Structure of valinomycin-K+ complex and cryptate-k+ complex in solution by extended x-ray absorption fine structure

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dc.contributor.advisorWang, C. C.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRorschach, Harold E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHannon, James P.en_US
dc.creatorWilliams, Craigen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:16:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:16:41Zen_US
dc.date.issued1981en_US
dc.descriptionText includes handwritten formulasen_US
dc.description.abstractA new tool used to study the structure of molecules is Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS). EXAFS is small oscillatory signals added on to the smooth x-ray absorption structure curve produced from the excitation of an inner electron out of its bound inner shell into a free electron state. The oscillations are produced from scattering of the excited electron from surrounding atoms. These oscillations, EXAFS, contain molecular structure information, such as the distances between atoms. Since EXAFS can be used for crystals, amorphous solids, solutions and gases it has a strong advantage over x-ray crystallography in many cases for determining local structural information. I used EXAFS to determine what structural changes occur between the known crystalline states and the unknown solution states of K+ complexed with the ionophores cryptate and valinomycin. Ionophores are organic molecules which have a polar oxygen and nitrogen cage in the center of the molecule and a hydrophobic organic exterior. These ionophores are capable of trapping a potassium ion within the cage. The hydrophobic exterior allows the ionophore to dissolve in organic solvents. For the K+-cryptate complex I found no differences in the structure between the crystalline and acetone solution states. For the K+-valinomycin complex I found the K+- distances increased by .3 ± .2 A in the solutions as compared to the crystalline state.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1981 Williamsen_US
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, Craig. "Structure of valinomycin-K+ complex and cryptate-k+ complex in solution by extended x-ray absorption fine structure." (1981) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104047">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104047</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1673en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104047en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleStructure of valinomycin-K+ complex and cryptate-k+ complex in solution by extended x-ray absorption fine structureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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