College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Andreja Bakac

Transition metal catalysts, Mechanisms & Applications

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Selected Publications

  1. J. Nieweg, K. Lemma, B. Trewyn, V. S-Y Lin and A. Bakac "Mesoporous Silica-Supported Uranyl: Synthesis and Photoreactivity" Inorg. Chem. 2005, in press

  2. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac. "Competing Coordination and Oxygen Atom Transfer in a Reaction Between Triarylphosphines and a Chromium Hydroperoxo Complex" Inorg. React. Mech. 2005, 5, 245-254.

  3. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac "Oxygen Activation by a Macrocyclic Chromium Complex. Mechanism of Hydroperoxo-Chromium(III) to Oxo-Chromium(V) Transformation" Dalton Trans. 2005, 556-560.

  4. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac "Reactivity of Aqueous Fe(IV) in Hydride and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 13757-13764.

  5. K. Lemma and A. Bakac, "Kinetics of Acid-Catalyzed O-atom Transfer from a Hydroperoxorhodium Complex to Organic and Inorganic Substrates", Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 4505-4510.

  6. A. Bakac, C. Shi and O. Pestovsky, "Acid-Catalyzed Oxidation of Iodide Ions by Superoxometal Complexes of Rhodium and Chromium" Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 5416-5421

  7. K. Lemma and A. Bakac, "Reduction and Oxidation of Hydroperoxo Rhodium(III) Complexes by Halides and Hypobromous Acid" Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 4505-4510.

  8. A. Bakac, "Dioxygen Activation by Transition Metal Complexes. Atom Transfer and Free Radical Chemistry in Aqueous Media", Adv. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 55, 1-59.

  9. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac, "Direct Kinetic Studies of Atom Transfer and Electron Transfer Reactions of Hydroperoxo and High-Valent Oxo Complexes of Chromium", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14714-14715.

  10. K. Lemma, A. Ellern and A. Bakac, "1H NMR Studies of Ligand and H/D Exchange Reactions of cis- and trans- ([14]aneN4)(H2O)RhH2+ in Aqueous Solutions", Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 3662-3669.

  11. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac, "Superoxometal-Catalyzed Co-oxidation of Alcohols and Nitrous Acid with Molecular Oxygen", J. Mol. Cat. A 2003, 200, 21-29.

  12. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac, "Generation of a Peroxynitrato Metal Complex from Nitrogen Dioxide and Coordinated Superoxide", Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 1744-1750.

  13. O. Pestovsky and A. Bakac, "Generation and Reactivity of Rhodium(IV) Complexes in Aqueous Solutions", Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 3975-3982.

  14. A. Bakac, "Reactions of Superoxo and Oxo Metal Complexes with Aldehydes. Radical-Specific Pathways for Cross-Disproportionation of Superoxometal Ions and Acylperoxyl Radicals", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 9136-9144.