Publications (Updates in Progress)

Research from the Green Group at Texas Christian University

EUK-134 Activity
Fundamental Kinetic and Selective Properties of the Anti-Aging Antioxidant-Active Ingredient EUK-134

Authors: Nora Del Bosque, Grant T. Elam, David M. Freire, Timothy J. Hubin, and Kayla N. Green

Dalton Transactions, 2026, ASAP (Link Coming SOON!) 

IC_CC
Direct Arylation of Unactivated Arenes Using Earth Abundant Iron/Tetra-Aza Macrocyclic Complexes

Authors: Tahmina Afroz, David Freire, Timothy Hubin, Kayla N. Green

Inorganic Chemistry, Accepted! 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04793 (Link Coming Soon!) 

Effect of 4-position pyridine ring substitution on Zn(II) complexes
Effect of 4-position pyridine ring substitution on Zn(II) complexes of 4-substituted Py2N2 pyridinophane macrocycles

Authors: Katherine J. Smith, Timothy M. Schwartz, Hannah M. Johnston, David M. Freire, Kristof Pota, Kayla N. Green

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2025, 78:1-3, 225-232.

Predicting pKa of flexible polybasic tetra-aza macrocycles
Predicting pKa of flexible polybasic tetra-aza macrocycles

Authors: Tatum K. Harvey, Kristof Pota, Magy M. Mekhail, David M. Freire, Donatus A. Agbaglo, Benjamin G. Janesko, Kayla N. Green

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 10663-10670

Rings of Power: Controlling SOD Mimic Activity
Rings of Power: Controlling SOD Mimic Activity by the Addition of Pyridine Rings within the Pyridinophane Scaffold

Authors: Katherine J. Smith, Timothy M. Schwartz, David M. Freire, Cameron J. Bowers, Sarah K. Dunn, Jackson F. Bonnell, Magy A. Mekhail, Giridhar Akkaraju, Kayla N. Green

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 50, 23544–23553.

Effect of 4-position pyridine ring substitution on Zn(II) complexes
Effect of 4-position pyridine ring substitution on Zn(II) complexes of 4-substituted Py2N2 pyridinophane macrocycles

Authors: Katherine J. Smith, Timothy M. Schwartz, Hannah M. Johnston, David M. Freire, Kristof Pota, Kayla N. Green

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2025, 78:1-3, 225-232.

Impact of Indole Inclusion in the Design of Multi-Tactical Metal-Binding Tetra-Aza Macrocycles
Impact of Indole Inclusion in the Design of Multi-Tactical Metal-Binding Tetra-Aza Macrocycles that Target the Molecular Features of Neurodegeneration

Authors: Kristof Pota, Shrikant Nilewar, Christina Mantsorov, Lindsay Zumwalt, Nam Nguyen, Cameron J. Bowers, David M. Freire, Robert B. Benafield III, Giridhar R. Akkaraju, Kayla N. Green

ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2024, 15, 20, 3776–3790.

Hydrogen Peroxide Disproportionation Activity
Hydrogen Peroxide Disproportionation Activity Is Sensitive to Pyridine Substitutions on Manganese Catalysts Derived from 12-Membered Tetra-Aza Macrocyclic Ligands

Authors: David M. Freire, Hannah M. Johnston, Katherine J. Smith, Kristof Pota, Magy A. Mekhail, Sugam Kharel, Kayla N. Green

Inorganic Chemistry. 2023, 62(39), 15842-15855.

  • Environmental effects of chitosan as an immobilization medium electrochemically active small molecules.

    Burnett, M. E.; Bodiford, N.; Coffer, J. L.; Green, K. N.

    Journal of Coordination Chemistry 2019, 72(13), 2160-2176

  • Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots: Optical properties modification and photovoltaic applications

    Hasan, Md.T.; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R.; Ryan, C.; Pota, K.; Green, K. N.; Coffer, J. L.; Naumov, A.N.

    Nano Research, 2019, 12(5), 1041–1047

  • Increase of Direct C–C Coupling Reaction Yield by Identifying Structural and Electronic Properties of High-Spin Iron Tetra-azamacrocyclic Complexes

    Brewer, S. M.; Wilson, K. R.; Jones, D. G.; Reinheimer, E. W.; Archibald, S. J.; Prior, T. J.; Ayala, M. A.; Foster, A. L.; Hubin, T. J.; Green, K. N.

    Inorganic Chemistry 2018, 57(15), 8890-8902

  • Environmental effects of chitosan as an immobilization medium electrochemically active small molecules.

    Burnett, M. E.; Bodiford, N.; Coffer, J. L.; Green, K. N.

    Journal of Coordination Chemistry 2019, 72(13), 2160-2176
    • M.; Janesko, B. G.; Akkaraju, G.; Simanek, E. E.; Green, K. N.

    RSC Advances 2018, 8 (6), 3024-3035

  • Electrochemical Investigation of the Eu3+/2+ Redox Couple in Complexes with Variable Numbers of Glycinamide and Acetate Pendant Arms

    Burnett, M. E.; Adebesin, B.; Funk, A. M.; Kovacs, Z.; Sherry, A. D.; Ekanger, L. A.; Allen, M. J.; Green, K. N.; Ratnakar, S. J.

    Eur J Inorg Chem 2017, (43), 5001-5005

  • Synthesis, characterization, and activity of a triazine bridged antioxidant and antiamyloidogenic small molecule

    Gonzalez, P., Akkaraju, G.; da Costa V. C. P., Green, K. N.

    Acs Chem Neurosci. 2017, 8 (11), 2414-2423

  • Hybrid antioxidant and metal sequestering small molecules targeting the molecular features of Alzheimer’s disease

    Green, K. N., Johnston, H. M.; Burnett, M.E., Brewer,

    • Hydrogen peroxide disproportionation with manganese macrocyclic complexes of cyclen and pyclen
    Hydrogen peroxide disproportionation with manganese macrocyclic complexes of cyclen and pyclen

    Authors: Freire, D. M.; Beeri, D.; Pota, K.; Johnston, H. M.; Palacios, P.; Pierce, B. S.; Sherman, B. D.; Green, K. N.

    Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 1573-1582.

    Electronic influence of substitution on the pyridine ring within NNN pincer-type molecules
    Electronic influence of substitution on the pyridine ring within NNN pincer-type molecules

    Authors: Schwartz, T. M.; Burnett, M. E.; Green, K. N.

    Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 2356-2363.

    Enhancement of antioxidant activity and neurotherapeutic features through pyridol addition to tetra-azamacrocyclic molecules
    Enhancement of antioxidant activity and neurotherapeutic features through pyridol addition to tetra-azamacrocyclic molecules

    Authors: Johnston, H. M.; Pota, K.; Barnett, M. M.; Kinsinger, O.; Braden, P.; Schwartz, T. M.; Hoffer, E.; Sadagopan, N.; Nguyen, N.; Yu, Y.; Gonzalez, P.; Tircsó, G.; Wu, H.; Akkaraju, G.; Chumley, M. J.; Green, K. N.

    Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 58(24), 16771-16784.