Rate My Professor James Donahue

The research in the Donahue Group is synthesis-driven inorganic chemistry, focusing on coordination compounds, dithiolene and metallodithiolene complexes, redox-active ligands, multimetallic assemblies, hydrogen-evolving catalysts, and models for molybdoenzyme active sites. Key publications include “Assembly of a metal–organic framework by sextuple intercatenation of discrete adamantane-like cages” (Nature Chemistry, 2010), “A thermodynamic scale for oxygen atom transfer reactions” (Polyhedron, 1993), “Stabilization and immobilization of polyoxometalates in porous coordination polymers through host–guest interactions” (Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2009), “Synthesis, structures, and reactivity of bis(dithiolene) molybdenum (IV, VI) complexes related to the active sites of molybdoenzymes” (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998), and “Synthesis and structures of bis(dithiolene) molybdenum complexes related to the active sites of the DMSO reductase enzyme family” (Inorganic Chemistry, 2000). With over 4,000 citations and an h-index of 33 on Google Scholar, Donahue’s work has advanced understanding in coordination chemistry and catalysis. He has advised multiple Ph.D. students who have defended theses on topics such as synthesis and characterization of novel compounds and secured positions in academia, industry, and postdoctoral roles.