Professor F. Richard Keene, Nevitt Professor of Chemistry (Personal Chair) School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences James Cook University.
Brief CV:
BSc PhD DSc (Adelaide) CChem FRSC FRACI
Postdoctoral Fellow, A.N.U. - 1972-74;
Research Associate, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 1974-76;
Appointed to JCU - 1978;
Visiting Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York - 1983-84;
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University - 1988;
Visiting Professor, U.N.C. (Chapel Hill), 1988-89.
Troisième Cycle Lecturer and Visiting Professor,
Université de Fribourg (Switzerland), 1992;
Visiting Professor, Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg (France) and
Université de Fribourg (Switzerland), 1994-95;
Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, 1998;
Erskine Visiting Research Fellow, University of Canterbury
(Christchurch, New Zealand), 2000;
Visiting Professor, University of Canterbury
(Christchurch, New Zealand), 2003;
Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford (U.K.), 2003
Brief summary of expertise and significant research achievements:
Research interests involve synthetic transition metal chemistry and
ligand synthesis; aspects of the stereochemistry of polymetallic
supramolecular assemblies; reactivity of coordinated ligands, including
kinetic and mechanistic studies of proton exchange processes, electron
transfer reactions, intermolecular and intramolecular ligand hydrolyses,
oxygen transfer reactions, oxidative dehydrogenation of ligands;
electrochemistry and the modification of electrode surfaces;
photochemistry; catalysis of carbon dioxide reactivity by transition
metal centres; bonding, structural and stability studies in metal complexes.
The most significant research contribution in recent years has been the enunciation of the stereochemical problem arising from the use of the tris(bidentate) motifs as building blocks for polymetallic molecular assemblies - and the development of stereoretentive synthetic methods and a general chromatographic procedure (based on cation-exchange chromatography) which have allowed the isolation of individual stereoisomers of a range of mono- and oligo-nuclear species. This has led to investigation of the influence of stereochemistry on intramolecular electron transfer processes in polymetallic species (which is of particular interest to the Molecular and Materials Structure Network), and studies of the factors affecting the interaction of polymetallic species with biological molecules such as DNA.
Achievements:
1979 Rennie Medallist of Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI);
Fulbright Award in 1983-84 for a 12 month visit to the U.S.A.;
Elected as a Fellow of the RACI, 1986;
Appointed as an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Central
Queensland (Rockhampton) for the period 1993-1998, and a Professorial
Fellow from 1998-2001;
Appointed as a Professeur Invité at the Université Louis Pasteur de
Strasbourg (France), 1994 and 2000;
JCU Prestige Research Award in 1996;
Awarded a Personal Chair by JCU in 1997; appointed to Nevitt Chair of
Chemistry, JCU, 2001;
Commonwealth Fellow under the auspices of the Bede Morris Scheme of the
Australian Academy of Science for period May-June 1998 which was
undertaken in Strasbourg (France);
Awarded a DSc by the University of Adelaide in 1998;
Erskine Visiting Research Fellow, University of Canterbury (Christchurch, NZ),
2000;
Appointed to Editorial Board, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2001-present;
National Secretary, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, RACI, 1996-2000;
Elected Chairman, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, RACI, 2001- present;
Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.), 2001;
Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Award, JCU, 2002;
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, JCU, 2003.
International linkages:
Professor Joe Hupp (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.)
Professor Peter Steel (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand)
Professor Tom Meyer (Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, U.S.A.)
Professor Paul Beer (University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.)
Students and postdocs likely to be involved in or use the Network:
PhD Students:
Ms Deanna Michelle D'Alessandro (PhD student)
(a postdoctoral appointment will be made during 2004, in addition to a postgraduate scholarship being available for an appropriate candidate)
Website:
http://www.jcu.edu.au/fmhms/school/pms/chem/staff/keene
Relevant grants:
| 2004-2006 | ARC-Discovery Project Grant (DP0449590): Intervalence Charge Transfer in Dinuclear and Oligonuclear Polymetallic Assemblies; F.R. Keene (James Cook University), J.T. Hupp (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.), and P.J. Steel (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand): $240,000. |
| 2004 | Merit Research Grant (James Cook University): Design of Metallosupramolecular Host Molecules for Recognition of Chiral Anionic Guests; F.R. Keene: $20,000. |
| 2004-2006 | Marsden Fund (Royal Society of New Zealand): Molecular Cages of Controlled Size and Shape; P.J. Steel (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) and F.R. Keene (James Cook University): $NZ744,000. |
Relevant publications:
Journal Publications
"Mono- and Di-nuclear Complexes of Tetrakis1-1,2,2-(2-pyridyl)ethylene
and Hexa(2 pyridyl)radial[3]ene", C. Sumby, D.M. D'Alessandro, F.R. Keene
and P.J. Steel, Aust.J. Chem., 56, 657-664 (2003).
"Synthetic and Stereochemical Studies of Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) with
Mixed Terminal Ligands", B.T. Patterson, D. Richards, and F. R. Keene,
Dalton Transactions, 709-714 (2003).
"Manipulating the Properties of MLCT Excited States", P.A. Anderson,
F.R. Keene, T.J. Meyer, J.A. Moss, G.F. Strouse, and J.A. Treadway,
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3820-3831 (2002).
"Mono- and Di-nuclear Complexes of the Ligands 3,4-Di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,5-
oxadiazole and 3,4-Di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,5-thiadiazole; New Bridges Allowing
Unusually Strong Metal-Metal Interactions", C Richardson, P.J. Steel,
D.M. D'Alessandro, P.C. Junk, and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.,
2775-2785 (2002).
"Stereochemical Influences on Intervalence Charge Transfer in Homodinuclear
Complexes of Ruthenium", D.M. D'Alessandro, L.S. Kelso, and F.R. Keene,
Inorg. Chem., 40, 6841-6844 (2001).
"Approaches Towards the Enantioselective Recognition of Anionic Guest Species
using Chiral Receptors based on Rhenium(I) and Ruthenium(II) with Amide
Bipyridine Ligands", L.H. Uppadine, F.R. Keene and P.D. Beer, J. Chem. Soc.,
Dalton Trans., 2188-2198 (2001).
"Stereoselective Interaction and Photo-Electron Transfer between Mononucleotides
or DNA and the Stereoisomers of a Dinuclear Ru(II) HAT Complex", A. Broadkorb,
A. Kirsch- De Mesmaeker, T.J. Rutherford, and F.R. Keene, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.,
2151-2160 (2001).
"Electron and Energy Transfer within Dyads involving Polypyridyl-Ru(II)
and -Os(II) Metal Centers Separated by Rigid Alicyclic Bridges",
L.S. Kelso, T.A. Smith, A.C. Schultz, P.C. Junk, R.N. Warrener,
K.P. Ghiggino, and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2599-2606 (2000).
"Direct Synthesis of Rigid Ligand-Bridged Homo- and Hetero-dinuclear
Complexes via Stereoselective 1,3-Dipolar Coupling of Mononuclear Ru(II)
and Os(II) Precursors", L.S. Kelso, A.C. Schultz, M.R. Johnston,
R.N. Warrener, and F.R. Keene, Inorg. Chem., 38, 4906-4909 (1999).
"Resolution, X-ray Structure and Absolute Configuration of a Double-stranded
Helical Diiron(II) Bis(terpyridine) Complex", G. Rapenne, B.T. Patterson,
J.-P. Sauvage, and F.R. Keene, Chem. Commun., 1853-1854 (1999).
"Anion Interactions with (Polypyridyl)ruthenium Complexes, and their
Importance in the Cation-Exchange Chromatographic Separation of Stereoisomers
of Dinuclear Species", N.C. Fletcher and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc.,
Dalton Trans, 683-689 (1999).
"Isolation and Characterisation of Stereoisomers in Di- and Tri-nuclear
Complexes", F.R. Keene, Chem. Soc. Rev., 27, 185-193 (1998). ). {Invited review}
"A New Synthetic Route to Monocarbonyl Polypyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium:
Their Stereochemistry and Reactivity", N.C. Fletcher and F.R. Keene,
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2293-2301 (1998).
"Stereoisomers in Heterometallic (Ru2Os) and Heteroleptic Homometallic
(RuRu'Ru'') Trinuclear Complexes Incorporating the Bridging Ligand HAT
(1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene)", T.J. Rutherford and F.R. Keene,
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1155-1162 (1998).
"Chromatographic Separation of Stereoisomers of Dinuclear Ligand-Bridged
Polypyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II)", N.C. Fletcher, P.C. Junk,
D.A. Reitsma, and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 133-138 (1998).
"Isolation of Geometric Isomers within Diastereoisomers of Dinuclear
Ligand-Bridged Complexes", B.T. Patterson and F.R. Keene,
Inorg. Chem., 37, 645-650 (1998).
"Stereochemistry and Polymetallic Ligand-Bridged Molecular Assemblies",
F.R. Keene, Coord. Chem. Rev., 166, 121-159 (1997). {Invited review}
"Mapping Electron Transfer Pathways in a Chromophoric-Quencher Triad",
J.A. Treadway, P. Chen, T.J. Rutherford, F.R. Keene, and T.J. Meyer,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 101, 6824-6826 (1997).
"Isolation of the stereoisomers of [{Ru(bpy)2}2{Os(bpy)2}(m-HAT)]6+
(HAT = 1,4,5,8,9,12?hexaazatriphenylene; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine)",
T.J. Rutherford and F.R. Keene, Inorg. Chem., 36, 3580-3581 (1997).
"'Black Absorbers" and 'Fuzzy Stereochemistries'", F.R. Keene, in
"Electrochemistry - Crossing the Boundaries" {Proceedings of 10th
Australasian Electrochemistry Conference (Surfers Paradise, 1997)},
pps. 107-120. (Invited contribution).
"Stereochemical Control of Donor and Acceptor Groups in a Monomeric
Chromophore-Quencher Complex of Ruthenium(II)", T.J. Rutherford and
F.R. Keene, Inorg. Chem., 36, 2872-2878 (1997).
"Stereoisomers of Mono-, Di- and Tri-ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing
the Bridging Ligand 1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexaazatriphenylene (HAT), and Studies
of their Photophysical and Redox Properties", T.J. Rutherford,
O. Van Gijte, A. Kirsch - De Mesmaeker, and F.R. Keene,
Inorg. Chem., 36, 4465-4474 (1997).
"Molecular Architecture of Polynuclear Ruthenium Bipyridyl Complexes
with Controlled Metal Helicity", N.C. Fletcher, F. R. Keene,
H. Viebrock, and A. von Zelewsky, Inorg. Chem., 36, 1113-1121 (1997).
"Synthesis of Mononuclear Tris(Heteroleptic) Osmium(II) Complexes
containing Bidentate Polypyridyl Ligands", E.Z. Jandrasics and
F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 153-159 (1997).
"Space-Separated 1,10-Phenanthroline, 4,5?Diazafluorene or
3,6-Di(2-pyridyl)pyridazine Units as Ligands in Diruthenium Complexes:
Preliminary Studies of Metal-Metal Interactions", R.N. Warrener,
A.B.B. Ferreira, A.C. Schultz, D.N. Butler, F.R. Keene, and
L.S. Kelso, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 35, 2485-2487 (1996).
"Preparation of 7,8-Diazaphencyclone and its Use in the Construction
of Rigid, Space-Separated 1,10-Phenanthroline Donor-Acceptor Systems:
New ligands for Metal Complexation", R.N. Warrener, M.A. Houghton,
A.C. Schultz, F.R. Keene, L.S. Kelso, R. Dash, and D. N. Butler,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1151-1152 (1996).
"The Synthesis and Characterization of New Optically Active
'Dimeric' 'Pineno'-[4,5]-Fused 2.2'-Bipyridines Linked without a
Spacer or by Small Spacer Groups", N.C. Fletcher, F.R. Keene,
M. Ziegler, H. Stoeckli-Evans, H. Viebrock, and A. von Zelewsky,
Helv. Chim. Acta, 79, 1192-1202 (1996).
"Effect of Delocalization and Rigidity in the Acceptor Ligand on
MLCT Excited-State Decay", J.A. Treadway, B. Loeb, R. Lopez,
P.A. Anderson, F.R. Keene, and T.J. Meyer, Inorg. Chem., 35,
2242-2246 (1996).
"Stereochemical and Substituent Effects on a-Azodiimine-bridged
Diruthenium Species", L.S. Kelso, D.A. Reitsma, and F.R. Keene,
Inorg. Chem., 35, 5144-5153 (1996).
"Designed Synthesis of Mononuclear Tris(Heteroleptic) Ruthenium
Complexes containing Bidentate Polypyridyl Ligands", P.A. Anderson,
G.B. Deacon, K.H. Haarmann, F.R. Keene, T.J. Meyer, D.A. Reitsma,
B.W. Skelton, G.F. Strouse, N.C. Thomas, J.A. Treadway, and
A.H. White, Inorg. Chem., 34, 6145-6157 (1995).
"Chiral [Ru(pp)2(CO)2]2+ species (pp = bidentate polypyridyl ligand)
and their use in the stereoselective synthesis of ligand-bridge
dinuclear complexes", T.J. Rutherford, M.G. Quagliotto and
F.R. Keene, Inorg. Chem., 34, 3857-3858 (1995).
"Stereochemistry in Tris(bidentate)ruthenium(II) Complexes containing
Unsymmetrical Polypyridyl Ligands", T.J. Rutherford, D.A. Reitsma,
and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3659-3666 (1994).
"Diastereoisomeric Forms of Ligand-Bridged Dimetallic Species
{M = Ru(II), Os(II)} Containing Bidentate Polypyridyl Ligands",
D.A. Reitsma and F.R. Keene, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2859-2860 (1993).
Invited Conference presentations:
"Stereochemical Effects on Intervalence Charge Transfer in Polymetallic
Supramolecular Assemblies ", D.M. D'Alessandro and F.R. Keene, IC'03,
National Conference of Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal
Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne, February 2003. .
{Selected as one of six student papers to be presented orally for
consideration of the Don Stranks Awards - winner of Don Stranks Award}.
"Sterochemical Consequences of Intervalence Transfer in Dinuclear Ruthenium
and Osmium Complexes", D.M. D'Alessandro and F.R. Keene,
Symposium in Honour of Professor I.G. Dance, Sydney, December 2002.
"Specific Anion Interactions with Mono- and Oligo-nuclear Metal Complexes",
F.R. Keene, International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry, ISMC 2002,
Salt Lake City, UT., U.S.A., June 2002.
"Stereochemical Control in the Synthesis of Polymetallic Assemblies",
F.R. Keene, symposium on "Frontiers in Chemical Design and Synthesis",
Singapore International Chemical Conference-2, Singapore, December 2001.
"Synthesis and Properties of Polymetallic Complexes containing Polypyridyl
Ligands". F.R. Keene, 12th Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic
Chemistry, Bowral, Australia, September 2001.
"'Fuzzy Stereochemistries" in Polymetallic Supramolecular Assemblies",
Scientific Meeting of the North Queensland Section of the Royal
Australian Chemical Institute, Townsville, August 2001).
"Stereochemical Influences on Intervalence Charge Transfer", F.R. Keene,
"Inorganic Chemistry into the New Millenium: A Scientific Symposium
in Recognition of the Contributions of Dr Thomas J. Meyer",
Santa Fe (New Mexico), May 2001. (Plenary lecture).
"Specific anion interactions with (polypyridyl)ruthenium complexes",
N.C. Fletcher, F. Foley, P.C. Junk, F.R. Keene, L.S. Kelso, and
B.D. Yeomans", presented at symposium on "Molecular Recognition of
Anions and Cations", International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin
Societies, Honolulu, December 2000. Abstract INOR 1461.
"Chromatographic Separation of Stereoisomers of Helical and
Bis(tridentate) Complex Systems", B.T. Patterson, F.R. Keene,
G. Rapenne, J.-P. Sauvage, T. Kulke, and E.C. Constable,
11th National Convention of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
(11 RACIC), Canberra, February 2000. {Selected as one of six
student papers to be presented orally for consideration of the
Don Stranks Awards}.
"Stereochemical Influences on Intramolecular Electron Transfer
Polymetallic Assemblies", F.R. Keene, 11th Winter Conference,
Inter-American Photochemical Society, Clearwater Beach (Florida),
January 2000. (Plenary lecture).
"Energy and Electron Transfer within Dyads involving Organic Quenchers
and/or Polypyridyl d6 Metal Centres Bridged by Rigid Alicyliic
'Molracs'", L.S. Kelso, T.A. Smith, A.C. Schultz, R.N. Warrener,
K.P. Ghiggino, and F.R. Keene, IC'99, National Conference of Inorganic
Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute,
Wellington (NZ), February 1999.
"Stereochemical Influences on Intramolecular Electron Transfer in
Polymetallic Supramolecular Assemblies", F.R. Keene, IC'98, National
Conference of Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical
Institute, Wollongong, February 1998).
"'Black Absorbers' and "Fuzzy Stereochemistries'", F.R. Keene,
Symposium on "Electrochemistry of Inorganic and Biological Compounds".
10th Australasian Electrochemistry Conference, Surfers Paradise, February 1997.
"Spatial dependence of photo-promoted electron and energy transfer in
polymetallic assemblies", F.R. Keene, presented at symposium on
"Inorganic Photochemistry: Applications in Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Energy Conversion and Catalysis", International Chemical Congress of
Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, December 1995.
"Black MCLT Absorbers', P.A. Anderson, G.F. Strouse, J.A. Treadway,
T.J. Meyer, and F.R. Keene, IC94' (National Conference of the Division of
Inorganic Chemistry, R.A.C.I.), Perth, July 1994.
"Artificial Photosynthesis: controlling properties and stereochemistries
at metal centres in polymetallic supramolecules", F.R. Keene, 'Mini
Symposium on Molecular Architecture', Central Queensland University
(Rockhampton), October 1993.
