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2024

  1. N. Roig, R. Van Lommel, M. Alonso,* and A. B. Chaplin*. Deconvoluting the Role of Electrostatics in Metal Carbonyl Bonding: Dipole Moments and Energy Eecomposition Analysis of Late Transition Metal Pincer Complexes. Organometallics 2024, 43, 2787 – 2796 (most read articles, Nov 2024).
  2. T. M. Hood, R. S. C. Charman, D. J. Liptrot,* and A. B. Chaplin*. Copper(I) Catalysed Diboron(4) Reduction of Nitrous Oxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202411692Link opens in a new window.
  3. J. E. Smart, J. Emerson-King, R. J. Jeans, T. M. Hood, S. Lau, A. Bara-Estaún, U. Hintermair, P. G. Pringle, and A. B. Chaplin*. A Resorcin[4]arene-Based Phosphite-Phosphine Ligand for the Branched-Selective Hydroformylation of Alkyl Alkenes. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 11803 – 11807Link opens in a new window.
  4. J. E. Smart, I. Prokes, B. Leforestier,* and A B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(III) and Iridium(III) Complexes of a Neopentyl-substituted PNP Pincer Ligand that Feature Agostic Interactions. Organometallics 2024, 43, 1143 – 1154Link opens in a new window (most read articles, May/Jun 2024).
  5. T. M. Hood,* S. Lau and A. B. Chaplin*. Capture of mechanically interlocked molecules by rhodium-mediated terminal alkyne dimerisation. RSC Adv. 2024, 14, 7740 – 7744Link opens in a new window.
  6. M. J. G. Sinclair, N. Roig, M. R. Gyton, N. Tsoureas, F. G. N. Cloke, M. Alonso, and A. B. Chaplin*. T-Shaped Palladium and Platinum {MNO}10 Nitrosyl Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 1709 – 1713Link opens in a new window (most read articles, Feb/Mar 2024).

2023

  1. T. Krämer,* M. R. Gyton, I. Bustos, M. J. G. Sinclair, S.-y. Tan, C. J. Wedge, S. A. Macgregor and A. B. Chaplin*. Stability and C–H Bond Activation Reactions of Palladium(I) and Platinum(I) Metalloradicals: Carbon-to-Metal H-Atom Transfer and an Organometallic Radical Rebound Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 14087 – 14100.
  2. J. Emerson-King and A. B. Chaplin*. Template synthesis of an intermediate in silver salt metathesis using a calix[4]arene-based diphosphine ligand. Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 5044 – 5046Link opens in a new window.
  3. J. Emerson-King, S. Pan, M. R. Gyton, R. Tonner-Zech and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis of a rhodium(III) dinitrogen complex using a calix[4]arene-based diphosphine ligand. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 2150 – 2152Link opens in a new window (pioneering investigators collectionLink opens in a new window).
  4. W. Poole, I. Bustos, T. M. Hood, J. E. Smart and A. B. Chaplin*. Iridium complexes of an ortho-trifluoromethylphenyl substituted PONOP pincer ligand. Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 1096 – 1104Link opens in a new window (spotlight collectionLink opens in a new window on fluorinated ligands).

2022

  1. A. Longcake, M. R. Lees, M. S. Senn and A. B. Chaplin*. Oxidative Addition of C–Cl Bonds to a Rh(PONOP) Pincer Complex. Organometallics 2022, 41, 3557 – 3567 (most read articles, Nov/Dec 2022).
  2. G. L. Parker, R. Van Lommel, N. Roig, M. Alonso* and A. B. Chaplin*. Modulation of Metal Carbonyl Stretching Frequencies in the Second Coordination Sphere through the Internal Stark Effect. Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202202283Link opens in a new window (hot paper).
  3. M. J. G. Sinclair and A. B. Chaplin*. Heterolytic carbon–iodine bond cleavage by a palladium(I) metalloradical. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 11617 – 11619Link opens in a new window.

2021

  1. T. M. Hood and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and reactivity of iridium complexes of a macrocyclic PNP pincer ligand. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 2472 – 2482.

2020

  1. T. M. Hood and A. B. Chaplin*. Reactions of Rh(PNP) pincer complexes with terminal alkynes: homocoupling through a ring or not at all. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 16649 – 16652. 
  2. B. Leforestier, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Oxidative addition of a mechanically entrapped C(sp)–C(sp) bond to a rhodium(I) pincer complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23500 – 23504Link opens in a new window (hot paper).
  3. A. E. Kynman, S. Lau, S. O. Dowd, T. Krämer* and A. B. Chaplin*. Oxidative Addition of Biphenylene and Chlorobenzene to a Rh(CNC) Complex. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 3899 – 3906 Link opens in a new window(pincer chemistry and catalysis special issueLink opens in a new window).
  4. M. J. G. Sinclair and A. B. Chaplin*. Oxidative ring expansion of a low-coordinate palladacycle: synthesis of a robust T-shaped alkylpalladium(II) complex. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020, 513, 119948Link opens in a new window (Peruzzini special issueLink opens in a new window).
  5. C. M. Storey, M. R. Gyton, R. E. Andrew and A. B. Chaplin*. Terminal Alkyne Coupling Reactions Through a Ring: Effect of Ring Size on Rate and Regioselectivity. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 14715 – 17723Link opens in a new window (very important paper). goldoa.png
  6. M. R. Gyton, A. E. Kynman, B. Leforestier, A. Gallo, J. R. Lewandowski and A. B. Chaplin*. Isolation and structural characterisation of rhodium(III) η2–fluoroarene complexes: experimental verification of predicted regioselectivity. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 5791 – 5793Link opens in a new window (spotlight collectionLink opens in a new window on fluorinated ligands). goldoa.png
  7. C. M. Storey, A. Kalpokas, M. R. Gyton, T. Krämer* and A. B. Chaplin*. A shape changing tandem Rh(CNC) catalyst: preparation of bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,5,7-trienes from terminal aryl alkynes. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 2051 – 2057Link opens in a new window (ChemSci pick of the weekLink opens in a new window, inside front coverLink opens in a new window). goldoa.png
  8. B. Leforestier, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and group 9 complexes of macrocyclic PCP and POCOP pincer ligands. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 2087 – 2101Link opens in a new window (front coverLink opens in a new window). goldoa.png
  9. T. M. Hood, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and rhodium complexes of macrocyclic PNP and PONOP pincer ligands. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 2077 – 2086Link opens in a new window (front coverLink opens in a new window, hot article). goldoa.png

2019

  1. M. R. Gyton, B. Leforestier and A. B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(I) Pincer Complexes of Nitrous Oxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 15295 – 15298 (read the press releaseLink opens in a new window). goldoa.png
  2. G. M. Parker, S. Lau,* B. Leforestier and A. B. Chaplin*. Probing the Donor Properties of Pincer Ligands Using Rhodium Carbonyl Fragments: An Experimental and Computational Case Study. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 3791 – 3798Link opens in a new window (very important paper). goldoa.png
  3. T. M. Hood, B. Leforestier, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and Structural Dynamics of Five-Coordinate Rh(III) and Ir(III) PNP and PONOP Pincer Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 7593 – 7601Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
  4. J. Emerson-King, I. Prokes and A. B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(III) Complexes Featuring Coordinated CF3 Appendages. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 6317 – 6319Link opens in a new window (ChemRxivLink opens in a new window). goldoa.png
  5. M. R. Gyton, T. M. Hood and A. B. Chaplin*. A Convenient Method for the Generation of {Rh(PNP)}+ and {Rh(PONOP)}+ Fragments: Reversible Formation of Vinylidene Derivatives. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 2877 – 2880Link opens in a new window (Challenges in Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry special issueLink opens in a new window dedicated to Prof. Geoff Cloke). goldoa.png

2018

      1. M. R. Gyton, B. Leforestier and A. B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(III) and Iridium(III) Complexes of a NHC-Based Macrocycle: Persistent Weak Agostic Interactions and Reactions with Dihydrogen. Organometallics 2018, 37, 3963 – 3971. goldoa.png
      2. Q. Simpson, M. J. G. Sinclair, D. W. Lupton, A. B. Chaplin* and J. F. Hooper*. Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Boron and Antimony Nucleophiles via Palladium(I). Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 5537 – 5540Link opens in a new window (highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 1294Link opens in a new window). goldoa.png
      3. C. M. Storey, M. R. Gyton, R. E. Andrew and A. B. Chaplin*. Terminal Alkyne Coupling Reactions through a Ring: Mechanistic Insights and Regiochemical Switching. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12003 – 12006Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png 

      • C. M. Storey, H. P. Cook and A. B. Chaplin*, "Complexes of NHC-Based CEC Pincer Ligands: Structural Diversity and Applications" in Pincer Compounds: Chemistry and Applications, Ed. D. Morales-Morales, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1st edn, 2018, ch 8, pp 173 – 189Link opens in a new window.

      1. R. C. Knighton, J. Emerson-King, J. P. Rourke, C. A. Ohlin and A. B. Chaplin*. Solution, Solid-State, and Computational Analysis of Agostic Interactions in a Coherent Set of Low-Coordinate Rhodium(III) and Iridium(III) Complexes. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 4927 – 4938Link opens in a new window (hot paper). goldoa.png 

      2017

          1. R. Patchett, R. C. Knighton, J. D. Mattock, A. Vargas and A. B. Chaplin*. Potassium Binding Adjacent to Cationic Transition Metal Fragments: Unusual Heterobimetallic Adducts of a Calix[4]arene-Based Thione Ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 14345 – 14350. goldoa.png
          2. J. Emerson-King, R. C. Knighton, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Rotaxane synthesis exploiting the M(I)/M(III) redox couple. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 11645 – 11655Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
          3. S. L. Apps, R. E. Alflatt, B. Leforestier, C. M. Storey* and A. B. Chaplin*. Divergent stereoisomers of molybdenum carbonyl complexes of NHC-based pincer ligands. Polyhedron 2018, 143, 57 – 61Link opens in a new window (Pincer ligands special editionLink opens in a new window). [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
          4. R. C. Knighton* and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis, structure and binding properties of a series of dissymmetric resorcin[4]arene-based cavitands. Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4891 – 4596Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
          5. S. A. Hauser, J. Emerson-King, S. Habershon and A. B. Chaplin*. UV-light promoted C–H bond activation of benzene and fluorobenzenes by an iridium(I) pincer complex. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3634 – 3636Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
          6. S. D. Pike,* M. R. Crimmin,* and A. B. Chaplin*. Organometallic chemistry using partially fluorinated benzenes. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3615 – 3633Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
          7. J. Emerson-King, S. A. Hauser and A. B. Chaplin*. C–F bond activation of perfluorinated arenes by a bioxazoline-derived N-heterocyclic carbene. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 787 – 789Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png 
          8. L. González-Sebastián and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and complexes of imidazolinylidene-based CCC pincer ligands. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2017, 460, 22 – 28Link opens in a new window (Inorganic chemistry – the next generation special issueLink opens in a new window). [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]

          2016

              1. R. Patchett and A. B. Chaplin*. Coordination chemistry of a calix[4]arene-based NHC ligand: Dinuclear complexes and comparison to IiPr2Me2. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 8945 – 8955. goldoa.png
              2. R. E. Andrew, C. M. Storey and A. B. Chaplin*. Well-defined coinage metal transfer agents for the synthesis of NHC-based nickel, rhodium and palladium macrocycles. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 8937 – 8944Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
              3. T. Troadec, S.-y. Tan, C. J. Wedge, J. P. Rourke, P. R. Unwin and A. B. Chaplin*. One-electron Oxidation of [M(PtBu3)2] (M = Pd, Pt): Isolation of Monomeric [Pd(PtBu3)2]+ and Redox Promoted C–H Bond Cyclometalation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3754 – 3757Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png

              4. R. E. Andrew, L. González-Sebastián, A. B. Chaplin*. NHC-based pincer ligands: carbenes with a bite. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 1299 – 1305Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png

              2015

                  1. J.-N. Luy, S. A. Hauser, A. B. Chaplin* and R. Tonner*. Rhodium(I) and Iridium(I) Complexes of the Conformationally Rigid IBioxMe4 Ligand: Computational and Experimental Studies of Unusually Tilted NHC Coordination Geometries. Organometallics 2015, 34, 5099 – 5112. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                  2. S. A. Hauser, R. Tonner and A. B. Chaplin*. Iridium Complexes of the Conformationally Rigid IBioxMe4 Ligand: Hydride Complexes and Dehydrogenation of Cyclooctene. Organometallics 2015, 34, 4419 – 4427Link opens in a new window (most read articles, Oct 2015). [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                  3. T. Troadec, A. L. Thompson and A. B. Chaplin*. Sodium template synthesis of a 54-membered bis(pyridine) macrocycle. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 4613 – 4615Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                  4. S. A. Hauser, I. Prokes and A. B. Chaplin*. Low-coordinate iridium NHC complexes derived from selective and reversible C–H bond activation of fluoroarenes. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4425 – 4428Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
                  5. R. E. Andrew, D. W. Ferdani, C. A. Ohlin and A. B. Chaplin*. Coordination Induced Atropisomerism in an NHC-based Rhodium Macrocycle. Organometallics 2015, 53, 913 – 917Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                  6. R. E. Andrew and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis and reactivity of NHC-based rhodium macrocycles. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 312 – 322Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]

                  2014

                      1. A. B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(I) Complexes of the Conformationally Rigid IBioxMe4 Ligand: Preparation of Mono-, Bis- and Tris-ligated NHC Complexes. Organometallics 2014, 33, 3069 – 3077 (most read articles, Jun 2014). [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                      2. A. B. Chaplin*. Rhodium(I) Complexes of the Conformationally Rigid IBioxMe4 Ligand: Isolation of a Stable Low-Coordinate T-Shaped Complex. Organometallics 2014, 33, 624 – 626Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                      3. S. M. Boyt and A. B. Chaplin*. 2,6-Bis[1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine. Acta Cryst. 2014, E70, o73Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png
                      4. J. E. Wheatley, C. A. Ohlin and A. B. Chaplin*. Solvent promoted reversible cyclometalation in a tethered NHC iridium complex. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 685 – 687Link opens in a new window. [greenoa.png ⊂ WRAP]
                      5. R. E. Andrew and A. B. Chaplin*. Synthesis, structure and dynamics of NHC-based palladium macrocycles. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 1413 –1423Link opens in a new window. goldoa.png

                      Pre-Warwick

                        1. A. B. Chaplin and A S. Weller. The Influence of Phosphine Cone Angle on the Synthesis and Structures of [Rh(PR3)(Binor–S)]+ Complexes that show C–C Sigma Interactions. J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 730, 90 - 94 (25th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry [ICOMC]).
                        2. I. Pernik, J. F. Hooper, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis. Exploring small bite–angle ligands for the rhodium–catalyzed intermolecular hydroacylation of β–S–substituted aldehydes with 1–octene and 1–octyne. ACS Catal. 2012, 2, 2779 - 2786Link opens in a new window.
                        3. R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller. Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide–Bite Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos. Organometallics 2012, 31, 2720 - 2728Link opens in a new window (Stone commemorative issue).
                        4. A. B. Chaplin, J. F. Hooper, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis. Intermolecular Hydroacylation: High Activity Rhodium Catalysts Containing Small-Bite-Angle Diphosphine Ligands. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 4885 - 4897Link opens in a new window.
                        5. J. F. Hooper, A. B. Chaplin, C. González-Rodríguez, A. L. Thompson, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis. Aryl Methyl Sulfides as Substrates for Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkyne Carbothiolation: Arene Functionalization with Activating Group Recycling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2906 - 2909Link opens in a new window (highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 0534Link opens in a new window).
                        6. S. D. Pike, R. J. Pawley, A. B. Chaplin, A. L. Thompson, J. A. Hooper, M. C. Willis and A. S. Weller. Exploring (Ph2PCH2CH2)2E Ligand Space (E = O, S, PPh) in Rh(I) Complexes as Potential Hydroacylation Catalysts. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 5558 - 5565Link opens in a new window.
                        7. A. B. Chaplin* and A. S. Weller. A rhodium(III) complex of the linear diborazine H3B·NMe2BH2·NMe2H: an intermediate in the dehydrocoupling of H3B·NMe2H. Acta Cryst. 2011, C67, m355 - m358Link opens in a new window.
                        8. A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. [Rh(PCy3){2,6-(tBu2PCH2)2C5H3N}][BArF4]: A latent low-coordinate rhodium(I) PNP pincer compound. Organometallics 2011, 30, 4466 - 4469Link opens in a new window
                        9. A. B. Chaplin, J. C. Green and A. S. Weller. C–C Activation In the Solid-State in an Organometallic σ-Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 13162 - 13168Link opens in a new window.
                        10. H. C. Johnson, A. P. M. Robertson, A. B. Chaplin, L. J. Sewell, A. L. Thompson, M. F. Haddow, I. Manners and A. S. Weller. Catching the First Oligomerization Event in the Catalytic Formation of Polyaminoboranes: H3B·NMeHBH2·NMeH2 Bound to Iridium. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11076 - 11079Link opens in a new window.
                        11. A. J. Pontiggia, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Cationic iridium complexes of the Xantphos ligand. Flexible coordination modes and the isolation of the hydride insertion product with an alkene. J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 2870 - 2876Link opens in a new window (Pacifichem special issue).
                        12. L. J. Sewell, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Hydroboration of an alkene by amine–boranes catalysed by a [Rh(PR3)2]+ fragment. Mechanistic insight and tandem hydroboration/dehydrogenation. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 7499 - 7501Link opens in a new window.
                        13. R. Dallanegra, B. S. Pilgrim, A. B. Chaplin, T. J. Donohoe and A. S. Weller. Dehydrogenation of Cyclic-Thioethers Bound to a [Rh(diphosphine)]+ Fragment. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 6626 - 6628Link opens in a new window.
                        14. A. B. Chaplin and P. J. Dyson. Influence of arene dissociation and phosphine coordination on the catalytic activity of [RuCl(κ2-triphos)(p-cymene)]PF6. J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 2485 - 2490Link opens in a new window.
                        15. C. González-Rodríguez, R. J. Pawley, A. B. Chaplin, A. L. Thompson, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis. Rhodium-Catalyzed Branched-Selective Alkyne Hydroacylation: A Ligand Controlled Regioselectivity Switch. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5134 - 5138Link opens in a new window.
                        16. A. Woolf, M. A. M. Alibadi, A.B. Chaplin, J. E. McGrady and A. S. Weller. {Rh(PiBu3)2}+ Fragments Ligated to Arenes: From Benzene to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Part II - Computational Analysis of Pathways for Haptotropic Migration. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1626 - 1634Link opens in a new window.
                        17. A. Woolf, A. B. Chaplin, J. E. McGrady, M. A. M. Alibadi, N. Rees, S. Draper, F. Murphy and A. S. Weller. {Rh(PiBu3)2}+ Fragments Ligated to Arenes: From Benzene to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Part I - An Experimental Approach. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1614 - 1625Link opens in a new window.
                        18. R. Dallanegra, A. P. M. Robertson, A. B. Chaplin, I. Manners and A. S. Weller. Tuning the [L2Rh···H3B·NR3]+ interaction using phosphine bite angle. Demonstration by the catalytic formation of polyaminoboranes. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 3763 - 3765Link opens in a new window.
                        19. C. J. Stevens, R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller, S. A. Macgregor, B. Ward, D. McKay, G. Alcaraz and S. Sabo-Etienne. [Ir(PCy3)2(H)2(H2B–NMe2)]+ as a latent source of aminoborane. Probing the role of metal in the dehydrocoupling of H3B·NMe2H and retro–dimerisation of [H2BNMe2]2. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 3011 - 3020Link opens in a new window.
                        20. G. Alcaraz, A. B. Chaplin, C. J. Stevens, E. Clot, L. Vendier, A. S. Weller and S. Sabo-Etienne. Ruthenium, Rhodium and Iridium Bis (σ-B-H) Diisopropylaminoborane Complexes. Organometallics 2010, 29, 5591 - 5595Link opens in a new window.
                        21. A. B. Chaplin* and A. S. Weller*. [B(3,5-C6H3Cl2)4]– as a useful anion for organometallic chemistry. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5124 - 5128Link opens in a new window.
                        22. H. A. Sparkes, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller and J. A. K. Howard. Bond catastrophes in rhodium complexes: experimental charge-density studies of [Rh(C7H8)(PtBu3)Cl] and [Rh(C7H8)(PCy3)Cl]. Acta Cryst. 2010, B66, 503 - 514Link opens in a new window.
                        23. L. J. Sewell, A. B. Chaplin, J. A. B. Abdalla and A. S. Weller. Reversible C-H activation of a PtBuiBu2 ligand to reveal a masked 12 electron [Rh(PR3)2]+ cation. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 7437 - 7439Link opens in a new window (hot article).
                        24. N. S. Townsend, A. B. Chaplin, A. L. Thompson, N. H. Rees, S. A. Macgregor, M. A. Naser and A. S. Weller. Reactivity of the Latent 12-Electron Fragment [Rh(PiBu3)2]+ with Aryl Bromides. Aryl-Br and Phosphine Ligand C-H Activation. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 8376 - 8389Link opens in a new window.
                        25. A. B. Chaplin*, R. Tonner and A. S. Weller. Isolation of a low-coordinate rhodium phosphine complex formed by C-C bond activation of biphenylene. Organometallics 2010, 29, 2710 - 2714Link opens in a new window.
                        26. A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. C-C bond activation of a cyclopropyl phosphine: Isolation and reactivity of a tetrameric rhodacyclobutane. Organometallics 2010, 29, 2332 - 2342Link opens in a new window.
                        27. R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, J. Tsim and A. S. Weller. Amino-Borane Oligomers Bound to a Rh(I) Metal Fragment. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 3092 - 3094Link opens in a new window.
                        28. R. J. Pawley, G. L. Moxham, R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, S. K. Brayshaw, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis. Controlling Selectivity in Intermolecular Alkene or Aldehyde Hydroacylation Reactions Catalysed by {Rh(L2)}+ Fragments. Organometallics 2010, 29, 1717 - 1728Link opens in a new window.
                        29. R. M. Hiney, A. B. Chaplin, J. Harmer, J. C. Green and A. S. Weller. Using EPR to follow reversible dihydrogen addition to paramagnetic clusters of high hydride count: [Rh6(PCy3)6H12]+ and [Rh6(PCy3)6H14]+. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 1726 - 1733Link opens in a new window.
                        30. S. Moret, R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, T. M. Douglas, R. M. Hiney and A. S. Weller. Alkyl Dehydrogenation in Iridium Cyclopentyl Phosphines. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010, 363, 574 - 580Link opens in a new window (Pregosin special issue).
                        31. A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Amine− and Dimeric Amino−Borane Complexes of the {Rh(PiPr3)2}+ Fragment and Their Relevance to the Transition-Metal-Mediated Dehydrocoupling of Amine−Boranes. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 1111 - 1121Link opens in a new window.
                        32. A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. B–H Activation at a Rhodium(I) Center: Isolation of a Bimetallic Complex Relevant to the Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling of Amine–Boranes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 581 - 584Link opens in a new window (VIP article, front coverLink opens in a new window).
                        33. T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller, X. Yang and M. B. Hall. Monomeric and Oligomeric Amine-Borane σ-complexes of Rhodium. Intermediates in the Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15440 - 15456Link opens in a new window.
                        34. R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Bis(σ-amine-borane) Complexes: An Unusual Binding Mode at a Transition-Metal Center. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6875 - 6878Link opens in a new window (hot article).
                        35. C. Y. Tang, W. Smith, D. Vidovic, A. L. Thompson, A. B. Chaplin and S. Aldridge. Sterically Encumbered Iridium Bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) Systems: Multiple C−H Activation Processes and Isomeric Normal/Abnormal Carbene Complexes. Organometallics 2009, 28, 3059 - 3066Link opens in a new window.
                        36. A. B. Chaplin, A. I. Poblador-Bahamonde, H. A. Sparkes, J. A. K. Howard, S. A. Macgregor and A. S. Weller. Alkyl Dehydrogention in a Rh(I) Complex via an Isolated Agostic Intermediate. Chem. Commun. 2009, 244 - 246Link opens in a new window.
                        37. T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Amine-Borane σ-Complexes of Rhodium. Relevance to Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14432 - 14433Link opens in a new window.
                        38. T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller. Dihydrogen Loss from a 14-Electron Rhodium(III) Bis-Phosphine Dihydride To Give a Rhodium(I) Complex That Undergoes Oxidative Addition with Aryl Chlorides. Organometallics 2008, 27, 2918 - 2921Link opens in a new window.
                        39. A. B. Chaplin*. Catalytic Activity of Bis-Phosphine Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds. Chimia 2008, 62, 217 - 225Link opens in a new window (invited).
                        40. A. B. Chaplin, Z. Béni, C. G. Hartinger, H. B. Hamidane, A. D. Phillips, R. Scopelliti and P. J. Dyson. Linked metal-cluster systems: Isolation and characterisation of {anti-[(p-cymene)RuCl]-μ-[κ2-P,P’;κ1-P’’-(PPh2CH2)3CMe]-[AuPt3(CO)3(PCy3)3]}(PF6)2. J. Cluster Sci. 2008, 19, 295 - 309Link opens in a new window (Cotton special issue).
                        41. A. B. Chaplin and P. J. Dyson. Reactivity and catalytic activity of a robust ruthenium(II)-triphos complex. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 381 - 390Link opens in a new window.
                        42. C. Scolaro, A. B. Chaplin, C. G. Hartinger, A. Bergamo, M. Cocchietto, B. K. Keppler, G. Sava and P. J. Dyson. Tuning the Hydrophobicity of Ruthenium(II)-Arene (RAPTA) Drugs to Modify Uptake, Biomolecular Interactions and Efficacy. Dalton Trans. 2007, 5065 - 5072Link opens in a new window (hot article).
                        43. A. B. Chaplin and P. J. Dyson. On the influence of ‘arm-on, arm-off’ processes on alkene hydrogenation catalysed by a rhodium triphos complex. Eur. J .Inorg. Chem. 2007, 4973 - 4979Link opens in a new window.
                        44. A. B. Chaplin and P. J. Dyson. Catalytic Activity of Bis-Phosphine Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds: Chemoselective Hydrogenation and Mechanistic Insights. Organometallics 2007, 26, 4357 - 4360Link opens in a new window.
                        45. A. B. Chaplin and P. J. Dyson. Catalytic Activity of Bis-Phosphine Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds: Structure - Activity Correlations. Organometallics 2007, 26, 2447 - 2455Link opens in a new window.
                        46. E. W. Ainscough, A. M. Brodie, A. B. Chaplin, A. Derwahl, J. A. Harrison and Carl A. Otter. Conformational Flexibility in 2,2′-Dioxybiphenyl-chloro-cyclotetraphosphazenes and its Relevance to Polyphosphazene Analogues. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 2575 - 2583Link opens in a new window.
                        47. A. B. Chaplin, C. Fellay, G. Laurenczy and P. J. Dyson. Mechanistic Studies on the Formation of η2-Diphosphine (η6-p-cymene)ruthenium(II) Compounds. Organometallics 2007, 26, 586 - 593Link opens in a new window.
                        48. E. W. Ainscough, A. M. Brodie, A. B. Chaplin, J. M. O’Connor and Carl A. Otter. Gold(I) and platinum(II) complexes with a new diphosphine ligand based on the cyclotriphosphazene platform. Dalton Trans. 2006, 1264 - 1266Link opens in a new window.
                        49. A. B. Chaplin, R. Scopelliti and P. J. Dyson. The synthesis and characterisation of bis(phosphane)-linked (η6-p-cymene)ruthenium(II)-borane compounds. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 4762 - 4774Link opens in a new window.
                        50. A. B. Chaplin*, J. A. Harrison and P. J. Dyson. Revisiting the Electronic Structure of Phosphazenes. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 8407 - 8417Link opens in a new window.
                        51. T. J. Geldbach, A. B. Chaplin, K. D. Hänni, R. Scopelliti and P. J. Dyson. Pendant-Bridging-Chelating-Cleavage: A Series of Bonding Modes in Ruthenium(II)-BINAPO Complexes. Organometallics 2005, 24, 4974 - 4980Link opens in a new window.
                        52. M.-E. Moret, A. B. Chaplin, A. Lawrence, R. Scopelliti and P. J. Dyson. The Synthesis and Characterization of Organometallic Ionic Liquids and a Heterometallic Carbene Complex Containing the Chromium Tricarbonyl Fragment. Organometallics 2005, 24, 4039 - 4048Link opens in a new window.
                        53. A. B. Chaplin, J. A. Harrison, A. J. Nielson, C. S. Shen and J. M. Waters. A case for linear agostic interactions: Identification by DFT calculation in a complex of Ta containing a uniquely caged triphenylmethyl C-H hydrogen. Dalton Trans. 2004, 2643 - 2648Link opens in a new window.
                        54. J. M. Pringle, J. Efthimiadis, P. C. Howlett, J. Efthimiadis, D. R. MacFarlane, A. B. Chaplin, S. B. Hall, D. L. Officer, G. G. Wallace and M. Forsyth. Electrochemical synthesis of polypyrrole in ionic liquids. Polymer 2004, 45, 1447 - 1453Link opens in a new window.