Professor Harry Morrison

Morrison's Recent Publications

  1. Chang-Dar D. Ho and H. Morrison, "Photochemistry of 5-Phenyl-1-Pentene in the Gas Phase", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 2114-2124.
  2. E. L. Menon, R. Perera, M. Navarro, R. J. Kuhn and H. Morrison, "Phototoxicity against Tumor Cells and Sindbis Virus by an Octahedral Rhodium Bisbipyridyl Complex and Evidence for the Genome as a Target in Viral Photoinactivation", Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 5373-5381.
  3. E. L. Menon, R. Perera, R.J. Kuhn and H. Morrison, "Reactive Oxygen Species Formation by UVA Irradiation of Urocanic Acid and the Role of Trace Metals in This Chemistry, Photochem. Photobiol. 2003, 78, 567-575.
  4. D. Loganathan, J. H. Rodriguez and H. Morrison, "Photoaquation of methylated cis-dichlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)rhodium(III)chloride compounds by direct population of a photoactive triplet excited state, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5640-5641.
  5. W-S Li, L. Torun and H. Morrison, "Intramolecular sensitization within steroids. Excited state interaction of C17 axial and equatorial carbon-bromine bonds with a C6 carbonyl group", Can J. Chem. 2003, 81, 660-668.
  6. L. Torun and H. Morrison, "Photooxidation of 2’-deoxyguanosine 5’-monophosphate in aqueous solution, Photochem. Photobiol. 2003, 77, 370-375.
  7. E. L. Menon and H. Morrison, "Formation of Singlet Oxygen by Urocanic Acid by UVA Irradiation and Some Consequences Thereof",  Photochem. Photobiol.  2002, 75, 565-569.
  8. M. N. Jenkins, J. J. Nash and H. Morrison, "Carbonyl Groups at Positions C2 and C3 Enhance Stereochemical Inversion at C7 in Norbornane Compounds", Tetrahedron Lett.  2002, 43, 3773-3775.
  9. S. Beissert, D. Ruhlemann, T. Mohammad, S. Grabbe, A. El-Ghorr, M. Normal, H. Morrison, R. D. Granstein, T. Schwartz, "IL-12 Prevents the Inhibitory effects of Cis-Urocanic Acid on Tumor Antigen Presentation by Langerhans Cells: Implications for Photocarcinogenesis", J. Immunol.  2001, 167, 6232-6238.
  10. T. Mohammad and H. Morrison, "A Convenient Synthesis of Cis-Urocanic Acid.  An Endogenous Immunosuppresent", Oppi. Briefs  2000, 32, 581-584.
  11. H. Harmon and H. Morrison, "Hot Spots Associated with the Photoinduced Binding of cis-Dichloro bis(1,10 phenanthroline)rhodium(III) Chloride to HIV-1 and c-raf DNA", Photochem. Photobiol.  2000, 72, 731-738.
  12. M. A. Houghtaling, R. Perera, K. E. Owen, S. Wagner, R. J. Kuhn and H. Morrison, "Photobiological Properties of Positively Charged Methylene Violet Analogs", Photochem. Photobiol.  2000, 71, 20-28.
  13. W-S. Li and H. Morrison, "Long-Range Through-Bond Photoactivated s Bond Cleavage in Steroids.  Intramolecular Sensitized Debromination" , Organic Lett. 2000, 2, 15-18.
  14. T. Mohammad and H. Morrison, "Simultaneous Photoconjugation of Methylene Blue and cis-Rh(phen)2Cl2+ to DNA via a Synergistic Effect", Photochem. Photobiol. 2000, 71, 369-381.
  15. T. A. Waugh, J. K. Agyin, J. J. Nash and H. Morrison, "Steric Effects on the C6-C1-C2 Valence Angle in exo-6-Chloronorbornenes: Implications for Orbital Coupling", Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 6717-6720.
  16. T. Mohammad, and H. Morrison, "Photonuclease Activity of Taylor's Blue", Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1999, 9, 2249-2254.
  17. T. Mohammad, H. Morrison, and H. HogenEsch, "Urocanic Acid Photochemistry and Photobiology", Photochem. Photobiol., 1999, 69(2), 115-135.

  18. T. Mohammad, C. Chen, P. Guo, and H. Morrison, "Photoinduced Cross-Linking of RNA by cis-Rh(phen)2Cl2+ and cis-Rh(phen)(phi)Cl2+: A New Family of Light Activatable nucleic Acid Cross-Linking Agents", Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1999, 9, 1703-1708.

  19. L. Torun, T. Mohammd, and H. Morrison, "Cycloaddition reactions of Sodium Dinitroxytrioxide( Angeli's Salt)", Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40, 5279-5282.

  20. T. Waugh, and H. Morrison, "Upper Excited State Photochemistry. Solution and Gas Phase Photochemistry and Phtophysics of 2- and 3-Cyclopropylindenes", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 3083-3092.
  21. L. D. Timberlake, and H. Morrison, "Steroids as Molecular Photonic Wires. Z-> E Olefin Isomerization by Intramolecular Triplet- Triplet Energy Transfer With and Without Intervening Olefin Gates", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 3618-3632
  22. J. J. Nash, T. Waugh, and H. Morrison, "Electric Field Facilitated SN2 reaction in 7-Bromonorbornanes", Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 6449-6452.
  23. H. Morrison, Y. Lu, and D. Carlson, "Photochemistry of Aliphatic Thioketones in the Gas Phase", J. Phys. Chem., 1998, 102, 5421-5432.