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Overview

John C. Huffman is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Materials Science, with a focus on several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.

The research topics covered by Huffman's work include:

  • Nuclear physics research studies
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics

Huffman's recent publications reflect a range of interdisciplinary interests. Notable papers include:

  • "Extending the family of reduced [Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)x]n− complexes, and their sensitivity to environmental factors" (2020) published in Polyhedron
  • "Universal Effective Charges in the s d and f p Shells" (2025) published in Physical Review Letters
  • "The upgraded summing NaI(Tl) (SuN++) absorption spectrometer" (2025) published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • "Leveraging Northeast Cyberteam Successes to Build the CAREERS Cyberteam Program: Initial Lessons Learned" (2022) published in The Journal of Computational Science Education
  • "CCDC 2041931: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2021) published in The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequently collaborating with Huffman are the following coauthors:

  • Mónica Soler
  • Preet Mahalay
  • Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
  • Daphné Lubert-Perquel
  • Khalil A. Abboud

The most common venues for Huffman's publications include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Polyhedron
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Best Publications

  • Molecular Design of Single-Site Metal Alkoxide Catalyst Precursors for Ring-Opening Polymerization Reactions Leading to Polyoxygenates. 1. Polylactide Formation by Achiral and Chiral Magnesium and Zinc Alkoxides, (η3-L)MOR, Where L = Trispyrazolyl- and Trisindazolylborate Ligands

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Nancy W. Eilerts;John C. Huffman;Suri S. Iyer

  • Structural and Magnetic Properties of [Ni4(.mu.3-OMe)4(dbm)4(MeOH)4] and [Ni4(.eta.1,.mu.3-N3)4(dbm)4(EtOH)4]. Magnetostructural Correlations for [Ni4X4]4+ Cubane Complexes

    Malcolm A. Halcrow;Jui-Sui Sun;John C. Huffman;George Christou

  • Preparation and physical properties of trinuclear oxo-centered manganese complexes of general formulation [Mn3O(O2CR)6L3]0,+ (R = methyl or phenyl; L = a neutral donor group) and the crystal structures of [Mn3O(O2CMe)6(pyr)3](pyr) and [Mn3O(O2CPh)6(pyr)2(H2O)].cntdot.0.5MeCN

    John B. Vincent;Hsiu Rong Chang;Kirsten Folting;John C. Huffman

  • Crystal Structure of a Silyl Cation with No Coordination to Anion and Distant Coordination to Solvent

    Joseph B. Lambert;Shizhong Zhang;Charlotte L. Stern;John C. Huffman

  • Can terdentate 2,6-bis(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridines form stable coordination compounds?

    Yongjun Li;John C. Huffman;Amar H. Flood

  • Reactions of Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds. 10. Reactions of Mo2(OR)6 (M Triple Bond M) and (M(OR)4)x Compounds with Molecular Oxygen. Preparation and Characterization of Oxo-Alkoxides of Formula MoO2(OR)2, MoO2(OR)2(bpy), MoO(OR)4, Mo3O(OR)10, Mo4O8(OR)4(py)4 and Mo6O10(OR)12.

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Kirsten Folting;John C. Huffman;Charles C. Kirkpatrick

  • Modeling the photosynthetic water oxidation center. Preparation and properties of tetranuclear manganese complexes containing [Mn4O2]6+,7+,8+ cores, and the crystal structures of Mn4O2(O2CMe)6(bipy)2 and [Mn4O2(O2CMe)7(bipy)2](ClO4)

    John B. Vincent;Cheryl Christmas;Hsiu Rong Chang;Qiaoying Li

  • Monomeric metal alkoxides and trialkyl siloxides: (BDI)Mg(OtBu)(THF) and (BDI)Zn(OSiPh3)(THF). Comments on single site catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of lactides

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;John C. Huffman;Khamphee Phomphrai

  • An attractive cis-effect of hydride on neighbor ligands: experimental and theoretical studies on the structure and intramolecular rearrangements of Fe(H)2(.eta.2-H2)(PEtPh2)3

    Lori S. Van der Sluys;Juergen Eckert;Odile Eisenstein;John H. Hall

  • The synthesis, reactions and molecular structure of zirconocene-alkyne complexes

    Stephen L. Buchwald;Brett T. Watson;John C. Huffman

  • Metal-metal multiple bonds in ordered assemblies. 1. Tetranuclear molybdenum and tungsten carboxylates involving covalently linked metal-metal quadruple bonds. Molecular models for subunits of one-dimensional stiff-chain polymers

    Roger H. Cayton;Malcolm H. Chisholm;John C. Huffman;Emil B. Lobkovsky

  • Trimethylphosphine adduct of the zirconocene-benzyne complex: synthesis, reactions, and x-ray crystal structure

    Stephen L. Buchwald;Brett T. Watson;John C. Huffman

  • Preparation and properties of the triply bridged, ferromagnetically coupled dinuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu2(OAc)3(bpy)2](ClO4) and [Cu2(OH)(H2O)(OAc)(bpy)2](ClO4)2

    George Christou;Spiros P. Perlepes;Eduardo Libby;Kirsten Folting

  • Alcohol adducts of alkoxides: intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a general structural feature

    B.A. Vaartstra;J.C. Huffman;K.G. Caulton;P.S. Gradeff

  • Potential building blocks for molecular ferromagnets: [Mn12O12(O2CPh)16(H2O)4] with a S = 14 ground state

    Peter D. W. Boyd;Qiaoying. Li;John B. Vincent;Kirsten. Folting

  • Three-coordinate zinc amide and phenoxide complexes supported by a bulky Schiff base ligand.

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Judith C. Gallucci;Hongshi Zhen;John C. Huffman

  • Molecular spin frustration in the [Fe4O2]8+ core: synthesis, structure, and magnetochemistry of tetranuclear iron-oxo complex [Fe4O2(O2CR)7(bpy)2](C1O4) (R = Me, Ph)

    James K. McCusker;John B. Vincent;Edward A. Schmitt;Marion L. Mino

  • Manganese carboxylate clusters: from structuralaesthetics to single-molecule magnets

    Guillem Arom;Guillem Arom;Sheila M.J Aubin;Sheila M.J Aubin;Milissa A Bolcar;Milissa A Bolcar;George Christou;George Christou

  • A donor semibridge? Molecular structures of dicyclopentadienyldivanadiumtetracarbonyltriphenylphosphine and dicyclopentadienyldivanadiumpentacarbonyl

    J. C. Huffman;L. N. Lewis;K. G. Caulton

  • Novel, Efficient, Palladium-Based System for the Polymerization of Norbornene Derivatives: Scope and Mechanism

    April D. Hennis;Jennifer D. Polley;and Gregory S. Long;Ayusman Sen

  • A new active catalyst species for enantioselective alkylation by phase-transfer catalysis

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Malcolm H. Chisholm
Malcolm H. Chisholm The Ohio State University
Kirsten Folting
Kirsten Folting Indiana University
George Christou
George Christou University of Florida
Kenneth G. Caulton
Kenneth G. Caulton Indiana University
William E. Streib
William E. Streib Indiana University
Ian P. Rothwell
Ian P. Rothwell Purdue University West Lafayette
David N. Hendrickson
David N. Hendrickson University of California, San Diego
Daniel J. Mindiola
Daniel J. Mindiola University of Pennsylvania
Timothy P. Hanusa
Timothy P. Hanusa Vanderbilt University
Odile Eisenstein
Odile Eisenstein University of Montpellier

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