Duward F. Shriver, Morrison Professor
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University

E-mail: shriver@chem.northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-491-5655

BS, University of California, Berkeley
PhD, University of Michigan

Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
Fellow, Japan Society for the Advancement of Science
Guggenheim Fellow Award for Distinguished Service in Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
Materials Research Society Medal
Ludwig Mond Medal, Royal Society, U.K.
Editorial Boards: Inorganic Synthesis, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Cluster Science, Chemistry of Metal Cluster Compounds

Research Areas
The Shriver group explores synthesis and redox activity of clusters of metal clusters. These systems are analogs of ion exchange materials, but their redox-activity along with size-selectivity provide a new type of selectivity.

They have considerable experience in the synthesis of early d-block metal cluster compounds. New research in this area is the synthesis and characterization of linked metal cluster compounds. Each metal cluster will contain a linear bidentate ligand such as CN-, SCN- or 4-4'bipyridene and related ligands which serve as bridges that link the metal clusters and form open three dimensional arrays which will result in size selective, redox active ion exchange materials.

Related Publications
"Synthesis and Structure of the Useful Starting Material [Bu₄N]₃[Nb₆Cl₁₂](OSO₂CF₃)₆]," N. Prokopuk, C. S. Weinert, V. O. Kennedy, D. P. Siska, H. J. Jeon, C. L. Stern, D. F. Shriver, Inorg. Chim Acta, 300, 951-957 (2000).

"Preparation of [Bu₄N]₂[W₆Cl₈F₆] and Characterization of the Clusters [Bu₄N]₂[W₆Cl₈X₆] (X = F, Cl, Br, I, NCO, NCS, NCSe or OSO₂CF₃) by ¹⁸³W NMR Spectroscopy," C. S. Weinert, C. L. Stern, D. F. Shriver, Inorg. Chim Acta, 307, 139-143 (2000).

"Lewis Acid Enhancement of the Ionic Conductivity of Simple Salts," X. Wei, D. F. Shriver, Solid State Ionics, 133, 233-237 (2000).

"High Ionic Conductivity in Some Lithium Halide Systems," X. Wei, D. F. Shriver, Chem. Mater., 12, 2528-2529 (2000).

"Polymer Electrolytes: Ionic Transport Mechanisms and Relaxation Coupling," M. A. Ratner, P. Johansson, and D. F. Shriver, Mat. Res. Soc. Bull., 31-37, March 2000.

"Ionic Conductivity of New Ambient Temperature Alkali Metal Glasses AlCl₃/NaN(CN)₂," Y. C. Lee, L. A. Curtiss, M. A. Ratner, and D. F. Shriver, Chem. Mater., 12, 1634-1637 (2000).