Dr. Zaleski’s research focuses on the synthesis of coordination compounds. These inorganic molecules typically contain multiple metal centers, and the metal complexes have potential applications as single-molecule magnets, liquid crystals, MRI contrast agents, and ionic liquids.
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Recent Pubs:
* Indicates Shippensburg University Undergraduate Student Researcher Co-author
Herring, J.*; Zeller, M.; Zaleski, C. M. “Bis(tetraethylammonium) bis(dimethylformamide) tetrakis(m-N,2-dioxidobenzene-1-carboximidato) pentacopper(II)” Acta Crystallogr. 2011, E67, m419-m420.
Emerich, B.*; Smith, M.*; Zeller, M.; Zaleski, C. M. “Synthesis and crystal structure of MnII(OAc)2[15MCMnIII(N)shi-5](Im)3(EtOH)3 (shi3- = salicylhydroximate, -OAc = acetate, Im = imidazole, and EtOH = ethanol)” J. Chem. Crystallogr. 2010, 40, 769-777.
Recent Presentations:
2011 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, March.
Poster Presentation: “Synthesis of Liquid Crystals Using a Copper 12-Metallacrown-4 and a Copper 15-Metallacrown-5”. Undergraduate student co-presenter: Jacob Herring
2011 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, March.
Poster Presentation: “Utilizing Manganese 15-Metallacrown-5 to Synthesize Liquid Crystals”. Undergraduate student co-presenter: Benjamin Tigyer
2010 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, March. Poster Presentation: “Reactions of Tranferrin with Cysteinylglycine”. Undergraduate student co-presenter: Collin Bender