PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1995

 

"Reactions of Tp-Os nitrido complexes with the nucleophiles hydroxide and thiosulfate." Wu, Adam; Dehestani, Ahmad; Saganic, Erik; Crevier, Thomas J.; Kaminsky, Werner; Cohen, Dawn E.; Mayer, James M. Inorganica Chimica Acta (2006), 359(9), 2842-2849

"Models for Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Photosystem II." Mayer, James M.; Rhile, Ian J.; Larsen, Frank B.; Mader, Elizabeth A.; Markle, Todd F.; Dipasquale, Antonio G. Photosynthesis Research (2006), 87(1), 21-24.

"Stoichiometric oxidations of σ-bonds: Radical and possible non-radical pathways." Mayer, James M.; Mader, Elizabeth A.; Roth, Justine P.; Bryant, Jasmine R.; Matsuo, Takashi; Dehestani, Ahmad; Bales, Brian C.; Watson, Eric J.; Osako, Takao; Valliant-Saunders, Karine; Lam, Wai Han; Hrovat, David A.; Borden, Weston Thatcher; Davidson, Ernest R.  Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2006), 251(1-2), 24-33.

“Concerted Proton-Electron Transfer in the Oxidation of Hydrogen-Bonded Phenols.” Rhile, Ian J.; Markle, Todd F.; Nagao, Hirotaka; DiPasquale, Antonio G.; Lam, Oanh P.; Lockwood, Mark A.; Rotter, Katrina; Mayer, James M.. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128(18), 6075-6088.

“MPW1K Performs Much Better than B3LYP in DFT Calculations on Reactions that Proceed by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET).” Lingwood, Mark; Hammond, Jeff R.; Hrovat, David A.; Mayer, James M.; Borden, Weston Thatcher.  Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2006), 2(3), 740-745

“Non-Redox-Assisted Oxygen-Oxygen Bond Homolysis in Titanocene Alkylperoxide Complexes: [Cp2TiIV( η1-OOtBu)L]+/0, L = Cl-, OTf-, Br-, OEt2, Et3P.” DiPasquale, Antonio G.; Hrovat, David A.; Mayer, James M.. Organometallics (2006), 25(4), 915-924

"Structure and Reactivity of a Pyridine-1-imido-2-thiolato Complex of Iridium(III), CpIr(1-N-2-Spy), Generated by Photolysis of the (Azido)(pyridine-2-thiolato) Complex, CpIr(2-Spy)(N3)." Sekioka, Yusuke; Kaizaki, Sumio; Mayer, James M.; Suzuki, Takayoshi.  Inorganic Chemistry (2005), 44(23), 8173-8175

“Factors Controlling the Barriers to Degenerate Hydrogen Atom Transfers.: Isborn, Christine; Hrovat, David A.; Borden, Weston Thatcher; Mayer, James M.; Carpenter, Barry K Journal of the American Chemical Society (2005), 127(16), 5794-5795.

Comments on "How single and bifurcated hydrogen bonds influence proton-migration rate constants, redox, and electronic properties of phenoxyl radicals".Ian J Rhile and James, M. Mayer, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2005), 44(11), 1598-1599.

"Oxidations of NADH Analogues by cis-[RuIV(bpy)2(py)(O)]2+ Occur by Hydrogen-Atom Transfer Rather than by Hydride Transfer" Takashi Matsuo, and James M. Mayer. Inorganic Chemistry (2005), 44(7), 2150-2158.

"Ligand-Assisted Reduction of Osmium Tetroxide with Molecular Hydrogen via a [3+2] Mechanism" Ahmad Dehestani, Wai Han Lam, David A. Hrovat, Ernest R. Davidson, Weston Thatcher Borden and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2005), 127(10), 3423-3432.

" Alkane Oxidation by Osmium Tetroxide" Brian C. Bales, Peter Brown, Ahmad Dehestani, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2005), 127(9), 2832-2833.

"One-Electron Oxidation of a Hydrogen-Bonded Phenol Occurs by Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer" Ian J. Rhile and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2004), 126, 12718-12719.

"Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution on Aryl-Amido Ligands Promoted by Oxidizing Osmium(IV) Centers" Jake D. Soper, Erik Saganic, David Weinberg, David A. Hrovat, Jason B. Benedict, Werner Kaminsky, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2004), 43, 5804-5815.

"Hydrogen Atom Transfer from Iron(II)-tris[2,2'-bi(tetrahydropyrimidine)] to TEMPO: A Negative Enthalpy of Activation" Elizabeth A. Mader, Anna S. Larsen, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2004), 126, 8066-8067.

"Oxidation of TpOsIII(NH2Ph)Cl2 to TpOsIV(NHPh)Cl2 by O2" Jake D. Soper, Ian J. Rhile, Antonio G. DiPasquale and James M. Mayer, Polyhedron (2004), 23, 323-329.

"Cumene Oxidation by cis-[RuIV(bpy)2(py)(O)]²⁺, Revisited" Jasmine R. Bryant, Takashi Matsuo, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2004), 43, 1587-1592.

"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: A Reaction Chemist's View" James M. Mayer*, (invited review) Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 2004, 55, 363-390.

"Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: Stepwise vs. Concerted Pathways" James M. Mayer and Ian J. Rhile, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (2004), 1655, 51-58 special issue in honor of Jerry Babcock.

"Non-Organometallic Mechanisms for C-H Bond Oxidation: Hydrogen Atom vs. Electron vs. Hydride Transfer" James. M. Mayer, Anna S. Larsen, Jasmine R. Bryant, Kun Wang, Mark A. Lockwood, Gordon L. Rice, and Tae-Jin Won, ACS Symposium Series, "Activation and Functionalization of C-H Bonds" Alan Goldman, Karen I. Goldberg, Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., (2004), 885, 356-369.

"Slow Hydrogen Atom Self-Exchange between Os(IV) Anilide and Os(III) Aniline Complexes: Relationships with Electron and Proton Transfer Self-Exchange" Jake D. Soper and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), 125, 12217-12229.

"Nitrogen Atom Insertion into Ir-S and C-S Bonds Initiated by Photolysis of Iridium(III)-Azido-Dithiocarbamato Complexes" Takayoshi Suzuki, Antonio G. DiPasquale and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), 125, 10514-10515.

"Osmium Phosphiniminato Complexes: Synthesis, Protonation, Structure, and Redox-Coupled Hydrolytic Scission of N-P Bonds" Brian K. Bennett, Erik Saganic, Scott Lovell, Werner Kaminsky, Amanda Samuel, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2003), 42, 4127-4134.

"Electron and Hydrogen-Atom Self-Exchange Reactions of Iron and Cobalt Coordination Complexes" Jeffrey C. Yoder, Justine P. Roth, Emily M. Gussenhoven, Anna S. Larsen, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), 125, 2629 - 2640.

"Tuning the Properties of the Osmium Nitrido Group in TpOs(N)X2 by Changing the Ancillary Ligand" Ahmad Dehestani; Werner Kaminsky; James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2003), 42, 605-611.

"Oxygen-Oxygen Bond Homolysis in a Novel Titanium(IV) Alkylperoxide Complex, Cp2Ti(OOtBu)Cl" Antonio G. DiPasquale, Werner Kaminsky, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2002), 124, 14534-14535.

"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer versus Hydrogen Atom Transfer in Benzyl/Toluene, Methoxyl/Methanol, and Phenoxyl/Phenol Self-Exchange Reactions" James M. Mayer, David A. Hrovat, Jennie L. Thomas, and Weston Thatcher Borden, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2002), 124, 11142 - 11147.

"Hydrocarbon Oxidation by Bis--oxo Manganese Dimers: Electron Transfer, Hydride Transfer, and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanisms" Anna S. Larsen, Kun Wang, Mark A. Lockwood, Gordon L. Rice, Tae-Jin Won, Scott Lovell, Martin Sadlek, Frantiek Turecek, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2002), 124, 10112-10123.

"Oxidations of Hydrocarbons by Manganese(III) Tris(hexafluoroacetylacetonate)" Jasmine R. Bryant, Janelle E. Taves, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2002), 41, 2769-2776.

"Application of the Marcus Cross Relation to Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions Involving Transition Metal Complexes, Oxyl Radicals, and Hydrocarbons." Justine P. Roth, Jeffrey C. Yoder, Tae-Jin Won, and James M. Mayer, Science (2001), 294, 2524-2526.

"Osmium(IV) complexes TpOs(X)Cl2 and their Os(III) counterparts: oxidizing compounds with an unusual resistance to ligand substitution" Brian K. Bennett, Sharon J. Pitteri, Lani Pilobello, Scott Lovell, Werner Kaminsky, and James M. Mayer, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton (2001), 23, 3489-3497.

"Activation of an Anilido Ligand for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution by an Oxidizing Os(IV) Center" Jake D. Soper, Werner Kaminsky, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2001), 123, 5594-5595.

"Protonation and Deprotonation of TpOs(NHPh)Cl2: An Unusually Inert Amido Ligand." Jake D. Soper, Brian K. Bennett, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (2001), 40, 1888-1893.

"Nitrogen Abstraction from Nitriles by Osmium(IV) Complexes", Brian K. Bennett, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2001), 123, 4336-4337.

"C-N Bond Formation on Addition of Aryl Carbanions to the Electrophilic Nitrido Ligand in TpOs(N)Cl2" Thomas J. Crevier, Brian K. Bennett, Jake D. Soper, Julie A. Bowman, Ahmad Dehestani, David Hrovat, Scott Lovell, Werner Kaminsky, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2001), 123, 1059-1071.

"Tp* Rhenium(V) Oxo-Halide, -Hydride, -Alkyl, -Phenyl, and -Alkoxide Complexes: Synthesies and Oxidations" Yoshihiro Matano, Todd O. Northcutt, Johanna Brugman, Brian K. Bennett, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, Organometallics (2000), 19, 2781-2790.

"Nitric Oxide Abstracts a Nitrogen Atom from an Osmium Nitrido Complex to give Nitrous Oxide" Michael R. McCarthy, Thomas J. Crevier, Brian Bennett, Ahmad Dehestani, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2000), 122, 12391-12392.

"Intrinsic Barriers for Electron and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions of Biomimetic Iron Complexes" Justine P. Roth, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2000), 122, 5486-5498.

"Electrochemical and Reactivity Comparisons Among Isoelectronic Oxo, Imido, and Nitrido Complexes of Rhenium and Osmium" Brian K. Bennett, Thomas J. Crevier, Darin D. DuMez, Yoshihiro Matano, W. Stephen McNeil, and James M. Mayer, J. Organometallic Chem. (1999), 591, 96-103.

"Oxidation of Toluene by [(phen)2Mn(m-O)2Mn(phen)2]4+ via Initial Hydride Abstraction." Mark A. Lockwood, Kun Wang, and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1999), 121, 11894-5.

"Synthesis and Reactivity of Aryl- and Alkyl-Rhenium(V) Imido-Triflate Compounds, An Unusual Mechanism for Triflate Substitution" W. Stephen McNeil, Darin D. DuMez, Yoshihiro Matano, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, Organometallics (1999), 18, 3715-3727.

"Fluoride Reactions with Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Rhenium Oxo Complexes: Re-F vs. B-F Bond Formation" Darin D. DuMez, Todd O. Northcutt, Yoshihiro Matano, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (1999), 38, 3309-3312.

"Hydrogen Transfer Reactivity of a Ferric Bi-imidazoline Complex that Models the Activity of Lipoxygenase Enzymes." Justine P. Roth and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (1999), 38, 2760-2761.

"Oxidations of C-H and O-H Bonds by Isolated Copper(III) Complexes." Mark A. Lockwood, Teresa J. Blubaugh, Andrea M. Collier, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (1999), 38, 225-227.

"Chalcogen Atom Transfer to a Metal Nitrido. The First Transition Metal Selenonitrosyl Complex." Thomas J. Crevier, Scott Lovell, James M. Mayer, Arnold L. Rheingold and Ilia A. Guzei, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1998), 120, 6607-6608.

"An Osmium Nitrido Complex as a p-Acid Ligand for Late Transition Metals." Thomas J. Crevier, Scott Lovell, and James M. Mayer, J. Chem. Soc., Chemical Communications (1998), 2371-2372.

"Direct Attack of Phenyl Anion at an Electrophilic Osmium-Nitrido Ligand." Thomas J. Crevier and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1998), 120, 5595-5596.

"Insertion of an Osmium Nitride into Boron-Carbon Bonds." Thomas J. Crevier and James M. Mayer, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. (1998), 37, 1891-1893.

"Hydrogen Atom Abstraction by Metal-Oxo Complexes: Understanding the Analogy with Organic Radical Reactions" James M. Mayer, Accounts of Chemical Research (1998), 31, 441-450.

"Synthesis and Reactions of Rhenium(V) Oxo Hydride Complexes, Evidence for Metal-to-Oxo Hydride Migration" Yoshihiro Matano, Seth N. Brown, Todd O. Northcutt, and James M. Mayer, Organometallics (1998), 7, 2939-2941.

"On the Mechanism of C-H Bond Activation in the Photochemical Arylation of Rhenium(V) Oxo Iodide Complexes" Seth N. Brown, Andrew W. Myers, J. Robin Fulton, and James M. Mayer, Organometallics (1998), 17, 3364-3374.

"Elimination of Benzene from a Benzyloxy Ligand to form a Carbonyl Group on a Tungsten-Phosphine Center" Thomas J. Crevier and James M.Mayer, Inorganica Chimica Acta (1998), 270, 202-206 (Halpern issue).

"Synthesis and Characterization of Rhenium(VI) cis-Dioxo Complexes and Examination of Their Redox Chemistry." Darin D. DuMez and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (1998), 37, 445-453.

"Hydroxide-, Amide-, and Sulfhydrylrhenium(I) Tris(alkyne) Complexes. Rearrangements to Rhenium(III) Bis(alkyne) Oxo and Nitrido Compounds." Sam K. Tahmassebi, W. Steven McNeil, and James M. Mayer, Organometallics (1997), 16, 5342-5353.

"C-O Bond Homolysis in a Tungsten Alkoxide: The Mechanism of Alcohol Deoxygenation by WCl2(PMe3)4 and WH2Cl2(PMe3)4." Thomas J. Crevier and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1997), 119, 8485-8491.

"Oxidation of Isopropylcyclopropane by Chromyl Chloride: Ring-Opened Products Support a Hydrogen Atom Abstraction Mechanism" Kun Wang and James M. Mayer, J. Org. Chem. (1997), 62, 4248-4252.

"Hydrogen Atom Abstraction by Permanganate: Oxidations of Arylalkanes in Organic Solvents" Kimberly A. Gardner, Linda L. Kuehnert, and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (1997), 36, 2069-2078.

"Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by [(phen)2Mn(m-O)2Mn(phen)2]3+ via Hydrogen Atom Abstraction," Kun Wang and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1997), 119, 1470-1471.

"Selective Oxidation of the Alkyl Ligand in Rhenium(V) Oxo Complexes" Darin D. DuMez and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1996), 118, 12416-12423.

"Phenyl-to-Oxo Migration in an Electrophilic Rhenium(VII) Dioxo Complex" Seth N. Brown and James M. Mayer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1996), 118, 12119-12133.

"Imido and amido complexes of hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate-rhenium" Colin S. Masui and James M. Mayer, Inorganica Chimica Acta. (1996), 251, 325-333 (invited contribution to volume 250).

"Formation of Metal-Ligand Multiple Bonds in Redox Reactions: The d4-d2 Redox Couple in Tungsten- and Molybdenum-Chloro-Phosphine Complexes and Related Systems" James M. Mayer, Invited Contribution to Advances in Transition Metal Coordination Chemistry, C.-M. Che, V. W.-W. Yam, Eds., JAI Press Greenwich CN, (1996), 1, 105-157.

"Rhenium(V) Oxo-Alkoxide Complexes: Syntheses and Oxidation to Aldehydes" Darin D. DuMez and James M. Mayer, Inorganic Chemistry (1995), 34, 6396-6401.

"Understanding C-H Bond Oxidations: H• and H- Transfer in the Oxidation of Toluene by Permanganate" Kimberly A. Gardner and James M. Mayer, Science (1995), 269, 1849-1851.