The primary focus of our current research is the study of molecular structure through microwave spectroscopy.  Organometallic compounds are typically studied due to their chemical interest as reactive and catalytic components of chemical reactions. A wide variety of transition metal complexes play important roles in industrial synthetic chemistry and in biological systems. Chiral compounds are produced with very high entiomeric selectivity using tranition metal catalysts. The active sites of many important enzymes are transtion metal complexes. Detailed structures, and subtle changes in structure are often important in understanding reaction mechanisms,and microwave spectroscopy provides accurate, detailed structures for free, gas-phase molecules. This is a link to Chime images of molecules in 3D!  This power point presentation discusses recent research in the group.  Another presentation reviews all of the research in the group over the last 4 years.  We have begun compiling an index to recently studied molecules.
 
 

The  Kukolich Group

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Dr. Stephen G. Kukolich
 

Chakree Tanjaroon 

David Margolis

Justin Earp

Former Members:

Brian J. Drouin 

Chris Dannemiller

Dr. Oliver Indris

Jennifer Dannemiller