Nicholas Beattie nb132@hw.ac.uk Nick, whose studentship is funded by the EPSRC, is researching the catalytic coupling of main group-boranes with a focus on understanding dehydropolymerisation mechanisms. This work is in collaboration with Prof. Andy Weller of Oxford University. Nick graduated from Heriot-Watt in 2014 with a 1st class Masters and winning the Dr James Sandilands prize for Practical Inorganic Chemistry. He completed MChem project with Stuart Macgregor, this involved C-F activation of fluoroalkenes by Ru catalyst centres in collaboration with Prof. Mike Whittlesey of Bath University. | ||
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Recent Publications |
[7]. | Dehydropolymerization of H3B-NMeH2 To Form Polyaminoboranes Using [Rh(Xantphos-alkyl)] Catalysts, |
[6]. | Fluoroarene Complexes with Small Bite Angle Bisphosphines: Routes to Amine-Borane and Aminoborylene Complexes, |
[5]. | 14-Vertex Heteroboranes with 14 Skeletal Electron Pairs: An Experimental and Computational Study. |
[4]. | The Simplest Amino-Borane H2B=NH2 Trapped on a Rhodium Dimer: Pre-Catalysts for Amine-Borane Dehydropolymerization. |
[3]. | Synthesis of Functionalized 1,4-Azaborinines by the Cyclization of Di-tert-butyliminoborane and Alkynes. |
[2]. | Dehydrocoupling of Phosphone-Boranes using the [RhCp*Me(PMe3)(CH2Cl2)][BArF4] Precatalyst: Stoichiometric and Catalytic Studies. |
[1]. | Oxidative Heck Desymmetrisation of 2,2-Disubstituted Cyclopentene-1,3-diones. |
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