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5211
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jay A. Labinger is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research contributions span several areas within chemistry and literature, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Roald Hoffmann: An Appreciation, 2023, Configurations
  • Climate and Literature ed. by Adeline Johns-Putra, 2021, Configurations
  • Under the Literary Microscope: Science and Society in the Contemporary Novel ed. by Sina Farzin, Susan M. Gaines, and Roslynn D. Haynes, 2022, Configurations
  • Book Review, 2022, Foundations of Chemistry
  • CSD 1780225: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2023, The Cambridge Structural Database

Labinger has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Nilay Hazari, P.F. Oblad, John E. Bercaw, and J.E. Bercaw.

The scientist's work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Configurations (3 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (2 publications)
  • Foundations of Chemistry (1 publication)

Their studies cover various subfields within chemistry and literary theory, such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Literature and Literary Theory

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • History and advancements in chemistry
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions
  • Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Jay A. Labinger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Understanding and exploiting C–H bond activation

    Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Mechanism of Glucose Isomerization Using a Solid Lewis Acid Catalyst in Water

    Yuriy Román-Leshkov;Manuel Moliner;Jay A. Labinger;Mark E. Davis

  • Homogeneous Oxidation of Alkanes by Electrophilic Late Transition Metals

    Shannon S. Stahl;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Model Ziegler-Natta .alpha.-Olefin Polymerization Catalysts Derived from[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}(PMe3)Sc(.mu.2-H)]2 and[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}Sc(.mu.2-CH2CH2CH3)]2. Synthesis, Structures, and Kinetic and Equilibrium Investigations of the Catalytically Active Species in Solution

    P. J. Shapiro;W. D. Cotter;W. P. Schaefer;J. A. Labinger

  • Hydrozirconation: A New Transition Metal Reagent for Organic Synthesis

    Jeffrey Schwartz;Jay A. Labinger

  • Mechanistic Studies of the Ethylene Trimerization Reaction with Chromium−Diphosphine Catalysts: Experimental Evidence for a Mechanism Involving Metallacyclic Intermediates

    Theodor Agapie;Susan J. Schofer;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Selective alkane oxidation: hot and cold approaches to a hot problem

    Jay A. Labinger

  • Mechanism of catalytic oxygenation of alkanes by halogenated iron porphyrins

    Mark W. Grinstaff;Michael G. Hill;Jay A. Labinger;Harry B. Gray

  • Studies on the Catalytic-Oxidation of Alkanes and Alkenes by Titanium Silicates

    C.B. Khouw;C.B. Dartt;J.A. Labinger;M.E. Davis

  • Exploring the Mechanism of Aqueous C−H Activation by Pt(II) through Model Chemistry: Evidence for the Intermediacy of Alkylhydridoplatinum(IV) and Alkane σ-Adducts

    Shannon S. Stahl;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • C-H Bond Activation by Cationic Platinum(II) Complexes: Ligand Electronic and Steric Effects

    H. Annita Zhong;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • C−H Activation at Cationic Platinum(II) Centers

    Matthew W. Holtcamp;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Platinum-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization.

    Jay A. Labinger

  • Mechanistic Studies of Olefin and Alkyne Trimerization with Chromium Catalysts: Deuterium Labeling and Studies of Regiochemistry Using a Model Chromacyclopentane Complex

    Theodor Agapie;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Mechanistic Investigation of Benzene C−H Activation at a Cationic Platinum(II) Center: Direct Observation of a Platinum(II) Benzene Adduct

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  • Electronic Structures of PdII Dimers

    John E. Bercaw;Alec C. Durrell;Harry B. Gray;Jennifer C. Green

  • CH activation by aqueous platinum complexes: A mechanistic study

    G.A. Luinstra;L. Wang;S.S. Stahl;J.A. Labinger

  • Oxidative coupling of methane: An inherent limit to selectivity?

    Jay A. Labinger

  • Structural and Mechanistic Investigations of the Oxidation of Dimethylplatinum(II) Complexes by Dioxygen

    Vsevolod V. Rostovtsev;Lawrence M. Henling;Jay A. Labinger;John E. Bercaw

  • Hydrozirconierung: Organische Synthesen mit einem neuen Übergangsmetall‐Reagens

    Jeffrey Schwartz;Jay A. Labinger

  • Intramolecular and intermolecular C-H activation at a cationic PtII center

    Matthew W. Holtcamp;Lawrence M. Henling;Michael W. Day;Jay A. Labinger

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Bercaw
John E. Bercaw California Institute of Technology
Mark E. Davis
Mark E. Davis California Institute of Technology
Michael W. Day
Michael W. Day California Institute of Technology
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
W. Robert Scheidt
W. Robert Scheidt University of Notre Dame
Alexander J. M. Miller
Alexander J. M. Miller University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shannon S. Stahl
Shannon S. Stahl University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeffrey Schwartz
Jeffrey Schwartz Princeton University
Andrew M. Herring
Andrew M. Herring Colorado School of Mines
Mark W. Grinstaff
Mark W. Grinstaff Boston University

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