John J. Nash

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

61. Does 2,6-Didehydropyridinium Cation Exist?, B. J. Jankiewicz, N. R. Vinueza, L. M. Kirkpatrick, V. A. Gallardo, G. Li, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Phys. Org. Chem., in press.

60. Comparison of the Reactivity of the Three Distonic Isomers of the Pyridine Radical Cation Toward Tetrahydrofuran in Solution and in the Gas Phase, F. Widjaja, Z. Jin, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec., in press.

59. Experimental and Computational Studies for the Formation of Three para-Benzyne Analogs, L. M. Kirkpatrick, N. R. Vinueza, B. J. Jankiewicz, V. A. Gallardo, E. F. Archibold, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Chem. Eur. J., in press.

58. Gas-Phase Reactivity of a meta-Benzyne Analog Toward Small Oligonucleotides, F. Widjaja, Z. Jin, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, submitted.

57. Direct Comparison of Solution and Gas-Phase Reactions of the Three Distonic Isomers of Pyridine Radical Cation with Methanol, F. Widjaja, Z. Jin, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2085.

56. The Reactivity of the 4,5-Didehydroisoquinolinium Cation, N. R. Vinueza, E. F. Archibold, B. J. Jankiewicz, S. C. Habicht, M. S. Aqueel, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 8692.

55. A Reactivity Study on a 1,2,3,5-Tetradehydrobenzene: the 2,4,6-Tridehydropyridine Radical Cation, V. A. Gallardo, B. J. Jankiewicz, N. R. Vinueza, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 1926.

54. Substituent Effects on the Non-radical Reactivity of 4-Dehydropyridinium Cation, B. J. Jankiewicz, J. N. Reece, N. R. Vinueza, P. Narra, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Phys. Chem. A 2012, 116, 3089.

53. Effects of a Hydroxyl-Substituent on the Reactivity of the 2,4,6-Tridehydropyridinium Cation, an Aromatic s,s,s-Triradical, B. J. Jankiewicz, N. R. Vinueza, J. N. Reece, Y. C. Lee, P. Williams, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 969.

52. Reactivity and Selectivity of Charged Phenyl Radicals Toward Amino Acids in a Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT - ICR) Mass Spectrometer, G. O. Pates, L. Guler, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 9331.

51. The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction Reactions of Dehydropyridinium Cations in the Gas Phase, A. Adeuya, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Phys. Chem. A 2010, 114, 12851.

50. Reactions of an Aromatic s,s-Biradical with Amino Acids and Dipeptides in the Gas Phase, M. Fu, S. Li, E. Archibold, M. J. Yurkovich, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec. 2010, 21, 1737.

49. Gas-Phase Reactivity of Protonated 2-, 3- and 4-Dehydropyridine Radicals Toward Organic Reagents, A. Adeuya, J. M. Price, B. J. Jankiewicz, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Phys. Chem. A 2009, 113, 13663.

48. Phenyl Radical-Induced Damage to Dipeptides, S. Li, M. Fu, S. C. Habicht, G. O. Pates, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 7724.

47. Correlation of Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction Reaction Efficiencies for Aryl Radicals with their Vertical Electron Affinities and the Vertical Ionization Energies of the Hydrogen Atom Donors, L. Jing, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17697.

46. Reactivity of the 3,4,5-Tridehydropyridinium Cation, an Aromatic s,s,s-Triradical, B. J. Jankiewicz, J. N. Reece, N. R. Vinueza, J. J. Nash and H. I. Kenttämaa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9860.

45. Quantum Chemical Characterization of the Structures, Thermochemical Properties, and Doublet-Quartet Splittings of Tridehydropyridinium Cations, J. J. Nash, H. I. Kenttamaa and C. J. Cramer, J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112, 5542.

44. Lewis Acid and Base Sensing by Platinum(II) Polypyridines, R. McGuire, Jr., M. H. Wilson, J. J. Nash, P. E. Fanwick and D. R. McMillin, Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 2946.

43. Reactivity of Aromatic s,s-Biradicals Toward Dinucleoside Phosphates, L. Yang, J. J. Nash, M. J. Yurkovich, N. R. Vinueza and H. I. Kenttamaa, Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 1889.

42. Pyrolysis of Aryl Sulfonate Esters in the Absence of Solvent - E1 or E2? A Puzzle for the Organic Laboratory. J. J. Nash, M. A. Leininger and K. Keyes, J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 552.

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