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Preprint. Synthesis, Properties, and Chemoselective Reactions of an AlH–BH Functional Group
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White and Mark R. Crimmin
ChemRxiv 2025
Online date: 10 th July 2025
Pre-print: Chemical Recycling of Hydrofluorocarbons by Transfer Fluorination
Niko A. Jenek, Sarah L. Patrick, Andreas Phanopoulos, Jiahuang Mao, Mark R. Crimmin
ChemRxiv 2025
Online date: 29 th April 2025
Pre-print: Fluoroalkenes from the Defluoroalkylation of Trifluoromethane
Hodan R. Warsame, Sarah L. Patrick, James A. Bull, Philip W. Miller, Mark R. Crimmin
ChemRxiv 2024
Online date: 15 th November 2024
135: Synthetic Methodologies for the Chemical Recycling of Fluorocarbons
Shannon E. S. Farley and Mark R. Crimmin
Nat. Chem. Rev. 2025 accepted for publication
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134: Phosphine-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H Bond Activation with a Heterometallic Nickel---Aluminum Complex
Joseph A. Zurakowski,† Benedek Stadler,† Marcus W. Drover, and Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025 accepted for publication
Online date: tbd
133: Homocoupling of C1 Building Blocks by a Heterometallic Mg–Al Complex
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White, and Mark R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2025, accepted for publication
Online date: tbd

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132. Reactions of a Zn–Zn Bond with Main Group Carbene Analogues as a Prototypical Case of Reductive Addition
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Nat. Synth. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00790-y
Online date: 29 th April 2025

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131. Boron, Aluminium, and Gallium Fluorides as Catalysts for the Defluorofunctionalisation of Electron-Deficient Arenes: The Role of NaBArF4 Promoters
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 6092-6099.
Online date: 21 st March 2025

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130. Flash Communication: Pd2Zn2 Clusters from the Reduction of Palladium(II) Dichloride Precursors with Metallic Zinc
Georgina Rai, Martí Garçon, Philip W. Miller, Mark R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2025, 44, 716-719.
Online date: 8 th March 2025

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129. A Combined Kinetic and Computational Analysis of the Palladium-Catalyzed Formylation of Aryl Bromides
Georgina Rai, Lee J. Edwards, Rebecca L. Greenaway, Philip W. Miller, Katherine M. P. Wheelhouse, Mark R. Crimmin
ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 343–351.
Online date: 18th December 2024

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128. A Continuous Flow Process for the Defluorosilylation of HFC-23 and HFO-1234yf
Sarah L. Patrick, James A. Bull, Philip W. Miller, Mark R. Crimmin
Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 8605-8609.
Online date: 1 st October 2024

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127. A Paramagnetic Nickel–Zinc Hydride Complex
Marina Perez-Jimenez, Blaise L. Geoghegan, Alberto Collauto, Maxie M. Roessler, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202411828.
Online date: 31 st July 2024

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126. Dyotropic Rearrangement of an Iron–Aluminium Complex
Benedek Stadler, Nikolaus Gorgas, Stuart J. Elliott, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202408257.
Online date: 17 th July 2024

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125. Cross-Coupling of CO and an Isocyanide Mediated by a Tetrameric Magnesium Hydride Cluster
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 11807-11813.
Online date: 24 th June 2024

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124. Defluorination of HFCs by a Magnesium Reagent
Daniel Sheldon, Joseph M. Parr, Mark R. Crimmin
Dalton. Trans. 2024, 65, 6524-6528.
Online date: 28 th March 2024

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123. Deoxygenative Coupling of CO with a Tetrametallic Magnesium Hydride Complex
Wenbang Yang, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202319626.
Online date: 13 th February 2024

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122. Vinylic C–H Activation of Styrenes by an Iron–Aluminum Complex
Nikolaus Gorgas, Benedek Stadler, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 4252–4259.
Online date: 1 st February 2024

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121. Photochemical H2 Activation by a Zn–Fe Heterometallic: A Mechanistic Investigation
Marina Perez-Jimenez and Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 1424-1430.
Online date: 14 th December 2023

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120. Catalytic HF Shuttling between Fluoroalkanes and Alkynes
Shannon E. S. Farley,†, Daniel Mulryan,† Feriel Rekhroukh,† Andreas Phanopoulos, Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202317550.
Online date: 9 th December 2023

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119. Ring-Expansion and Desulfurisation of Thiophenes with an Aluminium(I) Reagent
Jacob McMullen, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 14681-14684.
Online date: 16 th November 2023

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118. Carbon–Carbon Bond Activation by Mg, Al, and Zn Complexes
Joseph M. Parr, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14 , 11012-11021.
Online date: 14th September

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117. Calcium-Stabilised Transition Metal Bis(Formyl) Complexes: Structure and Bonding
Joseph M. Parr, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 9840-9843.
Online date: 11 th July 2023

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116. Room Temperature Defluorination of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) by a Magnesium Reagent
Daniel J. Sheldon, Joseph M. Parr, Mark R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10486–10490.
Online date: 8 th May

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115. Catalytic, Z-Selective, Semi-Hydrogenation of Alkynes with a Zinc-Anilide Complex
Greg J. Baker, Andrew J. P. White, Ian J. Casely, Damian Grainger, Mark R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 7667–7674.
Publication date: 27 th March 2023

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114. Catalytic C–H Alumination of Thiophenes: DFT Predictions and Experimental Verification
Linxing Zhang†, Siim Kaukver†, Jacob McMullen, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Organometallics 2023, 42, 1711-1716.
Publication date: 1 st March 2023

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Invited Contribution to the Advances and Applications in Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals Special Issue.

113. Double Deprotonation of CH3CN by an Iron–Aluminium Complex
Benedek Stadler, Nikolaus Gorgas, Andrew J. P. White, and Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202219212.
Publication date: 17th February

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112. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation from Carbon Monoxide and Hydride: The Role of Metal Formyl Intermediates
Joseph Parr, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202219203.
Publication date: 16thFebruary

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111. Understanding the Role of Ring Strain in beta-Alkyl Migration at Mg and Zn Centres
Joseph Parr, Andreas Phanopoulos, Aaranjah Vickneswaran, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 1590-1597.
Publication date: 10 th January 2023

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110. Reversible Dihydrogen Activation and Catalytic H/D Exchange with Group 10 Heterometallic Complexes
Martí Garçon, Andreas Phanopoulos, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202213001.
Publication date: 9 th November 2022

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109. Synthesis and Characterization of a Calcium-Pyrazolonato Complex. Observation of In-Situ Desolvation During Micro-Electron Diffraction
Thomas Mies, Christian Schürmann, Sho Ito, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin, Anthony G. M. Barrett
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2022, e202200294
Publication date: 26th October 2022

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108. The Continuum Between Hexagonal Planar and Trigonal Planar Geometries
Martí Garçon, Andreas Phanopoulos, George A. Sackman, Christopher Richardson, Andrew J. P. White, Richard I. Cooper, Alison J. Edwards, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022 , 61, e202211948.
Publication date: 12th September 2022

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107. Diverse Reactivity of an Iron–Aluminium Complex with Substituted Pyridines
Nikolaus Gorgas, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 10849-10852.
Publication date: 2 nd September 2022

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106. Stereoselective Insertion of Cyclopropenes into Mg–Mg Bonds
Feriel Rekhroukh,† Linxing Zhang,† Richard Kong, Andrew White, Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 8282-8285.
Publication date: 28 th June 2022

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105. Repurposing of F-Gases: Challenges and Opportunities in Fluorine Chemistry
Daniel Sheldon, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 4977-4995.
Publication date: 26 th May 2022

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104. Magnesium-Stabilised Transition Metal Formyl Complexes: Structures, Bonding, and Ethenediolate Formation
Joseph Parr, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 6592-6598.
Publication date: 16 th May 2022

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103. Cooperative C–H Bond Activation by a Low-Spin d6 Iron–Aluminium Complex
Nikolaus Gorgas, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8770-8777.
Publication date: 5 th May 2022

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102. Au(I) Catalyzed HF Transfer: Tandem Alkyne Hydrofluorination and Perfluoroarene Functionalisation
Daniel Mulryan, Jack Rodwell, Nicholas Phillips, Mark R. Crimmin
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 3411–3419.
Publication date: 1 st March 2022

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101. Functionalization and Hydrogenation of Carbon Chains Derived from CO
Maria Batuecas, Richard Y. Kong, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022 61 e202202241
Publication date: 28 th Feb 2022

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100. Reactions of Aluminium(I) with Transition Metal Carbonyls: Scope, Mechanism and Selectivity of CO Homologation
Richard Y. Kong, Maria Batuecas, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 14845-14854.
Publication date: 25 th Oct 2021

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99. Alumination of Aryl Methyl Ethers: Switching Between sp2 and sp3 C–O Bond Functionalisation with Pd-Catalysis
Ryan K. Brown,† Thomas N. Hooper,† Feriel Rekhroukh,† Andrew J. P. White, Paulo J. Costa, Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57 11673-11676.
Publication date: 12 th Oct 2021

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98. Benzene Rings Reach Their Breaking Point (news and views)
M. R. Crimmin
Nature 2021, 597, 33-34
Publication date: 2 nd September 2021

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97. Complete Deconstruction of SF6 with an Aluminium(I) Reagent
Daniel Sheldon, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2021 57, 7096-7099
Publication date: 16 th June 2021

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96. 1st Row Transition Metal Aluminylene Complexes: Preparation, Properties and Bonding Analysis
R. Y. Kong, M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 7810-7817
Publication date: 30 th April 2021

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95. Group 11 Borataalkene Complexes: Models for Alkene Activation
N. A. Phillips, R. Y. Kong, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 12013-12019
Publication date:19 th February 2021

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94. Catalytic C–H to C–M (M = Al, Mg) Bond Transformations with Heterometallic Complexes
Maria Batuecas,† Nikolaus Gorgas,† Mark R. Crimmin († joint 1st authors)
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1993-2000.
Publication date: 16th August 2020

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Invited Contribution: Spotlighting main group elements in reactive polynuclear complexes.
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93. Palladium-Catalysed C–H Bond Zincation of Arenes: Scope, Mechanism and the Role of Heterometallic Intermediates
Marti Garcon, Nicolette Wee Mun, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6145-6153.
Publication date: 4th December 2020

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92. Chemoselective C–C Bond Activation of the Most Stable Ring in Biphenylene
Richard Y. Kong, Mark R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2619-2623.
Publication date: 13th October 2020

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91. Organocatalyzed Fluoride Metathesis
Daniel Mulryan, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Org. Lett. 2020, 22 , 9351-9355.
Publication date: 17th November

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90. Defluorosilylation of Trifluoromethane: Upgrading an Environmentally Damaging Fluorocarbon
Daniel Sheldon, Greg Coates, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 12929-12932.
Publication date: 17th September

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89. Palladium-Catalysed C–F Alumination of Fluorobenzenes: Mechanistic Diversity and Origin of Selectivity
Feriel Rekhroukh, Wenyi Chen, Ryan K. Brown, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7842-7849
Publication date: 21st July

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88. Catalyst Control of Selectivity in the C–O Bond Alumination of Biomass Derived Furans
Thomas N. Hooper, Ryan K. Brown, Feriel Rekhroukh, Martí Garçon, Andrew J. P. White, Paulo J. Costa, Mark R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2020,11, 7850-7857.
Publication date: 8thJuly

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87. Activation and Functionalization of C–C Sigma-Bonds of Alkylidene Cyclopropanes at Main Group Centers
Richard Y. Kong, Mark R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11967-11971
Publication date: 26th June

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86. Cooperative Strategies for CO Homologation
Richard Y. Kong, Mark R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 16587-16597
Publication date: 8th June

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85. Reactions of an Aluminium(I) Reagent with 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,5-Dienes: Dearomatisation, Reversibility, and a Pericyclic Mechanism
Clare Bakewell, Martí Garçon, Richard Y. Kong, Louisa O'Hare, Andrew J. P. White, Mark R. Crimmin
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 4608-4616.
Publication date: 24th March

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84. Defluoroalkylation of sp3 C–F Bonds of Industrially Relevant Hydrofluoroolefins
N. Phillips, G. Coates, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 5365-5368.
Publication date: 10th February

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83. Breaking Carbon–Fluorine Bonds with Main Group Nucleophiles
G. Coates, F. Rekhroukh, M. R. Crimmin
Synlett 2019, 30(20), 2233-2246.
Publication date: 12th November

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82. A Hexagonal Planar Transition Metal Complex
M. Garçon, C. Bakewell, G. A. Sackman, A. J. P. White, R. I. Cooper, A. J. Edwards, M. R. Crimmin
Nature 2019, 574(7778), 390-393.
Publication date: 9th October

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81. Dihydridoboranes: Selective Reagents for Hydroboration and Hydrodefluorination
N. A. Phillips, J. O'Hanlon, T. N. Hooper, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7289-7293.
Publication date: 9th September

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80. The Partial Dehydrogenation of Aluminium Dihydrides
T. N. Hooper, S. Lau, W. Chen, R. K. Brown, M. Garçon, K. Luong, N. S. Barrow, A. S. Tatton, G. A. Sackman, C. Richardson, A. J. P. White, R. I. Cooper, A. J. Edwards, I. J. Casely and M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 8083-8093.
Publication date: 13th August

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79. Defluorosilylation of Industrially Relevant Fluoroolefins Using Nucleophilic Silicon Reagents
G. Coates, H. Y. Tan, C. Kalff, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12514-12518.
Publication date: 27th June

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78. Reversible Insertion of CO into an Aluminium–Carbon Bond
R. Y. Kong, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6181-6184.
Publication date: 20th May 2019

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77. Selective Hydrodefluorination of Hexafluoropropene to Industrially Relevant Hydrofluoroolefins
N. A. Phillips, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Adv. Synth. Cat. 2019, 361, 3351-3358..
Publication date: 30th April 2019

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76. Unravelling Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Pathways with Bimetallic Nucleophiles
M. Garcon,* C. Bakewell,* A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin (*joint 1st authors)
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 1805-1808.
Publication date: 14th January 2019

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75. Reversible Alkene Binding and Allylic C–H Activation with an Aluminum(I) Complex
C. Bakewell, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 2452-2458.
Publication date: 4th January 2019

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74. Carbon Chain Growth by Sequential Reactions of CO and CO2 with [W(CO)6] and an Aluminium(I) Reductant
R. Y. Kong, M. R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13614-13617.
Publication date: 10th October 2018

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73. Palladium-Catalysed Magnesiation of Benzene
M. Garcon, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 12326-12328.
Publication date: 8th October 2018

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72. Reactions of Fluoroalkanes with Mg–Mg Bonds: Scope, sp3C–F / sp2C–F Coupling and Mechanism
G. Coates, B. J. Ward, C. Bakewell, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 54, 16282-16286.
Publication date: 12th September 2018

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71. Tunable Binding of Dinitrogen to a Series of Heterobimetallic Hydride Complexes
S. Lau, A. J. P. White, I. J. Casely, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2018, 37, 4521-4526.
Publication date: 2nd August 2018

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Invited Contribution: Organometallic Complexes of Electropositive Elements for Selective Synthesis Special Issue.
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70. Room Temperature Catalytic Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Alumination of Unactivated Arenes: Mechanism and Selectivity
T. N. Hooper, M. Garcon, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5435-5440.
Publication date: 29th May 2018

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69. Preparation and Characterisation of Heterobimetallic Copper---Tungsten Hydride Complexes
A. Hicken, A. J. P. White, and M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 10595-10600
Publication date: 14th May 2018

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68. Reactions of Fluoroalkenes with an Aluminium(I) Complex
C. Bakewell, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6638-6642
Publication date: 12th April 2018

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67. Heterobimetallic Rebound: A Mechanism for Diene-to-Alkyne Isomerization with M---Zr Hydride Complexes (M = Al, Zn, and Mg)
M. J. Butler, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2018, 37, 949-956
Publication date: 28th Feb 2018

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66. A Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Reaction of Fluoroarenes with Mg–Mg, Mg–Zn, Mg–Al and Al–Zn Bonds
C. Bakewell, B. J. Ward, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2348-2356
Publication date: 23rd Jan 2018

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65. Enantioselective Synthesis of the Cyclopiazonic Acid Family Using Sulfur Ylides.
O. Zhurakovskyi, Y. E. Türkmen, L. E. Löffler, V. A. Moorthie, C. Chun Chen, M. A. Shaw, M. R. Crimmin, M. Ferrara, M, Ahmad, M. Ostovar, J.Matlock, and V. K. Aggarwal,
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57 1346-1350
Publication date: 19th December 2017
64. Selective Reduction of CO2 to a Formate Equivalent with Heterobimetallic Gold---Copper Hydride Complexes
A. Hicken, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15127-15130
Publication date: 4th October 2017

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63. Mild sp2Carbon-Oxygen Bond Activation by an Isolable Ruthenium(II) bis(Dinitrogen) Complex: Experiment and Theory
S. Lau,* B. Ward,* X. Zhou, A. J. P. White, I. J. Casely, M. R. Crimmin (*joint 1st authors)
Organometallics 2017, 36, 3654-3663
Publication date: 14th September 2017

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62. Palladium-Catalysed Carbon-Fluorine and Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Alumination of Fluoroarenes and Heteroarenes
W. Chen,* T. N. Hooper,* J. Ng, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin (*joint 1st authors)
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12687-12691
Publication date: 30th August 2017

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61. Reversible Coordination of Boron-, Aluminum-, Zinc-, Magnesium- and Calcium-Hydrogen bonds to bent {CuL2} fragments: Heavy sigma-Complexes of the Lightest Coinage Metal
A. Hicken, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 8669-8682
Publication date: 22nd March 2017

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60. Stereoisomerism of bis(sigma-Zincane) Complexes: Evidence for an Intramolecular Pathway
O. Ekkert, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5682-5686
Publication date: 5th April 2017

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59. Organometallic Chemistry with Partially Fluorinated Benzenes
S. Pike, M. R. Crimmin, A. Chaplin
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3615-633
Publication date: 17th March 2017

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58. Isolation of an Unusual [Cu6] Nanocluster throught Sequential Addition of Copper(I) to a Polynucleating Ligand
A. Phanopoulos, M. Warren, A. J. P. White, A. Horton, M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 2077-2080
Publication date: 20th January 2017

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57. Binuclear Diketiminate Complexes of Copper(I)
A. Phanopoulos, A. H. M. Leung, S. Yow, D. Palomas, A. J. P. White, K. Hellgardt, A. Horton, M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 2081-2090
Publication date: 20th January 2017

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56. Magnesium, Zinc, Aluminium and Gallium Hydride Complexes of the Transition Metals
M. J. Butler, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1348-1365
Publication date: 3rd January 2017

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55. Functionalisation of Carbon-Fluorine Bonds with Main Group Reagents
W. Chen, C. Bakewell, M. R. Crimmin
Synthesis 2016, 49, 810-821
Publication date: 8th December 2016

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54. Trajectory of Approach of a Zn–H Bond to Transition Metals
O. Ekkert, A. J. P. White M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 16031-16034
Publication date: 23rd November 2016

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53. Addition of Carbon-Fluorine Bonds to a Mg(I)–Mg(I) bond: An Equivalent of Grignard Formation in Solution
C. Bakewell, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12763-12766
Publication date: 16th September 2016

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52. Isomerization of Cyclooctadiene to Cyclooctyne with a Zn---Zr Heterobimetallic
M. J. Butler, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6951-6954
Publication date: 13th April 2016

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51. Selective Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Cu- and Fe-Exchanged Zeolites: The Effect of Si/Al Molar Ratio
C. Kalamaras, D. Palomas, R. Bos, A. Horton, M. Crimmin, K. Hellgardt
Catal. Lett. 2016, 146, 483-492
Publication date: 27th January 2016

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50. Oxidative Addition of Carbon-Fluorine and Carbon-Oxygen Bonds to Al(I)
M. R. Crimmin, M. J. Butler, A. J. P. White
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 15994-15996
Publication date: 14th September 2015

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49. Yttrium-Catalyzed Amine-Silane Dehydrocoupling: Extended Reaction Scope with a Phosphorus-Based Ligand
A. E. Nako, W. Chen, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2015, 34, 4369-4375
Publication date: 20th August 2015

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48. Addition of Aluminium, Zinc and Magnesium Hydrides to Rhodium(III)
O. Ekkert, H. Toms, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5617-5622
Publication date: 3rd July 2015

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47. Bis(sigma-B-H) complexes of Copper(I): Precursors to a Heterogeneous Amine-Borane Dehydrogenation Catalyst
A. E. Nako A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 12530-12534
Publication date: 17th June 2015

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46. Re-evaluating selectivity as a determining factor in peroxidative methane oxidation by multimetallic copper complexes
D. Palomas, C. Kalamaras, P. Haycock, A. J. P. White, K. Hellgardt, A. Horton, M. R. Crimmin
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 4108-4115
Publication date: 18th June 2015

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45. Rhodium-Catalyzed, Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Directed Hydrodefluorination of Fluoroarenes
O. Ekkert, S. D. A. Strudley, A. Rozenfeld, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2014, 33, 7027-7030
Publication date: 11th December 2014

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44. Yttrium-Catalysed Dehydrocoupling of Alanes with Amines
A. E. Nako, S. J. Gates, N. Schaedel, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9536-9538
Publication date: July 2014

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43. Weakly Coordinated Aluminum and Zinc sigma-Complexes of Cu(I)
A. E. Nako, Q. W. Tan, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2014, 33, 2685-2688
Publication date: May 2014

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42. Catalytic hydroacetylenation of carbodiimides with homoleptic alkaline earth hexamethyldisilazides
M. Arrowsmith, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, S. L. Lomas, M. S. Heng, P. B. Hitchcock, G. Kociok-Kohn
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 14249-14256.
41. Ligand-Based Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Forming Reactions of Metal Dinitrosyl Complexes with Alkenes and Their Application to C-H Bond Functionalization
C. Zhao, M. R. Crimmin, F. D. Toste, R. G. Bergman
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 517-529.
40. A Highly Chemoselective, Zr-Catalyzed C-O Bond Functionalization of Benzofuran
S. Yow. A. E. Nako, L. Neveu, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Organometallics 2013, 32, 5260-5262
Publication date: 25th September 2013

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39. Preparation and Properties of a Series of Structurally Diverse Aluminium Hydrides Supported by Diketiminate and bis(amide) ligands
A. E. Nako, S. J. Gates, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 15199-15206
Publication date: 2nd September 2013

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38. A Metal-Amide Dependent C-H Functionalisation of Triphenylphosphonium Methylide
A. E. Nako, A. J. P. White, M. R. Crimmin
Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 691-695
Publication date: 6th November 2012

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37. Catalytic and Stoichiometric Cumulene Formation within Dimeric Group 2 Acetylides
M. Arrowsmith, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, S. L. Lomas, D. J. MacDougall, M. F. Mahon
Organometallics, 2013, 31, 4961-4972.
36. Beryllium derivatives of a phenyl-substituted beta-diketiminate: a well-defined ring opening reaction of tetrahydrofuran
M. Arrowsmith, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Kohn
Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 9720-9726.

35. Zirconocene Dichloride Catalyzed Hydrodefluorination of sp2C-F bonds
S. Yow, S. J Gates, A. J. P. White. M. R. Crimmin
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12599-12563
Publication date: 6th November 2012

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34. Wittig-Olefination via an Yttrium-Coordinated Betaine
M. R. Crimmin, A. J. P. White
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 1745-12563
Publication date: 3rd January 2012

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33. A Step beyond the Feltham-Enemark Notation: Spectroscopic and Correlated ab lnitio Computational Support for an Antiferromagnetically Coupled MII-NO- Description of Tp*M(NO) (M = Co, Ni)
N. C. Tomson M. R. Crimmin, T. Petrenko, L. E. Roseburg, S. Sproules, W. C. Boyd, R. G. Bergman, S. DeBeer, F. D. Toste, K. Wieghardt
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 18785-18801.
32. [(TMEDA)Co(NO)2][BPh4]: A Versatile Synthetic Entry Point to Four and Five Coordinate {Co(NO)2}10 Complexes
M. R. Crimmin, L. E. Roseburgh, N. C. Tomson, T. Weyhermueller, R. G. Bergman, F. D. Toste, K. Wieghardt
J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 3974-3981.
31. Synthesis of [RuCl2(NO)2(THF)] and its Double C-N Bond Forming Reactions with Alkenes
M. R. Crimmin, R. G. Bergman, F. D. Toste
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4484-4487.
30. Cation Charge Density and Pre-catalyst Selection in Group 2 Catalyzed Aminoalkene Hydroamination
M. Arrowsmith, M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Kohn, P. A. Procopiou
Organometallics 2011, 30, 1493-1506.
29. Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Tri-substituted Benzamidrazones
M. R. Crimmin, D. A. Colby, J. A. Ellman, R. G. Bergman
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 514-522.
28. Cobalt-Mediated, Enantioselective Synthesis of C2- and C1-dienes
W. C. Boyd, M. R. Crimmin, L. E. Roseburgh, J. M. Schomaker, R. G. Bergman, F. D. Toste
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 16365-16367.
27. Carbodiimide Insertion Reactions of Homoleptic Heavier Alkaline Earth Amides and Phosphides
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, S. L. Lomas, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 7393-7400.
26. Synthesis of beta-Diketiminato Calcium Silylamides and their Reactions with Triethylaluminium
M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, M. F. Mahon
New J. Chem. 2010, 34, 1572-1578.
25. Heterofunctionalization Catalysis with Organometallic Complexes of Calcium, Strontium and Barium
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. A. Procopiou
Proc. R. Soc. A. 2010, 466, 927-963.

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24. Beta-Diketiminate C-H Activation with Heavier Group 2 Alkyls
M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, M. S. Hill, D. J. MacDougall, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou
Dalton Trans. 2009, 9715-9717.
23. Heavier Group 2 Metals and Intermolecular Hydroamination: A Computational and Synthetic Assessment
A. G. M. Barrett, C. Brinkmann, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. Hunt, P. A. Procopiou
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12906-12907.
22. Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes by Calcium and Magnesium Complexes: A Synthetic and Mechanistic Study
M. R. Crimmin, M. Arrowsmith, A. G. M. Barrett, I. J. Casely, M. S. Hill, P. A. Procopiou
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9670-9685.
21. Beta-Diketiminato Calcium and Magnesium Amides; Model Complexes for Hydroamination Catalysis
A. G. M. Barrett, I. J. Casely, M. R. Crimmin, J. R. Lachs, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou, M. S. Hill
Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 4445-4453.
20. Catalytic 2,3,4-Hexatriene Formation by Terminal Alkyne Coupling at Calcium
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, S. L. Lomas, P. A. Procopiou, K. Suntharalingam
Chem. Commun. 2009, 44, 2299-2301.
19. Bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl Derivatives of Calcium, Strontium and Barium: Long-Sought Dialkyls of the Heavy Alkaline Earth Elements
M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, M. S. Hill, D. J. MacDougall, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou
Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 11292-11295.
18. Beta-Diketiminato Calcium Acetylides: Synthesis, Solution Dimerization and Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, S. J. Lomas, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou and K. Suntharalingam
Organometallics 2008, 27, 6300-6306.
17. Heavier Group 2 Element-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Isocyanates
A. G. M. Barrett, T. C. Boorman, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon, and P. A. Procopiou
Chem. Commun. 2008, 43, 5206-5208.
16. Heavier Group 2 Element-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Carbodiimides
J. R. Lachs, A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, G. Kociok-Kohn, M. S. Hill, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 26, 4173-4179.
15. Synthesis, Characterization and Solution Lability of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Adducts of the Heavier Group 2 Bis(trimethylsilyl)amides
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Kohn, D. J. MacDougall, M. F. Mahon, P. A. Procopiou
Organometallics 2008, 27, 3939-3946.
14. Triazenide Complexes of the Heavier Alkaline Earths: Synthesis, Characterization and Suitability for Hydroamination Catalysis
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, G. Kociok-Kohn, P. A. Procopiou
Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 7366-7376.
13. Insertion Reactions of beta-Diketiminate Stabilized Calcium Amides with 1,3-Dialkylcarbodiimides
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Dalton Trans. 2008, 33, 4474-4481.
12. Reversibility in the Protonolysis of a beta-Diketiminate Stabilised Calcium Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with Benzylamine
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, G. Kociok-Kohn, J. R. Lachs, P. A. Procopiou
Dalton Trans. 2008, 10, 1292-1294.
11. Heavier Group 2 Catalyzed Hydrophosphination of Carbodiimides
M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Organometallics 2008, 27, 497-499.
10. Bis(diphenylphosphido) Derivatives of the Heavier Group 2 Elements
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 10410-10415.
9. Trifluoromethyl Coordination and C-F Bond Activation at Calcium
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6339-6342.

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8. Reactions of beta-Diketiminate-Stabilized Calcium Amides with 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN)
A. G. M. Barrett, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Organometallics 2007, 26, 4076-4079.
7. Calcium Mediated Hydrophosphination Catalysis
M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock, P. A. Procopiou
Organometallics 2007, 26, 2953-2956.

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6. Heavier Alkaline Earth Amides as Catalysts for the Tishchenko Reaction
M. R. Crimmin, A. G. M. Barrett, P. A. Procopiou, M. S. Hill
Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 331-333.
5. Reactivity of [HC{(CMe)N(Dipp)}2]Ca{N(SiMe3)2}(THF) (Dipp = C6H3iPr2-2,6) with C-H acids: Synthesis of Heteroleptic Calcium eta5-Organometallics
A. G. Avent, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock
J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 1242-1250.
4. Dimerization of beta-Diketiminato Calcium Acetylides through Dihapto-Acetylide Ligation
A. G. Avent, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock
Organometallics 2005, 24, 1184-1188.
3. Calcium Mediated Hydroamination Catalysis
M. R. Crimmin, I. J. Casely, M. S. Hill
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 2042-2043.
2. Kinetic Stability of Heteroleptic beta-Diketiminato Heavier Alkaline Earth (Ca, Sr, Ba) amides
A. G. Avent, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock
Dalton Trans. 2005, 278-284.
1. Solution- and Solid-State Characterization of a Configurationally-Stable Calcium Primary Amide
A. G. Avent, M. R. Crimmin, M. S. Hill, P. B. Hitchcock
Dalton Trans. 2004, 3166-3168.