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Ralf Haiges September 2018

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS • Leading expert in Inorganic , Crystallography, Energetic Materials, Polynitrogen Chemistry, and Fluorine Chemistry with over 20 years of research experience and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers. • Consultant for NASA/JPL for energetic materials and reaction systems. • Principle Investigator for research programs funded by ONR, DTRA and AFOSR. • Advisor of graduate and undergraduate students; Instructor of courses in X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Nanomaterials and Energetic Materials. • Associate editor for RSC Advances and guest editor for Crystals. • US citizen, fully bilingual in English and German.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2010-pres Associate Professor (Research) and Director of the X-ray Crystallographic Facility • Co-leader of a research group in Inorganic Chemistry, Energetic Materials, Superacid and Fluorine Chemistry. • Expert in Inorganic Chemistry, Polynitrogen Compounds, High-Oxygen Carriers, Nitro and Nitramine Compounds, Nitration Reactions, Azides, Superacid Chemistry, Fluorine Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry and Metallic Compounds. • Instructor of graduate and undergraduate courses in X-ray Crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Chemical Nanotechnology and Chemical Research. • Director of the X-ray Crystallographic Facility and Crystallographer. • Chair of the chemical safety committee. • Author of publications, patents and grant proposals.

Royal Society of Chemistry 2013-2017 Associate Editor for RSC Advances

American , Division of Fluorine Chemistry 2013-2017 Vice/Chair (2013-2015) and Chair of the Division • Oversight and advisement of the Executive Committee of the Division. • Representation of the Division at ACS Headquarters. • Advisor to fellow scientists, journalists and the public.

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2001-2010 Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer • Research in Polynitrogen, Fluorine, and Energetic Materials Chemistry. • Prepared scientific peer-review publications and gave scientific presentations.

University of Wuppertal, Germany 2000-2001 Postdoctoral Fellow • Research in Organometallic and Organofluorine chemistry. • Synthesis of isotopic labeled compounds such as silanes.

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EDUCATION Ph.D., Chemistry - 2000 University of Wuppertal, Germany with Prof. Reint Eujen Thesis title: “Difluorocarbene-Reactions of Bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium: Synthesis of partially fluorinated organic compounds”

M.Sc. (Diplom), Chemistry - 1997 University of Wuppertal, Germany with Prof. Reint Eujen Thesis title: “The Chemistry of Bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium: Reactions with covalent inorganic halides”

B.Sc. (Vordiplom), Chemistry - 1994 University of Wuppertal, Germany

Chemical-technical Assistant - 1990 Chemical Institute Dr. Flad, Stuttgart, Germany

CERTIFICATION & TRAINING • APEX DUO with Fixed Chi Stage Maintenance Certification, Bruker AXS, 2011

HONORS & AWARDS • Robert Bau Award of the University of Southern California, 2011 • Arthur Adamson Award of the University of Southern California, 2004 • Research Stipend of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2001 • Award for Excellence in Master’s Thesis, University of Wuppertal, 1994 • Work was featured on the covers of Angewandte Chemie, Inorganic Chemistry and Chemistry - A European Journal, and was highlighted in Angewandte Chemie and Chemical & Engineering News.

AFFILIATIONS • American Chemical Society, ACS • Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GdCh (German Chemical Society) • American Crystallographic Association, ACA

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List of Publications

Energetic Materials Publications 1. Christe, K. O.; Boatz, J. A.; Gerken, M.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Tham, F. S.; Vij, A.; Vij, V.; Wagner, R. I.; Wilson, W. W., Synthesis and characterization of the - - - SO2N3 , (SO2)2N3 , and SO3N3 anions. Inorganic Chemistry 2002, 41 (16), 4275-4285. 2. Gerken, M.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Improved synthesis of CsN3. Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 2002, 628 (5), 909-910. 3. Christe, K. O.; Gerken, M.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Tsyba, I.; Bau, R., The - (SO2)2N3 anion. Inorganic Chemistry 2003, 42 (2), 416-419. 4. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Vij, A.; Gerken, M.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Christe, K. O., Polyazide chemistry: Preparation and characterization of Te(N3)4 and [P(C6H5)4]2[Te(N3)6] and evidence for [N(CH3)4]Te(N3)5]. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2003, 42 (47), 5847-5851. 5. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. O., The binary group 4 azides [Ti(N3)4], [P(C6H5)4)][Ti(N3)5], and [P(C6H5)4]2[Ti(N3)6] and on linear Ti-N-NN coordination. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43 (24), 3148-3152. 6. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Vij, A.; Vij, V.; Gerken, M.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. O., Polyazide chemistry: Preparation and characterization of As(N3)5, Sb(N3)5, and [P(C6H5)4][Sb(N3)6]. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43 (48), 6676-6680. 7. Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Christe, K. O., High-energy-density materials: + - + - + - + - Synthesis and characterization of N5 [P(N3)6] , N5 [B(N3)4] , N5 [HF2] ·nHF, N5 [BF4] , + - + - N5 [PF6] , and N5 [SO3F] . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43 (37), 4919- 4924. 8. Haiges, R.; Vij, A.; Boatz, J. A.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Gerken, M.; Christe, K. O., First structural characterization of binary As-III and Sb-III azides. Chemistry - A European Journal 2004, 10 (2), 508-517. 9. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Bau, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. - O., Polyazide chemistry: The first binary group 6 azides, Mo(N3)6, W(N3)6, [Mo(N3)7] , and - - - [W(N3)7] , and the [NW(N3)4] and [NMo(N3)4] ions. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2005, 44 (12), 1860-1865. 10. Haiges, R.; Schroer, T.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. O., The syntheses and structures of Ph4EN3 (E = P, As, Sb), an example for the transition from ionic to covalent azides within the same main group. Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 2005, 631 (13- 14), 2691-2695. 11. Schroer, T.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Christe, K. O., The race for the first generation of the pentazolate anion in solution is far from over. Chemical Communications 2005, (12), 1607-1609. 12. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Schroer, T.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. O., Experimental evidence for linear metal-azido coordination: The binary Group 5 azides [Nb(N3)5], - - [Ta(N3)5], [Nb(N3)6] , and [Ta(N3)6] and 1 : 1 acetonitrile adducts [Nb(N3)5)(CH3CN)] and [Ta(N3)5)(CH3CN)]. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2006, 45 (29), 4830-4835. 13. Jones, C. B.; Haiges, R.; Schroer, T.; Christe, K. O., Oxygen-balanced energetic ionic liquid. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2006, 45 (30), 4981-4984.

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14. Kunikeev, S. D.; Taylor, H. S.; Schroer, T.; Haiges, R.; Jones, C. J. B.; Christe, K. O., New signal processing method for the faster observation of natural-abundance 15N NMR spectra + and its application to N5 . Inorganic Chemistry 2006, 45 (1), 437-442. 15. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Yousufuddin, M.; Christe, K. O., Monocapped trigonal-prismatic 2- transition-metal heptaazides: Syntheses, properties, and structures of [Nb(N3)7] and 2- [Ta(N3)7] . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007, 46 (16), 2869-2874. 16. Klapötke, T. M.; Krumm, B.; Scherr, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., The binary - 2- selenium(IV) azides Se(N3)4, [Se(N3)5] , and [Se(N3)6] . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007, 46 (45), 8686-8690. + 17. Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R.; Wilson, W. W.; Boatz, J. A., Synthesis and Properties of N7O . Inorganic Chemistry 2010, 49 (3), 1245-1251. 18. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Christe, K. O., The Syntheses and Structure of the Vanadium(IV) 2- - and Vanadium(V) Binary Azides V(N3)4, [V(N3)6] , and [V(N3)6] . Angewandte Chemie- International Edition 2010, 49 (43), 8008-8012. 19. Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Brooke Jenkins, H. D.; Garner, E. B.; Dixon, D. A., + − + − Why Are [P(C6H5)4] N3 and [As(C6H5)4] N3 Ionic Salts and Sb(C6H5)4N3 and Bi(C6H5)4N3 Covalent Solids? A Theoretical Study Provides an Unexpected Answer. Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 50 (8), 3752-3756. 20. Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Williams, J. M.; Christe, K. O., Preparation and Characterization 2− of the Binary Group 13 Azides M(N3)3 and M(N3)3⋅CH3CN (M=Ga, In, Tl), [Ga(N3)5] , 3− and [M(N3)6] (M=In, Tl). Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2011, 50 (38), 8828- 8833. 21. Haiges, R.; Rahm, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Garner, E. B.; Christe, K. O., Binary Group 15 − 2– 2– Polyazides. Structural Characterization of [Bi(N3)4] , [Bi(N3)5] , [bipy·Bi(N3)5] , 3– [Bi(N3)6] , bipy·As(N3)3, bipy·Sb(N3)3, and [(bipy)2·Bi(N3)3]2 and on the Lone Pair Activation of Valence Electrons. Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51 (2), 1127-1141. − 22. Bélanger-Chabot, G.; Rahm, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., [BH3C(NO2)3] : The First Room-Temperature Stable (Trinitromethyl)borate. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2013, 52 (42), 11002-11006. 23. Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Energetic High-Nitrogen Compounds: 5-(Trinitromethyl)-2H- tetrazole and -tetrazolates, Preparation, Characterization, and Conversion into 5- (Dinitromethyl)tetrazoles. Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52 (12), 7249-7260. 24. Haiges, R.; Jones, C. B.; Christe, K. O., Energetic Bis(3,5-dinitro-1H-1,2,4- triazolyl)dihydro- and dichloroborates and Bis(5-nitro-2H-tetrazolyl)-, Bis(5- (trinitromethyl)-2H-tetrazolyl)-, and Bis(5-(fluorodinitromethyl)-2H- tetrazolyl)dihydroborate. Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52 (9), 5551-5558. 25. Haiges, R.; Rahm, M.; Christe, K. O., Unprecedented Conformational Variability in Main + - Group Inorganic Chemistry: the Tetraazidoarsenite and -Antimonite Salts A [M(N3)4] (A = NMe4, PPh4, (Ph3P)2N; M = As, Sb), Five Similar Salts, Five Different Anion Structures. Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52 (1), 402-414. 26. Haiges, R.; Buszek, R. J.; Boatz, J. A.; Christe, K. O., Preparation of the First Manganese(III) and Manganese(IV) Azides. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2014, 53 (31), 8200-8205. 27. Haiges, R.; Deokar, P.; Christe, K. O., Coordination Adducts of Niobium(V) and Tantalum(V) Azide M(N3)5 (M=Nb, Ta) with Nitrogen Donor Ligands and their Self- Ionization. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2014, 53 (21), 5431-5434.

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28. Rahm, M.; Bélanger-Chabot, G.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Nitryl Cyanide, NCNO2. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2014, 53 (27), 6893-6897. + 29. Yu, T.; Liu, Y.-Z.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O.; Lai, W.-P.; Wu, B., 4-Oxo- or 1-oxo-N7O ? A computational and experimental study. RSC Advances 2014, 4 (54), 28377-28389. 30. Belanger-Chabot, G.; Rahm, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Ammonia- (Dinitramido)boranes: High-Energy-Density Materials. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (40), 11730-11734. 31. Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A.; Vasiliu, M.; Wagner, R. I.; Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Ammon, H. L., Are DTTO and iso-DTTO Worthwhile Targets for Synthesis? Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics 2015, 40 (4), 463-468. 32. Christe, K. O.; Wilson, W. W.; Belanger-Chabot, G.; Haiges, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Rahm, M.; Prakash, G. K. S.; Saal, T.; Hopfinger, M., Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorodinitroamine, FN(NO2)2. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (4), 1316-1320. 33. Gupta, V.; Wieman, S.; Didkovsky, L.; Haiges, R.; Yao, Y.; Wu, W.; Gruntman, M.; Erwin, D.; Fineschi, S.; Fennelly, J., Investigation of Contamination of Thin-Film Aluminum Filters by MMH-NTO Plumes Exposed to UV Radiation. In Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation VI, 2015; Vol. 9604. 34. Haiges, R.; Belanger-Chabot, G.; Kaplan, S. M.; Christe, K. O., Preparation and characterization of 3,5-dinitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole. Dalton Transactions 2015, 44 (16), 7586- 7594. 35. Haiges, R.; Belanger-Chabot, G.; Kaplan, S. M.; Christe, K. O., Synthesis and structural characterization of 3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazolates. Dalton Transactions 2015, 44 (7), 2978- 2988. 36. Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., 5-(Fluorodinitromethyl)-2H-tetrazole and its tetrazolates - Preparation and Characterization of New High Energy Compounds. Dalton Transactions 2015, 44 (22), 10166-10176. 37. Haiges, R.; Skotnitzki, J.; Fang, Z.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The Molybdenum(V) and Tungsten(VI) Oxoazides [MoO(N3)3], [MoO(N3)3 · 2CH3CN], [(bipy) MoO(N3)3], 2- [MoO(N3)5] , [WO(N3)4], and [WO(N3)4 · CH3CN]. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (51), 15550-15555. 38. Haiges, R.; Skotnitzki, J.; Fang, Z.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The First Molybdenum(VI) and Tungsten(VI) Oxoazides MO2(N3)2, MO2(N3)2⋅2 CH3CN, 2− (bipy)MO2(N3)2, and [MO2(N3)4] (M=Mo, W). Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (33), 9581-9585. 39. Haiges, R.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The Vanadium(V) Oxoazides 2- [VO(N3)3], [(bipy)VO(N3)3], and [VO(N3)5] . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (31), 9101-9105. 40. Wilson, W. W.; Clough, A. J.; Haiges, R.; Rahm, M.; Christe, K. O., Syntheses of Diphenylaminodiazidophosphane and Diphenylaminofluoroazidophosphane. Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54 (24), 11859-11867. 41. Deokar, P.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., The Binary Group 4 Azides [PPh4]2[Zr(N3)6] and [PPh4]2[Hf(N3)6]. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2016, 55 (46), 14348-14352.

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42. Haiges, R.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The niobium oxoazides [NbO(N3)3], [NbO(N3)3·2CH3CN], [(bipy)NbO(N3)3], Cs2[NbO(N3)5] and [PPh4]2[NbO(N3)5]. Dalton Transactions 2016, 45 (26), 10523-10529. 43. Belanger-Chabot, G.; Kaplan, M.; Deokar, P.; Szimhardt, N.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Synthesis and Characterization of Nitro-, Trinitromethyl-, and Fluorodinitromethyl- substituted Triazolyl- and Tetrazolyl-trihydridoborate Anions. Chemistry - A European Journal 2017. 44. Belanger-Chabot, G.; Rahm, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., Dinitramidoborates: A Fascinating Case of Competing Oxygen and Nitrogen Donors and Tautomerism. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2017, 56 (36), 10881-10885. 45. Haiges, R.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The Uranium(VI) Oxoazides - 2- [UO2(N3)2 · CH3CN], [(bipy)2(UO2)2(N3)4], [(bipy)UO2(N3)3] , [UO2(N3)4] , and 4- [(UO2)2(N3)8] . Chemistry - A European Journal 2017, 23 (3), 652-664. 46. Saal, T.; Rahm, M.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., Protonation of Nitramines: Where Does the Proton Go? Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2017, 56 (32), 9587-9591.

Other publications 47. Eujen, R.; Haiges, R., Reactions of donor-free (CF3)2Cd with phosphorus(V) halides: Insertion of difluorocarbene and direct synthesis of (CF3)3PF2. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section B-A Journal of Chemical Sciences 1998, 53 (12), 1455-1460. 48. Christe, K. O.; Gerken, M.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Tham, F. S.; Vij, A., Tritylsulfinylamine: a new member in the family of sulfinylamines. Solid State Sciences 2002, 4 (11-12), 1529-1534. 49. Gerken, M.; Boatz, J. A.; Kornath, A.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Christe, K. O., The 19F NMR shifts are not a measure for the nakedness of the fluoride anion. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2002, 116 (1), 49-58. 50. Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., An improved method for product separation in metathetical reactions and its demonstration for the synthesis of anhydrous cesium salts. Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 2002, 628 (8), 1717-1718. + 51. Schneider, S.; Haiges, R.; Schroer, T.; Boatz, J.; Christe, K. O., The [NH3Cl] . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43 (39), 5213-5217. 52. Vij, A.; Wilson, W. W.; Vij, V.; Corley, R. C.; Tham, F. S.; Gerken, M.; Haiges, R.; Schneider, S.; Schroer, T.; Wagner, R. I., Methyl tin(IV) derivatives of HOTeF5 and HN(SO2CF3)2: A solution multinuclear NMR study and the X-ray crystal structures of (CH3)2SnCl(OTeF5) and [(CH3)3Sn(H2O)2][N(SO2CF3)2]. Inorganic Chemistry 2004, 43 (10), 3189-3199. + 53. Haiges, R.; Gerken, M.; Iuga, A.; Bau, R.; Christe, K. O., Are the NF4 cations in NF4BF4 really nontetrahedral? Inorganic Chemistry 2006, 45 (19), 7981-7984. 54. Haiges, R.; Wagner, R.; Boatz, J. A.; Yousufuddin, M.; Etzkorn, M.; Prakash, G. K. S.; Christe, K. O.; Chapman, R. D.; Welker, M. E.; Kreutzberger, C. B., Preparation, - - characterization, and crystal structures of the SO3NHF and SO3NF2 ions. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2006, 45 (31), 5179-5184. 55. Christe, K. O.; Hegge, J.; Hoge, B.; Haiges, R., Convenient access to trifluoromethanol. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2007, 46 (32), 6155-6158. 56. Schneider, S.; Gerken, M.; Haiges, R.; Schroer, T.; Boatz, J. A.; Dixon, D. A.; Grant, D. J.; Christe, K. O., Synthesis and characterization of silyldichloramines, their reactions with F-

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- ions, instability of N2Cl2 and NCl2 , and formation of NCl3. Inorganic Chemistry 2007, 46 (1), 93-102. 57. Nguyen, M. T.; Matus, M. H.; Ngan, V. T.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A., Energetics and mechanism of the decomposition of trifluoromethanol. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2008, 112 (6), 1298-1312. 58. Prakash, G. K.; Wang, F.; Shao, N.; Mathew, T.; Rasul, G.; Haiges, R.; Stewart, T.; Olah, G. A., A persistent alpha-fluorocarbanion and its analogues: preparation, characterization, and computational study. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2009, 48 (29), 5358- 5362. 59. Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A.; Grant, D. J.; Haiges, R.; Tham, F. S.; Vij, A.; Vij, V.; Wang, T. H.; Wilson, W. W., Dinitrogen Difluoride Chemistry. Improved Syntheses of cis- and + - trans-N2F2, Synthesis and Characterization of N2F Sn2F9 , Ordered Crystal Structure of + - N2F Sb2F11 , High-Level Electronic Structure Calculations of cis-N2F2, trans-N2F2, F2N=N, + and N2F , and Mechanism of the trans-cis Isomerization of N2F2. Inorganic Chemistry 2010, 49 (15), 6823-6833. 60. Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A.; Haiges, R.; Hopfinger, M.; Jackson, V. E.; Klapötke, T. M.; Krumm, B.; Scherr, M., Selenium(IV) fluoride and oxofluoride anions. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2010, 131 (7), 791-799. 61. West, W. C.; Shevade, A.; Soler, J.; Kulleck, J.; Smart, M. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V.; Moran, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O.; Prakash, G. K. S., Sulfuryl and Thionyl Halide-Based Ultralow Temperature Primary Batteries. Journal of the 2010, 157 (5), A571-A577. 62. Blazewska, K. M.; Haiges, R.; Kashemirov, B. A.; Ebetino, F. H.; McKenna, C. E., A serendipitous phosphonocarboxylate complex of boron: when vessel becomes reagent. Chemical Communications 2011, 47 (22), 6395-6397. 63. Błażewska, K. M.; Ni, F.; Haiges, R.; Kashemirov, B. A.; Coxon, F. P.; Stewart, C. A.; Baron, R.; Rogers, M. J.; Seabra, M. C.; Ebetino, F. H.; McKenna, C. E., Synthesis, stereochemistry and SAR of a series of minodronate analogues as RGGT inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2011, 46 (10), 4820-4826. 64. Christe, K. O.; Dixon, D. A.; Haiges, R.; Hopfinger, M.; Jackson, V. E.; Klapötke, T. M.; Krumm, B.; Scherr, M., Corrigendum to “Selenium(IV) fluoride and oxofluoride anions” [J. Fluorine Chem. 131 (2010) 791–799]. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2011, 132 (5), 373. 65. Czaun, M.; Goeppert, A.; May, R.; Haiges, R.; Prakash, G. K. S.; Olah, G. A., Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid Decomposition by Ruthenium Carbonyl Complexes. Tetraruthenium Dodecacarbonyl Tetrahydride as an Active Intermediate. ChemSusChem 2011, 4 (9), 1241-1248. 66. Prakash, G. K. S.; Wang, F.; Ni, C.; Shen, J.; Haiges, R.; Yudin, A. K.; Mathew, T.; Olah, G. A., Conformational Study of 9-Dehydro-9-Trifluoromethyl Cinchona Alkaloids via 19F NMR Spectroscopy: Emergence of Trifluoromethyl Moiety as a Conformational Stabilizer and a Probe. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133 (26), 9992-9995. 67. Prakash, G. K. S.; Wang, F.; Rahm, M.; Shen, J.; Ni, C.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., On the Nature of C-H center dot center dot center dot F?C Interactions in Hindered CF3?C(sp3) Bond Rotations. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2011, 50 (49), 11761-11764.

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68. Wang, S.; Hall, L.; Diev, V. V.; Haiges, R.; Wei, G.; Xiao, X.; Djurovich, P. I.; Forrest, S. R.; Thompson, M. E., N,N-Diarylanilinosquaraines and Their Application to Organic Photovoltaics. Chemistry of Materials 2011, 23 (21), 4789-4798. 69. Krylov, I. S.; Zakharova, V. M.; Serpi, M.; Haiges, R.; Kashemirov, B. A.; McKenna, C. E., Structure of Cyclic Nucleoside Phosphonate Ester Prodrugs: An Inquiry. J Org Chem 2012, 77 (1), 684-689. 70. Krylova, V. A.; Djurovich, P. I.; Aronson, J. W.; Haiges, R.; Whited, M. T.; Thompson, M. E., Structural and Photophysical Studies of Phosphorescent Three-Coordinate Copper(I) Complexes Supported by an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand. Organometallics 2012, 31 (22), 7983-7993. 71. Nieboer, J.; Haiges, R.; Hillary, W.; Yu, X.; Richardet, T.; Mercier, H. P. A.; Gerken, M., Fluoride-Ion Acceptor Properties of WSF4: Synthesis, Characterization, and – – 19 Computational Study of the WSF5 and W2S2F9 Anions and F NMR Spectroscopic – Characterization of the W2OSF9 Anion. Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51 (11), 6350-6359. 72. Prakash, G. K. S.; Shao, N.; Zhang, Z.; Ni, C.; Wang, F.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., Facile synthesis of α-monofluoromethyl alcohols: Nucleophilic monofluoromethylation of aldehydes using TMSCF(SO2Ph)2. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2012, 133 (0), 27-32. 73. Prakash, G. K. S.; Wang, F.; Zhang, Z.; Ni, C.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Stereogenic γ-Keto Esters via Formal Umpolung. Organic Letters 2012, 14 (13), 3260-3263. 74. Haiges, R. In Preparation of transition metal fluorides using ClF3, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 2013; pp 100-107, 5 plates. 75. Nikolaev, V. A.; Supurgibekov, M. B.; Haiges, R.; Linden, A.; Prakash, G. K. S., Thermolysis of trifluoromethyl-containing vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds and X-ray crystal structure analysis of unexpected reaction products. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2013, 156 (0), 322-326. 76. Prakash, G. K. S.; Gurung, L.; Jog, P. V.; Tanaka, S.; Thomas, T. E.; Ganesh, N.; Haiges, R.; Mathew, T.; Olah, G. A., Direct Synthesis of Diverse β-Fluoroethylamines by a Multicomponent Protocol. Chemistry – A European Journal 2013, 19 (11), 3579-3583. 77. Prakash, G. K. S.; Ni, C.; Wang, F.; Zhang, Z.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., Difluoro(sulfinato)methylation of N-Sulfinyl Imines Facilitated by 2-Pyridyl Sulfone: Stereoselective Synthesis of Difluorinated β-Amino Sulfonic Acids and Peptidosulfonamides. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2013, n/a-n/a. 78. Taylor, H. S.; Haiges, R.; Kershaw, A., Increasing Sensitivity in Determining Chemical Shifts in One Dimensional Lorentzian NMR Spectra. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2013, 117 (16), 3319-3331. 79. Czaun, M.; Goeppert, A.; Kothandaraman, J.; May, R. B.; Haiges, R.; Prakash, G. K. S.; Olah, G. A., Formic Acid As a Hydrogen Storage Medium: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Generation of Hydrogen from Formic Acid in Emulsions. ACS Catalysis 2014, 4 (1), 311- 320. 80. Haiges, R.; Deokar, P.; Christe, K. O., Adduct Formation of Tantalum(V)- and Niobium(V) Fluoride with Neutral Group 15 Donor Ligands, an Example for Ligand Induced Self- Ionization. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 2014, 640 (8-9), 1568- 1575. 81. Krylova, V. A.; Djurovich, P. I.; Conley, B. L.; Haiges, R.; Whited, M. T.; Williams, T. J.; Thompson, M. E., Control of emission colour with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands

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in phosphorescent three-coordinate Cu(I) complexes. Chemical Communications 2014, 50 (54), 7176-7179. 82. Liu, Y.; Djurovich, P. I.; Haiges, R.; Thompson, M. E., Synthesis and photophysical characterization of a bis-pincer osmium complex. Polyhedron 2014, 84 (0), 136-143. 83. Prakash, G. K. S.; Krishnamoorthy, S.; Ganesh, S. K.; Kulkarni, A.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., N-Difluoromethylation of Imidazoles and Benzimidazoles Using the Ruppert–Prakash Reagent under Neutral Conditions. Organic Letters 2014, 16 (1), 54-57. 84. Prakash, G. K. S.; Wang, F.; Zhang, Z.; Haiges, R.; Rahm, M.; Christe, K. O.; Mathew, T.; Olah, G. A., Long-Lived Trifluoromethanide Anion: A Key Intermediate in Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylations. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2014, 53 (43), 11575- 11578. 85. Prakash, G. K. S.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, F.; Rahm, M.; Ni, C.; Iuliucci, M.; Haiges, R.; Olah, G. A., Stereoselective Synthesis of Fluoroalkenoates and Fluorinated Isoxazolidinones: N- Substituents Governing the Dual Reactivity of Nitrones. Chemistry - A European Journal 2014, 20 (3), 831-838. 86. Baxter, A. F.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., Convenient Access to alpha-Fluorinated Alkylammonium Salts. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2015, 54 (48), 14535- 14538. 87. Kothandaraman, J.; Czaun, M.; Goeppert, A.; Haiges, R.; Jones, J.-P.; May, R. B.; Prakash, G. K. S.; Olah, G. A., Amine-Free Reversible Hydrogen Storage in Formate Salts Catalyzed by Ruthenium Pincer Complex without pH Control or Solvent Change. ChemSusChem 2015, 8 (8), 1442-1451. 88. Prakash, G. K. S.; Papp, A.; Munoz, S. B.; May, N.; Jones, J.-P.; Haiges, R.; Esteves, P. M.; Mathew, T., Lewis Acid Catalyzed Condensation-Cyclization Cascade: Direct Synthesis of Di/Trifluoromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines. Chemistry - A European Journal 2015, 21 (28), 10170-10178. 89. Chapovetsky, A.; Do, T. H.; Haiges, R.; Takase, M. K.; Marinescu, S. C., Proton-Assisted Reduction of CO2 by Cobalt Aminopyridine Macrocycles. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138 (18), 5765-5768. 90. Deokar, P.; Leitz, D.; Stein, T. H.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., Preparation and Characterization of Antimony and Arsenic Tricyanide and Their 2,2 '- Bipyridine Adducts. Chemistry - A European Journal 2016, 22 (37), 13251-13257. 91. Diev, V. V.; Femia, D.; Zhong, Q.; Djurovich, P. I.; Haiges, R.; Thompson, M. E., A quinoidal bis-phenalenyl-fused porphyrin with supramolecular organization and broad near-infrared absorption. Chemical Communications 2016, 52 (9), 1949-1952. 92. Haiges, R.; Baxter, A. F.; Goetz, N. R.; Axhausen, J. A.; Soltner, T.; Kornath, A.; Christe, K. O., Protonation of nitriles: isolation and characterization of alkyl- and arylnitrilium ions. Dalton Transactions 2016, 45 (20), 8494-8499. 93. Korovina, N. V.; Das, S.; Nett, Z.; Feng, X.; Joy, J.; Haiges, R.; Krylov, A. I.; Bradforth, S. E.; Thompson, M. E., Singlet Fission in a Covalently Linked Cofacial Alkynyltetracene Dimer. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138 (2), 617-627. 94. Rodriguez, E. E.; Cao, H. B.; Haiges, R.; Melot, B. C., Single crystal magnetic structure and susceptibility of CoSe2O5. J Solid State Chem 2016, 236, 39-44. 95. Baxter, A. F.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., The crystal structure of carbamoyl fluoride, NH2COF. Structural Chemistry 2017, 28 (2), 303-307.

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96. Chapovetsky, A.; Haiges, R.; Marinescu, S. C., Synthesis and characterization of a tetranickel complex supported by a dithiolate framework with pendant ether moieties. Polyhedron 2017, 123, 9-13. + 97. Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A., Formation Mechanism of NF4 Salts and Extraordinary Enhancement of the Oxidizing Power of Fluorine by Strong Lewis Acids. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2017, 56 (27), 7924-7929. 98. Downes, C. A.; Yoo, J. W.; Orchanian, N. M.; Haiges, R.; Marinescu, S. C., H2 evolution by a cobalt selenolate electrocatalyst and related mechanistic studies. Chemical Communications 2017, 53 (53), 7306-7309. 99. Haiges, R.; Deokar, P.; Vasiliu, M.; Stein, T. H.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., Preparation and Characterization of Group 13 Cyanides. Chemistry - A European Journal 2017, 23 (38), 9054-9066. 100. Haiges, R.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Christe, K. O., The Uranium(VI) Oxoazides - 2- [UO2(N3)2·CH3CN], [(bipy)2(UO2)2(N3)4], [(bipy)UO2(N3)3] , [UO2(N3)4] , and 4- [(UO2)2(N3)8] . Chemistry – A European Journal 2017, 23 (3), 652-664. 101. McAnally, R. E.; Bender, J. A.; Estergreen, L.; Haiges, R.; Bradforth, S. E.; Dawlaty, J. M.; Roberts, S. T.; Rury, A. S., Defects Cause Subgap Luminescence from a Crystalline Tetracene Derivative. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2017, 8 (24), 5993-6001. 102. Saal, T.; Rahm, M.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., Protonation of Nitramines: Where Does the Proton Go? Angewandte Chemie International Editon 2017, 56 (32), 9587-9591. 103. Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R.; Rahm, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Vasilu, M., Misconceptions on fluoronium ions and hypervalent fluorine cations. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2017, 204, 6-10. 104. Belanger-Chabot, G.; Rahm, M.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O.; Dinitramidoborates: A fascinating case of competing oxygen and nitrogen dodnors and tautomerism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56 (36), 10881-10885. 104. Chapovetsky, A.; Welborn, M.; Luna, J. M.; Haiges, R.; Miller, T. F., III; Marinescu, S. C., Pendant Hydrogen-Bond Donors in Cobalt Catalysts Independently Enhance CO2 Reduction. ACS Central Science 2018, 4 (3), 397-404. 105. Niu, S.; Joe, G.; Zhao, H.; Zhou, Y.; Orvis, T.; Huyan, H.; Salman, J.; Mahalingam, K.; Urwin, B.; Wu, J.; Liu, Y.; Tiwald, T. E.; Cronin, S. B.; Howe, B. M.; Mecklenburg, M.; Haiges, R.; Singh, D. J.; Wang, H.; Kats, M. A.; Ravichandran, J., Giant optical anisotropy in a quasi-one-dimensional crystal. Nature Photonics 2018, 12 (7), 392-396. 106. Yuan, S.; Shen, C.; Deng, B.; Chen, X.; Guo, Q.; Ma, Y.; Abbas, A.; Liu, B.; Haiges, R.; Ott, C.; Nilges, T.; Watanabe, K.; Taniguchi, T.; Sinai, O.; Naveh, D.; Zhou, C.; Xia, F., Air-Stable Room-Temperature Mid-Infrared Photodetectors Based on hBN/Black Arsenic Phosphorus/hBN Heterostructures. Nano Letters 2018, 18 (5), 3172-3179. 107. Baxter, A. F.; Schaab, J.; Christe, K. O.; Haiges, R., Perfluoroalcohols: The Preparation and Crystal Structures of Heptafluorocyclobutanol and Hexafluorocyclobutane-1,1-diol. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57 (27), 8174-8177. 108. Baxter, A. F.; Schaab, J.; Hegge, J.; Saal, T.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Haiges, R.; Christe, K. O., a-Fluoroalcohols: Synthesis and Characterization of Perfluoro- methanol, -ethanole, -n-propanol, and their Oxonium Salts. Chemistry - A European Journal, accepted.

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Patents 1. R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, C. B. Jones, High-performing stable green replacements for ammonium perchlorate, US 2014/0350266 A1

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List of Presentations 1. "Protonation and methylation reactions of nitriles", R, Haiges, T. Saal, A. Baxter, A. Nitzer, K. Christe, 22nd International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Oxford, UK, July 22-27, 2018. 2. "Two decades of research on ephemeral -perfluoroalcohols", K. Christe, J. Hegge, J. Schaab, A. Baxter, R. Haiges, M. Vasiliu, D. Dixon, 22nd International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Oxford, UK, July 22-27, 2018. 3. "HF addition reactions across C≡N and C=O bonds", A. Baxter, J. Schaab, J. Hegge, T. Saal, R. Haiges, K. Christe, 22nd International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Oxford, UK, July 22- 27, 2018. 4. “Methylation of nitriles: isolation and characterization of N-methyl nitrilium ions”, T. Saal, A. Nitzer, K. O. Christe, R. Haiges, 255st ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 18, 2018. 5. “Lewis adducts and protonations of nitriles”, T. Saal, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 254st ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 20 – August 24, 2017. 6. “Protonation and addition reactions of nitriles, azides and isocyanates with anhydrous HF”, R. Haiges, T. Saal, A. Baxter, K. O. Christe, 22nd Winter Fluorine Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, January 15 – January 20, 2017. 7. “Energetic Materials Research at USC: Synthesis of Novel Energetic Compounds”, R. Haiges, NAWS China Lake, CA, December 14, 2016. 8. “Reactions of nitriles with anhydrous HF: Synthesis of nitrilium and -fluoroalkylammonium ions”, R. Haiges, A. F. Baxter, K. O. Christe, 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13 – March 17, 2016. 9. “Reactions of Alcohols, Nitriles and Nitro-Compounds with anhydrous HF and Superacids”, R. Haiges. 49./50. Kollegseminar, FU Berlin, Germany, January 12-13, 2016. 10. “Recent progress in the chemistry of iodine fluorides, oxofluorides, and oxides”, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 249th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, March 22 – March 27, 2015. 11. “Synthesis of fluoroalkylamines and -ammonium salts by HF addition across C≡N bonds”, R. Haiges, A. Baxter, K. O. Christe, 22nd Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 11 – January 16, 2015. 12. “Self-Ionization Reactions of Tantalum(V) and Niobium(V) fluorides: Complex Formation with Neutral Group 15 Donor Ligands”, 248th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, August 10 – August 14, 2014. 13. “New Materials for Fast Energy Release“, DTRA Basic Research Technical Review, Springfield, VA, July 31 – August 02, 2014. 14. “Fluorine in the Chemistry of Highly Reactive and Energetic Materials”, Keynote Lecture, 36th Fluorine Conference of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan, October 3 – October 4, 2013. 15. “New Materials for Fast Energy Release“, DTRA Basic Research Technical Review, Springfield, VA, July 25, 2013. 16. “Fluorodinitromethyl- and trinitromethyl-azoles: Green replacements for ammonium perchlorate”, R. Haiges, K. Christe, 21st Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 13- 18, 2013. 17. “Iodine fluoride, oxofluoride and oxide chemistry”, K. Christe, R. Haiges, 21st Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 13-18, 2013. 18. “Polyazides: Chemistry with a "Click" R. Haiges, Seminar at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, August 20, 2012. 19. “Synthesis and Characterization of Halogen-based Energetic Materials for Agent Defeat”, R. Haiges, DTRA Basic Research Technical Review, Springfield, VA, July 24, 2012.

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20. “Green Energetic Materials: Binary group 15 polyazides” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, M. Rahm, D. A. Dixon, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 21. “On the free pair activation of valence electrons” M. Rahm, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 22. “Synthesis and Characterization of azido phosphanes and phosphonitrilic azides and their reaction chemistry” W. W. Wilson, A. Clough, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 23. “Facile synthesis of α-monofluoromethyl alcohols: Nucleophilic monofluoromethylation of aldehydes using TMSCF(SO2Ph)2” G. K. S. Prakash, Z. Zhang, N. Shao, C. Ni, F. Wang, R. Haiges, G. A. Olah, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 24. “Efforts towards cinchona alkaloid conformations and their catalytic functions in asymmetric synthesis: Exploitation of trifluoromethyl moiety as a conformational stabilizer and a probe” G. K. S. Prakash, F. Wang, J. Shen, M. Rahm, C. Ni, R. Haiges, G. Rasul, G. A. Olah, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 25. “In situ formation of tetraruthenium dodecacarbonyl tetrahydride from ruthenium(III) chloride in the catalytic decomposition of formic acid to hydrogen and carbon dioxide” M. Czaun, A. Goeppert, R. May, M. Sax, J. Zhang, R. Haiges, G. K. S. Prakash, G. Olah, 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 25 – March 29, 2012. 26. “The 2011 Nobel Awards: Who/What/Why: Quasicrystals”, R. Haiges, The Dornsife Commons, University of Southern California, October 20, 2011. 27. “X-ray Diffraction at USC”, Bruker AXS X-ray diffraction workshop, University of Southern California, October 19, 2011. 28. “Metal Fluorides as Precursors for Environmentally Friendly Energetic Materials: Possible Replacements for Lead Diazide” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 20th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 9-14, 2011. 29. “Conformational study via 19F NMR spectroscopy: Emergence of trifluoromethyl label as a conformational stabilizer and a probe”, G. K. S. Prakash, F. Wang, C. Ni, J. Shen, A. K. Yudin, R. Haiges, T. Mathew, G. A. Olah, 20th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 9- 14, 2011.

30. “Ruthenium carbonyls as active catalysts for the decomposition of formic acid to H2 and CO2” M. Czaun, A. Goeppert, R. May, J. Zhang, M. Sax, G. K. S. Prakash, G. Olah, R. Haiges, 242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, August 28 – September 1, 2011. 31. “Nitrogen fluorides”, R. Haiges, SYNCON 2010, Pasadena, May 13, 2010. 32. “Clean and Environmentally Benign, Next-Generation Green Energetic Materials”, R. Haiges, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, March 30, 2010. 33. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Multimillion-Atom Simulation of Halogen-based Energetic Materials for Agent Defeat” K. Christe, R. Haiges, W. Wilson, I. Fedorov, R. Wagner, P. Vashista, R. Kalia, A. Nakano, DTRA Basic Research Program Technical Review, Springfield, VA, October 28, 2009. 34. “Synthesis of Transition Metal Oxofluorides and Novel Oxoazides” R. Haiges, W. W. Wilson. K. O. Christe, 19th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 11-16, 2009.

35. “On the Existence of NF4[N(NO2)2] and NF4NO3 and Their Decomposition Reactions” W. W. Wilson, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 19th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 11- 16, 2009.

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36. “Synthesis of Novel High-Oxygen Carriers” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, C. Jones, W. W. Wilson, R. Wagner, ONR Molecule Synthesis Program Planning Meeting, Arlington, VA, September 9- 10, 2008. 37. “Synthesis of fluoroalkyl-amines and ammonium salts by HF addition across CN bonds” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 15th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Praque, Poland, July 15-20, 2007. + th 38. “Why did all attempts to make (CF3)2NO fail?” K. O. Christe, R. Haiges, 234 ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 19 – 23, 2007. 39. “Reactions of XeF+ with Azides and Improved Syntheses of Transition Metal Fluorides” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, D. A. Dixon, 18th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 14- 19, 2007. + 40. “Reactions of the ONF2 cation with HN3 and (CH3)3SiN3. Syntheses and Characterization of the + + th N3NOF and N7O Cations” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, D. A. Dixon, 18 Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 14-19, 2007. 41. “New Developments in Fluorine and Azido Chemistry” R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 18th ISFC - International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Bremen, Germany, July 30 – August 4, 2006.

42. “W(N3)6 and Mo(N3)6 – Syntheses and Characterization of the first neutral hexaazides”, R. Haiges, M. Yousufuddin, K. O. Christe, 17th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, January 9-14, 2005. 43. “Fluoride/Azide Ligand Exchange”, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, M. Gerken, J. Boatz, A. Vij, M. Yousufuddin, K. O. Christe, 14th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Poznan, Poland, July 11 – 16, 2004.

44. “Improved Synthesis and Reaction Chemistry of FN3”, W. W. Wilson, K. O. Christe, A. Vij, R. Haiges, 14th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Poznan, Poland, July 11 – 16, 2004. + - 45. “N5 HF2 (n HF): Synthesis, properties, and reaction chemistry.”, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, K. O. Christe, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, March 28 – April 1, 2004. + - 46. “N5 HF2 (nHF): Synthesis, properties, and reaction chemistry” R. Haiges, S. Schneider, S. Schroer, K. O. Christe, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, March 28 – April 1, 2004. 47. “Polynitrogen chemistry: Recent developments in pentazole and polyazide chemistry.”; A. Vij, V. Vij, R. Haiges, K. O. Christe, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, March 28 – April 1, 2004. 48. “Main group polyazido compounds.“, R. Haiges, R. Bau, J. A. Boatz, K. O. Christe, M. Gerken, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, A. Vij, F. S. Tham, I. Tsyba, R. I. Wagner, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, March 23 – 27, 2003.

49. “Azide and fluoride reactions with (R3Si)xNCly (x, y = 1, 2) compounds.“, S. Schneider, K. O. Christe, M. Gerken, R. Haiges, T. Schroer, I. Tsyba, R. Bau, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, March 23 – 27, 2003. 50. “Towards new polynitrogen species: The search for viable precursors.“, J. A. Boatz, K. O. Christe, R. Haiges, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, A. Vij, V. Vij, W. W. Wilson, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, March 23 – 27, 2003. 51. "Recent Progress in Nitrogen Fluoride Chemistry", A. Vij, W. W. Wilson, V. Vij, J. Sheehy, J. A. Boatz, M. Gerken, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, R. Haiges, R. Wagner, F. S. Tham, and K. O. Christe, 13th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Bordeaux, France, July 15 - 20, 2001. 52. "Recent Progress in Nitrogen Fluoride Chemistry", A. Vij, W. W. Wilson, V. Vij, J. Sheehy, J. A. Boatz, M. Gerken, S. Schneider, T. Schroer, R. Haiges, R. Wagner, F. S. Tham, and K. O. Christe, 13th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Bordeaux, France, July 15 - 20, 2001.

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53. ”Perfluoroalkyl groups for the stabilization of high oxidation state transition metals“, R. Eujen, R. Haiges, B. Hoge, N. Jahn, 12th European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Berlin, Germany, August 29 – September 2, 1998. 54. “Difluorocarbene reactions of bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium: Asymmetric difluorocyclopropanations”, R. Haiges, R. Eujen, B. Hoge, 8th German Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Schmitten, Germany, September 28 – 30, 1998.

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