Selected Publications
Inter- or intramolecular electron transfer between triruthenium clusters: we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it Glover, S. D.; Goeltz, J.C.; Lear, B. J.; Kubiak, C.P. Coord. Chem. Rev.,2009, Accepted
Rates of Electron Self-Exchange Reactions between Oxo-Centered Ruthenium Clusters Are Determined by Orbital Overlap Goeltz, J. C.; Hanson, C. J.; Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 4763–4767
Mixed Valency at the Nearly Delocalized Limit: Fundamentals and Forecast. Glover, S. D.; Goeltz, J. C.; Lear, B. J.; Kubiak, C. P. Eur J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 5, 585-594
Electrocatalytic and homogeneous approaches to conversion of CO2 to liquid fuels. Benson, E. E.; Sathrum, A. J.; Smieja, J. S.; Kubiak, C. P. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 89-99
Mixed valence self-assembled monolayers: electrostatic polarizabilities of the mixed valence states. Goeltz, J. C.; Kubiak, C. P. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 122, 8114-8116.
Electron transfer at the Class II/III borderline of mixed valency: dependence of rates on solvent dynamics and observation of a localized-to-delocalized transitioin in freezing solvents. Glover, S. D.; Lear, B. J.; Salsman, J. C.; Londergan, C. H.; Kubiak, C. P. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A., 2008, 366, 177-185.
Solvent dynamical control of ultrafast ground state electron transfer: Implications for class II-III mixed valency. Lear, B. J.; Glover, S. D.; Salsman, J. C.; Londergan, C. H.; Kubiak, C. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 12772-12779.
Origins of Cooperative Non – Covalent Host – Guest Chemistry in Mixed Valence Complexes. Lear, B. J.; Kubiak, C. P. J. Phys. Chem. B., 2007, 111, 6766-6771.
Charge Gating and Electronic Delocalization over a Dendrimeric Assembly of Trinuclear Ruthenium Clusters. Lear, B. J.; Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 7041-7043.
Observation and dynamics of "mixed-valence isomers" and a thermodynamic estimate of electronic coupling parameters. Londergan, C. H.; Salsman, J. C.; Lear, B. J.; and Kubiak, C. P. Chemical Physics, 2006, 324, 57-62.
Tuning the Electronic Communication and Rates of Intramolecular Electron Transfer of Dimers of Trinuclear Ruthenium Clusters: Bridging and Ancillary Ligand Effects. Salsman, J. C.; Ronco, S.; Londergan, C. H.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 547-554.
Intervalence-Resonant Raman Spectroscopy of Strongly Coupled Mixed-Valence Cluster Dimers of Ruthenium. Rocha, R. C.; Brown, M. G.; Londergan, C. H.; Salsman, J. C.; Kubiak, C. P.; and Shreve, A. P. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2005, 109, 9006-9012.
Infrared spectroscopic determination of the degree of charge transfer in complexes of TCNE with methyl-substituted benzenes. Stires, J. C.; McLaurin, E. J.; and Kubiak, C. P.; Chem. Commun., 2005, 28, 3532-3534.
Mixed valence isomers. Salsman, J. C.; and Kubiak, C. P.; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 2382-2383.
A trihydroxy tin group that resists oligomerization in the trinuclear nickel cluster [Ni3(μ-P,P'-PPh2CH2PPh
An Anionic Zerovalent Nickel Carbonyl Complex Supported by a Triphosphine Borate Ligand: An Ni-C≡O-Li Isocarbonyl. Hou, H. Y.; Rheingold, A. L.; and Kubiak, C. P. Organometallics, 2005, 24, 231-233.
Dinuclear Nickel Complexes as Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Simon-Manso, E.; and Kubiak, C. P. Organometallics, 2005, 24, 96-102.
Observation and Dynamics of Charge Transfer Isomers. Ito, T; Yamaguchi, T; Imai, N.; Londergan, C. H.; and Kubiak, C. P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 1376-1381
Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Studies of the Complexes [Ni2(μ-CNR)(CNR)2(μ-dppm)2]n+ (n = 0, 1, 2): Unusual Examples of Nickel(0)-Nickel(I) and Nickel(0)-Nickel(II) Mixed Valency. Ferrence, G. M.; Simon-Manso, E.; Breedlove, B. K.; Meeuwenberg, L.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 1071-1081.
Electron transfer and dynamic infrared-band coalescence: It looks like dynamic NMR spectroscopy, but a billion times faster. Londergan, C. H.; and Kubiak, C. P. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2003, 9, 5962-5969.
Intervalence Involvement of Bridging Ligand Vibrations in Hexaruthenium Mixed-Valence Clusters Probed by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy. Londergan, C. H.; Rocha, R. C.; Brown, M. G.; Shreve, A. P.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13912-13913.
Vibronic Participation of the Bridging Ligand in Electron Transfer and Delocalization: New Application of a Three-State Model in Pyrazine-Bridged Mixed-Valence Complexes of Trinuclear Ruthenium Clusters. Londergan, C. H.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2003, 107, 9301-9311.
Hydrocarbation Chemistry Proceeding from Nickel Carbenes. Hou, H. Y.; Gantzel, P. K.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 9564-9565.
Rapid phosphorus-nitrogen bond cleavage in bis(diphenylphosphino)amine. Synthesis, X-ray structure and electrochemical characterization of [Ni2(μ2-Ph2P)(μ2-Ph2PNHPPh)2(CNR)2]X, R=Me, n-Bu, Xylyl; X = Cl, I, BPh4 binuclear Ni(I) complexes. Simon-Manso, E.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2003, 6, 1096-1098.
Synthesis, molecular structure and electrochemical studies of the bis(diphenylphosphino)amine bridge triangular nickel clusters. Simon-Manso, E.; Gantzel, P.; and Kubiak, C. P. Polyhedron, 2003, 22, 1641-1644.
Efficient Synthesis of N-Aryl Nickel(II) Carbenes by Protonation of Nickel(0) Isocyanide Complexes. Hou, H. Y.; Gantzel, P. K.; and Kubiak, C.P. Organometallics, 2003, 22, 2817-2819.
Infrared Activity of Symmetric Bridging Ligand Modes in Pyrazine-Bridged Hexaruthenium Mixed-Valence Clusters. Londergan, C. H.; Salsman, J. C.; Ronco, S.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2003, 42, 926-928.
Molecular Wire Junctions: Tuning the Conductance. Mujica, V.; Nitzan, A.; Datta, S.; Ratner, M. A.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 91-95.
Reversibly Altering Electronic Conduction Through a Single Molecule by a Chemical Binding Event. Kasibhatla, B.S.T.; Labonte, A.P.; Zahid, F.S.; Reifenberger, R.G.; Datta, S.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 12378-12382.
Electrostatic investigation into the bonding of poly(phenylene) thiols to gold. McNally, H.; Janes, D. B.; Kasibhatla, B.; and Kubiak, C. P. Superlattices and Microstructures, 2002, 31, 239-245.
Inter- and Intramolecular π -Stacking Interactions in cis-Bis{1-(9-anthracene)}phosphirane Complexes of Platinum(II). Yang, F.; Fanwick, P. E.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 4805-4809.
In Search of the Elusive Open-Faced Triangulo Nickel Cluster: Insertion of Thallium(I) into a μ 3-I Capping Ligand. Johnson, M. J. A.; Gantzel, P. K.; and Kubiak, C. P. Organometallics, 2002, 21, 3831-3832.
Tin-Capped Trinuclear Nickel Clusters: Redox Isomerism between μ3-Stannyl and μ3-Stannylene Clusters of the Class [Ni3(dppm)3(μ3-I)(μ3-SnClx)]n+ (x = 2, n = 1; x = 3, n = 0). Breedlove, B. K.; Fanwick, P. E.; and Kubiak, C. P. Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 4306-4308.
Molecular Electrostatics of Conjugated Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111) Using Electrostatic Force Microscopy. Howell, S.; Kuila, D.; Kasibhatla, B.; Kubiak, C. P.; Janes, D.; Reifenberger, R.; Langmuir, 2002, 18, 5120-5125.
Solvent Dynamical Control of Electron-Transfer Rates in Mixed-Valence Complexes Observed by Infrared Spectral Line Shape Coalescence. Londergan, C. H.; Salsman, J. C.; Ronco, S.; Dolkas, L. M.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 6236-6237.
Chiral sulfur diphosphazanes derived from (S)-(Ph2P)2N(CHMePh) and their rhodium(I), (III) and iridium(III) complexes. Crystal structures of Ph2P(S)N(CHMePh)PPh2, {Ph2P(S)}2N(CHMePh) and [(Cp*)MCl{η2-P,S-Ph2PNHP(S)Ph2}]BF4, Cp* = η5-C5Me5; M = Rh, Ir. Simon-Manso, E.; Valderrama, M.; Gantzel, P.; and Kubiak, C. P. J. Organomet. Chem., 2002, 651, 90-97.
A Photoelectrochemical Approach to Splitting Carbon Dioxide for a Manned Mission to Mars. Breedlove, B.K.; Ferrence, G.M.; Washington J; Kubiak, C.P. Matt. Design, 2001, 22, 577-584.
A Versatile Variable Temperature Thin Layer Reflectance Spectroelectrochemical Cell. Zavarine, I.S. and Kubiak, C.P. J. Electroanal. Chem., 2001, 495, 106-109
Adsorption of Diisocyanides on Gold. Henderson, J.I.; Feng, S.; Bein, T. and Kubiak, C.P. Langmuir, 2000, 16, 6183-87
Multiple Bond Metatheses Between Carbon Dioxide and the Isocyanide Ligands of Mononuclear Nickel(0) Tetrakis-Isocyanide Complexes: Catalysis by Alkali Metal Ions. Kim, W.Y.; Chang, J.S.; Park, S.E and Kubiak, C.P. Res. Chem. Intermed., 1999, 25, 459-469
Electron Transfer on the Infrared Vibrational Time Scale in the Mixed Valence State of 1,4-Pyrazine- and 4,4'-Bipyridine-Bridged Ruthenium Cluster Complexes. Ito, T.; Hamaguchi, T.; Nagino, H.; Yamaguchi, T.; Kido, H.; Zavarine, I.S.; Richmond, T.; Washington, J. and Kubiak, C.P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 4625-4632.
Conductance Spectra of Molecular Wires. Tian, W.; Datta, S.; Hong, S.; Reifenberger, R.G.; Henderson, J.I. and Kubiak, C.P. J. Chem. Phys., 1998, 109, 2874-2882.
Infrared Spectroelectrochemical and Electrochemical Kinetics Studies of the Reaction of Nickel Cluster Radicals [Ni3(µ2-dppm)3(µ3-L)(µ3-I)]o(L = CNR, R = CH3, i-C3H7, C6H11, CH2C6H5, t-C4H9, 2,6-Me2C6H3; L = CO) with Carbon Dioxide. Wittrig, R.E.; Ferrence, G.M.; Washington, J. and Kubiak, C.P. Inorg Chim. Acta., 1998, 270, 111-117
Resistance of Molecular Nanostructures. Tian, W.; Datta, S.; Hong, S.; Reifenberger, R.G.; Henderson, J.I. and Kubiak, C.P. Physica E, 1998, 1, 304-309
STM Current-Voltage Characteristics of Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAM's). Datta, S.; Tian, W.; Hong, S.; Reifenberger, R.G.; Henderson, J.I. and Kubiak, C.P. Phys. Rev. Lett., 1997, 79, 2530-2533
Effects of Rapid Intramolecular Electron Transfer on Vibrational Spectra. Ito, T.; Hamaguchi, T.; Nagino, H.; Yamaguchi, T.; Washington, J. and Kubiak, C.P. Science, 1997, 277, 660-663
Self-Assembly of a Two-Dimensional Superlattice of Molecularly Linked Metal Clusters. Andres, R. P.; Bielefeld, J.D.; Henderson, J.I.; Janes, D.B.; Kolagunta, V.R.; Kubiak, C.P.; Mahoney, W. and Osifchin, R.G. Science, 1996, 273, 1690-1693