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Inorganic Chemistry

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Research Interests

We are interested in designing molecules that can bind or interact with a wide variety of metal ions or metal centers in either nonaqueous or aqueous media.
graphic Central to this research is the idea that systems with more than one metal binding site can serve not only as models for metalloenzymes but also precursors for catalysts and systems that have molecular recognition properties. Recent work has focused on both crown ether and crown thio ether systems functionalized with groups including amines and phosphines. Our current research is directed toward designing and synthesizing molecules that can respond to the presence of specific ions including Ca+2, transport low valent transition metals between aqueous and nonaqueous phases, selectively interact with substrates with specific conformations or chiralities, or be used as chemical switches. Additional efforts are being directed toward the design and synthesis of metal-binding molecules synthesized from natural products including terpenes.

Publications

  1. R. A. Corbin, T. W. Crabill, B. N. Storhoff and J. C. Huffman, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 2006, 997.

  2. S. Yonekawa, A. M. Goodpaster, B. A. Abel, R. G. Paulin, C. W. Sexton, J. S. Poole, B. N. Storhoff and P. E. Fanwick J. Heterocycl. Chem., 2006, 689.

  3. D. T. Craft, S. M. Arcella, S. M. McDowell, B. N. Storhoff, A.l E. Gay, M. A. Deibel, P. J. Ogren and P. E. Fanwick "An Improved Synthetic Method for Diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine and the Properties and Structure of its Borane Adduct", Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 2004, 179, 1365.

  4. J. K. Romain, J. W. Ribblett, R. W. Byrn, R. D. Snyder, B. N. Storhoff and J. C. Huffman, "The Snythesis and Properties of Phenyl Phosphines with Meta-positioned Methyl Groups, and the X-ray Structure of Tris(3,5-dimethyl- 4-methoxyphenyl) phosphine." Organometallics, 2000, 19, 2047-50.

  5. M. E. Elliott, T. S. Kimmerling, B. N. Storhoff and J. C. Huffman, "The Synthesis and Study of Phosphines Incorporating 2-Cyanophenyl Groups and the X-ray Structure of Tris(2-cyanophenyl) phosphine." Polyhedron, 1999, 18, 1603-1608.

  6. L. A. Barg, R. W. Byrn, M. D. Carr, D. H. Nolan, B. N. Storhoff and J. C. Huffman, "Phosphines Functionalized with Crown Ether Groups: The Synthesis and Study of Systems Incorporating 1,3-Xylyl- 18-Crown-5 Units." Organometallics, 1998, 17, 1340-1346.

  7. L. R. Hoover, T. Pryor, J. A. Weitgenant, P. E. Williams, and B. N. Storhoff, "4'-Diphenylphosphino and Bromo Derivatives of 10-Phenyl-1, 4, 7-trithia- 10-azayclododecane," Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 1997, 122, 155-166.

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