MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Chemistry
Center for Crystallographic Research

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June, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Regioisomeric Switching via Thermal rearrangement: Toward Safer High-Performance Energetic Materials." V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, ASAP
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May, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Bistetrazoles Featuring Ultra Thermal Stability." J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Oranic Lett. A, 2025, 27(22), 5681-5685.
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May 20, 2025
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Crystal structure of bis-4-aza-tetra-cyclo[5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-ene-3,5-dione compound. J.C. Yu, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros, M. Bremer, W.R. Winchester Acta Cryst. E , 2025, E81, 425-428
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April, 2025
CHOSEN AS A HOT PAPER, University of Idaho.
Strategic integration of nitroimino and dinitromethyl explophores onto tetrazole: K2DNMNAT as a material with enhanced thermal stability and optimized oxygen balance." P. Saini, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 17421-17428.
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April 17, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Strategies for balancing safety in oxadiazole tetrazole derivatives: the role of the oxime group P. Saini, J. Singh, V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 6, 3338-3343.
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April 8, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Coordination-driven safer and sustainable energetic materials J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Materials Chemistry A , 2025, 13(16), 11475-485.
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March 18, 2025
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Synthesis, characterization and reactions of Vinylbis(trimethylsilyl)silyl anion E.M. Gulotty, G.D. Kortman, N.E. Proctor, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros, M. Bremer, W.R. Winchester J. Organomet. Chem. , 2025, 1031, 123589.
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March 15, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Isomer-driven pyrazole Frameworks: structural and zwitterionic insights for advanced energetics V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J. Burch, A. Bera, S.R. Vennapusa, J.M. Shreeve J. Materials Chemistry A , 2025, 13(13) 9394-9401.
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January 2, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Synthesis of insensitive, high-density energetic materials through molecular self-assembly J. Zhang, J. Zhang, R.J. Staples, J. Zhang J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem A. , 2025,13, 5164-5168.
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January 7, 2025
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Tailoring the Energetic Properties of Pyrazole Hybrids Through Functionalization with Dinitromethyl and N-Hydroxytetrazole V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Organic Chem., 2024, 89(24), 18612-18618.
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November, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Syntheses and crystal structure of the imides 4-(2-phenylethyl)-and 4-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-4-azateracyclo[5.3.2.02,6.O8,10]dodec-11-ene-3,5-dione J.P. Bajko, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros Acta Cryst. E. , 2024, 80(12), 1318-1321.
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December , 2024
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
Electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation by pyridyl substituted ferrocenes E.Md. Ahmed, R.J. Staples, T.R. Cundari, T.H. Warren JACS , 2025,147(8), 6514-6522. ChemRxiv(2024, 1-10)
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October 15, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Advancing energy safety via stepwise nucleophilic substitution on tetrazine J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem A., 2024, 12(44), 304548-30557.
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October 18, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
An Organometallic Erbium Bismuth Cluster Complex Comprising a Bi66- Zintl Ion. F. Benner, E.R. Pugliese, R.Q. Marsden, R.J. Staples, N.F. Chilton, S. Demir Inorg. Chem., 2024,63(43),20250-20256.
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Semptember 23, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Crystal structure of tris(2-aminoethyl)methane capped carbamoylmethylphosphine oxide compound B.G. Wackerle, E.J. Werner, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros Acta Cryst. E. , 2024, 80(9), 993-996.
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Semptember 19, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
Copper Catalyzed Sp3 C-H Alkenylation T.-A. Chen, R. J. Staples, T. Warren Chem. Sci , 2024, 15(42), 17685-17690.
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September 13, 2024
New D8 Venture Diffractometer is operational in Professor Alyssa Gaiser's Lab for structure analysis of radioactive complexes here at MSU.
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Sept 3, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Energetic derivatives substituted with trinitrophenyl: improving the sensitivity of explosives, Q. Yu, Y-C. Chen, Z. Li, W. Yi, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 18467-18472.
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July 23, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Understanding the Stability of Highly Nitrated Sensitive Pyrazole Isomers. J. Singh, V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 5946-5950.
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June 26, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Sandwiching high energy frameworks by taking advantage of π-philic molecular recognition. J. Singh, R.J. Staples, M. Fabin, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12(28), 17501-17509.
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June 24 24, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Energetic multifunctionalized nitro/nitramino isomeric pyrazole-tetrazole hybrids: enhancing density and detonation properties through hydrogen bonding and pi-pi interactions. V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12(27), 16729-16734.
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June 19, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
Open-Cage Copper Complexes Modulate Coordination and Charge Transfer. E. Firestone, R.J. Staples, T.W. Hamann Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63(26), 12081-12088.
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June 15, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis.
Porous Organic Crystals Crosslinked by Free-radical Reactions K. Samanta, J. Mi, A. Chen, F. Li, R.J. Staples, A. Rossini, C. Ke, Chem. Comm., 2024, 60, 7311-7314.
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May 23, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis.
Ultra-dynamic Isoreticularly Expanded Porous Crystals Y. Zhang, R-R. Liang, B. Atterberry, F. Fangzhou, R.J. Staples, J. Zhang, J. Samanta, C. Ke JACS, 2024, 146(22) 15525-15537.
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May 8, 2024
Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
Iridium-CatalyzedAnti-MarkovnikovHydrosilylationofVinylbenzeneswitha Bis-Silane-CappedDouble-DeckerSilsesquioxane. Sean P. Walsh, Andre Lee,*and Robert E. Maleczka,Jr Organometallics, 2024,43(10), 1085-1094.
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February 12, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Michigan
Green Light Promoted Iridium(III)/Copper(I)-Catalyzed Addition of Alkynes to Aziridinoquinoxalines Through the Intermediacy of Azomethine Ylides O. Zhelavskyi, S. Parikh, Y.-J. Jhang, R.J. Staples, P.M. Zimmerman, P. Nagorny Agnew. Chem. 2024, 63, e202318876.
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March 24, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Azidomethyl-bisoxadiadiazol-linked-1,2,3-triazole-(ABT)-based potential liquid propellant and energetic plasticizer. S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 7100-7104.
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March 13, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
A domino reaction from a sensitive azide: the impact of positional isomerism on chemical reactivity featuring ortho azido/nitro substituted derivatives. V. Thaltiri, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Material Chem. A, 2024, 12, 9546-9551.
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February 5, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Highly stable poly-nitro components achieved through supramolecular encapsulation. J. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Singh, W. Wu., R.J. Staples, J. Zhang, J.M. Shreeve J. Material Chem. A, 2024, 12, 5918-5923.
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January 8, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Nitroiminotriazole (NIT) based potential solid propellants: synthesis, characterization, and applications. S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 903.
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January 8, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Manipulating sensitivities of planar oxadiazole-based high performing energetic materials. A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2024, 506-513.
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January 8, 2024
Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
Nitroiminotriazole (NIT) based potential solid propellants: synthesis, characterization, and applications. S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 903.
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