College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry

L. Keith Woo

Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis

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Selected Publications

  1. "Alcohol Oxidation with Dioxygen Mediated by Oxotitanium Porphyrin and Related Transition Metal Complexes." Du, G.; Mirafzal, G. A.; Woo, L. K. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2005, 9, 206-213.

  2. "Reductive Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds with a Low-Valent Titanium(II) Porphyrin Complex." Du, G.; Mirafzal, G. A.; Woo, L. K. Organometallics 2004, 23, 4230-4235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om049686k

  3. "Reaction of Tin Porphyrins with Vicinal Diols." Du, G.; Ellern, A.; Woo, L. K. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2379-2386. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic035123+

  4. "Iron Porphyrin-Catalyzed Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds with Ethyl Diazoacetate." Cheng, G.; Mirafzal, G. A.; Woo, L. K. Organometallics 2003, 22, 1468–1474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om020904o

  5. "Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Group 4 Metalloporphyrin Diolate Complexes." Du, G.; Woo, L. K. Organometallics 2003, 22, 450-455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om020790g

  6. "Synthesis and Characterization of Chiral Tetraaza Macrocyclic Nickel(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes." Du, G.; Ellern, A.; Woo, L. K. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 873-877. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic025818v

  7. "Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Styrene Catalyzed by Chiral Macrocyclic Iron(II) Complexes." Du, G.; Andrioletti, B.; Rose, E.; Woo, L. K. Organometallics 2002, 21, 44904495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om0204641

  8. "Novel Coordination in the First Tellurium Porphyrin Complex. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Te(TTP)Cl2]." Grubisha, D. S.; Guzei, I. A.; Al-Salim, N.; Boyd, P. D. W.; Brothers, P. J.; Woo, L. K. Angew. Chem., Intl. Ed. 2001, 40, 4743-4745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20011217)40:24<4743::AID-ANIE4743>3.0.CO;2-H

  9. "Mechanism of Cyclopropanation Reactions Mediated by (5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolylporphyrinato)osmium(II) Complexes." Hamaker, C. G.; Djukic, J.-P.; Smith, D. A.; Woo, L. K. Organometallics 2001, 20, 5189-5199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om010787h

  10. "Atom Transfer Reactions of (TTP)Ti(h2-3-Hexyne): Synthesis and Molecular Structure of trans-(TTP)Ti[OP(Oct)3]2." Thorman, J. L.; Young, V. G., Jr.; Boyd, P. D. W.; Woo, L. K. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 499-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic0003426