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Samantha Johnson

Catalysis Science
Joint Appointment
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
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Richland, WA 99352

PNNL Publications

2024

2023

  • Ewing R.G., G.L. Hart, M.K. Nims, S.E. Murphy, S. Johnson, J. Chun, and E.H. Denis. 2023. "Reducing ion diffusion at atmospheric pressure through intermingled positive and negative ions." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 492. PNNL-SA-185511. doi:10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117115
  • Kumar N., W. Rishko, K.R. Fiedler, A.M. Hollas, J. Chun, and S. Johnson. 2023. "Correlations between molecular structure, solvation topology, and transport properties of aqueous organic flow battery electrolyte solutions." ACS Materials Letters 5, no. 11:3050-3057. PNNL-SA-188569. doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c00838

2022

  • Barona Mosquera M., S. Johnson, M. Mbea, R.M. Bullock, and S. Raugei. 2022. "Computational investigations of the reactivity of metalloporphyrins for ammonia oxidation." Topics in Catalysis 65, no. 1-4:341-353. PNNL-SA-165238. doi:10.1007/s11244-021-01511-3
  • Cook B.J., M. Barona Mosquera, S. Johnson, S. Raugei, and R.M. Bullock. 2022. "Weakening the N-H Bonds of NH3 Ligands: Triple Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction to form a Chromium(V) Nitride." Inorganic Chemistry 61, no. 29:11165-11172. PNNL-SA-169172. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01115
  • Dunn P., M. Barona Mosquera, S. Johnson, S. Raugei, and R.M. Bullock. 2022. "Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from an OsII(NH3)2 Complex Generates an OsIV(NH2)2 Complex: Experimental and Computational Analysis of the N-H Bond Dissociation Free Energies and Reactivity." Inorganic Chemistry 61, no. 39:15325-15334. PNNL-SA-170965. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00708

2021

  • Tran B.L., S. Johnson, K.P. Brooks, and S. Autrey. 2021. "Ethanol as a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier for Seasonal Microgrid Application: Catalysis, Theory, and Engineering Feasibility." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9, no. 20:7130-7138. PNNL-SA-160818. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01513
  • Wang Z., S. Johnson, G. Wu, and G. Menard. 2021. "Multiple N-H and C-H Hydrogen Atom Abstractions Through Coordination-Induced Bond Weakening at Fe-Amine Complexes." Inorganic Chemistry 60, no. 11:8242-8251. PNNL-SA-161871. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00923

2020

  • Brezny A.C., S. Johnson, S. Raugei, and J.M. Mayer. 2020. "Selectivity-Determining Steps in O2 Reduction Catalyzed by Iron(tetramesitylporphyrin)." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 9:4108-4113. PNNL-SA-150117. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b13654
  • Dunn P.L., B.J. Cook, S. Johnson, A.M. Appel, and R.M. Bullock. 2020. "Oxidation of Ammonia with Molecular Complexes." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 42:17845-17858. PNNL-SA-155069. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c08269
  • Dunn P.L., S. Johnson, W. Kaminsky, and R.M. Bullock. 2020. "Diversion of Catalytic C-N Bond Formation to Catalytic Oxidation of NH3 Through Modification of the Hydrogen Atom Abstractor." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 7:3361-3365. PNNL-SA-150204. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b13706
  • Johnson S., D.J. Martin, B.Q. Mercado, S. Raugei, and J.M. Mayer. 2020. "Intramolecular Electrostatic Effects on O2, CO2, and Acetate Binding to a Cationic Iron Porphyrin." Inorganic Chemistry 59, no. 23:17402-17414. PNNL-SA-152562. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02703

2019

  • Bhattacharya P., Z.M. Heiden, G.M. Chambers, S. Johnson, R.M. Bullock, and M.T. Mock. 2019. "Catalytic Ammonia Oxidation to Dinitrogen by Hydrogen Atom Abstraction." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, no. 34:11618-11624. PNNL-SA-137210. doi:10.1002/anie.201903221
  • Chambers G.M., S. Johnson, S. Raugei, and R.M. Bullock. 2019. "Anion control of tautomeric equilibria: Fe-H vs. N-H influenced by NH···F hydrogen bonding." Chemical Science 10, no. 5:1410-1418. PNNL-SA-135803. doi:10.1039/c8sc04239j
  • Cook B.J., S. Johnson, G.M. Chambers, W. Kaminsky, and R.M. Bullock. 2019. "Triple Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from Mn-NH3 Complexes Results in Cyclophosphazenium Cations." Chemical Communications 55, no. 93:14058-14061. PNNL-SA-144932. doi:10.1039/C9CC06915A
  • Johnson S., S.P. Heins, C. Klug, E.S. Wiedner, R.M. Bullock, and S. Raugei. 2019. "Design and reactivity of pentapyridyl metal complexes for ammonia oxidation." Chemical Communications 55, no. 35:5083-5086. PNNL-SA-141391. doi:10.1039/C9CC01249D
  • Liao Q., L. Liu, S. Johnson, C. Klug, E.S. Wiedner, R.M. Bullock, and D.L. DuBois. 2019. "Evaluation of Attractive Interactions in the Second Coordination Sphere of Iron Complexes Containing Pendant Amines." Dalton Transactions 48, no. 15:4867-4878. PNNL-SA-141710. doi:10.1039/c9dt00708c
  • Pegis M.L., D.J. Martin, C.F. Wise, A.C. Brezny, S. Johnson, L.E. Johnson, and N. Kumar, et al. 2019. "Mechanism of Catalytic O2 Reduction by Iron Tetraphenylporphyrin." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, no. 20:8315-8326. PNNL-SA-141930. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b02640

2018

  • Kendall A.J., S. Johnson, R.M. Bullock, and M.T. Mock. 2018. "Catalytic Silylation of N2 and Synthesis of NH3 and N2H4 by Net Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions using a Chromium P4 Macrocycle." Journal of the American Chemical Society 140, no. 7:2528-2538. PNNL-SA-129950. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b11132

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