Publications
The inquisitive nature of the Gagliardi group is what leads us to new discoveries, further research, and open possibilities as a result of our findings. We invite you to read our publications in peer-reviewed journals across the globe!
Found 499 Results

AMOEBA Force Field Parameterization of the Azabenzenes
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- Publication Number: 199
- Year: 2015
- Journal: Theor. Chem. Acc.


Synthesis and Redox Reactivity of a Phosphine-ligated Dichromium Paddlewheel
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- Publication Number: 198
- Year: 2015
- Journal: Inorg. Chim. Acta.

UO22+ Uptake by Proteins: Understanding the Binding Features of the Super Uranyl Binding Protein and Design of a Protein with Higher Affinity
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- Publication Number: 197
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Controversial electronic structures and energies of Fe2, Fe+2, and Fe-2 resolved by RASPT2 calculations
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- Publication Number: 196
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Chem. Phys.

Preferential Location of Germanium in the UTL and IPC-2a Zeolites
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- Publication Number: 195
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C

Hopping Transport and Rectifying Behavior in Long Donor-Acceptor Molecular Wires
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- Publication Number: 194
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C

Defining the Proton Topology of the Zr6-Based Metal-Organic Framework NU-1000
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- Publication Number: 193
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. Lett.

Pyrene-Edged FeII4L6 Cages Adaptively Reconfigure during Guest Binding
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- Publication Number: 192
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.


Uranyl-peroxide Nanocapsules in Aqueous Solution: Force Field Development and First Application
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- Publication Number: 191
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C

Harnessing redox activity for the formation of uranium tris(imido) compounds
N. H. Anderson, S. O. Odoh, Y. Yao, U. J. Williams, B. A. Schaefer, J. J. Kiernicki, A. J. Lewis, M. D. Goshert, P. E. Fanwick, E. J. Schelter, J. R. Walensky, L. Gagliardi, and S. C. Bart, Harnessing redox activity for the formation of uranium tris(imido) compounds, Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 919–926. DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2009

Diabatization Based on the Dipole and Quadrupole: The DQ Method
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- Publication Number: 189
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Chem. Phys.

A Two-Coordinate Manganese(0) Complex with an Unsupported Mn–Mg Bond: Allowing Access to Low Coordinate Homo- and Heterobimetallic Compounds
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- Publication Number: 188
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
J. Hicks, C. E. Hoyer, B. Moubaraki, G. Li Manni, E. Carter, D. M. Murphy, K. S. Murray, L. Gagliardi, and C. Jones, A Two-Coordinate Manganese(0) Complex with an Unsupported Mn–Mg Bond: Allowing Access to Low Coordinate Homo- and Heterobimetallic Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 5283–5286. DOI: 10.1021/ja5021348


Oxidative Stretching of Metal–Metal Bonds to Their Limits
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- Publication Number: 187
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.


Unusual structure, bonding and properties in a californium borate
M. J. Polinski, E. B. Garner, III, R. Maurice, N. Planas, J. T. Stritzinger, T. G.Parker, J. N. Cross, T. D. Green, E. V. Alekseev, S. M. Van Cleve, W. Depmeier, L. Gagliardi, M. Shatruk, K. L. Knappenberger, G. Liu, S. Skanthakumar, L. Soderholm, D. A. Dixon, and T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, Unusual structure, bonding and properties in a californium borate, Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 387–392. DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1896

Multi-Configuration Pair-Density Functional Theory
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- Publication Number: 185
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Chem. Theory Comput.

Are Zr6-based MOFs Water Stable? Linker Hydrolysis vs. Capillary-Force-Driven Channel Collapse
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- Publication Number: 184
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Chem. Commun.

Reversible CO Binding Enables Tunable CO/H2 and CO/N2 Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks with Exposed Divalent Metal Cations
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- Publication Number: 183
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
E. D. Bloch, M. R. Hudson, J. A. Mason, S. Chavan, V. Crocellà, J. D. Howe, K. Lee, A. L. Dzubak, W. L. Queen, J. M. Zadrozny, S. J. Geier, L.-C. Lin, L. Gagliardi, B. Smit, J. B. Neaton, S. Bordiga, C. M. Brown, and J. R. Long, Reversible CO Binding Enables Tunable CO/H2 and CO/N2 Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks with Exposed Divalent Metal Cations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 10752–10761. DOI: 10.1021/ja505318p


Infrared Spectra and Electronic Structure Calculations for NN Complexes with U, UN, and NUN in Solid Argon, Neon and Nitrogen
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- Publication Number: 182
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. A

Preface for the Forum on Insights into Spectroscopy and Reactivity from Electronic Structure Theory
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- Publication Number: 181
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.


Oxidation of Ethane to Ethanol by N2O in a Metal–Organic Framework with Coordinatively Unsaturated Iron(II) Sites
D. J. Xiao, E. D. Bloch, J. A. Mason, W. L. Queen, M. R. Hudson, N. Planas, J. Borycz, A. L. Dzubak, P. Verma, K. Lee, F. Bonino, V. Crocellà, J. Yano, S. Bordiga, D. G. Truhlar, L. Gagliardi, C. M. Brown, and J. R. Long, Oxidation of Ethane to Ethanol by N2O in a Metal–Organic Framework with Coordinatively Unsaturated Iron(II) Sites, Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 590–595. DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1956

Predicting paramagnetic 1H NMR chemical shifts and state-energy separations in spin-crossover host-guest systems
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- Publication Number: 179
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
W. C. Isley III, S. Zarra, R. K. Carlson, R. A. Bilbeisi, T. K. Ronson, J. R. Nitschke, L. Gagliardi, and C. J. Cramer, Predicting paramagnetic 1H NMR chemical shifts and state-energy separations in spin-crossover host-guest systems, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 10620–10628. DOI: 10.1039/C4CP01478B


CO2 Adsorption in Fe2(dobdc): A Classical Force Field Parameterized from Quantum Mechanical Calculations
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- Publication Number: 178
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C

Quantum Chemical Characterization of Water Oxidation Catalysts
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- Publication Number: 177
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Mol. Water Oxid. Catal.



Force-Field Development from Electronic Structure Calculations with Periodic Boundary Conditions: Applications to Gaseous Adsorption and Transport in Metal–Organic Frameworks
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- Publication Number: 176
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Chem. Theory Comput.
L.-C. Lin, K. Lee, L. Gagliardi, J. B. Neaton, and B. Smit, Force-Field Development from Electronic Structure Calculations with Periodic Boundary Conditions: Applications to Gaseous Adsorption and Transport in Metal–Organic Frameworks, J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2014, 10, 1477–1488. DOI: 10.1021/ct500094w

Hydration properties of Cm(iii) and Th(iv) combining coordination free energy profiles with electronic structure analysis
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- Publication Number: 175
- Year: 2014
- Journal: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Empirical and Theoretical Insights into the Structural Features and Host–Guest Chemistry of M8L4 Tube Architectures
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- Publication Number: 174
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
W. Meng, A. B. League, T. K. Ronson, J. K. Clegg, W. C. Isley III, D. Semrouni, L. Gagliardi, C. J. Cramer, and J. R. Nitschke, Empirical and Theoretical Insights into the Structural Features and Host–Guest Chemistry of M8L4 Tube Architectures, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 3972–3980. DOI: 10.1021/ja412964r

Molecular and electronic structure of Tc2(O2CCH3)2Cl4 studied by multiconfigurational quantum chemical methods


Role of the Metal in the Bonding and Properties of Bimetallic Complexes Involving Manganese, Iron, and Cobalt
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- Publication Number: 172
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
S. J. Tereniak, R. K. Carlson, L. J. Clouston, V. G. Young, Jr., E. Bill, R. Maurice, Y.-S.Cheng, H. J. Kime L. Gagliardi, and C. C. Lu, Role of the Metal in the Bonding and Properties of Bimetallic Complexes Involving Manganese, Iron, and Cobalt, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 1842–1855. DOI: 10.1021/ja409016w


Design of a Metal-Organic Framework with Enhanced Back Bonding for the Separation of N2 and CH4
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- Publication Number: 171
- Year: 2014
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
K. Lee, W. C. Isley III, A. L. Dzubak, P. Verma, S. J. Stoneburner, L.-C. Lin, J. D. Howe, E. D. Bloch, D. A. Reed, M. R. Hudson, C. M. Brown, J. R. Long, J. B. Neaton, B. Smit, C. J. Cramer, D. G. Truhlar, and L. Gagliardi, Design of a Metal-Organic Framework with Enhanced Back Bonding for the Separation of N2 and CH4, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 698–704. DOI: 10.1021/ja4102979

Calculation of Heats of Formation for Zn Complexes: Comparison of Density Functional Theory, Second Order Perturbation Theory, Coupled-Cluster and Complete Active Space Methods
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- Publication Number: 170
- Year: 2013
- Journal: J. Chem. Theory Comput.
M. N. Weaver , K. M. Merz , D. Ma , H. J. Kim, and L. Gagliardi, Calculation of Heats of Formation for Zn Complexes: Comparison of Density Functional Theory, Second Order Perturbation Theory, Coupled-Cluster and Complete Active Space Methods, J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2013, 9, 5277–5285. DOI: 10.1021/ct400856g

Carbon Dioxide Reduction Catalyzed by Dinuclear Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes
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- Publication Number: 169
- Year: 2013
- Journal: ChemCatChem


Actinide Metallocene Hydride Chemistry: C–H Activation in Tetramethylcyclopentadienyl Ligands to Form [μ-η5-C5Me3H(CH2)-κC]2– Tuck-over Ligands in a Tetrathorium Octahydride Complex
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- Publication Number: 168
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Organometallics
N. A. Siladke, C. L. Webster, J. R. Walensky, M. K. Takase, J. W. Ziller, D. J. Grant, L. Gagliardi, and W J. Evans, Actinide Metallocene Hydride Chemistry: C–H Activation in Tetramethylcyclopentadienyl Ligands to Form [μ-η5-C5Me3H(CH2)-κC]2– Tuck-over Ligands in a Tetrathorium Octahydride Complex, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 6522–6531. DOI: 10.1021/om4008482

Thorium and Uranium Carbide Cluster Cations in the Gas Phase: Similarities and Differences between Thorium and Uranium
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- Publication Number: 167
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.
C. C. L. Pereira, R. Maurice, A. F. Lucena, S. Hu, A. P. Gonçalves, J. Marçalo, J. K. Gibson, L. Andrews, and L. Gagliardi, Thorium and Uranium Carbide Cluster Cations in the Gas Phase: Similarities and Differences between Thorium and Uranium, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 10968–10975. DOI: 10.1021/ic401058b


Systematic Variation of Metal–Metal Bond Order in Metal–Chromium Complexes
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- Publication Number: 166
- Year: 2013
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.



Infrared Spectra and Electronic Structure Calculations for the NUN(NN)1–5 and NU(NN)1–6 Complexes in Solid Argon
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- Publication Number: 165
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.


Mixed-Valent Dicobalt and Iron–Cobalt Complexes with High-Spin Configurations and Short Metal–Metal Bonds
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- Publication Number: 164
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.


Single-Ion Magnetic Anisotropy and Isotropic Magnetic Couplings in the Metal–Organic Framework Fe2(dobdc)
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- Publication Number: 163
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.

SplitGAS Method for Strong Correlation and the Challenging Case of Cr2
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- Publication Number: 162
- Year: 2013
- Journal: J. Chem. Theory Comput.

Dinitrogen Activation at Iron and Cobalt Metallalumatranes
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- Publication Number: 161
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.


The Ligand-Based Quintuple Bond-Shortening Concept and Some of Its Limitations
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- Publication Number: 160
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Chem. - Eur. J.


Ab Initio Extension of the AMOEBA Polarizable Force Field to Fe2+
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- Publication Number: 159
- Year: 2013
- Journal: J. Chem. Theory Comput.


Theoretic study of the electronic spectra of neutral and cationic PaO and PaO2
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- Publication Number: 158
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Struct. Chem.


The Mechanism of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in an Alkylamine-Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework
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- Publication Number: 157
- Year: 2013
- Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc.

A Trigonal-Prismatic Hexanuclear Technetium(II) Bromide Cluster: Solid-State Synthesis and Crystallographic and Electronic Structure
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- Publication Number: 156
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Inorg. Chem.
E. Johnstone, D. Grant, F. Poineau, L. Fox, P. Forster, L. Ma, L. Gagliardi, K. Czerwinski, and A. Sattelberger, A Trigonal-Prismatic Hexanuclear Technetium(II) Bromide Cluster: Solid-State Synthesis and Crystallographic and Electronic Structure, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 5660–5662. DOI: 10.1021/ic400967k


Multiple Metal–Metal Bonds in Iron–Chromium Complexes
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- Publication Number: 155
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.


Investigations of the Electronic Structure of Arene-Bridged Diuranium Complexes
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- Publication Number: 154
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Organometallics


Synthesis and Characterization of the First 2 D Neptunyl Structure Stabilized by Side-on Cation–Cation Interactions
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- Publication Number: 153
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Chem. - Eur. J.


Reactivity of lanthanoid mono-cations with ammonia: A combined inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and computational investigation
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- Publication Number: 152
- Year: 2013
- Journal: Int. J. Mass Spectrom.
A. Quemet, P. Vitorge, A. Cimas, S. Liu, J.-Y. Salpin, C. Marsden, J. Tortajada, L. Gagliardi, R. Spezia, M.-P. Gaigeot, and R. Brennetot, Reactivity of lanthanoid mono-cations with ammonia: A combined inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and computational investigation, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2013, 334, 27–37. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2012.10.005


Volatilities of Actinide and Lanthanide N,N-Dimethylaminodiboranate Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursors: A DFT Study
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- Publication Number: 151
- Year: 2012
- Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C


