Education:

*Honors B.S. in Chemistry at Indiana University
*Undergraduate Research with the Flood Group
*HyperChem HyperCube Scholar Award 2008
*National Science Foundation Graduate Research Honorable Mention 2009
*National Science Foundation MRSEC Scholarship 2010
*Global Center of Excellence Scholarship 2010
*National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow 2010

Publications:

19. C. Wang, D. Cao, A. C. Fahrenbach, L. Fang, M. A. Olson, D. C. Friedman, S. Basu, S. K. Dey, Y. Y. Botrosc, J. F. Stoddart. Solvent-Dependent Ground State Distributions in a Donor-Acceptor Redox-Active Bistable [2]Catenane. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2011, Accepted.

18. A. C. Fahrenbach, J. C. Barnes, D. A. Lanfranchi, H. Li, A. Coskun, J. J. Gassensmith, Z. Liu, D. Benítez, A. Trabolsi, W. A. Goddard III, M. Elhabiri, J. F. Stoddart. Solution-Phase Mechanistic Study and Solid-State Structure of a Tris(Bipyridinium Radical Cation) Inclusion Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, Accepted.

17. A. C. Fahrenbach, J. C. Barnes, H. Li, D. Benítez, A. N. Basuray, L. Fang, C.-H. Sue, G. Barin, S. K. Dey, W. A. Goddard III and J. F. Stoddart. Direct Measurement of the Ground State Distributions in Bistable Donor-Acceptor Mechanically Interlocked Molecules Using Slow Scan Rate Cyclic Voltammetry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2011, Accepted.

16. A. C. Fahrenbach and J. F. Stoddart. Reactions under the Click Chemistry Philosophy Employed in Supramolecular and Mechanostereochemical Systems. Chem. Asian J. 2011, Accepted.

15. J.-C. Olsen, A. C. Fahrenbach, A. Trabolsi, D. C. Friedman, S. K. Dey, C. M. Gothard, A. K. Shveyd, T. B. Gasa, J. M. Spruell, M. A. Olson, C. Wang, H.-P. Jacquot de Rouville, Y. Y. Botros and J. F. Stoddart. A Neutral Redox Switchable [2]Rotaxane. Org. Biomol Chem. 2011, Accepted.

14. H. Li, A. C. Fahrenbach, A. Coskun, Z. Zhu, G. Barin,Y.-L. Zhao, Y. Y. Botros, J.-P. Sauvage and J. F. Stoddart. A Light-Stimulated Molecular Switch Driven by Radical-Radical Interactions in Water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, Accepted. Angewandte Chemie – Very Important Paper

13. S. K. Dey, A. Coskun, A. C. Fahrenbach, G. Barin, A. N. Basuray, A. Trabolsi, Y. Y. Botros and J. F. Stoddart. A Redox-Active Reverse Donor–Acceptor Bistable [2]Rotaxane. Chem Sci. 2011, 2, 1046–105.

12. A. Coskun, J. M. Spruell, G. Barin, A. C. Fahrenbach, R. S. Forgan, M. T. Colvin, R. Carmieli, D. Benítez, E. Tkatchouk, D. C. Friedman, A. A. Sarjeant, M. R. Wasielewski, W. A. Goddard, III and J. F. Stoddart. Mechanically Stabilized Tetrathiafulvalene Radical Dimers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 4538–4547.

11. H. Li, Y. Zhao, A. C. Fahrenbach, S.-Y. Kim, W. F. Paxton, and J. F. Stoddart. Degenerate [2]Rotaxanes with Electrostatic Barriers. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 2240‒2250. Hot Paper
10. L. Fang, S. Basu, C.-H. Sue, A. C. Fahrenbach, and J. F. Stoddart. Syntheses and Dynamics of Donor-Acceptor [2]Catenanes in Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 396–399.

9. L. Fang, C. Wang, A. C. Fahrenbach, A. Trabolsi, Y. Y. Botros and J. F. Stoddart. Dual Stimulus Switching of a [2]Catenane in Water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1805‒1809.

8. M. Hmadeh†, A. C. Fahrenbach†, S. Basu, A. Trabolsi, D. Benítez, H. Li, A.-M. Albrecht-Gary, M. Elhabiri and J. F. Stoddart.. Electrostatic Barriers in Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, DOI:10.1002/chem.201002933. († Equal Contributions)

7. S. Basu, A. Coskun, D. C. Friedman, M. A. Olson, D. Benítez, E. Tkatchouk, G. Barin, J. Yang, A. C. Fahrenbach, W. A. Goddard III and J. F. Stoddart. Donor Acceptor Oligorotaxanes Made to Order. Chem. Eur. J., 2010 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002152.

6. J. M. Spruell, A. Coskun, D. C. Friedman, R. S. Forgan, A. A. Sarjeant, A. Trabolsi, A. C. Fahrenbach, et al. Highly Stable TTF Radical Dimers in [3]Catenanes. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 870–879.

5. H. Li, A. C. Fahrenbach, S. K. Dey, S. Basu, A. Trabolsi, Z. Zhu, Y. Y. Botros and J. F. Stoddart. Mechanical Bond Formation by Radical Templation. Angew Chem Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 8260–8265. Angewandte Chemie – Very Important Paper

4. C.-H. Sue, S. Basu, A. C. Fahrenbach, A. K. Shveyd, S. K. Dey, Y. Y. Botros and J. F. Stoddart. Enabling Tetracationic Cyclophane Production by Trading Templates. Chem. Sci. 2010, 1, 119–125.

3. A. Trabolsi, A. C. Fahrenbach, A. I. Share, S. K. Dey, D. C. Friedman, S. Basu, T. B. Gasa, N. M. Khashab, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, H. A. Khatib, A. H. Flood and J. F. Stoddart. A Tristable [2]Pseudo[2]rotaxane. Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 871–873.

2. A. Trabolsi, N. Khashab, A. C. Fahrenbach, D. C. Friedman, M. T. Colvin, K. Cotí, D. Benítez, E. Tkatchouk, J.-C. Olsen, M. E. Belowich, R. Carmielli, H. A. Khatib, W. A. Goddard III, M. R. Wasielewski, and J. F. Stoddart. Radically Enhanced Molecular Recognition. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 42–49. Highlighted in Nature Chemistry News and Views H. L. Anderson. Molecular machines: Radical attraction of like charges. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 12–13.

1. K. A. McNitt, K. Parimal, A. I. Share, A. C. Fahrenbach, E. H. Witlicki, M. Pink, D. K. Bediako, C. L. Plaisier, N. Le, L. P. Heeringa, D. A. Vander Griend, and A. H. Flood. Reduction of a Redox-Active Ligand Drives Switching in a Cu(I) Pseudorotaxane by a Bimolecular Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1305–1313.

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I was born and raised in the country setting, rural Indiana, in a small town called Lebanon, about thirty minutes drive from Indianapolis. I attended Brebeuf Jesuit College Preparatory School at the State Capital. Matriculation into Indiana University of Bloomington resulted in me receiving an Honors Bachelors degree in Chemistry having completed two years of undergraduate research with Professor Amar H. Flood studying organic synthesis. I came to Northwestern University to study as a PhD candidate in Organic Chemistry with Professor Fraser Stoddart. The joy associated with creating and learning is what keeps me coming into lab every morning, seven days a week, and enjoying the company of my colleagues is what keeps me there late into the evening.