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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Malcolm H. Chisholm was affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community in significant ways, holding positions and advancing their research within this academic institution.

Their recognition included several prestigious awards, reflecting their standing in the scientific community. In 2005, they were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Earlier honors comprised being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1985.

While specific publications and research topics are not detailed, the pattern of awards and long-term academic affiliation suggest substantial research activity and involvement in their scientific field.

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

  • Well-Defined Calcium Initiators for Lactide Polymerization

    Malcolm H Chisholm;Judith C Gallucci;Khamphee Phomphrai

  • Coordination Chemistry and Reactivity of Monomeric Alkoxides and Amides of Magnesium and Zinc Supported by the Diiminato Ligand CH(CMeNC6H3-2,6-iPr2)2. A Comparative Study

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Judith Gallucci;Khamphee Phomphrai

  • Lactide polymerization by well-defined calcium coordination complexes: comparisons with related magnesium and zinc chemistry.

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Judith Gallucci;Khamphee Phomphrai

  • 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

  • Comparative Study of the Coordination Chemistry and Lactide Polymerization of Alkoxide and Amide Complexes of Zinc and Magnesium with a β-Diiminato Ligand Bearing Ether Substituents

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Judith C. Gallucci;Khamphee Phomphrai

  • 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

  • New generation polymers: the role of metal alkoxides as catalysts in the production of polyoxygenates

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Zhiping Zhou

  • 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

  • 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

  • Concerning the relative importance of enantiomorphic site vs. chain end control in the stereoselective polymerization of lactides: reactions of (R,R-salen)- and (S,S-salen)–aluminium alkoxides LAlOCH2R complexes (R = CH3 and S-CHMeCl)

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Nathan J. Patmore;Zhiping Zhou

  • Transition-metal dialkylamides and disilylamides

    Donald C. Bradley;Malcolm H. Chisholm

  • Complexities in the ring-opening polymerization of lactide by chiral salen aluminum initiators.

    Malcolm H Chisholm;Judith C Gallucci;Keith T Quisenberry;Zhiping Zhou

  • Concerning the mechanism of the ring opening of propylene oxide in the copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide to give poly(propylene carbonate).

    Malcolm H Chisholm;Zhiping Zhou

  • Reactions of metal-to-metal multiple bonds. 4. .mu.-Acetylene-bis(cyclopentadienyl)tetracarbonyldimolybdenum compounds. Preparations, properties, structural characterizations, and dynamical solution behavior

    W. I. Bailey;M. H. Chisholm;F. A. Cotton;L. A. Rankel

  • Binolate complexes of lithium, zinc, aluminium, and titanium; preparations, structures, and studies of lactide polymerization

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Chu-Chieh Lin;Judith C. Gallucci;Bao-Tsan Ko

  • Bis(2,2'-bipyridyl)diisopropoxymolybdenum(II). Structural and spectroscopic evidence for molybdenum-to-bipyridyl .pi.* bonding

    M. H. Chisholm;J. C. Huffman;I. P. Rothwell;P. G. Bradley

  • Poly(propylene carbonate). 1. More about Poly(propylene carbonate) Formed from the Copolymerization of Propylene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Employing a Zinc Glutarate Catalyst

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Diana Navarro-Llobet;Zhiping Zhou

  • Linking multiple bonds between metal atoms: clusters, dimers of "dimers", and higher ordered assemblies.

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Ann M. Macintosh

  • Studies of electronic coupling and mixed valency in metal-metal quadruply bonded complexes linked by dicarboxylate and closely related ligands.

    Malcolm H. Chisholm;Nathan J. Patmore

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Huffman
John C. Huffman Indiana University
Kirsten Folting
Kirsten Folting Indiana University
William E. Streib
William E. Streib Indiana University
F. Albert Cotton
F. Albert Cotton Texas A&M University
Christopher M. Hadad
Christopher M. Hadad The Ohio State University
Kenneth G. Caulton
Kenneth G. Caulton Indiana University
Carlos A. Murillo
Carlos A. Murillo Texas A&M University
Ian P. Rothwell
Ian P. Rothwell Purdue University West Lafayette
Bruce E. Bursten
Bruce E. Bursten University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ivan P. Parkin
Ivan P. Parkin University College London

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