Published Work

"A Theoretical Study of the 3d-M(smif)₂ Complexes: Structure, Magnetism, and Oxidation States".

Hachmann, J.; Frazier, B. A.; Wolczanski, P.T.; Chan, G. K.-L. ChemPhysChem. 2011, 12, 3236-3244. [Link]

"Alkane Binding Implicated in Reactions of (^tBu₃SiN:)₃WHK and Alkyl Halides".

Schafer, D. F.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6518-6538. [Link]

"Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Early Metal Compounds: A Propensity of Oxygen Atom Transfer".

Williams, V. A.; Manke, D. R.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Cundari, T. R. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 369, 203-214. [Link]

"Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation from Azaallyl and Imine Couplings about Metal-Metal Bonds".

Hulley, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 18058-18061. [Link]

"Reactivity Studies of (^tBu₃SiNH)(^tBu₃SiN:)₂WH Including Anionic Derivatives Featuring the Tris-tri-tert-butylsilylimide Tungsten Core".

Schafer, D. F.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6539-6561. [Link]

"Synthesis and Characterization of (smif)₂Mⁿ n = 0, M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru; n = +1, M = Cr, Mn, Co, Rh, Ir; Smif = 1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azaallyl)".

Frazier, B. A.; Bartholomew, E. R.; Wolczanski, P. T.; DeBeer, S.; Santiago-Berrios, M.; Abruna, H. D.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Bart, S. C.; Mossin, S.; Meyer, K.; Cundari, T. R. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 12414-12436. [Link]

"Aryl-Containing Pyridine-Imine and Azaallyl Chelates of Iron Toward Strong Field Coordination Compounds".

Volpe, E. C.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.Organometallics 2010, 29, 364-377. [Link]

"Aryl-Oxazoline Chelates of First-Row Transition Metals: Structures of {κ-C,N-(o-C₆H₄)CMe₂(COCH₂CMe₂N)]FeCl(py) and [{κ-C,N-(o-C₆H₄)CMe₂(COCH₂CMe₂N)}Cr(μ-Cl)]₂".

Volpe, E. C.; Manke, D. R.; Bartholomew, E. R.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.Organometallics 2010, 29, 6642-6652. [Link]

"Pnictogen-Hydride Activation by (silox)₃Ta (silox = ^tBu₃SiO); Attempts to Circumvent the Constraints of Orbital Symmetry in N₂ Activation".

Hulley, E. B.; Bonanno, J. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Cundari, T. R.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 8524-8544. [Link]

" [(silox)₃M]₂(μ:η¹,η¹-P₂) (M = Nb, Ta) and [(silox)₃Nb]₂{μ:η²,η²-(^cP₃–^cP₃)} from (silox)₃M (M = NbPMe₃, Ta) and P₄ (silox = ^tBu₃SiO)".

Hulley, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Chem. Commun. 2009, 42, 6412-6414. [Link]

"Aryl-Containing Chelates and Amine Debenzylation to Afford 1,3-Di-2-pyridyl-2-azaallyl (smif): Structures of {κ-C,N,Npy₂-(2-pyridylmethyl)₂N(CH₂(4-^tBu-phenyl-2-yl))}FeBr and (smif)CrN(TMS)₂".

Frazier, B. A.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 11576-11585. [Link]

"Structure and reactivity studies of transition metals ligated by ^tBu₃SiX (X = O, NH, N, S, and CC)".

Wolczanski, P. T. Chem. Commun. 2009, 7, 740-757. [Link]

"Unusual Electronic Features and Reactivity of the Dipyridylazaallyl Ligand: Characterizations of (smif)₂M [M = Fe, Co, Co⁺, Ni; smif = {(2-py)CH}₂N] and [(TMS)₂NFe]₂(smif)₂".

Frazier, B. A.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Cundari, T. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3428-3429. [Link]

"Four-Coordinate Mo(II) as (silox)₂Mo(PMe₃)₂ and Its W(IV) Congener (silox)₂HW(η²-CH₂PMe₂)(PMe₃) (silox = ^tBu₃SiO)".

Kuiper, D. S.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Cundari, T. R. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10542-10553. [Link]

"Low coordinate, monomeric molybdenum and tungsten(III) complexes: structure, reactivity and calculational studies of (silox)₃Mo and (silox)₃ML (M = Mo, W; L = PMe₃, CO; silox = ^tBu₃SiO)".

Kuiper, D. S.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Cundari, T. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12931-12943. [Link]

"Molybdenum and tungsten structural differences are dependent on nd_z²/(n + 1)s mixing: comparisons of (silox)₃MX/R (M = Mo, W; silox = ^tBu₃SiO)".

Kuiper, D. S.; Douthwaite, R. E.; Mayol, A. -R.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Cundari, T. R.; Lam, O. P.; Meyer, K. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 7139-7153. [Link]

"Olefin substitution in (silox)₃M(olefin) (silox = ^tBu₃SiO; M = Nb, Ta): the role of density of states in second vs third row transition metal reactivity".

Hirsekorn, K. F.; Hulley, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Cundari, T. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1183-1196. [Link]

"Evidence for Strong Tantalum-to-Boron Dative Interactions in (silox)₃Ta(BH₃) and (silox)₃Ta(η²-B,Cl-BCl₂Ph) (silox = ^tBu₃SiO)".

Bonanno, J. B.; Henry, T. P.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Pierpont, A. W.; Cundari, T. R. Inorg Chem 2007, 46, 1222-1232. [Link]

"Heterolytic CH-bond activation in the synthesis of Ni{(2-aryl-κC₂)pyridine-κN}₂ and derivatives".

Volpe, E. C.; Chadeayne, A. R.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B. J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 4774-4783. [Link]

"Synthesis and Reactivity of [(silox)₂Mo:NR]₂Hg (R = ^tBu, ^tAmyl; silox = OSi^tBu₃): Unusual Thermal Stability and Ready Nucleophilic Cleavage Rationalized by Electronic Factors".

Rosenfeld, D. C.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Barakat, K. A.; Buda, C.; Cundari, T. R.; Schroeder, F. C.; Lobkovsky, E. B. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 9715-9735. [Link]

"Aggregation of [(^tBu₃SiS)MX]: Structures of {[Br₂Fe(μ-SSi^tBu₃)₂FeBr(THF)]Na(THF)₄}_∞, cis-[(THF)FeI]₂(μ-SSi^tBu₃)₂, [(^tBu₃SiS)Fe]₂(μ-SSi^tBu₃)₂, and Comparative Structure and Magnetism Studies of [(^tBu₃SiS)MX]_n (M = Fe, Co, X = Cl, n = 12; M = Fe, Ni, X = Br, n = 12; M = Fe, X = I, n = 14)".

Sydora, O. L.; Henry, T. P.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Rumberger, E.; Hendrickson, D. N. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 609-626. [Link]