Dr. Edward Rajaseelan

Research Interests

Dr. Rajaseelan's research interests are in the areas of synthetic inorganic, bio-inorganic, and organometallic chemistry. His research involves synthesis, characterization of transition metal complexes consisting of nitrogen oxides, N-heterocyclic carbenes, and chelating phosphines as ligands. These complexes have many potential uses as catalysts in green chemistry, organic synthesis, and in various industrial reactions.

About Dr. Edward Rajaseelan

Dr. Rajaseelan joined the Chemistry Department in August of 1990, following a year of teaching and research at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. He did his sabbatical research at Brown University, Providence, RI in 1997 on organometallic catalysts for industrially important hydrodesulfurization reactions, and at Yale University, New Haven, CT in 2005 on N- Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes, a new generation of catalysts in organic synthesis.

Professional Affiliations

• American Chemical Society (ACS)

Recent Publications

• Timothy G. Lerch*, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5-diene] (1-ethyl-4-isobutyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene) (triphenylphosphane)iridium(I)tetrafluoridoborate dichloromethane hemisolvate" IUCrData (2024). 9, x240941.

• Timothy G. Lerch*, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " (1-ethyl-4-isobutyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene) [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5- diene] (triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I)tetrafluoridoborate" IUCrData (2024). 9, x240745.
• Timothy G. Lerch*, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " Chlorido [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5- diene](1-ethyl-4-isobutyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)rhodium(I)" IUCrData (2024). 9, x240704.
• Timothy G. Lerch*, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " (4-Butyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene) [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5- diene] (triphenylphosphane)iridium(I)tetrafluoridoborate" IUCrData (2024). 9, x240501.

• Timothy G. Lerch*, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " (4-Butyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene) [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5- diene] (triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I)tetrafluoridoborate" IUCrData (2024). 9, x240060. 

• Aaron Maynard, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; "[(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5-   diene](4-isopropyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)(triphenylphosphane)iridium(I)tetrafluoridoborate   dichloromethane sesquisolvate” IUCrData (2023). 8, x230903.

• Aaron Maynard, Taylor M. keller, Michael Gau, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " 1-Ethyl-4-    isopropyl-1,2,4-triazolium bromide,” IUCrData (2023). 8, x230784.

• Troy E. Smith, Andrei V. Astashkin, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; " [(1,2,5,6-[eta])-Cycloocta-1,5-diene](4-isopropyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)(triphenylphosphane)iridium(I)tetrafluoridoborate dichloromethane 0.8-solvate,” IUCrData (2023). 8, x230064.

• Joshua Rushlow, Andrei V. Astashkin, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; “[(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene](4-isopropyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)(tricyclohexylphosphane-κP)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate dichloromethane monosolvate,” IUCrData (2022). 7, x220685.
• Kassandra T. Castaldi, Andrei V. Astashkin, Daniel R. ALbert and Edward Rajaseelan; “(4-benzyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene](triphenylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate,” IUCrData (2021). 6, x211142.
• Elliott B. Newman, Andrei V. Astashkin, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; “(4-benzyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)-[(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene](triphenylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate,” IUCrData (2021). 6, x210836.
• Joshua Rushlow, Andrei V. Astashkin, Daniel R. Albert and Edward Rajaseelan; “(Chlorido/bromido)[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](4-isopropyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)rhodium(I),” IUCrData (2021). 6, x210811.
• Jeffrey A. Rood, Chhatra B. Subedi, John P. Risell, Andrei V. Astashkin and Edward Rajaseelan; “[(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene](1-ethyl-3-isopropyl-1,3-imidazol-2-ylidene)(triphenylphosphane)rhodium(I) tetrafluoridoborate,” IUCrData (2021). 6, x210597.
• Karam B. Idrees, William J. Rutledge, Sue A. Roberts and Edward Rajaseelan; “[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-Cyclooctadiene] (1-ethyl-3-isopropyl-1,3-imidazol-2-ylidene (triphenylphosphine)iridium(I)Tetrafluoroborate,” IUCrData (2017). 2, x171411.
• Karam B. Idrees, Andrei V. Astashkin, and Edward Rajaseelan [µ-1,4-       Bis(diphenylphosphine)butane]bis{(4-benzyl-2-neopentylo-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylidene)[1,2,5,6-η)-            1,5-Cyclooctadiene]iridium(I)} bis(tetrafluoroborate) dicholoromethane disolvate,” IUCrData (2017). 2, x171081.
• Gary S. Nichol, David P. Walton,  Laura J. Anna, and Edward Rajaseelan; “[2- Butyl-4-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)-1,2,4-trazol-3-ylidene]chloro(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene]iridium(I),” Acta Crystallographica, 2012, E68, m158-159.
• Gary S. Nichol, Jonathan Rajaseelan, David P. Walton, and Edward Rajaseelan; “[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-Cyclooctadiene]bis(1-isopropyl-3-methylimidazolin-2-ylidene)rhodium(I)Tetrafluoroborate,” Acta Crystallographica, 2011, E67, m1860-1861.
• Ashley L. Huttenstine, Edward Rajaseelan, Allen G. Oliver, and Jeffrey A. Rood; "A Cationic Rhodium(I)  N-heterocyclic Carbene Complex isolated as an aqua Adduct,” Acta Crystallographica, 2011, E67, m1274-1275.
• Gary S. Nichol, Daniel Stasiw, Laura J. Anna, and Edward Rajaseelan; "[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5Cyclooctadiene](1-isopropyl-3-imidazolin-2-ylidene)(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I)Tetrafluoroborate dichloromethane solvate,” Acta Crystallographica, 2010, E66, m1114.
• Gary S. Nichol, Jonathan Rajaseelan, Laura J. Anna, and Edward Rajaseelan; “N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium: Steric Effects on Molecular Conformation,” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 4320-4328.
• Dinakar Gnanamgari, Audrey Moores, Edward Rajaseelan and Robert H. Crabtree, "Transfer hydrogenation of Imines and Alkenes Direct Reductive Amination of Aldehydes Catalyzed by Triazole- Derived Iridium(I) Carbene Complexes" Organometallics, 2007, 26, 1226-1230.