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· Synthesis, structures, and catalytic reactivity of bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) supported diphenyldiazomethane and 1-azidoadamantane complexes of nickel. N. D. Harrold, A. R. Corcos, G. L. Hillhouse, J. Organomet. Chem., 2016, 813, 46-54. PDF

 

· Synthesis, structure, and reactions of a copper–sulfido cluster comprised of the parent Cu2S unit: {(NHC)Cu}2(μ-S). J. Zhai, A. S. Filatov, G. L. Hillhouse, and M. D. Hopkins, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 589-595. PDF

 

· Synthesis and Structure of a CuI3S Cluster Unsupported by Other Bridging Ligands. J. Zhai, M. D. Hopkins, and G. L. Hillhouse, Organometallics, 2015, 34, 4637–4640. PDF

 

· Protonolysis and Amide Exchange Reactions of a Three-Coordinate Cobalt Amide Complex Supported by an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand. C. B. Hansen, R. F. Jordan, and G. L. Hillhouse, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 4603–4610. PDF

 

· Synthesis and Reactivity of NHC-Supported Ni2(μ2-η2,η2-S2)-Bridging Disulfide and Ni2(μ-S)2-Bridging Sulfide Complexes. F. Olechnowicz, G. L. Hillhouse, and R. F. Jordan, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 2705–2712. PDF

 

· Carbon–Hydrogen Bond Activation, C–N Bond Coupling, and Cycloaddition Reactivity of a Three-Coordinate Nickel Complex Featuring a Terminal Imido Ligand. D. J. Mindiola, R. Waterman, V. M. Iluc, T. R. Cundari, and G. L. Hillhouse, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 13227-13228. PDF

 

· Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of platinum compounds featuring terminal amido and phosphido ligands. R. Waterman, D. J. Mindiola, C. R. Clough, and G. L. Hillhouse. Inorg. Chimica Acta, 422, 57–64. PDF

 

· Functionalization of Complexed N2O in Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) Systems of Zirconium and Titanium. D. J. Mindiola, L. A. Watson, K. Meyer, and G. L. Hillhouse. Organometallics, 2014, 33, 2760–2769. PDF

 

· Three-Coordinate Nickel Carbene Complexes and their One-Electron Oxidation Products.  V. M. Iluc and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 6479-6488. PDF

 

· Synthesis and reactivity of two-coordinate Ni(I) alkyl and aryl complexes. C. A. Laskowski, D. J. Bungum, S. M. Baldwin, S. A. Del Ciello, V. M. Iluc, and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 18272-18275. PDF

 

· Strongly bent nickel imides supported by a chelating bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand. N. D. Harrold and G. L. Hillhouse, Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 4011-4015.  PDF

 

· Single-electron oxidation of N-heterocyclic carbine-supported nickel amides yielding benzylic C-H activation. C. A. Laskowski, G. R. Morello, C. T. Saouma, T. R. Cundari, and G. L. Hillhouse, Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 170-174.  PDF

 

· Synthesis and characterization of three-coordinate Ni(III)-imide complexes. V. M. Iluc, A. J. M. Miller, J. S. Anderson, M. J. Monreal, M. P. Mehn, and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 13055-13063. PDF

 

· A two-coordinate nickel imido complex that effects C-H amination. C. A. Laskowski, A. J. M. Miller, G. L. Hillhouse, and T. R. Cundari, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 771-773. PDF   C&E News Highlight

 

· Synthesis and carbene-transfer reactivity of dimeric nickel carbene cations supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. C. A. Laskowski and G. L. Hillhouse, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 321-325. PDF

 

· Hydrogen-atom abstraction from Ni(I) phosphido and amido complexes gives phosphinidene and imide ligands. V. M. Iluc and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 15148-15150. PDF

 

· Reactions of CO2 and CS2 with 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane complexes of nickel(0) and nickel(I). J. S. Anderson, V. M. Iluc, and G. L. Hillhouse, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 10203-10207. PDF

 

· Arrested 1,2-hydrogen migration from silicon to nickel upon oxidation of a three-coordinate Ni(I) silyl complex.  V. M. Iluc and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2010, 132, 11890— 11892. PDF

 

· Monomeric and dimeric disulfide complexes of nickel(II). V. M. Iluc, C. A. Laskowski, C. K. Brozek, N. D. Harrold, and G. L. Hillhouse, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 6817— 6819. PDF

 

· Group-transfer reactions of Ni(II)-Ni(II) bridging imido complexes: Catalytic formation of carbodiimides and isocyanates via nitrene transfer from organoazides. C. A. Laskowski and G. L. Hillhouse, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 6114– 6120. PDF

 

· Synthesis of bis(phosphine) and N-heterocyclic carbene-supported α-diazoalkyl complexes of copper(I). V. M. Iluc, C. A. Laskowski, and G. L. Hillhouse, Organometallics, 2009, 28,  6135– 6138. PDF

 

· Group-transfer reactions of nickel-carbene and –nitrene complexes with organoazides and nitrous oxide that form new C=N, C=O, and N=N bonds. N. D. Harrold, R. Waterman, G. L. Hillhouse, and T. R. Cundari, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 12872-12873. PDF

 

· Sequential insertion reactions of carbon monoxide and ethylene into the Ni−C bond of a cationic nickel(II) alkyl complex.  J. J. Curley, K. D. Kitiachvili, R. Waterman and G. L.  Hillhouse, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 2568–2571.  PDF

 

· Two-coordinate d9 complexes. Synthesis and oxidation of NHC nickel(I) amides.  C. A. Laskowski and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 13846–13847.  PDF

 

· η2-Organoazide complexes of nickel and their conversion to terminal imido complexes via dinitrogen extrusion.  R. Waterman and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 12628-12629.   PDF

 

· Snapshots of the oxidative-addition process of silanes to nickel(0).  V. M. Iluc and G. L. Hillhouse, Tetrahedron, 2006, 62, 7577-7582.  PDF

 

· Synthesis and characterization of side-bound aryldiazo and end-bound nitrosyl complexes of nickel. V. M. Iluc, A. M. Miller, and G. L. Hillhouse, Chem. Commun, 2005, 40, 5091-5093.  PDF

 

· Synthesis and structure of a terminal dinitrogen complex of nickel.  R. Waterman and G. L. Hillhouse, Can. J. Chem., 2005, 83, 328-331.  PDF

 

· Perparation of stable alkyl complexes of Ni(I) and their one-electron oxidation to Ni(II) complex cations.  K. D. Kitiachvili, D. J. Mindiola, and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 10554-10555. PDF

 

· Formation of phosphirenes by phosphinidene group-transfer reactions from (dtbpe)Ni=P(dmp) to alkynes.  R. Waterman and G. L. Hillhouse, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 5182-5184.  PDF

 

· Group transfer from nickel imido, phosphinidene, and carbene complexes to ethylene with formation of aziridine, phosphirane, and cyclopropane products.  R. Waterman and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13350-13351.  PDF

 

· Synthesis of 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane (dtbpe) complexes of nickel: Radical coupling and reduction reactions promoted by the nickel(I) dimer [(dtbpe)NiCl]2. D. J. Mindiola, R. Waterman, D. M. Jenkins, and G. L. Hillhouse, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2003, 345, 299-308.  PDF

 

· A new route to coordination complexes of nitroxyl (HN=O) via insertion reactions of nitrosonium triflate with transition-metal hydrides. R. Melenkivitz, J. S. Southern, G. L. Hillhouse, T. E. Concolino, L. M. Liable-Sands, and A. L. Rheingold, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 12068-12069.  PDF

 

· Interactions of aziridines with nickel complexes:  Oxidative-addition and reductive-elimination reactions that break and make C-N bonds.  B. L. Lin, C. R. Clough, and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 2890-2891.  PDF

 

· Isocyanate and carbodiimide synthesis by nitrene-group-transfer from a nickel(II) imido complex. D. J. Mindiola and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2002, 1840-1841.  PDF

 

· Monomeric phosphido and phosphinidene complexes of nickel.  R. Melenkivitz, D. J. Mindiola, and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 3846-3847.  PDF

 

· Synthesis, structure, and reactions of a nitroxyl complex of iridium(III), cis,trans-IrHCl2(NH=O)(PPh3)2. R. Melenkivitz and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2002, 660-661.  PDF

 

· Synthesis, structure, and reactions of a three-coordinate nickel-carbene complex, {1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane}Ni=CPh2. D. J. Mindiola and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 9976-9977.  PDF

 

· Chemistry of coordinated nitroxyl. Reagent-specific protonations of trans- Re(CO)2(NO)(PR3)2 (R = Ph, Cy) that give the neutral nitroxyl complexes cis,trans- ReCl(CO)2(NH=O)(PR3)2 or the cationic hydride complex [trans,trans- ReH(CO)2(NO)(PPh3)2+][SO3CF3-].  J. S. Southern, M. T. Green, G. L. Hillhouse, I. A. Guzei and A. L. Rheingold, Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 6039-6046.  PDF

 

· Terminal amido and imido complexes of three-coordinate nickel.  D. J. Mindiola and G. L. Hillhouse, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 4623-4624. PDF

This work has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation.

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