Professor Gregory Ferrence
Professor of Chemistry, Crystal Engineering

Office
SLB Science Laboratory Building 305
Office Hours
Tues. 4:30-5:30; Wed. 4:30-5:30
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Current Courses
CHE 110.001 Fundamentals Of Chemistry
CHE 251.001 Fundamentals Of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 251.002 Fundamentals Of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 299.005 Independent Honor Study In Chemistry
CHE 499.005 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CHE 290.005 Research in Chemistry
CHE 490.005 Research In Chemistry
Research Interests & Areas
X-ray crystallography, metal-organic chemistry, chemical education, f-element chemistry.
Other organoactinide chemistry
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM
Other organolanthanide chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Ph D Inorganic Chemistry
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
BS Chemistry
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Distinguished Service Award
Illinois Heartland Local Section of the American Chemical Society
2017
ACS Fellow (for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society)
American Chemical Society
2016
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry
2014
FY 2014 Outstanding College Service Award
College of Arts and Sciences
2013
Impact Award
ISU University College
2013
2009 Chemist of the Year
Illinois Heartland Local Section of the American Chemical Society
2010
John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Tenured Faculty Member
Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences
2010
One Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2009
Outstanding University Teacher
Illinois State University
2008
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding College Teacher
Illinois State University
2007
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2003
Grants and Contracts
Equipment: MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a Cu micro-source and High-Performance Area Detector Equipped Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer for Research and Teaching
Gregory Ferrence, Christopher Hamaker.
National Science Foundation. August 15 2024 - July 31 2027
MRI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal CCD X-ray Diffractometer for Research and Teaching
Gregory Ferrence, Christopher Hamaker, Craig C McLauchlan.
National Science Foundation. August 2010 - September 2013
MRI: Acquisition of 400 MHz NMRs for Research and Education
Gregory Ferrence, Cheryl Stevenson, Steven Peters, Lisa F Szczepura.
National Science Foundation. August 2007 - July 2010
Exploring New Models for Authentic Undergraduate Research with Two-Year College Students
Gregory Ferrence, Thomas Higgins, Roger House, Thomas Dowd, Yvonne Harris.
National Science Foundation. 2006 - 2013
Exploring New Models for Authentic Undergraduate Research with Two-Year College Students:
William J Hunter, T Higgins, Y Harris, T Dowd, R House, Gregory Ferrence.
National Science Foundation. July 2006
CAREER: Crystallography And Rare-Earth Educational and Research activities
Gregory Ferrence.
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry, Inorganic: Organometallic/Bioinorganic subdivision. March 2004 - September 2010
Journal Article
CSD Communications of the Cambridge Structural Database
Gregory M Ferrence, Clare A Tovee, Stephen J.W. Holgate, Natalie T. Johnson, Matthew P. Lightfoot, Kamila L. Nowakowska-Orzechowska, Suzanna C. Ward.
IUCrJ, 10, 6-15, (2023), 10.1107/S2052252522010545
Cooperative non-covalent interactions and synthetic feed as driving forces to structural diversity within organic co-crystals containing isosteric perhalobenzenes
Eric Bosch, Gregory M Ferrence, Conrad J. Powell, Daniel K. Unruh, Herman R. Jr. Krueger, Ryan H. Groeneman.
CrystEngComm, 24, 3841-3845, (2022), 10.1039/D2CE00360K
Diastereoselective and enantioselective synthesis of α-p-methoxyphenoxy-β-lactones: Dependence on the stereoelectronic properties of the β-hydroxy-α-p-methoxyphenoxycarboxylic acid precursors
Jordan M. Witte, Jasmine Service, Marian Aba Addo, Bader Semakieh, Erin Collins, Christopher Sams, Timothy R. Dorsey, Elizabeth Garrelts, Cassidy A. Blumenshine, Trace Cooper, Moses Martinez, Christopher G. Hamaker, Gregory M Ferrence, Hitchcock R. Shawn.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 87 (15), 9619-9634, (2022), 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00608
Engineering solid-state photoreactivity within silver(I) organosulfonate complexes containing an ester-functionalized reactant molecule
Conrad J. Powell, Gregory M Ferrence, Eric Bosch, Ryan H. Groeneman.
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 75 (11-14), 1596-1605, (2022), 10.1080/00958972.2022.2111260
Synthesis and reactivity of ampy-based ruthenium(II) catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Edith K. Amason, Khashayar Rajabimoghadam, Notashia N. Baughman, Christopher R. Ghareeb, Samantha K. Bourgeois, Keuk Channita, Gayle Manacsa, Brian V. Popp, Isaac Garcia-Bosch, Gregory M Ferrence, Evan E. Joslin.
Organometallics, 41 (6), 686-697, (2022), 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00444
Ruthenium(III) Complexes With Imidazole Ligands That Modulate the Aggregation of the Amyloid-β Peptide Via Hydrophobic Interactions
Gideon K Yawson, Samantha E Huffman, Samuel S Fisher, Paige J Bothwell, David C Platt, Marjorie A Jones, Gregory M Ferrence, Christopher G Hamaker, Michael I Webb.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 214 (111303), 1-10, (2021), 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111303
Synthesis and Reactivity of Potential Ampy-based Ruthenium(II) Catalysts for Amide Formation
Edith K Amason, Meredith H Jones, Channita Keuk, Gregory M. Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E Joslin.
Polyhedron, 201 (115188), 1-7, (2021), 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115188
Synthesis and characterization of the complete series of chlorine substituted cobalt acetylacetonate complexes – [Co(acac)<sub>x</sub>(acac-Cl)<sub>3-x</sub>], x = 0-3
Edith K. Amason, Meredith H. Jones, Keuk Channita, Gregory M Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E. Joslin.
Polyhedron, 201 (115188), 1-7, (2021)
Synthesis, metalation and antiaromatic properties of 22-hydroxybenziporphyrins
Timothy D. Lash, Sun T. Chaney, Amy L. Johnson, Jack T. Weisbond, Gregory M Ferrence.
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 25, 1095–1103, (2021)
Telluracarbaporphyrins and a related palladium(II) complex: Evidence for hypervalent interactions
Timothy D. Lash, Deyaa I. AbuSalim, Gregory M Ferrence.
Inorganic Chemistry, 60 (13), 9833-9847, (2021)
Efforts toward the total synthesis of (±)-toxicodenane A utilizing an oxidopyrylium-based [5 + 2] cycloaddition of a silicon-tethered BOC-pyranone
Jake P Grabowski, Gregory M Ferrence, T. A Mitchell.
Tetrahedron Letters, 61, 152324, (2020)
Intramolecular asymmetric oxidopyrylium-based [5 + 2] cycloadditions
Samantha N Rokey, Justin A. Simanis, Chunyin M. Law, Shilpa Pohani, Samantha Willens Behrends, Jacob J. Bulandr, Gregory M Ferrence, John R. Goodell, T. A Mitchell.
Tetrahedron Letters, 61 (41), 152377, (2020), 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152377
Metalation and methyl group migration in 21-, 22- and 23-methylcarbaporphyrins: Synthesis and characterization of palladium(II), rhodium(I) and rhodium(III) derivatives
Alissa N. Latham, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy D. Lash.
Organometallics, 38 (2), 575-585, (2019), 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00863
Rhodium complexes of carbaporphyrins, carbachlorins, adj-dicarbaporphyrins, and an adj-dicarbachlorin
Timothy D. Lash, William T. Darrow, Alissa N. Latham, Navneet Sahota, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Inorganic Chemistry, 58 (11), 7511-7526, (2019), 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00721
has over 100 Peer Reviewed Publications; not all citations are available in Digital Measures
Gregory Ferrence.
(2018)
Metalation and selective oxidation of diphenyl-23-oxa-, -thia-, and -selena-21-carbaporphyrins
Komal Pokharel, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy D. Lash.
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 21 (7-8), 493-501, (2017), 10.1142/S1088424617500535
Synthesis and properties of carbaporphyrin and carbachlorin dimethyl esters derived from cyclopentanedialdehydes
Navneet Sahota, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy D. Lash.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82 (18), 9715-9730, (2017), 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01831
A one-pot synthesis of 1,6,9,13-tetraoxadispiro(4.2.4.2)tetradecane by hydrodeoxygenation of xylose using a palladium catalyst
Michael A. Jackson, Gregory M. Ferrence, Judith A. Blackburn, Neil P.J. Price, Karl E. Vermillion, Stephen C. Price.
Carbohydrate Research, 432, 9-16, (2016), 10.1016/j.carres.2016.06.003
Regioselective Oxidation and Metalation of <i>meso</i>-unsubstituted Azuliporphyrins
Venkata A.K. Adiraju, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy D. Lash.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 14 (44), 10523-10533, (2016), 10.1039/C6OB02052F
Rhodium(I), rhodium(III) and iridium(III) carbaporphyrins
Venkata A.K. Adiraju, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy D. Lash.
Dalton Transactions, 45 (35), 13691-13694, (2016), 10.1039.C6DT03093A
"Scorpionate-like" complexes that are held together by hydrogen bonds: Crystallographic and spectroscopic studies of (3-NH(t-butyl)-5-methyl-pyrazole)<sub>n</sub>MX<sub>2</sub> (M = Zn, Ni, Co, Mn; n = 3, 4; X = Cl, Br)
Lee Serpas, Robert R Baum, Alyssa McGhee, Ismael Nieto, Katherine L Jernigan, Matthias Zeller, Gregory M Ferrence, David L Tierney, Elizabeth T Papish.
Polyhedron, 114, 62-71, (2016), 10.1016/j.poly.2015.10.003
Crystal structure of 3-methyl-5-trimethylsilyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazole
Deidra L. Gerlach, Ismael Nieto, Corey J Herbst-Gervasoni, Gregory M Ferrence, Matthias Zeller, Elizabeth T Papish.
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, E71 (12), 1447-1443, (2015), 10.1107/S205698901502037X
Hexahydro-1<i>H</i>isoindolinone-like scaffolds from electronically deactivated and sterically hindered dinenes: Synthesis in the context of Muironolide A
Gregory M Ferrence, Christopher A Olson, Courtnay E Shaner, Sydney C Roche.
Synthesis, 47 (18), 2756-2766, (2015), 10.1055/s-0034-1380221
Preparation, structural characterization, assessment of potential antiaromaticity and metalation of 21-oxyazuliporphyrins
Timothy D Lash, Denise A Colby, Jessica A El-Beck, Deyaa I AbuSalim, Gregory M Ferrence.
Inorganic Chemistry, (2015)
Rhodium(III) azuliporphyrins
Timothy D. Lash, Leah M. Stateman, Gregory M Ferrence.
Organometallics, (2015)
Role of noncovalent interactions in vanadium tellurite chain connectivities
Anahita Nourmahnad, Matthew D. Smith, Matthias Zeller, Gregory M. Ferrence, Joshua Schriera, Alexander J. Norquist.
Inorganic Chemistry, 54, 694−703, (2015), 10.1021/ic502753e
adj-Dicarbachlorin, the first example of a free base carbaporphyrinoid system with an internal methylene unit
Timothy D Lash, Deyaa I AbuSalim, Gregory M Ferrence.
Chemical Communications, 51, (2015)
ACS Committee on Ethics: An overview
Gregory M. Ferrence.
Chemical Information Bulletin, 66 (2), 25-26, (2014)
Controllable formation of heterotrimetallic coordination compounds: Systematically incorporating lanthanide and alkali metal ions into the manganese 12-metallacrown-4 framework
Michael R. Azar, Thaddeus T. Boron, III, Jacob C. Lutter, Connor I. Daly, Kelcie A. Zegalia, Ruthairat Nimthong, Gregory M. Ferrence, Matthias Zeller, Jeff W. Kampf, Vincent L. Pecoraro, Curtis M. Zaleski.
Inorganic Chemistry, 53, 1729-1742, (2014), 10.1021/ic402865p
Synthesis and metalation of dimethoxybenziporphyrins, thiabenziporphyrins and dibenziporphyrins
Stacy Fosu, Gregory M Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79 (22), 11061-11074, (2014), 10.1021/jo502063w
Synthesis and metalation of dimethoxybenziporphyrins, thiabenziporphyrins, and dibenziporphyrins.
S C Fosu, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 79 (22), 11061-74, (2014), 10.1021/jo502063w
Synthesis of an adj-dicarbaporphyrin and the formation of an unprecedented tripalladium sandwich complex
Deyaa I. AbuSalim, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, 6763-6772, (2014), 10.1021/ja502795x
Synthesis of an adj-dicarbaporphyrin and the formation of an unprecedented tripalladium sandwich complex.
D I AbuSalim, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136 (18), 6763-72, (2014), 10.1021/ja502795x
Synthesis, structural characterization and reactivity of heteroazuliporphyrins
Timothy David Lash, Jessica A. El-Beck, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 12 (2), 316-329, (2014), 10.1039/c3ob41992d
Synthesis, structural characterization and reactivity of heteroazuliporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, J A El-Beck, Gregory Ferrence.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 12 (2), 316-29, (2014), 10.1039/c3ob41992d
Synthesis, structural characterization, aromatic characteristics, and metalation of neo-confused porphyrins, a newly discovered class of porphyrin isomers.
R Li, A D Lammer, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 79 (9), 4078-93, (2014), 10.1021/jo500580e
Synthesis, structural characterization, aromatic properties and metalation of neo-confused porphyrins, a newly discovered class of porphyrin isomers
Ruoshi Li, Aaron D. Lammer, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79, 4078-4093, (2014), 10.1021/jo500580e
6-Phenyloxane-2,4-dione
Kara A. Slater, Brad Andersh, Edward B. Flint, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Acta. Cryst. Section E, E69, o69, (2013), 10.1107/S1600536812049781
Formation principles for templated vanadium selenite oxalates
Jacob H. Koffer, Jacob H. Olshansky, Matthew D. Smith, Kristen J. Hernandez, Matthias Zeller, Gregory M. Ferrence, Joshua Schriera, Alexander J. Norquist.
Crystal Growth and Design, 13, 4504-4511, (2013), 10.1021/cg400992q
Synthesis of a neo-confused porphyrin and an unusual dihydroporphyrin derivative
Ruoshi Li, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Chemical Communications, 49 (68), 7537-7539, (2013)
Synthesis of a neo-confused porphyrin and an unusual dihydroporphyrin derivative.
R Li, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49 (68), 7537-9, (2013), 10.1039/c3cc44248a
Synthesis of benziporphyrins and heterobenziporphyrins and an assessment of the diatropic characteristics of the protonated species
Timothy David Lash, Ashley M. Toney, Kylie M. Castans, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78, 9143-9152, (2013), 10.1021/jo401365p
Synthesis of benziporphyrins and heterobenziporphyrins and an assessment of the diatropic characteristics of the protonated species.
Timothy David Lash, A M Toney, K M Castans, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 78 (18), 9143-52, (2013), 10.1021/jo401365p
Synthetic efforts toward the isoindolinone core of muironolide A
Courtnay E. Shaner, Gregory M. Ferrence, T. Andrew Mitchell.
Synlett, 24 (14), 1861-1864, (2013)
Iridium(III) azuliporphyrins
Timothy David Lash, Pokharel Komal, Zeller Matthias, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Chemical Communications, 48, 11793-11795, (2012)
Iridium(III) azuliporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, K Pokharel, M Zeller, Gregory Ferrence.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48 (96), 11793-5, (2012), 10.1039/c2cc37104a
Two-step synthesis of stable dioxadicarbaporphyrins from bis(3-indenyl)methane
Timothy David Lash, Aaron D. Lammer, Gregory Ferrence.
Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 51 (43), 10871-10875, (2012)
Two-step synthesis of stable dioxadicarbaporphyrins from bis(3-indenyl)methane.
Timothy David Lash, A D Lammer, Gregory Ferrence.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 51 (43), 10871-5, (2012), 10.1002/anie.201206385
Bis(3,5-dimethyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazole-<i>κN</i><sup>2</sup>)silver(I) hexafluoridoantimonate.
D Crawford, A K Hofer, Kate Edler, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 67 (Pt 4), m496, (2011), 10.1107/S1600536811010567
Naphthiporphyrins
Timothy David Lash, Alexandra M. Young, Jane M. Rasmussen, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76, 5636-5651, (2011)
Naphthiporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, A M Young, J M Rasmussen, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76 (14), 5636-51, (2011), 10.1021/jo200622s
Neo-confused porphyrins, a new class of porphyrin isomers
Timothy David Lash, Aaron D. Lammer, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 50, 9718-9721, (2011)
Neo-confused porphyrins, a new class of porphyrin isomers.
Timothy David Lash, A D Lammer, Gregory Ferrence.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50 (41), 9718-21, (2011), 10.1002/anie.201104826
Synthesis of a series of aromatic benziporphyrins and heteroanalogues via tripyrrane-like intermediates derived from resorcinol and 2-methylresorcinol
Timothy David Lash, Kae Miyake, Linlin Xu, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76 (6295-6308), (2011)
Synthesis of a series of aromatic benziporphyrins and heteroanalogues via tripyrrane-like intermediates derived from resorcinol and 2-methylresorcinol.
Timothy David Lash, K Miyake, L Xu, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76 (15), 6295-308, (2011), 10.1021/jo201098c
Teaching three-dimensional structural chemistry using crystal structure databases. 4. Examples of discovery-based learning using the complete Cambridge Structural Database
Gary M. Battle, Frank H. Allen, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Chemical Education, 88, 886-890, (2011)
Title not compatible with Digital Measures: Bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-κN2)silver(I) hexafluoridoantimonate
Devyn Crawford, Anthony K. Hofer, Kate L. Edler, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta. Cryst. Section E, E67, m496, (2011)
(5S)-4-(2,2-Dimethyl-prop-yl)-5-isopropyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinan-2-one.
Kate Edler, S E Kirk, Ryan A Davis, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 66 (Pt 12), o3329-30, (2010), 10.1107/S1600536810048798
(6R)-2-tert-Butyl-6-[(4R,5S)-3-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-phenyl-oxazolidin-2-yl]phenol.
T Koyanagi, Kate Edler, R W Parrott, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 66 (Pt 4), o898-9, (2010), 10.1107/S1600536810009591
(6S)-2,4-Di-tert-butyl-6-[(4S,5R)-3-iso-propyl-4-methyl-5-phenyloxazolidin-2-yl]phenol.
I S Campbell, Kate Edler, R W Parrott, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 66 (Pt 4), o900-1, (2010), 10.1107/S1600536810009074
(6S)-2-tert-Butyl-6-[(4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyloxazolidin-2-yl]phenol.
A E Anderson, Kate Edler, R W Parrott, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 66 (Pt 4), o902-3, (2010), 10.1107/S1600536810009190
“(6S)‐2,4‐Di‐tert‐butyl‐6‐[(4S,5R)‐3‐isopropyl‐4‐methyl‐5‐ phenyl oxazolidin‐2‐yl] phenol
I. S. Campbell, K. L. Edler, R. W. Parrott II, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online, E66(4), o900-901, (2010)
(6S)‐2‐tert‐Butyl‐6‐[(4S,5R)‐3,4‐dimethyl‐5‐phenyl oxazolidin‐2‐yl]phenol
A. E. Anderson, K. L. Edler, R. W. Parrott II, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online, E66(4), o902-o903, (2010)
A New Approach to Teaching Ethics in General Chemistry
Jaqueline D. Hooker, Gregory Ferrence, Susan M. Schelble, Marjorie Jones.
CUR-Quarterly Spring, 30 (3), (2010)
A new approach to teaching ethics in General Chemistry
Jaqueline D. Hooker, Gregory M. Ferrence, Marjorie Jones, Susan M. Schelble.
Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 30(2), 1-7, (2010)
Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in chemical education
Gary M. Battle, Gregory M. Ferrence, Frank H. Allen.
Journal of Applied Crystallography, 43, 1208-1223, (2010), 10.1107/S0021889810024155
Catalytic asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes via chiral, non-racemic β-hydroxy and β-methoxy salicylhydrazone catalysts
S. Banerjee, Gregory Ferrence, Shawn Hitchcock.
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 21, 837-845, (2010)
Porphyrin on a half-shell! Synthesis and characterization of corannulenenoporphyrins
Holly Boedigheimer, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75, 2518-2527, (2010), 10.1021/jo902592u
Porphyrin on a half-shell! Synthesis and characterization of corannulenoporphyrins.
H Boedigheimer, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75 (8), 2518-27, (2010), 10.1021/jo902592u
Preparation of furan and thiophene-derived fulvene dialdehydes: synthesis and structural characterization of a 22-oxa-21-carbaporphyrin and a related palladium(II) organometallic complex
Pankaj Jain, Gregory M. Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75, 6563-6573, (2010), 10.1021/jo101310m
Preparation of furan and thiophene-derived fulvene dialdehydes: synthesis and structural characterization of a 22-oxa-21-carbaporphyrin and a related palladium(II) organometallic complex.
P Jain, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75 (19), 6563-73, (2010), 10.1021/jo101310m
Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of chiral, nonracemic 5,6-dihydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3,4-oxadiazines
Shawn Hitchcock, Melissa A. Dean, Christopher J. Kelley, Kate L. Edler, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 47, 982-989, (2010), 10.1002/jhet.402
Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of chiral, nonracemic 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazines
Shawn Hitchcock, M. A. Dean, C. J. Kelley, K. Edler, Gregory Ferrence.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 47, 982-989, (2010)
Synthesis and characterization of tetraphenyl-21,23-dideazaporphyrin. The best evidence yet that porphyrins really are the [18]annulenes of nature
Timothy David Lash, Sarah A. Jones, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 12786-12787, (2010), 10.1021/ja105146a
Synthesis and characterization of tetraphenyl-21,23-dideazaporphyrin: the best evidence yet that porphyrins really are the [18]annulenes of nature.
Timothy David Lash, S A Jones, Gregory Ferrence.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132 (37), 12786-7, (2010), 10.1021/ja105146a
Teaching three-dimensional structural chemistry using crystal structure databases. 1. An interactive web-accessible teaching subset of the Cambridge Structural Database
Gary M. Battle, Frank H. Allen, Gregory M. Ferrence.
Journal of Chemical Education, 87, 809-812, (2010), 10.1021/ed100256k
Title not compatible with Digital Measures: (5S)-4-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-5-isopropyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinan-2-one
Kate L. Edler, Sharon E.E. Kirk, Ryan A. Davis, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Cryst. Section E, E66, o3329-o3330, (2010)
Title not compatible with Digital Measures: (6R)-2-tert-Butyl-6-[(4R,5S)-3-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-phenyloxazolidin-2-yl]phenol
Takaoki Koyanagi, Kate L. Edler, Raleigh W. Parrot, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Cryst. Section E, E66, o898-o899, (2010)
Title not compatible with Digital Measures: (6S)-2,4-Di-tert-butyl-6-[(4S,5R)-3-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-phenyloxazolidin-2-yl]phenol
Ian S. Campbell, Kate L. Edler, Raleigh W. Parrot, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Cryst. Section E, E66, o900-o901, (2010)
Title not compatible with Digital Measures: (6S)-2-tert-Butyl-6-[(4S,5R)-3,4-dimethyl -5-phenyloxazolidin-2-yl]phenol
Akexabder E. Anderson, Kate L. Edler, Raleigh W. Parrot, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta Cryst. Section E, E66, o902-o903, (2010)
(5R,6S)-4-Isopropyl-5-methyl-6-phenyl-3-propanoyl-2H-1,3,4-oxadiazinan-2-one.
D Tailor, Kate Edler, D M Casper, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 65 (Pt 7), o1685-6, (2009), 10.1107/S1600536809022363
(5S,6R)-5-Methyl-6-phenyl-4-propyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinane-2-thione.
J L Kocher, Kate Edler, B A Bohling, G P Nora, C Stafford, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 65 (Pt 6), o1421-2, (2009), 10.1107/S1600536809019382
MacDonald-type reactions using bis-acrylaldehydes: synthesis of an expanded sapphyrin and vinylogous hexaphyrins.
Z Zhang, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Organic letters, 11 (6), 1249-52, (2009), 10.1021/ol802945s
adj-Diazuliporphyrins, a new family of dicarbaporphyrinoids with unprecedented mesoionic characteristics.
Z Zhang, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Organic letters, 11 (1), 101-4, (2009), 10.1021/ol802406f
(4R,5S)-5-Benzyl-4-isopropyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinan-2-one.
L D Addison, D D Dore, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 64 (Pt 6), o1040-1, (2008), 10.1107/S1600536808013056
(5S,6S)-4,5-Dimethyl-3-methyl-acryloyl-6-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinan-2-one.
S A Knott, Shawn Hitchcock, Gregory Ferrence.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 64 (Pt 6), o1101, (2008), 10.1107/S1600536808013986
Adding to the confusion! Synthesis and metalation of pyrazole analogues of the porphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, A M Young, A L Von Ruden, Gregory Ferrence.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (47), 6309-11, (2008), 10.1039/b816057k
Aromatic and nonaromatic pyriporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, K Pokharel, J M Serling, V R Yant, Gregory Ferrence.
Organic letters, 9 (15), 2863-6, (2007), 10.1021/ol071052x
Sterically bulky tris(triazolyl)borate ligands as water-soluble analogues of tris(pyrazolyl)borate.
F E Jernigan, 3rd, N A Sieracki, M T Taylor, A S Jenkins, S E Engel, B W Rowe, F A Jové, G P Yap, E T Papish, Gregory Ferrence.
Inorganic chemistry, 46 (2), 360-2, (2007), 10.1021/ic061828a
Syntheses and reactivity of meso-unsubstituted azuliporphyrins derived from 6-tert-butyl- and 6-phenylazulene.
Timothy David Lash, J A El-Beck, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72 (22), 8402-15, (2007), 10.1021/jo701523s
Tetraaryldimethoxybenziporphyrins. At the edge of carbaporphyrinoid aromaticity.
Timothy David Lash, J T Szymanski, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72 (17), 6481-92, (2007), 10.1021/jo070947k
[22]Porphyrin-(3.1.1.3), a new vinylogous expanded porphyrin system.
L Xu, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Organic letters, 8 (22), 5113-6, (2006), 10.1021/ol062043b
Intramolecular chiral relay at stereogenic nitrogen. Synthesis and application of a new chiral auxiliary derived from (1R,2S)-norephedrine and acetone.
Shawn Hitchcock, D M Casper, J F Vaughn, J M Finefield, Gregory Ferrence, J M Esken.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 69 (3), 714-8, (2004), 10.1021/jo035325n
Oxidative metalation of azuliporphyrins with copper(II) salts: formation of a porphyrin analogue system with a unique fully conjugated nonaromatic azulene subunit.
D A Colby, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 43 (11), 1346-9, (2004), 10.1002/anie.200353189
Oxybenziporphyrins, oxypyriporphyrins, benzocarbaporphyrins, and their 23-oxa and 23-thia analogues: synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, metalation, and structural characterization of a palladium(II) organometallic derivative.
D Liu, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 69 (18), 6079-93, (2004), 10.1021/jo040180l
Structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical studies of the complexes [Ni2(mu-CNR)(CNR)2(mu-dppm)2](n+) (n = 0, 1, 2): unusual examples of nickel(0)-nickel(I) and nickel(0)-nickel(II) mixed valency.
Gregory Ferrence, E Simón-Manso, B K Breedlove, L Meeuwenberg, C P Kubiak.
Inorganic chemistry, 43 (3), 1071-81, (2004), 10.1021/ic035021j
Toward the development of a structurally novel class of chiral auxiliaries. Conformational properties of the aldol adducts of oxadiazinones: observation of unusual shielding effects.
J R Burgeson, M K Renner, I Hardt, Gregory Ferrence, Jean Standard, Shawn Hitchcock.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 69 (3), 727-34, (2004), 10.1021/jo035481u
Tropiporphyrins, cycloheptatrienyl analogues of the porphyrins: synthesis, spectroscopy, chemistry, and structural characterization of a silver(III) derivative.
K M Bergman, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 69 (23), 7888-97, (2004), 10.1021/jo040213x
Uranium (III) scorpionates: synthesis and structure of [(TpMe2)2U[N(C6H5)2]] and [(TpMe2)2U[N(SiMe3)2]].
M A Antunes, Gregory Ferrence, A Domingos, R McDonald, C J Burns, J Takats, N Marques.
Inorganic chemistry, 43 (21), 6640-3, (2004), 10.1021/ic049204x
Organometallic Chemistry of Azuliporphyrins: Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Structural Characterization of Nickel(II), Palladium(II), and Platinum(II) Complexes of Azuliporphyrins
Timothy David Lash, D. A. Colby, S. R. Graham, Gregory Ferrence, Lisa F Szczepura.
Inorganic Chemistry, 42, 7326-7338, (2003)
Organometallic chemistry of azuliporphyrins: synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and structural characterization of nickel(II), palladium(II), and platinum(II) complexes of azuliporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, D A Colby, S R Graham, Gregory Ferrence, Lisa F Szczepura.
Inorganic chemistry, 42 (22), 7326-38, (2003), 10.1021/ic030166b
Regioselective oxidations of benzocarbaporphyrins with ferric chloride: a facile synthesis of bridged [18]annulene ketals with strong absorptions in the far red and an unexpected halogenation reaction at the interior carbon atom.
Timothy David Lash, M A Muckey, M J Hayes, D Liu, J D Spence, Gregory Ferrence.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 68 (22), 8558-70, (2003), 10.1021/jo030127h
Conformational studies of N(3)-substituted [1,3,4]-oxadiazinan-2-ones.
D M Casper, J R Blackburn, C D Maroules, T Brady, J M Esken, Gregory Ferrence, Jean Standard, Shawn Hitchcock.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 67 (25), 8871-6, (2002)
Conjugated macrocycles related to the porphyrins. 21. Synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and structural characterization of carbaporphyrins.
Timothy David Lash, M J Hayes, J D Spence, M A Muckey, Gregory Ferrence, Lisa F Szczepura.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 67 (14), 4860-74, (2002)
Organometallic chemistry of carbaporphyrinoids: synthesis and characterization of nickel(II) and palladium(II) azuliporphyrins.
S R Graham, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (8), 894-5, (2002)
Silver(III) Carbaporphyrins: The First Organometallic Complexes of True Carbaporphyrins
M. A. Muckey, Lisa F Szczepura, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Inorganic Chemistry, 42, 4840-4843, (2002)
Silver(III) carbaporphyrins: the first organometallic complexes of true carbaporphyrins.
M A Muckey, Lisa F Szczepura, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy David Lash.
Inorganic chemistry, 41 (19), 4840-2, (2002)
Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Structural Characterization of Carbaporphyrins
Timothy David Lash, M. J. Hayes, J. D. Spence, M. A. Muckey, Gregory Ferrence, Lisa F Szczepura.
J. Org. Chem., 67, 4860-4874, (2002)
Toward the development of a structurally novel class of chiral auxiliaries: diastereoselective aldol reactions of a (1R,2S)-ephedrine-based 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-1,3,4-oxadiazin-2-one.
D M Casper, J R Burgeson, J M Esken, Gregory Ferrence, Shawn Hitchcock.
Organic letters, 4 (21), 3739-42, (2002)
X-ray crystallographic and C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-1,3,4-oxadiazin-2-ones derived from ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
Shawn Hitchcock, G. P. Nora, D. M. Casper, M. D. Squire, C. D. Maroules, Gregory Ferrence, Lisa F Szczepura, Jean Standard.
Tetrahedron Lett., 57, 9789-9798, (2001)
Stabilization of a Discrete Lanthanide(II) Hydrido Complex by a Bulky Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligand.
Gregory Ferrence, R McDonald, J Takats.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 38 (15), 2233-2237, (1999)
Synthesis of ABA and ABCBA block ionomers derived from t-butyl methacrylate, butadiene and styrene
C. D. DePorter, G. M. Ferrence, J. E. McGrath.
Polymer Preprints, 34, 574-575, (1993)
Induction of barite mineralization in the Asiatic clam, <i>Corbicula fluminea</i>
Lowell W. Fritz, Gregory Ferrence, Timothy R. Jacobsen.
Limnology and Oceanography, 37 (2), 442-448, (1992), 10.4319/lo.1992.37.2.0442
Magazine/Trade Publication
Illumination of the deposition process
Gregory Ferrence.
Crystalline, (May), 2-3, (2014)
Exploring ethics in the laboratory
Gregory Ferrence.
inChemistry, (Nov/Dec), 3, (2013)
Other
CCDC 2168930: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Claire Fuhlhage.
CSD Communication, FAGGIE02, (2022)
CCDC 2168931: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Claire Fuhlhage.
CSD Communication, FAGGIE01, (2022)
CCDC 2057240: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Edith K. Amason, Meredith H. Jones, Channita Keuk, Gregory M Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E. Joslin.
CSD Communication, PAMGOD, (2021)
CCDC 2057241: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Edith K. Amason, Meredith H. Jones, Channita Keuk, Gregory M Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E. Joslin.
CSD Communication, PAMJEW, (2021)
CCDC 2057242: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Edith K. Amason, Meredith H. Jones, Channita Keuk, Gregory M Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E. Joslin.
CSD Communication, PAMJIA, (2021)
CCDC 2057243: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Edith K. Amason, Meredith H. Jones, Channita Keuk, Gregory M Ferrence, Robert E. Bachman, Evan E. Joslin.
CSD Communication, PAMJOG, (2021)
CCDC 2116861: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Boro J. Boro, Hansen F. Hansen.
CSD Communication, RAQCEV, (2021)
CCDC 2018439: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Michael I Webb, Gideon K Yawson.
CSD Communication, TUVQUZ, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc25rby7
CCDC 2018440: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Michael I Webb, Gideon K Yawson.
CSD Communication, TUVRAG, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc25rbz8
CCDC 2040927: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Michael I Webb.
CSD Communication, XACTEE, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26hrcv
CCDC 2040928: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Michael I Webb.
CSD Communication, XACTII, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26hrdw
CCDC 2041162: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence.
CSD Communication, XACTAA, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26hzyn
CCDC 2041913: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Gregory M Ferrence, Austin B Steward, David L Cedeño.
CSD Communication, TAGVOQ, (2020), 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc26js5q
CSD Educators: Gregory Ferrence Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University
Gregory M Ferrence.
(2020)
Presentations
Evaluation of crystal packing motifs observed in structures of 5-methyl-6-phenyl-4-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinane-2-thione
Kaylee Pauline Kuzelka, Shawn R. Hitchcock, Gregory M. Ferrence.
257th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, FL, April, 2019
Steroids, alkaloids, The Beatles, Taoism and butterflies: An exploration of symmetry and pseudosymmetry
Gregory M. Ferrence.
Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, November 13, 2018
"Leveraging academic safety culture as a value-added tool for maximizing the undergraduate research experience” in “Safety in the Academic Research Laboratory” symposium
Gregory M Ferrence, Nora K Fredstrom.
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI, December, 2015
"Teaching Ethics and professionalism through active learning and engagement” in “Active and Inquiry Learning in the Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory” symposium
Susan M Schelble, Michael C Loui, Gregory M Ferrence.
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI, December, 2015
“Introducing general chemistry students to academic safety culture through participatory case study development” in “Safety in the Academic Research Laboratory” symposium
Gregory M Ferrence, Susan M Schelble.
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI, December, 2015
Permeating the Cambridge Structural Database into chemical education
Greg Ferrence.
CSD50: 50 years of the Cambridge Structural Database: Origins, Influences & Directions, , Downing College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 03, 2015
A Century of Small Molecule Crystal Structures
Suzanna Ward, Colin R. Groom, Gregory M. Ferrence, Gregory M. Ferrence.
American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, May 25, 2014
Steroids, alkaloids, The Beatles, Taoism and butterflies - an introduction to chemical symmetry
Gregory M. Ferrence.
Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, April 15, 2014
Generating enthusiasm for dialog (information flow) about ethical conduct and integrity in the community of chemistry and related disciplines
Gregory M. Ferrence, Gregory Ferrence.
Wabash Local Section of the American Chemical Society, Terra Haute, IN, April 7, 2014
Transitioning from ALEKS use in Fundamentals of Chemistry, a one semester introduction to chemistry for applied science majors, to ALEKS use in first semester General Chemistry for science majors
Gregory Ferrence.
HE Chemistry User Conference, Irvine, CA, July 12, 2013
Generating enthusiasm for ethics dialog (information flow) amongst American Chemical Society members
Gregory Ferrence.
Fall 2012 Seminar Series, Normal, IL, August 31, 2012
Enhancing student learning through ALEKS incorporation into Fundamentals of Chemistry, a one semester introduction to chemistry for applied science majors
Gregory Ferrence.
HE Chemistry User Conference, Irvine, CA, July 21, 2012
Once a nickel chemist, always a nickel chemist?
Donieka M. Burris, Gregory Ferrence, Tsige Gebreslasse.
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April 20, 2012
Steroids, alkaloids, The Beatles, Taoism and butterflies
Gregory Ferrence.
Annual Banquet and Initiation Ceremony, Normal, IL, April 19, 2012
Once a nickel chemist, always a nickel chemist?
Gregory Ferrence, Donieka M. Burris, Tsige Gebreslasse.
243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25, 2012
How pseudo is to too pseudo to be a pseudoracemate: Pseudo-symmetry in isopropyl- and cyclohexyl- substituted oxadiazinanone cocrystals
Gregory Ferrence.
Joint Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference/Ohio Valley Crystallography Meeting, Cleveland, OH, November 2, 2011
Incorporation of crystallographic data use into undergraduate chemistry education
Gregory Ferrence.
XXII Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, Madrid, Spain, August 22, 2011
3-dimensional molecular visualization on an iPod
Gregory Ferrence.
Informal Physics Seminar Series, Normal, IL, January 28, 2011
STEM ENGINES Summer 2010 Research Opportunities at Illinois State University
Gregory Ferrence.
STEM ENGINES cohort meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2010
Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in Undergraduate Education and Research
Gary Battle, Gregory Ferrence, Lauren Thomas.
21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, Texas, July 1, 2010
Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in Undergraduate Education and Research
Gary Battle, Gregory Ferrence, Lauren Thomas.
21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, TX, July 1, 2010
Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in Undergraduate Education and Research
Gary Battle, Gregory Ferrence, Lauren Thomas.
21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, TX, July 1, 2010
Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in Undergraduate Education and Research
Gary Battle, Gregory Ferrence, Lauren Thomas.
21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, Texas, July 1, 2010
About the STEM ENGINES ten-week residential immersion style summer chemistry research program at ISU
Donieka M. Burris, Monika A. Makurath, Eftalda Becka, Marjorie Jones, Gregory Ferrence.
239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2010