Publications

Bibliography  

Graduate Work: 

  1. P. Stavropoulos, “Oxoalkyls and Aryls of Rhenium, Osmium, Tungsten and Molybdenum” Ph. D. Thesis, University of London (Imperial College), December 1985. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, P. G. Edwards, G. Wilkinson, M. Motevalli, K. M. A. Malik, M. B. Hursthouse “Oxoalkyls of Rhenium-(v) and -(vi). X-Ray Crystal Structures of (Me4ReO)2Mg(thf)4, [(Me3SiCH2)4ReO]2Mg(thf)2, Re2O3Me6, and Re2O3(CH2SiMe3)6” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1985, 2167–2175. 
  1. R. P. Tooze, P. Stavropoulos, M. Motevalli, M. B. Hursthouse, G. Wilkinson “Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structures of the First Tetrahedral Osmium-(iv) Compounds, Tetrakis(cyclohexyl)osmium-(iv) and Tetrakis(o-methylphenyl)osmium-(iv)” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1985, 1139–1140. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, P. G. Edwards, T. Behling, G. Wilkinson, M. Motevalli, M. B. Hursthouse “Oxoaryls of Rhenium-(v) and -(vi) and Osmium-(vi). X-Ray Crystal Structures of Dimesityldioxo-rhenium -(vi), Tetramesityloxorhenium -(vi), and Dimesityldioxoosmium-(vi)” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1987, 169–175. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, P. D. Savage, R. P. Tooze, G. Wilkinson, B. Hussain, M. Motevalli, M. B. Hursthouse “The Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structures of Homoleptic Tetrahedral Aryls of Osmium-(iv) and of Cyclohexyls of Ruthenium-(iv), Osmium-(iv), and Chromium-(iv)” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1987, 557–562. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, G. Wilkinson, M. Motevalli, M. B. Hursthouse “Oxo Methyls of Molybdenum-(v), Tungsten-(v) and Rhenium-(v): X-Ray Crystal Structure of (Me4WO)2Mg(thf)4” Polyhedron  1987, 6, 1081–1087. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, P. D. Savage, R. P. Tooze, G. Wilkinson, B. Hussain, M. Motevalli, M. B. Hursthouse “ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structures of Homoleptic Tetrahedral Aryls of Osmium-(iv) and of Cyclohexyls of Ruthenium-(iv), Osmium-(iv), and Chromium-(iv)” ChemInform 1987, 18, 28. 

Postdoctoral work: 

  1. P. Stavropoulos, N. Bryson, M.-T. Youinou, J. A. Osborn “Chromyl Complexes with Aryloxy and Siloxy Ligands” Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29, 1807–1811.  
  1. P. Stavropoulos, M. Carrié, M. C. Muetterties, R. H. Holm “Reaction Sequence Related to that of Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase (Acetyl CoA Synthase): Thioester Formation Mediated at Structurally Defined Nickel Centers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 5385–5387. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, N. Bryson, M.-T. Youinou, J. A. Osborn “ChemInform Abstract: Chromyl Complexes with Aryloxy and Siloxy Ligands” ChemInform 1990, 21, 34. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, M. C. Muetterties, M. Carrié, R. H. Holm “Structural and Reaction Chemistry of Nickel Complexes in Relation to Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase: A Reaction System Simulating Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthase Activity” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 8485–8492. 

Work as Principal Investigator: 

  1. B. Singh, J. R. Long, G. C. Papaefthymiou, P. Stavropoulos “On the Reduction of Basic Iron Acetate: Isolation of Ferrous Species Mediating Gif-Type Oxidation of Hydrocarbons” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 5824–5825.   
  1. M. Sadeghi, W. Liu, T.-G. Zhang, P. Stavropoulos, B. Levy “The Role of Photo-Induced Charge Carrier Separation Distance in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. Oxidative Degradation of CH3OH Vapor in Contact with Pt/TiO2 and Co-fumed TiO2-Fe2O3” J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 19466–19474. 
  1. K. Singh, J. R. Long, P. Stavropoulos “Ligand-Unsupported Metal-Metal (M = Cu, Ag) Interactions Between Closed-Shell d10 Trinuclear Systems” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 2942–2943. 
  1. C. E. Masse, B. S. Knight, P. Stavropoulos, J. S. Panek “Asymmetric C-N Bond Constructions via Crotylsilane Addition Reactions: A Stereocontrolled Route to Dipeptide Isosteres” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 6040–6047. 
  1. B. Singh, J. R. Long, F. Fabrizi de Biani, D. Gatteschi, P. Stavropoulos “Synthesis, Reactivity, and Catalytic Behavior of Iron/Zinc-Containing Species Involved in Oxidation of Hydrocarbons under Gif-Type Conditions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 7030–7047. 
  1. S. Kiani, J. R. Long, P. Stavropoulos “Evidence for Cu…H Interactions in Dinuclear Cu(I) of Hindered Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands” Inorg. Chim. Acta  1997, 263, 357–366 (volume in honor of Prof. R. H. Holm). 
  1. C. E. Masse, B. S. Knight, P. Stavropoulos, J. S. Panek “ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric C-N Bond Constructions via Crotylsilane Addition Reactions: A Stereocontrolled Route to Dipeptide Isosteres” ChemInform 1997, 28, 42. 
  1. K. Singh, J. R. Long, P. Stavropoulos “Polynuclear Complexes of Copper(I) and the 2-(3(5)-Pyrazolyl)-6-methylpyridine Ligand: Structures and Reactivity toward Small Molecules” Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 1073–1079. 
  1. A. Tapper, J. R. Long, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons Mediated by Mixed-Valent Basic Iron Trifluoroacetates and Valence-Separated Component Species under Gif-Type Conditions Involves Carbon- and Oxygen-Centered Radicals” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 2343–2346. 
  1. Dakin, P. C. Ong, J. S. Panek, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “Speciation and Mechanistic Studies of Chiral Copper(I) Schiff Base Precursors Mediating Asymmetric Carbenoid Insertion Reactions of Diazoacetates into the Si-H Bond of Silanes” Organometallics 2000, 19, 2896–2908.   
  1. D. Neuman, P. Paraskevopoulou, N. Psaroudakis, K. Mertis, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “Structural and Functional Characteristics of Rhenium Clusters Derived from Redox Chemistry of the Triangular [ReIII3(-Cl3)] Core Unit” Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 5530–5537. 
  1. S.Kiani, A. Tapper, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “Functional Aspects of Gif-type Oxidation of Hydrocarbons Mediated by Iron Picolinate H2O2-Dependent Systems: Evidence for the Generation of Carbon- and Oxygen-Centered Radicals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 7503–7517.   
  1. S. B. Marr, R. O. Carvel, D. T. Richens, H.-J. Lee, M. Lane, P. Stavropoulos “A Comparison between Iron and Ruthenium Reagents Mediating GifIV-type Oxygenation of Cyclohexane” Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 4630–4638. 
  1. R. Çelenligil-Çetin, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Ferrous and Ferric Oxo/Peroxo Pivalate Complexes in Relation to Gif-type Oxygenation of Substrates” Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 5838–5846. 
  1. D. Neuman, P. Paraskevopoulou, N. Psaroudakis, K. Mertis, R. J. Staples, P. Stavropoulos “ChemInform Abstract: Structural and Functional Characteristics of Rhenium Clusters Derived from Redox Chemistry of the Triangular [ReIII3(-Cl3)] Core Unit” ChemInform 2001, 32, 10. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, R. Çelenligil-Çetin, A. Tapper “The Gif Paradox” Acc. Chem. Res. 2001, 34, 745–752. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, R. Çelenligil-Çetin, A. Tapper “ChemInform Abstract: The Gif Paradox” ChemInform 2001, 32, 48. 
  1.  P. Paraskevopoulou, N. Psaroudakis, S. Koinis, P. Stavropoulos, K. Mertis “Catalytic Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols to Aldehydes with Rhenium Complexes” J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 2005, 240, 27–32. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, R. Çelenligil-Çetin, S. Kiani, A. Tapper, D. Pinnapareddy, P. Paraskevopoulou “Gif Reactions” in Handbook of C–H Transformations. Applications in Organic Synthesis; Dyker, G. (Ed.); Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2005; pp 497–507. 
  1. P. Paraskevopoulou, E. Petalidou, N. Psaroudakis, P. Stavropoulos, K. Mertis “Efficient Chemoselective Oxidation of Phenylmethanols to Aldehydes with Iodosobenzene” Monatsh. Chem. 2005, 136, 2035–2039. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos, R. Çelenligil-Çetin, S. Kiani, A. Tapper, D. Pinnapareddy, P. Paraskevopoulou “Iron, bis(pyridine)bis(2-pyridinecarboxylato-N1,O2)” in Encyclopaedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Fuchs, P. (Ed.); Wiley: New York, 2006; pp 414–415. 
  1. P. Paraskevopoulou, E. Petalidou, A. Panas, M. Ioannou, S. Koinis, N. Psaroudakis, N. Leventis, P. Stavropoulos, K. Mertis “Redox reactivity and comprehensive synthetic chemistry of the perchloroditungstate [W2(-Cl)3Cl6]n– (n = 3, 2, 1) anions in organic media” Polyhedron 2008, 27, 2859–2866. 
  1. R. Çelenligil-Çetin, P. Paraskevopoulou, R. Dinda, Y. Sanakis, R. J. Staples, E. Sinn, N. P. Rath, P. Stavropoulos “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Iron Trisamido-Amine Complexes that Undergo both Metal- and Ligand-Centered Oxidative Transformations” Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1165–1172. 
  1. R. Çelenligil-Çetin, P. Paraskevopoulou, R. Dinda, N. Lalioti, Y. Sanakis, A. M. Rawashdeh, R. J. Staples, E. Sinn, P. Stavropoulos “Oxidative Ligand Rearrangement due to Incipient Aminyl Radicals in the Oxidation of Iron(II) Species with Dioxygen” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 673–677. 
  1. R. Çelenligil-Çetin, P. Paraskevopoulou, N. Lalioti, Y. Sanakis, R. J. Staples, N. P. Rath, P. Stavropoulos “Metalloradical Complexes of Manganese and Chromium Featuring an Oxidatively Rearranged Ligand” Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10998–11009. 
  1. P. Paraskevopoulou, A. Lin, Q. Wang, D. Pinnapareddy, R. Acharrya, R. Dinda, R. Çelenligil-Çetin, G. Floros, Y. Sanakis, A. Choudhury, N. P. Rath, P. Stavropoulos “Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Structurally and Electronically Diverse Fe(II) Complexes Featuring a Family of Triphenylamido-amine Ligands” Inorg. Chem.  2010, 49, 108–122. 
  1. P. Paraskevopoulou, C. Makedonas, N. Psaroudakis, C. A. Mitsopoulou, G. Floros, A. Seressioti, M. Ioannou, Y. Sanakis, N. Rath, C. J. Gómez García, P. Stavropoulos, K. Mertis “Isolation, Characterization, and Computational Studies of the Novel [Mo3(3-Br)2(-Br)3Br6]2– Cluster Anion” Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 2068–2076. 
  1. G. Unal, E. Marquez, M. H. O’Brien, P. Stavropoulos, I. P. Callard “Expression of cytochrome P450 aromatase isoforms in female Alburnus tarichi (Guldenstaedtii, 1814)” Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2011, 38, 247–252. 
  1. V. Bagchi, G. Raptopoulos, P. Das, S. Christodoulou, Q. Wang, L. Ai, M. Pitsikalis, P. Paraskevopoulou, P. Stavropoulos “Synthesis and Characterization of a Family of Co(II) Triphenylamido-Amine Complexes and Catalytic Activity in Controlled Radical Polymerization of Olefins” Polyhedron 2013, 52, 78–90 (Alfred Werner Nobel prize commemorative issue). 
  1. G. Unal, E. C. Marquez, M. Feld, P. Stavropoulos, I. P. Callard “Isolation of estrogen receptor subtypes and vitellogenin genes: Expression in female Chalcalburnus tarichi” Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part B 2014, 172-173, 67–73. 
  1. V. Bagchi, P. Paraskevopoulou, P. Das, L. Chi, Q. Wang, A. Choudhury, J. S. Mathieson, L. Cronin, D. B. Pardue, T. R. Cundari, G. Mitrikas, Y. Sanakis, P. Stavropoulos “A Versatile Tripodal Cu(I) Reagent for C–N Bond Construction via Nitrene-Transfer Chemistry: Catalytic Perspectives and Mechanistic Insights on C–H Aminations/Amidinations and Olefin Aziridinations” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11362–11381. 
  1. N. Levesanos, W. P. R. Liyanage, E. Ferentinos, G. Raptopoulos, P. Paraskevopoulou, Y. Sanakis, A. Choudhury, P. Stavropoulos, M. Nath, P. Kyritsis “Investigating the Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Properties of [Fe{(EPiPr2)2N}2] (E = S, Se) and the Formation of Iron Selenides by Chemical Vapor Deposition” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 5332–5339. 
  1. P. Stavropoulos “Metal-Catalyzed and Metal-Free Intermolecular Amination of Light Alkanes and Benzenes” Comm. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 1–57. 
  1. L. Fang, C. Lv, G. Wang, L. Feng, P. Stavropoulos, G. Gao, L. Ai, J. Zhang “Discrimination of enantiomers of dipeptide derivatives with two chiral centers by tetraaza macrocyclic chiral solvating agents using 1NMR spectroscopy” Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 1716–1724. 
  1. C. Lv, L. Feng, H. Hao, G. Wang, P. Stavropoulos, L. Ai “Chiral discrimination of -hydroxy acids and N-Ts--amino acids induced by tetraaza macrocyclic chiral solvating agents by using 1H NMR spectroscopy” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 1642–1650.   
  1. L. Feng, G. Gao, H. Zhao, L. Zheng, Y. Wang, P. Stavropoulos, L. Ai, J. Zhang “Synthesis of Tripeptide Derivatives with Three Stereogenic Centers and Chiral Recognition Probed by Tetraaza Macrocyclic Chiral Solvating Agents Derived from D-Phenylalanine and (1S,2S)-(+)-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane via 1H NMR Spectroscopy” J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 13874–13887. 
  1. V. Bagchi, A. Kalra, P. Das, P. Paraskevopoulou, S. Gorla, L. Ai, Q. Wang, S. Mohapatra, A. Choudhury, Z. Sun, T. R. Cundari, P. Stavropoulos “Comparative Nitrene-Transfer Chemistry to Olefinic Substrates Mediated by a Library of Anionic Mn(II) Triphenylamido-Amine Reagents and M(II) Congeners (M = Fe, Co, Ni) Favoring Aromatic over Aliphatic Alkenes” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 9183–9206. 
  1. H. Zhang, H. Zhao, J. Wen, Z. Zhang, P. Stavropoulos, Y. Li, L. Ai, J. Zhang “Discrimination of enantiomers of amides with two stereogenic centers enabled by chiral bisthiourea derivatives using 1H NMR Spectroscopy” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 6697–6706. 
  1. A. Kalra, V. Bagchi, P. Paraskevopoulou, P. Das, L. Ai, Y. Sanakis, G. Raptopoulos, S. Mohapatra, A. Choudhury, Z. Sun, T. R. Cundari, P. Stavropoulos “Is the Electrophilicity of the Metal Nitrene the Sole Predictor of Metal-Mediated Nitrene Transfer to Olefins? Secondary Contributing Factors as Revealed by a Library of High-Spin Co(II) Reagents” Organometallics 2021, 40, 1974–1996. 
  1. J. Wen, L. Feng, H. Zhao, L. Zheng, P. Stavropoulos, L. Ai, J. Zhang “Chiral Recognition of Hydantoin Derivatives Enabled by Tetraaza Macrocyclic Solvating Agents Using 1H NMR Spectroscopy” J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 7934–7944. 
  1. Y.-L. Li, H.-M. Zhao, Y.-Q. Ren, M. Qui, H.-T. Zhang, G.-P. Gao, L. Zheng, P. Stavropoulos, L. Ai “Synthesis of Enantiomers of Chiral Ester Derivatives Containing an Amide Group and Their Chiral Recognition by 1H NMR Spectroscopy” ChemSelect 2023, 8, e202204039. 
  1. S. K. Sahoo, B. Harfmann, L. Ai, Q. Wang, S. Mohapatra, A. Choudhury, P. Stavropoulos “Cationic Divalent Metal Sites (M = Mn, Fe, Co) Operating as Both Nitrene-Transfer Agents and Lewis Acids toward Mediating the Synthesis of Three- and Five-Membered N-Heterocycles” Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 10743-10761. 
  1. M. Sharma, R. M. Fritz, J. O. Adebanjo, Z. Lu, T. R. Cundari, M. A. Omary, A. Choudhury, P. Stavropoulos “Nitrene-Transfer Chemistry to C–H and C=C Bonds Mediated by Triangular Coinage Metal Platforms Supported by Triply Bridging Pnictogen Elements Sb(III) and Bi(III)” Organometallics 2024, 43, 634-652.  
  1. S. K. Sahoo, B. Harfmann, H. Bhatia, H. Singh, S. Balijapelly, A. Choudhury, P. Stavropoulos “A Comparative Study of Cationic Copper(I) Reagents Supported by Bipodal Tetramethylguanidinyl-Containing Ligands as Nitrene-Transfer Catalysts” ACS Omega 2024, 9, 15697-15708. 
  1. Y. Wang, H. Zhao, C. Yang, L. Fang, L. Zheng, H. Lv, P. Stavropoulos, L. Ai, J. Zhang “Chiral Recognition of Chiral (Hetero)Cyclic Derivatives Probed by Tetraaza Macrocyclic Chiral Solvating Agents via 1H NMR Spectroscopy” Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 5188-5194. 
  1. M. Sharma, R. M. Fritz, H. Bhatia, J. O. Adebanjo, Z. Lu, M. A. Omary, T. R. Cundari, A. Choudhury, P. Stavropoulos “C–H Amination Chemistry Mediated by Trinuclear Cu(I) Sites Supported by a Ligand Scaffold Featuring an Arene Platform and Tetramethylguanidinyl Residues” Dalton Trans. 2024, accepted manuscript DT-ART-06-2024-001670.R1