The focus of my research
is the electrochemistry of luminescent transition metal compounds, particularly
those of d6 metal ions, such as Re(+) and Mo(0).
These compounds have a wide variety of potential applications, such
as serving as catalysts for solar energy conversion processes, sensors,
and in the design of molecular circuits. My work entails the synthesis
of new luminescent species and their electrochemical and spectroscopic
characterization. Of particular interest is the oxidation chemistry
of these complexes. My students and I use techniques such as cyclic
voltammetry, chronocoulometry, and infrared spectroelectrochemistry
to elucidate the reaction pathways of electrogenerated compounds and
to identify chemical intermediates and final oxidation products.
Recent Papers & Presentations
Reactivity of Electrochemically
Generated Rhenium (II) Tricarbonyl alpha-Diimine Complexes: A Reinvestigation
of the Oxidation of Luminescent Re(CO)3(alpha-Diimine)Cl Compounds and
Related Species Inorganic
Chemistry,
2008, 47, 7880-7887.
Electrochemical oxidation
of Mo(CO)4(LL) and Mo(CO)3(LL)(CH3CN):
Generation, infrared characterization, and reactivity of [Mo(CO)4(LL)]+
and [Mo(CO)3(LL)(CH3CN)]+
Inorganica
Chimica Acta, 2007, 360, 3414-3423.
Reactivity of Electrogenerated
[W(CO)5L]+ (L = pyridine) J.
P. Bullock, E.Yenidjeian, R. Smith. Presentation at 35th
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Burlington,
VT, July 1, 2008.
