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A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond (2016)
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Birchall, C., Moxey, G. J., McMaster, J., Blake, A. J., Lewis, W., & Kays, D. L. (2017). A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 458, 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.029

The phosphinimine, trimethylsilyl-substituted BIPM ligand [BIPM = bis(iminophosphorano)methanide] has been used to stabilise CH(Ph2PNSiMe3)2MgFe(η5-C5H5)(CO)2 (1), which is a structurally authenticated complex exhibiting a direct, unsupported bond be... Read More about A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond.

Probing the use of long lived intra-ligand π-π * excited states for photocatalytic systems: a study of the photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)] (2016)
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Summers, P. A., Calladine, J. A., Ibrahim, N., Kusumo, K. P., Clark, C. A., Sun, X., …George, M. W. (2017). Probing the use of long lived intra-ligand π-π * excited states for photocatalytic systems: a study of the photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]. Polyhedron, 123, 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.11.005

We report the excited state photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)] (dppz-(CH3)2 = 11,12-dimethyl-dipyrido[3,2-a:2’,3’-c]phenazine) in CH3CN using timeresolved infrared (TRIR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Ex... Read More about Probing the use of long lived intra-ligand π-π * excited states for photocatalytic systems: a study of the photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)].

Dynamic nuclear polarisation by thermal mixing: quantum theory and macroscopic simulations (2016)
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Karabanov, A., Kwiatkowski, G., Perotto, C. U., Wiśniewski, D., McMaster, J., Lesanovsky, I., & Köckenberger, W. (2016). Dynamic nuclear polarisation by thermal mixing: quantum theory and macroscopic simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18(43), 30093-30104. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp04345c

A theory of dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) by thermal mixing is suggested based on purely quantum considerations. A minimal 6-level microscopic model is developed to test the theory and link it to the well known thermodynamic model. Optimal condi... Read More about Dynamic nuclear polarisation by thermal mixing: quantum theory and macroscopic simulations.

Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds (2016)
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Gregson, M., Lu, E., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J. L., Hennig, C., Scheinost, A. C., …Liddle, S. T. (2016). Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds. Chemical Science, 7(5), 3286-3297. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SC00278A

We report comparable levels of covalency in cerium- and uranium-carbon multiple bonds in the isostructural carbene complexes [M(BIPMTMS)(ODipp)2] [M = Ce (1), U (2), Th (3); BIPMTMS = C(PPh2NSiMe3)2; Dipp = C6H3-2,6-Pri2] whereas for M = Th the M=C b... Read More about Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds.

Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex (2015)
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Gardner, B. M., Balázs, G., Scheer, M., Wooles, A. J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., …Liddle, S. T. (2015). Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(50), 15250-15254. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201508600

The HAsAsH molecule has hitherto only been proposed tentatively as a short-lived species generated in electrochemical or microwave-plasma experiments. After two centuries of inconclusive or disproven claims of HAsAsH formation in the condensed phase,... Read More about Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex.

A Ni(I)Fe(II) analogue of the Ni-L state of the active site of the [NiFe] hydrogenases (2015)
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Perotto, C. U., Marshall, G., Jones, G. J., Lewis, W., McMaster, J., & Schröder, M. (2015). A Ni(I)Fe(II) analogue of the Ni-L state of the active site of the [NiFe] hydrogenases. Chemical Communications, 51, https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc05881c

Ni(L1)Fe(tBuNC)4](PF6)2 is a robust NiIIFeII complex that undergoes a reversible one-electron reduction. Spectroscopic and theoretical studies show that [Ni(L1)Fe(tBuNC)4]+ is an unprecedented NiIFeII species that reproduces the electronic configurat... Read More about A Ni(I)Fe(II) analogue of the Ni-L state of the active site of the [NiFe] hydrogenases.

An Inverted-Sandwich Diuranium ?-?5:?5-Cyclo-P5 Complex Supported by U-P5 ?-Bonding (2015)
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Gardner, B. M., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., McMaster, J., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., & Liddle, S. T. (2015). An Inverted-Sandwich Diuranium ?-?5:?5-Cyclo-P5 Complex Supported by U-P5 ?-Bonding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(24), 7068-7072. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201501728

© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Abstract Reaction of [U(TrenTIPS)] [1, TrenTIPS=N(CH2CH2NSiiPr3)3] with 0.25 equivalents of P4 reproducibly affords the unprecedented actinide inverted sandwich cyclo-P5 complex [{U(TrenTIPS)}2(μ-η... Read More about An Inverted-Sandwich Diuranium ?-?5:?5-Cyclo-P5 Complex Supported by U-P5 ?-Bonding.

Two-Electron Reductive Carbonylation of Terminal Uranium(V) and Uranium(VI) Nitrides to Cyanate by Carbon Monoxide (2014)
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Cleaves, P. A., King, D. M., Kefalidis, C. E., Maron, L., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., …Liddle, S. T. (2014). Two-Electron Reductive Carbonylation of Terminal Uranium(V) and Uranium(VI) Nitrides to Cyanate by Carbon Monoxide. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(39), 10412-10415. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201406203

Two-electron reductive carbonylation of the uranium(VI) nitride [U(TrenTIPS)(N)] (2, TrenTIPS=N(CH2CH2NSiiPr3)3) with CO gave the uranium(IV) cyanate [U(TrenTIPS)(NCO)] (3). KC8 reduction of 3 resulted in cyanate dissociation to give [U(TrenTIPS)] (4... Read More about Two-Electron Reductive Carbonylation of Terminal Uranium(V) and Uranium(VI) Nitrides to Cyanate by Carbon Monoxide.

Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex (2014)
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Lu, E., Cooper, O. J., McMaster, J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Lewis, W., …Liddle, S. T. (2014). Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(26), 6696-6700. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201403892

We report the uranium(VI) carbene imido oxo complex [U(BIPMTMS)(NMes)(O)(DMAP)2] (5, BIPMTMS=C(PPh2NSiMe3)2; Mes=2,4,6-Me3C6H2; DMAP=4-(dimethylamino)pyridine) which exhibits the unprecedented arrangement of three formal multiply bonded ligands to on... Read More about Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex.

Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase (2014)
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Summers, P. A., Dawson, J., Ghiotto, F., Hanson-Heine, M. W., Vuong, K. . Q., Davies, E. S., …Schröder, M. (2014). Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(9), 4430-4439. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic500089b

The photoproduction of dihydrogen (H2) by a low molecular weight analogue of the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenase has been investigated by the reduction of the [NiFe2] cluster, 1, by a photosensitier PS (PS = [ReCl(CO)3(bpy)] or [Ru(bpy)3][PF6]2). R... Read More about Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase.

Synthesis and Characterization of an f-Block Terminal Parent Imido [U?NH] Complex: A Masked Uranium(IV) Nitride (2014)
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King, D. M., McMaster, J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., & Liddle, S. T. (2014). Synthesis and Characterization of an f-Block Terminal Parent Imido [U?NH] Complex: A Masked Uranium(IV) Nitride. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(15), 5619-5622. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja502405e

Deprotonation of [U(TrenTIPS)(NH2)] (1) [TrenTIPS = N(CH2CH2NSiPri3)3] with organoalkali metal reagents MR (M = Li, R = But; M = Na?Cs, R = CH2C6H5) afforded the imido-bridged dimers [{U-(TrenTIPS)(?-N[H]M)}2] [M = L ?Cs (2a?e)]. Treatmentof 2c (M =... Read More about Synthesis and Characterization of an f-Block Terminal Parent Imido [U?NH] Complex: A Masked Uranium(IV) Nitride.

Triamidoamine-Uranium(IV)-Stabilized Terminal Parent Phosphide and Phosphinidene Complexes (2014)
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Gardner, B. M., Balázs, G., Scheer, M., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., McMaster, J., …Liddle, S. T. (2014). Triamidoamine-Uranium(IV)-Stabilized Terminal Parent Phosphide and Phosphinidene Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(17), 4484-4488. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201400798

Reaction of [U(TrenTIPS)(THF)][BPh4] (1; TrenTIPS=N{CH2CH2NSi(iPr)3}3) with NaPH2 afforded the novel f-block terminal parent phosphide complex [U(TrenTIPS)(PH2)] (2; U–P=2.883(2) Å). Treatment of 2 with one equivalent of KCH2C6H5 and two equivalents... Read More about Triamidoamine-Uranium(IV)-Stabilized Terminal Parent Phosphide and Phosphinidene Complexes.

Bowing to the Pressure of ??? interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex (2013)
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Wong, H. L., Allan, D. R., Champness, N. R., McMaster, J., Schröder, M., & Blake, A. J. (2013). Bowing to the Pressure of π⋯π interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52(19), 5093-5095. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201209845

Compression of a parallel four-fold phenyl embrace involving two cations in [Pd([9]aneS3)(PPh3)2](PF6) 2 ([9]aneS3=1,4,7-trithiacyclononane) leads to π⋯π stacking interactions and concomitant pyramidalization at the ipso carbon atom of one of the phe... Read More about Bowing to the Pressure of ??? interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex.

Bis-thioether-substituted perylene diimides: Structural, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties (2013)
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Slater, A. G., Davies, E. S., Argent, S. P., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., McMaster, J., & Champness, N. R. (2013). Bis-thioether-substituted perylene diimides: Structural, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78(7), 2853-2862. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo400026r

The synthesis and separation of the 1,6- and 1,7- isomers of N,N′-bis(alkyl)diadamantylthio-3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid diimide are reported. Investigations of the structural, electrochemical, spectroscopic, and spectroelectrochemical prope... Read More about Bis-thioether-substituted perylene diimides: Structural, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties.

Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties (2008)
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Goretzki, G., Davies, E. S., Argent, S. P., Alsindi, W. Z., Blake, A. J., Warren, J. E., …Champness, N. R. (2008). Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73(22), 8808-8814. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo801557e

(Graph Presented) The synthesis and separation of the 1,6- and 1,7- isomers of N,N′-bis(n-butyl)dimorpholino-3,4:9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid bisimide are reported. Investigations of the electrochemical and spectroscopic, in particular, spectroe... Read More about Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties.