Contact Information


Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, MO 63121

Voice: (314) 516-4382

FAX: (314) 516-5342

E-mail: holmesst@umsl.edu


Overview


Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

University of Missouri-St. Louis

2008 - present


NSF CAREER, 2007-2012


Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

University of Kentucky, 2001-2008


Postdoctoral Scholar

Cornell University, 1999-2001


Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999


B.S., Texas State University, 1992



 

Publications

"Synthesis and Characterization of Di- and Trivalent Hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borato Cyanomanganate Complexes and a Network Derivative," Tang, M.; Li, D.; Zhang, Y.; Clérac, R.; Holmes, S. M., submitted.


"Magnetic and Optical Bistability Driven by Thermally- and Photo-Induced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Molecular Cobalt-Iron Prussian Blue Analogue,” Li, D.; Clérac, R.; Roubeau, O.; Harté, E.; Mathonière, C.; Le Bris, R.; Holmes, S. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 252-258.


“Molecular Electrodes at the Exposed Edge of Metal-Insulator-Metal Trilayer Structures," Tyagi, P.; Li, D.; Holmes, S. M.; Hinds, B. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 128, 4929-4938.


"Structural Distortion and Magnetic Behavior in Cyanide-bridged FeIII2NiII2 Complexes," Li, D.; Parkin, S.; Clérac, R.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 1341-1346.


“Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Characterization of One- and Two-Dimensional Octacyanometalate(V) Networks: {[MII(DMF)4]3[MV(CN)8]2}n (MII = Mn, Ni; MV = Mo, W),” Withers, J. R.; Li, D.; Triplett, J.; Ruschman, C.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Polyhedron 2007, 26, 2353-2366.


“Nanocomposite of a chromium Prussian blue with TiO2. Redox reactions and the synthesis of Prussian blue molecule-based magnets," Holmes, S. M., Whelpley, A. S.; Girolami, G. S. Polyhedron 2007, 26, 2291-2298.

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2007-present

"An S = 6 Cyano-bridged Octanuclear FeIII4NiII4Complex that Exhibits Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization," Li, D.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Clérac, R.; Wernsdorfer, E.; Holmes, S. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4214-4215.


“Exchange coupling and contribution of induced orbital angular momentum of low-spin Fe3+ ions to magnetic anisotropy in cyanide-bridged Fe2M2 molecular magnets: Spin-polarized density-functional calculations," Park, K.; Holmes, S. M. Phys. Rev. B 2006, 74, 224440.


"Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Characterization of Dicyanometalate(II) Building Blocks: [NEt4][(Tp*)MII(CN)2] [MII = Cr, Co, Ni; Tp* = hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borate]," Li, D.; Ruschman, C.; Parkin, S.; Clérac, R.; Holmes, S. M. Chem. Commun. 2006, 4036-4038.


"Ancillary Ligand Functionalization of Cyanide-bridged S = 6 FeIII4NiII4 Complexes for Molecule-Based Electronics," Li, D.; Clérac, R.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7569-7571.


“A Two-Dimensional Octacyanomolybdate(V)-Based Ferrimagnet: {[MnII(DMF)4]3[MoV(CN)8]2}n,” Withers, J. R.; Li, D.; Triplett, J.; Ruschman, C.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4307-4309.


"An S = 2 Cyano-bridged Trinuclear FeIII2NiII Single-Molecule Magnet," Li, D.; Clérac, R.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 5251-5253.


“Early Metal Di- and Tricyanometalates: Useful Building Blocks for Constructing Magnetic Clusters,” Li, D.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 2773-2775.


“Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Magnetic Characterization of Tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)borate Iron Tricyanide Building Blocks, a Cluster, and a One-Dimensional Chain of Squares,” Li, D.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 1951-1959.


“Single Molecule Magnets Constructed from Cyanometalates: {[Tp*FeIII(CN)3MII(DMF)4]2[OTf]2}·2DMF (MII = Co, Ni)," Li, D.; Parkin, S.; Wang, G.; Yee, G. T.; Prosvirin, A. V.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 4903-4905.


“One and Three-Dimensional Octacyanometalate(IV) Networks Constructed via a Building Block Approach: {[trans-NiII(tn)2(OH2)][trans-NiII(m-NC)2(tn)2]-[(m-NC)2MIV(CN)6]}·3H2O and Cs4[CuII(OH2)4]2[CuII(NH3)]4-[MIV(CN)8]4·2H2O (MIV = Mo, W),” Withers, J. R.; Ruschman, C.; Parkin, S.; Holmes, S. M. Polyhedron 2005, 24, 1845-1854.


“Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Bi- and Trimetallic Octacyanometalate(IV) Complexes: [D,L-MII(en)3][cis-MII(en)2(OH2)][MIV(CN)8nH2O and [cis-MII(en)2(OH2)]2[(m-NC)2MIV(CN)6nH2O (MII = Mn, Co, Ni; MIV = Mo, W),” Withers, J. R.; Ruschman, C.; Bojang, P.; Parkin, S.; Holmes, S. M. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 352-358.

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1997-2004

“Transition Metal p-Toluenesulfonates,” Holmes, S. M.; S. G. McKinley, S. G.; Girolami, G. S. Inorg. Synth. 2002, 33, 91-103.


“Synthesis of (tBu3SiHN)2ClW≡WCl(NHSitBu3)2 and Its Degradation via NH Bond Activation,” Holmes, S. M.; Schaefer II, D. F.; Lobovsky, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 10571-10583.


“Sol-Gel Synthesis of KVII[CrIII(CN)62H2O: A Crystalline Molecule-Based Magnet with a Magnetic Ordering Temperature above 100 oC," Holmes, S. M.; Girolami, G. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 5593-5594.


“High-Pressure Effects on a Manganese Hexacyanomanganate Ferrimagnet with TN = 29 K,” Awaga, K.; Sekine, T.; Okawa, M.; Fujita, W.; Holmes, S. M.; Girolami, G. S. Chem. Phys. Lett. 1998, 293, 352-356.


“New Prussian Blue Analogues Constructed from the [Cr(CN)5NO3-] and [Cr(CN)64-] Anions. A Building Block Approach to High TN Ferrimagnets,” Holmes, S. M.; Girolami, G. S. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1997, 305, 279-290.


“Hydrogen Transfer Induced Cleavage of Biaryl Bonds,” Cook, B. R.; Wilkinson, B. B.; Culross, C. C.; Holmes, S. M.; Martinez, L. E.; Garner, C. D. Energy Fuels 1997, 11, 61-75.

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1991-1996

“Oxovanadium(V) Alkoxo-Chloro Complexes of the Hydridotripyrazolylborates as Models for the Binding Site in Bromoperoxidase,” Carrano, C. J.; Mohan, M.; Holmes, S. M.; de la Rosa, R.; Butler, A.; Charnock, J. M.; Garner, C. D. Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 646-655.


“Preference of Carbonyl Ligands over Isocyanide Ligands in Nucleophile-Induced Coupling with Alkylidyne Ligands,” A. Mayr, A.; Holmes, S. M.; Bastos, C. M. Organometallics 1992, 11, 4358-4362.


“Synthesis, Structure, and Spectroscopic Properties of Vanadium(III) and –(IV) Complexes Containing Hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands. 3,” Mohan, M.; Holmes, S. M.; Butcher, R. J.; Jasinski, J. P.; Carrano, C. J. Inorg. Chem. 1992, 31, 2029-2034.


“Models for the Binding Site in Bromoperoxidase:  Mononuclear Vanadium(V) Phenolate Complexes of the Hydridotris(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolyl)borate Ligand,” Holmes, S. M.; Carrano, C. J. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 1231-1235.


“Vanadium Metabolism in Tunicates: The Coordination Chemistry of V(III), V(IV), and V(V) with Models for the Tunichromes,” Kime-Hunt, E.; Spartalian, K.; Holmes, S.; Mohan, M.; Carrano, C. J. J. Inorg. Biochem. 1991, 41, 125-141.