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  1. Structure refinement of (NH4)3Al2(PO4)3 prepared by ionothermal synthesis in phosphonium based ionic liquids – a redetermination

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications, November 2019, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  2. DIFFaX Modeling of Faulting in the Triclinic Zeolite UZM-55 and Description of a New Polymorph: UZM-55FM

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  3. Combined Alkali‐Organoammonium Structure Direction of High‐Charge‐Density Heteroatom‐Containing Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  4. Combined Alkali-Organoammonium Structure Direction of High-Charge-Density Heteroatom-Containing Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  5. A Complex Zeolite Containing Multiple Ring Sizes in a Single Channel: One-Dimensional Zeolite UZM-55

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  6. Dehydration, Dienes, High Octane, and High Pressures: Contributions from Vladimir Nikolaevich Ipatieff, a Father of Catalysis

    Article • ACS Catalysis, August 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  7. Synthesis of an oxo trialkyl tungsten fluoride complex and its dual reactivity with silica dehydroxylated at high temperature

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  8. Charge density mismatch synthesis of zeolite beta in the presence of tetraethylammonium, tetramethylammonium, and sodium ions: Influence of tetraethylammonium decomposition

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  9. Oligomerization of Light Olefins to Gasoline: An Advanced NMR Characterization of Liquid Products

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, August 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  10. Single-Face/All-cis Arene Hydrogenation by a Supported Single-Site d0 Organozirconium Catalyst

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  11. Energetic pathways and influence of the metallacyclobutane intermediates formed during isobutene/2-butene cross-metathesis over WH3/Al2O3 supported catalyst

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  12. Benzene Selectivity in Competitive Arene Hydrogenation: Effects of Single-Site Catalyst···Acidic Oxide Surface Binding Geometry

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  13. Crystallization Mechanism of Zeolite UZM-5

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, February 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  14. Synthesis, characterization and structure solution of ULS-1 |ETMA8(H2O)20|[Si24O48(OH)8], a layered silicate composed of half-sodalite cages

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  15. Zeolite Synthesis from a Charge Density Perspective: The Charge Density Mismatch Synthesis of UZM-5 and UZM-9

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  16. Insights into the deactivation mechanism of supported tungsten hydride on alumina (W-H/Al2O3) catalyst for the direct conversion of ethylene to propylene

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  17. Metallacyclobutane Substitution and Its Effect on Alkene Metathesis for Propylene Production over W–H/Al2O3: Case of Isobutene/2-Butene Cross-Metathesis

    Article • ACS Catalysis, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  18. On the Track to Silica-Supported Tungsten Oxo Metathesis Catalysts: Input from 17O Solid-State NMR

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  19. Study of ethylene/2-butene cross-metathesis over W-H/Al2O3 for propylene production: Effect of the temperature and reactant ratios on the productivity and deactivation

    Article • Journal of Catalysis, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  20. Formation Pathway for LTA Zeolite Crystals Synthesized via a Charge Density Mismatch Approach

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  21. High selectivity production of propylene from 2-butene: non-degenerate pathways to convert symmetric olefins via olefin metathesis

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  22. Production of Propylene from 1-Butene on Highly Active “Bi-Functional Single Active Site” Catalyst: Tungsten Carbene-Hydride Supported on Alumina

    Article • ACS Catalysis, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  23. Heteronuclear NMR Correlations To Probe the Local Structure of Catalytically Active Surface Aluminum Hydride Species on γ-Alumina

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  24. Development of the first well-defined tungsten oxo alkyl derivatives supported on silica by SOMC: towards a model of WO3/SiO2 olefin metathesiscatalyst

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  25. Zirconium Hydrocarbyl Chemisorption on Sulfated Metal Oxides:  New Supports, Chemisorption Pathways, and Implications for Catalysis

    Article • Langmuir, October 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  26. Sulfated Tin Oxide Nanoparticles as Supports for Molecule-Based Olefin Polymerization Catalysts

    Article • Nano Letters, August 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  27. Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Catalytic Properties of Cationic Organozirconium Adsorbates on “Super Acidic” Sulfated Alumina. “Single-Site” Heterogeneous Catalysts with Virtually 100 Active Sites

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  28. Surface Organozirconium Electrophiles Activated by Chemisorption on “Super Acidic” Sulfated Zirconia as Hydrogenation and Polymerization Catalysts. A Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Catalytic Study

    Article • Organometallics, April 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas

  29. Overview and Recent Developments in Catalytic Applications of Zeolites

    Article • Wiley

    Dr. Christopher P Nicholas