Publications
“Recent Advances and Challenges of Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction to Ammonia,” Qing, G.; Ghazfar, R.; Jackowski, S. T.; Habibzadeh, F.; Ashtiani, M. M.; Chen, C.-P.; Smith, M. R., III; Hamann, T. W. Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 5437–5516; DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00659
“Para-Selective, Iridium-Catalyzed C-H Borylations of Sulfated Phenols, Benzyl Alcohols, and Anilines Directed by Ion-Pair Electrostatic Interactions,” Montero Bastidas, J. R.; Oleskey, T. J.; Miller, S. L.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 15483–15487; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b08464
“Electronic and Structural Comparisons between Iron(II/III) and Ruthenium(II/III) Imide Analogs,” Aldrich, K. E.; Fales, B. S.; Singh, A. K.; Staples, R. J.; Levine, B. G.; McCracken, J.; Smith, M. R., III; Odom, A. L. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 11699–11715; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01672
“Homogeneous electrocatalytic oxidation of ammonia to N2 under mild conditions,” Habibzadeh, F.; Miller, S. L.; Hamann, T. W.; Smith, M. R., III. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2019, 116, 2849–2853; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813368116
“C–H Borylation Catalysts that Distinguish Between Similarly Sized Substituents Like Fluorine and Hydrogen,” Miller, S. L.; Chotana, G. A.; Fritz, J. A.; Chattopadhyay, B.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr; Smith, M. R., III. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 6388–6392; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02299
“Achieving High Ortho Selectivity in Aniline C–H Borylations by Modifying Boron Substituents,” Smith, M. R., III; Bisht, R.; Haldar, C.; Pandey, G.; Dannatt, J. E.; Ghaffari, B.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Chattopadhyay, B. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 6216–6223; DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00641
“Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Borylation of Alkyl Arenes and Heteroarenes Including the First Selective Borylations of Secondary Benzylic C–H Bonds,” Jayasundara, C. R. K.; Sabasovs, D.; Staples, R. J.; Oppenheimer, J.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Organometallics 2018, 37, 1567–1574; DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00144
“Ir-Catalyzed ortho-Borylation of Phenols Directed by Substrate-Ligand Electrostatic Interactions: A Combined Experimental/in Silico Strategy for Optimizing Weak Interactions,” Chattopadhyay, B.; Dannatt, J. E.; Andujar-De Sanctis, I. L.; Gore, K. A.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr; Singleton, D. A.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 7864–7871; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02232
“As Precious as Platinum: Iron Nitride for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Liquid Ammonia,” Little, D. J.; Edwards, D. O.; Smith, M. R., III; Hamann, T. W. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 16228–16235; DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02639
“Improved synthesis of electron deficient bipyridines,” Li, H.; Oppenheimer, J.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 2231–2232; DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.04.023
“Bismuth Acetate as a Catalyst for the Sequential Protodeboronation of Di- and Triborylated Indoles,” Shen, F.; Tyagarajan, S.; Perera, D.; Krska, S. W.; Maligres, P. E.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1554–1557; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00356
“Catalytic borylation of methane,” Smith, K. T.; Berritt, S.; González-Moreiras, M.; Ahn, S.; Smith, M. R., III; Baik, M.-H.; Mindiola, D. J. Science 2016, 351, 1424–1427; DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9730
“Dextran functionalization enhances nanoparticle-mediated siRNA delivery and silencing,” Vocelle, D.; Chesniak, O. M.; Malefyt, A. P.; Comiskey, G.; Adu-Berchie, K.; Smith, M. R., III; Chan, C.; Walton, S. P. Technology 2016, 4, 42–54; DOI: 10.1142/S2339547816400100
“Gregory L. Hillhouse: His Life, His Art, His Science, and the Rise of ‘Double Nickel,’” Mindiola, D. J.; Smith, M. R., III; Bercaw, J. E. Organometallics 2015, 34, 4633–4636; DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00527
“Harnessing C–H Borylation/Deborylation for Selective Deuteration, Synthesis of Boronate Esters, and Late Stage Functionalization,” Kallepalli, V. A.; Gore, K. A.; Shi, F.; Sanchez, L.; Chotana, G. A.; Miller, S. L.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 8341–8353; DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01588
“Reversible Borylene Formation from Ring Opening of Pinacolborane and Other Intermediates Generated from Five-Coordinate Tris-Boryl Complexes: Implications for Catalytic C–H Borylation,” Ghaffari, B.; Vanchura, B. A.; Chotana, G. A.; Staples, R. J.; Holmes, D.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. Organometallics 2015, 34, 4732–4740; DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00525
“Electrolysis of liquid ammonia for hydrogen generation,” Little, D. J.; Smith, M. R., III; Hamann, T. W. Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 2775–2781; DOI: 10.1039/c5ee01840d
“A Catalytic Borylation/Dehalogenation Route to o-Fluoro Arylboronates,” Jayasundara, C. R. K.; Unold, J. M.; Oppenheimer, J.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6072–6075; DOI: 10.1021/ol5028738
“Silyl phosphorus and nitrogen donor chelates for homogeneous ortho borylation catalysis,” Ghaffari, B.; Preshlock, S. M.; Plattner, D. L.; Staples, R. J.; Maligres, P. E.; Krska, S. W.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 14345–14348; DOI: 10.1021/ja506229s
“High-Throughput Optimization of Ir-Catalyzed C–H Borylation: A Tutorial for Practical Applications,” Preshlock, S. M.; Ghaffari, B.; Maligres, P. E.; Krska, S. W.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7572–7582; DOI: 10.1021/ja400295v
“A Traceless Directing Group for C-H Borylation,” Preshlock, S. M.; Plattner, D. L.; Maligres, P. E.; Krska, S. W.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 12915–12919; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306511
“Outer-sphere direction in iridium C-H borylation,” Roosen, P. C.; Kallepalli, V. A.; Chattopadhyay, B.; Singleton, D. A.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11350–11353; DOI: 10.1021/ja303443m
“Practical One-Pot C-H Activation/Borylation/Oxidation: Preparation of 3-Bromo-5-methylphenol on a Multigram Scale,” Norberg, A. M.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Synthesis-Stuttgart 2011, 2011, 857–859; DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258443
“Electronic effects in iridium C-H borylations: insights from unencumbered substrates and variation of boryl ligand substituents,” Vanchura, B. A., II; Preshlock, S. M.; Roosen, P. C.; Kallepalli, V. A.; Staples, R. J.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Singleton, D. A.; Smith, M. R., III. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7724–7726; DOI: 10.1039/c0cc02041a
“Divergent Synthesis of 2,3,5-Substituted Thiophenes by C-H Activation/Borylation/Suzuki Coupling,” Kallepalli, V. A.; Sanchez, L.; Li, H.; Gesmundo, N. J.; Turton, C. L.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. Heterocycles 2010, 80, 1429–1448; DOI: 10.3987/com-09-s(s)135
“Boc Groups as Protectors and Directors for Ir-Catalyzed C-H Borylation of Heterocycles,” Kallepalli, V. A.; Shi, F.; Paul, S.; Onyeozili, E. N.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9199–9201; DOI: 10.1021/jo901822b
“Getting the sterics just right: a five-coordinate iridium trisboryl complex that reacts with C-H bonds at room temperature,” Chotana, G. A.; Vanchura, B. A., 2nd; Tse, M. K.; Staples, R. J.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. Chem. Commun. 2009, No. 385731–5733; DOI: 10.1039/b914736e
“‘Clickable’ polyglycolides: Tunable synthons for thermoresponsive, degradable polymers,” Jiang, X.; Vogel, E. B.; Smith, M. R., III; Baker, G. L. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 1937–1944; DOI: 10.1021/ma7027962
“Water-soluble thermoresponsive polylactides,” Jiang, X.; Smith, M. R., III; Baker, G. L. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 318–324; DOI: 10.1021/ma070775t
“Glass transitions in polylactides,” Baker, G. L.; Vogel, E. B.; Smith, M. R., III. Polym. Rev. 2008, 48, 64–84; DOI: 10.1080/15583720701834208
“Cyclohexyl-substituted polyglycolides with high glass transition temperatures,” Jing, F.; Smith, M. R., III; Baker, G. L. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 9304–9312; DOI: 10.1021/ma071430d
“Amphiphilic PEG/alkyl-grafted comb polylactides,” Jiang, X.; Vogel, E. B.; Smith, M. R., III; Baker, G. L. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 2007, 45, 5227–5236; DOI: 10.1002/pola.22268
“Synthesis of polymandelide: A degradable polylactide derivative with polystyrene-like properties,” Liu, T.; Simmons, T. L.; Bohnsack, D. A.; Mackay, M. E.; Smith, M. R., III; Baker, G. L. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 6040–6047; DOI: 10.1021/ma061839n
“Ir-Catalyzed Functionalization of 2-Substituted Indoles at the 7-Position: Nitrogen-Directed Aromatic Borylation,” Paul, S.; Chotana, G. A.; Holmes, D.; Reichle, R. C.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15552–15553; DOI: 10.1021/ja0631652
“One-pot borylation/amination reactions: Syntheses of arylamine boronate esters from halogenated arenes,” Holmes, D.; Chotana, G. A.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr; Smith, M. R., III. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1407–1410; DOI: 10.1021/ol060205y
“Aromatic borylation/amidation/oxidation: A rapid route to 5-substituted 3-amidophenols,” Shi, F.; Smith, M. R., III; Maleczka, R. E., Jr. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1411–1414; DOI: 10.1021/ol060207i
“Regulation of osteoblast gene expression and phenotype by polylactide-fatty acid surfaces,” Porter, K.; Hossain, M.; Wang, M.; Radano, C. P.; Baker, G. L.; Smith, M. R., III; McCabe, L. R. Mol. Biol. Rep. 2006, 33, 1–12; DOI: 10.1007/s11033-005-4535-2
“Sterically Directed Functionalization of Aromatic C-H Bonds: Selective Borylation Ortho to Cyano Groups in Arenes and Heterocycles,” Chotana, G. A.; Rak, M. A.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10539–10544; DOI: 10.1021/ja0428309
“C-H Activation/Borylation/Oxidation: A One-Pot Unified Route To Meta-Substituted Phenols Bearing Ortho-/Para-Directing Groups,” Maleczka, R. E., Jr.; Shi, F.; Holmes, D.; Smith, M. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7792–7793; DOI: 10.1021/ja0349857
“Remarkably selective iridium catalysts for the elaboration of aromatic C-H bonds,” Cho, J.-Y.; Tse, M. K.; Holmes, D.; Maleczka, R. E., Jr; Smith, M. R., III. Science 2002, 295, 305–308; DOI: 10.1126/science.1067074
“Regioselective aromatic borylation in an inert solvent,” Tse, M. K.; Cho, J. Y.; Smith, M. R., III. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 2831–2833; DOI: 10.1021/ol0162668
“Steric and chelate directing effects in aromatic borylation,” Cho, J. Y.; Iverson, C. N.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12868–12869; DOI: 10.1021/ja0013069
“Stereoselective polymerization of a racemic monomer with a racemic catalyst: Direct preparation of the polylactic acid stereocomplex from racemic lactide,” Radano, C. P.; Baker, G. L.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 1552–1553; DOI: 10.1021/ja9930519
“Five- and Six-Coordinate Group 4 Compounds Stabilized by beta-Ketiminate and Diketiminate Ligands: Syntheses and Comparisons between Solid-State and Solution Structures,” Kakaliou, L.; Scanlon, W. J., IV; Qian, B.; Baek, S. W.; Smith, M. R., III; Motry, D. H. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 5964–5977; DOI: 10.1021/ic981364j
“Stoichiometric and Catalytic B-C bond Formation from Unactivated Hydrocarbons and Boranes,” Iverson, C. N.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 7696–7697; DOI: 10.1021/ja991258w
“Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of β-diketiminate boron(III) complexes,” Qian, B.; Baek, S. W.; Smith, M. R., III. Polyhedron 1999, 18, 2405–2414; DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5387(99)00137-0
“Syntheses and structures of five-coordinate zirconium alkyl complexes supported by diketiminate ligands,” Qian, B. X.; Scanlon, W. J.; Smith, M. R., III; Motry, D. H. Organometallics 1999, 18, 1693–1698; DOI: 10.1021/om980950h
“A mechanistic dichotomy in the reactions of Cp2M(CH2 = CHMe) (M = Nb, Ta) with catecholborane: Generation of boryl complexes by propylene hydroboration and propylene loss,” Lantero, D. R.; Miller, S. L.; Cho, J. Y.; Ward, D. L.; Smith, M. R., III. Organometallics 1999, 18, 235–247; DOI: 10.1021/om980908m
“Advances in metal boryl and metal-mediated B-X activation chemistry,” Smith, M. R., III. In PROGRESS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, VOL 48; Karlin, K. D., Ed.; 1999; Vol. 48, pp 505–567
“Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of beta-diketiminato aluminum complexes,” Qian, B. X.; Ward, D. L.; Smith, M. R., III. Organometallics 1998, 17, 3070–3076; DOI: 10.1021/om970886o
“Group 5 metallocene complexes as models for metal-mediated hydroboration: Synthesis of a reactive borane adduct, endo-Cp*2Nb(H2BO2C6H4), via hydroboration of coordinated olefins,” Lantero, D. R.; Ward, D. L.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9699–9708; DOI: 10.1021/ja970639b
“Efficient olefin diboration by a base-free platinum catalyst,” Iverson, C. N.; Smith, M. R., III. Organometallics 1997, 16, 2757–2759; DOI: 10.1021/om970199x
“Significance of borane tuning in titanium-catalyzed borylation chemistry,” Motry, D. H.; Brazil, A. G.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 2743–2744; DOI: 10.1021/ja961111u
“Mechanistic investigation of stoichiometric alkyne insertion into Pt-B bonds and related chemistry bearing on the catalytic diborylation of alkynes mediated by platinum(II) diboryl complexes,” Iverson, C. N.; Smith, M. R., III. Organometallics 1996, 15, 5155–5165; DOI: 10.1021/om960123l
“Facile, Metal-Mediated Dehydrogenative Borylation of Ethylene: Selective Conversion of a Titanium-Bound Olefin to a Vinylboronate Ester,” Motry, D. H.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 6615–6616; DOI: 10.1021/ja00129a035
“Reactivity of Organoplatinum Complexes with C6H4O2B-BO2C6H4: Synthesis of a Platinum Diboryl Complex with, and without, Metathesis of Boron–Boron and Metal-Carbon Bonds,” Iverson, C. N.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 4403–4404; DOI: 10.1021/ja00120a025
“Synthesis of endo-Cp2TaH2(BO2C6H4) and exo-Cp2TaH2(BO2C6H4): Regioisomers of the First Tantalum Boryl Complexes,” Lantero, D. R.; Motry, D. H.; Ward, D. L.; Smith, M. R., III. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 10811–10812; DOI: 10.1021/ja00102a067