full list of Dr. Tonzetich's publications

chemical process

Reyna, J.A.; Krishnan, V.M.; Silva Villatoro, R.; Arman, H.D.; Stoian, S.A.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Square-Planar Imido Complexes of Cobalt: Synthesis, Reactivity and Computational Study. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 12128-12137.
DOI:10.1039/d4dt01483a

chemical process

Reyna, J.A.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Square-Planar Iron Imido Complexes Containing Strong-Field Pincer Ligands as Models for Active Species in Catalytic Nitrene Transfer. Tetrahedron 2024, 162, 134109.
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2024.134109

molecular model

Weight, B.M.; Weix, D.J.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Krauss, T.D.; Huo, P. Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Enables para- and ortho-Selective Electrophilic Bromination of Nitrobenzene. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 16184-16193.
DOI:10.1021/jacs.4c04045

chemical process

Amaya, A.L.; Alawasi, H.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Well-Defined Cobalt-Silyl Complexes and Their Role in Catalytic Carbonyl Hydrosilylation. Organometallics 2023, 42, 2902-2909.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00326

Tonzetich, Z.J. H2S and Bioinorganic Metal Complexes. In Hydrogen Sulfide: Chemical Biology Basics, Detection Methods, Therapeutic Applications, and Case Studies. Pluth, M.D. Ed. Wiley, 2022.
ISBN: 978-1-119-79987-0


Narro, A.L.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Insertion Chemistry of Iron(II) Boryl Complexes. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 15475-15483.
DOI:10.1039/d2dt02879d


Thompson, C.V.; Narro, A.L.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron(II) Acetylide Complexes Relevant to Alkyne Dimerization. Organometallics 2022, 41, 2291-2300.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00265


Narro, A.L.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Mechanistic Studies of Alkyne Hydroboration by a Well-Defined Iron Pincer Complex: Direct Comparison of Metal-Hydride and Metal-Boryl Reactivity. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 10477-10485.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01325


Thompson, C.V.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Investigation of Iron Silyl Complexes as Active Species in the Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones. Organometallics 2022, 41, 430-440.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00682


Caulfield, K.P.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Alkyl Complexes of Iron(IV) Triphenylcorrole. Organometallics 2022, 41, 155-160.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00635


Tonzetich, Z. J. Biomimetic Metal Thiolates. In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III Constable E., Parkin, G. Que, L. Eds. Elsevier, 2021.
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-08-102688-5.00071-4


Alawisi, H.; Arman, H. D.; Tonzetich, Z. J. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes by a Cobalt Pincer Complex: Evidence of Roles for Both Co(I) and Co(II). Organometallics 2021, 40, 10621070.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00053


Saber, M.R.; Przyojski, J.A.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Dunbar, K.R. Slow magnetic relaxation in cobalt N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 11577-11582.
DOI:10.1039/D0DT02286A


Thompson, C.V.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Pincer ligands incorporating pyrrolyl units: Versatile platforms for organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Adv. Organomet. Chem. 2020, 74, 153-240.
DOI:10.1016/bs.adomc.2020.04.004


Pluth, M.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Hydrosulfide complexes of the transition elements: diverse roles in bioinorganic, cluster, coordination, and organometallic chemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 4070-4134.
DOI:10.1039/C9CS00570F


Hartley, R.; Tonzetich, Z.; Wrigth, N.; Henry, C. Investigation into Low-Temperature Urea-Water Solution Decomposition by Addition of Titainium-Based Isocyanic Acid Hydrolysis Catalyst and Surfactant. SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(4):2356-2373, 2020.
DOI:10.4271/2020-01-1316


Madera, J.; Slattery, M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Catalyzed by a Ni(II) PNP Pincer Complex: Scope and Mechanistic Insights. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020, Volume 504, 1 May 2020, 119457. (Special issue honoring the career of Professor Tara P. Dasgupta)
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2020.119457


Krzystek, J.; Schnegg, A.; Aliabadi, A.; Holldack, K.; Stoian, S. A.; Ozarowski, A.; Hicks, S.D.; Abu-Omar, M.M.; Thomas, K.E.; Ghosh, A.; Caulfield, K.P.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Telser, J. Advanced Paramagnetic Resonance Studies on Manganese and Iron Corroles with a Formal d4 Electron Count. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 1075-1090.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02635


Caulfield, K.P.; Conradie, J.; Arman, H.D.; Ghosh, A.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Iron(II) Corrole Anions. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 15225-15235.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02209


Thompson, C.V.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Square-Planar Iron(II) Silyl Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Insertion Reactivity. Organometallics 2019, 38, 2979-2989.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00335


Hartley, R.; Henry, C.; Eakle, S.; Tonzetich, Z. Deposit Reduction in SCR Aftertreatment Systems by Addition of Ti-Based Coordination Complex to UWS. SAE Technical Paper 2019, 2019-01-0313.
DOI:10.4271/2019-01-0313


Yue, Y.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Chen, B. Air-Free Synthesis of a Ferrous Metal-Organic Framework Featuring HKUST-1 Structure and its Mössbauer Spectrum. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2019, 645, 797-800.
DOI:10.1002/zaac.201900066


Narro, A.L.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Manganese Chemistry of Anionic Pyrrole-Based Pincer Ligands. Organometallics. 2019, 38, 1741-1749.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00058


Alawisi, H.; Al-Afyouni, K.F.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Aldehyde Decarbonylation by a Cobalt(I) Pincer Complex. Organometallics. 2018, 37, 4128-4135.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00668


Krishnan, V.M.; Davis, I.; Baker, T.M.; Curran, D.J.; Arman, H.D.; Neidig, M.L.; Liu, A.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Backbone Dehydrogenation in Pyrrole-Based Pincer Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 9544-9553.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01643


Krishnan, V.M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Preparation and Reactivity of a Square-Planar PNP Cobalt(II)–Hydrido Complex: Isolation of the First {Co–NO}8–Hydride. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47,1435–1441. (Inside Front Cover)
DOI:10.1039/C7DT04339B


Thompson, C.V.; Davis, I.; DeGayner, J.A.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Iron Pincer Complexes Incorporating Bipyridine: A Strategy for Stabilization of Reactive Species. Organometallics 2017, 36, 4928–4935.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00772


Thompson, C.V.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. A Pyrrole-Based Pincer Ligand Permits Access to Three Oxidation States of Iron in Organometallic Complexes. Organometallics 2017, 36, 1795-1802.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00144


Krishnan, V.M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis and Characterisation of Ruthenium-Nitrosyl Complexes in Oxygen-Rich Ligand Environments. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 1186-1193.
DOI:10.1039/C6DT04717C


Meininger, D.J.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis, Characterization, and Binding Affinity of Hydrosulfide Complexes of Synthetic Iron(II) Porphyrinates. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2017, 167, 142-149.
DOI:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.08.014


Meininger, D.J.; Chee-Garza, M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Gallium(III) Tetraphenylporphyrinates Containing Hydrosulfide and Thiolate Ligands: Structural Models for Sulfur-Bound Iron(III) Hemes. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 2421-2426.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02822


Meininger, D.J.; Kasrawi, Z.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis of Tetraphenylporphyrinate Manganese(III) Siloxides by Silyl Group Transfer from Silanethiols. J. Coord. Chem. 2016, 69, 1970. (Special issue on emerging investigators in coordination chemistry)
DOI:10.1080/00958972.2016.1187727


Bartley, G.; Tonzetich, Z.; Hartley, R. Ruthenium-Based Catalyst in EGR Leg of a D-EGR Engine Offers Combustion Improvements through Selective NOx Removal. SAE Technical Paper 2016, 2016-01-0952.
DOI:10.4271/2016-01-0952


Hartle, M.D.; Meininger, D.J.; Zakharov, L.N.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Pluth, M.D. NBu4SH Provides a Convenient Source of HS Soluble in Organic Solution for H2S and Anion-Binding Research. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 19782.
DOI:10.1039/C5DT03355A


Przyojski, J.A.; Veggeberg, K.P.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Carbon−Carbon Cross-Coupling by Well-Defined Iron NHC Complexes. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 5938-5946.
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.5b01445


Przyojski, J.A.; Kiewit, M.L.; Fillman, K.L.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Homoleptic Transition Metal Complexes of the 7‐Azaindolide Ligand Featuring κ1‐N1 Coordination. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 9637-9645.
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01732


Al-Afyouni, M.H.; Krishnan, V.M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis and Reactivity of Manganese(II) Complexes Containing N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands. Organometallics 2015, 34, 5088−5094.
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00684


Meininger, D.J.; Muzquiz, N.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis, Characterization, and Atropisomerism of Iron Complexes Containing the Tetrakis(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)porphyrinate Ligand. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 9486-9495.
DOI:10.1039/C5DT01122A


Fillman, K.L.; Przyojski, J.A.; Al-Afyouni, M.H.; Tonzetich, Z.J.; Neidig, M.L. A Combined Magnetic Circular Dichroism and Density Functional Theory Approach for the Elucidation of Electronic Structure and Bonding in Three- and Four-Coordinate Iron(II)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 1178-1188.
DOI:10.1039/C4SC02791D


Shupp, J.P.; Kinne, A.S.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis and Characterization of Molybdenum(0) and Tungsten(0) Complexes of Tetramethylthiourea: Single-Source Precursorsfor MoS2 and WS2. Organometallics 2014, 33, 5238–5245.
DOI:10.1021/om500567y


Venkanna, G.T.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Catalytic C-S Cross-Coupling Reactions Employing Ni Complexes of Pyrrole-Based Pincer Ligands. ACS Catal. 2014, 4, 2941-2950.
DOI:10.1021/cs500874z


Meininger, D.J.; Muzquiz, N.; Arman, H D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. A Convenient Procedure for the Synthesis of Fluoro-Iron(III) Complexes of Common Synthetic Porphyrinates. J. PorphyrinsPhthalocyanines 2014, 18, 416–423.
DOI:10.1142/S108842461450014X


Meininger, D.J.; Caranto, J.D.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Studies of Iron(III) Porphyrinates Containing Silanethiolate Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 12468–12476.
DOI:10.1021/ic401467k


Tonzetich, Z.J. Nucleophilic Carbenes of the Chromium Triad. in Contemporary Carbene Chemistry Doyle, M. and Moss, R. Eds. Wiley, 2013.
DOI:10.1002/9781118730379.ch14


Venkanna, G.T.; Tammineni, S.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Ni(II) Alkyl Complexes Supported by Pyrrole- Diphosphine Ligands. Organometallics 2013, 32, 4656–4663.
DOI:10.1021/om400630q


Przyojski, J.A.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. NHC Complexes of Co(II) Relevant to Catalytic C-C Coupling Reactions. Organometallics 2013, 32, 723–732.
DOI:10.1021/om3010756


Venkanna, G.T.; Ramos, T.V.M.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Nickel(II) Complexes Containing a Pyrrole–Diphosphine Pincer Ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 12789–12795.
DOI:10.1021/ic301633q


Przyojski, J.A.; Arman, H.D.; Tonzetich, Z.J. Complexes of Iron(II) and Iron(III) Containing Aryl-Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands. Organometallics 2012, 31, 3264–3271.
DOI:10.1021/om300106u