Professor Robin Perutz Publications

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2012

  • Hydrofluoroarylation of alkynes with Ni catalyst. C–H activation  via ligand-to-ligand hydrogen transfer, an alternative to oxidative addition.
    J Guihaumé, O Eisenstein and R N Perutz, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 1300-1314.
  • Selective photochemistry at stereogenic metal and ligand centers of cis-[Ru(diphosphine) 2 (H) 2 ]: preparative, NMR, solid state and laser flash studies.
    M V Câmpian, R N Perutz, B Procacci, R J Thatcher R J, O Torres and  A C Whitwood, J Am Chem Soc, 2012, 134, 3480-3497.

2011

  • Spectroscopic and structural investigations reveal the signaling mechanism of a luminescent molybdate sensor.
    A-K Duhme-Klair, V Corden, S Hostachy, R N Perutz, H-C Becker, L Hammarstrom and N Reddig, Inorg Chem, 2011, 50, 1105-1115.
  • Photo-aquation of cis-[Ru Cl2(mPTA)4](CF3SO3)4 in Water (mPTA = N-methyl-1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane).
    R Girotti, A Romerosa, S Mañas, M Serrano-Ruiz and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans, 2011, 40, 828-836.
  • C–F and C–H bond activation of fluorobenzenes and fluoropyridines at transition metal centers – how fluorine tips the scales.
    E Clot, O Eisenstein, N Jasim, S A Macgregor, J E McGrady and R N Perutz, Acc Chem Res, 2011, 44, 333-348.
  • Manganese Alkane Complexes: An IR and NMR Spectroscopic Investigation.
    J A Calladine, S B Duckett, M W George, S L Matthews, R N Perutz, O Torres and K Q Vuong, J Am Chem Soc, 2011, 133, 2303-2310.
  • Energetics of halogen bonding of group 10 metal fluoride complexes .
    T Beweries, L Brammer, N A Jasim, J E McGrady, R N Perutz and A C Whitwood, J Am Chem Soc, 2011, 133, 14338-14348.
  • Photochemistry and Photophysics of a Pd(II) Metalloporphyrin – Re(I) Tricarbonyl Bipyridine Molecular Dyad and its Activity Towards the Photoreduction of CO2 to CO.
    J Schneider, K Q Vuong, J A Calladine, X-Z Sun, A C Whitwood, M W George and R N Perutz, Inorg Chem, 2011, 50, 11877-11889.

2010

  • Design and synthesis of water soluble (metallo)porphyrins with pendant arms: studies of binding of xanthine oxidase.
    E A Gibson, A-K Duhme-Klair, and R N Perutz, New J. Chem., 2010, 34, 1125-1134
  • Selective activation of the ortho C-F bond in pentafluoropyridine by zerovalent nickel : reaction via a metallophosphorane intermediate stabilized by neighboring group assistance from pyridyl nitrogen.
    A Nova, M Reinhold, R N Perutz, S A Macgregor and J E McGrady, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 1824-1831
  • Photoinduced N2 Loss as a Route to Long-Lived Organometallic Alkane Complexes: A Time-Resolved IR and NMR Study.
    J A Calladine, O Torres, M Anstey, G E Ball, R G Bergman, J Curley, S B Duckett, M W George, A I Gilson, D J Lawes, R N Perutz, X-Z Sun and K P C Vollhardt, Chem. Sci., 2010, 1, 622-630.
  • Liquid injection field desorption/ionization of transition metal fluoride complexes.
    T A Dransfield, R Nazir, R N Perutz and A C Whitwood, J. Fluorine Chem., 2010, 131, 1213-1217.
  • Importance of palladium–carbon bond energies in direct arylation of polyfluorinated benzenes.
    J Guihaumé, E Clot, O Eisenstein and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 10510-10519.

2009

  • Synthesis and structure of “16-electron” rhodium(III) catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of a cyclic imine: mechanistic implications.
    A J Blacker, E Clot, S B Duckett, O Eisenstein, J Grace, A Nova, R N Perutz, D J Taylor and A C Whitwood, Chem Commun, 2009, 6801-6803.
  • Exceptional Sensitivity of Metal-Aryl Bond Energies to ortho-Fluorine Substituents: Influence of the Metal, the Coordination Sphere, and the Spectator Ligands on M-C/H-C Bond Energy Correlations.
    E Clot, C Mégret, O Eisenstein and R N Perutz, J Am Chem Soc, 2009, 131, 7817-7827.
  • Synthesis, reactivity and molecular structure of phosphino tetramethyl cyclopentadienyl complex (η5: η1-C5Me4CH2PPh2)Re(CO)2.
    F Godoy, A H Klahn, B Oelckers, M T Garland, A Ibáñez and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans, 2009, 3044-3051.
  • Visible-Light Photoisomerization and Photoaquation of trans-[Ru(PTA)4Cl2] in Organic Solvent and Water (PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane).
    R Girotti, A Romerosa, S Mañas, M Serrano-Ruiz and R N Perutz, Inorg Chem, 2009, 48, 3692-3698.
  • Reactivity, structures, and NMR spectroscopy of half-sandwich pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium amido complexes relevant to transfer hydrogenation.
    A J Blacker, S B Duckett, J Grace, R N Perutz and A C Whitwood, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 1435-1446.
  • A systematic approach to the generation of long-lived metal alkane complexes: combined IR and NMR study of (Tp)Re(CO)2(cyclopentane).
    S B Duckett, M W George, O S Jina, S L Matthews, R N Perutz, X Z Sun and K Q Vuong, Chem Commun, 2009, 1401-1403.

2008

  • A catalytic foothold for fluorocarbon reactions.
    R N Perutz, Science, 2008, 321, 1168-1169.
  • Stereochemical nonrigidity of a chiral rhodium boryl hydride complex: a σ-borane complex as transition state for isomerization.
    M V Campian, E Clot, O Eisenstein, U Helmstedt, N Jasim, R N Perutz , A C Whitwood and D Williamson, J Am Chem Soc, 2008, 130, 4375-4385.
  • Metal fluorides form strong hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds; measuring interaction enthalpies and entropies in solution.
    S Libri, N A Jasim, R N Perutz and L Brammer L, J Am Chem Soc, 2008, 130, 7842-7844.
  • Remote site photosubstitution in metalloporphyrin-rhenium bipyridine tricarbonyl assemblies: photo-reactions of molecules with very short-lived excited states.
    Gabrielsson A, Lindsay Smith J and Perutz R N, Dalton Trans, 2008, 4259-4269.
  • Competing C-F Activation Pathways in the Reaction of Pt(0) with Fluoropyridines: Phosphine-Assistance versus Oxidative Addition.
    A Nova Flores, S Erhardt, N A Jasim, R N Perutz, S A Macgregor, J E McGrady and A C Whitwood, J Am Chem Soc, 2008, 130, 15499–15511.

2007

  • Transition metal- mediated C-F bond activation.
    T Braun and R N Perutz, in "Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III", Eds R H Crabtree and D M P Mingos, Elsevier, Oxford, 2007.
  • The σ-CAM mechanism:σ-complexes as the basis for σ-bond metathesis at late transition metal centers.
    R N Perutz and S Sabo-Etienne, Angew Chem Int Ed, 2007, 46, 2578-2592.
  • Low temperature in situ UV irradiation of [(η5-C5H5)Co(C2H4)2] in the NMR probe: formation of Co(III) silyl hydride complexes.
    K A M Ampt, S B Duckett and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans, 2007, 2993-2996.
  • Sequential C–F borylation of fluoropyridines via intermediate Rh(I)fluoropyridyl complexes: a multinuclear NMR investigation.
    R J Lindup, T B Marder, R N Perutz and A C Whitwood, Chemical Commun, 2007, 3664-3667.
  • Hydrogen bonding and wavelength dependence in time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of selective ion-sensors.
    A K Duhme-Klair, R N Perutz, N Reddig, K L Ronayne and M Towrie, Central Laser Facility Ann Rep Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 2007, 138-140.

2006

  • Ir-catalyzed borylation of C-H bonds in N-containing heterocycles:Regioselectivity in the synthesis of heteroaryl boronate esters.
    I A I Mkhalid, D N Coventry, D Albesa-Jove, A S Batsanov, J A K Howard, R N Perutz and T B Marder, Angew Chem Int Ed, 2006, 45, 489-491.
  • Ultrafast charge separation in a photoreactive rhenium-appended porphyrin assembly monitored by picosecond transient infrared spectroscopy.
    A Gabrielsson, F Hartl, H Zhang, J R L Smith, M Towrie, A Vlcek and R N Perutz, J Am Chem Soc, 2006, 128, 4253-4266.
  • Validation of the M-C/H-C bond enthalpy relationship through application of density functional theory.
    E Clot, C Megret, O Eisenstein and R N Perutz, J Am Chem Soc, 2006, 128, 8350-8357.
  • Comparisons of photoinduced oxidative addition of B-H, B-B, and Si-H bonds at rhodium(η5-cyclopentadienyl)phosphine centers.
    M V Campian, J L Harris, N Jasim, R N Perutz, T B Marder and A C Whitwood, Organometallics, 2006, 25, 5093-5104.
  • Photochemical isomerization of N-heterocyclic carbene ruthenium hydride complexes:In situ photolysis, parahydrogen, and computational studies.
    K A M Ampt, S Burling, S M A Donald, S Douglas, S B Duckett, S A Macgregor, R N Perutz and M K Whittlesey, J Am Chem Soc, 2006, 128, 7452-7453.

2005

  • A metal-based lumophore tailored to sense biologically relevant oxometalates.
    A F A Peacock, H D Batey, C Raendler, A C Whitwood, R N Perutz and A K Duhnie-Klair, Angew Chem Int Ed, 2005, 44, 1712-1714.
  • Selective Ir-catalysed borylation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: structures of naphthalene-2,6-bis(boronate), pyrene-2,7-bis(boronate) and perylene-2,5,8,11-tetra(boronate) esters.
    D N Coventry, A S Batsanov, A E Goeta, J A K Howard, T B Marder and R N Perutz, Chem Commun , 2005, 2172-2174.
  • C-F Bond activation at Ni(0)and simple reactions of square planar Ni(II) fluoride complexes.
    S Burling, P I P Elliott, N A Jasim, R J Lindup, J McKenna, R N Perutz, S J Archibald and A C Whitwood, Dalton Trans, 2005, 3686-3695.

2004

  • The reaction of M(CO)3(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) (M = Fe, Ru) with parahydrogen:probing the electronic structure of reaction intermediates and the internal rearrangement mechanism for the dihydride products.
    D Schott, P Callaghan, J Dunne, S B Duckett, C Godard, J M Goicoechea, J N Harvey, J P Lowe, R J Mawby, G Muller, R N Perutz, R Poli and M K Whittlesey, Dalton Trans, 2004, 3218-3224.
  • A comparison of C-F and C-H bond activation by zerovalent Ni and Pt: A density functional study.
    M Reinhold, J E McGrady and R N Perutz, J Am Chem Soc, 2004, 126, 5268-5276.
  • Photochemistry of Ru(etp)(CO)H2 (etp = PhP(CH2CH2PPh2)2):Fast oxidative addition and coordination following exclusive dihydrogen loss.
    V Montiel-Palma, D I Pattison, R N Perutz and C Turner, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 4034-4039.
  • Light-controlled ion switching:Direct observation of the complete nanosecond release and microsecond recapture cycle of an azacrown-substituted [(bpy)Re(CO)3L]+ complex.
    J D Lewis, R N Perutz and J N Moore, J  Phys Chem A, 2004, 108, 9037-9047.
  • Theoretical study of reaction pathways for the rhodium phosphine-catalysed borylation of C-H bonds with pinacolborane.
    W H Lam, K C Lam, Z Y Lin, S Shimada, R N Perutz and T B Marder, Dalton Trans, 2004, 1556-1562.
  • Contrasting reactivity of fluoropyridines at palladium and platinum:C-F oxidative addition at palladium, P-C and C-F activation at platinum.
    N A Jasim, R N Perutz, A C Whitwood, T Braun, J Izundu, B Neumann, S Rothfeld and H G Stammler, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 6140-6149.
  • Direct reaction of photogenerated diarylcarbenes at square-planar rhodium(I).
    S B Duckett, M D Galvez-Lopez, R N Perutz and D Schott, Dalton Trans, 2004, 2746-2749.
  • Platinum bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) silyl hydride complexes.
    D Chan, S B Duckett, S L Heath, I G Khazal, R N Perutz, S Sabo-Etienne and P L Timmins, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 5744-5756.
  • Photochemical oxidative addition of B-H bonds at ruthenium and rhodium.
    P L Callaghan, R Fernandez-Pacheco, N Jasim, S Lachaize, T B Marder, R N Perutz, E Rivalta and S Sabo-Etienne, Chem Commun, 2004, 242-243.
  • Photochemical reactions of (η5-cyclopentadienyl)bis(t-butylacrylate) rhodium with silanes:Dynamics of isomer interconversion via Rh(η2-silane) species.
    K A M Ampt, S B Duckett and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans, 2004, 3331-3337.

2003

  • Direct measurement of the stability of the supramolecular synthon C6H6·C6F6.
    W Vanspeybrouck, W A Herrebout, B J van der Veken, J Lundell and R N Perutz, J Phys Chem B , 2003, 107, 13855-13861.
  • Synthesis and characterization of a siderophore-based luminescent sensor for molybdate.
    S B Jedner, R N Perutz and A K Duhme-Klair, Z Anorg Allg Chem, 2003, 629, 2421-2426.
  • Replacement of [RuH2(PMe3)4] by [RuH2(PEt3)4] switches reaction products: synthesis of fluoride-bridged diruthenium complexes.
    N A Jasim, R N Perutz and S J Archibald, Dalton Trans, 2003, 2184-2187.
  • Dipyridylketone binding and subsequent C-C bond insertion reactions at cyclopentadienylrhodium.
    C Godard, S B Duckett, S Parsons and R N Perutz, Chem Commun, 2003, 2332-2333.
  • cis-trans isomerisation of CpRe(CO)2(H)(Ar-F)(Ar-F = C6FnH5-n; n=0-5) is the rate determining step in C-H activation of fluoroarenes: a DFT study.
    E Clot, B Oelckers, A H Klahn, O Eisenstein and R N Perutz, Dalton Trans, 2003, 4065-4074.
  • Bond energy M-C/H-C correlations: dual theoretical and experimental approach to the sensitivity of M-C bond strength to substituents.
    E Clot, M Besora, F Maseras, C Megret, O Eisenstein, B Oelckers and R N Perutz, Chem Commun, 2003, 490-491.

2002

  • Picosecond forward electron transfer and nanosecond back electron transfer in an azacrown-substituted [(bpy)Re(CO)3(L)]+ complex: Direct observation by time-resolved UV-visible absorption spectroscopy.
    J D Lewis, L Bussotti, P Foggi, R N Perutz and J N Moore, J Phys Chem A, 2002, 106, 12202-12208.
  • NMR characterisation of unstable solvent and dihydride complexes generated at low temperature by in-situ UV irradiation.
    C Godard, P Callaghan, J L Cunningham, S B Duckett, J A B Lohman and R N Perutz, Chem Commun, 2002, 2836-2837.
  • Photo-induced ligand substitution at a remote site via electron transfer in a porphyrin-appended rhenium carbonyl supermolecule.
    A Gabrielsson, F Hartl, J R L Smith and R N Perutz, Chem Commun, 2002, 950-951.
  • Routes to fluorinated organic derivatives by nickel mediated C-F activation of heteroaromatics.
    T Braun and R N Perutz, Chem Commun, 2002, 2749-2757.
  • Exchange processes in complexes with two ruthenium (η2-Silane) linkages: Role of the secondary interactions between silicon and hydrogen atoms.
    I Atheaux, F Delpech, B Donnadieu, S Sabo-Etienne, B Chaudret, K Hussein, J C Barthelat, T Braun, S B Duckett and R N Perutz, Organometallics, 2002, 21, 5347-5357.
  • Synthesis and photochemistry of free base and zinc tetraaryl porphyrins mono-substituted with tungsten pentacarbonyl via a pyridine linker.
    C J Aspley, J R L Smith, R N Perutz and D Pursche, J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans, 2002, 170-180.
  • Preparation of cationic cobalt phenoxide and ethoxide complexes and their reversible reaction with carbon dioxide.
    S J Archibald, S P Foxon, J D Freeman, J E Hobson, R N Perutz and P H Walton, J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans, 2002, 2797-2799.

2001

  • Selective signalling of molybdate by a siderophore derivative.
    S B Jedner, R James, R N Perutz and A K Duhme-Kiair, J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans, 2001, 2327-2329.
  • Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of ruthenium bis-bifluoride, ruthenium hydride bifluoride and ruthenium hydride fluoride complexes.
    N A Jasim, R N Perutz, S P Foxon and P H Walton, J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans, 2001, 1676-1685.
  • The reaction of the unsaturated rhenium fragment {Re(η5-C5Me5)(CO)2} with 1,4-difluorobenzene. Thermal intramolecular conversion of a rhenium (difluorophenyl)(hydride) to Re(η2-C6H4F2) and a [1,4]-metallotropic shift.
    J J Carbo, O Eisenstein, C L Higgitt, A H Klahn, F Maseras, B Oelckers and R N Perutz, J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans, 2001, 1452-1461.
  • Catalytic C-F activation of polyfluorinated pyridines by nickel-mediated cross-coupling reactions.
    T Braun, R N Perutz and M I Sladek, Chem Commun, 2001, 2254-2255.
  • Coordination and oxidative addition of octafluoronaphthalene at a nickel centre: isolation of an intermediate in C-F bond activation.
    T Braun, L Cronin, C L Higgitt, J E McGrady, R N Perutz and M Reinhold, New J Chem, 2001, 25, 19-21.