Description of Research

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2011
20. Granum, D. M.; Riedel, P. J.; Crawford, J. A.; Mahle, T. K.; Wyss, C. M.; Begej, A. K.; Arulsamy, N.; Pierce, B. S.; Mehn, M. P. "Synthesis and Characterization of Sterically Encumbered beta-Ketoiminate Complexes of Iron(II) and Zinc(II)" Dalton. Trans.2011, 40, 5881-5890. 19. Riedel, P. J.; Arulsamy, N.; Mehn, M. P. "Facile Routes to Manganese(II) Triflate Complexes Complexes" Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011, 14, 734-737.
2010
18. Houghton, D. T.; Gydesen, N. W.; Arulsamy, N.; Mehn, M. P. "Synthesis and Characterization of Iron(II) Quinaldate Complexes" Inorg. Chem.2010, 49, 879-887.
2008
17. Fiedler, A. T.; Shan, X.; Mehn, M. P.; Kaizer, J.; Torelli, S.; Frisch, J. R.; Kodera, M.; Que, L., Jr. “Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of (mu-Oxo)(mu-1,2-peroxo)diiron(III) Complexes of Relevance to Nonheme Diiron Oxygenase Intermediates” J. Phys. Chem. A, 2008, 112, 13037-13044.
2006
16. Hendrich, M. P.; Gunderson, W.; Behan, R.; Green, M. T.; Mehn, M. P.; Betley, T. A.; Lu, C.; Peters, J. C.; “On the Feasibility of N2 fixation via a Single-Site FeI/FeIV cycle: Spectroscopic Studies of FeI(N2)FeI, FeIV≡N, and related species” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2006, 103, 17107-17112.
15. Peters, J. C.; Mehn, M. P. 2006 “Bio-organometallic Approaches to Nitrogen Fixation Chemistry” In: Activation of Small Molecules: Organometallic and Bioinorganic Perspectives; W. B. Tolman, Ed. Wiley: New York, pp. 81-119.
14. Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Jenkins, D. J.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L., Jr. “Vibrational Spectroscopy and Analysis of Pseudo-tetrahedral Complexes with Metal Imido Bonds,” Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 7417-7427.
13. Mehn, M. P.; Peters, J. C. “Mid- to High-valent Imido and Nitrido Complexes of Iron.” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2006, 100, 634-643.
12. Mehn, M. P.; Brown, S. D.; Paine, T. K.; Brennessel, W. W.; Cramer, C. J.; Peters, J. C.; Que, L., Jr. “High-Spin and Low-Spin Iron(II) Complexes with Facially-Coordinated Borohydride Ligands.” Dalton Transactions, 2006, 1347-1351.
2005
11. Emerson, J. P.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. 2005 “Iron Enzymes with Mononuclear Nonheme Active Sites.” Entry in: Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry 2nd Edition. R. Bruce King, Ed.; Wiley: New York.
10. Brown, S. D.; Mehn, M. P.; Peters, J. C. “Heterolytic H2 Activation by Fe-(mu-N)-Fe Linkages to Generate Fe(m-NH)(m-H)Fe.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 13146-13147.
2004
9. Liu, P.; Mehn, M. P.; Yan, F.; Zhao, Z.; Que, L., Jr.; Liu, H.-w. “Oxygenase Activity in the Self-Hydroxylation of (S)-2-Hydroxypropylphosphonic Acid Epoxidase Involved in Fosfomycin Biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004,126, 10306-10312.
8. Costas, M.; Mehn, M. P.; Jensen, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. “Dioxygen Activation at Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Active Sites: Enzymes, Models, and Intermediates.” Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 939-986.
2003
7. Jensen, M. J.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. “Intramolecular Aromatic Amination through Iron-Mediated Nitrene Transfer.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4357-4360.
6. Mehn, M. P.; Fujisawa, K.; Hegg, E. L.; Que, L., Jr. “Oxygen Activation by Nonheme Iron(II) Complexes: alpha-Keto Carboxylate versus Carboxylate.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7828-7842.
5. Jensen, M. J.; Lange, S. J.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, E. L.; Que, L., Jr. “Biomimetic Aryl Hydroxylation Derived from Alkyl Hydroperoxide at a Nonheme Iron Center. Evidence for an FeIV=O Oxidant.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2113-2128.
2001
4. Brennessel, W. W.; Brooks, N. R.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, L., Jr.; Young, V. G., Jr. “Hexakis(acetonitrile)iron(II) hexafluoroantimonate.” Acta Cryst. 2001, E57, m545-m546.
3. Halfen, J. A.; Fox, D. C.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, L., Jr. “Enhanced Reactivity of Copper Catalysts for Olefin Aziridination by Manipulation of Ligand Denticity.” Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 5060-5061.
2. Ho, R. Y. N.; Mehn, M. P.; Hegg, E. L.; Liu, A.; Ryle, M. J.; Hausinger, R. P.; Que, L., Jr. “Resonance Raman Studies of the Iron(II)-alpha-Keto Acid Chromophore in Model and Enzyme Complexes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5022-5029.
2000
1. Halfen, J. A.; Uhan, J. M.; Fox, D. C.; Mehn, M. P.; Que, L, Jr. “Copper(II) Complexes of Pyridyl Appended Diazacycloalkanes: Syntheses, Characterization and Application to Catalytic Olefin Aziridination.” Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 4913-4920.