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Linda Doerrer, PhD

Professor

Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Chemistry

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA, Cornell University

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ORCID : 0000-0002-2437-6374

The Doerrer Group specializes in synthetic inorganic chemistry and is an equal-opportunity element utilizer. The lab currently has two main research thrusts, but there are always spirits of other ideas floating around the lab waiting for the right person to embody them with intelligence, direction, passion, creativity and give them life in publications.

The first research area is the use of highly fluorinated aryloxide and alkoxide ligands for the stabilization of high oxidation states in first-row transition metals. Spectroscopic work strongly suggests that these ligands generate a medium field environment and can serve as fluoride mimics. We have prepared many phenolate and alcholate anions of the form [M(OR)n]m- as well as neutral derivatives, and are investigating their reactivity with a broad spectrum of oxidizing and reducing agents.

The second investigation arena is the bottom-up synthesis of potentially conducting one-dimentional nanowires. The early stages of the project used the fascinating phenomenon of metallophilicity to facilitate assembly. This attractive interaction between electron rich metal centers with filled or pseudo-filled subshells, e.g. d10 Au(I), d8 Pt(II), can be as strong as hydrogen bonding and can act seemingly in opposition to electrostatic forces. We are modifying the so-formed one-atom-wide metal atom chains to have an odd number of spins and investigate their behavior as low-dimensional conductors.

Techniques & Resources:

We have substantial resources and expertise in the handling of oxygen- and water-sensitive compounds including two N2-filled dryboxes (one single and one double-station). We also have our equipment for UV/vis/NIR solution characterization including a dip-probe and electrochemical apparatus as well. The lab contains two temperature-programmable ovens, five Schlenk lines, and a six-solvent SPS station.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

BU Research

Tuning Teflon-Coated Earth-Abundant Metal Complexes in Oxidative Catalysis
08/15/2021 - 07/31/2024 (PI)
National Science Foundation
CHE-2102532

REU Site: Research Addressing Problems in Biological Chemistry
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Linda Doerrer, PhD
National Science Foundation
CHE-1852275

Oxidation Catalysis with 3d Complexes Bearing Fluorinated Alkoxide Ligands
06/01/2018 - 05/31/2021 (PI)
National Science Foundation
CHE-1800313

Lanthanide-Based Polymerization Catalysts with Water Resistant Ligands
01/01/2018 - 08/31/2020 (PI)
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund

Chemistry Research Addressing Biological Problems
05/01/2016 - 04/30/2019 (Co-Investigator)
PI: John Snyder, PhD
National Science Foundation
CHE-1560152

SusChEM: Fluorinated Alkoxide Complexes of Copper for C-X Bond Forming Reactions
08/01/2014 - 07/31/2018 (PI)
National Science Foundation
CHE-1362550

Development of Earth-Abundant Transition metal Catalysis for Water Oxidation
08/15/2011 - 02/14/2017 (PI)
Department of Energy
DE-SC0007055

MAGNETIC, SUB-PORE SCALE METAL OXIDE PARTICLES FOR ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ROCK PORE STRUCTURE AND FLUID COMPOSITION IN RESERVOIR ROCK
03/01/2009 - 12/31/2015 (PI)
University of Texas

REU Site: Fundamental Research in Chemistry Addressing Biological Problems
08/01/2012 - 07/31/2015 (Co-Investigator)
PI: John Snyder, PhD
National Science Foundation
CHE-1156666

Fulbright Award 2013-2014
09/16/2013 - 05/31/2014 (PI)
German-American Fulbright Commission

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Toubiana LA, Valaydon-Pillay A, Elinburg JK, Bacon JW, Ozarowski A, Doerrer LH, Stoian SA. Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigation of High-Spin Square-Planar and Trigonal Fe(II) Complexes Supported by Fluorinated Alkoxides. Inorg Chem. 2024 Feb 05; 63(5):2370-2387. PMID: 38259134

Moore SM, Sun C, Steele JL, Laaker EM, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. HAA by the first {Mn(iii)OH} complex with all O-donor ligands. Chem Sci. 2023 Aug 02; 14(30):8187-8195. PMID: 37538819; PMCID: PMC10395311; DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01971c;

Doerrer LH, Dias HVR. Fluorinated ligands and their effects on physical properties and chemical reactivity. Dalton Trans. 2023 Jun 13; 52(23):7770-7771. PMID: 37222741

Cao Y, Russo N, Gao L, Ji A, Doerrer LH, Lu N, Smith KE. Effect of lattice mismatch on film morphology of the quasi-one dimensional conductor K0.3MoO3. RSC Adv. 2022 Feb 03; 12(8):4521-4525. PMID: 35425483; PMCID: PMC8981104; DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07842a;

Skipper HE, May CV, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH, Kamenetska M. Hard-Soft Chemistry Design Principles for Predictive Assembly of Single Molecule-Metal Junctions. J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Oct 13; 143(40):16439-16447. PMID: 34582679

Zuckerman LA, Vargo NP, May CV, Crockett MP, Hyre AS, McNeely J, Elinburg JK, Brown AM, Robinson JR, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Thiolate-Thione Redox-Active Ligand with a Six-Membered Chelate Ring via Template Condensation and Its Pt(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem. 2021 Sep 06; 60(17):13376-13387. PMID: 34382778

Elinburg JK, Carter SL, Nelson JJM, Fraser DG, Crockett MP, Beeler AB, Nordlander E, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Reversible PCET and Ambient Catalytic Oxidative Alcohol Dehydrogenation by {V=O} Perfluoropinacolate Complexes. Inorg Chem. 2020 Nov 16; 59(22):16500-16513.View Related Profiles.

Beeler, Aaron
Doerrer, Linda

PMID: 33119300

Elinburg JK, Hyre AS, McNeely J, Alam TM, Klenner S, Pöttgen R, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Formation of monomeric Sn(ii) and Sn(iv) perfluoropinacolate complexes and their characterization by 119Sn Mössbauer and 119Sn NMR spectroscopies. Dalton Trans. 2020 Oct 21; 49(39):13773-13785. PMID: 33000834

Beach SA, Guillet JL, Lagueux SP, Perfetti M, Livesay BN, Shores MP, Bacon JW, Rheingold AL, Arnold PL, Doerrer LH. Heterotrimetallic {LnOVPt} complexes with antiferromagnetic Ln-V coupling and magnetic memory. Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Sep 22; 56(75):11062-11065. PMID: 32812571

Kotyk CM, Weber JE, Hyre AS, McNeely J, Monteiro JHSK, Domin M, Balaich GJ, Rheingold AL, de Bettencourt-Dias A, Doerrer LH. Luminescence of Lanthanide Complexes with Perfluorinated Alkoxide Ligands. Inorg Chem. 2020 Jul 20; 59(14):9807-9823. PMID: 32614596

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Beach SA, Doerrer LH. Correction to "Heterobimetallic Lantern Complexes and Their Novel Structural and Magnetic Properties". Acc Chem Res. 2019 Sep 17; 52(9):2756. PMID: 31415143

Brazeau SEN, Norwine EE, Hannigan SF, Orth N, Ivanovic-Burmazovic I, Rukser D, Biebl F, Grimm-Lebsanft B, Praedel G, Teubner M, Rübhausen M, Liebhäuser P, Rösener T, Stanek J, Hoffmann A, Herres-Pawlis S, Doerrer LH. Dual oxidase/oxygenase reactivity and resonance Raman spectra of {Cu3O2} moiety with perfluoro-t-butoxide ligands. Dalton Trans. 2019 May 21; 48(20):6899-6909. PMID: 31038147

Brazeau SEN, Doerrer LH. Cu(i)-O2 oxidation reactions in a fluorinated all-O-donor ligand environment. Dalton Trans. 2019 Apr 09; 48(15):4759-4768. PMID: 30869674

Steele JL, Tahsini L, Sun C, Elinburg JK, Kotyk CM, McNeely J, Stoian SA, Dragulescu-Andrasi A, Ozarowski A, Ozerov M, Krzystek J, Telser J, Bacon JW, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Square-planar Co(iii) in {O4} coordination: large ZFS and reactivity with ROS. Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Oct 23; 54(85):12045-12048. PMID: 30294742

Beach SA, Doerrer LH. Heterobimetallic Lantern Complexes and Their Novel Structural and Magnetic Properties. Acc Chem Res. 2018 05 15; 51(5):1063-1072. PMID: 29652134

Sørensen MA, Hansen UB, Perfetti M, Pedersen KS, Bartolomé E, Simeoni GG, Mutka H, Rols S, Jeong M, Zivkovic I, Retuerto M, Arauzo A, Bartolomé J, Piligkos S, Weihe H, Doerrer LH, van Slageren J, Rønnow HM, Lefmann K, Bendix J. Chemical tunnel-splitting-engineering in a dysprosium-based molecular nanomagnet. Nat Commun. 2018 03 29; 9(1):1292. PMID: 29599433; PMCID: PMC5876375; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03706-x;

Fei Y, Iqbal M, Kong SD, Xue Z, McFadden CP, Guillet JL, Doerrer LH, Alp EE, Bi W, Lu Y, Dandamudi CB, Ranganath PJ, Javier KJ, Ahmadian M, Ellison CJ, Johnston KP. Aqueous Superparamagnetic Magnetite Dispersions with Ultrahigh Initial Magnetic Susceptibilities. Langmuir. 2018 01 16; 34(2):622-629. PMID: 29262258

Nimthong-Roldán A, Guillet JL, McNeely J, Ozumerzifon TJ, Shores MP, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Quasi-1D chains of dinickel lantern complexes and their magnetic properties. Dalton Trans. 2017 May 02; 46(17):5546-5557. PMID: 28252126; DOI: 10.1039/c6dt04535a;

Hannigan SF, Arnoff AI, Neville SE, Lum JS, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Orth N, Ivanovic-Burmazovic I, Liebhäuser P, Rösener T, Stanek J, Hoffmann A, Herres-Pawlis S, Doerrer LH. On the Way to a Trisanionic {Cu3 O2 } Core for Oxidase Catalysis: Evidence of an Asymmetric Trinuclear Precursor Stabilized by Perfluoropinacolate Ligands. Chemistry. 2017 Jun 16; 23(34):8212-8224. PMID: 28236333; DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605926;

Sørensen MA, Weihe H, Vinum MG, Mortensen JS, Doerrer LH, Bendix J. Imposing high-symmetry and tuneable geometry on lanthanide centres with chelating Pt and Pd metalloligands. Chem Sci. 2017 May 01; 8(5):3566-3575. PMID: 30155201; PMCID: PMC6092721; DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00135e;

Baddour FG, Hyre AS, Guillet JL, Pascual D, Lopez-de-Luzuriaga JM, Alam TM, Bacon JW, Doerrer LH. Pt-Mg, Pt-Ca, and Pt-Zn Lantern Complexes and Metal-Only Donor-Acceptor Interactions. Inorg Chem. 2017 Jan 03; 56(1):452-469. PMID: 27936636; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02372;

Guillet JL, Bhowmick I, Shores MP, Daley CJ, Gembicky M, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Thiocyanate-Ligated Heterobimetallic {PtM} Lantern Complexes Including a Ferromagnetically Coupled 1D Coordination Polymer. Inorg Chem. 2016 Aug 15; 55(16):8099-109. PMID: 27486841; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01182;

Tahsini L, Specht SE, Lum JS, Nelson JJ, Long AF, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Structural and electronic properties of old and new A2[M(pin(F))2] complexes. Inorg Chem. 2013 Dec 16; 52(24):14050-63. PMID: 24261319; DOI: 10.1021/ic401837y;

Baddour FG, Fiedler SR, Shores MP, Bacon JW, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Pt···Pt vs Pt···S contacts between Pt-containing heterobimetallic lantern complexes. Inorg Chem. 2013 Dec 2; 52(23):13562-75. PMID: 24251906; DOI: 10.1021/ic402075y;

Baddour FG, Fiedler SR, Shores MP, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Heterobimetallic lantern complexes that couple antiferromagnetically through noncovalent Pt···Pt interactions. Inorg Chem. 2013 May 6; 52(9):4926-33. PMID: 23600647; DOI: 10.1021/ic302531t;

Lum JS, Tahsini L, Golen JA, Moore C, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. K···F/O interactions bridge copper(I) fluorinated alkoxide complexes and facilitate dioxygen activation. Chemistry. 2013 May 10; 19(20):6374-84. PMID: 23512253; DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204275;

Park Y, Whitaker RD, Nap RJ, Paulsen JL, Mathiyazhagan V, Doerrer LH, Song YQ, Hürlimann MD, Szleifer I, Wong JY. Stability of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles at different pH values: experimental and theoretical analysis. Langmuir. 2012 Apr 17; 28(15):6246-55.View Related Profiles.

Wong, Joyce
Doerrer, Linda

PMID: 22409538; DOI: 10.1021/la204628c;

Cantalupo SA, Fiedler SR, Shores MP, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. High-spin square-planar Co(II) and Fe(II) complexes and reasons for their electronic structure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jan 23; 51(4):1000-5. PMID: 22162103; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106091;

Cantalupo SA, Ferreira HE, Bataineh E, King AJ, Petersen MV, Wojtasiewicz T, DiPasquale AG, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Synthesis with structural and electronic characterization of homoleptic Fe(II)- and Fe(III)-fluorinated phenolate complexes. Inorg Chem. 2011 Jul 18; 50(14):6584-96. PMID: 21692496; DOI: 10.1021/ic2003782;

Phillips V, Willard KJ, Golen JA, Moore CJ, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Electronic influences on metallophilic interactions in [Pt(tpy)X][Au(C6F5)2] double salts. Inorg Chem. 2010 Oct 18; 49(20):9265-74. PMID: 20866080; DOI: 10.1021/ic1008208;

Baddour FG, Kahn MI, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Platinum(IV)-kappa(3)-terpyridine complexes: synthesis with spectroscopic and structural characterization. Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Jul 21; 46(27):4968-70. PMID: 20508887; DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00283f;

Doerrer LH. Steric and electronic effects in metallophilic double salts. Dalton Trans. 2010 Apr 21; 39(15):3543-53. PMID: 20364462

DeMasi A, Cho SW, Piper LF, Preston AR, Smith KE, Allenbaugh RJ, Barksdale WA, Doerrer LH. Electronic structure of N,N'-ethylene-bis(1,1,1-trifluoropentane-2,4-dioneiminato)-copper(II) (Cu-TFAC), from soft X-ray spectroscopies and density functional theory calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2010 Apr 7; 12(13):3171-7. PMID: 20237706; DOI: 10.1039/b926277f;

Cantalupo SA, Lum JS, Buzzeo MC, Moore C, DiPasquale AG, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Three-coordinate late transition metal fluorinated alkoxide complexes. Dalton Trans. 2010 Jan 14; (2):374-83. PMID: 20023971; DOI: 10.1039/b911758j;

Kahn MI, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Bromido(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)platinum(II) dibromidoaurate(I) dimethyl sulfoxide solvate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2009; 65(Pt 9):m1135. PMID: 21577472; PMCID: PMC2970032; DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809033248;

Zheng B, Miranda MO, DiPasquale AG, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Synthesis and electronic spectra of fluorinated aryloxide and alkoxide [NiX(4)](2-) anions. Inorg Chem. 2009 May 18; 48(10):4274-6. PMID: 19331370; DOI: 10.1021/ic9003593;

Allenbaugh RJ, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Tris(t-butyl)terpyridine-copper(ii) complexes and ligand field effects. Dalton Trans. 2009 Feb 21; (7):1155-63. PMID: 19322486; DOI: 10.1039/b809894h;

Angle CS, Woolard KJ, Kahn MI, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Metallophilic interactions in iodido(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)platinum(II) diiodidoaurate(I). Acta Crystallogr C. 2007 Jun; 63(Pt 6):m231-4. PMID: 17551175

Hayoun R, Zhong DK, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Gold(III) and platinum(II) polypyridyl double salts and a general metathesis route to metallophilic interactions. Inorg Chem. 2006 Aug 7; 45(16):6120-2. PMID: 16878916

Angle CS, DiPasquale AG, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Red and yellow solvates of chloro(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)platinum(II) chloride and Pt...Pt interactions. Acta Crystallogr C. 2006 Aug; 62(Pt 8):m340-2. PMID: 16891701

Childress MV, Millar D, Alam TM, Kreisel KA, Yap GP, Zakharov LN, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Thallophilic interactions in aryloxide compounds: the [Tl2(mu2-OAr)4] structural motif in (TlOAr)4 and Tl2Cu(OAr)4 compounds. Inorg Chem. 2006 May 15; 45(10):3864-77. PMID: 16676945

Ulrich J, Esrail D, Pontius W, Venkataraman L, Millar D, Doerrer LH. Variability of conductance in molecular junctions. J Phys Chem B. 2006 Feb 16; 110(6):2462-6. PMID: 16471840

Millar D, Zakharov LN, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Aurophilic interactions in mu-p-phenylenediethynyl-bis[(trimethyl phosphite)gold(I)] dichloromethane hemisolvate. Acta Crystallogr C. 2005 Feb; 61(Pt 2):m90-2. PMID: 15695901

Buzzeo MC, Iqbal AH, Long CM, Millar D, Patel S, Pellow MA, Saddoughi SA, Smenton AL, Turner JF, Wadhawan JD, Compton RG, Golen JA, Rheingold AL, Doerrer LH. Homoleptic cobalt and copper phenolate A2[M(OAr)4] compounds: the effect of phenoxide fluorination. Inorg Chem. 2004 Nov 29; 43(24):7709-25. PMID: 15554636

Franz KJ, Doerrer LH, Spingler B, Lippard SJ. Pentacoordinate cobalt(III) thiolate and nitrosyl tropocoronand compounds. Inorg Chem. 2001 Jul 16; 40(15):3774-80. PMID: 11442376

Müller M, Williams VC, Doerrer LH, Leech MA, Mason SA, Green ML, Prout K. Syntheses of the Uranium Complexes [U{N(SiMe(3))(2)}(2){N(SiMe(3))(SiMe(2)CH(2)B(C(6)F(5))(3))}] and [U{C(Ph)(NSiMe(3))(2)}(2){&mgr;(3)-BH(4)}(2)]. Determination of Hydrogen Positions by Single-Crystal X-ray and Neutron Diffraction. Inorg Chem. 1998 Mar 23; 37(6):1315-1323. PMID: 11670339

Doerrer LH, Bautista MT, Lippard SJ. Tuning of Electronic Properties and Reactivity in Four-Coordinate Cobalt(III) Complexes by the Tetraazamacrocyclic Tropocoronand Ligand. Inorg Chem. 1997 Aug 13; 36(17):3578-3579. PMID: 11670045

Jaynes BS, Doerrer LH, Liu S, Lippard SJ. Synthesis, Tuning of the Stereochemistry, and Physical Properties of Cobalt(II) Tropocoronand Complexes. Inorg Chem. 1996 Oct 23; 35(22):6630. PMID: 11666816

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Bar chart showing 48 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2006 and 2010 and 2013 and 2017 and 2020