个人简介

Ph.D., 1998, Harvard University

研究领域

Inorganic Chemistry

Research in the Donahue Group is primarily synthesis-driven. All of our research endeavors are either related to the preparation of new compounds or to the development of improved ways to access important types of molecules. This orientation towards synthesis is motivated by fundamental principles and potential applications. It occasions the use of a broad variety of methods to characterize and understand new things we make. Students in the Donahue group routinely use calculations, X-ray crystallography, electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry, mass spectrometry, and spectroscopic methods such as NMR (1H, 13C, 31P), UV-vis, IR, resonance Raman, and XAS. While we seek to extend the limits of inorganic/organometallic synthesis into new territories, we generally do so with an eye toward a practical end. We sometimes make the effort to understand a new compound or set of compounds in great detail, but we do so hoping for insights that lead to uses. An elevated theme in our group is energy related research, particularly CO2 activation mediated by transition metal complexes and exploration of new catalysts for production of H2. The following is a series of vignettes describing research that is currently underway in the Donahue Group. If the purpose-driven nature of these projects has an appeal to you, we hope that you will join us.

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″A Structural and Spectroscopic Investigation of Octahedral Platinum Bis(dithiolene) Phosphine Complexes: Phosphine Association Enabled by Platinum-Dithiolene Internal Redox Chemistry.″ Chandrasekaran, P.; Lillich, K.; Capone, S.; Mague, J. T.; DeBeer, S.; Donahue, J. P. Manuscript in preparation. Jayarathne, U.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Greene, A.; Sattler, A.; Mague, J. T.; DeBeer, S.; Parkin, G.; Lancaster, K. M.; Sproules, S.; Donahue, J. P. ″X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Systematics at the Tungsten L-Edge.″ Submitted. ″Weak C−H→X (X = O, N) Hydrogen Bonds in the Crystal Structure of Dihydroberberine.″ Pingali, S. R. K.; Payton-Stewart, F.; Donahue, J. P. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C 2014, Submitted. "Supramolecular Arrays Based on Dimolybdenum Building Blocks." Cotton, F. A.; Donahue, J. P.; Lin, C.; Murillo, C. A. Inorg. Synth. 2014, 36, 82-95. ″Element Misidentification in X-ray Crystallography: A Reassessment of the [MCl2(diazadiene)] (M = Cr, Mo, W) Series. ″ Greene, A. F.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Yan, Y.; Mague, J. T.; Donahue, J. P. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 308-317. ″Evaluating the Extent of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in the Excited States of Rhenum(I) Donor−Acceptor Complexes with Time-Resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy. ″ Yue, Y.; Grusenmeyer, T.; Ma, Z.; Zhang, P.; Pham, T. T.; Mague, J. T.; Donahue, J. P.; Schmehl, R. H.; Beratan, D. N.; Rubtsov, I. V. J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 15903-15916. ″Ancillary Ligand Effects upon Dithiolene Redox Noninnocence in Tungsten Bis(dithiolene) Complexes.″ Yan, Y.; Keating, C.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Jayarathne, U.; Mague, J. T.; DeBeer, S.; Lancaster, K. M.; Sproules, S.; Rubtsov, I. V.; Donahue, J. P. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 6743-6751. ″Structure of the Chalcone Derivative (E)-3-(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-prop-2-ene-1-one Monohydrate. ″ Payton-Stewart, F.; Pingali, S. R. K.; Donahue, J. P. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E. 2013, 69, o558-o559. ″Hexamethylphosphorus Triamide: A Chloride-for-Dimethylamido, Me2N-, Exchange Reagent.″ Jayarathne, U.; Mague, J. T.; Donahue, J. P. Polyhedron 2013, 58, 13-17. ″Synthesis and Structures of Cuprous Triptycylthiolate Complexes.″ Ferrara, S. J.; Mague, J. T.;Donahue, James P. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 6567-6576. "Trigonal Prismatic vs. Octahedral Coordination Geometry in Monodithiolene Tetracarbonyl Complexes of Tungsten." Yan, Y.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Mague, J. T.; DeBeer, S.; Sproules, S.;Donahue, James P. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 346-361. ″Structural Characterization of [Fe(NO)(mnt)2]1-/2- Salts.″ Jayarathne, U.; Williams, K.; Kasyanenko, V.; Mague, J. T.; Rubtsov, I. V.;Donahue, James P. Polyhedron 2012, 31, 98-103. ″The Dithiolene Ligand and Tetrathiafulvulvalene Precursor Molecules 4,5-Di(bromomethyl)-1,3-dithiol-2-one and 4,5-Di(methylphosphonic acid)-1,3-dithiol-2-one.″ Arumugam, K.; Clark, D. S.; Mague, J. T.;Donahue, James P. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C. 2011, 67, o446-o449. ″Monoanionic Molybdenum and Tungsten Tris(dithiolene) Complexes: A Multifrequency Study.″ Sproules, S.; Banerjee, P.; Weyhermüller, T.; Yan, Y.;Donahue, James P.; Wieghardt, K. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 7106-7122. "Long Range Spin Coupling: A Tetraphosphine-Bridged Palladium Dithiolene Dimer." Arumugam, K.; Shaw, M. C.; Mague, J. T.; Bill, E.; Sproules, S.; Donahue, James P. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2995-3002. "trans-Bis(N,N-diethylenediamine)-nickel(II) Dibromide." Ferrara, S. J.; Mague, J. T.;Donahue, James P. Acta Crystallogr, Sect. E 2011, 67, m48-m49. "A Tungsten-Mediated Closed Cycle of Reactivity for the Reduction of CO2 to CO." Jayarathne, U.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Jacobsen, H.; Mague, J. T.;Donahue, James P. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2010, 9662-9671. "Assembly of a Metal-Organic Framework by Sextuple Intercatenation of Discrete Adamantane-Like Nanocages." Kuang, X.-F.; Yu, R.; Wu, X.-Y.;Donahue, James P.; Huang, J.-S.; Lu, C.-Z. Nature Chemistry 2010, 2, 461-465. "Structure of [(iPr3SiS)Zn(µ-SSiiPr3)2Zn(µ-SSiiPr3)2Zn(SSiiPr3)]." Medina Ramírez, I. E.; Fink, M. J.;Donahue, James P. Acta Crystallogr, Sect. C. 2009, C65, m475-m477. "Stabilization and Immobilization of Polyoxometalates in Porous Coordination Polymers through Host-Guest Interactions." Yu, R.; Kuang, X.-F.; Wu, X.-Y.; Lu, C.-Z.;Donahue, James P. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2009, 253, 2872-2890.