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Papers by the Christe Group during the past 10 Years

 
  1. “Relative Abilities of Fluorine and Chlorine to Stabilize Carbenium Ions. Crystal Structures of Two Fluoro-Substituted Carbocations and of As2F11-,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 481 (2000) with X. Zhang, R. Bau, J. Hegge, G. A. Olah, G. K. Surya Prakash, and J. A. Sheehy.
  2. “On a Quantitative Scale for Lewis Acidity and Recent Progress in Polynitrogen Chemistry,” J. Fluor. Chem. 101, 151 (2000) with D. A. Dixon, D. McLemore, W. W. Wilson, J. A. Sheehy, and J. A. Boatz.
  3. “Never Say No to a Challenge,” contributed chapter to “Fluorine Chemistry at the Millenium: “Fascinated by Fluorine,” R. E. Banks, editor, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, August 2000.
  4. “Crystal Structure of F2NO+AsF6- and Method for Extracting Meaningful Geometries from Oxygen/Fluorine Disordered Crystal Structures,” Inorg. Chem., 40, 416 (2001) with A. Vij and X. Zhang.
  5. “Structure of the SO2F- Anion, a Problem Case,” Inorg. Chem., 40, 1303 (2001) with E. Lork, R. Mews, D. Viets, P. Watson, T. Borrmann, A. Vij, and J. Boatz.
  6. “Novel Synthesis of ClF6+ and BrF6+ Salts,” Inorg. Chem., 40, 2415 (2001) with T. Schroer.
  7. “Crystal Structure of ClF4+SbF6-, Normal Coordinate Analyses of ClF4+, BrF4+, IF4+, SF4, SeF4, and TeF4, and Simple Method for Calculating the Effects of Fluorine Bridging on the Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Ions in a Strongly Interacting Ionic Solid,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 6338 (2001), with X. Zhang, J. Sheehy, and R. Bau.
  8. “In Pursuit of the PO2+ Cation. The Reaction of KPO2F2 and SbF5 leads to an Eight-membered Antimony-Oxygen-Phosphorus-bridged Ring,” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 627, 631 (2001) with S. Schneider, A. Vij, J. A. Sheehy, F. S.  Tham, and T. Schroer.
  9. “On the stability of NF4+NO3- and a new synthesis of fluorine nitrate,” J. Fluor. Chem., 110, 87 (2001) with B. Hoge.
  10. “Synthesis and Characterization of the First Examples of Perfluoroalkyl-Sub-stituted Trialkyloxonium Salts, [(CH3)2OCF3]+[Sb2F11]- and [(CH3)2OCF(CF3)2]+  [Sb2F11]-,” Inorg. Chem., 40, 4404 (2001) with R. Minkwitz, S. Reinemann, R. Seelbinder, D. Konikowski, H. Hartl, I. Bruedgam, J. Hegge, B. Hoge, and J. A. Sheehy.
  11. “A Renaissance in Noble Gas Chemistry,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40, 1419 (2001).
  12. “Polynitrogen Chemistry. Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Surprisingly Stable Fluoroantimonate Salts of N5+,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 6308 (2001) with A. Vij, W. W. Wilson, V. Vij, F. S. Tham, and J. A. Sheehy.
  13. “An Improved Method for Product Separation in Metathetical Reactions and its Demonstration for the Synthesis of Anhydrous Cesium Salts,” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 628, 1717 (2002) with R. Haiges.
  14. “Improved Synthesis of CsN3,” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 628, 909 (2002) with  M. Gerken, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, and R. Haiges.
  15. “The 19F NMR Shifts are not a Measure for the Nakedness of the Fluoride Anion,” J. Fluor. Chem., 116, 49 (2002), with M. Gerken, J. A. Boatz, A. Kornath, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, and T. Schroer.
  16. “Triphenylmethyldifluoramine: A Stable Reagent for the Synthesis of gem-Bis(difluoramines),” J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 1712 (2002) with G. K. Surya Prakash, M. Etzkorn, G. A. Olah, S. Schneider, and A. Vij.
  17. “The Crystal Structures of ClF3O, BrF3O, and BrF4O-,” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 628, 1991 (2002) with A. Ellern, J. A. Boatz, T. Drews, and K. Seppelt.
  18. “Synthesis and Characterization of the SO2N3-, (SO2)2N3-, and SO3N3- Anions,” Inorg. Chem., 41, 4275 (2002) with J. A. Boatz, M. Gerken, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, F. S. Tham, A. Vij, V. Vij, R. I. Wagner, and W. W. Wilson.
  19. “Singlet Delta Oxygen Production from a Gas-Solid Reaction,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 41, 3252 (2002) with A. Alfano.
  20. “Experimental Detection of the Pentaazacyclopentadienide (Pentazolate) Anion, cyclo-N5-,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 41, 3051 (2002) with A. Vij, J. G. Pavlovich, W. Wilson, and V. Vij.
  21. “Structures of the BrF4+ and IF4+ Cations,” Inorg. Chem., 41, 6397 (2002) with A. Vij, F. S. Tham, V. Vij, and W. Wilson.
  22. “Tritylsulfinylamine: A New Member in the Family of Sulfinylamines,” Solid State Sciences, 4, 1529 (2002) with M. Gerken, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, F. S. Tham, and A. Vij.
  23. “A Gas-Solid Singlet Delta Oxygen Generator for the Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser,” Technology Horizons, 3, 34 (2002) with A. Alfano and R. Corley.
  24. “The (SO2)2N3- Anion,” Inorg. Chem., 42, 419 (2003) with M. Gerken, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, I.Tsyba, and R. Bau.
  25. “Polynitrogen Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization of (N5)2SnF6, N5SnF5, and N5B(CF3)4,” Chemistry – A European Journal, 9, 2840 (2003) with W. W. Wilson, A. Vij, V. Vij, and E. Bernhardt.
  26. “Synthesis and Characterization of the trans-IO2F52- Anion,” Inorg. Chem., 42, 5282 (2003) with J. A. Boatz, D. A. Dixon, B. A. Fir, M. Gerken, R. Z. Gnann, H. P. A. Mercier, and G. J. Schrobilgen.
  27. “On the Existence of FN5, a Theoretical and Experimental Study,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 107, 6638 (2003) with H. M. Netzloff, M. S. Gordon, W. W. Wilson, A. Vij, V. Vij, and J. A. Boatz.
  28. “Quantitative Measure for the Nakedness of Fluoride Ion Sources,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 9457 (2003) with H. D. B. Jenkins.
  29. “Polyazide Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization of Te(N3)4 and [P(C6H5)4]2[Te(N3)6] and Evidence for [N(CH3)4][Te(N3)5],” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 5847 (2003), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, A. Vij, M. Gerken, S. Schneider, and T. Schroer.
  30. “Enthalpies of Formation of Gas Phase N3, N3-, N5+, and N5- from Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Theory, Stability Predictions for N5+N3- and N5+N5-, and Experimental Evidence for the Instability of N5+N3-,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.,126, 834 (2004), with D. A. Dixon, D. Feller, W. W. Wilson, A. Vij, V. Vij, H. D. B. Jenkins, R. M. Olson, and M. S. Gordon.
  31. “First Structural Characterization of Binary As(III) and Sb(III) Azides,” Chemistry – A European Journal, 10, 508 (2004), with R. Haiges, A. Vij, J. A. Boatz, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, and M. Gerken.
  32. “X-ray Crystal Structures of [XF6][Sb2F11] (X = Cl, Br, I); 35,37Cl, 79,81Br and 127I NMR Studies and Electron Structure Calculations of the XF6+ Cations,” Inorg. Chem., 43, 6905 (2004), with J. F. Lehmann, G. J. Schrobilgen, A. Kornath, and R. Suontamo.
  33. “Preparation and Characterization of the First Binary Group 4 Azides, Ti(N3)4, [P(C6H5)4][Ti(N3)5] and [P(C6H5)4]2[Ti(N3)6] and on Linear Ti-N-NN Coordination,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 3148 (2004), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, and M.  Yousufuddin.
  34. “New High Energy Density Materials. Synthesis and Characterization of N5+P(N3)6-, N5+B(N3)4-, N5+HF2-∙nHF, N5+BF4-, N5+PF6-, and N5+SO3F-,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 4919 (2004), with R. Haiges, S. Schneider, and T. Schroer.
  35. “The NH3Cl+ Cation,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 5213 (2004), with S. Schneider, R. Haiges, T. Schroer, and J. Boatz.
  36. “Polyazide Chemistry. Preparation and Characterization of As(N3)5, Sb(N3)5, and [P(C6H5)4][Sb(N3)6],” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 6676 (2004), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, A. Vij, V. Vij, M. Gerken, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, and M. Yousufuddin.
  37. “Polyazide Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization of the First Binary Group 6 Azides, Mo(N3)6, W(N3)6, Mo(N3)7-, and W(N3)7- and of the [NW(N3)4]- and [NMo(N3)4]- Anions,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 44, 1860 (2005), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, R. Bau, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, and M. Yousufuddin.
  38. “The race for the first generation of the pentazolate anion in solution is far from over,” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1607 (2005), with T. Schroer, R. Haiges, and S. Schneider.
  39. “The Heats of Formation of Xenon Fluorides,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 8627 (2005), with D. A. Dixon, W. A. de Jong, K. A. Petersen,  and G. J. Schrobilgen.
  40. “The Syntheses and Structures of Ph4EN3 (E = P, As, Sb), an Excellent Example for the Transition from Ionic to Covalent Azides within the Same Main Group,” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 631, 2691 (2005) with R. Haiges, T. Schroer, and M. Yousufuddin.
  41. “Experimental Evidence for Linear Metal-Azide Bonds. The Binary Group 5 Azides Nb(N3)5, Ta(N3)5, [Nb(N3)6]- and [Ta(N3)6]-, and 1:1 Adducts of Nb(N3)5 and Ta(N3)5 with CH3CN,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 4830 (2006), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, T. Schroer, and M. Yousufuddin.
  42. “Photochemistry of Interhalogen Compounds,” Argent. J. Chem., 93, 1 (2005), with R. D. Wilson and A. E. Axworthy.
  43. “New Signal Processing Method for the Faster Observation of Natural Abundance 15N NMR Spectra and its Application to N5+,” Inorg. Chem., 45, 437 (2006), with S. D. Kunikeev, H. S. Taylor, T. Schroer, R. Haiges, and CJ Bigler Jones.
  44. “Experimental Evidence for Linear Metal-Azide Bonds. The Binary Group 5 Azides Nb(N3)5, Ta(N3)5, [Nb(N3)6]- and [Ta(N3)6]-, and 1:1 Adducts of Nb(N3)5 and Ta(N3)5 with CH3CN,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 4830 (2006), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, T. Schroer, and M.Yousufuddin.
  45. “Preparation, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of the SO3NHF- and SO3NF2- Anions,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 5179 (2006), with R. Haiges, R. Wagner, J. A. Boatz, M.Yousufuddin, M. Etzkorn, G. K. Surya Prakash, R. D. Chapman, M. F. Welker, and C. B. Kreutzberger.
  46. “Are the NF4+ Cations in NF4BF4 Really Nontetrahedral?,” Inorg. Chem., 45, 7981 (2006), with R. Haiges, M. Gerken, A. Iuga, and R. Bau.
  47. “Following in the Footsteps of Henri Moissan,” L’Actualite Chimique, 301, 34 (2006).
  48. “Oxygen Balanced Energetic Ionic Liquid,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 4830 (2006), with C. J. Bigler Jones, R. Haiges, and T. Schroer.
  49. “Polyazide Chemistry: Synthesis and Properties of [Nb(N3)7]2- and [Ta(N3)7]2-,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 2869 (2007), with R. Haiges, J. A. Boatz, and M. Yousufuddin.
  50. “Synthesis and Characterization of Silyldichloramines, their Reactions with F- Ions, Stability of N2Cl2 and NCl2-, and Formation of NCl3,” Inorg. Chem., 46, 93 (2007), with S. Schneider, M. Gerken, R. Haiges, T. Schroer, J. A. Boatz, D. A. Dixon, and D. J.  Grant.
  51. “Recent Advances in the Chemistry of N5+, N5-, and High Oxygen Compounds,” Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 32, 194 (2007).
  52. “Synthesis and Characterization of z-N3NFO+ and e-N3NFO+,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 3023 (2007), with W. Wilson, R. Haiges, and J. A. Boatz.
  53. “Convenient Access to Trifluoromethanol,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 6155 (2007), with J. Hegge, B. Hoge and R. Haiges.
  54. “Heats of Formation of Krypton Fluorides and Stability Predictions for KrF4 and KrF6 from High Level Electronic Structure Calculations,” Inorg. Chem., 46, 10016 (2007), with D. A. Dixon, T.-H. Wang, D. J. Grant, K. A. Peterson, and G. J. Schrobilgen.
  55. “The Binary Selenium(IV) Azides Se(N3)4, [Se(N3)5]-, and [Se(N3)6]2-,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 8686 (2007), with T. M. Klapoetke, B. Krumm, M. Scherr, and R. Haiges.
  56. “Energetics and Mechanism of the Decomposition of Trifluoromethanol,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 1298 (2008), with M. T. Nguyen, M. H. Matus, V. T. Ngan, R. Haiges, and D. A. Dixon.
  57. “Bond Dissociation Energies in Second Row Compounds,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 3145 (2008), with D. J. Grant, M. H. Matus, J. R. Switzer, D. A. Dixon, and J. S. Francisco.
  58. “Thermochemical Parameters of CHFO and CF2O,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 4973 (2008), with M. H. Matus, M. T. Nguyen, and D. A. Dixon.
  59. “The Structure and Heats of Formation of Iodine Fluorides and the Respective Closed Shell Ions from CCSD(T) Electronic Structure Calculations and Reliable Prediction of the Sterical Activity of the Free Valence Electron Pair in ClF6-, BrF6- and IF6-,” Inorg. Chem., 47, 5485 (2008), with D. A. Dixon, D. J. Grant, and K. A. Peterson.
  60. “Neil Bartlett (1932-2008), Founder of Noble-Gas Chemistry,” Nature, Vol. 455, 11 September, 2008.
  61. “Lewis Acidities and Hydride, Fluoride, and X- Affinities of the BH3-nXn Compounds for (X = F, Cl, Br, I, NH2, OH, and SH) from Coupled Cluster Theory,” Inorg. Chem., 48, 8811 (2009), with D. J. Grant, D. A. Dixon, D. Camaioni, and R. G. Potter.
  62. “On the XeF+/H2O System: Synthesis and Characterization of the Xenon(II) Oxide Fluoride Cation, FXeOXeFXeF+,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.,131, 13474 (2009) with M. Gerken, M. D. Moran, H. P. A. Mercier, B. E. Pointner, G. J. Schrobilgen, B. Hoge, and J. A. Boatz.
  63. “Synthesis and Properties of N7O+,” Inorg. Chem., 49, 1245 (2010), with R. Haiges, W. W. Wilson, and J. A. Boatz.
  64. “Heats of Formation of XeF3+, XeF3-, XeF5+, XeF7+, XeF7-, and XeF8 from High Level Electronic Structure Calculations, Inorg. Chem., 49, 261 (2010), with D. J. Grant, T-H. Wang, and D. A. Dixon.
  65. “Electron Affinities, Fluoride Affinities, and Heats of Formation of the Third Row Transition Metal Hexafluorides: MF6 (M = W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au),” Inorg. Chem., 49, 1056 (2010), with R. Craciun, D. Picone, R. T. Long, S. Li, D. A. Dixon, and K. A. Peterson.
  66. “Sulfuryl and Thionyl Halide-Based Ultralow Temperature Primary Batteries, ”J. Electrochem. Soc., 157, 571 (2010), with W. C. West, A. Shevade, J. Soler, J. Kulleck, M. C. Smart, B. V. Ratnakumar, M. Moran, R. Haiges, and G. K. S. Prakash.
  67. “The Syntheses and the Structure of the First Vanadium(IV) and Vanadium(V) Binary Azides, V(N3)4, [V(N3)6]2- and [V(N3)6]-,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49, 8008 (2010), with R. Haiges and J. A. Boatz.
  68. “Electron Affinities, Fluoride Affinities, and Heats of Formation of the Second Row Transition Metal Hexafluorides: MF6 (M = Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag),” J. Phys. Chem. A, 114, 7571 (2010), with R. Craciun, R. T. Long, and D. A. Dixon.
  69. “Dinitrogen Difluoride Chemistry. Improved Synrtheses of cis- and trans-N2F2, Synthesis and Characterization of N2F+Sn2F9-, Ordered Crystal Structure of N2F+SbF2F11-, High-Level Electronic Structure Calculations of cis-N2F2, trans-N2F2, F2N=N, and N2F+, and Mechanism of the trans-cis Isomerization of N2F2,” Inorg. Chem., 49, 6823 (2010), with D. A. Dixon, D. J. Grant, R. Haiges, F. S. Tham, A. Vij, V. Vij, T.-H. Wang, and W. W. Wilson.
  70. “Selenium(IV) Fluoride and Oxofluoride Anions,” J. Fluor. Chem., 131, 791 (2010), with D. A. Dixon, R. Haiges, M. Hopfinger, V. E. Jackson, T. M. Klapoetke, B. Krumm, and M. Scherr.