Claude H. Yoder '62
Education
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 1962
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1966
Postdoctoral, Cornell University, 1966
Research Interests
The structure and bonding in Group 14 nitrogen compounds
Hypercoordination in Group 14 compounds
The synthesis and characterization of mineralogically significant compounds
The synthesis and characterization of apatites and their carbonated analogs
Grants & Awards
Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Grant, 1971-75
Lindback Teaching Award, 1974
A member of the first Council on Undergraduate Research, 1978-83
CMA Catalyst Award, 1983
Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry, 1986
B. R. Dewey Scholarship Award, 1992
ACS Undergraduate Research Award, 1994
E. Emmett Reid Award, 2008
Publications
2004 to present (* denotes undergraduate coauthor)
Yoder, C.H.; Gotlieb*, N.R.; Rowand*, A.L. “The Relative Stability of Stoichiometrically Related Natural and Synthetic Double Salts.” American Mineralogist 2010, 95, 47-51.
Sternlieb*, M.P.; Pasteris, J.D.; Williams*, B.R.; Krol*, K.A.; Yoder, C.H. “The Structure and Solubility of Carbonated Hydroxyl and Chloro Lead Apatites.” Polyhedron 2010, 29, 2364-2372.
Yoder, C.H.; Leber, P.A.; Thomsen, M.W. The Bridge to Organic Chemistry: Concepts and Nomenclature; John Wiley & Sons: New Jersey, 2010.
Yoder, C.H.; Agee*, T.M.; Griffith*, A.K.; Schaeffer, C.D., Jr.; Carroll*, M.J.; DeToma*, A.S.; Fleisher*, A.J.; Gettel*, C.J.; Rheingold, A.L. “Use of 73Ge NMR Spectroscopy and X-ray Crystallography for the Study of Electronic Interactions in Tetrakis(phenyl)-, -(phenoxy)-, and -(thiophenoxy)germanes.” Organometallics 2010, 29, 582-590.
Yoder, C.H.; Bushong*, E.; Liu*, X.; Weidner*, V.; McWilliams*, P.; Martin*, K.; Lorgunpai*, J; Haller*, J.; Schaeffer, R.W. “The Synthesis and Solubility of Copper Hydroxyl Nitrate, Gerhardtite, Rouaite, and Likasite.” Mineralogical Magazine 2010, 74, 433-440.
Amadoruge, M.L.; Yoder, C.H.; Conneywerdy, J.H.; Heroux K.; Rheingold, A.L.; Weinert, C.S. “73Ge NMR Spectral Investigations of Singly Bonded Oligogermanes.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 3067-3073.
Yoder, C.H.; Griffith*, A.K.; DeToma*, A.S.; Gettel*, C.J.; Schaeffer, C.D., Jr. “Hypercoordination in Triphenyl Oxinates of the Group 14 Elements.” J. Organometal. Chem. 2009, 695, 518-523.
Bushong*, E.J.; and Yoder, C.H. "The Synthesis and Characterization of Rouaite, a Copper Hydroxy Nitrate: An Integrated First-Year Laboratory Project." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 80-81.
Schilling*, A. L.; Leber, P. A.; Yoder, C. H. "Exploration of SO2 scrubbers: an environmental chemistry project." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 225-226.
Sternlieb*, M. P.; Brown*, H. M.; Schaeffer, C. D.; Yoder, C. H. "The synthesis of apatites with an organophosphate and in nonaqueous media." Polyhedron, 2009, 28, 729-732.
Leber, P.A.; Williams, B. R.; Yoder, C. H. "The change in publication rates at undergraduate institutions during the last three decades." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 876-878.
Yoder, C. H.; Agee*, T. M.; Schaeffer, C. D. Jr.; Carroll*, M. J.; Fleisher*, A. J.; De Toma*, A. S. "The Use of 73Ge NMR Spectroscopy for the Study of Electronic Interactions." Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10765-10770.
Yoder, C. H.; Agee*, T. M.; Ginion*, K. E.; Hofmann*, A. E.; Ewanichak*, J. E.; Schaeffer, C. D., Jr.; Carroll*, M. J.; Schaeffer, R. W.; McCaffrey*, P. F. "The relative stabilities of the copper hydroxyl sulphates." Mineralogical Magazine 2007, 71, 571-577.
Yoder, C. H. Ionic Compounds: Applications of Chemistry to Mineralogy, Wiley: New York, 2007.
Fleisher*, Adam J.; Schaeffer, Charles D., Jr.; Buckwalter, Beth A.; Yoder, Claude H. "Spectral assignments and reference data: 1H, 13C, and 73Ge NMR spectral analysis of substituted aryltrimethylgermanes." Mag. Res. Chem. 2006, 44, 191-194.
Yoder, Claude H.; Rowand,* Jeffrey P. "Application of the simple salt lattice energy approximation to the solubility of minerals." Am. Mineral. 2006, 91, 747-752.
C.H. Yoder, N.J. Flora*. “Geochemical Applications of the Simple Salt Approximation to the Lattice Energies of Complex Materials, “ Am. Mineral., 2005, 90, 488-496.
L.M. Brigandi*, P.A. Leber, and C.H. Yoder,”Synthesis and Analysis of Copper Hydroxy Double Salts,” J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 1662.
Powers*, David C.; Higgs*, Andrew T.; Obley*, Matt L.; Leber, Phyllis A.; Hess, Kenneth R.; Yoder, Claude H. "Analysis of natural buffer systems and the impact of acid rain. An environmental project for first-year chemistry students." J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 274-277.
H.D. Harle*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, C.H. Yoder, “A Concept-based Environmental Project for the First Year Laboratory: Remediation of Barium Contaminated Soil by In-situ Immobilization,” J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80, 561-562
H.D. Harle*, S. Han*, C.H. Yoder, C.D. Schaeffer,,Jr., P.L. Falen*, B. J. Frost*, S.R. Hatalla*, S.D. Kerstetter*, J.K.Redline*, S.L. Uliana*, L.L Walton*. “Properties and Reactions of Organosilanes and Organogermanes Containing the Potentially Bidentate (X(CH2)n)2N-Group.” Syn. React. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 33, 1825-1834.
H.D. Harle*, J.A. Ingram*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, “A Simple Technique for the Determination of Solubility.” J. Chem. Educ. 2003, 80, 560.
L. A. Margolis*, C. D. Schaeffer, Jr, C. H. Yoder, “A Silicon-29 NMR Study of Adduct Formation in Organosilanes.” Syn. React. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 33, 359-367
L.A. Margolis*, C.D. Schaeffer, Jr., C.H. Yoder, “A Pb-207 NMR Study of the Adducts of Triphenyllead Chloride and Diphenyllead Dichloride.” Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2003, 17, 236-238.
N.J. Flora*, K. W. Hamilton*, R. W. Schaeffer, C.H. Yoder, “A Comparative Study of the Synthesis of Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Cadmium, and Lead Apatites in Aqueous Solution.” Syn. Reac. Inorg.-Metal. Org. Comp. 2004, 34, 503-521.
A.L. Schilling*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, C.H. Yoder, “A Simulation of the Interaction of Acid Rain with Soil Minerals.” J. Chem Educ. 2004, 81, 246-247.
K.E. Ginion*, C.H. Yoder, “Preparation and Analysis of Libethenite: A Project for the First Year Laboratory.” J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 394.
N.J. Flora*, C.H. Yoder, H.D. Brooke Jenkins. “Lattice Energies of Apatites and the Estimation of ΔHf°(PO43-,g),” Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2340-2345.
C.H. Yoder, N. Fedors*, N.J. Flora*, H. Brown*, K. Hamilton*, “The Existence of Pure Phase Transition Metal Apatites." Syn. Reac. Inorg.-Metal. Org. Comp. 2004, 34, 1835-1842.
Bushong*, E.J.; and Yoder, C.H. "The Synthesis and Characterization of Rouaite, a Copper Hydroxy Nitrate: An Integrated First-Year Laboratory Project." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 80-81.
Schilling*, A. L.; Leber, P. A.; Yoder, C. H. "Exploration of SO2 scrubbers: an environmental chemistry project." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 225-226.
Sternlieb*, M. P.; Brown*, H. M.; Schaeffer, C. D.; Yoder, C. H. "The synthesis of apatites with an organophosphate and in nonaqueous media." Polyhedron, 2009, 28, 729-732.
Leber, P.A.; Williams, B. R.; Yoder, C. H. "The change in publication rates at undergraduate institutions during the last three decades." J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 876-878.
Yoder, C. H.; Agee*, T. M.; Schaeffer, C. D. Jr.; Carroll*, M. J.; Fleisher*, A. J.; De Toma*, A. S. "The Use of 73Ge NMR Spectroscopy for the Study of Electronic Interactions." Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10765-10770.
Yoder, C. H.; Agee*, T. M.; Ginion*, K. E.; Hofmann*, A. E.; Ewanichak*, J. E.; Schaeffer, C. D., Jr.; Carroll*, M. J.; Schaeffer, R. W.; McCaffrey*, P. F. "The relative stabilities of the copper hydroxyl sulphates." Mineralogical Magazine 2007, 71, 571-577.
Yoder, C. H. Ionic Compounds: Applications of Chemistry to Mineralogy, Wiley: New York, 2007.
Fleisher*, Adam J.; Schaeffer, Charles D., Jr.; Buckwalter, Beth A.; Yoder, Claude H. "Spectral assignments and reference data: 1H, 13C, and 73Ge NMR spectral analysis of substituted aryltrimethylgermanes." Mag. Res. Chem. 2006, 44, 191-194.
Yoder, Claude H.; Rowand,* Jeffrey P. "Application of the simple salt lattice energy approximation to the solubility of minerals." Am. Mineral. 2006, 91, 747-752.
C.H. Yoder, N.J. Flora*. “Geochemical Applications of the Simple Salt Approximation to the Lattice Energies of Complex Materials, “ Am. Mineral., 2005, 90, 488-496.
L.M. Brigandi*, P.A. Leber, and C.H. Yoder,”Synthesis and Analysis of Copper Hydroxy Double Salts,” J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 1662.
Powers*, David C.; Higgs*, Andrew T.; Obley*, Matt L.; Leber, Phyllis A.; Hess, Kenneth R.; Yoder, Claude H. "Analysis of natural buffer systems and the impact of acid rain. An environmental project for first-year chemistry students." J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 274-277.
H.D. Harle*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, C.H. Yoder, “A Concept-based Environmental Project for the First Year Laboratory: Remediation of Barium Contaminated Soil by In-situ Immobilization,” J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80, 561-562
H.D. Harle*, S. Han*, C.H. Yoder, C.D. Schaeffer,,Jr., P.L. Falen*, B. J. Frost*, S.R. Hatalla*, S.D. Kerstetter*, J.K.Redline*, S.L. Uliana*, L.L Walton*. “Properties and Reactions of Organosilanes and Organogermanes Containing the Potentially Bidentate (X(CH2)n)2N-Group.” Syn. React. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 33, 1825-1834.
H.D. Harle*, J.A. Ingram*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, “A Simple Technique for the Determination of Solubility.” J. Chem. Educ. 2003, 80, 560.
L. A. Margolis*, C. D. Schaeffer, Jr, C. H. Yoder, “A Silicon-29 NMR Study of Adduct Formation in Organosilanes.” Syn. React. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 33, 359-367
L.A. Margolis*, C.D. Schaeffer, Jr., C.H. Yoder, “A Pb-207 NMR Study of the Adducts of Triphenyllead Chloride and Diphenyllead Dichloride.” Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2003, 17, 236-238.
N.J. Flora*, K. W. Hamilton*, R. W. Schaeffer, C.H. Yoder, “A Comparative Study of the Synthesis of Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Cadmium, and Lead Apatites in Aqueous Solution.” Syn. Reac. Inorg.-Metal. Org. Comp. 2004, 34, 503-521.
A.L. Schilling*, K.R. Hess, P.A. Leber, C.H. Yoder, “A Simulation of the Interaction of Acid Rain with Soil Minerals.” J. Chem Educ. 2004, 81, 246-247.
K.E. Ginion*, C.H. Yoder, “Preparation and Analysis of Libethenite: A Project for the First Year Laboratory.” J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 394.
N.J. Flora*, C.H. Yoder, H.D. Brooke Jenkins. “Lattice Energies of Apatites and the Estimation of ΔHf°(PO43-,g),” Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2340-2345.
C.H. Yoder, N. Fedors*, N.J. Flora*, H. Brown*, K. Hamilton*, “The Existence of Pure Phase Transition Metal Apatites." Syn. Reac. Inorg.-Metal. Org. Comp. 2004, 34, 1835-1842.
Course Information
Dr. Yoder teaches the following courses:
CHM 111/112 - General Chemistry I and II
