Plunkett Research Group
Southern Illinois University
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45) Du, Y., Pandey, K. Plunkett, K.N., "Diels-Alder Additions to 2,2'-Biaceanthrylene", Helv. Chim. Acta, 2023, 106, e202200126. Article Link and ChemRxiv.org Link
44) Uddin, A., Pandey, K., Plunkett, K.N., "Indacenodipyrene Containing Small Molecules and Ladder Polymers", Tetrahedron Chem., 2022, 2, 100019. Article Link and ChemRxiv.org Link
43) Hussain, W.A., Plunkett, K.N. "Benzodithiophene Fused Cyclopentannulated Aromatics via a Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclopentannulation and Scholl Cyclodehydrogenation Strategy", J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 12569-12576. Article Link and ChemRxiv.org Link
42) Sekulovski, N., MacLean II, J.A., Bheemireddy, S.R., Yu, Z., Okuda, H., Plunkett, K.N., Matzuk, M., and Hayashi, K. “Niclosamide's Potential Direct Targets in Ovarian Cancer”, Biol. Reprod. 2021, 105, 403-412. Article Link
41) Hussain, W.A., Plunkett, K.N. "Synthesis of Anthradithiophene Containing Conjugated Polymers via a Cross-Coupling Stategy", RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 996-1000. Article Link and ChemRxiv.org Link
40) Du, Y., Lovell, H. B., Lirette, F., Morin, J.-F., Plunkett, K.N., “Electron Acceptors Based on Cyclopentannulated Anthanthrenes”, J. Org. Chem, 2021, 86, 1456-1461. Article Link and ChemRxiv.org Link
39) Uddin, A., Plunkett, K.N., “Donor Acceptor Copolymers from Cyclopentannulation Polymerizations with Dicyclopenta[cd,jk]pyrene and Dicyclopenta[cd,lm]perylene Acceptors”, J. Polym. Sci., 2020, 58, 3165-3169. Article Link and Chemrxiv.org Link
38) Du, Y., Plunkett, K.N., “1,1'-Biaceanthrylene and 2,2'-Biaceanthrylene: Models for Linking Larger Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Five-Membered Rings”, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 79-84. Article Link and Chemrxiv.org Link
Invited J. Org. Chem. issue on "Functional Organic Materials"
37) Uddin, A., Sang, W., Gao, Y., Plunkett, K.N., “Functional Poly(p-Xylylene)s via Chemical Reduction of Poly(p-Phenylene Vinylene)s”, Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 9799-9803. Article Link and Chemrxiv.org Link
36) Plunkett, K.N., "A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory", J. Chem. Educ., 2019, 96, 2628-2631. Article Link and Chemrxiv.org Link
35) Bheemireddy, S.R., Hussain, W.A., Uddin, A., Du, Y., Hautzinger, M.P., Kevorkian, P.V., Petrie, F.A., Plunkett, K.N., "Cyclopentannulation and Cyclodehydrogenation of Isomerically Pure 5,11-Dibromo-Anthradithiophenes Leading to Contorted Aromatics", Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 14140-14143 Article Link and Chemrxiv.org Link
34) Kulkarni, G.C., Morales-Cruz, J.L., Hussain, W.A., Garvey, I.J., Plunkett, K.N., "Electron Acceptors Based on Cyclopentannulated Tetracenes", Syn. Lett., 2018, 29, 2572-2576. Article Link
Invited Synlett Cluster Issue on the “Synthesis of Materials”
Highlighted in Synfacts, 2018, 14, 1131. Synfacts link
33) Claywell, J. E., Matschke, L.M., Plunkett, K.N., Fisher, D.J., “Inhibition of the Protein Phosphatase CppA Alters Development of Chlamydia trachomatis”, J. Bacteriol., 2018, ASAP. doi: 10.1128/JB.00419-18
32) Bheemireddy, S., Hautzinger, M.P., Li, T., Lee, B., Plunkett, K.N.*, "Conjugated Ladder Polymers by a Cyclopentannulation Polymerization", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 5801-5807. Article Link
Highlighted in Synfacts, 2017, 13, 0695. Synfacts link
31) Shao, B., Zhu, X., Plunkett, K.N.*, Vanden Bout, D.A.*, "Controlling the Folding of Conjugated Polymers at the Single Molecule Level via Hydrogen Bonding", Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 1188-1195. Article Link
30) Yuan, B., Zhuang, J., Kirmess, K.M., Bridgmohan, C.N., Whalley, A.C., Wang, L., Plunkett, K.N., "Pentaleno[1,2-a:4,5']diacenaphthylenes: Uniquely Stabilized Pentalene Derivatives", J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 8312-8318. Article Link
29) Zhu, X., Shao, B., Vanden Bout, D.A., Plunkett, K.N., "Directing the Conformation of Oligo(Phenylene Vinylene) Polychromophores with Rigid, Non-Conjugatable Morphons", Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 3838-3844. Article Link
28) Bheemireddy, S. R., Ubaldo, P.C., Finke, A.D., Wang, L., Plunkett, K.N., "Contorted Aromatics via a Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclopentannulation Strategy", J. Mater. Chem. C., 2016, 4, 3963-3969. Article Link
2016 Emerging Investigators Themed Issue: Novel design strategies for new functional materials.
27) Bheemireddy, S.R., Plunkett, K.N., "Dicyclopenta[cd,jk]pyrene Based Acceptors in Conjugated Polymers", Polymer Chem. 2016, 7, 292-296. Article Link
26) Zhu, X., Bheemireddy, S.R., Sambasivarao, S.V., Rose, P.W., Guzman, R.T., Waltner, A.G., DuBay, K.H., Plunkett, K.N., "Construction of Donor-Acceptor Polymers via Cyclopentannulation of Poly(arylene ethynylene)s", Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 127-133. Article Link
Highlighted in Synfacts, 2016, 12, 0250. Synfacts link
25) Bheemireddy, S.R., Ubaldo, P.C., Rose, P.W., Finke, A.D., Zhuang, J., Wang, L., Plunkett, K.N., "Stabilizing Pentacene via Cyclopentannulation", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 15762-15766. Article Link
24) Zhu, X., Yuan, B., Plunkett, K.N., "Tunable Electron Acceptors Based on Cyclopenta[hi]aceanthrylenes", Tetrahedron Lett., 2015, 56, 7105-7107. Article Link
23) Truong, M.L., Shi F., He, P., Yuan, B., Plunkett, K.N., Coffey, A.M., Shchepin, R.V., Barskiy, D.A., Kovtunov, K.V., Koptyug, I.V., Waddell, K.W., Goodson, B.M., Chekmenev, E.Y., "Irreversible Catalyst Activation Enables Hyperpolarization and Water Solubility for NMR Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange", J. Phys. Chem. B., 2014, 118, 13882-13889. Article Link
22) Zhu, X., Plunkett, K.N., "Controlled Regioregularity in Oligo(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylenes", J. Org. Chem., 2014, 79, 7093-7102. Article Link
21) Howe, S.E., Lickteig, D.J., Plunkett, K.N., Ryerse, J.S., Konjufca, V.H., "The uptake of soluble and particulate antigens by epithelial cells in the mouse small intestine", PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, e86656. Article Link
20) Traub, M.C., DuBay, K.H., Ingle, S.E., Zhu, X., Plunkett, K.N., Reichman, D.R., Vanden Bout, D.A., "Chromophore Controlled Self-Assembly of Highly-Ordered Polymer Nanostructures", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2013, 4, 2520-2524. Article Link
19) Plunkett, K.N. "What About the Five-Membered Ring? Cyclopenta-fused Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as a Building Block for Functional Materials", Syn. Lett. (Invited SYNPACTS article) 2013, 24, 898-902. Article Link
18) Lee, C.-H., Plunkett, K.N., "Orthogonal Functionalization of Cyclopenta[hi]aceanthrylenes", Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 1202-1205. Article Link
17) Jellison, J.L., Lee, C.-H., Zhu, X., Wood, J.D., Plunkett, K.N., "Electron Acceptors Based on an All-Carbon Donor-Acceptor Copolymer", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 12321-12324. Article Link
Highlighted in Synfacts, 2013, 9, 0160. Synfacts link
16) Wood, J.D., Jellison, J.L., Finke, A.D., Wang, L., Plunkett, K.N., "Electron Acceptors Based on Functionalizable Cyclopenta[hi]aceanthrylenes and Dicyclopenta[de,mn]tetracenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 15783-15789. Article Link
15) Zhu, X., Traub, M.C., Vanden Bout, D.A., Plunkett, K.N., "Well-Defined Alternating Copolymers of Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s and Flexible Chains", Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 5051-5057. Article Link
Publications prior to SIU
13) Traub, M.C., Vogelsang, J., Plunkett, K.N., Nuckolls, C., Barbara, P.F., Vanden Bout, D.A., "Unmasking Bulk Exciton Traps and Interchain Electronic Interactions with Single Conjugated Polymer Aggregates", ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 523-529. Article Link
12) Bounos, G., Ghosh, S., Lee, A.K., Plunkett, K.N., DuBay, K.H., Bolinger, J.C., Zhang, R., Friesner, R.A., Nuckolls, C., Reichman, D.R., Barbara, P.F., "Controlling Chain Conformation in Conjugated Polymers Using Defect Inclusion Strategies", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 10155-10160. Article Link
11) Whalley, A.C., Plunkett, K.N., Gorodetsky, A.A., Schenk, C.L., Chiu, C.-Y., Steigerwald, M.L., Nuckolls, C., “Bending Contorted Hexabenzocoronene into a Bowl”, Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 132-135. Article Link
10) Plunkett, K.N., Godula, K., Nuckolls, C., Tremblay, N., Whalley, A.C., Xiao, S., “An Expeditious Synthesis of Contorted Hexabenzocoronenes”, Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2225-2228. Article Link
9) Plunkett, K.N., Zhu, X., Moore, J.S., Leckband, D.E., “PNIPAM Chain Collapse Depends on the Molecular Weight and Grafting Density”, Langmuir 2006, 22, 4259-4266. Article Link
8) Weissman, H., Plunkett, K.N., Moore, J.S., “A Highly-Active, Heterogeneous Catalyst for Alkyne Metathesis”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 585-588. Article Link
7) Plunkett, K.N., “Hydrogels for Biomacromolecule Immobilization and Sensing”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2005. Article Link
6) Plunkett, K.N., Mohraz, A., Haasch, R.T., Lewis, J.A., Moore, J.S., “Light-Regulated Electrostatic Interactions in Colloidal Suspensions”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14574-14575. Article Link
5) Plunkett, K.N., Berkowski, K.L., Moore, J.S., “A Chymotrypsin Responsive Hydrogel – Application of a Chemoselective Conjugation Protocol for the Preparation of Methacrylamide Containing Peptides”, Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 632-637. Article Link
4) Berkowski, K.L, Plunkett, K.N., Yu, Q., Moore, J.S., “Introduction to Photolithography – Preparation of Microscale Polymer Silhouettes”, J. Chem. Ed. 2005, 82, 1365-1369. Article Link
3) Plunkett, K.N., Moore, J.S., “Patterned Dual pH-Responsive Core-Shell Hydrogels with Controllable Swelling Kinetics and Volumes”, Langmuir 2004, 20, 6535-6537. Article Link
2) Plunkett, K.N., Chatterjee, A. N., Aluru, N. R., Moore, J. S. “Surface-Modified Hydrogels for Chemoselective Bioconjugation”, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 8846-8852. Article Link
1) Plunkett, K.N., Kraft, M. L., Yu, Q., Moore, J. S. “Swelling Kinetics of Disulfide Cross-Linked Microgels”, Macromolecules 2003, 36, 3960-3966. Article Link
Patents
Kirmess, K., Kinsel, G.R., Plunkett, K.N. “Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxy-3-iodocinnamic acid as a Matrix in MALDI Mass Spectrometry” 2019, US 2019/0161438, US 10,464,886
Weissman, H., Plunkett, K.N., Cho, H.-M., Moore, J.S. “Alkyne Metathesis using Molybdenum Carbyne Complexes on Metal Oxide Supports”, 2006, WO/2006/135631.