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Brian J. Esselman, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2012 Chemistry University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI 
Area:
unstable organic species such as radicals, carbenes, and highly-unsaturated carbon molecules
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Year Citation  Score
2024 Jean DR, Wood SA, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Rotational Spectroscopy of 1-Cyano-2-methylenecyclopropane (CHN)─A Newly Synthesized Pyridine Isomer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 38354365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08002  0.604
2024 Wood SA, Esselman BJ, Kougias SM, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Photoisomerization of (Cyanomethylene)cyclopropane (CHN) to 1-Cyano-2-methylenecyclopropane in an Argon Matrix. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 128: 1417-1426. PMID 38329215 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08001  0.572
2023 Esselman BJ, Pimentel EB, Styers WH, Jean DR, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. The 235-360 GHz Rotational Spectrum of 1-Oxaspiro[2.5]octa-4,7-dien-6-one─Analysis of the Ground Vibrational State and Its 10 Lowest-Energy Vibrationally Excited States. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 38153243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07049  0.583
2023 Pharr CR, Esselman BJ, McMahon RJ. Photochemistry of 1-(2- and 3-Thienyl)diazoethanes: Spectroscopy and Tunneling Reaction of Triplet 1-(3-Thienyl)ethylidene. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88: 16176-16185. PMID 37948641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01639  0.713
2023 Esselman BJ, Zdanovskaia MA, Owen AN, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Precise Equilibrium Structure of Benzene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145: 21785-21797. PMID 37774420 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03109  0.541
2023 Smith HH, Esselman BJ, Wood SA, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Improved semi-experimental equilibrium structure and high-level theoretical structures of ketene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 158. PMID 37352424 DOI: 10.1063/5.0154770  0.57
2023 Owen AN, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Carbon Condensation [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Highly Unsaturated Carbon Chains. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 37146283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c00617  0.491
2023 Esselman BJ, Zdanovskaia MA, Styers WH, Owen AN, Kougias SM, Billinghurst BE, Zhao J, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-Wave and High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of 2-Furonitrile─A Highly Polar Substituted Furan. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 36794985 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08911  0.59
2023 Zdanovskaia MA, Franke PR, Esselman BJ, Billinghurst BE, Zhao J, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Vibrationally excited states of 1H- and 2H-1,2,3-triazole isotopologues analyzed by millimeter-wave and high-resolution infrared spectroscopy with approximate state-specific quartic distortion constants. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 158: 044301. PMID 36725515 DOI: 10.1063/5.0137340  0.501
2022 Bunn HA, Esselman BJ, Franke PR, Kougias SM, McMahon RJ, Stanton JF, Widicus Weaver SL, Woods RC. Millimeter/Submillimeter-wave Spectroscopy and the Semi-experimental Equilibrium () Structure of 1-1,2,4-Triazole (-CHN). The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 126: 8196-8210. PMID 36314454 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06038  0.551
2022 Zdanovskaia MA, Esselman BJ, Kougias SM, Amberger BK, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Precise equilibrium structures of 1H- and 2H-1,2,3-triazoles (CHN) by millimeter-wave spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 157: 084305. PMID 36050027 DOI: 10.1063/5.0097750  0.532
2022 Owen AN, Sahoo NP, Esselman BJ, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Semi-experimental equilibrium (r ) and theoretical structures of hydrazoic acid (HN). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 157: 034303. PMID 35868945 DOI: 10.1063/5.0101064  0.502
2022 Smith HH, Kougias SM, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Synthesis, Purification, and Rotational Spectroscopy of 1-Cyanocyclobutene (CHN). The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 126: 1980-1993. PMID 35316046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00384  0.567
2021 Owen AN, Zdanovskaia MA, Esselman BJ, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Semi-Experimental Equilibrium () and Theoretical Structures of Pyridazine (-CHN). The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 34478298 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06187  0.564
2021 Esselman BJ, Zdanovskaia MA, Owen AN, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Precise equilibrium structure of thiazole (c-CHNS) from twenty-four isotopologues. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155: 054302. PMID 34364360 DOI: 10.1063/5.0057221  0.568
2021 Orr VL, Ichikawa Y, Patel AR, Kougias SM, Kobayashi K, Stanton JF, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Precise equilibrium structure determination of thiophene (c-CHS) by rotational spectroscopy-Structure of a five-membered heterocycle containing a third-row atom. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 154: 244310. PMID 34241363 DOI: 10.1063/5.0055267  0.542
2021 Zdanovskaia MA, Dorman PM, Orr VL, Owen AN, Kougias SM, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Rotational Spectra of Three Cyanobutadiene Isomers (CHN) of Relevance to Astrochemistry and Other Harsh Reaction Environments. Journal of the American Chemical Society. PMID 34155881 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03777  0.591
2021 Esselman BJ, Kougias SM, Zdanovskaia MA, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Synthesis, Purification, and Rotational Spectroscopy of (Cyanomethylene)Cyclopropane-An Isomer of Pyridine. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 34153184 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03246  0.593
2020 Kougias SM, Knezz SN, Owen AN, Sanchez RA, Hyland GE, Lee DJ, Patel AR, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Synthesis and Characterization of Cyanobutadiene Isomers-Molecules of Astrochemical Significance. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. PMID 32302481 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Joc.9B03388  0.677
2020 Heim ZN, Amberger BK, Esselman BJ, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Molecular structure determination: Equilibrium structure of pyrimidine (m-CHN) from rotational spectroscopy (r) and high-level ab initio calculation (r) agree within the uncertainty of experimental measurement. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 152: 104303. PMID 32171207 DOI: 10.1063/1.5144914  0.644
2020 Esselman BJ, Hofstetter H, Ellison AJ, Fry CG, Hill NJ. SN1, E1, and E2 Reactions of tert-Amyl Compounds: Improved Analysis Using Computational Chemistry and ASAP-HSQC NMR Spectroscopy Journal of Chemical Education. 97: 2280-2285. DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Jchemed.0C00071  0.353
2020 Dorman PM, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. An analysis of the rotational ground state and lowest-energy vibrationally excited dyad of 3-cyanopyridine: Low symmetry reveals rich complexity of perturbations, couplings, and interstate transitions Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 373: 111373. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2020.111373  0.608
2020 Dorman PM, Esselman BJ, Park JE, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-wave spectrum of 4-cyanopyridine in its ground state and lowest-energy vibrationally excited states, ν20 and ν30 Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 369: 111274. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2020.111274  0.603
2019 Zdanovskaia MA, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. The 130-370 GHz rotational spectrum of phenyl isocyanide (CHNC). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 151: 024301. PMID 31301709 DOI: 10.1063/1.5100805  0.606
2019 Esselman BJ, Zdanovskaia MA, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of the chlorine isotopologues of 2-chloropyridine and twenty-three of their vibrationally excited states Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 365: 111206. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2019.111206  0.547
2018 Esselman BJ, Block SB. VSEPR-Plus: Correct Molecular and Electronic Structures Can Lead to Better Student Conceptual Models Journal of Chemical Education. 96: 75-81. DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Jchemed.8B00316  0.337
2018 Zdanovskaia MA, Esselman BJ, Lau HS, Bates DM, Woods RC, McMahon RJ, Kisiel Z. The 103–360 GHz rotational spectrum of benzonitrile, the first interstellar benzene derivative detected by radioastronomy Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 351: 39-48. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2018.06.004  0.613
2017 Walters NA, Amberger BK, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of syn formyl azide (HC(O)N3) in seven vibrational states Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 331: 71-81. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2016.11.011  0.632
2016 Orr VL, Esselman BJ, Dorman PM, Amberger BK, Guzei IA, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy, X-ray Crystal Structure, and Quantum Chemical Studies of Diketene: Resolving Ambiguities Concerning the Structure of the Ketene Dimer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 27676317 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Jpca.6B07610  0.612
2016 Esselman BJ, Hill NJ. Integration of Computational Chemistry into the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum Journal of Chemical Education. 93: 932-936. DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Jchemed.5B00815  0.314
2015 Esselman BJ, Emmert FL, Wiederhold AJ, Thompson SJ, Slipchenko LV, McMahon RJ. Thermal Isomerizations of Diethynyl Cyclobutadienes and Implications for Fullerene Formation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. PMID 26509879 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Joc.5B01864  0.546
2015 Amberger BK, Esselman BJ, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Precise equilibrium structure determination of hydrazoic acid (HN3) by millimeter-wave spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 143: 104310. PMID 26374038 DOI: 10.1063/1.4929792  0.607
2015 Li H, Li D, Zeng X, Liu K, Beckers H, Schaefer HF, Esselman BJ, McMahon RJ. Toward Understanding the Decomposition of Carbonyl Diazide, (N3)2C=O, and Formation of Diazirinone, Cycl-N2CO: Experiment and Computations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. PMID 26218716 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Jpca.5B04586  0.543
2015 Hein SM, Kopitzke RW, Nalli TW, Esselman BJ, Hill NJ. Use of 1H, 13C, and 19F-NMR spectroscopy and computational modeling to explore chemoselectivity in the formation of a grignard reagent Journal of Chemical Education. 92: 548-552. DOI: 10.1021/Ed500700C  0.381
2015 Esselman BJ, Hill NJ. Proper resonance depiction of acylium cation: A high-level and student computational investigation Journal of Chemical Education. 92: 660-663. DOI: 10.1021/Ed5002152  0.338
2014 Hill NJ, Bowman MD, Esselman BJ, Byron SD, Kreitinger J, Leadbeater NE. Ligand-free suzuki-miyaura coupling reactions using an inexpensive aqueous palladium source: A synthetic and computational exercise for the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory Journal of Chemical Education. 91: 1054-1057. DOI: 10.1021/Ed400531W  0.344
2014 Amberger BK, Esselman BJ, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of carbonyl diazide, OC(N3) 2 Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 295: 15-20. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jms.2013.11.001  0.632
2013 Esselman BJ, Amberger BK, Shutter JD, Daane MA, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Rotational spectroscopy of pyridazine and its isotopologs from 235-360 GHz: equilibrium structure and vibrational satellites. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 139: 224304. PMID 24329065 DOI: 10.1063/1.4832899  0.643
2012 Nolan AM, Amberger BK, Esselman BJ, Thimmakondu VS, Stanton JF, Woods RC, McMahon RJ. Carbonyl diazide, OC(N3)2: synthesis, purification, and IR spectrum. Inorganic Chemistry. 51: 9846-51. PMID 22928580 DOI: 10.1021/Ic301270B  0.576
2012 Esselman BJ, McMahon RJ. Effects of ethynyl substitution on cyclobutadiene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 116: 483-90. PMID 22185351 DOI: 10.1021/Jp206478Q  0.539
2012 George L, Kalume A, Reid SA, Esselman BJ, McMahon RJ. Spectroscopic and computational studies of matrix-isolated iso-CXBr 3 (X = F, Cl, Br): Structure, properties, and photochemistry of substituted iso-tribromomethanes Journal of Molecular Structure. 1025: 61-68. DOI: 10.1016/J.Molstruc.2011.12.018  0.604
2011 George L, Kalume A, Esselman BJ, Wagner J, McMahon RJ, Reid SA. Spectroscopic and computational studies of matrix-isolated iso-CHBr3: structure, properties, and photochemistry of iso-bromoform. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 135: 124503. PMID 21974531 DOI: 10.1063/1.3640887  0.63
2011 Preston TJ, Dutta M, Esselman BJ, Kalume A, George L, McMahon RJ, Reid SA, Crim FF. Formation and relaxation dynamics of iso-CH2Cl-I in cryogenic matrices. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 135: 114503. PMID 21950867 DOI: 10.1063/1.3633697  0.578
2011 George L, Kalume A, Esselman B, McMahon RJ, Reid SA. Pulsed jet discharge matrix isolation and computational study of bromine atom complexes: Br···BrXCH(2) (X = H, Cl, Br). The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A. 115: 9820-7. PMID 21809843 DOI: 10.1021/Jp205561H  0.525
2010 Shaffer CJ, Esselman BJ, McMahon RJ, Stanton JF, Woods RC. Attempted isolation and characterization of diazirinone (N2CO). The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75: 1815-21. PMID 20151692 DOI: 10.1021/Jo9026462  0.743
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