Publications
Synthesis and characterization of the actinide tosylimido complexes [K(18-crown-6)][An(NSO2-p-tolyl)(NR2)3] (An = U, Th; R = SiMe3). Polyhedron. 249:116787.
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2024. Reductive Coupling of Xylyl Isocyanide Mediated by Low-Valent Uranium. Organometallics. 40:2934–2938.
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2021. Expanding the Nonaqueous Chemistry of Neptunium: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [Np(NR2)3Cl], [Np(NR2)3Cl]−, and [NpN(R)(SiMe2CH2)2(NR2)]− (R = SiMe3). Inorganic Chemistry. 60:2740–2748.
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2021. Use of 15N NMR spectroscopy to probe covalency in a thorium nitride. Chem. Sci.. 10:6431-6436.
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2019. Tetrahalide complexes of the [U(NR)2]2+ ion: synthesis, theory, and chlorine K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc. 135(6):2279-90.
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2013. Synthesis and reactivity of bis(imido) uranium(VI) cyclopentadienyl complexes. Chem Commun (Camb). (40):4986-8.
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2008. Reversible chalcogen-atom transfer to a terminal uranium sulfide. Inorg Chem. 53(24):12683-5.
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2014. Synthesis, Thermochemistry, Bonding, and 13C NMR Chemical Shift Analysis of a Phosphorano-Stabilized Carbene of Thorium. Organometallics. 36:4519–4524.
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2017. Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Reactivity of the Actinide Trisulfides [K(18-crown-6)][An(η3-S3)(NR2)3] (An = U, Th; R = SiMe3). Inorganic Chemistry. 55:9150-9153.
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2016. Thorium-ligand multiple bonds via reductive deprotection of a trityl group. Chem Sci. 6:3891-3899.
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2015. Reactivity of [U(CH2SiMe2NSiMe3)(NR2)2] (R = SiMe3) with elemental chalcogens: towards a better understanding of chalcogen atom transfer in the actinides. New J Chem. 39:7563-7566.
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2015. Coordination chemistry of the actinide elements. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.
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2015. Use of 77Se and 125Te NMR Spectroscopy to Probe Covalency of the Actinide-Chalcogen Bonding in [Th(En){N(SiMe3)2}3]- (E = Se, Te; n = 1, 2) and Their Oxo-Uranium(VI) Congeners. J Am Chem Soc. 138(3):814-25.
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2016. Synthesis of terminal monochalcogenide and dichalcogenide complexes of uranium using polychalcogenides, [En]2- (E = Te, n = 2; E = Se, n = 4), as chalcogen atom transfer reagents. Inorg Chem. 53(19):10240-7.
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2014. Synthesis of uranium-ligand multiple bonds by cleavage of a trityl protecting group. J Am Chem Soc. 136(1):96-9.
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2014. Probing the Electronic Structure of a Thorium Nitride Complex by Solid-State 15N NMR Spectroscopy. Inorganic Chemistry. 59:10138–10145.
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2020. Comparison of the redox chemistry of primary and secondary amides of U(IV): isolation of a U(VI) bis(imido) complex or a homoleptic U(VI) amido complex. Inorg Chem. 50(2):636-46.
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2011. Isolation of a uranyl amide by "ate" complex formation. Dalton Trans. 39(29):6635-7.
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2010. Comparison of the reactivity of 2-Li-C6H4CH2NMe2 with MCl4 (M=Th, U): isolation of a thorium aryl complex or a uranium benzyne complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 52(40):10589-92.
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2013. Promoting oxo functionalization in the uranyl ion by ligation to ketimides. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 857:34-37.
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2018. A rare uranyl(VI)-alkyl ate complex [Li(DME)1.5]2[UO2(CH2SiMe3)4] and its comparison with a homoleptic uranium(VI)-hexaalkyl. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 52(11):3259-63.
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2013. Probing the 5f orbital contribution to the bonding in a U(V) ketimide complex. J Am Chem Soc. 134(10):4931-40.
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2012. In pursuit of homoleptic actinide alkyl complexes. Inorg Chem. 52(7):3556-64.
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2013. Silylation of the uranyl ion using B(C6F5)3-activated Et3SiH. Inorg Chem. 50(19):9642-9.
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2011. Bonding trends traversing the tetravalent actinide series: synthesis, structural, and computational analysis of AnIV(Aracnac)4 complexes (An = Th, U, Np, Pu). Inorg Chem. 51(15):8557-66.
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2012. Reactivity of UH3 with mild oxidants. Dalton Trans. (44):6121-6.
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2008. Reactivity of UI4(OEt2)2 with phenols: probing the chemistry of the U-I bond. Dalton Trans. (19):3681-7.
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2009. Reduction of pentavalent uranyl to U(IV) facilitated by oxo functionalization. J Am Chem Soc. 131(48):17532-3.
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2009. Borane-mediated silylation of a metal-oxo ligand. Inorg Chem. 50(11):4695-7.
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2011. Differences in actinide metal-ligand orbital interactions: comparison of U(IV) and Pu(IV) β-ketoiminate N,O donor complexes. Chem Commun (Camb). 47(27):7647-9.
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2011. Coordination of N-donor ligands to a uranyl(V) β-diketiminate complex. Inorg Chem. 48(24):11799-808.
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2009. Synthesis and reactivity of a uranyl-imidazolyl complex. Chem Commun (Camb). 48(10):1484-6.
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2012. Complexes of Cu(I) supported by a tris(ketimine) tripod. Dalton Trans. 41(26):7859-61.
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2012. Tuning the reactivity of TEMPO by coordination to a Lewis acid: isolation and reactivity of MCl3(η1-TEMPO) (M = Fe, Al). J Am Chem Soc. 134(47):19350-3.
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