The Ohio State University: College of Arts and Sciences

Publications

  1. Yang, E. S.; García-Romero, A.; Hu, C.; Fletcher, J.; Thomas, C. M.; Goicoechea, J. M. “Mixed-Valence Iron Complexes Containing End-On Bridging Cyaphide Ions.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, accepted.
  2. Abhyankar, P. C.; Thomas, C. M. “Hydrogenation Reactions with Heterobimetallic Complexes.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, accepted.
  3. Hunter, N. H.; Thomas, C. M. “Polarized Metal-Metal Multiple Bonding and Reactivity of Phosphinoamide-Bridged Heterobimetallic Group IV/Cobalt Compounds.” Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 15764-15781.
  4. Miller, J. D.; Walsh, M. M.; Lee, K.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Hydrogen Atom Abstraction as a Synthetic Route to a Square Planar CoII Complex with a Redox-Active Tetradentate PNNP Ligand.” Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 15311-15320.
  5. Abhyankar, P. C.; Morrison, S. M.; Shoopman, J. A.; Kumar, R. M.; Singh, A.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “MIV/Co-I (M = Zr, Hf) Bis(phosphinoamide) Complexes with η6– and η4-Arenes.” Organometallics 2o24, 43, 1837-1851.
  6. Spielvogel, K. D.; Campbell, E. J.; Roy Chowdhury, S. R.; Benner, F.; Demir, S.; Hatzis, G. P.; Petras, H. R.; Sembukuttiarachchige, D.; Shepherd, J. J.; Thomas, C. M.; Vlaisavljevich, B.; Daly, S. R. “Modulation of Fe-Fe Distance and Spin in Diiron Complexes Using Tetradentate Ligands with Different Flanking Donors.” Chem. Commun. 2024,  60, 8399-8402.
  7. Stevens, J. E.; Miller, J. D.; Fitzsimmons, M. C.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Z-Selective Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes by a (PNNP)Fe Complex.” Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 5169-5172.
  8. Stevens, J. E.; Hatzis, G. P.; Seith, M. C.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Oxidation of Phosphine Donors to Phosphinimines via a Putative Fe-imido Intermediate.” Polyhedron 2024, 250, 116822 (invited contribution for a special issue dedicated to Peter Wolczanski’s 70th Birthday.  Happy Birthday Pete!).
  9. Oliemuller, L. K.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a (PPP) Pincer-Ligated Manganese Carbonyl Complex: Polarity Reversal Imparted by the Electrophilic Nature of a Planar Mn-P(NR2)2 Fragment.” Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 13997-14009.
  10. Fitzsimmons, M. C.; Yessengazin, A.; Hatzis, G. P.; Stevens, J. E.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Catalytic Hydrogenation of Terminal Alkenes by a (PPP) Pincer-Ligated Cobalt(II) Complex.” Organometallics 2023, 42,1439–1443.
  11. Hunter, N. H.; Stevens, J. E.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “One Bridge, Three Bonds: A Frontier in Multiple Bonding in Heterobimetallic Complexes.” Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 659-663.
  12. Stevens, J. E.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Si-H Bond Activation and Dehydrogenative Coupling of Silanes across the Iron-Amide Bond of a Bis(amido)bis(phosphine) Iron(II) Complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 794-799. 
  13. Oliemuller, L. K.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Electronic and Structural Variations of a Nickel(0) N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Complex in Comparison to Group 10 Analogues” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 19440-19451.
  14. Mkrtchyan, S.; Jakubczyk, M.; Lanka, S.; Yar, M.; Mahmood, T.; Ayub, K.; Sillanpää, M.; Thomas, C. M.; Iaroshenko, V. O. “Mechanochemical Ni-Catalysed Arylation of Ortho-Hydroxyarylenaminones: Synthesis of Isoflavones.”  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 1-11.
  15. Bezpalko, M. W.; Lorson, L. C.; Thomas, C. M.; Foxman, B. M. “Cocrystals of Bis(hexamethylbenzene)iron Hexafluorophosphate and Tetrafluoroborate with Arenes: A Structural Study” Polyhedron 2022, 222, 115897.
  16. Lee, K.; Thomas, C. M. “Nickel-Templated Replacement of Phosphine Substituents in a Tetradentate Bis(amido)bis(phosphine) Ligand.” Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 17348-17356.
  17. Hunter, N. H.; Lane, E. M.; Gramigna, K. M.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “C-H Bond Activation Facilitated by Bis(phosphinoamide) Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complexes.” Organometallics 2021, 40, 3689-3696.
  18. Ullery, D. R.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. Two polymorphs of [Rh(μ-I)(COD)]2. Acta Crys., 2021, E77, 871-874.
  19. Poitras, A. M.; Oliemuller, L. K.; Hatzis, G. P.; Thomas, C. M. “Highly Selective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkenes Catalyzed by a Cobalt Pincer Complex Featuring a Central Reactive N-Heterocyclic Phosphido Fragment.” Organometallics, 2021, 40, 1025–1031.
  20. Greer, S. M.; Gramigna, K. M.; Thomas, C. M.; Stoian, S. A.; Hill, S. “Insights into Molecular Magnetism in Metal-Metal Bonded Systems as Revealed by a Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of Diiron Complexes.” Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 18141-18155.
  21. Zhang, H.; Hatzis, G. P.; Dickie, D. A.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. “Redox Chemistry and H-atom Abstraction Reactivity of a Terminal Zirconium(IV) Oxo Compound Mediated by an Appended Cobalt(I) Center” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11,  10729-10736 (included as part of the Celebrating 10 Years of Chemical Science collection).
  22. Hatzis, G. P.; Oliemuller, L. K.; Dickie, D. A.; Thomas, C. M. N-Heterocyclic Phosphide Complexes of Rhodium Supported by a Rigid Pincer Ligand. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 2020, 2873-2881 (included in Pincer Chemistry and Catalysis issue).
  23. Hatzis, G. P.; Thomas, C. M. Metal-Ligand Cooperativity Across Two Sites of a Square Planar Iron(II) Complex Ligated by a Tetradentate PNNP Ligand. Chem. Commun. 2020, 46. 8611-8614 (included in the Bioinspired metal complexes for chemical transformations and catalysis themed collection).
  24. Buonsanti, R.; Buriak, J. M.; Cabana, L.; Cossairt, B. M.; Dasog, M.; Dehnen, S.; Dempsey, J. L.; Andrews, N. G.; Koziej, D.; McElwee-White, L.; Thomas, C.; Yang, J. Y. Checking in with Women Materials Scientists During a Global Pandemic: May 2020 Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 4859-4862.
  25. Lee, K.; Moore, C. E.; Thomas, C. M. Synthesis of Ni(II) Complexes Supported by Tetradentate Mixed-Donor Bis(amido)/Phosphine/Phosphido Ligands by Phosphine Substituent Elimination. Organometallics, 2020, 39,2053-2056.
  26. Poitras, A. M.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Moore, C. E.; Dickie, D. A.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. A Series of Dimeric Cobalt Complexes Bridged by N-Heterocyclic Phosphido Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 4729-4740.
  27. Haug, W. K.; Wolfson, E. R.; Morman, B. T.; Thomas, C. M.; McGrier, P. L. A Nickel-Doped Dehydrobenzoannulene-Based Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for the Reductive Cleavage of Inert Aryl C-S Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5521-5525.
  28. Beattie, J. W.; Wang, C.; Zhang, H.; Krogman, J. P.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes Promoted by a Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complex. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 2407-2411.
  29. Crockett, M. P.; Zhang, H.; Thomas, C. M.; Byers, J. A. Adding Diffusion Ordered NMR Spectroscopy (DOSY) to the Arsenal for Characterizing Paramagnetic Complexes. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 14426-14429.
  30. Housecroft, C. E.; Thomas, C. M.; Lim, M. H. The Central Role of the d-block Metals in the Periodic Table. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 9405-9407. (editorial for themed issue guest-edited by C. Thomas)
  31. Zhang, H.; Hatzis, G. P.; Moore, C. E.; Dickie, D. A.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. O2 Activation by a Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9516-9520.
  32. Gramigna, K. M.; Dickie, D. A.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Cooperative H2 Activation Across a Metal-Metal Multiple Bond and Hydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed by a Zr/Co Heterobimetallic Complex. ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 3153-3164.
  33. Poitras, A. M.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Cooperative Activation of O-H and S-H Bonds Across the Co-P Bond of an N-heterocyclic Phosphido Complex. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 3074-3079.
  34. Barden, B. A.; Culcu, G.; Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Hatzis, G. P.; Dickie, D. A.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Assessing Metal-Metal Interactions in a Series of Heterobimetallic Nb/M Complexes (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) and Their Effect on Multielectron Redox Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 821-833.
  35. Coombs, J.; Perry, D.; Kwon, D.-H.; Thomas, C. M.; Ess, D. E. Why Two Metals Are Better Than One for Heterodinuclear Cobalt-Zirconium Catalyzed Kumada Coupling. Organometallics, 2018, 37, 4195-4203.
  36. Greer, S. M.; McKay, J.; Gramigna, K. M.; Thomas, C. M.; Stoian, S. A.; Hill, S. Probing Fe-V Bonding in a C3-Symmetric Heterobimetallic Complex Inorg. Chem. 2018 57, 5870-5878.
  37. Poitras, A. M.; Knight, S. E.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Addition of H2 Across a Cobalt-Phosphorus Bond. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 1497-1500.
  38. Thomas, C. M.; Hatzis, G. P.; Pepi, M. J. Examining the Effects of Variations in Ligand Framework and Pnictogen Substitution on the Geometry and Electronic Structure of N-Heterocyclic Phosphido Ligands Incorporated into a Diphosphine Pincer Ligand Framework. Polyhedron, 2018, 143, 215-222 (invited contribution to “Pincer Ligands” themed issue).
  39. Zhang, H.;* Wu, B.;* Marquard, S. L.; Litle, E. D.; Dickie, D. A.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Investigation of Ketone C=O Bond Activation Processes by Heterobimetallic Zr/Co and Ti/Co Tris(phosphinoamide) Complexes. Organometallics, 2017, 36, 3498-3507. (* coauthors contributed equally)
  40. Culcu, G.; Iovan, D. A.; Krogman, J. P.; Wilding, M. J. T.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Heterobimetallic Complexes Comprised of Nb and Fe: Isolation of a Coordinatively Unsaturated NbIII/Fe0 Bimetallic Complex Featuring a Nb≡Fe Triple Bond. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 9627-9636.
  41. Berry, J. F.; Thomas, C. M. Multimetallic Complexes: Synthesis and Applications. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 5472-5473, Editorial accompanying themed issue.
  42. Bezpalko, M. W.; Poitras, A. M.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Cobalt N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Complexes Stabilized by a Chelating Framework: Synthesis and Redox Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 503-510.
  43. Evers-McGregor, D. A.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Exploring the Coordination Chemistry of N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium/Phosphido Ligands Using Nickelocene as a Synthon. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2017, 460, 17-21 (invited submission for “Next Generation” special issue).
  44. Wu, B.; Wilding, M. J. T.; Kuppuswamy, S.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Exploring Trends in Metal–Metal Bonding, Spectroscopic Properties, and Conformational Flexibility in a Series of Heterobimetallic Ti/M and V/M Complexes (M = Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu). Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 12137-12148 (selected as Cover Art ).
  45. Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Multi-Electron Redox Processes at a Zr(IV) Center Facilitated by an Appended Redox-Active Cobalt-Containing metalloligand. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 11182-11190.
  46. Saper, N. I.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Synthesis of Chiral Heterobimetallic Tris(phosphinoamide) Zr/Co Complexes. Polyhedron 2016, 114, 88-95.
  47. Wu, B.; Gramigna, K. M.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Heterobimetallic Ti/Co Complexes That Promote Catalytic N-N Bond Cleavage. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 10909-10917 (Featured in Synthetic Chemistry Addressing Challenges in Energy & the Environment ACS Selects Virtual Issue)
  48. Evers-McGregor, D. A.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium and Phosphido Nickel Complexes Supported by a Pincer Ligand Framework. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 1918-1929.
  49. Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Use of a Bidentate Ligand Featuring an N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Cation (NHP+) to Systematically Explore the Bonding of NHP+ Ligands with Nickel. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 8717-8726 (Featured in Synthetic Chemistry Addressing Challenges in Energy & the Environment ACS Selects Virtual Issue).
  50. Krogman, J. P.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Formation and Subsequent Reactivity of a N2-Stabilized Cobalt Hydride Complex. Organometallics 2015, 34, 3159-3166 (Featured in “Ligand Design” ACS Selects Virtual Issue).
  51. Wu, B.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. A Heterobimetallic Complex Featuring a Ti-Co Multiple Bond and Its Application to the Reductive Coupling of Ketones to Alkenes. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2044-2049.
  52. Lee, K. H.; Napoline, J. W.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Probing Substituent Effects in Phosphinoamine Ligands Using Mo(CO)5L Complexes. Polyhedron 2015, 87, 354-360.
  53. Wu, B.; Hernandez Sanchez, R.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Formation of Heterobimetallic Zirconium/Cobalt Diimido Complexes via a Four-Electron Transformation. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 10021-10023.
  54. Kuppuswamy, S.; Cass, T. R.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Synthesis and Investigation of the Metal-Metal Interactions in Heterobimetallic Cr/Rh and Cr/Ir Complexes.  Inorg. Chim. Acta 2015, 424, 167-172 (invited submission to Metal-Metal Compounds and Metal Clusters special issue).
  55. Krogman, J. P.; Gallagher, J. R.; Zhang, G.; Hock, A. S.; Miller, J. T.; Thomas, C. M.  Assignment of the Oxidation States of Zr and Co in a Highly Reactive Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complex Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XANES). Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 13852-13857.
  56. Knight, S. E.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Coordination of N-heterocyclic Phosphine- and Phosphenium-Containing Pincer Ligands to Copper(I): Evidence for Reactive Electrophilic Metal-Phosphenium Intermediates. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2014, 422, 181-187 (invited submisson for special issue in honor of T. Don Tilley).
  57. Kuppuswamy, S.; Powers, T. M.; Johnson, B. M.; Brozek, C. K.; Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Berben, L. A.; Keith, J. M.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  One-electron Oxidation Chemistry and Subsequent Reactivity of Diiron Imido Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 5429-5437.
  58. Marquard, S. L.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Interaction and Activation of Carbon–Heteroatom π Bonds with a Zr/Co Heterobimetallic Complex. Organometallics 2014, 33, 2071-2079.
  59. Kuppuswamy, S.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Powers, T. M.; Wilding, M. J. T.; Brozek, C. K.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. A Series of C3-Symmetric Heterobimetallic Cr/M (M = Fe, Co, and Cu) Complexes. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1617-1626.
  60. Krogman, J. P.; Thomas, C. M. Metal-Metal Multiple Bonding in C3-Symmetric Bimetallic Complexes of the First Row Transition Metals. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5115-5127 (invited Feature Article).
  61. Zhou, W.; Saper, N. I.; Krogman, J. P.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Effect of Ligand Modification on the Reactivity of Phosphinoamide-bridged Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complexes. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 1984-1989.
  62. Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Non-Innocent Behavior of Bidentate Amidophosphido [NP]2- Ligands Upon Coordination to Copper. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 12329-12331.
  63. Napoline, J. W.; Kraft, S. J.; Matson, E. M.; Fanwick, P. E.; Bart, S. C.; Thomas, C. M. Tris(phosphinoamide)-supported Uranium-Cobalt Heterobimetallic Complexes Featuring Co–>U Dative Interactions Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 12170-12177.
  64. Pan, B.; Evers-McGregor, D. A.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Multimetallic Complexes Featuring a Bridging N-Heterocyclic Phosphido/Phosphenium Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Theoretical Investigation. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 9583-9589.
  65. Kuppuswamy, S.; Powers, T. M.; Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Vanadium-Iron Complexes Featuring Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds. Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 3557-3565.
  66. Marquard, S. L.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Stoichiometric C=O Bond Oxidative Addition of Benzophenone by a Discrete Radical Intermediate To Form a Cobalt(I) Carbene. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 6018-6021.
  67. Napoline, J. W.; Krogman, J. P.; Shi, R.; Kuppuswamy, S.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Activation of E-H and E-E (E = S, O) Bonds by Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complexes: Evidence for both One- and Two-Electron Processes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 2013, 3874-3882 (invited submission for “Small Molecule Activation by Reactive Metal Complexes” cluster issue).
  68. Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of an Anionic Zr-Oxo Relevant to CO2 Reduction by a Zr/Co Heterobimetallic Complex. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3022-3031 (Featured in “Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry” Virtual Issue).
  69. Zhou, W.; Marquard, S. L.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Ketones Using a Co/Zr Heterobimetallic Complex: Evidence for an Unusual Mechanism Involving Ketyl Radicals. Organometallics 2013, 32, 1766-1772.
  70. Depasquale, J.; Nieto, I.; Reuther, L. E.; Herbst-Gervasoni, C. J.; Paul, J. J.; Mochalin, V.; Zeller, M.; Thomas, C. M.; Addison, A. W.; Papish, E. T. Iridium Dihydroxybipyridine Complexes Show That Ligand Deprotonation Dramatically Speeds Rates of Catalytic Water Oxidation. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 9175-9183.
  71. Pan, B.; Pierre, S.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Napoline, J. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Isolation of N-Heterocyclic Alkyl Intermediates En Route to Transition Metal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Insight into a C-H Activation Mechanism. Organometallics 2013, 32, 704-710.
  72. Mathialagan, R.; Kuppuswamy, S.; De Denko, A. T.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Metal-Metal Bonding in Low Coordinate Dicobalt Complexes Supported by Phosphinoamide Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 701-706.
  73. Kuppuswamy, S.; Powers, T. M.; Johnson, B. M. J.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Brozek, C. K.; Foxman, B. M.; Berben, L. A.; Thomas, C. M.  Metal-Metal Interactions in C3-Symmetric Diiron Imido Complexes Linked by Phosphinoamide Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4802-4811. (selected as Cover Art ), (Featured in “Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry” Virtual Issue).
  74. Napoline, J. W.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. N-H Activation of Hydrazines by a Heterobimetallic Zr-Co Complex: Promotion of One-electron Chemistry at Zr. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49 , 4388-4390.
  75. Kuppuswamy, S.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Powers, T. M.; Turnbull, M. M.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Utilization of Phosphinoamide Ligands in Homobimetallic Fe and Mn Complexes: The Effect of Disparate Coordination Environments on Metal-Metal Interactions and Magnetic and Redox Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51 , 8225-8240.
  76. Pan, B.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Heterolytic Activation of E-H Bonds Across Pt-P Bonds in Pt NHP (N-heterocylic Phospenium/Phosphido) Complexes. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 9083-9090. (invited submission for Frustrated Lewis Pairs special issue).
  77. Sanabria-Chinchilla, J.; Liu, T.; Thomas, C. M.; Savoie, B.; Darensbourg, M. Y.; Soriaga, M. P. Towards Biologically Inspired Fuel-Cell Electrocatalysts: Electrochemistry of a Diiron Hydrogenase Mimic. Philippine Science Letters 2012, 5, 187-193.
  78. Evers, D. A.; Bluestein, A. H.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Synthesis and Investigation of the Metal-Metal Interactions in Early/Late Heterobimetallic Complexes Linking Group 5 Imido Fragments to Co(I). Dalton Transactions 2012, 41, 8111-8115. (invited submission for New Talent Americas special issue).
  79. Pan, B.; Xu, Z.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Ligands as Sterically and Electronically Tunable Isolobal Analogues of Nitrosyls Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 4170-4179.
  80. Kuppuswamy, S.; Cooper, B. G.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Powers, T. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Synthesis and Structural Characterization of High Spin M/Cu (M = Mn, Fe) Heterobimetallic and Fe/Cu2 Trimetallic Phosphinoamides Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 1866-1873.
  81. Pan, B.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Coordination of an N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Containing Pincer Ligand to a Co(CO)2 Fragment Allows Oxidation To Form an Unusual N-Heterocyclic Phosphinito Species. Organometallics 2011, 30, 5560-5563.
  82. Krogman, J. P.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Activation of CO2 by a Heterobimetallic Zr/Co Complex J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14582-14585.
  83. Thomas, C. M. Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds in Early/Late Heterobimetallics: Applications Towards Small Molecule Activation and Catalysis Comments Inorg. Chem. 2011, 32, 14-38.
  84. Cooper, B. G.; Napoline, J. W.; Thomas, C. M. Catalytic Applications of Early/Late Heterobimetallics Catalysis Reviews: Science and Engineering 2012, 54, 1-40.
  85. Setty, V. N.; Zhou, W.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Subtle Differences Between Zr and Hf in Early/Late Heterobimetallic Complexes with Cobalt. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 4647-4655.
  86. Zhou, W.; Napoline, J. W.; Thomas, C. M. A Catalytic Application of Co/Zr Heterobimetallic Complexes: Kumada Coupling of Unactivated Alkyl Halides with Alkyl Grignard Reagents. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 2011, 2029-2033.
  87. Huacuja, R.; Graham, D. J.; Fafard, C. M.; Chen, C.-H.; Foxman, B. M.; Herbert, D.; Alliger, G.; Thomas, C. M.; Ozerov, O. Reactivity of a Pd(I)-Pd(I) dimer with O2: Monohapto Pd Superoxide and Dipalladium Peroxide in Equilibrium J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 3820-3823.
  88. Day, G. S.; Pan, B.; Kellenberger, D. L.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Guilty as Charged: Non-Innocent Behavior by A Pincer Ligand Featuring a Central Cationic Phosphenium Donor Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 3634-3636.
  89. Thomas, C. M.; Napoline, J. W.; Rowe, G. T.; Foxman, B. M. Oxidative Addition Across Zr/Co Multiple Bonds in Early/Late Heterobimetallic Complexes Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 5790-5792.
  90. Cooper, B. G.; Fafard, C. M.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Electronic Factors Affecting Metal-Metal Interactions in Early/Late Heterobimetallics: Substituent Effects in Zr/Pt Bis(phosphinoamide) Complexes Organometallics, 2010, 29, 5179-5186. (Dietmar Seyferth Festschrift issue).
  91. Greenwood, B. P; Rowe, G. T.; Chen, C.-H.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.  Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds in Early/Late Heterobimetallics Support Unusual Trigonal Monopyramidal Geometries at Both Zr and Co J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 44-45.
  92. Greenwood, B. P; Forman, S. I.; Rowe, G. T.; Chen, C.-H.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M. Multi-electron Redox Activity Facilitated by Metal-Metal Interaction in Early/Late Heterobimetallics: Co/Zr Complexes Supported by Phosphinoamide Ligands Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 6251-6260.

Green, K. N.; Hess, J. L.; Thomas, C. M.; Darensbourg, M. Y.  Resin-Bound Models of the [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Enzyme Active Site and Studies of Their Reactivity Dalton Trans. 2009, 4344-4350.

George, S.J.; Fu, J.; Guo, Y.l; Drury, O. B.; Friedrich, S.; Rauchfuss, T.; Volkers, P. I.; Peters, J. C.; Scott, V.; Brown, S. D.; Thomas, C. M.; Cramer, S. P. X-ray Photochemistry of Iron Complexes from Fe(0) to Fe(IV) – Can a Bug Become a Feature? Inorg. Chim. Acta 2008, 361, 1157-1165.

Thomas, C. M.; Liu, T.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y. Series of Mixed Valent Fe(II)Fe(I) Complexes That Model the Hox State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase: Redox Properties, Density-Functional Theory Investigation, and Reactivities with Extrinsic CO Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 7009-7024.

Thomas, C. M.; Liu, T.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y. Regioselective 12CO/13CO Exchange Activity of a Mixed Valent Fe(II)Fe(I) Model of the Hox State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase. Chem. Commun. 2008, 1563-1565.

Thomas, C. M.; Darensbourg, M. Y.; Hall, M. B. Computational Definition of a Mixed Valent Fe(II)Fe(I) Model of the [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Resting State.  J. Inorg. Biochem. 2007, 101, 1752-1757.

Thomas, C. M.; Rudiger, O.; Liu, T.; Carson, C. E.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y. Synthesis of Carboxylic Acid Modified [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model Complexes Amenable to Surface Imobilization. Organometallics 2007, 26, 3976-3984.

Thomas, C. M.; Mankad, N. P.; Peters, J. C. Characterization of the Terminal Iron(IV) Imides {[PhBPtBu2(pz’)]FeIV≡NAd}+.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4956-4957.

Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C. An η3-H2SiR2 Adduct of [{PhB-(CH2PiPr2)3}FeIIH]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 776-780.

Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C. Comparative Studies with Zwitterionic Platinum(II) Bis(pyrazolyl)borate and 2,2′-bipyridylborate Complexes. Organometallics 2005, 24, 5858-5867.

Peters, J. C.; Thomas, J. C.; Thomas, C. M.; Betley, T. A. “Issues Relevant to C-H Activation at Platinum(II): Comparative Studies between Cationic, Zwitterionic, and Neutral Platinum(II) Compounds in Benzene Solution.” Activation and Functionalization of C-H Bonds; Karen Goldberg and Alan Goldman, eds.; ACS Symposium Series No. 885; 2004; chapter 20.

Thomas, C. M.; Peters, J. C. Coordinating Anions: (Phosphino)tetraphenylborate Ligands as New Reagents for Synthesis. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 8-10.

Nataro, C.; Baseski, H. M.; Thomas, C. M.; Wiza, B. J.; Rourke, K. M. Analysis of phosphines functionalized with crown ether groups by NMR and cyclic voltammetry. Polyhedron 2001, 20, 1023-1028.