Benjamin P. Hay

B.S. Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1980
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1986
Postdoctoral Associate, Australian National University, 1987-1989
Postdoctoral Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1989-1991
Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1991-1999
Chief Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1999-2006
Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2007 to present
Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama, 2007 to present

Research Interests:

Computer-aided molecular design

Molecular mechanics models

Structure and bonding

Supramolecular chemistry

Molecular and ion recognition

Metal ion coordination chemistry

Anion coordination chemistry

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society, Member

ACS Inorganic Division, Member

ACS Industrial and Engineering Division, Member

Selected Publications:

1. Hay, B. P.; Custelcean, R., "Anion- Interactions in Crystal Structures - Commonplace or Extraordinary?" Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. 2009, submitted.
2. Pailloux, S.; Shirima, C. E.; Duesler, E. N.; Paine, R. T.; Klaehn, J. R.; McIlwain, M. E.; Hay, B. P., "Synthesis and Lanthanide Coordination Chemistry of Trifluoromethyl Derivatives of Phosphinoylmethyl-pyridine N-oxides." Dalton Trans. 2009, submitted.
3. Custelcean, R.; Bosano, J.; Bonnesen, P. V.; Kertesz, V.; Hay, B. P., "Self-Assembled Cages Made to Order: Deliberate Design of a Sulfate Encapsulating Receptor." Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. 2009, submitted.
4. Pedzisa, L.; Hay, B. P., "Aliphatic C-H---Anion Hydrogen Bonds: Weak Contacts or Strong Interactions?" J. Org. Chem. 2009, in press.
5. Pailloux, S.; Shirima, C. E.; Ray, A. D.; Duesler, E. N.; Paine, R. T.; Klaehn, J. R.; McIlwain, M. E.; Hay, B. P., "Synthesis and Coordination Properties of Trifluoromethyl Decorated Derivatives of 2,6-Bis[(di-phenylphosphinoyl)methyl]pyridine N-Oxide Ligands with Lanthanide Ions." Inorg. Chem. 2009, in press.
6. Hay, B. P.; Bryantsev, V. S., "Computer-Aided Design of Organic Host Architectures for Selective Chemosensors." In Computational Methods for Sensor Material Selection, Series: Integrated Analytical Systems; Ryan, M. A., Shevade, A. V.; Taylor, C. J.; Homer, M. L., Blanco, M., Eds., Springer: New York, 2009.
7. Hay, B. P., "Toward the Computer-Aided Design of Ion Sequestering Agents." In Solvent Extraction: Fundamentals to Industrial Applications. Proceedings of ISEC 2008 International Solvent Extraction Conference; Tucson, AZ, Sept. 15-19, 2008; Moyer, B. A., Ed.; The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Montreal, 2008, Vol. 2, pp 1011-1015.
8. Berryman, O. B.; Sather, A. C.; Hay, B. P.; Meisner, J. S.; Johnson, D. W., "Solution Phase Measurement of Both Weak Sigma and C-HoooX- Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Synthetic Anion Receptors." J. Am. Chem. Soc., Comm. Ed. 2008, 130, 10895-10897.
9. Yoon, D.-W.; Gross, D. E.; Lynch, V. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Hay, B. P.; Lee, C.-H., "Phenyl-, Pyrrole-, and Furan-containing Diametrically Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles. An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Hydrogen Bonding Effects in Chloride Anion Recognition." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5038-5042.
10. Custelcean, R.; Jiang, D.; Hay, B. P.; Luo, W.; Gu, B., "Hydrogen-Bonded Helices for Anion Binding and Separation." Crystal Growth Des. 2008, 8, 1909-1915 (Highlighted on journal cover).
11. Hay, B. P.; Bryantsev, V. S., "Anion-Arene Adducts: C-H Hydrogen Bonding, Anion- Interaction, and Carbon Bonding Motifs." Chem. Commun. 2008, 2417-2428 (Highlighted on journal cover, invited feature article).

Chemical Separations Group Staff

 Provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences Division 
Rev: March 2009