Publications

* Denotes a student

Thomas S. Guarr, Kathy E. Roberts, Rongguang Lin, Kelvin L. Baumann, David A. Theiste, Punam Giri and Elizabeth M. Sanford (Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, Michigan) “Controlled Diffusion Coefficient Electrochromic Materials for use in Electrochromic Mediums and Associated Electrochromic Devices” U. S. Patent 6 710 906, 2004.

E. M. Sanford, A. L. Perkins*, B. Tang*, A. M. Kubasiak*, J. T. Reeves*, K. W. Paulisse*, “A Comparison of 1,4-Bis(halomethyl)benzenes as Monomers for the Modified Gilch Route to Poly[2-methoxy-5-((2’-ethylhexyl)-oxy)-p-phenylenevinylene],” Chem. Comm.,1999, 23, 2347-2348.

E. M. Sanford, H. Hermann*, “Bromination, Elimination and Polymerization: A 3-Step Sequence for the Preparation of Polystyrene from Ethylbenzene,” J. Chem. Ed., 2000, 77, 1343-1344.

E. M. Sanford, K. W. Paulisse*, J. T. Reeves*, “A Computational Studey of 2,5-Dibenzylidenecyclopentanone and 2,6-Dibenzylidenecyclohexanone, Model Compounds for Poly(arylidenecycloalkanones),” J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 1999, 74, 2255-2257.

K. Pollack, E. M. Sanford, J. M. J. Frechet, "A Comparison of Two Methods for the Preparation of Dendritic Porphyrins: Core Functionalization vs. Porphyrin Assembly," J. Mater. Chem. 1998, 8(3), 519-527.

P. J. Dandliker, F. Diederich, A. Zingg, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, M. Gross, Louati, Alain and E. Sanford, "Dendrimers with Porphyrin Cores: Synthetic Models for Globular Heme Proteins," Helvetica Chimica Acta 1997, 80(6), 1773-1801.

J. M. J. Frechet, I. Gitsov, R. B. Grubbs, C. J. Hawker, M. Henmi, M. Leduc, E. Sanford and
K. Yui, "New Approaches to Dendritic Macromolecules," Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 1995, 73, 271-272.

P. J. Dandliker, F. Diederich, M. Gross, C. B. Knobler, A. Louati, E. M. Sanford, "Dendritic Porphyrins: Modulating Redox Potentials of Electroactive Chromophores with Pendant Multifunctionality," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 1739-1742.

E. M. Sanford, J. M. J. Frechet, K. L. Wooley, C. J. Hawker, "Amphiphilic Dendritic Block Copolymers and Approaches to their Accelerated Synthesis," Polym. Prepr. 1993, 34, 654-655.

W. L. Jorgensen, T. B. Nguyen, E. M. Sanford, I. Chao, K. N. Houk, "Enhanced View of Structure and Binding for Cyclophane-Arene Complexes through Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 4003-4004.

F. Diederich, D. B. Smithrud, E. M. Sanford, T. B. Wyman, S. B. Ferguson, D. R. Carcanague, I. Chao, K. N. Houk, "Solvent Effects in Molecular Recognition," Acta. Chim. Scan. 1992, 46, 205-215.

S. B. Ferguson, E. M. Sanford, E. M. Seward, F. Diederich, "Cyclophane-Arene Inclusion Complexation in Protic Solvents: Solvent Effects Versus Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 5410-5419.

D. B. Smithrud, E. M. Sanford, I. Chao, S. B. Ferguson, D. R. Carcanague, J. D. Evanseck, K. N. Houk, F. Diederich, "Solvent Effects in Molecular Recognition," Pure and Appl. Chem. 1990, 62, 2227-2236.

E. G. Janzen, Y. Kotake, F. Diederich, E. M. Sanford, "Group Recognition by an Octamethoxy-Substituted Cyclophane Host as Studied by Electron Spin Resonance," J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 5421-5422.

S. B. Ferguson, E. M. Seward, E. M. Sanford, M. Hester, M. Uyeki and F. Diederich, "Molecular Recognition by Cyclophane Hosts," Pure and Appl. Chem. 1989, 61, 1523-1528.

S. B. Ferguson, E. M. Seward, F. Diederich, E. M. Sanford, A. Chou, P. Inocencio-Szweda, C. B. Knobler, "Strong Enthalpically Driven Complexation of Neutral Benzene Guests in Aqueous Solution," J. Org. Chem. 1988, 53, 5593-5595.

S. M. Rosenfeld, E. M. Sanford, "Conformational Mobility in 3,6-Diketo[8](9,10)Anthrocenophane," Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28, 4775-4778.