By Professor Les Field

Journal articles

Watson JD; Field LD; Ball GE, 2022, '⁺, [η⁵-CpRu(CO)2(CH4)]⁺, and [η⁵-CpOs(CO)2(CH4)]⁺: A Complete Set of Group 8 Metal-Methane Complexes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144, pp. 17622 - 17629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c07124

Watson JD; Field LD; Ball GE, 2022, 'Binding methane to a metal centre', Nature Chemistry, 14, pp. 801 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00929-w

Jurd PM; Li HL; Bhadbhade M; Watson JD; Field LD, 2022, 'Ferralactone formation from iron acetylides and carbon dioxide', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.122252

Gilbert-Wilson R; Das B; Mizdrak D; Field LD; Ball GE, 2020, 'Observation and analysis of large dynamic frequency shifts in the ¹H NMR signals of H-D in deuterium-substituted dihydrogen complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 59, pp. 15570 - 15573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02082

Jurd PM; Li HL; Bhadbhade M; Field LD, 2020, 'Fe(0)-Mediated Reductive Disproportionation of CO2', Organometallics, 39, pp. 2011 - 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00175

Jurd PM; Li HL; Bhadbhade M; Dalgarno SJ; McIntosh RD; Field LD, 2020, 'The Reaction of Iron Acetylides with Carbon Dioxide', Organometallics, 39, pp. 1580 - 1589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00830

Naik S; Scottwell SO; Li HL; Leong CF; D'alessandro DM; Field LD, 2020, 'Dinuclear acetylide-bridged ruthenium(ii) complexes with rigid non-aromatic spacers', Dalton Transactions, 49, pp. 2687 - 2695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9dt04856a

Li HL; Scottwell S; Watson JD; Elton TE; Yu HC; Bhadbhade M; Field LD, 2020, 'Functionally Altered Ruthenaindenes with Electron-Rich and Electron-Poor Substituents', Organometallics, 39, pp. 433 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00788

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno SJ; McIntosh RD, 2019, 'Ammonia and Hydrazine from Coordinated Dinitrogen by Complexes of Iron(0)', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, pp. 2006 - 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201900058

Field LD; Li HL; Abeysinghe PM; Bhadbhade M; Dalgarno SJ; McIntosh RD, 2019, 'Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia and Hydrazine on Low-Valent Ruthenium Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 58, pp. 1929 - 1934, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02850

Elton TE; Ball GE; Bhadbhade M; Field LD; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Evaluation of Organic Hydride Donors as Reagents for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Metal-Bound Formates', Organometallics, 37, pp. 3972 - 3982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00600

Field LD; Hazari N; Li HL, 2015, 'Nitrogen Fixation Revisited on Iron(0) Dinitrogen Phosphine Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 54, pp. 4768 - 4776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00211

Gilbert-Wilson R; Field LD; Bhadbhade M, 2014, 'Ruthenium hydrides containing the superhindered polydentate polyphosphine ligand P(CH2CH2P^tBu2)3', Inorganic Chemistry, 53, pp. 12469 - 12479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic501895s

Deacon GB; Field LD; Fisher K; Jaroschik F; Kay DL; Maschmeyer T; Masters AF, 2014, 'Fullerene matrices in the MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopic characterisation of organometallic compounds', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 751, pp. 482 - 492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.10.025

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno SJ; McIntosh RD, 2013, 'Base-Induced Dehydrogenation of Ruthenium Hydrazine Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 52, pp. 1570 - 1583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic302449n

Gilbert-Wilson R; Field LD; Colbran SB; Bhadbhade M, 2013, 'Low oxidation state iron(0), iron(I), and ruthenium(0) dinitrogen complexes with a very bulky neutral phosphine ligand', Inorganic Chemistry, 52, pp. 3043 - 3053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic3024953

Field LD; Jurd PM; Magill AM; Bhadbhade M, 2013, 'Reactions of CO2 and CS2 with [RuH(η2-CH2PMe2)(PMe3)3]', Organometallics, 32, pp. 636 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om3011307

Rumble SL; Page MJ; Field LD; Messerle BA, 2012, 'In Situ Catalysts for the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkynes – What Ligand Properties Determine Catalyst Activity?', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 2226 - 2231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201101307

Gilbert-Wilson R; Field LD; Bhadbhade M, 2012, 'New Superhindered Polydentate Polyphosphine Ligands P(CH2CH2PtBu2)3, PhP(CH2CH2PtBu2)2, P(CH2CH2CH2PtBu2)3, and their Ruthenium(II) Chloride Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 51, pp. 3733 - 3742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic2027169

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno S; Mcintosh R, 2012, 'Side-on Bound Complexes of Phenyl- and Methyl-diazene', Inorganic Chemistry, 51, pp. 3733 - 3742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic2027225

Field LD; Lindall CM; Masters AF; Clentsmith GK, 2011, 'Penta-arylcyclopentadienyl Complexes', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 255, pp. 1733 - 1790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2011.02.001

Allen O; Field LD; Magill AM; Vuong KQ; Bhadbhade M; Dalgarno S, 2011, 'Ruthenium complexes of CP3: A new carbon-centered polydentate podand ligand', Organometallics, 30, pp. 6433 - 6440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om200718j

Bhadbhade M; Field LD; Gilbert-Wilson R; Guest RW; Jensen P, 2011, 'Ruthenium hydride complexes of the hindered phosphine ligand tris(3-diisopropylphosphinopropyl)phosphine', Inorganic Chemistry, 50, pp. 6220 - 6228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic200492w

Field LD; Magill AM; Shearer TK; Dalgarno S; Bhadbhade M, 2011, 'Symmetrical bis(acetylido)ruthenium(II) complexes', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 3503 - 3510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201100322

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno SJ; Jensen P; Mcintosh RD, 2011, 'Synthesis and characterization of iron(II) and ruthenium(II) hydrido hydrazine complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 50, pp. 5468 - 5476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic102519f

Field LD; Magill AM; Shearer TK; Colbran SB; Lee ST; Dalgarno S; Bhadbhade M, 2010, 'Controlled synthesis of dinuclear acetylide-bridged ruthenium complexes', Organometallics, 29, pp. 957 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om901019y

Field LD; Guest R; Turner P, 2010, 'Mixed-Valence Dinitrogen-Bridged Fe(0)/Fe(II) Complex', Inorganic Chemistry, 49, pp. 9086 - 9093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic101646p

Field LD, 2010, 'Nitrogen activation: An iron step towards N2 fixation', Nature Chemistry, 2, pp. 520 - 521

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno S, 2010, 'Side-on Bound Diazene and Hydrazine Complexes of Ruthenium', Inorganic Chemistry, 49, pp. 6214 - 6221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic100821u

Bhadbhade M; Clentsmith GK; Field LD, 2010, 'Sterically hindered diazabutadienes (DABs): Competing reaction pathways with MeLi', Organometallics, 29, pp. 6509 - 6517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om100850p

Clentsmith GKB; Field LD; Messerle BA; Shasha A; Turner P, 2009, 'ChemInform Abstract: Intramolecular Cyclization of ortho‐Alkynylanilines by Rh(I)‐Catalyzed Hydroamination to Yield Benzo(dipyrroles).', ChemInform, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200928096

Field LD; Li HL; Magill AM, 2009, 'Base-mediated conversion of hydrazine to diazene and dinitrogen at an iron center', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 5 - 7

Field LD; Magill AM; Bhadbhade M; Dalgarno S, 2009, 'Formation of ruthenaindenes by cyclometalation of ruthenium(II) diarylbutenyne complexes', Organometallics, 28, pp. 5514 - 5521

Allen O; Dalgarno S; Field LD; Jensen PH; Willis A, 2009, 'Insertion of CO2 into the Ru-C Bonds of cis-and trans-Ru(dmpe)2Me2 (dmpe = Me2PCH 2CH2PMe2)', Organometallics, 28, pp. 2385 - 2390

Clentsmith GK; Field LD; Messerle BA; Shasha A; Turner PJ, 2009, 'Intramolecular cyclization of ortho-alkynylanilines by Rh(I)-catalyzed hydroamination to yield benzo(dipyrroles)', Tetrahedron Letters, 50, pp. 1469 - 1471, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403909001051

Field LD; Guest R; Vuong KQ; Dalgarno S; Jensen PH, 2009, 'Iron(0) and ruthenium(0) complexes of dinitrogen', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 2246 - 2253

Field LD; Messerle BA; Vuong KQ; Turner PJ, 2009, 'Rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes containing bidentate phosphine-imidazolyl donor ligands as catalysts for the hydroamination and hydrothiolation of alkynes', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 3599 - 3614

Deacon G; Forsyth C; Jaroschik F; Junk P; Kay D; Maschmeyer T; Masters AF; Wang J; Field LD, 2008, 'Accessing decaphenylmetallocenes of ytterbium, calcium, and barium by desolvation of solvent-separated ion pairs: Overcoming adverse solubility properties', Organometallics, 27, pp. 4772 - 4778

Allen O; Dalgarno S; Field LD; Jensen PH; Turnbull A; Willis A, 2008, 'Addition of CO2 to alkyl iron complexes, Fe(PP) 2Me2', Organometallics, 27, pp. 2092 - 2098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om800091a

Field LD; Magill AM; Dalgarno S; Jensen P, 2008, 'Bis(acetylido) Complexes of Ruthenium(II) Bearing Monodentate Phosphane Ligands', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 4248 - 4254

Field LD; Magill AM; Jensen P, 2008, 'Butenynyl and Vinylidene Complexes of Ruthenium', Organometallics, 27, pp. 6539 - 6546

Allen O; Dalgarno S; Field LD, 2008, 'Reductive disproportionation of carbon dioxide at an iron(II) center', Organometallics, 27, pp. 3328 - 3330

Field LD; Li HL; Dalgarno S; Turner P, 2008, 'The first side-on bound metal complex of diazene, HN=NH', Chemical Communications, pp. 1680 - 1682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b802039f

Field LD; Clentsmith GK; Shaw WJ, 2007, 'A quantitative measure of the ionicity of selected iron hydride species by examination of the deuterium quadrupole coupling constant (DQCC)', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 692, pp. 3042 - 3047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2007.03.024

Burling S; Field LD; Messerle BA; Rumble SL, 2007, 'Late transition metal catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination: The effect of ligand and substrate structure', Organometallics, 26, pp. 4335 - 4343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om700428q

Field LD; Magill AM; Shearer TK; Dalgarno S; Turner P, 2007, 'Mono- and bis-acetylidoruthenium(II) complexes by controlled metathesis of methylruthenium complexes with acetylenes', Organometallics, 26, pp. 4776 - 4780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om7004063

Field LD; Messerle BA; Vuong KQ; Turner P; Failes T, 2007, 'Rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes with bidentate phosphine-pyrazolyl ligands: Highly efficient catalysts for the hydroamination reaction', Organometallics, 26, pp. 2058 - 2069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om070057v

Field LD; He T; Humphrey P; Masters AF; Turner P, 2006, 'Manganese complexes of the pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl ligand', Polyhedron, 25, pp. 1498 - 1506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2005.08.055

Dennis GD; Edwards-Davis D; Field LD; Masters AF; Maschmeyer T; Ward AJ; Buys IE; Turner P, 2006, 'Fused supracyclopentadienyl ligand precursors. synthesis, structure, and some reactions of 1,3-diphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-one, 1,2,3-Triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-ol, 1-Chloro-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene, 1-Bromo-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene, and 1,2,3-Triphenyl-1H-cyclopenta[l]phenanthrene', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 59, pp. 135 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH05172

Forsyth CM; Deacon GB; Field LD; Jones C; Junk PC; Kay DL; Masters AF; Richards AF, 2006, 'Dinuclear alkynyllanthanoid(II) dications with pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl or tri-tert-butyldiphosphacyclopentadienyl counter ions', Chemical Communications, pp. 1003 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b514358f

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