Publications
Pre-Prints (Submitted for Publication)
55. Mikeska, E.M., Wilson, R.E.,* Sen, A., Autschbach, J.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Preparation of Neptunyl and Plutonyl Acetates to Access Non-Aqueous Transuranium Coordination Chemistry, Available on ChemRxiv, 2024, doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-kqthl
54. Stiel, J.P., Henke, W.C., Moore, W.N.G., and Blakemore, J.D.* Redox Properties of [Cp*Rh] Complexes Supported by Mono-substituted 2,2′-Bipyridyl Ligands, Available on ChemRxiv, 2023, doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-njjmp
53. Golwankar, R.R., Makos, M.Z., Cajiao, N., Neidig, M.L., Oliver, A.G., Day, C.S., Day, V.W., Glezakou, V.-A.,* and Blakemore, J.D.,* Electrochemical Activation and Functionalization of the Uranyl Ion, Available on ChemRxiv, 2023, doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-gnbpd
Submitted for Publication
52. Hopkins Leseberg, J.A., Gompa, T.P., Oliver, A.G., Day, V.W., La Pierre, H.S.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* submitted
51. Lionetti, D., Hopkins, J.A.,# Boyd, E.A.,# Peng, Y., Lassalle-Kaiser, B.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* submitted
# Equal contributions
Published
50. Karnes, J.P., Kumar, A., Hopkins Leseberg, J.A., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Trivalent Cations Slow Electron Transfer to Macrocyclic Heterobimetallic Complexes, Inorg. Chem. 2024, in press, ChemRxiv Version
49. Bartlett, E.R., Borkowski, A.K., Nilles, C.K., Blakemore, J.D., and Thompson, W.H.,* Entropy Drives Accelerated Ion Diffusion upon Carbon Dioxide-Expansion of Electrolytes, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2024, in press.
48. Golwankar, R.R.,# Ervin, A.C.,# Makos, M.Z., Mikeska, E.M., Glezakou, V.-A.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Synthesis, Isolation, and Study of Heterobimetallic Uranyl-Crown Ether Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 9597–9604, doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c12075, ChemRxiv Version
# Equal contributions
47. Mikeska, E.M., Lind, N.M., Ervin, A.C., Khalife, C., Karnes, J.P., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Observations Regarding the Synthesis and Redox Chemistry of Heterobimetallic Uranyl Complexes Containing Group 10 Metals, Radiochim. Acta, 2024, 112, 149-160, doi: 10.1515/ract-2023-0237; ChemRxiv Version
46. Nilles, C.K., Borkowski, A.K., Bartlett, E.R., Stalcup, M.A., Lee, H.-J., Leonard, K.C.,* Subramaniam, B.,* Thompson, W.H.,* and Blakemore, J.D.,* Mechanistic Basis of Conductivity in Carbon Dioxide-Expanded Electrolytes: A Joint Experimental-Theoretical Study, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 2398–2410, doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c08145
45. Mikeska, E.R., Ervin, A.C., Zhang, K., Benitez, G.M., Powell, S.M.R., Oliver, A.G., Caricato, M.,* Comadoll, C.G.,* and Blakemore, J.D.,* Evidence for Uranium(VI/V) Redox Supported by 2,2′-Bipyridyl-6,6′-dicarboxylate, Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 16131-16148, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02397; ChemRxiv Version
44. Balduf, T., Blakemore, J.D.*, and Caricato, M.,* Computational Insights into Ligand Influences on Hydrogen Generation with [Cp*Rh] Hydrides, J. Phys. Chem. A,2023, 127, 6020-6021, doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02550
*** Invited contribution for the Krishnan Raghavachari Festschrift Virtual Special Issue ***
43. Mikeska, E.R., Blakemore, J. D.* Evidence for Reactivity of Decamethylcobaltocene with Dichloromethane, Organometallics, 2023, 42, 1444-1447, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00176
42. Dopp, C.M., Golwankar, R.R., Kelsey, S.R., Douglas, J.T., Erickson, A.N., Oliver, A.G., Day, C.S., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Vanadyl as a Spectroscopic Probe of Tunable Ligand Donor Strength in Bimetallic Complexes, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 9827–9843, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00724; ChemRxiv Version
41. Henke, W.C., Peng, Y., Meier, A.A., Fujita, E., Grills, D.C.,* Polyansky, D.E.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Mechanistic Roles of Metal- and Ligand-Protonated Species in Hydrogen Evolution with [Cp*Rh] Complexes, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2023, 120, e2217189120, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2217189120; ChemRxiv Version
40. Stalcup, M.A., Nilles, C.K, Subramaniam, B.,* Blakemore, J.D.,* and Leonard, K.C.* Distinguishing the Mechanism of Electrochemical Carboxylation in CO2 eXpanded Electrolytes, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5713-5716, doi: 10.1039/D2CC06560F
39. Golwankar, R.R.,# Curry II, T.D.,# Paranjothi, C.J., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Molecular Influences on the Quantification of Lewis Acidity with Phosphine Oxide Probes, Inorg. Chem.2023, 62, 9765–9780, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00084; ChemRxiv Version
# Equal contributions
*** Featured on the journal Front Cover! ***
38. Hopkins Leseberg, J.A., Henke, W.C., Douglas, J.T., Oliver, A.G., Sydora, O.L.,* and Blakemore, J.D.*Spectroscopic Interrogation of the Reduction of Model Chromium Precatalysts for Olefin Oligomerization, Organometallics, 2022, 41, 2240–2251, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00168
37. Golwankar, R.R., Kumar, A., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Revealing the Influence of Diverse Secondary Metal Cations on Redox-Active Palladium Complexes, Chem. – Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202200344, doi: 10.1002/chem.202200344; ChemRxiv Version
36. Boyd, E.A.,# Hopkins Leseberg, J.A.,# Cosner, E.L.,# Lionetti, D., Henke, W.C., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Remote Oxidative Activation of a [Cp*Rh] Monohydride, Chem. - Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202104389, doi: 10.1002/chem.202104389; ChemRxiv Version; PMC ID: PMC8891045
# Equal contributions
35. Henke, W.C., Stiel, J.P., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Evidence for Charge Delocalization in Diazafluorene Ligands Supporting Low-Valent [Cp*Rh] Complexes, Chem. - Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202103970,doi: 10.1002/chem.202103970; ChemRxiv Version; PMID: 35006643
*** Featured on the journal cover! doi: 10.1002/chem.202200292***
34. Comadoll, C.G., Henke, W.C., Hopkins Leseberg, J.A., Douglas, J.T., Oliver, A.G., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Examining the Modular Synthesis of [Cp*Rh] Monohydrides Supported by Chelating Diphosphine Ligands, Organometallics, 2021, 40, 3808-3818, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00525; ChemRxiv Version
33. Hopkins Leseberg, J.A,# Henke, W.C.,# and Blakemore, J.D.* "Electrochemistry in Organometallic Chemistry" in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, Meyer, K. and Holland, P., Eds.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, 2022, pp. 249-283 (37 pages) doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00134-7
# Equal contributions
32. Kumar, A., Comadoll, C.G., King, D.S., Oliver, A.G., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Incorporation of [Cp*Rh] and [Cp*Ir] Species into Heterobimetallic Complexes via Protonolysis Reactivity and Dioximato Chelation, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 14047-14059, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01362; ChemRxiv Version
31. Stalcup, M.A., Nilles, C.K., Lee, H.-J., Subramaniam, B.,* Blakemore, J.D.,* and Leonard, K.C.* Organic Electrosynthesis in CO2-eXpanded Electrolytes: Enabling Selective Acetophenone Carboxylation to Atrolatic Acid, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 10431-10436, doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03073
30. Kumar, A., Barr, J.L., Cruz, C.A., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Heterobimetallic [Ti,Al] Complexes: Divergent Synthesis, Redox Properties, and Ethylene Polymerization Catalysis, Organometallics, 2021, 40, 2139-2148, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00282
29. Kelsey, S.R., Kumar, A., Oliver, A.G., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Promotion and Tuning of the Electrochemical Reduction of Hetero- and Homobimetallic Zinc Complexes, ChemElectroChem, 2021, 8, 2792-2802, doi: 10.1002/celc.202100358; DOE/OSTI: 1785556; ChemRxiv
*** Invited contribution for the special collection "In Memoriam: Prof. Jean-Michel Savéant"***
*** Featured on the journal front cover! doi: 10.1002/celc.202100849 ***
*** Cover Profile for our group, doi: 10.1002/celc.202100848 ***
28. Johnson, S.I., Blakemore, J.D., Brunschwig, B.S., Lewis, N.S., Gray, H.B., Goddard III, W.A., and Persson, P., Design of robust 2,2´-bipyridine ligand linkers for the stable immobilization of molecular catalysts on silicon(111) surfaces, PhysChemChemPhys 2021, 23, 9921-9929, doi: 10.1039/D1CP00545F
27. Henke, W.C., Kerr, T.A., Sheridan, T.R., Henling, L.M., Takase, M.K., Day, V.W., Gray, H.B., and Blakemore, J.D.* Synthesis, structural studies, and redox chemistry of bimetallic [Mn(CO)3] and [Re(CO)3] complexes, Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 2746-2756, doi: 10.1039/D0DT03666H
*** Featured on the journal cover! doi: 10.1039/D1DT90035H ***
26. Hopkins Leseberg, J.A., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Electrochemical Kinetic Study of [Cp*Rh] Complexes Supported by Bis(2-pyridyl)methane Ligands, Organometallics, 2021, 40, 266-277, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00747
25. Kumar, A. and Blakemore, J.D.* On the Use of Aqueous Metal-Aqua pKa Values as a Descriptor of Lewis Acidity, Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 1107-1115 doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03239 DOE/OSTI: 1777182
24. Henke, W.C., Hopkins, J.A., Anderson, M.L., Stiel, J.P., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* 4,5-Diazafluorene and 9,9´-Dimethyl-4,5-Diazafluorene as Ligands Supporting Redox-Active Mn and Ru Complexes, Molecules, 2020, 25, 3189, doi: 10.3390/molecules25143189
*** Invited contribution for special issue "Solar Fuels: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Harry B. Gray on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday ***
23. Hopkins, J.A., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Synthesis and Reactivity Studies of a [Cp*Rh] Complex Supported by a Methylene-Bridged Hybrid Phosphine-Imine Ligand, J. Organomet. Chem. 2020, 921, 121294, doi: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2020.121294 PMC Link
*** Dedicated to Susan Teague, Bev Johnson, and Jan Akers in honor of their many years of distinguished service to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas. ***
22. Sconyers, D.J., Shaughnessy, C.I., Lee, H.-J., Subramaniam, B.,* Leonard, K.C.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Enhancing Molecular Electrocatalysis of CO2 Reduction with Pressure-Tunable CO2-Expanded Electrolytes ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 6338-6345, doi: 10.1002/cssc.202000390
*** Invited contribution for special issue "Green Carbon Science – CO2 Capture and Conversion" ***
*** Featured on the journal cover, and as a VIP contribution. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202002413 ***
21. Shaughnessy, C.I., Sconyers, D.J., Lee, H.-J., Subramaniam, B.,* Blakemore, J.,* and Leonard, K.C.* Insights into pressure tunable reaction rates for electrochemical reduction of CO2 in organic electrolytes, Green Chem., 2020, 22, 2434-2442, doi: 10.1039/D0GC00013B
*** Featured on the journal cover! doi: 10.1039/D0GC90046J ***
20. Kumar, A., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Redox-Inactive Metal Cations Modulate the Reduction Potential of the Uranyl Ion in Macrocyclic Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 3032-3041, doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b11903, DOE/OSTI: 1600028
19. Henke, W.C.,# Otolski, C.J.,# Moore, W.N.G., Elles, C.G.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Ultrafast Spectroscopy of [Mn(CO)3] Complexes: Tuning the Kinetics of Light-Driven CO Release and Solvent Binding, Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 2178-2187, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02758 PMC Link
# Equal contributions
18. Sconyers, D.J. and Blakemore, J.D.* Electrodeposition behavior of homoleptic transition metal acetonitrile complexes interrogated with piezoelectric gravimetry, Analyst, 2020, 145, 466-477, doi: 10.1039/C9AN01952A
*** Invited contribution for special issue "Versatile Electrochemical Approaches for Sensing, Biology, and Energy"
*** Analyst Emerging Investigator Feature and Profile***
17. Shaughnessy, C.I.,# Sconyers, D.J.,# Kerr, T.A., Lee, H.-J., Subramaniam, B.,* Leonard, K.C.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Intensified Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion in Pressure-Tunable CO2-Expanded Electrolytes, ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 3761-3768, doi: 10.1002/cssc.201901107
# Equal contributions
*** Featured on the journal cover! doi: 10.1002/cssc.201902127 ***
16. Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Structural and Chemical Properties of Half-Sandwich Rhodium Complexes Supported by the Bis(2-pyridyl)methane Ligand, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 12396-12406, doi: 10.1039/C9DT01821B
*** Featured on the journal front cover! doi: 10.1039/C9DT90185J ***
15. Barr, J.L., Kumar, A., Lionetti, D., Cruz, C.A.,* and Blakemore, J.D.* Understanding the Roles of Triethylaluminum in Phosphinimide-Supported Titanium Catalyst Systems for Ethylene Polymerization, Organometallics, 2019, 38, 2150-2155, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00140
14. Sconyers, D.J. and Blakemore, J.D.,* Distinguishing Deposition, Corrosion, and Stripping of Transient Heterogeneous Materials during Molecular Electrocatalysis, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 6372-6382, doi: 10.1039/C9DT00584F
*** Featured on the inside front cover! doi: 10.1039/c9dt90111f ***
13. Hopkins, J.A., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Chemical and Electrochemical Properties of [Cp*Rh] Complexes Supported by a Hybrid Phosphine-Imine Ligand, Organometallics, 2019, 38, 1300-1310, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00551
*** Invited contribution for special issue "Organometallic Electrochemistry" ***
12. Boyd, E.A., Lionetti, D., Henke, W.C., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Preparation, Characterization, and Electrochemical Activation of a Model [Cp*Rh] Hydride, Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58, 3606-3615, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02160 PMC Link
*** Featured on the journal front cover! Link: pubs.acs.org/toc/inocaj/58/6 ***
11. Johnson, K.J., Prather, K.V., and Blakemore, J.D.* Noncovalent Immobilization of Catalysts on Electrode Surfaces, in Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis, Mahmudov, K.T., Kopylovich, M.N., da Silva, M.F.C.G., and Pombeiro, A.J.L., eds., 2019, pp. 324-349. doi:10.1039/9781788016490-00324 Book Information
10. Moore, W.N.G., Henke, W.C., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.* Single-Electron Redox Chemistry on the [Cp*Rh] Platform Enabled by a Nitrated Bipyridyl Ligand, Molecules, 2018, 23, 2857; doi: 10.3390/molecules23112857
*** Published as an invited Feature Article! ***
***Featured on the journal Front Cover! ***
9. Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., Lassalle-Kaiser, B.,* and Blakemore, J.D.,* Multiple Binding Modes of an Unconjugated Bis(pyridine) Ligand Stabilize Low-Valent [Cp*Rh] Complexes, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 1694-1697, doi: 10.1039/C7CC09164H
*** Featured on the journal cover! doi: 10.1039/C8CC90069H ***
8. Kumar, A., Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Trivalent Lewis Acidic Cations Govern the Electronic Properties and Stability of Heterobimetallic Complexes of Nickel, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 141-149, doi: 10.1002/chem.201704006
*** Chosen as a "Hot Paper" by the Editors for its importance in the rapidly evolving field of Lewis Acid-modulated redox chemistry. ***
*** Featured on the Journal cover! doi: 10.1002/chem.201705512 ***
7. Henke, W.C., Lionetti, D., Moore, W.N.G., Hopkins, J.A., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Ligand Substituents Govern the Efficiency and Mechanistic Path of Hydrogen Production with [Cp*Rh] Catalysts, ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 4589-4598, doi: 10.1002/cssc.201701416
*** Invited contribution for special issue "Artificial Photosynthesis for Sustainable Fuels" ***
6. Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Noncovalent immobilization and surface characterization of lanthanide complexes on carbon electrodes, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 11779-11789, doi: 10.1039/C7DT02577G
5. Johnson, S.I., Gray, H.B., Blakemore, J.D.,* and Goddard, W.A.,* Role of Ligand Protonation in Dihydrogen Evolution from a Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Rhodium Catalyst, Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 11375-11386, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01698
4. Peng, Y., Ramos-Garcés, M.V., Lionetti, D., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Structural and Electrochemical Consequences of [Cp*] Ligand Protonation, Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 10824-10831, doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01895
3. Lionetti, D., Day, V.W., and Blakemore, J.D.,* Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Half-Sandwich Rhodium and Iridium Methyl Complexes, Organometallics, 2017, 36, 1897-1905, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00136
2. Sconyers, D.J. and Blakemore, J.D.,* Distinguishing between homogeneous and heterogeneous hydrogen-evolution catalysis with molecular cobalt complexes, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 7286-7289, doi: 10.1039/C7CC02188G
*** Invited contribution for special issue: Emerging Investigators 2017 ***
*** Contributor profiles for the special issue ***
1. Aguirre Quintana, L., Johnson, S.I., Corona, S.L., Villatoro, W., Goddard, W.A., III, Takase, M.K., VanderVelde, D.G., Winkler, J.R.,* Gray, H.B.,* Blakemore, J.D.*, Proton-Hydride Tautomerism in Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2016, 113, 6409-6414, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1606018113
*** Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News on 13-June-2016:
“Chemists announce the end of the innocence for cyclopentadienyl.” Link ***
*** Highlighted by CEBC at KU on 21-November-2016. Link ***
36. Huang, D.L., Vinyard, D.L., Blakemore, J. D., Hashmi, S.M., Crabtree, R.H., Cp* versus Bis-carbonyl Iridium Precursors as CH Oxidation Precatalysts, Organometallics, 2016, 36, 199-206, doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00525
35. McNicholas, B.J., Blakemore, J.D., Chang, A.B., Bates, C.M., Kramer, W.W., Grubbs, R.H., Gray, H.B., Electrocatalysis of CO2 Reduction in Brush Polymer Ion Gels, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 11160-11163, doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b08795
34. Gupta, A., Blakemore, J.D., Brunschwig, B.S., Gray, H.B. Immobilization and Electrochemical Properties of Ruthenium and Iridium Complexes on Carbon Electrodes, J. Phys. Condensed Matter, 2016, 28, 1-7 doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/9/094002
*** Special Issue on “Molecular Functionalization of Surfaces for Device Applications” ***
33. Blakemore, J.D., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Molecular Catalysts for Water Oxidation, Chem. Rev., 2015, 115, 12974-13005, doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00122
*** Listed as a ‘Hot Paper’ by Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) for January/February 2016. ***
*** Thematic Special Issue on “Solar Energy Conversion” ***
32. Laga, S.M., Blakemore, J.D., Henling, L.M., Brunschwig, B.S., Gray, H.B. Catalysis of Proton Reduction with a [BO4]-bridged Dicobalt Glyoxime, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 12668-12670, doi: 10.1021/ic501804h
31. Hunter, B.M., Blakemore, J.D., Deimund, M., Gray, H.B., Winkler, J.R. Mueller, A.M. Highly Active Mixed-Metal Nanosheet Water Oxidation Catalysts Made by Pulsed-Laser Ablation in Liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13118-13121, doi: 10.1021/ja506087h
30. Lattimer, J.R.C.,# Blakemore, J.D.,# Sattler, W., Gul, S., Chatterjee, R., Yachandra, V., Yano, J., Brunschwig, B.S., Lewis, N.S., Gray, H.B., Assembly, Characterization, and Electrochemical Properties of Immobilized Metal Bipyridyl Complexes on Silicon(111) Surfaces, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 15004-15012, doi: 10.1039/C4DT01149J
*** Special Issue on “Inorganic Chemistry for Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage” ***
29. Blakemore, J.D., Hernandez, E.S., Sattler, W., Hunter, B.M., Brunschwig, B.S., Gray, H.B. Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Rhodium Complexes, Polyhedron, 2014, 84, 14-18, doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2014.05.022
*** Special Issue in Honor of John Bercaw (on the occasion of his seventieth birthday) ***
28. McKone, J.R., Ardo, S.A., Blakemore, J.D., Bracher, P.J., Dempsey, J.L., Darnton, T.V., Harmon, W.H., Rose, M.J., Walter, M.G., Dasgupta, S., Winkler, J.R., Gray, H.B. The Solar Army: A Case Study in Science Outreach Based on Solar Photochemistry, Reviews in Advanced Sciences and Engineering, 2014, 3, 288-303, doi: 10.1166/rase.2014.1076
27. Huang, J., Blakemore, J.D., Fazi, D., Kokhan, O., Schley, N.D., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W., Tiede, D.M. Domain Structure for an Amorphous Iridium-oxide Water-Oxidation Catalyst Resolved by X-ray Pair Distribution Function Analysis, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 1814-1819, doi: 10.1039/C3CP54878C
*** Featured as a “Hot Article” by PCCP ***
26. Blakemore, J.D., Gupta, A., Warren, J.J., Brunschwig, B.S., Gray, H.B. Noncovalent Immobilization of Electrocatalysts for Fuel Production on Carbon Electrodes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 18288-18291, doi: 10.1021/ja4099609
25. Blakemore, J.D., Gray, H.B., Winkler, J.R., Mueller, A.M. Co3O4 Nanoparticles Water-Oxidation Catalysts Made by Pulsed-Laser Ablation in Liquids, ACS Catalysis, 2013, 3, 2497-2500, doi: 10.1021/cs400639b
24. Sattler, W., Ener, M.E., Blakemore, J.D., Rachford, A.A., Labeaume, P.J., Thackeray, J.W., Cameron, J.F., Winkler, J.R., Gray, H.B. Generation of Powerful Tungsten Reductants by Visible Light Excitation, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10614-10617, doi: 10.1021/ja4047119
23. Blakemore, J.D., Mara, M.W., Kushner-Lenhoff, M.N., Schley, N.D., Konezny, S.J., Rivalta, I., Negre, C.F.A., Snoeberger, R.C., Huang, J., Kokhan, O., Stickrath, A., Tran, L.A., Parr, M.L., Chen, L.X., Tiede, D.M., Batista, V.S., Brudvig, G.W., Crabtree, R.H. Characterization of an Amorphous Iridium Water‑Oxidation Catalyst Electrodeposited from Organometallic Precursors, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1860-1871, doi: 10.1021/ic301968j
22. Kushner-Lenhoff, M., Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Effects of Aqueous Buffers on Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation with an Iridium Oxide Material Electrodeposited in Thin Layers from an Organometallic Precursor, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 3616-3622, doi: 10.1039/c2dt32326e
21. Graeupner, J., Brewster, T.P., Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Thomsen, J.M., Brudvig, G.W., Hazari, N., Crabtree, R.H. Preparation of Electron-Rich CpIr(biphenyl-2,2’-diyl) Complexes with π-Accepting Carbon Donor Ligands, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 7158–716, doi: 10.1021/om300696t
20. Luca, O.R., Blakemore, J.D., Praetorius, J.M., Schmeier, T.J., Hunsinger, G.B., Brudvig, G.W., Hazari, N., Crabtree, R.H. Organometallic Ni Pincer Complexes for the Electrocatalytic Production of Hydrogen, Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 8704-8709, doi: 10.1021/ic300009a
19. Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Kushner-Lenhoff, M.N., Winter, A.M., D'Souza, F., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. A Comparison of Amorphous Iridium Water-Oxidation Catalysts Prepared from Soluble Precursors, Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 7749-7763, doi: 10.1021/ic300764f
18. Blakemore, J.D., Hull, J.F., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Aqueous Speciation and Electrochemical Properties of a Water-Soluble Manganese Phthalocyanine, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 7681-7688, doi: 10.1039/c2dt30371j
17. Vagnini, M.T., Smeigh, A.L., Blakemore, J.D., Eaton, S.W., Schley, N.D., D'Souza, F., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W., Co, D.T., Wasielewski, M.R. Ultrafast Photodriven Intramolecular Electron Transfer to Perylene Diimide Derivatives from an Iridium-Based Water-Oxidation Catalyst, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012, 109, 15651-15656, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1202075109
16. Luca, O.R., Konezny, S.J., Blakemore, J.D., Colosi, D.M., Saha, S., Brudvig, G.W., Batista, V.S., Crabtree, R.H. A Tridentate Nickel Pincer for Aqueous Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production, New J. Chem., 2012, 36, 1149-1152, doi: 10.1039/c2nj20912h
15. Smith, D.C., Blakemore, J.D. Glassware for Making and Measuring Oxygen Gas, Fusion: The Journal of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society, 2012, 51 (2), 21-27.
14. Moore, G.F., Konezny, S.J., Song, H., Milot, R.L., Blakemore, J.D., Lee, M.L., Batista, V.S., Schmuttenmaer, C.A., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116, 4892-4902, doi: 10.1021/jp210096m
13. Parent, A.R., Blakemore, J.D., Brudvig, G.W., Crabtree, R.H. Wilkinson’s Iridium Acetate Trimer as a Water-Oxidation Catalyst, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11745-11747, doi: 10.1039/c1cc15501f
12. Schley, N.D., Blakemore, J.D., Subbaiyan, N.K., Incarvito, C.D., D'Souza, F., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Distinguishing Homogeneous from Heterogeneous Catalysis in Electrode-Driven Water Oxidation with Molecular Iridium Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 10473-10481, doi: 10.1021/ja2004522
*** Our work was featured in a commentary by Tom Meyer of UNC Chapel Hill. See:
Meyer, T.J. Oxidizing water two ways, Nature Chemistry, 2011, 3, 757-758, doi: 10.1038/nchem.1161 ***
11. Moore, G.F., Blakemore, J.D., Milot, R.L, Hull, J.F., Song, H., Cai, L., Schmuttenmaer, C.A., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. A Visible Light Water-Splitting Cell with a Photoanode formed by Codeposition of a High-Potential Porphyrin and an Iridium Water-Oxidation Catalyst, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 2389-2392, doi: 10.1039/c1ee01037a
10. Brewster, T.P., Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Incarvito, C.D., Hazari, N., Brudvig, G.W., Crabtree, R.H. An Iridium(IV) Species, [Cp*Ir(NHC)Cl]+, Related to a Water-Oxidation Catalyst, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 965-973, doi: 10.1021/om101016s
*** This paper was among the top ten most-read articles of the full-year 2011 in Organometallics, according to ACS Publications. ***
9. Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Olack, G.W., Incarvito C.D., Brudvig, G.W., Crabtree, R.H. Anodic Deposition of a Robust Iridium Water-Oxidation Catalyst from Organometallic Precursors, Chemical Science, 2011, 2, 94-98, doi: 10.1039/C0SC00418A
8. Marino, N., Fazen, C.H., Blakemore, J.D., Incarvito, C.D., Hazari, N., Doyle, R.P. Isostructural Pd(II) and Pt(II) Pyrophosphato Complexes: Polymorphism and Unusual Bond character in d8-d8 systems, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 2507-2520, doi: 10.1021/ic1023373
7. Blakemore, J.D., Chalkley, M.J., Farnaby, J.H., Guard, L.M., Hazari, N., Incarvito, C.D., Luzik, E.D., Jr., Suh, H.W. New Bidentate Trans-Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for Palladium, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 1818-1829, doi: 10.1021/om100890q
6. Blakemore, J.D., Schley, N.D., Balcells, D., Hull, J.F., Olack, G.W., Incarvito, C.D., Eisenstein, O., Brudvig, G.W.,* Crabtree, R.H.* Half-Sandwich Iridium Complexes for Homogeneous Water-Oxidation Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 16017-16029, doi: 10.1021/ja104775j
5. Wijesinghe, C.A., El-Khouly, M.E., Blakemore, J.D., Zandler, M.E., Fukuzumi, S., D'Souza, F. Charge Stabilization in a Closely Spaced Ferrocene-Boron Dipyrrin-Fullerene Triad, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3301-3303, doi: 10.1039/c000565g
4. Hull, J.F., Balcells, D., Blakemore, J.D., Incarvito, C.D., Eisenstein, O., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W. Highly Active and Robust Cp* Iridium Complexes for Catalytic Water Oxidation, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 8730-8731, doi: 10.1021/ja901270f
3. Balcells, D., Moles, P., Blakemore, J.D., Raynaud, C., Brudvig, G.W., Crabtree, R.H., Eisenstein, O. Molecular Recognition in Mn-Catalyzed C-H Oxidation: Reaction Mechanism and Origin of Selectivity from a DFT Perspective, Dalton Trans., 2009, 30, 5989-6000, doi: 10.1039/b905317d
2. Li, G., Sproviero, E.M., Snoeberger, R.C., III, Iguchi, N., Blakemore, J.D., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W., Batista, V.S. Deposition of an Oxomanganese Water Oxidation Catalyst on TiO2 Nanoparticles: Computational Modeling, Assembly and Characterization, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 230-238, doi: 10.1039/b818708h
1. Blakemore, J.D., Chitta, R., D'Souza, F. Synthesis and Study of Crown Ether-Appended Boron Dipyrrin Chemosensors for Cation Detection, Tet. Lett. 2007, 48, 1977-1982, doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.01.067