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John Arnold is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. Their multidisciplinary work also touches on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials as well as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

John Arnold has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Communications
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Chemical Science

Their work includes papers such as:

  • "Reactivity of terminal imido complexes of group 4-6 metals: Stoichiometric and catalytic reactions involving cycloaddition with unsaturated organic molecules" (2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)
  • "A Uranium(II) Arene Complex That Acts as a Uranium(I) Synthon" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "The synthesis and versatile reducing power of low-valent uranium complexes" (2020, Dalton Transactions)
  • "Recent Advances in Nuclear Forensic Chemistry" (2020, Analytical Chemistry)
  • "Structural properties of ultra-small thorium and uranium dioxide nanoparticles embedded in a covalent organic framework" (2020, Chemical Science)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Trevor D. Lohrey, Robert G. Bergman, Erik T. Ouellette, Michael A. Boreen, and Laurent Maron.

Best Publications

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for trace arsenic detection in contaminated water.

    Martin Mulvihill;Andrea Tao;Kanokraj Benjauthrit;John Arnold

  • Proton-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Hydroarylation Reactions of Anilines and Alkenes: A Dramatic Effect of Counteranions on Reaction Efficiency

    Laura L. Anderson;John Arnold;Robert G. Bergman

  • Gated proton transport in aligned mesoporous silica films

    Rong Fan;Seong Huh;Ruoxue Yan;John Arnold

  • The Chemistry of Metal Complexes with Selenolate and Tellurolate Ligands

    John Arnold

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of 1,1‘-Diamino- and 1,1‘-Diazidoferrocene

    Alexandr Shafir;Maurice P. Power;Glenn D. Whitener;John Arnold

  • An overview and recent progress in the chemistry of uranium extraction from seawater

    B. F. Parker;Z. Zhang;L. Rao;J. Arnold;J. Arnold

  • On the non-innocence of “Nacnacs”: ligand-based reactivity in β-diketiminate supported coordination compounds

    Clément Camp;John Arnold

  • Suggested Modifications to a Distillation-Free Solvent Purification System

    Peter J. Alaimo;David W. Peters;John Arnold;Robert G. Bergman

  • A comparison of 4f vs 5f metal-metal bonds in (CpSiMe3)3M-ECp* (M = Nd, U; E = Al, Ga; Cp* = C5Me5): synthesis, thermodynamics, magnetism, and electronic structure.

    Stefan G. Minasian;Jamin L. Krinsky;Jeffrey D. Rinehart;Roy Copping

  • Titanium(II), -(III), and -(IV) Complexes Supported by Benzamidinate Ligands

    John R. Hagadorn and;John Arnold

  • Origin of the unusually strong and selective binding of vanadium by polyamidoximes in seawater

    Alexander S. Ivanov;Christina J. Leggett;Bernard F. Parker;Bernard F. Parker;Zhicheng Zhang

  • Synthesis and characterization of gold(I) thiolates, selenolates, and tellurolates: x-ray crystal structures of Au4[TeC(SiMe3)3]4, Au4[SC(SiMe3)3]4, and Ph3PAu[TeC(SiMe3)3]

    Philip J. Bonasia;David E. Gindelberger;John Arnold

  • Catalytic hydroamination of alkynes and norbornene with neutral and cationic tantalum imido complexes.

    Laura L. Anderson;John Arnold;Robert G. Bergman

  • Mono-guanidinate complexes of lanthanum: synthesis, structure and their use in lactide polymerization

    Garth R. Giesbrecht;Glenn D. Whitener;John Arnold

  • Synthesis and characterization of lithium, sodium, and potassium porphyrin complexes. X-ray crystal structures of Li2(C6H12O2)2TMPP, Na2(THF)4OEP, and K2(pyridine)4OEP

    John Arnold;Denisha Y. Dawson;Caroline G. Hoffman

  • Recent developments in the chemistry of early transition metal porphyrin compounds

    Holger Brand;John Arnold

  • Reactivity of a titanium dinitrogen complex supported by guanidinate ligands: investigation of solution behavior and a novel rearrangement of guanidinate ligands.

    Sarah M. Mullins;Andrew P. Duncan;Robert G. Bergman;John Arnold

  • Low-Valent Chemistry of Titanium Benzamidinates Leading to New Ti μ-N2, μ-O, Alkyl Derivatives, and the Cyclometalation of TMEDA

    John R. Hagadorn;John Arnold

  • Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of homoleptic tin(II) and lead(II) chalcogenolates and conversion to metal chalcogenides. X-ray crystal structures of {Sn[TeSi(SiMe3)3]2}2 and (PMe3)Sn[TeSi(SiMe3)3]2

    Allen L. Seligson;John Arnold

  • Tethered Bis-Amidinates as Supporting Ligands: A Concerted Elimination/σ-π Rearrangement Reaction Forming an Unusual Titanium Arene Complex.

    John R. Hagadorn;John Arnold

  • Z-Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Vanadium Bisimido Complex**

    Henry S. La Pierre;John Arnold;F. Dean Toste

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
T. Don Tilley
T. Don Tilley University of California, Berkeley
Steven J. Geib
Steven J. Geib University of Pittsburgh
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Geoffrey Wilkinson Imperial College London
Tolek Tyliszczak
Tolek Tyliszczak Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton
Hayato Tsurugi
Hayato Tsurugi Osaka University
Corwin H. Booth
Corwin H. Booth Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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