Publications and Talks

(Vassar undergraduate collaborators underlined)

153. “Synthesis, Characterization and Comparative Biological Activity of a Novel Set of Cu(II) Complexes Containing Azole-Based Ligand Frames;” Elwell, C. E.; Stein, E.; Lewis, A.; Hamaway, S.; Alexis, K. A.; Tanksi, J. M.; Barnum, T. J.;  Connelly, C. M.; Tyler, L. A. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2025, 262, 112736..

153. VSI Dedicated to Professor Peter T. Wolczanski on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

“Solvent control of dimensionality in titanium aryloxide coordination polymers prepared from 4,4’-bis(hydroxyphenyl)sulfide;” Lim, C. F.; Ludford, K. T.; Tanski, J. M. Polyhedron 2024, 116860.

152. “Crystal structures of three uranyl–acetate–bipyridine complexes crystallized from hydraulic fracking fluid;” Whittington, A. A., Keimowitz, A. R., Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2024, C80, 1-8.

January 2024 Acta Cryst C cover article: https://journals.iucr.org/c/issues/2020/07/00/

151. “Synthesis, Structure, and Photophysical Properties of Platinum Compounds with Thiophene-Derived Cyclohexyl Diimine Ligands;” Greenberg, M. W.; Tulloch, K. M.; Reynoso, M. E.; Knapp, J. L.; Sayem, F. H.; Bartkus, D. D.; Lum, R.; LaFratta, C. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Anderson, C. M. ACS Omega 20238, 38587–38596.

150. “Spectroscopic, crystallographic, and Hirshfeld surface characterization of nine-membered-ring-containing 9-meth­oxy-3,4,5,6-tetra­hydro-1H-benzo[b]azonine-2,7-dione and its parent tetra­hydro­car­ba­zole;” Flores, M. J.; Mai, B.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2023, E79, 831-836.

149. “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of two 1-phenyl-(1H)-imidazoles:4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzaldehyde and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole;” McClements, I. F., Wiesler, C. R.,  Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2023, E79, 678-681.

148. “One pot tandem dehydrogenative cross-coupling of primary and secondary alcohols by ruthenium amido-functionalized 1,2,4-triazole derived N-heterocyclic carbene complexes;” Kumar, A.; Ta, S.; Nettem, C.; Tanski, J. M.; Rajaraman, G.; Ghosh, P. RSC Adv., 2022,12, 28961-28984.

147. “One pot synthesis of propargylamines by three component amine-aldehyde-acetylene (A3) coupling catalyzed by neutral Ag(I) and Au(I) and cationic Pd(II) and Ni(II) complexes of a pincer N-heterocyclic carbene;” Mitta Nageswar Rao, Rajesh Manne, Joseph M. Tanski, Ray Butcher, Prasenjit Ghosh, Molecular Catalysis, 2022,112515.

146. VSI The Importance of Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction in Inorganic Chemistry: Celebrating the Career of Professor Arnold L. Rheingold

“Synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro anticancer screening of several gold(I) thiolate, dithiocarbonate and dithiocarbamate complexes;” Liu, H.; Tanski, J. M. Polyhedron, 2022, 115999.

145. “Photophysical Properties of Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Diphosphine Compounds in the Solid State and in PMMA Films;” Coffey, B.; Clough, L.; Bartkus, D. D.; McClellan, I. C.; Greenberg, M. W.; LaFratta, C. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Anderson, C. M. ACS Omega 2021, 6, 28316-28325.

144. “Integrating a discovery based remote/hybrid crystallography lab module into an undergraduate teaching laboratory during the pandemic” Tanski, J. M., 25th (Hybrid) Congress of the International Union of Crystallography, Prague, Czech Republic, Acta Cryst. 2021, A77, a3.

143.  “Transactions from the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association: Structural Science—New Ways to Teach the Next Generation;” Joseph Tanski, Christine Zardecki, Andrey Yakovenko and Cassandra Eagle Structural Dynamics 2021, 8, 040401.

142.  “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of 3-chloro-5-fluorosalicylaldehyde;” Triggs, C. T.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2020E76, 1810-1812.

141. “Platinum Complexes from C–H Activation of Sterically Hindered [C^N] Donor Benzothiophene Imine Ligands: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties;” Anderson, C. M.; Coffey, B.; Morales, L.; Greenberg, M. W.; Norman, M.; Weinstein, M.; Brown, G.; Tanski, J. M. ACS Omega 2020, 526855-26863.

140. “Crystal structure of 5-(trifluoromethyl)picolinic acid hydrate reveals a water-bridged hydrogen bonding network”, Ye, N.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2020E76, 1752-1756.

139. “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of racemic Mosher’s Acid;” ,Savich, C. Z.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2020, E76, 1143-1145.

138. “Crystal and Geometry Optimized Structure of an Anthracene-based Diels-Alder Adduct;” Hillman, Z. E.; Tanski, J. M.; Roberts, A. Acta Cryst. 2020, C76, 639-646.

July 2020 Acta Cryst C cover article: https://journals.iucr.org/c/issues/2020/07/00/

137. “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of 4-nitro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid and 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid;” Diehl III, G.L.; Je, L.; Tanski, J.M. Acta Cryst. 2019,  E75, 524-528.

136.  “Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties of bis-metalated Platinum Complexes with Benzothiophene Ligands;” Anderson, C. M.; Mastrocinque, C.; Greenberg, M W.; McClellan, I. C.; Duman, L.; Oh, N.; Mastrocinque, f.; Pizzuto, M.; Tran, K.; Tanski, J.M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 882, 10-17.

135.  “Synthesis and crystal structures of some salicyl(bis(3-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)methanes;” Cole, W.; Hemmingson, S. L.; Eisenberg, A. C.; Ulman, C. A.; Tanski, J. M.; Getzler, Y. D. Y. L. Acta Cryst. 2019,  C75, 65-69.

134.  “Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of cyclometalated N-Heterocyclic carbene Platinum(II) complexes;” Mastrocinque, F.; Anderson, C. M.; Elkafas, A. M.; Ballard, I. V.; Tanski, J. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 880, 98-107.

133. “Two Achiral Isomers of Chloronitropyridine Crystallize as Polar Materials with Different Molecular Packing Motifs Based on Similar Intermolecular Interactions;” Merritt, H.; Tanski, J. M. J. Chem. Cryst. 2018, 48, 109-116.

132. “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of 5-chloropyridine-2,3-diamine;” Sulovari, A.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2017, E73, 1213-1217.

131. “Structures with Interesting and Instructional Features from a Discovery Based Molecular Structure Determination Lab Module for Undergraduates Since 2010;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, May 27 – 31, 2017.

130.  “Undergraduate crystallographic education made possible by the NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, April 2 – 6, 2017.

129. “Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Catalyzed by Re(pyridine-oxazoline)(CO)3Cl Complexes;” Nganga, S.; Samanamu, C.; Tanski, J.; Pacheco, C.; Saucedo, C.; Batista, V.; Grice, K. A.; Ertem, M.; Angeles-Boza, A. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 3214–3226.

128. “Crystal structure of a fluorescent C-shaped molecule containing closely stacked bithiophene-substituted quinoxaline rings;” Wickham, L. M.; Tanski, J. M.; Nadeau, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2017, C73, 276-279.

127. “Crystal structure of a rare trigonal bipyramidal titanium(IV) coordination complex: trichlorido (3,3′-di-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5,5′,6,6′-tetramethyl-1,1′-biphenyl-2-olato-κO2)(tetrahydrofuran-κO)-titanium(IV)[Ti(C24H33O2)Cl3(C4H8O)];” Kim, Y. Y.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2017, E73, 88-91.

126. “Crystal structures of 6-chloroindan-1-one and 6-bromoindan-1-one exhibit different intermolecular packing interactions;” Caruso, A.; Blair, B.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2016, E72, 1536-1540.

125. “Crystallography in the Undergraduate Setting: From Diffractometer Acquisition to Publishing Structures in Collaboration with Undergraduates;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 21 – 25, 2016.

124. “Regioselective C–H/C–X activation of naphthyl-derived ligands to form six-membered palladacycles;” Anderson, C. M.; Oh, N.; Balema, T. A.; Mastrocinque, F.; Mastrocinque, C.; Santos, D.; Greenberg, M.; Tanski, J. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 4574-4577.

123. “Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium: Hydrogen Activation, Lewis Acidity, and rac-Lactide Polymerization;” Leshinski, S. E.; Wheaton, C. A.; Sun, H.; Hayes, P. G.; Tanski, J. M.; Fox, D. J.; Waterman, R. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 70581-70585.

122. “Crystallography in the Undergraduate Setting: Strategies for Diffractometer Acquisition and Success in Research Involving X-ray Crystallography with Undergraduate Students;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States, July 22 – 26, 2016.

121. “Regioselective Competition Between the Formation of Seven-Membered and Five-Membered Cyclometalated Platinacycles Preceded by Csp2– Csp3 Reductive Elimination;” Anderson, C. M.; Greenberg, M. W.; Spano, L.; Servatius, L.; Tanski, J. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 819, 27-36.

120. “Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of (R)-O-acetylmandelic acid;” Cirbes, C.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2016, E72, 901-903.

119. “The Chemical Biology of Cu(II) Complexes with Imidazole or Thiazole Containing Ligands: N or S? Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Comparative Biological Activity;” Adam Lewis, Molly McDonald, Stephanie Scharbach, Stefan Hamaway, Melissa Plooster, Kyle Peters, Lynne Cassimeris, Kristin M Fox, Joseph M Tanski and Laurie A. Tyler, J. Inorg. Bioc. 2016, 157, 52-61.

118.  “Crystallographic Education in the 21st Century;” Saulius Grazulis, Amy Alexis Sarjeant, Peter Moeck, Jennifer Stone-Sundberg, Trevor J. Snyder, Werner Kaminsky, Allen G. Oliver, Charlotte L. Stern, Louise N. Dawe, Denis A. Rychkov, Evgeniy A. Losev, Elena Boldyreva, Joseph M. Tanski, Joel Bernstein, Wael M. Rabehl and Katherine A. Kantardjieff, J. Appl. Cryst. 2015, 48, 1-12.

117.  “Discovery based molecular structure determination lab module integrating chemical crystallography into advanced undergraduate laboratories;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, Pacifichem 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 17, 2015.

116. “Regioselective formation of six-membered platinacycles by C–X and C–H oxidative addition;” Anderson, C. A.; Greenberg, M.; Balema, T. A.; Duman, L.; Oh, N.; Hashmi, A.; Ladner, L.; Yu, D.; Tanski, J. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 6352-6355.

115.  “Asymmetric carbonyl and imine alkylation with titanium Lewis acid catalysts: Ligands, metal complexes, substrates and products… incorporating chemical crystallography all the way;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, July 25 – 29, 2015.

114. “Crystal structure of 3-bromo-2-hydroxybenzonitrile;” Dickinson, S. R.; Muller, P.; Tanski. J. M. Acta Cryst. 2015, E71, o523-o524.

113. “Crystal structures of 4-chloropyridine-2-carbonitrile and 6-chloropyridine-2-carbonitrile exhibit different intermolecular π-stacking, C-H···Nnitrile and C-H···Npyridine interactions;” Montgomery, M. J., O’Connor, T. J., Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2015, E71, 852-856.

112.  “Synthesis and crystal structure of a novel prochiral ketoimine: (E)-Acetophenone O-diphenylphosphoryl oxime;” Majer, S. H.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2015, C71, 181-184.

111.  “Ligand- and Brønsted Acid/Base-Switchable Reaction Pathways in Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations of Allenoic Acids;” Handa, S.; Subramanium, S. S.; Ruch, A. A.; Tanksi, J. M.; Slaughter, L. M. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2015, 13, 3936-3949.

110.  “Synthesis and Characterization of Water-Soluble, Heteronuclear Ruthenium(III)/Ferrocene Complexes and Their Interactions with Biomolecules;” Anderson, C.; Jain, S.; Silber, L.; Chen, K.; Guha, S.; Zhang, W.; McLaughlin, E.; Hu, Y.; Tanski, J. M. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2015145, 41-50.

19.  “Integrating chemical crystallography into undergraduate teaching laboratories;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, 70th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Ft. Worth, TX, United States, November 19-22, 2014.

108.  “Integrating Chemical Crystallography into Advanced Undergraduate Laboratories;” Tanski, J. M., 23rd Congress of the International Union of Crystallography, Montreal, Canada, Acta Cryst. 2014, A70, c1382.

107.  “4-Chloro-2-iodoaniline;” Quinn, T. R.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2014E70, o944-945.

106.  “6-Fluoroindan-1-one;” Slaw, B. R.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2014E70, o841.

105.  “4-Chloro-3-ethylphenol;” Majer, S. H.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2014E70, o801.

104.  “Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and biological activity of a set of Cu(II) benzothiazole complexes: artificial nucleases with cytotoxic activities;” Steiner, R. A.; Foreman, D.; Lin, H. X.; Carney, B. K.; Fox, K. M.; Cassimeris, L.; Tanski, J. M.; Tyler, L. A. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2014, 137, 1-11.

103.  “C-Shaped diastereomers containing cofacial thiophene-substituted quinoxaline rings:  synthesis, luminescence properties, and X-ray crystallography;” DeBlase, C. R.; Finke, R.; Porras, J. A.; Tanski, J. M.; Nadeau, J. M. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 4312-4321.

102.  “Asymmetric Benzaldehyde Methylation with Titanium TADDOLate Complexes;” Baker-Salisbury, M. G.; Starkman, B. S.; Frisenda, G. M.; Roteta, L. A.; Tanski, J. M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2014, 409, 394-398.

101.  “Integrating Chemical Crystallography into Advanced Undergraduate Laboratories: A Discovery Based Molecular Structure Determination Lab Module;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, July 20 – 24, 2013.

100.  “Structural Studies of Diaminocyclohexane-Containing Aza-Crown Macrocycles and Their Zn(II) Complexes;” Atwood, P. D.; Akyant, A.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Folmer-Andersen, J. F. Polyhedron 2014, 67, 191-198.

99. “Analysis of Small Molecule X-ray Crystal Structures: Chemical Crystallography with Undergraduate Students in a Teaching Laboratory;” Aldeborgh, H; George, K.; Howe, M.; Lowman, H.; Moustakas, H.; Strunsky, N.; Tanski, J. M.  J. Chem. Cryst. 2014, 44, 70-81.

98.  “(E)-Benzyl(1-phenylethylidene)amine;” Majer, S. H.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2013, E69, o1289.

97.  “Regioselective C-H Activation Preceded by Csp2- Csp3 Reductive Elimination from Cyclometalated Platinum(IV) Complexes;” Anderson, C.; Crespo, M.; Kfoury, N.; Weinstein, M.; Tanski, J. M. Organometallics 2013, 32, 4199-4207.

96.  “2-Bromo-5-fluorobenzaldehyde;” Tureski, R. E.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2013, E69, o1246.

95.  “Zirconium-Mediated Synthesis of Arsaalkene Compounds from Arsines and Isocyanides;” Maddox, A. F.; Davidson, J. J.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J, M.; Waterman, R. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 7811-7816.

94.  “Asymmetric aldehyde methylation with chlorinated TADDOLate titanium Lewis acid catalysts;” Tanski, J. M.; Frisenda, G. M.; Starkman, B. S., Abstracts of Papers, 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 7-11, 2013.

93.  “Lactide Cyclopolymerization Kinetics, X-ray Structure, and Solution Dynamics of (tBu-SalAmEE)Al and a Cautionary Tale Of Polymetalate Formation;” Reisberg, S. H.; Hurley, H. J.; Mathers, R. T.; Tanski, J. M.; Getzler, Y. D. Y. L. Macromolecules 2013, 46, 3273-3279.

92.  “π-Stacking Motifs in the Crystal Structures of Bis(phosphine) Copper (I) η2-Tetrahydroborate Complexes;” Lueckheide, M.; Rothman, N.; Ko, B.; Tanski, J. M. Polyhedron 2013, 58, 79-84.

91.  “A general synthesis of phosphaalkenes at zirconium with liberation of phosphaformamides;” Roering, A. J.; Elrod, L. T.; Pagano, J. K.; Guillot, S. L.; Chan, S. M.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 1159-1167.

90.  “Biscyclometalated platinum complexes with thiophene ligands;” Anderson, C. M.; Weinstein, M. A.; Morris, J.; Kfoury, N.; Duman, L.; Balema, T. A.; Kreider-Mueller, A.; Scheetz, P.; Ferrara, S.; Chierchia, M.; Tanski, J. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 723, 188-197.

89.  “Hetero-Multinuclear Ruthenium(III)/Platinum(II) Complexes That Potentially Exhibit Both Antimetastatic and Antineoplastic Properties;” Anderson, C. M.; Taylor, I. R.; Tibbetts, M. F.; Philpott, J.; Hu, Y.; Tanski, J. M. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 12917-12924.

88.  “Crystallography in the Undergraduate Setting: From Diffractometer Acquisition to Publishing Structures in Collaboration with Undergraduates;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, July 28 – August 1, 2012.

87.  “5-Bromo-2-hydroxybenzonitrile;” Oh, S.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2012, E68, o2617.

86.  “3-Bromo-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde;” Metlay, J. B.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2012, E68, o2484.

85. “Asymmetric aldehyde methylation with titanium Lewis acid catalysts and some observations on chiral ligand-metal wrapping from X-ray crystallographic studies;” Tanski, J. M.; Baker-Salisbury, M.; Shalumova, T., Abstracts of Papers, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25 – 29, 2012.

84.  “Structural influences on the oxidation of a series of 2-benzothiazoline analogs;” Lynn, M. A.; Carlson, L. J.; Hwangbo, H.; Tanski, J. M.; Tyler, L. A. J. Mol. Struct. 2012, 81-93.

83.  “[(4R,5R)-(2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylmethanolato)-κ2O:O‘]bis(N-methylmethanaminato)titanium(IV);” Roteta, L.; Tanski, J. M.  Acta Cryst. 2012, E68, m217.

82. “Aza-Crown Macrocycles as Chiral Solvating Agents for Mandelic Acid Derivatives;” Quinn, T. P.; Atwood, P. D.; Tanski, J. M.; Moore, T. F.; Folmer-Andersen, J. F. J. Org. Chem. 201176, 10020-10030.

81. “Poly[µ3-chlorido-µ2-chloridodichlorido(µ-dimethyl sulfoxide-κ2O:S)(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)(µ-pyrimidine-κ2N:N‘)ruthenium(III)sodium];” Ferrara, S.; Kreider-Mueller, A.; Tanski, J. M.; Anderson, C. M. Acta Cryst. 2011E67, m756-m757.

80. “C-N Bond formation via ligand-induced nucleophilicity at a coordinated triamidoamine ligand;” Maddox, A. F.; Erickson, K. A.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Chem. Comm. 201147, 11769-11771.

79. “Writing crystal structure reports in collaboration with undergraduate students;” Tanski, J. M., 22nd Congress of the International Union of Crystallography, Madrid, Spain, Acta Cryst. 2011, A 67, c183.

78. “You Can Put it on Your Résumé! Publishing Crystal Structures in Collaboration with Undergraduates;” Tanski, J. M., Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, May 28 – June 2, 2011.

77. “4-Bromo-N-phenylaniline;” Hefter, E. J.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2011E67, o976.

76. “4-Bromo-N-(4-bromophenyl)aniline;” Doung, M. M.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2011E67, o755.

75. “1-Chloro-2-methyl-3-nitrobenzene;” Pearce, M. A.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2011E67, o608.

74. “Spectroscopic differences between heterocyclic benzothiazoline, -thiazole and imine containing ligands and comparison of the Co and Cu pyridine benzothiazole and imine complexes;”  Carlson, L. J.; Welby, J.; Zebrowski, K. A.; Wilk, M. M.; Giroux, R.; Ciancio, N.; Tanski, J. M.; Bradley, A.; Tyler, L. A. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011365, 159-166.

73. “Development of a 2-Aza-Cope-[3 + 2] Dipolar Cycloaddition Strategy for the Synthesis of Quaternary Proline Scaffolds;” McCormack, M. P.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Waters, S. P. Org. Lett. 201012, 3906-3909.

72. “{4-[(7-Chloro-4-quinolyl)amino]-N,N-diethylpentanaminium}-(triphenylphosphine)gold(I) dinitrate;” Hitosugi-Levesque, M.; Tanski J. M. Acta Cryst. 2010, E66, m1098-m1099.

71. “5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde;” Shalumova, T.; Tanski J. M. Acta Cryst. 2010, E66, o2266.

70.  “Insertion reactions involving a triamidoamine-supported zirconium complex;” Leshinski, S.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 9073-9078.

69. “Bis{µ-4,4′,6,6′-tetra-tert-butyl-2,2′-[N-(2-oxidoethyl)iminodimethylene]-diphenolato}dialuminium(III);” Hemmingson, S. L.; Stevens, A. J.; Tanski J. M.; Getzler Y. D. Y. L. Acta Cryst. 2010, E 66, m937.

68.  “Synthesis and Reactivity of Coordination and Six-Membered, Cyclometalated Platinum Complexes Containing a Bulky Diimine Ligand;” Anderson, C. M.; Crespo, M.; Tanski, J. M. Organometallics 2010, 29, 2676-2684.

67.  “Insertion Reactions and Catalytic Hydrophosphination by Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium Complexes;” Roering, A. J.; Leshinski, S. E.; Chan, S. M.; Shalumova, T.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Organometallics 2010, 29, 2557-2565.

66.  “Triamidoamine-supported zirconium complexes in the catalytic dehydrocoupling of 1,2-bisphosphinobenzene and –ethane;” Ghebreab, M. B.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Polyhedron 2010, 29, 42-45.

65.  “Synthesis and crystal structures of Ni(II), Cu(II) and µ-oxo-Fe(III) complexes of a salen type ligand: Mononuclear versus multinuclear complex formation;” Rusere, L. N.; Shalumova, T.;  Tanski, J. M.; Tyler, L. A. Polyhedron 2009, 28, 3804-3810.

64. “Dimethyl(2,2′:6′,2”-terpyridine-κ3N,N’,N”)zinc(II);” Shalumova, T.; Tanski J. M. Acta Cryst. 2009, E 65, m1325.

63. “{2-[Bis(3-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)methyl]phenolato-κO}dimethyl(tetrahydrofuran-κO)aluminium(III);” Eisenberg, A. C.; Tanski J. M.; Getzler Y. D. Y. L. Acta Cryst. 2009, E 65, m1353.

62.  “Adventures in Coordination Chemistry with Bad Ligands;”  Tanski, J, M.; Shalumova, T.; Maier, G. & “Pyrazine Bridged Ruthenium(III)-Platinum(II) Complexes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly;”  Tanski, J, M.; Anderson, C. M. Abstracts of Papers, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 25 – 30, 2009.

61. “Enhancing Enantioselectivity in Lewis Acid Catalysis through Multiple Asymmetric Induction;” Tanski, J. M.; MacMillan, S. N.; Ludford, K.; Shalumova, T.; Jung, C. F.; Roteta, L., 2009 National Science Foundation Inorganic Chemistry Workshop, Park City Utah, June 15-18, 2009.

60.  “Chiral-at-metal tetrahydrosalen complexes of resolved titanium(IV) sec-butoxides:  Ligand wrapping and multiple asymmetric catalytic induction;” MacMillan, S. N.; Jung, C. F.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2009, 362, 3134-3146.

59.  “Design of nickel chelates of tetradentate N-heterocyclic carbenes with subdued cytotoxicity;” Ray, S.; Asthana, J.; Tanski, J. M.; Shaikh, M. M.; Panda, D.; Ghosh, P. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 2328-2335.

58.  “Synthesis of platinum(II) cyclometallated compounds derived from imines containing pyridyl or pyrimidyl groups;” Crespo, M.; Anderson, C. M.; Tanski, J. M. Can. J. Chem. 2009, 87,  80-87.

57.  “General Preparation of (N3N)ZrX (N3N = N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)33–) Complexes from a Hydride Surrogate;” Roering, A. J.; Maddox, A. F.; Elrod, L. T.; Chan, S. M.; Ghebreab, M. B.; Donovan, K. L.; Davidson, J. J.; Hughes, R. P.; Shalumova, T.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Organometallics 2009, 28, 573-581.

56.  “trans-Tetraiodidobis(tri-p-tolylphosphine oxide-κO)tin(IV);”  Hitosugi-Levesque, M.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2008, E 64, m1107/1-m1107/8.

55.  “Syntheses and crystal structures of mono-, di- and trinuclear cobalt complexes of a salen type ligand;”  Welby, J.; Rusere, L. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Tyler, L. A. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2009, 362, 1405-1441.

54.  “Bis{4,4′,6,6′-tetrachloro-2,2′-[trans-(R,R)-cyclohexane-1,2-diylbis(iminomethylene)]diphenolato-κ4O,N,N’,O’}zirconium(IV);”  Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2008, E 64, m1029/1-m1029/13.

53.  “Tetraiodido[methylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide)-κ2O:O’]tin(IV) chloroform solvate;” Caldwell, A. L.; Tanski, J. M. Acta Cryst. 2008, E 64, m894/1-m894/9.

52.  “Designing ionic liquids with boron cluster anions: alkylpyridinium and imidazolium [nido-C2B9H11] and [closo-CB11H12] carborane salts,”  Dymon, J.; Wibby, R.; Kleingardner, J.; Tanski, J. M.; Guzei, I. A.; Holbrey, J. D.; Larsen, A. S.  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2008, 22, 2999-3006.

51.  “Synthesis and Optical Activity Analysis of Chiral Titanium(IV) sec-Butoxide and its Group IV Analogues,” MacMillan, S. N.; Ludford, K. T.; Tanski, J. M. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2008, 19, 543-548.

50.  “X-ray crystallographic and DFT structural analysis of chiral-at-metal titanium-salcean complexes,” Tanski, J. M.; MacMillan, S. N.; Jung, C. F. Abstracts of Papers, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 6-10, 2008.

49.  “{N,N-Bis[2-(trimethylsilylamino)ethyl]-N’-(trimethylsilyl)ethane-1,2-diaminato(3-)-κ4N}methylzirconium(IV);” MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Acta Cryst. 2008, E 64, m477/1-m477/9.

48.  “Reactivity of the Ni->B Dative s-Bond  in the Nickel Boratrane Compounds [κ4-B(mimtBu)3]NiX (X = Cl, OAc, NCS, N3­):  Synthesis of a Series of B-Functionalized Tris(2-mercapto-1-t-butylimidazolyl)borato Complexes, [YtmtBu]NiZ;”  Pang, K.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Chem. Commun. 2008, 1008-1010.

47.  “Mechanistic Variety in Zirconium-Catalyzed Bond-Forming Reaction of Arsines;” Roering, A. J.; Davidson, J. J.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2008, 33, 4488-4498.

46.  “Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro evaluation of a potentially selective anticancer, mixed-metal [ruthenium(III)-platinum(II)] trimer;” Herman, A; Tanski, J. M.; Tibbetts, M. F.; Anderson, C. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 274-280.

45.  “Insertion of Benzylisocyanide into a Zr–P bond and Rearrangement.  Atom-Economical Synthesis of a Phosphaalkene,” MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J, M.; Waterman, R. Chem. Commun. 2007, 4172-4174.

44.  “Synthesis, molecular structure (X-ray and DFT) and solution behavior of titanium 4-acyl-5-pyrazolonates.  Correlations with related antitumor beta-diketonato derivatives,”  Caruso, F.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Natanti, P.; Phillips, C.; Tanski, J.; Rossi, M. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 7553-7560.

43.  “Zirconium-Catalyzed Heterodehydrocoupling of Primary Phosphines with Silanes and Germanes,”Roering, A. J.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 6855-6857.

42.  “A Practical and Efficient Synthesis of 1-Substituted m-Terphenyls;” Kehlbeck, J. D.; Dimise, E.  J.; Sparks, S. M.; Ferrara, S.; Tanski, J. M.; Anderson, C., Synthesis 2007, 13,1979–1983.

41. “Structural Analysis of Bisphenol-A and its Methylene, Sulfur, and Oxygen Bridged Bisphenol Analogs,” Lim, C. F.; Tanski, J. M. J. Chem. Cryst. 2007, 37, 587-595.

40.  “Factors Influencing Coordination versus Oxidative Addition of C-H Bonds to Molybdenum and Tungsten: Structural and Spectroscopic Evidence That the Calixarene Framework Promotes C-H Bond Activation,” Buccella, D.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Organometallics 2007, 26, 3275-3278.

39.  “Synthesis and structural characterization of tris(phenolate)amine complexes of antimony derived from [κ4-N(CH2ArBu2tO)3]Sb,” Kelly, B. V.; Weintrob, E. C.; Buccella, D.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2007, 10, 699-704.

38.  “Variations in the coordination environment of Co2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ complexes prepared from a tridentate (imino)pyridine ligand and their structural comparisons,” Davis, R. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Adrian, J. C.; Tyler, L. A. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2007, 360, 3061-3068.

37.  “Structural diversity and homochirality in titanium aryloxide metal-organic network materials derived from 4,4′-bisphenols,” Tanski, J. M.Ludford, K. T.; Lim, C. F. Abstracts of Papers, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006.

36.  “Chiral alkoxides of titanium, zirconium and hafnium: Synthesis, characterization and optical activity analysis,” MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M. Abstracts of Papers, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006.

35.  “Reactivity of cyclometallated platinum complexes with chiral ligands;” Anderson, C.; Crespo, M.; Morris, J.; Tanski, J. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 26, 5647-5653.

34.  “C-H versus O-H Bond Cleavage Reactions of Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)phenylamine, PhN(o-C6H4OH)2: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Mononuclear and Dinuclear Tungsten Aryloxide Complexes Which Exhibit Bidentate, Tridentate, and Tetradentate Coordination Modes;” Kelly, B. V.; Tanski, J. M.; Janak, K. E.; Parkin, G. Organometallics 2006, 25, 5839-5842.

33.   “Modular Chelated Palladium Diaminocarbene Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optimization of Catalytic Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Activity by Ligand Modification;” Moncada, A. I.; Manne, S.; Tanski, J. M.; Slaughter, L. M. Organometallics 2006, 25, 491-505.

32.  “Synthesis, spectroscopy (IR, multinuclear NMR, ESI-MS), diffraction, density functional study and in vitro antiproliferative activity of pyrazole-beta-diketone dihalotin(IV) compounds on 5 melanoma cell lines;” Pettinari, C.; Caruso, F.; Zaffaroni, N.; Villa, R.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, R.; Phillips, C.; Tanski, J.; Rossi, M. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2006, 100, 58-69.

31.  “Synthesis and structural analysis of Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl) phenylamine, PhN(o-C6H4OH)2: Comparison with Tris(2-hydroxyphenyl)amine N(o-C6H4OH)3;” Kelly, B. V.; Tanski, J. M.; Anzovino, M. B.; Parkin, G. J. Chem.Cryst. 2005, 35, 969-981.

30.  “Sterically controlled formation of monodentate versus chelating carbene ligands from phenylhydrazine;” Moncada, A. I.; Tanski, J. M.; Slaughter, L. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 6247-6251.

29.  “Structure determination of aligned systems by solid-state NMR magic angle spinning methods;” Gross, B. J.; Tanski, J. M.; McDermott, A. E. J. Mag. Res. 2005, 176, 223-233.

28.  “Multidentate aryloxide and oxo-aryloxide complexes of antimony: synthesis and structural characterization of [κ4-N(o-C6H4O)3]Sb(OSMe2), {{[κ3-N(o-C6H4OH)(o-C6H4O)2]Sb}22-O)}2 and {[κ3-PhN(o-C6H4O)2]Sb}43-O)2;” Tanski, J. M.; Kelly, B. V.; Parkin, G. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2005, 14, 2442-2447.

27.  “Structural Basis for trans-Resveratrol’s Antioxidant Activity: ab-initio Calculations and Crystal and Molecular Structure,” Caruso, F.; Tanski, J.; Villegas-Estrada, A.; Rossi, M. J. Agricult. Food Chem.2004, 52, 7279–7285.

26.  “The molecular structure of the tris(2-mercapto-1-toly-limidazolyl)hydroborato zinc(2-mercapto-1-tolylimidazole) complex, {[Tmp-Tol]Zn(mimp-Tol)}[ClO4]: intermolecular N–H···OClO3 versus intramolecular N–H···S hydrogen bonding interactions of the mercaptoimidazole ligand.” Morlok, M. M.; Docrat, A.; Janak, K. E.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2004, 21, 3448-3452.

25.  “Tin(II) and Lead(II) 4-Acyl-5-pyrazolonates: Synthesis, Spectroscopic (IR, 1H, 13C and 119Sn NMR, 119Sn Mössbauer and ESI-MS) and X-ray Structural Characterization,” Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, R.;  Cingolani, A.;  Rivarola, E.; Phillips, C.; Tanski, J.; Rossi, M.; Caruso, F. Eur. J. Inorg Chem. 2004, 17, 3484-3497.

24. “Cobalt Tris(mercaptoimidazolyl)borate Complexes: Synthetic Studies and the Structure of the First Cobaltaboratrane,” Mihalcik, D. J.; White, J. L.; Tanski, J. M.; Zakharov, L. N.; Yap, G. P. A.; Incarvito,C. D.; Rheingold A. L.; Rabinovich, D. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2004, 10, 1626-1634.

23. “Poly(mercaptoimidazolyl)borate chemistry and the predominance of κ3-S,S,H over κ2-S,S or κ3-S,S,S coordination modes:  unexpected formation of square pyramidal Ni(II) complexes”  Alvarez, H. M.; Tanski, J. M.; Rabinovich, D. Polyhedron 2004, 23, 395-403.

22. “Homoleptic Group 12 Metal Bis(mercaptoimidazolyl)borate Complexes M(BmR)(M = Zn, Cd, Hg): Synthesis, Characterization, and Structural Relevance to Metallothioneins,” Alvarez, H. M.; Tran, T. B.; Richter, M. A.; Alyounes, D. M.; Tanski, J. M.; Krawiec, M.; Rabinovich, D. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 2149-2156.

21. “Antitumor Activity of the Mixed Phosphine Gold Species Chlorotriphenylphosphine-1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propanegold(I),” Caruso, F.; Rossi, M.; Tanski, J.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F. J. Med. Chem.2003, 46, 1737-1742.

20. “Synthesis and structural characterization of 2-mercapto-1-tert-butylimidazole and its group 12 metal derivatives (HmimtBu)2MBr2 (M = Zn, Cd, Hg),”  White, J. L.; Tanski, J. M.; Churchill, D. G.; Rheingold, A. L.; Rabinovich, D. J. Chem. Cryst. 2003, 33, 437-445.

19. “Synthesis and Characterization of Some Chloro, Methoxy and Mercapto Derivatives of [Ru(κ2-2,2′-bipyridine )3]+2 2 PF6: Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Ru(κ-2,2′-bipyridine )22-4,4′-X2-2,2′-bipyridine)]+2 2 PF6 (X = Cl, OMe),” Hansen, L. E.; Glowacki, E. R.; Arnold, D. L.; Bernt, G. J.; Chi, B.; Fites, R. J.; Freeburg, R. A.; Rothschild, R. F. N.; Krieg, M, C.; Howard, W. A.; Tanski, J. M.; Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 348, 91-96.

18. “(4-Acyl-5-pyrazolonato)Titanium Derivatives: Oligomerization, Hydrolysis, Voltammetry and DFT Study,” Caruso, F.; Massa, L.; Gindulyte, A.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, R.; Ricciutelli, M.; Costamagna, J.; Canales, J. C.; Tanski, J. M.; Rossi, M. Eur. J. Inorg Chem. 2003, 17, 3221-3232.

17. “Tantalum Amido and Imido Complexes Supported by Tris [(2–indolyl)methyl] amine, a Tetradentate Trianionic Ligand with Reduced p–Donor Properties,” Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 264-266.

16. “Synthesis and Structure of [pzBut2]Mo(PMe3)4H, an κ2-3,5-di-t-butylpyrazolyl Molybdenum Complex,” Zhu, G.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Polyhedron 2003, 22, 199-203.

15. “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of 2,5-Diphenylpyrrolyl Complexes of Zinc, [pyr2,5-Ph2]2Zn(THF) and [pyr2,5-Ph2]Zn(THF)23-O)Zn[pyr2,5-Ph2]}2:   A Zinc Oxo Complex with a Planar µ3-Oxo Bridge,” Zhu, G.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. J. Chem. Cryst. 2002, 32, 469-475.

14. “The Reactivity of Mo(PMe3)6 towards Nitrogen Heterocycles: Transformations Relevant to Hydrodenitrification,” Zhu, G.; Tanski, J. M.; Churchill, D. G.; Janak, K.; Parkin, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002,124, 13658-13659.

13. “The Synthesis and Molecular Structures of 2,5-Diarylpyrroles, [pyrAr2]H (Ar = Ph, 2,4-Xyl),” Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. J. Chem. Cryst. 2002, 32, 185-190.

12. “The Synthesis and Structure of Antimony Glycolate and Catecholate Compounds of Relevance to Catalytic Polyesterification Reactions,” Biros, S. M.; Bridgewater , B. M.; Villegas-Estrada, A.; Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4051-4057.

11. “Bulky Tris(mercaptoimidazolyl)borates: Synthesis and Molecular Structures of the Group 12 Complexes (TmtBu)MBr (M=Zn, Cd, Hg),” White, J. L.; Tanski, J. M.; Rabinovich, D. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2002, 2987-2991.

10. “Thiophene and Butadiene-Thiolate Complexes of Molybdenum: A New Mechanism for C-S Cleavage and Hydrogenation During Hydrodesulfurization,” Janak, K. E.; Tanski, J. M.; Churchill, D. G.; Parkin, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4182-4183.

9. “Synthesis and Structures of Zirconium-Pyrrolyl Complexes: A Computational Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Coordination Modes of Pyrrolyl Ligands,” Tanski, J. M.; Parkin, G. Organometallics. 2002, 21, 587-589.

8. “Towards the Total Synthesis of Guanacastepene: Remarkable Stereoselectivity in the Substrate Controlled Assembly of the C8 Quaternary Center,” Dudley, G. B.; Tan, D. S.; Guncheol, K.; Tanski, J. M.; Danishefsky, S. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 6789-6791.

7. “Covalent Titanium Aryldioxy One-, Two- and Three-Dimensional Networks and Their Examination as Ziegler-Natta Catalysts,” Tanski, J. M.; Wolczanski, P. T. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 2026-2033.

6. “Covalent Vanadium(III) Two-Dimensional Network and Vanadyl Chains Linked by Aryloxides,” Tanski, J. M.; Wolczanski, P. T. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 346-353.

5. “Covalent Metal-Organic Networks: Pyridines Induce Two-Dimensional Oligomerization of (µ-OC6H4O)2Mpy2 (M=Ti, V, Zr),” Tanski, J. M.; Vaid, T. P.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T. Inorg. Chem.2000, 39, 4756-4765.

4. “Covalent Titanium(IV)-Aryloxide Network Materials: 4,4’-Biphenoxide 3D and Polyphenolic 2D Motifs,” Tanski, J. M.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T. J. Solid State Chem. 2000, 152, 130-140.

3. “Synthesis, Structure and Antitumor Activity of a Novel Tetranuclear Titanium Complex,” Caruso, F.; Rossi, M.; Tanski, J.; Sartori, R.; Sariego, R.; Moya, S.; Diez, S.; Navarrete, E.; Cingolani, A.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, C. J. Med. Chem. 2000, 43, 3665-3670.

2. “Covalent Three-Dimensional Titanium(IV)-Aryloxide Networks,” Vaid, T. P.; Tanski, J. M.; Pette, J. M.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 3394-3405.

1. “Tin(IV) and organotin(IV) derivatives of novel ß-diketones I.  Dialkyltin(IV) complexes of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-R’(C=O)-pyrazol-5-one (R’= CCl3, OCH3, OC2H5, O-i-C3H7, OC7H7). Crystal and molecular structure of trans-dimethylbis[1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-i-propoxycarbonyl-pyrazolone-5-ato]tin(IV),” Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Gregori, A.; Cingolani, A.; Tanski, J.; Rossi, M.; Caruso, F. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1998,257, 37-48.