Gabbai, Francois
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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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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
selected publications
Academic Articles245
- Gonzalez, V. M., Park, G., Yang, M., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2021). Fluoride anion complexation and transport using a stibonium cation stabilized by an intramolecular PO → Sb pnictogen bond. Dalton Transactions. 50(48), 17897-17900.
- Zhou, J., Litle, E. D., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2021). Isolation and reactivity of a gold( i ) hydroxytrifluoroborate complex stabilized by anion-π + interactions. Chemical Communications. 57(79), 10154-10157.
- Zhou, B., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2021). Lewis Acidic Telluronium Cations: Enhanced Chalcogen-Bond Donor Properties and Application to Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysis. Organometallics. 40(15), 2371-2374.
- Park, G., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2021). The Elusive Au(I)···H–O Hydrogen Bond: Experimental Verification. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(32), 12494-12498.
- Zhou, B., & Gabbaï, F. P. (2021). Anion Chelation via Double Chalcogen Bonding: The Case of a Bis-telluronium Dication and Its Application in Electrophilic Catalysis via Metal-Chloride Bond Activation.. J Am Chem Soc. 143(23), 8625-8630.
Chapters2
- Christianson, A. M., & Gabba, F. P. (2017). Antimony- and Bismuth-Based Materials and Applications. Main Group Strategies towards Functional Hybrid Materials. 405-432. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Jones, J. S., Pan, B., & Gabba, F. P. (2015). Group 15 Metal–Metal Bonds. Molecular Metal-Metal Bonds. 519-558. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
Conference Papers96
- Gabbai, F. (2018). Sensing fluoride and cyanide anions in water using cationic main group Lewis acids. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 256,
- Gabbai, F. (2018). Synthesis and photoreduction of heteronuclear late transtion metal/main group element complexes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 256,
- Yang, M., Hirai, M., & Gabbai, F. (2018). Cationic antimony containing compounds as Lewis acid catalysts for transfer hydrogenation reactions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 255,
- Pati, N., Yang, M. M., Hirai, M., & Gabbai, F. (2017). Novel cationic antimony containing compounds and their catalytic reactivity in organic reactions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 253,
- Yang, M., & Gabbai, F. (2016). Lewis acidic properties of tryarylstibines. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 251,
Repository Documents / Preprints1
- Wilkins, L., & Gabbai, F. (2019). Carbocations as Secondary Coordination Sphere Z-Type Ligands – Anion-Induced Au(I)/Au(III) Oxidation and Impact on Reactivity.
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Principal Investigator3
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- CHEM101 Fund Of Chemistry I Instructor
- CHEM106 Molec Science Citizens Instructor
- CHEM111 Fund Of Chem Lab I Instructor
- CHEM119 Fund Of Chemistry I Instructor
- CHEM120 Fund Of Chemistry Ii Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Chen, Chang-Hong (2018-08). TRIPTYCENE- AND BIPHENYLENE-BASED BIFUNCTIONAL LEWIS ACIDS AS ANION RECEPTORS. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Sen, Srobona (2017-12). Phosphorus/Antimony and Phosphorus/H-bond Donor Ambiphilic Ligands: Incorporation into Late Transition Metal Complexes and the Reactivity Thereof. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Christianson, Anna Marie (2017-05). Organoantimony and Organophosphorus Compounds for Chemical Sensing: Toward Designed Fluorimetric and Colorimetric Responses. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Hirai, Masato (2016-08). Neutral and Cationic Organoantimony(V) Lewis Acids as Fluoride Receptors and Catalysts. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Palit, Chandra Mouli (2016-08). Novel Pincer Complexes of Transition Metals for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Carbon Monoxide and Cross Coupling of Aryl Halides. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
francois@tamu.edu
First Name
Francois
Last Name
Gabbai
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Chemistry Department; 3255 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3255
USA
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