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Mechanistic investigations of the Fe(ii) mediated synthesis of squaraines (2024)
Journal Article

The scission and homologation of CO is a fundamental process in the Fischer–Tropsch reaction. However, given the heterogeneous nature of the catalyst and forcing reaction conditions, it is difficult to determine the intermediates of this reaction. He... Read More about Mechanistic investigations of the Fe(ii) mediated synthesis of squaraines.

Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands (2023)
Journal Article

Ruthenium complexes of phosphinocarboxamide ligands, and their use to form metallacycles using halide abstraction/deprotonation reactions are reported. Thus, [Ru(p-cym){PPh2C(=O)NHR}Cl2; R = iPr (1), Ph (2), p-tol (3)] and [Ru(p-cym){PPh2C(=O)N(R)C(=... Read More about Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands.

Homogeneous Carbon Monoxide Homologation (2023)
Book Chapter

The homogeneous activation and homologation of carbon monoxide remains a challenging and highly attractive area of chemical research. This is due in part to the fundamental synthetic interest of using highly reactive complexes, spanning the full brea... Read More about Homogeneous Carbon Monoxide Homologation.

Homotropic Cooperativity in Iron-Catalyzed Alkyne Cyclotrimerizations (2023)
Journal Article

Enhancing catalytic activity through synergic effects is a current challenge in homogeneous catalysis. In addition to the well-established metal-metal and metal-ligand cooperation, we showcase here an example of self-activation by the substrate in co... Read More about Homotropic Cooperativity in Iron-Catalyzed Alkyne Cyclotrimerizations.

The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico mechanistic investigations (2023)
Journal Article

Treatment options for the management of breast cancer are still inadequate. This inadequacy is attributed to the lack of effective targeted medications, often resulting in the recurrence of metastatic disorders. Cumulative evidence suggests that epid... Read More about The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico mechanistic investigations.

Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes (2022)
Journal Article

Two-coordinate transition metal complexes are exciting candidates for single-molecule magnets (SMMs) because their highly axial coordination environments lead to sizeable magnetic anisotropy. We report a series of five structurally related two-coordi... Read More about Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes.

Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Hemilabile Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands (2022)
Working Paper

Ruthenium complexes of hemilabile phosphinocarboxamide ligands, and their use to form metallacycles using halide abstraction/deprotonation reactions are reported. Thus, [Ru(p-cym){PPh2C(=O)NHR}Cl2; R = iPr (1), Ph (2), p-tol (3)] and [Ru(p-cym){PPh2C... Read More about Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Hemilabile Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands.

Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes (2022)
Journal Article

The effects of para-substitution on the structural and electronic properties of four series of two-coordinate m-terphenyl Group 12 complexes (R-Ar#)2M (M = Zn, Cd, Hg; R = t-Bu 1-3, SiMe34-6, Cl 7-9, CF310-12, where R-Ar#= 2,6-{2,6-Xyl}2-4-R-C6H2and... Read More about Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes.

Catalyst-free Hydrophosphinylation of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates under Low-Added-Solvent Conditions (2021)
Journal Article

A catalyst-free, low-solvent method for the hydrophosphinylation of isocyanates and isothiocyanates is reported. A range of phosphorus nucleophiles including secondary phosphine oxides HP(O)R2 (R = Ph, iPr), phosphites HP(O)(OR)2 (R = Me, Et), and me... Read More about Catalyst-free Hydrophosphinylation of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates under Low-Added-Solvent Conditions.

Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions (2021)
Journal Article

A series of group 11 m-terphenyl complexes have been synthesized via a metathesis reaction from the iron(II) complexes (2,6-Mes2C6H3)2Fe and (2,6-Xyl2C6H3)2Fe (Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2; Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3). [2,6-Mes2C6H3M]2 (1, M = Cu; 2, M = Ag; 6, M = Au... Read More about Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions.

Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes (2020)
Journal Article

The effect of para-substitution upon the structural and electronic properties of a series of m-terphenyl lithium complexes [R-Ar#-Li]2 (R = t-Bu 1, SiMe32, H 3, Cl 4, CF35; where R-Ar# = 2,6-{2,6-Xyl}2-4-R-C6H2 and 2,6-Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3) has been inv... Read More about Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes.

A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI” (2020)
Journal Article

The reaction between a two-coordinate Co(II) diaryl complex and “GaI” affords 2,6-Pmp2C6H3CoGa3I5, in a new geometry for a heavier group 13-transition metal cluster. Experimental and computational investigations show that this compound is best descri... Read More about A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI”.

Hydrophosphination of Activated Alkenes by a Cobalt(I) Pincer Complex (2020)
Journal Article

Influence of molecular design on radical spin multiplicity: characterisation of BODIPY dyad and triad radical anions (2020)
Journal Article

This journal is © the Owner Societies. A strategy to create organic molecules with high degrees of radical spin multiplicity is reported in which molecular design is correlated with the behaviour of radical anions in a series of BODIPY dyads. Upon re... Read More about Influence of molecular design on radical spin multiplicity: characterisation of BODIPY dyad and triad radical anions.

Corrigendum: A Highly Active Bidentate Magnesium Catalyst for Amine‐Borane Dehydrocoupling: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies (2020)
Journal Article

In the published paper, we described the attempted synthesis of Me2NH⋅BD3, according to the method published by Webster et al., which in our hands afforded a mixture of Me2NH⋅BH3 and Me2NH⋅BD3. We would like to clarify that in the paper Webster et al... Read More about Corrigendum: A Highly Active Bidentate Magnesium Catalyst for Amine‐Borane Dehydrocoupling: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies.

Iron(II)-catalyzed hydroamination of isocyanates (2019)
Journal Article

A two-coordinate Fe(II) m-terphenyl complex acts as a precatalyst for the hydroamination of isocyanates, affording urea and biuret derivatives, with product selectivity accomplished via modification of the reaction conditions. Using a more nucleophil... Read More about Iron(II)-catalyzed hydroamination of isocyanates.

Low-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes in catalysis and small molecule activation (2019)
Journal Article

Enforcing unusually low coordination numbers on transition metals with sterically demanding ligands has long been an area of interest for chemists. Historically, the synthesis of these challenging molecules has helped to elucidate fundamental princip... Read More about Low-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes in catalysis and small molecule activation.

A Highly Active Bidentate Magnesium Catalyst for Amine‐Borane Dehydrocoupling: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies (2019)
Journal Article

A magnesium complex (1) featuring a bidentate aminopyridinato ligand is a remarkably selective catalyst for the dehydrocoupling of amine-boranes. This reaction proceeds to completion with low catalyst loadings (1 mol%) und... Read More about A Highly Active Bidentate Magnesium Catalyst for Amine‐Borane Dehydrocoupling: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies.

Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes (2018)
Journal Article

Carbon monoxide is a key C1 feedstock for the industrial production of hydrocarbons, where it is used to make millions of tonnes of chemicals, fuels, and solvents per annum. Many transition metal complexes can coordinate CO2 but the formation of new... Read More about Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes.

Dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane mediated by Group 1 pincer complexes (2018)
Journal Article

Group 1 salts containing carbazolido NNN pincer ligands are precatalysts for the dehydrogenation of Me2NH·BH3. NMR monitoring and DOSY studies show a heavy dependence on the metal and solvent, allowing in some cases selective formation of dehydrogena... Read More about Dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane mediated by Group 1 pincer complexes.