Patrick John Desrochers
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas 72035
Phone: (501) 450-5936 or 450-3152
patrickd@uca.edu
Desrochers UCA web page: https://sites.google.com/uca.edu/desrochers-uca/home
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Education |
University of Arizona
Calif. State U., Sacramento |
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Professional |
University of Central Arkansas, Department of Chemistry Professor, 2008 - present Associate Professor, 2001 - 2008 (sabbatical leave Spring
2006) University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry Technical expertise includes: manipulation and syntheses of air and moisture sensitive compounds; visible, infrared, NMR, EPR, X-ray photoelectron, atomic absorption spectroscopies; X-ray crystallography; magnetic susceptibility, cyclic voltammetry, coulometry, microwave synthesis methods. |
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Refereed
UCA
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Desrochers, P. J.; Pearce, A. J.; Rogers, T. R.; Rodman, J. S. “Rapid Synthesis of a Functional Resin-Supported Scorpionate and Its Copper(I, II), Rhodium(I), and Chromium(III) Complexes” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 2465–2473. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501254
Desrochers, P. J. “NMR beyond ordinary undergraduate experiences: Routine measurements with heteronuclear, heterogeneous, and paramagnetic samples” In NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum; Soulsby, D. Ed.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013, Ch7. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2013-1128
“Iron(I)-carbonyl clusters tethered to (trifluoromethyl)thiophenolates” Mebi, C.A.; Trujillo, J. J.; Rosenthal, B. L.; Bowman, R. B.; Noll, B. C.; Desrochers, P. J. Transition Met. Chem. 2012 37(7), pp. 645-650. DOI: 10.1007/s11243-012-9633-0
“Electronic Structure of Nickel(II) and Zinc(II) Borohydrides from Spectroscopic Measurements and Computational Modeling” Desrochers, P. J.; Sutton, C. A.; Abrams, M. L.; Ye, S; Neese, F.; Telser, J.; Ozarowski, A.; Krzystek, J. Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51, 2793-2805. DOI: 10.1021/ic201775c.
“Immobilized Boron-Centered Heteroscorpionates: Heterocycle Metathesis and Coordination Chemistry” Desrochers, P. J.; Besel, B. M.; Corken, A. L.; Evanov, J. R.; Hamilton, A. L.; Nutt, D. L.; Tarkka, R. M. Inorganic Chemistry, 2011, 50, 1931 – 1941. DOI: 10.1021/ic102392x
“A Simple Route to Single-Scorpionate Nickel(II) Complexes with Minimum Steric Requirements” Desrochers, P. J.; Corken, A. L.; Tarkka, R. M.; Besel, B. M.; Mangum, E. E.; Linz, T. N. Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 48, 3535-3541. DOI: 10.1021/ic8015645
“Catalytic Dioxygen Activation by (Nitro)(meso-tetrakis(2-N-methylpyridyl)porphyrinato)cobalt(III) Cation Derivatives Electrostatically Immobilized in Nafion Films: An Experimental and DFT Investigation” Goodwin, J. A.; Coor, J. L.; Kavanagh, D. F.; Sabbagh, M.; Howard, J. W.; Adamec, J. R.; Parmley, D. J.; Tarsis, E. M.; Kurtikyan, T. S.; Hovhannisyan, A. A.; Desrochers, P. J.; Standard, J. M. Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 47, 7852-7862.
“Nickel-Cysteine Binding Supported by Phosphine Chelates” Desrochers, P. J.; Duong, D.; Marshall, A. S.; Lelievre, S. A.; Hong, B.; Brown, J. R.; Tarkka, R. M. Manion; J. M.; Holman, G.; Merkert, J. W.; Vicic, D. A. Inorganic Chemistry 2007, 46, 9221-9233. DOI: 10.1021/ic701150q
“Electronic Structure of Four-coordinate, C3v Nickel(II) “Scorpionate” Complexes: Investigation by High-Frequency and -Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopies “ Desrochers, P. J.; Telser, J.; Zvyagin, S. A.;Ozarowski, A.; Krzystek, J.; Vicic, D. A. Inorganic Chemistry 2006, 45, 8930-8941.
“Ligand Redox Effects in the Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Reactivity of an Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Catalyst” Jones, G. D.; McFarland, C.; Allen, O. R.; Martin, J. L.; Hall, R. E.; Haley, A. D.; Brandon, R. J.; Kanovalova, T.; Desrochers, P. J.; Pulay, P.; Vicic, D. A. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 13175-13183.
“Bis[hydrotris(4-chloro-3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato]nickel(II)” Desrochers, P. J.; Brown, J. R.; Arvin, M. E.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m1455–m1458.
“Characteristics of Five-Coordinate Nickel--Cysteine Centers” Desrochers, P. J.; Cutts, R. W.; Rice, P. K.; Golden, M. L.; Graham, J. B.; Barclay, T. M.; Cordes, A. W. Inorganic Chemistry 1999, vol. 38, pages 5690-5694. “Studies of Distortional Isomers. 2. Evidence that Green [LWOCl2]PF6 is a Ternary Mixture.” Desrochers, P. J.; Nebesny, K. W.; LaBarre, M. J.; Bruck, M. A.; Neilson, G. F.; Sperline, R. P.; Enemark, J. H.; Backes, G.; Wieghardt, K. Inorganic Chemistry 1994, vol. 33, pages 15-24. “Studies of Distortional Isomers: Spectroscopic Evidence that Green cis,mer-Dichlorotris(dimethylphenylphosphine)molybdenum(IV) Is a Mixture” Desrochers, P. J.; Nebesny, K. W.; LaBarre, M. J.; Lincoln, S. E.; Loehr, T. M.; Enemark, J. H. Journal of the American Chemical Society 1991, vol. 113, pages 9193-9200.
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Awards |
Council for Advancement and Support of
Education Professor of the Year, UCA Nominee, 2003 |
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American Chemical Society |
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Funded
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“Reactivity, Spectroscopic, and Sensing Properties of Nickel Complexes on Solid Organic Supports,” Co-PI with R. M. Tarkka Total requested budget = $ 252,041, National Science Foundation RUI, Aug 2007 – Jul 2012. Award No. CHE 0717213
“Characterization of the Valence Electron Spin Density in Nickel-borohydride Compounds Using HFEPR,” National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL, February 2005 and December 2003. Each session included 40 hours of magnet time on the Keck magnet. “Bonding and Reactivity of Borohydride and Sulfur Amino Acids on Nickel” “Electronic Influence on the Oxidation and Alkylation of a
Nickel--Cysteine Center” “Electron Spin: An Important Experimental Concept” “Reactivity of a Monomeric Nickel-Borohydride, the Hydride Bullet” “Electronic Influence on the Alkylation of a Nickel-Cysteine Center” “Reactivity of Five Coordinate Nickel Cysteine Centers” “Synthesis and Reactivity of Discrete
Nickel-Cysteine Centers” |
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Presentations |
“Rational design of ironheteroscorpionates with spin crossover, chirality and Lewis basicity toward additional metal ions” American Chemical Society National Meeting, virtual format April 2021
“Tunable molecular magnets of iron and nickel inspired by scorpionate chelates” (invited talk) Missouri State U. September 2020
“Tunable molecular magnets of iron, cobalt, and nickel on purpose and by accident” (invited talk) U. of Arkansas, Little Rock September 2019
“Scorpionate chelates designed to control metal ions in emerging materials” (invited talk) U. of Kansas September 2017 and UA Fort Smith November 2016.
“Isomerism and magnetic characteristics of iron heteroscorpionates” Katherine Demaree (poster), 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2016, INOR 812.
“Rapid synthesis of a functional resin-supported scorpionate and its copper(I, II), rhodium(I), and chromium(III) complexes” Patrick J. Desrochers 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2016, INOR 1276.
“Grabbing Scorpionates by the Tail Making it Easier to Control Metallic Prey” Patrick J. Desrochers, Arkansas INBRE Conference, Fayetteville, AR, October 2013 (invited talk).
“Making and treating NOx formed in NH3 engines” Patrick J. Desrochers, 10th Annual NH3 Fuel Conference, Sacramento, CA, September 2013 (invited talk). talk link
“Grabbing Scorpions: Fast, Functional Resin-Supported Chelates” Patrick J. Desrochers, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla MO, March 2013 (invited talk).
“Effect of a New Heteroscorpionate on the Catalytic Polymerization of Phenylacetylene” Patrick J. Desrochers, 25th Missouri Inorganic Day, Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis April 2012.
“NMR beyond ordinary undergraduate experiences: Routine measurements with heteronuclear, heterogeneous, and paramagnetic samples” Patrick J. Desrochers, Richard M. Tarkka 241st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2011, CHED 26.
“Immobilized boron-centered heteroscorpionates: Heterocycle metathesis and coordination chemistry” Brian M. Besel, Patrick J. Desrochers, Adam L. Corken, Jared R. Evanov, Richard M. Tarkka 241st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2011, INOR 332.
“Molybdenum(0) tricarbonyl complexes involving a new heteroscorpionate and resin-supported complexes” Jared R. Evanov, Brian M. Besel, Patrick J. Desrochers, Richard M. Tarkka 241st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2011, INOR 334.
“Grabbing Scorpions by the Tail” University of Memphis Department of Chemistry Seminar, February 2011 and 24th Missouri Inorganic Day, MO State, Springfield April 2011.
“Electronic structure of a nickel borohydride from magnetic and spectroscopic measurements and computational models” Patrick J. Desrochers, Joshua Telser, Andrew Ozarowski, Jerzy Krzystek, Micah L. Abrams, Christopher A. Sutton 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2010, INOR 408.
“Exchange equilibria of variable nitrogen-donors at nickel(II)-scorpionates” Kristin A. Thorvilson, Adeniyi Osinowo, Patrick J. Desrochers 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2010, INOR 230.
“Direct synthetic routes to unencumbered single-scorpionate nickel complexes” Adam Corken, Brian M. Besel, Richard Tarkka, Patrick J. Desrochers 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2009, CHED 569.
“Reusable Nickel-Based Materials for Small Scale Ammonia Storage” 5th Annual Ammonia in Fuels Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2008
“An Established Science and Math “Chalk-talk” Student Seminar Series” Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, St. Benedict College, St. Joseph, MN, June 2008.
“Frontiers in Nickel Chemistry Involving Phosphorus, Cysteine and Hydrogen” Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, St. Benedict College, St. Joseph, MN, June 2008.
“Understanding the stability of metal borohydride compounds” Sutton, C. A.; Abrams, M. L.; Desrochers, P. J. 235th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 2008, INOR 721.
“Ligated Nickel as a Potential Bio-Sensor and Chemotherapeutic” University of Arkansas, Little Rock, September 2007
“Reversible Ammonia Binding at Nickel: Potential for Sensor Applications” University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, March 2007
“Ammonia Controls Facile Solid-Phase Halide Exchange at Nickel(II)” Sutton, C. A.; Abrams, M. L.; Desrochers, P. J. 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL March 2007: CHED 1178.
“How a five cent investment could catalyze energy independence” Hendrix College, Conway, AR, October 2006
“Reversible surface storage of ammonia” 3rd Annual Ammonia in Fuels Meeting, Golden, CO, October 2006 (Sponsors: National Renewable Energy Lab. & Iowa Energy Center).
“Reversible ammonia uptake and potential for methane activation at tripodal nickel-nitrogen centers” Desrochers, P. J.; Sutton, C. A. 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006: INOR 15.
“Protonation and reduction of nickel-cysteine centers” Desrochers, P. J.; Marshall, A. S.; Duong, D. 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006: INOR 942.
“Five Cents Worth of Hydrogen and Sulfur Chemistry” University of Mississippi, Oxford, April 2006 (invited talk).
“Controlling the Reactivity of Cysteine and Borohydride at Nickel” University of North Carolina, Charlotte, September 2005.
“Selective nickel-cysteine binding on a heterogeneous support” Desrochers, P. J.; Winkler, S. A.; Hong, B.; Brown, J. R.; Tarkka, R. M.; Holman, G.; Richardson, C. B. 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2005.
“The Many Faces of Metals” Desrochers, P. J. Public Lecture Series, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Central Arkansas, April 2004.
“Nitro Cobalt(III) Tetra(methyl(2)pyridinium)porphyrin Immobilized on Nafion Films and its Oxo-transfer Reactivity” Coor, J.; Goodwin, J.; Parmley, D.; Desrochers, P. J. 55th S. East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta GA, November 2003. “Chalcogen Selectivity by Nickel Controls Coordination Geometries in Model Biochemical Systems” Desrochers, P. J.; Abrams, M.; Nutt, D.; Arvin, M. E.; Phelps, A. L. 20th International Conference on the Organic Chemistry of Sulfur, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ, July 2002. “A Successful Program of Informal Undergraduate Research 'Chalk-talk' Seminars” Desrochers. P. J. 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando FL, April 2002: CHED 1140. “You Lost Me at 'Atoms...' Effective Less-technical Writing by Upper Division Chemistry Majors” Desrochers. P. J. 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando FL, April 2002: CHED 1096. “Reactivity of Discrete Nickel Borohydride Complexes” Desrochers, P. J.; Galloway, R. J.; Abrams, M. L. 221st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego CA, April 2001: INOR 664. “The Reactivity of a Monomeric Nickel-borohydride, the Hydride Bullet” Galloway, R. J.; Phelps, A. L.; Desrochers, P. J. S.East/S.West Regional ACS Meeting, New Orleans LA, Dec 2000. “Electron Spin: An Important Experimental Concept” Desrochers, P. J. 219th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisc o CA, April 2000: CHED 988. “Interdisciplinary Experiments in Materials Science” Desrochers, P. J.; Ramseyer, T. 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2000: CHED 989. “Overcoming the Kinetic Stability of a Nickel Cysteine Center by Alkylation” Phelps, A. L. and Desrochers, P. J. 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2000. “Application of Nickel-Cysteine Complexes to Hydrogenase Active Sites” Snodgrass, M. L.; Cutts, R. W.; Desrochers, P. J. 53rd S.West Reg. ACS Meeting, Tulsa OK , Oct. 1997: paper 212. “Facial N3- and Cysteinyl Thiolate-donor Complexes of Nickel” Desrochers, P. J.; Cutts, R. W.; Rice, P. K. 213th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 1997: INOR 820. “Sulfur-bound Cysteine (ethyl ester) Adducts of Nickel with a Single Trispyrazolylborate Ligand” Cutts, R. W.; Rimmer, D.; Ellis, M. P.; Desrochers, P. J. 210th ACS National Meeting, Chicago IL, August 1995, INOR 488 “Nickel(III) Stabilized by Trispyrazolylborate Ligands” Desrochers, P. J.; Sharp, C. 210th ACS National Meeting, Chicago IL, August 1995, INOR 610. |
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Manuscript
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Eur. J. Inorganic Chemistry |
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Undergraduate |
· 37 different undergraduates mentored in original nationally competitive research program (10 earned Ph.D.’s, 2 M.D.’s, 1 D.O.) · 8 different students earned cash awards for outstanding presentations at regional meetings · Established and organized monthly science and math student research seminar (1996-2012) see http://faculty.uca.edu/patrickd/chalktalks/signup.htm ·
Organized Posters at the Arkansas State Capitol event, Feb.
2012 – present see http://faculty.uca.edu/wvslaton/ARposters/ |
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Professional |
· Chemical demonstrations at local elementary schools, middle school, and county library, since 1993 · UCA Junior University chemistry session for 5th grade students (future first generation college students) 2002 – 2006 · Statewide and local science fair judge, since 1994 · Arkansas Academic Initiative in Math and Science (AIMS) High school chemistry AP exam prep. sessions 2010 – 12, 2016 Sept 2012 report. · Initiated statewide undergraduate research poster session at the Arkansas state capitol in Little Rock, February 2012 · Public science forum panelist: “Chemistry and Ceramics” November 2012, “What is Color?” September 2014 |