Refereed Publications (*indicates student coauthor)
From SCU
49) , , Otero, Journal of Polymer Science Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2024, 62, 146 – 152. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230620
48) , , , , , , Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Homodimerization of Brominated Polystyrene Chains. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2022, 2200320.
https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202200320
47) Andry, J.J.*; Lee, J.L.*; Wu, J.P.*; Xia, K.*; Tillman, E.S. “Universal Chain-End Coupling Conditions for Polystyrene, Polyacrylate, and Polymethacrylate Radicals” Processes 2021, 9, 1001. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9061001
46) Xia, K.*; Rubaie, A.J.*; Johnson, B.P.*; Tillman, E.S. “Greener Coupling of Poly(methyl methacrylate) and Poly(methyl acrylate) Chains Using Activators Generated by Electron Transfer and Radical Traps” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2020, 221, 2000125.https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202000125
45) Ching, M.E.*; Lee, J.J.*; Wu, J.P.* Tillman, E.S. “Effect of Aromatic Co-solvents on the Efficiency of Atom Transfer Radical Coupling Reactions of Fluorinated and non-Fluorinated Vinyl Aromatic Polymers” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2019, 220, 12, 1900319.
44) Xia, K.*; Rubaie, A.J.*; Johnson, B.P.*; Parker, S.A.*; Tillman, E.S. “Atom Transfer Coupling Reactions Performed with Benign Reducing Agents and Radical Traps” Journal of Polymer Science Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2019, 57, 2113–2120. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.29482
43) Heiler, K.E.*; Pan, C.W.*; Heiler, A.J.*;Wu, J.P.* Tillman, E.S. “Synthesis of Nitroxide End-Labeled Polymers By Capturing Polystyrene Radicals with Spin Traps” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2018,1800171. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201800171
42) Pan, C.W.*; Xia, K.*; Parker, S.A.*; Tillman, E.S. “Identity of Low Molecular Weight Species Formed in End-to-End Cyclization Reactions Performed in THF” Polymers 2018,10(8), 844. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080844
41) Pan, C.W.*; Tillman, E.S. “Accurately Determining the Extent of Coupling in Post-polymerization Reactions of Polystyrene” Polymers 2018,10, 80; doi:10.3390/polym10010080
40) Wu, J.P.*; Pan, C.W.*; Heiler, K.E.*; Ching, M.E.*; Tillman, E.S. “Altering the Effectiveness of Radical Traps in Atom Transfer Radical Coupling Reactions of Polymer Chains” Polymer 2017, 127, 66-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.08.046
39) Arce, M.M.*; Pan, C.W.*; Thursby, M.M.*; Wu, J.P.*; Carnicom, E.M..*; Tillman, E.S. “Influence of Solvent on Radical Trap-Assisted Dimerization and Cyclization of Polystyrene Radicals” Macromolecules 2016, 49, 7804-7813. DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01794
38) McFadden, B.*; Arce, M.M.*; Abrusezze, J.*; Herman, J.*; Carnicom, E.M..*; Tillman, E.S.”Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling of Diblock Copolymers as a Method of Forming Triblock Copolymers” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2016, 217, 2473-2482. DOI: 10.100/macp.201600317
From Bucknell
37) Blackburn, S.C.*; Myers, K.D.*;Tillman, E.S. “Macrocyclic Poly(methyl acrylate) and Macrocyclic Poly(methyl acrylate-block-styrene) Synthesized by Radical Trap-assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling Polymer” Polymer 2015, 216, 1282-1290.
36) Blackburn, S.C.*; Tillman, E.S. “Synthesis of Cyclic Poly(methyl methacrylate) Directly from Dihalogenated Linear Precursors ”Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2015, 68, 284-292.
35) Carnicom, E.M.*; Abrusseze J.A..*; Sidibe, Y.*; Myers, K.D.*; Tillman, E.S. “Effect of Trapping Agent and Polystyrene Chain End Functionality on Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling ” Polymers 2014, 6, 2737-2751.
34) Valente, C.J.*; Schellenberger, A.M.*; Tillman, E.S. “Dimerization of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Chains Using Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling” Macromolecules 2014, 47, 2226-2232.
33) Carnicom, E.M.*; Tillman, E.S. “Polymerization of Styrene and Cyclization to Macrocyclic Polystyrene in a One-pot, Two-Step Sequence” Reactive and Functional Polymers 2014, 80, 9-14.
32) Carnicom, E.M.*; Coyne, W.E.*; Myers, K.D.*; Tillman, E.S. “One Pot, Two Step Sequence Converting Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Directly to Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling” Polymer, 2013, 54, 5560-5567.
31) Butcher, W.E.*; Radzinski, S.C.*; Tillman, E.S.; “Selective Formation of Diblock Copolymers Using Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2013, 51, 3619-3626.
30) Voter, A.F.*; Tillman, E.S.; Findeis, P.; Radzinski, S.C.*; “Synthesis of Macrocyclic Polymers Formed via Intramolecular Radical Trap-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Coupling” ACS Macro Letters 2012, 1, 1066-1070.
29) Pickett, P.D.*; Radzinski, S.C.*; Tillman, E.S. “Probing the Effects of Pi-pi Stacking on the Controlled Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Fluorinated Styrene” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2012, 1, 156-165.
28) Radzinski, S.C.*; Tillman, E.S.; “Trapping Polystyrene Radicals With Nitrones: Synthesis of Polymers With Mid-Chain Alkoxyamine Functionality” Polymer 2011, 52, 6003-6010.
27) Butcher, W.E.*; Tillman, E.S. “Hydrogen Abstraction Followed by Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization: Synthesis of 2,7-Dibromofluorene-Labeled Polystyrene” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2011, 212, 2224-2233.
26) Pickett, P.D.*; Tillman, E.S.; Voter, A.F.* “Effect of Pi-pi Stacking on the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene”Polymer 2011, 52, 55-62.
25) Richard, M.E.*; Reese, K.P.*; Stone, J.J.*; Pickett, P.D.*; Tillman, E.S.; Stockland Jr., R.A. “Probing the Steric Limits of Rhodium Catalyzed Hydrophosphinylation. E-H addition vs. Dimerization/Oligomerization/Polymerization” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2011, 696, 123-129.
24) Voter, A.F.*; Tillman, E.S. “An Easy and Efficient Route to Macrocyclic Polymers Via Intramolecular Radical-Radical Coupling of Chain Ends” Macromolecules 2010, 43, 10304-10310.
23) Domingues, K.D.*; Tillman, E.S. “Radical-radical Coupling of Polystyrene Chains Using AGET ATRP” Journal Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2010, 48, 5737-5745.
22) Leasure, J.G.*; Tillman, E.S., Brinkman, C.E.*; Monk, I.W.*; Cohen, N.A.* “Effect of Temperature, Solvent, Lewis Acid, and Additives on the Polymerization of tert-Butyl Vinyl Ether Using Lewis Acid-induced N-Methyleneamines as Cationic Initiators” PolymerInternational 2010, 59, 642-647.
21) Contrella, N.D.*; Tillman, E.S. “Sequential Anionic and Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations From a Single Carbon: Synthesis of Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate)” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2009, 210, 2167-2173.
20) Cohen, N.A.*; Tillman, E.S., Thakur, S.*; Smith, J.R.*; Eckenhoff, W.T.; Pintauer, T. “Effect of the Ligand in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Reactions Initiated By Photodimers of 9-Bromoanthracene” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2009, 210, 163-168.
19) Tillman, E.S.; Contrella, N.D.*; Leasure, J.G.* “Monitoring the Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization of Styrene Using Gel Permeation Chromatography and Proton NMR” Journal of Chemical Education 2009, 86, 1424-1426.
18) Thakur, S.*; Smith, J.R.*; Tillman, E.S.; Cohen, N.A.*; Contrella, N.D.* “9-Bromoanthracene Photodimers as Initiators in Controlled Radical Polymerization: Silane Radical Atom Abstraction Coupled with Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization” Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2008, 46, 6016-6022.
17) Contrella, N.D.*; Tillman, E.S. “Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorene-labeled Polymers Prepared By Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization ” Polymer 2008, 49, 4076-4079.
16) Thakur, S.*; Cohen, N.A.*; Tillman, E.S. “Chain Extension and Block Copolymer Synthesis Using Silane Radical Atom Abstraction Coupled with Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization” Polymer 2008,49, 1483-1489.
15) Tillman, E.S.; Miller, D.J.*; Roof, A.C.* “Photodimers of 9-Haloanthracenes as Initiators in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Effect of the Bridgehead Halogen” Polymer Bulletin 2007, 58, 881-891.
14) Thakur, S.*; Tillman, E.S. “Efficient Metal-free Coupling of Polystyrene Chains Using Silane Radical Atom Abstraction” Journal of Polymer Science Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2007, 45, 3488-3493.
13) McKnight, J.N.*; Tillman, E.S.; Sarry, L.R.* “Lewis Acid-Induced N-methyleneamines as Initiators in the Synthesis of Secondary Amine-Terminated Polymers” Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2006, 27, 1578-1583.
12) Tillman, E.S.; Roof, A.C.*; Palmer, S.M.*; Zarko, B.A.*; Goodman, C.C.*; Roland, A.M.* “Synthesis of Chromophore-labeled Polymers and their Molecular Weight Determination Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy” Journal of Chemical Education 2006, 83, 1215-1217.
11) Roof, A.C.*; Tillman, E.S.; Malik, R.E.*; Roland, A.M.*; Miller, D.J.*; Sarry, L.R.* “Mechanistic Investigation of 9-Bromoanthracene Photodimers as Initiators in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization” Polymer 2006, 47, 3325-3335.
10) Ludwig, B.*; Tillman, E.S. “Polystyrene End-labeled with 2,7-Dibromofluorene Synthesized Using an Adaptation of Reverse Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2005, 206, 2143-2152.
9) Goodman, C.C.*; Roof, A.C.*; Tillman, E.S.; Ludwig, B.*; Chon, D.*; Weigley, M. I.* “Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorene End-Labeled Polystyrene with Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization” Journal of Polymer Science Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2005,43,2657-2665.
8) Stone, J.J.*; Stockland Jr., R.A.; Reyes Jr., J.M; Kovach, J.*; Goodman, C.C.*; Tillman, E.S. “Microwave-assisted Solventless Single and Double Addition of HP(O)Ph2 to Alkynes” Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemistry 2005, 226, 11-21.
From PhD and Postdoctoral Work
7) Gao, T.; Tillman, E.S.; Lewis , N.S. “Detection and Classification of Volatile Organic Amines and Carboxylic Acids Using Arrays of Carbon Black-Dendrimer Composite Vapor Detectors” Chemistry of Materials 2005, 17, 2904-2911.
6) Tillman, E.S.; Lewis , N.S. “Mechanism of Enhanced Sensitivity Response of Linear Poly(ethyleneimine)-Carbon Black Composite Detectors to Carboxylic Acid Vapors” Sensors and Actuators: B 2003, 1-2, 329-342.
5) Tillman, E.S.; Koscho, M.; Grubbs, R.H.; Lewis , N.S. “Enhanced Sensitivity To and Classification of Volatile Organic Acids Using Arrays of Linear Poly(ethyleneimine)-Carbon Black Composite Vapor Detectors.” Analytical Chemistry 2003, 75, 1748-1753.
4) Tillman, E.S.; Hogen-Esch, T.E “Mechanism of Coupling Reactions of Polystyryllithium with Dihalomethanes.” Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2002, 40, 1081-1091.
3) Alberty, K.A; Tillman, E.S.; Carlotti, S.; Bradforth, S.; King, K.; Hogen-Esch, T.E.; Parker, D.; Feast, J.W. “Characterization and Fluorescence of Macrocyclic Polystyrene by Anionic End to End Coupling. Role of Coupling Reagents.” Macromolecules 2002, 35, 3856-3865.
2) Tillman, E.S.; Nossarev, G.G.; Hogen-Esch, T.E. “Reactions of Polstyryllithiums and Model Lithium Carbanions with 9,10-Bis(halomethyl)anthracenes” Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2001, 39, 3121-3129.
1) Tillman, E.S.; Hogen–Esch, T.E. “Synthesis of Macrocyclic Polystyrene and Macrocyclic Poly(9,9-dimethyl-2-vinylfluorene) Containing a Single Anthracenylidene Group” Macromolecules 2001, 34, 6616-6622.
Patents (student co-inventor*)
3) US Patent “Novel Methods of Generating Cyclic Polymers ” Inventors: Eric S. Tillman, Elizabeth M. Carnicom, and Kenneth D. Myers. 2016. Patent number: WO2016022766
2) US Patent “Method of Producing Macrocyclic Polymers” Inventors: Eric S. Tillman and Andrew F. Voter. 2013 Patent Number: US2013013275
1) US Patent “Use of Basic Polymers in Carbon Black Composite Vapor Detectors to Obtain Enhanced Sensitivity and Classification Performance for Volatile Fatty Acids” Patent No. US2005150778-A1 Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, N.S.; Robert H. Grubbs, R.H.; Eric S. Tillman, E.S.; Michael E. Koscho. 2005
