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  1. Stopping Hydrogen Migration in Its Tracks: The First Successful Synthesis of Group Ten Scorpionate Complexes Based on Azaindole Scaffolds

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, December 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Simon J Coles, Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  2. Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum and Palladium Complexes Featuring a Rare Secondary Borane Pincer Motif

    Article • Organometallics, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen, Dr Simon J Coles

  3. Preparation and reactivity of rhodium and iridium complexes containing a methylborohydride based unit supported by two 7-azaindolyl heterocycles

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen, Dr Simon J Coles

  4. Sequential Migrations between Boron and Rhodium Centers: A Cooperative Process between Rhodium and a Monosubstituted Borohydride Unit

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, December 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Simon J Coles, Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  5. Two synthetic routes to bis(1-methyl-imidazole-2-thione)methane and bis(1-benzyl-imidazole-2-thione)methane complexes including sulfur atom insertion into copper−NHC bonds

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  6. Functional group migrations between boron and metal centres within transition metal–borane and –boryl complexes and cleavage of H–H, E–H and E–E′ bonds

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  7. Synthesis, structural characterisation and catalytic application of dichloro(η 6-p-cymene){diphenyl(3-methyl-2-indolyl)phosphine}ruthenium(II) in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones

    Article • Transition Metal Chemistry, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  8. Insight into the Hydrogen Migration Processes Involved in the Formation of Metal–Borane Complexes: Importance of the Third Arm of the Scorpionate Ligand

    Article • Organometallics, April 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  9. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Rhodium Complexes Featuring Ditopic N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Thione Donors

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  10. Copper and silver complexes bearing flexible hybrid scorpionate ligandmpBm

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  11. Utilizing the 8-Methoxycyclooct-4-en-1-ide Unit As a Hydrogen Atom Acceptor en Route to “Metal–Borane Pincers”

    Article • Organometallics, September 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  12. Silver and Palladium Complexes Containing Ditopic N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Thione Ligands

    Article • Organometallics, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  13. Hydrogen atom storage upon Z-class borane ligand functions: an alternative approach to ligand cooperation

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  14. Scorpionate Ligands Based on 2-Mercaptopyridine: A Ligand with a Greater Propensity To Sting?

    Article • Organometallics, November 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  15. Important Steric Effects Resulting from the Additional Substituent at Boron within Scorpionate Complexes Containing κ3-NNH Coordination Modes

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  16. New Mixed-Donor Bidentate Ligands Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Thione Donors

    Article • Organometallics, September 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  17. Double addition of H2to transition metal–borane complexes: a ‘hydride shuttle’ process between boron and transition metal centres

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  18. Strong agostic-type interactions in ruthenium benzylidene complexes containing 7-azaindole based scorpionate ligands

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  19. Synthesis and characterisation of group nine transition metal complexes containing new mesityl and naphthyl based azaindole scorpionate ligands

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  20. A comparison of the coordination of two linkage isomers of bis(1-methylthioimidazolyl)methane to zinc salts

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  21. Reversible dioxygen binding in solvent-free liquid myoglobin

    Article • Nature Chemistry, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  22. A new hybrid scorpionate ligand: a study of the metal–boron bond within metallaboratrane complexes

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Saowanit - Saithong, Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  23. Unexpected pincer-type coordination (κ3-SBS) within a zerovalent platinum metallaboratrane complex

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  24. Towards multistranded molecular wires: Syntheses, structures, and reactivities of tetraplatinum bis(polyynediyl) complexes with Pt-Cx-Pt-(P(CH2)3P)2-Pt-Cx-Pt-(P(CH2)3P)2 cores (x = 4, 6, 8)

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  25. Rhodium and iridium complexes containing diphenyl-2-(3-methyl)indolylphosphine: synthesis, structure and application in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  26. Crystal field arguments to explain the trans labilisation within transition metal–borane complexes

    Article • Transition Metal Chemistry, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  27. Palladium Iminoacyl Imine Complexes: Strategies toward Imine Insertion§

    Article • Organometallics, October 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  28. Further Exploring the “Sting of the Scorpion”: Hydride Migration and Subsequent Rearrangement of Norbornadiene to Nortricyclyl on Rhodium(I)

    Article • Organometallics, September 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  29. Synthesis and structural characterisation of a novel polynuclear copper ribbon-like network. A study of its magnetic properties between 4 and 300K

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  30. A new family of flexible scorpionate ligands based on 2-mercaptopyridine

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  31. A ‘sting’ on Grubbs’ catalyst: an insight into hydride migration between boron and a transition metal

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  32. A new family of metallaboratrane complexes based on 7-azaindole: B–H activation mediated by carbon monoxide

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  33. Synthesis of the Ruthenaboratranes [Ru(CS)(PPh3){B(mt)3}](Ru→B)8and [Ru(CO)(CNR){B(mt)3}](Ru→B)8(mt = methimazolyl, R =tBu, C6H3Me2-2,6, C6H2Me3-2,4,6)

    Article • Organometallics, February 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen, Docent Mark Russell StJohn Foreman

  34. Flexible scorpionates for transfer hydrogenation: the first example of their catalytic application

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  35. Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly, Structures, and Dynamic Properties of Diplatinum Hexatriynediyl and Butadiynediyl Complexes in which the sp Carbon Chains are Shielded by sp3Carbon Chains: Towards Endgroup-Endgroup Interactions

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  36. sp Carbon Chains Surrounded by sp 3 Carbon Double Helices:  Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly of Wirelike Pt(C⋮C) n Pt Moieties That Are Spanned by Two P(CH 2 ) m P Linkages

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  37. catena-Poly[[[bis(2-pyridone-κO)sodium]-di-μ-2-pyridone-κ4O:O] tetrafluoroborate]

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, December 2006, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  38. trans-Chloromethyldipyridinepalladium(II)

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, November 2005, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  39. Palladium complexes containing ligands with hydrogen-bonding functionalities. Reactivity and catalytic studies with CO and olefins

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  40. Syntheses and Structures of Diplatinum Hexatriynediyl Complexes, in Which the sp Carbon Chains Are Shielded by sp3Carbon Chains

    Article • Organometallics, December 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  41. Syntheses and Structures of Tetraplatinum Bis(polyynediyl) Complexes with Laterally Arrayed sp Carbon Chains

    Article • Organometallics, December 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  42. Polyazolyl Chelate Chemistry. 12.1An Unusual Mode of Coordination for the Hydrotris(methimazolyl)borato Ligand

    Article • Organometallics, October 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen, Docent Mark Russell StJohn Foreman

  43. Studies on the Reactivity of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates with Palladium−Imidoyl Complexes

    Article • Organometallics, October 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  44. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Novel Dipalladium Complex with an Unprecedented PdCN Bonding Motif

    Article • Organometallics, July 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  45. Synthesis and structural characterisation of the palladium cluster compounds [Pd3(μ-SO2)2(μ-PPh2py)2(PBz3)2] and [Pd4(μ-SO2)2(μ3-S)...

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  46. Influence of Chelating Phosphines on the Insertion of Isocyanides into Palladium−Methyl Bonds in (P−P)Pd(Me)Cl Complexes and Their Further Reaction with Olefins and Isothiocyanates

    Article • Organometallics, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen

  47. The Sting of the Scorpion: A Metallaboratrane

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, September 1999, Wiley

    Dr Gareth Richard Owen