Ilirian Dhimitruka
- Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
- Chemistry Department
- Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2004
- EMAIL: dhimitru@uwp.edu
Publications
Selected Publications
2023: Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment, Journal of College Science Teaching, (61-69 pp.)
2021: Differential Spatiotemporal Expression of Type I and Type II Cadherins Associated With the Segmentation of the Central Nervous System and Formation of Brain Nuclei in the Developing Mouse. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2021.633719, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
2019: Assessment of Hydroxycinnamic Acids Potential for Use as Multifunctional Active Ingredients in Sunscreens, Via a Comparative UV Spectroscopy Analysis. , Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, (37-44 pp.)
2019: Synthesis of hydroxyethyl tetrathiatriarylmethyl radicals OX063 and OX071 Vol 9, RSC Advances (35073-35076 pp.)
2017: Interstitial Inorganic Phosphate as a Tumor Microenvironment Marker for Tumor Progression. , Scientific Reports (DOI: 10.1038/srep41233 pp.)
2016: Trityl radicals in perfluorocarbon emulsions as stable, sensitive, and biocompatible oximetry probes. Vol 26, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (5685-5688 pp.)
2015: New class of 8-aryl-7-deazaguanine cell permeable fluorescent probes. Vol 25, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (4593-4596 pp.)
2015: Electron spin relaxation times and rapid scan EPR imaging of pH-sensitive amino-substituted trityl radicals. Vol 53 (4), Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry (280-284 pp.)
2014: Fourier Transform EPR Spectroscopy of Trityl Radicals for Multifunctional Assessment of Chemical Microenvironment. Vol 53, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2735-2738 pp.)
2014: Proton-Electron Double-Resonance Imaging of pH Using Phosphonated Trityl Probe. Vol 45 (9), Applied Magnetic Resonance (817-826 pp.)
2014: New spectral–spatial imaging algorithm for full EPR spectra of multiline nitroxides and pH sensitive trityl radicals. Vol 245, Journal of Magnetic Resonance (150-155 pp.)
2013: Phosphonated Trityl Probes for Concurrent in Vivo Tissue Oxygen and pH Monitoring Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance-Based Techniques. Vol 135, Journal of the American Chemical Society (5904-5910 pp.)
2012: Electron paramagnetic resonance monitoring of ischemia-induced myocardial oxygen depletion and acidosis in isolated rat hearts using soluble paramagnetic probes. Vol 68 (2), Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (649-655 pp.)
2012: Dual-Function pH and Oxygen Phosphonated Trityl Probe. Vol 84, Analytical Chemistry (6054-6060 pp.)
2010: Synthesis, structure, and EPR characterization of deuterated derivatives of Finland trityl radical. Vol 20, BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (3946-3949 pp.)
2009: Trityl-based EPR probe with enhanced sensitivity to oxygen. Vol 47 (5), Free Radical Biology & Medicine (654-8 pp.)
2008: Synthesis and characterization of amino derivatives of persistent trityl radicals as dual function pH and oxygen paramagnetic probes. Vol 130, Journal of the American Chemical Society (10780-7 pp.)
2008: Synthesis and characterization of ester-derivatized tetrathiatriarylmethyl radicals as intracellular oxygen probes. Vol 73, The Journal of Organic Chemistry (1490-7 pp.)
2007: Large-scale synthesis of a persistent trityl radical for use in biomedical EPR applications and imaging. Vol 17, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (6801-5 pp.)
2007: Trityl radicals as persistent dual function pH and oxygen probes for in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging: concept and experiment. Vol 129, Journal of the American Chemical Society (7240-1 pp.)
2006: Investigation of the Yamaguchi esterification mechanism. Synthesis of a lux-s enzyme inhibitor using an improved esterification method. Vol 8, Organic Letters (47-50 pp.)
2004: 5-(2-Aminoethyl)dithio-2-nitrobenzoate as a more base-stable alternative to Ellman's reagent. Vol 6, Organic Letters (3809-12 pp.)
Courses Taught
CHEM 230 - Intro to Green Chemistry
CHEM 299 - Independent Study:
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 323 - Organic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 324 - Chemistry of Biological Systms
CHEM 401 - Advanced Organic Laboratory
CHEM 402 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM 499 - Independent Study: