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The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 1: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to an achiral metal centre 1 (1998)
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Costello, J. F., & Davies, S. G. (1998). The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 1: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to an achiral metal centre 1. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2, 7, 1683-1690. https://doi.org/10.1039/A708014J

The conformational analyses of PPh3 1 and the representative achiral metal complexes [Al(PPh3)(Me)3] 2, [Fe(PPh3)(CO)4] 7 and [Ir(PPh3)2(CO)3]+ 8 possessing tetrahedral and trigonal-bipyramidal geometries are reported, and comparisons between the cal... Read More about The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 1: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to an achiral metal centre 1.

Structure of organoruthenium-derived Langmuir monolayers at the air-water interface: A molecular-modelling approach (1997)
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Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., Highcock, R. M., Polywka, M. E. C., Poulter, M. W., Richardson, T., & Roberts, G. G. (1997). Structure of organoruthenium-derived Langmuir monolayers at the air-water interface: A molecular-modelling approach. Journal- Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, 1(1), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1039/A605348C

A two-dimensional model for the structure of films fabricated from organoruthenium amphiphiles of the type [Ru(η5-C5H5)(PPh2R) 2(p-NCC6H4OR′)]PF6 (R = Ph,p-tolyl or p-biphenyl; R′ = Et or C16H33) at the air-water interface has been devised.

Origins of the high stereoselectivity in the conjugate addition of lithium(α-methylbenzyl)benzylamide to t-butyl cinnamate (1994)
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Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., & Ichihara, O. (1994). Origins of the high stereoselectivity in the conjugate addition of lithium(α-methylbenzyl)benzylamide to t-butyl cinnamate. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 5(10), 1999-2008. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4166%2800%2986275-8

A model for the stereoselective conjugate addition of lithium (α-methylbenzyl) benzylamide, to t-butyl cinnamate has been devised, using molecular modelling techniques. © 1994.

Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl complexes [Fe(CO) (η5-C5H5)(L)COCH3] [L= PPh 3, P(p-tolyl)3] via aldol reactions with camphor (1994)
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Case-Green, S. C., Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., Heaton, N., Hedgecock, C. J. R., Humphreys, V. M., …Primes, J. C. (1994). Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl complexes [Fe(CO) (η5-C5H5)(L)COCH3] [L= PPh 3, P(p-tolyl)3] via aldol reactions with camphor. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 933-941. https://doi.org/10.1039/P19940000933

The chiral iron acetyl complexes [Fe(CO)(η5-C 5H5)(L)COCH3] [L = PPh3, P(p-tolyl)3] have been kinetically resolved via aldol reactions involving their derived lithium enolates and camphor in the presence of lithium chloride. With (1R)-(+)-camphor the... Read More about Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl complexes [Fe(CO) (η5-C5H5)(L)COCH3] [L= PPh 3, P(p-tolyl)3] via aldol reactions with camphor.

A novel one-pot synthesis of homochiral (R)-(-)- and (S)-(+)-Fe(CO) (η5-C5H5)(PPh3)COCH3 (1994)
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Cook, S. J., Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., & Kruk, H. T. (1994). A novel one-pot synthesis of homochiral (R)-(-)- and (S)-(+)-Fe(CO) (η5-C5H5)(PPh3)COCH3. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 17(17), 2369-2372. https://doi.org/10.1039/p19940002369

Treatment of the salt [Fe(CO)2(η5-C 5H5)(PPh3)]Br with potassium L-mentholate followed by lithium bromide and methyllithium generates, after work-up and crystallisation, homochiral (S)-(+)-[Fe(CO)(η5-C 5H5)(PPh3)COCH3] in ≥ 30% yield.

Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl [Fe(η5-C5H5)(CO)(PPh3)COMe] (1993)
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Prime, J. C., Hedgecock, C. J., Case-Green, S. C., Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., Heaton, N., …Primes, J. C. (1993). Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl [Fe(η5-C5H5)(CO)(PPh3)COMe]. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 21(21), 1621-1622. https://doi.org/10.1039/C39930001621

The chiral discrimination displayed between the enolate derived from (RS)-[Fe(η5-C5H5)(CO)(PPh3)COMe] and (1R)-(+)-camphor furnishes a practical route to homochiral (R)-[Fe(η5-C5H5)(CO)(PPh3)COMe] via a kinetic resolution protocol, while a retro-aldo... Read More about Kinetic resolution of the chiral iron acetyl [Fe(η5-C5H5)(CO)(PPh3)COMe].

Pyroelectric organo-ruthenium Langmuir-Blodgett films (1992)
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Davies, S. G., Costello, J. F., Roberts, G. G., Poulter, M. W., Poulter, M. W., Roberts, G. G., …Edwards, A. J. (1992). Pyroelectric organo-ruthenium Langmuir-Blodgett films. Thin Solid Films, 210-211(PART 2), 427-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6090%2892%2990301-Q

Pyroelectric and dielectric data are presented for Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of molecules of a class of organo-ruthenium complexes. A correlation between the average area per molecule and the magnitude of the pyroelectric coefficient is demonstra... Read More about Pyroelectric organo-ruthenium Langmuir-Blodgett films.

A New Mode of Metal Encapsulation (1990)
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Slawin, A. M., Bartlett, J. S., Costello, J. F., Mehani, S., Ramdas, S., Slawin, A. M. Z., …Williams, D. J. (1990). A New Mode of Metal Encapsulation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 29(12), 1404-1406. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.199014041

All ten oxygen atoms of the acyclic oligomer 1 c participate in the coordination of Ba2⊕ in the “scorpion” complex 1c · Ba(SCN)2 · Me2CO. The eleventh coordination site is occupied by the acetone molecule. A further characteristic of the complex are... Read More about A New Mode of Metal Encapsulation.