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At WSU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Orbital Localization-Driven Disruption of Peripheral Bonding in Valence-Isoelectronic B12<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup>\u00a0Clusters<\/a>
    Iaroslav E. Gureev and Ivan A. Popov
    J. Phys. Chem. A<\/em>\u00a02026<\/strong>, 130<\/em>, 2817\u20132829.
    Invited article in the special issue \u201cSteve Scheiner Festschrift\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An\u2013Imidophosphorane (An = U\u2013Pu) Bond Covalency and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Thermodynamics Driven by Orbital Energy Matching<\/a>
    Chad M. Studvick, Sourav Dey, Kaitlyn S. Engle, Julie E. Niklas, Jonah W. Sprosty, Henry S. La Pierre, and Ivan A. Popov
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2026<\/strong>, 28<\/em>, 6687\u20136702.
    Front Outside Cover<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Synthesis of Cp* Terphenylamido U(III) Iodide Complexes with a Substitutable Iodide Position to Generate Terminal U(III)\u2013(\u03ba3<\/sup>-BH4<\/sub>) Complexes<\/a>
    Vincent M. Groner, Iaroslav E. Gureev, Brennan S. Billow, Ivan A. Popov, and James M. Boncella
    Organometallics<\/em> 2026<\/strong>, 45<\/em>, 469\u2212482.
    Featured in:     Department of Chemistry News and Achievements<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Ligand Design Criteria for the Stability of High Oxidation State Praseodymium Complexes<\/a>
    Tyler-Rayne Nero, Chad M. Studvick, Andrew C. Boggiano, Maximilian G. Bernbeck, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
    Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2026<\/strong>, 65<\/em>, 1991\u20132001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Geometric and Electronic Structure Evolution of Gallium Hydrides: Group 13 Perspective<\/a>
    Anton S. Pozdeev and Ivan A. Popov
    J. Phys. Chem. A<\/em> 2025<\/strong>, 129<\/em>, 6391\u22126403.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Structural Evolution of Boron Clusters upon Copper Doping in CuBx<\/sub>\u2212<\/sup> (x = 4\u22126)<\/a>
    Anton S. Pozdeev, Hyun Wook Choi, Wei-Jia Chen, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Ivan A. Popov
    J. Phys. Chem. A<\/em> 2025<\/strong>, 129<\/em>, 6024\u20136033.
    Invited article in the special issue \u201cMichael A. Duncan Festschrift\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Praseodymium in the Formal +5 Oxidation State<\/a>
    Andrew C. Boggiano, Chad M. Studvick, Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury, Julie E. Niklas, Haruko Tateyama, Hongwei Wu, Johannes E. Leisen, Florian Kleemiss, Bess Vlaisavljevich, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
    Nat. Chem.<\/em> 2025<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 1005\u20131010.
    Featured in:\u00a0    C&EN<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0WSU College of Arts and Sciences News<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Scienmag<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Nature Chemistry News & Views<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Mirage News<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Science News Today<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Discovery Alert<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Formation and Stability of Zr(IV), Hf(IV), Th(IV), and U(IV) Bis(amide) Dichloride Complexes Using Bulky Amide Ligands: Insights Into Metal-Arene Interactions and Hapticity<\/a>
    Ian A. Haltom, Chad M. Studvick, Matthew P. Litwin, Ivan A. Popov, and James M. Boncella
    Polyhedron<\/em> 2025<\/strong>, 276<\/em>, 117593.
    Invited article in a special issue: \u2018    The chemistry of the f-elements<\/a>\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Realization of an Elusive U(III)-Imido Complex<\/a>
    Erik D. Reinhart, Chad M. Studvick, Brennan S. Billow, Aaron L. Odom, Ivan A. Popov, and James M. Boncella
    Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2025<\/strong>, 31<\/em>, e202403859.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer at the Pu5+\/4+<\/sup> Couple<\/a>
    Kaitlyn S. Otte, Julie E. Niklas, Chad M. Studvick, Charlotte L. Montgomery, Alexandria R. C. Bredar, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
    J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em> 2024<\/strong>, 146<\/em>, 21859\u201321867.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    At University of Akron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. A Tetrahedral Neptunium(V) Complex<\/a>
      Julie E. Niklas, Kaitlyn S. Otte, Chad M. Studvick, Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury, Bess Vlaisavljevich, John Bacsa, Florian Kleemiss, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
      Nat. Chem.<\/em> 2024<\/strong>, 16<\/em>, 1490\u20131495.
      Featured in:       ChemistryViews<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Searching for Stable Copper Borozene Complexes in CuB7<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> and CuB8<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup><\/a>
      Wei-Jia Chen, Anton S. Pozdeev, Hyun Wook Choi, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Dao-Fu Yuan, Ivan A. Popov, and Lai-Sheng Wang
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2024<\/strong>, 26<\/em>, 12928\u201312938.
      Themed Collection: \u201cSize effects in chemistry & physics of atomic & molecular clusters, nanoparticles & nanostructures\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a02024 Hot PCCP article<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>|<\/em>\u00a0Front Outside Cover<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The Structural and Electronic Split: Boron vs. Aluminum Hydrides<\/a>
      Anton S. Pozdeev and Ivan A. Popov
      Chem. Phys. Rev.<\/em> 2024<\/strong>, 5<\/em>, 011401 (Invitation by Prof. Xiaosong Li).
      Editor\u2019s Choice as a Featured Article<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Synthesis and Characterization of Uranium Complexes Supported by Substituted Aryldimethylsilylanilide Ligands<\/a>
      Erik D. Reinhart, Chad M. Studvick, Aaron M. Tondreau, Ivan A. Popov, and James M. Boncella
      Organometallics<\/em> 2024<\/strong>, 43<\/em>, 284\u2013298.
      Journal Cover<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Impact of Pendent Ammonium Groups on Solubility and Cycling Charge Carrier Performance in Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries<\/a>
      Kate A. Jesse, Sergio Diaz Abad, Chad M. Studvick, Gabriel A. Andrade, Sandip Maurya, Brian L. Scott, Rangachary Mukundan, Ivan A. Popov, and Benjamin L. Davis
      Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2023<\/strong>, 62<\/em>, 19218\u201319229.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Structural Distortion by Alkali Metal Cations Modulates the Redox and Electronic Properties of Ce3+<\/sup> Imidophosphorane Complexes<\/a>
      Andrew C. Boggiano, Chad M. Studvick, Alexander Steiner, John Bacsa, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
      Chem. Sci.<\/em> 2023<\/strong>, 14<\/em>, 11708\u201311717.
      2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Divergent Stabilities of Tetravalent Cerium, Uranium, and Neptunium Imidophosphorane Complexes<\/a>
      Kaitlyn S. Otte, Julie E. Niklas, Chad M. Studvick, Andrew C. Boggiano, John Bacsa, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2023<\/strong>, 62<\/em>, e202306580.
      \u201cHot Paper\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Ligand Control of Oxidation and Crystallographic Disorder in the Isolation of Hexavalent Uranium Mono-Oxo Complexes<\/a>
      Julie E. Niklas, Chad M. Studvick, John Bacsa, Ivan A. Popov, and Henry S. La Pierre
      Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2023<\/strong>, 62<\/em>, 2304\u20132316.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Single-Metal-Encapsulated Double-Cage [Pt@Sn17<\/sub>]4\u2212<\/sup>: An Exception from Group 14 Endohedral Clusters<\/a>
      Hong-Lei Xu, Chad M. Studvick, Chao Liu, Yuan Xue, Ivan A. Popov, and Zhong-Ming Sun
      Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 28<\/em>, e202202651.
      \u201cVIP\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Inside Cover<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Akron\u2019s Digest<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. [Nb@Ge13\/14<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup>: New Family Members of Ge-based Intermetalloid Clusters<\/a>
      Ya-Shan Huang, Yuan Xue, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Ivan A. Popov, and Zhong-Ming Sun
      Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 28<\/em>, e202202192.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Zwitterionic Ferrocenes: An Approach for Redox Flow Battery (RFB) Catholytes<\/a>
      Baosen Zhang, Briana R. Schrage, Ariana Frkonja-Kuczin, Sanjay Gaire, Ivan A. Popov, Christopher J. Ziegler, and Aliaksei Boika
      Inorg. Chem.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 61<\/em>, 8117\u20138120.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Synthesis, Solid-State, Solution, and Theoretical Characterization of an \u201cIn-Cage\u201d Scandium-NOTA Complex<\/a>
      Kelly E. Aldrich, Ivan A. Popov, Harrison D. Root, Enrique R. Batista, Samuel M. Greer, Stosh A. Kozimor, Laura M. Lilley, Maksim Y. Livshits, Veronika Mocko, Michael T. Janicke, Brian L. Scott, Benjamin W. Stein, and Ping Yang
      Dalton Trans.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 51<\/em>, 9994\u201310005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. Symmetry Collapse Due to the Presence of Multiple Local Aromaticity in Ge24<\/sub>4\u2212<\/sup><\/a>
      Hong-Lei Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Dariusz W. Szczepanik, Ivan A. Popov, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
      Nat. Comm.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 13<\/em>, 1\u20138.
      Editors\u2019 Highlights of \u201cInorganic and physical chemistry\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterization of a Pr4+<\/sup> Imidophosphorane Complex and the Redox Chemistry of Nd3+<\/sup> and Dy3+<\/sup> Complexes<\/a>
      Natalie T. Rice, Ivan A. Popov, Rebecca K. Carlson, Samuel M. Greer, Andrew C. Boggiano, Benjamin W. Stein, John Bacsa, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and Henry S. La Pierre
      Dalton Trans.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 51<\/em>, 6696\u20136706.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      At Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. An Allyl Uranium (IV) Sandwich Complex: Are \u03d5 Bonding Interactions Possible?<\/a>
        Ivan A. Popov, Brennan S. Billow, Stephanie H. Carpenter, Enrique R. Batista, James M. Boncella, Aaron M. Tondreau, and Ping Yang
        Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2022<\/strong>, 28<\/em>, e202200114.
        \u201cHot Paper\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Ternary Aromatic and Anti-aromatic Clusters Derived from the Hypho Species [Sn2<\/sub>Sb5<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup><\/a>
        Yu-He Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Lei Qiao, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
        Nat. Comm. <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 12<\/em>, 1\u20138.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Bridging Aromatic\/Antiaromatic Units: Recent Advances in Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Main\u2010Group and Transition\u2010Metal Clusters from Bonding and Magnetic Analyses<\/a>
        Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Maksim Kulichenko, Nikita Fedik, Zhong\u2010Ming Sun, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz\u2010Castro, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
        Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 2021<\/em>, 4239\u20134250.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Complexation of Lanthanides and Heavy Actinides with Aqueous Sulfur Donating Ligands<\/a>
        Nathan P. Bessen, Ivan A. Popov, Colt R. Heathman, Travis S. Grimes, Peter R. Zalupski, Liane M. Moreau, Kurt F. Smith, Corwin H. Booth, Rebecca J. Abergel, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and Jenifer C. Shafer
        Inorg. Chem. <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 60<\/em>, 6125\u20136134.
        Featured Article<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>| Editor\u2019s Choice<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Iron-Iminopyridine Complexes as Charge Carriers for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Applications<\/a>
        Shikha Sharma, Gabriel A. Andrade, Sandip Maurya, Ivan A. Popov, Enrique R. Batista, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Nathan C. Smythe, Aaron M. Tondreau, Ping Yang, and John C. Gordon
        Energy Storage Mater.<\/em> 2021<\/strong>, 37<\/em>, 576\u2013586.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. A Comparative Review of Metal-Based Charge Carriers in Nonaqueous Flow Batteries<\/a>
        Travis Charles Palmer, Andrew Beamer, Tristan Pitt, Ivan A. Popov, Claudina X. Cammack, Harry D. Pratt III, Travis M. Anderson, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and Benjamin L. Davis
        ChemSusChem<\/em> 2021<\/strong>, 14<\/em>, 1214\u20131228.
        \u201cVIP\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Cover Profile<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Expanding the Potential of Redox Carriers for Flow Battery Applications<\/a>
        Gabriel A. Andrade, Ivan A. Popov, Celia R. Federico, Ping Yang, Enrique R. Batista, Rangachary Mukundan, and Benjamin L. Davis
        J. Mater. Chem. A<\/em> 2020<\/strong>, 8<\/em>, 17808\u201317816.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. \u03c3-Aromaticity-Induced Stabilization of Heterometallic Supertetrahedral Clusters [Zn6<\/sub>Ge16<\/sub>]4\u2013<\/sup> and [Cd6<\/sub>Ge16<\/sub>]4\u2013<\/sup><\/a>
        Hong-Lei Xu, Ivan A. Popov, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Zi-Chuan Wang, Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2020<\/strong>, 59<\/em>, 17286\u201317290.
        \u201cHot Paper\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. Comparison of Tetravalent Cerium and Terbium Ions in a Conserved, Homoleptic Imidophosphorane Ligand Field<\/a>
        Natalie T. Rice, Ivan A. Popov, Dominic R. Russo, Thaige P. Gompa, Arun Ramanathan, John Bacsa, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, and  Henry S. La Pierre
        Chem. Sci.<\/em> 2020<\/strong>, 11<\/em>, 6149\u20136159.
        2020 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      10. Boron\u2010Made N2<\/sub>: Realization of a B\u2261B Triple Bond in the B2<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>\u2212<\/sup> Cluster<\/a>
        Nikita Fedik, Chaonan Mu, Ivan A. Popov, Wei Wang, Jie Wang, Haopeng Wang, Kit H. Bowen, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Xinxing Zhang
        Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2020<\/strong>, 26<\/em>, 8017\u20138021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      11. \u03b4 and \u03c6 Back-Donation in AnIV<\/sup> Metallacycles<\/a>
        Morgan P. Kelley, Ivan A. Popov, Julie Jung, Enrique R. Batista, and Ping Yang
        Nat. Commun.<\/em> 2020<\/strong>, 11<\/em>, 1558.
        Featured in:\u00a0        Chemistry World<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0C&EN<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0News Stories<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>STE Highlights\u00a0at LANL<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      12. Design, Isolation, and Spectroscopic Analysis of a Tetravalent Terbium Complex<\/a>
        Natalie T. Rice, Ivan A. Popov, Dominic R. Russo, John Bacsa, Enrique R. Batista, Ping Yang, Joshua Telser, and Henry S. La Pierre
        J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 141<\/em>, 13222\u201313233.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      13. Structure and Bonding in [Sb@In8<\/sub>Sb12<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup> and [Sb@In8<\/sub>Sb12<\/sub>]5\u2212<\/sup><\/a>
        Chao Liu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Nikita Fedik, Xue Min, Cong-Qiao Xu, Jun Li, John E. McGrady, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 58<\/em>, 8367\u20138371.
        Inside Cover<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      14. Linked Picolinamide Nickel Complexes As Redox Carriers for Non-Aqueous Flow Batteries<\/a>
        Terry Chu, Ivan A. Popov, Gabriel A. Andrade, Sandip Maurya, Ping Yang, Enrique R. Batista, Brian L. Scott, Rangachary Mukundan, and Benjamin L. Davis
        ChemSusChem 2019<\/strong>, 12<\/em>, 1304\u20131309.
        The Cover Feature<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      15. Catalyst-Inspired Charge Carriers for High Energy Density Redox Flow Batteries<\/a>
        Ivan A. Popov, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Enrique R. Batista, and Ping Yang
        Front. Phys.<\/em> 2019<\/strong>, 6<\/em>, 1\u201310.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      16. Impact of Ligand Substitutions on Multielectron Redox Properties of Fe Complexes Supported by Nitrogenous Chelates<\/a>
        Ivan A. Popov, Nada Mehio, Terry Chu, Benjamin L. Davis, Rangachary Mukundan, Ping Yang, and Enrique R. Batista
        ACS Omega<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 3<\/em>, 14766\u201314778.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      17. Realization of an Al\u2261Al Triple Bond in the Gas-Phase Na3<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>\u2212<\/sup> Cluster via Double Electronic Transmutation<\/a>
        Xinxing Zhang, Ivan A. Popov, Katie A. Lundell, Haopeng Wang, Chaonan Mu, Wei Wang, Hansgeorg Schn\u00f6ckel, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Kit H. Bowen
        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 57<\/em>, 14060\u201314064.
        Featured in:\u00a0        C&EN<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Science Briefs at LANL<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      18. Symmetry Reduction upon Size Mismatch: The Non-Icosahedral Intermetalloid Cluster [Co@Ge12<\/sub>]3\u2212<\/sup><\/a>
        Chao Liu, Lei-Jiao Li, Ivan A. Popov, Robert J. Wilson, Cong-Qiao Xu, Jun Li, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
        Chin. J. Chem.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 36<\/em>, 1165\u20131168.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      19. Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Zintl Clusters<\/a>
        Chao Liu, Ivan A. Popov, Zhongfang Chen, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
        Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 14583\u201314597.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        At Utah State University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Multicenter Bonding Effects in Oxygen Vacancy in the Bulk and on the Surface of MgO<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Elisa Jimenez-Izal, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 122<\/em>, 11933\u201311937.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. [Co2<\/sub>@Ge16<\/sub>]4\u2013<\/sup>: Localized vs. Delocalized Bonding in Two Isomeric Intermetalloid Clusters<\/a>
          Chao Liu, Ivan A. Popov, Lei-Jiao Li, Ning Li, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Zhong-Ming Sun
          Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 699\u2013705.
          \u201cHot Paper\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Usefulness of the \u03c3-Aromaticity and \u03c3-Antiaromaticity Concepts for Clusters and Solid-State Compounds<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Alyona A. Starikova, Dmitry V. Steglenko, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2018<\/strong>, 24<\/em>, 292\u2013305.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Predicting the Structure and Chemistry of Low-Dimensional Materials<\/a>
          Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Zhenhai Wang, Gabriele Saleh, Vinit Sharma, Qiang Zhu, Qinggao Wang, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Vladimir S. Baturin, and Sergey V. Lepeshkin
          In Handbook of Solid State Chemistry.<\/em> R. Dronskowski, S. Kikkawa, A. Stein (Eds). Wiley\u2010VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2017<\/strong>, pp. 527\u2013570.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Long-Range Magnetic Response of Toroidal Boron Structures: B16<\/sub>\u00a0and [Co@B16<\/sub>]\u2212\/3\u2212<\/sup>\u00a0Species<\/a>
          Alvaro Mu\u00f1oz-Castro, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em>\u00a02017<\/strong>, 19<\/em>, 26145\u201326150.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. A Stable Compound of Helium and Sodium at High Pressure<\/a>
          Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Alexander F. Goncharov, Elissaios Stavrou, Sergey Lobanov, Gabriele Saleh, Guang-Rui Qian, Qiang Zhu, Carlo Gatti, Volker L. Deringer, Richard Dronskowski, Xiang-Feng Zhou, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Zuzana Kon\u00f4pkov\u00e1, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Hui-Tian Wang
          Nat. Chem.<\/em> 2017<\/strong>, 9<\/em>, 440\u2013445.
          Featured in:\u00a0          C&EN<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Utah State Today<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Chemistry World<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0GIZMODO<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Carnegie Science<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0International Business Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0IFLSCIENCE!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0ScienceAlert<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0AZOMATERIALS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0EurekAlert!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Space.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. Peculiar All-Metal \u03c3-Aromaticity of [Au2<\/sub>Sb16<\/sub>]4\u2212<\/sup> Anion in the Solid State<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, Xue-Rui You, Lei-Jiao Li, Eduard Matito, Chao Liu, Hua-Jin Zhai, Zhong-Ming Sun, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 15344\u201315346.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. Manganese-Centered Tubular Boron Cluster \u2013 MnB16<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup>: A New Class of Transition-Metal Molecules<\/a>
          Tian Jian, Wan-Lu Li, Ivan A. Popov, Gary V. Lopez, Xin Chen, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Jun Li, and Lai-Sheng Wang
          J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 144<\/em>, 154310.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        9. All-Metal Antiaromaticity in Sb4<\/sub>-Type Lanthanocene Anions<\/a>
          Xue Min, Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, Lei-Jiao Li, Eduard Matito, Zhong-Ming Sun, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 5531\u20135535.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        10. Two-Dimensional Magnetic Boron<\/a>
          Xiang-Feng Zhou, Artem R. Oganov, Zhenhai Wang, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Hui-Tian Wang
          Phys. Rev. B<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 93<\/em>, 085406.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        11. d-AO Spherical Aromaticity in Ce6<\/sub>O8<\/sub><\/a>
          Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          J. Comput. Chem.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 37<\/em>, 103\u2013109.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        12. Antiferromagnetic Stabilization in the Ti8<\/sub>O12<\/sub> Cluster<\/a>
          Xiaohu Yu, Artem R. Oganov, Ivan A. Popov, Guangrui Qian, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2016<\/strong>, 55<\/em>, 1699\u20131703.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        13. Classical and Multicenter Bonding in Boron: Two Faces of Boron<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          In Boron.<\/em> D. Hnyk and M. L. McKee (Eds), Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015<\/strong>, pp. 1\u201316.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        14. Cobalt-Centred Boron Molecular Drums with the Highest Coordination Number in the CoB16<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Tian Jian, Gary V. Lopez, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang
          Nat. Commun.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 6<\/em>, 8654.
          Featured in:\u00a0          C&EN<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0ChemViews Magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Utah State Today<\/a>,\u00a0N+1 Internet Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0| Molecules of the Year for 2015 by<\/em>\u00a0C&EN<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        15. Revealing Unusual Chemical Bonding in Planar Hyper-Coordinate Ni2<\/sub>Ge and Quasi-Planar Ni2<\/sub>Si Two-Dimensional Crystals<\/a>
          Li-Ming Yang, Ivan A. Popov, Thomas Frauenheim, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Vladimir Ba\u010di\u0107, and Eric Ganz
          Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 26043\u201326048.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        16. Aluminum Chain in Li2<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>H8<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> as Suggested by Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab initio Calculations<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Xinxing Zhang, Bryan W. Eichhorn, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Kit H. Bowen
          Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 26079\u201326083.
          Featured in:\u00a0          Atlas of Science<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        17. Post-anti-van\u2019t Hoff-Le Bel Motif in Atomically Thin Germanium-Copper Alloy Film<\/a>
          Li-Ming Yang, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Thomas Frauenheim, and Eric Ganz
          Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 17545\u201317551.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        18. Homocatenation of Aluminum: Alkane-like Structures of Li2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>H6<\/sub> and Li3<\/sub>Al3<\/sub>H8<\/sub><\/a>
          J. Tyler Gish, Ivan A. Popov, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Chem. Eur. J.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 21<\/em>, 5307\u20135310.
          Front Cover<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0Cover Profile<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        19. Two-dimensional Cu2<\/sub>Si Monolayer with Planar Hexacoordinate Copper and Silicon Bonding<\/a>
          Li-Ming Yang, Vladimir Ba\u010di\u0107, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Thomas Heine, Thomas Frauenheim, and Eric Ganz
          J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 137<\/em>, 2757\u20132762.
          Featured in:\u00a0          JACS SPOTLIGHTS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        20. Assessing the Viability of Extended Nonmetal Atom Chains in Mn<\/sub>F4n+2<\/sub> (M=S and Se)<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Boris B. Averkiev, Alyona A. Starikova, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Ruslan M. Minyaev, Vladimir I. Minkin
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 54<\/em>, 1476\u20131480.
          Featured in:\u00a0          Sciencing<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        21. Supertetrahedral B80<\/sub>H20<\/sub>, C80<\/sub>H20<\/sub>, and Al80<\/sub>H20<\/sub> Analogs of Dodecahedrane and their Substituted Molecules<\/a>
          Ruslan M. Minyaev, Ivan A. Popov, Vitaly V. Koval, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Vladimir I. Minkin
          Struct. Chem.<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, 26<\/em>, 223\u2013229.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        22. A Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Study of the Structures and Chemical Bonding of the B25<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a>
          Zachary A. Piazza, Ivan A. Popov, Wei-Li Li, Rhitankar Pal, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang
          J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 141<\/em>, 034303.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        23. The I=X (X = O,N,C) Double Bond in Hypervalent Iodine Compounds: Is it Real?<\/a>
          Alexander S. Ivanov, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Viktor V. Zhdankin
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 53<\/em>, 9617\u20139621.
          Featured in:\u00a0          Chemistry World<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        24. Chemical Bonding in Inorganic Aromatic Compounds<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          In The Chemical Bond: Chemical Bonding Across the Periodic Table.<\/em> G. Frenking and S. Shaik (Eds), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014<\/strong>, pp. 421\u2013444.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        25. Understanding Boron through Size-Selected Clusters: Structure, Chemical Bonding, and Fluxionality<\/a>
          Alina P. Sergeeva, Ivan A. Popov, Zachary A. Piazza, Wei-Li Li, Constantin Romanescu, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Acc. Chem. Res.<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 47<\/em>, 1349\u20131358.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        26. Complexes Between Planar Boron Clusters and Transition Metals: a Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab initio Study of CoB12<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> and RhB12<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup><\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Wei-Li Li, Zachary A. Piazza, Alexander I. Boldyrev, and Lai-Sheng Wang
          J. Phys. Chem. A<\/em> 2014<\/strong>, 118<\/em>, 8098\u20138105.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        27. A Combined Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Study of the Quasi-Planar B24<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> Cluster<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Zachary A. Piazza, Wei-Li Li, Lai-Sheng Wang, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 139<\/em>, 144307.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        28. Structural Changes in the Series of Boron-Carbon Mixed Clusters Cx<\/sub>B10-x<\/sub>\u2013<\/sup> (x = 3\u201310)<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Valery F. Popov, Konstantin V. Bozhenko, Ivan \u010cernu\u0161\u00e1k, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          J. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 139<\/em>, 114307.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        29. \u201cBenzation\u201d of Graphene upon Addition of Monovalent Chemical Species<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Yafei Li, Zhongfang Chen, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 15<\/em>, 6842\u20136848.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        30. Computational Probing of All-Boron Li2n<\/sub>B2n<\/sub>H2n+2<\/sub> Polyenes<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Comp. Theor. Chem.<\/em> 2013<\/strong>, 1004<\/em>, 5\u201311.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        31. Chemical Bonding in Coronene, Isocoronene, and Circumcoronene<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Eur. J. Org. Chem.<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 18<\/em>, 3485\u20133491.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        32. Deciphering Chemical Bonding in BC3<\/sub> Honeycomb Epitaxial Sheet<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 116<\/em>, 3147\u20133152.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        33. Is Graphene Aromatic?<\/a>
          Ivan A. Popov, Konstantin V. Bozhenko, and Alexander I. Boldyrev
          Nano Research<\/em> 2012<\/strong>, 5<\/em>, 117\u2013123.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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