Richard Cyganovich completed his M. S. in 1998. In his Master's research, Rich examined catalytic chlorination of toluene using zeolite L and, separately, aluminum chloride as the catalyst.

“Zeolite-Catalyzed Chlorination of Toluene by Sulfuryl Chloride: Activity, Selectivity and Deactivation of NaKL Zeolite,” M. C. Hausladen, R. C. Cyganovich, H. Y. Huang, and C. R. F. Lund, Appl. Catal. A: General, 219 (1-2), 1-12 (2001). [more info]

Richard Cale Cyganovich, “A Kinetic Study of the Catalytic Chlorination of Toluene By Sulfuryl Chloride Using Zeolite L and Aluminum Chloride,” M. S. Thesis, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Dept. of Chemical Engineering (1998). [more info]