John J. Nash (Namaste!)
Continuing Lecturer
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 494-0175
E-mail: jnash@purdue.edu
Education and Positions Held
Current Research Interests
Recent Publications
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- 78. Relative Reactivities of
Three Isomeric Aromatic Biradicals with a 1,4-Biradical Topology Are Controlled
By Polar Effects, X. Ma,
C. Jin, D. Wang, J.
J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, submitted.
- 77. Spin-Spin Coupling Between
Two meta-Benzyne Moieties In a Quinolinium Tetraradical Cation Increases Their
Reactivities,
R. R. Kotha, R. Yerabolu, D. Ding, L. Szalwinski, X. Ma, A. Wittrig, J. Kong, J.
J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Chem. Eur. J., in press.
- 76.
Reactivity of Two Positively-Charged Aromatic σ,σ,σ,σ,σ-Pentaradicals, J. P. Max, X. Ma, R. R. Kotha, D. Ding, J. Milton, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2019, 435, 280.
- 75.
Substituent Effects on the Reactivity of the 2,4,6-Tridehydropyridinium Cation, an Aromatic σ,σ,σ-Triradical, J. Gao, B. J. Jankiewicz, H. Sheng, L. Kirkpatrick, X. Ma, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 2018, 6582.
- 74. Polar Effects Control the
Gas-phase Reactivity of para-Benzyne Analogs, H. Sheng, X. Ma, H.-R. Lei, J. Milton, W. Tang, C. Jin, J. Gao, G. Li, A. M. Wittrig, E. F. Archibold, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Chem. Phys. Chem. 2018, 19, 2839.
- 73.
Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Gas-phase Reactivity of Didehydroisoquinolinium Cation Isomers, N. R. Vinueza, B. J. Jankiewicz, V. A. Gallardo, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 21567.
- 72.
Dehydration Pathways for Glucose and Cellobiose During Fast Pyrolysis, M. W. Easton, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 8071.
- 71.
(-)ESI/CAD MSn Procedure for Sequencing Lignin Oligomers Based on a Study of Synthetic Model Compounds with β-O-4 and 5-5 Linkages, H. Sheng, W. Tang, J. Gao, J. S. Riedeman, G. Li, T. M. Jarrell, M. R. Hurt, L. Yang, P. Murria, X. Ma, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Anal. Chem. 2017, 89, 13089.
- 70.
Initial Products and Reaction Mechanisms for Fast Pyrolysis of Synthetic G-Lignin Oligomers with ß-O-4 Linkages via On-Line Mass Spectrometry and Quantum Chemical Calculations, H. Sheng, P. Murria, J. C. Degenstein, W. Tang, J. S. Riedeman, M. R. Hurt, A. Dow, I. Klein, H. Zhu, J. J. Nash, R. Agrawal, W. N. Delgass, F. H. Ribeiro, M. Abu-Omar and H. I. Kenttämaa,
ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 7185.
- 69.
Gas-phase Reactivity of meta-Benzyne Analogs Toward Small Oligonucleotides of Differing Lengths, F. Widjaja, J. Max, Z. Jin, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec.
2017, 28, 1392.
- 68.
An Oxygen-Peribridged Quinolinium Radical Cation and Its Monoradical Counterpart, R. R. Kotha, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2017, 1407.
- 67.
A Fundamental MSn Study of Collision-Activated Dissociation of Small Deprotonated Molecules Related to Lignin, C. L. Marcum, T. M. Jarrell, H. Zhu. B. C. Owen, L. J. Haupert, M. Easton, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa,
ChemSusChem, 2016, 9, 3513.
- 66.
Identification of N-Oxide and Sulfoxide Functionalities in Protonated Drug Metabolites By Using Ion-Molecule Reactions in a Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer, H. Sheng, W. Tang, R. Yerabolu, J. Max, R. R. Kotha, J. S. Riedeman, J. J. Nash, M. Zhang and H. I. Kenttämaa,
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 575.
- 65. Reactivity Controlling Factors for an Aromatic Carbon-Centered s,s,s-Triradical:
The 4,5,8-Tridehydroisoquinolinium Ion, N. R. Vinueza, B. J. Jankiewicz, V. A. Gallardo, G. Z. La Favers, D. Desutter, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Chem. Eur. J.
2016, 22, 809.
- 64. Mass Spectrometric Studies of Fast Pyrolysis of Cellulose, J. C. Degenstein, M. Hurt, P. Murria, M. Easton,
H. Choudhari, L. Yang,
J. Riedeman, M. S. Carlsen, J. J. Nash, R. Agrawal, W. N. Delgass, F. H. Ribeiro and H. I. Kenttämaa,
Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2015, 21, 321.
- 63.
Fast Pyrolysis of 13C-Labeled Cellobioses: Gaining Insights Into the Mechanisms of Fast Pyrolysis of Carbohydrates, J. C. Degenstein, P. Murria, M. Easton, H. Sheng, M. Hurt, A. R. Dow, J. Gao, J. J. Nash, R. Agrawal, W. N. Delgass, F. H. Ribeiro and H. I. Kenttämaa,
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 1909.
- 62.
Polar Effects Control the Gas-phase Reactivity of Charged para-Benzyne Analogs, A.
M. Wittrig, E. F. Archibold, H. Sheng,
J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Int. J.
Mass Spectrom. 2015, 377,39.
Professional Memberships
Software Authored
Extracurricular Activities
- Softball (Purdue Summer Softball League);
team captain (Chemical Potential) and league commissioner
- Golf;
Purdue Staff Golf League (when I have time, and my back doesn't hurt...)
- Cooking; primarily cuisine
from India (almost every day; dal, and especially sambhar with idli, are
truly the eighth (and perhaps ninth) wonders of the world!)
- Listening to music
a. Theme song: Problem Child (AC/DC); since high school (oh my!)...
b. Favorite song: Seasons of Wither (Aerosmith)
c. Favorite artist: "The Hook" (John Lee Hooker) - Watching
sports on TV (Baseball (especially the Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander and
Miguel Cabrera); Tennis (especially Rafa Nadal); Golf (especially Phil
Mickelson, Fred Couples, and Sergio Garcia))
- Watching movies (favorites
include: Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Fargo, The Pride of the Yankees, Rio
Bravo)
- Stand-up comics (favorites include: Robin Williams, Jonathan
Winters, Richard Pryor, Jeff Dunham, Ron White, Mitch Hedberg, Steven
Wright, John Pinette)
- Playing pool (9-ball)
- Casinos; video poker, blackjack,
roulette and craps (oh, that I see a penny on the floor under the craps
table!); favorite city: Las Vegas!
- Driving my C6 Corvette
- Spending time with my
pal