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  1. A Tetrahedral Neptunium(V) Complex<\/a>

    Julie Niklas, Kaitlyn Otte, Chad M. Studvick, Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury, Bess Vlaisavljevich, John Bacsa, Florian Kleemiss, Ivan A. Popov, Henry S. La Pierre
    Nat. Chem.<\/em>, <\/em>2024<\/strong>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41557-024-01529-6.
    Highlighted in: ChemistryViews<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n

  2. Searching for Stable Copper Borozene Complexes in CuB7<\/sub>–<\/sup> and CuB8<\/sub>–<\/sup><\/a>

    Wei-Jia Chen, Anton S. Pozdeev, Hyun Wook Choi, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Dao-Fu Yuan, Ivan A. Popov, and Lai-Sheng Wang
    <\/span>Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. <\/em>2024<\/strong>, 26<\/em>, 12928-12938.
    Themed Collection: “Size effects in chemistry & physics of atomic & molecular clusters, nanoparticles & nanostructures”,<\/span><\/em><\/em><\/strong>
    <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>    2024 Hot PCCP article<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>,<\/span><\/em><\/em><\/strong>
    Front Outside Cover<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n

  3. The Structural and Electronic Split: Boron vs. Aluminum Hydrides<\/a>

    Anton S. Pozdeev and Ivan A. Popov
    <\/span>Chem. Phys. Rev. <\/em>2024<\/strong>, 5<\/em> , 011401 (Invitation by Prof. Xiaosong Li).
    Editor’s Choice as a Featured Article<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
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  4. Synthesis and Characterization of Uranium Complexes Supported by Substituted Aryldimethylsilylanilide Ligands<\/a>

    Erik D. Reinhart, Chad M. Studvick, Aaron M. Tondreau, Ivan A. Popov, and James M. Boncella
    <\/span>Organometallics <\/em>2024<\/strong>, 43<\/em>, 284-298.<\/span>
    Journal Cover<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>
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  5. Impact of Pendent Ammonium Groups on Solubility and Cycling Charge Carrier Performance in Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries<\/a>

    Kate A. Jesse, Sergio Diaz Abad, Chad M. Studvick, Gabriel A. Andrade, Sandip Maurya, Brian L. Scott, Rangachary Mukundan, Ivan A. Popov, and Benjamin L. Davis
    <\/span>Inorg. Chem. <\/em>2023<\/strong>, 62<\/em>, 19218-19229.<\/span><\/span>
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  6. Structural Distortion by Alkali Metal Cations Modulates the Redox and Electronic Properties of Ce3+<\/sup> Imidophosphorane Complexes<\/a>

    Andrew C. Boggiano, Chad M. Studvick, Alexander Steiner, John Bacsa, Ivan A. Popov, Henry S. La Pierre
    <\/span>Chem. Sci. <\/em>2023<\/strong>, 14<\/em>, 11708–<\/span><\/span><\/span>11717.
    <\/span>    “2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection”<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>
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  7. Divergent Stabilities of Tetravalent Cerium, Uranium, and Neptunium Imidophosphorane Complexes<\/a>
    Kaitlyn S. Otte, <\/span>Julie E. Niklas, <\/span>Chad M. Studvick, <\/span>Andrew C. Boggiano, <\/span>John Bacsa, <\/span>Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em>2023<\/strong>, e202306580.
    “Hot Paper”<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>

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  8. Ligand Control of Oxidation and Crystallographic Disorder in the Isolation of Hexavalent Uranium Mono-Oxo Complexes<\/a>
    Julie E. Niklas, Chad M. Studvick, John Bacsa, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre<\/span>
    Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2023<\/strong>, 62<\/em>, 2304-2316.
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  9. Single-Metal-Encapsulated Double-Cage [Pt@Sn17<\/sub>]4\u2212<\/sup>: An Exception from Group 14 Endohedral Clusters<\/a>
    Hong-Lei Xu, Chad M. Studvick, Chao Liu, Yuan Xue, Ivan A. Popov, and Zhong-Ming Sun
    Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, e202202651.
    “VIP”<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span>, Inside Cover<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Akron’s Digest<\/a><\/span>
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  10. [Nb@Ge13\/14<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup>: New Family Members of Ge-based Intermetalloid Clusters<\/a>
    Ya-Shan Huang, Yuan Xue, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Ivan A. Popov, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
    Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, e202202192.
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  11. Zwitterionic Ferrocenes: An Approach for Redox Flow Battery (RFB) Catholytes<\/a>
    Baosen Zhang, Briana R. Schrage, Ariana Frkonja-Kuczin, Sanjay Gaire, Ivan A. Popov, Christopher J. Ziegler, and Aliaksei Boika
    <\/span>Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 61<\/em>,<\/span> 8117\u20138120.
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  12. Synthesis, Solid-State, Solution, and Theoretical Characterization of an \u201cIn-Cage\u201d Scandium-NOTA Complex<\/a>
    Kelly E. Aldrich, Ivan A. Popov, Harrison D. Root, Enrique R. Batista, Samuel M. Greer, Stosh A. Kozimor, Laura M. Lilley, Maksim Y. Livshits, Veronika Mocko, Michael T. Janicke, Brian L. Scott, Benjamin W. Stein, and Ping Yang
    <\/span>Dalton Trans<\/em>. 2022<\/strong>, 51<\/em><\/span><\/span>, 9994-10005.
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  13. Symmetry Collapse Due to the Presence of Multiple Local Aromaticity in Ge24<\/sub>4\u2212<\/sup><\/a>
    Hong-Lei Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Dariusz W. Szczepanik, Ivan A. Popov, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
    Nat. Comm.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 13, <\/em>1-8.
    <\/span>    Editors\u2019 Highlights of \u201cInorganic and physical chemistry\u201d<\/span><\/a>
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  14. Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterization of a Pr4+<\/sup> Imidophosphorane Complex and the Redox Chemistry of Nd3+<\/sup> and Dy3+<\/sup> Complexes<\/a>
    Natalie T. Rice, Ivan A. Popov, Rebecca K. Carlson, Samuel M. Greer, Andrew C. Boggiano, Benjamin W. Stein, John Bacsa, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and Henry S. La Pierre <\/span>
    Dalton Trans<\/em>. 2022<\/strong>, 51<\/em>, 6696-6706.
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  15. An Allyl Uranium (IV) Sandwich Complex: Are \u03d5 Bonding Interactions Possible?<\/a>
    Ivan A. Popov, Brennan S. Billow, Stephanie H. Carpenter, Enrique R. Batista, James M. Boncella, Aaron M. Tondreau, and Ping Yang<\/span>
    Chem. Eur. J<\/em>. 2022<\/strong>, 28<\/em>, e202200114.
    “Hot Paper”<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Before UAkron<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Ternary Aromatic and Anti-aromatic Clusters Derived from the Hypho Species [Sn2<\/sub>Sb5<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
      Yu-He Xu, Nikolay V Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Lei Qiao, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
      Nat. Comm. <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 12<\/em>, 1-8.
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    2. Bridging Aromatic\/Antiaromatic Units: Recent Advances in Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Main\u2010Group and Transition\u2010Metal Clusters from Bonding and Magnetic Analyses<\/a><\/span>
      Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Maksim Kulichenko, Nikita Fedik, Zhong\u2010Ming Sun, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz\u2010Castro, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Eur. J. Inorg. Chem<\/em>. 2021<\/strong>, 2021<\/em>, 4239-4250.
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    3. Complexation of Lanthanides and Heavy Actinides with Aqueous Sulfur Donating Ligands<\/a><\/span>
      Nathan P. Bessen, Ivan A. Popov, Colt R. Heathman, Travis S. Grimes, Peter R. Zalupski, Liane M. Moreau, Kurt F. Smith, Corwin H. Booth, Rebecca J. Abergel, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and Jenifer C. Shafer<\/span>
      Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2021<\/strong>, 60<\/em>, 9, 6125\u20136134.<\/span>
      Featured Article<\/a><\/span>, Editor’s Choice<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/em><\/strong>
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    4. Iron-Iminopyridine Complexes as Charge Carriers for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications<\/a><\/span>
      Shikha Sharma, Gabriel A. Andrade, Sandip Maurya, Ivan A. Popov, Enrique R. Batista, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Nathan C. Smythe, Aaron M. Tondreau, Ping Yang, and John C. Gordon<\/span>
      Energy Storage Mater. 2021<\/strong>, 37<\/em>, 576\u2013586.
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    5. A Comparative Review of Metal-Based Charge Carriers in Nonaqueous Flow Batteries<\/a><\/span>
      Travis Charles Palmer, Andrew Beamer, Tristan Pitt, Ivan A. Popov, Claudina X. Cammack, Harry D. Pratt III, Travis M. Anderson, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, Benjamin L. Davis<\/span>
      ChemSusChem<\/em>, 2021<\/strong>, 14<\/em>, 1214\u20131228.
      “VIP”<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span>, Cover Profile<\/a><\/strong>
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    6. Expanding the Potential of Redox Carriers for Flow Battery Applications<\/a><\/span>
      Gabriel A. Andrade, <\/span>Ivan A. Popov, <\/span>Celia R. Federico, <\/span>Ping Yang, <\/span>Enrique R. Batista, <\/span>Rangachary Mukundan, and  <\/span>Benjamin L. Davis <\/span><\/span>
      J. Mater. Chem. A <\/em>2020<\/strong>, 8<\/em>, 17808\u201317816.
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    7. \u03c3-Aromaticity-Induced Stabilization of Heterometallic Supertetrahedral Clusters [Zn6<\/sub>Ge16<\/sub>]4\u2013 <\/sup>and [Cd6<\/sub>Ge16<\/sub>]4\u2013 <\/sup><\/a>
      Hong-Lei Xu,<\/span><\/span> Ivan A. Popov, <\/span><\/span>Nikolay V. Tkachenko, <\/span><\/span>Zi-Chuan Wang, <\/span><\/span>Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro,<\/span><\/span> Alexander I. Boldyrev, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em>2020<\/strong>, 59<\/em>, 17286\u201317290.
      “Hot Paper”<\/span><\/a>
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    8. Comparison of Tetravalent Cerium and Terbium Ions in a Conserved, Homoleptic Imidophosphorane Ligand Field<\/a><\/span>
      Natalie T. Rice, <\/span>Ivan A. Popov, <\/span>Dominic R. Russo, <\/span>Thaige P. Gompa, <\/span>Arun Ramanathan, <\/span>John Bacsa, <\/span>Enrique R. Batista, <\/span>Ping Yang, and  <\/span>Henry S. La Pierre
      Chem. Sci. <\/em>2020<\/strong>, 11<\/em>, 6149\u20136159.
      2020 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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    9. Boron\u2010Made N2<\/sub>: Realization of a B\u2261B Triple Bond in the B2<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>\u2212<\/sup> Cluster<\/a><\/span>
      Nikita Fedik, <\/span><\/span>Chaonan Mu, <\/span><\/span>Ivan A. Popov, <\/span><\/span>Wei Wang, <\/span><\/span>Jie Wang, <\/span><\/span>Haopeng Wang,<\/span><\/span> Kit H. Bowen, <\/span><\/span>Alexander I. Boldyrev, and<\/span><\/span><\/span> Xinxing Zhang<\/span>
      Chem. Eur. J. <\/em>2020<\/strong>, 26<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>, 8017\u20138021.
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    10. \u03b4<\/em> and \u03c6<\/em> Back-Donation in AnIV<\/sup> Metallacycles<\/a><\/span>
      Morgan P. Kelley, Ivan A. Popov, Julie Jung, Enrique R. Batista, and Ping Yang<\/span>
      Nat. Commun.<\/em>2020<\/strong>, 11<\/em>, 1558.
      Also featured in:       Chemistry World<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span>, C&EN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>,<\/strong> News Stories<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>,<\/strong> and STE Highlights<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/em><\/em>at LANL
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    11. Design, Isolation, and Spectroscopic Analysis of a Tetravalent Terbium Complex<\/a><\/span>
      Natalie T. Rice, Ivan A. Popov, Dominic R. Russo, John Bacsa, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, Joshua Telser, and Henry S. La Pierre<\/span>
      J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 141<\/em>, 13222\u201313233.<\/span>
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    12. Structure and Bonding in [Sb@In8<\/sub>Sb12<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup> and [Sb@In8<\/sub>Sb12<\/sub>]5\u2212 <\/sup><\/a>
      Chao Liu, <\/span>Nikolay V. Tkachenko, <\/span>Ivan A. Popov, <\/span>Nikita Fedik,<\/span> Xue Min,<\/span> Cong-Qiao Xu,<\/span> Jun Li, <\/span>John E. McGrady, <\/span>Alexander I. Boldyrev, and <\/span>Zhong-Ming Sun
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 58<\/em>, 8367\u20138371.<\/span>
      Inside Cover<\/a>
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    13. Linked Picolinamide Nickel Complexes As Redox Carriers for Non-Aqueous Flow Batteries<\/a><\/span>
      Terry Chu,<\/span><\/span> Ivan A. Popov,<\/span><\/span> Gabriel A. Andrade,<\/span><\/span> Sandip Maurya,<\/span><\/span> Ping Yang<\/i>,<\/span><\/span> Enrique R. Batista<\/i>,<\/span><\/span> Brian L. Scott,<\/span><\/span> Rangachary Mukundan,<\/span><\/span> and Benjamin L. Davis<\/span><\/span>
      ChemSusChem<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 12<\/em>, 1304\u20131309.
      The Cover Feature<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>
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    14. Catalyst-Inspired Charge Carriers for High Energy Density Redox Flow Batteries<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Enrique R. Batista and Ping Yang<\/span>
      Front. Phys.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 6<\/em>, 1\u201310.<\/span>
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    15. Impact of Ligand Substitutions on Multielectron Redox Properties of Fe Complexes Supported by Nitrogenous Chelates<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Nada Mehio, Terry Chu, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Ping Yang, and Enrique R. Batista<\/span>
      ACS Omega<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 3<\/em>, 14766\u201314778.<\/span>
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    16. Realization of an Al\u2261Al Triple Bond in the Gas-Phase Na3<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>\u2212<\/sup> Cluster via Double Electronic Transmutation<\/a><\/span>
      Xinxing Zhang, Ivan A. Popov, Katie A. Lundell, Haopeng Wang, Chaonan Mu, Wei Wang, Hansgeorg Schn\u00f6ckel, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Kit H. Bowen<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em>2018<\/strong>, 57<\/em>, 14060\u201314064.
      Also featured in:<\/span>       C&EN<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Science Briefs at LANL<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
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    17. Symmetry Reduction upon Size Mismatch: The Non-Icosahedral Intermetalloid Cluster [Co@Ge12<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
      Chao Liu, Lei-Jiao Li, Ivan A. Popov, Robert J. Wilson, Cong-Qiao Xu, Jun Li, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
      Chin. J. Chem. <\/em>2018<\/strong>, 36<\/em>, 1165\u20131168.<\/span>
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    18. Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Zintl Clusters<\/a><\/span>
      Chao Liu, Ivan A. Popov, Zhongfang Chen, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
      Chem. Eur. J. <\/em>2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 14583\u201314597.<\/span>
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    19. Multicenter Bonding Effects in Oxygen Vacancy in the Bulk and on the Surface of MgO<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Elisa Jimenez-Izal, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 122<\/em>, 11933\u201311937.<\/span>
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    20. [Co2<\/sub>@Ge16<\/sub>]4-<\/sup>: Localized vs. Delocalized Bonding in Two Isomeric Intermetalloid Clusters<\/a><\/span>
      Chao Liu, Ivan A. Popov, Lei-Jiao Li,Ning Li, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun<\/span>
      Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 699\u2013705.<\/span>
      “      Hot Paper<\/a>“<\/em><\/span>
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    21. Usefulness of the \u03c3-Aromaticity and \u03c3-Antiaromaticity Concepts for Clusters and Solid-State Compounds<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Alyona A. Starikova, Dmitry V. Steglenko, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Chem. Eur. J. <\/em>2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 292\u2013305.<\/span>
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    22. Predicting the Structure and Chemistry of Low-Dimensional Materials<\/a><\/span>
      Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Zhenhai Wang, Gabriele Saleh, Vinit Sharma, Qiang Zhu, Qinggao Wang, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Vladimir S. Baturin, and Sergey V. Lepeshkin<\/span>
      In Handbook of Solid State Chemistry<\/em>. R. Dronskowski, S. Kikkawa, A. Stein (Eds). Wiley\u2010VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2017<\/strong>, pp. 527\u2013570.<\/span>
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    23. Long-Range Magnetic Response of Toroidal Boron Structures: B16<\/sub> and [Co@B16<\/sub>]\u2212\/3\u2212<\/sup> Species<\/a><\/span>
      Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2017<\/strong>, 19<\/em>, 26145\u201326150.
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    24. A Stable Compound of Helium and Sodium at High Pressure<\/a><\/span>
      Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Alexander F. Goncharov, Elissaios Stavrou, Sergey Lobanov, Gabriele Saleh, Guang-Rui Qian, Qiang Zhu, Carlo Gatti, Volker L. Deringer, Richard Dronskowski, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Zuzana Kon\u00f4pkov\u00e1, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Hui-Tian Wang<\/span>
      Nat. Chem. <\/em>2017<\/strong>, 9<\/em>, 440\u2013445.
      Also featured in:       C&EN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>, Utah State Today<\/a><\/span><\/em>, Chemistry World<\/a><\/span><\/em>, GIZMODO<\/a><\/span><\/em>, Carnegie Science<\/a><\/span><\/em>, International Business Times<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, IFLSCIENCE!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>ScienceAlert<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> AZOMATERIALS<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>,<\/em> EurekAlert!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>Space.com<\/a><\/span>
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    25. Peculiar All-Metal \u03c3-Aromaticity of [Au2<\/sub>Sb16<\/sub>]4\u2212<\/sup> Anion in the Solid State<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, Xue-Rui You, Lei-Jiao Li, Eduard Matito, Chao Liu, Hua-Jin Zhai, Zhong-Ming Sun, Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 15344\u201315346.
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    26. Manganese-Centered Tubular Boron Cluster – MnB16<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup>: A New Class of Transition-Metal Molecules<\/a><\/span>
      Tian Jian, Wan-Lu Li, Ivan A. Popov, Gary V. Lopez, Xin Chen, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Jun Li, and Lai-Sheng Wang<\/span>
      J. Chem. Phys. <\/em>2016<\/strong>, 144<\/em>, 154310.<\/span>
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    27. All-Metal Antiaromaticity in Sb4<\/sub>-Type Lanthanocene Anions<\/a><\/span>
      Xue Min, Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, Lei-Jiao Li, Eduard Matito, Zhong-Ming Sun, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em>2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 5531\u20135535.
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    28. Two-Dimensional Magnetic Boron<\/a><\/span>
      Xiang-Feng Zhou, Artem R. Oganov, Zhenhai Wang, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Hui-Tian Wang<\/span>
      Phys. Rev. B <\/em>2016<\/strong>, 93<\/em>, 085406.
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    29. d-AO Spherical Aromaticity in Ce6<\/sub>O8<\/sub><\/a><\/span>
      Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      J. Comput. Chem.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 37<\/em>, 103\u2013109.
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    30. Antiferromagnetic Stabilization in the Ti8<\/sub>O12<\/sub> Cluster<\/a><\/span>
      Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Ivan A. Popov, Guangrui Qian, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 1699\u20131703.
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    31. Classical and Multicenter Bonding in Boron: Two Faces of Boron<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev <\/span>
      In Boron. <\/em>D. Hnyk and M. L. McKee (Eds), Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015<\/strong>, pp. 1\u201316.
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    32. Cobalt-Centred Boron Molecular Drums with the Highest Coordination Number in the CoB16<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Tian Jian, Gary V. Lopez, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang<\/span>
      Nat. Commun.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 6, 8654.<\/span>
      Also featured in:       C&EN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, ChemViews Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, Utah State Today<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, N+1 Internet Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, Molecules of the Year for 2015<\/em> by C&EN<\/a>
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    33. Revealing Unusual Chemical Bonding in Planar Hyper-Coordinate Ni2<\/sub>Ge and Quasi-Planar Ni2<\/sub>Si Two-Dimensional Crystals<\/a><\/span>
      Li-Ming Yang, Ivan A. Popov, Thomas Frauenheim, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Vladimir Ba\u010di\u0107, and Eric Ganz<\/span>
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 26043\u201326048.
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    34. Aluminum Chain in Li2<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>H8<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> as Suggested by Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab initio<\/em> Calculations<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Xinxing Zhang, Bryan W. Eichhorn, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Kit H. Bowen<\/span>
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 26079\u201326083.<\/span>
      Also featured in:       Atlas of Science<\/a>
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    35. Post-anti-van’t Hoff-Le Bel Motif in Atomically Thin Germanium-Copper Alloy Film<\/a><\/span>
      Li-Ming Yang, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Thomas Frauenheim, and Eric Ganz<\/span>
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 17545\u201317551.
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    36. Homocatenation of Aluminum: Alkane-like Structures of Li2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>H6<\/sub> and Li3<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>H8<\/sub><\/a><\/span>
      J. Tyler Gish, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 21<\/em>, 5307\u20135310.<\/span>
      Front Cover<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> and Cover Profile<\/a>
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    37. Two-dimensional Cu2<\/sub>Si Monolayer with Planar Hexacoordinate Copper and Silicon Bonding<\/a><\/span>
      Li-Ming Yang, Vladimir Ba\u010di\u0107, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Thomas Frauenheim, and Eric Ganz<\/span>
      J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 137<\/em>, 2757\u20132762.
      Also featured in:       JACS SPOTLIGHTS<\/a>
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    38. Assessing the Viability of Extended Nonmetal Atom Chains in Mn<\/sub>F4n+2<\/sub> (M=S and Se)<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Boris B. Averkiev, Alyona A. Starikova, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Ruslan M. Minyaev, Vladimir I. Minkin<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 54<\/em>, 1476\u20131480.
      Also featured in:       Sciencing<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>
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    39. Supertetrahedral B80<\/sub>H20<\/sub>, C80<\/sub>H20<\/sub>, and Al80<\/sub>H20<\/sub> Analogs of Dodecahedrane and their Substituted Molecules<\/a><\/span>
      Ruslan M. Minyaev, Ivan A. Popov, Vitaly V. Koval, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Vladimir I. Minkin<\/span>
      Struct. Chem<\/em>. 2015<\/strong>, 26<\/em>, 223\u2013229.
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    40. A Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Study of the Structures and Chemical Bonding of the B25<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a><\/span>
      Zachary A. Piazza, Ivan A. Popov, Wei-Li Li, Rhitankar Pal, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang<\/span>
      J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 141<\/em>, 034303.
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    41. The I=X (X = O,N,C) Double Bond in Hypervalent Iodine Compounds: Is it Real?<\/a><\/span>
      Alexander S. Ivanov, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Viktor V. Zhdankin<\/span>
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 53<\/em>, 9617\u20139621.<\/span>
      Also featured in:       Chemistry World<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
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    42. Chemical Bonding in Inorganic Aromatic Compounds<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      In The Chemical Bond: Chemical Bonding Across the Periodic Table. G. Frenking and S. Shaik (Eds), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014, pp. 421\u2013444.
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    43. Understanding Boron through Size-Selected Clusters: Structure, Chemical Bonding, and Fluxionality<\/a><\/span>
      Alina P. Sergeeva, Ivan A. Popov, Zachary A. Piazza, Wei-Li Li, Constantin Romanescu, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Acc. Chem. Res.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 47<\/em>, 1349\u20131358.
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    44. Complexes Between Planar Boron Clusters and Transition Metals: a Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab initio Study of CoB12<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> and RhB12<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Wei-Li Li, Zachary A. Piazza, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang<\/span>
      J. Phys. Chem. A<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 118<\/em>, 8098\u20138105.
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    45. A Combined Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Study of the Quasi-Planar B24<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Zachary A. Piazza, Wei-Li Li, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 139<\/em>, 144307.
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    46. Structural Changes in the Series of Boron-Carbon Mixed Clusters Cx<\/sub>B10-x<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> (x = 3\u201310)<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Valery F. Popov, Konstantin V. Bozhenko, Ivan \u010cernu\u0161\u00e1k, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 139<\/em>, 114307.
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    47. “Benzation\u201d of Graphene upon Addition of Monovalent Chemical Species<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Yafei Li, Zhongfang Chen, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 15, 6842\u20136848.
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    48. Computational Probing of All-Boron Li2n<\/sub>B2n<\/sub>H2n+2<\/sub> Polyenes<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A.Popov and Alexander I.Boldyrev<\/span>
      Comp. Theor. Chem.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 1004<\/em>, 5\u201311.
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    49. Chemical Bonding in Coronene, Isocoronene, and Circumcoronene<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Eur. J. Org. Chem.<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 18<\/em>, 3485\u20133491.
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    50. Deciphering Chemical Bonding in BC3<\/sub> Honeycomb Epitaxial Sheet<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
      J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 116<\/em>, 3147\u20133152.
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    51. Is Graphene Aromatic?<\/a><\/span>
      Ivan A. Popov, Konstantin V. Bozhenko, and Alexander I. Boldyrev<\/span>
      Nano Research<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 5<\/em>, 117\u2013123.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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