Faculty Directory » Dennis Awasabisah
Biology/Chemistry
Office Hours:
Semester: Fall 2019
Thursday 9:00am - 10:30am
Friday 9:00am - 10:30am
Office Information:
Room Number: SCI 223
Phone: (978) 665-3248
Email: dawasabi@fitchburgstate.edu
Courses Taught:
General Chemistry I (CHEM 1300)
General Chemistry II (CHEM 1400)
Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2000)
Education:
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma (Organic Chemistry)
M.S., Southern Illinois University (Chemistry)
B.Sc., University of Cape Coast (Chemistry)
Research Interests:
Synthesis and characterization of heme models and related complexes
Organofluorine compounds
Activation of small molecules such as the NOx's and CO
Electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry of transition metal complexes
Representative Publications:
Awasabisah, D.; Xu, N.; Sharmah Gautam, K. P.; Powell, D. R.; Shaw, M. J.; Richter-Addo, G. B. “Preparation, Characterization, Electrochemistry, and Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry of Ruthenium Nitrosyl Porphyrins Containing h1-O-Bonded Axial Carboxylates.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 509-518.
Awasabisah, D.; Richter-Addo, G. B. “Chapter One – NOx Linkage Isomerization in Metal Complexes.” In Adv. Inorg. Chem. – NOx Related Chemistry (2015). Eds. Van Eldik, R. & Olabe, J. A. Academic Press, Waltham, MA, USA, Vol. 67, pp. 1-86.
Awasabisah, D.; Xu, N.; Sharmah Gautam, K. P.; Powell, D. R.; Shaw, M. J.; Richter-Addo, G. B. “Stable Ruthenium Nitrosyl Porphyrins with axial O-bonded Ligand; Preparation and Redox Behavior.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 8537-8540. Selected as Cover Art.
El-Attar, M.; Xu, N.; Awasabisah, D.; Powell, D. R.; Richter-Addo, G. B. “Cyclic Voltammetric and Fiber-Optic Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry Studies of Six-coordinate (por)Ru(NO)Cl Compounds (por = porphyrinato dianion).” Polyhedron, 2012, 40, 105-109.
Patrick, T. B.; Awasabisah, D. “Meerwein Arylation with 3-Fluorobutenone.” J. Fluorine Chem. 2010, 131, 396-397.
Professional Affiliations:
ACS - American Chemical Society
