Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Education:
Ph.D., McGill University, 1960
B.S., University of Manitoba, 1956

Career Highlights:
Prior to joining Rensselaer in 1961, Bailey was a NATO Science Fellow at University College, London (1960-61) with Sir R. S. Nyholm.

Research Areas:
Coordination Chemistry
Synthesis and structural characterization of metal coordination compounds provide information on metal-ligand bonding. Two aspects of interest are, first, the modes of bonding of potentially ambidentate ligands with various metal ions, and second, mixed-metal complexes formed by organic ligands that bridge two different metal ions. Infrared and visible-UV spectroscopy, magnetic properties, X-ray diffraction, and electrochemical techniques are used in the characterization.

Rhenium Chemistry
Rhenium (IV) and (V) with organic oxygen and nitrogen donor ligands are studied to establish the factors that influence stability and structure in these systems. Their potential as redox catalysts is being explored.

Selected Publications:
R. A. Bailey, S. B. Desai, N. F. Hepfinger, H. B. Hollinger, P. S. Locke, K. J. Miller, Simultaneous Recording of Multiple Cooling Curves, J. Chem. Educ. 74, 732 (1997).

R. A. Bailey, Linkage of Laboratory Exercises with Theoretical Calculations on a Personal Computer", J. Chem. Educ. 66, 836 (1989).

R. A. Bailey, R. Kullnig and K. Rothaupt, Synthesis and Structure of Bis(1,1-diethyl-3-(2-chlorobenzoyl)thioureido)nickel(II), Inorg. Chim. Acta. 47, 233 (1988).

D. A. Aikens, R. L. Strong, R. A. Bailey, Computer Chemistry of Data in Undergraduate Laboratories, J. Chem. Educ. 65, 343 (1988).

T. Yoko and R. A. Bailey, High Temperature Electroplating of Chromium from Molten FLINAK; J. Appl. Electrochem. 16, 737 (1986).