Scholars

Gabbai, Francois

Professor

Positions:

Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
Professor, Chemistry, College of Science

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francois@tamu.edu

1 979 862 2070

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overview

Our research is concerned with the chemistry of both organic and organometallic polyfunctional Lewis acids. While an important component of our work deals with the synthesis of new examples of such polyfunctional Lewis acids, it is our ultimate intent to harness and utilize the cooperative effects occurring in such systems for the discovery of unusual structures, bonding modes, supramolecules and reactivities. Our research efforts present important ramifications in the domain of molecular recognition, supramolecular materials and catalysis.

education and training

Ph.D. in , The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1994

selected publications

Academic Articles244

Karimi, M., Borthakur, R., Dorsey, C. L., Chen, C., Lajeune, S., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2020). Bifunctional Carbenium Dications as Metal-Free Catalysts for the Reduction of Oxygen.. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 142(32), 13651-13656.
Park, G., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2020). Phosphonium Boranes for the Selective Transport of Fluoride Anions across Artificial Phospholipid Membranes. Angewandte Chemie. 132(13), 5336-5340.
Park, G., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2020). Redox-controlled chalcogen and pnictogen bonding: the case of a sulfonium/stibonium dication as a preanionophore for chloride anion transport. Chemical Science. 11(37), 10107-10112.
Zhou, B., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2020). Redox-controlled chalcogen-bonding at tellurium: impact on Lewis acidity and chloride anion transport properties. Chemical Science. 11(28), 7495-7500.
Wilkins, L. C., Kim, Y., Litle, E. D., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2019). Stabilized Carbenium Ions as Latent, Z‐type Ligands. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION. 58(50), 18266-18270.

Chapters2

Christianson, A. M., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2017). Antimony‐ and Bismuth‐Based Materials and Applications. Main Group Strategies towards Functional Hybrid Materials. (pp. 405-432). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Jones, J. S., Pan, B., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2015). Group 15 Metal–Metal Bonds. Molecular Metal-Metal Bonds. (pp. 519-558). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.