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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@csudh.edu
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; 鈥淚nclusion and Charge Transfer Interaction of a Multi-Redox Active 1,3,5-Triazine Derivative by Cucurbit[7,8]urils.鈥� The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2020 December.
Thangavel, Arumugam; M贸nica Mac铆as and Samantha Tsumaki. 鈥淚nteraction of Phenyl-Substituted Diazaperylenium with Cucurbit[n]uril: Complex versus Supramolecular Polymer.鈥� ACS Omega 5 2020, 5574 - 5579.
Thangavel, Arumugam; Wieliczko, Marika; Scarborough, Christopher; Dittrich, Birger and Bacsa, John. 鈥淎n investigation of the electron density of a Jahn鈥揟eller-distorted CrII cation: the crystal structure and charge density of hexa-kis-(aceto-nitrile-魏N)chromium(II) bis颅(tetra颅phenyl颅borate) aceto颅nitrile disolvate鈥� Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry 2015, 71, 936-943
Thangavel, Arumugam; Wieliczko, Marika; Bacsa, John and Scarborough, Christopher. 鈥�1,4,7- Triazacyclononane Ligands Bearing Tertiary Alkyl Nitrogen Substituents.鈥� Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 13282鈥�13287
Thangavel, Arumugam, Elder, Ian; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Dawes, Richard; Leventis, Nicholas. 鈥淏reaking Aggregation and Driving the Keto-to-gem-Diol Equilibrium of the N,N鈥�-Dimethyl-2,6-diaza-9,10 anthraquinonediium Dication to the Keto Form by Intercalation in Cucurbit[7]uril.鈥� The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 78, 8297鈥�8304聽
Thangavel, Arumugam; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Dawes, Richard; Leventis, Nicholas. 鈥淥rientation of Pyrylium Guests in Cucurbituril Hosts.鈥� The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 77, 2263 - 2271.
Thangavel, Arumugam; Rawashdeh, Abdel Monem M.; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Leventis, Nicholas. 鈥淪imultaneous Electron Transfer from Free and Intercalated 4-Benzoylpyridinium Cations in Cucurbit[7]uril.鈥� Organic Letters 2009, 11, 1595-1598.
Rawashdeh, Abdel Monem M.; Thangavel, Arumugam; Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Leventis, Nicholas. 鈥淐ontrol of the Ketone to gem-Diol Equilibrium by Host-Guest Interactions.鈥� Organic Letters 2008, 10, 1131- 1134.
Sotiriou-Leventis, Chariklia; Wang, Xiaojiang; Mulik, Sudhir; Thangavel, Arumugam; Leventis, Nicholas. 鈥淚mmobilization of Pd Catalysts on Mesoporous Silica for Amine- and Copper-Free Sonogashira Coupling Reactions.鈥� Synthetic Communications 2008, 38, 2285-2298.