Publications

• 20) Kueinin, T. T.; Kampf, J. W.; Szymczak, N. K.; Base-Free, Acceptorless, and Chemoselective Alcohol Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by an Amide-Derived NNN-Ruthenium(II) Hydride Complex. Organometallics, 2013, xxx, xxxx-xxxx.



• 19) Tutusaus-Santandreu, O.; Ni, C.; Szymczak, N. K.; A Transition Metal Lewis Acid/Base Triad System for Cooperative Substrate Binding. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (9), 3403–3406.



• 18) Moore, C. M.; Szymczak, N. K.; 6,6’-Dihydroxy terpyridine: A proton-responsive bifunctional ligand and its application in catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49 (4), 400-402.





• 17) Carter, T. J.; Szymczak, N. Reduction of Borazines Mediated by Low-Valent Chromium Species. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 13168-13172.



• 16) Moore, C. M.; Szymczak, N. K.; A tris(2-quinolylmethyl)amine scaffold that promotes hydrogen bonding within the secondary coordination sphere . Dalton Trans., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2DT30406F
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• 15) Ercan, B.; Linehan, J.; Fulton, J.; Roberts, J.; Szymczak, N.; Smurthwaite, T.; Ozkar, S.; Balasubramanian, M.; Finke, R. Is It Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Catalysis Derivedfrom [RhCp*Cl₂]₂? In Operando-XAFS, Kinetic and Crucial Kinetic Poisoning Evidence for Subnanometer Rh₄ Cluster-Based Benzene Hydrogenation Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 18889-18902.


• 14) Neiner, D.; Karkamamkar, A.; Bowden, M.; Choi, Y. J.; Luedtke, A.; Holladay, J.; Fisher, A.; Szymczak, N.; Autrey, T. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigation of Hydrogen Release from Ethane 1,2-Di-Amineborane. Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4187-4193


• 13) Szymczak, N. K.; Berben, L. A.; Peters, J. C. Redox-Rich Dicobalt Macrocycles as Templates for Multi-Electron Transformations. Chem. Comm, 2009, 6729-6731


• 12) Szymczak, N. K.; Braden, D. A.; Crossland, J. L.; Turov, Y.; Zakharov, L. N.; Tyler, D. R. Aqueous Coordination Chemistry of H₂. Why is Coordinated H2 Inert to Substitution by Water in trans-Ru(P₂)₂(H₂)H⁺-type Complexes (P₂ = a Chelating Phosphine)? Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 2976-2984


• 11) Yelle, R. B.; Crossland, J. C.; Szymczak, N, K.; Tyler, D. R. Theoretical Studies of N₂ Reduction to Ammonia in Fe(dmpe)₂N₂. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 861-871


• 10) Pons, V; Baker, R. T.; Szymczak, N. K.; Heldebrant, D. J.; Linehan, J. C.; Matus, M. H.; Grant, D. J.; Dixon, D. A. Coordination of Aminoborane, NH2BH2, Dictates Selectivity and Extent of H2 Release in Metal-Catalysed Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation. Chem. Comm., 2008, 48, 6597 - 6599


• 9) Shaw, W. J; Linehan, J. C.; Szymczak, N. K.; Heldebrant, D. J.; Yonker, C.; Baker, R. T.; Autrey, T. In Situ Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopic Studies of the Thermal Decomposition of Ammonia Borane in Solution. Angew. Ch., Int. Ed., 2008, 120, 7603-7606


• 8) Szymczak, N. K.; Tyler, D. R. Aspects of Dihydrogen Coordination Chemistry Relevant to Reactivity in Aqueous Solution. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2008, 252(1-2), 212-230


• 7) Fulton, J. L.; Linehan, J. C.; Autrey, T.; Balasubramanian, M.; T.;Chen, Y.; Szymczak, N. K.. When is a Nanoparticle a Cluster? An Operando EXAFS Study of Amine Borane Dehydrocoupling by Rh4-6 Clusters. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 11936-11949


• 6) Gilbertson, J. D.; Szymczak, N, K.; Crossland, J. C.; Miller, W. K.; Lyon, D. K.; Foxman, B. M.; Davis, J.; Tyler, D. R. Water-Soluble Transition Metal Phosphine Complexes: Investigation of the Aqueous Binding and Activation of H₂ and N₂ in trans-Fe^II(P₂)₂X₂-type Complexes (P₂ = a Chelating Phosphine). Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 1205-1214


• 5) Szymczak, N. K.; Zakharov, L. N.; Tyler, D. R. Solution Chemistry of a Water-Soluble ?²-H₂ Complex: Evidence for H₂ acting as a Hydrogen Bond Donor. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15830-15835


• 4) Szymczak, N. K.; Oelkers, A. B.; Tyler, D. R. Detection of Hydrogen Bonding in Solution: A 2H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Method Based on Rotational Motion of a Donor/Acceptor Complex. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2006, 8, 4002-4008


• 3) Gilbertson, J. D.; Szymczak, N. K.; Tyler, D. R. Reduction of N₂ to Ammonia and Hydrazine Utilizing H₂ as the Reductant. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 10184-10185


• 2) Szymczak, N. K.; Han, F.; Tyler, D. R. Arrested Chloride Abstraction from trans-RuCl₂(DMeOPrPE)₂ with TlPF₆; Formation of a 1-D Coordination Polymer having Unusual Octahedral Coordination around Thallium(I). J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans, 2004, 3941-3942


• 1) Gilbertson, J. D.; Szymczak, N. K.; Tyler, D. R. H₂ Activation in Aqueous Solution: Formation of trans-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)₂H(H₂)]⁺ via the Heterolysis of H₂ in Water. Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 3341-3343