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37. Choline Halide-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents as Biocompatible Catalysts for the Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides. Cheng-Tan, M. D. C. L.; Nguyen, A. N.; Gordon, C. T.; Wood, Z. A.; Manjarrez, Y.; Fieser, M. E.* ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2024, just accepted.
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35. Catalyst Design Strategies for Solventless Chemical Recycling of Nylon-6 Fieser, M. E.*; Knight, K. D. Chem 2024, 10, 19-21. (Preview) Link
- Preview of exciting work conducted by the group of Tobin Marks, with the lead author being a USC Ph.D. alum from Prof. Barry Thompson's group, Liwei Ye!
34. Divergent Methods for Polyester and Polycarbonate Depolymerization with a Cobalt Catalyst. Knight, K. D.; Fieser, M. E.* Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01833D. Link
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33. Enhanced Control of Isoprene Polymerization with Trialkyl Rare Earth Metal Complexes through Neutral Donor Support. Kosloski-Oh, S. C.; Knight, K. D.; Fieser, M. E.* Inorg. Chem. 2023, 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03161. Link
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32. From source to disposal: Cracking the code for sustainable polymers. Kosloski-Oh, S. C.; Fieser, M. E.* One Earth 2023, 6, 587-590. (Commentary) (Read for free until August 5, 2023 Link)
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31. Understanding the Important Variables to Optimize Glycolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate with Lanthanide Metal-Containing Ionic Liquids. Bush, N. G.; Dinh, C. H.; Catterton, C. L.; Fieser, M. E.* RSC Sustainability 2023, 1, 938-947. Link
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30. Controlling Selectivity for Dechlorination of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) with (Xantphos)RhCl. Bush, N. G.; Assefa, M.; Bac, S.; Mallikarjun Sharada, S.; Fieser, M. E.* Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10, 2047-2052. Link
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29. Rare Earth Metal-Containing Ionic Liquid Catalysts for Synthesis of Epoxide/Cyclic Anhydride Copolymers. Manjarrez, Y.; Clark, A. M.; Fieser, M. E.* ChemCatChem 2023, 15, e202300319. Link
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28. Understanding Differences in Rate versus Product Determining Steps to Enhance Sequence Control in Epoxide/Cyclic Anhydride Copolymers. Wood, Z.A.; Fieser, M. E.* Polym. Chem. 2023, 14, 821-827. Link
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27. Divergent Silylium Catalysis Enables Facile Poly(vinyl chloride) Upcycling to Poly(ethylene-co-styrene) Derivatives. Assefa, M. K.; Fieser, M. E.* J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 2128-2132. Link
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26. Simple yttrium salts as highly active and controlled catalysts for the atom-efficient synthesis of high molecular weight polyesters. Wood, Z. A.; Assefa, M. K.; Fieser, M. E.* Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 10437-10447. Link
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25. Controlled, One-pot Synthesis of Recyclable Poly(1,3-diene)-Polyester Block Copolymers Catalyzed by Yttrium β-Diketiminate Complexes. Kosloski-Oh, S. C.; Manjarrez, Y.; Boghossian, T. J.; Fieser, M. E.* Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 9515-9524. Link
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24. Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of Cyclic Anhydrides and Epoxides with Yttrium β-Diketiminate Complexes. Manjarrez, Y.; Cheng-Tan, M. D. C. L.; Fieser, M. E.* Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 7088-7094. Link
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23. A computational study of the mechanism of chloroalkane dechlorination with Rh(I) complexes Bac, S.; Fieser, M. E.*; Mallikarjun Sharada, S.* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 3518-3522. Link
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22. Catalytic methods for recycling or upcycling of commercial polymers Kosloski-Oh, S. C.; Wood, Z. A.; Manjarrez, Y.; de los Rios, J. P.; Fieser, M. E.* Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8, 1084–1129. (Review Article) Link
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Publications Prior to USC
21. Dual-Catalytic Decarbonylation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters to Form Olefins Fieser, M. E.; Schimler, S. D.; Mitchell, L. A.; Wilborn, E. G.; John, A.; Hogan, L. T.; Benson, B.; LaPointe, A. M.; Tolman, W. B. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 7669–7672. Link
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20. Metal versus Ligand Reduction in Ln3+ Complexes of a Mesitylene-Anchored Tris(Aryloxide) Ligand Palumbo, C. T.; Halter, D. P.; Voora, V. K.; Chen, G. P.; Chan, A. K.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Hieringer, W.; Furche, F.; Meyer, K.; Evans, W. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 2823–2833. Link
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19. Mechanism of Copolymerization of Epoxides with Cyclic Anhydrides, Using Aluminum and Iminium Salt Cocatalysts Fieser, M. E.;^ Sanford, M. J.;^ Mitchell, L. A.; Dunbar, C. R.; Mandal, M.; Van Zee, N. J.; Urness, D. M.; Cramer, C. J.; Coates, G. W.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15222–15231. ^Authors contributed equally to this work. Link
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18. Reactivity of Complexes of 4fn5d1 and 4fn+1 Ln2+ Ions with Cyclooctatetraene Palumbo, C. T.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Evans, W. J. Organometallics, 2017, 36, 3721–3728. Link
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17. Comparisons of Lanthanide / Actinide +2 Ions in a Tris(aryloxide)arene Coordination Environment Fieser, M. E.; Palumbo, C. T.; La Pierre, H. S.; Halter, D. P.; Voora, V. K.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Meyer, K.; Evans, W. J. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 7424–7433. Link
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16. Evaluating the Electronic Structure of Formal LnII Ions in LnII(C5H4SiMe3)31− Complexes Using XANES Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations Fieser, M. E.;^ Ferrier, M. G.;^ Su, J.;^ Batista, E.; Evans, W. J.; Lezama, J. S.; Kozimor, S. A.; Olson, A. C.; Wagner, G. L.; Vitova, T.; Yang, P. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 6076–6091. ^Authors contributed equally to this work. Link
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15. Raman Spectroscopy of the N–N Bond in Rare Earth Dinitrogen Complexes Fieser, M. E.; Woen, D. H.; Corbey, J. F.; Mueller, T. M.; Ziller, J. W.; Evans, W. J. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 14634–14644. Part of Themed Collections: Celebrating the 2017 RSC Prize and Award Winners and Small Molecule Activation Link
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14. Expanding Thorium Hydride Chemistry Through Th2+ Including the Synthesis of a Mixed-Valent Th4+/Th3+ Hydride Complex Langeslay, R. R.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4036–4045. Link
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13. Isolation of +2 rare earth metal ions with three anionic carbocyclic rings: bimetallic bis(cyclopentadienyl) reduced arene complexes of La2+ and Ce2+ are four electron reductants Kotyk, C. M.; Fieser, M. E.; Palumbo, C. T.; Ziller, J. W.; Darago, L. E.; Long, J. R.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 7267–7273. Link
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12. Dinitrogen Reduction, Sulfur Reduction and Isoprene Polymerization via Photochemical Activation of Trivalent Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Rare-Earth-Metal Allyl Complexes Fieser, M. E.; Johnson, C. W.; Bates, J. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. Organometallics 2015, 34 4387–4393. Link
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11. Record High Single-Ion Magnetic Moments through 4fn5d1 Electronic Configurations in the Divalent Lanthanide Complexes [(C5H4SiMe3)3Ln]1-Meihaus, K. R.; Fieser, M. E.; Corbey, J. F.; Evans, W. J.; Long, J. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9855–9860. Link
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10. Ligand Effects in the Synthesis of Ln2+ Complexes by Reduction of Tris(cyclopentadienyl) Precursors Including C-H Bond Activation of an Indenyl Ligand Corbey, J. F.; Woen, D. H.; Palumbo, C. T.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. Organometallics, 2015, 34, 3909–3921. Link
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9. Structural, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Comparison of Traditional vs Recently Discovered Ln2+ Ions in the [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][(C5H4SiMe3)3Ln] Complexes: The Variable Nature of Dy2+ and Nd2+ Fieser, M. E.; MacDonald, M. R.; Krull, B. T.; Bates, J. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 369–382. Link
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8. Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Crystalline Molecular Complexes of the {[C5H3(SiMe3)2]3Th}1− Anion Containing Thorium in the Formal +2 Oxidation State Langeslay, R. R.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 517–521. Link
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7. Differentiating Chemically Similar Lewis Acid Sites in Heterobimetallic Complexes: The Rare-Earth Bridged Hydride (C5Me5)2Ln(μ-H)2Ln’(C5Me5)2 and Tuckover Hydride (C5Me5)2Ln(μ-H)(μ-κ1:η5-CH2C5Me4)Ln’(C5Me5) Systems Fieser, M. E.; Mueller, T. J.; Ziller, J. W.; Evans, W. J. Organometallics 2014, 33, 3882–3890. Link
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6. Identification of the +2 Oxidation State for Uranium in a Crystalline Molecular Complex, [K(2.2.2-Cryptand)][(C5H4SiMe3)3U] MacDonald, M. R.; Fieser, M. E.; Bates, J. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13310–13313. Link
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5. Insertion of CO2 and COS into Bi–C Bonds: Reactivity of a Bismuth NCN Pincer Complex of an Oxyarl Dianionic Ligand, [2,6-(Me2NCH2)2C6H3]Bi(C6H2tBu2O) Kindra, D. R.; Casely, I. J.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7777–7787. Link
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4. Dinitrogen Reduction via Photoactivation of Heteroleptic Tris(cyclopentadienyl) Rare-Earth Complexes Fieser, M. E.; Bates, J. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3804–3807. Link
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3. Reactivity of the Y3+ Tuck-over Hydride Complex, (C5Me5)2Y(μ-H)(μ-CH2C5Me4)Y(C5Me5) Schmiege, B. M.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Evans, W. J. Organometallics 2012, 134, 5591–5598. Link
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2. Expanding Rare-Earth Oxidation State Chemistry to Molecular Complexes of Holmium(II) and Erbium(II) MacDonald, M. R.; Bates, J. E.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Furche, F.; Evans, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8420–8423. Link
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1. (C5Me4H)1−- Based Reduction of Dinitrogen by the Mixed Ligand Tris(polyalkylcyclopentadienyl) Lutetium and Yttrium Complexes, (C5Me5)3-x(C5Me4H)xLn Mueller, T. J.; Fieser, M. E.; Ziller, J. W.; Evans, W. J. Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1992–1996. Link
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