CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Robert J. Angelici Senior Chemist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Iowa State University 2275 Gilman Hall Ames Laboratory Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Phone 515-294-2603 FAX 515-294-0105 angelici@iastate.edu

PERSONAL HISTORY

• B.S. 1959, St. Olaf College
• Ph.D. 1962, Northwestern University
• 1962-1963, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Munich
• 1963-1965, Instructor in Chemistry, Iowa State University
• 1965-1968, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Iowa State University
• 1968-1971, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Iowa State University
• 1971-1987, Professor of Chemistry, Iowa State University
• 1977-1981, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University
• 1987-2007, Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
• 2007-present, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Studies of the synthesis and reactions of transition metal complexes with the goal of understanding how metals activate coordinated ligands in ways that lead to new types of catalytic reactions.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

M. A. Reynolds, I. A. Guzei and R. J. Angelici, “Re₂(CO)₁₀-Promoted S-Binding, C-S Bond Cleavage and Hydrogenation of Benzothiophenes: Organometallic Models for the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of Thiophenes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 1689-1697 (2002).

K. J. Stanger, J. W. Wiench, M. Pruski and R. J. Angelici, “³¹P NMR and IR Characterization of Enantioselective Olefin and Arene Hydrogenation Catalysts Containing a Rhodium-Chiral Phosphine Complex Tethered on Silica”, J. Mol. Cat. A: Chemical, 195, 63-82 (2003).

C. M. Alvarez, R. J. Angelici, A. Sygula, R. Sygula and P. W. Rabideau, “h⁶-Corannulene Buckybowl Complexes of Iridium, Including Ring-to-Ring Migration,” Organometallics, 22, 624-626 (2003).

P. A. Vecchi, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “Synthetic, Structural and Binding Studies of the 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene Complex [(h⁵-C₅Me₅) Ru(CO)₂(h¹(S)-4,6-Me₂DBT)]BF₄: Toward an Understanding of Deep Hydrodesulfurization,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 2064-2065 (2003).

K. J. Stanger and R. J. Angelici, “Hydrodefluorination of Fluorobenzene Catalyzed by Rhodium Metal Prepared from [Rh(COD)₂]⁺BF₄^– and Supported on SiO₂ and Pd–SiO₂,” J. Mol. Cat. A: Chemical, 207, 59-68 (2004).

S. G. McKinley, P. A. Vecchi, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “CpRu(CO)₂(BF₄) and [CpFe(CO)₂(THF)]⁺ on Mesoporous Silica as Adsorbents for the Removal of Dibenzothiophenes from Hydrocarbon Solutions,” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 788-793 (2004).

M. A. Paz-Sandoval, M. Cervantes-Vasquez, V. G. Young, Jr., I. A. Guzei and R. J. Angelici, “Elaborate Network of Hydrolysis and Methanolysis Reactions Involving the 2,5-Dimethylthiophene Ligand in Cp*Ir(h⁵-2,5-Me₂T)²⁺,” Organometallics, 23, 1274-1283 (2004).

P. A. Vecchi, C. M. Alvarez, A. Ellern, R. J. Angelici, A. Sygula, R. Sygula and P. W. Rabideau, “Synthesis and Structure of a Dimetallated Buckybowl:  Coordination of One {Cp*Ru}⁺ Unit to Each Side of Corannulene,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 4497-4500 (2004).

C. Michon and R. J. Angelici, “Novel Chiral Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Their Rhodium(I) Complexes: Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis,” Chemtracts—Inorg. Chem., 17, 534-541 (2004).

J. Chen, V. G. Young, Jr. and R. J. Angelici, “Nucleophilic Addition to the h6-Iridathiabenzene Ligand in [h⁶-Cp*Ir(C,S-2,5-Me₂T)]FeCp⁺,” Inorg. Chim. Acta, 358, 1623-1634 (2005).

P. A. Vecchi, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “Steric Effects in the Binding of Hindered Dibenzothiophene Ligands in [Cp'Ru(CO)₂(h¹(S)-DBTh)]⁺ Complexes,” Organometallics, 24, 2168-2176 (2005).

P. A. Vecchi, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “Synthetic, Structural and Kinetic Studies of [CpRu(CO)₂(m₂-h¹(S),h⁶-DBT)RuCp*][PF₆]₂: A Dibenzothiophene Bridge between Two Ruthenium Fragments,” Organometallics, 24, 3725-3730 (2005).

P. A. Vecchi, C. M. Alvarez, A. Ellern, R. J. Angelici, A. Sygula, R. Sygula and P. W. Rabideau, “Flattening of a Curved-Surface Buckybowl (Corannulene) by h⁶-Coordination to {Cp*Ru}⁺,” Organometallics, 24, 4543-4552 (2005).

R. J. Angelici, “Hydrodesulfurization and Hydrodenitrogenation” in Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry; King, R. B., Ed.; 2nd edition; John Wiley & Sons:  New York, 2005; Vol. 3; pp 1860-1877.

K. J. Stanger, J. W. Wiench, M. Pruski, J. H. Espenson, G. A. Kraus and R. J. Angelici, “Catalytic Oxidation of a Thioether and Dibenzothiophenes Using an Oxorhenium(V) Dithiolate Complex Tethered on Silica,” J. Mol. Catal. A:  Chem., 243, 158-169 (2006).

K. J. Stanger and R. J. Angelici, “Silica-Catalyzed tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide Oxidation of Dibenzothiophene and its 4,6-Dimethyl Derivative:  A Route to Low-Sulfur Petroleum Feedstocks,” Energy & Fuels, 20 1757-1760 (2006).

D. Lazar and R. J. Angelici, “Gold Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of Isocyanides with Primary Amines and Oxygen: Analogies with Reactions of Isocyanides in Transition Metal Complexes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 10613-10620 (2006).

C. Michon, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “Chiral Tetradentate Amine and Tridentate Aminocarbene Ligands: Synthesis, Reactivity and X-ray Structural Characterizations,” Inorg. Chim. Acta, 359, 4549-4556 (2006).

S. A. Stoffregen, P. A. Vecchi, A. Ellern and R. J. Angelici, “A New Approach to the Stabilization of Dibenzothiophene (DBT) Coordination to Metals: Studies of (h⁵-C₅H₄CH₂Ph)Ru(CO)₂(h¹(S)-DBT)⁺,” Inorg. Chim. Acta, 360, 1711-1716 (2007).

B. Zhu and R. J. Angelici, “Non-Nanogold Catalysis of Carbon Monoxide Oxidative-Amination,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 14460-14461 (2006).

B. Zhu, A. Ellern, A. Sygula, R. Sygula and R. J. Angelici, “h⁶-Coordination of the Curved Carbon Surface of Corannulene (C₂₀H₁₀) to (h⁶-arene)M²⁺ (M = Ru, Os),” Organometallics, 26, 1721-1728 (2007).

B. Zhu and R. J. Angelici, “Non-Nanogold Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Secondary Amines to Imines,” Chem. Commun., 2157-2159 (2007).

M. Lazar, B. Zhu and R. J. Angelici, “Non-Nanogold Catalysis of Reactions of Isocyanides, Secondary Amines, and Oxygen to Give Ureas,” J. Phys. Chem., Sec. C, 111, 4074-4076 (2007).