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Year 2023
- December 29, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU CHEMISTRY
- Structure Guided Design of VANOL-imidodiphosphorimidate Catalysts for the Catalytic Enantioselective Bromo Spiroketalization Reaction
A. Mohammadlou, A. Chakraborty, M. Maday, X. Yin, L. Zheng, H. Gholami, K. Ashtekar, R. Staples, B. Borhan, W. Wulff ACS Catal. , 2024, 14(1), 426-436..
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- December 3, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho.
- Manipulating nitration and stabilization to achieve high energy.
A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Science Advances , 2023, 9(46) eadk3754 .
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- November 28, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
- Ortho-Alkoxy-benzamide Directed Formation of a Single Crystalline Hydrogen-bonded Crosslinked Organic Framework and Its Boron Trifluoride Uptake and Catalysis."
F. Li, E. Li, K. Samanta, Z. Zheng, L. Wu, A.D. Chen, O.K. Farha, R.J. Staples, J. Niu, K. Schmidt-Rohr, C. Ke Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2023, e20311601.
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- October 12, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
- Tripodal Organic cages with Unconventional CH---O Interactions for Perchlorate Remediation in Water
J. Samanta, M. Tang, M. Zhang, R.P. Hughes, R.J. Staples, C. Ke J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2023, 145(4), 21723-21728.
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- September 15, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
- Influence of metal on coordination geometry and solution dynamics in complexes of cis-ethylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide) and Ln(OTf)3 (Ln = La, Sm, Lu) X-ray crystal structures and NMR titration studies
G.G. Sands, G. Ertle, J. Mugemana, R.J. Staples, J. E. Binder, S.M. Biros Polyhedron , 2023, 245,116659 .
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- September 15, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Crystal structure of a (carboxymethyl)tyriethylazanium bromide-2-(triethylazaniumyl) acetate (1/1) hydrogen-bonded dimer.
F.M. Carlson, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E. , 2023, 79(9) 800-6803, .
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- August 30, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Energetic performance of trinitromethyl nitrotriazole (TNMNT) and its energetic salts
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Comm. , 2023, 52, 12341-123461.
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- August 24 , 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Trinitromethyl-trazolone (TNMTO): a highly dense oxidizer
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans. , 2023, 52, 12341-12346.
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- August 14, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Engineering and Material Science
- C-H···π Interactions disrupt Electrostatic interactions between non-aqueous electrolyte solubility
S. Samaroo1, C. Hengesbach, C. Bruggeman, N.G.G. Carducci, L. Mtemeri, R.J. Staples, T. Guarr, D.P. Hickey1 Nature , 2023 15, 1365-1373.
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- MSU News Release
- August 9 , 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- A Dihydrazone as a remarkably nitrogen-rich thermostable and insensitive energetic material
J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett. , 2023, 25(32, 6082-6088.
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- July 20, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Planar Explosives and Solid Propellants with Tetrazole Moieties
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 5100-5104.
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- May 24, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU CHEMISTRY
- Thiol and H2S-Mediated NO Generation from Nitrate at Copper(II)
P. Ghosh, M. Stauffer, M.E. Ahmed, J.A. Bertke, R.J. Staples, T.H. Warren JACS , 2023, 145(22), 12007-12012.
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- May25, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- FOX-7 derived nitramines: Novel propellants and oxidizers for solid rocket propulsion.
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2023, 468, 143737.
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- January , 2023
- Publication Of First protien Collected on New Synergy Diffractometer
- A Crosslinked Ionic Organic Framework for Efficient Iodine and Iodide Remediation in Water.
Maity, S., Bingham, C., Sheng, W., Ehyaei, N., Chakraborty, D., Tahmasebi-Nick, S., Kimmel, T.E., Vasileiou, C., Geiger, J.H., Borhan, B. Analysis , 2023, 148, 1085.
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- March 21, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU CHEMISTRY
- A rare isocyanide derived from an unprecedented neutral yttrium(ii) bis(amide) complex
R. Jena, F. Benner, F. Delano (IV), D. Holmes, J. McCracken, S. Demir, A. Odom Chem. Science , 2023,14, 4257-4264.
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- March 22, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- A mixed phosphine sulfide/selenide structure as an instructional example for how to evaluate the quality of a model
S. Parkin. J. Cunningham, B. Rawls, J.E. Bender, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E , 2023, E79, 28-32.
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- March 8, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Crystal structure of tert-butyl 3,6-diiodocarbazole-9-carboxylate
E.N. Sielaff, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros ACTA E , 2023, E79, 345-348.
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- February 27, 2023, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Bisnitramide-Bridged N-Substituted Tetrazoles with Balanced Sensitivity and High Performance
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 1481-1485 .
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- February 22, 2023, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Design and synthesis of phenylene-bridged isoxazole and tetrazole-1-ol based energetic materials of low sensitivity
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans. , 2023, 52(11), 3449-3457.
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- February 8, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Increasing the limits of energy and safety in tetrazoles: dioximes as unusual precursors to very thermostable and insensitive energetic materials
J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem. A , 2023.
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- January 30, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Guanidinate Rare-Earth Tetraphenylborate Complexes and Their Prospects in Single-Molecule Magnetism
F. Delano IV, S. Demir Cryst. Growth Des. , 2023, 23, 5, 3134-3143.
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- January 23, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Linear, Electron-Rich, Homoleptic Rare Earth Metallocene and Its Redox Activity
E. Castellanos, S. Demir Inorg. Chem. , 2023, 62, 6, 2095-2104.
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- January 19, 2023
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Molecular Switch Cobalt Redox Shuttle with a Tunable Hexadentate Ligand
A.L. Raithel, W.E. Meador, T-Y Kim, R.J. Staples, J.H. Delcamp, T.W. Hamann J. Amer. Chem. Soc. , 2023, 145(2), 1367-1377.
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Year 2022
- December 15, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Western New Englang University
- Photoswitching Properties of 5-Methoxy-2-(2-phenyldiazenyl) Pyridine.
J.T. Foy, N. Ta, J. Hoyt, R.J. Staples, C. Ehm, Chemistry Select , 2022, 7(47), e202204517.
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- December 20, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Balancing Energy and Stability of Nitroamino-1,2,4-Oxadiazoles through a Planar Bridge.
J. Singh, Staples, Richard, J. J.M. Shreeve Organic Letters, 2022, 24(48), 8832-8836..
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- December 1, 2022
- New HIGH Pressure Synergy Diffractometer is operational in the CCR, Professor Weiwei Xie purchased athis system to perfrom Hign Pressure Crystallography here at MSU.
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- November 24, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
- A Crosslinked Ionic Organic Framework for Efficient Iodine and Iodide Remediation in Water.
M. Zhang, J Samanta, B.A. Atterberry, R.J. Staples, Richard, A.J. Rossini, C. Ke Angew Chem. Int. Ed. , 2022,61, e20221489.
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- November 7 23, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Effects of nitric acid concentration for nitration of fused [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine
A.K. Chinnam, Y. Tang, R.J. Staples, Richard, J. J.M. Shreeve Dalton Trans., 2022, 51(47), 17987-17993.
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- October 23, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Highly Selective Nitroamino Isomerization Guided by Proton Transport Dynamics: Full-Nitroamino Imidazole[4,5-d]pyridazine Fused-Ring System
Y. Wang, L. Hu, R.J. Staples, Richard, S. Pang, J. J.M. Shreeve Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14(47), 52971-52978.
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- October 7, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- FOX-7 based nitrogen rich green energetic salts: Synthesis, characterization, propulsive and detonation performance
S. Lal, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 139600.
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- October 4, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Energetic Salts of Sensitive N,N′-(3,5-Dinitropyrazine-2,6-diyl)dinitramide Stabilized through Three-Dimensional Intermolecular Interactions
J. Singh, A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, 61(41), 1643-16500.
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- October, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University, Chemistry Department
- Crystal structure of chlorido[diphenyl(thiophen-2-yl)phosphine-κP]gold(I)
T. Neils, A. LaDuca, J.E. Bender, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros Acta Cryst E., 2022, 78(10), 1044-11047.
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- October, 17, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth University, Chemistry Department
- Construction of Highly Thermostable and Insensitive Three-Dimensional Energetic Salts Based on [1,2,5]Oxadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine
J. Samanta, R.W. Dorn, W. Zhang, X. Jiang, M. Zhang, R.J. Staples, A.J. Rosini, C. Ke. Organic letters, 2022, 8(10), 2678-2687.
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- July 18, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Calvin College
- Synthesis of Ester-Substituted Indolizines from 2-Propargyloxypyridines and 1,3-Dicarbonyls
H. Bos, D. Dreher, C. Hartgernink, C. Colin, R.J. Staples, C. Anderson The Journal Of Organic Chemistry , 2022, 87(15), 10241-10249.
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- July 11, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Univeristy of Idaho
- Synthesis of a high-energy-density material through rapid replacement of crystal water of hydrates.
J. Zhang, Y. Feng, Y. Bo, A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh , R.J. Staples, X. He, K. Wang, J. Zhang, J.M. Shreeve Chem , 2022, 8(1), 2678-2687.
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- June 24, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Ligand-Field Spectroscopy of Co(III) Complexes and the Development of a Spectrochemical Series for Low-Spin d6 Charge-Transfer Chromophores
J.T. Yarranton, J.K. McCusker J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2022, 144(27), 12488-12500.
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- June 23, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho
- Engineering bistetrazoles:(E)-5,5’-(ethene-1,2-diyl)bis(1H-tetrazol-1-ol) as a new planar high-energy-density material
J. Singh , R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Material advances , 2022, 3(14), 6062-6068.
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- June, 6, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Synthesis of diphenyl-(2-Thienyl)phosphine, its chalcogenide derivatives and a series of novel complexes of lanthanide nitrates and triflates.
T. Luster, H.J. Van de Roovaart, K.J. Korman, G. G. Sands, K.M. Dunn, A. Spyker, R.J. Staples, S. M. Biros, J.E. Bender Dalton Tran. Front., 2022, 51, 9103-9115.
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- May 18, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College
- Asymmetric De Novo Synthesis of a Cucurbitane Triterpenoid: Total Synthesis of Octanorcucurbitacin B
Bucknam, AR and Micalizio, GC J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2022, 144(19), 5818-5829..
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- May 10, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Nitro-based and nitro-free tri-cationic azole salts: a unique class of energetic green tri-ionic salts obtained from the reaction with nitrogen-rich bases
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, G. Zhao, J.M. Shreeve Materials Advances, 2022, 3(12), 5012-5018.
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- April 16, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Investigation of phosphine donor properties to vanadium(V) nitrides
L. Mo, H.I.Barr, A.L. Odom Results in Chemistry , 2022, 4, 100344.
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- April , 2022
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Isolation of the elusive bisbenzimidazole Bbim(3-center dot) radical anion and its employment in a metal complex
Benner, F and Demir, S Chemical Science , 2022, 13(20), 5818-5829..
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- April 13, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- pH-Controlled forms of 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethylene (HFOX): selective reactivity of amine and hydrazinyl groups with aldehydes or ketones
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Materials Advances , 2022, 3(10), 4289-4294.
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- April 1, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Bis(3-(trinitromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanone: A mildly acidic high-performing energetic material
A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2022, 433, 13352.
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- March 1, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Pyrazole bridges ensure highly stable and insensitive bistetrazoles
J. Singeh, J.P. Hooper, J.M Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2022, 431 (part4), 133282.
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- Feb 22, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Functionalized planar aromatic rings as precursors to energetic N,N′-(4,6-dinitro-1,3-phenylene)dinitramide and its salts
J. Singh, S. Sohan, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2022, 6(7), 933-938.
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- February 9, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Steric Shielding Effects Induced by Intramolecular C–H···O Hydrogen Bonding: Remote Borylation Directed by Bpin Groups
J.R.M.Bastidas, A. Chhabra, Y. Feng,T.J. Oleskey, M.R. Smith III, and R.E. Maleczka Jr. ACS Catal. , 2022, 12(4), 2694-2705.
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- January 18, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with MSU Department of Chemistry
- Heteroleptic Rare-Earth Tris(metallocenes) Containing a Dibenzocyclooctatetraene Dianion.
E.R. Pugliese, F. Benner, E. Castellano, F. Delano IV, S. Demir Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 2444-2454.
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- January 13, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth University, Chemistry Department
- An ultra-dynamic anion-cluster-based organic framework
J. Samanta, R.W. Dorn, W. Zhang, X. Jiang, M. Zhang, R.J. Staples, A.J. Rosini, C. Ke. ACS Chem., 2022, 8(1), 253-267.
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Year 2021
- January 21, 2022
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemistry
- Taming Salophen in Rare Earth Metallocene Chemistry.
E. Castellano, F. Benner, S. Demir Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9(7), 1325-1336.
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- December 2, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemistry
- Organometallic Lanthanide Bismuth Cluster Single-Molecule Magnets.
P. Zhang, F. Benner, N.F. Chilton, S. Demir Chem., 2021,8, 1-14.
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- October 20, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemistry
- A Rare Earth Metallocene Containing a 2,2’-Azopyridyl Radical Anion.
F. Delano IV, E. Castellano, J. McCracken, S. Demir Chem., 2021,12, 15219-15228. COVER
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- November 17, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Forensic Science Program, School of Criminal Justice, MSU, Department of Chemistry
- Optical and spectroscopic characterization of crystalline structures in cannabis extracts.
O.R. Abraham, R.W. Smith J. Forensic Sci., 2021, 67(2), 483-493.
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- December 28, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Pushing the Limit of Nitro Groups on a Pyrazole Ring with Energy-Stability Balance.
J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. J , 2021, 13(51), 61357-61364.
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- December 7, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College, Department of Chemistry
- An Ultra-dynamic anion-cluster-based organic framework.
J. Samanta, R.W. Dorn, W. Zhang, X. Jiang, M. Zhang, R.J. Staples, A.J. Rosini, C. Ke. J. Chem, 2022, 8(1), 253-267.
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- December 3, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University, Chemistry Department
- Probing Catalyst Function-Electronic Modulation of Chiral Polyborate Anionic Catalysts
W.E.G. Osminski, Z. Lu, W. Zhao, A. Mohammadlou, E.C. Matthews, V.M. Canestraight, R.J. Staples, C.J. Allen, J.S. Hirshi, W.D. Wulff J. ORG. Chem., 2021, 86, 1762-1773.
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- December 3, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Bis(3-(trinitromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanone: A mildly acidic high-performing energetic material.
A.K. Chinnam, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. J , 2022, 433, 133520.
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- December 1, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Nucleophilic Catalyzed Structural Binary Cleavage of a Fused [5,5]-bicyclic Compound.
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Organic Let., 2021, 23, 9408-94112.
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- November 21, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Kalamazoo College, Department of Chemistry
- Hannah Hong , from Kalamazoo College presented her summer research at the Western Michigan Regional Undergraduate
conference last weekend, including the crystal structure you solved for us. Talk was titled "Synthesis of Diacetylene Monomers for the Use of
Cross-Reactive Polypeptoid Nanomaterials”. November 20, 2021.Blakely Tresca, Roger F. and Harriet G. Varney Assistant Professor
- November 11, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- 1,2-Bis(5-(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)diazene: A Water Stable, High-Performing Green Oxidizer.
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Dallton Trans., 2021, 50(46), 16929-16932.
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- November 11, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Pyrazole bridges ensure highly stable and insensitive bistetrazoles.
J. Singeh, J.P. Hooper, J.M Shreeve Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 431(part4) 133282.
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- November 8, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Bridged and Fused Triazolic Energetic Frameworks with an Azo Building Block towards Thermally Stable and Applicable Propellant Ingredients.
Q. Yu, F. Li, P. Yin,S-P, Pang, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Mater. Chem: Mater. Ener. And Sust, 2021, 9(41), 24903-2408.
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- November 8, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Assembling Nitrogen-rich, Thermally Stable, and Insensitive Energetic Materials by Polycyclization.
A. Kumar, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 431(part3) 133235.
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- October 3, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Dartmouth College, Chemistry Department
- A Heteromeric Carboxylic Acid Based Single-Crystalline Crosslinked Organic Framework.
R. Liang, J Samanta. B. Shao, M. Zhang, R.J. Staples, A.D. Chen, M. Tang, Y. Wu, I. Aprahamian, C. Ke Angewandtte Chemie, 2021, 60, 23176-23181.
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- September 14, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- One Step Closer to an Ideal Insensitive Energetic Molecule: 3,5-diamino-6-hydroxy-2-oxide-4-nitropyrimidone and its Derivatives.
J. Zhang, Y. Feng, Y. Bo, R.J. Staples,J Zhang, J.M. Shreeve J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 12665-12674.
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- July 8, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemistry
- Silylcyclopropanes by Selective [1,4]-Wittig Rearrangement of 4-Silyl-5,6-dihydropyrans
L.M. Mori-Quiroz, E.W. Maloba, R.E. Maleczka Jr. Organic Letters , 2021, 23(15), 5724-5728.
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- July , 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemistry
- Total Synthesis of Nortopstentin D via a Late-Stage Pinacol-like Rearrangement
K.L. Keel, J.J. Tepe: Organ. Let., 2021, 23(14), 5368-5372.
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- July 19, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Alabama A&M University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Math
- Synthesis, identification, density functional and Hirshfeld surface studies of 2,2’-disulfanediylbis(tetrahydro-4H-cyclopenta[d][1,3,2]dioxaphosphole-2-sulfide
A.M. Mkadmh, Z.S. Safi, A.A. Elkhaldy, R.J. Staples, S. Kaya, G. Serdaroglu
Journal of Computational Chemistry , 2021, 1-12.
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- July 2, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry
- Dual anticancer and antibacterial activities of bismuth compounds based of asymmetric [NN’O] ligands
A.K. Chinnam, I.M. Marzano, D. Tomco, R.J. Staples, E.H. Lizarazo-Jaimes, D. A. Gomes, M. Bucciarelli-Rodriguez, W. Guerra, I.P.de Souzal, C.N. Verani, E.C. Pereira-Maia
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry , 2021, 222, 111522.
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- May 20, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Energetic Tricyclic Polynitropyrazole and Its Salts: Proton-Locking Effect of Guanidium Cations
Y. Tang, W. Huang, A. Kumar, J. Singh, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 8339-8345.
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- May 19, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Selective synthesis of bis-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-4,4’-azo and azoxy furan derivatives
A. Kumar, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Organic Chemistry., 2021, 86, 7781-7786.
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- April 9, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University, Department of Chemistry
- Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of X-Substituted 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-4’-phenylbenzenesulfonates
B.A. Stenfors, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros, F.N. Ngassa Chemistry, 2021, 2(2), 591-599.
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- May 5, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Energetic compounds based on new fused triazolo[4,5]pyridazine ring: Nitroimino lights up energetic performance
L. Hu, R.J. Staples, Shreeve Chem. Eng. J., 2021, 420, 129839.
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- April 16, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with Calvin University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Crystal structure of (µ-Oxoethenylidene)_tris(2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2,6-dimethoxy-1,1-biphenyl)-tri-gold(I) trifluoromethanesulfonylimide
C.T. Hartgerink, R.J. Staples, C.E.A. Anderson Acta Cryst. , 2021, E77, 537-541.
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- April 9, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Taming nitroformate through encapsulation with nitrogen-rich hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks
J. Zhang, Y.Feng, R.J. Staples, J. Zhang, J.M. Shreeve Nat. Communications, 2021, 12, 2146.
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- February 22, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Synthesis and energetic properties of trifluoromethyl-substituted 2-nitro-[1,2,4]triazole[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives
A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve J. Florine Chemistry, 2021, 245, 109743.
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- February, 4, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- One-step synthesis to an insensitive explosive: N,N”-bis(1H-tetrazol-5yl)methyl)nitramide (BTMNA)
Y. Tang, K. Li, A.K. Chinnam, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Chem. Eng. Journal, 2021, 412, 128697.
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- January, 25, 2021
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Mono-N-oxidation of Heterocycle-Fused Pyrimidines.
Y. Tang, K. Li, A. K. Chinnam, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve Dalton trans., 2021, 50(6), 2143-2148.
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Year 2020
- December 28, 2020 300th For Dr Richard J. Staples
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University, Chemistry Department
- Long-range Stereodirecting Participation across a Glycosidic Linkage om Glycosylation Reactions
W. Yang, J. Zhang, C.-W. Yang, S. Ramadan, R.J. Staples, X. Huang OrgLett., 2021, 23(4), 11553-1156.
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- December 22, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Hydrogen bond system generated by nitroamino rearrangement:new character for designing next generation energetic materials.
L. Hu, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve ChemComm., 2021, 57(5), 603-606.
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- December 16, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- HFOX ‒ 1-Amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethylene as a precursor to trifluoromethyl, dinitro or trinitro-based energetic 1,2,4-triazoles
A.K. Chinnanni, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Org. Lett. , 2021, 23, 76-80.
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- December 9, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University, Chemistry Department
- Ritter-Enabled Catalytic Asymmetric Chloroamidation of Olefins
D. C. Steigerwald, B. Soltanzadeh, A. Sarkar, C. C. Morgenstern, R.J. Staples, B. Borhan Chemical Science, 2021, 12(5), 1834-1842.
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- December 1, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Very thermostable energetic materials based on a fused-triazole.
Y. Tang, Z. An, A. K. Chinnam, R. J. Staples, J. M. Shreeve New J. Chem , 2021, 45, 85-91.
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- November 24, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- A Duo and a Trio of Triazoles as Very Thermostable and Insensitive Energetic Materials.
Y. Tang, Z. Yin, A.K. Chinnanni, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59(23), 1776-1774.
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- November 12, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- An Azo-bridged Triazole Derived from Tetrazine.
Q. Yu, R.J. Staples, J.M. Shreeve Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2020, 646(22), 1799-17804.
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- October 20, 2020
- X-ray Diffraction Course to be offered MSU Chemistry Depeartment Spring 2021
- Using X-ray Diffraction to Provide Answers; Theory and Practice
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- October 8, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Silver(I) Bis(phosphanylamino)naphthalene Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations.
F.S.W. Potwana, M.N. Pillay, R.J.Staples, P.Singh, W.v. Zyl Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2021, 515, 12004.
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- October 6, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Aluminum-Based Initiators from Thiols for Epoxide Polymerizations
Niloofar Safaie, Bandana Rawal, Kohji Ohno*, and Robert C. Ferrier Jr.* Macromolecules, 2020, 19, 8181–8191.
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- October 8, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Extraordinary Phase Coherence Length in Epitaxial Halide Perovskites.
K. Nasyedkin, I. King, L. Shang, P. Chen, L.Wang, R.J. Staples, K. Sun, R.R. Lunt, J. Pollanen Condensed Matter , 2020, 1-23.
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- September 14, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with University of Idaho, Chemistry Department
- Challenging the limits of nitrogen and oxygen content of fused rings
Hu, L; Gao, HX and Shreeve, JM Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8(34), 1711-17414.
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- AUGUST 18, 2020
- New Microscope Funded By Almuni!.
NEW Zeiss Discovery Microscope V20 was purchased with Funds from Dr. James Hoeschele, former
MSU Researcher working on cis-Platinum system. Please join us in thanking Dr. James Hoeschele for his generosity!
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- August 18, 2020
- New Microscope Funded By Almuni!
NEW Zeiss Discovery Microscope V20 was purchased with Funds from Dr. James Hoeschele, former
MSU Researcher working on cis-Platinum system. Please join us in thanking Dr. James Hoeschele for his generosity!
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- May 16, 2020
- Submission of Online Form Required for Data Collection or Samples Submission
We are currently requiring a submission of the online form and an appointment to use facilities.
Generate a Chemdraw image file of your compound before going to submission page.
PXRD Users Email before making a schedule use of the instrument.
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- February 20, 2020
- New Synergy Diffractometer is operational in the CCR, MSU Department of Chemistry
The Rigaku Synergy S Diffractometer was purchased with Support from the MRI program by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1919565.
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- August 20, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Syntheses and crystal structures of anhydride 4-oxatetracyclo{5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-ene-
3,5-dione and the related imide 4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-azatetracyclo[5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-ene-3,5-dione"
A. Hulsman, I. Lorenzana, T. Schultz, B. Squires, B.A. Stenfors, M. Tolonen, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros,
W.R. Winchester Acta Cryst., 2020, E76, 1311-1315.
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- June 28, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Two beta-phosphorylamide compounds as ligands for Sm3+, Eu3+ and Tb3+: X-Ray crystallography and luminescence properties
A.R. Lear, J. Lenters, M.G. Patterson, R.J. Staples, E.J. Werner, S.M. Biros Molecules, 2020, 25, 2971.
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- June 15, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University
- Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of X-Substituted 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-40-phenylbenzenesulfonates
B.A. Stenfors, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros, F.N. Ngassa Chemistry, 2020, 2, 591-599.
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- June 24, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University:
Asymmetric Catalytic Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction of Ketones¬ with Aluminum(III)-VANOL Catalysts"
L. Zheng, X. Yin, A. Mohammadlou, R. Sullivan, Y. Guan, R.J. Staples, W.D. Wulff ACS Catalysis,
2020, 52, 7188-7194.
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- May 4, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Calvin College
- The Synthesis of Functionalized 3-Aryl- and 3-Heteroaryloxazolidin-2-ones and Tetrahydro-3-Aryl-1,3-oxazin-2-ones
via the Iodocyclocarbamation Reaction. Access to Privileged Chemical Structures and Scope and Limitations of the Method.
A. Bell, A. Boomsma, N. Flikweert, R. Hohlman, S Zhang, R. Blankespoor, S.M. Biros, R.J. Staples, S. Brickner, M. Barbachyn Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 85(10), 6323-6337.
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- March 24, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University:
"Catalytic Asymmetric Aziridination of Benzhydryl Imines and Diazo Acetate Esters with BOROX Catalysts from 3,3’-
Disubstituted VANOL Ligands." Y. Guan, Z. Lu, X. Yin, A. Mohammadlou, R.J. Staples, W.D. Wulff Synthesis,
2020, 52, 2073-2091.
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- March 20, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Michigan State University:
"Low-Spin Cobalt(II) Redox Shuttle by Isocyanide Coordination." A.L. Raithel, T.-Y. Kim, K. Nielsen, R.J. Staples, T.W. Hamann Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020,4(5), 2497-2507.
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- February 20, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Grand Valley State University:
"Crystal structure of 4-methyl-N-(4-methylbenzyl)benzenesulfonamide." B.A. Stenfors, R.J. Staples, S.M. Biros, F.N. Ngassa Acta Cryst., 2020, E76, 235-238
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- January 29, 2020
- ACA Refelctions News Letter
American Crystallographic associtation offers its News Letter RefleXions to all of the public via their web page. The Winter copy now available. Contains information for San Diego Summer Meeting (Aug 2- Aug 7, 2020).
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- January 24, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with MSU, Department of Plant Biology
"Structure and chemical analysis of major specialized metabolites produced by the lichen Evernia prunastri." R. Staples, R.L. Laduca, L. Roze, R. Beaudry, A. Fryday, AV. Koptina, A.L. Schilmiller, B. Smith, J.E. Linz, M. Laivenieks, F. Trail, Chem. Biodivers., 2020, 17(1), e1900465.
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- January 24, 2020
- Publication in conjunction with Wayne State University
"Synthesis of Chromium(II) Complexes with Chelating Bis(alkoxide) Ligand and Their Reactions with Organoazides and Diazoalkanes." S.S. Kurup, R.J.Staples, R.L.Lord, S. Groysman Molecules 2020, 25, 273-280.
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