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Supramolecular Chemistry Research Unit (SCRU)

Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry Research Group (MMCCRG)

Banchob Wanno

Ph.D.
Room SC1-414, 1st Science Building

Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University
Tel: 043 754246, Fax: 043 754246
E-mail: banchobw@gmail.com, banchob.w@msu.ac.th

Interesting Research Topics:

Reaction mechanism investigations: Reaction equilibria of amino acids, peptides, polypeptides and their complexation with metal cations; Non-catalytic and catalytic reactions of olefins on zeolite, organometallic catalysts.

Investigations on nanomaterial and nanocatalysts: Molecular conformations of CNT, SNT, IINT and fullerenes, their functionalized compounds, reactions and their electronic, vibrational and physicochemical properties.

Supramolecular investigations and host–guest investigations: Recognition of carboxylate and dicarboxylates by azophenol–thiourea, calix[4]arene derivatives; Conformational geometries of sulfinylcalix[4]arene, sulfonylcalix[4]arene, thiacalix[4] arene, amino-thiacalix[4]arene, mercapto-thiacalix[4]arene and their metal cation complexes.

Pharmaceutical and medicinal Chemistries: phenylthiosemicarbazone/zinc, benzylhy-droxamamide/oxo technetium(v), HMPAO/zinc complexes.


Scholarship and Awards:

Mahasarakham University Fund for Higher Education.
• The Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program.
• Commission on Higher Education.
• Rachadapiseksompoch Research Fund, Chulalongkorn University.
Thailand Research Fund (TRF).

Current Research Programs:

• Theoretical Study of Molecular Spectroscopy;
• Thermoplastic and Thermoplastic Liquid Crystalline Polymers;
• Thermodynamics applied to organic reaction mechanisms;
• Chemical Equilibrium Investigations of Super Molecules and Their Complexes: A Theoretical Study
• Theoretical Study of Chemical Reaction and Chemical Mechanism;
• Computational Nanotechnology;

Selected Publications:

1. Ruangpornvisuti, V.; Supakornchailert, K.; Tungchitpienchai, C.; Wanno B. "Tautomerizations of 2-, 3- and 4-formylpyridine semicarbazone conformers in gas and aqueous phases" Struct. Chem. in press.
2. Wanno, B.; Du, A.J.; Ruangpornvisuti, V.; Smith, S.C. "Addition of diazomethane to armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes and their reaction sequences: A computational study" Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 436, 218-223.
3. Ruangpornvisuti, V.; Wanno, B.; "Molecular model for host-guest interaction of tetraamino-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and tetraamino-tert-butylcalix[4]arene receptors with carboxylate and dicarboxylate guests: An ONIOM study" J. Mol. Model. 2007, 13, 65-77.
4. Wanno, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "Structures of gas-phase nitrosamine-dimer isomers, their interconversions and energetics: A DFT study" J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2006, 775, 113-120.
5. Wanno, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "DFT investigation of structures of nitrosamine isomers and their transformations in gas phase" J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2006, 766, 159-164.
6. Ruangpornvisuti, V.; Supakornchailert, K.; Tungchitpienchai, C.; Wanno B. "A DFT Investigation on Molecular Structures of Semicarbazone Complexes with Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) and Reaction Energies of Their Complexation" Struct. Chem. 2006, 17, 27-34.
7. Wanno, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "An investigation of molecular structures of sulfonylcalix[4]arene, mercaptosulfonylcalix[4]arene and aminosulfonylcalix[4]arene, their proton affinities and complexation with zinc(II)" J. Mol. Struct. 2006, 787, 76-89.
8. Wanno, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "Tautomeric and rotameric transformations of 4-methyl-3,6-pyridazinedione isomers" Chem. Phys. Lett. 2005, 415, 176-182.
9. Thipyapong, K.; Yasarawan, N.; Wanno, B.; Arano, Y.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. " Conformational investigation of N,N'-propylene bis(benzohydroxamamide), its oxotechnetium(v) and oxorhenium(v) complexes and determination of their reaction energies" J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2005, 755, 45-53.
10. Wanno, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "Theoretical investigation of geometrical conformation, protonation of tetraamino-p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and complexation with zinc. A comparative theoretical method" J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2004, 685, 57-71.
11. Ruangpornvisuti, V.; Wanno, B. "A DFT investigation of conformational geometries and interconversion equilibria of phenylthiosemicarbazone and its complexation with zinc" J. Mol. Model. 2004, 10, 418-426.
12. Wanno, B.; Sang-aroon, W.; Tuntulani, T.; Polpoka, B.; Ruangpornvisuti, V. "Conformational and energetical structures of sulfonylcalix[4]arene, p-tert-butylsulfonylcalix[4]arene and their zinc complexes" J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2003, 629, 137-150.
13. Bualek-Limcharoen S.; Saengsuwan S.; Amornsakchai T.; Wanno B.; “Rheology, Morphology and Tensile Properties of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer/Polypropylene In-Situ Composites” Macromolecular Symposia, 2001, 170(1), 189–196.
14. Wanno B.; Samran J.; Bualek-Limcharoen S.; “Effect of Melt Viscosity of Polypropylene on Fibrillation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer in In-Situ Composite Film” Rheol. Acta., 2000, 39(3), 311–319.


Last updated: February 19, 2007

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