Publications

After joining Drexel University

underline denotes undergraduate author

Robinson, R.D.; Kaminsky, W.; Scepaniak, J.J.‡ “Cyclopentadienyl Complexes of Ir(III) for Attempted C-D Bond Activation” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2023, 10.1002/ejic.202300369

(Cover Article 10.1002/ejic.202300349)

Gau, M.R.; Kurta, P.; Keller, T.M.; Scepaniak, J.J. ‡ “A Tetrapodal Penta-Carbene Ligand and Iron(III) Complex”

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2023, 10.1002/ejic.202300064.

Scepaniak*, J.J.; Kang, E.B.; John, M.; Kaminsky, W.; Dechert, S.; Meyer, F. “Non-Macrocyclic Shiff Base Complexes of Iron(II) as ParaCEST Agents for MRI” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 19, 2404-2411. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801565

Prior to joining Drexel University

14. Gair, J.J.; Young, A.J.; Scepaniak, J.J.; Simone, P.M.; Chau, C.T.; Peterson, A.A.; Nesset-Ferguson, E.M.; Oloo, W.N.; Welna, D.T.; Siverson, J.I.; Stahl, L.M.; Schaller, C.P. “Reaction of a polyphosphino ruthenium(II) acetate complex with Grignard reagents: Halogenation, alkylation and β-elimination,” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2016, 801, 42-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.10.025.

13. Muñoz, S.B.; Lee, W-T.; Dickie, D.A.; Scepaniak, J.J.; Subedi, D.; Pink, M.; Johnson, M.D.; Smith, J.M. “Styrene Aziridation by Iron(IV) Nitrides,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015, 54, 10600-10603. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503773.

12.Lin, H-J.; Siretanu, D.; Dickie, D.A.; Subedi, D.; Scepaniak, J.J.; Mitcov, D.; Clerac, R.; Smith, J.M. “Steric and Electronic Control of the Spin State in Three-Fold Symmetric, Four-Coordinate Iron(II) Complexes,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 13326-13332. DOI: 10.1021/ja506425a.

11.Lee, W-T.; Juarez, R.A.; Scepaniak, J.J.; Muñoz, S.B.; Dickie, D.A.; Wang, H.; Smith, J.M. “Reaction of an Iron(IV) Nitrido Complex with Cyclohexadienes: Cycloaddition and Hydrogen Atom Abstraction,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 53, 8425-8430. DOI: 10.1021/ic501006.

10. Wright, A.M.; Page, J.S.; Scepaniak, J.J.; Wu, G.; Hayton, T.W. “Divergent Reactivity of TEMPO with MBr3(M = B, Al),” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,2013, 22-23, 3817-3820. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201300163.

9. Scepaniak, J.J.; Wright, A.M.; Lewis, R.A.; Wu, G.; Hayton, T.W. “Tuning the Reactivity of TEMPO by Coordination to a Lewis Acid: Isolation and Reactivity of MCl3(η1-TEMPO),” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012,134, 19350-19353. DOI: 10.1021/ja309499h.

8. Scepaniak, J.J.; Wu, G.; Hayton, T.W. “Complexes of Cu(I) Supported by a Tris-ketimine Tripod,” Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 7859-7861. DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30101f.

7. Scepaniak, J.J.; Margarit, C.G.; Bontchev, R.P.; Smith, J.M. “Cobalt Azide Complexes with a Tris(carbene)borate Ligand Scaffold,” Acta Crystallographica, 2012, C69, 968-971. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270113017022.

6.Scepaniak, J.J.; Margarit, C.G.; Harvey, J.N.; Smith, J.M. “Nitrogen Atom Transfer from Iron(IV) Nitrido Complexes: A Dual-Nature Transition State for Atom Transfer,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2011, 50, 9508-9517. DOI: 10.1021/ic201190c.

5.Scepaniak, J.J.; Bontchev, R.P.; Johnson, D.J.; Smith, J.M. “Snapshots of Complete Nitrogen Atom Transfer from an Iron(IV) Nitrido Complex,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011, 123, 6760-6763. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201102028.

4. Scepaniak, J.J.; Harris, T.D.; Vogel, C.S.; Sutter, J.; Meyer, K.; Smith, J.M. “Spin Crossover in a Four-Coordinate Iron(II) Complex,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 3824-3827. DOI: 10.1021/ja2003473.

3. Scepaniak, J.J.; Vogel, C.S.; Khusniyarov, M.M.; Heinemann, F.W.; Meyer, K.; Smith, J.M. “Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of an Iron(V) Nitride,” Science, 2011, 331, 1049-1052. DOI: 10.1126/science.1198315.

2. Scepaniak, J.J.; *Young, J.A.; Bontchev, R.P.; Smith, J.M. “Formation of Ammonia from an Iron Nitrido Complex,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009, 48, 3158-3160. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900381.

1. Scepaniak, J.J.; Fulton, M.D.; Bontchev, R.P.; Duesler, E.N.; Kirk, M.L.; Smith, J.M. “Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of an Electrophilic Iron Nitrido Complex,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130,10515-10517. DOI: 10.1021/ja8027372.