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The central goal of our research is to control behavior in complex inorganic systems by coupling the development of new conceptual models of bonding and electronic structure to the discovery of novel approaches in inorganic synthesis.
The central goal of our research is to control behavior in complex inorganic systems by coupling the development of new conceptual models of bonding and electronic structure to the discovery of novel approaches in inorganic synthesis.
For information about available positions in the Minasian Research Lab, email sgminasian@lbl.gov or call +1 510-486-5352
Recent Publications
Recent Publications
X-ray Spectroscopy of CeBr62– and Comparisons to the Corresponding Chloride and Fluoride Complexes
Patrick W. Smith, Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu, Jacob A. Branson, Appie Peterson, Dominic R. Russo, Corwin H. Booth, Jochen Autschbach*, and Stefan G. Minasian*
submitted, preprint on ChemRxiv: doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-3rn19
Berkelium–Carbon Bonding in a Tetravalent Berkelocene
Dominic R. Russo†, Alyssa N. Gaiser†, Amy N. Price†, Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu†, Jennifer N. Wacker, Nicholas Katzer, Appie Peterson, Jacob A. Branson, Xiaojuan Yu, Sheridon N. Kelly, Erik T. Ouellette, John Arnold, Jeffrey R. Long, Wayne W. Lukens, Simon J. Teat, Rebecca J. Abergel*, Polly L. Arnold*, Jochen Autschbach*, and Stefan G. Minasian*
Science, 2025, 387, 974-978. DOI: 10.1126/science.adr3346
† These authors contributed equally
→ Featured in Chemistry & Engineering News: “Berkelocene Puts Exotic Berkelium in a Sandwich” [link]
→ Featured in Chemistry World: “Berkelium Snared in Organometallic Trap” [link]
Synthesis and Characterization of Isostructural Annulated Actinocenes
Dominic R. Russo, Jacob A. Branson, Sheridon N. Kelly, Asmita Sen, S. Olivia Gunther, Appie Peterson, Patrick W. Smith, Erik T. Ouellette, Jochen Autschbach* and Stefan G. Minasian*
Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 2504–2507. DOI: 10.1039/D4CC06094F
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