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68. Tae-Jin Kim, Sung-Kwan Kim, Beom-Jun Kim, Ho-Jin Son, Jong Sok Hahn, Minserk Cheong, Mariusz Mitoraj, Monika Srebro, £ukasz Piêkoœ, Artur Michalak, and Sang Ook Kang, “Sterically Less Hindered Half-Titanocene(IV) Phenoxides: Ancillary Ligand Effect on Mono-, Bis-, and Tris-(2-Alkyl/Aryl-Phenoxy) Titanium(IV) Chlorides” Chemistry – A European Journal (2010), accepted for publication.

67. Monika Srebro, £ukasz Piêkoœ, Tae-Jin Kim, Minserk Cheong,  Myung-Ahn Ok, Sang Ook Kang, and Artur Michalak “On preference of insertion mechanism in the ethylene polymerization catalyzed by half-titanocene complexes with aryloxy ligands:  static and dynamic theoretical studies”, Macromolecular Research, submitted.

66. E. Broc³awik, M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak From Electron Density Flow Towards Activation:Metal Sites in Zeolites From the Combined Extended Transition State (ETS) Method and the Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence (NOCV) Perspective(2010)

65. R. Kurczab, M.P. Mitoraj, M. Boczar, A. Michalak  Theoretical description of hydrogen bonding in oxalic acid dimer and trimer based on the combined extended-transition-state energy decomposition analysis and natural orbitals for chemical valence (ETS-NOCV)", Journal of Molecular Modeling (2010),  accepted for publication.

64. R. Kurczab, M.P. Mitoraj, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler “Theoretical Analysis of the Resonance Assisted Hydrogen Bond Based on the Combined Extended Transition State Method and Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence SchemeJ. Phys. Chem. A. (2010), ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/jp911405e.

63. M. P. Mitoraj, A. Michalak, s-Donor and p-Acceptor Properties of Phosphorus Ligands An Insight from the Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence”, Inorg. Chem., 49 (2010) 578-582.

62. Tae-Jin Kim, Sung-Kwan Kim, Beom-Jun Kim,  Jong Sok Hahn, Myung-Ahn Ok, Jong Hee Song, Dae-Ho Shin,  Jaejung Ko, Minserk Cheong,  Jin Kim,  Hoshik Won,  Mariusz Mitoraj, Monika Srebro,  Artur Michalak, Sang Ook Kang “Half-Metallocene Titanium(IV) Phenyl Phenoxide for High Temperature Olefin Polymerization: Ortho-Substituent Effect at Ancillary o-Phenoxy Ligand for Enhanced Catalytic Performance”, Macromolecules, 42 (2009) 6932-6943.

61. M. P. Mitoraj, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler  On the Nature of the Agostic Bond between Metal Centers and b-Hydrogen Atoms in Alkyl Complexes. An Analysis Based on the Extended Transition State Method and  the Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence Scheme (ETS-NOCV)  Organometallics (2009), 28, 3727-3733.

60. M. P. Mitoraj, A. MichalakBonding in cis-W(CO)4(piperidine)2 and its Dimer: Factors Determining Unusually Low vCO Frequencies”, J. Mol. Model, 16 (2010) 337-

59. M. Srebro, M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak “Binding of Polar Monomers in the complexes with organometallic ethylene polymerization catalysts: Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence and Energy Decomposition Analysis”, Can. J. Chem. 87 (2009) 1039-1054.

58. M. P. Mitoraj, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler “A Combined Charge and Energy Decomposition Scheme for Bond Analysis”, J. Chem. Theory Comp. 5 (2009) 962-975.

57. M. Srebro, A. Michalak “Computational Modeling of the Polymerization Catalysts” in “Handbook of polymerization catalysts”, Wiley 2010,  accepted.

56. M. P. Mitoraj, H. Zhu, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler. “On the Origin of the trans – influence in Square Planar d8 -complexes. A Theoretical Study” Int. J. Quantum. Chem. 109 (2009) 3379-3386.

55. M. Srebro, A. Michalak “Teoretical Analysis of Bonding in N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Rhodium Complexes”, Inorganic Chemistry, 48 (2009) 5361-5369.

54. A. Michalak,  R. L. DeKock, T. Ziegler “Bond Multiplicity in Transition-Metal Complexes:Applications of Two-Electron Valence Indices”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 112 (2008), 7256-7263.

53. M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak “Applications of Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence in a Descripton of Bonding in Conjugated Molecules”, Journal of Molecular Modeling, 14 (2008), 681-687.

52. M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak „Donor-Acceptor Properties of Ligands from the Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence, Organometallics, 26 (2007), 6576-6580.

51. A. Michalak, M. Mitoraj, T. Ziegler „Bond-orbitals from Chemical Valence Theory”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 112 (2008), 1933-1939.

50. M. Mitoraj, H. Zhu, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler  “Relating the Radical Stabilization Energy and Steric Bulk of a Hydrocarbyl Group to the Strength of its Bonds with Metals and Hydrogen. A Theoretical Study”, Organometallics, 26 (2007), 1627-1634.

49. M. Mitoraj, H. Zhu, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler  “1,3 Geminal Interactions as the Possible Trend Setting Factors for C-H and C-C Bond Energies in Alkanes. Support from a Density Functional Theory Based Bond Energy Decomposition Study”, J. Org. Chem., 71 (2006), 9208-9211.

48. A. Haras, G.D.W.  Anderson, A. Michalak, B. Rieger, T. Ziegler, “Computational Insight into Catalytic Control of Poly(ethylene-methyl acrylate) Topology”, Organometallics, 25 (2006), 4491-4497.

47. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler „Modeling Ethylene and Propylene Homopolymerization by Late-Transition-Metal Catalysts: A Combined QuantumMechanical and Stochastic Approach“ , Kinetics and Catalysis, 47 (2006), 310-325.

46. M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak „Natural Orbitals  for Chemical Valence as Descriptors of Chemical Bonding in Transition Metal Complexes”, J. Mol. Model., 13 (2007), 347-355.

45. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler  Modeling Chemical Reactions with First-Principle Molecular Dynamics” In: “ Modeling & Design of Specifically Interacting Molecular Materials”, W. A Sokalski (Ed.), Springer Verlag, 2007, 225-274.

44. A. Haras, A. Michalak, B. Rieger, T. Ziegler „Comparative study on catalytic systems for the alternating and non-alternating CO/ethene copolymerization”, Organometallics, 25 (2006), 946-953.

43. M. J. Szabo, N.M. Galea, A. Michalak, Sheng-Yong Yang, L.F. Groux, W. E. Piers, T. Ziegler „Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers: Chain Propagation and Side Reactions. A DFT Theoretical Study Using Zwitterionic Ni(II) and Pd(II) Catalysts.”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 (2005), 14692-14703.

42. A. Haras, A. Michalak, B. Rieger, T. Ziegler „Theoretical analysis of factors controlling

the non-alternating CO/C2H4 copolymerization“, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,  127 (2005), 8765-8774.

41. M. J. Szabo, N.M. Galea, A. Michalak, Sheng-Yong Yang, L.F. Groux, W. E. Piers, T. Ziegler „Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers by Anionic Substitution. A Theoretical Study Based on Acrylonitrile and the Brookhart Diimine Catalyst”, Organometallics, 24 (2005), 2147-2156.

40. M. Mitoraj, A. Michalak “DFT Studies on Isomerization Reactions in the Copolymerization of Ethylene and Methyl Acrylate Catalyzed by Ni- and Pd-Diimine Complexes”, J. Mol. Model., 11 (2005), 341-350.

39. Sheng-Yong Yang, M.J. Szabo, A. Michalak, T. Weiss, W.E. Piers, R.F. Jordan, T. Ziegler “The Exploration of Neutral Azoligand-Based Grubbs Type Palladium(II) Complex as Potential Catalyst for the Copolymerization of Ethylene with Acrylonitrile: A Theoretical Study Based on Density Functional Theory”, Organometallics, 24 (2005), 1242-1251.

38. T. Ziegler, A. Michalak “Late Transition Metals as Homo- and Co-Polymerization Catalysts”, In: Theoretical Aspects of Transition Metal Catalysis, Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 12, G. Frenking (Ed.), Springer-Verlag, 2005, pp. 145-186.

37. M.J. Szabo, R.F. Jordan, A. Michalak, W.E. Piers, T. Weiss, Sheng-Yong Yang, T. Ziegler “Polar Copolymerization by a Palladium-Diimine-Based Catalyst. Influence of the Catalyst Charge and Polar Substituent on Catalyst Poisoning and Polymerization Activity. A Density Functional Theory Study.”, Organometallics, 23 (2004), 5565-5572.

36. P. Kornelak, A. Michalak, M. Najbar “A comparison of the electronic structure and NO adsorption on a V2O5 and MoO3-V2O5 solid solution – DFT cluster studies”, Catalysis Today, 101 (2005), 175-183.

35. A. Michalak, “Two-reactant Fukui function and molecular electrostatic potential analysis of the methyl acrylate binding mode in the complexes with the Ni- and Pd-diimine catalysts”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 386 (2004), 346-350.

34. A. Michalak,  T. Ziegler, “Theoretical Studies on the Polymerization and Copolymerization Processes Catalyzed by the Late-Transition Metal Complexes”, In: Beyond Metallocenes. Next-Generation Polymerization Catalysts; ACS Symp. Series 857,; Hladky G.G.; Patil, A.O. (Eds.), American Chemical Society, 2003; pp. 154-172.

33. P. Margl, A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, “Theoretical Studies on Copolymerization of Polar Monomers”  In: Catalytic Synthesis of Alkene - Carbon Monoxide Copolymers and Cooligomers; Sen, A. (Ed.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002; pp. 265-307.

32. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, „A comparison of Ni- and Pd-diimine complexes as catalysts for ethylene / methyl acrylate copolymerization. A static and dynamic density functional theory study”,  Organometallics, 22 (2003), 2660-2669.

31. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, "Polymerization of ethylene catalyzed by a Nickel(+2) anilinotropone-based catalyst: DFT and stochastic studies on the elementary reactions and the mechanism of polyethylene branching ", Organometallics, 22 (2003), 2069-2079.

30. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, „Exploring the scope of possible microstructures accessible from polymerization of ethylene by late transition metal single-site catalysts. A theoretical study.”. Macromolecules, 36 (2003), 928-933.

29. Z. Xu, K. Vanka, T. Firman, A. Michalak, E. Zurek, C. Zhu, T. Ziegler, „Theoretical Study of the Interaction between Cations and Anions in Group IV Transition-Metal Catalysts for Single-Site Homogeneous Olefin Polymerization”, Organometallics, 21 (2002), 2444-2453.

28. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, “The Key Steps in Olefin Polymerization Catalyzed by Late Transition Metals” In: Computational Modeling of Homogeneous Catalysis, Maseras, F; Lledos, A. (Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

27. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, „Stochastic simulations of polymer growth and isomerization in the polymerization of propylene catalyzed by Pd-based diimine catalysts”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124 (2002), 7519-7528.

26. R.F. Nalewajski,  E. Œwitka,. A. Michalak, “Information Distance Analysis of Molecular Electron Densities”, Int. J. Quantum. Chem., 87 (2002), 198.

25. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, „DFT Studies on the Copolymerization of a-Olefins with Polar Monomers: Ethylene-Methyl Acrylate Copolymerization Catalyzed by a Pd-based Diimine Catalyst”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123 (2001), 12266-12278.

24. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, „First-Principle Molecular Dynamics along the Intrinsic Reaction Paths”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 105 (2001), 4333-4343.

23. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, DFT Studies on the Copolymerization of a-Olefins with Polar Monomers: Comonomer Binding by Nickel- and Palladium-Based Catalysts with Brookhart and Grubbs Ligands”,  Organometallics, 20 (2001), 1521-1532.

22. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, "DFT studies on substituent effects in Pd-catalyzed olefin polymerization", Organometallics, 19 (2000), 1850-1858.

21. A. Michalak, T. Ziegler, "Pd-catalyzed Polymerization of Propene - DFT Model Studies", Organometallics, 18 (1999), 3998-4004.

20. A.K. Chandra, A. Michalak, M.T. Nguien, R.F. Nalewajski, "On Regional Matching of Atomic Softnesses in Chemical Reactions: Two-Reactant Charge Sensitivity Study", J. Phys. Chem. A, 102 (1998), 10182-10188.

19. A. Michalak, F. DeProft, P. Geerlings, R.F. Nalewajski, "Fukui Functions from the Relaxed Kohn-Sham Orbitals", J. Phys. Chem. A, 103 (1999), 762-771.

18. K. Hermann, M. Witko, A. Michalak, "Density Functional Studies of the Electronic Structure and Adsorption at Molybdenum Oxide Surfaces", Catalysis Today, 50 (1999) 567-577.

17. R.F. Nalewajski, A. Michalak, "Charge Sensitivity / Bond-Order Analysis of Reactivity Trends in Allyl-[MoO3] Chemisorption Systems: A Comparison between (010)- and (100)-Surfaces", J. Phys. Chem. A, 102 (1998), 636-640.

16. K. Hermann, M. Witko, A. Michalak, "Structure, Binding, and Reactivity at Molybdenum Oxide (MoO3) Surfaces", Proceedings of the Symposium "Advances and Applications of Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Simulations to Heterogenous Catalysis", San Francisco, April 13-17 1997; ACS Preprints, Vol. 42 (1997), 106-109.

15. M. Witko, K. Hermann, R. Tokarz, A. Michalak, "Cluster Studies on Adsorption and Reaction at the V2O5 (010) Surface", Proceedings of the Symposium "Advances and Applications of Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Simulations to Heterogenous Catalysis", San Francisco, April 13-17 1997; ACS Preprints, Vol. 42 (1997), 94-97.

14. R.F. Nalewajski, J. Mrozek, A. Michalak, "Exploring Bonding Patterns of Molecular Systems Using Quantum Mechanical Bond Multiplicities", Polish J. Chem, 72 (1998) 1779-1791.

13. A. Michalak, M. Witko, K. Hermann, "Density Functional Cluster Studies on the (010) Surface of Vanadium Pentoxide", Surf. Sci., 375 (1997), 385-394.

12. R.F. Nalewajski, A. Michalak, "Charge Sensitivity and Bond-Order Analysis of Reactivity Trends in Allyl-[MoO3] Chemisorption Systems: Two-Reactant Approach", J. Phys. Chem., 100 (1996), 20076-20088.

11. A. Michalak, M. Witko, K. Hermann, "Ethylene Adsorption on the Cu(111) Surface: DFT Cluster Studies", J. Mol. Catal. A, 119 (1997), 213-221.

10. K. Hermann, M. Witko, A. Michalak, "Geometry of Acetylene and Ethylene Adsorbates on Cu(111): Theoretical Cluster Studies", Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie, 197 (1996), 219-235.

9. A. Michalak, K. Hermann, M. Witko, "Reactive Oxygen Sites at MoO3 surfaces: ab initio Cluster Model Studies", Surf. Sci., 366 (1996) 323-336.

8. K. Hermann, A. Michalak, M. Witko, "Cluster Model Studies on Oxygen Sites at the (010) Surfaces of V2O5 and MoO3", Catalysis Today, 32 (1996), 321-327.

7. R.F. Nalewajski, J. Mrozek, A. Michalak, "Two-Electron Valence Indices from the Kohn-Sham Orbitals", Int. J. Quant. Chem., 61 (1997), 589 -601.

6. R.F. Nalewajski, J. Korchowiec, A. Michalak, "Reactivity Criteria in Charge Sensitivity Analysis", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 183: Density Functional Theory - Theory of Chemical Reactivity, R.F. Nalewajski Ed. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1996), pp. 25-141.

5. J. Mrozek, A Michalak, "Chemical Reactivity Trends of Ergotamine and Butenolide from Electrostatic Potentials and Charge Sensitivities", Int. J. Quant. Chem., 56 (1995), 633-644.

4. R.F. Nalewajski, A. Michalak, "Use of Charge Sensitivity Analysis in Diagnosing Chemisorption Clusters: Minimum Energy Coordinate and Fukui Function Study of Model Toluene - [V2O5] Systems", Int. J. Quant. Chem., 56 (1995), 603-613.

3. R.F. Nalewajski, J. Korchowiec, A. Michalak, "Intermediate Hardness Decoupling Schemes for Chemical Reactivity", Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.), 196 (1994), 353-378.

2. A. Michalak, J. Mrozek, V.H. Smith, D.F. Weaver, "A Molecular Orbital Study of Two Vasconstricting Mycotoxins: Butenolide and Ergotamine", J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem), 305 (1994), 1-7.

1. P. Petelenz, R. Danielak, B. Gorczyca, A. Michalak, "Lifetime of the hypothetical charge transfer state in the phenothiazine crystal", J. Chem. Phys. 98 (1993) 1-3.

 

Prof. Artur Michalak

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