Bioinorganichemistr ;Catalysianmaterial ;Greechemistr ;Inorganichemistry

The primary research interest in the group revolves around understanding the role transition metal ions play in small molecule recognition and catalysis in biological systems. Our efforts have been focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of metal complexes as synthetic models for active sites of metalloenzymes involved in carbohydrate recognition, CO2 activation, and hydrolysis of phosphoester bonds. The long range goal is to determine structural/activity relationship and elucidate reaction mechanisms to rationally design new compounds for a better future.

Stewart, C.D.; Arman, H.; Bawazir, H.; Musie, G.T. "Synthesis, Characterization and Spectroscopic Investigation of New Iron(III) and Copper(II) Complexes of a Carboxylate Rich Ligand and Their Interaction with Carbohydrates in Aqueous Solution" Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 10974-10988.

Patra, A.; Saha, S.K.; Sen, T.K.; Carrella, L.; Musie, G.T.; Khuda-Bukhsh,A.R.; Bera, M. "Water Soluble Heteronuclear [NaCuII6] Metallomacrocyclic Sandwich Complex: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and in vitro Biological Studies" Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 30, 5217-5232.

Seals, W.; Arman, H.; Bach, S.B.H.; Musie, G.T. "Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of a novel Di-nickel complex towards carbon dioxide" Inorg. Chem. Comm., 2014, 44, 177.

Patra, A.; Sen, T.K.; Ghorai, A.; Musie, G.T.; Mandal, S.K.; Ghish, U.; Bera, M. "Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Protein Binding Affinity of New Water-Soluble Hetero- and Homometallic Tetranuclear [CuII2ZnII2] and [CuII4] Clusters" Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 2880-2890.

Joy, R.A.; Arman, H.; Xiang, S.; Musie, G.T. "Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Magnetic and Electrochemical Studies of Two Copper Complexes with Carboxylate Rich Dinucleating Ligand" Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2013, 394, 220-228.

Patra, A.; Sen, T.K.; Musie, G.T.; Mandal, S.K.; Bera, M.J. "A novel copper(II) coordination polymer with carboxylate and isoindol backbones of a bifunctional ligand" Mol. Struc., 2013, 1047, 317-323.

Bera, M.; Curtiss, B.S.; Musie, G.T.; Powell, D.R. "New Dinuclear Cobalt(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes of a Carboxylate Rich Dinucleating Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization and Their Interactions with Sugars" Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 12093-12101.