Group 2: Elements of 21st Century Catalysis

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Research output per year 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

• 41 Article
• 3 Review article
• 2 Chapter or section

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• 2017

  Easy access to nucleophilic boron through diborane to magnesium boryl metathesis

  Pécharman, A. F., Colebatch, A. L., Hill, M. S., McMullin, C. L., Mahon, M. F. & Weetman, C., 7 Apr 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, p. 1-7 7 p., 15022.

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  • Diborane 100%
  • Organoboranes 75%
  • Diboron 25%
  78 Citations (SciVal)
• 2016

  Facile kinetic induction of a dihydropyridide to pyrrolide ring contraction

  Carbery, D. R., Hill, M. S., Mahon, M. F. & Weetman, C., 14 Apr 2016, In: Dalton Transactions . 45, 14, p. 5925-5928

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  • Ring Contraction 100%
  • Ciprofloxacin 50%
  3 Citations (SciVal)

  110 Downloads (Pure)

• Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of pyridines: kinetic analysis and poly-pyridine dearomatisation

  Weetman, C., Hill, M. S. & Mahon, M. F., 8 Jan 2016, In: Polyhedron. 103, Part 8, p. 115-120

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  • Chemical Reaction 100%
  • Pyridine 100%
  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Kinetic Method 100%
  43 Citations (SciVal)

  280 Downloads (Pure)

• Magnesium-catalysed nitrile hydroboration

  Weetman, C., Anker, M., Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M., Kociok-Kohn, G., Liptrot, D. & Mahon, M., 1 Jan 2016, In: Chemical Science. 7, 1, p. 628-641 14 p.

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  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Nitrile 100%
  • Electron Particle 50%
  • Procedure 37%
  159 Citations (SciVal)

  87 Downloads (Pure)

• Magnesium catalysis for the hydroboration of carbodiimides

  Weetman, C., Hill, M. S. & Mahon, M. F., 17 May 2016, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 22, 21, p. 7158-7162 5 p.

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  • Catalysis 100%
  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Carbodiimide 100%
  • Borane 50%
  78 Citations (SciVal)

• The significance of secondary interactions during alkaline earth-promoted dehydrogenation of dialkylamine-boranes

  Bellham, P., Anker, M. D., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Mahon, M. F., 21 Sept 2016, In: Dalton Transactions. 45, 35, p. 13969-13978 10 p.

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  • Boron Hydride 100%
  26 Citations (SciVal)

  245 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Activation of N-heterocyclic carbenes by {BeH₂} and {Be(H)(Me)} fragments

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 29 Jan 2015, In: Organometallics. 34, 3, p. 653-662

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  67 Citations (SciVal)

  248 Downloads (Pure)

• Alkali metal-mediated Dehydrocoupling of Me₂NH.BH₃

  Bellham, P., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 21 Jul 2015, In: Dalton Transactions . 44, 27, p. 12078-12081 4 p.

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  • Alkali Metal 100%
  • Anion 50%
  • Catalyst 50%
  • Carboxamide 50%
  25 Citations (SciVal)

  254 Downloads (Pure)

• Alkaline- earth-promoted CO homologation and reductive catalysis

  Anker, M. D., Hill, M. S., Lowe, J. P. & Mahon, M. F., 10 Aug 2015, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54, 34, p. 10009-10011 3 p.

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  • Reductive Elimination Reaction 100%
  68 Citations (SciVal)

  77 Downloads (Pure)

• Attenuated organo-magnesium activation of white phosphorus

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S., Johnson, A. L., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Mahon, M. F., 26 Jun 2015, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54, 27, p. 7882-7885 4 p.

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  • Magnesium 100%
  • Chemical Reaction 50%
  • Synthesis (Chemical) 50%
  45 Citations (SciVal)

  217 Downloads (Pure)

• Beyond dehydrocoupling: group 2 mediated boron-nitrogen desilacoupling

  Liptrot, D. J., Arrowsmith, M., Colebatch, A. L., Hadlington, T. J., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Mahon, M. F., 7 Dec 2015, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54, 50, p. 15280-15283 4 p.

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  • Group 100%
  • Nitrogen 100%
  • Boron Atom 100%
  • Chemical Bond 50%
  • Atom 50%
  30 Citations (SciVal)

  360 Downloads (Pure)

• Group 2 Catalysis for the atom-efficient synthesis of imidazolidine and thiazolidine derivatives

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 13 Jul 2015, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 21, 29, p. 10548-10557 10 p.

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  • Thiazolidine 100%
  • Carbon Disulfide 33%
  29 Citations (SciVal)

  295 Downloads (Pure)

• Kinetically Directed Reactivity of Magnesium Dihydropyridides with Organoisocyanates

  Hill, M. S., MacDougall, D. J., Kociok-Köhn, G., Mahon, M. F. & Weetman, C., 8 Jun 2015, In: Organometallics. 34, 11, p. 2590-2599 10 p.

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  • Chemical Reaction 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Reactivity 100%
  • Hydride 60%
  • Isocyanate 60%
  7 Citations (SciVal)

• Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of isonitriles

  Weetman, C., Hill, M. S. & Mahon, M. F., 4 Oct 2015, In: Chemical Communications. 51, 77, p. 14477-14480 4 p.

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  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Chemical Reaction Product 50%
  • Chemical Reaction 50%
  • Catalyst 50%
  66 Citations (SciVal)

  235 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Accessing the single-electron manifold: Magnesium-mediated hydrogen release from silanes

  Liptrot, D. J., Hill, M. S. & Mahon, M. F., 5 Jun 2014, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53, 24, p. 6224-6227 4 p.

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  • Electron Particle 100%
  • Hydrogen 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Silane 100%
  • Electron 100%
  28 Citations (SciVal)

  306 Downloads (Pure)

• Alkaline earth catalysis for the 100% atom-efficient three component assembly of imidazolidin-2-ones

  Arrowsmith, M., Shepherd, W. M. S., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Köhn, G., 28 Oct 2014, In: Chemical Communications. 50, 84, p. 12676-12679 4 p.

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  • Imidazolidin-2-One 100%
  31 Citations (SciVal)

  243 Downloads (Pure)

• Catalytic hydroacetylenation of carbodiimides with homoleptic alkaline earth hexamethyldisilazides

  Arrowsmith, M., Crimmin, M. R., Hill, M. S., Lomas, S. L., Heng, M. S., Hitchcock, P. B. & Kociok-Köhn, G., 14 Oct 2014, In: Dalton Transactions. 43, 38, p. 14249-14256 8 p.

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  • Strontium 100%
  • Calcium 50%
  • Kinetic Study 50%
  • Acetylene 50%
  • Arylacetylene 25%
  35 Citations (SciVal)

  344 Downloads (Pure)

• Dearomatized BIAN alkaline-earth alkyl catalysts for the intramolecular hydroamination of hindered aminoalkenes

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 13 Jan 2014, In: Organometallics. 33, 1, p. 206-216 11 p.

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  • C-C Coupling Reaction 100%
  38 Citations (SciVal)

  319 Downloads (Pure)

• Heavier alkaline earth catalyzed ene-yne cyclizations: Atom-efficient access to tetrahydroisoquinoline frameworks

  Reid, S., Barrett, A. G. M., Hill, M. S. & Procopiou, P. A., 21 Nov 2014, In: Organic Letters. 16, 22, p. 6016-6019 4 p.

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  • Atom 100%
  • Alkaline Earth Metal 100%
  • Primary Amine 50%
  • Alkene 50%
  • Alkyne 50%
  12 Citations (SciVal)

  238 Downloads (Pure)

• Heterobimetallic s-block hydrides by σ-bond metathesis

  Liptrot, D. J., Hill, M. S. & Mahon, M. F., 4 Aug 2014, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 20, 32, p. 9871-9874

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  • Chemical Reaction 100%
  • Chemical Bond 100%
  • Metal 100%
  • Alkali Metal 100%
  • Hydride 100%
  37 Citations (SciVal)

• Mononuclear three-coordinate magnesium complexes of a highly sterically encumbered β-diketiminate ligand

  Arrowsmith, M., Maitland, B., Kociok-Köhn, G., Stasch, A., Jones, C. & Hill, M. S., 6 Oct 2014, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 53, 19, p. 10543-10552 10 p.

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  • Ligand 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Solid 66%
  • Imine 66%
  • Solution 33%
  73 Citations (SciVal)

  320 Downloads (Pure)

• Selective reduction of CO₂ to a methanol equivalent by B(C₆F₅)₃-activated alkaline earth catalysis

  Anker, M. D., Arrowsmith, M., Bellham, P., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Köhn, G., Liptrot, D. J., Mahon, M. F. & Weetman, C., 1 Jul 2014, In: Chemical Science. 5, 7, p. 2826-2830 5 p.

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  • Reduction 100%
  • Catalysis 100%
  • Alkaline Earth Metal 100%
  • Methanol 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  129 Citations (SciVal)

  283 Downloads (Pure)

• Stoichiometric and catalytic reactivity of tert-butylamine-borane with calcium silylamides

  Bellham, P., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Köhn, G., 27 Oct 2014, In: Organometallics. 33, 20, p. 5716-5721 6 p.

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  • Tert-Butylamine 100%
  22 Citations (SciVal)

  226 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  Alkaline earth alkyl insertion chemistry of in situ generated aminoboranes

  Bellham, P., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Liptrot, D. J., 2013, In: Dalton Transactions. 42, 3, p. 737-745 9 p.

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  • Calcium Derivative 100%
  • Pyrrolidine Derivative 100%
  • Calcium Molecular Entity 100%
  30 Citations (SciVal)

• A magnesium-mediated cascade assembly for the atom-economical synthesis of bis(imidazolidine-2,4-dione)s

  Hill, M. S., Liptrot, D. J. & Mahon, M. F., 10 May 2013, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52, 20, p. 5364-5367 4 p.

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  • imidazolidine-2,4-dione 100%
  19 Citations (SciVal)

• Beryllium derivatives of a phenyl-substituted β-diketiminate: A well-defined ring opening reaction of tetrahydrofuran

  Arrowsmith, M., Crimmin, M. R., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 14 Jul 2013, In: Dalton Transactions. 42, 26, p. 9720-9726 7 p.

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  42 Citations (SciVal)

• Bespoke synthesis of unsymmetrical diaminoboranes by alkaline earth catalysis

  Bellham, P., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Liptrot, D. J., 7 Mar 2013, In: Chemical Communications. 49, 19, p. 1960-1962 3 p.

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  • Synthesis (Chemical) 100%
  • Catalysis 100%
  • Alkaline Earth Metal 100%
  • Amine 100%
  • Procedure 50%
  36 Citations (SciVal)

• Catalytic and stoichiometric cumulene formation within dimeric group 2 acetylides

  Arrowsmith, M., Crimmin, M. R., Hill, M. S., Lomas, S. L., Macdougall, D. J. & Mahon, M. F., 9 Sept 2013, In: Organometallics. 32, 17, p. 4961-4972 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cumulene 100%
  • Butatriene 33%
  • Enyne 33%
  31 Citations (SciVal)

• Hetero-dehydrocoupling of silanes and amines by heavier alkaline earth catalysis

  Hill, M. S., Liptrot, D. J., MacDougall, D. J., Mahon, M. F. & Robinson, T. P., Nov 2013, In: Chemical Science. 4, 11, p. 4212-4222 11 p.

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  • Diethylamine 100%
  • Catalyst Activation 100%
  90 Citations (SciVal)

• Magnesium catalysis of imine hydroboration

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 18 Feb 2013, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 19, 8, p. 2776-2783 8 p.

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  • Ketimine 100%
  127 Citations (SciVal)
• 2012

  Alkaline and alkaline earth metals

  Hill, M. S., 2012, In: Annual Reports Section A: Inorganic Chemistry. 108, p. 48-60 13 p.

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  • Elements 100%
  • Alkaline Earth Metal 100%
  • Application 50%
  • Coverage 50%
  • Inorganic Chemistry 50%
  1 Citation (SciVal)

• Alkaline earth catalysis of alkynyl alcohol hydroalkoxylation/cyclization

  Brinkmann, C., Barrett, A. G. M., Reid, S., Hill, M. S. & Procopiou, P. A., 22 Oct 2012, In: Organometallics. 31, 20, p. 7287-7297 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Allene 100%
  44 Citations (SciVal)

• Beryllium-induced C-N bond activation and ring opening of an N-heterocyclic carbene

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G., MacDougall, D. J. & Mahon, M. F., 27 Feb 2012, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51, 9, p. 2098-2100 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbene 100%
  • Beryllium 100%
  • Rupture 33%
  148 Citations (SciVal)

• Heavier alkaline earth catalysts for the intermolecular hydroamination of vinylarenes, dienes, and alkynes

  Brinkmann, C., Barrett, A. G. M., Hill, M. S. & Procopiou, P. A., 1 Feb 2012, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134, 4, p. 2193-2207 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Alkyne 100%
  • Hydroamination 100%
  • Vinylarene 100%
  • Styrene 40%
  • Strontium 40%
  169 Citations (SciVal)

• Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of aldehydes and ketones

  Arrowsmith, M., Hadlington, T. J., Hill, M. & Kociok-Kohn, G., 2012, In: Chemical Communications. 48, 38, p. 4567-4569 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Ketones 100%
  • Aldehyde 100%
  • Magnesium 100%
  • Isopropyl Group 50%
  215 Citations (SciVal)

• Three-coordinate beryllium β-diketiminates: Synthesis and reduction chemistry

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G., MacDougall, D. J., Mahon, M. F. & Mallov, I., 17 Dec 2012, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 51, 24, p. 13408-13418 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Radical Anion 100%
  66 Citations (SciVal)
• 2011

  Alkylstrontium diamidoboranes: beta-hydride elimination and Sr-C insertion

  Bellham, P., Hill, M. S., Liptrot, D. J., MacDougall, D. J. & Mahon, M. F., Jul 2011, In: Chemical Communications. 47, 32, p. 9060-9062 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Elimination 100%
  • Borane Derivative 50%
  • Insertion Reaction 50%
  36 Citations (SciVal)

• Magnesium-catalyzed hydroboration of pyridines

  Arrowsmith, M., Hill, M. S., Hadlington, T., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Weetman, C., 14 Nov 2011, In: Organometallics. 30, 21, p. 5556-5559 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Magnesium 100%
  • Hydroboration 100%
  • Primary Structure 33%
  • Pinacol 33%
  208 Citations (SciVal)

• Magnesium hydrides and the dearomatisation of pyridine and quinoline derivatives

  Hill, M., Kociok-Kohn, G., MacDougall, D. J., Mahon, M. F. & Weetman, C., 14 Dec 2011, In: Dalton Transactions. 40, 46, p. 12500-12509 10 p.

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  • Magnesium 100%
  • Hydride 100%
  • Quinoline Derivative 100%
  • Pyridine Derivative 100%
  • Quinoline 100%
  62 Citations (SciVal)

  264 Downloads (Pure)

• N-Heterocyclic carbenes and charge separation in heterometallic s-block silylamides

  Hill, M. S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & MacDougall, D. J., 2011, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 50, 11, p. 5234-5241 8 p.

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  • Charge Separation 100%
  • Alkali Metal Cation 50%
  • Imidazol-2-Ylidene 25%
  • Natural Bond Orbital Analysis 25%
  • Anionic Group 25%
  64 Citations (SciVal)

• Stoichiometric reactivity of dialkylamine boranes with alkaline earth silylamides

  Hill, M. S., Hodgson, M., Liptrot, D. J. & Mahon, M. F., 2011, In: Dalton Transactions. 40, 30, p. 7783-7790 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Alkaline Earth Metal 100%
  • Borane 100%
  • Reactivity 100%
  • Chemical Reaction 50%
  • Group 50%
  67 Citations (SciVal)