Publications

Book Chapter

_{Bridged Azobenzenes and Their Biological Applications. In The Chemistry of Nitrogen-Rich Functional Groups; Liebman, J. F., Greer, A., Eds.; Patai’s Chemistry of Functional Groups Series, John Wiley & Sons, 2019, ch 9; pp 251-285.} 

US Patents

_{4. Carl Jacky Saint-Louis; Lingaraju Gorla; and Blaise Williams Stimuli-Responsive Multifunctional Fluorescent Azaborine Materials. Provisional Patent file date: September 25, 2025.}

_{3. Carl Jacky Saint-Louis; Lingaraju Gorla; and Blaise Williams Stimuli-Responsive Pyrrolidinone-Fused-1,2-Azaborine Fluorescent Azaborine Materials. Provisional Patent file date: September 25, 2025.}

_{2. Carl Jacky Saint-Louis; Albert D. Campbell; and Ophelia Adjei-sah Systems and Methods for the Synthesis of Photolabile Protecting Groups. Patent file date: August 29, 2025.}

_{1. Blackstock, S.; Gray, L. T.; Kelley, M.; Saint-Louis, C. Redox Auxiliary Catalysis, Patent No. US 9,469,602 B2, issued Oct. 18, 2016}

Selected Journal Articles

2025

_{11. Tuning Photophysics and Molecular Packing through Regioselective -NO₂ Substitution in a Polycyclic 1,2-BN Heteroarene Framework submitted}

_{10. Pro-Fluorescent Ethynylthiophene-Based o-Nitrobenzyl Photolabile Protecting Group for Hydroxamic Acid Synthesis Org. Biomol. Chem., 2025,23, 8442-8451}

_{The results from this OBC manuscript were highlighted in the front cover of the journal for its novelties. Front Cover. Org Biomol Chem 2025, 23 (37), 8343–8344.} 

2024

_{9. Investigating the Impact of Water on Menthol Based Deep Eutectic Solvent: A Combined Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Study  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2024, 63, 47, 20475–20485}

_{8.Physicochemical and Structural Investigation of L-Threonine/Glycerol-based Deep Eutectic Solvent Using Experimental and Molecular Modeling Approaches New J. Chem., 2024,48, 17849-17864}

2023

_{7. Elucidating Structure, Dynamics, and Interaction of Choline Chloride and Citric Acid Based Eutectic System by Spectroscopic and Molecular Modeling Investigations ACS Omega 2023, 8, 41, 38243–38251}

_{6. Solvatochromic and Aggregation-Induced Emission Active Nitrophenyl-Substituted Pyrrolidinone-Fused-1,2-Azaborine with a Pre-Twisted Molecular Geometry J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 13740-13751} 

_{The studies from this JMCC manuscript were highlighted in a collection to commemorate the journal’s 10th anniversary}

2021

Selected Conferences and Meetings (undergraduate students are in bold)

_{18. Saint-Louis, Carl J. Presented at ACS SERMACS on Photo-Electroswitchable Arylaminoazobenzenes. Birmingham, AL, November 11, 2021. (invited as Distinguished Speaker for Oral Presentation and was highlighted by NOBCChE).}

_{17. Robert Hughley and Carl Jacky Saint-Louis. Presented at the 25^th Annual Symposium of Student Scholars at Kennesaw State University on Synthesis and Characterization of Azaborine-Boronic Acid Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) Fluorescence Sensor for Monosaccharides. Kennesaw, GA, April 29, 2021. (Virtual Presentation)}

_{16. Samuel Moore, Lyric Gordan, Temitope Folorunsho, Albert Campbell, Peter Gobran, Robert Albert Campbell, Peter Gobran, Samuel Moore, Lyric Gordon, Temitope Folorunsho, Robert Hughley, and Carl Jacky Saint-Louis. Presented at the 25^th Annual Symposium of Student Scholars at Kennesaw State University on Fine Tuning the Electronic Properties of Non-Conjugated Mono-Azo-Chromophores Incorporated Azaborine. Kennesaw, GA, April 29, 2021. (Virtual Presentation)}

_{15. Samuel Moore, Lyric Gordan, Temitope Folorunsho, Albert Campbell, Peter Gobran, Robert Hughley, and Carl Jacky Saint-Louis. Presented at the 25^th Annual Symposium of Student Scholars at Kennesaw State University on Fine Tuning the Electronic Properties of Conjugated Mono-Azo-Chromophores Incorporated Azaborine. Kennesaw, GA, April 29,2021. (Virtual Presentation)}

_{14. Saint-Louis, Carl J. Presented to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on Tunable Red-Shifted Highly Fluorescent Heterocyclic Azsaborine Chromophores Richland, WA, March 30, 2020. (Virtual Presentation).}

_{13. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Taylor, Ashton N.; Castonguay, Haliegh D. C.; Brown, Breanna M.; McClinton, Caleb; Schrock, Alan K.; and Huggins, Michael T. Presented at University of West Florida on The Synthesis and Characterization Analysis of Highly Fluorescent Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Chromophores, Pensacola, FL, August 11, 2017. (Poster Presentation).}

_{12. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Schrock, Alan K.; and Huggins, Michael T. Presented at ACS 253^rd National Meeting on Tunable Red-Shifted Highly Fluorescent Polycyclic Azaborine Chromphores, San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2017. (Oral Presentation).}

_{11. Wilson, Julie A.; Magill, Lacey L.; Brown, Breanna; Shavnore, Renée N.; McClinton, Caleb D. C.; Vaughn, Jessica A.; Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Schrock, Alan K.; and Huggins, Michael T. Presented at ACS 253^rd National Meeting on Red- and Blue-Shifted Fluorescent Polycyclic Azaborine Chromophores, San Francisco, CA, April 4, 2017. (Poster Presentation).}

_{10. Magill, Lacey L.; Wilson, Julie A.; Schroeder, Andrew R.; Harrell, Sarah E.; Warrensford, Luke C.; Hinderks, Brandon; McClinton, Caleb D.; Vaughn, Jessica A.; Wagner, Bria M.; Jackson, Nicolle S.; Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Schrock, Alan K.; and Huggins, Michael T. Presented at University of West Florida on The Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Highly Fluorescent Polycyclic Azaborine Chromophores, Pensacola, FL, August 5, 2016. (Poster Presentation).}

_{9. Saint-Louis, Carl J; Blackstock, S. Presented at Kennesaw State University on Developing New Photo-Electro Switchable Azo Compounds, Kennesaw, GA, April 1, 2015. (Oral Presentation).}

_{8. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Blackstock, S. Presented at the Material for Information Technology on Developing Electro and Photo-Electro Switchable Materials, Tuscaloosa, AL, July 11, 2014. (Oral Presentation).}

_{7. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Blackstock, S. Presented at The University of Alabama, Center for Materials for InformationTechnology Fall Review on Molecualr Actuators I. Photo-Electro-Responsive Azo Compounds that Fold and Unfold, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 2012.}

_{6. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Blackstock, S. Presented at ACS 245th National Meeting on Photo-Electro-Responsive Azo Compounds that Fold and Unfold, New Orleans, LA, April 09, 2012. (Poster Presentation).}

_{5. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Blackstock, S. Presented at The University of Alabama, Center for Materials for InformationTechnology Fall Review on Redox Catalysis of Azo Isomerization. A new Photo-Electro Nanomechanical Switch, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 2011. (Poster Presentation).}

_{4. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Gray, L.; Blackstock, S. Presented at The University of Alabama, Center for Materials for Information Technology Fall Review on Synthesis of New Diamine Macrocycles for Engineering of Polar Crystals, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 2010. (Poster Presentation).}

_{3. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Tapu, D. Presented at Southeast Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society on Development of a New Polycyclic Aromatic Carbene Ligand for Transition Metals, Nashville, TN, November 14-16, 2008. (Poster Presentation).}

_{2. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Tapu, D. Presented at the 13th Symposium of Student Scholars on New Catalysts for Heck And Suzuki Reactions, Kennesaw, GA, April 2008.}

_{1. Saint-Louis, Carl J.; Tapu, D. Presented at the 2007 Southeast Regional NOBCChE Conference on New Hemilabile (Carbene) Palladium (II) Catalyzed Heck And Suzuki Reactions, Atlanta, GA, November 2-4, 2007.}