"Donor/Acceptor Effects on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Geminal-Diethynylethenes (g-DEEs)," Y. Zhao, N. Zhou, A.D. Slepkov, S.C. Ciulei, R. McDonald, F.A. Hegmann, R.R. Tykwinski, Helv. Chim. Acta 2007, 90, 909-927.
"Oligomeric and Polymeric Systems with a Cross-conjugated p-Framework,” M. Gholami, R.R Tykwinski, Chem. Rev. 2006, 106, 4997-5027.
"Chiral, Cross-conjugated iso-Polydiacetylenes,” C.A. Lewis , R.R. Tykwinski, ChemComm 2006, 3625-3627.
"Oligomeric
and Polymeric Systems with a Cross-conjugated p-Framework," M.
Gholami, R.R Tykwinski, Chem. Rev., submitted 04/2006.
"Reductive
Bergman-Type Cyclizations of Cross-Conjugated Enediynes to Fulvene and
Fulvalene Anions: The Role of Charge Distribution," N. Treitel,
L. Eshdat, T. Sheradsky, P.M. Donovan, R.R. Tykwinski, L.T. Scott, H.
Hopf, M. Rabinovitz, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128,
4703-4709.
"Synthesis,
Structure, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Cross-Conjugated Perphenylated
iso-Polydiacetylene," Y. Zhao, A.D. Slepkov,
C. Osei Akoto, R. McDonald, F.A. Hegmann, R.R. Tykwinski, Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 321-329.
"Synthesis
and Characterization of Cross-conjugated Oligo(phenylene enynylene)s," J. Cho, Y. Zhao, R.R. Tykwinski, ARKIVOC 2005, Part (iv), 142-150 (invited contribution
special issue honoring Professor Nikolia Zefirov).
"Synthesis
and Derivatization of Ethynyl a,a–Dibromomethyl Ketones: Formation
of Highly Functionalized Vinyl Triflates,” T.
Rankin, R.R. Tykwinski, Org. Lett. 2003, 5,
213-216.
"Optical
Properties of Cross-Conjugated iso-Polydiacetylene Oligomers
as Measured UV-Vis Spectroscopy and the Optical Kerr Effect," A.D.
Slepkov, F.A. Hegmann, K. Kamada, Y.
Zhao, R.R. Tykwinski, J Opt. A, Pure Appl. Op. 2002, 4, S207-S116.
"Ultrafast
Optical Kerr Effect Measurements of Third-Order Nonlinearities in Cross-Conjugated iso-Polydiacetylene Oligomers," A.D.
Slepkov, F.A. Hegmann, Y. Zhao,
R.R. Tykwinski, K. Kamada, J. Chem. Phys. 2002, 116,
3834-3840.
Invited
Account: "Cross-conjugated (Oligo)enynes," R.R. Tykwinski, Y. Zhao, Synlett 2002,
1939-1953.
"The
effects of p-acceptor and p-donor substitution in cross-conjugated enynes," Y. Zhao, S.C.
Ciulei, R.R. Tykwinski, Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 7721-7723.
"Study
of Cross-conjugated iso-Polytriacetylenes and Related Oligoenynes," Y. Zhao, R. McDonald, R.R. Tykwinski, J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2805-2812.
"Iterative
Synthesis and Characterization of Cross-conjugated iso-Polydiacetylenes," Y. Zhao, K.
Campbell, R.R. Tykwinski J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 336-344.
"Cross-conjugated
Chromophores: Synthesis of iso-Polydiacetylenes with Donor/Acceptor
Substitution," S.C. Ciulei,
R.R. Tykwinski, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3607-3610.
"Structural,
Vibrational, and Electronic Characteristics of Enyne Macrocycles as
a Function of Ring Strain," S. Eisler,
R. McDonald, G.R. Loppnow, R.R. Tykwinski, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 6917-6928.
"Synthesis
and Characterization of Cross-conjugated Polyenynes," Y.
Zhao, R. McDonald, R.R. Tykwinski, Chem. Commun. 2000, 77-78.
"Iterative
Synthesis and Properties of Cross-conjugated iso-Polydiacetylene
Oligomers," Y. Zhao, R.R. Tykwinski, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 458-459.
