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C,C′-Bis(benzodiazaborolyl)dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes: Synthesis, structures, photophysics and electrochemistry (2013)
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Weber, L., Kahlert, J., Brockhinke, R., Böhling, L., Halama, J., Brockhinke, A., …Fox, M. (2013). C,C′-Bis(benzodiazaborolyl)dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes: Synthesis, structures, photophysics and electrochemistry. Dalton Transactions, 42(30), 10982-10996. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt51125a

Six new C,C′-bis(benzodiazaborolyl)dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes, 1,A-R2-1,A-C2B10H10, where R represents the group 2-(1,3-Et2-1,3,2-N2BC6H4) or 2-(1,3-Ph2-1,3,2-N2BC6H4) and A is 2, 7 or 12, were synthesized from o-, m-, and p-dicarbadodecaboranes (ca... Read More about C,C′-Bis(benzodiazaborolyl)dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes: Synthesis, structures, photophysics and electrochemistry.

A novel, efficient synthesis of N-aryl pyrroles via reaction of 1-boronodienes with arylnitroso compounds (2013)
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Tripoteau, F., Eberlin, L., Fox, M., Carboni, B., & Whiting, A. (2013). A novel, efficient synthesis of N-aryl pyrroles via reaction of 1-boronodienes with arylnitroso compounds. Chemical Communications, 49(47), 5414-5416. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc42227e

A one-pot hetero-Diels–Alder/ring contraction cascade is presented from the reaction of 1-boronodienes and arylnitroso derivatives to derive N-arylpyrroles in moderate to good yields (up to 82%).

Remarkable cage deboronation and rearrangement of a closo-1,12-dicarbadodecaborane to form a neutral nido-7,9-dicarbaundecaborane (2013)
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Ioppolo, J., Bhadbhade, M., Fox, M., & Rendina, L. (2013). Remarkable cage deboronation and rearrangement of a closo-1,12-dicarbadodecaborane to form a neutral nido-7,9-dicarbaundecaborane. Chemical Communications, 49(32), 3312-3314. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc41173g

Deboronation and cage rearrangement of the closo-1,12-carborane salt [1,12-(PPh2Me)2-1,12-C2B10H10]I2 occurs in refluxing methanol to give the zwitterionic nido-7,9-carborane 7,9-(PPh2Me)2-7,9-C2B9H9. Notably, deboronation and cage substitution of th... Read More about Remarkable cage deboronation and rearrangement of a closo-1,12-dicarbadodecaborane to form a neutral nido-7,9-dicarbaundecaborane.

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies of C-benzodiazaborolyl-ortho-carboranes (2013)
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Weber, L., Kahlert, J., Boehling, L., Brockhinke, A., Stammler, H., Neumann, B., …Fox, M. (2013). Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies of C-benzodiazaborolyl-ortho-carboranes. Dalton Transactions, 42(6), 2266-2281. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt32378h

Fifteen C-diazaborolyl-ortho-carboranes, 1-R′-2-R′′-1,2-C2B10H10, where R′ represents the groups 2-(1,3-Et2-1,3,2-N2BC6H4)-, 2-(1,3-Ph2-1,3,2-N2BC6H4)-, 2-(1,3-Ph2-5,6-Me2-1,3,2-N2BC6H2)-, 2-(1,3-iPr2-1,3,2-N2BC6H4)-, and 2-(1,3,2-N2BC6H6)- and where... Read More about Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies of C-benzodiazaborolyl-ortho-carboranes.

Some Ruthenium Derivatives of Penta-1,4-diyn-3-one (2013)
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Bruce, M. I., Burgun, A., Fox, M. A., Jevric, M., Low, P. J., Nicholson, B. K., …Zaitseva, N. N. (2013). Some Ruthenium Derivatives of Penta-1,4-diyn-3-one. Organometallics, 32(11), 3286-3299. https://doi.org/10.1021/om400208q

The reaction between Ru(C≡CH)(dppe)Cp* (1) and oxalyl chloride affords ({Ru(dppe)Cp*}C≡C)2CO (2) in 72% yield. Methylation (MeOTf) of 2 occurs first on the carbonyl oxygen, affording [({Ru(dppe)Cp*}C≡C)2C(OMe)]OTf ([3]OTf). A second methylation of [3... Read More about Some Ruthenium Derivatives of Penta-1,4-diyn-3-one.

Substitution of Tetracyanoethene by Ethynyl-Metal Complexes Gives Tricyanovinylethynyl (Tricyanobutenynyl) Derivatives: Syntheses, Protonation, and Addition of Metal-Ligand Fragments (2012)
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Bruce, M. I., Fox, M. A., Low, P. J., Nicholson, B. K., Parker, C. R., Patalinghug, W. C., …White, A. H. (2012). Substitution of Tetracyanoethene by Ethynyl-Metal Complexes Gives Tricyanovinylethynyl (Tricyanobutenynyl) Derivatives: Syntheses, Protonation, and Addition of Metal-Ligand Fragments. Organometallics, 31(7), 2639-2657. https://doi.org/10.1021/om2007503

Dinuclear iridium(III) complexes of cyclometalated fluorenylpyridine ligands as phosphorescent dopants for efficient solution-processed OLEDs (2012)
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M'hamedi, A., Batsanov, A. S., Fox, M. A., Bryce, M. R., Abdullah, K., Al-Attar, H. A., & Monkman, A. P. (2012). Dinuclear iridium(III) complexes of cyclometalated fluorenylpyridine ligands as phosphorescent dopants for efficient solution-processed OLEDs. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(27), 13529-13540. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm31143g

Colour tuning of blue electroluminescence using bipolar carbazole-oxadiazole molecules in single-active-layer organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) (2012)
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Linton, K., Fisher, A., Pearson, C., Fox, M., Pålsson, L., Bryce, M., & Petty, M. (2012). Colour tuning of blue electroluminescence using bipolar carbazole-oxadiazole molecules in single-active-layer organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Journal of materials chemistry, 22(23), 11816-11825. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm31825c

Colour tuning from green to red by substituent effects in phosphorescent tris-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes of carbazole-based ligands: synthetic, photophysical, computational and high efficiency OLED studies (2012)
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Tavasli, M., Moore, T. N., Zheng, Y., Bryce, M. R., Fox, M. A., Griffiths, G. C., …Monkman, A. P. (2012). Colour tuning from green to red by substituent effects in phosphorescent tris-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes of carbazole-based ligands: synthetic, photophysical, computational and high efficiency OLED studies. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(13), 6419-6428. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm15049b

Syntheses, structures and redox properties of tris(pyrazolyl)borate-capped ruthenium vinyl complexes (2012)
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Farmer, J. D., Man, W. Y., Fox, M. A., Yufit, D. S., Howard, J. A., Hill, A. F., & Low, P. J. (2012). Syntheses, structures and redox properties of tris(pyrazolyl)borate-capped ruthenium vinyl complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 721-722, 173-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.09.001

Reaction of RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3 with aryl alkynes HCCC6H4R-4 [1: R = N(C6H4Me-4)2 (a), OMe (b), Me (c), CO2Me (d), NO2 (e)] gives the five-coordinate vinyl complexes Ru(CHCHC6H4R-4)Cl(CO)(PPh3)2 (2a–e). Reaction of 2a with excess PMe3 gives crystallogra... Read More about Syntheses, structures and redox properties of tris(pyrazolyl)borate-capped ruthenium vinyl complexes.

Carboranes as model hypercarbon systems; structural and bonding patterns in selected isoelectronic closo-borane and carborane systems; [BnHn](2-), [1-CBn-1Hn](-) and 1,n-C2Bn-2Hn (n=5, 6, 7, 10 or 12) (2012)
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Armstrong, D., Fox, M., & Wade, K. (2012). Carboranes as model hypercarbon systems; structural and bonding patterns in selected isoelectronic closo-borane and carborane systems; [BnHn](2-), [1-CBn-1Hn](-) and 1,n-C2Bn-2Hn (n=5, 6, 7, 10 or 12). Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 721, 130-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.07.047

Computations have been carried out on the title boranes and carboranes, model hypercarbon cluster systems chosen to explore how effectively an individual carbon atom, whilst bonding by a normal 2-electron 2-centre bond to an exo-hydrogen atom, can al... Read More about Carboranes as model hypercarbon systems; structural and bonding patterns in selected isoelectronic closo-borane and carborane systems; [BnHn](2-), [1-CBn-1Hn](-) and 1,n-C2Bn-2Hn (n=5, 6, 7, 10 or 12).

Phosphine-alkene ligand-mediated alkyl-alkyl and alkyl-halide elimination processes from palladium(II) (2012)
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Tuxworth, L., Baiget, L., Phanopoulos, A., Metters, O. J., Batsanov, A. S., Fox, M. A., …Dyer, P. W. (2012). Phosphine-alkene ligand-mediated alkyl-alkyl and alkyl-halide elimination processes from palladium(II). Chemical Communications, 48(84), 10413-10415. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cc35623f

N-Diphenylphosphino-7-aza-benzobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (2) behaves as a chelating phosphine–alkene ligand for Pd0 and PdII, promoting direct alkyl–alkyl and indirect alkyl–halide reductive elimination reactions due to the stabilisation of the result... Read More about Phosphine-alkene ligand-mediated alkyl-alkyl and alkyl-halide elimination processes from palladium(II).

Diazaborolyl-boryl push–pull systems with ethynylene–arylene bridges as ‘turn-on’ fluoride sensors (2012)
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Weber, L., Eickhoff, D., Kahlert, J., Boehling, L., Brockhinke, A., Stammler, H., …Fox, M. A. (2012). Diazaborolyl-boryl push–pull systems with ethynylene–arylene bridges as ‘turn-on’ fluoride sensors. Dalton Transactions, 41(34), 10328-10346. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt30438d

Two linear π-conjugated systems with 1,3-diethyl-1,3,2-benzodiazaborolyl [C6H4(NEt)2B–] as a donor group and dimesitylboryl (–BMes2) as acceptor were synthesised with –ethynylene–phenylene- (–C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-1,4-C6H4–, 3) and –ethyn... Read More about Diazaborolyl-boryl push–pull systems with ethynylene–arylene bridges as ‘turn-on’ fluoride sensors.

Luminescence Properties of C-Diazaborolyl-ortho-Carboranes as Donor-Acceptor Systems (2012)
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Weber, L., Kahlert, J., Brockhinke, R., Boehling, L., Brockhinke, A., Stammler, H., …Fox, M. (2012). Luminescence Properties of C-Diazaborolyl-ortho-Carboranes as Donor-Acceptor Systems. Chemistry - A European Journal, 18(27), 8347-8357. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201200390

Seven derivatives of 1,2-dicarbadodecaborane (ortho-carborane, 1,2-C2B10H12) with a 1,3-diethyl- or 1,3-diphenyl-1,3,2-benzodiazaborolyl group on one cage carbon atom were synthesized and structurally characterized. Six of these compounds showed rema... Read More about Luminescence Properties of C-Diazaborolyl-ortho-Carboranes as Donor-Acceptor Systems.

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Organic D-π-A Systems Containing Three-Coordinate Boron Moieties as both π-Donor and π-Acceptor (2012)
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Weber, L., Eickhoff, D., Marder, T. B., Fox, M. A., Low, P. J., Dwyer, A. D., …Neumann, B. (2012). Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Organic D-π-A Systems Containing Three-Coordinate Boron Moieties as both π-Donor and π-Acceptor. Chemistry - A European Journal, 18(5), 1369-1382. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201102059

Four linear π-conjugated systems with 1,3-diethyl-1,3,2-benzodiazaborolyl [C6H4(NEt)2B] as a π-donor at one end and dimesitylboryl (BMes2) as a π-acceptor at the other end were synthesized. These unusual push–pull systems contain phenylene ([BOND]1,4... Read More about Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Organic D-π-A Systems Containing Three-Coordinate Boron Moieties as both π-Donor and π-Acceptor.

peri-Dimethylamino substituent effects on proton transfer at carbon in α-naphthylacetate esters: a model for mandelate racemase (2012)
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Delley, R., Bandyopadhyay, S., Fox, M., Schliehe, C., Hodgson, D., Hollfelder, F., …O'Donoghue, A. (2012). peri-Dimethylamino substituent effects on proton transfer at carbon in α-naphthylacetate esters: a model for mandelate racemase. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 10(3), 590-596. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ob06525d

The rate constants for exchange of hydrogen for deuterium at the α-CH2 positions of 8-(N,N-dimethylaminonaphthalen-1-yl)acetic acid tert-butyl ester 1 and naphthalen-1-ylacetic acid tert-butyl ester 2 have been determined in potassium deuteroxide sol... Read More about peri-Dimethylamino substituent effects on proton transfer at carbon in α-naphthylacetate esters: a model for mandelate racemase.

The synthesis, molecular and electronic structure of cyanovinylidene complexes (2012)
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Long, E. M., Brown, N. J., Man, W. Y., Fox, M. A., Yufit, D. S., Howard, J. A., & Low, P. J. (2012). The synthesis, molecular and electronic structure of cyanovinylidene complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 380, 358-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2011.10.067

Reaction of the readily available metal acetylide complexes Ru(CCC6H4R-4)(PPh3)2Cp (R = OMe, Me, H, CN, CO2Me), Ru(CCFc)(PPh3)2Cp and Fe(CCC6H4R-4)(dppe)Cp (R = Me, H) with 1-cyano-4-dimethylaminopyridinium tetrafluoroborate affords cyanovinylidene c... Read More about The synthesis, molecular and electronic structure of cyanovinylidene complexes.