Chemistry Department

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Joseph M. Keane Email Joseph M. Keane


Associate Professor of Chemistry
Trumbower Room 239
(484) 664-3262

Background
B.S., B.A., Lycoming College
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Research Interests:
Applications of chiral C2-symmetric tetraamine ligands..

Recent Publications:
Liebov, B. K.; Weigle, C. E.; Keinath, K. V.; Leap, J. E.; Pike, R. D.; Keane, J. M. "Topological Variations of the PDP ligand and Its Prospects in Molybdenum(0) Dearomatization Agents" Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 50, 4677-4679.

Dilsky, S.; Palomaki, P. K.; Rubin, J. A.; Saunders, J. E.; Pike, R. D.; Sabat, M.; Keane, J. M.; Ha, Y. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Cationic Bipyridine Tungsten(0) and Molybdenum(0) Nitrosyl Complexes" Inorganica Chimica Acta 2007, 360, 2387-2396.

Ha, Y.; Dilsky, A. S.; Graham, P. M.; Liu, W.; Reichart, T. M.; Sabat, M.; Keane, J. M.; Harman, W. D. "Development of New Group 6 Dearomatization Agents" Organometallics 2006, 25, 5184-5187.

Keane, J. M.; Harman, W. D. "A New Generation of p-Basic Dearomatization Agents" Organometallics 2005, 24, 1786-1798.

Courses Taught:
CHM 050 Chemistry Seminar
CHM 103 General Chemistry I
CHM 201 Organic Chemistry
CHM 331 Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 430 Organometallic Chemistry

The Keane Research Group, Spring 2010

keane research group

Steve Kalman, Brendan Phelan, Dr. Joe Keane,
John Dimeglio, Christine Gleave