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  1. 2,3-Bis(2-pyridyl)thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine and its ruthenium(ii) complexes: a new bidentate bridging ligand for enhanced metal–metal communication

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  2. Conjugated Polymers: Synthesis & Design

    Article • October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  3. Review of A Cultural History of Chemistry. Peter J. T. Morris and Alan Rocke, eds., Bloomsbury Academic: London, 2022

    Article • Substantia, February 2023, Firenze University Press

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  4. The Eternal Quest for Practical Low Bandgap Polymers

    Article • General Chemistry, January 2023, Yaoyi International Publishing

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  5. Molecular Tuning in Diaryl-Capped Pyrrolo[2,3-d:5,4-d′]bisthiazoles: Effects of Terminal Aryl Unit and Comparison to Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole Analogues

    Article • Molecules, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  6. Comments on Shirakawa’s Response

    Article • Substantia, March 2022, Firenze University Press

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  7. Giving Credit Where It's Due - The Complicated Practice of Scientific Authorship

    Article • Substantia, March 2021, Firenze University Press

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  8. From Parkesine to Celluloid: The Birth of Organic Plastics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  9. From Parkesine to Celluloid: The Birth of Organic Plastics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  10. Probing the nature of donor–acceptor effects in conjugated materials: a joint experimental and computational study of model conjugated oligomers

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  11. Organic NIR Photodetectors: Pushing Photodiodes Beyond 1000 nm

    Article • General Chemistry, January 2021, Yaoyi International Publishing

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  12. Transmetalation: a fundamental organometallic reaction critical to synthesis and catalysis

    Article • ChemTexts, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  13. Minimizing Polymer Band Gap via Donor‐Acceptor Frameworks: Poly(dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]pyrrole‐alt‐thieno[3,4‐b]pyrazine)s as Illustrative Examples of Challenges and Misconceptions

    Article • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2020, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  14. Conjugated and Conducting Organic Polymers: The First 150 Years

    Article • ChemPlusChem, July 2020, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  15. Exploration of the Direct Arylation Polymerization Method for the Practical Application of Conjugated Materials: Synthetic Scale‐Up, Solar Cell Performance, and Cost Analyses

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  16. Poly(thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-alt-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole)s: A New Design Paradigm in Low Band Gap Polymers

    Article • ACS Macro Letters, September 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  17. Synthesis and Characterization of Bis[1]benzothieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrroles: Quantitative Effects of Benzannulation on Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrroles

    Article • Molecules, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  18. Revisiting the Early History of Synthetic Polymers: Critiques and New Insights

    Article • Ambix, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  19. Pyrrolo[2,3-d:5,4-d′]bisthiazoles: Alternate Synthetic Routes and a Comparative Study to Analogous Fused-Ring Bithiophenes

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  20. Thiophene‐Extended Nickel Thiazoledithiolene: π‐Extended Fused‐Ring Metal Dithiolenes with Stabilized Frontier Orbitals

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  21. Synthesis of Brominated Thiazoles via Sequential Bromination–Debromination Methods

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  22. Karen J. Brewer (1961–2014): Chemist, Teacher, Mentor, and Role Model

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  23. On the origin of ‘synthetic metals’

    Article • Materials Today, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  24. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electropolymerization of Extended Fused-Ring Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-Based Terthienyls

    Article • Materials, May 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  25. The 18-electron rule and electron counting in transition metal compounds: theory and application

    Article • ChemTexts, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  26. Fluorescent thiophene-based materials and their outlook for emissive applications

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  27. An Ancient Cleanser: Soap Production and Use in Antiquity

    Article • January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  28. From Honey Wine to the Cultivation of the Grape: An Early History of Fermented Beverages

    Article • January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  29. Introduction − The Role of Chemical Technology in Early Civilizations

    Article • January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  30. Modern Materials in Antiquity: An Early History of the Art and Technology of Glass

    Article • January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  31. Preface

    Article • January 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  32. Tuning the Light Absorption of Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers: Effects of Side Chains and ‘Spacer' Units in Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-Fluorene Copolymers

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  33. Effects of the Flipped Classroom Model on Student Performance for Advanced Placement High School Chemistry Students

    Article • Journal of Chemical Education, September 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  34. Side chain tuning of frontier orbitals in polymers of thieno[3,4-b]-pyrazine-based terthienyls

    Article • Synthetic Metals, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  35. Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-based oligothiophenes: simple models of donor–acceptor polymeric materials

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  36. The Quest for Aqua Vitae

    Article • January 2014

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  37. Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-based materials: Synthesis and application to organic electronics

    Article • Progress in Polymer Science, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  38. An equivalent circuit model for ternary blend P3HT:pC6TP:PCBM low band gap devices

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  39. Synthesis and Characterization of Thieno[3,4- b ]pyrazine-Based Terthienyls: Tunable Precursors for Low Band Gap Conjugated Materials

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  40. Synthesis and photovoltaic performance of donor-acceptor polymers containing benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene with thienyl substituents

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  41. Probing the structure–function relationship in pC6TP:PCBM based organic photonic devices

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  42. Low-Bandgap Polymers

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  43. Introduction: The Humanity of Chemistry

    Article • January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  44. It’s a Gas! Sir Humphry Davy and His Pneumatic Investigations

    Article • January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  45. Preface

    Article • January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  46. Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazines and Its Extended Analogs: Important Buildings Blocks for Conjugated Materials

    Article • Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  47. Structure–function relationships in conjugated materials containing tunable thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine units

    Article • Polymer Bulletin, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  48. Molecular tuning in highly fluorescent dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-based oligomers: effects of N-functionalization and terminal aryl unit

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  49. How Glass Changed the World

    Article • January 2012

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  50. Structural Effects on the Electronic Properties of Extended Fused-Ring Thieno[3,4- b ]pyrazine Analogues

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  51. Highly Fluorescent Dithieno[3,2- b :2′,3′- d ]pyrrole-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and OLED Device Applications

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  52. Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazines and their applications to low band gap organic materials

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  53. Electrically Conducting Plastics: Revising the History of Conjugated Organic Polymers

    Article • January 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  54. Preface

    Article • January 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  55. N -Acyldithieno[3,2- b :2′,3′- d ]pyrroles: Second Generation Dithieno[3,2- b :2′,3′- d ]pyrrole Building Blocks with Stabilized Energy Levels

    Article • Organic Letters, September 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  56. Electrochemical Study of 3-( N -alkylamino)thiophenes: Experimental and Theoretical Insights into a Unique Mechanism of Oxidative Polymerization

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, April 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  57. Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials. Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics. 2 Bände. Herausgegeben von Igor F. Perepichka und Dmitrii F. Perepichka.

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  58. Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials. Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics. 2 volumes. Edited by Igor F. Perepichka and Dmitrii F. Perepichka.

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  59. Solution and solid-state properties of highly fluorescent dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-based oligothiophenes

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  60. New tunable thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-based materials

    Article • Synthetic Metals, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  61. Synthesis and characterization of a new π-extended nickel dithiolene complex for molecular materials

    Article • Synthetic Metals, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  62. Neutral and n-Doped Conjugated Polymers for Corrosion Control of Aluminum Alloys

    Article • January 2009, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  63. Corrosion Control Coatings for Aluminum Alloys Based on Neutral and n-Doped Conjugated Polymers

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2009, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  64. Synthesis and Characterization of New 2,3-Disubstituted Thieno[3,4- b ]pyrazines: Tunable Building Blocks for Low Band Gap Conjugated Materials

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  65. Poly(2,3-dihexylthieno[3,4- b ]pyrazine) via GRIM Polymerization: Simple Preparation of a Solution Processable, Low-Band-Gap Conjugated Polymer

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  66. Reduced Band Gap Dithieno[3,2- b :2‘,3‘- d ]pyrroles:  New n-Type Organic Materials via Unexpected Reactivity

    Article • Organic Letters, April 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  67. Sterics versus Electronics: Regioselective Cross-Coupling of Polybrominated Thiophenes

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  68. Poly(acenaphtho[1,2-b]thieno[3,4-e]pyrazine): a new low band gap conjugated polymer

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  69. The History of Science as a Tool To Identify and Confront Pseudoscience

    Article • Journal of Chemical Education, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  70. Synthesis and structural characterization of 2,5-dihalo-3,4-dinitrothiophenes

    Article • Journal of Chemical Crystallography, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  71. 6,6‘-Dibromo-4,4‘-di(hexoxymethyl)-2,2‘- bipyridine:  A New Solubilizing Building Block for Macromolecular and Supramolecular Applications

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  72. N-Functionalized Poly(dithieno[3,2- b :2‘,3‘- d ]pyrrole)s:  Highly Fluorescent Materials with Reduced Band Gaps

    Article • Macromolecules, March 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  73. Highly Fluorescent Oligothiophenes through the Incorporation of Central Dithieno[3,2- b :2‘,3‘- d ]pyrrole Units

    Article • Organic Letters, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  74. Nitrogen-functionalized polythiophenes: Potential routes to new low band gap materials

    Article • Synthetic Metals, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  75. Photophysical characterization of 2,3-difunctionalized thieno[3,4-b]pyrazines

    Article • Journal of Luminescence, August 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  76. A Second Look at Polythieno[3,4- b ]pyrazines:  Chemical vs Electrochemical Polymerization and Its Effect on Band Gap

    Article • Macromolecules, August 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  77. A Simple and Efficient Route to N-Functionalized Dithieno[3,2- b :2‘,3‘- d ]pyrroles:  Fused-Ring Building Blocks for New Conjugated Polymeric Systems

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  78. Thieno[3,4- b ]pyrazines:  Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  79. Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Aminothiophenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Amination

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  80. A New, General Approach to Tuning the Properties of Functionalized Polythiophenes:  The Oxidative Polymerization of Monosubstituted Bithiophenes

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, July 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  81. Highly Conjugated, Water-Soluble Polymers via the Direct Oxidative Polymerization of Monosubstituted Bithiophenes

    Article • Macromolecules, February 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  82. A general synthetic route to 4-substituted-2,2′-bithiophenes

    Article • Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  83. Controlled Synthesis of a New, Soluble, Conjugated Metallopolymer Containing Ruthenium Chromophoric Units

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  84. Ground- and Excited-State Properties of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Tridentate Azine Ligands, Ru(tpy)(bpy)L2+, Where L Is a Polymerizable Acetylene

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  85. The design and preparation of transition metal triad systems for excited-state charge separation

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, May 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen

  86. Synthesis and characterization of a series of novel rhodium and iridium complexes containing polypyridyl bridging ligands: potential uses in the development of multimetal catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 1990, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Seth C Rasmussen