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Education
- Ph.D., Chemistry Department, University of Pittsburgh, 2002—2007
- B.A., Chemistry Department, Albion College, 1998—2002
Research Interests
Molecular Recognition, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, Self-Replicating Molecules, Self-Assembly
Divisions
Organic Chemistry
Recent Publications
Ams, M. R.; Trapp, N.; Schwab, A.; Milić, J. V.; Diederich, F. Chalcogen Bonding “2S—2N Squares” versus Competing Interactions: Exploring the Recognition Properties of Sulfur. Chem. - Eur. J. 2019, 25, 323—333.
Sherman, M. C.; Ams, M. R.; Jordan, K. D. Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory Energy Analysis of Alkyl Fluorine-Aromatic Interactions in Torsion Balance Systems. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2016, 120, 9292—9298.
Ams, M. R.; Fields, M.; Grabnic, T.; Janesko, B. G.; Zeller, M.; Sheridan, R.; Shay, A. Unraveling the Role of Alkyl F on CH—π Interactions and Uncovering the Tipping Point of Fluorophobicity. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7764—7769.
Ams, M. R.; Fields, M.; Grabnic, T.; Janesko, B. G.; Zeller, M.; Sheridan, R.; Shay, A. Unraveling the Role of Alkyl F on CH—π Interactions and Uncovering the Tipping Point of Fluorophobicity. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7764—7769.
Janesko, B. G.; Ams, M. R. Dispersion-corrected DFT study on methano and ethano bridged Wilcox torsion balances. Theor. Chem. Acc. 2014, 133, 1490.
Bhayana, B.; Ams, M. R. Effect of Diazocine Bridgehead Modification on the Folding of the Wilcox Molecular Torsion Balance: A View from a Different Angle. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 3594—3596