Publications: 2010 – 2014

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2014

Visible-light-induced CO release from a therapeutically viable tryptophan-derived MnI carbonyl (TryptoCORM) exhibiting potent inhibition against E. coli
Pd-catalysed intramolecular regioselective arylation of 2-pyrones, pyridones, coumarins and quinolones by C–H bond functionalization
[Pd(C∧N)(X)(PPh3)] palladacycles react with 2,4,6-trifluorophenyl boronic acid to give stable transmetallation products of the type [Pd(C∧N)(2,4,6-F3C6H2)(PPh3)]
Mechanistic examination of AuIII-mediated 1,5-enyne cycloisomerization by AuBr2(N-imidate)(NHC)/AgX precatalysts – is the active catalyst AuIII or AuI?
Anti-cancer palladium complexes: a focus on PdX2L2, palladacycles and related complexes
4-Hydroxy-6-alkyl-2-pyrones as nucleophilic coupling partners in Mitsunobu reactions and oxa-Michael additions
A mild and selective Pd-mediated methodology for the synthesis of highly fluorescent 2-arylated tryptophans and tryptophan-containing peptides: a catalytic role for Pd0 nanoparticles?
[Pd(Phbz)(X)(PPh3)] palladacycles promote the base-free homocoupling of arylboronic acids in air at room temperature
Formation and propagation of well-defined Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) during C–H bond functionalization of heteroarenes: are nanoparticles a moribund form of Pd or an active catalytic species?

2013

A key role for iodobenzene in the direct C–H bond functionalisation of benzoxazoles using PhI(OAc)2 mediated by a Pd(OAc)2/1,10-phenanthroline catalyst system: in situ formation of well-defined Pd nanoparticles
The Elusive Structure of Pd2(dba)3. Examination by Isotopic Labeling, NMR Spectroscopy, and X-ray Diffraction Analysis: Synthesis and Characterization of Pd2(dba-Z)2 Complexes
Synthesis and Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Au1 and Au3 Imidate Complexes and Their Catalytic Activity in 1,5-Enyne Cycloisomerization
A Remarkable cis- and trans-Spanning Dibenzylidene Acetone Diphosphine Chelating Ligand (dbaphos)
Synthesis of macrocyclic ketones exploiting palladium-catalyzed activation of carboxylic acids as an enabling step
Alkynyl-, Benzyl-, and Propargyliczinc Cross-Coupling Reactions
Fundamental Pd0/PdIIRedox Steps in Cross‐coupling Reactions: Homogeneous, Hybrid Homogeneous–Heterogeneous to Heterogeneous Mechanistic Pathways for C–C Couplings
Catalytic C–H/C–X Bond Functionalisation of Nucleosides, Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins

2012

A therapeutically viable photo-activated manganese-based CO-releasing molecule (photo-CO-RM)
Photochemical-mediated solid-state [2+2]-cycloaddition reactions of an unsymmetrical dibenzylidene acetone (monothiophos-dba)
CO Release from Norbornadiene Fe0) Tricarbonyl Complexes: Importance of Ligand Dissociation
On the appearance of nitrite anion in [PdX(OAc)L2] and [Pd(X)(C^N)L] syntheses (X = OAc or NO2): photocrystallographic identification of metastable Pd(η1-ONO)(C^N)PPh3

2011

Synthesis and Characterization of Imine-Palladacycles Containing Imidate “Pseudohalide” Ligands: Efficient Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Precatalysts and Their Activation To Give Pd0Ln Species (L = Phosphine)
Synthesis and Reactivity of Molybdenum Complexes Containing Functionalized Alkynyl Ligands: A Photochemically Activated CO-Releasing Molecule (PhotoCO-RM)
Regiochemistry in Cobalt-Mediated Intermolecular Pauson–Khand Reactions of Unsymmetrical Internal Heteroaromatic Alkynes with Norbornene
Modification of the deoxy-myoglobin/carbonmonoxy-myoglobin UV-vis assay for reliable determination of CO-release rates from organometallic carbonyl complexes
Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic C‐H and C‐X Bond Activation
Direct C-H/C-X Coupling Methodologies Mediated by Pd/Cu or Cu: An Examination of the Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Findings
Interrogation of a Sonogashira Cross-Coupling of 8-Bromoguanosine with Phenylacetylene on Amberlite: Evidence for Pd/Cu Ion Binding and Propagation of Pd/Cu Nanoparticles
CuI complexes containing a multidentate and conformationally flexible dibenzylidene acetoneligand (dbathiophos): Application in catalytic alkene cyclopropanation

2010

Highly regio- and chemoselective Pd0-mediated allylic substitution of difunctional allylic halides with phenols
Atropisomerisation in sterically hindered α,β-disubstituted cyclopentenones derived from an intermolecular Co0-mediated Pauson–Khand reaction
Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic C–H and C–X bond activation (DD12)
Pd-catalysed regioselective C–H functionalisation of 2-pyrones
Surface catalysed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling by Pdnanoparticles: an operando XAS study
Group 6 Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Metal Complexes with Biologically-Compatible Leaving Groups
A sequential direct arylation/Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling transformation of unprotected 2′-deoxyadenosine affords a novel class of fluorescent analogues
Evidence for the Surface-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction over Palladium Nanoparticles: An Operando XAS Study
Emergence of PdIV Chemistry in Synthesis and Catalysis
The Influence of Alkenes as π -Acidic Ligands in Pd-Catalysed Cross-Couplings
Interrogation of a dynamic multi-catalyst ensemble in asymmetric catalysis
Remarkable anion effects uncovered in the development of a AuIII-catalyzed tandem nucleophilic substitution–1,5-enyne cycloisomerization process
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