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Cassity, C.G., Mirjafari, A., Mobarrez, N., Strickland, K.J., O'Brien, R.A., Davis,
Jr., J.H. "Ionic liquids of superior thermal stability" Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 7590.
(Cited in Chemical & Engineering News, August 12, 2013, Volume 91, Number 32, page
27, “Ionic Liquids at High Temps”)
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O’Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., Murray, S. M., Mattson, K. M., Stenson, A. C., West,
K. N., Davis, Jr., J. H. "Sulfur as an unsaturation ‘effect isostere’ in lipidic
materials: Tm lowering in lipid- inspired ionic liquids" (Manuscript in preparation)
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Murray, S., Zimlich, T., Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Davis, Jr., J. H., West, K.
"Thermophysical Properties of Imidazolium-based Lipidic Ionic Liquids." Journal of
Chemistry and Engineering Data 2013, 58(6), 1516.
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Kwan, M-L, Mirjafari, A., McCabe, J.R., O'Brien, R.A., Essi IV, D.F., Baum, L., West,
K.N., Davis, Jr., J.H. "Synthesis and thermophysical properties of ionic liquids:
Cyclopropyl moieties versus olefins as Tm-reducing elements in lipid-inspired ionic
liquids" Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 54, 12-14.
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Murray, S. M., Mattson, K. M., Mobarrez, N., West, K.
N., & Davis, Jr., J. H. "Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquids Containing Long-Chain Appendages:
Novel Class of Biomaterials with Attractive Properties and Applications." American
Chemical Society Ionic Liquids: Science and Applications 2012, 199-216.
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Mirjafari, A., Murray, S. M., O’Brien, R.A., Stenson, A. C., West, K. N., Davis, Jr.,
J. H. "Cation structure and low Tm in lipidic ionic liquids: What can commercial transfection
agents teach us?"Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 7522.
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Mirjafari, A., Murray, S. M., O'Brien, R.A., West, K. N., & Davis, J. H. Jr. (2012)
Cationic lipids (transfection) as design tutors: insights into structure-property
relationships in lipidic ionic liquids. Poster presented at the 243rd ACS National
Meeting Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry I&EC, March 25-29, 2012,
San Diego, CA.
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Mirjafari, A., Reynolds, R. A., Mobarrez, N., O'Brien, R.A., West, K. N. & Davis,
Jr., J. H. (2012) Functionalized sucrose esters of fatty acids: Synthesis of novel
biobased compounds using SEFOSE® by oxymercuration-demercuration reactions. Poster
presented at the 243rd ACS National Meeting, Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials
(CELL) and Sci-Mix, March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, CA.
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Murray, S. M., Thigpen, A. S., West, K. N., & Davis,
Jr., J. H. (2012) Thiol-ene click reactions as an efficient approach to synthesize
structurally diverse pyridinium-based ionic liquids. Poster presented at the 243rd
ACS National Meeting Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry I&EC, March
25-29, 2012, San Diego, CA.
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O'Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., Mattson, K. M., Murray, S. M., West, K. N., & Davis,
Jr., J. H. (2012) Sulfur as an unsaturation ‘effect isostere’ in lipidic materials:
Tm lowering in lipid-inspired ionic liquids and fatty acids. Poster presented at the
243rd ACS National Meeting Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry I&EC,
March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, CA.
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West, K.N., Al-Hashem, A., O’Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., Davis, Jr., J.H. (2012) Thermophysical
Characterization of Lipidic Ionic Liquids. Paper presented at the 12th AIChE Annual
Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
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West, C.W., O’Brien, R.A., Davis, Jr., J.H., Mirjafari, A. (2012) Kinetic Evaluation
of Novel Ammonium Phase Transfer Catalysts. Paper presented at the 12th AIChE Annual
Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
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O'Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., Mobarrez, N., Murray, S.M., Salter, E.A., Weirzbicki,
A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Sulfur as an unsaturation 'effect isostere' in lipidic
materials: Tm lowering in lipid-inspired ionic liquids and fatty acids. Poster presented
at the 19th Annual University of South Alabama Research Forum (2012).
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Mobarrez, N., Murray, S.M., Thigpen, A.S., West, K.N.
& Davis Jr., J.H. Thiol-ene "click" reactions as an efficient approach to synthesize
structurally diverse pyridinium-based ionic liquids. Poster presented at the 19th
Annual University of South Alabama Research Forum (2012).
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Mobarrez, N., Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Thiol-yne
coupling reactions as a green protocol to synthesize structurally diverse ionic liquids.
Poster presented at the 19th Annual University of South Alabama Research Forum (2012).
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O'Brien, R.A., Mattson, K.M., Mirjafari, A., Murray, S.M., West, K.N. & Davis Jr.,
J.H. Preparation of Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquids via Thiol-ene Reaction and the Study
of the Sulfur Position in a C18 Alkyl Appendage on the Melting Points. Poster presented
at the 4thCongress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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Murray, S.M., Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Thermophysical
Characterization of Novel Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquids. Poster presented at the 4th
Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Murray, S.M., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Thiol-ene
Coupling Reaction of an Oleyl-based Precursor: Synthesis of Novel Lipid-inspired Ionic
Liquids. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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O'Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Functionalized Ionic Liquids
with Highly Polar Polyhydroxylated Appendages and their Rapid Synthesis via Thiol-ene
Click Chemistry. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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O'Brien, R.A., Mattson, K.M., Mirjafari, A., Murray, S.M., West, K.N. & Davis Jr.,
J.H. Synthesis of Lipidlike Ionic Liquids with Diverse Appendages via the Thiol-ene
Reaction. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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O'Brien, R.A., Mattson, K.M., McDonald, L., Mirjafari, A., Murray, S.M., West, K.N.
& Davis Jr., J.H. Thiol-ene Coupling Reactions as a Method to Prepare Functionalized
Ionic Liquids. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., Murray, S.M., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Thiol-yne
Coupling Reactions as a Tool to Prepare Structurally Diverse Ionic Liquids. Poster
presented at the 4th Congress of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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Mirjafari, A., O'Brien, R.A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Transformation of DOTMA
and Liposomes into Lipid-based Ionic Liquids. Poster presented at the 4th Congress
of Ionic Liquids (2011).
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O'Brien, R.A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Functionalized Ionic Liquids with Highly
Polar Polyhydroxylated Appendages and their Rapid Synthesis via Thiol-ene Click Chemistry.
Presented at the 18th Annual University of South Alabama Research Forum (2011).
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Murray, S.M., Mattson, K.M., O'Brien, R.A., West, K.N. & Davis Jr., J.H. Synthesis
and Characterization of Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquids. Poster presented at the 18th
Annual University of South Alabama Research Forum (2011).
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Dorman, S. C., O'Brien, R.A., Lewis, A., Salter, E. A., Wierzbicki, A., Hixon, P.
W., Sykora, R. E., Mirjafari, A., Davis, Jr., J. H. "A new building block for electroactive
organic materials? Synthesis, cyclic voltammetry, single crystal X-ray structure,
and DFT treatment of a unique boron-based viologen", Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 9072.
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O'Brien, R.A., Mirjafari, A., Jajam, V., Capley, E. N., Stenson, A. C., West, K. N.,
Davis, Jr., J. H. "Functionalized ionic liquids with highly polar polyhydroxylated
appendages and their rapid synthesis via thiol-ene click chemistry" Tetrahedron Lett.
2011, 52, 5173.
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Mirjafari, A., Mobarrez, N., Davis, Jr., J. H., O'Brien, R.A., Noei, J. "Microwave-promoted
one-pot conversion of alcohols to oximes using 1-methylimidazolium nitrate, [Hmim][NO3],
as a green promoter and medium" C. R. Chimie 2011, 14(12), 1065.
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Murray, S. M.; O’Brien, R.A.; Mattson, K. M.; Ceccarelli, C.; Sykora, R. E.; West,
K. N.; Davis, Jr., J. H. "The Fluid-Mosaic Model, Homeoviscous Adaptation, and Ionic
Liquids: Dramatic Lowering of the Melting Point by Side-Chain Unsaturation” Angew.
Chem. Intl., 2010, 49, 2755. (Cited in Chemical & Engineering News, March 15, 2010,
Volume 88, Number 11, page 11, “New Chains for Ionic Liquids”.)
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Soutullo, M. D.; O’Brien, R.A.; Gaines, K. E.; Davis, Jr., J. H. “Constitutional Dynamic
Systems of Ionic and Molecular Liquids” Chem. Commun. 2009, 2529-2531.