Current Research

With the cost of oil and other non-renewable forms of energy increasing, alternative forms of energy become more viable. My area of research investigates the syntheses and properties of new inorganic dyes in a type of photovoltaic (solar) cell called a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC).
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Presentations

 

Andrew Kurialacherry and Bradley W. Smucker  Toward the synthesis of 2,2’-bipyridine-4-mercaptopyridine-2,2':6',2"-terpyridineiron(II) tetrafluoroborate, 63rd American Chemical Society South West Regional Meeting, Lubbock, TX. October (2007).

 

Anna Engle and Bradley W. Smucker A Novel Pathway Toward the Synthesis of bis-4,4'-bipyridinedithiolplatinum(II) Complexes, 63rd American Chemical Society South West Regional Meeting, Lubbock, TX. October (2007).

 

Zacharie J. Seifert, Alexander L. Nichols, Wei-Hsuan Chen, Mohammad A. Omary and Bradley W. Smucker Synthesis and Characterization of (µ-(4',4''''-(1,4-Phenylene) Bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine))) Bis(acetonitrileplatinum(II)) Tetrafluoroborate, 63rd American Chemical Society South West Regional Meeting, Lubbock, TX. October (2007).

 

Batrice, Rami J.; Menke, Jessica L.; Chen, Wei-Hsuan; Omary, Mohammad A.; Smucker, Bradley W..   Syntheses and characterization of novel m -benzenedithiol bis(triimineplatinum(II)) complexes.    62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, United States, October 19-22  (2006),     SRM-301.

 

Menke, Jessica L.; Chen, Wei-Hsuan; Smucker, Bradley W.; Omary, Mohammad A.   Fine- and coarse-tuning of the absorption energies of [Pt(triimine)X]Y complexes.    229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13-17, 2005  (2005),     INOR-130.

 

Chen, Wei-Hsuan; Menke, Jessica L.; Smucker, Bradley E.; Omary, Mohammad A.   Fine- and Course-Tuning of the Absorption Energies of [Pt(terpy)X]Y Complexes.    60th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, United States, September 29-October 4  (2004),     SEPT04-136.

 

Presentations

Smucker, Bradley W.; Batrice, Rami J.; Chen, Wei-Hsuan; Menke, Jessica L.; Omary, Mohammad.   Tuning the electronic energies of novel m -benzenedithiol-bis(triimineplatinum(II)) complexes.    233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, March 25-29, 2007  (2007),     INOR-715.

 

Smucker, Bradley W.; Eichhorn, David M.   Structural model for the active site of cobalt nitrile hydratase.    38th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, MO, United States, November 5-7  (2003),  300.

 

Dunbar, Kim R.; Smucker, Bradley W.  Molecules and extended arrays with redox-active ligands based on tetrathiafulvalene.    218th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Aug. 22-26  (1999),     INOR-640.

 

Publications

 

“Incorporation of Thiolate Donation Using 2,2'-Dithiodibenzaldehyde: Complexes of a Pentadentate N2S3 Ligand With Relevance to the Active Site of Co Nitrile Hydratase” Smucker, Bradley W.; VanStipdonk, Michael J.; Eichhorn, David M.   J. Inorg. Biochem. 2007, 101,  1537–1542.

 

“fac-Aqua(2,2'-bipyrazine)tricarbonylrhenium(I) hexafluorophosphate dehydrate” Rillema, D. Paul; Kirgan, Robert A.; Smucker, Bradley; Moore, Curtis.  Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online,  2007,  E63(5),  m1404-m1405.

 

“A series of complexes of the phosphorus-based TTF ligand o-P2 with the metal ions FeII, CoII, NiII, PdII, PtII, and AgI“ Uzelmeier, Calvin E.; Smucker, Bradley W.; Reinheimer, Eric W.; Shatruk, Mikhail; O'Neal, Amanda W.; Fourmigue, Marc; Dunbar, Kim R. Dalton Transactions  2006,  44,  5259-5268.

 

“fac-Bipyridyltricarbonyl(pyridine)rhenium(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate” Oshin, Kayode; Landis, Arthur M.; Smucker, Bradley W.; Eichhorn, David M.; Rillema, D. Paul.  Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online  2004,  E60(8),  m1126-m1127. 

 

“5,5'-Dimethyl-2,2'-bipyrazine”    Eller, Chad; Smucker, Bradley W.; Kirgan, Robert; Eichhorn, David M.; Rillema, D. Paul.  Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online  2004,  E60(3),  o433-o434.

 

“Heterometallic molecular squares and polymers based on self-assembly reactions of multiply bonded dirhenium complexes” Bera, Jitendra K.; Bacsa, John; Smucker, Bradley W.; Dunbar, Kim R. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry  2004, 2,  368-375.

 

“Structural, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Properties of (Diimine)(dithiolato)platinum(II) and -palladium(II) Complexes and Their Charge-Transfer Adducts with Nitrile Acceptors”  Smucker, Bradley W.; Hudson, Joshua M.; Omary, Mohammad A.; Dunbar, Kim R.  Inorganic Chemistry 2003,  42(15),  4714-4723. 

 

“Synthesis, X-ray studies and magnetic properties of dinuclear NiII and CuII complexes bridged by the azobis(2-pyridine) ligand“ Campos-Fernandez, Cristian S.; Galan-Mascaros, Jose R.; Smucker, Bradley W.; Dunbar, Kim R.  European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2003, 5,  988-994. 

 

“Reactivity studies of 2,3,5,6-tetra(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (tppz) with first-row transition metal ions”  Campos-Fernandez, Cristian S.; Smucker, Bradley W.; Clerac, Rodolphe; Dunbar, Kim R. Israel Journal of Chemistry 2001,  41(3),  207-218.

 

“Crystal structure and magnetic behavior of Cu3(O2C16H23)6.1.2 C6H12. An unexpected structure and an example of spin frustration“  Clerac, Rodolphe; Cotton, F. Albert; Dunbar, Kim R.; Hillard, Elizabeth A.; Petrukhina, Marina A.; Smucker, Bradley W..   Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie IIc: Chimie  2001,  4(4),  315-319. 

 

“Homoleptic complexes of Ag(I), Cu(I), Pd(II) and Pt(II) with tetrathiafulvalene-functionalized phosphine ligands.” Smucker, Bradley W.; Dunbar, Kim R.  Dalton  2000,   8,  1309-1315.