Selected Publications
Precursors for Chemical Vapor Deposition of Inorganic Thin Films
1. "Effect of NH3 on Film Properties of MOCVD Tungsten Nitride From Cl4(CH3CN)W(NiPr)," Bchir, O.J.; Kim K.C.; Anderson, T. J.; Craciun, V.; Brooks, B.C.; McElwee-White, L., J. Electrochem. Soc., 2004, 151, G697-G703.
2. "The Tungsten Allylimido Complexes Cl4(RCN)W(NC3H5) as Single-source CVD Precursors for WNxCy Thin Films. Correlation of Precursor Fragmentation to Film Properties," Bchir, O.J.; Green, K.M.; Ajmera, H.M.; Zapp, E.A.; Anderson, T.J.; Brooks, B.C.; Reitfort, L.L.; Powell, D.H.; Abboud, K.A.; McElwee-White, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 7825-7833.
3. "Synthesis and Structural Investigation of Tungsten Imido Amidinate and Guanidinate Complexes," Wilder, C.B.; Reitfort, L.L.; Abboud, K.A.; McElwee-White, L., Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 263-268.
4. "Homogeneous Decomposition of Aryl- and Alkylimido Precursors for the CVD of Tungsten Nitride: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study," Won, Y.S.; Kim, Y.S.; Anderson, T.J.; Reitfort, L.L.; Ghiviriga, I.; McElwee-White, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 13781-13788.
5. "Design of Precursors for the CVD of Inorganic Thin Films," McElwee-White, L. Dalton Trans., 2006, 5327 - 5333.
6. "Growth of ZrC Thin Films by Aerosol-Assisted MOCVD," Won, Y.S.; Kim, Y.S.; Kryliouk, O.; Anderson, T.J.; Varanasi, V.G.; Sirimanne, C.T.; McElwee-White, L., J. Cryst. Growth., 2007, 304, 324-332.
7. "Equilibrium Analysis of Zirconium Carbide CVD Growth," Won, Y.S.; Varanasi, V.G.; Kryliouk, O.; Anderson, T.J.; McElwee-White, L., Perez, R.J., J. Cryst. Growth., 2007, 307, 302-308.
8. "Synthesis and Characterization of Diorganohydrazido(2-) Tungsten Complexes," Koller, J.; Ajmera, H.M.; Abboud, K.A.; Anderson, T.J.; McElwee-White, L.,
Inorg. Chem.,
2007,
DOI: 10.1021/ic701151m.
Heterobimetallic Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Methanol
1. "Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol with Ru/Pd, Ru/Pt and Ru/Au Heterobimetallic Complexes," Matare, G.J.; Tess, M.E.; Abboud, K.A.; Yang, Y.; McElwee-White, L., Organometallics, 2002, 21, 711-716.
2. "Heterobimetallic complexes with dppm-bridged Ru/Pd, Ru/Pt, Ru/Au and Ru/Cu centers," Yang, Y.; Abboud, K.A.; McElwee-White, L. Dalton Trans., 2003, 4288-4296.
3. "Selective electrochemical oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane using Ru/Sn catalysts," Anthony, C.R.; McElwee-White, L. J. Mol. Catal. - A: Chem., 2004, 227, 113-117.
4. "Electrochemical oxidation of methanol using dppm-bridged Ru/Pd, Ru/Pt, and Ru/Au catalysts," Yang, Y.; McElwee-White, L. Dalton Trans., 2004, 2352-2356.
5. "Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol," Anthony, C.R.; McElwee-White, L., in Feedstocks for the Future: Renewables for the Production of Chemicals and Materials. Bozell, J., Ed. ACS Symposium Series No. 921, 2006, pp. 130-142.
6. "Catalysis of the Electrooxidation of Biomass-Derived Alcohol Fuels," Anthony, C.R.; Serra, D.; McElwee-White, L. in Materials, Chemicals and Energy from Forest Biomass. Argyropoulos, D.S., Ed. ACS Symposium Series, 2007, 954, 296-310.
7. "Electronic Interactions in Fe- and Ru-Containing Heterobimetallic Complexes: Structural and Spectroscopic Investigations," Serra, D.; Abboud, K.A.; Hilliard, C.R.; McElwee-White, L., Organometallics, 2007, 26, 3085-3093.
Carbonylation of Amines to Ureas
1. "W(CO)6-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Primary Amines to N,N'-Disubstituted Ureas in Single or Biphasic Solvents. Optimization and Functional Group Compatibility Studies." McCusker, J.E.; Main, A.D.; Johnson, K.S.; Grasso, C.A.; McElwee-White, L., J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 5216-5222.
2. "Catalytic Oxidative Carbonylation of Primary and Secondary Diamines to Cyclic Ureas. Optimization and Substituent Studies," Qian, F.; McCusker, J.E.; Zhang, Y.; Main, A.D.; Chlebowski, M.; Kokka, M.; McElwee-White, L., J. Org. Chem., 2002, 67, 4086-4092.
3. "Catalytic Carbonylation of Functionalized Diamines: Application to the Core Structure of DMP 323 and DMP 450," Hylton, K.-G.; Main, A.D.; McElwee-White, L. J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 1615-1617.
4. "Preparation of biotin derivatives by catalytic oxidative carbonylation of diamines," Zhang, Y.; Forinash, K.; Phillips, C.R.; McElwee-White, L., Green Chem., 2005, 7, 451-455.
5. "Selective Catalytic Oxidative Carbonylation of Aminoalcohols to Ureas," Diaz, D.J.; Hylton, K.-G.; McElwee-White, L., J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 734-738.
6. "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Amines to Ureas," Díaz, D.J.; Darko, A.K.; McElwee-White, L., Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2007, 4453-4465.