May 2014

March 2013

All Papers by John Donovan

An Optocatalytic Model for Semiconductor–Catalyst Water-Splitting Photoelectrodes Based on In Situ Optical Measurements on Operational Catalysts

Problematic Mesoproterozoic fossil Horodyskia from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Indeno[2,1-c]fluorene: A New Electron-Accepting Scaffold for Organic Electronics

February 2013

Synthesis and Structures of Triple-Decker Complexes with a Bridging Tetramethylcyclopentadienyl Ligand

January 2013

Ediacaran life on land

Ediacaran Gaskiers Glaciation of Newfoundland reconsidered

Mechanistic Investigations and Secondary Coordination Sphere Effects in the Hydration of Nitriles with [Ru(η6-arene)Cl2PR3] Complexes

November 2012

Dichlorido(n^6-p-cymene)(ethoxydiphenylphosphane)ruthenium(II)

Synthesis of [(SnSe)1.15]m(TaSe2)n Ferecrystals: Structurally Tunable Metallic Compounds

October 2012

Earth-abundant Cu-based chalcogenide semiconductors as photovoltaic absorbers

Single Nanoscale Cluster Species Revealed by 1H NMR Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy and Small-Angle X-ray Scattering

September 2012

Solution-Cast Metal Oxide Thin Film Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution

Synthesis of the hydrophilic phosphine complex Cu(DHMPE)2+ from Cu(I) chloride (DHMPE = 1,2-bis[(dihydroxymethyl)phosphino]ethane, a water-soluble bidentate phosphine)

August 2012

Ligand-Based Reduction of CO2 and Release of CO on Iron(II)

July 2012

P,P’-Diphenylethylenediphosphinic acid dihydrate

June 2012

6,12-Diarylindeno[1,2-b]fluorenes: Syntheses, Photophysics, and Ambipolar OFETs

Towards high-efficiency GaAs thin-film solar cells grown via close space vapor transport from a solid source

April 2012

Impact of Surface Functionalization on Bacterial Cytotoxicity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Outcrop versus core and geophysical log interpretation of mid-Cretaceous paleosols from the Dakota Formation of Kansas

Fluoreno[4,3-c]fluorene: A Closed-Shell, Fully Conjugated Hydrocarbon

May 2012

Selective turn-on fluorescent probes for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells

January 2012

Counterion and Steric Effects in Self-Assembled HgX2–Thioether Coordination Polymers

Were Ediacaran siliciclastics of South Australia coastal or deep marine?

Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of 2,6-bis(2-anilinoethynyl)pyridine scaffolds

December 2011

Efficient n-GaAs Photoelectrodes Grown by Close-Spaced Vapor Transport from a Solid Source

Pentafluorophenyl Copper–Pyridine Complexes: Synthesis, Supramolecular Structures via Cuprophilic and π-Stacking Interactions, and Solid-State Luminescence

November 2011

Problematic megafossils in Cambrian palaeosols of South Australia

Bis{1,2-bis[bis(3-methoxypropyl)phosphanyl]ethane-k2P,P’}dichloridoosmium(II)

A 1,3-Dihydro-1,3-azaborine Debuts

A Single-Component Liquid-Phase Hydrogen Storage Material

BN-substituted diphenylacetylene: a basic model for conjugated π-systems containing the BN bond pair

October 2011

Lithium-selective phosphine oxide-based ditopic receptors show enhanced halide binding upon alkali metal ion coordination

Synthesis of Rutile-Phase SnxTi1–xO2 Solid-Solution and (SnO2)x/(TiO2)1–x Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Tunable Lattice Constants and Controlled Morphologies

September 2011

Molecular Self-Assembly: Solvent Guests Tune the Conformation of a Series of 2,6-Bis(2-anilinoethynyl)pyridine-Based Ureas

Electron-Accepting 6,12-Diethynylindeno[1,2-b]fluorenes: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Photophysical Properties

August 2011

Quantitative Assessment of Surface Loss in Nanocrystalline YBO3: Eu3+ from Measurements of Host-to-Activator Transfer Efficiency

Positional control over nanoparticle deposition into nanoholes

July 2011

Design, synthesis and characterization of self-assembled As2L3 and Sb2L3 cryptands

Multiple Early Triassic greenhouse crises impeded recovery from Late Permian mass extinction

Reactions of coordinated hydroxymethylphosphines with NH-functional amines: the phosphorus lone pair is crucial for the phosphorus Mannich reaction

1,2-BN Cyclohexane: Synthesis, Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity

Boron in Disguise: The Parent “Fused” BN Indole

June 2011

Covalent Binding of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Polyamide Membranes for Antimicrobial Surface Properties

Lithium cation enhances anion binding in a tripodal phosphine oxide-based ditopic receptor

Detection of nisin and fibrinogen adsorption on poly(ethylene oxide) coated polyurethane surfaces by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)

April 2011

Synthesis of the Hydroxide Cluster [Al13(μ3-OH)6(μ-OH)18(H2O)24]15+ from an Aqueous Solution

Anion-dependent fluorescence in bis(anilinoethynyl)pyridine derivatives: switchable ON–OFF and OFF–ON responses

A rapid method for hand picking potassium-rich feldspar from silicic tephra

March 2011

A 300-million-year record of atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil plant cuticles

Neoproterozoic loess and limits to snowball Earth

Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Photophysical Properties of Electron-Accepting Diethynylindenofluorenediones

January 2011

Ecology and evolution of Devonian trees in New York, USA

December 2010

Indeno[1,2-b]fluorenes: Fully Conjugated Antiaromatic Analogues of Acenes

Cationic 1,2-Azaborine Adducts of Trimethylphosphine, Triphenylphosphine Oxide, and Pyridine-N-Oxide

November 2010

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of a BN Indole

October 2010

Self-Assembled E2L3 Cryptands (E = P, As, Sb, Bi): Transmetalation, Homo- and Heterometallic Assemblies, and Conformational Isomerism

Composition, pre-eruptive zonation, and geochronologic significance of the ∼450 ka Diamante Tuff, Andean Cordillera (34°S), Argentina

September 2010

2,2′-(Propane-2,2-diyl)dibenzothiazole

1,2-Azaborine Cations

August 2010

Synthesis and Stabilization of a Monomeric Iron(II) Hydroxo Complex via Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in the Secondary Coordination Sphere

Pushing the limits of steric demand around a biaryl axis: synthesis of tetra-ortho-substituted biaryl naphthalenes

July 2010

A Colorimetric Proton Sponge

March 2010

Three’s company: co-crystallization of a self-assembled S4 metallacyclophane with two diastereomeric metallacycle intermediates

A Surprising “Folded-In” Conformation of a Self-Assembled Arsenic-Thiolate Macrocycle

February 2010

Hydrogen Storage by Boron−Nitrogen Heterocycles: A Simple Route for Spent Fuel Regeneration

Trans-Bis{1,2-bis[bis(2-methoxyethyl)phosphino]ethane}dichloridoiron(II)

January 2010

Supramolecular “Transmetalation” Leads to an Unusual Self-Assembled P2L3 Cryptand

December 2009

Late Devonian tetrapod habitats indicated by palaeosols in Pennsylvania

November 2009

BN benzonitrile: an electron-deficient 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine featuring linkage isomerism

Tetracarbonylbis(n5-cyclopentadienyl)bis[(dec-9-en-1-yl)diphenylphosphine]dimolybdenum(0)(Mo-Mo) tetrahydrofuran disolvate

October 2009

Refining a pedogenic-carbonate CO2 paleobarometer to quantify a middle Miocene greenhouse spike

September 2009

Anion Binding Induces Helicity in a Hydrogen-Bonding Receptor: Crystal Structure of a 2,6-Bis(anilinoethynyl)pyridinium Chloride

Precursors to dinitrogen reduction: structures and reactivity of trans-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)2(η2-H2)H]+ and trans-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)2(N2)H]+

August 2009

Observation of reaction intermediates and kinetic mistakes in a remarkably slow self-assembly reaction

Arylethynyl receptors for neutral molecules and anions: emerging applications in cellular imaging

Platinabenzenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity Studies of a Rare Class of Metalla-aromatics

July 2009

Greenhouse crises of the past 300 million years

June 2009

Supramolecular Organization Using Multiple Secondary Bonding Interactions

Design Considerations for the Group 15 Elements: The Pnictogen···π Interaction As a Complementary Component in Supramolecular Assembly Design

Trans-Bis(acetonitrilekN)bis{1,2-bis[bis(3-hydroxypropyl)phosphino]ethane-k2P,P’}iron(II) dichloride

May 2009

Bis{1,2-bis[bis(3-hydroxypropyl)phosphino]ethane}dichloridoiron(II)

Multimodal Study of Secondary Interactions in Cp*Ir Complexes of Imidazolylphosphines Bearing an NH Group

Divergent Syntheses of Copper−Indium Bimetallic Single-Source Precursors via Thiolate Ligand Exchange

April 2009

Stepwise Introduction of Thiolates in Copper−Indium Binuclear Complexes

March 2009

Protonation activates anion binding and alters binding selectivity in new inherently fluorescent 2,6-bis(2-anilinoethynyl)pyridine bisureas

Synthesis and Crystallization of Infinite Indium and Gallium Acetate 1D Chain Structures and Concomitant Ethyl Acetate Hydrolysis

Aqueous Coordination Chemistry of H2: Why is Coordinated H2 Inert to Substitution by Water in trans-Ru(P2)2(H2)H+-type Complexes (P2 = a Chelating Phosphine)?

January 2009

Mechanistic aspects of fatigue crack growth behavior in resin based dental restorative composites

December 2008

R-curve behavior and micromechanisms of fracture in resin based dental restorative composites

R-curve behavior and toughening mechanisms of resin-based dental composites: Effects of hydration and post-cure heat treatment

A Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Benzene

November 2008

Cool-Climate or Warm-Spike Lateritic Bauxites at High Latitudes?

Methane Release from Igneous Intrusion of Coal during Late Permian Extinction Events

October 2008

Synthesis of Heterometallic Group 13 Nanoclusters and Inks for Oxide Thin-Film Transistors

Di-u3-oxido-di-u2-oxido-tetraoxidobis(1,1,2,2-tetramethylethylenedicyclopentadienyl)dimolybdenum(IV)dimolybdenum(VI) hexahydrate

Synthesis of Substituted Naphthalenes via a Catalytic Ring-Expansion Rearrangement

September 2008

New functional materials for heavy metal sorption: “Supramolecular” attachment of thiols to mesoporous silica substrates

July 2008

Multiple weak supramolecular interactions stabilize a surprisingly twisted As2L3 assembly

Solution Phase Measurement of Both Weak σ and C−H···X− Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Synthetic Anion Receptors

June 2008

Transition-Metal-Containing Polymers by ADMET: Polymerization of cis-Mo(CO)4(Ph2P(CH2)3CH=CH2)2

Experimental and Computational Study of the Transformation of Terminal Alkynes to Vinylidene Ligands on trans-(Chloro)bis(phosphine)Rh Fragments and Effects of Phosphine Substituents

Tetracarbonylbis(n5-cyclopentadienyl)bis(diphenylphosphine)dimolybdenum(Mo-Mo) hexane solvate

May 2008

Structure−Property Investigations of Conjugated Thiophenes Fused onto a Dehydro[14]annulene Scaffold

Multiple weak supramolecular interactions stabilize a surprisingly twisted As2L3 assembly

Crystal Clear Structural Evidence for Electron Delocalization in 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines

(Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[bis(3-methoxypropyl)methylphosphonium] bis(tetraphenylborate) diethyl ether solvate

April 2008

Degradation of a VX Analogue: First Organometallic Reagent To Promote Phosphonothioate Hydrolysis Through Selective P−S Bond Scission

Host–guest interactions in a series of self-assembled As2L2Cl2 macrocycles

January 2008

Facile Synthesis of the Tridecameric Al13 Nanocluster Al13(μ3-OH)6(μ2-OH)18(H2O)24(NO3)15

Triammonium hexahydroxidooctadecaoxidohexamolybdogallate(III) heptahydrate

December 2007

SEM-CL analysis of quartz gangue in the Big Creek Mining District, Idaho, USA indicate that CL textures predate quartz crystal formation and final optical orientation

November 2007

Water and Hydrogen Halides Serve the Same Structural Role in a Series of 2+2 Hydrogen-Bonded Dimers Based on 2,6-Bis(2-anilinoethynyl)pyridine Sulfonamide Receptors

Synthesis and Characterization of an Iron(II) η2-Hydrazine Complex

A Donor−Acceptor Dyad with a Highly Lewis Acidic Boryl Group

Diversity through Isosterism:  The Case of Boron-Substituted 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines

October 2007

Effects of free volume changes and residual stresses on the fatigue and fracture behavior of a Zr–Ti–Ni–Cu–Be bulk metallic glass

September 2007

Diastereoselectivity in the Self-Assembly of As2L2Cl2 Macrocycles is Directed by the As−π Interaction

Organometallic Catalysis in Aqueous Solution. The Hydrolytic Activity of a Water-Soluble ansa-Molybdocene Catalys

June 2007

Experimental and Computational Study of the Transformation of Terminal Alkynes to Vinylidene Ligands on trans-(Chloro)bis(phosphine)Rh Fragments and Effects of Phosphine Substituents

May 2007

Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Phosphination. Scope, Mechanism, and Origin of Enantioselectivity

April 2007

Methyl 4-bromo-3,5-dinitrobenzoate

Hexakis(pyridine N-oxide-kO)iron(II) tetraphenylborate

March 2007

Cenozoic Paleoclimate on Land in North America

January 2007

Return to Coalsack Bluff and the Permian–Triassic boundary in Antarctica

December 2006

Middle-Late Permian mass extinction on land

Carbon isotopic evidence for terminal-Permian methane outbursts and their role in extinctions of animals, plants, coral reefs, and peat swamps

Structural Criteria for the Design of Anion Receptors:  The Interaction of Halides with Electron-Deficient Arenes

Electronic Communication and Negative Binding Cooperativity in Diborylated Bithiophenes

November 2006

Anion–π interaction augments halide binding in solution

Solution Chemistry of a Water-Soluble η2-H2 Ruthenium Complex:  Evidence for Coordinated H2 Acting as a Hydrogen Bond Donor

October 2006

Bifunctional Imidazolylphosphine Ligands as Hydrogen Bond Donors Promote N−H and O−H Activation on Platinum

P−C and C−C Bond Formation by Michael Addition in Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination and in the Stoichiometric Reactions of Platinum Phosphido Complexes with Activated Alkenes

June 2006

Carbon−Fluorine Bond Activation Coupled with Alkynyl Migration to Give Fluorinated Allenyl Complexes of Iridium

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (Perfluoroalkyl)fluoroiridium(III) and (Perfluoroalkyl)methyliridium(III) Compounds

Platinum(II) Phosphido Complexes as Metalloligands. Structural and Spectroscopic Consequences of Conversion from Terminal to Bridging Coordination

April 2006

Protein concentration and adsorption time effects on fibrinogen adsorption at heparinized silica interfaces

January 2006

Synthesis and characterization of pyridine- and thiophene-based platinacyclynes

December 2005

Secondary Bonding Interactions Observed in Two Arsenic Thiolate Complexes

November 2005

Synthesis and Characterization of Two Isomeric, Self-Assembled Arsenic−Thiolate Macrocycles

July 2005

Earliest Triassic Claystone Breccias and Soil-Erosion Crisis

February 2005

A Simple Organic Reaction Mediates the Crystallization of the Inorganic Nanocluster [Ga13(μ3-OH)6(μ2-OH)18(H2O)24](NO3)15

December 2004

Ecological polarities of mid-Cenozoic fossil plants and animals from central Oregon

November 2004

Late Miocene climate and life on land in Oregon within a context of Neogene global change

Arsenic–π Interactions Stabilize a Self-Assembled As2L3 Supramolecular Complex

August 2004

Eocene-Oligocene extinction and paleoclimatic change near Eugene, Oregon

July 2004

Regional Paleoprecipitation Records from the Late Eocene and Oligocene of North America

May 2004

Late Oligocene bunch grassland and early Miocene sod grassland paleosols from central Oregon, USA

September 2003

Vertebrate extinction across the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin of South Africa

October 2002

Low oxygen levels in earliest Triassic soils

July 2002

Late Miocene advent of tall grassland paleosols in Oregon

June 2002

Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya

April 2002

Carbon dioxide and climate over the past 300 Myr

May 2002

Is Quartz Cathodoluminescence Color a Reliable Provenance Tool? A Quantitative Examination

January 2002

Triassic–Jurassic atmospheric CO2 spike

Atmospheric CO2 from fossil plant cuticles

November 2001

New grounds for reassessing palaeo-climate of the Sirius Group, Antarctica

April 2001

Paleo-environmental reconstruction of middle Miocene paleosols bearing Kenyapithecus andVictoriapithecus , Nyakach Formation, southwestern Kenya

 

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