Roshinee S. Perera (Costa)

Biography

Dr. Perera (Costa) is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Kent State University Tuscarawas. She received her doctoral degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Akron, OH with specialization in coordination chemistry for pharmaceutically important compounds.

 Publications

1. “The synthesis of biologically relevant conjugates of Re(CO)₃ using pyridine-2- Carboxyaldehyde” R. Costa, K. Chanawanno, J. T. Engle, B. Baroody, R. S. Herrick, C.J. Ziegler,  J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 734, 25-31.
   
   
2. “The synthesis and metal binding chemistry of carbahemiporphyrazines with an electron withdrawing substituent.” R. Costa, J. T. Engle, C. J. Ziegler, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2012, 16, 175-182.
   
   
3. “Structure and Spectroscopic Characterization of Free Base and Metal Complexes of 5,5-Dimethyl-10,15-bis(pentafluorophenyl)isocorrole ” R. Costa, G. R. Geier III, and C. J. Ziegler, Dalton. Trans. 2011, 40, 4384-4386.
   
   
4. “Hydroxybenziphthalocyanines: non-aromatic phthalocyanine analogs that exhibit strong UV-visible absorptions. ” R. Costa, A. J. Schick, N. B. Paul, W. S. Durfee, and C. J. Ziegler, New J. Chem.,  2011, 35, 794-799.
   
   
5. “Cyclohexylcyanine: a new aliphatic phthalocyanine analogue.” R. Costa, C. J. Ziegler, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 982-984.
   
   
6.  “Dihydroxy- and tetrahydroxydicarbahemiporphyrazine: phthalocyanine analogues with phenol and resorcinol units.” N. Barone, R. Costa, S. Sripothangnok, and C. J. Ziegler, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5,775-780.
   
   
7. “Preparation and characterization of rhenium (I) tricarbonyl dithiocarbamate compounds; Re(CO)₃(S₂CNMe₂)(L). ” R. S. Herrick , C. J. Ziegler, S. Sripothongnak, N. Barone, R. Costa, W. Cupelo, and A. Gambella, J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 3929- 3934.
   
   
8. “Dioxime and pyridine-2-aldoxime complexes of Re(CO)₃⁺. ” R. Costa, N. Barone, C. Gorczycka, E. F. Powers, W. Cupelo, J. Lopez, R. S. Herrick, and C. J. Ziegler, J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 2163- 2170.

Education

Ph.D., The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Bachelor of Science, The University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka