James E. Jackson ("Ned")

Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1322

E-mail: jackson@chemistry.msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-9715 Ext. 141
Fax: (517) 353-1793

 

Education

Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, Princeton University, 1986

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Washington, 1979-1981
A.B. in Chemistry, Harvard University, 1977

 

Professional Experience

Visiting Professor (sabbatical), Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Zürich, Switzerland, 2005-6

Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 2005-present

Director, Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, 2002-2004

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1994-2004

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1988-1994
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ohio State University, 1986-1988
Research Technician, Pacific Marine Environmental Labs (NOAA), Seattle, WA, 1979

 

Educational Awards and Honors

Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Honorific Fellowship, Princeton University, 1984-1985

Hugh Stott Taylor Fellowship in Chemistry, Princeton University, 1981

 

Professional Awards and Honors

ASMSU Outstanding Faculty Award Nominee, 2001
University Teacher-Scholar Award, Michigan State University, 1994-1995
College of Natural Science Teacher-Scholar Award, MSU, 1994-1995
Distinguished New Faculty Award, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 1988

 

Professional Society Memberships

American Chemical Society
Sigma Xi
AIChE
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Materials Research Society

 

Public Service

Commissioner, Meridian Township Environmental Commission

 

Research Interests

Mechanisms of catalytic conversions, especially renewables-based "biomass refining" processes

Computational modeling of transition states and reaction paths
Organic reactive intermediates, especially radicals, carbenes, ylides, and high-spin molecules
Magnetic and (Super)conductive molecular materials
Hydridic to protonic hydrogen-hydrogen hydrogen bonding

Recent Publications

24. Jang, S.-H.; Lee, H.-I.; McCracken, J. L.; Jackson, J. E. "Pulsed EPR Studies of Ion Binding in a Double-faced Paramagnetic Ionophore: Tris(2,6-di(methoxyethoxy)-phenyl)methyl Radical" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 12623-12624.

25. Jang, S.-H.; Gopalan, P.; Jackson, J. E.; Kahr, B. "Jacobson and Heintschel Peroxides" Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 775-777

26. Lee, M.-S.; Jackson, J. E. "Low Temperature Carbene-to-Carbene Homologations" Res. Chem. Intermed. 1994, 20, 223-247.

27. Gunter, G. C.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Formation of 2,3-Pentanedione from Lactic Acid over Supported Phosphate Catalysts" J. Catal. 1994, 148, 252-260.

28. Stoudt, S. J.; Gopalan, P.; Kahr, B.; Jackson, J. E. "Aryl Ring Twists in Tris(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-Z Tripod Ethers: X-ray Analysis of an Isostructural Series of Triarylpropellers" Struct. Chem.1994, 5, 335-340.

29. Gunter, G. C.; Langford, R. H.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Catalysts and Supports for Conversion of Lactic Acid to Acrylic Acid and 2,3-Pentanedione" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1995, 34, 974-980.

30. Jang, S.-H.; Mitchell, C.; Jackson, J. E.; Kahr, B. "Ion Complexation Induced High-Spin Associations of Spin-Labeled Crown Ethers: A Reevaluation" Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1995, 272, 139-145.

31. Jang, S.-H.; Mitchell, C.; Jackson, J. E.; Kahr, B. "Effect of Substituents on Dipolar Coupling in Alkali Metal Ketyl Radical Pairs" Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1995, 272, 147-151.

32. Papoutsakis, D.; Jackson, J. E.; Nocera, D. G. "Magnetic Properties of Metal-Intercalated Layered Vanadyl Phosphates" Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 800-801.

33. Barnett-Thamattoor, L.; Zheng, G.-x.; Ho, D. M.; Jones, M., Jr.; Jackson, J. E. "Reaction of 1,2-Dehydro-o-carborane with Thiophenes. Cycloadditions, and an Easy Synthesis of 'Benzo-o-carboranes'" Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 7311-7315.

34. Gunter, G. C.; Craciun, R.; Tam, M. S.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "FTIR and 31P-NMR Spectroscopic Analyses of Surface Species in Phosphate-Catalyzed Lactic Acid Conversion" J. Catal. 1996, 164, 207-219.

35. Kovacs, D.; Lee, M.-S.; Olson, D.; Jackson, J. E. "Carbene-to-Carbene Oxygen Atom Transfer" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 8144-8145.

36. Misiolek, A.; Huang, R.; Kahr, B.; Jackson, J. E. "Ferromagnetic Coupling by Diamagnetic Metal Cation Coordination: Magnetism and Structure of the Alkali Salts of Nitroxide Carboxylates" J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Comm. 1996, 2119-2120.

37. Craciun, L.; Jackson, J. E. "1-Manxyl: A Remarkably Persistent Simple Alkyl Radical" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 12232-12233.

38. Stoudt, S. J.; Gopalan, P.; Kahr, B.; Jackson, J. E. "Ion-Bearing Propellers: Alkali Metal Complexes of Tris(2-alkoxyphenyl)amine Ionophores" Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 6614-6621.

39. Craciun, R.; Miller, D. J.; Dulamita, N.; Jackson, J. E. "Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) Applied in Heterogeneous Catalysis Studies", Progress in Catalysis (Bucharest, Romania) 1996, 5, 55-76.

40. Wadley, D. C.; Tam, M. S.; Kokitkar, P. B.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Lactic Acid Conversion to 2,3-Pentanedione and Acrylic Acid over Silica-Supported Sodium Nitrate: Reaction Optimization and Identification of Sodium Lactate as the Active Catalyst" J. Catal. 1997, 165, 162-171.

41. LeBideau, J.; Papoutsakis, D.; Jackson, J. E.; Nocera, D. G. "Toward Prediction of Magnetic Properties in Layered Vanadyl Phosphonates: Correlation of Magnetic Exchange with the Hammett Parameter" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1313-1316.

42. Tam, M. S.; Gunter, G. C.; Craciun, R.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Reaction and Spectroscopic Studies of Sodium Salt Catalysts for Lactic Acid Conversion" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1997, 36, 3505-3512.

43. Craciun, L.; Jackson, J. E. "Correlation of 13C-1H Coupling Constants with Electronic Structure in Bi- and Polycycloalkanes: A PM3 and HF/6-31G* Analysis" J. Phys. Chem. A 1998, 102, 3738-3745.

44. Tam, M. S.; Craciun, R.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Reaction and Kinetic Studies of Lactic Acid Conversion over Alkali-Metal Salts" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1998, 37, 2360-2366.

45. Custelcean, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Topochemical Control of Covalent Bond Formation by Dihydrogen Bonding" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12935-12941

46. Ichimura, A. S.; Szajek, L. P.; Xie, Q. S.; Huang, R. H.; Huang, S. Z.; Wagner, M. J.; Dye, J. L.; Jackson, J. E. "Potassium Radical Anion Salts of 2,3-Bis(2-Pyridyl)-quinoxaline" J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 11029-11034.

47. Custelcean, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Tuning Dihydrogen Bonds: Enhanced Solid State Reactivity in a Dihydrogen Bonded System with Exceptionally Short HH Contacts" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 1661-1663.

48. Papoutsakis, D.; Kirby, J. P.; Jackson, J. E.; Nocera, D. G. "From Molecules to the Crystalline Solid: Secondary Hydrogen Bonding Interactions of Salt Bridges and their Role in Magnetic Exchange" Chem. Eur. J. 1999, 5, 1474-1480.

49. Tam, M. S.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Effects of Ammonium Lactate on 2,3-Pentanedione Formation from Lactic Acid" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1999, 38, 3873-3877.

50. Gatling, S. C.; Jackson, J. E. "Reactivity Control via Dihydrogen Bonding: Diastereoselection in Borohydride Reductions of α-Hydroxyketones" J. Am. Chem. Soc.1999, 121, 8655-8656.

51. Kim, J.; Ichimura, A. S.; Huang, R. H.; Redko, M.; Phillips, R. C.; Jackson, J. E.; Dye, J. L. "Crystalline Salts of Na- and K- that are Stable at Room Temperature" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 10666-10667.

52. Custelcean, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Topochemical Dihydrogen to Covalent Bonding Transformation in LiBH4.TEA: A Mechanistic Study" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 5251-5257.

53. Ichimura, A. S.; Xie, Q.; Szajek, L. P.; Lema, J.; Burns, A.; Huang, R. H.; Jackson, J. E.; Dye, J. L. "Molecular and Electronic Structure of a Reduced Schiff Base Cryptand: Characterization by X-ray Crystallography and Optical and EPR/ENDOR Spectroscopy" J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, 104, 3038-3047.

54. Custelcean, R.; Vlassa, M.; Jackson, J. E. "Toward Crystalline Covalent Solids: Crystal-to-Crystal Dihydrogen to Covalent Bonding Transformation on NaBH4.THEC" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 3299-3302.

55. Misiolek, A. W.; Jackson, J. E. "Building Blocks for Molecule-Based Magnets: A Theoretical Study of Triplet-Singlet Gaps in the Dianion of Rhodizonic Acid 1,4-Dimethide and its Derivatives" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 4774-4780.

56. Kovacs, D.; Jackson, J. E. "CH2 + CO2 --> CH2O + CO: One-Step Oxygen Atom Abstraction or Addition/Fragmentation via α-Lactone?" J. Phys. Chem. A 2001, 105, 7579-7587.

57. Custelcean, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Dihydrogen Bonding: Structures, Energetics, and Dynamics" Chem. Rev. 2001, 101, 1963-1980.

58. Zhang, Z.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Lactic Acid to Propylene Glycol" Applied Catalysis A: General 2001, 219, 89-98.  (article in pdf format).

59. Shekhawat, D.; Nagarajan, K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Formation of Citraconic Anhydride via Condensation of Dialkyl Succinates and Formaldehyde" Applied Catalysis A: General 2002, 223, 261-273. (article in pdf format).

60. Custelcean, R.; Vlassa, M.; Jackson, J. E. "Supramolecular Synthesis with Dihydrogen Bonds: Assembly of Controlled Architectures from Polyhydroxyethylcyclen.NaBH4 Building Blocks" Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 302-308.

61. Zhang, Z.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Kinetics of Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Lactic Acid to Propylene Glycol" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2002, 41, 691-696.

62. Custelcean, R.; Jackson, J. E. "A Kinetic Study of a Topochemical Dihydrogen to Covalent Bonding Transformation" Thermochimica Acta, 2002, 388, 143-150.  (article in pdf format).

63. Redko, M. Y.; Vlassa, M.; Jackson, J. E.; Misiolek, A. W.; Huang, R. H.; Dye, J. L. "'Inverse Sodium Hydride': A Crystalline Salt that Contains H+ and Na-" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 5928-5929.

64. Shekhawat, D.; Nagarajan, K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Kinetics of Citraconic Anhydride Formation via Condensation of Formaldehyde and Succinate" Org. Proc. Res. and Devel. 2002, 6, 611-617.

65. Hogle, B. P.; Shekhawat, D.; Nagarajan, K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Formation and Recovery of Itaconic Acid from Aqueous Solutions of Citraconic Acid and Succinic Acid" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2002, 41, 2069-2073.

66. Vlassa, M.; Huang, R.; Jackson, J. E.; Dye, J. L. "Synthesis and Characterization of 4,7-Dimethyl-1,4,7,10,15,18-hexaazabicyclo[8.5.5]octane. Crystal Structures of the Cryptate and of the First Small Azacage Complexes with Six-Coordinate Lithium Geometry" Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 5849-5854.

67. Chopade, S. P.; Dhale, A. D.; Clark, A. M.; Kiesling, C. W.; Myrant, L. K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium (VLLE) and Vapor Pressure Data for the Systems 2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolane (2MD) + Water and 2,4-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane (24DMD) + Water" J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2003, 48, 43-47.

68. Jere, F. T.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Stereoretentive C-H Bond Activation in the Aqueous Phase Catalytic Hydrogenation of Amino Acids to Amino Alcohols" Org. Lett., 2003, 5, 527-530.

69. Redko, M. Y.; Huang, R. H.; Jackson, J. E.; Harrison, J. F.; Dye, J. L. "Barium Azacryptand Sodide, the First Alkalide with an Alkaline Earth Cation, also Contains a Novel Dimer, (Na2)2-" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2259-2263.

70. Papoutsakis, D.; Ichimura, A. S.; Young, V. G.; Jackson, J. E.; Nocera, D. G. "Structural and Magnetic Properties of Vanadyl Dichloride Solvates: From Molecular Units to Extended Hydrogen-Bonded Solids" Dalton Trans. 2004, 224-228.

71. Marincean, S.; Jackson, J. E. "Quest for IR-Pumped Reactions in Dihydrogen-Bonded Complexes" J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108, 5521-5526.

72. Jere, F. T.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Kinetics of the Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of L-Alanine to L-Alaninol" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2004, 43, 3297-3303.

73. Dhale, A. D.; Myrant, L. K.; Chopade, S. P.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Propylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol Recovery from Aqueous Solution via Reactive Distillation" Chem. Eng. Sci., 2004, 59, 2881-2890.

74. Marincean, S.; Custelcean, R.; Stein, R. S.; Jackson, J. E. "Structural Reinvestigation of Ammonium Hypophosphite: Was Dihydrogen Bonding Observed Long Ago?" Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 45-48.

75. Dye, J. L.; Cram, K. D.; Urbin, S. A.; Redko, M. Y.; Jackson, J. E.; Lefenfeld, M. "Alkali Metals Plus Silica Gel: Powerful Reducing Agents and Convenient Hydrogen Sources" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9338-9339.

76. Redko, M. Y.; Jackson, J. E.; Huang, R. H.; Dye, J. L. "Design and Synthesis of a Thermally Stable Organic Electride " J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12416-12422.

77. Shekhawat, D.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Process model and economic analysis of itaconic acid production from dimethyl succinate and formaldehyde" Biores. Tech. 2006, 97, 342-347.

78. Redko, M. Y.; Huang, R.; Dye, J. L.; Jackson, J. E. "One-Pot Synthesis of 1,4,7,10,13,16,21,24-Octaazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane—The Peraza Analogue of [2.2.2]Cryptand" Synthesis 2006, 759-761.

79. Dye, J. L.; Redko, M. Y.; Huang, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Role of Cation Complexants in the Synthesis of Alkalides and Electrides" Adv. in Inorg. Chem. 2007, 59, 205-231.

80. Peereboom, L.; Koenigsknecht, B.; Hunter, M.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Aqueous-phase adsorption of glycerol and propylene glycol onto activated carbon" Carbon 2007, 45, 579-586.

81. Dalavoy, T. S.; Jackson, J. E.; Swain, G. M.; Miller, D. J.; Li, J.; Lipkowski, J. "Mild electrocatalytic hydrogenation of lactic acid to lactaldehyde and propylene glycol" J. Catal. 2007, 246, 15-28.

82. Chen, Y.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Kinetics of Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Organic Acids and Their Mixtures over Carbon Supported Ruthenium Catalyst" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 3334-3340.

83. Zhang, Z.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Effect of Biogenic Fermentation Impurities on Lactic Acid Hydrogenation to Propylene Glycol" Biores. Tech. 2008, 99, 5873-5880.

84. Pimparkar, K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Hydrogenation of Amino Acid Mixtures to Amino Alcohols" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47, 7648–7653.

85. Nandi, P.; Redko, M. Y.; Petersen, K.; Dye, J. L.; Lefenfeld, M.; Vogt, P. F.; Jackson, J. E. "Alkali Metals in Silica Gel (M-SG): A New Reagent for Desulfonation of Amines" Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 5441-5444.

86. Nandi, P.; Dye, J. L.; Bentley, P.; Jackson, J. E. "Preparation of Diphenyl Phosphide and Substituted Phosphines using Alkali Metal in Silica Gel (M−SG)" Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1689-1692.

87. Nandi, P.; Dye, J. L.; Jackson, J. E. "Reductive Amine Deallyl- and Debenzylation with Alkali Metal in Silica Gel (M−SG)" Tetrahedron. Lett. 2009, 50, 3864-3866.

88. Nandi, P.; Dye, J. L.; Jackson, J. E. "Birch Reductions at Room Temperature with Alkali Metals in Silica Gel (Na2K-SG(I))" J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 5790-5792.

89. Misiolek, A. W.; Ichimura, A. S.; McCaffrey, V. P.; Gentner, R. A.; Huang, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Building Blocks for Molecule-Based Magnets: Radical Anions and Dianions of Substituted 3,6-Dimethylenecyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetrones as Paramagnetic Bridging Ligands" Inorg. Chem. 2009, 74, 5790-5792.

90. Peereboom, L.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Interaction of Polyols with Ruthenium Metal Surfaces in Aqueous Solution" Green Chem. 2009, 11, 1979-1986.

91. Marincean, S.; Jackson, J. E. "Can Hydridic-to-Protonic Hydrogen Bonds Catalyze Hydride Transfers in Biological Systems?" J. Phys. Chem. A 2010, 114, 13376-13380.

92. Xi, Y.; Holladay, J. E.; Frye, J. G.; Oberg, A. A.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "A Kinetic and Mass Transfer Model for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis in a Trickle Bed Reactor" Org. Process Res. Devel. 2010, 14, 1304-1312.

93. Xi, Y.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Characterizing Lactic Acid Hydrogenolysis Rates in Laboratory Trickle Bed Reactors" Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 5440-5447.

94. Murkute, A. D.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J. "Supported Mesoporous Solid Base Catalysts for Condensation of Carboxylic Acids" J. Catal. 2011, 278, 189-199.

95. Dye, J. L.; Nandi, P.; Jackson, J. E.; Lefenfeld, M.; Bentley, P. A.; Dunyak, B. M.; Kwarcinski, F. E.; Spencer, C. M.; Lindman, T. N.; Lambert, P.; Jacobson, P. K.; Redko, M. Y. "Nano-Structures and Interactions of Alkali Metals within Silica Gel" Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 2388-2397.

96. Kulshrestha, A.; Schomaker, J. M.; Holmes, D.; Staples, R. J.; Jackson, J. E.; Borhan, B. "Selectivity in Additions of Organometallic Reagents to Aziridine-2-Carboxaldehydes: Effects of Protecting Groups and Substitution Patterns" Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 12326-12339.

97. Li, Z.; Kelkar, S.; Lam, C. H.; Luczek, K.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J.; Saffron, C. M. "Aqueous Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural Using a Sacrificial Anode" Electrochim. Acta 2012, 64, 87-93.

98. Li, Z.; Garedew, M.; Lam, C. H.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J.; Saffron, C. M. "Mild Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation and Hydrodeoxygenation of Bio-oil Derived Phenolic Compounds using Ruthenium Supported on Activated Carbon Cloth" Green Chem. 2012, 14, 2540-2549.

99. Marincean, S.; Fritz, M.; Scamp, R.; Jackson, J. E. "Mechanistic Investigations in α-Hydroxycarbonyls Reduction by BH4" J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2012, 25, 1186-1192.

100. Garzan, A.; Jaganathan, A.; Marzijarani, N. S.; Yousefi, R.; Whitehead, D. C.; Jackson, J. E.; Borhan, B. "Solvent-Dependent Enantiodivergence in the Chlorocyclization of Unsaturated Carbamates" Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 9015-9021.

101. Taurozzi, J. S.; Redko, M. Y.; Manes, K. M.; Jackson, J. E.; Tarabara, V. V. "Microsized Particles of Aza222 Polymer as a Regenerable Ultrahigh Affinity Sorbent for the Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Solutions" Separ. Purific. Tech. 2013, 116, 415-425.

102. Yousefi, R.; Ashtekar, K.; Whitehead, D.; Jackson, J. E.; Borhan, B. "Dissecting the Stereocontrol Elements of the Catalytic Asymmetric Chlorolactonization: Syn Addition Obviates Bridging Chloronium" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14524-14527.

103. Li, Z.; Kelkar, S.; Raycraft, L.; Garedew, M.; Jackson, J. E.; Miller, D. J.; Saffron, C. M. "A Mild Approach for Bio-oil Stabilization and Upgrading: Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Using Ruthenium Supported on Activated Carbon Cloth" Green Chem. 2014, 16, 844-852.

104. Redko, M. Y.; Taurozzi, J. S.; Manes, K. M.; Jackson, J. E.; Tarabara, V. V. "Synthesis and Characterization of Aza222-Based Polymers for the Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Solutions" React. Funct. Polym. 2014, 74, 90-100.

105. Ma, X.; Lin, R.; Beuerle, C.; Jackson, J. E.; Obare, S.; Ofoli, R. "Effects of surface activation on the structural and catalytic properties of ruthenium nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica" Nanotechnology 2014, 25, 045701.

106. Ashtekar, K. D.; Marzijarani, N. S.; Jaganathan A.; Holmes, D.; Jackson, J. E.; Borhan, B. "A New Tool To Guide Halofunctionalization Reactions: The Halenium Affinity (HalA) Scale" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13355-13362.

107. Wu, J. I.; Jackson, J. E.; Schleyer, P. v. R. "Reciprocal Hydrogen Bonding–Aromaticity Relationships" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13526–13529.

108. Spahlinger, G. W.; Jackson, J. E. "Nucleofugality in Oxygen and Nitrogen Derived Pseudohalides in Menshutkin Reactions: The Importance of the Intrinsic Barrier" Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 24559-24569.

109. Lam, C. H.; Lowe, C. B.; Li, Z.; Longe, K. N.; Rayburn, J. T.; Caldwell, M. A.; Houdek, C. E.; Maguire, J. B.; Saffron, C. M.; Miller, D. J.; Jackson, J. E. "Electrocatalytic Upgrading of Model Lignin Monomers with Earth Abundant Metal Electrodes" Green Chem. 2015, 17, 601-609.

110. Konar, A.; Shu, Y.; Lozovoy, V.; Jackson, J. E.; Levine, B.; Dantus, M. "Polyatomic Molecules under Intense Femtosecond Laser Irradiation" J. Phys. Chem. A 2014, 118, 11433-11450.

 

Patents

P-1. #5,731,471 "Process for the preparation of 2,3-pentanedione" to Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Langford, Robert H. (Lafayette, IN); Gunter, Garry C. (Houston, TX); Tam, Man Sang (East Lansing, MI); Kokitkar, Prashant B. (Lansing, MI); granted March 24, 1998.

P-2. #5,831,130 "Condensed phase preparation of 2,3-pentanedione" to Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Perry, Scott M. (Beaumont, TX); Fanson, Paul T. (Stockbridge, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted November 3, 1998.

P-3. #6,291,725 "Catalysts and process for hydrogenolysis of sugar alcohols to polyols" to Chopade, Shubham P. (East Lansing, MI); Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Werpy, Todd A. (West Richland, WA); Frye, John G. (Richland, WA); Zacher, Alan H. (Richland, WA); granted September, 2001.

P-4. #6,403,844 "Condensed-phase catalytic hydrogenation of lactic acid to propylene glycol" to Zhang, Zhigang (East Lansing, MI); Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted June 11, 2002.

P-5. #6,504,055 "Catalysts and processes for the conversion of succinates to citraconates or itaconates" to Miller, Dennis J. (West Richland, WA); Shekhawat, Dushyant (East Lansing, MI); Nagarajan, Kirthivasan (Watervliet, NY); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted January 7, 2003.

P-6. #6,548,681 "Process for the recovery of a polyol from an aqueous solution" Chopade, Shubham P. (Florence, SC); Dhale, Atulkumar D. (East Lansing, MI); Kiesling, Christopher W. (Wyandotte, MI); Clark, Angela M. (Greenwood, IN); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); granted April 15, 2003.

P-7. #6,649,774 "Catalysts and processes for the conversion of succinates to citraconates or itaconates" Miller, Dennis J. (West Richland, WA); Shekhawat, Dushyant (East Lansing, MI); Nagarajan, Kirthivasan (Watervliet, NY); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted November 18, 2003.

P-8. #6,664,417 "Catalysts and processes for the conversion of succinates to citraconates or itaconates" Miller, Dennis J. (West Richland, WA); Shekhawat, Dushyant (East Lansing, MI); Nagarajan, Kirthivasan (Watervliet, NY); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted December 16, 2003.

P-9. #6,713,640 "Process for the recovery of a polyol from an aqueous solution" Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Chopade, Shubham P. (Florence, SC); Dhale, Atulkumar D. (East Lansing, MI); Clark, Angela M. (Greenwood, IN); Kiesling, Christopher W. (Wyandotte, MI); granted March 30, 2004.

P-10. #7,459,584 "Process for the preparation of lactic acid and glyceric acid" Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Marincean, Simona (Dewitt, MI); granted December 2, 2008.

P-11. #7,498,432 "Method of Synthesis of 1,4,7,10,13,16,21,24-octaazabicyclo¬[8.8.8]hexacosane (1) and 1,4,7,10,13,16,21,24-octaazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosa-4,6,13,15,21,23-hexaene (2)" Redko, Mikhail (East Lansing, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted March 3, 2009.

P-12. #7,619,124 "Process for the preparation of propylene glycol" Miller, Dennis J. (Okemos, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Marincean, Simona (Dewitt, MI); granted November 17, 2009.

P-13. #7,968,673 "Polyazacrown-Based Materials for Mercury Capture and Synthesis of Those Materials" Redko, Mikhail Y. (East Lansing, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); Tarabara, Volodymyr (Okemos, MI); and Taurozzi, Julian (East Lansing, MI); granted June 28, 2011.

P-14. #8,197,707 "Lithium-porous metal oxide compositions and lithium reagent-porous metal compositions" Lefenfeld; Michael (New York, NY); Dye; James L. (East Lansing, MI); Nandi; Partha (East Lansing, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted June 12, 2012.

P-15. #8,263,808 "Method for deprotecting aryl or alkyl sulfonamides of primary or secondary amines" Lefenfeld; Michael (New York, NY); Dye; James L. (East Lansing, MI); Nandi; Partha (East Lansing, MI); Jackson, James E. (Haslett, MI); granted September 11, 2012.