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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