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Synthesis and structure of an unusual di-rhodium diarylbutadiyne pi-complex featuring a mu-(1,2-eta(2)):(3,4-eta(2))-p-CF3C6H4-C C-C C-C6H4-p-CF3 moiety. (2006)
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Ward, R., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., & Marder, T. (2006). Synthesis and structure of an unusual di-rhodium diarylbutadiyne pi-complex featuring a mu-(1,2-eta(2)):(3,4-eta(2))-p-CF3C6H4-C C-C C-C6H4-p-CF3 moiety. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359(11), 3671-3676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.12.018

Reaction of the salt [Rh(PMe3)4]Cl (1) with p-F3C–C6H4–Ctriple bond; length of mdashC–Ctriple bond; length of mdashC–C6H4-p-CF3 (2) in THF gives a mixture of two related neutral π-bound diyne complexes of [Rh(PMe3)3Cl], each having two distinct CF3 r... Read More about Synthesis and structure of an unusual di-rhodium diarylbutadiyne pi-complex featuring a mu-(1,2-eta(2)):(3,4-eta(2))-p-CF3C6H4-C C-C C-C6H4-p-CF3 moiety..

Crystal engineering with ethynylbenzenes Part 2. Structures of 4-trimethylsilylethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline, and 4-ethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline with Z '=12 and a single-crystal to single-crystal phase transition at 122.5 +/- 2 K (2006)
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Batsanov, A., Collings, J., Ward, R., Goeta, A., Porres, L., Beeby, A., …Marder, T. (2006). Crystal engineering with ethynylbenzenes Part 2. Structures of 4-trimethylsilylethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline, and 4-ethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline with Z '=12 and a single-crystal to single-crystal phase transition at 122.5 +/- 2 K. CrystEngComm, 8, 622-628. https://doi.org/10.1039/b606327f

The crystal and molecular structures of 4-ethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline (1), and 4-(trimethylsilylethynyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (2), have been obtained from X-ray diffraction data. Crystals of 1 exhibit a phase transition at 122.5 ± 2 K. Both polymorphs... Read More about Crystal engineering with ethynylbenzenes Part 2. Structures of 4-trimethylsilylethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline, and 4-ethynyl-N,N-dimethylaniline with Z '=12 and a single-crystal to single-crystal phase transition at 122.5 +/- 2 K.

Synthesis of new mer,trans-rhodium(III) hydrido-bis(acetylide) complexes: Structure of mer,trans- (PMe3)(3)Rh(C equivalent to C-C6H4-4-NMe2)(2)H (2006)
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Zhu, X., Ward, R., Albesa-Jove, D., Howard, J., Porres, L., Beeby, A., …Marder, T. (2006). Synthesis of new mer,trans-rhodium(III) hydrido-bis(acetylide) complexes: Structure of mer,trans- (PMe3)(3)Rh(C equivalent to C-C6H4-4-NMe2)(2)H. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359(9), 2859-2863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.11.030

Terminal alkynes (R–Ctriple bond; length of mdashC–H, R = 1-naphthyl, 9-anthryl, 4-Me2N–C6H4–, or the longer analogue, 4-(4-Me2N–C6H4–Ctriple bond; length of mdashC–)–C6H4–) react with [Rh(PMe3)4Me] at ambient temperature, with loss of methane and on... Read More about Synthesis of new mer,trans-rhodium(III) hydrido-bis(acetylide) complexes: Structure of mer,trans- (PMe3)(3)Rh(C equivalent to C-C6H4-4-NMe2)(2)H.

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. XV. Ferrocene-decafluorobiphenyl (1/1) (2006)
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Batsanov, A., Collings, J., & Marder, T. (2006). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. XV. Ferrocene-decafluorobiphenyl (1/1). Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 62(6), M229-M231. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270106014090

The title crystal, [Fe(C5H5)2]·C12F10, comprises infinite chains of alternating component mol­ecules, linked through face-to-face contacts of nearly parallel cyclo­penta­dienyl and penta­fluoro­phenyl rings. The deca­fluoro­biphenyl mol­ecule has a c... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. XV. Ferrocene-decafluorobiphenyl (1/1).

Metal cluster terminated "molecular wires" (2006)
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Khairul, W., Porres, L., Albesa-Jove, D., Senn, M., Jones, M., Lydon, D., …Low, P. (2006). Metal cluster terminated "molecular wires". Journal of Cluster Science, 17(1), 65-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-005-0041-x

The gold complexes Au(C≡CC6H4C≡CC6H4Me)(PPh3) (3) and {Au(PPh3)}2(μ-C≡CC6H4C≡CC6H4C≡CC6H4C≡C) (6), prepared from the reaction of AuCl(PPh3) with the corresponding terminal or trimethylsilyl protected alkynes, react readily with Ru3(CO)10(μ-dppm) to a... Read More about Metal cluster terminated "molecular wires".

Fac-Dichlorotris(trimethylphosphine)(trimethylphosphoniomethyl) rhodium(III) chloride/bromide dichloromethane benzene solvate. (2006)
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Batsanov, A., Marder, T., & Seeler, F. (2006). Fac-Dichlorotris(trimethylphosphine)(trimethylphosphoniomethyl) rhodium(III) chloride/bromide dichloromethane benzene solvate. Acta crystallographica. Section E, 62(3), m574-m575. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536806005630

The title complex, [RhCl2(C4H11P)(C3H9P)3](Br0.12/Cl0.88)·CH2Cl2·C6H6, has an ionic structure with fac-octa­hedral coordination of RhIII in the cation. The anion is a mixture of Cl and Br in a 7:1 ratio.

Synthesis, crystal structures, linear and nonlinear optical properties, and theoretical studies of (p-R-phenyl)-, (p-R-phenylethynyl)-, and (E)-[2-(p-R-phenyl)ethenyl]dimesitylboranes and related compounds (2006)
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Yuan, Z., Entwistle, C., Collings, J., Albesa-Jove, D., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., …Marder, T. (2006). Synthesis, crystal structures, linear and nonlinear optical properties, and theoretical studies of (p-R-phenyl)-, (p-R-phenylethynyl)-, and (E)-[2-(p-R-phenyl)ethenyl]dimesitylboranes and related compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal, 12(10), 2758-2771. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200501096

The (p-R-phenyl)dimesitylboranes (R=Me2N, MeO, MeS, Br, I), (p-R-phenylethynyl)dimesitylboranes (R=Me2N, MeO, MeS, H), (E)-[2-(p-R-phenyl)ethenyl]dimesitylboranes (R=Me2N, H2N, MeO, MeS, H, CN, NO2), (E)-[2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl]dimesitylborane, and (E)... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structures, linear and nonlinear optical properties, and theoretical studies of (p-R-phenyl)-, (p-R-phenylethynyl)-, and (E)-[2-(p-R-phenyl)ethenyl]dimesitylboranes and related compounds.

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 14. 1 : 1 Complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fluorene and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (2006)
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Collings, J., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., & Marder, T. (2006). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 14. 1 : 1 Complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fluorene and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 84(2), 238-242. https://doi.org/10.1139/v06-007

The 1:1 molecular complexes of octafluoronaphthalene (OFN) with fluorene (1) and with 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (2) were prepared by cocrystallization of the components and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of 1 can be d... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 14. 1 : 1 Complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fluorene and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene.

Synthesis and reactivity of cobalt boryl complexes. (2006)
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Adams, C., Baber, R., Batsanov, A., Bramham, G., Charmant, J., Haddow, M., …Orpen, A. (2006). Synthesis and reactivity of cobalt boryl complexes. Dalton Transactions, 11, 1370-1373. https://doi.org/10.1039/b516594f

The reaction between [Co(PMe3)4] and B2(4-Mecat)2 (4-Mecat = 1,2-O2-4-MeC6H3) or between [Co(PMe2Ph)4] and B2(cat)2 (cat = 1,2-O2C6H4) affords the paramagnetic Co(II) bisboryl complexes [Co(PMe3)3{B(4-Mecat)}2] and [Co(PMe2Ph)3{B(cat)}2] respectively... Read More about Synthesis and reactivity of cobalt boryl complexes..

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering: structural preferences in polyfluorinated tolans (2004)
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Smith, C., Smith, P., Thomas, R., Robins, E., Collings, J., Dai, C., …Marder, T. (2004). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering: structural preferences in polyfluorinated tolans. Journal of materials chemistry, 14(3), 413-420. https://doi.org/10.1039/b314094f

The compounds 4-ROC6F4C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh (4) where R = Me (a), Et (b), Prn (c), Pri (d), Bun (e), n-C5H11 (f), PhCH2 (g), PhCH2CH2 (h), 4-MeC6H4 (i), 4-EtC6H4 (j) and menthyl (k), have been prepared by reaction of C6F5C[triple bond,... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering: structural preferences in polyfluorinated tolans.

Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine (2004)
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Entwistle, C. D., Batsanov, A. S., Howard, J. A. K., Fox, M. A., & Marder, T. B. (2004). Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine. Chemical Communications, 2004(6), 702-703. https://doi.org/10.1039/B316250H

Reaction of 2,5-diethynylpyridine with dimesitylborane, [(Mes)(2)BH](2) (Mes = mesityl = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), gave the unexpected tris-hydroboration product 1-{(Mes)(2)B)-2-[Z-1-((Mes)(2)B)ethylidene]-5-[E-{(Mes)(2)B)vinyl]-1,2-d ihydropyridine, which has... Read More about Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine.

Dimesitylborane monomer-dimer equilibrium in solution, and the solid-state structure of the dimer by single crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction. (2003)
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Entwistle, C., Marder, T., Smith, P., Howard, J., Fox, M., & Mason, S. (2003). Dimesitylborane monomer-dimer equilibrium in solution, and the solid-state structure of the dimer by single crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 680(1-2), 165-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-328x%2803%2900316-4

Dimesitylborane dimer has been shown to exist in equilibrium with dimesitylborane monomer in Solution. This equilibrium has been investigated by variable concentration and variable temperature multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and values for the dissocia... Read More about Dimesitylborane monomer-dimer equilibrium in solution, and the solid-state structure of the dimer by single crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction..

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons (2002)
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Collings, J., Roscoe, K., Robins, E., Batsanov, A., Stimson, L., Howard, J., …Marder, T. (2002). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons. New Journal of Chemistry, 26(12), 1740-1746. https://doi.org/10.1039/b207102a

A series of 1:1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene (HFB) with naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and triphenylene were prepared and their X-ray crystal structures determined at low temperatures. Each structure contains infinite mixed stacks of... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons (2001)
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Collings, J., Roscoe, K., Thomas, R., Batsanov, A., Stimson, L., Howard, J., & Marder, T. (2001). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons. New Journal of Chemistry, 25(11), 1410-1417. https://doi.org/10.1039/b105502j

Molecular complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry of octafluoronaphthalene (OFN) with the polyaromatic hydrocarbons anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and triphenylene have been prepared, and their single-crystal X-ray structures determined at 120 K. All of the... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering. Part 3. Single-crystal structures of 1 : 1 complexes of octafluoronaphthalene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3) (2001)
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Coapes, R. B., Souza, F. E. S., Fox, M. A., Batsanov, A. S., Goeta, A. E., Yufit, D. S., Leech, M., Howard, J. A. K., Scott, A. J., Clegg, W., & Marder, T. B. (2001). Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3). Dalton Transactions, 2001(8), 1201-1209. https://doi.org/10.1039/B010025K

In order to evaluate the potential for side reactions when using B-chlorocatechol borane (ClBcat) in stoichiometric or catalytic transformations involving metal phosphine complexes, we examined the interaction between ClBcat and a series of PR3 compo... Read More about Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3).