Class: CHEM 0500 – Inorganic Chemistry Lab

Instructor(s): Dr. Eric Victor

Student(s): Masha Glik (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘21.5), Dominic Covelli, Janavi Sethurathnam, Jolie Ren, Amit Chakrabarti

“Research at Brown is a very accessible and exciting opportunity that students should definitely participate in.”

-Masha Glik

Description:

In order to advance our understanding of the transport of H2S and NO gasotransmitters, novel benzothiazole iron(II) complexes conjugated to SNO- were developed utilizing computational methods. The structural, electronic, and spectral characteristics of these molecules were analyzed. We found that complexes differ by the benzothiazole ligand which affects the bond strength, bond angle, and energetic properties of the SNO- ligand.

We had heard about CURE from Prof. Eric Victor, who has been very supportive, provided a lot of guidance at every stage, making our research experience very fun. Research at Brown is a very accessible and exciting opportunity that students should definitely participate in.