B.A., Shippensburg University, 1984 Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1989 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1989-1992

Organic Chemistry/Organic Magnetic Assemblies

The Shultz group examines relationships between molecular structure of paramagnetic molecules and their properties, so-called “magneto-structural correlations.” Such studies are important first steps in the design of molecules for spintronics (spin-based electronics) and for understanding and controlling electron transfer/transport events in general.

"Ligand Control of Donor-Acceptor Excited State Lifetimes," Yang, J.; Kersi, D.; Giles, L.; Stein, B.; Feng, C.; Tichnell, C. R.; Shultz, D. A.; Kirk, M. L., Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53 (10), 4791. "Superexchange Contributions to Distance Dependence of Electron Transfer/Transport: Exchange- and Electronic Coupling in Oligo(para-Phenylene)- and Oligo(2,5-Thiophene)-Bridged Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Biradical Complexes", Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A.; Stasiw, D. E.; Lewis, G. F.; Wang, G.; Brannen, C. L.; Sommer, R. D.; Boyle, P. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (45), 17144. "Iron (II) Spin Crossover Films on Au(111) : Scanning Probe Microscopy and Photoelectron Spectroscopy", Pronschinske, A.; Bruce, R.; Lewis, G.; Chen, Y.; Calzolari, A.; Buongiorno-Nardelli, M.; Shultz, D. A.; You, W.; Dougherty, D. B. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 10446. "Electronic and Exchange Coupling in a Cross-Conjugated D−B−A Biradical: Mechanistic Implications for Quantum Interference Effects", Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A.; Stasiw, D. E.; Habel-Rodriguez, D.; Stein, B.; Boyle, P. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14713. "Modification of Molecular Spin Crossover in Ultra-thin Films", Pronschinske, A.; Chen, Y.; Lewis, G.; Calzolari, A.; Shultz, D. A.; Buongiorno Nardelli, M.; Dougherty, D. Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 1429. "Transition Metal Complexes of Donor-Acceptor Biradicals," Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 218. "A Theoretical Assessment of Cobalt bis(dioxolene) Valence Tautomeric Complexes for Molecular Spintronics Applications: from Molecules to Polymers," Calzolari, A.; Chen, Y.; Dougherty, D. B.; Shultz, D. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Buongiorno Nardelli, M. J. Phys. Chem. B 2012, 116, 13141. "Spectroscopic studies of bridge contributions to electronic coupling in a donor-bridge-acceptor biradical system," Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A.; Depperman, E. C.; Habel-Rodriguez, D.; Schmidt, R. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 7812. "Linear Free Energy Relationships in Semiquinone Species and Their Mn(II) and Cu(II) Complexes," Sloop, J. C.; Shultz, D. A.; Beikmohamadi, M. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2011, 25, 101-109. "Nitronyl Nitroxide Radicals as Organic Memory Elements with Both n- and p-Type Properties," Lee, J.; Lee, E.; Kim, S.; Bang, G. S.; Shultz, D. A.; Schmidt, R. D.; Forbes, M. D. E.; Lee, H. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4415-4418. "Hyperfine Interaction, Spin Polarization, and Spin Delocalization as Probes of Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Interactions in Exchange Coupled Biradicals," Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A.; Habel-Rodriguez, D.; Schmidt, R. D.; Sullivan, U. J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 14712-14716. "Goldilocks Effect in Magnetic Bistability: Remote Substituent Modulation and Lattice Control of Photo-Induced Valence Tautomerism and Light-Induced Thermal Hysteresis," Schmidt, R. D.; Shultz, D. A.; Martin, J. D.; Boyle, P. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6261-6273. "Magnetic Bistability in a Cobalt bis(Dioxolene) Complex: Long-Lived Photoinduced Valence Tautomerism," Shultz, D. A. Schmidt, R. D.; Martin, J. D. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 3162-3168. "Ferromagnetic Nanoscale Electron Correlation Promoted by Organic Spin-Dependent Delocalization," Kirk, M. L.; Shultz, D. A.; Schmidt, R. D.; Habel-Rodriguez, D.; Hyoyoung Lee, H.; Lee, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 18304-18313. "Substituent Effects on Exchange Coupling: 5-Aryl-Substituted Semiquinones and Their Complexes with Mn(II) and Cu(II)," Shultz, D. A.; Sloop, J. C.; Coote, T.-A.; Beikmohammadi, M.; Kampf, J.; Boyle, P. D. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 273-277. "Donor-Acceptor Biradicals as Ground State Analogues of Photoinduced Charge Separated States," Kirk, M. L.; Depperman, E. C.; Shultz, D. A.; Brannen, C. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1937-1943. "Design, Synthesis and Properties of Conformationally Fixed Semiquinone Monoradical Species," Shultz, D. A.; Sloop, J. C.; Washington, G. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 9104-9113. "Ligand Design Modulates Photoinduced Properties of Cobalt-dioxolene Valence Tautomers," Beni, A.; Dei, A.; Shultz, D. A.; Sorace, L. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2006, 428, 400-404. "Testing Bridge-Mediated Differences in Dinuclear Valence Tautomeric Behavior," Bin-Salamon, S.; Brewer, S. H.; Depperman, E. C.; Franzen, S.; Kampf, J. W.; Kirk, M. L.; Kumar, R. K.; Lappi, S.; Peariso, K.; Preuss, K. E.; Shultz, D. A. Inorg. Chem.; (Article); 2006; 45(11); 4461-4467. "Electron Spin-Spin Exchange Coupling Mediated by the Porphyrin Pi System," Shultz, D. A.; Mussari, C. P.; Ramanathan, K. K.; Kampf, J. W. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 5752-5759. "Valence Tautomerization and Exchange Coupling in a Cobalt-Nitronylnitroxide-Semiquinone Complex," Shultz, D. A.; Krishna Kumar, R.; Bin-Salamon, S.; Kirk, M. L. Polyhedron 2005, 24, 2876-2879. "Supramolecular Control of Valence-Tautomeric Equilibrium on Nanometer-Scale Gold Clusters," Bin-Salamon, S.; Brewer, S.; Franzen, S.; Feldheim, D. L.; Lappi, S.; Shultz, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5328-5329. "Mechanisms of Exchange Modulation in Trimethylenemethane-Type Biradicals: The Roles of Conformation and Spin Density," Shultz, D. A.; Fico, R. M., Jr.; Lee, H.; Kampf, J. W.; Kirschbaum, K.; Pinkerton, A. A.; Boyle, P. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125 , 15426-15432. "Trends in Exchange Coupling for Trimethylenemethane-Type Bis(Semiquinone) Biradicals and Correlation of Magnetic Exchange with Mixed Valency for Cross-Conjugated Systems," Shultz, D. A.; Fico, R. M., Jr.; Bodnar, S. H.; Kumar, R. K.; Vostrikova, K. E.; Kampf, J. W.; Boyle, P. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11761-11771.

"A New Paradigm for Design of High-Spin Organic Molecules: The Mechanism of Spin-dependent Delocalization in Exchange-Coupled Mixed-Valent Organic Species," Franzen, S.; Shultz, D. A. J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107, 4292-4299.