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Publication List

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

1.   W.T. Miller, M.B. Freedman, J.H. Fried and H. F. Koch, "Electrophilic Reactions of Argentous and Mercuric Fluorides with Fluoroolefins and Hydrogen Fluoride" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1961, 83, 4105-4106.

2.   A. Streitweiser and H. F. Koch, "Acidity of Hydrocarbons X. Exchange Rates of Ring-Substitutes Toluene-a-t's with Lithium Cyclohexylamide in Cyclohexylamine" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1964, 86, 404-409.

3.  H. F. Koch and A. J. Kielbania, "Nucleophilic Reactions of Fluoroolefins: Evidence for a Carbanion Intermediate in Vinyl and Allyl Displacement Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1970, 92, 729-730.

4.  H. F. Koch, D. B. Dahlberg, A. G. Toczko and R. L. Solsky, "Kinetic Arguments for the Existence of Hydrogen-Bonded Carbanion Interemediates During Dehydrohalogenation Reactions of C6H5CHClCF2Y" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 2029-2030.

5.   H. F. Koch, D. B. Dahlberg, M. F. McEntee and C. J. Klecha, "Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mechanism Studies. Anomalous Arrhenius Parameters in the Study if Elimination Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 1060-1061.

6.   H. F. Koch and D. B. Dahlberg, "Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mechanism Studies. The Effect of an Internal Return Mechanism on the the Arrhenius Behavior of Primary Hydrogen Isotope Effects" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 6102-6107.

7.   H. F. Koch, J. G. Koch, W. Tumas, D.J. McLennan, B. Dobson and G. Lodder, "Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mechanism Studies. 3. Measurement of Hydrogen Isotope Effects on the Primary Chlorine Isotope Effect During Elimination Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 7955-7956.

8.   D. J. Burton, A. L. Anderson, R. Takei, H. F. Koch and T. L. Shih, "The Preparaion of a-Halo-b,b-Difluorostyrenes" J. Fluorine Chemistry 1980, 16, 229-235.

9.   H. F. Koch, J. G. Koch, D. B. Donovan, A. G. Toczko and A. J. Kielbania, "Proton-Transfer Reacctions. 1. The Partitioning of Carbanion Intermediates Generated by Reactions of Alkenes with Alkoxide Ions in Alcohol" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 5417-5423.

10.   H. F. Koch, W. Tumas, and R. Knoll, "Proton-Transfer Reactions. 2. The Effects of Internal Return on Reactivity Difference Between Alkoxide Promoted Eliminations in t-Butanol and Ethanol" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 5423-5429.

11.   H. F. Koch, J. G. Koch, W. Tumas, B. Dobson and N. H. Koch, "Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mechanism Studies. 4. Chlorine Isotope Effects Associated with Alkoxide-Promoted Dehydrochlorination Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 1930-1937.

12.   H. F. Koch, J. G. Koch, N. H. Koch, and A. S. Koch, "Proton-Transfer Reactions. 3. Differences in the Protonation of Lacalized and Delocalized Carbanion Intermediates" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 2388-2393.

13.   H. F. Koch, D. B. Dahlberg, G. Lodder, K. S. Root, N. A. Touchette, R. L. Solsky, R. M. Zuck, L. J. Wagner, N. H. Koch and M. A. Kuzemko, "Proton-Transfer Reactions. 4. Near Unity Kinetic Isotope Effects for Hydron Exchange and Dehydrofluorination Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 2394-2398.

14.   H. F. Koch, "Proton-Transfer Reactions Between Carbon and Oxygen" Acc. Chem. Res. 1984, 17, 137-144.

15.   H. F. Koch and A. S. Koch, "Proton-Transfer Reactions. 5. An Observed Primary Kinetic Isotope Effect that Increases with Increasing Temperature" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 4536-4539.

16.   H. F. Koch, "Reactions of Hydrogen-Bonded Carbanion Intermediates" in "Fundamentals of Carbanion Chemistry", ed. E. Buncel and T. Durst, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988.

17.   H. F. Koch and J. G. Koch, "Partitioning of Carbanion Intermediates Generated in Alcoholic Media" in "Reactivity and Mechanism in Fluorine Chemistry" ed. J.F. Liebman, A. Greenberg and W.R. Dolbier, VCH, NYC, 1989.

18.   H. F. Koch and G. Lodder, "Isotope and Element Effects Associated with Hydron-Transfer Steps During Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenation Reactions" Atual. Fis-Quom. Org. 1995, 233-247.

19.   C.Galli, A. Guarnieri, H. F. Koch, P. Mencarelli and Z. Rappoport, "Effect of Substituents on the Structure of the Vinyl Radical: Calculations and Experiments" J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 4072-4077.

20.   A. S. Koch, H. F. Koch and G. Lodder, "An International Collaborative Undergraduate Research Program between Ithaca College and Leiden University" J. Chem. Ed. 1997, 74, 1158.

21.   H. Zuilhof, G. Lodder and H. F. Koch, "Carbon-Oxygen Hydrogen Bonding in Dehydrohalogen-ation Reactions. PM3 Calculations on Polyhalogenated Phenylethane Derivatives" J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 7457.

22.   H. F. Koch, G. Lodder, J. G. Koch, D. J. Bogdan, G. H. Brown, C. A. Carlson, A. B. Dean, R. Hage, P. Han, J. C. P. Hopman, L. A. James, P. M. Knape, E. C. Roos, M. L. Sardina, R. A. Sawyer, B. O. Scott, C. A. Testa, III, and S. D. Wickham, "Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects in Mechanism Studies: 5. Isotope and Element Effects Associated with Hydron-Transfer Steps During Alkoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenations" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 118, 9965.

23.   H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof, "Proton Transfer Between Carbon Acids and Methoxide: Studies in Methanol, the Gas Phase and Ab Initio MO Calculations." Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1998, 102, 567-572.

24. H. F. Koch, J. C. Biffinger, M. Mishima, Mustanir and G. Lodder, "Comparison of Gacid, Gas Phase, and Kinetic Acidities Measured in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide" J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1998, 11, 614-617.

Oral Presentation at National and International Meetings by H. F. Koch

H. F. Koch "International Cooperative Research" 5th Council on Undergraduate Research Conference, Bates College, 23-25 June, 1994.

H. F. Koch "Proton Transfer Between Carbon and Oxygen" 2nd Heron Island Conference on Unusual Molecules and Reactive Intermediates, Heron Island, Australia, 8-14 July, 1994.

H. F. Koch and G. Lodder "Isotope and Element Effects Associated with Hydron-Transfer Steps During Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenation Reactions" 3rd Latin American Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Florianopolis, Brazil, 10-14 April, 1995.

H. F. Koch and C. A Testa "Activation Entropies Associated with Alkoxide-Promoted Exchange and Elimination Reaction" 6th Kyushu International Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 25-28 July, 1995.

H. F. Koch, J. C. Biffinger, M. Mishima and G. Lodder "Comparison of Gacid, Gas Phase, and Kinetic Acidities Measured in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide" 6th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 24-29 July, 1997.

H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof "Proton Transfer Between Carbon Acids and Methoxide: Studies in Methanol, the Gas Phase and by Ab Initio MO Calculations" Deitsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie, International Discussion Meeting, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10-13 September, 1997.

H. F. Koch "Undergraduate Resaerch at Liberal Arts Colleges: Getting it Started and Keeping it Sustained" 31st Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, 10-11 October, 1997.

H. F. Koch "Thirty Years of a Unified Laboratory Program at Ithaca College" Symposium on Integrated Laboratories, 5th Chemical Congress of North America, Cancun, Mexico, 11-15 November, 1997.

H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof "Proton Transfer Between Carbon Acids and Methoxide: Studies in Methanol, the Gas Phase and by Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculations" 7th Kyushu International Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2-5 December, 1997.

H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof "Proton Transfer Between Carbon and Oxygen: in Methanol, in the Gas Phase and by Ab Initio Calculations" Poster presentation, 1998 Reaction Mechanisms Conference, Asilimar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, 28 June-3 July, 1998.

H. F. Koch, Q. T. Trang and M. Mishima "Differences in the Partitioning of Fluorenyl and Benzylic Anions in Methanol" 12th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 29 August-2 September, 1998.

H. F. Koch, J. M. Nichols, E. L. Ruggles, M. van Laren, A.-M. van Roon, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof "Comparison of Methanolic Sodium Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenation and Exchange Reactions That are Initiated at the Benzylic vs. 9-Fluorenyl Positions" 7th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, 22-27 August, 1999.

H. F. Koch, V. F. DeTuri, N. M. Abrams, J. M. Nichols, M. Mishima, Mustinar, H. Zuilhof and G. Lodder "Proton Transfer Between Carbon Acids and Methoxide: Further Studies in the Gas Phase, by Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculations and in Mehtanol" 8th Kyushu International Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 28 September-1 October, 1999.

Posters and Oral presentations by students

M. Sardina and H. F. Koch [oral] "Isotope and Element Effects Associated with Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenation Reactions" Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Pittsburg, PA, 22-23 April, 1994.

E. L. Ruggles, G.A. Lemieux and H. F. Koch "Methanolic Methoxide-Promoted Dehydro-fluorination Reactions" North East Regional Meeting of the ACS, Burlington, VT, 28-30 June, 1994.

C. A. Carlson and H. F. Koch "Hydrogen Isotope Effects Associated with Hydron Transfer from Methanol to Carbanions" North East Regional Meeting of the ACS, Burlington, VT, 28-30 June, 1994.

M. L. Sardina and H. F. Koch "The Effect of -Halogens on Proton-Transfer Associated with Methoxide-Promoted Dehydrohalogenation Reactions" XXth National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Union College, 20-22 April, 1995.

J. C. Biffinger, Q. T. Trang, H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and G. Lodder "Comparison of Gas Phase Acidities and Kinetic Acidities in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide" 1st Council on Undergraduate Research Poster Session for Congress, Washington, DC, 10 April, 1997.

J. C. Biffinger, H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and G. Lodder "Comparison of Gas Phase Acidities and Kinetic Acidities in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide" ACS Student Affiliates Poster Session, 213th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 April, 1997.

Q. T. Trang, and H. F. Koch "Comparison of Methanolic Sodium Methoxide-Promoted Elimination and Exchange Reactions of p-CF3C6H4CHClCF3 and p-CF3C6H4CHClC2F5" ACS Student Affiliates Poster Session, 213th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 April, 1997.

Jason M. Nichols, H. F. Koch, M. Mishima and H. Zuilhof "Proton Transfer Between Carbon Acids and Methoxide: Studies in Methanol, the Gas Phase and by ab initio Molecular Orbital Calculations" 3rd Council on Undergraduate Research Poster Session for Congress, Washington, DC, 14 April, 1999.

Individual Research Support and Departmental Grants (1987 to present)

1987-90 NSF-Organic Dynamics (with J.G. Koch): Elementary Steps Associated With Addition and Elimination Reactions ($166,800).

1989 NSF-Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement: Purchase of a High Field FT-NMR Spectrometer ($100,000).

1990-2 NSF-Research Expeiences for Undergraduates, Project Director for joint Ithaca College/Cornell chemistry departemnts ($117,600).

1990-2 NSF-Workshop on Research in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Co-Project Dir. with K. Barbara Schowen (U. of Kansas) ($72,000).

1990-2 NATO Research (with R.D. Chambers, Durham, England): Fluorinated Carbanions ($8,500).

1991-93 Research Corporation (with J.G. Koch): Partitioning of Highly -Delocalized Carbanions in Protic Solvents ($21,500).

1995-97 Pertroleum Research Fund: Partitioning of Carbanion Intermediates Generated in Protic ($25,000).

1999-2001 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Scholar/Fellow Program: Proton-Transfer Reactions: Studies in Methanol, in the Gas Phase and by Ab Initio Calculations ($65,000).

1999-2001 Petroleum Research Fund: Proton-Transfer Reactions Between Carbon and Oxygen ($30,000).



 
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