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D-Index
99
Citations
30674
World Ranking
1360
National Ranking
523

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

William B. Tolman is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a focus on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and biomaterials, alongside contributions to the history and philosophy of science and general health professions.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes significant papers published between 2020 and 2022. These works cover themes such as sustainable polymer research, stereochemistry in polymerization, block copolymer adhesives, and copper nitrite complexes involved in proton-coupled electron transfer. Notable recent papers include:

  • Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Stereocomplexation of Stereoregular Aliphatic Polyesters: Change from Amorphous to Semicrystalline Polymers with Single Stereocenter Inversion, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Block Copolymer Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Derived from Fatty Acids and Triacetic Acid Lactone, 2020, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Defining Stereochemistry in the Polymerization of Lactide by Aluminum Catalysts: Insights into the Dual-Stereocontrol Mechanism, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Involvement of a Formally Copper(III) Nitrite Complex in Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer and Nitration of Phenols, 2022, Inorganic Chemistry

William B. Tolman has collaborated frequently with several researchers, having substantial joint publications with Marc A. Hillmyer, Cynthia J. Burrows, Shu Wang, Hyun Jae Kim, and Gerald J. Meyer. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships within the scientific community.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications in well-known venues. Some of the frequent channels for their research outputs include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Chemical Reviews

Main subjects of study within William B. Tolman's work emphasize crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, health sciences research and education, and carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis. Additional specialized topics involve metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms and academic writing and publishing.

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms

Awards recognizing the scientist's professional standing include fellowships from prominent organizations. William B. Tolman is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society since 2010, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006, and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1994.

Best Publications

  • Biologically inspired oxidation catalysis

    Lawrence Que;William B. Tolman

  • Reactivity of Dioxygen−Copper Systems

    Elizabeth A Lewis;William B Tolman

  • Polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters by discrete metal complexes

    Brendan J. O'Keefe;Marc A. Hillmyer;William B. Tolman

  • Reversible cleavage and formation of the dioxygen O-O bond within a dicopper complex.

    Jason A. Halfen;Samiran Mahapatra;Elizabeth C. Wilkinson;Susan Kaderli

  • A highly active zinc catalyst for the controlled polymerization of lactide.

    Charlotte K. Williams;Laurie E. Breyfogle;Sun Kyung Choi;Wonwoo Nam

  • Copper–Oxygen Complexes Revisited: Structures, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity

    Courtney E. Elwell;Nicole L. Gagnon;Benjamin D. Neisen;Debanjan Dhar

  • Aliphatic Polyester Block Polymers: Renewable, Degradable, and Sustainable

    Marc A. Hillmyer;William B. Tolman

  • MAKING AND BREAKING THE DIOXYGEN 0-0 BOND : NEW INSIGHTS FROM STUDIES OF SYNTHETIC COPPER COMPLEXES

    William B. Tolman

  • Bis(μ‐oxo)dimetal “Diamond” Cores in Copper and Iron Complexes Relevant to Biocatalysis

    Lawrence Que;William B. Tolman

  • Coordination Chemistry with Sterically Hindered Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands: Organometallic and Bioinorganic Perspectives

    Nobumasa Kitajima;William B. Tolman

  • Monodentate carboxylate complexes and the carboxylate shift : implications for polymetalloprotein structure and function

    R. Lynn Rardin;W. B. Tolman;S. J. Lippard

  • A Novel Copper-Mediated DNA Base Pair

    Eric Meggers;Patrick L. Holland;William B. Tolman;Floyd E. Romesberg

  • Mononuclear Cu-O2 complexes: geometries, spectroscopic properties, electronic structures, and reactivity.

    Christopher J. Cramer;William B. Tolman

  • Variable character of O—O and M—O bonding in side-on (η2) 1:1 metal complexes of O2

    Christopher J. Cramer;William B. Tolman;Klaus H. Theopold;Arnold L. Rheingold

  • Structural, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Characterization of Bis(μ-oxo)dicopper Complexes, Novel Intermediates in Copper-Mediated Dioxygen Activation

    Samiran Mahapatra;Jason A. Halfen;Elizabeth C. Wilkinson;Gaofeng Pan

  • Mechanistic comparison of cyclic ester polymerizations by novel iron(III)-alkoxide complexes: Single vs multiple site catalysis

    Brendan J. O'Keefe;Laurie E. Breyfogle;Marc A. Hillmyer;William B. Tolman

  • Understanding the copper–phenoxyl radical array in galactose oxidase: contributions from synthetic modeling studies

    Brian A. Jazdzewski;William B. Tolman

  • Binding and activation of N2O at transition-metal centers: recent mechanistic insights.

    William B. Tolman

  • Mechanistic Study of the Oxidative N-Dealkylation Reactions of Bis(μ-oxo)dicopper Complexes

    Samiran Mahapatra;Jason A. Halfen;William B. Tolman

  • Synthetic models of the inactive Copper(II)-tyrosinate and active Copper(II)-tyrosyl radical forms of galactose and glyoxal oxidases

    Jason A. Halfen;Brian A. Jazdzewski;Samiran Mahapatra;Lisa M. Berreau

  • Highly active zinc catalyst for the controlled polymerization of lactide.

    LE Breyfogle;CK Williams;SK Choi;WW Nam

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Paul J. Chirik
Paul J. Chirik Princeton University
Scott J. Miller
Scott J. Miller Yale University
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University

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