Research Interests in the Peters Group center around:

Multi-Electron Redox Reactions of Small Molecule Substrates Using Late First Row Transition Metals

Dicopper Cores as Multi-Electron Redox Shuttles and Photochemical Reductants

Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Positive Potentials

Zwitterionic Approach to Catalysis Mediated at Late Transition Metal Centers

1. XAS Characterization of a Nitridoiron(IV) Complex with a Very Short Fe-N Bond Rohde, J.-U.; Betley, T. A.; Jackson, T. A.; Saouma, C. T.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L. Jr. Inorg. Chem.; 2007; 46; 5720-5726.
                       
2. Fe(I)-Mediated Reductive Cleavage and Coupling of CO2: An FeII(µ-O, µ-CO)FeII Core Lu, C. C.; Saouma, C. T.; Day, M. W.; Peters, J. C.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129; 4-5.
                       
3. Bio-organometallic Approaches to Nitrogen Fixation Chemistry
Peters, J. C.; Mehn, M. P. Activation of Small Molecules; William B. Tolman, ed.; Wiley-VCH; 2006; 81-119.
           
4. On the Feasibility of N2 Fixation via a Single-site FeI/FeIV Cycle: Spectroscopic Studies of FeI(N2)FeI, FeIV≡N, and Related Species
Hendrich, M. P.; Gunderson, W.; Behan, R. K.; Green, M. T.; Mehn, M. P.; Betley, T. A.; Lu, C. C.; Peters, J. C. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci; 2006; 103; 17107-17112.
                       
5. Pseudotetrahedral Manganese Complexes Supported by the Anionic Tris(phosphino)borate Ligand [PhBPiPr3]
Lu, C. C.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2006; 45; 8597-8607.
                       
6. Vibrational Spectrospcopy and Analysis of Pseudo-tetrahedral Complexes with Metal Imido Bonds
Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Jenkins, D. M.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L. Jr. Inorg. Chem.; 2006; 45; 7417-7427.
           
7. Unexpected Photoisomerization of a Pincer-type Amido Ligand Leads to Facial Coordination at Pt(IV)
Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2006; 45; 4316-4318.
                       
                       
8. Characterization of the Terminal Iron(IV) Imides {[PhBPtBu2(pz')]FeIV≡NAd}+
Thomas, C. M.; Mankad, N. P.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006; 128; 4956-4957.
                       
                       
9. Mid- to High-Valent Imido and Nitrido Complexes of Iron
Mehn, M. P.; Peters, J. C.; J. Inorg. Biochem.; 2006; 100; 634-643.
                       
                       
10. Complexes of Iron and Cobalt With New Tripodal Amido-polyphosphine Hybrid Ligands
Whited, M. T.; Rivard, E.; Peters, J. C.; Chem. Commun.; 2006; 1613-1615.
                       
                       
11. An η3-H2SiR2 Adduct of [{PhB-(CH2PiPr2)3}FeIIH]
Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.; 2006; 45; 776-780.
                       
12. High-spin and low-spin iron(II) complexes with facially-coordinated borohydride ligands
Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Paine, T. K.; Brennessel, W. W.; Cramer, C. J.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L. Jr. Dalton Trans.; 2006; 1347-1351.