Daniel Fox, Assistant Professor

Daniel J. Fox, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Phone: 617.994.6467
Fax: 617.573.8668
Email: dfox@suffolk.edu
Office: Archer Building, Rm. 627

 

Education

• PhD, University of California, Berkeley
• BS, SUNY Geneseo
• BA, SUNY Geneseo

Research Interests

• Study of reaction mechanisms involving the reaction of organic and organometallic species with hydrogen
• Parahydrogen Induced Polarization

Employment

2006-2007
Visiting Assistant Professor
St. Michael's College
Colchester, VT
  

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Research Advisor: Professor Richard Eisenberg
 

Publications and Presentations

Fox, D. J.; Duckett, S. B.; Flaschenriem, C.; Brennessel, W. W.; Schneider, J.; Gunay, A.; Eisenberg, R. “A Model Iridium Hydroformylation System with the Large Bite Angle Ligand Xantphos:  Reactivity with Parahydrogen and Implications for Hydroformylation Catalysis.”  Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7197-7209.

 

Janka, M. J.; Atesin, A. C.; Fox, D. J.; Flashcenriem, C.; Brennessel, W. W.; Eisenberg, R. “Highly Diastereoselective Oxidative Addition of Methyl Iodide to a Chiral Square-Planar Complex.” Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 6559-6561.

 

Eisenberg, R.; Fox, D. J. “Experimental Methods and Techniques:  Parahydrogen Induced Polarization in Organometallic Chemistry.” In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III; Crabtree, R. H.; Mingos, M. P., Eds.; Elsevier, Ltd.:  Oxford 2006.  pp 429-450.

 

Invited lecture: “Mechanistic Studies of Stoichiometric and Catalytic Organometallic Chemistry of Late Transition Metal Complexes.” SUNY Geneseo Department of Chemistry; November 5, 2004.

 

Fox, D. J.; Bergman, R. G. “Synthesis of an Iron Parent Amido Complex and a Comparison of Its Reactivity with the Ruthenium Analog.” Organometallics  2004, 23, 1656-1670.

 

Fox, D. J.; Bergman, R. G. “Synthesis of a First-Row Transition Metal Parent Amido Complex and Carbon Monoxide Insertion into the Amide N-H Bond.” J. Am Chem.Soc. 2003, 125, 8984-8985.

 

Fox, D. J.; Holland, A. W.; Bergman, R. G.  “Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 8 Parent Amido Complexes.” Contributed Talk, INOR 599, ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2002.

 

Fulton, J. R.; Holland, A. W.; Fox, D. J.; Bergman, R. G.  “Formation, Reactivity, and Properties of Nondative Late Transition Metal-Oxygen and -Nitrogen Bonds.” Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 35, 44-56.

 

Rosenberg, R. E.; Abel, R. L.; Drake, M. D.; Fox, D. J.; Ignatz, A. K.; Kwiat, D. M.; Schaal, K. M.; Virkler, P. R.  “An Examination of Hyper-conjugative and Electrostatic Effects in the Hydride Reductions of 2-Substituted-4-tert-butylcyclohexanones.” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 1694-1700.

 

Courses Taught

CHEM 211 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture and Lab
CHEM 212 - Organic Chemistry II Lecture and Lab