PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Donna J. Nelson
91. New Synthesis and Characterization of Ionic Polyurethane-urea Liquid Crystals. Jaisankar, Sellamuthu N.; Nelson, Donna J.; Brammer, Christopher N. Polymer. 2009, 50. In press.
90. Implications of the NSF Broader Impacts Statement for Broadening Participation: A Review. Nelson Donna J.; Bramwell, Fitzgerald. National Science Foundation Broadening Participation Report, Part 5. National Science Foundation. 2009. In Press.
89. Transcript of Oral History Interview of Dr. Donna Nelson. Conducted by Hilary Domush and Leah Webb-Halpern on 21-22 July 2008. Chemical Heritage Foundation. Interview number 482; 2009.
88. Women in Science: A Top-Down Approach. Nelson, Donna J.; Brammer, Christopher N. Science Magazine. 2008, 320, (30 May 2008), 1159; http://www.sciencemag.org.ezproxy1.lib.ou.edu/cgi/content/full/320/5880/1159b .
87.
Chemical Interactions Resources:
86. SWNT "Superpowers" Have Energy Applications. Nelson, Donna J.; Rhoads, Heather; Brammer, Christopher N. FUEL Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 53 (1), 494-495.
85. New Report Shows Blacks Have Almost No Presence on the Science Faculties at Major Research Universities. Nelson, Donna J. JBHE Weekly Bulletin. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 15Nov2008.
84.
A National Analysis of Minorities in Science and Engineering Faculties at
Research Universities. Nelson, Donna J.; Brammer,
Christopher N.; Rhoads, Heather. Diversity in Science
Association and
83. Characterizing Covalently Sidewall-Functionalized SWNT via NMR. Nelson, Donna J.; Rhoads, Heather; Brammer, Christopher N. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007, 111, 17872.
82. Characterizing Sidewall Functionalized SWNTs by Using NMR. Rhoads, Heather; Nelson, Donna J.; Brammer, Christopher N. FUEL Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 52 (2), 559.
81. Substituent effects in additions of iodine thiocyanate to alkenes. Brammer, Christopher N.; Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 3237.
80. Changes in motivation and cognitive
engagement across a semester: When the going gets tough, the tough get
going. Greene, Barbara A.; Dillon, Connie G.; Miller, Raymond B.; Nelson,
Donna J.; Brammer, Christopher N. 2007 American Educational Research
Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, SIG Motivation in
Education – Reviewed paper,
79. Survey of teaching resources and responsibilities of organic chemistry professors at "Big 12" research universities. Brammer, Christopher N.; Hallman, Lauren; Nelson, Donna J. Chemical Educator. 2007, 12, 1-6.
78. Do We Still Need Julian Today? Nelson, Donna J. "Forgotten Genius, Percy Julian Documentary" Companion Website. NOVA, PBS Online, WGBH Educational Foundation. Jan, 2007; www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/ .
77. Saving the world with nanotechnology. Nelson, Donna J.; Strano, Michael. Nature Nanotechnology. 2006, 1, 96.
76. The Gender and Race-Ethnicity of Faculty in Top Social Science Research Departments. Beutel, A. M.; Nelson, Donna J. The Social Science Journal 2006, 43, 111 - 125.
75. Cover art for American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry Calendar, Sep 2006. Using Correlations to Compare Additions to Alkenes: Homogeneous Hydrogenation by Using Wilkinson's Catalyst. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher N.
74. Black Faculty in the Social Sciences: Gains in Sociology and Political Science But No Progress in Economics. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, June 15, 2006.
73.
Interview. Donna J. Nelson. In A Hand Up: Women Mentoring
Women in Science: Deborah Fort, Editor. Association for Women in Science;
72. The Gender and Race-Ethnicity of Faculty in Top Science and Engineering Research Departments. Beutel, Ann M.; Nelson, Donna J. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 2005, 11, 389 - 403. www.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027,1da5db613cfed2b3,20fb32b865e53112.html
71. A Closer Look: 2003 Minority Chemistry PhDs. Collins, S.; Nelson, D. NOBBChE News Online (NNOL). Summer, 2005, 35, No. 4, p23.
70. Native American Strong Body Initiative. Patneaude, Rachel; Nelson, Donna J. Ethnicity and Disease (International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, ISHIB). 2005, 15, Summer;15(3 Suppl 4):S4-77.
69. Alternative Sources for Recruiting. Nalley, E. Ann; Nelson, Donna J.; Pryor, William A.; Warner, Isiah M. Chemical and Engineering News 2005, 83 (25), 8; June 20.
68.
Choosing
Motherhood as a Female Chemist. Nelson, Donna J. In "Parenting
and Professing: Balancing Family Work With an Academic
Career," R. Hile Bassett (Ed.),
67. Gender Differences and Performance in Science. Carol Muller, Sally Ride, Janie Fouke, Denice Denton, Telle Whitney, Nancy Cantor, Donna Nelson, Jim Plummer, Ilene Busch-Vishniac, Carolyn Meyers, Sue Rosser, Londa Schiebinger, Eric Roberts, David Burgess, Craig Beeson, Susan Metz, Lucinda Sanders, Bevlee Watford, Elizabeth Ivey, Mary Frank Fox, Sheldon Wettack, Maria Klawe, William Wulf, Joan Girgus, Phoebe Leboy, Eleanor Babco, Betty Shanahan, Catherine Didion, Daryl Chubin, Monique Frize, Susan Ganter, E. Ann Nalley, Judy Franz, Hector Abruna, Myra Strober, Jane Zimmer Daniels, Emily Carter, Jean Rhodes, Iris Schrijver, Virginia Zakian, Barbara Simons, Ursula Martin, Jo Boaler, Katherine Jolluck, Purnma Mankekar, Robert Gray, Margaret Conkey, Peter Stansky, Aihua Xie, Pino Martin, Linda Katehi, Jo Anne Miller, Amelia Tess Thornton, Andrea LaPaugh, Deborah Rhode, Barbara Gelpi, Mary Jean Harrold, Cherrill Spencer, Carla Schlatter Ellis, Susan Lord, Helen Quinn, Margaret Murnane, Patricia Jones, Frances Hellman, Gail Wight, Ruth O'Hara, Mary Pickering, Sheri Sheppard, David Leith, Adina Paytan, Matthew Sommer, Audrey Shafer, David Grusky, Sherry Yennello, Ashima Madan, Denise Johnson, Sylvia Yanagisako, Jennifer Chou-Green, Sandra Robinson,. Science. 2005, 307, 1043; February 18.
66. Cover Art -- Using Correlations to Compare Additions to Alkenes: Homogeneous Hydrogenation by Using Wilkinson's Catalyst. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher N. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2005, 70, Front cover.
65. A National Analysis of
Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties
at Research Universities. Donna J. Nelson.
64. Using Correlations to Compare Additions to Alkenes: Homogeneous Hydrogenation by Using Wilkinson's Catalyst. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher N. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 761 - 767; 2004, online http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/asap.cgi/joceah/asap/pdf/jo048968r.pdf .
63. Why Students Need Professors' Perspective on Family Issues. AAAS Science Nextwave 2004, Jan 9. http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2004/01/08/11
62. Correlation of Relative Rates of Chromyl Chloride Oxidation and Chromic Acid Oxidation of Acyclic Alkenes Versus Alkene IPs and HOMOs. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, C. N. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2004, 17, 1033 - 1038.
61. SACNAS Biography Project: Dr. Donna Nelson – Chemist. SACNAS NEWS. 2004, Vol. 6, No. 2, p. 8. http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/ScannedRefs/SACNASsp04v6n2p8.html .
60. In Her Own Words. Progress Magazine. JustGarciaHill Website. 2003, 1, (March) No. 2; http://www.justgarciahill.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197:in-her-own-words&catid=18:march2003-vol-1-no-2
59. The Importance of Minority Faculty. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2003, 41, 5.
58. The Standing of Women in Academia. Chemical Engineering Progress. 2003, 99, No. 8, p 38S-41S, August. http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/Pubs/CEP03Aug/p38S-41S.html .
57. Faculty Diversity in Mathematics Departments at the "Top 50" Research Universities. Nelson, Donna J. AWIS Magazine, 2002, 31, (No. 3, Summer) 42-46; http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/Pubs/sum02AWIS/sum02magnelson.html .
56. Diversity in Academia: A Look at Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Science and Engineering Departments. Nelson, Donna J. The FASEB Journal. 2002, 16, (4), A524.
55. Comparison of Computational Studies of Internal Stabilization of 1-Butadienyllithiums and Representative 1-Chloro-1-lithio-2-phenylalkenes. Nelson, Donna J.; Brammer, C. Heteroatom Chemistry. 2002, 13, 263.
54. Is Academia Making the Grade? Progress Magazine. JustGarciaHill Website. 2002, 1, (Fall) No. 1; http://www.justgarciahill.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=135:is-academia-making-the-grade&catid=7:october2002-vol-1-no-1 .
53. Diversity in Academia: A Look at Engineering. Nelson, Donna J. AWIS Magazine. 2002, 31, (No. 2, Spring) 32-38; http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/Pubs/sp02AWIS/sp02magnelson.html
52. Diversity in the Physical Sciences. Nelson, Donna J. AWIS Magazine. 2002, 31, (No. 1, Winter) 28-32; http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/Pubs/AWIS_2002_Winter_p28-32.pdf .
51. Contrasts in Chemistry: The Supply vs.
the
50. Constancy in Chemistry: The Effect upon Females and Minorities. Nelson, Donna J. AWIS Magazine. 2001, 30, (No. 2, Spring) 10 - 16; http://www.awis.org/sp01magnelson.html .
49. Correlation of Ionization Potentials or HOMO Energies Versus Relative Reactivities of Cl2, of Br2, and of I2 with Representative Acyclic Alkenes. Comparison with Other Additions to Alkenes. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 2422.
48. An Organization Device for Visualizing Mechanisms and Regiochemistry Rationales in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution. Nelson, Donna J. Chemical Educator 2001, 6, 142. http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00897/bibs/0006003/630142dn.htm
47. The Correlation of Relative Rates of PdCl2 Oxidation of Functionalized Acyclic Alkenes Versus Alkene Ionization Potentials, HOMOs, and LUMOs. Nelson, Donna J.; Li, R.; Brammer, C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1564.
46. EXHIBIT: Formation of Inorganic Precipitates in Microgravity on the Getaway Special STS-40. Frates, Rodman A.; Nelson, Donna J.; Friedrich, Craig; Rubowitz, Mark; Collins, Clay. Oklahoma Air and Space Museum 2001, permanent exhibit.
45. EAS-at-a-Glance. Nelson, Donna J.; W.H. Freeman & Co.:
44. The Effect of the Nucleophile/ Electrophile Reaction Guide on the Performance of Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Students. Nelson, Donna J. Chemical Education Journal 2000, 4, 17.
43. Teaching Devices to Make Undergraduate
Organic Chemistry Easier. Nelson, Donna J. Proceedings
of the
42. The Use of Relative Magnitudes of Steric
Effects to Explore Reactions of Molecular Halogens with Representative Acyclic
Alkenes. Nelson, D. J.; Perng, Tamy. Proceedings of the
41. EXHIBIT: "Women in Physical Sciences at
the
40. Teaching Devices to Make Undergraduate
Organic Chemistry Easier. . . Sort of. Nelson,
Donna J. Proceedings of the 26th National Triennial
Convention of Iota Sigma Pi; Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Chapter:
39. Relative Magnitudes of Steric Effects in
Reactions of Cl2, of Br2, and of I2 with
Representative Acyclic Alkenes. Nelson, Donna J.;
Perng, Tamy; Campbell, David. Proceedings of the 26th
National Triennial Convention of Iota Sigma Pi; Iota Sigma Pi Promethium
Chapter:
38. Selected Electrophilic Addition Reactions of Representative Acyclic Alkenes. Nelson, Donna J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 5823.
37. EXHIBIT: "Teaching Devices of Dr.
Donna Nelson." Borders Bookstore,
36. Isomerization of and Chloride Migration in Representative Complexed 1-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propenylmetals. Nelson, Donna J.; Hohmann, Stephanie. Heteroatom Chemistry 1998, 9, 623-630.
35. EXHIBIT: "Formation of Inorganic Precipitates
in Microgravity on the Getaway Special STS-40. Frates,
Rodman A.; Nelson, Donna J.; Friedrich, Craig; Rubowitz, Mark; Collins, Clay."
Casady High School,
34. Study Guide and Solutions Manual to Accompany
Organic Chemistry, Second Edition. Fox, Marye Anne; Whitesell, James K.;
Nelson, Donna J. ; Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
Inc.:
33. Study Guide and Solutions Manual to
Accompany Core Organic Chemistry. Fox, Marye Anne; Whitesell, James K.;
Nelson, Donna J. ; Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
Inc.:
32. Nucleophile / Electrophile Reaction Guide
for Organic Chemistry. Nelson, Donna J.; Jones
and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.:
31. Formation of Inorganic Precipitates in
Microgravity on the STS-40. Frates, R. A.; Nelson, Donna J.; Friedrich,
Craig; Rubowitz, Mark; Collins, Clay. Proceedings of
the
30. Relative Rates of Permanganate Oxidation of Functionalized Alkenes and the Correlation with the Ionization Potentials of Those Alkenes. Nelson, Donna J.; Henley, Robert L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 6375.
29. A Theoretical Study of the Isomerization and Ionization of Representative 1-chloro-2-methyl-1-propenylmetals. Nelson, Donna J.; Matthews, Marcia K. G. J. Organomet. Chem. 1994, 469, 1-9.
28. The Reaction of 1-Chloro-2-methylpropenyllithium with a Selection of Nucleophiles. The Problem of Base vs. Nucleophile Competition. Nelson, Donna J.; Nagarajan, A. J. Organomet. Chem. 1993, 463, 1-5.
27. Combating Sexism in Science: A Creative Approach. Nelson, Donna J. Proceedings of the 204th ACS National Meeting. The Emerging Role of Women in Science. 1993.
26. Diimide Reduction of Some
Representative Alkenes and the Correlation of Their Relative Rates of Reduction
with Their Corresponding IPs. Nelson, D. J.;
25. Creativity and Science. Nelson, Donna J.; VanGundy, A. B. Creativity in Action. 1992, 215, 5.
24. Vinylic Organoboranes. 12. Synthesis of [Z]-1-Halo-1-alkenes via Hydroboration of 1-Halo-1-alkynes Followed by Protonolysis. Brown, H. C.; Blue, C. D.; Nelson, D. J.; Bhat, N. G. J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 6064-6067.
23. Solvent and Complexation Effects Upon Yield and Stereoselectivity in Brominolysis of Tri-exo-2-norbornylborane with Chloramine T. Nelson, Donna J.; Soundararajan, R. J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 340-342.
22. A Simplified Method of Ascertaining Steric Effects in Electrophilic Addition Reactions. A Comparison of Bromination, Oxymercuration, and Hydroboration. Nelson, Donna J.; Cooper, Penny J.; Soundararajan, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 1414-1418.
21. Using the Comparison of Steric Versus Electronic Effects to Infer Mechanistic Information in Stepwise Electrophilic Addition Reactions Involving Three-Membered Cyclic Intermediates. Nelson, Donna J.; Soundararajan, R. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 6207-6210.
20. Yields and Stereoselectivities of Chlorinolysis of Trialkylboranes. Comparison of a Variety of Selected Methods. Nelson, Donna J.; Soundararajan, R. J. Org. Chem. 1988, 53, 5664-5668.
19. An MNDO Study of Structures and Stabilities of Representative 1-Chloro-1-alkenes and of their Beryllium Hydride Derivatives. Nelson, Donna J.; Mercer, Barbara D. Tetrahedron 1988, 44, 6287-6294.
18. A Rule Based Expert System for Gas
Chromatograph Troubleshooting. Nelson, Donna J. Proceedings of the
First
17. A Comparison of the Relative Reaction Rates of Alkenes Toward Hydroboration and Toward Oxymercuration. Nelson, Donna J.; Cooper, Penny, J.; Coerver, Judy A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 943-944.
16. A Safe Convenient Method of Generating Bromine for Qualitative Analysis. Slayden, S. W.; Do, Thuy H.; Smiley, Kimberly Y.; Nelson, Donna J. J. Chem. Ed. 1987, 64, 368.
15. An MNDO Investigation of the Complexes of Carbonyl Compounds with Lewis Acids. Nelson, Donna J. J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 3185-3186.
14. An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Influence of Alkene HOMO Energy Level Upon the Hydroboration Reaction. Additional Evidence Supporting an Early Transition State Which has Retention of Alkene Character. Nelson, Donna J.; Cooper, Penny J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 4693-4696.
13. Mass Spectrometric Investigation of Trihexylborane and of Tri-exo-2-norbornylborane. Nelson, Donna J. Org. Mass Spectrom. 1986, 21, 811-812.
12. Hydroboration Kinetics. 10. Kinetics, Mechanism, and Selectivity of the Hydroboration of Representative Alkenes with Borinane. Brown, H. C.; Chandrasekharan, J.; Nelson, D. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 3768-3771.
11. An Important Limitation in the Reactions of 1-Chloro-1-alkenes with n- or s-Butyllithium. Nelson, Donna J. J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2059-2061.
10. 13C NMR Spectra of the Products of Hydroboration of 1-Alkynes and of 1-Halo-1-alkynes with 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and with Dicyclohexylborane. Investigation of the Thermal Decomposition of Some 1-Halo-1-alkenyldicyclohexylboranes. Blue, Clarence D.; Nelson, Donna J. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 4538-4542.
9. Hydroboration. 63. The Kinetics and Regiospecificity of the Hydroboration of Isomeric Cis- and Trans-Alkenes via 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. The Effects of 1,1- and 1,2-Dialkyl Interactions. Brown, Herbert C.; Nelson, Donna J.; Scouten, Charles G. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 641-643.
8. Hydroboration Kinetics. 5. Kinetics of the Reaction of 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane with Representative Haloalkynes in Carbon Tetrachloride. The Effect of Halogen Substitution Upon the Stoichiometry and Rate of Hydroboration. Nelson, Donna, J.; Blue, Clarence D.; Brown, Herbert C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 4913-4917.
7. Hydroboration Kinetics. 4. Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction of 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane with Representative Haloalkenes. The Effect of Halogen Substituents on the Rate of Hydroboration. Nelson, Donna J.; Brown, Herbert C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 4907-4912.
6. Ground States of Molecules. 60. A MNDO Study of Conformations of Crotyl Anion and a Diaza Analog, of Their BeH Derivatives, and of the Interconversion of Cyclopropyl Anion and Allyl Anion. Dewar, Michael J. S.; Nelson, Donna J. J. Org. Chem. 1982, 47, 2614-2618.
5. An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Mechanism of Deoxygenation of Carbonyl Compounds by Atomic Carbon. Dewar, M. J. S.; Nelson, D. J.; Shevlin, P. B.; Biesiada, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 2802-2807.
4. A MNDO Study of the Structures and Stabilities of Some Substituted Pentadienyl Anions. Dewar, Michael J. S.; Fox, Marye Anne; Nelson, Donna J. J. Organometal. Chem. 1980, 185, 157-181.
3. The Combined Use of SCF-MO
Calculations and Frequency Data in the Evaluation of General Harmonic
Force Fields for Molecules Containing Third Row Elements. Arnold, T. H.; Swanson, B.
2. Effect of a Mercuric Sulfate Precolumn on Chloroolefin Abstraction. Nelson, Donna J.; Dewar, Michael J. S.; Buschek, J. M.; McCarthy, Edward J. J. Org. Chem. 1979, 44, 4109-4113.
1. Ground States of Molecules. 51. MNDO (Modified Neglect of Diatomic Overlap) Calculations of Kinetic Isotope Effects. Brown, S. B.; Dewar, M. J. S.; Ford, G.; Nelson, D. J.; Rzepa, H. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 7832-7836.