Publications

At Iowa

2024

2. P. J. Subintoro and K. P. Carter.

Structural and Vibrational Properties of Lanthanide Lindqvist Polyoxometalate Complexes

Dalton Transactions, 2024, Accepted.

ChemRxiv Preprint

2023

1. B. Lottes and K. P. Carter.

Capture and Stabilization of the Hydroxyl Radical in a Uranyl Peroxide Cluster

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2023, 29, e202300749.

ChemRxiv Preprint

Before Iowa - MSU, GWU, and LBNL

2023

39. J. A. Smith, M. A. Singh-Wilmot, Z. Min, K. P. Carter, S. Gilbert, M. B. Andrews, C. L. Cahill, J. A. Ridenour, A. N. Ley, and K. T. Holman.

Polymorphism from a 1:1 Ln:BTB reaction pot: solvothermal versus sonochemical synthesis of Ln-MOFs

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2023, 546, 121299.

2022

38. T. A. Bailey, J. N. Wacker, D. D. An, K. P. Carter, R. C. Davis, V. Mocko, J. Larrabee, K. M. Shield, M. N. Lam, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

Evaluation of ¹³⁴Ce as a PET imaging surrogate for antibody drug conjugates incorporating ²²⁵Ac

Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2022, 110-111, 28-36.

37. K. P. Carter, J. N. Wacker, K. F. Smith, G. J.-P. Deblonde, L. M. Moreau, J. A. Rees, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

In situ beam reduction of Pu(IV) and Bk(IV) as a route to trivalent transuranic coordination complexes with hydroxypyridinone chelators

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2022, 29(2), 315-322. (Invited contribution to special issue on actinide physics and chemistry with synchrotron radiation)

2021

36. L. Arnedo Sanchez, K. F. Smith, G. J.-P. Deblonde, K. P. Carter, L. M. Moreau, J. A. Rees, T. Tratnjek, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

Combining the best of two chelating titans: a hydroxypyridinone-decorated macrocyclic ligand for efficient and concomitant complexation and sensitized luminescence of f-elements

ChemPlusChem, 2021, 86(3), 483-491.

35. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, S. McNeil, A. Kerridge, M. H. Schofield, J. A. Ridenour, and C. L. Cahill.

Structural, spectroscopic, and computational evaluations of cation-cation and halogen bonding interactions in heterometallic uranyl hybrid materials

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 8(5), 1128-1141. (Inside Front Cover Article)

34. K. P. Carter, K. M. Shield, K. F. Smith, Z. R. Jones, J. N. Wacker, L. Arnedo Sanchez, T. M. Mattox, L. M. Moreau, K. E. Knope, S. A. Kozimor, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of an einsteinium complex

Nature, 2021, 590(7844), 85-88.

Highlighted by Nature Chemistry, The New York Times, NBC News, Vice, C&E News, Physics Today, Chemistry World, and Many More.

33. K. P. Carter, K. F. Smith, T. Tratnjek, G. J.-P. Deblonde, L. M. Moreau, J. A. Rees, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

Controlling the reduction of chelated uranyl to stable tetravalent uranium coordination complexes in aqueous solution

Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60(2), 973-981.

2020

32. R. G. Surbella III, K. P. Carter, T. D. Lohrey, D. Reilly, M. Kalaj, B. K. McNamara, J. Schwantes, and R. J. Abergel.

Rational design of a uranyl metal-organic framework for the capture and colorimetric detection of organic dyes

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2020, 26(61), 13819-13825. (Inside Front Cover Article)

31. K. P. Carter, R. M. Pallares, and R. J. Abergel.

Open questions in transplutonium coordination chemistry

Communications Chemistry, 2020, 3, 103. (Invited contribution to Open Questions in Chemistry series from Communications Chemistry; Selected for Coordination Chemistry Collection)

30. J. A. Smith, M. A. Singh-Wilmot, K. P. Carter, C. L. Cahill, and J. A. Ridenour.

Supramolecular assembly of lanthanide-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthalic acid coordination polymers via fluorine•••fluorine interactions: a platform for luminescent detection of Fe³⁺ and nitroaromatic compounds

New Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 44(28), 12317-12330

29. K. P. Carter^†, G. J.-P. Deblonde^†, T. D. Lohrey, T. A. Bailey, D. D. An, K. M. Shield, W. W. Lukens, and R. J. Abergel.

Developing scandium and yttrium coordination chemistry to advance theranostic radiopharmaceuticals

Communications Chemistry, 2020, 3, 61. (^† authors contributed equally) (Selected for Coordination Chemistry Collection by Communications Chemistry)

28. K. P. Carter, K. F. Smith, T. Tratnjek, K. M. Shield, L. M. Moreau, J. A. Rees, C. H. Booth, and R. J. Abergel.

Spontaneous, chelation-driven reduction of the neptunyl cation in aqueous solution

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2020, 26(11), 2354-2359.

27. R. M. Pallares, K. P. Carter, S. E. Zeltmann, T. Tratnjek, A. M. Minor, and R. J. Abergel.

Selective lanthanide sensing with gold nanoparticles and hydroxypyridinone chelators

Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59(3), 2030-2036.

2019

26. A. Ricano, I. Captain, K. P. Carter, B. P. Nell, G. J.-P. Deblonde, and R. J. Abergel.

Combinatorial design of multimeric chelating peptoids for selective metal coordination

Chemical Science, 2019, 10(28), 6834-6843 (Selected for themed collection highlighting most popular 2019-2020 inorganic, main group, and crystal engineering chemistry articles)

25. K. P. Carter, J. A. Ridenour, M. Kalaj, and C. L. Cahill.

A thorium metal-organic framework with outstanding thermal and chemical stability

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2019, 25(29), 7114-7118

24. J. A. Smith, M. A. Singh-Wilmot, K. P. Carter, C. L. Cahill, and J. A. Ridenour.

Lanthanide-2,3,5,6-tetrabromoterephthalic acid metal-organic frameworks: selective bifunctional sensors for the detection of Fe³⁺, Cu²⁺, and nitroaromatics and the evolution of halogen•••halogen interactions across the lanthanide series (Selected for virtual issue on halogen bonding)

Crystal Growth & Design, 2019, 19(1), 305-319.

2018

23. G. J.-P. Deblonde, T. D. Lohrey, C. H. Booth, K. P. Carter, B. F. Parker, Å. Larsen, R. Smeets, O. B. Ryan, A. S. Cuthbertson, and R. J. Abergel.

Solution thermodynamics and kinetics of metal complexation with a hydroxypyridinone chelator designed for thorium-227 targeted alpha therapy

Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57(22), 14337-14346.

22. K. P. Carter, J. Jian, M. M. Pyrch, T. Z. Forbes, T. M. Eaton, R. J. Abergel, W. A. de Jong, and J. K. Gibson.

Reductive activation of neptunyl and plutonyl oxo species with a hydroxypyridinone chelating ligand

Chemical Communications, 2018, 54(76), 10698-10701. (Invited contribution to thematic issue on new molecules and materials from the f-block)

21. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, A. Kerridge, and C. L. Cahill.

Probing hydrogen and halogen-oxo interactions in uranyl coordination polymers: a combined crystallographic and computational study

CrystEngComm, 2018, 20(34), 4916- 4925. (Inside Front Cover Article)

20. K. P. Carter, R. G. Surbella III, M. Kalaj, and C. L. Cahill.

Restricted speciation and supramolecular assembly in the 5f block

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2018, 24(49), 12747-12756. (Selected for Reviews Showcase by Chemistry-A European Journal)

19. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, A. Kerridge, J. A. Ridenour, and C. L. Cahill.

How to bend the uranyl cation via crystal engineering

Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57(5), 2714-2723.

18. K. P. Carter, A. T. Kerr, I. V. Taydakov, and C. L. Cahill.

Molecular and polymeric uranyl and thorium hybrid materials featuring methyl substituted
pyrazole dicarboxylates and heterocyclic 1,3-diketones

Solid State Sciences, 2018, 76(1), 20-32. (Front Cover Article)

2017

17. K. P. Carter, S. J. A. Pope, M. Kalaj, R. J. Holmberg, M. Murugesu, and C. L. Cahill.

Exploring the promotion of synthons of choice: halogen bonding in molecular lanthanide complexes characterized via X-ray diffraction, luminescence spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements

Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (ZAAC), 2017, 643(23), 1948-1955. (Invited contribution to special issue celebrating Thomas Schleid’s 60th birthday)

16. M. Kalaj, K. P. Carter, and C. L. Cahill.

Isolating equatorial and oxo based influences on uranyl vibrational spectroscopy in a family of hybrid materials featuring halogen bonding interactions with the uranyl oxo atoms

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 2017(40), 4702-4713. (Highlighted as
Very Important Paper by European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry)

15. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, R. G. Surbella III, L. C. Ducati, J. Autschbach, and C. L. Cahill.

Engaging the terminal: promoting halogen bonding interactions with uranyl oxo atoms

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2017, 23(61), 15355-15369. (Inside Front Cover Article)

14. M. Kalaj, K. P. Carter, A. V. Savchenkov, M. M. Pyrch, and C. L. Cahill.

Syntheses, structures, and comparisons of heterometallic uranyl iodobenzoates with monovalent cations

Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 56(15), 9156-9168.

13. J. A. Ridenour, K. P. Carter, and C. L. Cahill.

RE-p-halobenzoic acid-terpyridine complexes, part III: structural and supramolecular trends in a series of p-iodobenzoic acid rare-earth hybrid materials

CrystEngComm, 2017, 19(8), 1190-1203.

12. J. A. Ridenour, K. P. Carter, R. J. Butcher, and C. L. Cahill.

RE-p-halobenzoic acid-terpyridine complexes, part II: structural diversity, supramolecular assembly, and luminescence properties in a series of p-bromobenzoic acid rare-earth hybrid materials

CrystEngComm, 2017, 19(8), 1172-1189.

11. M. Kalaj, K. P. Carter, and C. L. Cahill.

Utilizing bifurcated halogen bonding interactions with the uranyl oxo group in the assembly of a UO₂-3-bromo-5-iodobenzoic acid coordination polymer

Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 2017, B73(2), 234-239. (Special Issue on Halogen Bonding)

10. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, and C. L. Cahill.

Harnessing uranyl oxo atoms via halogen bonding interactions in molecular uranyl materials featuring 2,5-diiodobenzoic acid and N-donor capping ligands

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2017, 4(1), 65-78.

2016

9. J. A. Smith, M. A. Singh-Wilmot, K. P. Carter, C. L. Cahill, A. J. Lough, and C. S. Knee.

Eight rare earth metal organic frameworks and coordination polymers from 2-nitroterephthlate: syntheses, structures, solid-state luminescence and an unprecedented topology

New Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 40(9), 7338-7349.

8. K. P. Carter, K. E. Thomas, S. J. A. Pope, R. J. Holmberg, R. J. Butcher, M. Murugesu, and C. L. Cahill.

Supramolecular assembly of molecular rare-earth-3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid-2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridine materials: structural systematics, luminescence properties, and magnetic behavior

Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55(14), 6902-6915.

7. G. E. Sigmon, J. E. S. Szymanowski, K. P. Carter, C. L. Cahill, and P. C. Burns.

Hybrid lanthanide-actinide peroxide cage clusters

Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55(6), 2682-2684.

6. K. P. Carter, M. Kalaj, and C. L. Cahill.

Probing the influence of N-donor capping ligands on supramolecular assembly in molecular uranyl materials

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 2016(1), 126-137

2015

5. K. P. Carter, C. H. F. Zulato, E. M. Rodrigues, S. J. A. Pope, F. A. Sigoli, and C. L. Cahill.

Controlling dimensionality via a dual ligand strategy in Ln-thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid-terpyridine coordination polymers

Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44(36), 15843-15854.

4. K. P. Carter and C. L. Cahill.

Combining coordination and supramolecular chemistry to explore uranyl assembly in the solid state

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2015, 2(2), 141-156. (Invited contribution to thematic issue on crystal engineering for molecular materials)

2014

3. K. P. Carter, C. H. F. Zulato, and C. L. Cahill.

Exploring supramolecular assembly and luminescent behavior in a series of RE-p-chlorobenzoic acid-1,10- phenanthroline complexes

CrystEngComm, 2014, 16(44), 10189-10202.

2. R. D. Selby, K. P. Carter, and S. H. Gage.

Survey concerning electronic textbooks: Assessing student behavior and environmental considerations

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014, 15(2), 142-156.

1. K. P. Carter, S. J. A. Pope, and C. L. Cahill.

A series of Ln-p-chlorobenzoic acid-2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridine complexes: lanthanide contraction effects, supramolecular interactions and luminescent behavior

CrystEngComm, 2014, 16(10), 1873-1884.

Book Chapters

2. R. M. Pallares, K. P. Carter, D. Faulkner, and R. J. Abergel.

Macromolecular crystallography for f-element complex characterization

In Methods in Enzymology, J. A. Cotruvo Jr. (Ed.) Academic Press, 2021, vol. 651, ch. 5, 139-155.

1. K. P. Carter and C. L. Cahill.

Hybrid materials of the f-elements part I: the lanthanides

In Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, J.-C. G. Bünzli, V. K. Pecharsky (Eds.), Elsevier, 2015, vol. 47, ch. 271, 147-208.