Dr Kozak has a h-index of 28 (Google Scholar, as of Sept. 13, 2023). (P#) means paper is in pre-print, (PS#) means paper is in pre-print and submitted for publication.
Papers:
(54) K. Ni, L. N. Dawe, A. A. Sarjeant, C. M. Kozak*. “Controlled Synthesis of Polycarbonate Diols and Their Polylactide Block Copolymers using Amino-bis(phenolate) Chromium Hydroxide Complexes” Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 17249-17257. DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03168c.
(53) C. Vos, J. Beament, C. M. Kozak*. “Ring Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization for Polyester and Polycarbonate Formation by a Diamino-bis(phenolate) Chromium(III) Catalyst” Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 5083-5093. DOI: 10.1039/d3py01114c.
(52) G. Penche, M. P. Gónzalez-Marcos,* J. R. González-Velasco, C. W. Vos, and
C. M. Kozak. “Two-dimensional (2D) layered double metal cyanides as alternative catalysts for CO2/propylene oxide copolymerization” Catal. Sci. Technol. 2023, 13, 5214-5226.
(51) T. J. Hannah, W. M. McCarvell, T. Kirsch, T. Hynes, J. Mayho, K. L. Bamford, C. W. Vos, C. M. Kozak, T. George, J. D. Masuda, S. S. Chitnis*. “Planar bismuth triamides: a tunable platform for main group Lewis acidity and polymerization catalysis” Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 4549-4563.
(50) K. P. Start, M. D. Wheeler and C. M. Kozak* “Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Unactivated N-Heterocycles and Quinones Under Microwave Heating” Can. J. Chem. 2021, 99, 182–192. Invited for a Special Issue dedicated to Professor Bob Morris.
(49) C. M. Laprise, K. A. Hawboldt, F. M. Kerton* and C. M. Kozak* “Synthesis of a Renewable, Waste‐Derived Nonisocyanate Polyurethane from Fish Processing Discards and Cashew Nutshell‐Derived Amines” Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2021, 42, 2000339.
(48) K. Ambrose, J. N. Murphy and C. M. Kozak* “Chromium Diamino-bis(phenolate) Complexes as Catalysts for Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide” Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 15375-15383.
(47) K. Devaine-Pressing, F. J. Oldenburg, J. P. Menzel, M. Springer, L. N. Dawe, and C. M. Kozak* “Lithium, Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Amino-bis(phenolate) Complexes in the Ring-opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide” Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 1531-1544.
(46) K. Ambrose, J. N. Murphy and C. M. Kozak*, “Chromium Amino-bis(phenolate) Complexes as Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide” Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 7403-7412.
(45) T. S. Anderson and C. M. Kozak*, “Ring-opening Polymerization of Epoxides and Ring-opening Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides by a Zinc Amino-bis(phenolate) Catalyst” Eur. Polym. J. 2019, 120, 109237.
(44) Y. Liu, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak*, “Bimetallic and Trimetallic Zinc Amino-bis(phenolate) Complexes for Ring-opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide” Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 13699-13710. DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03118A.
(43) K. A. Andrea, E. D. Butler, T. R. Brown, T. S. Anderson, D. Jagota, C. Rose, E. M. Lee, S. D. Goulding, J. N. Murphy, F. M. Kerton* and C. M. Kozak*, “Iron Complexes for Cyclic and Polycarbonate Formation: Selectivity Control from Ligand Design and Metal-Center Geometry” Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 11231-11240.
(42) K. Ambrose, K. N. Robertson and C. M. Kozak*, “Cobalt Amino-bis(phenolate) Complexes for Coupling and Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide” Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 6248-6260.
(41) K. A. Andrea, T. R. Brown, J. N. Murphy, D. Jagota, D. McKearney, C. M. Kozak and F. M. Kerton*, “Characterization of oxo-bridged iron amino-bis(phenolate) complexes formed intentionally or in situ: Mechanistic insight into epoxide deoxygenation during the coupling of CO2 and epoxides” Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 13494-13504.
(40) C. M. Kozak*, K. Ambrose and T. S. Anderson, “Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxides by Metal Coordination Complexes” Coord. Chem. Rev. 2018, 376, 565-587.
(39) K. Ni, V. Paniez-Grave and C. M. Kozak*, “Effect of Azide and Chloride Binding to Diamino-bis(phenolate) Chromium Complexes on CO2/Cyclohexene Oxide Copolymerization” Organometallics, 2018, 37, 2507-2518.
(38) K. Ni and C. M. Kozak*, “Kinetic Studies of Copolymerization of Cyclohexene oxide with CO2 by a Diamino-bis(phenolate) Chromium(III) Complex” Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 3097-3106
(37) K. Devaine-Pressing and C. M. Kozak*, “Mechanistic Studies of Cyclohexene Oxide/CO2 Copolymerization by a Chromium(III) Pyridylamine-bis(phenolate) Complex” ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 1266-1273.
(36) K. Devaine-Pressing, L. N. Dawe, and C. M. Kozak*, “Cyclohexene Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Copolymerization by Chromium(III) Amino-bis(phenolato) Complexes and MALDI-TOF MS Analysis of the Polycarbonates” Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 6305-6315, and COVER ART
(35) C. M. Kozak,* A. M. Woods, C. S. Bottaro, K. Devaine-Pressing and K. Ni, “A MALDI-TOF MS analysis study of the binding of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine to amine-bis(phenolate) chromium(III) chloride complexes: Mechanistic insight into differences in catalytic activity for CO2/epoxide copolymerization.” Faraday Discussions, 2015, 183, 31-46. DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00046G. Part of Faraday Discussion Meeting on Carbon Dioxide Utilisation.
(34) K. Devaine-Pressing, J. H. Lehr, M. E. Pratt, L. N. Dawe, A. A. Sarjeant, and C. M. Kozak*, “Magnesium Amino-bis(phenolato) Complexes for the Ring-opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide.” Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 12365-12375. Invited article for Themed Issue on “Earth Abundant Element Compounds in Homogeneous Catalysis“
(33) E. F. Chard, J. R. Thompson, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak*, “Synthesis and structure of iron(III) complexes of amine–bis(phenolate) ligands.” Can. J. Chem. 2014, 92, 758-764. Invited article for Special Issue dedicated to Professor A. B. P. Lever.
(32) H. Chen, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak*, “Chromium(III) amine-bis(phenolate) complexes as catalysts for copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and CO2.” Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014, 4, 1547-1555. Invited article for Themed Issue on “Catalytic Conversion and Use of Carbon Dioxide for Value-Added Organics ” Selected as a “Hot article“
(31) L. N. Saunders, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak*, “Alkali Metal Complexes of Tridentate Amine-bis(phenolate) Ligands and their rac-Lactide ROP Activity.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 749. 34 – 40.
(30) E. F. Chard, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak*, “Coupling of Benzyl Halides with Aryl Grignard Reagents Catalyzed by an Iron(III) Amine-bis(phenolate) Complex.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 737, 32 – 39.
(29) S. C. Roşca, D. A. Roşca, V. Dorcet, C. M. Kozak, F. Kerton, J.-F. Carpentier* and Y. Sarazin* “Alkali aminoether-phenolate complexes: Synthesis, structural characterization and evidences for an activated monomer ROP mechanism.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 9361 – 9375. (Collaborative paper)
(28) R. K. Dean, A. M. Reckling, H. Chen, L. N. Dawe, C. M. Schneider, and C. M. Kozak, “Ring-opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters with Lithium Amine-bis(phenolate) Complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 3504 – 3520.
(27) R. K. Dean, K. Devaine-Pressing, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak, “Reaction of CO2 with Propylene Oxide and Styrene Oxide catalyzed by a Chromium(III) Amine-bis(phenolate) Complex.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 9233 – 9244. Invited article for Themed Issue on “Advances in metal-catalysed polymerisation and related transformations“
(26) R. K. Dean, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak, “Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and CO2 With a Chromium Diamine-bis(phenolate) Catalyst”. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 9095−9103.
(25) L. N. Saunders, M. E. Pratt, S. E. Hann, L. N. Dawe, A. Decken, F. M. Kerton and C. M. Kozak, “Structural Variations in the Coordination Chemistry of Amine-bis(phenolate) Cobalt(II/III) Complexes”. Polyhedron, 2012, 46, 53-65.
(24) L. E. N. Allan, J. P. MacDonald, A. M. Reckling, C. M. Kozak and M. P. Shaver, “Controlled Radical Polymerization Mediated by Amine–Bis(phenolate) Iron(III) Complexes”, Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2012, 33, 414-418.
(23) R. K. Dean, C. Fowler, K. Hasan, K. Kerman, P. Kwong, S. Trudel, D. B. Leznoff, H.-B. Kraatz, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak, “Magnetic, electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of iron(III) amine-bis(phenolate) halide complexes”, Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 4806-4816. (Article)
(22) L. N. Saunders, N. Ikpo, C. F. Petten, U. K. Das, L. N. Dawe, C. M. Kozak and F. M. Kerton, “Coupling of Carbon Dioxide with Neat Propylene Oxide Catalyzed by Aminebisphenolato Cobalt(II)/(III) Complexes and Ionic Co-catalysts”, Catal. Commun. 2012, 18, 165-167.
(21) K. Hasan, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak, “Synthesis, structure and C-C cross-coupling activity of amine-bis(phenolate)iron(acac) complexes”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem, 2011, 4610-4621 (Article)
(20) K. Hasan, N. Brown and C. M. Kozak, “Iron-catalyzed epoxidation of olefins using hydrogen peroxide”, Green Chem. 2011. 13, 1230-1237 (Article)
(19) X. Qian and C. M. Kozak, “Catalytic double C-Cl bond activation by iron(III) salts with Grignard reagents”, Synlett, 2011, 6, 852-856. (Communication)
(18) X. Qian, L. N. Dawe and C. M. Kozak, “Catalytic alkylation of aryl Grignard reagents by iron(III) amine-bis(phenolate) complexes”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 933-943. (Article). ***Hot Article***
(17) A. M. Reckling, D. Martin, L. N. Dawe, A. Decken and C. M. Kozak, “Structure and C-C cross-coupling reactivity of iron(III) complexes of halogenated amine-bis(phenolate) ligands”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 787-794. (Article)
(16) E. Chard, L. N. Dawe, C. M. Kozak, “Acetato[2-pyridylamino-N,N-bis(2-methylene-4,6-tert-butylphenolato)]aquamanganese(III) ethanol solvate”, Acta Cryst., 2010, E66, m771. (Communication)
(15) U. Kumar Das, J. Bobak, C. Fowler, S. E. Hann, C. F. Petten, L. N. Dawe, A. Decken, F. M. Kerton* and C. M. Kozak*, “Synthesis and Structure of Mono-, Bi- and Trimetallic Amine-bis(phenolate) Cobalt(II) complexes”, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 5462 – 5477.
(14) R. K. Dean, S. L. Granville, L. N. Dawe, A. Decken, K. M. Hattenhauer and C. M. Kozak*, “Structure and magnetic behaviour of mono- and bimetallic chromium(III) complexes of amine-bis(phenolate) ligands”, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 548 – 559. Invited article for Themed Issue on “New Talent: Inspiration for the future”
(13) K. Hasan, C. Fowler, P. Kwong, A. K. Crane, J. Collins and C. M. Kozak*. “Synthesis and structure of iron(III) diamine-bis(phenolate) complexes”. Dalton Trans., 2008, 2991-2998.
(12) R. Roychowdhury, A. K. Crane, C. Fowler, P. Kwong and C. M. Kozak*. “Iron(III) amine-bis(phenolate) complexes as catalysts for coupling of alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents.” Chem. Commun., 2008, 94-96.
(11) F. M. Kerton, C. M. Kozak, K. Lüttgen, R. J. Webster, A. C. Whitwood and C. E. Willans, “Dimerisation versus polymerisation: Affects of donor position in isomeric dilithium diphenoxydiamine complexes”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2006, 359, 2819-2825.
(10) D. Blazina, S. B. Duckett, T. K. Halstead, C. M. Kozak, R. J. K. Taylor, M. S. Anwar, J. A. Jones and H. A. Carteret. “Generation and Interrogation of a Pure Nuclear Spin State by Parahydrogen-Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy: A Defined Initial State for Quantum Computation”. Magn. Res. Chem. 2005, 43, 200-208.
(9) Christopher M. Kozak and Philip Mountford. “Revelations in Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization by Metal Complexes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1186-1189.
(8) M. S. Anwar, D. Blazina, H. Carteret, S. B. Duckett, T. K. Halstead, J. A. Jones, C. M. Kozak and R. J. K. Taylor. “Preparing High Purity Initial States for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Quantum Computing.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 93, 040501/1-040501/4.
(7) S. C. Lawrence, B. D. Ward, S. R. Dubberley, C. M. Kozak and P. Mountford. “Highly Efficient Ethylene Polymerisation by Scandium Alkyls Supported by Neutral fac-K3 Coordinated N3 Donor Ligands.” Chem Commun. 2003, 2880-2881.
(6) M. D. Fryzuk, C. M. Kozak and B. O. Patrick. “Dinuclear Organometallic Dinitrogen Complexes of Niobium” Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2003, 345, 53-62.
(5) M. D. Fryzuk, C. M. Kozak, M. R. Bowdridge and B. O. Patrick. “Cyclohexadienyl Complexes of Niobium and Arene Hydrogenation Catalysis” Organometallics, 2002, 21, 5047-5054.
(4) M. D. Fryzuk, C. M. Kozak, M. R. Bowdridge, B. O. Patrick and S. J. Rettig. “Nitride Formation by Thermolysis of a Kinetically Stable Niobium Dinitrogen Complex” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 8389-8397.
(3) M. D. Fryzuk, C. M. Kozak, P. Mehrkhodavandi, L. Morello, B. O. Patrick and S. J. Rettig. “Phosphorus-Phenyl Group Activation by Reduced Zirconium and Niobium Complexes Stabilized by the [P2N2] Macrocycle” J. Am Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 516-517.
(2) M. D. Fryzuk*, C. M. Kozak, M. R. Bowdridge, W. Jin, D. Tung, B. O. Patrick and S. J. Rettig. “Macrocyclic Complexes of Niobium(III): Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Behavior of Mononuclear and Dinuclear Species That Incorporate the [P2N2] System”, Organometallics, 2001, 20, 3752-3761.
(1) M. Stradiotto, C. M. Kozak, M. J. McGlinchey*. “A Synthetic and X-ray Crystallographic Study of the Indenyl-phosphine Complexes 1,3-(Ph2P=X)2(C9H6), (X = O, S) and (η5-C9H5(Ph2P=S)2)[Mn(CO)3]: Versatile Ligands for the Preparation of Heteropolymetallic Complexes.” J. Organomet. Chem. 1998, 564, 101-108.
Books and Book Chapters:
(Book 2) Antonello Pizzolante, Sarah Dechent, Arjan W. Kleij and Christopher M. Kozak. “Sustainable Feedstock for Conversion of CO2 to Cyclic and Polycarbonates”. In Carbon Dioxide Utilization Vol. 2; Michael North and Peter Styring, Eds.; De Gruyter: Berlin, 2019; pp 303 – 327.
(Book 1) Christopher M. Kozak and Philip Mountford. “Zirconium and Hafnium: Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry”, in Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed.; Wiley: Hoboken, NJ, 2005.
Patents:
(Patent 1) M. P. Shaver and C. M. Kozak “Iron bisphenolate complexes and methods of use and synthesis thereof”, Filing Date: October 14, 2011. U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/547,426.
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