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Kim K. Baldridge

Kim K. Baldridge

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Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
36408
World Ranking
8678
National Ranking
1518

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her development and application of methods for quantum calculations of molecular structure and reactivity, including her studies of aromaticity which continue the tradition of Maria GoeppertMayer

Overview

Kim K. Baldridge is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work covers specialized subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics central to Baldridge's work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, supramolecular chemistry and complexes, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, crystallography and molecular interactions, and molecular spectroscopy and chirality.

Baldridge has published extensively, with frequent appearances in notable venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry - A European Journal, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Angewandte Chemie. The number of publications across these venues varies, with The Cambridge Structural Database holding the highest count.

Noteworthy recent papers authored or coauthored by Baldridge include:

  • An S10-Symmetric 5-Fold Interlocked [2]Catenane (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The chemistry of branched condensed phosphates (2021), Nature Communications
  • Spontaneous and induced chiral symmetry breaking of stereolabile pillar[5]arene derivatives upon crystallisation (2021), Chemical Science
  • The Unusual Photochromic and Hydrochromic Switching Behavior of Cellulose-Embedded 1,8-Naphthalimide-Viologen Derivatives in the Solid-State (2021), Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Enantiopure C5 Pentaindenocorannulenes: Chiral Graphenoid Materials (2021), Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their frequent collaborators include researchers such as Jay S. Siegel, Jun Xu, Tanya K. Ronson, Yujia Wang, and Jonathan R. Nitschke.

Baldridge has also been recognized with fellowships, becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000. The APS fellowship citation referenced Baldridge's contributions to methods for quantum calculations of molecular structure and reactivity, including studies related to aromaticity.

Best Publications

  • General atomic and molecular electronic structure system

    Michael W. Schmidt;Kim K. Baldridge;Jerry A. Boatz;Steven T. Elbert

  • The structure of the chromophore within DsRed, a red fluorescent protein from coral

    Larry A. Gross;Geoffrey S. Baird;Ross C. Hoffman;Kim K. Baldridge

  • Ab initio reaction paths and direct dynamics calculations

    Kim K. Baldridge;Mark S. Gordon;Rozeanne Steckler;Donald G. Truhlar

  • Structure/energy correlation of bowl depth and inversion barrier in corannulene derivatives: combined experimental and quantum mechanical analysis.

    Seiders Tj;Baldridge Kk;Grube Gh;Siegel Js

  • Proton-catalyzed, silane-fueled Friedel-Crafts coupling of fluoroarenes.

    Oliver Allemann;Simon Duttwyler;Paola Romanato;Kim K. Baldridge

  • Synthesis and dynamics of the corannulene nucleus

    Allen Borchardt;Augusto Fuchicello;Kathleen V. Kilway;Kim K. Baldridge

  • First Principles Implementation of Solvent Effects Without Outlying Charge Error

    Kim Baldridge;Andreas Klamt

  • Algorithms and accuracy requirements for computing reaction paths by the method of steepest descent

    Bruce C. Garrett;Michael J. Redmon;Rozeanne Steckler;Donald G. Truhlar

  • Implementation and Performance of DFT-D with Respect to Basis Set and Functional for Study of Dispersion Interactions in Nanoscale Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

    Roberto Peverati;Kim K Baldridge

  • Multiethynyl Corannulenes: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties

    Yao Ting Wu;Davide Bandera;Roman Maag;Anthony Linden

  • Potentially aromatic metallocycles

    Kim K. Baldridge;Mark S. Gordon

  • Molecular spur gears comprising triptycene rotators and bibenzimidazole-based stators.

    Derik K. Frantz;Anthony Linden;Kim K. Baldridge;Jay S. Siegel

  • Induced-fit catalysis of corannulene bowl-to-bowl inversion

    Michal Juríček;Nathan L. Strutt;Jonathan C. Barnes;Anna M. Butterfield

  • Synthesis of fluoranthenes and indenocorannulenes: elucidation of chiral stereoisomers on the basis of static molecular bowls.

    Yao-Ting Wu,†,‡;Tomoharu Hayama;Kim K. Baldridge;and Anthony Linden

  • The Silabenzenes: Structure, Properties, and Aromaticity

    Kim K. Baldridge;Olivier Uzan;Jan M. L. Martin

  • Synthesis and characterization of open and sandwich-type polyoxometalates reveals visible-light-driven water oxidation via POM-photosensitizer complexes

    Pierre-Emmanuel Car;Miguel Guttentag;Kim K. Baldridge;Roger Alberto

  • X‐Ray Diffraction Evidence for a Cyclohexatriene Motif in the Molecular Structure of Tris(bicyclo[2.1.1]hexeno)benzene: Bond Alternation after the Refutation of the Mills–Nixon Theory

    Hans-Beat Bürgi;Kim K. Baldridge;Kenneth Hardcastle;Natia L. Frank

  • Mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen generation by a polypyridyl-based cobalt catalyst in aqueous solution.

    Alexander Rodenberg;Margherita Orazietti;Benjamin Probst;Cyril Bachmann

  • Flexibility and molecular recognition in the immune system.

    Ralph Jimenez;Georgina Salazar;Kim K. Baldridge;Floyd E. Romesberg

  • Bond alternation in triannelated benzenes: dissection of cyclic .pi. from Mills-Nixon effects

    Kim K. Baldridge;Jay S. Siegel

  • Hexahapto Metal Coordination to Curved Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Surfaces: The First Transition Metal Corannulene Complex

    T. Jon Seiders;Kim K. Baldridge;and Joseph M. O'Connor;Jay S. Siegel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay S. Siegel
Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University
Anthony Linden
Anthony Linden University of Zurich
Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon Iowa State University
Karl-Heinz Ernst
Karl-Heinz Ernst Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
David Abramson
David Abramson University of Queensland
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
José N. Onuchic
José N. Onuchic Rice University
Greta R. Patzke
Greta R. Patzke University of Zurich
Roger Alberto
Roger Alberto University of Zurich
Ilkay Altintas
Ilkay Altintas University of California, San Diego

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