Department of Chemistry
“Reactions of Iridium Hydride Pincer Complexes with Dioxygen: New Peroxo Complexes and Reversible O2 Binding” D. B. Williams, W. Kaminsky, J.M. Mayer, and K.I. Goldberg, revised version submitted.
“Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on the Intrinsic Barriers to Concerted Proton-Electron Transfer in Pyridyl-Phenols” T. F. Markle, J. M. Mayer, Angew. Chem., submitted.
“Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions of Iron-Porphyrin-Imidazole Complexes as Models for Histidine-ligated Heme Reactivity” J. J. Warren, J. M. Mayer, submitted.
“Synthesis and Characterization of Ruthenium Bis(b-diketonato) Pyridine-Imidazole Complexes for Hydrogen Atom Transfer” A. Wu, J. Masland,§ R. D. Swartz, W. Kaminsky, J. M. Mayer* Inorg. Chem. in press.
“The First Crystal Structure of a Monomeric Phenoxyl Radical: 2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenoxyl Radical” V. W. Manner, T. F. Markle, J.H. Fruedenthal, J.P. Roth, J.M.Mayer Chem. Comm., in press.
“Probing Concerted Proton-Electron Transfer in Phenol-Imidazoles” T. F. Markle, I. J. Rhile, A. G. DiPasquale, J. M. Mayer invited contribution to Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (special issue on reactive oxygen species edited by Joan S. Valentine), submitted.
“Hydrogen Peroxide: A Very Poor Ligand to Gallium Tetraphenylporphyrin” A. G. DiPasquale, J. M. Mayer, submitted.
“Autoxidation of Platinum(IV) Hydrocarbyl Hydride Complexes to Form Platinum(IV) Hydrocarbyl Hydroperoxide Complexes” J. L. Look, D. D. Wick, J. M. Mayer, K. I. Goldberg, submitted.
“Oxidation of Tertiary Silanes by Osmium Tetroxide” K. Valliant-Saunders, E. Gunn, G.R. Shelton, D.A. Hrovat, W.T. Borden, and J.M. Mayer, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5212-5219.
“Models for Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Photosystem II” Mayer, J.M.; Rhile, I. J.; Larsen, F. B.; Mader, E. A.; Markle T. F.; DiPasquale, A. G. Photosynth. Res. 2006, 87, 3-20 and correction, ibid, 21-24.
“Non-Redox Assisted Oxygen–Oxygen Bond Homolysis in Titanocene Alkylperoxide Complexes: Cp2TiIV(η1-OOt Bu)L, L = Cl– , OTf– , Br– , OEt2 , Et3 P” DiPasquale, A. G.; Hrovat, D. A.; Mayer, J. M. Organometallics 2006, 25, 915-924.
“MPW1K, Rather than B3LYP, Should Be Used as the Functional for DFT Calculations on Reactions that Proceed by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET)” M. Lingwood, J. Hammond, D.A. Hrovat, J. M. Mayer, and W. T. Borden* J. Chem. Theory and Comput. 2006, 2, 740-745.
“Reactions of Tp-Os Nitrido Complexes with the Nucleophiles Hydroxide and Thiosulfate” Wu, A.; Dehestani, A.; Saganic, E.; Crevier, T.J.; Kaminsky, W.; Cohen, D.E.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2006, 359, 2852-2859.
“Stoichiometric Oxidations of σ-Bonds: Radical and Possible Non-Radical Pathways” Mayer, J.M.; Mader, E.A.; Roth, J.P.; Bryant, J.R.; Matsuo, T.; Dehestani, A.; Bales, B.C.; Watson, E.J.; Osako, T.; Valliant-Saunders, K.; Lam, W.H.; Hrovat, D.A.; Borden, W.T.; Davidson, E.R. J. Molecular Catal A. 2006, 251, 24-33.
“Structure and Reactivity of a Pyridine-1-imido-2-thiolato Complex of Iridium(III), CpIr(1-N-2-Spy), Generated by Photolysis of the (Azido)(pyridine-2-thiolato) Complex CpIr(2-Spy)(N3 )” Sekioka, Y.; Kaizaki, S.; Mayer, J.M.; Suzuki, T. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 8173-8175.
“Oxidations of NADH Analogs by cis-[RuIV(bpy)2 (py)(O)]2+ Occur by Hydrogen-Atom Transfer Rather than by Hydride Transfer” Matsuo, T.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 2150-2157.
“Comment on “How Single and Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonds Influence Proton-Migration Rate Constants, Redox, and Electronic Properties of Phenoxyl Radicals” by Thomas et al. Rhile, I.J.; Mayer, J.M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 1598-1599 (Angew. Chem. 2005, 105, 1624-1625).
“Factors Controlling the Barriers to Degenerate Hydrogen Atom Transfers” Isborn, C.; Hrovat, D.A.; Borden, W.T.; Mayer, J.M.; Carpenter, B.K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5794-5795.
“Alkane Oxidation by Osmium Tetroxide” Bales, B.C.; Brown, P.; Dehestani, A.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 2832-2833.
“Non-Organometallic Mechanisms for C–H Bond Oxidation: Hydrogen Atom vs. Electron vs. Hydride Transfer” Mayer, J.M.; Larsen, A.S.; Bryant, J.R.; Wang, K.; Lockwood, M.A.; Rice, G.; Won, T.J. in Adv. Chem. Ser. Activation and Functionalization of C–H Bonds, Goldman, A.; Goldberg, K.I. Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 2004, 885, 356-369.
“Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution on Aryl-Amido Ligands Promoted by Oxidizing Osmium(IV) Centers” Soper, J.D.; Saganic, E.; Weinberg, D.; Hrovat, D.A.; Benedict, J.; Kaminsky, W.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 5804-5815.
“Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: A Reaction Chemist’s View” Mayer, J.M. Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2004, 55, 363-390.
“Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: Stepwise vs. Concerted Pathways” Mayer, J.M.; Rhile, I.J. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2004, 1655, 51-58 special issue in honor of Jerry Babcock.
“Cumene Oxidation by cis-[RuIV(bpy)2(py)(O)]2+, Revisited” Bryant, J.R.; Matsuo, T.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 1587-1592.
“Oxidation of TpOsIII(NH2Ph)Cl2 to TpOsIV(NHPh)Cl2 by O2 ” Soper, J.D.; Rhile, I.J.; DiPasquale, A.G.; Mayer, J.M. Polyhedron. 2004, 23, 323–329.
“One-Electron Oxidation of a Hydrogen-Bonded Phenol Occurs by Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer” Rhile, I.J.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 12718-12719.
“Tuning the Properties of the Osmium Nitrido Group in TpOs(N)X2 by Changing the Ancillary Ligand” Dehestani, A.; Kaminsky, W.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 605-611.
“Electron and Hydrogen Atom Self-Exchange Reactions of Iron and Cobalt Coordination Complexes” Yoder, J.C.; Roth, J.R.; Gussenhoven, E.M.; Larsen, A.S.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2629-2640.
“Osmium-Phosphiniminato Complexes: Synthesis, Protonation, Structure, and Redox-Coupled Hydrolytic Scission of N–P Bonds.” Bennett, B.K.; Saganic, E.; Lovell, S.; Kaminsky, W.; Samuel, A.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 4127-4134.
“Oxidation of C–H Bonds by [(bpy)2(py)RuIVO]2+ Occurs by Hydrogen Atom Abstraction” Bryant, J.R.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10351-10361.
“Nitrogen-Atom Insertion into Ir–S and C–S Bonds Initiated by Photolysis of Iridium(III)-Azido-Dithiocarbamato Complexes” Suzuki, T.; DiPasquale, A.G.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10514-10515.
“Slow Hydrogen Atom Self-Exchange Between Os(IV) Anilide and Os(III) Aniline Complexes: Relationships with Electron and Proton Transfer Self Exchange” Soper, J. D.; Kaminsky, W.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12217-12229.
"Oxidations of Hydrocarbons by Manganese(III) tris(hexafluoroacetylacetonate)" Bryant, J.R.; Taves, J.E.; Mayer, J.M. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 2769-2776.
“Hydrocarbon Oxidation by Bis-μ-Oxo Manganese Dimers: Electron Transfer, Hydride Transfer, and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanisms.” Larsen, A.S.; Wang, K.; Lockwood, M.A.; Rice, G.L.; Won, T.J.; Lovell, S.; Sadílek, M.; Tureek, F; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 10112-10123.
“Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer vs. Hydrogen Atom Transfer in Benzyl/Toluene, Methoxyl/Methanol, and Phenoxyl/Phenol Self Exchange Reactions” Mayer, J.M.; Hrovat, D.A.; Thomas, J.L.; Borden, W.T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 11142-11147.
“Oxygen-Oxygen Bond Homolysis in a Novel Titanium(IV) Alkylperoxide Complex, Cp2Ti(OOt Bu)Cl” DiPasquale, A.G.; Kaminsky, W.; Mayer, J.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14534-14535.
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Closs Lecturer, University of Chicago, January 2007
First recipient of the Paul Hopkins Faculty Award, University of Washington Department of Chemistry, May, 2004
Chair, Gordon Conference on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms for 2003
Reilly Lecturer at Notre Dame University, three lectures, September 16-18, 2003
Associate Editor, Inorganic Chemistry January 2001 - present
E.L. King Lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder, five lectures, July 9-13, 2001
Distinguished Summer Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at Northwestern University, 2001 (three lectures) August 14-16, 2001
Chair, American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry for 2000
Named Alvin L. and Verla R. Kwiram Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington, Sept. 1999
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
E. Bright Wilson Prize Lecturer, Harvard University 1992
Innovation Recognition Program Awardee, Union Carbide, 1990, 1991
Sloan Fellowship, 1989
Polyhedron Best Paper Award, 1989
Presidential Young Investigator, National Science Foundation, 1988