Ralph Whitney:
Publications
Dr. Whitney's Research Page
SM Malmberg, RA Whitney, JS Parent,
"Nucleophilic Catalysis of Halide Displacement from Brominated
Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene)" European Polymer Journal;
accepted for publication Dec. 18, 2009.
McLean, J. Keith; Guillen-Castellanos,
Sergio A.; Parent, J. Scott; Whitney, Ralph A.; Kulbaba, Kevin;
Osman, Akhtar. Phase-Transfer Catalyzed
Esterification of Brominated Poly(Isobutylene-co-Isoprene).
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2009),
48(24), 10759-10764.
A Chan, RA Whitney, R Neufeld.
"Semi-synthesis of controlled stimuli-responsive alginate
hydrogel". Biomacromolecules (2009), 10(3), 609-616.
A. Chan, R.A.
Whitney, R. Neufeld "Kinetic controlled systhesis of
pH-responsive network alginate", Biomacromolecules
9(9), 2536-2545 (2008).
Y. Cui, S. Kwok, A.
Bucholtz, B. Davis, R.A. Whitney, P.G. Jessop"The
Effect of Substitution on the Utility of Piperidines and
Octahdroindoles for Reversible Hydrogen Storage", New
Journal of Chemistry 32, 1027-1037 (2008).
SA Guillen-Castellanos, JS
Parent, RA Whitney. "Synthesis of Ester Derivatives of Brominated
Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene): Solvent-free Phase Transfer Catalysis",
Macromolecules. 39 (7), 2514-2520 (2006).
SA Guillen-Castellanos, JS Parent, RA
Whitney. "Synthesis and Characterization of
Ether Derivatives of Brominated Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene)", Journal of
Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 44 (2),
983-992 (2006).
JS Parent, A Liskova, RA Whitney, R Resendes,
"Ion-dipole
Interaction Effects in Isobutylene-based Ammonium Bromide Ionomers", Journal
of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 43(22),
5671-5679 (2005).
RA Whitney, A Penciu, JS Parent, R Resendes, W
Hopkins; “Cross-Linking of Brominated Poly(isobutylene-co-Isoprene)
by N-Alkylation of the Amidine Bases DBU and DBN”,
Macromolecules
38,
4625-4629 (2005).
JS Parent, A
Penciu, SA Guillen-Castellanos, A Liskova, and RA Whitney;
“Synthesis and Characterization of Isobutylene-based Ammonium and
Phosphonium Bromide Ionomers”, Macromolecules 37, 7477-7483
(2004).
JS Parent,
GDF White, D Thom, RA Whitney and W Hopkins; “Sulfuration and
Reversion Reactions of Brominated Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene)”, Journal
of Polymer Science:Part A, Polymer Chemistry 41, 1915-1926
(2003).
ME Scott, JS
Parent, J Dupont and RA Whitney; “Controlled Radical Grafting:
Nitroxyl-Mediated Maleation of Model Hydrocarbons”, Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research 42, 3662-3670, (2003).
M Spencer,
JS Parent and RA Whitney; “Composition
Distribution in Poly(ethylene-graft-vinyltrimethoxysilane)”, Polymer
44, 2015-2023 (2003).
Parent, J. Scott; Cirtwill, Stacey; Penciu, Anca; Whitney,
Ralph A.; Jackson, Peter. 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutane mediated grafting
of vinyltriethoxysilane to polyethylene: a novel radical initiation system.
Polymer (2003), 44(4), 953-961.
Spencer, Mark; Parent, J. Scott; Whitney, Ralph A..
Composition distribution
in poly(ethylene-graft-vinyltrimethoxysilane). Polymer (2003), 44(7),
2015-2023.
Scott, Mark E.; Parent, J. Scott; Dupont, John; Whitney, Ralph A..
Controlled Radical Grafting: Nitroxyl-Mediated Maleation of Model
Hydrocarbons. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2003), 42(16),
3662-3670.
Parent, J. Scott; White, Greg D. F.; Thom, Darren J.; Whitney, Ralph A.;
Hopkins, William. Sulfuration and reversion reactions of brominated
poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene). Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer
Chemistry (2003), 41(13), 1915-1926.
Parent, J. Scott; White, Greg D. F.; Whitney, Ralph A.; Hopkins, William.
Amine Substitution Reactions of Brominated Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene):
New Chemical Modification and Cure Chemistry. Macromolecules (2002), 35(9),
3374-3379.
Parent, J. Scott; Scott, Mark E.; Cunningham, Michael F.; Whitney, Ralph A..
Determination of alkoxyamine concentration in nitroxyl-mediated styrene
polymerization products. Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society,
Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2002), 43(2), 90-91.
Scott, Mark E.; Parent, J. Scott; Hennigar, Stephen L.; Whitney, Ralph A.;
Cunningham, Michael F. Determination of Alkoxyamine Concentrations in
Nitroxyl-Mediated Styrene Polymerization Products. Macromolecules (2002),
35(20), 7628-7633.
Parent, J. Scott; Spencer, Mark; Whitney, Ralph A..
Influence of hydrogen
donors on peroxide-initiated melt grafting of vinylsilane to poly(ethylene-co-vinyl
acetate). Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2002), 83(11), 2397-2402.
Parent, J. Scott; White, Greg D. F.; Whitney, Ralph A..
Synthesis of thioether derivatives of brominated poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene): direct
coupling chemistry for silica reinforcement. Journal of Polymer Science,
Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2002), 40(17), 2937-2944.
Parent, J. Scott; Thom, Darren J.; White, Greg; Whitney, Ralph A.; Hopkins,
William. Thermal stability of brominated poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene).
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2001), 39(12),
2019-2026.
Clark, D. C.; Baker, W. E.; Russell, K. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Dual monomer
grafting of styrene and maleic anhydride onto model hydrocarbon substrates.
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2000), 38(13),
2456-2468.
Hoo, V. M.; Whitney, R. A.; Baker, W. E.
Free-radical grafting of co-monomer
systems onto an ester-containing polymer. Polymer (2000), 41(11), 4367-4371.
Clark, D. C.; Baker, W. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Peroxide-initiated comonomer
grafting of styrene and maleic anhydride onto polyethylene: effect of
polyethylene microstructure. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2000),
Volume Date 2001, 79(1), 96-107.
Parent, J. S.; Geramita, K.; Ranganathan, S.; Whitney, R. A..
Silane-modified
poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate): influence of comonomers on
peroxide-initiated vinylsilane grafting. Journal of Applied Polymer Science
(2000), 76(8), 1308-1314.
Ranganathan, S.; Baker, W. E.; Russell, K. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Peroxide
initiated maleic anhydride grafting: structural studies on an
ester-containing copolymer and related substrates. Journal of Polymer
Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (1999), 37(11), 1609-1618.
Ranganathan, S.; Baker, W. E.; Russell, K. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Peroxide-initiated grafting of maleic anhydride onto linear and branched
hydrocarbons. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (1999),
37(20), 3817-3825.
Ranganathan, S.; Baker, W. E.; Russell, K. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Peroxide
initiated melt grafting of maleic anhydride onto ethylene-methyl acrylate
copolymers. Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of
Polymer Chemistry) (1997), 38(2), 460-461.
Forsyth, J. C.; Baker, W. E.; Russell, K. E.; Whitney, R. A..
Peroxide-initiated vinylsilane grafting: structural studies on a hydrocarbon
substrate. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (1997),
35(16), 3517-3525.
Kimmett, Susan M.; Whitney, Ralph A.; Marks, Gerald S.
Isolation of N-vinylprotoporphyrin
IX after hepatic cytochrome P450 inactivation by 3-[(arylthio)ethyl]sydnone
in chick embryos pretreated with phenobarbital, glutethimide, dexamethasone,
and b-naphthoflavone: differential inhibition of ferrochelatase by N-vinylprotoporphyrin
regioisomers. Molecular Pharmacology (1996), 49(4), 676
