Dr. Ron Halterman

Submitted by gina on Thu, 2011-06-16 10:40
EPSCoR Research Focus: 
Chemical Conversion
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
http://www.youtube.com/OSUBioenergy#p/u/0/yY47YePo44M
rhalterman@ou.edu
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Education: 
B.S. | University of California, Riverside | 1980
Ph.D. | University of California, Berkeley | 1985
Research Interests: 

Biofuels:  Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass

Dr. Halterman and his co-researchers seek to take advantage of the highly oxygenated nature of biomass-derived glucose and other carbohydrates to convert them into value-added functionalized chemical feedstocks. One current approach is to prepare shape-selective environments that would favor oxidation only at the primary carbon positions.

Additionally, new catalyst systems will be developed to dimerize cellulose-derived aldehydes into larger molecules that would be more valuable as fuels.  The resulting diols could also be further converted by the Nicholas deoxydehyration methods. 

Dr. Halterman and his colleagues are also working to optimize reformation of propanal that can be obtained from pyrolysis material or glycerol.

Pictured (right):  Dr. Halterman's research will aid in the development of more efficient and disease-tolerant switchgrass plants. (Photo credit: OSU Agriculture Communications)

Teaching Responsibilities: 
Honors Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 3053)
Foundations of Chemistry and Biochemistry (CHEM 5213)
Key Publications: 

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  • Halterman, R. L., A. Singh, D. H. Dahanayaka, A. Biswas, and L. A. Bumm (2010). "Molecularly Ordered Decanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111) from in Situ Cleaved Decanethioacetate: An NMR and STM Study of the Efficacy of Reagents for Thioacetate Cleavage." Langmuir 26: 13221. SciVerse. doi: 10.1021/la100103k.  
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  • Halterman, R. L., J. P. Porterfield, and S. Mekala (2009). "Chromium-catalyzed Pinacol Coupling of Benzaldehyde in Water." Tetrahedron Letters 50.51: 7172. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.027.
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  • Halterman, R. L., and D. E. Martyn (2007). "Translational Isomerizations in [2]Catenanes with Unsymmetrically Substituted Resorcinol-Based Tethers." Journal of Organic Chemistry 72.21: 7841-848. ACS Publications. doi: 10.1021/jo071036d.
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  • Halterman, R. L., X. Pan, D. E. Martyn, J. L. Moore, and A. T. Long (2007). "Conformational Interconversions in [2]Catenanes Containing a Wide Rigid Bis(p-benzyl)methyl Spacer." Journal of Organic Chemistry 72.17: 6454-458.
  • Martyn, T. A., J. L. Moore, R. L. Halterman, and W. T. Yip (2007). "Cucurbit[7]uril Induces Superior Probe Performance for Single-Molecule Detection." Journal of the American Chemical Society 129.34: 10338-0339. ACS Publications. doi: 10.1021/ja073996n.
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  • Halterman, R. L., D. E. Martyn, X. Pan, D. B. Ha, M. Frow, and K. Haessig (2006). "Path Selection for Conformational Interconversions in [2]Catenanes." Organic Letters 8.10: 2119-121. ACS Publications. doi: 10.1021/ol060550n.
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  • Halterman, R., and L. D. Crow (2003). "Preparation of Chiral Annulated Indenes Derived from Nopinone, Verbenone and Menthone." Tetrahedron Letters 44.14: 2907-909. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(03)00430-1.
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  • Schumann, H., O. Stenzel, S. Dechert, F. Girgsdies, J. Blum, D. Gelman, and R. L. Halterman (2002). "Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity of Some New Chiral 2-Menthylindenyl and 2-Menthyl-4,7-dimethylindenyl Rhodium Complexes." European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2002.1: 211-19. Wiley Online Library. doi: 10.1002/1099-0682(20021).
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  • Schumann, H., O. Stenzel, S. Dechert, and R. L. Halterman (2001). "Menthyl-Functionalized Chiral Nonracemic Bis(indenyl) Complexes of Zirconium, Iron, Nickel, and Ruthenium." Organometallics 20.10: 1983-991. ACS Publications. doi: 10.1021/om001084n.
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  • Halterman, R. L., D. R. Fahey, E. F. Bailly, D. W. Dockter, O. Stenzel, J. L. Shipman, M. A. Khan, S. Dechert, and H. Schumann (2000). "Synthesis, Characterization, and Polymerization Properties of Bis(2-menthylindenyl)zirconium Dichloride and Bis(2-menthyl-4,7-dimethylindenyl)zirconium Dichloride." Organometallics 19.25: 3824-829. ACS Publications. doi: 10.1021/om000551y.
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  • Halterman, R. L., D. Combs, and M. A. Khan (1998). "The Synthesis of C7-C7'-Ethylene and -Methylene Bridged C2-Symmetric Bis(Indenyl)zirconocene and -titanocene Dichlorides." Organometallics 17: 3900-907.
  • Halterman, R. L. (1998). "Synthesis of Chiral Titanocene and Zirconocene Dichlorides." In Metallocenes, Halterman, R. L.; Togni, A., Eds; Wiley-VCH, New York: 455-54. doi: 10.1002/9783527619542.ch8.
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  • Halterman, R. L., S-T Jan, H. L. Nimmons, D. J. Standlee, and M. A. Khan (1997). "Synthesis and Catalytic Reactivity of D4-Symmetric Dinorbornabenzene-Derived Metallotetraarylporpyrins." Tetrahedron: 11257-1276. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00729-1.
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  • Halterman, R. L. (1992). "Synthesis and Applications of Chiral Cyclopentadienylmetal Complexes." Chemical Reviews 92.5: 965-94.
  • Halterman, R. L., and S-T Jan (1991). "Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Unfunctionalized Alkenes Using the First D4-Symmetric Metalloporphyrin." Journal of Organic Chemistry 56: 5253-254.
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