Full CV 2023 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.: Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2008

B.S.:   Chemistry, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA (Magna Cum Laude), 2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Georgia Southern University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2022-present

Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2018-2022

Associate Professor, Armstrong State University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, 2017-2018

Assistant Professor, Armstrong State University/ Armstrong Atlantic State University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, 2011-2017

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia, Chemistry Department, 2009-2011

Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Georgia, Department of Chemistry, 2003-2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SCI 1212                 Survey of Chemistry 

CHEM 1212K-Lab General Chemistry II lab

CHEM 1152L                 Survey of Chemistry II laboratory

CHEM 3401/L Organic Chemistry I /laboratory

CHEM 3402/L         Organic Chemistry II/laboratory

CHEM 3402 Online         Organic Chemistry II online

CHEM 4100                 Adv. Topics in Organic Chem. (Concepts in Organometallic Chemistry) 

CHEM 4950                 Chemistry of Brewing

CHEM 4950                 Intro. to Polymer Chemistry 

CHEM 2900, 3900, 4991 Intro. and Advanced Chemical Research 

CHEM 5410:                         Advanced Organic Chemistry (Physical Organic Chemistry)

PUBLICATIONS: SELECTED

Brandon Quillian,* Allison Marks, Kennedy Musso, George Durrell,  Joseph Bazemore, Clifford W. Padgett,  Alexis Fields, Dane Zurwell“ On the chemistry of cymene ruthenium iodide complexes: Entry into octahedral phenylated ruthenium(II) complexes supported by chelating bidentate N,N′-donor ligands”, Dalton Transactions, (Accepted, 2025).

Quillian, Brandon; Musso, Kennedy Gaines; Beasley, Elizabeth M.; Bazemore, Joseph G.; Marks, Allison Rose, Padgett, Clifford W. “Synthesis, characterization, and structure of diisoamyl (1R,4S)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylate MolBank, (2024) M1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ M1852.

  Artis, Rylan; Padgett, Clifford W.; Musso, Kennedy; Shank, Nathaniel; Marks, Allison; Quillian, Brandon A (2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethan-1-olate)(1-oxo-3-phenyl-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-olate) μ-oxo-bridged dicopper(II) dimeric complex, MolBank, 2024, M1846. https://doi.org/10.3390/M1846.

Watkins, Hannah; Lee, Gerald; Ouedraogo, Pangbewindin, Honore. B.; Padgett, Clifford W.; Nguyen, Khoa; Artis, Rylan, Quillian, Brandon P. “Condensation reactions of dialkoxy-2-phenylchroman-4-ones with 1,2-diamines:  a method for preparing chromenoquinoxalines” Tetrahedron Letters (2023)

Artis, Rylan, Padgett, Clifford W., Quillian, B. “1-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethan-1-iminium  chloride”. IUCrData, 2023 (in press, https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314623007903)

Bazemore, J. G.; Padgett, C.W.; Quillian, B.  “Preparation of a Dicationic p-Cymene Ru(II) dimer [(p-cymene)Ru(µ-Cl){P(OCH2)3CEt}]2 2+: Structure, Characterization and Reactivity” J. Coord. Chem. 2021, 74, 306-314. (https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2021.1880005.)

Beasley, E. M.; Bazemore, J. G.; Petrillo, A.; Padgett, C.W.; Lynch, W. E.;  Quillian, B. “Preparation of 3-hydroxy-2,3-dialkoxy-2-phenylchroman-4-one and 3,3-dihydroxy-2-alkoxy-2-phenylchroman-4-one by oxidation of 3-hydroxyflavone with Copper(II) Bromide: Structure, reactivity and characterization”, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2020, 512, 119855. (in press: doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119855).

Quillian, B.; Fields, A. E.; Chace, D.; Vickery, A. M.; Sharma, M.; Zurwell, D; Bazemore, J.; Phan, L. Thomas, D.; Padgett, C. W., “Silver triflate mediated dehydration of benzylic alcohols and vinyl hydrovinylation of styrene”, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2019, 489, 224-229. (doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.02.015).

Fields, A. E.; Zurwell, D.; Padgett, C.; Quillian, B., Bis(pyrazolyl)acetate and bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)acetate tris-acetonitrile ruthenium complexes: Synthesis, reactivity and structure, J. Organomet. Chem., 2017, 846, 66-73.  

Quillian, B.; Haddock, J. W.; Padgett, C. W.; Gray, J. L.; Schanz, H.-J., “Bis(1-(2,6-xylyl)-2-imidazolidinethione Gold(I) and Copper(I) Halides: Synthesis, characterization and structure” Struct. Chem. Cryst. Comm., 2015, 1, Article 5.

Joslin, E. E.; Quillian, B.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Cundari, T. R.; Sabat, M.; Myers, W. H.,  “C-H Activation of Pyrazolyl Ligand by Ru(II)”, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 6270-6279.

Quillian, B.; Joslin, E. E.; Sabat, M.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Sabat, M.; Myers, B., “2,2,2-Tris(pyrazolyl)ethoxide (EpOX) Ruthenium (II) Complexes, (EpOX)RuCl(L)(L′): Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity”, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1113–1121.

Gilliard, R. J., Jr.; Abraham, M. Y.; Wang, Y.; Wei, P.; Xie, Y.; Quillian, B.; Schaefer, H. H., III; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H., “Carbene-Stabilized Beryllium Borohydride”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 9953-9955.

Quillian, B.; Wei, P.; Wannere, C.  S.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H., “A Neutral Ga6 Octahedron: Synthesis, Structure and Aromaticity”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3168-3169.

Wang, Y.; Quillian, B.; Wei, P.; Xie, Y.; Wannere, C. S.; King, R. B.; Schaefer, H. F., III; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H., “Planar, Twisted, and Trans-Bent: Conformational Flexibility of Neutral Diborenes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3298-3299.

Quillian, B.; Wang, Y.; Wei, P.; Robinson, G. H., “Organometallic Compounds Containing New Hf–Ga and Hf–In Bonds: Cp2Hf(ER)2 (Cp = C5H5; E = Ga, In; R = -C6H3-2,6-(2,4,6-i-Pr3C6H2)2)”, New J. Chem. 2008, 774-776.

Quillian, B.; Wang, Y.; Wannere, C. S.; Wei, P.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H., “A Trimetallic Fulvalene-bridged Dizirconocene-gallium Complex”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1836-1838.

Quillian, B.; Wang, Y.; Wei, P.; Wannere, C. S.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H. “Gallepins. Neutral Gallium Analogues of the Tropylium Ion: Synthesis, Structure, and Aromaticity”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13380-13381.

Wang, Y.; Quillian, B.; Wei, P.; Wannere, C. S.; Xie, Y.; King, R. B.; Schaefer, H. F. III; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Robinson, G. H., “A Stable Neutral Diborene Containing a B=B Double Bond”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12412-12413.

Quillian, B.; Wang, Y.; Wei, P.; Handy, A.; Robinson, G. H., “2,6-Di(4-t-butylphenyl)phenyl-group 13 Organometallic Compounds”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 3765-3770.

Wang, Y.; Quillian, B.; Wei, P.; Wang, H.; Yang, X.-J.; Xie, Y.; King, R. B.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Schaefer, H. F. III; Robinson, G. H., “On the Chemistry of Zn–Zn Bonds, RZn–ZnR (R = [{2,6-Pr2iC6H3)N(Me)C}2CH]): Synthesis, Structure, and Computations”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 11944-11945.

Wang, Y.; Quillian, B.; Wei, P.; Yang, X.-J.; Robinson, G. H., “New Pb­–Pb bonds: Syntheses and molecular structures of hexabiphenyldiplumbane and tri(trisbiphenylplumbyl)plumbate”, Chem. Commun. 2004, 2224-2225.