Melen Research Group
Advancing Main Group Chemistry
2024
130. Boruah, T., Ishizeki, R., Roldan, A., Melen,* R.L., and Wirth,* T., “Flow Electrosynthesis of Phosphinamides and Phosphoramidates through P–N Coupling”, Green Chem., 2024, doi.org/10.1039/D4GC04450A.
129. Yu, C., Leitch, J.A., Gierlichs, L., Das, S., Porch,* A., Melen,* R.L., Browne,* D.L., “The use of microwave dielectric spectroscopy for the in actu assessment of frustrated Lewis pair encounter complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 19809.
128. Pramanik, M., Das, S., Babaahmadi, R., Pahar, S., Wirth,* T., Richards,* E., Melen,* R. L., "B(C6F5)3-catalyzed selective C–H chalcogenation of arenes and heteroarenes", Chem 2024, 10, 2901.
127. Pahar, S., van Ingen, Y., Babaahmadi, R., Kariuki, B.M., Wirth, T., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., “Diverse reactivity of amidinate-supported boron centers with the hypersilyl anion and access to a monomeric secondary boron hydride”, Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 8302.
126. Elsherbeni, S., Melen,* R.L., Pulis,* A., Morrill,* L., “Accessing highly substituted indoles via B(C6F5)3-catalyzed secondary alkyl group transfer”, J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 4244.
125. Alotaibi, N., Babaahmadi, R., Pramanik, M., Das, M., Kariuki, B.M., Richards, E., Wirth,* T., Melen,* R.L., “B(C6F5)3-Catalysed alkylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines using α,β-unsaturated ketones”, EurJOC, 2024, 27, e202400022.
124. Michael G. Guerzoni, Yara van Ingen, Rasool Babaahmadi, Thomas Wirth, Emma Richards* and Rebecca L. Melen* “An un-forgotten classic: the nitro-Mannich reaction between nitrones and silyl nitronates catalysed by B(C6F5)3”, Chem.Sci., 2024, DOI:10.1039/d3sc05672d
2023
123. Sokolnicki, T., Alharbi, M.M., van Ingen, Y., Rahim, S., Pramanik, M., Roldan, A., Walkowiak,* J., Melen,* R.L., “Reactivity of a series of triaryl borates, B(OArx)3, in hydroboration catalysis”, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 16118.
122. Pahar, S., Górecka, A., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., “Flourishing reactivities of isocyanates and isothiocyanates using group 13 elements”, CRPS, 2023, 4, 101745.
121. Pramanik, M., Guerzoni, M. G., Richards, E., Melen,* R.L., “Recent advances in asymmetric catalysis using p-block elements”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, e202316461.
120. Khan, M. N., van Ingen, Y., Boruah, T., McLauchlan, A., Wirth,* T., Melen,* R. L., “Advances in CO2 activation by frustrated Lewis pairs: from stoichiometric to catalytic reactions”, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 13661.
119. Boruah, T., Melen,* R.L., Wirth,* T., “Isodesmic metathesis chemistry: A novel way to recycle P(V)”, Chem Catalysis., 2023, 3, 100731.
118. Paramanik, M., Melen,* R.L., “Frustrated radical pairs in selective functionalization of inert aliphatic C‒H bonds”, Chem., 2023, 9, 2060.
117. van der Zee, L., Pahar, S., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., Slootweg, J.C., “Insights into single-electron transfer processes in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry and related donor-acceptor systems in main group chemistry", Chem Rev., 2023, 123, 9653.
116. Pramanik, M., Melen,* R.L., “Activation of diazo compounds by fluorinated triarylborane catalysts”, Synthesis, 2023, 55, 3906.
115. Gillions, J.P., Elsherbeni, S.A., Winfrey, L., Yun, L., Melen,* R.L., Morrill,* L.C., Pulis,* A.P., “Recent advances in catalysis using organoborane mediated hydride abstraction”, Synlett, 2023, 34, 2117.
114. Ali, R., Babaahmadi, R., Didsbury, M., Stephens, R., Melen, R.L., Wirth,* T., "Flow electrochemistry for the N-nitrosation of secondary amines", Chem. Eur. J., 2023, e202300957.
113. Alotaibi, N., Babaahmadi, R., Pramanik, M., Kaehler, T., Dasgupta, A., Richards, E., Ariafard, A., Wirth, T., Melen,* R.L., "B(3,4,5-F3H2C6)3 Lewis acid-catalysed C3-allylation of indoles", Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 5039.
112. Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., "Carbenium catalysis toward β-carbolines", Chem Catalysis, 2023, 3, 100511.
111. Alharbi, M., van Ingen, Y., Roldan Martinez, A., Kaehler,* T., Melen,* R.L., "Synthesis and Lewis acidity of fluorinated triaryl borates", Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 1820.
110. Pramanik, M., Melen,* R.L., "Metal-free routes from carbon monoxide to ketenes", Chem., 2023, 9, 263.
109. Stefkova, K., Guerzoni, M.G., van Ingen, Y., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., "B(C6F5)3-catalyzed diastereoselective and divergent reactions of vinyldiazo esters with nitrones: synthesis of highly functionalized diazo compounds", Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 500.
108. Stefkova, K., Carden, J.L., Melen,* R.L., “Frustrated Lewis pairs in catalysis”, in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III, 2023, 315.
2022
107. Kustiana, B.A., Melen,* R.L., Morrill,* L.C., "One-pot synthesis of styrene derivatives from allyl silanes via B(C6F5)3-catalyzed isomerization-Hiyama coupling", Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 8694.
106. Inoue,* S., Melen,* R.L., Harder,* S., “Main Group Catalysis”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2022, e202200414.
105. Guerzoni, M.G., Dasgupta, A., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., "Enantioselective applications of frustrated Lewis pairs in organic synthesis", Chem Catalysis, 2022, 11, 2865.
104. Dasgupta, A., Guerzoni, M.G., Alotaibi, N., van Ingen, Y., Farshadfar, K., Richards,* E., Ariafard,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Chemo- and regio-selective amidation of indoles with isocyanates using borane Lewis acids", Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022,12, 5982.
103. Kustiana, B.A., Elsherbeni, S.A., Linford‐Wood, T.G., Melen,* R.L., Grayson,* M.N. and Morrill,* L.C. "B(C6F5)3‐Catalyzed E‐selective isomerization of alkenes", Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202202454.
102. Kuveke*, R.E.H., Barwise, L., van Ingen, Y., Vashisth, K., Roberts, N., Chitnis*, S.S., Dutton*, J.L., Martin*, C.D., Melen*, R.L., "An international study evaluating elemental analysis", ACS Cent. Sci., 2022, 8, 855.
101. Dasgupta, A., van Ingen, Y., Guerzoni, M.G., Farshadfar, K., Rawson, J.M., Richards,* E., Ariafard,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Lewis acid assisted Brønsted acid catalysed decarbonylation of Isocyanates: a combined DFT and experimental study", Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202201422.
100. Kaehler, T., Lorenz, J., Ould, D.M.C., Engl, D., Santi, M., Gierlichs, L., Wirth, T., Melen,* R.L., "Borane promoted aryl transfer reaction for the synthesis of α-aryl functionalised β-hydroxy and β-keto esters", Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 4298.
99. Guerzoni, M.G., van Ingen, Y., Melen,* R.L., "Recent applications of fluorinated arylborane derivatives", J. Organomet. Chem., 2022, 78, 133.
98. Walkowiak,* J., Szyling, J., Franczyk, A., Melen,* R.L., "Hydroelementation of diynes", 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 869. Front cover.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 869. Front cover.97. Babaahmadi, R., Dasgupta, A., Hyland, C.J.T., Yates, B.F., Melen,* R.L., Ariafard,* A., "Understanding the influence of donor-acceptor diazo compounds on the catalyst efficiency of B(C6F5)3 towards carbene formation", Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202104376.
96. Dasgupta, A., Richards, E., Melen,* R.L., "Triarylborane catalyzed carbene transfer reactions using diazo precursors", ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 442. Front cover.
95. Heard, M.J., Stefkova, K., van Ingen, Y., Melen,* R.L., Frustrated Lewis pairs in organic synthesis”, in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, 2022, 11, 563.
2021
94. Dasgupta, A., Pahar, S., Babaahmadi R., Gierlichs, L., Yates, B.F., Ariafard,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Borane catalyzed selective diazo cross-coupling towards pyrazoles", Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021, 364, 773.
93. Dasgupta,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Shared success - s-block cooperativity toward triazoles", Chem Catalysis, 2021, 1, 1158.
92. Dasgupta, A., Babaahmadi, R., Pahar, S., Stefkova, K., Gierlichs, L., Yates, B.F., Ariafard,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed carbenium ion generation and autocatalytic pyrazole synthesis-a computational and experimental study", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021. 60, 24395. "Tris(pentafluorphenyl)boran-katalysierte Erzeugung von Carbenium-Ionen und autokatalytische Pyrazol-Synthese – eine theoretische und experimentelle Studie", Angew. Chem., 2021, 133, 24599.
91. Kaehler, T., Melen,* R.L., "Comparative study of fluorinated triarylalanes and their borane counterparts", Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 2, 100595.
90. Stefkova, K., Heard, M.J., Dasgupta, A., Melen,* R.L., "Borane catalysed cyclopropenation of arylacetylenes", Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 6736-6739.
89. Gazis, T.A., Carden, J.L., Alharbi, M.M., Melen,* R.L, "Triarylboranes in the activation of azo-containing compounds", EIBC, Wiley, 2021, 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2780.
88. Dasgupta, A., Thiehoff, C., Newman, P.D., Wirth,* T., Melen,* R.L., "Reactions promoted by hypervalent iodine reagents and boron Lewis acids", Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 4852.
87. Dasgupta, A., Stefkova, K., Babaahmadi, R., Yates, B.F., Buurma, N.J., Ariafard, A., Richards, E., Melen,* R.L., "Site-selective Csp3–Csp/Csp3–Csp2 cross-coupling reactions using frustrated Lewis pairs", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 4451.
86. Basak, S., Winfrey, L., Kustiana, B.A., Melen,* R.L., Morrill,* L.C.,Pulis,* A.P., "Electron deficient borane-mediated hydride abstraction in amines: stoichiometric and catalytic processes", Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 3720.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 3720.85. Dasgupta, A., Richards,* E., Melen,* R.L., "Frustrated radical pairs: insights from EPR spectroscopy", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 53.
2020
84. Nori, V., Dasgupta,* A., Babaahmadi, R., Carlone, A., Ariafard, A., Melen,* R.L., "Triarylborane catalysed n-alkylation of amines with aryl esters", Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 7523.
83. Ould, D.M.C., Carden, J.L., Page, R., Melen,* R.L., "Synthesis and Reactivity of Fluorinated Triaryl Aluminum Complexes", Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 14891. Front cover.
82. Dasgupta, A., Babaahmadi, R., Slater, B., Yates, B.F., Ariafard, A., Melen,* R.L., "Borane-Catalyzed Stereoselective C–H Insertion, Cyclopropanation, and Ring-Opening Reactions", Chem, 2020, 6, 2364.
81. Dasgupta, A., Stefkova, K., Babaahmadi, R., Gierlichs, L.J., Ariafard,* A., Melen,* R.L., "Triarylborane‐Catalyzed Alkenylation Reactions of Aryl Esters with Diazo Compounds", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 15492. "Triarylboran-katalysierte Alkenylierungen von Arylestern mit Diazoverbindungen", Angew. Chem., 2020, 132, 15621.
80. Ould, D.M.C., Melen,* R.L., "Diazaphospholene and Diazaarsolene Derived Homogeneous Catalysis", Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 9835.
79. Basak, S., Alvarez-Montoya, A., Winfrey, L., Melen,* R.L., Morrill,* L.C., Pulis,* A.P., "B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Direct C3 Alkylation of Indoles and Oxindoles", ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 4835.
78. Gazis, T.A., Wilcox,* D., Melen,* R.L., "Lewis Acidic Boranes in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry", Molecular Catalysis, vol 2, Springer, 2020, 10.1007/978-3-030-58888-5_6.
77. Sharma, G., Newman, P.D., Melen, R.L., Platts,* J.A., "Computational design of an intramolecular frustrated lewis pair catalyst for enantioselective hydrogenation", Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 2020, 19, 2050009.
76. Wilcox, D., Carden, J.L., Ruddy, A.J., Newman, P.D., Melen,* R.L., "Asymmetric ketone hydroboration catalyzed by alkali metal complexes derived from BINOL ligands", Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 2417.
75. Carden, J.L., Dasgupta, A., Melen,* R.L., "Halogenated triarylboranes: synthesis, properties and applications in catalysis", Chem. Soc. rev., 2020, 49, 1706 (back cover).
74. Gazis, T.A., Mohajeri Thaker, B.A.J., Willcox, D., Ould, D.M.C., Wenz, J., Rawson, J.M., Hill, M.S., Wirth, T., Melen,* R.L."1,3-Carboboration of Iodonium Ylides", Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 3345.
73. Soltani, Y., Dasgupta, A., Gazis, T.A., Ould, D.M.C., Richards, E., Slater, B., Stefkova, K., Vladimirov, V.Y., Wilkins, L.C., Willcox, D., Melen,* R.L. "Radical Reactivity of Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Diaryl Esters", CRPS, 2020, 1, 100016.
72. Stefkova, K., Gierlichs, L.J., Willcox,* D., Melen,* R.L., "Borocations in Catalysis", EIBC, 2020, 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2641.
2019
71. Ould, D.M.C., Tran, T.T.P., Rawson, J.M., Melen,* R.L., "Structure–property-reactivity studies on dithiaphospholes", Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 16922.
70. Willcox, D., Melen,* R.L. "Borane-catalyzed heterocycle synthesis", Trends in Chemistry, 2019, 1, 625.
69. Gazis, T.A., Dasgupta, A., Hill, M.S., Rawson, J.M., Wirth, T., Melen,* R.L. "Reactions of hydrazones and hydrazides with Lewis acidic boranes", Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 12391.
67. Santi, M., Ould, D.M.C., Wenz, J., Soltani, Y., Melen,* R.L., Wirth,* T., "Metal-free tandem rearrangement/lactonization: Access to 3,3-disubstituted benzofuran-2-(3H)-ones", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 7861.
66. Melen,* R.L., “Frontiers in molecular p-Block Chemistry: From Structure to Reactivity”, Science, 2019, 363, 479.
65. Zhu, D., LaFortune, J.H.W., Melen,* R.L., Stephan,* D.W., “Electrophilic boron carboxylate and phosphinate complexes”, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 2038.
64. Carden, J.L., Gierlichs, L.J., Wass, D.F., Browne, D.L., Melen, R.L. "Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of Tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl) Borane with microwave Irradiation", Chem. Commun., 2019, 59, 318.
2018
63. Khan, I., Reed-Berendt, B.G., Melen,* R.L., Morrill,* L.C. “FLP-Catalysed Transfer Hydrogenation of Silyl Enol Ethers”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 12356.
62. Soltani, Y., Adams, S.J., Börger, J., Wilkins, L.C., Newman, P.D., Pope,* S.J.A., Melen,* R.L. “Synthesis and photophysical properties of imine borane adducts towards vapochromic materials”, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 12656.
61. Ould, D.M.C., Melen,* R.L. “Arsenic Catalysis: Hydroboration of Aldehydes Using a Benzo-fused Diaza-benzyloxy-arsole”, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 15201.
60. Schneider, C., LaFortune, J.H.W., Melen,* R.L., Stephan,* D.W. “Lewis and Brønsted Basicity of Phosphine-Diazomethane Derivatives”, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 12742.
59. Hokamp, T., Mollari, L., Wilkins, L.C., Melen, R.L., Wirth,* T., "Alternative Strategies with Iodine: Fast Access to New Iodine(III) Compounds", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 8306; "Alternative Strategien mit Iod: schneller Zugang zu bisher unzugänglichen Iod(III)‐Verbindungen", Angew. Chem., 2018, 130, 8438.
58. Ruddy, A.J., Ould, D.M.C., Newman, P.D., Melen,* R.L., "Push and pull: the potential role of boron in N2 activation", Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 10377.
57. Wilkins, L.C., Soltani, Y., Lawson, J.L., Slater, B., Melen,* R.L., "Divergent Elementoboration: 1,3‐Haloboration versus 1,1‐Carboboration of Propargyl Esters", Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 7364.
56. Melen,* R.L. “A Step Closer to Metal-Free Dinitrogen Activation: A New Chapter in the Chemistry of Frustrated Lewis Pairs”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 880; “ Metallfreie Stickstoffaktivierung: Ein neues Kapitel in der Chemie frustrierter Lewis-Paare”, Angew. Chem., 2018, 130, 890.
55.
Soltani, Y., Wilkins, L.C., Melen,* R.L. “A Comparative Assessment of
Modern Cyclization Methods of Substituted Alkynyl Esters, Ethers, and
Acids”, Synlett, 2018, 29, 1 (Invited Synpacts article).
2017
54. Khan, I., Manzotti, M., Tizzard, G.J., Coles, S.J., Melen,* R.L. Morrill,* L.C. “Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP)-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aza-Morita− Baylis−Hillman Adducts and Sequential Organo-FLP Catalysis”, ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 7748.
53. Wilkins, L.C., Melen, R.L., Platts, J.A., Newman,* P.D. “Amidine functionalized phosphines: tuneable ligands for transition metals”, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 14234.
52. Ould, D.M.C., Rigby, A.C., Wilkins, L.C., Adams, S.J., Platts, J.A., Pope, S.J.A., Richards, E., Melen,* R.L. “Investigations into the Photophysical and Electronic Properties of Pnictoles and Their Pnictenium Counterparts”, Organometallics, 2018, 37, 712 (invited article).
51. Tran, T.T.-P., Ould, D.M.C., Wilkins, L.C., Wright,* D.S. Melen,* R.L., Rawson,* J.M. “Supramolecular Aggregation in Dithia-arsoles: Chlorides, Cations and N-centered Paddlewheels”, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 4696.
50. Soltani, Y., Wilkins, L.C., Melen,* R.L. “Stoichiometric and Catalytic C−C and C−H Bond Formation with B(C6F5)3 via Cationic Intermediates”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 11995; “Stöchiometrische und katalytische C-C- und C-H-Bindungsbildung mit B(C6F5)3 über kationische Zwischenstufen”, Angew. Chem., 2017, 129, 12157.
49. Lawson, J.R., Wilkins, L.C., Melen,* R.L. “Tris(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)borane: An Efficient Hydroboration Catalyst”, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 10997.
48. Yin, Q., Soltani, Y., Melen,* R.L., Oestreich,* M. “BArF3-Catalyzed Imine Hydroboration with Pinacolborane Not Requiring the Assistance of an Additional Lewis Base”, Organometallics, 2017, 36, 2381.
47. Wilkins, L.C., Howard, J.H., Burger, S., Frentzel-Beyme, L., Browne,* D.L., Melen,* R.L. “Exploring Multistep Continuous Flow Hydrosilylation Reactions Catalyzed by Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane”, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359, 2580 (Designated a Very Important Paper).
46. Wilkins, L.C., Melen,* R.L. “Small Molecule Activation with Frustrated Lewis Pairs”, EIBC, DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2520.
45. Lawson, J.R., Melen,* R.L. “Recent Developments and Applications of Boron Reagents”, Organometallic Chemistry, 2017, 41, 1-27 (Invited book chapter).
44. Wilkins, L.C., Santi, N., Luk, L.Y.P., Melen,* R.L. “Reactions of biologically inspired hydride sources with B(C6F5)3”, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0009 (Invited article).
43. Lawson, J.R., Melen,* R.L. “Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and Beyond: Modern Advances in Borylation Chemistry”, Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 8627.
2016
42. Melen,* R.L., Less, R.J., Pask, C.M., Rawson,* J.M. “Structural Studies of Perfluoroaryldiselenadiazolyl Radicals: Insights into Dithiadiazolyl Chemistry”, Inorg. Chem., Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 11747.
41. Lawson, J.R., Wilkins, L.C., Andre, M., Richards, E., Ali, M.N., Platts, J.A., Melen,* R.L. “Synthesis and Reactivity of N,N’-1,4-diazabutadiene Derived Borocations”, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 16177.
40. Wilkins, L.C., Lawson, J.R., Wieneke, P., Rominger, F., Hashmi, A.S.K., Hansmann, M.M., Melen,* R.L. “The Propargyl Rearrangement to Functionalised Allyl- Boron and Borocation Compounds”, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22,14618.
39. Wilkins, L.C., Gϋnther, B.A.R., Walther, M., Lawson, J.R., Wirth, T., Melen,* R.L. “Contrasting Frustrated Lewis Pair Reactivity Using Selenium and Boron-Based Lewis Acids”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 11292; “Gegensätzliche Reaktivität frustrierter Lewis-Paare mit Selen- und Bor-basierten Lewis-Säuren”, Angew. Chem., 2016, 128, 11462.
38. Lam, J., Günther, B.A.R., Farrell, J.M., Eisenberger, P., Bestvater, B.P., Newman, P.D., Melen,* R.L. Crudden,* C.M., Stephan,* D.W. “Chiral Carbene–Borane Adducts: Precursors for Borenium Catalysts for Asymmetric FLP Hydrogenations”, Dalton. Trans., 2016, 45, 15303.
37. Wilkins, L.C., Melen*, R.L. “Enantioselective Main Group Catalysis: Modern Catalysts for Organic Transformations”, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2016, 324, 123.
36. Melen,* R. L., “Dehydrocoupling Routes to Element-Element Bonds Catalysed by Main Group Compounds”, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 775.
34. Wilkins, L. C., Hamilton, H. B., Kariuki, B. M., Hashmi, A. S. K., Hansmann, M. M., Melen,* R. L., "Lewis acid-base 1,2-addition reactions: Synthesis of pyrylium borates from en-ynoate precursors", Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 5929.
2015
33. Hansmann,* M. M., Melen, R. L., Rudolph, M., Rominger, F., Wadepohl, H., Stephan,* D. W., Hashmi,* A. S. K., “Cyclopropanation / Carboboration Reactions of Enynes with B(C6F5)3”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 15469.
32. Wilkins, L. C., Wieneke, P., Newman, P. D., Rominger, F., Hashmi, A. S. K., Hansmann*, M. M., Melen,* R. L., “Pathways to functionalized heterocycles: The propargyl rearrangement using B(C6F5)3”, Organometallics, 2015, 34, 5298.
31. Melen,* R. L., Wilkins, L. C., Kariuki, B. M., Wadepohl, H., Gade, L. H., Hashmi, A. S. K., Stephan, D. W., Hansmann*, M. M., “Diverging Pathways in the Activation of Allenes with Lewis Acids and Bases: Addition, 1,2-Carboboration and Cyclization”, Organometallics, 2015, 34, 4127.
30. Melen, R. L., Stephan*, D. W., “Cycloaddition Reactions of (C6F5)2BN3 with Dialkyl Acetylenedicarboxylates ”, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 5045.
29. Bähr, A., Ollegott, K., Wilkins, L., Kariuki, B. M., Melen*, R. L., “σ- versus π-activation of alkynyl benzoates using B(C6F5)3”, Molecules, 2015, 20, 4530 (Invited article, special issue on boron chemistry).
28. Melen*, R. L., Gade*, L. H., “New Chemistry with Anionic NNN-Pincer Ligands”, Topics in Organometallic Chemistry: Organometallic Pincer Chemistry II, ed. G. van Koten and R. A. Gossage, 2015, in press. DOI: 10.1007/3418_2015_114
2014
27. Deng, Q.-H., Melen, R. L., Gade*, L. H., “Anionic Chiral Tridentate N-Donor Pincer Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis”, Acc. Chem. Res., 2014, 47, 3162.
26. Sauer, D. S., Melen, R. L., Kruck, M., Gade*, L. H., “Chromophores, Fluorophores and Robust Ancillary Ligands for Molecular Catalysts: 1,3-Bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindolines”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 2014, 4715 (Front Cover).
25. Melen*, R. L., Simmonds, H. R., Wadepohl, H., Gade, L. H., Wood, P. T., Wright*, D. S., “Formation of an Unusual Bis(diguanidinate) Ligand via Nucleophilic Attack of a Guanidinate onto a Carbodiimide”, Aust. J. Chem., 2014, 67, 1030 (invited article).
24. Hansmann, M. M., Melen, R. L., Rominger, F., Hashmi*, A. S. K., Stephan*, D. W., “Lewis Acid Promoted Cyclisation of Propargyl Esters: The First Structural Characterisation of a Dioxolium Compound”, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 7243 (Hot Article, Front Cover).
23. Melen*, R. L., “Applications of Boron Reagents in the Synthesis of Heterocycles”, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1161 (Invited Feature Article, Inside Cover).
22. Hansmann, M. M., Melen, R. L., Rominger, F., Hashmi*, A. S. K., Stephan*, D. W., “Boron Allylation Reagents Derived from Propargyl Carboxylates”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 777.
2013
21. Melen*, R. L., “Applications and reactivity trends of homoleptic p-block metal amido reagents”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 16449 (Invited Perspective).
20. Melen*, R. L., Grubbs, R. H., “Q&A: The bond shifter”, Nature, 2013, 502, S56 (doi:10.1038/502S56a). (invited interview with 2005 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, R. Grubbs)
19. Melen, R. L., Hansmann, M. M., Lough, A. J., Hashmi, A. S. K., Stephan*, D. W., “Cyclisation versus 1,1-Carboboration: Reactions of B(C6F5)3 with Propargyl Amides”, Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 11928.
18. Melen, R. L., Lough, A. J., Stephan*, D. W., “Boron Azides in Staudinger Oxidations and Cycloadditions”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 8674.
17. Melen, R. L., Stephan*, D. W., “Cycloaddition Reactions Between Dicyclohexylboron Azides and Alkynes”, Dalton. Trans., 2013, 42, 4795, (designated a ‘Hot Paper’).
16. Melen*, R. L., Eisler, D. J., Hewitt, R. A., Rawson*, J. M., “Synthesis and structural studies on thioimides, R2C=NSR and sulfur diimides, R2C=NSN=CR2”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 3888.
15. Melen*, R. L., Rawson*, J. M. “Structural Variations on an Electron Precise Theme”, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2013, 257, 1232.
2012
14. Melen*, R. L., Rawson*, J. M., Eisler, D. J. “Structural Studies of Copper (II) Complexes Derived from Di-2-Pyridyl-Ketone, (py)2CO”, Polyhedron, 2012, 47, 16.
13. Less, R. J., Melen, R. L., Wright*, D. S. “Catalytic Versus Stoichiometric Dehydrocoupling Using Main Group Metals”, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 2191.
12. Stokes, F. A., Less, R. J., Haywood, J., Melen, R. L., Thompson, R. I., Wheatley*, A. E. H., Wright*, D. S., Johannes Johansson, A., Kloo, L. “Structure and Bonding of the First Mn(II) Phosphide Complex”, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 23.
2011
11. Less, R. J., Melen, R. L., Wright, D. S. “Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg)”, Organomet. Chem., 2011, 37, 100.
10. Hansmann, M. M., Melen, R. L., Wright*, D. S. “Group 13 BN dehydrocoupling reagents, similar to transition metal catalysts but with unique reactivity”, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 1554.
9. Cowley, H. J., Holt, M. S., Melen, R. L., Rawson, J. M., Wright*, D. S. “Catalytic dehydrocoupling of Me2NHBH3 with Al(NMe2)3”, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2682.
8. Melen, R. L., McPartlin, M., Wright*, D. S. “An unexpected dependence on the Sn(II) base; reactions of Sn(NR2)2 with aromatic dithiols”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 1649.
2010
7. Bullock, T. H., Melen, R. L., Wright, D. S. “Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg)”, Organomet. Chem., 2010, 36, 168.
6. Clark, E. R., Melen, R. L., Rawson, J. M. “Oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium and polonium”, Ann. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. A: Inorg. Chem., 2010, 106, 119.
5. McPartlin, M., Melen, R. L., Naseri, V., Wright*, D. S. “Formation and Rearrangement of Sn(II) Phosphanediide Cages”, Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 8854.
4. Chan, W. T. K., García, F., McPartlin, M., Melen, R. L., Wright*, D. S. “Syntheses and structures of [Me2Si{As(PtBu)3}2] and [(CyP)3SiMe2] (Cy = cyclohexyl, C6H11)”, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, 695, 1069 (invited article).
2009
3. Less, R. J., Melen, R. L., Naseri, V., Wright*, D. S. “Recent perspectives on main group-mediated dehydrocoupling of P-P bonds”, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4929 (invited Review).
2. Haynes, D. A., Melen, R. L., Rawson, J. M. “Oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium and polonium”, Ann. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. A: Inorg. Chem., 2009, 105, 155.
2008
1. Bacon, C. E., Eisler, D. J., Melen, R. L., Rawson*, J. M. “Formation of N-bridgehead 1,2,5-thiadiazolium and selenadiazolium rings through an intramolecular cyclisation reaction”, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4924.
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