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Can the future of work be better? (2021)
Journal Article
Costello, J. (2021). Can the future of work be better?. BACP Workplace, 107(February), 30-31

Nicola Banning talks to James Costello about his hopes, which are explored in his new book, Workplace Wellbeing: A Relational Approach

BACP Workplace Interview (2021)
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Costello, J. (2021). BACP Workplace Interview. Therapy Today, 30-31

Nicola Banning talks to James Costello about his hopes, which are explored in his new book, Workplace Wellbeing - A Relational Approach

Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (2016)
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Lam, J. K., Repetto, S. L., Repetto, S., Patel, R., Johnson, T., Costello, J. F., …Chuck, C. J. (2016). Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors. Energy and Fuels, 30(11), 9080-9088. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01727

© 2016 American Chemical Society. A novel approach for protecting jet fuel against the effects of water contamination based upon Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (FDII) is presented. This dual-action strategy is predicated on the addition of a fuel-... Read More about Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors.

The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals (2016)
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Lam, J. K., Repetto, S. L., Repetto, S., Costello, J. F., Butts, C. P., Lam, J. K. W., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2016). The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 12, 1467-1475. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.143

© 2016 Repetto et al. A novel approach to protecting jet fuel against the effects of water contamination is predicated upon the coupling of the rapid hydrolysis reactions of lipophilic cyclic geminal ethers, with the concomitant production of a hydro... Read More about The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals.

Men and perinatal depression (2016)
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Costello, J. F. (2016). Men and perinatal depression. Therapy Today, 27(2), 14-17

James Costello describes his own experiences as a ‘fellow traveler in a foreign land’, supporting partners of women with perinatal depression

A stereospecific one-pot synthesis of β-chloro esters via the BiCl<inf>3</inf> catalysed O-acylative cleavage of crowded epoxides (2015)
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Repetto, S. L., Costello, J. F., Lam, J., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Repetto, S. (2015). A stereospecific one-pot synthesis of β-chloro esters via the BiCl<inf>3</inf> catalysed O-acylative cleavage of crowded epoxides. Journal of Chemical Research, 39(6), 324-325. https://doi.org/10.3184/174751915X14322191328257

© 2015, Science Reviews 2000 Ltd. All rights reserved. A simple, one-pot procedure is described for the stereospecific preparation of β-chloro esters from the corresponding crowded epoxide.

Conformational analysis of triphenylphosphine ligands in stereogenic monometallic complexes: Tools for predicting the preferred configuration of the triphenylphosphine rotor (2015)
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Gould, E. T., Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., Gould, E., & Thomson, J. E. (2015). Conformational analysis of triphenylphosphine ligands in stereogenic monometallic complexes: Tools for predicting the preferred configuration of the triphenylphosphine rotor. Dalton Transactions, 44(12), 5451-5466. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00250h

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. The extension of our simple model for predicting the propeller configuration of a triphenylphosphine ligand co-ordinated to achiral metal centres to include stereogenic metal systems is described. By considerin... Read More about Conformational analysis of triphenylphosphine ligands in stereogenic monometallic complexes: Tools for predicting the preferred configuration of the triphenylphosphine rotor.

Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)] (2014)
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Davies, S. G., Bashiardes, G., Bodwell, G. J., Collingwood, S. P., Costello, J. F., Fletcher, A. M., …Thomson, J. E. (2014). Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)]. Tetrahedron, 70(46), 8938-8951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2014.09.049

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. A range of alkyl- or aryl-substituted iron succinoyl complexes, incorporating the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)], were prepared in high regio- and diastereoselectivities by employing four successful strategies: (i)... Read More about Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)].

The Development of Novel Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (2013)
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Lam, J. K., de Lacy Costello, B., Repetto, S. L., Repetto, S., Costello, J. F., de Lacy Costello, B., …Lam, J. (2013). The Development of Novel Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 6(3), 553-563. https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-2169

Dissolved water is a normal component of jet fuel which is vapourised during combustion; however, free water is a contaminant that can starve engines, freeze to form ice crystals capable of blocking fuel feeds, support microbial growth, and contribut... Read More about The Development of Novel Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors.

Bi(III) Catalysed O-acylative cleavage of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran: A substrate dependent borderline mechanism (2005)
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Costello, J. F., Draffin, W. N., & Paver, S. P. (2005). Bi(III) Catalysed O-acylative cleavage of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran: A substrate dependent borderline mechanism. Tetrahedron, 61(28), 6715-6719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.05.014

The Bi(III) catalysed O-acylative cleavage of cis- and trans-2,5- dimethyltetrahydrofuran 4 with AcCl, BzCl or i-PrCOCl is stereochemically consistent with the operation of a concerted process (AND N), which proceeds via a stabilised carbocation or '... Read More about Bi(III) Catalysed O-acylative cleavage of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran: A substrate dependent borderline mechanism.

Bi(III) halides as efficient catalysts for the O-acylative cleavage of tetrahydrofurans: An expeditious entry to tetralins (2005)
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Coles, S. J., Costello, J. F., Draffin, W. N., Hursthouse, M. B., & Paver, S. P. (2005). Bi(III) halides as efficient catalysts for the O-acylative cleavage of tetrahydrofurans: An expeditious entry to tetralins. Tetrahedron, 61(18), 4447-4452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.02.080

The mild (DCM/20°C), quantitative, regioselective, O-acylative cleavage of tetrahydrofurans using organic acid halides with catalytic Bi(III) halides is reported. X-ray crystallography is used to rationalise the failure of the reaction in the case of... Read More about Bi(III) halides as efficient catalysts for the O-acylative cleavage of tetrahydrofurans: An expeditious entry to tetralins.