Publications
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