Research Interests
Early transition metal alkoxide chemistry
Homogeneous polymerization catalysis
Metal-Metal Bonded compounds
Lanthanide and actinide chemistry
Publications
M. H. Chisholm,* D. L. Clark, J. C. Huffman, W. G. Van Der Sluys, E. M. Kober, D. L. Lichtenberger and B .E. Bursten "The Tungsten-Tungsten Triple Bond. 13. Bisalkyl Tetracarboxylates of Dimolybdenum and Ditungsten. Triple Bonds Between Metal Atoms with the Valence Molecular Orbital Description 42" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 6796.
W. G. Van Der Sluys, C. J. Burns, R. R. Ryan and A. P. Sattelberger* "First Example of a Neutral Homoleptic Uranium Alkyl. Synthesis, Properties and Structure of U[CH(SiMe3)2]3." Organometallics, 1989, 8, 855.
J. M. Berg, D. L. Clark,* J. C. Huffman, D. E. Morris, A. P. Sattelberger,* W. E. Strieb, W. G. Van Der Sluys and J. G. Watkin "Early Actinide Aryloxide Chemistry. Synthesis, Characterization and Molecular Structures of Th(IV) and U(IV) Aryloxide Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 10811.
J. Fisher, W. G. Van Der Sluys,* J. C. Huffman and J. Sears, "Alcoholysis of Titanium Alkoxides by Fluoroalcohols. Synthesis, Characterization and X-Ray Crystal Structure of [Ti(O-i-Pr)2{OCH(CF3)2}2]2" Syn. React. Inorg. and Met.-Org. Chem. 1993, 23, 479.
C. E. Campbell, S. Bott, R. Larsen, W. G. Van Der Sluys* "Preparation of Titanium Fluoroalkoxides by Alcoholysis of Titanium Alkoxides" Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 4950.
"Synthesis of Actinide Nitrides, Phosphides, Sulfides and Oxides" W. G. Van Der Sluys, C. J. Burns and D. E. Smith. U. S. Patent Number 5,128,112, July 7, 1992.
Education
Ph D, Inorganic Chemistry, Indiana University
MS, Inorganic Chemistry, Indiana University
BS, Chemistry, State University of New York at Oneonta