orcid_16x16orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-8081
2024

207) H. G. Lancaster, J. C. Goodall, S. P. Douglas, L. J. Ashfield, S. B. Duckett,* R. N. Perutz,* A. S. Weller* Platinum(II) Phenylpyridyl Schiff Base Complexes as Latent, Photoactivated, Alkene Hydrosilylation Catalysts ACS Catal. 2004, in the press

206) O. P. E. Townrow, A. S. Weller * and J. M. Goicoechea* Controlled cluster expansion at a Zintl cluster surface Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202316120. [.pdf]. oalogo-3-3

2023

205) J. Goodall, M. A. Sajjad, E. A. Thompson, S. J. Page, A. M. Kerrigan, H. T. Jenkins,* J. M. Lynam,* S. A. Macgregor,* and A. S. Weller* In Crystallo Lattice Adaptivity Triggered by Solid-Gas Reactions of Cationic Group 7 Pincer Complexes Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 10749. [.pdf] "HOT" Article oalogo-3-3

204) M. J. Cross, C. N. Brodie, D. G. Crivoi, J. C. Goodall, D. E. Ryan, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, A. Johnson,* and A. S. Weller* Dehydropolymerization of Amine-Boranes using Bis(imino)pyridine Rhodium Pre-Catalysis: σ-Amine-Borane Complexes, Nanoparticles, and Low Residual-Metal BN-Polymers that can be Chemically Repurposed, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302110. [.pdf] "HOT" Article oalogo-3-3

203) M. A. Sajjad, S. A. Macgregor*, A.S. Weller A Comparison of Non-Covalent Interactions in the Crystal Structures of two σ-Alkane Complexes of Rh Exhibiting Contrasting Stabilities in the Solid State Faraday Trans. 2023 in the press. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

202) M. R. Gyton, C. G. Royle S. K. Beaumont, S. B. Duckett,* A. S. Weller* Mechanistic Insight into Molecular Crystalline Organometallic Heterogeneous Catalysis Through Parahydrogen Based Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies J. Am. Chem. Soc. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2629. [.pdf] Editors' Choice oalogo-3-3

201) T. Krämer,* F. M. Chadwick, S. A. Macgregor,* and A. S. Weller Solid-State Confinement Effects in Selective exo-H/D exchange in the Rh σ-Norbornane Complex [(Cy2PCH2CH2PCy2)Rh(η2:η2-C7H12)][BArF4] Helvetica Chimica Acta 2023, e202200154 (special issue dedicated to Jack Dunitz) [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

200) J. J. Race, A. Heyam, M. A. Wiebe, J. D.-G. Hernandez, C. E. Ellis, S. Lei, I. Manners,* A. S. Weller* Polyphosphinoborane Block Copolymer Synthesis using Catalytic Reversible Chain Transfer Dehydropolymerization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202216106 [.pdf] "HOT" Article oalogo-3-3

2022

199) C. N. Brodie,* L. Sotorrios, T. M. Boyd, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Dehydropolymerization of H3B·NMeH2 Mediated by Cationic Iridium(III) Precatalysts Bearing κ3-iPr-PN(R)P Pincer Ligands (R = H, Me). An Unexpected Inner-Sphere Mechanism. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 13050 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

198) C. G. Royle, L. Sotorrios, M. R. Gyton, C. N. Brodie, A. L. Burnage, S. K. Furfari, A. Marini, M. R. Warren, S. A. Macgregor,* Andrew S. Weller* Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Addition of H2 to [Ir(iPr-PONOP)(propene)][BArF4] and Comparison Between Solid-State and Solution Reactivity. Organometallics 2022, 41, 3270 [.pdf]. Special issue dedicated to Maurice Brookhart.oalogo-3-3

197) O. P. E. Townrow, S. B. Duckett, A. S. Weller * and J. M. Goicoechea* Zintl cluster supported low coordinate Rh(I) centers for catalytic H/D exchange between H2 and D2 Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 7226 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

196) J. J. Race,* M. J. Webb, T. M. Boyd, A. S. Weller* Ortho-F,F-DPEphos: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry in Rhodium and Gold Complexes, and Comparison with DPEphos Eur.J. Inorg. Chem. 2022, e202200174 [.pdf] Front Cover. oalogo-3-3

195) L. R. Doyle, E. A. Thompson, A. L. Burnage, A. C. Whitwood, H. T. Jenkins,* S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller.* MicroED characterization of a robust cationic σ-alkane complex stabilized by the [B(3,5-(SF5)2C6H3)4]− anion, via on-grid solid/gas single-crystal to single-crystal reactivity Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 3661-3665 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

194) Y. Shi, A. S. Weller, J. Blacker, P. W. Dyer* Conversion of butanol to propene in flow: A triple dehydration, isomerisation and metathesis cascade. Cat. Commun. 2022, 164, 106421. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

193) L. R. Doyle,* M. R. Galpin, S. K. Furfari, B. E. Tegner, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, A. C. Whitwood, S. A. Hicks, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, S. A. Macgregor,* and A. S. Weller* Inverse Isotope Effects in Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Reactivity and the Isolation of a Rhodium Cyclooctane σ-Alkane Complex Organometallics 2022, 41, 284. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

192) R. N. Perutz, S. Sabo-Etienne and A S. Weller, Metathesis by partner interchange in σ-bond ligands: expanding applications of the σ-CAM mechanism Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202111462. [.pdf]oalogo-3-3

2021

191) C. N. Brodie, T. M. Boyd, L. Sotorríos, D. E. Ryan, E. Magee, S. Huband, J. S. Town, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, D. M. Haddleton, S. A. Macgregor, A. S. Weller Controlled Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyaminoboranes on Scale Using a Robust and Efficient Catalyst. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21010. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

190) O. P. E. Townrow, A. S. Weller* and J. M. Goicoechea* Cluster expansion and vertex substitution pathways in nickel germanide Zintl clusters Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 7132 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

189) J. J. Race, A. L. Burnage, T. M. Boyd, A. Heyam, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* Ortho-aryl substituted DPEphos ligands: Rhodium Complexes Featuring C–H Anagostic Interactions and B–H Agostic Bonds Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 8832 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

188) A. J. Bukvic, A. L. Burnage, G. J. Tizzard, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, A. I. McKay, N. H. Rees, B. E. Tegner, T. Krämer, H. Fish, M. R. Warren, S. J. Coles, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* A Series of Crystallographically Characterized Linear and Branched σ-Alkane Complexes of Rhodium: From Propane to 3-Methylpentane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5106. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3


187) A. Johnson, C. G. Royle, C. N. Brodie, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, S. B. Duckett and A. S. Weller* η2-Alkene Complexes of [Rh(PONOP-iPr)(L)]+ Cations (L = COD, NBD, ethene). Intramolecular Alkene-Assisted Hydrogenation and a Dihydrogen Complex [Rh(PONOP-iPr)(η-H2)]+ Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 13903 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

186) S. K. Furfari, B. E. Tegner, A. L. Burnage, L. R. Doyle, A. J. Bukvic, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Selectivity of Rh···H–C Binding in a σ-Alkane Complex Controlled by the Secondary Microenvironment in the Solid-State. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 3177. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3


2020

185) A. G. Algarra, A. L. Burnage, M. Iannuzzi, T. Krämer, S. A. Macgregor* R. E. M. Pirie, B. Tegner, A. S. Weller Computational Studies of the Solid-State Molecular Organometallic (SMOM) Chemistry of Rh σ-Alkane Complexes, Structure and Bonding 2020, 186, 183. [.pdf]

184) O. P. E. Townrow, C. Chung, S. A. Macgregor, A. S. Weller,* and J. M. Goicoecheaa* A Neutral Heteroatomic Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Alkenes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 18335 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

183) D. E. Ryan, K. A. Andrea, J. J. Race, T. M. Boyd, G. C. Lloyd–Jones and A. S. Weller* Amine-Borane Dehydropolymerization using Rh-based Pre-Catalysts: Resting State, Chain-Control and Efficient Polymer Synthesis. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 7443. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

182) S. Azpeitia, A. J. Martinéz-Martinéz, M. A. Garralda, A. S. Weller* and M. A. Huertos* Si–C(sp3) Bond Activation Through Oxidative Addition at a Rh(I) centre Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 5416. [.pdf]

181) A. J. Bukvic, D.-G. Crivoi, H. G. Garwood, A. I. McKay, T. D. Chen, A. J. Martínez–Martínez and A. S. Weller* Tolerant to Air σ–Alkane Complexes by Surface Modification of Single Crystalline Solid–State Molecular Organometallics using Vapour–Phase Cationic Polymerisation: SMOM@polymer Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 4328. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

180) T. M. Boyd, B. E. Tegner G. J. Tizzard, A. Martínez–Martínez, S.E. Neale, M. A. Hayward, S. J. Coles, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* A Structurally Characterized Cobalt(I) σ–Alkane Complex Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 6177. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3 Selected as a VIP paper and Outside Back Cover [.pdf]

179) A. J. Martínez-Martínez, C. G. Royle, S. K. Furfari, K. Suriye, A. S. Weller* Solid–state Molecular Organometallic Catalysis in Gas/Solid Flow (Flow-SMOM) as Demonstrated by Efficient Room Temperature and Pressure 1–Butene Isomerization. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 1984. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

178) T. M. Boyd, K. A. Andrea, K. Baston, A. Johnson, D. E. Ryan, A. S. Weller,* A Simple Cobalt–Based Catalyst System for the Controlled Dehydropolymerisation of H3B·NMeH2 on the Gram-Scale Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 482. [.pdf]

177) A. I. McKay, J. Barwick-Silk, M. Savage, M. C. Willis and A.S. Weller* Synthesis of highly fluorinated arene complexes of [Rh(chelating phosphine)]+ cations, and their use in synthesis and catalysis Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 2883. [pdf] oalogo-3-3"HOT Article" Highlighted in Chemistry Views

2019

176) A. J. Martinez-Martinez, N. H. Rees, A. S. Weller* Reversible Encapsulation of Xenon and CH2Cl2 in a Solid‐State Molecular OrganoMetallic Framework (Guest@SMOM) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16873. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3 "HOT Article"

175) E. A. K. Spearing-Ewyn, N. A. Beattie, A. L. Colebatch, A. J. Martinez-Martinez, A. Docker, T. M. Boyd, G. Baillie, R. Reed, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* The Role of Neutral Rh(PONOP)H, free NMe2H, Boronium and Ammonium Salts in the Dehydrocoupling of Dimethylamine-borane using the Cationic Pincer [Rh(PONOP)(η2–H2)]+ Catalyst. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 14724 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

174) A. I. McKay, A. J. Bukvic, B. E. Tegner, A. L. Burnage, A. J. Martinez-Martinez, N. H. Rees, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* Room Temperature Acceptorless Alkane Dehydrogenation from Molecular σ–Alkane Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11700. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

173) A. Johnson, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* A d10 Ag(I) amine–borane σ–complex and comparison with a d8 Rh(I) analogue: structures on the η1 to η2η2 continuum. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 9776 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3(special issue to mark the IYPT)

172) M. Dietz, A. Johnson, A. Martínez–Martínez, A.S. Weller* The [Rh(Xantphos)]+ Catalyzed Hydroboration of Diphenylacetylene using Trimethyl Amine–Borane. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2019, 491, 9 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3 (Special issue to celebrate the contributions of M. L. H. Green)

171) G. M. Adams, D. E. Ryan, N. A. Beattie, A. I. McKay, G. C. Lloyd–Jones and A. S. Weller Dehydropolymerization of H3B·NMeH2 using a [Rh(DPEphos)]+ catalyst: the promoting effect of NMeH2 ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 3657. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

170) A. J. Martínez-Martínez* and A. S. Weller* Solvent-free Anhydrous Li+, Na+ and K+ salts of [B(3,5–(CF3)2C6H3)4]–, [BArF 4]–. Improved Synthesis and Solid-State Structures. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 3551. [pdf] oalogo-3-3 (special issue in honour of Professor Geoff Cloke)

169) A. L. Colebatch* and A. S. Weller* Amine-borane Dehydropolymerization: Challenges and Opportunities, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 1379. [pdf] oalogo-3-3 "Showcase" Review Article.

2018

168) A. J. Martínez-Martínez, B. E. Tegner, A. I. McKay, A. J. Bukvic, N. H. Rees, G. J. Tizzard, S. J. Coles, M. R. Warren, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Modulation of σ-Alkane Interactions in [Rh(L2)(alkane)]+ Solid-State Molecular Organometallic (SMOM) Systems by Variation of the Chelating Phosphine and Alkane: Access to η2,η2-σ-Alkane Rh(I), η1-σ-Alkane Rh(III) Complexes, and Alkane Encapsulation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 14958. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

167) A. I. McKay, A. J. Martínez-Martínez, H. J. Griffiths, N. H. Rees, J. B. Waters, A. S. Weller,* T. Krämer, S. A. Macgregor* Controlling Structure and Reactivity in Cationic Solid–State Molecular OrganoMetallic (SMOM) Systems using Anion Templating. Organometallics 2018, 37, 3524. [pdf]

166) J. Barwick-Silk, S. Hardy, M. C. Willis and A. S. Weller* Rh(DPEPhos)-Catalyzed Alkyne Hydroacylation using β-Carbonyl Substituted Aldehydes. Mechanistic Insight Leads to Low Catalyst Loadings that Enables Selective Catalysis on Gram-Scale J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7347. [.pdf]

165) I. Manners,* J.Turner, N. Chilton, A. Kumar, G. Whittell, A. Colebatch, H.l. Sparkes, A. Weller Iron Precatalysts with Bulky Tri(t‐butyl)cyclopentadienyl Ligands for the Dehydrocoupling of Dimethylamine‐Borane, Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 53, 14127 [.pdf] "HOT" article

164) A. L. Colebatch, B. W. Hawkey Gilder, G. R. Whittell, N. L. Oldroyd, I. Manners and A. S. Weller* A General, Rhodium-Catalyzed, Synthesis of Deuterated Boranes and N-Methyl Polyaminoboranes, Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 5450. [.pdf] "HOT" article

163) A. Grigoropoulos, A. I. McKay, A. P. Katsoulidis, R. P. Davies, A. Haynes, L. Brammer, J. Xiao, A. S. Weller* and M J. Rosseinsky* Encapsulation of Crabtree's catalyst in sulfonated MIL-101(Cr): enhancement of stability and selectivity between competing reaction pathways by the MOF chemical microenvironment Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4532 [.pdf]

162) G. M. Adams, A. L. Colebatch, J. T. Skornia, A. I. McKay, H. C. Johnson, G. C. Lloyd–Jones, S. A. Macgregor, N. A. Beattie, A.S. Weller* The Dehydropolymerization of H3B•NMeH2 to form Polyaminoboranes using [Rh(Xantphos–alkyl)] Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 1481 [.pdf]

161) G. M. Adams,* A. S. Weller* POP–Type Ligands: Variable Coordination and Hemilabile Behaviour Coord. Chem. Rev. 2018, 355, 150 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3

2017

160) F. M. Chadwick, A. I. McKay, A. J. Martinez–Martinez, N. H. Rees, T. Krämer, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Solid–State Molecular Organometallic Chemistry. Single–Crystal to Single–Crystal Reactivity and Catalysis with Light Hydrocarbon Substrates. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 6014. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3 Chosen as a “HOT” article by the Editors. A patent (WO 2018096332) has also been filed on the basis of this work.

159) T. J. Coxon, M. Fernández, J. Barwick-Silk, A. I. Mckay, L. E. Britton, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis* Exploiting Carbonyl Groups to Control Intermolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkene and Alkyne Hydroacylation J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10142 [.pdf]

158) A. L. Colebatch, A. I. McKay, N. A. Beattie, S. A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Fluoroarene Complexes with Small Bite Angle Bisphosphines: Routes to Amine−Borane and Aminoborylene Complexes Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 4533 [.pdf] (Invited article for a special issue) oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

157) X. Wang, T. N. Hooper, A. Kumar, l. K. Priest, Y. Sheng, T. O. M. Samuels, S. Wang, A. W. Robertson, M. Pacios, H. Bhaskaran, A. S. Weller*, J. H. Warner* Oligomeric Aminoborane Precursors for the Chemical Vapour Deposition Growth of Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Cryst. Eng. Commun. 2017, 19, 285 [.pdf]

156) A. I. McKay, T. Krämer, N. H. Rees, A. L. Thompson, K. E. Christensen, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller,* Formation of a σ-alkane Complex and a Molecular Rearrangement in the Solid-State: [Rh(Cyp2PCH2CH2PCyp2)(η2:η2-C7H12)][BArF 4] Organometallics, 2017, 36, 22. [.pdf] (Invited article for a special issue on hydrocarbon activation) oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

2016

155) F. M. Chadwick, T. Krämer, T. Gutmann, N. H. Rees, A. L. Thompson, A. J. Edwards, G. Buntkowsky, S. A. Macgregor,* and A. S. Weller* Selective C-H Activation at a Molecular Rhodium Sigma-Alkane Complex by Solid/Gas Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal H/D Exchange. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13369. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

154) A. S. Weller*, F. M. Chadwick and A. I. McKay, Transition Metal Alkane Sigma–Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity, Adv. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 66, 223. [.pdf]

153) R. Theron, Y. Wu, L. P. E. Yunker, A. V. Hesketh, I. Pernik, A. S. Weller, J. S. McIndoe*, Simultaneous orthogonal methods for the real-time analysis of catalytic reactions, ACS Cat. 2016, 6, 6911 [.pdf]

152) A. Kumar, N. A. Beattie, S. D. Pike, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* The Simplest Amino-borane H2B=NH2 Trapped on a Rhodium Dimer Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6551. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

151) M. W. Drover, E. G. Bowes, L. L. Schafer,* J. A. Love,* A S. Weller* Phosphoramidate-Supported Cp*Ir(III) Aminoborane H2B=NR2 Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Solution Dynamics Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 6793. [pdf]

150) A. Kumar, I. K. Priest, T.N. Hooper,* and A. S. Weller* Variable Coordination Modes and Catalytic Dehydrogenation of B-Phenyl Amine-Boranes, Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 6183. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

149) F. M. Chadwick, N. H. Rees, A. S. Weller,* T. Krämer, M. Iannuzzi, S. A. Macgregor,* A Rh–pentane sigma–alkane complex. Characterization in the solid–state by experimental and computational techniques Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3677. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

148) T. N. Hooper, A. S. Weller*, N. A. Beattie and S. A. Macgregor* Dehydrocoupling of Phosphine-Boranes Using the [RhCp*Me(PMe3)(CH2Cl2)][BArF4] Precatalyst: Stoichiometric and Catalytic Studies Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2414 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3 [see here for published correction]

147) F. M. Chadwick, N. Olliff, A. S. Weller* A convenient route to a norbornadiene adduct of iridium with chelating phosphines, [Ir(R2PCH2CH2PR2)(NBD)][BArF4] and a comparison of reactivity with H2 in solution and the solid–state. J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 812, 268 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

146) A. Grigoropoulos, G. F. S. Whitehead, N. Perret, A. P. Katsoulidis, F. M. Chadwick, R P. Davies, A. Haynes, L. Brammer, A. S. Weller,* J. Xiao, Matthew J. Rosseinsky* Encapsulation of an organometallic cationic catalyst by direct exchange into an anionic MOF Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2037. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

145) A. Kumar, J. S. A. Ishibashi, T. N. Hooper, T. C. Mikulas, D. A. Dixon, S.–Y. Liu* and AS. Weller* The Synthesis, Characterization and Dehydrogenation of Sigma–Complexes of BN–Cyclohexanes Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 310 [pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

2015

144) M. W. Drover, H. C. Johnson, L. L. Schafer, J. A. Love, and . S. Weller* Reactivity of an Unsaturated Iridium(III) Phosphoramidate Complex, [Cp*Ir{κ2-N,O}][BArF4] Organometallics 2015, 34, 3849 [pdf]

143) J. Luo, R. Theron, L. J. Sewell, A. S. Weller, A. G. Oliver, and J. Scott McIndoe* Rhodium-catalyzed selective partial hydrogenation of alkynes Organometallics 2015, 34, 3021 [.pdf]

142) H. C. Johnson* and Andrew S. Weller* P⎼C Activated Bimetallic Rhodium Xantphos Complexes: Formation and Catalytic Dehydrocoupling of Amine–Boranes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10173. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

141) A. Prades, M. Fernández, S. D. Pike, M.C. Willis* and A. S. Weller* Well-Defined and Robust Rhodium Catalysts for the Hydroacylation of Terminal and Internal Alkenes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8520 [pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

140) G. M. Adams, F. M. Chadwick, S. D. Pike and Andrew S. Weller* A CH2Cl2 Complex of a [Rh(pincer)]+ Cation, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 6340 (special issue dedicated to Professor Ken Wade). [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

139) S. D. Pike, T. Krämer N. H. Rees, S. A. Macgregor,* A. S. Weller* Stoichiometric and Catalytic Solid–Gas Reactivity of Rhodium Bis–Phosphine Complexes. Organometallics 2015, 34, 1487. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3 Selected by the Editors as the Front Cover

138) P. Ren, S. D. Pike, I. Pernik, A. S. Weller* and M.C. Willis Rh–POP Pincer Xantphos Complexes for C–S and C–H Activation. Implications for Carbothiolation Catalysis. Organometallics 2015, 34, 711. [pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3 [for the published correction see here]

137) S. D. Pike, F. M. Chadwick, N. H. Rees, M. P. Scott, A. S. Weller,* T. Krämer, and S. A. Macgregor* Solid–State Synthesis and Characterization of Sigma−Alkane Complexes, [Rh(L2)(η2,η2–C7H12)][BArF4] (L2 = Bidentate Chelating Phosphine). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 820 [.pdf] Selected as a JACS Editors’ Spotlight Article oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

136) H. C. Johnson, T. N. Hooper and A. S. Weller The Catalytic Dehydrocoupling of Amine– and Phosphine– Boranes, Top. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 49, 153.

135) S. D. Pike,* I. Pernik, R. Theron, J. S. McIndoe,* A. S. Weller* Relative Binding Affinities of Fluorobenzene Ligands in Cationic Rhodium Bisphosphine η6 Fluorobenzene Complexes Probed Using Collision-Induced Dissociation. J. Organometallic Chem. 2015, 784, 75. [.pdf] (Invited Contribution).oalogo-3-3-3-3-3


134) S. D. Pike* and A. S. Weller* Organometallic Synthesis, Reactivity and Catalysis in the Solid–State Using Well–Defined Single Site Species, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 2015, 373, 20140187 (Invited contribution). [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

2014

133) H. C. Johnson, R. Torry-Harris, L. Ortega, R. Theron, J. S. McIndoe and Andrew S. Weller* Exploring the Mechanism of the Hydroboration of Alkenes by Amine-Boranes Catalysed by [Rh(Xantphos)]+ Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014, 4, 3486 [.pdf] (Invited contribution to a special issue dedicated to mechanistic investigations.) oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

132) H. C. Johnson, E. M. Leitao, G. R. Whittell, I. Manners,* G. C. Lloyd-Jones,* and A.S. Weller* Mechanistic Studies of the Dehydrocoupling and Dehydropolymerization of Amine-Boranes using a [Rh(Xantphos)]+ Catalyst J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 9078. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2

131) A. Kumar, H. C. Johnson, T. N. Hooper, A. S. Weller,* A.G. Algarra and S. A. Macgregor* Multiple metal-bound oligomers from Ir-catalysed dehydropolymerisation of H3BNH3 as probed by experiment and computation Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 2546. [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

130) T. N. Hooper, M. A. Huertos, T. Jurca, S. D. Pike, A. S. Weller,* I. Manners The Effect of the Phosphine Steric and Electronic Profile on the Rh–Promoted Dehydrocoupling of Phosphine-Boranes, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3716 [.pdf] oalogo-3-3-3-3-3

129) A.G. Algarra, L. J. Sewell, H. C. Johnson, S. A. Macgregor,* A.S. Weller* A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of Fluxional Process in Sigma Amine–Borane Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 11118. [.pdf] (Special Issue: Synergy between Experiment and Theory)

128) M. Etienne* and A. S. Weller* Intramolecular C–C agostic complexes: C–C sigma interactions by another name Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 242. [.pdf]

2013

127) S. D. Pike and A. S. Weller* C–Cl Activation of the Weakly Coordinating Anion B(3,5–Cl2C6H3)4]– at a Rh(I) Centre in Solution and the Solid–State Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 12832. [pdf]

126) H. C. Johnson, C. L. McMullin, S. D. Pike, S.A. Macgregor* and A. S. Weller* Dehydrogenative B–B Homocoupling of an Amine–Borane Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 42, 9776. [.pdf]

125) T. A. Shuttleworth, M. A. Huertos, I.Pernik, R. D. Young, A. S. Weller* Bis(phosphine)boronium salts. Synthesis, Structures and Co-ordination Chemistry Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 12917. [.pdf]

124) L. J. Sewell, M. A. Huertos, M. E. Dickinson and A. S. Weller,* G. C. Lloyd–Jones Dehydrocoupling of Dimethylamine Borane Catalysed by Rh(PCy3)2H2Cl Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4509. [.pdf]

123) M. A. Huertos and A. S. Weller* Revealing the P–B coupling event in the rhodium catalysed dehydrocoupling of phosphine boranes H3B·PR2H (R = tBu, Ph). Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 1881. [.pdf]

122) J. F. Hooper, R. D. Young, I. Pernik, A. S. Weller* and M. C. Willis* Carbon-carbon bond construction using boronic acids and aryl methyl sulfides: Orthogonal reactivity in Suzuki-type couplings Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 1568. [.pdf] Highlighted in SYNFACTS

121) J. F. Hooper, R. D. Young, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis* Traceless chelation-controlled rhodium-catalysed intermolecular alkene and alkyne hydroacylation, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 3125. [pdf]

2012

120) 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 [.pdf]

119) 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. 2012, 730, 90 (Special Issue dedicated to the ICOMC Lisbon 2012). [.pdf]

118) Synthesis and Characterization of a Rhodium(I) σ-Alkane Complex in the Solid–State. S. D. Pike, A. L. Thompson, A. G. Algarra, D. C. Apperley, S. A. Macgregor* and A S. Weller* Science, 2012, 337, 1648. [pdf]

117) R. Pawley, M. Huertos, G. C. Lloyd–Jones, A. S. Weller*, M. C. Willis Intermolecular Alkyne Hydroacylation. Mechanistic Insight from the Isolation of the Vinyl Intermediate that Precedes Reductive Elimination, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 5650. [pdf]

116) H. C. Johnson and Andrew S. Weller, A tert–Butyl–Substituted Amino-Borane Bound to an Iridium Fragment: A Latent Source of Free H2B=NtBuH, J. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 721-722, 17 (Special Issue dedicated to Professor Thomas Fehlner). [pdf]

115) M. A. Huertos and A. S. Weller* Intermediates in the Rh-catalysed dehydrocoupling of Phosphine–Borane, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 7185. [.pdf]

114) S.-J. Poingdestre, J.D. Goodacre, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis* Rhodium-catalysed linear-selective alkyne hydroacylation, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 6345. [.pdf]

113) 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. [pdf]

112) L. J. Sewell, G. C. Lloyd-Jones*, and A. S. Weller* Development of a Generic Mechanism for the Dehydrocoupling of Amine-Boranes: A Stoichiometric, Catalytic, and Kinetic Study of H3B·NMe2H Using the [Rh(PCy3)2]+ Fragment, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 3598 [.pdf]

111) J. F. Hooper, A. B. Chaplin, C. González-Rodríguez, A. L. Thompson, A. S. Weller*, and M. C. Willis* Aryl Methyl Sulfides for Rhodium–Catalyzed Alkyne Carbothiolation: Arene Functionalisation with Activating Group Recycling J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 2906 [pdf] Highlighted in SYNFACTS

110) R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller* Rhodium Cyclopentyl Phosphine Complexes of Wide–Bite Angle Ligands DPEphos and Xantphos, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 2720. [pdf]

2011

109) 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. C, 2011, 67, m355. [pdf

108) 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) Alkene Complexes as Potential Hydroacylation Catalysts.  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 5558. [.pdf]

107) H. A. Sparkes,* T. Krämer, S. K. Brayshaw, J. C. Green, A. S. Weller and J. A. K.Howard, Experimental Charge Density Study into C-C Sigma Interactions in a Binor-S Rhodium Complex, Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 10708 [pdf]

106)  A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller* [Rh{NC5H3–2,6–(CH2PtBu2)2}(PCy3)][BArF4]: A latent low-coordinate rhodium(I) PNP pincer compound.  Organometallics 2011, 30, 4466. [.pdf]

105) 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. [.pdf]

104) H. C. Johnson, A. P. M. Robertson, A.B. Chaplin, L. J. Sewell, A. L. Thompson, I. Manners and Andrew S. Weller* Catching the First Oligomerization Event in the Catalytic Formation of Polyamino–boranes: H3B·NMeHBH2·NMeH2 Bound to Iridium. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11076. [.pdf]

103) L. J. Sewell, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller* Hydroboration of an Alkene by Amine–Borane Catalysed by a [Rh(PR3)2]+ fragment. Mechanistic Insight and Tandem Hydroboration / Dehydrogenation, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 7499. [.pdf]

102) 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. [pdf]

101) 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. [.pdf]

100) A. J. Pontiggia, A.B. Chaplin, Andrew S. Weller* Cationic Iridium Complexes of the Xantphos Ligand. Flexible Coordination Modes and the Isolation of the Hydride Insertion Product with an Alkene. J. Organometallic Chem. 2011, 696, 2870. [pdf]

99) 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. [pdf]

98) A. Woolf, J. E. McGrady*, M. A. M. Alibadi, 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. [.pdf]

97) 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. [.pdf]

96) 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. [.pdf]


2010

95) 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. B, 2010, 66, 503. [.pdf]

94) A. B. Chaplin* and A. S. Weller,* [(3,5-C6H3Cl2)4]– as a useful anion for organometallic chemistry. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5124. [.pdf]

93) G. Alcaraz,* A.B. Chaplin, C. Stevens, Eric Clot, L. Vendier, A. S. Weller,* S. Sabo-Etienne.*, Ruthenium, Rhodium and Iridium Bis (sigma-B-H)  Diisopropylaminoborane Complexes, Organometallics, 2010,  29, 5591.[.pdf]

92) 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. [.pdf] HOT ARTICLE

91) 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 [.pdf].

90) N. S. Townsend, A. B. Chaplin, M. A. Naser, A. L. Thompson, N. H. Rees, S. A. Macgregor* 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, 8378. [.pdf]

89) 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. [pdf.]

88) R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, J. Tsim and A. S. Weller,* Dimeric and Trimeric Amino-Borane Oligomers Bound to a Rh(I) Metal Fragment, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 3092. [pdf.]

87) 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. [pdf]

86) S. Moret, R. Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin, T. M. Douglas, R.l M. Hiney and A. S. Weller* Alkyl Dehydrogenation in Iridium Cyclopentyl Phosphines, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010, 363, 574. [.pdf] (special issue dedicated to Paul Pregosin).

85) 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 . [.pdf]

84) R. M. Hiney, A. B. Chaplin, J. Harmer,* J. C. Green* and A. S. Weller* Using EPR to follow reversible dihydrogen addition to a paramagnetic clusters of high hydride count: [Rh6(PCy3)6H12]+ and [Rh6(PCy3)6H14] +, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 1726. [.pdf]

83) A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller,* B-H Activation at a Rh(I) centre: A Missing Link in the Transition Metal Catalysed Dehydrocoupling of Amine-Boranes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 581. [.pdf] VIP PAPER. FRONT COVER.

2009

82) T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin, A. S. Weller*, M. B. Hall, X. Yang; Monomeric and Oligomeric Amine-Borane σ-complexes of Rhodium. Intermediates in the Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15440. [.pdf]

81) R.Dallanegra, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller* Bis-Amine Boranes: A New Binding Mode at a Transition Metal Centre, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6875 [.pdf] HOT PAPER

80) R. Hiney, F. Marken*, P. R. Raithby and A. S. Weller* Aqueous-Organic Biphasic Redox-Chemistry of High-Hydride Content Rhodium Clusters. Towards Immobilisation of Redox-Switchable H2 Binding Materials on a Surface., J. Organometallic Chem. 2009, 694, 2808. [.pdf] (special issue dedicated to Energy)

79) A. B. Chaplin, A. I. Poblador-Bahamonde, H. A. Sparkes, J. A. K. Howard*, S. A. Macgregor*, and A. S. Weller*, Alkyl Dehydrogenation in a Rh(I) Complex via an Isolated Agostic Intermediate, Chem. Commun. 2009, 244. [pdf]

2008

78) T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller* Amine-Borane Sigma-Complexes of Rhodium. Relevance to Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14432. [pdf].

77) H. A. Sparkes,  S. K. Brayshaw, A. S. Weller and J. A. K. Howard*, [Rh(C7H8)(PPh3)Cl]: an experimental charge density study Acta. Cryst. B, 2008, 64, 550. [pdf]

76) G. L. Moxham, H. Randell-Sly, S. K. Brayshaw, A. S. Weller*  and M.C. Willis* Intermolecular Alkene Hydroacylation using β-S-substituted Aldehydes. Mechanistic Insight into the Role of a Hemilabile P-O-P Ligand, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 8383. [pdf].

75) T. M. Douglas, A. B. Chaplin and A. S. Weller* Dihydrogen loss from a 14-electron Rh(III) bisphosphine dihydride to give a Rh(I) complex that undergoes oxidative addition with aryl chlorides, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 2918. [pdf]

74) A.T. Lubben, J. S. McIndoe*, A. S. Weller* Coupling an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer with a glove box: a straightforward, powerful and convenient combination for analysis of air-sensitive organometallics, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 3303. [pdf]

73) T. M. Douglas and A. S. Weller*, Acceptorless, Intramolecular, Alkyl Dehydrogenation in the Solid-State in a Rhodium Phosphine Complex; Reversible Uptake of Three Equivalents of H2 per Molecule.  N. J. Chem. 2008, 32, 966. [.pdf] HOT ARTICLE

72) T. M. Douglas, S. K. Brayshaw, P. R. Raithby, and A. S. Weller*, Reversible Addition of Water to the High-Hydride Content Cluster [Rh6(PiPr3)6H12][BArF4]2. Synthesis and Structure of [Rh6(PiPr3)6H11(OH)][BArF4]2 Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 778. [pdf]

71) T. M. Douglas, S. K. Brayshaw, R. Dallanegra, S. A. Macgregor*, G. L. Moxham, G. Kociok-Köhn, P. Vadivelu, A. S. Weller* and T.Wondimagegn, Intramolecular Alkane Dehydrogenation in Cationic Rhodium Complexes of Tris-Cyclopentylphosphine, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 1004. [pdf]


2007

70)  E. Molinos, S. K. Brayshaw, G. Kociok-Köhn and A. S. Weller*, Cationic Rhodium Mono-Phosphine Fragments Partnered with Carborane Monoanions [closo-CB11H6X6]– (X = H, Br). Synthesis, Structures and Reactivity with Alkenes. Dalton Trans. 2007, 4829. [pdf]

69) A. S. Weller* and J. S. McIndoe*, Reversible Binding of Dihydrogen in Multimetallic Complexes, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 4411 (invited MicroReview). [.pdf]

68) S. K. Brayshaw, J. C. Green*, R. Edge, E. J. L. McInnes, P. R. Raithby*, J. E. Warren and A. S. Weller*, [Rh7(PiPr3)6H18][BArF2]4 – A Molecular Rh(111) Surface Decorated with 18 Hydrogens, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7844 [.pdf]

67) S. K. Brayshaw, J. C. Green,* N. Hazari, A. S. Weller*, A DFT Based Investigation into the Electronic Structure and Properties of Hydride Rich Rhodium Clusters, Dalton Trans. 2007, 1781.  [.pdf]  HOT ARTICLE

66) G. L. Moxham, S. K. Brayshaw, A. S. Weller*, [Ir(PPh3)2(H)2(ClCH2CH2Cl)][BArF4]: A well characterised transition metal dichloroethane complex, Dalton Trans. 2007, 1759 [.pdf]   HOT ARTICLE. Highlight in Chemical Science.

65) E. Molinos, S. K. Brayshaw, G. Kociok-Köhn and A. S. Weller*, A Sequential Dehydrogenative Borylation/Hydrogenation Route to Polyethyl Substituted Weakly Coordinating Carborane Anions, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 2370. [pdf]

64) S. K. Brayshaw,* E. Molinos and A. S. Weller, catena-Poly[[(tetrafluoroborato-)silver(I)]-triphenylphosphine], Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m302. [.pdf]

63) S. K. Brayshaw, E. L. Sceats, J.  C. Green* and A. S. Weller*, C-C sigma-complexes of Rhodium , Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2007, 104, 6921. [.pdf]

62) T. M. Douglas, S. K. Brayshaw, E. Molinos, Rhodium Phosphine Olefin Complexes of the Weakly Coordinating Anions [BArF4]- and [closo-CB11H6Br6]–-. Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Factors in Anion Coordination and Complex Reactivity, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 463.[.pdf]

61) S. K. Brayshaw, A. Harrison, J. S. McIndoe , F.Marken, P. R. Raithby, J. E. Warren and A. S. Weller*, Sequential Reduction of High Hydride Count Rhodium Octahedral Clusters [Rh6(PR3)6H12][BArF4]2: Redox-Switchable Hydrogen Storage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1793. [.pdf]

2006

60) G. M. Moxham, S. K. Brayshaw, T. M. Douglas, G. Kociok-Kohn, A. S. Weller*, The Role of Halogenated Carborane Monoanions in Olefin Hydrogenation Catalysis by Cationic Iridium Phosphine Complexes, Dalton Trans. 2006, 5492. “HOT ARTICLE”. [.pdf]

59) G. M. Moxham, H. Randell-Sly, S. K. Brayshaw, A. S. Weller* and M. C. Willis,* Intermolecular Hydroacylation: Highly active catalysts with hemi-labile phosphine ligands, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 7618-7622. [.pdf]

58) S. K. Brayshaw, T. M. Douglas, J. Le Nôtre, C. G. Frost* and A. S. Weller*, Phosphine-Olefin Ligands: A Facile Dehydrogenative Route to Catalytically Active Rhodium Complexes, Chem. Commun. 2006, 3408. [.pdf]

57) N. Merle, C. G. Frost, G. Kociok-Köhn, M. Willis and A. S. Weller*, Chelating Phosphine Boranes as Hemilabile Ligands. Synthesis of [Mn(CO)3(2-H3B·dppm)][BArF4] and [Mn(CO)4(1-H3B·dppm)][BArF4], Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 4068. [.pdf]

56) S. K. Brayshaw, J. C. Green, N. Hazari, J. S. McIndoe, F. Marken, P. R. Raithby and A. S. Weller*, Storing and Releasing Hydrogen with a Redox Switch, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 6005. [.pdf]
This work attracted a “Nature Highlight”, a “Nature News and Views” and a “Hot paper” designation as well as a highlight in Green Chemistry”. A patent has also been filed on the basis of this work.

55) S. K. Brayshaw, M. Ingleson, J. C. Green, P. R. Raithby, G. Kociok-Köhn, J. S. McIndoe, A. S. Weller*, High Hydride Count Rhodium Octahedra, [Rh6(PR3)6H12][BArF4]2: Synthesis, Structures and Reversible Hydrogen Uptake under Mild Conditions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6247. [.pdf]

54) S. K. Brayshaw, J. C. Green, G. Kociok-Köhn, E. Sceats, A. S. Weller*, A Rhodium Complex with one Rh···C-C and one Rh···H-C Agostic Bond Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 452. [.pdf]

53) E. Molinos, T. P. H. Player, G. Kociok-Köhn, G. D. Ruggerio and A. S. Weller* [1-Me-1-closo-SnB11H11]- as a potential weakly coordinating anion: Synthesis of Rh(PPh3)2(1-Me-closo-SnB11H11) and comparisons with Rh(PR3)2(1-H-closo-CB11H11), Heteroatom. Chem. 2006, 17, 174 (invited contribution to a special issue. [.pdf]

2005

52) S. K. Brayshaw, M. Ingleson, J. C. Green, P. R. Raithby, G. Kociok-Köhn, J. S. McIndoe, A. S. Weller*, Holding onto Lots of Hydrogen: A 12-Hydride-Rhodium Cluster that Reversibly Adds Two Molecules of H2. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6875. [Angew. Chem. HOT PAPER]

51) E. M. Molinos, G. Kociok-Köhn and A. S. Weller, Polyethyl Substituted Weakly Coordinating Carborane Anions: A Sequential Dehydrogenative Borylation/Hydrogenation Route. Chem. Commun. 2005, 3609 [.pdf ]

50) M. J. Ingleson, S. K. Brayshaw, M. F. Mahon, G. D. Ruggiero and A. S. Weller*, Dihydrogen Complexes of Rhodium: [RhH2(H2)x(PR3)2]+ (R = Cy, iPr; x = 1, 2), Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 3162. [.pdf]

49) N. Merle, C. G. Frost, G. Kociok Köhn, M. C. Willis and A. S. Weller*, Ruthenium(II) Complexes of the Chelating Phosphine Borane H2ClB·dppm, J. Organometallic Chem. 2005, 690, 2829 . [.pdf ] (special issue)

48) M. J. Ingleson, G. Kociok Köhn and A. S. Weller*, B-C Activation in Highly Alkylated Carborane Monoanions Partnered with Cationic Transition Metal Fragments: Observations and Comments, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2005, 358, 1571. [.pdf ] (special issue)

2004

47) N. Merle, G. Kociok-Köhn, M. F. Mahon, C. G. Frost, G. D. Ruggiero, A. S. Weller* and M. C. Willis. Transition Metal Complexes of the Chelating Phosphine Borane Ligand Ph2PCH2Ph2P·BH3, Dalton Trans., 2004, 3883. [.pdf ]

46) M. J. Ingleson*, M. F. Mahon and A. S. Weller*, [PtMe(iPr3P)2]+ : A Pt(II) complex with an agostic interaction that undergoes C-H activation, Chem. Commun., 2004, 2398. [.pdf ]

45) J. H. Cotgreave, D. Colclough, G. Kociok-Köhn, G. Ruggiero, C. G. Frost* and A. S. Weller*, Well-defined indium(III) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes with triflate ligands: Structural models for the In(OTf)3 catalyst , Dalton Trans. 2004, 1519. [.pdf ]


44) M. J. Ingleson, M. F. Mahon, P. R. Raithby and A. S. Weller*, [(iPr3P)6Rh6H12]2+: A High-Hydride Content Octahedron that Bridges the Gap Between Late and Early-Transition Metal Clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 4784. [.pdf ] Highlighted in Angew. Chem.

43) M. J. Ingleson, N. J. Patmore, G. Kociok-Köhn, M. F. Mahon, G. D. Ruggiero, A. S. Weller*, A. J. Clarke, J. P. Rourke, Silver Phosphine Complexes of the Highly Methylated Carborane Monoanion [closo-1-H-CB11Me11]-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 1503. [.pdf ]


42) A. Rifat, G. Kociok-Köhn, J. W. Steed and A. S. Weller*, Cationic Iridium Phosphines Partnered with [closo-CB11H6Br6]-: (PPh3)2Ir(H)2(closo-CB11H6Br6) and [(PPh3)2Ir(C2H4)3][closo-CB11H6Br6]. Relevance to Counterion Effects in Olefin Hydrogenation, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 428. [.pdf ]
 

2003

41) P. Lassahn, V. Lozan, B. Wu, A. S. Weller, C. Janiak*, Dihalogeno(diphosphane)metal(II) complexes (metal = Co, Ni, Pd) as pre-catalysts for the vinyl/addition polymerization of norbornene elucidation of the activation process with B(C6F5)3/AlEt3 or Ag[closo-1-CB11H12] and evidence for the in situ formation of naked Pd2+ as a highly active species, Dalton Trans., 2003, 4437. [.pdf]


40) M.J. Ingleson, A. Clarke, M. F. Mahon, J. P. Rourke and A. S. Weller*, [Cp2ZrMe(12-m-Me-1-closo-CB11HMe10)]: A transition metal complex of a highly-methylated carborane anion. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1930. [.pdf ]


39) N. J. Patmore, M. J. Ingleson, M. F. Mahon and A. S. Weller*, Investigation of the Synthesis of {Mo(h5-C5H5)(CO)3}+ Fragments Partnered with the Mono-Anionic Carboranes [closo-CB11H11Br]-, [closo-CB11H6Br6]- and [closo-HCB11Me11]- by Silver Salt Metathesis and Hydride Abstraction, Dalton Trans. 2003, 2894. [.pdf ]

38) N. J. Patmore, M. F. Mahon and A. S. Weller*, Bi- and Tri-metallic {Cp*RhCl} fragments partnered with carborane monoanions [CB11H6Y6]- (Y = H, Br). Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2003, 17, 288. [.pdf ] (special issue)

37) C. J. Chapman, C. G. Frost, M. P. Gill-Carey, G. Kociok-Köhn, M. F. Mahon, A. S. Weller and M. C. Willis*, Diphosphine mono-sulfides: Readily available chiral monophosphines, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2003, 14, 705. [.pdf ]

36) A. Rifat, V. E. Laing, G. Kociok-Köhn, M. F. Mahon, G. D. Ruggiero and A. S Weller*, exo-closo-Rhodacarboranes: Synthesis and Characterisation of [{exo-(R3P)2Rh}(closo-CB11H12)] [R3P = P(OMe)3, PCy3, 1/2 dppe]. J. Organometallic Chem. 2003, 680, 127. [.pdf ] (special issue)

35) A. Rifat, M. F. Mahon and A. S. Weller*, Dehydrogenation of cyclohexenes to cyclohexadienes by [(PPh3)2Rh]+. The isolation of an intermediate in the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane to benzene: Crystal structure of [(h4-C6H8)Rh(PPh3)2][closo-CB11H6Br6], J. Organometallic Chem. 2003, 667, 1. [.pdf]  

2002

34) M. J. Ingleson, M. F. Mahon, N. J. Patmore, G. D. Ruggiero and A. S. Weller* (PPh3)Ag(HCB11Me11): A complex with intermolecular Ag···H3C interactions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, 3694. [.pdf]

33) M. A. Fox, M. F. Mahon*, N. J. Patmore and A. S. Weller*, Solution and Solid-State Structure of the Anion [Ag2{closo-CB11H12}4]2-, Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 4567. [.pdf ]

32) A. Rifat, N. J. Patmore, M. F. Mahon and A. S. Weller*, Rhodium Phosphines Partnered with the Carboranemonoanions [CB11H6Y6]-(Y = H, Br). Synthesis and Evaluation as Alkene Hydrogenation Catalysts, Organometallics, 2002, 21, 2842. [.pdf ] Highlighted in Chem. and Ind.

31) N. J. Patmore, C. Hague, J. H. Cotgreave, M. F. Mahon, C. G. Frost* and Andrew S Weller*, Silver Phosphines Partnered with Carborane Mono Anions: Synthesis, Structures and Use as Highly Active Lewis-Acid Catalysts in a Hetero Diels-Alder Reaction, Chem. Eur. J., 2002, 9, 2088. [.pdf ]  

2001

30) C. Hague, N. Patmore, M. F. Mahon, C. Frost* and A. S. Weller*, [(PPh3)Ag(CB11H6Y6)] (Y = H, Br): Highly Active, Selective and Recyclable Lewis Acids for a Hetero Diels-Alder Reaction, Chem. Commun., 2001, 2286. [.pdf]

29) C. Moreau, C. Hague, A. S. Weller and C. G. Frost*, Rhodium catalysed aryl transfer to aldehydes: Counterion effects with nitrogen containing ligands, Tetrahedron Letters, 2001, 42, 6957. [.pdf]

28) M. Ingleson, N. J. Patmore, G. D. Ruggiero, C. G. Frost, M. F. Mahon, M. C. Willis and A. S. Weller*, Chelating Mono-Borane Phosphines: Rational and High-Yield Synthesis of [(COD)Rh{(h2-BH3)Ph2PCH2PPh2}][PF6], Organometallics, 2001, 21, 4434. [.pdf ]

27) N. J. Patmore, M. F. Mahon, J. W. Steed and A. S. Weller*, Synthesis and Characterisation of {Mo(h-L)(CO)3}+ (h-L = C5H5, C5Me5) Fragments Ligated with [CB11H12]-and Derivatives, Dalton Trans., 2001, 277. [.pdf ]

2000 

26) A. S. Weller*, M F. Mahon and J. W. Steed, Rhodium Cyclooctadiene Complexes of the Weakly Co-ordinating Carborane Anion [closo-CB11H12]-. Isolation and Crystal Structures of [(COD)Rh(h2-CB11H12)] and [(COD)Rh(THF)2][CB11H12], J. Organometallic Chemistry. 2000, 614-615, 113. [.pdf] (special issue)

25) N. J. Patmore, A. S. Weller*, J. W. Steed, Transition metal complexes of the weakly co-ordinating carborane anion [CB11H12]-: The first isolation and structural characterisation of an intermediate in a silver salt metathesis reaction. Chem. Commun., 2000, 1055. [.pdf ]
 

1999-1996 (PDRA and PhD)

24) A. S. Weller, C. Andrews, A. D. Burrows, M. Green, J. M. Lyman, M. F. Mahon and C. Jones Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of (h5-L)MoCl(CO)(h4-P2C2tBu2) [L = Cp, Cp*]. Chem Commun., 1999, 2147. [.pdf]  

23) A. S. Weller, S. Aldridge and T. P. Fehlner, Early vs late transition metals. Electronic structure of nido-2-CpMLnB4H8, CpMLn = CpTaCl2, CpWH3 and CpCo, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 1999, 289, 85. [.pdf]  

22) A. S. Weller, M. Shang and T. P. Fehlner, New Structural Motifs in Metallaborane Chemistry. Synthesis, characterisation and Solid State Structures. Organometallics 1999, 18, 853. [.pdf]  

21) A. S. Weller and T. P. Fehlner, A Molecular Orbital Analysis of the Trend in 11B NMR Chemical Shifts for (Cp*M)2B5H9, M = Cr, Mo, W. Organometallics 1999, 18, 447. [.pdf]

20) A. S. Weller, M. Shang and T. P. Fehlner, Synthesis of Tungstaboranes from reaction of [Cp*WCln]m with BH3.thf or LiBH4. Control of reaction pathway by choice of mono-boron reagent. Organometallics, 1999, 18, 53. [.pdf]

19) C. L. Beckering, G. M. Rosair and A. S. Weller*, Ferrocenyl substituted carboranes, J. Organomet. Chem., 1998, 556, 55.

18) M. A. Flores, F. Tiexidor, C. Vinas, G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and A. S. Weller, Synthesis and characterisation of metallated derivates of the thiol-carborane [HNMe3][7,8-(SPh)2-nido-7,8-C2B9H10], Inorg. Chem., 1998, 37, 5394.
 
17) A. S. Weller, M. Shang and T. P. Fehlner, Synthesis and Characterisaton of the 9-atom, rhena- and tungstaboranes (Cp*Re)2B7H7 and (Cp*W)2B7H9. Molecular mimics of hypoelectronic main-group clusters in Zintl phases, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1998, 1787.  

16) A. S. Weller, M. Shang and T. P. Fehlner, Synthesis and Structure of the Metallaborane Cp*3(m-H)W3B8H8 from the thermolysis of Cp*H3WB4H8. A close packed 11 atom boron rich cluster, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1998, 120, 8283.  

15) A. S. F. Boyd, G. M. Rosair, F. Tiarks, A. S. Weller, S. K. Zahn and A. J. Welch, Charge compensated rhodacarboranes, Polyhedron, 1998, 17, 2627.  

14) S. Dunn, G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and A. S. Weller, Expected and unexpected outcomes of a heteroborane isomerisation; J. Chem.Soc., Chem. Commun., 1998, 1056.  

13) G. M. Rosair, A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch, Sterically encumbered charge compensated runthenacarboranes, Organometallics, 1998, 17, 3227.  

12) K. Johansen, G. M. Rosair, A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch, 3-(h3-C3H5)-3,3-(CO)2-4-SMe2-3,1,2-closo-MoC2B9H10, Acta Cryst. Sect. C, 1998, C54, 214.  

11) K. J. Adams, T. D. McGrath, G. M. Rosair, A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch, Rhodathiaboranes with "anomalous" electron counts. An investigation of structure, synthesis and reactivity, J. Organomet. Chem., 1998, 550, 315.  

10) J. C. Jeffery and A. S. Weller, Group Six alkylidynes bearing the multidentate phosphine triphos. Synthesis and reactivity, J. Organomet Chem., 1997, 548, 195.  

9) A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch; Synthesis and reactivity of nido-7,9-diphenylcarbaundecaboranes: Rearrangement processes in platinacarboranes revisited; J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1997, 1205.
 
8) S. Dunn, G. M. Rosair, Rh. Ll. Thomas, A. J. Welch and A. S. Weller, Isolation of a Non-Icosahedral Intermediate in the Isomerisation of an Icosahedral Metallacarborane; Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 1997, 36, 645  

7) G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch, A. S. Weller and S. K. Zahn, Sterically encumbered complexes of charge compensated carboranes, synthesis and reactivity; J. Organomet. Chem.,1997, 536-537, 299. [.pdf]

6) K. J. Adams, T. D. McGrath, R. Ll. Thomas, A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch; Reversible on / off CH ó Rh interactions in rhodium thiaboranes with "anomalous" electron counts; J. Organomet. Chem., 1997, 527, 283. [.pdf]

5) G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and A. S. Weller, 8-(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)-8,7-nido-RhSB9H10.CH2Cl2 a new crystalline modification; Acta Cryst. Sect. C, 1996, C52, 3020 [.pdf]
 
4) G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and A. S. Weller; 9-(P(C6H11)2Ph)-arachno-6-SB9H11, Acta Cryst. Sect. C, 1996, C52, 2851 [.pdf]
 
3) G. M. Rosair, A. S Weller and A. J. Welch; Re-determination of the structure of 1,7-diphenyl carborane; Acta Cryst. Sect. C, 1996, C52, 2221. [.pdf]

2) A. S. Weller and A. J. Welch; Mixed sandwich carborane / thiamacrocycle compounds; Inorg. Chem., 1996, 35, 4548. [.pdf]

1) U. Grädler, A. S. Weller, A. J. Welch and D. Reed; Closo and pseudocloso heptamethylindenyl carbarhodaboranes; J. Chem. Soc. DaltonTrans., 1996, 335. [.pdf]