Donald "Chopper" Krogstad

Title: Chair/Associate Professor
Department: Chemistry
Phone: (218) 299-4315
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Degrees and Education:

  • PhD, University of Minnesota, Major: Inorganic Chemistry, 1996
  • BS, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Major: ACS Chemistry, 1992

Courses Taught:

  • Chem 462 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chem 344 – Spectroscopy
  • Chem 171 – Consumer and Environmental Chemistry
  • Chem 137 – Honors General Chemistry I
  • Chem 128 – General Chemistry II
  • Chem 127 – General Chemistry I

Research / Teaching Interests:

Green Chemistry
Synthesis of novel, water-soluble phosphines
Development of green transition metal catalysts
Environmentally benign catalysis

Scholarly Activities:

1. Krogstad, D. A.; Gohmann, K. E.; Sunderland, T. L.; Geis, A. E.; Bergamini, P.; Marvelli, L.; Young, V. G., Jr. “Preparation, Spectroscopy, X-ray analysis, and water-solubility studies of the first bis-PTA (PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane) derivatives.” Inorg. Chim. Acta 2009, 362, 3049-3055.

2. Krogstad, D. A.; Ellis, G. S.; Gunderson, A. K.; Hammrich, A. J.; Rudolf, J.W.; Halfen, J. A. “Two New Water-Soluble Derivatives of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA). Synthesis, Characterization, X-ray Analysis and Solubility Studies of 3,7-diformyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and 1-pyridylmethyl-3,5-diaza-1-azonia-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.1]decane bromide.” Polyhedron 2007, 26, 4093-4100.

3. Krogstad, D. A.; Cho, J.; DeBoer, A. J.; Klitzke, J. A.; Sanow, W. R.; Williams, H. A.; and Halfen, J. A. “Platinum(II) and palladium (II) 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantante (PTA) complexes as intramolecular hydroamination catalysts in aqueous and organic media.” Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 136-147.

4. Krogstad, D. A.; DeBoer, A. J.; Ortmeier, W. J.; Rudolf, J. W.; and Halfen, J. A. “1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) ligated iridium (I) complexes as catalysts for the intramolecular hydroamination of 4-pentyn-1-amine in water.” Inorg. Chem. Comm.2005, 8,1141-1144.

5. Krogstad, D.A.; Owens, S.B.; Halfen, J. A.; and Young, V. G., Jr. “Intramolecular hydroamination of alkynylamines in aqueous media catalyzed by platinum (II) 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) complexes.” Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2005, 8, 65-69.

6. Krogstad, D. A.; Halfen, J. A.; Terry, T. J.; Young, V. G., Jr. “Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium 1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) Complexes. X-ray Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Ir(PTA)4(CO)]Cl and [Ir(PTAH)3(PTAH2)(H)2]Cl6.” Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 463-471.