Publications
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