THE TURCULET RESEARCH GROUP
Synthetic Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry

Recent Publications

Nickel and Palladium Silyl Pincer Complexes: Unusual Structural Rearrangements that Involve Reversible Si-C(sp³) and Si-C(sp²) Bond Activation

Samuel J. Mitton¹, Robert McDonald, Dr.², Laura Turculet, Prof. Dr.^{1

*}¹Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J3 (Canada), Fax: (+1) 902-494-1310
²X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2 (Canada)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48 (45), 8568–8571 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904570

Rhodium and Iridium Amido Complexes Supported by Silyl Pincer Ligation: Ammonia N−H Bond Activation by a [PSiP]Ir Complex

Erin Morgan^†, Darren F. MacLean^†, Robert McDonald^‡ and Laura Turculet*^†
Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J3, and the X-ray Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131 (40), 14234–14236 DOI: 10.1021/ja906646v

Synthesis and Characterization of Neutral and Cationic Platinum(II) Complexes Featuring Pincer-like Bis(phosphino)silyl Ligands: Si−H and Si−Cl Bond Activation Chemistry

Samuel J. Mitton†, Robert McDonald‡ and Laura Turculet*†

^† Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J3

^‡ X-ray Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2

Organometallics, 2009, 28 (17), 5122–5136 DOI: 10.1021/om9003863

Room Temperature Benzene C-H Activation by a New [PSiP]Ir Pincer Complex

Darren F. MacLean,^‡ Robert McDonald,^§ Michael J. Ferguson,^§ Andrew J. Caddell,^‡ and Laura Turculet^*^‡

Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J3, and X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2

Chem. Commun., 2008, 5146-5148 DOI: 10.1039/b811811f

Synthesis and Reactivity of Platinum Group Metal Complexes Featuring the New Pincer-like Bis(phosphino)silyl Ligand [κ³-(2-Ph₂PC₆H₄)₂SiMe]⁻ ([PSiP]): Application in the Ruthenium-Mediated Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

Morgan C. MacInnis,^†^‡ Darren F. MacLean,^†^‡ Rylan J. Lundgren,^†^‡ Robert McDonald,^§ and Laura Turculet^*^‡

Organometallics, 2007, 26 (26), 6522–6525 DOI: 10.1021/om7009528

Mono-, Di-, and Trinuclear Complexes Featuring the New Bis(phosphido) Ligand 4,5-Bis(tert-butylphosphido)-9,9-dimethylxanthene ([POP]²⁻)

Laura Turculet^*^† and Robert McDonald^‡

Organometallics, 2007, 26 (27), 6821–6826 DOI: 10.1021/om700843n