Dr. James E. Collins

Teaching Associate Professor,
General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Office: SZ-415
Phone: 252-328-9729
E-mail: collinsj@ecu.edu

  • Senior Research Scientist, Millenium Cell, Inc. (2001-2002)
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Jacksonville State University (1999-2001)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, East Carolina University (1998-1999)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Virginia (1997-1998)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of South Carolina (1996-1997)
  • PhD, University of South Carolina (1996)
  • MS, Marshall University (1992)
  • BA, Marshall University (1989)

Selected Publications

Collins, J.E.; Castellani, M.P.; Rheingold, A.L.; Miller, E.J.; Geiger, W.E.; Rieger, A.L.; Rieger, P.H. Organometallics 1995, 14, 1232. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Structure of Bis(tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(II)”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E. J. Organomet. Chem. 1995, 491, 159. “Syntheses of carbene and alkenyl derivatives of palladium. Solid-state structures of

{(Me2NCS2)Pd(PEt3)[h1-C(N(CH3)C(CH3)3)CH3]}BPh4 and {(Me2NCS2)Pd(PEt3)[h1-C(NHC(CH3)3)CH3]}PF6•Et2O”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 2473. “Syntheses of Palladium(II) Chalcogenide Complexes. >Solid State Structure of [(CH3)2NCS2]Pd(PEt3)SCH3.”

Reger, D.L; Collins, J.E.; Huff, M.F.; Yap, G.P.A.; Rheingold, A.L. Organometallics 1995, 14, 5475. “Synthesis and Solid State Structure of [Cu5(ButCºC)2(bipy)4][CF3SO3]3•CH2Cl2: An Unusual Cationic Organocopper(I) Complex Held Together by Two Bridging Alkynyl Ligands”.

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Layland, R.; Adams, R.D. Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 1372. “A Six-Coordinate Tris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)methane-Thallium(I) Complex with a Stereochemically Inactive Lone Pair: Synthesis and Solid State Structures of

{[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]2Tl}PF6 and {[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]Tl}PF6(pz = pyrazolyl)”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Myers, S.M.; Liable-Sands, L.; Rheingold, A.L. Inorg. Chem., 1996, 35, 4904. “Syntheses and Cadmium-113 NMR of Cationic Six Coordinate Cadmium(II) Complexes Containing Tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane and Tris(3-phenylpyrazolyl)methane ligands. Solid state structures of
Cd(THF)4(BF4)2and {[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]2Cd}(BF4)2 (pz = 1-pyrazolyl).”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E. “Syntheses of Organic Soluble Cadmium(II) Precursors” Inorg. Syn., submitted for publication.

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Jameson, D.L.; Castellano, R.K. Inorg. Syn., 1998, 32, 63. “Synthesis of tris(N-(3-tert-butyl)pyrazolyl)methane.”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Liable-Sands, L.; Rheingold, A.L. Organometallics, 1996, 15, 2029. “Syntheses and Characterization of Cationic Tris(pyrazolyl)methane Copper(I) Carbonyl and Acetonitrile Complexes.”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Rheingold, A.L.; Liable-Sands, L.M.; Yap, G.P.A. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 345. “Syntheses of Cationic Lead(II) and Tin(II) Complexes Containing Tris(pyrazolyl)methane Ligands. Control of Stereochemistry by Variation in Ligand Substitution.”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Rheingold, A.L.; Liable-Sands, L.M.; Yap, G.P.A. Organometallics, 1997, 16, 349. “Syntheses and Characterization of Cationic Tris(pyrazolyl)methane Silver(I) Complexes. Solid State Structures of
{[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]2Ag}(O3SCF3), {[HC(3-Butpz)3]Ag}(O3SCF3) and {[HC(3-Butpz)3]Ag(CNBut)}(O3SCF3).”

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Matthews, M.A.; Rheingold, A.L.; Liable-Sands, L.M.; Guzei, L.A. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 6266. “Stabilization of Lithium Borohydride with Nitrogen Donor, Chelating Ligands. Syntheses and Solid State Structures of [HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]Li(h3-BH4), {[H2C(3,5-Me2pz)2]Li(h3-BH4)}2, and
{[4,4′-Me2bipy]Li(m-h3-BH4)}2 (pz = pyrazolyl, bipy = bipyridyl).”

Aiello, R.; Matthews, M.A.; Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 1998, 23, 1103. “Novel Hydrides for the Chemical Storage of Hydrogen”

Stearns, J. E.; Matthews, M.A.; Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 1998, 23, 469. “The Thermal Characterization of Novel Complex Hydrides”

Guzei, I.; Rheingold, A.L.; Collins, J.E.; Castellani, M.P. Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie – New Crystal Structures 1998, 213, 431-433. “Molecular Structure of Bis(tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III) hexafluorophosphate, [(C5HPh4)2Rh]PF6 CH2Cl2.

Collins, J.E.; Lamba, J.J.S.; Love, J.C.; McAlvin, J.E.; Ng, C.; Peters, B.P.; Wu, X.; Fraser, C.L. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 2020. Ruthenium(II) a-Diimine Complexes with One, Two, and Three 4,4’Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4’Bis(chloromethyl)-2,2′-bipyridine Ligands: Useful Starting Materials for Further Derivatization”

Collins, J.E.; Fraser, C.L. “Bulk Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene Using Multifunctional Ruthenium(II) Tris Bipyridine Complexes as Initiators” Am. Chem. Soc. Polym. Preprints 1997, 39(2), 571-2.

Collins, J.E.; Fraser, C.L. “Transition Metals as Templates for Multifunctional Initiators: Bulk Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene Using Di-, Tetra- and Hexafunctional Ruthenium Tris Bipyridine Reagents” Macromolecules 1998, 31, 6715.

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Rheingold, A.L.; Liable-Sands, L.M. “Solid State Structure of {[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3][HB(3,5-Me2pz)3]Cd}+: Comparison of the Bonding Properties of Tris(pyrazolyl)methane and Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands” Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 3235.

Wu, X.; Collins, J.E.; McAlvin, J.E.; Cutts, R.W.; Fraser, C.L “Ruthenium Tris(bipyridine)-Centered Linear and Star-Shaped Polystyrenes: Making Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Metal Complex Initiators Compatible” Macromolecules 2001, 34, 2812-2821.

Reger, D.L.; Collins, J.E.; Flomer, W.; Rheingold, A.L.; Incarvito, C.; Guzei, L.A. “Reactions of sodium tetrahydridoborate with tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligands. Syntheses and solid state structures of {[HC(pz)3](thf)Na(m1 1,m 1 1-BH4)}2 and {[HC(3,5-Me2pz)3]2Na}(BH4) (pz=pyrazolyl ring, THF=tetrahydrofuran)”, Polyhedron 2001, 20(19), 2491-2494.

Reger, Daniel L.; Collins, James E.; Parkin, Gerald; Carrel, Thomas G. Inorg Syn. 2004, 34 91-93. “Organometallic and coordination complexes. Pentakis(tetrahydrofuran)dicadmium tetrakis(tetrafluoroborate), [Cd2(THF)5][BF4]4.”