PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Donna J. Nelson

91. Characterizing Sidewall-Functionalized SWNT via NMR.  Donna J. Nelson, Heather Rhoads, and Christopher Brammer.  J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007,  111, 17872.

90. Characterizing Sidewall Functionalized SWNTs by Using NMR.  Heather Rhoads, Donna J. Nelson, and Christopher Brammer.  Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc. 2007,  52 (2), 559.

89. Substituent effects in additions of iodine thiocyanate to alkenes.  Brammer, C. N.; Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo.  Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 3237. 

88. 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 – Poster Session 1 (reviewed paper), Chicago, IL.  Apr 10, 2007.

87. 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.

86. 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/

85. Gender and Race-Ethnicity of Faculty in Top Social Science Research Departments.  Beutel, A. M. and Nelson, D. J.  The Social Science Journal 2006, 43, 111 - 125.

84. Correlation of Relative Rates of Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Acyclic Alkenes in the Presence of Wilkinson’s Catalyst vs Alkene IPs, HOMOs, and LUMOs.  Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher N.  Cover art for American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry Calendar, Sep 2006. 

83. "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.

82. "The Ivory Tower Gets More Flexible" The Christian Science Monitor, June 29, 2006.

81. "Seven with Gifts That Transmit Power" Women's eNews, January 3, 2006.

80.   Gender and Race-Ethnicity of Faculty in Top Science and Engineering Research Departments.  Beutel, A. M.; Nelson, D. J. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.  2005, 11, 389 - 403.  www.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027,1da5db613cfed2b3,20fb32b865e53112.html

79. A Closer Look:  2003 Minority Chemistry PhDs.  Collins, S.; Nelson, D.  AAAS Minority Science Network, Science Magazine.  August, 2005. 

78. A Closer Look:  2003 Minority Chemistry PhDs.  Collins, S.; Nelson, D.  NOBBChE News Online (NNOL).  Summer, 2005. 

77. Native American Strong Body Initiative.  Patneaude, Rachel L.; Nelson, Donna J.  Ethnicity and Disease (International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, ISHIB). 2005, 15, Summer;15(3 Suppl 4):S4-77.  http://www.ishib.org/ED_index.asp

76. 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.

75. Choosing Motherhood as a Female Chemist.  Nelson, Donna J., in R. Hile Bassett (Ed.), “Parenting and Professing: Balancing Family Work With an Academic Career”.  Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. 2005. 

74. 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.

73. Cover Art Depicting the Correlation of Relative Rates of Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Acyclic Alkenes in the Presence of Wilkinson’s Catalyst vs Alkene IPs, HOMOs, and LUMOs.  Nelson, Donna J.; Li, Ruibo; Brammer, Christopher N.  Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2005, 70, Front cover.

72. A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and  Engineering Faculties at Research Universities.  Donna J. Nelson.  University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.  2005, 1-42. ; //cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/briefings/Diversity%20Report%20Final.pdf

71. Correlation of Relative Rates of Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Acyclic Alkenes in the Presence of Wilkinson’s Catalyst vs Alkene IPs, HOMOs, and LUMOs.  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

70. “Been There; Done That! 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

69.   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.

68. "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 .

67. “Q and A with Dr. Donna Nelson” JustGarciaHill Website:  Progress Magazine.  2003, 1, No. 4.

66. “Role Models for Minority Students” JustGarciaHill Website:  Progress Magazine.  2003, 1, No. 2.

65. “The Importance of Minority Faculty.”  Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.  2003, 41, 5.

64. “The Standing of Women in Academia.”  Chemical Engineering Progress. 2003, 99, No. 9, p 38S-41S, August.  http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/Pubs/CEP03Aug/p38S-41S.html .

63. 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 .

62. 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.

61. 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.

60. “Grading Academia” JustGarciaHill Website: Progress Magazine.  2002, 1, No. 1.

59. 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

58. Diversity in Physics.  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 .

57. “Diversity in Physics.”  Physics Today, 2001, 54, (No. 10, October issue), 21.

56. Contrasts in Chemistry:  The Supply vs. the Summit; Industry vs. Academia.  Nelson, Donna J.  AWIS Magazine, 2001, 30, (No. 3, Summer) 33 - 39; http://www.awis.org/smag01nelson.html .

55. 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 .

54. 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.

53. 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

52. 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.

51. 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.

50. EAS-at-a-Glance.  Nelson, Donna J.;  W.H. Freeman & Co.:  New York, NY, 2000.

49. 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.

48. Teaching Devices to Make Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Easier.  Nelson, Donna J.  Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences.  2000, 80, 71.  http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oas/oas_htm_files/v80/p71frames.html

47. “What to Tell Female Job Applicants About a Work Environment” The Iotan. 2000, Nov, p 3.

46. 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 Oklahoma Academy of Sciences.  2000, 80, 141.  http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oas/oas_htm_files/v80/p141frames.html

45. EXHIBIT: “Women in Physical Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.”  University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library, Norman, OK.  Dec. 1999 - Mar. 2000.  (A display of products of creative activities of the 6 tenured / tenure track women in the physical sciences at OU.)

44. Teaching Devices to Make Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Easier.  Nelson, Donna J.    Proceedings of the 26th National Triennial Convention of Iota Sigma Pi; Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Chapter:  Portland, OR, 1999.

43. Relative Magnitudes of Steric Effects in Reactions of Cl₂, of Br₂, and of I₂ with Representative Acyclic Alkenes.  Nelson, Donna J., Tamy Perng, and David Campbell.   Proceedings of the 26th National Triennial Convention of Iota Sigma Pi; Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Chapter:  Portland, OR, 1999.

42. Selected Electrophilic Addition Reactions of Representative Acyclic Alkenes.  Nelson, Donna J.   Tetrahedron Lett.  1999,  5823.

41. EXHIBIT: 2. “Teaching Devices of Dr. Donna Nelson.” Borders Bookstore, Norman, OK.  Aug. 17 - Sep. 4, 1998.

40. A Theoretical Study of the 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.

39. 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, Oklahoma City, OK.  Jan. 19 - Jan. 30, 1998.

38. Study Guide and Solutions Manual to Accompany Organic Chemistry, Second Edition.  M. A. Fox, J. K. Whitesell, and D. J. Nelson; Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.:  Sudbury, MA, 1997.

37. Nucleophile / Electrophile Reaction Guide for Organic Chemistry.  Nelson, Donna J.;  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.:  Sudbury, MA, 1997.  http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/0763702870/

36. 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 Oklahoma Academy of Science.  1996, 76, 75-82. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oas/oas_htm_files/v76/p75frames.html

35. “Show Dogs and Company Women” The Iotan. 1995, Nov,  p 5.

34. 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.

33. A Theoretical Study of the Isomerization and Ionization of Representative a-Chloroisobutenylmetals. Viability of Metal-Assisted Ionization.  Nelson, Donna J.; Matthews, Marcia K. G.   J. Organomet. Chem.   1994,  469, 1-9.

32. “Loophole Exists in Discrimination Laws” The Iotan. 1993, Dec, p 11.

31. “Racism/Sexism”  Women Chemists Newsletter. 1993, Nov, p 3.

30. 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.

29. “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.

28. Diimide Reduction of Some Representative Alkenes and the Correlation of Their Relative Rates of Reduction with Their Corresponding IPs.  Nelson, D. J.; Yao, Z.; Henley, R.; Smith, T.  Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 5835-8.

27. “Why You Should Not Change Your Name”  Women Chemists Newsletter. 1992, Feb, p 4.

26. Creativity and Science.  Nelson, Donna J.; VanGundy, A. B.  Creativity in Action.  1992, 215, 5.

25. “Questionable Labels, Etcetera” Chemical & Engineering News. 1992, 70 (42), Oct 19, p. 76.

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 Investigation 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 Oklahoma Symposium on Artificial Intelligence 1988, 103-110.

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.  I.;  Yamaguchi, Y.; Nelson, D. J. J. Mol. Spectrosc. 1979, 78, 267-276.

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.