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Arumugam Thangavel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Office: SI 323
Phone: 310 243-3778
Fax: 310 243-2593
email: athangavel@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Education
Ph.D. Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO
M.Sc. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
B.Sc. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
Postdoctoral Research:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Research and Teaching
Dr. Thangavel's research interests are in supramolecular chemistry, aerobic oxidation and molecular switches. Specifically, his interests focus on enantiodiscrimination by supramolecular interactions, higher Fullerenes extraction by using host-guest chemistry, and stimuli responsive supramolecular systems. Dr. Thangavel teaches organic chemistry.
Publications
Thangavel, Arumugam; “Inclusion and Charge Transfer Interaction of a Multi-Redox Active 1,3,5-Triazine Derivative by Cucurbit[7,8]urils.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2020 December.
Thangavel, Arumugam; Mónica Macías and Samantha Tsumaki. “Interaction of Phenyl-Substituted Diazaperylenium with Cucurbit[n]uril: Complex versus Supramolecular Polymer.” ACS Omega 5 2020, 5574 - 5579.
Thangavel, Arumugam; Wieliczko, Marika; Scarborough, Christopher; Dittrich, Birger and Bacsa, John. “An investigation of the electron density of a Jahn–Teller-distorted CrII cation: the crystal structure and charge density of hexa-kis-(aceto-nitrile-κN)chromium(II) bis(tetraphenylborate) acetonitrile disolvate” Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry 2015, 71, 936-943
Thangavel, Arumugam; Wieliczko, Marika; Bacsa, John and Scarborough, Christopher. “1,4,7- Triazacyclononane Ligands Bearing Tertiary Alkyl Nitrogen Substituents.” Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 13282–13287
Thangavel, Arumugam, Elder, Ian; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Dawes, Richard; Leventis, Nicholas. “Breaking Aggregation and Driving the Keto-to-gem-Diol Equilibrium of the N,N′-Dimethyl-2,6-diaza-9,10 anthraquinonediium Dication to the Keto Form by Intercalation in Cucurbit[7]uril.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 78, 8297–8304
Thangavel, Arumugam; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Dawes, Richard; Leventis, Nicholas. “Orientation of Pyrylium Guests in Cucurbituril Hosts.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 77, 2263 - 2271.
Thangavel, Arumugam; Rawashdeh, Abdel Monem M.; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Leventis, Nicholas. “Simultaneous Electron Transfer from Free and Intercalated 4-Benzoylpyridinium Cations in Cucurbit[7]uril.” Organic Letters 2009, 11, 1595-1598.
Rawashdeh, Abdel Monem M.; Thangavel, Arumugam; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Leventis, Nicholas. “Control of the Ketone to gem-Diol Equilibrium by Host-Guest Interactions.” Organic Letters 2008, 10, 1131- 1134.
Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Wang, Xiaojiang; Mulik, Sudhir; Thangavel, Arumugam; Leventis, Nicholas. “Immobilization of Pd Catalysts on Mesoporous Silica for Amine- and Copper-Free Sonogashira Coupling Reactions.” Synthetic Communications 2008, 38, 2285-2298.