Peter T. Wolczanski

Research has involved organometallic and inorganic chemistry, principally the synthesis and reactivity of low-coordinate and low valent early transition metal complexes, related heterobimetallic species, polyamidoimidonitrides (PAIN), and covalent metal-organic networks (CMON). He is noted for mechanistic studies of small molecule activation, including the elucidation of CO reduction and cleavage pathways, the aggregation of molecular nitrides formed via ammonolysis, and hydrocarbon activations by metal imido functionalities featuring detailed isotope effect analyses. Current research is centered on the synthesis 1st-row transition elements ligated by redox non-innocent chelates, and the discovery of catalytically active complexes, such as formally Fe(IV) alkylidenes.