Dr. Jenny McCahill

Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara

Ph.D.Chemistry
University of Windsor

B.Sc. Engineering Chemistry
Queen's University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Research Project

Research goal is to understand and control the formation of metal sub-nanoparticles from molecular organometallic precursors, and to investigate the application of these supported clusters in their catalytic reactions with alkanes.  The research strategy involves the dispersion of discrete molecular complexes on oxide supports, and their subsequent controlled reduction to yield ultrasmall monometallic and bimetallic clusters.

 
Awards

NSF American Competitiveness in Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2009 - 2011

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2002-2008

 
Publications

McCahill, J. S. J.; Welch, G. C.; Stephan, D. W.  Sterically hindered phosphine and phosphonium-based activators and additives for olefin polymerization. Dalton Transactions, 2009, 40, 8555-8561.

McCahill, J. S. J.; Stephan, D.W. Copolymerization of Sterically Demanding Phosphine-Olefins and 1-Hexene. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2009, 87, 1620-1624.

Yadav, K.; McCahill, J. S. J. ; Bai, G.; Stephan, D. W. Phosphinimide complexes with pendant hemilabile donors: synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization activity. Dalton Transactions, 2009, 9, 1636-1643.

Gall, B. T.; McCahill, J.; Stephan, D. W.; Muelhaupt, R. Novel polyolefins containing crystallizable isotactic polystyrene side chains. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2008, 29(18), 1549-1553.

McCahill, J. S. J.; Welch, G. C.; Stephan, D. W. Reactivity of "frustrated Lewis pairs": three-component reactions of phosphines, a borane, and olefins.  Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2007, 46(26), 4968-4971. *VIP Article* 

Heiser, D. E.; Pelascini, F; Kramer, D.; Scott, J.; Gambarotta, S.; McCahill, J.; Stephan, D. W.; Okuda, J.; Muelhaupt, R. Ethylene/1,3-cyclohexadiene copolymerization by means of methylaluminoxane activated half-sandwich complexes. Macromolecular Symposia, 2006, 236(Olefin Polymerization), 156-160.

Chan, K. T. K.; Spencer, L. P.; Masuda, J. D.; McCahill, J. S. J.; Wei, P.; Stephan, D. W.   Anionic Phosphinimine-Chelate Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium: Steric and Electronic Influences on Oxidative Addition of CH2Cl2. Organometallics, 2004, 23(3), 381-390.