. D. “Conformational Equilibria of N,N-dimethylsuccinamic acid and Its Lithium Salt as Function of Solvent” Org. Lett., 2013, 15(4), 760-673 |
| 2010 | Gung, B.W.; Emenike, B. U.; Lewis, M.; and Kirschbaum, K. “Quantification of CH–π Interactions: Implications on How Substituent Effects Influence Aromatic Interactions” Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 12357-12362 |
| 2010 | Gung, B. W.; Emenike, B. U.; Alverez, C. N.; Rakovan, J.; Kirschbaum, K.; and Jain, N.* “Relative Substituent Position on the Strength of π–π Stacking Interactions” Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51, 1648-1650 |
| 2009 | Novak, M.; Gung, B. W.; Hershberger, J. W.; Taylor, R. T.; Emenike, B. U.; Chakraborty, M.; Scioneaux, A. N.; Ponsot, A. E.; and Daka, P. “Reduction of 4-tert-Butylcyclohexanone: A Laboratory Class Project in Diastereoselectivity and Thermodynamic vs. Kinetic Control” The Chemical. Educator, 2009, 14, 232-235 |
| Book Chapters | |
| 2022 | Michelle A Vasquez, George B Cruz, Ericka Cabañas, Jewel N Joseph, Mohammad Mian, Sai Karthik V Madhira, Chelsea A Akintunde, Evan G Clarke, Jourvonn C Skeen, Jalen R Bonitto, Eric B Khairi, Kirsten P Lynch, Narmin H Mekawy, Abdeslem El Idrissi, Youngjoo Kim, Bright U Emenike, Lorenz S Neuwirth In Vivo Sex-Dependent Effects of Perinatal Pb2+ Exposure on Pilocarpine-Induced Seizure Susceptibility and Taurine Neuropharmacology; Taurine 12, 481-496, Springer (2022) |
| 2022 | Lorenz S Neuwirth, Bright U Emenike, George B Cruz, Ericka Cabañas, Michelle A Vasquez, Jewel N Joseph, Zaid Ayaz, Mohammed Mian, Mohamed M Ali, Evan G Clarke, Eddy D Barrera, Nimra Hameed, Samantha Rubi, Teddy F Dacius Jr, Jourvonn C Skeen, Jalen R Bonitto, Eric B Khairi, Asma Iqbal, Isra Ahmed, Tokunbo J Jose, Kirsten P Lynch, Amber Alivira, Neena Mathew, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sidrah Masood, Bettina Tranquilee, Veni Thiruverkadu Taurine-Derived Compounds Produce Anxiolytic Effects in Rats Following Developmental Lead Exposure; Taurine 12, 445-460 |
| 2019 | Teddy F Dacius, Jourvonn C Skeen, Jalen R Bonitto, Eric Khairi, Asma Iqbal, Isra Ahmed, Tokunbo J Jose, Kirsten Lynch, Maheen Khan, Amber L Alvira, Neena Mathew, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sidrah Masood, Bettina Tranquilee, Veni Thiruverkadu “Assessing the Anxiolytic Properties of Taurine-Derived Compounds in Rats Following Developmental Lead Exposure: A Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pharmacological Pilot Study” Taurine 801-819 |
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