个人简介

Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award (@Technical University of Munich), 2004 Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2004 Buck-Whitney Medal (American Chemical Society, Eastern New York Section), 2001 Distinguished McKnight University Professorship (University of Minnesota), 2000 George W. Taylor Award for Excellence in Research (University of Minnesota), 1998 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1994-1999 National Young Investigator Award (National Science Foundation), 1993-1998 Bush Sabbatical Supplement Award (University of Minnesota), 9/96-6/97 Visiting Professorship, Miller Institute for Research (University of California, Berkeley), 1/97-5/97 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, 1994-1996 Searle Scholar Award (Chicago Community Trust), 1992-1995 McKnight-Land Grant Professorship (University of Minnesota), 1992-1994 George W. Taylor Career Development Award (University of Minnesota), 1994 Postdoctoral Fellowship (American Cancer Society), 1988-1990 Postdoctoral Fellowship (National Institutes of Health), 1987-1988 W.R. Grace Fellowship (University of California, Berkeley), 1984-85 University Fellowship (University of California, Berkeley), 1983-84 University Honors (Wesleyan University), 1983 Phi Beta Kappa (Wesleyan University), 1983 Sigma Xi (Wesleyan University), 1983 Analytical Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society (Wesleyan University), 1982

研究领域

Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry/Organic Chemistry/Chemical Biology/Polymer Chemistry/Energy & Catalysis

In the bioinorganic area, our goal is to gain a fundamental structural, spectroscopic, and mechanistic understanding of copper metalloprotein active sites of biological and environmental importance via the synthesis, characterization, and examination of the reactivity of model complexes. The current goal of our research in the polymerization catalysis area is to develop and understand the mechanisms of processes for the controlled synthesis of polylactide, a biodegradable polymer, related polyesters, and other polymers and copolymers derived from natural resources.

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Transition Metal Complexes and the Activation of Dioxygen. Gereon M. Yee and William B. Tolman, in Sustaining Life on Planet Earth: Metalloenzymes Mastering Dioxygen and Other Chewy Gases, Eds P.M.H. Kroneck, M.E. Sosa Torres; Vol. 15 of Metal Ions in Life Sciences; Eds A. Sigel, H. Sigel, R.K.O. Sigel; Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland, 2015, Chapter XX, in press. Oxygen-Bridged Dicopper(II,III) and (III,III) Complexes: Models for Putative Intermediates in Oxidation Catalysis. Mohammad Reza Halvagar, Pavlo V. Solntsev, Hyeongtaek Lim, Britt Hedman, Keith O. Hodgson, Edward I. Solomon, Christopher J. Cramer, and William B. Tolman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7269-7272. Linkage Isomerism in Transition Metal Complexes of Mixed (Arylcarboxamido)(arylimino)pyridine Ligands. David W. Boyce, Debra J. Salmon, and William B. Tolman, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 5788–5796. Aliphatic polyester block polymers: renewable, degradable, sustainable. Marc A. Hillmyer and William B. Tolman, Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, ASAP (DOI: 10.1021/ar500121d). Oxygen-Promoted C-H Bond Activation at Pd. Margaret L. Scheuermann, David W. Boyce, Kyle A. Grice, Werner Kaminsky, Stefan Stoll, William B. Tolman, Ole Swang, Karen I. Goldberg Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6492-6495. Understanding the Mechanism of Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone Catalyzed by Aluminum Salen Complexes. Maria O. Miranda, Yvonne DePorre, Hugo Vazquez-Lima, Michelle Johnson, Daniel J. Marell, Christopher J. Cramer, and William B. Tolman, Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 13692–13701. Renewable carvone-based polyols for use in polurethane thermosets. Spencer C. Knight, Chris P. Schaller, William B. Tolman and Marc A. Hillmyer, RSC Advances 2013, 3, 20399-20404. Isolation of a 2-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran Complex from Copper-Promoted Hydroxylation of THF. Mohammad Reza Halvagar and William B. Tolman, Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 8306-8308. Student Involvement in Improving the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories. Kathryn A. McGarry, Katie R. Hurley, Kelly A. Volp, Ian M. Hill, Brian A. Merritt, Katie L. Peterson, P. Alex Rudd, Nicholas C. Erickson, Lori A. Seiler, Pankaj Gupta, Frank S. Bates, and William B. Tolman, J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 1414–1417.