Centre for Main Group Chemistry

“FROM MOLECULES TO MATERIALS”

 

 

 

The chemistry of main group elements is an exciting and diverse subject. Fundamental
exploratory studies in this area have led to
numerous advances that have profoundly
affected our understanding of chemical
science and, in many cases, have led to
important commercial applications. Basic
research in phosphorus, boron, and silicon
chemistry, for example, has enabled the
development of new types of compound and
important new reactions that are widely utilized today: phosphines as ligands in catalysis, hydroboration for functional group transformations in pharmaceutical synthesis, and silicone polymers as materials with unique properties.

With the future importance of this key
area of chemistry in mind, we are delighted

to have established a Centre for Main Group
Chemistry at the University of Bristol.
We wished to choose a name for the
centre that reflected the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject and the diversity of
the research performed in different cutting
edge areas at the University of Bristol.
To launch the Centre, we held a
one day symposium in July 2006 with contributions from leading international experts in main group chemistry.

We thank both our sponsors and the
speakers who kindly agreed to take
part in this symposium.

C&I2With best wishes
Chris Russell (Director)
Ian Manners

 

Representative Publications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Representative Publications

 

  1. Synthesis and Reactivity of Dichloroboryl Complexes of Platinum(II). Charmant, J.P.H.; Fan, C.; Norman, N.C.; Pringle, P.G. Dalton Trans. 2007, 114-123.

  2. Synthesis and Reactivity of Cobalt Boryl Complexes. Adams, C.J.; Baber, R.A.; Batsanov, A.S.; Bramham, G.; Charmant, J.P.H.; Haddow, M.F.; Howard, J.A.K.; Lam, W.H.; Lin, Z.; Marder, T.B.; Norman, N.C.; Orpen, A.G. Dalton Trans. 2006, 1370-1373.
     
  3. Primary Amido Substituted Diborane(4) Compounds and Imidodiborate(4) Anions. Baber, R.A.; Charmant, J.P.H.; Cook, A.J.R.; Farthing, N.E.; Haddow, M.F.; Norman, N.C.; Orpen, A.G.; Russell, C.A.; Slattery, J.M. Dalton Trans. 2005, 3137-3139.

  4. Reactions of P-Donor Ligands with N-Silyl(halogeno)organophosphoranimines: Formation of Cations with P-P Coordination Bonds and Poly(alkyl/aryl)phosphazenes at Ambient Temperature.
    Huynh, K.; Lough, A. J.; Manners, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14002.

  5. Homogeneous, Titanocene-Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling of Amine-Borane Adducts. Clark, T.J.; Russell, C.A.; Manners, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9582.

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  6. Synthesis, Structures, and Stability of N-Donor-Stabilized N-Silylphosphornaimine Cations. Huynh, K.; Rivard, E.; Lough, A.J.; Manners, I. Chem Eur J. 2007, 13, 3431.

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  7. A New Reaction Pathway in Organophosphorus Chemistry: Competing SN2- and AE'-Pathways for Nucleophilic Attack at a Phosphorus-Cage Compound. Fish, C.; Green, M.; Kilby, R.J.; Lynam, J.M.; McGrady, J.E.; Pantazis, D.A.; Russell, C.A.; Whitwood, A.C.; Willans, C.E. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3628.

  8. A Main-Group Analogue of Housene: The Subtle Influence of the Inert-Pair Effect in Group 15 Clusters. Fish, C.; Green, M.; Jeffery, J.C.; Kilby, R.J.; Lynam, J.M.; McGrady, J.E.; Pantazis, D.A.; Russell, C.A.; Willans, C.E. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2006, 45, 6685.

  9. The surprising and stereoselective formation of P2C10 cages by the reduction of Cp*PCl2. Presly, O.C.; Green, M.; Jeffery, J.C.; Leiner, E.; Murray, M.; Russell, C.A.; Scheer, M.; Vogel, U. Chem. Commun. 2006, 4542.

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