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PUBLISHED WORK
54. Reversible C−C Bond Cleavage of a Cobalt Diketimide into an Elusive Cobalt Aryl Nitrenoid Complex
Baek, Y.; Betley, T.A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202115437
53. Revealing Redox Isomerism in Trichromium Imides by Anomalous Diffraction
Bartholomew, A. K.; Musgrave, R. A.; Anderton, K. A.; Juda C. E.; Dong, Y.; Bu, W.; Wang, S. G.; Chen, Y.-S.; Betley, T. A.; Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 15739-15749
51. O-Heterocycle Synthesis via Intramolecular C–H Alkoxylation Catalyzed by Iron Acetylacetonate
Dong, Y.; Wrobel, A. T.; Porter, G. P.; Kim, J. J.; Essman, J., Z.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 7480-7489
52. Reversible Scavenging of Dioxygen from Air by a Copper Complex
Carsch, K. M.; Iliescu, A.; McGillicuddy, R. D.; Mason, J. A.; Betley, T.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 43, 18346-18352
50. Luminescence from open-shell, first-row transition metal dipyrrin complexes
Scharf, A. B.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T.A.; Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 6418-6422
49. Spectroscopic Investigation of a Metal–Metal-Bonded Fe6 Single-Molecule Magnet with an Isolated S = 19/2 Giant-Spin Ground State
Nehrkorn, J.; Greer, S. M.; Malbrecht, B. J.; Anderton, K. J.; Aliabadi, A.; Krzystek, J.; Schnegg, A.; Holldack, K.; Herrmann, C.; Betley, T. A.; Stoll, S.; Hill, S., Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60 (7), 4610-4622.
48. Syntheses and solid-state structures of two cofacial (bis)dipyrrin dichromium complexes in different charge states
Carsch, K. M.; Lukens, J. T.; Elder, S. E.; Dogutan, D. K.; Nocera, D. G.; Yang, J.; Zheng, S.-L.; Daniel, T.; Betley, T.A. Acta Cryst., 2021, C77, 161-166
47. Enantioselective C–H Amination Catalyzed by Nickel Iminyl Complexes Supported by Anionic Bisoxazoline (BOX) Ligands
Dong, Y.; Lund, C. J.; Porter, G. P.; Clarke, R. M.; Zheng, S.-L.; Cundari, T. R.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 2, 817–829
46. Efficient C-H amination catalysis using nickel-dipyrrin complexes
Dong, Y.; Clarke, R. M.; Porter, G. P.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 25, 10996-11005
44. Synthesis and electronic structure studies of a Cr-imido redox series
Dong, Y.; Clarke, R. M.; Zheng, S-L.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 3163-3166
45. C–H Amination Mediated by Cobalt Organoazide Adducts and the Corresponding Cobalt Nitrenoid Intermediates
Baek, Y.; Das, A.; Zheng, S.-L.; Reibenspies, J. H.; Powers, D.C.; Betley, T.A.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 25, 11232-11243
41. The Myth of d8 Copper(III)
DiMucci, I. M.; Lukens, J. T.; Chatterjee, S.; Carsch, K. M.; Titus, C. J.; Lee, S. J.; Nordlund, D.; Betley, T.A.; MacMillan, S. N.; Lancaster, K. M.;
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 46, 18508-18520
42. Synthesis, Characterization and C–H Amination Reactivity of Nickel Iminyl Complexes
Dong, Y.; Lukens, J.; Clarke, R. M.; Zheng, S-L.; Lancaster, K.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 1260-1268
43. Electronic Structures and Reactivity Profiles of Aryl Nitrenoid-Bridged Dicopper Complexes
Carsch, K. M.; Lukens, J. T.; DiMucci, I. M.; Iovan, D. A.; Zheng, S.-L.; Lancaster, K. M.; Betley, T.A.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 5, 2264-2276
40. Direct Manipulation of Metal Imido Geometry: Key Principles to Enhance C–H Amination Efficacy
Baek, Y.; Hennessy, E. T.; Betley, T.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 16944
39. Synthesis of a Copper-Supported Triplet Nitrene Complex Pertinent to Copper-Catalyzed Amination
Carsch, K. M.; DiMucci, I. M.; Iovan, D. A.; Li, A.; Zheng, S.-L.; Titus, C. J.; Lee, S. J.; Irwin, K. D.; Nordlund, D.; Lancaster, K. M.; Betley, T.A. Science., 2019, 365, 1138
38. Exposing the Inadequacy of Redox Formalisms by Resolving Redox Inequivalence within Isovalent Clusters.
Batholomew, A. K.; Teesdale, J. J.; Hernández Sánchez, R.; Malbrecht, B. J.; Juda, C. E.; Ménard , G.; Bu, W.; Iovan, D. A.; Mikhailine, A. A.; Zheng, S.-L.; Sarangi, R.; Wang, S. G.; Chen, Y.-S.; Betley, T.A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2019, 116, 15836
37. Diiron Oxo Reactivity In a Weak-Field Environment.
Johnson, E. J.; Kleinlein, C.; Musgrave, R. A.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 63046
36. Catalytic C–H Amination Mediated by Dipyrrin Cobalt Imidos.
Baek, Y.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 7797
35. Ligand‐Based Control of Single‐Site vs. Multi‐Site Reactivity by a Trichromium Cluster.
Bartholomew, A. K.; Juda, C. E.; Nessralla, J. N.; Lin, B.; Wang, S. G.; Chen, Y.; Betley, T. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 5687
34. Thermally Persistent High-Spin Ground States in Octahedral Iron Clusters.
Hernández Sánchez, R.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 16792
33. Diastereoselective C–H Bond Amination for Disubstituted Pyrrolidines.
Iovan, D. A.; Wilding, M. J. T.; Baek, Y.; Hennessy, E. T.; Betley, T. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 15599
32. Direct Comparison of C–H Bond Amination Efficacy through Manipulation of Nitrogen-Valence Centered Redox: Imido versus Iminyl.
Wilding, M. J. T.; Iovan, D. A.; Wrobel, A. T.; Lukens, J. T.; MacMillan, S. N.; Lancaster, K. M.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 14757
31. Reactivity of a stable copper-dioxygen complex.
Iovan, D. A.; Wrobel, A. T.; McClelland, A. A.; Scharf, A. B.; Edouard, G. A.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 10306.
30. High spin iron imido complexes competent for C-H bond amination
Wilding, M. J. T.; Iovan, D. A.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 12043.
29. C-H Activation from Iron(II)-Nitroxido Complexes
Kleinlein, C.; Bendelsmith, A. J.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 1.
28. Ground State and Excited State Tuning in Ferric Dipyrrin Complexes Promoted by Ancillary Ligand Exchange
Kleinlein, C.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 5892.
27. Characterization of Iron–Imido Species Relevant for N–Group Transfer Chemistry
Iovan, D. A.; Betley, T. A. J. Am Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 1983.
26. Maximizing Electron Exchange in a [Fe3] Cluster
Hernández Sánchez, R.; Bartholomew, A. K.; Powers, T. M.; Ménard , G.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2235.
25. Meta-Atom Behavior in Clusters Revealing Large Spin Ground States
Hernández Sánchez, R.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 13949
24. Ligand Field Strength Mediates Electron Delocalization in Octahedral [(HL)2Fe6(L')m]n+ Clusters
Hernández Sánchez, R.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015 , 137, 11126.
23. Synthesis of Well-Defined Bicapped Octahedral Iron Clusters [(trenL)2Fe8(PMe2Ph)2]n (n=0, −1)
Hernández Sánchez, R.; Willis, A. M.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 12009.
22. Iron-mediated Intermolecular N-Group Transfer Chemistry with Olefinic Substrates
Hennessy, E. T.; Liu, R. Y.; Iovan, D. A.; Duncan, R. A.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 1526.
21. Multiple, Disparate Redox Pathways Exhibited by a Tris(pyrrolido)ethane Iron Complex
Sazama, G. T.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 269.
20. Synthesis of Open-Shell, Bimetallic Mn/Fe Trinuclear Clusters
Powers, T. M; Gu, N. X.; Fout, A. R.; Baldwin, A. M.; Hernández Sánchez, R.; Alfonso, D. M.; Chen, Y.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 14448.
19. Testing the Polynuclear Hypothesis: Multielectron Reduction of Small Molecules by Triiron Reaction Sites
Powers, T. M.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 12289.
18. Complex N-Heterocycle Synthesis via Iron-Catalyzed, Direct C-H Bond Amination
Hennessy, E. T.; Betley, T. A. Science, 2013, 340, 591.
17. Metal Atom Lability in Polynuclear Complexes
Eames, E. V.; Hernández Sánchez, R.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem, 2013, 52, 5006.
16. Co(III) Imidos Exhibiting Spin Crossover and C–H Bond Activation
King, E. R.; Sazama, G. T.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 17858.
15. Trigonal Mn3 and Co3 Clusters Supported by Weak-Field Ligands: A Structural, Spectroscopic, Magnetic, and Computational Investigation into the Correlation of Molecular and Electronic Structure
Fout, A. R.; Xiao, D. J.; Zhao, Q.; Harris, T. D.; King, E. R.; Eames, E. V.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 19, 10290.
14. Site-Isolated Redox Reactivity in a Trinuclear Iron Complex
Eames, E. V.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 19, 10274.
13. Modulation of magnetic behavior via ligand-field effects in the trigonal clusters (PhL)Fe3L*3 (L* = thf, py, PMe2Ph)
Eames, E. V.; Harris, T. D.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 407.
12. Oxidative Atom-Transfer to a Trimanganese Complex To Form Mn6(μ6-E) (E = O, N) Clusters Featuring Interstitial Oxide and Nitride Functionalities
Fout, A. R.; Zhao, Q.; Xiao, D. J.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 16750.
11. Multi-Site Reactivity: Reduction of Six Equivalents of Nitrite To Give an Fe6(NO)6 Cluster with a Dramatically Expanded Octahedral Core
Harris, T. D.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 13852.
10. Reductive Coupling of CO Templated by Iron Bound to the Tris(pyrrolide)ethane Scaffold
Sazama, G.T.; Betley, T. A. Organometallics, 2011, 30, 4315.
9. Electronic Perturbations of Iron Dipyrrinato Complexes via Ligand β-Halogenation and meso-Fluoroarylation
Scharf, A. B.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 6837.
8. Expanded redox accessibility via ligand substitution in an octahedral Fe6Br6 cluster
Harris, T. D.; Hernandez Sanchez, R.; Betley, T. A. Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6344.
7. [(HL)2Fe6(NCMe)m]n+ (m = 0, 2, 4, 6; n = −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6): An Electron-Transfer Series Featuring Octahedral Fe6 Clusters Supported by a Hexaamide Ligand Platform
Zhao, Q.; Harris, T. D.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 8293.
6. Catalytic C-H Bond Amination from High-Spin Iron Imido Complexes
King, E. R.; Hennessy, E. T.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 4917.
5. Oxidative Group Transfer to a Triiron Complex to Form a Nucleophilic μ3-Nitride, [Fe3(μ3-N)]−
Powers, T. M.; Fout, A. R.; Zheng, S.-L.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 3336.
4. Synthesis and Redox Properties of Triiron Complexes Featuring Strong Fe–Fe Interactions
Zhao, Q.; Betley, T. A. Betley. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 709.
3. Ligand-Centered Redox Activity: Redox Properties of 3d Transition Metal Ions Ligated by the Weak-Field Tris(pyrrolyl)ethane Trianion
Sazama, G. T.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 2512.
2. Unusual Electronic Structure of First Row Transition Metal Complexes Featuring Redox-Active Dipyrromethane Ligands
King, E. R.; Betley, T. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 14374.
1. C−H Bond Amination from a Ferrous Dipyrromethene Complex
King, E. R.; Betley, T. A. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 2361.
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