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Peters Group Publications

1. Characterization of Structurally Unusual Diiron NxHy Complexes
   Saouma, C. T.; Müller, P.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2009; 131; 10358-10359.



2. Multifrequency EPR Studies of [Cu1.5Cu1.5]+ for Cu2(m-NR2)2 and Cu2(m-PR2)2 Diamond Cores
   Mankad, N. P.; Harkins, S. B.; Antholine, W. E.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2009; 48; 7026-7032.



3. E-H Bond Activation Reactions (E = H, C, Si, Ge) at Ruthenium: Terminal Phosphides, Silylenes, and Germylenes
   Takaoka, A.; Mendiratta, A.; Peters, J. C. Oranometallics.; 2009; 28; 3744-3753.



4. Three-Coordinate Copper(I) Amido and Aminyl Radical Complexes
   Mankad, N. P.; Antholine, W. E.; Szilagyi, R. K.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2009; 131; 3878-3880.



5. Dinitrogen Complexes Supported by Tris(phosphino)silyl Ligands
   Whited, M. T.; Mankad, N. P.; Lee, Y.; Oblad, P. F.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2009; 48; 2507-2517.



6. Dimanganese and Diiron Complexes of a Binucleating Cyclam Ligand: Four-Electron, Reversible Oxidation Chemistry at High Potentials
   Berben, L. A.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2008; 47; 11669-11679.



7. Group VIII Coordination Chemistry of a Pincer-Type Bis(8-quinolinyl)amido Ligand
   Betley, T. A.; Qian, B. A.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2008; 47; 11570-11582.



8. Phosphido Pincer Complexes of Palladium as New Efficient Catalysts for Allylation of Aldehydes
   Mazzeo, M.; Lamberti, M.; Massa, A.; Scettri, A.; Pellecchia, C.; Peters, J. C. Organometallics; 2008; 27; 5741-5743.



9. Bis(α-diimine)iron Complexes: Electronic Structure Determination by Spectroscopy and Broken Symmetry Density Functional Theoretical Calculations
   Muresan, N.; Lu, C. C.; Ghosh, M.; Peters, J. C.; Abe, M.; Henling, L. M.; Weyhermöller, T.; Bill, E.; Wieghardt, K. Inorg. Chem.; 2008; 47; 4579-4590.



10. X-ray photochemistry in iron complexes from Fe(0) to Fe(IV) - Can a bug become a feature?
    George, S. J.; Fu, J.; Guo, Y.; Drury, O. B.; Friedrich, S.; Rauchfuss, T.; Volkers, P. I.; Peters, J. C.; Scott, V.; Brown, S. D.; Thomas, C. M.; Cramer, S. P. Inorg. Chim. Acta; 2008; 361; 1157-1165.



11. Probing the Electronic Structures of [Cu₂(µ-XR₂)]ⁿ⁺ Diamond Cores as a Function of the Bridging X Atom (X = N or P) and Charge (n = 0, 1, 2)
    Harkins, S. B.; Mankad, N. P.; Miller, A. J. M.; Szilagyi, R. K.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2008; 130; 3478-3485.



12. Diazoalkanes react with a bis(phosphino)borate copper(I) source to generate [Ph₂BP^tBu₂]Cu(η¹-N₂CR₂), [Ph₂BP^tBu₂]Cu(CPh₂), and [Ph₂BP^tBu₂]Cu-N(CPh₂)(NCPh₂)
    Mankad, N. P.; Peters, J. C. Chem. Commun.; 2008; 1061-1063.



13. Long-Lived and Efficient Emission from Mononuclear Amidophosphine Complexes of Copper
    Miller, A. J. M.; Dempsey, J. L.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2007; 46; 7244-7246.



14. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Low Overpotentials by Cobalt Macrocyclic Glyoxime and Tetraimine Complexes
    Hu, X.; Brunschwig, B. S.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129; 8988-8998.



15. Terminal Fe^I—N₂ and Fe^II···H—C Interactions Supported by Tris(phosphino)silyl Ligands
    Mankad, N. P.; Whited, M. T.; Peters, J. C. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.; 2007; 46; 5768-5771.



16. 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.



17. Fe(I)-Mediated Reductive Cleavage and Coupling of CO₂: An Fe^II(µ-O, µ-CO)Fe^II Core
    Lu, C. C.; Saouma, C. T.; Day, M. W.; Peters, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2007; 129; 4-5.



18. 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.



19. On the Feasibility of N₂ Fixation via a Single-site Fe^I/Fe^IV Cycle: Spectroscopic Studies of Fe^I(N₂)Fe^I, Fe^IV≡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.



20. Pseudotetrahedral Manganese Complexes Supported by the Anionic Tris(phosphino)borate Ligand [PhBP^iPr₃]
    Lu, C. C.; Peters, J. C. Inorg. Chem.; 2006; 45; 8597-8607.



21. 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.



22. 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.



23. Characterization of the Terminal Iron(IV) Imides {[PhBP^tBu₂(pz')]Fe^IV≡NAd}⁺
    Thomas, C. M.; Mankad, N. P.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006; 128; 4956-4957.



24. Mid- to High-Valent Imido and Nitrido Complexes of Iron
    Mehn, M. P.; Peters, J. C.; J. Inorg. Biochem.; 2006; 100; 634-643.



25. 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.



26. An η³-H₂SiR₂ Adduct of [{PhB-(CH₂PiPr₂)₃}Fe^IIH]
    Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.; 2006; 45; 776-780.



27. 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.



28. Structural Snapshots of a Flexible Cu₂P₂ Core that Accommodates the Oxidation States Cu^ICu^I, Cu^1.5Cu^1.5, and Cu^IICu^II
    Mankad, N. P.; Rivard, E.; Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127; 16032-16033.



29. Comparative Studies with Zwitterionic Platinum(II) Bis(pyrazolyl)borate and 2,2'-bipyridylborate Complexes
    Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C.; Organometallics; 2005; 24; 5858-5867.



30. Heterolytic H₂ Activation Mediated by Low Coordinate L₃Fe-(µ-N)-FeL₃ Complexes to Generate Fe(µ-NH) (µ-H)Fe Species
    Brown, S. D.; Mehn, M. P.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127; 13146-13147.



31. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Cobalt Difluoroboryl-diglyoximate Complexes
    Hu, X.; Cossairt, B. M.; Brunschwig, B. S.; Lewis, N. S.; Peters, J. C.; Chem. Commun.; 2005; 4723-4725.



32. Synthetic Control of Excited-State Properties in Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes Using Ancillary Ligands
    Li, J.; Djurovich, P. I.; Alleyne, B. D.; Yousufuddin, M.; Ho, N. N.; Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; Bau, R.; Thompson, M. E.; Inorg. Chem.; 2005; 44; 1713-1727.



33. Spin-State Tuning at Pseudotetrahedral d7 Ions: Examining the Structural and Magnetic Phenomena of Four-Coordinate [BP₃]Co^II-X Systems
    Jenkins, D. M.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127; 7148-7165.



34. Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Iron Complexes Supported by the Neutral Ligands NP^i-Pr₃, NArP^i-Pr₃, and NS^t-Bu₃
    MacBeth, C. E.; Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; Can. J. Chem.; 2005; 83; 332-340.



35. A Highly Emissive Cu₂N₂ Diamond Core Complex Supported by a [PNP]^- Ligand
    Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127; 2030-2031.



36. Ground-State Singlet L₃Fe-(µ-N)-FeL₃ and L₃Fe(NR) Complexes Featuring Pseudotetrahedral Fe(II) Centers
    Brown, S. D.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127; 1913-1923.



37. Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Aspects of an Amine Activation Process Mediated at a Zwitterionic Pd(II) Center
    Lu, C. C.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2004; 126; 15818-15832.



38. Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Three-Coordinate Copper(I) Supported by Bis(phosphino)borate Ligands
    Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; Polyhedron; 2004; 23; 2901-2913.
    


39. Considering Fe^II/IV Redox Processes as Mechanistically Relevant to the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olefins by [PhBP^iPr₃]Fe-H_x Species
    Daida, E. J.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2004; 43; 7474-7485.



40. The Coordination Chemistry of "[BP₃]NiX" Platforms: Targeting Low-Valent Nickel Sources as Promising Candidates to L₃Ni≡E and L₃Ni≡E Linkages
    MacBeth, C. E.; Thomas, J. C.; Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2004; 43; 4645-4662.



41. Issues Relevant to C-H Activation at Platinum(II): Comparative Studies between Cationic, Zwitterionic, and Neutral Platinum(II) Compounds in Benzene Solution
    Peters, J. C.; Thomas, J. C.; Thomas, C. M.; Betley, T. A.; Activation and Functionalization of C-H Bonds; Karen Goldberg and Alan Goldman, eds.; ACS Symposium Series No. 885; 2004; chapter 20.
    


42. A Tetrahedrally Coordinated L₃Fe-N_x Platform that Accommodates Terminal Nitride (Fe^IV≡N) and Dinitrogen (Fe^I-N₂-Fe^I) Ligands
    Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2004; 126; 6252-6254.
    


43. Anionic Tris- and Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)borates
    Peters, J. C.; Thomas, J. C.; Inorg. Synth.; 2004; 34; 8-14.



44. Hydrogenolysis of [PhBP₃]Fe≡N-p-tolyl: Probing the Reactivity of an Iron Imide with H₂
    Brown, S. D.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2004; 126; 4538-4539.
    


45. Amido-Bridged Cu₂N₂ Diamond Cores that Minimize Structural Reorganization and Facilitate Reversible Redox Behavior between a Cu¹Cu¹ and a Class III Delocalized Cu^1.5Cu^1.5 Species
    Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2004; 126; 2885-2893.
    


46. Platinum-Alkyl and Hydride Complexes Supported by a Tris(phosphino)borate Ligand: Structural and Spectroscopic Studies
    Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; Polyhedron; 2004; 23; 489-497.



47. Coordinating Anions: (Phosphino)tetraphenylborate Ligands as New Reagents for Synthesis
    Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2004; 43; 8-10.



48. Solution and Solid-State Spin-Crossover Behavior in a Pseudotetrahedral d⁷ Ion
    Jenkins, D. M.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2003; 125; 11162-11163.



49. Dinitrogen Chemistry from Trigonally Coordinated Iron and Cobalt Platforms
    Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2003; 125; 10782-10783.



50. The Strong-Field Tripodal Phosphine Donor, [PhB(CH₂PⁱPr₂)₃]^-, Provides Access to Electronically and Coordinatively Unsaturated Transition Metal Complexes
    Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2003; 42; 5074-5084.



51. Bis(phosphino)borates: A New Family of Monoanionic Chelating Phosphine Ligands
    Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2003; 42; 5055-5073.



52. Zwitterionic and Cationic Bis(phosphine) Platinum(II) Complexes: Structural, Electronic, and Mechanistic Comparisons Relevant to Ligand Exchange and Benzene C-H Activation Processes
    Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2003; 125; 8870-8888.



53. Zwitterionic Relatives to the Classic [(P-P)-Rh(solv)₂]⁺ Ions: Neutral Catalysts Active for H-E Bond Additions to Olefins (E = C, Si, B)
    Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.; 2003; 42; 2385-2389.



54. A Low Spin d⁵ Iron Imide: Nitrene Capture by Low Coordinate Iron(I) Provides the 4-Coordinate Fe(III) Complex [PhBP₃]Fe≡N-p-tolyl
    Brown, S. D.; Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2003; 125; 322-323.



55. Synthesis of the (Dialkylamino)borate, [Ph₂B(CH₂NMe₂)₂]^-, Affords Access to N-chelated Rhodium(I) Zwitterions
    Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; Inorg. Chem.; 2002; 41; 6541-6543.
    


56. Elucidation of a Low Spin Cobalt(II) System in a Distorted Tetrahedral Geometry
    Jenkins, D. M.; Di Bilio, A. J.; Allen, M. J.; Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2002; 124; 15336-15350.



57. Oxidative Group Transfer to Co(I) Affords a Terminal Co(III) Imido Complex
    Jenkins, D. M.; Betley, T. A.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2002; 124; 11238-11239.



58. Catalytic Copolymerization of CO and Ethylene with a Charge Neutral Palladium(II) Zwitterion
    Lu, C. C.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2002; 124; 5272-5273.



59. Base-Promoted Benzene C-H Activation Chemistry at an Amido Pincer Complex of Platinum(II)
    Harkins, S. B.; Peters, J. C.; Organometallics; 2002; 21; 1753-1755.



60. A Homoleptic Phosphine Adduct of Tl(I)
    Shapiro, I. R.; Jenkins, D. M.; Thomas, J. C.; Day, M. W.; Peters, J. C.; Chem. Commun.; 2001; 2152-2153.



61. Pincer-like Amido Complexes of Platinum, Palladium, and Nickel
    Peters, J. C.; Harkins, S. B.; Brown, S. D.; Day, M. W.; Inorg. Chem.; 2001; 40; 5083-5091.



62. Benzene C-H Activation at a Charge Neutral Zwitterionic Platinum(II) Complex
    Thomas, J. C.; Peters, J. C.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2001; 123; 5100-5101.



63. Synthesis and Structure of Li[(C₅H₄)CH₂CH₂(TACN-ⁱPr₂)]. A Lithium Complex Supported by a Cp/TACN-ⁱPr₂ Ligand
    Qian, B.; Henling, L. M.; Peters, J. C.; Organometallics; 2000; 19; 2805-2808.