Research

Prof. Vaid is moving to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alabama in July 2008. His new web page can be found here.

Selected Publications

• “An Antiaromatic Porphyrin Complex: Tetraphenylporphyrinato(Silicon)(L)₂ (L = THF or Pyridine)”, Cissell, J. A.; Vaid, T. P.; Rheingold, A. L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12212-12213.
• “Synthesis and Characterization of a Highly Reducing Neutral ‘Extended Viologen’ and the Isostructural Hydrocarbon, 4,4’’’’-Di-n-octyl-p-quaterphenyl”, Porter, W. W., III; Vaid, T. P.; Rheingold, A. L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 16559-16566.
• “Reversible Oxidation State Change in Germanium(tetraphenylporphyrin) Induced by a Dative Ligand: Aromatic Ge^II(TPP) and Antiaromatic Ge^IV(TPP)(pyridine)₂”, Cissell, J. A.; Vaid, T. P.; Yap, G. P. A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7841-7847.
• “Semiconducting Lead-Sulfur-Organic Network Solids”, Turner, D. L.; Vaid, T. P.; Stephens, P. W.; Stone, K. H.; DiPasquale, A. G.; Rheingold, A. L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, ASAP.