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- May 15, 2026
- Recognition in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Our 2024 in Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2024:
- Manipulating sensitivities of planar oxadiazole‐based high performing energetic materials.
- Our 2024 in Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2024:
- May, 2026
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Potassium trinitromethyl tetrazole (TNMT-K): a new member of the primary explosive family. L. Sohan, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Mater. Horizons. , 2026, XX, ASAP.
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- February, 2026
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Pyrazine-bridged polynitro triazoles for high energy and practical stability. ." A.K. Yadav, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Mater. Chem. Frontiers Adv., 2026, 10, 1157-1154.
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- January, 2026
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Dense and Durable Energetics: Pyrazine-coupled Oxadiazole Frameworks. A.K. Yadav, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Organ. Let. , 2026, 28(5). 1628-1633.
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- January 9, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Our 2025 JMCA article has been selected by the Royal Society of Chemistry for inclusion in the Top 50 Most Popular Articles of 2025, based on citations, downloads, and reader engagement. Announcment. The successful determination of the crystal structure of compound 5 using electron diffraction from a powder sample clearly strengthened the manuscript.
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- January, 2026
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Concomitant polymorphism in oxime-bridged pyrazole-tetrazole energetic materials. V. Thaltiri, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A., 2026, 14. 2695-2699.
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- December, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- How Far Can Trinitromethyl Substitution Be Pushed on a Single 1,2,3-Triazole Ring? J. Singh, H. Gao, R.J. Staples, J.E. Burch, J.M. Shreeve Org. Letts. , 2025, 28(1), 299-303.
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- November, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Design and synthesis of thermally robust pyrazine-tetrazole hybrids as high-nitrogen energetic materials J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Mater. Adv. , 2025, 6, 9568-9574.
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- November, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- High performance and insensitive energetic compounds from the intelligent assembly of nitramino/gem-nitromethyl group and oxadiazoles. F. Chen, Q. Yu, Z. Guo, K. Peng, W. Zhou, W. Yi, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Mater. Adv., 2025, 6, 9203-9208.
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- October, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- A base-assisted one-pot cyclization and potassium association route to a very thermally stable bistetrazole salt P. Saini, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 37427-37434.
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- October, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Dancing with the Performance of 2-(Nitrooxy)ethan-1-aminium Nitrate (NOEAN): A Green Energetic Oxidizer for Solid Rocket Propulsion. S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Organic Letters, 2025, 27(43), 12183-12187.
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- October 8, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
- A Neutral Dy(II) Bis(Amide): Synthesis, Magnetism, and a P4(2-) Complex. R. Jena, F. Benner, R.J. Staples, S. Demir, A.L. Odom Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64(41), 20643-20651.
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- September 9, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University.
- Getting crystals your crystallographer will treasure: a beginner’s guide. R.J. Staples Acta Cryst. E81(10), Education and Outreach, 2025,895-905.
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- July 30, 2025
- Publication in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis.
- Macrocycle Side Chain Crowding Enables Tunable Curvature from Planar to Wrinkled and Wavy Hydrogen-Bond Sheets. J.R. Pathan, X. Pang, S.C. Olsen, A.M. Abarna, R.J. Staples, J. Samanta, V.B. Birman, C. Ke JACS A, 2025, 147(32), 28570-28576.
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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, 17, 38122-38130.
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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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