Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry

	Douglas, Christopher J.

	Ellis, John E Organometalic Chemistry

	Gagliardi, Laura Transition metal, lanthanide and actinide chemistry

	Gladfelter, Wayne L Inorganic Materials Synthesis

	Haynes, Christy L

	Hoye, Thomas R

	Leopold, Doreen G Metal Clusters

	Leopold, Kenneth R

	Lipscomb, John Biophysical Studies of Metalloenzymes

	Lu, Connie C Inorganic Synthesis

	Mann, Kent R Inorganic Photochemistry and Sensors

	Pierre, Valerie C. bio-inorganic chemistry, MRI contrast agents

	Que, Lawrence Bioinorganic Chemistry

	Stein, Andreas Materials Synthesis

	Tolman, William B Bioinorganic Chemistry and Catalysis

	Tonks, Ian Organometallic Synthesis and Catalysis

	Topczewski, Joseph synthesis, catalysis, and methodology

Interdisciplinary Research

Modern inorganic chemistry is very closely involved with interdisciplinary research; thus, our program emphasizes areas such as organometallic chemistry, catalysis, photochemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, metal clusters, solid-state chemistry, environmental chemistry and solar energy conversion; as well as the traditional areas which include coordination chemistry, structural and stereochemical studies, main group chemistry, electronic and magnetic properties of metal complexes, electron transfer, and substitution reactions.

Instrumentation and Facilities

All of our research groups have access to and make heavy use of the department's excellent instrumentation and facilities. Magnetic resonance experiments are carried out by means of several state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers (200, 300, and 500 MHz). A modern mass spectroscopy laboratory, which includes high-resolution, chemical ionization, FABS, and GC mass spectroscopic capabilities, is easily capable of handling a wide variety of complex analytical problems. The many spectrophotometers in the Department, which operate in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared regions, are available to solve routine as well as complex structural problems. In addition, several fully automated X-ray diffractometers (including a Siemens CCD SMART system) serve the inorganic research groups, and FTIR, EPR, and Raman spectrometers are also available. Students can get hands-on experience on all of the instruments.

Large group of research faculty with diverse interests

Minnesota has one of the largest inorganic faculties in the country, offering students a broad choice of research topics. The Department of Chemistry is a widely recognized leader in areas as diverse as bioinorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and inorganic materials. A widely shared area of continued interest is the application of modern synthetic methods toward the preparation of new compounds that may be useful as catalysts, photocatalysts, solid state materials, chemical vapor deposition agents, or reagents for organic synthesis.