Journal Articles

60. Aubrey JD, Perkinson EP, Wang, G, Bonitatibus PJ “Metal Artifact Reduction and Contrast Agent Performance as a Function of Source Spectral Shape” Physics in Medicine and Biology 2025, published online 25 Sept 2025. DOI:10.1088/1361-6560/ae0be9.

59. Heimer MM, Sun Y, Aschauer T, Bonitatibus PJ, Loeffler M, Adams LC, Gayer G, Okweloguv N, Bales B, Meyer DE, Houshmand S, Yeh BM “Evaluation of a Novel Tantalum Oxide-Based Contrast Agent for Liver Imaging and Tumor Detection in Dual-Energy CT: A Preclinical Proof-of-Concept Study” Academic Radiology 2025, published online 22 Jul 2025. DOI:10.1016/j.acra.2025.07.007.

58. Aubrey JD, Gibson J, Leman JT, Yeh BM, Bonitatibus PJ “Insights into Nanoparticle Surface Bonding and Coating Architecture via Multinuclear NMR” Academia Nano: Science, Materials, Technology 2025, 2(2), published online 29 May 2025. DOI:10.20935/AcadNano7737.

57. Kendell P, Hix JML, Bonitatibus PJ, Shapiro EM “Hydrophilic Particles Exit While Hydrophobic Particles Persist Following In Vivo Biodegradation of Nanoparticle-Laden Polymeric Devices” Advanced NanoBiomed Research 2025, 5(6), 2500005-2500015. DOI:10.1002/anbr.202500005. [2 citations]

56. Heimer M, Sun Y, Bonitatibus PJ, Luitjens J, Hong CW, Okwelogu N, Houshmand S, Aschauer T, Cyran CC, Ingrisch M, Bales BC, Meyer DE, Yeh BM “Performance of an Intravascular Tantalum Oxide–Based Nanoparticle Computed Tomography Contrast Agent in Preclinical Hepatic Tumor Detection” Investigative Radiology 2025, published online 17 Mar 2025. DOI:10.1097/RLI.0000000000001175. [1 citation]

55. McCabe CA, Mitchell AL, Bonitatibus PJ, Dinolfo PH “Ligand-Dependent Redox-Coupled Spin Crossover of a Five Coordinate Cobalt Salen Complex” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2025, 577, 122459-122468. DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2024.122459. [1 citation]

54. Michailidis M, Leman JT, Bonitatibus PJ “Novel Strategy to Evaluate Platinum Photocatalysts for Hydrosilation-Curable Silicones” Inorganics 2024, 12(7), 197-206. DOI:10.3390/inorganics12070197. [1 citation]

53. Heimer MM, Sun Y, Grosu S, Cyran CC, Okwelogu N, Bonitatibus PJ, Meyer DE, Bales B, Yeh BM “Novel Intravascular Tantalum Oxide-Based Contrast Agent Achieves Improved Vascular Contrast Enhancement and Conspicuity Compared to Iopamidol in an Animal Multiphase CT Protocol”  European Radiology Experimental 2024, 8(1), 108-117. DOI:10.1186/s41747-024-00509-2. [7 citations]

52. Yeh BM, Heimer MM, Sun Y, Bonitatibus PJ “Oral CT Contrast Agents: What’s New and Why?” American Journal of Roentgenology 2024, 223(4), e2329970. DOI:10.2214/AJR.23.29970. [5 citations]

51. Heimer MM, Sun Y, Okwelogu N, Bonitatibus PJ, Meyer DE, Bales B, Houshmand S, Yeh BM “Benchmarking a Novel Intravascular Tantalum Oxide-based CT Contrast Agent in a Multiphase Protocol: Preliminary Results of a Preclinical Study”  Röfo 2023, 195(S01), S43. DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1763058.

50. Michailidis M, Bonitatibus PJ ”1-Methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)cyclopentadiene” IUCRData 2023, 8, x230856. DOI:10.1107/S2414314623008568.

49. Leman JT, Gibson JM, Bonitatibus PJ “Characterization and Structure of Trans, Trans, Trans‑1,3,5,7‑ Tetrakis(3ʹ,3ʹ,3ʹ‑Trifluoropropyl)‑1,3,5,7‑Tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, and Structure of Trans‑1,3,5‑(3ʹ,3ʹ,3ʹ‑Trifluoropropyl)‑1,3,5‑Trimethylcyclotrisiloxane” Silicon 2023, 16(4), 1491-1500. DOI:10.1007/s12633-023-02768-x.

48. Bonitatibus PJ, “Experimental Crystal Structure Determination: CCDC 2297207” CSD Commun 2023, DOI:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2h3fgj, ISSN 2631-9888.

47. Charles P, Gaspard M, Alvarez S, Armstrong WH, Lakshmi KV, Bonitatibus PJ “Synthesis, Crystal Structure, EPR, and DFT    Studies of an Unusually Distorted Vanadium(II) Complex” Dalton Trans 2022, 51, 12031-12036. DOI:10.1039/d2dt02392j. 

46. Xiao D, Gregg J, Lakshmi KV, Bonitatibus PJ “Bio-inspired Molecular Catalysts for Water Oxidation” Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1068-1119. DOI:10.3390/catal11091068. [11 citations]

45. Bonitatibus PJ, Reiss, GJ “Preparation and Crystal Structure of a Cationic Olefin Polymerization Precatalyst: (1,7-bis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1,7-di-aza-4-oxo-heptan-1,4,7-triyl)dimethyl zirconium(IV)” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS 2021, 236(1), 29-32. DOI:10.1515/ncrs-2020-0464.

44. Bonitatibus PJ, Armstrong WH, Reiss, GJ “Preparation and Crystal Structure of a Non-symmetrical Vanadium(II) Dimer: Tri-m2-bromido-(hydrogen-tris(3-isopropyl-4-bromopyrazol-1-yl)borato-k3N,N',N'')-tris(tetrahydrofuran-kO)divanadium(II) - tetrahydrofuran solvate (1/1)” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS 2020, 235(5), 1101-1103. DOI:10.1515/ncrs-2020-0187.

43. Bonitatibus PJ, “Experimental Crystal Structure Determination: CCDC 1996863” CSD Commun 2020, DOI:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc250wy1, ISSN 2631-9888.

42.   Yeh BM, FitzGerald PF, Colborn RE, Edic PM, Lambert J, Sun Y, Stillson C, Marino ME, Bonitatibus PJ “An Intravascular Tantalum Oxide-based CT Contrast Agent: Preclinical Evaluation Emulating Overweight and Obese Patient Size” Radiology 2018, 289(1), 103-110. [62 citations]

41.   FitzGerald PF, Colborn RE, Edic PM, Lambert, Bonitatibus PJ, Yeh BM “Liquid Tissue Surrogates for X-ray and CT Phantom Studies” Med Phys 2017, 44(12), 6251-6260. [24 citations]

40.   Yeh BM, FitzGerald PF, Edic PM, Lambert JW, Colborn RE, Marino ME, Evans PM, Roberts JC, Wang ZJ, Wong MJ, Bonitatibus PJ “Opportunities for New CT Contrast Agents to Maximize the Diagnostic Potential of Emerging Spectral CT Technologies” Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017, 113, 201-222. [237 citations]

39.   Lambert JW, FitzGerald PF, Edic PM, Sun Y, Bonitatibus PJ, Colborn RE, Yeh BM “The Effect of Patient Diameter on the Dual-Energy Ratio of Selected Contrast-Producing Elements” J Comput Assist Tomog 2017, 41(3), 505-510. [19 citations]

38.   FitzGerald PF, Butts MD, Roberts JC, Colborn RE, Torres AS, Lee BD, Yeh BM, Bonitatibus PJ “A Proposed Computed Tomography Contrast Agent Using Carboxybetaine Zwitterionic Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticles: Imaging, Biological, and Physicochemical Performance” Invest Radiol 2016, 51(12), 786-796. [63 citations]

37.   Crowder JM, Bates N, Roberts JC, Torres AS, Bonitatibus PJ “Determination of Tantalum from Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticle X-ray/CT Contrast Agents in Rat Tissues and Bodily Fluids by ICP-OES” J Anal At Spectrom 2016, 31, 1311-1317. [16 citations]

36.   FitzGerald PF, Colborn RE, Edic PM, Lambert JW, Torres AS, Bonitatibus PJ, Yeh BM “CT Image Contrast of High-Z Elements: Phantom Imaging Studies and Clinical Implications” Radiol 2016, 278(3), 723-733. [110 citations]

35.   Bonitatibus PJ, Chakraborty S, Doherty MD, Siclovan O, Jones WD, Soloveichik GL “Reversible Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alcohols for Energy Storage” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015, 112(6), 1687-1692. [148 citations]

34.   Kandapallil BI, Bonitatibus PJ, Colborn RE, Johnson F “Synthesis of High Magnetization Fe and FeCo nanoparticles by High Temperature Chemical Reduction” J Magn Magn Mater 2015, 378, 535-538. [29 citations]

33.   Bonitatibus PJ, Rainka MP, Peters AJ, Simone DL, Doherty MD “Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Dehydrogenation at Low Applied Potential Catalyzed by an Ir Organometallic Complex” Chem Commun 2013, 49, 10581-10583. [25 citations] 

32.   Bonitatibus PJ, Torres AS, Kandapallil B, Lee BD, Goddard GD, Colborn RE, Marino ME “Preclinical Assessment of a Zwitterionic Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticle X-ray Contrast Agent” ACS Nano 2012, 6(8), 6650-6658. [105 citations]  

31.   Torres AS, Bonitatibus PJ, Colborn RE, Goddard GD, FitzGerald PF, Lee BD, Marino ME “Biological Performance of a Size-Fractionated Core-Shell Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticle X-Ray Contrast Agent” Invest Radiol 2012, 47(10), 578-587. [60 citations] 

30.   Bonitatibus PJ, Torres AS, Goddard GD, FitzGerald PF, Kulkarni AM “Synthesis, Characterization, and Computed Tomography Imaging of a Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticle Imaging Agent” Chem Commun 2010, 46, 8956-8958. [137 citations] 

29.   Acar HY, Garaas RS, Syud F, Bonitatebus PJ, Kulkarni AM “Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Stabilized by Polymerized PEGylated Coatings” J Magn Magn Mater 2005, 293(1), 1-7. [78 citations]

28.   Lopez LPH, Schrock RR, Bonitatebus PJ “Synthesis of Tantalum and Niobium Complexes that Contain the Diamidoamine Ligand, [(3,4,5-F3C6H2NCH2CH2)2NMe]2-, and the Triamidoamine Ligand, [(3,5-Cl2C6H3NCH2CH2)3N]3-“ Inorg Chim Acta 2006, 359(15), 4730-4740. [19 citations]

27.   Dubé CE, Mukhopadhyay S, Bonitatebus PJ, Staples RJ, Armstrong WH “Tuning Tetranuclear Manganese-Oxo Core Electronic Properties: Adamantane-Shaped Complexes Synthesized by Ligand Exchange” Inorg Chem 2005, 44(14), 5161-5175. [34 citations]

26.   Tonzetich ZJ, Lu CC, Schrock RR, Hock AS, Bonitatebus PJ “Synthesis, Characterization, and Polymerization Behavior of Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes that Contain Asymmetric Diamido-N-Donor Ligands” Organometallics 2004, 23(19), 4362-4372. [19 citations]

25.   Schrock RR, Jamieson JY, Araujo JP, Bonitatebus PJ, Sinha A, Lopez, LPH “Molybdenum Alkylidyne Complexes that Contain a 3,3'-di-t-butyl-5,5',6,6'-tetramethyl-1,1'-biphenyl-2,2'-diolate ([Biphen]2-) ligand” J Organomet Chem 2003, 684(1-2), 56-67. [53 citations]

24.   Tsang WCP, Hultzsch KC, Alexander JB, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrock RR, Hoveyda AH “Alkylidene and Metalacyclic Complexes of Tungsten that Contain a Chiral Biphenoxide Ligand. Synthesis, Asymmetric Ring-Closing Metathesis, and Mechanistic Investigations” J Am Chem Soc 2003, 125(9), 2652-2666. [112 citations]

23.   Mehrkhodavandi P, Schrock RR, Bonitatebus PJ “Synthesis and Structures of Zirconium and Hafnium Alkyl Complexes That Contain [H3CC(2-C5H4N)(CH2NAr)2]2- ([ArNpy]2-; Ar = Mesityl, Triisopropylphenyl) Ligands” Organometallics 2002, 21(26), 5785-5798. [47 citations]

22.   Schrock RR, Jamieson JY, Dolman SJ, Miller SA, Bonitatebus PJ, Hoveyda AH “New Chiral Molybdenum Catalysts for Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis that Contain 3,3'-Disubstituted Octahydrobinaphtholate or 2,6-Dichlorophenylimido Ligands” Organometallics 2002, 21(2), 409-417. [8 citations]

21.   Araujo JP, Wicht DK, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrock RR “Synthesis of Molybdenum and Tantalum Complexes that Contain Diamido/Donor Ligands of the Type [(3,5-Cl2C6H3NCH2CH2)2NMe]2- or [(3,5-Cl2C6H3NCH2)2C(2-C5H4N)(CH3)]2-“ Organometallics 2001, 20(26), 5682-5689. [25 citations]

20.   Aeilts SL, Cefalo DR, Bonitatebus PJ, Houser JH, Schrock RR, Hoveyda AH “A Readily Available and User-Friendly Chiral Catalyst for Efficient Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis” Angew Chem Int Ed 2001, 40(8), 1452-1456. [179 citations]

19.   Hultzsch KC, Bonitatebus PJ, Jernelius J, Schrock RR, Hoveyda AH “Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes Containing Biphen Ligands that Have Silyl Groups Attached through the 6 and 6' Methyl Group Carbon Atoms” Organometallics 2001, 20(22), 4705-4712. [27 citations]

18.   Schrodi Y, Schrock RR, Bonitatebus PJ “Cationic Zirconium Complexes that Contain Mesityl-Substituted Diamido/Donor Ligands. Decomposition via CH Activation and Its Influence on 1-Hexene Polymerization” Organometallics 2001, 20(16), 3560-3573. [59 citations]

17.   Schrock RR, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrodi Y “C-H Bond Activation in Cations of the Type {[(2,4,6-Me3C6H2NCH2CH2)2NMe]ZrR}+ and a Simple Solution that Yields a Catalyst for the Living Polymerization of 1-Hexene” Organometallics 2001, 20(6), 1056-1058. [97 citations]

16.   Schrock RR, Casado AL, Goodman JT, Liang LC, Bonitatebus PJ, Davis WM “Preparation and Activation of Complexes of the Type [((Mesityl)NCH2CH2)2NX]ZrMe2 (X = H, Me) with [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] or [PhNMe2H][B(C6F5)4]” Organometallics 2000, 19(25), 5325-5341. [90 citations]

15.   Mehrkhodavandi P, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrock RR “A Comparison of Cationic Zirconium Methyl and Isobutyl Initiators that Contain an Arylated Diamido-Pyridine Ligand for Polymerization of 1-Hexene. Elucidation of a Dramatic Initiator Effect” J Am Chem Soc 2000, 122(32), 7841-7842. [115 citations]

14.   Cochran FV, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrock RR “Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Rhenium d2 Complexes That Contain the [(C6F5NCH2CH2)2NMe]2- Ligand” Organometallics 2000, 19(13), 2414-2416. [49 citations]

13.    Schrock RR, Schrodi Y, Goodman J, Casado A, Bonitatebus PJ, Mehrkhodavandi P “Olefin Polymerization by Group 4 Metal Complexes That Contain a Diamido/Donor Ligand” Polymer Preprints 2000, 41(1), 390.

12.   Jamieson JY, Schrock RR, Davis WM, Bonitatebus PJ, Zhu SS, Hoveyda AH “Synthesis of Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes Containing N,N’-Disubstituted-2,2’-Bisamido-1,1’-Binaphthyl Ligands” Organometallics 2000, 19(5), 925-930. [35 citations]

11.   Bonitatebus PJ, Armstrong WH “Aggregation/Deaggregation in Vanadium(II) Carboxylate Chemistry” Chem Commun 1999, 55-56. [5 citations]      

10.   Bonitatebus PJ, Armstrong WH “Crystal Structure of Tris(diisopropylethylenediamido)-dimolybdenum(III) (Mo-Mo), [Mo2(iPr2en)3]” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS 1999, 214, 241-242. [5 citations]

9. Bonitatebus PJ, Armstrong WH “Crystal Structure of N,N'-diisopropylethylenediamido-m-

(1kN',2kN)bis(N,N'-diisopropylethenediamido-1kN,2kN')niobium(V)bis(tetrahydrofuran)-sodium(I), [Nb(iPr2en)3{Na(thf)2}]” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS 1999, 214(2), 243-244. [1 citation]

8.     Jarvo ER, Copeland GT, Papaioannou N, Bonitatebus PJ, Miller SJ “A Biomimetic Approach to Asymmetric Acyl Transfer Catalysis” J Am Chem Soc 1999, 121(50), 11638-11643. [277 citations]

7.     La DS, Ford JG, Sattely ES, Bonitatebus PJ, Schrock RR, Hoveyda AH “Tandem Catalytic Asymmetric Ring-Opening Metathesis/Cross Metathesis” J Am Chem Soc 1999, 121(49), 11603-11604. [129 citations]

6.     Randall ML, Lo P, Bonitatebus PJ, Snapper ML “[2+2] Photocycloaddition/Thermal Retrocycloaddition. A New Entry into Functionalized 5-8-5 Ring Systems” J Am Chem Soc 1999, 121(18), 4534-4535. [49 citations]

5.     Kingsbury JS, Harrity JPA, Bonitatebus PJ, Hoveyda AH “A Recyclable Ruthenium(II) Metathesis Catalyst” J Am Chem Soc 1999, 121(4), 791-799. [1423 citations]

4. Shapira Y, Liu MT, Foner S, Dubé CE, Bonitatebus PJ “Magnetization Steps in [Fe(salen)Cl]2” Phys Rev B 1999, 59, 1046-1054. [41 citations]            

3. Bonitatebus PJ, Mandal SK, Armstrong WH “Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Low-Valent Binuclear Vanadium Complexes Using the Tethering Ligand m-Xylylenebis(acetylacetonate) (m-XBA2-)” Chem Commun 1998, 939-940. [16 citations] 

2. Dubé CE, Wright DW, Pal S, Bonitatebus PJ, Armstrong WH “Tetranuclear Manganese-Oxo Aggregates Relevant to the Photosynthetic Water Oxidation Center. Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic Properties and Reactivity of Adamantane-Shaped [Mn4O6(bpea)4]4+ and the Reduced Mixed-Valence Analog [Mn4O6(bpea)4]3+” J Am Chem Soc 1998, 120(15), 3704-3716. [104 citations] 

1. Tallarico JA, Bonitatebus PJ, Snapper ML “Ring-Opening Metathesis. A Ruthenium Catalyst Caught in the Act” J Am Chem Soc 1997, 119(30), 7157-7158. [242 citations]