Personal profile
Contact Information
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
… → 2004
Ph.D., Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
… → 2001
B.S., Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
… → 1990
Research Interests
- Bioinorganic chemistry – synthesis and characterization of bio-inspired metal complexes as models for the active sites of various enzymes
- Supramolecular chemistry – synthesis and characterization of self-assembled architectures and mechanically interlocked molecules.
Disciplines
- Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 55 Article
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A digold(I) – Tetraalkynyl macrocycle with host-guest properties
Smith, M. D. & Semeniuc, R. F., Sep 1 2022, In: Polyhedron. 223, 115954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tuning the catecholase activity of bis(pyrazolyl)methane-based copper(II) complexes by substitutions of the ligand core: unraveling a dual O2/H2O2 oxidation mechanism
Jayaweera, N. P., Hall, A. E., Wilson, A. A., Konkle, M. E., Wheeler, K. A. & Semeniuc, R. F., Jun 1 2020, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 506Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An unexpected μ4-oxido-bridged tetranuclear Cu(II) inverse coordination complex of a heptadentate bis(pyrazolyl)methane-based ligand: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic properties, and catecholase activity
Joy, S. R. U., Trufan, E., Smith, M. D., Puscas, C., Silaghi-Dumitrescu, R. L. & Semeniuc, R. F., Jan 24 2019, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 485Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Benzobis(imidazolium) salts as templates for the self-assembly of starburst [24]pseudorotaxanes and their corresponding carbene-based classic [22]pseudorotaxanes
Foster, M. W., Mehl, B. T., Treadwell, E. M., Semeniuc, R. F. & Wheeler, K. A., Feb 5 2019, In: Chemical Communications. 55Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple coordination modes of a new ditopic bis(pyrazolyl)methane-based ligand.
Coulton, J. B., Smith, A. C., Wheeler, K. A. & Semeniuc, R. F., Dec 4 2018, In: Dalton Transactions. 47Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neutral interlocked assemblies from anionic pseudorotaxanes coordinated to Sn(IV) and Cu(I) metallic centers
Baum, R. R., Veach, J. J., Semeniuc, R. F., Wheeler, K. A. & Pellechia, P. J., Jan 30 2017, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 455Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Second generation O-alkyldithiocarbonates: Easy access to a new class of metalloligands
Semeniuc, R. F., Reamer, T. J., Hammock, K. A., Jones, H. B., Smith, M. D. & Wheeler, K. A., Sep 1 2017, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 475Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cadmium(II) coordination polymer formed from a third generation tetratopic tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligand.
Semeniuc, R. F., Reger, D. L. & Smith, M. D., Nov 1 2016, In: Acta Crystallographica Section C-crystal Structure Communications. 72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review