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Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands (2023)
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Nolla-Saltiel, R., Geer, A. M., Sharpe, H. R., Huke, C. D., Taylor, L. J., Linford-Wood, T. G., …Kays, D. L. (2023). Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands. Inorganics, 11(9), Article 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11090372

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.

Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes (2022)
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Valentine, A. J., Geer, A. M., Blundell, T. J., Tovey, W., Cliffe, M. J., Davies, E. S., …Kays, D. L. (2022). Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes. Dalton Transactions, 51(47), 18118-18126. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt03531f

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)
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Nolla-Saltiel, R., Geer, A. M., Sharpe, H. R., Huke, C. D., Taylor, L. J., Linford-Wood, T. G., …Kays, D. L. Organoruthenium Complexes Containing Hemilabile Phosphinodicarboxamide Ligands

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)
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Valentine, A. J., Taylor, L. J., Geer, A. M., Huke, C. D., Wood, K. E., Tovey, W., …Kays, D. L. (2022). Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes. Organometallics, 41(11), 1426-1433. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00156

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.

Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level (2021)
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Volkov, V. V., McMaster, J., Aizenberg, J., & Perry, C. C. (2022). Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level. Chemical Science, 13(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc05764b

We report how Raman difference imaging provides insight on cellular biochemistryin vivoas a function of sub-cellular dimensions and the cellular environment. We show that this approach offers a sensitive diagnostic to address blood biochemistry at th... Read More about Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level.

Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions (2021)
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Liu, Y., Taylor, L. J., Argent, S. P., McMaster, J., & Kays, D. L. (2021). Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(14), 10114-10123. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03623

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)
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Valentine, A. J., Geer, A. M., Taylor, L. J., Teale, A. M., Wood, K. E., Williams, H. E. L., …Kays, D. L. (2021). Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes. Dalton Transactions, 50(2), 722-728. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt03972a

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.

Carbene?induced rescue of catalytic activity in deactivated Nitrite Reductase mutant (2020)
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Planchestainer, M., Schulz, C., McMaster, J., Paradisi, F., & Albrecht, M. (2020). Carbene?induced rescue of catalytic activity in deactivated Nitrite Reductase mutant. Chemistry - A European Journal, 26(66), 15206-15211. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202002444

The role of His145 in the T1 copper center of Nitrite Reductase (NiR) is pivotal for the activity of the enzyme. Mutation to a glycine at this position enables the reconstitution of the T1 center by the addition of imidazole as exogenous ligands, how... Read More about Carbene?induced rescue of catalytic activity in deactivated Nitrite Reductase mutant.

A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI” (2020)
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Blundell, T. J., Taylor, L. J., Valentine, A. J., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., McMaster, J., & Kays, D. L. (2020). A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI”. Chemical Communications, 56(58), 8139-8142. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc03559a

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”.

Influence of molecular design on radical spin multiplicity: characterisation of BODIPY dyad and triad radical anions (2020)
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Mangham, B., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., Davies, E. S., Wriglesworth, A., George, M. W., Lewis, W., …Champness, N. R. (2020). Influence of molecular design on radical spin multiplicity: characterisation of BODIPY dyad and triad radical anions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22(8), 4429-4438. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp06427c

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.

Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways (2019)
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Ségaud, N., McMaster, J., van Koten, G., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways. Inorganic Chemistry, 58(23), 16047-16058. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02568

Copper(II) complexes of type (NHC)CuX2 (X = OAc, Cl, Br, BF4, NO3) bearing monodentate N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) were prepared by in situ decarboxylation of imidazolium carboxylates as a new synthetic methodology for Cu(II)-NHC complexes. In con... Read More about Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways.

Formation of a Copper(II)–Tyrosyl Complex at the Active Site of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Following Oxidation by H2O2 (2019)
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Paradisi, A., Johnston, E. M., Tovborg, M., Nicoll, C. R., Ciano, L., Dowle, A., …Walton, P. H. (2019). Formation of a Copper(II)–Tyrosyl Complex at the Active Site of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Following Oxidation by H2O2. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(46), 18585-18599. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b09833

Hydrogen peroxide is a cosubstrate for the oxidative cleavage of saccharidic substrates by copper-containing lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs). The rate of reaction of LPMOs with hydrogen peroxide is high, but it is accompanied by rapid in... Read More about Formation of a Copper(II)–Tyrosyl Complex at the Active Site of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Following Oxidation by H2O2.

Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes (2018)
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Sharpe, H. R., Geer, A. M., Taylor, L. J., Gridley, B. M., Blundell, T. J., Blake, A. J., …Kays, D. L. (2018). Selective reduction and homologation of carbon monoxide by organometallic iron complexes. Nature Communications, 9, Article 3757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06242-w

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.

Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties (2018)
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Planchestainer, M., Segaud, N., Shanmugam, M., McMaster, J., Paradisi, F., & Albrecht, M. (2018). Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties. Angewandte Chemie, 130(33), 10837-10842. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201807168

N?heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have had a major impact in homogeneous catalysis, however, their potential role in biological systems is essentially unexplored. We replaced a copper?coordinating histidine (His) in the active site of the redox en... Read More about Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties.

Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties (2018)
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Planchestainer, M., Segaud, N., Shanmugam, M., McMaster, J., Paradisi, F., & Albrecht, M. (2018). Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(33), 10677-10682. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201807168

© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have had a major impact in homogeneous catalysis, however, their potential role in biological systems is essentially unexplored. We replaced a copper-coordinatin... Read More about Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties.

Heterobimetallic [NiFe] complexes containing mixedCO/CN− ligands: analogs of the active site of the [NiFe]hydrogenases (2018)
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Perotto, C. U., Sodipo, C. L., Jones, G. J., Tidey, J. P., Blake, A. J., Lewis, W., …Schröder, M. (in press). Heterobimetallic [NiFe] complexes containing mixedCO/CN− ligands: analogs of the active site of the [NiFe]hydrogenases. Inorganic Chemistry, 57(5), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02905

The development of synthetic analogs of the active sites of [NiFe] hydrogenases remains challenging and, in spite of the number of complexes featuring a [NiFe] center, those featuring CO and CN− ligands at the Fe center are under-represented. We repo... Read More about Heterobimetallic [NiFe] complexes containing mixedCO/CN− ligands: analogs of the active site of the [NiFe]hydrogenases.

Perylene diimide triple helix formation in the solid-state (2018)
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Haddow, S. L., Ring, D. J., Bagha, H., Pearce, N., Nowell, H., Blake, A. J., …Champness, N. R. (2018). Perylene diimide triple helix formation in the solid-state. Crystal Growth and Design, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01268

The structural characterisation of single crystals of di-4-pyridyl-substituted 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide reveals a surprising triple helical arrangement. The intermolecular interactions that lead to such an arrangement are investigated... Read More about Perylene diimide triple helix formation in the solid-state.

Thionated naphthalene diimides: tuneable chromophores for applications in photoactive dyads (2017)
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Pearce, N., Davies, E. S., Horvath, R., Pfeiffer, C. R., Sun, X., Lewis, W., …Champness, N. R. (2018). Thionated naphthalene diimides: tuneable chromophores for applications in photoactive dyads. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(2), https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp06952a

Varying the degree of thionation of a series of naphthalene diimide (NDI) and naphthalic imides (NI) phenothiazine dyad systems afford a systematic approach for tuning of the system’s donor-acceptor energy gap. Each dyad was compared to model NDI/NI... Read More about Thionated naphthalene diimides: tuneable chromophores for applications in photoactive dyads.

Core-substituted naphthalene diimides: influence of substituent conformation on strong visible absorption (2017)
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Quinn, S., Davies, E. S., Pfeiffer, C. R., Lewis, W., McMaster, J., & Champness, N. R. (2017). Core-substituted naphthalene diimides: influence of substituent conformation on strong visible absorption. ChemPlusChem, 82(3), 489-492. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201700059

Substitution of the aromatic core of naphthalene diimide (NDI) chromophores by morpholine leads to molecules with strong absorbance in the visible spectrum. The shift of absorption maxima to lower energy is determined not only by the degree of substi... Read More about Core-substituted naphthalene diimides: influence of substituent conformation on strong visible absorption.

The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes (2017)
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Gregson, M., Lu, E., Mills, D. P., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Hennig, C., …Liddle, S. T. (2017). The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes. Nature Communications, 8, Article 14137. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14137

© The Author(s) 2017. Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands selectively lengthen mutually trans metal-ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state actinide complexes the inverse-trans-influence op... Read More about The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes.

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.

Synthesis and characterisation of halide, separated ion pair, and hydride cyclopentadienyl iron bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane derivatives (2015)
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Patel, D., Wooles, A., Cornish, A. D., Steven, L., Davies, E. S., Evans, D. J., …Liddle, S. T. (2015). Synthesis and characterisation of halide, separated ion pair, and hydride cyclopentadienyl iron bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane derivatives. Dalton Transactions, 44(31), 14159-14177. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00704f

Triamidoamine uranium(IV)-arsenic complexes containing one-, two-, and three-fold U-As bonding interactions (2015)
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Gardner, B., Balázs, G., Scheer, M., Tuna, F., McInnes, E., McMaster, J., …Liddle, S. (2015). Triamidoamine uranium(IV)-arsenic complexes containing one-, two-, and three-fold U-As bonding interactions. Nature Chemistry, 7, Article 582. https://doi.org/10.1038/NCHEM.2279

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.

U-III{N(SiMe(2)tBu)(2)}(3) : A Structurally Authenticated Trigonal Planar Actinide Complex (2014)
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Goodwin, C. A., McMsater, J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Liddle, S. T., Vitorica?Yrezabal, I. J., & Mills, D. P. (2014). U-III{N(SiMe(2)tBu)(2)}(3) : A Structurally Authenticated Trigonal Planar Actinide Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(45), 14579-14583. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201404864

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.