Publications
‡ denotes equal contributions
* denotes corresponding author

Published at UBC:

Toigo, J.; Tong, K.-M.; Farhat, R.; Kamal, S.;
Nichols, E.M.; Wolf, M.O.*

Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, ASAPs.

Rationalizing Photophysics of Co(III) Complexes with Pendant Pyrene Moieties

Litman, J.Z.; Farhat, R.; Branch, K.L.; Cryan, S.; Teindl, K.; Patrick, B.O.; Nichols, E.M.*

Organometallics, 2024, 43, 20, 2626–2636.

Preprint available on ChemRxiv.

Electronic Tunability of Ruthenium Formyl and Hydroxymethyl Intermediates Relevant to Sustainable CO-to-Methanol Conversion

Characterizing Catalyst Function and Transformations in the Plasma Reduction of CO₂ on Atomic Layer Deposition-Synthesized Catalysts

Conlin, S.K.; Mehrabi, H.; Parette, D.N.;
Nichols, E.M.; Coridan, R.H.*

RSC Applied Interfaces, 2024, 1, 552-563.

Preprint available on ChemRxiv.

Porphyrin Aggregation under Homogeneous Conditions Inhibits Electrocatalysis: A Case Study on CO₂ Reduction

Branch, K.L.; Johnson, E.; Nichols, E.M.*

ACS Central Science, 2024, 10, 6, 1251-1261

Preprint available on ChemRxiv.

Molecularly Defined Electrodes Host a Concert of Protons and Electrons

Xie. S.L.; Nichols, E.M.*

Nature Chemistry, 2024, 16, 301-303.

35+1 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2023

Allen, M.; Bediako, K.; Bowman, W.J.; Calabrese, M.; Caretta, L.; Cersonsky, R.K.; Chen, W.; Correa, S.; Davidson, R.; Dresselhaus-Marais, L.; Eisler, C.N.; Furst, A.; Ge, T.; Hook, A.; Hsu, Y-T.; Jia, C.; Lu, J.; Lunghi, A.; Messina, M.S.; Moreno-Hernandez, I.A.; Nichols, E.M.; Rao, R.; Seifrid, M.; Shulenberger, K.E.; Simonov, A.N.; Su, X.; Swearer, D.F.; Tang, E.; Taylor, M.K.; Tran, H.; Trindade, G.F.; Truby, R.; Utzat, H.; Yang, Y.; Yee, D.W.; Zhao, S.; Cranford, S.*

Matter, 2023, 6, 2480-2487.

Linear Free Energy Relationships and Transition State Analysis of CO Reduction Catalysts Bearing Second Coordination Spheres with Tunable Acidity

Teindl, K.; Patrick, B.O.; Nichols, E.M.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 31, 17176-17186.

Preprint available on ChemRxiv.

Electrochemistry Cracks the P–O Bond: Sustainable Reduction of Phosphates to Phosphorus

Nichols, E.M.*

ACS Cent. Sci., 2023, 9, 343-345.

Templating Bicarbonate in the Second Coordination Sphere Enhances Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

Derrick, J.S.; Loipersberger, M.; Nistanaki, S.K.; Rothweiler, A.V.; Head-Gordon, M.; Nichols, E.M.*; Chang, C.J.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2022, 144, 26, 11656-11663.

Preprint available on ChemRxiv.

Electrolyte Cation Effects on Interfacial Acidity and Electric Fields

Delley, M.F.*; Nichols, E.M.; Mayer, J.M.

J. Phys. Chem. C., 2022, 126, 19, 8477-8488.

Free Energies of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reagents and Their Applications

Agarwal, R.G.*; Coste, S.C.; Groff, B.D.; Heuer, A.M.; Noh, H.; Parada, G.A.; Wise, C.F.; Nichols, E.M.; Warren, J.J.; Mayer, J.M.*

Chem. Rev., 2022, 122, 1, 1-49.

Interfacial Acid–Base Equilibria and Electric Fields Concurrently Probed by In Situ Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy

Delley, M.F.*; Nichols, E.M.*; Mayer, J.M.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 28, 10778-10792.

Highlighted by E.J. Piechota in Nature Chemistry

Prior to UBC:

Hybrid Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis: Merging Approaches from Molecular, Materials, and Biological Catalysis

Smith, P.T.; Nichols, E.M.; Cao, Z.*; Chang, C.J.*

Acc. Chem. Res., 2020, 53, 3, 575-587

Urea-Based Multipoint Hydrogen-Bond Donor Additive Promotes Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Nickel Cyclam

Nichols, E.M.; Chang, C.J.*

Organomet., 2019, 38, 6, 1213-1218

Iron Porphyrins Embedded into a Supramolecular Porous Organic Cage for Electrochemical CO Reduction in Water

Smith, P.T.; Benke, B.P.; Cao, Z.; Kim, Y.;
Nichols, E.M.; Kim, K.*; Chang, C.J.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 31, 9684-9688

Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Enable Tuning of Electrocatalytic CO
Reduction to Formate and Carbon Monoxide: Surface Organometallic Chemistry

Cao, Z.; Derrick, J.S.; Xu, J.; Gao, R.; Gong, M.; Nichols, E.M.; Smith, P.T.; Liu, X.; Wen, X.*; Copéret, C.; Chang, C.J.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 18, 4981-4985

Positional Effects of Second-Sphere Amide Pendants on Electrochemical CO
Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

Nichols, E.M.‡; Derrick, J.S.‡; Nistanaki, S.K.; Smith, P.T.; Chang, C.J.*

Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 2952-2960

Included in themed collection:
"Most Popular 2018-2019 Catalysis Articles"

Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Diercks, C.S.; Lin, S.; Kornienko, N.; Kapustin, E.A.; Nichols, E.M.; Zhu, C.; Zhao, Y.; Chang, C.J.*; Yaghi, O.M.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 3, 1116-1122

Supramolecular Porphyrin Cages Assembled at Molecular–Materials Interfaces for Electrocatalytic CO Reduction

Gong, M.; Cao, Z.; Liu, W.; Nichols, E.M.; Smith, P.T.; Derrick, J.S.; Liu, Y-S.; Liu, J.; Wen, X.; Chang, C.J.*

ACS Cent. Sci., 2017, 3, 9, 1032-1040

A Molecular Surface Functionalization Approach to Tuning Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Cao, Z.; Kim, D.; Hong, D.; Yu, Y.; Xu, J.; Lin, S.; Wen, X.; Nichols, E.M.; Jeong, K.; Reimer, J.A.; Yang, P.; Chang, C.J.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 26, 8120-8125

Supramolecular Ga L Cage Photosensitizes 1,3-Rearrangement of Encapsulated Guest via Photoinduced Electron Transfer

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Dalton, D.M.; Ellis, S.R.; Nichols, E.M.; Mathies, R.A.; Toste, F.D.*; Bergman, R.G.*; Raymond, K.N.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 32, 10128-10131

Hybrid Bioinorganic Approach to Solar-to-Chemical Conversion

Nichols, E.M.; Gallagher, J.J.; Liu, C.; Su, Y.; Resasco, J.; Yu, Y.; Sun, S.; Yang, P.*; Chang, M.C.Y.*; Chang, C.J.*

Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2015, 112, 37, 11461-11466

Covalent Organic Frameworks Comprising Cobalt Porphyrins for Catalytic CO
Reduction in Water

Lin, S.; Diercks, C.S.; Zhang, Y-B.; Kornienko, N.; Nichols, E.M.; Zhao, Y.; Paris, A.R.; Kim, D.; Yang, P.*; Yaghi, O.M.*; Chang, C.J.*

Science, 2015, 349, 6253, 1208-1213

Bioinspired Design of Redox-Active Ligands for Multielectron Catalysis: Effects of Positioning Pyrazine Reservoirs on Cobalt for Electro- and Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Water

Jurss, J.W.; Khnayzer, R.S.; Panetier, J.A.; El Roz, K.A.; Nichols, E.M.; Head-Gordon, M.*; Long, J.R.*; Castellano, F.N.*; Chang, C.J.*

Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 4954-4972

Nanowire–Bacteria Hybrids for Unassisted Solar Carbon Dioxide Fixation to Value-Added Chemicals

Liu, C.; Gallagher, J.J.; Sakimoto, K.K.; Nichols, E.M.; Chang, C.J.*; Chang, M.C.Y.*; Yang, P.*

Nano Lett., 2015, 15, 5, 3634-3639

Bright, Emission Tunable Fluorescent Dyes Based on Imidazole and π-Expanded Imidazole

Skonieczny, K.; Ciuciu, A.I.; Nichols, E.M.; Hugues, V.; Blanchard-Desce, M.*; Flamigni, L.*; Gryko, D.T.*

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 20649-20664

Publications ‡ denotes equal contributions * denotes corresponding author

Published at UBC:

Rationalizing Photophysics of Co(III) Complexes with Pendant Pyrene Moieties

Electronic Tunability of Ruthenium Formyl and Hydroxymethyl Intermediates Relevant to Sustainable CO-to-Methanol Conversion

Characterizing Catalyst Function and Transformations in the Plasma Reduction of CO₂ on Atomic Layer Deposition-Synthesized Catalysts

Porphyrin Aggregation under Homogeneous Conditions Inhibits Electrocatalysis: A Case Study on CO₂ Reduction

Molecularly Defined Electrodes Host a Concert of Protons and Electrons

35+1 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2023

Linear Free Energy Relationships and Transition State Analysis of CO Reduction Catalysts Bearing Second Coordination Spheres with Tunable Acidity

Electrochemistry Cracks the P–O Bond: Sustainable Reduction of Phosphates to Phosphorus

Templating Bicarbonate in the Second Coordination Sphere Enhances Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

Electrolyte Cation Effects on Interfacial Acidity and Electric Fields

Free Energies of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reagents and Their Applications

Interfacial Acid–Base Equilibria and Electric Fields Concurrently Probed by In Situ Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy

Prior to UBC:

Hybrid Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis: Merging Approaches from Molecular, Materials, and Biological Catalysis

Urea-Based Multipoint Hydrogen-Bond Donor Additive Promotes Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Nickel Cyclam

Iron Porphyrins Embedded into a Supramolecular Porous Organic Cage for Electrochemical CO Reduction in Water

Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Enable Tuning of Electrocatalytic CO Reduction to Formate and Carbon Monoxide: Surface Organometallic Chemistry

Positional Effects of Second-Sphere Amide Pendants on Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Supramolecular Porphyrin Cages Assembled at Molecular–Materials Interfaces for Electrocatalytic CO Reduction

A Molecular Surface Functionalization Approach to Tuning Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Supramolecular Ga L Cage Photosensitizes 1,3-Rearrangement of Encapsulated Guest via Photoinduced Electron Transfer

Hybrid Bioinorganic Approach to Solar-to-Chemical Conversion

Covalent Organic Frameworks Comprising Cobalt Porphyrins for Catalytic CO Reduction in Water

Bioinspired Design of Redox-Active Ligands for Multielectron Catalysis: Effects of Positioning Pyrazine Reservoirs on Cobalt for Electro- and Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Water

Nanowire–Bacteria Hybrids for Unassisted Solar Carbon Dioxide Fixation to Value-Added Chemicals

Bright, Emission Tunable Fluorescent Dyes Based on Imidazole and π-Expanded Imidazole

Publications
‡ denotes equal contributions
* denotes corresponding author

Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Enable Tuning of Electrocatalytic CO
Reduction to Formate and Carbon Monoxide: Surface Organometallic Chemistry

Positional Effects of Second-Sphere Amide Pendants on Electrochemical CO
Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins

Covalent Organic Frameworks Comprising Cobalt Porphyrins for Catalytic CO
Reduction in Water