SMMARTT Highlights

Representative Papers from the Eddaoudi Group:

1. M. H. Alkordi, Y. Liu, R. Larsen, J. F. Eubank, and M. Eddaoudi. "Zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs) as platforms for applications: On metalloporphyrin-based catalysts", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, accepted.
2. D. F. Sava, V. Ch. Kravtsov, F. Nouar, L. Wojtas, J. F. Eubank and M. Eddaoudi. "Quest for zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs): On pyrimidinecarboxylate bridging ligands", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 3768-3770.
3. F. Nouar, J. F. Eubank, T. Bousquet, L. Wojtas, M. J. Zaworotko and M. Eddaoudi. "Supermolecular building blocks (SBBs) for the design and synthesis of highly porous metal-organic frameworks", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 1833-1835.
4. J. F. Eubank, V. Ch. Kravtsov and M. Eddaoudi. "Synthesis of organic photodimeric cage molecules based on cycloaddition via metal-ligand directed assembly", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 5820-5821.
5. Y. Liu, J. F. Eubank, A. J. Cairns, J. Eckert, V. Ch. Kravtsov, R. Luebke and M. Eddaoudi. "Assembly of metal-organic frameworks based on indium trimer building blocks: A novel porous MOF with unprecedented soc topology and high hydrogen storage", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 3278-3283.
6. Y. Liu, V. Ch. Kravtsov, R. Larsen and M. Eddaoudi. "Molecular building blocks approach to the assembly of zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs) with extra-large cavities", Chem. Commun., 2006, 1488-1490.
7. Y. Liu, V. Ch. Kravtsov, D. A. Beauchamp, J. F. Eubank and M. Eddaoudi. "4-Connected metal-organic assemblies mediated via heterochelation and bridging of single metal ions: Kagomé lattice and the M6L12 octahedron", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 7266-7267.
8. Y. Liu, V. Kravtsov, R. D. Walsh, P. Poddar, H. Srikanth and M. Eddaoudi. "Directed assembly of metal-organic cubes from deliberately predesigned molecular building blocks", Chem. Commun., 2004, 2806-2807.

Representative Papers from the Space Group:

• M.H. Alkordi, E. Rivera, J.L. Belof, L. Wojtas, J.J. Zhang, A. Kassas, and M. Eddaoudi. "Insight into the Assembly Mechanism of Metal-Organic Materials", J. Am. Chem. Soc., July 2008, in progress.
• J.L. Belof, A.C. Stern, and B. Space. "Thermodynamic Characterization of Hydrogen Uptake in MOF-5 under High-Pressure", Phys. Chem., June 2008, in progress.
• A.C. Stern, J.L. Belof, and B. Space. "Fully-periodic and Fragment-based Partial Charges and Polarizability Tensors for Nanoporous Metal-Organic Materials", J. Chem. Phys., June 2008, in progress.
• J.L. Belof, A.C. Stern, and B. Space. "Exponentially-damped Gauss-Seidel Iterative Technique toward the Solution of a Many-body Polarization System", J. Comp. Chem., May 2008, in progress.
• J.L. Belof, R.W. Larsen, and B. Space. "Volume Determination of Globular Proteins by Molecular Dynamics", Mol. Phys., 2008, in progress.
• A. Mokdad, J.L. Belof, S.W. Yi, S.E. Shuler, M.L. McLaughlin, B. Space, and R.W. Larsen. "Photophysical Studies of the Trans to Cis Isomerization of the Push-Pull Molecule: 1-(pyridin-4-yl)-2-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl)-Ethene (mepepy)", J. Phys. Chem., 2008, accepted.
• J.L. Belof, A.C. Stern, and B. Space, "An Accurate and Transferable Intermolecular Diatomic Hydrogen Potential for Condensed Phase Simulation", J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2008, 4, 1332.
• J.L. Belof, A.C. Stern, M. Eddaoudi, and B. Space. "On the Mechanism of Hydrogen Storage in a Metal-Organic Framework Material", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 15202.

Representative Papers from the Zaworotko Group:

1. Perry, J.J.; Kravtsov, V. Ch; McManus, G.J.; Zaworotko, M.J. "Bottom up synthesis that does not start at the bottom: quadruple covalent cross-linking of nanoscale faceted polyhedra", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 10076-10077.  Also featured as an Editor's Choice in Science, 317, 1149, 2007.
2. Larsen, R.A.; McManus, Perry, J.J.; Otero-Rivera, E.; Zaworotko, M.J. "Spectroscopic characterization of hydroxylated nanoballs in methanol", Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5904-5910.
3. Zaworotko, M.J. "Molecules to crystals, crystals to molecules... and back again?", Crystal Growth & Design, 2007, 7, 4-7.
4. Wang. Z.; Kravstov, V. Ch.; Zaworotko, M.J. "Ternary Nets formed via Self-Assembly of Triangles, Squares and Tetrahedra", Angew. Chemie, Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 2877-2880.  Also featured in Angewandte Chemie as a "hot paper".
5. McManus, G. J.; Wang, Z.; Zaworotko, M. J. "Suprasupermolecular Chemistry: Infinite Networks from Nanoscale Metal-Organic Building Blocks", Crystal Growth & Design, 2004, 4, 11-13.
6. Moulton, B.; Lu, J.; Mondal, A. Zaworotko, M.J. "Nanoballs: nanoscale faceted polyhedra with large windows and cavities", Chem. Commun., 2001, 863-864.  Also featured in Science, May 18th 2001, vol. 292, pg. 1293 as an Editor's Choice and by The Alchemist, an electronic magazine.
7. Moulton, B.; Lu, J.; Mondal, A.; Zaworotko, M.J. "Polygons and Polyhedra and Nanoporous Networks." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 2001, 40, 2113-2116.  Also featured in Angewandte Chemie as a "hot paper".
8. Moulton, B.; Zaworotko, M.J. "From Molecules to Crystal Engineering: Supramolecular Isomerism and Polymorphism in Network Solids", Chemical Reviews, 2001, 101, 1629-1658.

Representative Papers from the Zhang Group:

1. Zhu, S. F.; Perman, J. A.; Zhang, X. P. "Acceptor/Acceptor-Substituted Diazo Reagents for Carbene Transfers: Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric cis-Cyclopropanation of Alkenes with α-Nitro-Diazoacetates", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, accepted.
2. Ruppel, J. V.; Jones, J. E.; Huff, C. A.; Kamble, R. M.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, X. P. "A Highly Effective Cobalt Catalyst for Olefin Aziridination with Azides: Hydrogen Bonding-Guided Catalyst Design", Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 19951998.
3. Zhu, S.; Ruppel, J. V.; Lu, H., Wojtas, L.; Zhang, X. P. "Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation with Diazosulfones: Rigidification and Polarization of Ligand Chiral Environment via Hydrogen Bonding and Cyclization", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 50425043.
4. Harden, J. D.; Ruppel, J. V.; Gao, G.-Y.; Zhang, X. P. "Cobalt-Catalyzed Intermolecular CH Amination with Bromamine-T as Nitrene Source", Chem. Comm., 2007, 46444646.
5. Ruppel, J. V.; Kamble, R. M.; Zhang, X. P. "Cobalt-Catalyzed Intramolecular CH Amination with Arylsulfonyl Azides", Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 48894892.
6. Chen, Y.; Ruppel, J. V.; Zhang, X. P. "Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Electron-Deficient Olefins", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 1207412075.
7. Baskaran, D.; Mays, J. W.; Zhang, X. P.; Bratcher, M. S. "Carbon Nanotubes with Covalently Linked Porphyrin Antennae: Photoinduced Electron Transfer", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 6916-6917.
8. Chen, Y.; Fields, K. B.; Zhang, X. P. "Bromoporphyrins as Versatile Synthons for Modular Construction of Chiral Porphyrins: Cobalt-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Cyclopropanation", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 14718-14719.