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John C. Linehan is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses on chemical engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, process chemistry and technology, renewable energy, sustainability, inorganic chemistry, and catalysis.

The scientist's primary research topics include carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalysts for methane reforming, and advanced combustion engine technologies.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Cobalt-Group 13 Complexes Catalyze CO2 Hydrogenation via a Co(−I)/Co(I) Redox Cycle" (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • "Enhanced Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol by a Ruthenium Complex with a Charged Outer-Coordination Sphere" (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • "Thermodynamic and Kinetic Activity Descriptors for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Ketones" (2024), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Designing Catalytic Systems Using Binary Solvent Mixtures: Impact of Mole Fraction of Water on Hydride Transfer" (2021), Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Operando Mechanistic Studies of CO2 Hydrogenation by Ruthenium Complexes Using High-Pressure NMR Spectroscopy" (2023), ACS Catalysis

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Eric S. Wiedner, Andrew Z. Preston, Aaron M. Appel, Wendy J. Shaw, and Matthew V. Vollmer.

John C. Linehan has published multiple articles in several venues, with the most frequent being The Cambridge Structural Database (5 publications), OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (4 publications), ACS Catalysis (3 publications), Journal of the American Chemical Society (1 publication), and Inorganic Chemistry (1 publication).

Best Publications

  • Characterization and properties of metallic iron nanoparticles: Spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and kinetics

    James T. Nurmi;Paul G. Tratnyek;Vaishnavi Sarathy;Donald R. Baer

  • Nanoscaffold Mediates Hydrogen Release and the Reactivity of Ammonia Borane

    Anna Gutowska;Liyu Li;Yongsoon Shin;Chong M. Wang

  • In situ solid state 11B MAS-NMR studies of the thermal decomposition of ammonia borane: mechanistic studies of the hydrogen release pathways from a solid state hydrogen storage material

    Ashley C. Stowe;Wendy J. Shaw;John C. Linehan;Benjamin Schmid

  • A cobalt-based catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 under ambient conditions.

    Matthew S. Jeletic;Michael T. Mock;Aaron M. Appel;John C. Linehan

  • Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide catalyzed by ruthenium trimethylphosphine complexes: the accelerating effect of certain alcohols and amines.

    Pradip Munshi;A. Denise Main;John C. Linehan;Chih Cheng Tai

  • Synthesis of ammonia borane for hydrogen storage applications

    David J. Heldebrant;Abhijeet J. Karkamkar;John C. Linehan;Thomas Autrey

  • In situ XAFS and NMR study of rhodium-catalyzed dehydrogenation of dimethylamine borane.

    Yongsheng Chen;John L. Fulton;John C. Linehan;Thomas Autrey

  • Is it homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysis derived from [RhCp*Cl2]2? In operando XAFS, kinetic, and crucial kinetic poisoning evidence for subnanometer Rh4 cluster-based benzene hydrogenation catalysis.

    Ercan Bayram;John C. Linehan;John L. Fulton;John A. S. Roberts

  • In situ multinuclear NMR spectroscopic studies of the thermal decomposition of ammonia borane in solution

    Wendy J. Shaw;John C. Linehan;Nathaniel K. Szymczak;David J. Heldebrant

  • Beyond the active site: the impact of the outer coordination sphere on electrocatalysts for hydrogen production and oxidation.

    Bojana Ginovska-Pangovska;Arnab Dutta;Matthew L. Reback;John C. Linehan

  • A Bimetallic Nickel–Gallium Complex Catalyzes CO2 Hydrogenation via the Intermediacy of an Anionic d10 Nickel Hydride

    Ryan C. Cammarota;Matthew V. Vollmer;Jing Xie;Jingyun Ye

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Substituted Amine Boranes: Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Implications for Hydrogen Storage

    Brandon L. Dietrich;Karen I. Goldberg;D. Michael Heinekey;Tom Autrey

  • A Molecular Copper Catalyst for Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formate

    Christopher M. Zall;John C. Linehan;Aaron M. Appel

  • Coordination of aminoborane, NH2BH2, dictates selectivity and extent of H2 release in metal-catalysed ammonia borane dehydrogenation

    Vincent Pons;R. Tom Baker;Nathaniel K. Szymczak;David J. Heldebrant

  • Surface‐induced mineralization: A new method for producing calcium phosphate coatings

    Allison A. Campbell;Glen E. Fryxell;John C. Linehan;Gordon L. Graff

  • Lanthanide Selective Sorbents: Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)

    Glen E. Fryxell;Hong Wu;Yuehe Lin;Wendy J. Shaw

  • In situ formation of ruthenium catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide.

    Chih-Cheng Tai;Justine Pitts;John C. Linehan;A. Denise Main

  • When is a Nanoparticle a Cluster? An Operando EXAFS Study of Amine Borane Dehydrocoupling by Rh4-6 Clusters

    John L. Fulton;John C. Linehan;Tom Autrey;Mahalingam Balasubramanian

  • The Influence of Microbial Activity and Sedimentary Organic Carbon on the Isotope Geochemistry of the Middendorf Aquifer

    Ellyn M. Murphy;Janet A. Schramke;James K. Fredrickson;Horace W. Bledsoe

  • Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formate by [Ni(PR2NR′2)2(CH3CN)]2+ Complexes

    Brandon R. Galan;Julia Schöffel;John C. Linehan;Candace Seu

  • Triphosphine-Ligated Copper Hydrides for CO2 Hydrogenation: Structure, Reactivity, and Thermodynamic Studies

    Christopher M. Zall;John C. Linehan;Aaron M. Appel

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Autrey
Tom Autrey Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wendy J. Shaw
Wendy J. Shaw Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Aaron M. Appel
Aaron M. Appel Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
John L. Fulton
John L. Fulton Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Donald M. Camaioni
Donald M. Camaioni Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Daniel L. DuBois
Daniel L. DuBois Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Alan L. Balch
Alan L. Balch University of California, Davis
Maciej Gutowski
Maciej Gutowski Heriot-Watt University
Marilyn M. Olmstead
Marilyn M. Olmstead University of California, Davis
Mahalingam Balasubramanian
Mahalingam Balasubramanian Argonne National Laboratory

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