Publications

Undergraduate co-authors are underlined and high school students are italicized.

46. Mallia, A.; Sloop, J. Advances in the Synthesis of Heteroaromatic Hybrid Chalcones. Molecules 2023, 28(7), 3201; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073201

45. Faass, M.; Mallia, A.; Sommer, R., Sloop, J. (Z)-2-(3, 5-Dimethoxybenzylidene) Indan-1-one. CCDC 2081969: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. CSD Communication, 2021, DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc27wg9x.

44. Boyle, P., Breaud, D.; Churley, M.; Coppock, P.; Encarnacion-Thomas, E.;, Fernandes, C.; Fountain, A.; Gomez, C.; Guzman, A.; Jackson, J.; Lam, L.; Mallia, A.; Moseley, S.; Park, S.; Pearman, W.; Schmidt, R.; Sloop, J.; Sommer, R.; Stalker, S.; Weyand, J; Wilmott, K.;, Yi, J. “Synthesis and Structural Features of Indanone, Tetralone and Naphthone Derivatives: Selective Fluorination and Condensation Products,” Chapter 2 in Current Perspectives on Chemical Sciences, Volume 2, edited by H. Sutar, Book Publisher International, London, UK, 2020, 16 pages. ISBN: 978-93-90431-43-4 (Print), 978-93-90431-51-9 (e-Book). DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpcs/v2.

43. Anzovino, M. E.; Mallia, V. A.; Morton, M. S.;  Barker,  Paredes, J. E. B.; Pennington, R.;  David P. Pursell, D. P.; Rudd, G. E. A.;  Shepler, B. ; Villanueva, O.; Lee, S. Insights and Initiatives While Teaching Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratory Courses in the Time of COVID-19. J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 000.

42. Mallia, V. A. Self-assembly and aggregation studies of simple structural derivatives of stearic acid. ACS Symp. Ser. 2020, 000.

41. Encarnacion-Thomas, E.; Sommer, R. D.; Mallia, V. A.; Sloop, J. (E)-2-(3,5-Dimethoxy-benzylidene)indan-1-one. IUCrData 2020, 5, x200759.

40. Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Structure-property comparison and self-assembly studies of molecular gels derived from (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid derivatives as low molecular mass gelators. ACS Symp. Ser. 2018, 1296, 227–243.

39. Alvarez-Mitre F. M.; Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G.; Toro-Vazquez, J. F. Self-assembly in vegetable oils of ionic gelators derived from (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid. Food Structure 2017, 13, 56-69.

38. Mallia, V. A.; Samai, S.; Weiss, R. G.; Cholesterol and dihydrocholesterol are simple steroidal molecular gelators: How one double bond controls the structure and mechanotropic properties of their gels. ChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 4965-4972.

37. Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Correlations between thixotropic and structural propertis of molecular gels with crystalline networks. Soft Matter 2016, 12, 3665-3676.

36. Mallia, V. A.; Blair, D. L; Weiss, R. G. Oscillatory rheology and surface water wave effects on crude oil and corn oil gels with (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid as gelator. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2016, 55, 954-960.

35. Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Molecular gels of (R)-12-hydroxy-N-(ω-hydroxyalkyl)octadecanamides. Structural bases for rates of formation and very fast response to destructive strain. Soft Matter 2015, 11, 5010-5022.

34. M. Rogers, X. Liu, Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Dissecting kinetic pathways to formation of the fibrillar objects in molecular gels using synchrotron FT-IR. Cryst. Eng. Commun, 2015, 17, 8085-8092.

33. Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Self-assembled fibrillar networks and molecular gels employing 12-hydroxystearic acid and its isomers and derivatives. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2014, 27, 310-315.

32. Mallia, V. A.; Seo, H.; Weiss, R. G. Influence of anions and alkyl chain lengths of N-alkyl-n-(R)-12-hydroxy octadecyl ammonium salts on their hydrogels and organogels.  Langmuir2013, 29, 6476-6484.

31. Bag, B. G.; Majumdar, R.; Dinda, S. K.; Dey, P. P.; Maity, G. C.; Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Self-assembly of ketals of arjunolic acid into vesicles and fibers yielding gel-like dispersions. Langmuir 2013, 29, 1766-1778.

30. Toro-Vazquez, J. F.; Morales-Rueda, J.; Martinez, A. T.; Alonso, M. A. C.;  Mallia, V. A.;  Weiss, R. G.  Cooling rate effects on the microstructure, solid content and rheological properties of organogels of amides derived from stearic acid and (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid in vegetable oil.
Langmuir2013, 29, 7642-7654.

29. Mallia, V. A.; Butler, P. D.; Sarkar, B.; Holman, K. T.;  Weiss, R. G. Reversible phase transitions within self-assembled fibrillar networks of (R)-18-(n-alkylamino)octadecan-7-ols in their carbon tetrachloride gels J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 15045-15054.

28. Mallia, V. A.; Terech, P.; Weiss R. G. Correlations of properties and structures at different length scales of hydro- and organogels based on N-alkyl-(R)-12-hydroxyoctadecylammonium chlorides. J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115, 12401-12414.

27.Toro-Vazquez, J. F.; Morales-Rueda, J.; Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Relation between molecular structure and thermo mechanical properties of  candelilla wax and amides derived from (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid as gelators for safflower oil. Food Biophys. 2010, 5, 193-202.

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26. Mallia, V. A.; George, M.; Blair, D.; Weiss, R. G. Robust organogels from nitrogen-containing derivatives of (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid as gelators: comparisons with gels from stearic acid derivatives. Langmuir 2009, 25, 8615-8625.

25. Bag, B. G.; Dinda, S. K.; Dey, P. P.; Mallia, V. A.; Weiss, R. G. Self-assembly of esters of arjunolic acid into fibrous networks and the properties of their organogels. Langmuir 2009, 25, 8663-8671.

24. Mallia V. A.; Vemula, P. K.; John, G.; Kumar, A.; Ajayan, P. M. In situ synthesis and assembly of gold nanoparticles embedded in glass forming liquid crystals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3269-3274.

23. Mallia, V. A.; Funahashi, M.; Tamaoki, N. Study of unsymmetrical dimesogens containing 4-heptylazobenzene. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2007, 20, 878-883.

22. Vemula, P. K.; Mallia V. A.; Bizati, K.; John, G. Cholesterol phenoxy hexanoate mesogens: effect of lateral substituents on their liquid crystalline behavior and in situ metal nanoparticle synthesis. Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 5203-5206.

21. Vemula, P. K.; Mallia V. A.; Aslam, U..; John, G. “In situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles using molecular gels and liquid crystals from vitamin-C amphiphiles. Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 138-140.

20. Abraham, S.; Mallia, V. A.; Rateesh, K. V.; Tamaoki, N.; Das, S. Reversible thermal and photochemical switching of liquid crystalline phases and luminescence in diphenyl butadiene-based mesogenic dimers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7692-7698.

19. Akiyama, H.; Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Novel photoresponsive oligomeric mesogens: synthesis, liquid crystalline properties and photo optical studies as a dopant in a chiral glassy liquid crystal. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2006, 16, 477-484.

18. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Study of chiral dimesogens: liquid crystalline properties, effect of smectic cybotactic domains in controlling the chiral reflections and glassy liquid crystal forming properties. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2006, 454, 81-90.

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17. Kumaresan, S.; Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Thermal and photooptical properties of azoxybenzene/alkyloxy azobenzene–cholesterol with alkyl diacetylene linker containing dimesogens. J. Mater. Res. 2005, 20, 3431-3438.

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16. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Photoactive dimesogen having different pathways of light driven phase transitions at different temperatures. Chem. Commun. 2004, 2538-2539.

Graphical abstract: Photoactive dimesogen having different pathways of light driven phase transitions at different temperatures

15. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Design of chiral dimesogens forming new molecular organizations and their application to molecular photonics. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2004, 33, 76-84.

Graphical abstract: Design of chiral dimesogens containing cholesteryl groups; formation of new molecular organizations and their application to molecular photonics

14. Matsumoto, M.; Nakazawa, T.; Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N.; Azumi, R.; Sakai, H.; Abe, M. Hysteresis in photoresponsivity of langmuir film of amphiphilic spiropyran. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 1006-1007.

13. Davis, R.; Mallia, V. A.; Das, S.; Tamaoki, N. Butadienes as novel photochromes for color tuning of cholesteric glasses: influence of microscopic molecular reorganization within the helical super structure. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2004, 14, 743-748.

12. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Photo-thermal effects of some cholesterol azobenzene containing dimesogens. Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn. 2004, 29, 3123-3125.

11. Antharjanam, P. K. S.; Mallia, V. A.; Das, S. Synthesis and study of novel azopyridine containing hexacatenar silver mesogens. Liq. Cryst. 2004, 31, 713-717.

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10. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Photochemically driven smectic-cholesteric phase transition in an inherently photoactive dimesogen. Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 3237-3239.

9. Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Photoresponsive vitrifiable chiral dimesogens: photo-thermal modulation of microscopic disordering in helical superstructure and glass-forming properties. J. Mater. Chem. 2003, 13, 219-224.

Graphical abstract: Photoresponsive vitrifiable chiral dimesogens: photo-thermal modulation of microscopic disordering in helical superstructure and glass-forming properties

8. Davis, R.; Mallia, V. A.; Das, S. Reversible photochemical phase transition behaviour of alkoxy-cyano-substituted diphenylbutadiene liquid crystals. Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 1057-1063.

7. Takahashi, A.; Mallia, V. A.; Tamaoki, N. Novel supramolecular hydrogen-bonded cholesteric mesogens: liquid crystalline, thermoptical and glass-forming properties. J. Mater. Chem. 2003, 13, 1582-1587.

Graphical abstract: Novel supramolecular hydrogen-bonded cholesteric mesogens: liquid crystalline, thermoptical and glass-forming properties

6. Mallia, V. A.; Antharjanam, P. K. S.; Das, S. Synthesis and studies of some substituted 4-phenyl, 4′-azopyridine containing hydrogen bonded supramolecular mesogens. Liq. Cryst. 2003, 30, 135-141.

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5. Antharjanam, P. K. S.; Mallia, V. A.; Das, S. Novel azopyridine-containing silver mesogens; synthesis, liquid crystalline and photophysical properties. Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 2687-2692.

 4. Mallia, V. A.; Antharjanam, P. K. S.; Das, S. Chiral nematic glasses from novel hydrogen bonded mesogens. Chem. Lett. 2001, 752-753.

3. Mallia, V. A.; Das, S. Synthesis and studies of some cholest-5-en-3-ol-(3b)[4-phenyl- pyridyl-azo]carbonate containing supra-molecular hydrogen bonded mesogens. Liq. Cryst. 2001, 28, 259-264.

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2. George, M.; Mallia, V. A.; Antharjanam, P. K. S.; Saminathan, M.; Das, S. Synthesis and studies of some cholesterol containing liquid crystals. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2000, 350, 125-139.

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  1. Mallia, V. A.; George, M.; Das, S. Photochemical phase transition in hydrogen bonded liquid crystals. Chem. Mater. 1999, 11, 207-208.