Publications

Full List of Publications


2024


187.  The coordination of alkali-metal nickelates to organic π-systems: Synthetic, structural and spectroscopic insights

A. M. Borys, L. Vedani, E Hevia

Dalton Trans.  2024, advance article

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/dt/d4dt00889h


186. Unlocking the Metalation Applications of TMP-powered Fe and Co(II) bis(amides): Synthesis, Structure and Mechanistic Insights

A. Logallo, L. C. H. Maddock, M. Mu, L. Gravogl, N. Jin, M. N. Peñas-Defrutos, K. Meyer,M. García-Melchor,  E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, early view

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202402907


185. Stoichiometric and Catalytic Lithium Nickelate-Mediated C–F Bond Alkynylation of Fluoroarenes

A. M. Borys, L. Vedani, E Hevia

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2024, asap article

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c02606


184. Enhancing the Metalating Power of ZnEt2 via Formation of  an Alkyl/Alkoxide Potassium Zincate

J. Kocher, N. R. Judge, E. Hevia

Helv.Chim. Acta, 2024, 107, e202300237

https://doi.org/10.1002/hlca.202300237


183. Synthesis and Modular Reactivity of Low Valent Al/Zn Heterobimetallics Supported by Common Monodentate Amides

F. Dankert, E.Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. , 2024, 30, e202304336

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202304336


182. New Frontiers in Organosodium Chemistry as Sustainable Alternatives to Organolithium Reagents

D. A. Anderson, A. Tortajada, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202313556

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202313556


2023


181. Main Group Metal Strategies for C–H and C–F Bond Activation and Functionalisation of Fluoroarenes  

N.R. Judge, A. Logallo, E. Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2023, accepted artcle

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/sc/d3sc03548d


180. Shedding Light on the Hidden Roles of Lithium in the Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Ethers

H. Liang, A. Borys, E. Hevia, M. E. Perrin, P. A. Payard

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19989

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.3c06647


179. Interaction and energy decomposition analyses to predict stability of tetraaryl square planar cobalt complexes

M. Mu, Al. Logallo, E. Hevia, M. Garcia-Melchor

ChemCatChem 2023, 15 e202300769 

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.202300769


178. Alkali-Metal Bases in Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes

A. Tortajada, E. Hevia

Catal. Sci. Technol. 2023, 13, 4919

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/CY/D3CY00825H


177. Atom-efficient arylation of N-tosylimines mediated by cooperative ZnAr2/Zn(C6F5)2 combinations

A. M. Borys, T. Kunzmann, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7583.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/cc/d3cc01490h


176. Sodium Mediated Deprotonative Borylation of Arenes Using Sterically Demanding B(CH2SiMe3)3: Unlocking Polybasic Behaviour and Competing Lateral Borane Sodiation 

A. Tortajada, L. J. Bole, M. Mu, M. Stanford, M. N. Peñas-Defrutos, M. García-Melchor, E.  Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 6538

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/sc/d3sc01705b


175. Organolithium aggregation as a blueprint to construct polynuclear lithium nickelate clusters

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7032

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2023/CC/D3CC01729J


174. Uncovering the Untapped Potential of the Use of Sodium Amides for Regioselective Arene Functionalisation

A. Tortajada, E. Hevia 

Chimia, 2023, 77, 225

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.225


173. New Frontiers in Alkali-Metal Nickelates

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia

Chimia, 2023, 77, 242

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.242


172. Applying Na/Co(II) Bimetallic Partnerships to Promote Multiple Co–H Exchanges in Polyfluoroarenes

A. Logallo, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5383

DOI: 10.1039/D3CC01216F


171. Alkali-Metal-Alkoxide Powered Zincation of Fluoroarenes Employing Zinc Bis-Amide Zn(TMP)2

N. Judge, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202303099

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202303099


170. Structural and synthetic insights on oxidative homocouplings of alkynes mediated by alkali-metal manganates

P. Mastropierro, A. W. J. Platten, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, M. Uzelac

Chem. Eur. J, 2023, 29, e202300593

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300593


169. Structural and synthetic insights into the chemistry of lithium tetraorganozincates

A. M. Borys, M. Dell’Aera, V. Capriati, E. Hevia

Adv. Organomet. Chem 2023, 80, 1

https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adomc.2022.11.001


168. Highly Reactive Hydrocarbon Soluble Alkylsodium Reagents for Benzylic Aroylation of Toluenes using Weinreb Amides

D. E. Anderson, A. Tortajada, E. Hevia

 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202218498

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218498


167. Diphenylacetylene Stabilised Alkali-Metal Nickelates: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Applications

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia, 

Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 2098

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00069A


2022


166. Continuous, stable, and safe organometallic reactions in flow at room temperature assisted by deep eutectic solvents

 F. F. Mulks, B. Pinho, A. W.J. Platten, M. R. Andabili, A. J. Expósito, K. J. Edler, E. Hevia, L. Torrente-Murciano 

Chem 2022, 8, 3382.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.004


165. Building Square Planar Cobalt (II) Complexes via Sodium Mediated Cobaltation of Fluoroarenes

A. Logallo, M. Mu, M. García-Melchor, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202213246

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ange.202213246


164. Perdeuteration of Arenes via Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Catalyzed by the Superbasic Sodium Amide Donor Species NaTMP·PMDETA

A. Tortajada, E. Hevia

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 20237

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.2c09778


163. Exploiting Coordination Effects for the Regioselective Zincation of Diazines Using TMPZnX·LiX (X = Cl, Br)

A. Kremsmair, A. S. Sunagatullina, L. J. Bole, P. Mastropierro, S. Graßl, H. R. Wilke, E. Godineau, E. Hevia, P. Knochel

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210491

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202210491


162. Heavy Alkali Metal Manganate Complexes: Synthesis, Structures and Solvent-Induced Dissociation Effects

G. M. Ballmann, T. X. Gentner, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, early view, e202201716

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.202201716


161. Towards Hexagonal Planar Nickel: A Dispersion-Stabilised Tri-Lithium Nickelate

A, M. Borys, L. A. Malaspina, S. Grabowsky, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202209797

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202209797


160. Gram-Scale Synthesis, Isolation and Characterisation of Sodium Organometallics: nBuNa and NaTMP

A. Tortajada, D. E. Anderson, E. Hevia

Helv. Chim. Acta, 2022, 105, e202200060

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hlca.202200060


159. Enhancing Metalating Efficiency of the Sodium Amide NaTMP in Arene Borylation Applications

L. J. Bole, A. Tortajada, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202204262

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204262


158. Alkali Metal Metal(ates) Containing Divalent Earth Abundant Transition Metals

A. Logallo, E. Hevia

Chimia, 2022, 76, 336.

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2022.336


157. Unmasking the constitution and bonding of the proposed lithium nickelate “Li3NiPh3(solv)3”: revealing the hidden C6H4 ligand

R. J. Somerville, A. M. Borys, M. Perez-Jimenez, A. Nova, D. Balcells, L. A. Malaspina, S. Grabowsky, E. Carmona, E. Hevia, J. Campos

Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 5268-5276

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC01244H


156. Mechanisms of the Nickel-Catalysed Hydrogenolysis and Cross-Coupling of Aryl Ethers

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia

Synthesis, 2022, 2976-2990

https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1806-4513


155. Metallation of Sensitive Fluoroarenes using a Potassium TMP-Zincate Supported by a Silyl(bis)amido Ligand

P. Mastropierro, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem Commun. 2022, 58, 5292

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC00979J


154. Activation of polar organometallic reagents with alkali–metal alkoxides

L. J. Bole, E. Hevia

Nature Synthesis, 2022, 1, 195

https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00040-5


153. Hydrophosphinylation of Styrenes Catalysed by Well-Defined s-Block Bimetallics

A. W. J. Platten, A. M. Borys, E. Hevia

ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202101853

https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202101853


152. Assessing Alkali-Metal Effects in the Structures and Reactivity of Mixed-Ligand Alkyl/Alkoxide Alkali-Metal Magnesiates

N. R. Judge, L. J. Bole, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e2021041

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202104164


2021


151. Structural and Synthetic Insights into Sodium-Mediated-Ferration of Fluoroarenes

L. C. H. Maddock, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Helv. Chim. Acta, 2021, 104, e202100206

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hlca.202100206


150. Regioselective Synthesis of 1,5-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles Catalyzed by Cooperative s-Block Bimetallics

M. De Tullio, A. M. Borys, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem Catalysis, 2021, 1, 1308 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2021.09.016


149. The Anionic Pathway in Nickel-Catalysed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Ethers

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia 

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2021, 60, 24659.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202110785


148. Atom-efficient transition-metal-free arylation of N,O-acetals using diarylzinc reagents through Zn/Zn cooperativity

A. M. Borys, J. M. Gil-Negrete, E. Hevia 

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 8905.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/cc/d1cc04137a


147. Exploiting chemical cooperativity in main-group bimetallic catalysis

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia 

Trends Chem. 2021, 3, 803.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2021.07.006


146. Lateral Metallation and Redistribution Reactions of Sodium Ferrates Containing Bulky 2,6-Diisopropyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)anilide Ligands

L. C. H. Maddock, R. Morton, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 15181. 

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.202102328


145.  Advancing Air- and Moisture-Compatible s-Block Organometallic Chemistry Using Sustainable Solvents

S. E. García-Garrido, A. Presa Soto,  E. Hevia, J.García-Álvarez

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 3116.

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejic.202100347

Cover Picture:  https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejic.202100601


144. Progressing the Frustrated Lewis Pair Abilities of N-Heterocyclic Carbene/GaR3 Combinations for Catalytic Hydroboration of Aldehydes and Ketones

L. J. Bole, M. Uzelac, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy, C. T. O’Hara, E.Hevia

Inorg. Chem. 2021, asap article

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01276


143. Facilitating the Ferration of Aromatic Substrates through Intramolecular Sodium Mediation

L. C. H.  Maddock, M. Mu, A. R. Kennedy, M. Garcia-Melchor, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 15296

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anie.202104275


142. Alkali Metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) Mediation in Magnesium Hexamethyldisilazide [Mg(HMDS)2] Catalysed Transfer Hydrogenation

T. X. Gentner, E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey

ChemCatChem. 2021, 13, 2371.

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.202100218


141. Untangling the Complexity of Mixed Lithium/Magnesium Alkyl/Alkoxy Combinations Utilised in Br/Mg Exchange Reactions

L. J. Bole, N. R. Judge, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7626

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202016422


140. Exploiting deprotonative co-complexation to access potassium metal(ates) supported by a bulky silyl(bis)amide ligand

P. Mastropierro, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.  2021, 1016

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejic.202001051

Front Cover: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202100133


139. Beyond Ni{N(SiMe3)2}2: Synthesis of a Stable Solvated Sodium Tris- Amido Nickelate

A. M. Borys, E. Hevia

Organometallics, 2021, 40, 442

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00785


138. Tandem Mn-I exchange and homocoupling processes mediated by a synergistically operative lithium manganate

M. Uzelac, P. Mastropierro, M. de Tullio, I. Borilovic, M. Tarres, A. R. Kennedy, G. Aromí, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3247

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202013153


137. Main Group Bimetallic Partnerships for Cooperative Catalysis

J. M. Gil-Negrete, E. Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1982 DOI;10.1039/d0sc05116k

https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC05116K


136. Regioselective Bromine/Magnesium‐Exchange for Selective Functionalization of Polyhalogenated Aromatics and Heterocycles

A. Desaintjean, T. Haupt, L. J. Bole, N. R. Judge, E. Hevia, P. Knochel

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 1513

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202012496


2020


135. Lithium-mediated Ferration of Fluoroarenes

L.C. H. Maddock. A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

CHIMIA, 2020, 74, 866.

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2020.866


134. Towards a Paradigm Shift in Polar Organometallic Chemistry

E. Hevia

CHIMIA, 2020, 74, 681.

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2020.681


133. Ambient Moisture Accelerates Hydroamination Reactions of Vinylarenes with Alkali-Metal Amides under Air

F. F. Mulks, L. J. Bole, L. Davin, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy, J. García-Álvarez, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19021

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202008512


132. Combination of Organocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols and Highly-Polar Organometallic Chemistry (RLi) in Aqueous Media, at Room Temperature and Under Aerobic Conditions

D. Elorriaga,  M. J. Rodríguez-Álvarez, N. Ríos-Lombardía, F. Morís, A. Presa Soto, J. González-Sabín, E. Hevia, J. García-Álvarez

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 8932

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/cc/d0cc03768k#!divAbstract


131. Structurally Mapping Alkyl and Amide Basicity in Zincate Chemistry: Di-versity in the Synthesis of Mixed Sodium-Zinc Complexes and their Ap-plications in Enolate Formation

P. Mastropierro, Z. Livingstone,.S. D. Robertson,. A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Organometallics, 2020, 39, 23, 4273 doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00339

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00339


130. Ultrafast Amidation of Esters using Lithium Amides under Aerobic Ambient Temperature Conditions in Sustainable Solvents

M. Fairley, L. J. Bole, F. F. Mulks, L. Main, A. R. Kennedy, C. T. O’Hara, J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia.

Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 6500

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2020/sc/d0sc01349h


129. A regioselectively 1,1’,3,3’-tetrazincated ferrocene complex displaying core and peripheral reactivity

G. W. Honeyman, D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, D. L. Ramsay, R. E. Mulvey, J. A. Parkinson, S. A. Orr, R. McLellan, S. D. Robertson, S. Towie.

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 6510

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/sc/d0sc01612h#!divAbstract


128. Boosting Conjugate Addition to Nitroolefins Using Lithium Tetraorganozincates: Synthetic Strategies and Structural Insights.

M. Dell’Aera, F. M. Perna, P. Vitale, A. Altomare, A. Palmieri, L. C. H. Maddock, L. J. Bole, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, V. Capriati.

Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 8742

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.202001294


2019


127. Preparation of Polyfunctional Arylzinc Organometallics in Toluene by Halogen/Zinc Exchange Reactions

M. Balkenhohl, D. S. Ziegler, A. Desaintjean, L. J. Bole, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia P. Knochel.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 12898. (VIP article).

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201906898


126. s-Block cooperative catalysis: alkali metal magnesiate-catalysed cyclisation of alkynols

M. Fairley, L. Davin, A. Hernan-Gomez, J. Garcia-Alvarez, C. T. O’Hara, E. Hevia.

Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5821.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2019/sc/c9sc01598a


125. Molybdenum and rhenium carbonyl complexes containing thiolato ligands

P. Cañadas, S. Ziegler, S. Fombona, E. Hevia, D. Miguel, J. Pérez, L. Riera.

J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 896, 113. (Invited contribution to special edition in memoriam to Prof. Pascual Royo)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022328X19302359


124. Organolithium Initiated Polymerization of Olefins in Deep Eutectic Solvents under Aerobic Conditions. Sustainable Route to Homopolymers, Random Copolymers and Block Copolymers

A. Sánchez-Condado, G. A. Carriedo, A. Presa Soto, M. J. Rodríguez-Álvarez, J. García-Álvarez, E. Hevia

ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 3134.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cssc.201900533


123. Alkali-Metal and Stoichiometric Effects in Intermolecular Hydroamination Catalysed by Lithium, Sodium and Potassium Magnesiates

L. Davin, A. Hernán-Gómez, C. McLaughlin A.R. Kennedy, R. McLellan, E. Hevia

Dalton Trans, 2019, 48, 8122.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/dt/c9dt00923j/unauth#!divAbstract


122. Magnesium-Mediated Arylation of Amines via C-F Bond Activation of Fluoroarenes

L. J. Bole, L. Davin, A.R. Kennedy, R. McLellan, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 4339.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/cc/c9cc01670h#!divAbstract


121. Alkali Metal Effects in Trans-Metal-Trapping (TMT): Comparing LiTMP with NaTMP in Cooperative MTMP/Ga(CH2SiMe3)3 Metallation Reactions

R. McLellan, M. Uzelac, L. J. Bole, J. M. Gil-Negrete, D. R. Armstrong, Alan R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, E. Hevia

Synthesis, 2019, 51, 1207 (Feature Article, Invited contribution to Golden Anniversary Issue)

https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0037-1611646


2018


120. The future of Polar Organometallic Chemistry Written in Bio-Based Solvents and Water

J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, V. Capriati

Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 14854 (Concept Article).

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201802873


119. Exploiting Synergistic Effects in Organozinc Chemistry for Direct Stereoselective C-Glycosylation Reactions at Room Temperature

A. Hernán-Gómez, S. A. Orr, M. Uzelac, A. R. Kennedy, S. Barroso, X. Jusseau, S. Lemaine, V. Farina, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2018

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201805758


118. Structural and Synthetic Insights into Pyridine Homocouplings Mediated by a β-Diketiminato Magnesium Amide Complex

L. A. Davin, W. Clegg, A. R. Kennedy, M. R. Probert, R. McLellan, E. Hevia.

Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 14830

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201803297


117. Molecular Manipulations of a Utility Nitrogen Heterocyclic Carbene by Sodium Magnesiate Complexes and Transmetallation complexes with Gold Complexes

A. Hernán-Gómez, M. Uzelac, S. E. Baillie, D. R. Armstrong, A. R. Kennedy. M. A. Fuentes, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2018

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201802008


116. Donor-influenced structure-activity correlations in stoichiometric and catalytic reactions of lithium monoamido-monohydrido-dialkylaluminates

R. E. Mulvey, J. Okuda, L. E. Lemmerz, R. McLellan, N. R. Judge, A. R. Kennedy, S. Orr, M. Uzelac, E. Hevia, S. D.Robertson

Chem. Eur. J. 2018

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201801541


115. Polar organometallic strategies for regioselective C–H metallation of N-heterocyclic carbenes

M. Uzelac, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 2455

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cc/c8cc00049b#!divAbstract


114. Lithium diamidodihydridoaluminates: bimetallic cooperativity in catalytic hydroboration and metallation applications

V. A. Pollard, S. A. Orr, R. McLellan, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 1233

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cc/c7cc08214b#!divAbstract


113. Introducing Glycerol as a Sustainable Solvent to Organolithium Chemistry: Ultrafast Chemoselective Addition of Aryllithium Reagents to Nitriles under Air and at Ambient Temperature

M. J. Rodriguez-Alvarez, J. Garcia-Alvarez, M. Uzelac, M. Fairley, C. T. O’Hara, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 1720

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201705577


112. Utilising Sodium‐Mediated Ferration for Regioselective Functionalisation of Fluoroarenes via C−H and C−F Bond Activations

L. C. H. Maddock, T. Nixon, A. R. Kennedy, M. R. Probet, W. Clegg, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 187

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201709750


2017


111. Ligand-induced reactivity of -diketiminate magnesium complexes for regioselective functionalization of fluoroarenes via C–H or C–F bond activations

L. Davin, R. McLellan, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 11650

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/CC/C7CC07193K#!divAbstract


110. LiTMP Trans-Metal-Trapping of Fluorinated Aromatic Molecules: A Comparative Study of Aluminum and Gallium Carbanion Traps

R. McLellan, M. Uzelac, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, R. E Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2017, 56, 9566

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201706064


109. Trans-metal-trapping meets Frustated-Lewis-Pair Chemistry: Ga(CH2SiMe3)3 Induced C-H Functionalizations

M. Uzelac, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Ignor. Chem. 2017, 56, 8615

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00549


108. C-N bond activation and ring opening of a saturated N heterocyclic carbene via lateral alkali-metal-mediated metallation (AMMM)

 A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2017, 56, 6632

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201702246


107. Synthetic, Structural and Magnetic Implications of Introducing 2,2’Dipyridylamide to Sodium-Ferrate Complexes

L.C.H. Maddock, I. Borliovic, J. McIntyre, A.R. Kennedy, G. Aromí, E. Hevia

Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 6683

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/dt/c7dt01319a#!divAbstract


106. Regioselective Magnesiation of N-Heterocyclic molecules: securing insecure cyclic anions by a β-diketiminate-magnesium clamp

L. Davin, R. McLellan, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy, M. Mertens, I. Stepek, E. Hevia

Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 3653

https://pubs.rsc.org/-/content/articlelanding/2017/cc/c6cc09675a#!divAbstract


2016


105. Exploiting Deep Eutectic Solvents and Organolithium Reagen Partnerships Chemiselective Ultrafast Addition to Imines and Quinolines Under Aerobic Ambient Temperature Conditions

C. Vidal, J. Garcia-Alvarez, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. R. Kennedy,  E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 16145

(Highlighted in Chemistry World)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201609929


104. Structural and Mechanistic Insights into s-Block Bimetallic Catalysis: Sodium Magnesiate-Catalyzed Guanylation of Amines

M. De Tullio, A. Hernán-Gómez, Z. Livingstone, W. Clegg, A. R. Kennedy, R. W. Harrington, A. Antiñolo, A. Martínez, F. Carrillo-Hermosilla, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 17646

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201602906


103. Heavier alkali-metal gallates as platforms for accessing functionalized abnormal NHC carbene-gallium complexes

M. Uzelac, A. R. Kennedy, A. Hernán-Gómez, M. A. Fuentes, E. Hevia

Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2016, 642, 1241 (Invited contribution to special issue on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/zaac.201600310


102. Understanding the subtleties of frustrated Lewis pair activation of carbonyl compounds by N-Heterocyclic carbene/alkyl gallium pairings

M. Uzelac, D. R. Armstrong, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 15826

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201603597


101. Synthesis, structure and solution studies on mixed aryl/alkyl lithium zincates

A. J. Roberts, A. R. Kennedy, R. McLellan, S. D. Robertson, E. Hevia

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2016: 4752

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.201601020


100. Transforming LiTMP Lithiation of Challenging Diazines through Gallium Alkyl Trans-Metal-Trapping

M. Uzelac, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2016, 55, 13147

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201607284


99. Structural and Magnetic Diversity in Alkali-Metal Manganate Chemistry: Evaluating Donor and Alkali-Metal Effects in Co-complexation Processes

M. Uzelac, I. Borilovic, M. Amores, T. Cadenbach, A. R. Kennedy, G. Aromí, and E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 4843 (VIP Paper)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201504956


98. Assessing the reactivity of sodium alkyl-magnesiates towards quinoxaline:single elctron transfer (SET) vs. nucleophilic alkylation processes

Z.Livingstone, A. Hernán-Gómez, S. E. Baillie, D. R. Armstrong, L. M. Carrella, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, A. R. Kennedy, E. Rentschler and E. Hevia

Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 6175

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/dt/c5dt04044b#!divAbstract


2015


97. Alkali-Metal-Mediated Magnesiations of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene: Normal, Abnormal, and “Paranormal” Reactivity in a Single Tritopic Molecule

A. Martínez-Martínez, M. A. Fuentes, A. Hernán-Gómez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C.T.O'Hara

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14075

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201509531


96. Reactivity of Polar Organometallic Compounds in Unconventional Reaction Media: Challenges and Opportunities

J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, V. Capriati

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 6779.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejoc.201590088


95. Accessing Sodium Ferrate Complexes Containing Neutral and Anionic N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Structural, Synthetic, and Magnetic Insights

L. C. H. Maddock, T. Cadenbach, A. R. Kennedy, I. Borilovic, G. Aromí, E. Hevia

Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 9201.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01638


94. Rational synthesis of normal, abnormal and anionic NHC–gallium alkyl complexes: structural, stability and isomerization insights

M. Uzelac, A. Hernán-Gómez, D. R. Armstrong, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5719.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/sc/c5sc02086g#!divAbstract


93. Zincate-Mediated Arylation Reactions of Acridine: Pre- and Postarylation Structural Insights

A. Hernan-Gomez, E. Herd, M. Uzelac, T. Cadenbach, A. R. Kennedy, I. Borilovic, G. Aromi, E. Hevia

Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2614.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om501251q


92. Structurally Defined Zincated and Aluminated Complexes of Ferrocene Made by Alkali-Metal Synergistic Syntheses

W. Clegg, E. Crosbie, S. H. Dale-Black, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, D. L. Ramsay, S. D. Robertson

Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2580.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om5012352


91. Two alternative approaches to access mixed hydride-amido zinc complexes: synthetic, structural and solution implications

A. J. Roberts, W. Clegg, A. R. Kennedy, M. Probert, S. D. Robertson, E. Hevia

Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 8169.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/dt/c5dt00312a#!divAbstract


2014


90. Introducing Deep Eutectic Solvents to Polar Organometallic Chemistry: Chemoselective Addition of Organolithium and Grignard Reagents to Ketones in Air

C. Vidal, J. Garcia-Alvarez, A. Hernan-Gomez, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5969.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201400889


89. Potassium-alkyl magnesiates: synthesis, structures and Mg-H exchange applications of aromatic and heterocyclic substrates

S. E. Baillie, T. Bluemke, W. Clegg, A. R. Kenedy, J. Klett, L. Russo, M. de Tullio, E. Hevia,

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 12859.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/cc/c4cc05305b#!divAbstract


88. New supramolecular assemblies in heterobimetallic chemistry: synthesis of a homologous series of unsolvated alkali-metal zincates

D. R. Armstrong, H. S. Emerson, A. Hernan-Gomez, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 14229.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/dt/c4dt01131g/unauth#!divAbstract


87. Structural and reactivity insights in Mg Zn hybrid chemistry: Zn-I exchange and Pd-catalysed cross-coupling applications of aromatic substrates

T. D. Bluemke, W. Clegg, P. Garcia-Alvarez, K. Koszinowski, M. D. Call, L. Russo, E. Hevia,

Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 3552.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/sc/c4sc01263a/unauth#!divAbstract


86. TMP (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide)-aluminate bases: lithium-mediated alumination or lithiation alkylaluminium-trapping reagents?

D. R. Armstrong, E. Crosbie, E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey, D. L. Ramsay, S. D. Robertson

Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 3031.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/sc/c4sc01108b#!divAbstract


85. Organozinc Pivalate Reagents: Segregation, Solubility, Stabilization, and Structural Insights

A. Hernan-Gomez, E. Herd, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, P. Knochel, K. Koszinowski, S.M. Manolikakes, R. E. Mulvey, C. Schnegelsberg

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2706.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201309841#support-information-section


84. Probing the metallating ability of a polybasic sodium alkylmagnesiate supported by a bulkybis(amido) ligand: deprotomagnesiation reactions of nitrogen-based aromatic substrates

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, A. Hernan-Gomez, A. R. Kennedy, Z. Livingstone, S. D. Robertson, L. Russo, E. Hevia

Dalton Trans, 2014, 43, 4361 (Invited contribution to themed issue New Talent: Europe)

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/DT/2014/C3DT52639A#!divAbstract


2013


83. Donor-Activated Lithiation and Sodiation of Trifluoromethylbenzene: Structural, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Insights

J. A. Garden, D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, S. D. Robertson, L. Russo

Organometallics, 2013, 32, 5481.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om4007664


82. Alkali-metal-mediated zincation (AMMZn) meets N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC) chemistry: Zn–H exchange reactions and structural authentication of a dinuclear Au(I) complex with a NHC anion

D. R. Armstrong, S. E. Baillie, V. L. Blair, N. G. Chabloz, J. Diez, J. Garcia-Alvarez, A. R. Kennedy, S. D. Robertson, E. Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 4259.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/sc/c3sc52101j#!divAbstract


81. Concealed Cyclotrimeric Polymorph of Lithium 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidide Unconcealed: X-Ray Crystallographic and NMR Spectroscopic Studies

E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, D. L. Ramsay, S. D. Robertson

Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 14069.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201302709


80. Developing Catalytic Applications of Cooperative Bimetallics: Competitive Hydroamination Trimerization Reactions of Isocyanates Catalysed by Sodium Magnesiates

A. Hernán-Gómez, T. D. Bradley, A. R. Kennedy, Z. Livingstone, S. D. Robertson, E. Hevia,

Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8659.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/cc/c3cc45167d#!divAbstract


79. Isomeric and chemical consequences of the direct magnesiation of 1,3-benzoazoles using diketiminate-stabilized magnesium bases

S. E. Baillie, V. L. Blair, T. Bradley, W. Clegg, J. Cowan, R. Harrington, A.Hernan-Gomez, A. R. Kennedy, Z. Livingstone, E. Hevia

Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 1895.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/sc/c3sc22326d/unauth#!divAbstract


78. Co-complexation Syntheses, Structural Characterization, and DFT studies of a novel series of Polymeric Alkali-Metal Tetraorganogallates

D. R. Armstrong, E. Brammer, T. Cadenbach, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy

Organometallics, 2013, 32, 480.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om3009469


2012


77. Synthesis, structural elucidation, and diffusion-ordered NMR studies of homoleptic alkyllithium magnesiates: donor-controlled structural variations in mixed-metal chemistry

S. D. Baillie, W. Clegg, P. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, L. Russo

Organometallics, 2012, 31, 5131-5142.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om300477m


76. Accessing low denticity coordination modes of a high denticity tripodal ligand to complete its coordinative repertoire

T. Cadenbach, E. Hevia, A. R. Kenendy, R. E. Mulvey, J. A. Pickrell, S. D. Robertson

Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41,10141-10144.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/dt/c2dt31061a#!divAbstract


75. New Lithium-Zincate Approaches for the Selective Functionalisation of Pyrazine: Direct Dideprotozincation vs Nucleophilic Alkylation

S. E. Baillie, V. L. Blair, D. C. Blakemore, D. Hay, E. Hevia, A. R. Kenendy, D. C. Pryde

Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 1985-1987.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/cc/c2cc16959b#!divAbstract


74. Assessing the reactivity of sodium zincate [(TMEDA)Na(TMP)ZntBu2] towards benzoylferrocene: deprotonative metalation vs alkylation reactions

E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, M. D. McCall

Dalton Trans 2012, 41, 98-103

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/dt/c1dt11465d#!divAbstract


2011


73. Meta-metallation of N,N-dimethylaniline: Contrasting direct sodium-mediated-zincation with indirect sodiation-dialkylzinc co-complexation

D. R. Armstrong, L. Balloch, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, S. D. Robertson

Belstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1234-1248.

https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/7/144


72. Magnesium-Mediated Benzothiazole Activation: a Room Temperature Cascade of C-H Deprotonation, C-C Coupling, Ring-Opening and Nucleophilic Addition Reactions

V. L. Blair, W. Clegg, A. R. Kennedy, Z. Livingstone, L. Russo, E. Hevia

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9857-9860.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ange.201103275


71. A record-breaking Magnesium-Hydride Molecular Cluster: Implications for hydrogen storage

E. Hevia, R. E.Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9242-9243.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201102978


70. Split Personality of Lithium Chloride: Recent Salt Effects in Organometallic Recipes

E. Hevia, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6448-6450. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201102054


69. Alkali-metal mediated zincation of N-heterocyclic substrates using the lithium zincate complex, (THF)Li(TMP)Zn(tBu)2 and applications in in situ cross-coupling reactions

V. L. Blair, D. C. Blakemore, D. Hay, E. Hevia, D. C. Pryde

Tet. Lett. 2011, 52, 4590-4594.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403911010495


68. A New Polymeric alkyl/alkoxide magnesium-sodium inverse crown complex

S. E. Baillie, V. L. Blair, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy

Act Cryst., 2011, C67, m249-m251.

http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?em3041


67. Expanding Mg-Zn hybrid chemistry: Inorganic salt effects in addition reactions of organozinc reagents to trifluoromethyl acetophenone and implications for a synergistic lithium-magnesium-zinc activation

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, P. García-Alvarez, M. D. McCall, A. R. Kennedy, L. Russo, E. Hevia

Chem. Eur. J, 2011 17, 8333-8341.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201100866


66. Shedding New Light on ZnCl2-Mediated Addition Reactions of Grignard Reagents to Ketones: Structural Authentication of Key Intermediates and Diffusion-Ordered NMR Studies

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, P. García-Alvarez, E. Hevia, M. D. McCall, L. Nuttall, A. R. Kennedy, L. Russo

Chem. Eur. J, 2011, 17, 4470.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201002544


65. Synthesis and Characterization of an Infinite Sheet of Metal-Alkyl Bonds: Unfolding the Elusive Structure of an Unsolvated Alkali-Metal Trisalkylmagnesiate

S. E. Baillie, W. Clegg, P. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, L. Russo

Chem. Commun, 2011, 47, 388-390.

https://pubs.rsc.org/EN/content/articlelanding/2011/cc/c0cc02164d#!divAbstract


2010


64. Structural Basis for Regioisomerization in the Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation (AMMZn) of Trifluoromethyl Benzene by Isolation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Intermediates

D. R. Armstrong,.V. L. Blair, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, J. García-Alvarez, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey, L. Russo

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9480-9487.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja1038598


63. Exposing the Hidden Complexity of Stoichiometric and Catalytic Metathesis Reactions byElucidation of Mg-Zn Hybrids

J. Z. Chua, P. García-Álvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, M. D. McCall

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2010, 107, 5294-5299.

https://www.pnas.org/content/107/12/5294.abstract


62. New Insights into Addition Reactions of Dialkylzinc Reagents to Trifluoromethyl Ketones: Structural Authentication of a -hydride Elimination Product Containing a Tetranuclear Zinc Chain

E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, Z. Livingstone, M. D. McCall

Dalton Trans, 2010, 39, 520-526.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/dt/b911818g/unauth#!divAbstract


2009


61. Closer Insight into the Reactivity of TMP-dialkyl Zincates in Directed ortho-Zincation of Anisole: Experimental Evidence of Amido Basicity and Structural Elucidation of Key Reaction Intermediates

W. Clegg, B. Conway, E. Hevia, M. D. McCall, L. Russo, R. E. Mulvey

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2375-2384.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja8087168


60. Donor-dictated Interlocking Co-complexation Reactions of LiNHDipp with Dimethylzinc: Synthesis and Structures of New Methyl(amido)zincates

W. Clegg, D. V. Graham, E. Herd, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, M. D. McCall, L. Russo

Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 5320-5327.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic900313b


59. Direct lateral Metallation using Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation (AMMZn): SiC-H vs Si-O Bond Cleavage

E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, M. D. McCall

Chem. Commun. 2009, 3240-3242.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2009/CC/b903592c#!divAbstract


58. Synthetic and Structural Insights into the Zincation of Toluene: Direct Synergic Ring Metalation vs Indirect Non-synergic Lateral Metalation

D. R. Armstrong, J. García-Álvarez, D. V. Graham, G. W. Honeyman, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Eur. J, 2009, 15, 3800-3807.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.200801928


57. Contacted ion-pair lithium alkylamidoaluminates: intramolecular alumination (Al-H exchange) traps for TMEDA and PMDETA

B. Conway, J. García-Álvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, S. D. Robertson

Organometallics, 2009, 28, 6462-6468.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om900736a


56. Synergic Synthesis of Benzannulated Zincabicyclic Complexes, -Zincated N Ylides, through Sodium TMEDA-Mediated Zincation of a Haloarene

D. R. Armstrong, L. Balloch, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, P. García-Álvarez, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 8675-8678.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200904506


55. Structurally Defined Potassium-Mediated Zincation of Pyridine and 4-R-Substituted Pyridines (R=Et, iPr, tBu, Ph and Me2N) by Using Dialkyl-TMP-Zincate Bases

W. Clegg, B. Conway, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, L. Russo, D. S. Wright

Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 7074-7082.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.200900549#


2008


54. Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of Alkyl, Amido and Mixed Alkyl-Amido “Highly-Coordinated” Zincates

D. R. Armstrong, C. Dougan, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy

Organometallics, 2008, 27, 6063-6070.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om800786n


53. Metalation of 2, 4, 6-Trimethylacetophenone using Organozinc Reagents

D. R. Armstrong, A. M. Drummond, L. Balloch, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy

Organometallics, 2008, 27, 5860-5866.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om800658s


52. Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of Solvent-Free and Solvated Lithium Dimethyl(HMDS)zincates

D. R. Armstrong, E. Herd, D.V. Graham, E. Hevia,A. R. Kennedy, W. Clegg, L. Russo

Dalton Trans. 2008, 1323-1330.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2008/dt/b716494g/unauth#!divAbstract


51. Transamination Chemistry of Sodium TMP-zincate: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Chiral Amidozincate

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, J. García-Álvarez, R. W. Harrington, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara

Chem. Commun. 2008, 187-189.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2008/cc/b713987j#!divAbstract


50. Unmasking Representative Structures of TMP-Active Hauser and Turbo Hauser Bases

P. García-Álvarez, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, S. Weatherstone

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8079-8081.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.200802618


49. Synthesis, Structural Authentication, and Structurally Defined Metalation Reactions of Lithium and Sodium DA-Zincate Bases (DA= diisopropylamide) with Phenylacetylene

W. Clegg, J. García-Álvarez, P. García-Álvarez, D. V. Graham, R. W. Harrington, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, L. Russo

Organometallics. 2008, 27, 2654-2663.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om8001813


48. Structurally-defined Potassium-Mediated Regioselective Zincation of Amino-and Alkoxy Substituted Pyridines

B. Conway, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2008, 2638-2640.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2008/CC/b805606d#!divAbstract


47. Synthesis and Characterisation of New Bimetallic Alkali Metal-Magnesium Mixed Diisopropylamide-Acetylides: Structural Variations in Bimetallic Lithium- and Sodium-Heteroleptic Magnesiates

J. García-Álvarez, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Dalton Trans. 2008, 1481-1486.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2008/DT/b716215d#!divAbstract


46. Alkali-Metal-Mediated Manganation(II) of Functionalized Arenes and Applications of Ortho-Manganated Products in Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions with Iodobenzene

V. L. Blair, W. Clegg, B. Conway, E. Hevia, A. Kennedy, J. Klett, R. E. Mulvey, L. Russo

Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 65-72.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.200701597


45. Structurally-Defined Reactions of Sodium TMP-Zincate with Nitrile Compounds:Synthesis of a Salt-like Sodium Sodiumdizincate and Other Unexpected Ion Pair Products

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, L. Russo

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 731-734.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200704341


2007


44. Structurally-Defined Direct C-Magnesiation and C-Zincation of N-Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds using Alkali-Metal-Mediated Metallation

B. Conway, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2007, 2864-2866.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2007/CC/b704362g#!divAbstract


43. Isolation and structural elucidation of a key aluminoaromatic intermediate and evidence for dismutation phenomena in TMP-alumination chemistry

B. Conway, E. Hevia, J. García-Álvarez, D. V. Graham, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2007, 5241-5243.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2007/cc/b713913f#!divAbstract


42. Lewis base stabilized lithium TMP – aluminates: an unexpected fragmentation and capture reaction involving cyclic ether 1,4-dioxane

J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2007, 2402-2404.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2007/cc/b700785j/unauth#!divAbstract


41. Synthesis of Mixed Alkali Metal-Zinc Enolate Complexes Derived from 2, 4, 6-Trimethylacetophenone: New Inverse Crown Structures

S. H. Baillie, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Organometallics, 2007, 26, 204-209.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om060878k


40. Structural Variations in Bimetallic Sodium-Magnesium and Sodium-Zinc Ketimides, and a Sodium-Zinc Alkide-Alkoxide-Amide: Connections to Ring-Stacking, Ring-Laddering, and Inverse Crown Concepts

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, D. V. Graham, R. W. Harrington, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2007, 1641-1643.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2007/CC/b618609b#!divAbstract


39. Dizincation and Dimagnesiation of Benzene using Alkali-Metal-Mediated Metallation

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Chem. Commun. 2007, 598-600.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2007/cc/b613655a#!divAbstract


2006


38. Lithium Dimethyl-amidozinc Complexes: Contrasting Zincate (Amido = TMP) and Inverse Zincate (Amido = HMDS) Structures on Addition of TMEDA

D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A.R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3297-3300.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om060334i


37. Synthesis and Reactivity of New(Methoxy)methyl Complexes of Manganese(I) and Rhenium(I)

E. Hevia, D. Miguel, J. Pérez, V. Riera

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 4909-4912.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om060459n


36. Synergic Para-Directed-Monometalation of Bis(toluene)chromium by using Alkali-Metal-Mediated Magnesiation

P. C. Andrikopoulos, D. R. Armstrong, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 2415-2418.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om060216v


35. Synthesis and Characterization of New Mixed-Metal Sodium-Magnesium Enolates Derived from 2,4, 6-Trimethylacetophenone

E. Hevia, K. W. Henderson, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 1778-1785.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om051076c


34. Electronic Structure and Excited States of Rhenium(I) Amido and Phosphido Carbonyl-Bipyridine Complexes Studied by Picosecond Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations

A. Grabrielsson, M. Busby, P. Matousek, MI. Towrie, E. Hevia, L. Cuesta, J. Perez, S. Zalis, A. Vlcek, Jr

Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 9789-9797.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/


33. Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis and Structures of Monozincated and Dizincated Naphthalenes

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, L. M: Hogg, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O´Hara

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 6548-6550.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200602288


32. Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation of Anisole: Synthesis and Structures of Three Instructive Ortho-Zincated Complexes

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7434-7435.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja061898g


31. Directed Meta-Metalation Using Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation

D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3775-3778.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200600720


30. Reactivity of Molybdenum and Rhenium Hydroxo Complexes toward Organic Electrophiles: Reactions that Afford Carboxylato Products

L. Cuesta, E. Hevia, D. Morales, J. Pérez, L. Riera, D. Miguel

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 1717-1722.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om051081g


29. Pre-Metalation Insights into the Use of Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation for Directed ortho Metalation of a Tertiary Aromatic Amide

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2370-2374.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200503202


28. Post-Metalation Insights into the Use of Alkali-Metal-Mediated Zincation for Directed ortho-Metalation of a Tertiary Aromatic Amide

W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, R. W. Harrington, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2374-2377.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200503213


27. Building an Extended Inverse Crown Motif via Alkali-Metal-Mediated -Magnesation of Furan

D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, Christine Talmard

Chem. Commun. 2006, 417.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2006/CC/b514985a#!divAbstract


2005


26. Trapping, Stabilization, and Characterization of an Enolate Anion of a 1, 6 – Adduct of Benzophenone Chelated by a Sodium Alkylamidozincate Cation

E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 13106-13107.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja053756c


25. Alkali-Metal–Mediated Zincation of Ferrocene: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a New Lithium TMP-Zincate Reagent

H. R. L. Barley, William Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 6018-6021.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200501560


24. Stoichiometrically-controlled reactivity and supramolecular storage of butylmagnesiate anions

P. C. Andrikopoulos, D. R. Armstrong, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara

Chem. Commun. 2005, 1131-1133.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2005/CC/b416636a#!divAbstract


23. Sodium Dialkyl-amidozincates, Alkyl or Amido Bases? An Experimental and Theoretical Case Study

P. C. Andrikopoulos, D. R. Armstrong, H. R. L. Barley, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6184-6186.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja050860l


22. Selective Meta-Deprotonation of Toluene Using Alkali Metal-Mediated Magnesiation.

P. C. Andrikopoulos, D. R. Armstrong, D. V. Graham, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, C. Talmard

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3459-3462.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200500379


21. Synthesis and characterization of a series of alkylmagnesium amide and related oxygen-contaminated alkoxy compounds

B. Conway, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, S. Weatherstone

Dalton Trans. 2005, 1532-1544.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2005/DT/b501502b#!divAbstract


20. Activation of ancillary ligands in the reactions of DMAD with phosphido and alkylidenamido rhenium complexes

L. Cuesta, E. Hevia, D. Morales, J. Pérez, V. Riera, M. Seitz, D. Miguel

Organometallics 2005, 24, 1772-1775.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om049019r


19. Activation of a 1,10-phenanthroline ligand on a rhenium tricarbonyl complex

L. Cuesta, E. Hevia, D. Morales, J. Pérez, V. Riera, E. Rodríguez, D. Miguel

Chem. Commun. 2005, 116-117.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2005/cc/b412447b#!divAbstract


18. Synergic monodeprotonation of bis(benzene)chromium using mixed alkali metal-magnesium amide bases and structural characterization of the heterotrimetallic products

E. Hevia, G. W. Honeyman, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, D. C. Sherrington

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 68-72.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200460637


2004


17. Isolation and characterization of the heterometallic sodium-magnesium mixed monoalkyl-bisamido complex [Na(-Bu)(-TMP)Mg(TMP).(TMEDA)]: chelate-trapping of a surprising intermediate in the formation ofinverse crowns

E. Hevia, D. J. Gallagher, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, C. Talmard

Chem. Commun. 2004, 2422-2423.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2004/cc/b410293b#!divAbstract


16. A homologous series of regioselectively tetradeprotonated group 8 metallocenes: new inverse crown ring compounds synthesized via mixed sodium-magnesium tris(diisopropylamide) synergic base

P. C. Andrikopoulos, D.R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, C. J. Gilfillan, E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O’Hara, J.A. Parkinson, D. M. Tooke

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11612-11620.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja0472230


15. Synthesis and crystal structure of [{nBuMg(-TMP)2}] and of a homometallic inverse crown in tetranuclear [{nBuMg2[-N(H)Dipp]2(3-OnBu)}2]

E. Hevia, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, S. Weatherstone

Angew. Chem. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1709-1712.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200353286


14. Reactivity of Molybdenum and Rhenium hydroxo-carbonyl complexes toward organic electrophiles

L. Cuesta, D. C. Gerbino, E. Hevia,D. Morales, M. E. Navarro Clemente, J. Pérez, L. Riera, V. Riera, D. Miguel, I. Del Rio, S. Garcia-Granda

Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 1765-1777.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.200305577


2003


13. Solvent-free and TMEDA-solvated mixed alkali metal-magnesium tris-diisopropylamides

E. Hevia, F. R. Kenley, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, R. B. Rowlings

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 3347-3353.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.200300413


12. Synthesis of -lactams from a N-rhenaimine: effect of the transition metal on the energetic profile of the Staudinger reaction

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel, M. I. Menéndez, T. L. Sordo, S. García-Granda

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 3706-3707.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja034070s


11. Mono and dimetallic cyanocomplexes with {Mo(3-allyl)(CO)2(N-N)} fragments

J. Pérez, E. Hevia, L. Riera, V. Riera, S. García-Granda, E. García-Rodríguez, D. Miguel

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 1113-1120.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.200390142


10. A new reactivity pattern of low-valent transition-metal hydroxo complexes: straightforward synthesis of hydrosulfido complexes via reaction with carbon disulfide

D. Gerbino, E. Hevia, D. Morales, M. E. Navarro Clemente, J. Pérez, L. Riera, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Chem. Commun. 2003, 328-329.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2003/CC/b210860g#!divAbstract


9. Reactivity of the amido complex [Re(NHpTol)(CO)3(bipy)] toward neutral organic electrophiles

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Organometallics 2003, 22, 257-263.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om020667p


2002


8. Manganese (I) and rhenium (I) tricarbonyl (alkylthio)methyl and alkylidenesulfonium complexes

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Organometallics 2002, 21, 5312-5319.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om020522i


7. Insertion and cycloaddition reactivity of a transition-metal N-metalloimine

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3858-3860.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/


6. Insertion of Unsaturated Organic Electrophiles into Molybdenum-Alkoxide and Rhenium-Alkoxide Bonds of Neutral, Stable Carbonyl Complexes

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, L. Riera,V. Riera, I. Del Río, S. García-Granda, D. Miguel

Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 4510-4521.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1521-3765(20021004)8:19%3C4510::AID-CHEM4510%3E3.0.CO;2-L


5. Different sites of insertion in the reaction of isocyanates with [Re(N(R)Ar)(CO)3(bipy)] (R = H or Me): N-H vs. Re-N

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Chem. Comun. 2002, 1814-1815.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2002/cc/b203261a/unauth#!divAbstract


4. New synthetic routes to cationic rhenium tricarbonyl bipyridine complexes with labile ligands

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, V. Riera, D. Miguel, S. Kassel, A. Rheingold

Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4673-4679.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic020174c


3. New octahedral rhenium (I) tricarbonyl amido complexes

E. Hevia, J. Pérez,V. Riera, D. Miguel

Organometallics 2002, 21, 1966-1974.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om0110383


2. Reactive Alkoxide Complexes of Groups 6 and 7 Metals

E. Hevia, J. Pérez, L. Riera, V. Riera, D. Miguel

Organometallics 2002, 21, 1750-1752.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om010977s


2001


1. Synthesis and structure of a tris imido phosphonate anion; the missing link in imido analogues of phosphorus oxoanions

L. T. Burke, E. Hevia-Freire, R. Holland, J. C. Jeffery, A. P. Leedham, C. A. Russell, A. Steiner, A. Zagorski

Chem. Comun. 2000, 1769-1770.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2000/CC/b004192k#!divAbstract







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