In the Waldie Group, we are developing novel transition-metal complexes with targeted reactivity for catalysis for renewable energy conversion applications and sustainable chemical synthesis. We apply concepts from synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry coupled with electrochemistry and spectroscopic techniques to prepare, understand, and optimize our systems and their reactivity.
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Selected Publications
Electrocatalytic Formate Oxidation by Cobalt-Phosphine Complexes. Katipamula, S.; Cook, A. W.; Niedzwiecki, I.; Nadeesha, C.; Parihar, A.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 1771-1781.
Oxidation-Induced Ligand Swap: Oxygen Insertion into a Cobalt-Phosphine Complex. Katipamula, S.; Nadeesha, C.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M. Organometallics 2024, 43, 2036-2043.
Redox-Active Ligand Promoted Multielectron Reactivity at Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Complexes. Zou, M.; Waldie, K. M. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 5795-5809.
Metal- versus Ligand-Centered Reactivity of a Cobalt-Phenylenediamide Complex with Electrophiles. Zou, M.; Kuruppu, S.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 13174-13183.
Electrocatalytic Formate and Alcohol Oxidation by Hydride Transfer at First-Row Metal Complexes. White, N. M.; Waldie, K. M. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 11644-11654.
Redox-Active Ligand Promoted Electrophile Addition at Cobalt. Zou, M.; Waldie, K. W. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 14693-14696.
Two-Electron Redox Tuning of Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt Complexes Enabled by the Phenylenediamide Ligand. Zou, M.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 10397-10407.
Controlled-Potential Electrolysis for Evaluating Molecular Electrocatalysts. Katipamula, S.; White, N. M.; Waldie, K. M. Chem Catalysis 2023, 3, 100561.
Recent Progress in the Development of Molecular Electrocatalysts for Formate Oxidation. Waldie, K. M.; Katipamula, S. Catalysis Research 2022, 2, 15.
Insights into Formate Oxidation by a Series of Cobalt Piano-Stool Complexes Supported by Bis(phosphino)amine Ligands. Cook, A. W.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 7372-7380.
Molecular Electrocatalysts for Alcohol Oxidation: Insights and Challenges for Catalyst Design. Cook, A. W.; Waldie, K. M. ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2020, 3, 38-46.
Hydricity of Transition Metal Hydrides: Thermodynamic Considerations for CO2 Reduction. Waldie, K. M.; Ostericher, A. L.; Reineke, M. H.; Sasayama, A. F.; Kubiak, C. P. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 1313-1324.