Publications
Dr. Comito's laboratory started at the University of Houston in September 2018.
Publications at the University of Houston:
11. An aniline-bridged bis(pyrazolyl)alkane ligand for dizinc-catalysed ring-opening polymerization. Naik, P. K.; Gu, Z.; Comito, R. J.* Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 17443-17447.
10. Simple Amination of Polystyrene via Radical sp3 C-H Imination. Hu, M; He, L.; Comito, R. J.* Polymer Chemistry 2024, accepted in revision.
9. Aluminum Tris(2-pyridyl)borates: Structure, Reactivity and Catalysis. Qian, J.; Simran, S.; Comito, R. J.* Polyhedron 2024, 254, 116931-116937.
Recipient of the first ever Polyhedron annual Best Paper Award.
8. Selective and Functional-Group Tolerant Photoalkylation of Imines by Energy-Transfer Photocatalysis. Ghosh, S. K.; He, L.; Tang, Z.; Comito, R. J.* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 15209-15217.
7. Bimetallic Polymerization of Lactide with Binaphthol-Derived Bis-heteroscorpionate Dizinc and Dimagnesium Complexes. Tansky, M.; Comito, R. J.* Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 8784-8791.
6. Ethylene Polymerization with Thermally Robust Vanadium(III) Tris(2-pyridyl)borate Complexes. Qian, J.; Comito, R. J.* Organometallics 2023, 42, 1254-1258.
5. Binucleating Bis(pyrazolyl)alkane Ligands and Their Cationic Dizinc Complexes: Modular, Bimetallic Cattalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization. Gu, Z.; Comito, R. J.* Organometallics 2022, 41, 1911-1916.
4. Site-Isolated Main-Group Tris(2-pyridyl)borate Complexes by Pyridine Substitution and Their Ring-Opening Polymerization Catalysis. Qian, J.; Comito, R. J.* Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 10852-10862.
3. One-Pot Synthesis of Primary and Secondary Aliphatic Amines via Mild and Selective sp3 C-H Imination. Ghosh, S. K.; Hu, M.; Comito, R. J.* Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 17601-17608.
2. A Robust Vanadium(V) Tris(2-pyridyl)borate Catalyst for Long-Lived High-Temperature Ethylene Polymerization. Qian, J.; Comito, R. J.* Organometallics 2021, 40, 1817-1821.
1. Metal-Free, Mild, and Selective Synthesis of Bis(pyrazolyl)alkanes by Nucleophile-Catalyzed Condensation. Tansky, M; Gu, Z.; Comito, R. J.* J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 1601-1611.
*Indicates corresponding author.
Dr. Comito's supervised publications (from graduate and postdoctoral work):
Note to postdoctoral and student applicants: These publications form the basis of Robert Comito's training and are not exactly representative of the Comito Lab's current interests. Please see the publications above and the research tab for what the Comito Lab currently works on.
12. Structural Evolution of MOF-Derived RuCo, a General Catalyst for the Guerbet Reaction. Neumann, C.; Payne, M.; Rozeveld, S.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Comito, R. J. Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* ACS Appl. Mat Int. 2021, 13, 52113-52124.
11. Gas Phase Ethylene Polymerization by Single-Site Cr Centers in a Metal-Organic Framework. Park, H. D.; Comito, R. J. Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Ricke, N.; Sun, C.; Van Voorhis, T.; Roman-Leshkov, Y.;* Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 3864-3870.
10. Highly Selective Heterogeneous Ethylene Dimerization with a Scalable and Chemically Robust MOF Catalyst. Metzger, E. D.;+ Comito, R. J.+ Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Xu, W.; Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2019, 7, 6654. +Equal authorship contribution.
9. A Structural Mimic of Carbonic Anhydrase in a Metal-Organic Framework. Wright, A. M.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Mancuso, J. L.; Comito, R. J.; Day, R. W.; Hendon, C. H.; Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* Chem 2018, 3, 2736.
8. Stabilized Vanadium Catalyst for Olefin Polymerizaton by Site Isolation in a Metal-Organic Framework. Comito, R. J.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Lawrence, J. A.; Korzynski, M. D.; Kehl, J. A.; Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8135.
7. Highly Stereoselective Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene by Co-MFU-4l, a Solid Catalyst Prepared by Cation Exchange in a Metal-Organic Framework. Dubey, R. J.-C.;+ Comito, R. J.;+ Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Hendon, C. H.; Rieth, A. J.; Miller, J. T.;* Dincă, M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 12664. +Equal authorship contribution.
6. Catalyst-Controlled Oligomerization for the Collective Total Synthesis of Polypyrroloindoline Natural Products. Jamison, C. R.; Badillo, J. J.; Lipschultz, J. M.; Comito, R. J.; MacMillan, D. W. C.* Nature Chemistry 2017, 9, 1165.
5. Selective Dimerization of Propylene with Ni-MFU-4l. Comito, R. J.; Metzger, E. D.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, G.; Hendon, C. H.; Miller, J. T.; Dincă, M.* Organometallics 2017, 36, 1681.
4. Mechanism of Single-Site Molecule-Like Catalytic Ethylene Dimerization in Ni-MFU-4l. Metzger, E. D.; Comito, R. J.; Hendon, C. H.; Dincă, M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 139, 757.
3. Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization Enabled by Cation Exchange in a Metal-Organic Framework. Comito, R. J.; Fritzching, K. J.; Sundell, B. J.; Schmidt-Rohr, K.;* Dincă, M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10232-10237.
2. Selective Dimerization of Ethylene to 1-Butene with a Porous Catalyst. Metzger, E. D.; Brozek, C. K.; Comito, R. J.; Dincă, M.* ACS Central Science 2016, 2, 148-153.
1. Enantioselective Intramolecular Aldehyde α-Alkylation with Simple Olefins: Direct Access to Homo-Ene Products. Comito, R. J. ; Finelli, F. G.; MacMillan, D. W. C.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9358.
*Indicates corresponding author.