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Florida Faculty and Professional Staff
Roy Periana
Professor
Department of Chemistry
TSRI - 2007
Joint Appointments Director, Scripps Energy and Materials Laboratories
Visiting Associate, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Faculty Associate, PEER Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CAEducation
BSc. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Associate Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2001 - 2007
Awards & Activities
Co-Founder and Member of Board of Directors, Qateomix, Inc. Covina, CA
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, 2007
Topics in Current Chemistry. Volume Editor: C-H Activation, 2005
“Seminaire Hors-Ville en Chimie Inorganique” Switzerland, September, 2001
Catalytica Adv. Technologies, Inc. Co-Founder and Vice President 1994 – 2000
Chairman of National ACS Inorganic Symposium in 1999
Research Focus
Design and Study of Coordination Catalysts for Small Molecule Conversion
CH4 (and other hydrocarbons) N2, O2, H2O and CO2 are among the most abundant raw materials on Earth. The chemical conversions of these small molecules generate the majority of the World’s energy and materials. However, in spite of over 75 years of research, key fundamental chemistry challenges remain that lead to the generation of substantially more emissions, faster depletion of reserves, higher costs and greater dependence on petroleum than required. The focus of our research is to address these challenges and to design a new generation, Single-Site, coordination catalysts for the direct, selective, low temperature conversion of these molecules that would be substantially more efficient, lower cost and allow the use of abundant CH4 for the production of Energy, Fuels and Chemicals. Our Approach is based on the rational, de novo design of homogeneous, transition metal, (Single-Site) coordination catalysts through an iterative process involving conceptual design, computational study, synthesis, characterization and study of reaction chemistry and mechanisms. Our research interests include catalysts for: CH hydroxylation; N2 fixation, O22 activation, olefin hydration and CO2 reduction.
Selected References
Stoichiometric Oxyfunctionalization of a Cyclometalated Ir(III) 6- Phenyl-2,2’-Bipyridine Alkyl Complex and CH Activation Studies Young, K. J. H; Mironov, O.A.; Periana, R. A. Organometallics, 2007, 26, 2137.
Heterolytic CH Activation and Catalysis by an O-donor Iridium-Hydroxo Complex. Tenn, W. J.; Young, K. J. H; Oxgaard, J.; Nielsen, R. J.; Organometallics, 2006, 25, 5173
Functionalization of Metal Carbon Bond by Oxygen Atom Transfer Conley, B, L.; Ganesh, S. K.; Gonzales, J. M; Tenn, W. J,; Young, K. J. H.; Oxgaard, J.; Goddard III, W. A.; Periana, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2006, 128, 9018
Catalytic, Oxidative Condensation of CH4 to CH3COOH in One Step via CH Activation. Periana, R. A.; Mironov, O.; Taube, D.; Bhalla, G.; Jones, CJ. Science, 2003, 301, 814
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