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Jason Keith

Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry

Department/Office Information

Chemistry
308 Wynn Hall
  • MW 3:00pm - 4:00pm (308 Wynn Hall)
  • T 1:00pm - 3:00pm (308 Wynn Hall)
  • F 10:00am - 11:00am (308 Wynn Hall)

Contact

(315) 228-7394

I was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1978 and moved to the small town of Weatherford, Texas with my parents and older brother when I was eight years old. I graduated from Weatherford High School in 1997. Upon graduation I went on to the University of North Texas where I pursued degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics. I graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2001. In the fall of that same year I began my graduate work at the California Institute of Technology and received my PhD in Chemistry in 2008. While there I was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. From 2008 to 2010 I was a postdoctoral fellow with Michael B. Hall in the Chemistry Department at Texas A&M University. In 2010 I moved to the mountains of northern New Mexico were I was a Directors Postdoctoral Fellow in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2013. In the summer of 2013 I left the mountains that I had come to love and a life sharing a border with Mexico to move northeast to central New York and a new understanding of winter. 

I am currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry here at 51勛圖厙 having received tenure in Spring 2020. My research here is based on the application of Density Functional Theory to various projects involving electronic structure, spectroscopy and mechanism. My primary research efforts focus on transition metal systems although I have soft spot for f-block elements from my time at LANL and have also on occasion worked with main group and organic systems. While my research frequently focuses on fundamental concepts such as bonding, applied projects in my group are more commonplace and are often related to clean energy and the environment. I have publications in the areas of fuel cells, biofuels, nuclear energy, as well as environmental cleanup. I currently collaborate with many experimental chemists both here at 51勛圖厙 and elsewhere.

Education

BS - Chemistry, BS - Mathematics, University of North Texas, 2001 

PhD - Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 2008

Dissertation

Palladium Mediated Activation of Molecular Oxygen

Distinctions

2010 Los Alamos National Laboratory Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship

2001 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

1999 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

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Publications

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  • Spielvogel, K. D.; Stumme, N. C.; Fetrow, T. V.; Wang, L.; Luna, J. A.; Keith, J. M.*; Shaw, S. K.*; Daly, S. R.*;  Quantifying Variations in MetalLigand Cooperative Binding Strength with Cyclic Voltammetry and RedoxActive 郭勳眶硃紳餃莽 Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 2391.
  • Pham, J.; Jarczyk, C. E.; Reynolds, E. F.; Kelly, S. E.; Kim, T.; He, T.; Keith, J. M.*; Chianese, A. R.* The Key Role of the Latent N-H Group in Milstein's Catalyst for Ester Hydrogenation Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 8477.
  • Spielvogel, K. D.; Luna, J. A.; Loria, S. M.; Weisburn, L. P.; Stumme, N. C.; Ringenberg, M. R.; Durgaprasad, G.; Keith, J. M.*; Shaw, S. K.*; Daly, S. R.*;  Influence of Multisite Metal-Ligand Coopertivity on the Redox Activity of Noninnocent N2S2 郭勳眶硃紳餃莽 Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 10845.
  • Smiles, D. E.; Batista, E. R.*; Booth, C. H.; Clark, D. L.; Keith, J. M.; Kozimor, S. A.; Martin, R. L.; Minasian, S. G.*; Shuh, D. K.; Stieber, C. E.*; Tyliszczak, T. Unexpected CNN-to-CC Ligand Rearrangement in Pincer-Ruthenium Precatalysts Leads to a Base-Free Catalyst for Ester Hyderogenation Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 2796.
  • He, T.; Buttner, J. C.; Reynolds, E. F.; Pham, J.; Malek, J. C.; Keith, J. M.*; Chianese, A. R.* Dehydroalkylative Activation of CNN- and PNN-Pincer Ruthenium Catalysts for Ester Hydrogenation J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 17404.
  • Le, L.; Liu, J.; He, T.; Malek, J. C.; Cervarich, T. N.; Buttner, J. C.; Pham, J.; Keith, J. M.*; Chianese, A. R.* Unexpected CNN-to-CC Ligand Rearrangement in Pincer-Ruthenium Precatalysts Leads to a Base-Free Catalyst for Ester Hyderogenation Organometallics, 2019, 38, 3311.
  • Lee, K.; Blake, A. V.; Tanushi, A.; McCarthy, S. M.; Kim, D.; Loria, S. M.; Donahue, C. M.; Spielvolgel, K. D.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.*; Radosevich, A. T.* Validating the Biphilic Hypothesis of Nontrigonal P(III) Compounds Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6993.
  • Su, J.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Bone, S. E.; Bradley, J. A.; Cary, S. K.; Clark, D. L.*; Conradson, S. D.; Ditter, A. S.; Kaltsoyannis, N.; Keith, J. M.; Kerridge, A.; Kozimor, S. A.*; L繹ble, M. W.; Martin, R. L.; Minasian, S. G.; Mocko, V.; La Pierre, H. S.; Seidler, G. T.; Shuh, D. K.; Wilkerson, M. P.; Wolfsberg, L. E.; Yang, P.* Energy-Degeneracy-Driven Covalency in Actinide Bonding J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 17977.
  • Reilly, S. D.; Su, J.; Keith, J. M.; Yang, P.; Batista, E. R.*; Gaunt, A. J.*; Harwood, L. M.*; Hudson, M. J.; Lewis, F. W.; Scott, B. L.; Sharrad, C. A.*; Whittaker, D. M. Plutonium Coordination and Redox Chemistry with the CyMe4-BTPhen Polydentate N-donor Extractant Ligand Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 12582.
  • Lee, K.; Wei, H.; Blake, A. V.; Donahue, C. M.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Measurement of Diphosphine -Donor and -Acceptor Properties in d0 Titanium Complexes Using Ligand K-Edge XAS and TDDFT Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57, 10277.
  • Blake, A. V.; Wei, H.; Lee, K.; Donahue, C. M.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Solution and Solid Ligand K-Edge XAS Studies of PdCl2 Diphosphine Complexes with Phenyl and Cyclohexyl Substituents (Invited issue) Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 21-22, 2267.
  • Blake, A. V.; Wei, H.; Donahue, C. M.; Lee, K.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Solid Energy Calibration Standards for P K-Edge XANES: Electronic Structure Analysis of PPh4詁娶&紳莉莽梯;J. Synchrotron Rad., 2018, 25, 529.
  • Minasian, S. G.; Batista, E. R.; Booth, C. H.; Clark, D. L.; Keith, J. M.; Kozimor, S. A.; Lukens, W. W.; Martin, R. L.; Shuh, D. K.; Stieber, S. C. E.; Tylisczcak; Wen, X.-d. Quantitative Evidence for Lanthanide-Oxigen Orbital Mixing in CeO2, PrO2 and TbO2&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 18052.
  • Keith, J. M.*; Ye, Y.; Wei, H.; Buck, M. R. "Mechanistic Examination of Aerobic Pt Oxidation: Insertion of Molecular Oxygen into PtH Bonds Through a Radical Chain Mechanism" Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 11650.
  • Lee, K.; Wei, H.; Blake, A. V.; Donahue, C. M.; Kwon, H. Y.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Ligand K-Edge XAS, DFT and TDDFT Analysis of Pincer Linker Variations in Rh(I) PNP Complexes: Reactivity Insights From Electronic Structure (Invited issue of Dalton Trans. Theme 2016 New Talent Americas; Cover) Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 9774.
  • Donahue, C. M.; McCollom, S. P.; Forrest, C. M.; Blake, A. V.; Bellott, B. J.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Impact of Coordination Geometry, Bite Angle, and Trans Influence on MetalLigand Covalency in PhenylSubstituted Phosphine Complexes of Ni and Pd&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 5646.  
  • L繹ble, M. W.; Keith, J. M.; Altman, A. B.; Stieber, C. E.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Conradson, S. D.; Clark, D. L.; Pacheco, J. L.; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L.*; Minasian, S. G.; Olson, A. C.; Scott, B. L.; Shuh, D. K.; Tyliszczak, T.; Wilkerson, M. P.; Zehnder, R. A. "Covalency in Lanthanides. An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Study of LnCl6單(x = 3, 2)" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 2056.
  • Olson, A. C.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Daly, S. R.; Kozimor, S. A.*; MacInnes, M. M.; Martin, R. L.*; Scott, B. L. Using Solution and SolidState S Kedge Xray Absorption Spectroscopy with Density Functional Theory to Evaluate MS Bonding for MS42- (M = Cr, Mo, W) Dianions&紳莉莽梯;Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 17283. 
  • Kuppuswamy, S.; Powers, T. M.; Johnson, B. M.; Brozek, C. K.; Krogman, J. P.; Bezpalko, M. W.; Berben, L. A.; Keith, J. M.; Foxman, B. M.; Thomas, C. M.* One-Electron Oxidation Chemistry and Subsequent Reactivity of Diiron Imido Complexes&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 5429. 
  • Donahue, C. M.; Pacheco, J. S. L.; Keith, J. M.*; Daly, S. R.* Sulfur Kedge Xray Absorption Spectroscopy and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory of Arsenic Dithiocarbamates&紳莉莽梯;Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 9189. 
  • Minasian, S. G.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Clark, D. L.; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L.*; Shuh, D. K.; Tyliszczak, T. "New Evidence for 5f Covalency in Actinocenes Determined From Carbon Kedge XAS and Electronic Structure Theory" Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 351.
  • Minasian, S. G.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L.*; Shuh, D. K.*; Tyliszczak T.; Vernon, L. J. "Carbon Kedge Xray Absorption Spectroscopy and TimeDependent Density Functional Theory Examination of MetalCarbon Bonding in Metallocene Dichlorides" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 14731.
  • Hayes, P. G.; Xu, Z.; Beddie, C.; Keith, J. M.; Hall, M. B.; Tilley, T. D. "The OsmiumSilicon Triple Bond: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of an Osmium Silylyne Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 11780.
  • Minasian, S. G.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Bradley, J. A.; Daly, S. R.; Kozimor, S. A.*; Lukens, W. W.; Martin, R. L.*; Nordlund, D.; Seidler, G. T.; Shuh, D. K.*; Sokaras, D.; Tyliszczak, T.; Wagner, G.; Weng, T.-C.; Yang, P. "Covalency in MetalOxo Multiple Bonds Evaluated Using Oxygen Kedge Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Theory" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 1864.
  • Daly, S. R.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Clark, D. L; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L. Sulfur Kedge Xray Absorption Spectroscopy and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory of Dithiophosphinate Extractants: Minor Actinide Selectivity and Electronic Structure Correlations&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 14408.
  • Keith, J. M.*; Teets, T. S.; Nocera, D. G. O2 Insertion into Group 9 MetalHydride Bonds: Evidence for Oxygen Activation through the Hydrogen-Atom-Abstraction Mechanism&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 9499.
  • Daly, S. R.; Keith, J. M.; Boland, K. S.; Batista, E. R.*; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L.; Scott, B. L. Probing Ni[S2PR2]2 Electronic Structure to Generate Insight Relevant to Minor Actinide Extraction Chemistry&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 7551.
  • Minasian, S. G.; Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.*; Boland, K. S.; Clark, D. L.*; Conradson, S. D.*; Kozimor, S. A.*; Martin, R. L.*; Schwarz, D. E.; Scott, B. L.; Shuh, D. K.; Wagner, G. L.; Wilkerson, M. P.; Wolfsberg, L. E.; Yang, P. "Determining Relative f and d Orbital Contributions to MCl Covalency in MCl62 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, U) and UOCl5 Using Cl K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and TimeDependent Density Functional Theory" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 5586.
  • Keith, J. M.; Batista, E. R.* Theoretical Examination of Thermodynamic Factors in the Selective Extraction of Am3+ from Eu3+ by Dithiophosphinic Acids&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 13.
  • Keith, J. M.; Goddard, W. A., III* Chelating Base Effects in PalladiumMediated Activation of Molecular Oxygen&紳莉莽梯;Organometallics, 2012, 31, 545.
  • Keith, J. M.*; Meyerstein, D.; Hall, M. B.* Computational Investigations into HydrogenAtom Abstraction from Rhodium Hydride Complexes by Methyl Radicals in Aqueous Solution&紳莉莽梯;Eur. J.Inorg. Chem., 2011, 31, 4901.
  • Travia, N. E.; Xu, Z.; Keith, J. M.; Ison, E. A.; Fanwick, P. E.; Hall, M. B.*; Abu-Omar, M. M.* Observation of Inductive Effects That Cause a Change in the Rate-Determining Step for the Conversion of Rhenium Azides to Imido Complexes&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 10505.
  • Keith, J. M.*; Abu-Omar, M. M.; Hall, M. B.* Computational Investigation of the Concerted Dismutation of Chlorite Ion by Water-Soluble Iron-Porphyrins&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 7928.
  • Huang, S.-H.; Keith, J. M.; Hall, M. B.*; Richmond, M. G.* Ortho Metalation Dynamics and Ligand Fluxionality in the Conversion of Os3(CO)10(dppm) to HOs3(CO)8[m栨堯捩(唬6H4m2,h1)CH2PPh2]: Experimental and DFT Evidence for the Participation of Agostic CH and pAryl Intermediates at an Intact Triosmium Cluster&紳莉莽梯;Organometallics, 2010, 29, 4041.
  • Keith, J. M.; Hall, M. B.* Potential Hydrogen Bottleneck in NickelIron Hydrogenase&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 6378.
  • Keith, J. M.; Tomi Z. D; Zari, S. D.; Hall, M. B.* Oxygen Atom Transfer Catalysis: Ligand Effects on the Key Reaction Barrier in Molybdenum (VI) Dioxo Systems&紳莉莽梯;J. Mol. Catal A: Chem. (Computational Catalysis Special Issue), 2010, 324, 15.
  • Keith, J. M.; Goddard, W. A., III* Mechanism for Activation of Molecular Oxygen by cis- and trans-(Pyridine)2Pd(OAc)H: Pd0 vs. Direct Insertion&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 1416.
  • Keith, J. M.; Goddard, W. A., III*; Oxgaard J.* Pd-Mediated Activation of Molecular Oxygen: Pd(0) versus Direct Insertion&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 10361.
  • Keith, J. M.; Muller, R. P.; Kemp, R. A.; Goldberg, K. I.; Goddard, W. A., III*; Oxgaard J.* Mechanism of Direct Molecular Oxygen Insertion in a Palladium(II)Hydride Bond&紳莉莽梯;Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 9631.
  • Keith, J. M.; Nielsen, R. J.; Oxgaard J.; Goddard, W. A., III* PdMediated Activation of Molecular Oxygen in Nonpolar Medium&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 13172.
  • Nielsen, R. J.; Keith, J. M.; Stoltz. B. M.; Goddard, W. A., III* A Computational Model Relating Structure and Reactivity in Enantioselective Oxidations of Secondary Alcohols by ()SparteinePdII Complexes&紳莉莽梯;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 7967.
  • Marchand, A. P.*; Keith, J. M.; Alihod鱉i, S.; Ganguly, B.; Somers, A. W.; Hariprakasha, H. K.; Power, T. D.; Watson, W. H.; Bodige, S. G. Stereoelectronic Control of Additions of Vinylmagnesium Bromide to 1Methyl and 3Methylpentacyclo[5.4.0.02,6.03,10.05,9]undecane8,11diones and to 1Methylhexacyclo[10.2.1.0.02,11.04,9.04,14.09,13]pentadeca5,7diene3,10dione&紳莉莽梯;Struct. Chem., 2001, 12, 313.

2016-2017

Clare C. Bannon '17, Sydney M Loria '18, Markus Y. Miranda '19, Garrett W. Esper '18, Prof. Jason M. Keith
Clare C. Bannon 17, Sydney M Loria 18, Markus Y. Miranda 19, Garrett W. Esper 18, Prof. Jason M. Keith

2015-2016

Yixin (Eli) Ye '16, Haochuan Wei '16, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Fiona B. Evans '16, Shelby M. Holland '18
Yixin (Eli) Ye 16, Haochuan Wei 16, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Fiona B. Evans 16, Shelby M. Holland 18

2014-2015

Celia M. Sherry '15, Fiona B. Evans '16, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Greg Zengilowski '15, Daniel Kim '15, Haochuan Wei '16
Celia M. Sherry 15, Fiona B. Evans 16, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Greg Zengilowski 15, Daniel Kim 15, Haochuan Wei 16

2013-2014

Andre V. D'Souza '17, Hyuk Yong Kwon '14, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Samuel P. McCollom '14, Daniel Kim '15
Andre V. D'Souza 17, Hyuk Yong Kwon 14, Prof. Jason M. Keith, Samuel P. McCollom 14, Daniel Kim 15

Current Group Members

  • Matthew Bousquet 20
  • Leah Weisburn 20
  • Peter Baker 20

Former Group Members

Oliver Harris 19

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Honors in Chemistry
  • Summer '17 - Summer 18
  • Current: Graduate School at Yale

Harrison Chen 19

  • Summer '17 - Spring 19

Markus Y. Miranda 19

  • Summer '16 - Spring 19

Victoria Bradley 18

  • Fall 17 - Spring 18

Garrett W. Esper 18

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Honors in Biochemistry
  • Summer '16 - Spring 18
  • Current: Medical School at SUNY Upstate

Sydney M. Loria 18

  • 51勛圖厙 Salutatorian
  • Summa Cum Laude
  • High Honors in Chemistry
  • Summer '16 - Spring 18
  • Current: Medical School at University of Rochester

Shelby M. Holland 18 

  • Spring 15-Spring 16

Samuel J. Kim 17

  • Fall 16 - Spring 17

Clare C. Bannon 17

  • Fall 16 - Spring 17

Khanh Nguyen 17

  • Spring 15-Summer 15

Andre V. D'Souza 17 

  • Spring 14-Summer 14

Fiona B. Evans 16

  • Cum Laude
  • Summer 14 - Spring 16

Yixin (Eli) Ye 16

  • Fall 15 - Spring 16

Haochuan Wei 16

  • Summa Cum Laude
  • Summer 14 - Spring 16

Daniel Kim 15

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • High Honors in Chemistry
  • Spring 14 - Spring 15
  • Current: Graduate School at Yale

Celia M. Sherry 15

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Summer 14 - Spring 15

Hyuk Yong Kwon 14

  • Cum Laude
  • Honors in Chemistry
  • Fall 13 - Spring 14
  • Current: Graduate Student UNC

Samuel P. McCollom 14

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • High Honors in Chemistry
  • Fall 13 - Spring 14
  • Current: Chemistry Graduate School at U Penn

Jason M. Keith obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry in June 2008 from Prof. William A. Goddard, III, Professor at Caltech (California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena, CA

William A. Goddard, III obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering Science in October 1964 from Prof. Pol Duwez, Professor at Caltech (California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena CA

Pol Duwez received his D.Sc. in 1933 from Prof. Emile Henriot at U. Brussels in Belgium

Emile Henriot received his D.Sc. in Physics in 1912 from Marie Curie, Professor at the Sorbonne, Paris France

Marie Curie received her D.Sc. in 1903 from Prof. Becquerel at the Ecole Phys. Chim. Ind, Paris France