Prof. Dr. Robert Bachman

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsGels, Liquid Crystals, Materials Chemistry
Honours and awards

2015: National Volunteer of the Year for the Council on Undergraduate Research

2012: DAAD Faculty Fellowship

2007: Summer Fellow for NSF Solid-State and Materials Chemistry Workshop

1994: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (return 2004, 2011-12)

1991: NSF Predoctoral Fellowship

1900: Phillips Petroleum Predoctoral Fellowship

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySewanee
InstitutionUniversity of the South
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Hubert SchmidbaurLehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner SchmidtLehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Klaus MüllenAbteilung für Synthetische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Peter CombaAnorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie III, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1994

Program(s)

1994Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

{1995}BACHMAN, RE and MAUGHON, BR and MCCORD, DJ and WHITMIRE, KH and BILLUPS, WE: {(BROMODICHLOROMETHYL)PHENYLMERCURY}. In: {ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS}, {51}, {1995}, {2033-2035}
{1999}Tschinkl, M and Bachman, RE and Gabbai, FP: {1,2-bis(chloromethylalumino)tetrafluorobenzene, an aluminium-based bifunctional Lewis acid with a perfluorinated backbone}. In: {CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS}, {1999}, {1367-1368}
{2008}Bachman, Robert: {An iGEM of an idea?}. In: {SCIENTIST}, {22}, {2008}, {14}
{1993}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {BIS{[}BIS(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE)IMINIUM] DECACARBONYLDIMOLYBDENUM(MO-MO)}. In: {ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS}, {49}, {1993}, {327-328}
{1993}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {BIS{[}BIS(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE)IMINIUM] DODECACARBONYLHEXANICKELATE}. In: {ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS}, {49}, {1993}, {1121-1123}
{2003}Bachman, RE and Whitmire, KH and Thurston, JH and Gulea, A and Stavila, O and Stavila, V: {Bismuth ladder polymers: structural and thermal studies of {[}Bi(OCH2CH2)(3)N](n) and {[}(BixTb1-x(O2C2H2)(3)N center dot 2H(2)O](n)}. In: {INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA}, {346}, {2003}, {249-255}
{2009}Bachman, Robert E. and Bodolosky-Bettis, Sheri A.: {Construction of Luminescent Gold(I) Aryl Thiolates via Isonitrilegold(I) Complexes: Influence of Synthetic Methodology and the Thiolate Ligand on Structure and Properties}. In: {ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES}, {64}, {2009}, {1491-1499}
{2000}Tschinkl, M and Bachman, RE and Gabbai, FP: {Coordination of dimethyl methylphosphonate to the bidentate Lewis acid 1,2-bis(chloromercurio) tetrafluorobenzene}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {19}, {2000}, {2633-2636}
{1999}Abdallah, DJ and Bachman, RE and Perlstein, J and Weiss, RG: {Crystal structures of symmetrical tetra-n-alkyl ammonium and phosphonium halides. Dissection of competing interactions leading to ``biradial{''} and ``tetraradial{''} shapes}. In: {JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B}, {103}, {1999}, {9269-9278}
{1992}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH and MANDAL, S and BHARADWAJ, PK: {DICHLOROTETRAKIS(PYRIDINE)NICKEL(II)}. In: {ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS}, {48}, {1992}, {1836-1837}
{1995}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH and VANHAL, J: {EFFECT OF CHARGE ON STRUCTURE - STEPWISE PROTONATION OF {[}EFE(3)(CO)(9)](2-) (E=SE, TE) AND ISOLATION OF THE NOVEL MIXED-METAL CLUSTER {[}TEFE3(CO)(9)(MU-CUCL)](2-)}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {14}, {1995}, {1792-1801}
{2000}Bachman, RE and Bodolosky-Bettis, SA and Glennon, SC and Sirchio, SA: {Formation of a novel luminescent form of Gold(I) phenylthiolate via self-assembly and decomposition of isonitrilegold(I) phenylthiolate complexes}. In: {JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {122}, {2000}, {7146-7147}
{2000}Lu, LD and Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE and Weiss, RG: {Gelation of organic liquids by some 5 alpha-cholestan-3 beta-yl N-(2-aryl)carbamates and 3 beta-cholesteryl 4-(2-anthrylamino)butanoates. How important are H-bonding interactions in the gel and neat assemblies of aza aromatic-linker-steroid gelators?}. In: {LANGMUIR}, {16}, {2000}, {20-34}
{2012}Bachman, Robert E. and Zucchero, Anthony J. and Robinson, Jamie L.: {General Approach to Low-Molecular-Weight Metallogelators via the Coordination-Induced Gelation of an L-Glutamate-Based Lipid}. In: {LANGMUIR}, {28}, {2012}, {27-30}
{1993}JONES, CM and BURKART, MD and BACHMAN, RE and SERRA, DL and HWU, SJ and WHITMIRE, KH: {HYPERVALENT BISMUTH ALKOXIDE DIMER COMPLEXES - SYNTHESES, STRUCTURES, AND THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS OF {[}BI(OCH(CF3)2)2(MU-OCH(CF3)2)(THF)]2 AND {[}BI(OC6F5)2(MU-OC6F5)XN]2-CENTER-DOT-ZY (X = Y = C7H8, N = 1, Z = 1 OR 2 X = THF, Y = C6H14, N = 2, Z = 0 OR 1)}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {32}, {1993}, {5136-5144}
{2001}Beckwith, JD and Tschinkl, M and Picot, A and Tsunoda, M and Bachman, R and Gabbai, FP: {Interaction of the bifunctional Lewis acid 1,2-bis(chloromercurio)tetrafluorobenzene with aldehydes, nitriles, and epoxides}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {20}, {2001}, {3169-3174}
{1999}Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE: {Isolation and crystal structure of a novel dinuclear nickel(II) O-bound sulfinate from the oxidation of 2,2 `-bipyridine-1,2-benzenedithiolatonickel(II)}. In: {CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS}, {1999}, {875-876}
{2020}Edwards, Thea M. and Mosie, Ineelo J. and Moore, Brandon C. and Lobjoit, Guy and Schiavone, Kelsie and Bachman, Robert E. and Murray-Hudson, Mike: {Low oxygen: A (tough) way of life for Okavango fishes}. In: {PLOS ONE}, {15}, {2020},
{1994}WHITMIRE, KH and BACHMAN, RE and MILLER, SK and EVELAND, JR: {MANIPULATION OF AIR AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE HEAVY MAIN-GROUP ELEMENT COMPOUNDS}. In: {ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {207}, {1994}, {439-INOR}
{1994}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {MOLECULAR AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF {[}ET4N]{[}CL].2{[}FE2(CO)6TE2]}. In: {JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY}, {479}, {1994}, {31-35}
{1998}Bachman, RE and Andretta, DF: {Metal-ligand bonding in coinage metal-phosphine complexes: The synthesis and structure of some low-coordinate silver(I)-phosphine complexes}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {37}, {1998}, {5657-5663}
{2004}Bachman, RE and Zucchero, AJ: {Metallogelators: Development of artificial glutamate-based lipids with Lewis-basic sites and their metal complexes.}. In: {ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {227}, {2004}, {U1313}
{2003}Ostuni, A and Bachman, RE and Pope, MT: {Multiple diastereomers of {[}Mn+(alpha(m)-P2W17O61)(2)]((20-n)-) (M=U-IV, Th-IV, Ce-III; m=1, 2). Syn- and anti-conformations of the polytungstate ligands in alpha(1)alpha(1), alpha(1)alpha(2), and alpha(2)alpha(2) complexes}. In: {JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE}, {14}, {2003}, {431-446}
{2010}Bachman, Robert: {Opinion: Why cutting science is good}. In: {SCIENTIST}, {24}, {2010}, {14+}
{2001}Abdallah, DJ and Kwait, DC and Bachman, RE and Weiss, RG: {Organized arrangements of ``holes{''} in ionic planes: Crystalline bis{[}tetra-dodecylammonium] hexafluorosilicate, a group 15 salt with four long n-alkyl chains and a divalent anion}. In: {CRYSTAL GROWTH \& DESIGN}, {1}, {2001}, {267-270}
{2001}Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE: {Photochemical and chemical oxidation of alpha-dimine-dithiolene metal complexes: Insight into the role of the metal atom}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {40}, {2001}, {1550-1556}
{1999}Tschinkl, M and Bachman, RE and Gabbai, FP: {Preparation of mercury-anthracene derivatives: pi-pi-stacking, Hg center dot center dot center dot Cl and Hg center dot center dot center dot pi interactions in the X-ray crystal structure of polymeric 9-chloromercurioanthracene}. In: {JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY}, {582}, {1999}, {40-44}
{1993}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {REDUCTION OF TELLURIUM BY NA2{[}FE(CO)4] - SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY OF {[}PPN]2{[}FE2(CO)6(TE2)2]}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {12}, {1993}, {1988-1992}
{2008}Bachman, Robert E. and Bodolosky-Bettis, Sheri A. and Pyle, Chelsea J. and Gray, Margaret Anne: {Reversible Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination of Fluorinated Disulfides at Gold(I) Thiolate Complexes: A New Ligand Exchange Mechanism}. In: {JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {130}, {2008}, {14303-14310}
{1998}Wei, XY and Bachman, RE and Pope, MT: {Rhodium derivatives of lacunary heteropolytungstates illustrate metalloporphyrin analogies. Reductive dimerization to Rh-2-linked Keggin moieties}. In: {JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {120}, {1998}, {10248-10253}
{1995}BACHMAN, RE and MILLER, SK and WHITMIRE, KH: {STRUCTURAL AND REACTIVITY CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRESENCE OF LONE PAIRS IN MAIN-GROUP TRANSITION-METAL CLUSTER COMPOUNDS - CONVERSION OF {[}HAS(FE(CO)(4))(3)](2-) INTO {[}FE-3(CO)(9)(MU(3)-ASFE(CO)(4))(2)](2-)}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {14}, {1995}, {796-803}
{1995}WHITMIRE, KH and EVELAND, JR and BACHMAN, RE and MILLER, SK and VANHAL, J: {STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY PATTERNS IN MAIN-GROUP TRANSITION-METAL CLUSTERS}. In: {ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {209}, {1995}, {230-INOR}
{1994}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A SERIES OF IRON CARBONYL CLUSTERS CONTAINING SELENIUM AND TELLURIUM}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {33}, {1994}, {2527-2533}
{1994}BACHMAN, RE and MILLER, SK and WHITMIRE, KH: {SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF AN ANIONIC ARSENIC HYDRIDE COMPLEX - {[}PPN]2{[}HAS(FE(CO)4)3].0.5THF}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {33}, {1994}, {2075-2076}
{1995}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF CARBONYL-METALATED ORGANOBISMUTH COMPLEXES}. In: {INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {34}, {1995}, {1542-1551}
{2003}Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE: {Simple 4,4 `-dialkyl derivatives of {[}bpyMS(2)C(6)H(4)] (bpy=2, 2 `-bipyridine; M = Ni, Pt) exhibit thermotropic mesomorphism: The relationship between structure and phase behavior}. In: {MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS}, {408}, {2003}, {1-19}
{2002}El-Kouedi, M and Foss, CA and Bodolosky-Bettis, SA and Bachman, RE: {Structural analysis of AgI and Au/AgI nanocomposite films by powder X-ray diffraction: Evidence for preferential orientation}. In: {JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B}, {106}, {2002}, {7205-7209}
{2004}Dibrov, SM and Bachman, RE: {Synthesis and characterization of diimine-diselenolene complexes of nickel and platinum: examining the influence of the chalcogenide atom}. In: {INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA}, {357}, {2004}, {1198-1204}
{2001}Tschinkl, M and Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE and Taylor, RE and Gabbai, FP: {Synthesis and structure of fluorinated dialacycles (vol 604, pg 132, 2000)}. In: {JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY}, {619}, {2001}, {321}
{2000}Tschinkl, M and Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE and Taylor, RE and Gabbai, FP: {Synthesis and structure of fluorinated dialacycles}. In: {JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY}, {604}, {2000}, {132-136}
{2005}Panda, A and Menon, SC and Singh, HB and Morley, CP and Bachman, R and Cocker, TM and Butcher, RJ: {Synthesis, characterization and coordination chemistry of some selenium-containing macrocyclic Schiff bases}. In: {EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, {2005}, {1114-1126}
{1992}BILLUPS, WE and BACHMAN, RE: {THE THERMAL REARRANGEMENTS OF HALOCYCLOPROPENES}. In: {TETRAHEDRON LETTERS}, {33}, {1992}, {1825-1826}
{1993}BACHMAN, RE and WHITMIRE, KH: {THE USE OF REDUCING METAL CARBONYLATES IN CLUSTER SYNTHESIS}. In: {ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {205}, {1993}, {596-INOR}
{2000}Abdallah, DJ and Lu, LD and Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE and Weiss, RG: {The crystalline and liquid crystalline structures of benzyl-tri-octadecylammonium bromide complete the puzzle: how do Group VA halide salts with one-four long n-alkyl chains pack?}. In: {LIQUID CRYSTALS}, {27}, {2000}, {831-837}
{2001}Bachman, RE and Fioritto, MS and Fetics, SK and Cocker, TM: {The structural and functional equivalence of aurophilic and hydrogen bonding: Evidence for the first examples of rotator phases induced by aurophilic bonding}. In: {JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, {123}, {2001}, {5376-5377}
{1999}Bachman, RE and Fiseha, A and Pollack, SK: {The structure and attempted topochemical polymerization of single crystalline 1,1,4,4-bis(pentamethylene)-1,2,3-butatriene}. In: {JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY}, {29}, {1999}, {457-462}
{2000}Tschinkl, M and Hoefelmeyer, JD and Cocker, TM and Bachman, RE and Gabbai, FP: {Transmetalation as a route to a cyclic heteronuclear bifunctional Lewis acid containing tin and gallium}. In: {ORGANOMETALLICS}, {19}, {2000}, {1826-1828}
{2013}Yang, Shubin and Bachman, Robert E. and Feng, Xinliang and Muellen, Klaus: {Use of Organic Precursors and Graphenes in the Controlled Synthesis of Carbon-Containing Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion}. In: {ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH}, {46}, {2013}, {116-128}