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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt329035mg No online items Guide to the Henry Taube Papers SC0731SC0731 Stanford University Archives staff Department of Special Collections and University Archives October 2010 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Note This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0. Guide to the Henry Taube Papers SC073117755 1 SC0731SC0731 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Henry Taube papers Creator: Taube, Henry Identifier/Call Number: SC0731 Identifier/Call Number: 17755 Physical Description: 65.25 Linear Feet(56 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1941-2003 Abstract: Collection pertains to his teaching and research, primarily while at Stanford University, and includes grant files, articles and papers, reprints, class files, correspondence, travel records, and biographical materials. Information about Access This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use. Ownership & Copyright All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Cite As Henry Taube Papers (SC0731). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Biographical/Historical Sketch Born in Canada, Henry Taube received his B.S. in chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1935, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Berkeley in 1940. He was an Instructor at Berkeley, Assistant Professor at Cornell, rose to Professor at the University of Chicago, and in 1962 came to Stanford University. At Stanford he served as chair of the Department of Chemistry from 1972-74 and again in 1978-79. Henry's research interests were in both inorganic and organic chemistry; his work has been central to many different fields such as electron transfer at semiconductor electrodes, solar energy conversion, and photosynthesis. For his great contributions to science, Henry received numerous honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1959), The National Medal of Science (1977), The Priestley Medal (1985, the highest award of the American Chemical Society) and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1983). He died in November 2005. Description of the Collection Collection pertains to his teaching and research, primarily while at Stanford University, and includes grant files, articles and papers, reprints, class files, correspondence, travel records, and biographical materials. Subjects and Indexing Terms Chemistry -- Study and teaching. Chemistry, Inorganic. Stanford University. Department of Chemistry. Faculty Taube, Henry Papers Accession ARCH-2005-008 Published manuscript files box 1, folder 1 From Electron Transfer Reactions to the Effects of Backbonding, Taube box 1, folder 2 Properties of Ion Clusters: Interactions of [Ru(Nh3)5…with Vassiliki. G. Poulopoulou box 1, folder 3 Kinetic Effects in Outer Sphere: V. Poulopoulou and H. Taube box 1, folder 4 Osmium Complexes of 1,4,7-triaza-cyclononane (tcn)… Ware, Taube, Olmstead Guide to the Henry Taube Papers SC073117755 2 SC0731SC0731 Papers Accession ARCH-2005-008 Published manuscript files box 1, folder 5 Speciation of V(II) Salts in Pyridine and Acetonitrile as Solvents. Ghosh, Taube, Hasegawa, Kuroda box 1, folder 6 Speciation of V(II) Salts – References, Ghosh box 1, folder 7 Anomalies in the Kinetics of Substitution… Poulopoulou, Takahashi, Hasegawa box 1, folder 8 Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Hydroxyruthenocene. Kirchner, Kwan, and Taube box 1, folder 9 Comparisons of the Rates of Substitution in… V. Poulopolou, Z.-W.Li, H. Taube box 1, folder 10 Determination of the Structure of…. Hasegawa, Li, Parkin, Hope, McMullan, Koetzle, and Taube box 1, folder 11 [Os(NH3)4n2,n1-(CH2=CH-CO2H)2]2+-Preparation, Characterization, Nunes, Taube box 1, folder 12 Synthesis, Characterization and Electro-chemistry of New Tetra and… Nunes and Taube box 1, folder 13 Dihydrogen as a Co-ligand in Substitution and Cis/trans-isomerization Reactions, Li and Taube box 1, folder 14 Reactions of the Ion Pair [Os(NH3)6]3+… Poulopoulou and Henry Taube box 1, folder 15 Extension of the Preparation of New Osmium Species to the cis-Tetraamine Moiety. Li, Harman, Lay, and Taube box 1, folder 16 Dihydrogen Complexes of Tetraamineosmium(II) with Carbene as Co-Ligand… Li and Taube box 1, folder 17 Monodydrido Complexes of Os(IV) Amines of Coordination Number Seven. COMM. Li, Yeh, and Taube. box 1, folder 18 Equilibrium and Kinetic Behavior…. Andrade, Dec. 1965 box 1, folder 19 Oxidation of Water Coordinated to Cobalt III. Thusius, Dec 1965 box 1, folder 20 Tracer Experiments of Oxidation… Ox. Acid by Ce(IV) Andrade, Nov. 65 box 1, folder 21 Problems of Reactivity in Classical Chemical Systems. March 1979 box 1, folder 22 Reactivity, Inc box 1, folder 23 Properties of (4-aminopyridine) pentaamminerruthenium(II) and (III). Jim Sutton box 1, folder 24 How Redox Reactions Take Place. H. Taube for CHEMISTRY (ACS Applied Publications.0 box 1, folder 25 Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Conf. on: "Bridging Groups in Electron Transfer. Reactions." U. of Kansas, 6/64++ box 1, folder 26 S to O and O to S Linkage Isomerization in Sulfoxide complexes of Pentaamine Ruthenium. A. Yeh, N. Scott, H. Taube box 1, folder 27 Andrade, Carlos box 1, folder 28 Green box 1, folder 29 New Coordination Chemistry of Saturated Ligands. H. Taube box 1, folder 30 The Electron Transfer Reactions of Some Derivatives of Pentaammine-pyridine Ruthenium(II) and Ruthenium(II) box 1, folder 31 Jones box 1, folder 32 Pentaammine Complexes of Osmium with pi Acceptor ligands – Judy Sen box 1, folder 33 Experimental Approaches to Electronic Coupling in Metal Ion Redox Systems. H. Taube—Tunneling Conference in Philadelphia. Nov. 1977 box 1, folder 34 Intramolecular Electron Transfer (II): bis(4-pyridyl)methane as Bridging Group. Konrad Rieder, Henry Taube box 1, folder 35 Andrade box 1, folder 36 Andrade, et al. Exchange of Oxygen… box 1, folder 37 Binuclear Ion………Harrison, Weissberger, Taube. 1967 box 1, folder 38 Kruse box 1, folder 39 Appelman, E.H. box 1, folder 40 Baldwin box 1, folder 41 Ford/Rudd/Gaunder/Taube……Ru(II)………1967 box 1, folder 42 (Ru(NH3)5N22+ in AQUEOUS SOLTN. Harrison, Taube 1967 box 1, folder 43 Cr+++Ox box 1, folder 44 Isotope Effects on Aquation box 1, folder 45 Kinetic and Tracer Studies w/Jordan May 1966 box 2, folder 1 Oxygen Tracer Studies on…Cobalt (III) Carbamate Complexes. With A.M. Sargeson. January, 1966 Guide to the Henry Taube Papers SC073117755 3 SC0731SC0731 Papers Accession ARCH-2005-008 Published manuscript files box 2, folder 2 Meyer Paper 2-68 box 2, folder 3 Ozone ms. Foschermer box 2, folder 4 Murmann (1954) box 2, folder 5 Posey (1953) box 2, folder 6 Wilson – Ga+++, Cr+++ (1952) box 2, folder 7 ROSEO Exchange (1952) box 2, folder 8 Hunt and Taube (Peroxide, etc.) (1952) box 2, folder 9 Chem. Rev., 1952 box 2, folder 9 A Determination of the Solvation Number of the Magnesium Ion…(With J. H. Swinehart) 1962 box 2, folder 10 Relative Acidity Study box 2, folder 11 Freser box 2, folder 12 Oxygen Isotopic Effects on Rectn. Of Aquo-Diebler, Dodel May 1966 box 2, folder 13 Isotopic Fractionation…..Green, Shug March 1965 box 2, folder 14 Acid Hydrolysis of Ethyl Glycinate Complex of Pentaammineruthenium(III) A. Yeh box 2, folder 15 Electron Transfer Catalysis of Substitution. Dan Geselowitz box 2, folder 16 On the Reactivity of Imidazoliumrutheniumammine Complexes: Nitrogen to C-Bound, etc… Michael Tweedle box 2, folder 17 Manifestation of Sulfur to Sulfur Through-Bond Interactions in Complex Ion Spectra box 2, folder 18 Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry box 2, folder 19 Monodentate Form of Malonatochromium(III) Hutchital June 1965 box 2, folder 20 Schweier, et al box 2, folder 21 Product Competition Ratios in June Substitution Reactions Dolbear 1966 box 2, folder 22 Electron Transfer Reactions – Aug. Chelating Bridging Broups – Butler '65 box 2, folder 23 Preparation and Properties..Pent. Cobalt(III) Jorden-Sargeson Nov. 65 box 2, folder 24 Some Photochemical Reactions of O3 in the Gas Phase (With D. Katakis) 1961 box 2, folder 25 Malonate as a Bridging Group for Electron Transfer (With G Svatos) 1961 box 2, folder 26 Activation Effects and Rates of Electron Transfer (With RTM Fraser) 1960 box 2, folder 27 Remote Attack and Ester Hydrolisis on Electron Transfer (With RTM Fraser) box 2, folder 28 Reaction of Glyoxyl…..Cobalt III Price Aug. 1966 box 2, folder 29 Esperman (?) box 2, folder 30 Hunt, JB box 2, folder 31 Arius, et all – Luikage (?) box 2, folder 32 Olson, et al. Hydration…. box 2, folder 33 Andrade, Jordan. Exchg. Of O… box 2, folder 34 Tracer Studies on the Oxidation of Pb(II) by H2O2. (With U. Agarwala & M. Anbar) 1962 box 2, folder 35 Some Observations of Electron Transfer in Solution (Presented at Brookhaven Nat. Lab., June 1962) box 2, folder 36 Redox Reactions of Complex Ammines of Ru(II)-Ru(III). With John F Endicott. Submitted: November 1962 box 2, folder 37 Oxygen-17 NMR Shifts Caused by Cr++ in Aqueous Solutions (With Jackson and Lemons). 1962 box 2, folder 38 The Reaction s of Iodopentamminecobalt(III) with Various One-Electron Redox Reagents (With Haim) 1962 box 2, folder 39 The Exchange of Methanol between Solvated Cations and Solvent.
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