Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2014 A short & sweet story of CHO Marilu G. Dick-Perez Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Analytical Chemistry Commons, and the Physical Chemistry Commons Recommended Citation Dick-Perez, Marilu G., "A short & sweet story of CHO" (2014). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 13987. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/13987 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A short & sweet story of CHO by Marilú G. Dick-Pérez A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major: Chemistry Program of Study Committee: Theresa L. Windus, Co-Major Professor Mei Hong, Co-Major Professor Mark S Gordon Thomas Holme Emily Smith Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2014 Copyright ©Marilu G. Dick-Perez, 2014. All rights reserved. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. iv ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................................