Craig A. Grapperhaus
Associate Professor
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Division: Inorganic Chemistry
Specialty: Metal-thiolates, ligand-based reactivity, inorganic synthesis Phone: 502-852-5932 Email: grapperhaus@louisville.edu Website: Grapperhaus Research Group |
Education and Research Experience
1994 B.S. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
1998 Ph.D. Texas A&M University
1998-2000 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow Max-Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie
1998 Ph.D. Texas A&M University
1998-2000 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow Max-Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie
Research Interests
See website.
Publications (recent or significant)
Substrate Binding Preferences and pKa
Determinations of a Nitrile Hydratase Model Complex: Variable Solvent
Coordination to [(bmmp-TASN)Fe]OTf
O'Toole, M. G.; Bennett, B.; Mashuta, M. S.; Grapperhaus, C.A.
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, ASAP
Redox-Regulated Ethylene Binding to a Rhenium-Thiolate Complex
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Ouch, K.; Mashuta, M. S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 64-65
Spin-State-Dependent Oxygen Sensitivity of Iron Dithiolates: Sulfur Oxygenation or Disulfide Formation
O'Toole, M. G.; Keso, M.; Kozlowski, P. M.; Mashuta, M. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.
Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 13, 1219-1230
Hg(II) and Cd(II) Complexes with Mixed Donor Macrocyclic Thioethers: The Oxophobicity of Mercury(II)
Grant, G. J.; Botros, M. E.; Hassler, J. S.; Janzen, D. E.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; VanDerveer, D. G.
Polyhedron, 2008, 27, 3097-3104
An Experimental and Computational Study of Sulfur-Modified Nucleophilicity in a Dianionic NiN2S2 Complex
Green, K. N.; Brothers, S. M.; Jenkins, R. M.; Carson, C. E.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Darensbourg, M. Y.
Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 7536-7544
Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation via Alkene Addition to an Oxidized Ruthenium Thiolate
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Venna, K. B.; Mashuta, M. S.
Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 8044-8050
{3,3'-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(methylimino)]-bis(propane-1-thiolato)}nickel(II)
Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; Mashuta, M. S.
Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, 2007, 63, M2281-U317
Singlet Diradical Character of an Oxidized Ruthenium Trithiolate: Electronic Structure and Reactivity
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Kozlowski, P. M.; Kumar, D.; Frye, H. N.; Venna, K. B.; Poturovic, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 2007, 46, 4085-4088
Density Functional Theory Investigations of NiN2S2 Reactivity as a Function of Nitrogen Donor Type and N-H...S Hydrogen Bonding Inspired by Nickel-Containing Superoxide Dismutase
Mullins, C. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Kozlowski, P. M.
Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, 11, 617-625
Synthesis and Structure of the Tetradeca-Iron(III) Oxide-Alkoxide Cluster [Bu4N]2[Fe14O8(OCH2CH3)20Cl8]
Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; Mashuta, M. S.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2006, 9, 1204-1206
Ethyl 1-methylimidazole-2-carboxylate
Frye, B. C.; Mashuta, M. S.; Mullins, C. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Buchanan, R. M.
Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, 2006, 62, O1548-O1549
O'Toole, M. G.; Bennett, B.; Mashuta, M. S.; Grapperhaus, C.A.
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, ASAP
Redox-Regulated Ethylene Binding to a Rhenium-Thiolate Complex
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Ouch, K.; Mashuta, M. S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 64-65
Spin-State-Dependent Oxygen Sensitivity of Iron Dithiolates: Sulfur Oxygenation or Disulfide Formation
O'Toole, M. G.; Keso, M.; Kozlowski, P. M.; Mashuta, M. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.
Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 13, 1219-1230
Hg(II) and Cd(II) Complexes with Mixed Donor Macrocyclic Thioethers: The Oxophobicity of Mercury(II)
Grant, G. J.; Botros, M. E.; Hassler, J. S.; Janzen, D. E.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; VanDerveer, D. G.
Polyhedron, 2008, 27, 3097-3104
An Experimental and Computational Study of Sulfur-Modified Nucleophilicity in a Dianionic NiN2S2 Complex
Green, K. N.; Brothers, S. M.; Jenkins, R. M.; Carson, C. E.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Darensbourg, M. Y.
Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 7536-7544
Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation via Alkene Addition to an Oxidized Ruthenium Thiolate
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Venna, K. B.; Mashuta, M. S.
Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 8044-8050
{3,3'-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(methylimino)]-bis(propane-1-thiolato)}nickel(II)
Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; Mashuta, M. S.
Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, 2007, 63, M2281-U317
Singlet Diradical Character of an Oxidized Ruthenium Trithiolate: Electronic Structure and Reactivity
Grapperhaus, C. A.; Kozlowski, P. M.; Kumar, D.; Frye, H. N.; Venna, K. B.; Poturovic, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 2007, 46, 4085-4088
Density Functional Theory Investigations of NiN2S2 Reactivity as a Function of Nitrogen Donor Type and N-H...S Hydrogen Bonding Inspired by Nickel-Containing Superoxide Dismutase
Mullins, C. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Kozlowski, P. M.
Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, 11, 617-625
Synthesis and Structure of the Tetradeca-Iron(III) Oxide-Alkoxide Cluster [Bu4N]2[Fe14O8(OCH2CH3)20Cl8]
Grapperhaus, C. A.; O'Toole, M. G.; Mashuta, M. S.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2006, 9, 1204-1206
Ethyl 1-methylimidazole-2-carboxylate
Frye, B. C.; Mashuta, M. S.; Mullins, C. S.; Grapperhaus, C. A.; Buchanan, R. M.
Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, 2006, 62, O1548-O1549


