Daniel Freedman
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
State University of New York at New Paltz

Mailing Address: Chemistry Department SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive New Paltz, NY 12561
Office: 104 Coykendell Science Building (click for map) Phone: (845) 257-3795
Email: freedmad@newpaltz.edu

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Courses

Chemistry 22201 - General Chemistry 1
Chemistry 22202 - General Chemistry 2
Chemistry 22314 - Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry 22315 - Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Chemistry 22512 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry 22509 – Spectrophotometric Identification of Organic Compounds

Research

My groups current research is focused on the development of catalysts for the two important chemical reactions shown below.  In the first reaction, known as a transfer hydrogenation reaction, hydrogen is transferred from formic acid to the alkene.  We are currently investigating a series of arene-ruthenium complexes with b-diketonate, b-ketoiminate, and b-diketiminate ligands for their activity as catalysts for this reaction.  

Recent Publications

Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of [Ru(bpy)(CH₃CN)₃(NO₂)]PF₆, a Synthon for [Ru(bpy)(L₃)NO₂] Complexes Daniel A. Freedman, Seth Kruger, Christina Roosa, and Chandra Wymer Inoganic Chemistry, 45 (23), 9558 -9568, 2006.

Dimethylplatinum (II) complexes with isocyanocoumarin ligands: the crystal structure of cis-dimethylbis-(7-diethylamino-3-isocyanocoumarin)platinum(II) Craig Anderson, Daniel A. Freedman, Michael Jennings and Brenda Gray Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2005, 690, 168-176 .

pH Dependent Deoxygenation , Ligand Substitution, and Linkage Isomerization Reactions of the 2,2’-bipyridinetetranitroruthenate Dianion. Daniel A. Freedman, Daron E. Janzen, Jennifer L. Vreeland, Hannah M. Tully, and Kent R. Mann, Inorganic Chemistry, 2002, 21, 3820.

Metal-Coumarin Complexes: Synthesis and Characterization of 7-isocyanocoumarin ligands and Mo(CO)₄(7-isocyanocoumarin)₂ Complexes. Daniel A. Freedman, Ivan Keresztes, and Ann L. Asbury Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2002, 642, 97.

Preparation, Characterization and Reactivity of Potassium 2,2’-Bipyridinetetranitroruthenate(II). Daniel A. Freedman, Daron Janzen, and Kent. R. Mann. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 6009.

A Convenient Synthesis of Tris-heteroleptic Ruthenium (II) Polypyridyl Complexes. Daniel A. Freedman, Jon K. Evju, Marie K. Pomije, and Kent R. Mann. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 5711.

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