Education: Undergraduate Degree B.S., 1979, Baylor University Education: Doctoral Degree Ph.D., 1985, University of Wisconsin Education: Other Post-doctoral Associate, 1985-86, University of Houston, 1986-88, Yale University

Electron transfer chemistry, molecular charge storage, redox-gradient dendrimers, high-spin polyradical ions, electron donor-acceptor bonding, crystal engineering of polar solids. Organic electron transfer (ET) chemistry is the primary topic of our research. We study how electron loss from organic compounds affects their structure, properties, and reactivity. A major goal is the mechanistic understanding of ET mediated reactions so that new transformations based on ET mediation can be predicted.

“Single Molecule Charging by Atomic Force Microscopy” Chotsuwan, C.; Blackstock, S. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 12556 (2008).

“Interfaces between Metal and Arylamine Molecular Films As Probed with the Anode Interfacial Engineering Approach in Single-Layer Organic Diodes.” Li, J. C.; Blackstock, S. C.; Szulczewski, G. J. J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 17493-17497 (2006).

“A molecular salt of tricyanomethanide anion and a N,N’-dianisylphenazinium dication: cooperative affects of methoxy…methoxy and C=N…N+ intermolecular contacts.” McKay, S. E.; Wheeler, K. A.; Blackstock, S. C. CrystEngComm 8, 129-131 (2006).

“Pyrazine-N,N’-dioxide/tetracyanoethylene electron donor-acceptor bonding and the effect of donor steric demand and symmetry on the cocrystal assembly.” Kucharski, T. J.; Oxsher, J. R.; Blackstock, S. C. Tetrahedron Lett. 47, 4569-4572 (2006).

“Patterned Redox Arrays of Polyarylamines III. Effect of Molecular Structure and Oxidation Potential on Film Morphology and Hole-Injection in Single-Layer Organic Diodes.” Li, J. C.; Kim, K.-Y.; Blackstock, S. C.; Szulczewski, G. J., Chem. Mater., 16, 4711-4714, (2004).

“Patterned Redox Arrays of Poly Arylamines II. Growth of Thin Films and their Electrochemical Behavior.” Kim, K.-Y.; Hassenzahl, J. D.; Selby, T. D.; Szulczewski, G. J.; Blackstock, S. C. Chem. Mater. 14,1691 (2002).

“Patterned Redox Arrays of Poly Arylamines I. The Synthesis and Electrochemistry of a p-Phenylenediamine (PD) and Arylamino (AA) Appended PD Arrays.” Selby, T. D.; Kim, K.-Y.; Blackstock, S. C. Chem. Mater. 14,1685 (2002).

“Reactivity of the Gaseous Radical Cations of Trimethylenemethane and 2-Isopropylidenecyclopentane-1,3-diyl” Chou, P. K.; Gao, L.; Painter, S. L.; Blackstock, S. C.; Kentt‰maa, H. I. J.Phys. Chem. 104, 5530 (2000).

“A Chiral 2-D Donor-Acceptor Array of a Bipyrazine N-oxide and Tetracyanoethylene.” McGee, B. J.; Sherwood, L. J.; Greer, M. L.; Blackstock, S. C. Organic Letters 2, 1181 (2000).

“Triamino-s-triazine Triradical Trications. An Experimental Study of Triazine as a Magnetic Coupling Unit.” Selby, T. D.; Stickley, K. R.; Blackstock, S. C. Organic Letters 2, 171 (2000).