Publications at UTK:

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Prior to UTK :

15) McNicholas, B. J.^‡; Tong, Z.^‡; Bím, D.; Turro, R. F.; Kazmierczak, N. P.; Chalupský, J.; Reisman, S. E.; Hadt, R. G.^✷ Electronic Structures of Nickel(II)-Bis(indanyloxazoline)-dihalide Catalysts: Understanding Ligand Field Contributions That Promote C(sp²)–C(sp³) Cross-Coupling. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 14010–14027.

14) Cagan, D. A.^‡; Bím, D.^‡; McNicholas, B. J.; Kazmierczak, N. P.; Oyala, P. H.; Hadt, R. G.^✷ Photogenerated Ni(I)–Bipyridine Halide Complexes: Structure-Function Relationships for Competitive C(sp²)–Cl Oxidative Addition and Dimerization Reactivity Pathways. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 9538–9551.

13) McNicholas, B. J.^✷; Nie, C.; Jose, A.; Oyala, P. H.; Takase, M. K.; Henling, L. M.; Barth, A. T.; Amaolo, A. A.; Hadt, R. G.; Solomon, E. I.; Grubbs, R. H.; Winkler, J. R.; Gray, H. B.^✷; Despagnet-Ayoub, E.^✷ Boronated Cyanometallates. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 2959–2981.

12) Cagan, D. A.; Bím, D.; Silva, B.; Kazmierczak, N. P.; McNicholas, B. J.; Hadt, R. G.^✷ Elucidating the Mechanism of Excited State Bond Homolysis in Nickel-Bipyridine Photoredox Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6516-6531. Selected as JACS Spotlight Publication.

11) Gao, Y.; Hill, D. E.; Hao, W.; McNicholas, B. J., Vantourout, J. C.; Hadt, R. G.; Reisman, S. E.^✷; Blackmond, D. G.^✷; Baran, P. S.^✷ Electrochemical Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi Coupling: Scope, Applications, and Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143*, 9478-9488.

10) Stauber, J. M.; Schwan, J.; Zhang, X.; Axtell, J. C.; Jung, D.; McNicholas, B. J.; Oyala, P. H.; Martinolich, A. J.; Winkler, J. R.; See, K. A.; Miller III, T. F.^✷; Gray, H. B.^✷; Spokoyny, A. M.^✷ A Super-Oxidized Radical Cationic Icosahedral Boron Cluster. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12948-12953.

9) Ngo, D. X.; Del Ciello, S. A.; Barth, A. T.; Hadt, R. G.; Grubbs, R. H.; Gray, H. B.^✷; McNicholas, B. J.^✷ Electronic Structures, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry of [M(diimine)(CN-BR₃)₄]²⁻ (M = Fe, Ru; R = Ph, C₆F₅) Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 9594-9604.

8) Ngo, D.; Del Ciello, S. A.; McNicholas, B. J.; Sanders, B. C.; Fajardo Jr., J.; Gray, H. B.^✷; Winkler, J. R.^✷ Cyano-Ambivalence: Spectroscopy and Photophysics of [Ru(diimine)(CN-BR₃)₄]²⁻. Polyhedron 2020, 188, 114692.

7) Sato, S.; McNicholas, B. J.; Grubbs, R. H.^✷ Aqueous Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction Using Metal Complexes Dispersed in Polymer Ion Gels. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 4440-4443.

6) Oppenheim, J. J.; McNicholas, B. J.; Miller, J.; Gray, H. B.^✷ Electronic Structure of Tetracyanonickelate(II). Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 15202-15206.

5) McNicholas, B. J.; Grubbs, R. H.; Winkler, J. R.; Gray, H. B.^✷; Despagnet-Ayoub, E.^✷ Tuning the Formal Potential of Ferrocyanide over a 2.1 V Range. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 3623-3626.

4) Ngo, D. X.; Kramer, W. W.; McNicholas, B. J.; Gray, H. B.^✷; Brennan, B. J.^✷ Structure, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry of Manganese(I) and Rhenium(I) Quinoline Oximes. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 58, 737-746.

3) McNicholas, B. J.; Blumenfeld, C. M.; Kramer, W. W.; Grubbs, R. H.^✷; Gray, H. B.^✷ Electrochemistry in Ionic Liquids: Case Study of a Manganese Corrole Complex. Russ. J. Electrochem. 2017, 53, 1189-1193.

2) McNicholas, B. J.; Blakemore, J. D.; Bates, C. M.; Chang, A. B.; Grubbs, R. H.^✷; Gray, H. B.^✷ Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ in Brush Polymer Ion Gels. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11160–11163.

1) Buckley, H. L.; Rubin, L. K.; Chromiński, M.; McNicholas, B. J.; Tsen, K. H. Y.; Gryko, D. T.; Arnold, J.^✷ Corroles That “Click”: Modular Synthesis of Azido- and Propargyl-Functionalized Metallocorrole Complexes and Convergent Synthesis of a Bis-Corrole Scaffold. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 7941–7950.

Patents:

3) Jones, S. C.; Despagnet-Ayoub, E.; McNicholas, B. J.; Ngo, D. X.; Gray, H. B.; Grubbs, R. H., 2018. High-Performance Inorganic Complexes for Next-Generation Redox Flow Batteries. US 10840504B2, filed February 23rd, 2018.

2) Grubbs, R. H.; Bates, C. M.; Chang, A.; McNicholas, B. J.; Jones, S. C. 2016. Brush Block Copolymer Electrolytes and Electrocatalyst Compositions. US 15065317, filed March 9th, 2016.

1) Grubbs, R. H.; Bates, C. M.; Chang, A.; McNicholas, B. J.; Jones, S. C. 2016. Triblock Brush Block Copolymers. US 15069251, filed March 9th, 2016.