Alejandro J Metta-Magana

Dr. Alejandro J Metta-Magana

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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 November 2018 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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WCWenting Cai
Wenting Cai
LALaura Abella
Laura Abella
JZJiaxin Zhuang
Jiaxin Zhuang
XZXingxing Zhang
Xingxing Zhang
LFLai Feng
Lai Feng
NCNing Chen
Ning Chen

22 May 2017 in Chemical Science
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WCWenting Cai
Wenting Cai
RMRoser Morales-Martínez
Roser Morales-Martínez
XZXingxing Zhang
Xingxing Zhang
DNDaniel Najera
Daniel Najera
ERElkin L. Romero
Elkin L. Romero
LELuis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen
Charge transfer is a general phenomenon observed for all endohedral mono-metallofullerenes. Since the detection of the first endohedral metallofullerene (EMF), La@C82, in 1991, it has always been observed that the oxidation state of a given encapsulated metal is always the same, regardless of the cage size. No crystallographic data exist for any early actinide endohedrals and little is known about the oxidation states for the few compounds that have been reported. Here we report the X-ray structures of three uranium metallofullerenes, U@D3h-C74, U@C2(5)-C82 and U@C2v(9)-C82, and provide theoretical evidence for cage isomer dependent charge transfer states for U. Results from DFT calculations show that U@D3h-C74 and U@C2(5)-C82 have tetravalent electronic configurations corresponding to U4+@D3h-C74 4− and U4+@C2(5)-C82 4−. Surprisingly, the isomeric U@C2v(9)-C82 has a trivalent electronic configuration corresponding to U3+@C2v(9)-C82 3−. These are the first X-ray crystallographic structures of uranium EMFs and this is first observation of metal oxidation state dependence on carbon cage isomerism for mono-EMFs.

30 May 2013 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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JFJuan O. Flores-Rizo
Juan O. Flores-Rizo
IEIxone Esnal
Ixone Esnal
COCarlos A. Osorio-Martı́nez
Carlos A. Osorio-Martı́nez
CGCésar F. A. Gómez-Durán
César F. A. Gómez-Durán
Jorge Bañuelos PrietoJorge Bañuelos Prieto
Jorge Bañuelos Prieto
EPEduardo Peña-Cabrera
Eduardo Peña-Cabrera

20 July 2017 in Organometallics
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SFSkye Fortier
Skye Fortier
JAJ. Rolando Aguilar-Calderón
J. Rolando Aguilar-Calderón
BVBess Vlaisavljevich
Bess Vlaisavljevich
AMAlejandro J Metta-Magana
Alejandro J Metta-Magana
AGAlan G. Goos
Alan G. Goos
CBCristian E. Botez
Cristian E. Botez

13 November 2013 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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PPPing Peng
Ping Peng
FLFang-Fang Li
Fang-Fang Li
VNVenkata S. Pavan K. Neti
Venkata S. Pavan K. Neti
AMAlejandro J Metta-Magana
Alejandro J Metta-Magana
LELuis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen

1 April 2013 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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RRRobinson I. Roacho
Robinson I. Roacho
AMAlejandro J Metta-Magana
Alejandro J Metta-Magana
MPMichelle M. Portillo
Michelle M. Portillo
EPEduardo Peña-Cabrera
Eduardo Peña-Cabrera
KPKeith H. Pannell
Keith H. Pannell