Burjor Captain
Assistant Professor, Inorganic Chemistry

Ph. D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2002
Post-doctorate, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2002-2007

E-mail: captain@miami.edu

[63]     Adams, R. D.; Boswell, E. M.; Captain, B.; Hungria, A. B.; Midgley, P.; Raja, R..; Thomas, J. M. “Bimetallic Ru–Sn nanoparticle catalysts for the solvent-free selective hydrogenation of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene to cyclododecene.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, accepted.

[62]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B. “Polynuclear transition metal cluster complexes containing tin ligands: Precursors to new heterogeneous nano-catalysts.” In Turning points in solid-state, materials and surface chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2007, accepted.

[61]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Zhu, L. “Facile activation of hydrogen by unsaturated platinum-osmium carbonyl cluster complexes” J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, accepted.

[60]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Hall, M. B.; Trufan, E.; Yang, X. “The synthesis, characterization and electronic structures of a series of 2-dimensional trimetallic cluster complexes, Ru3(CO)9(μ-SnPh2)3[Pt(PBut3)]x, x = 0 – 3.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, accepted.

[59]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B. “Hydrogen activation by unsaturated mixed metal cluster complexes: New directions.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, accepted.

[58]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Trufan, E. “Ruthenium carbonyl cluster complexes with phenylgermyl ligands from the reactions of Ph3GeH with Ru(CO)5 and Ru3(CO)12”J. Cluster Sci. 2007, accepted.

[57]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Zhang, Q.-F.“Synthesis and structures of new copper-indium thiolate cluster complexes.” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2007, accepted.

[56]     Thomas, J. M.; Adams, R. D.; Boswell, E. M.; Captain, B.; Gronbeck, H.; Raja, R. “Synthesis, characterization, electronic structure and catalytic performance of bimetallic and trimetallic  nanoparticles containing tin.” Faraday Discuss. 2007, accepted.

[55]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.“Saturated vs. Unsaturated: Ligand addition to the saturated metal site in an unsaturated binuclear metal complex.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, accepted.

[54]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Trufan, E.; Zhu, L. “Activation of metal hydride complexes by tri-t-butylphosphine-platinum and -palladium groups.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, ASAP.

[53]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Zhu, L. “The addition of Pt(PBut3) to osmium-tin cluster complexes.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 4605-4611.

[52]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Smith, M. D.; Beddie, C. L.; Hall, M. B. “Unsaturated platinum-rhenium cluster complexes. Synthesis, structures and reactivity.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 5981-5991.

[51]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Zhu, L. “Facile activation of hydrogen by an unsaturated platinum-osmium cluster complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 2454-2455.

[50]     Adams, R. D.; Boswell, E. M.; Captain, B.; Patel, M. A.“Multiple additions of phenylgermanium ligands to tetraruthenium and tetraosmium carbonyl cluster complexes.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 533-540.

[49]     Adams, R. D.; Captain, B.; Beddie, C. L.; Hall, M. B. “Photo-reversible hydrogen activation by a highly unsaturated platinum-rhenium complex.”  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 986-1000.

[48]     García, B. L.; Captain, B.; Adams, R. D.; Hungria, A. B.; Midgley, P. A.; Thomas, J. M.; Weidner, J. W. “Bimetallic cluster provides a higher activity electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation.”  J. Cluster Sci. 2007, 18, 121-130.