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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)
Journal Article
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

Therapy Today 2019 30(6) 41 (2019)
Other
Costello, J. (2019). Therapy Today 2019 30(6) 41

And what do you do?: You're cornered at a social event by another guest who asks you what you do and starts telling you their personal problems....

Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (2016)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Current and potential aviation additives for higher biofuel blends in Jet A-1 (2016)
Book Chapter
Repetto, S., Costello, J. F., & Parmenter, D. (2016). Current and potential aviation additives for higher biofuel blends in Jet A-1. In C. Chuck (Ed.), Biofuels for Aviation (261-275). Elsevier

Since a perfect ‘drop in’ fuel that mimics conventional aviation kerosene without the need for blending is unlikely to be developed in the near future, this chapter considers the range of additives available to modify biofuels to meet the rigorous av... Read More about Current and potential aviation additives for higher biofuel blends in Jet A-1.

Men and perinatal depression (2016)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Working with men in the context of perinatal depression (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Costello, J. F. (2012, May). Working with men in the context of perinatal depression. Presented at 18th Annual BACP Research Conference 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Aim/Purpose: The impact of depression during the perinatal period may extend beyond the mother, having profound implications for the psychological wellbeing of her infant, and her immediate family. From a family systems perspective, interventions wh... Read More about Working with men in the context of perinatal depression.

Bi(III) Catalysed O-acylative cleavage of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran: A substrate dependent borderline mechanism (2005)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Upon the intriguing stereoselective formation of organobismuth(V) complexes (2003)
Journal Article
Barucki, H., Coles, S. J., Costello, J. F., & Hursthouse, M. B. (2003). Upon the intriguing stereoselective formation of organobismuth(V) complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 9(12), 2877-2884. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200304852

The preparation of triphenyl-bismuth(v) 3a-k and antimony(v) 4e-k bis-carboxy ester complexes is described. A range of studies in solution suggest that the diastereoselective formation of (RR,SS)-3a-j is governed by the thermodynamic stability of rap... Read More about Upon the intriguing stereoselective formation of organobismuth(V) complexes.

A structural and mechanistic investigation of the mono-O-phenylation of diols with BiPh3(OAc)2 (2002)
Journal Article
Coles, S. J., Costello, J. F., Hursthouse, M. B., & Smith, S. (2002). A structural and mechanistic investigation of the mono-O-phenylation of diols with BiPh3(OAc)2. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 662(1-2), 98-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-328X%2802%2901895-8

The mono-O-phenylation of enantiomerically pure pinanediol 2 using BiPh3(OAc)2 1 and the biphenyl-2,2′-ylenephenylbismuth analogue 9 has been investigated. It is postulated that reductive elimination at the trigonal bipyramidal bismuth (V) centre of... Read More about A structural and mechanistic investigation of the mono-O-phenylation of diols with BiPh3(OAc)2.

Conformational diastereoisomers of PPh3 coordinated to stereogenic metal centres as molecular optical switches (2001)
Journal Article
Ayscough, A. P., Costello, J. F., & Davies, S. G. (2001). Conformational diastereoisomers of PPh3 coordinated to stereogenic metal centres as molecular optical switches. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 12(11), 1621-1624. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4166%2801%2900253-1

The specific rotation of (RFe,R,M)-4 switches sign upon epimerisation to (RFe,S,P)-5. X-Ray crystallographic studies suggest that inversion of the propeller configuration of the coordinated PPh3 ligand is the major contributor to the switch of specif... Read More about Conformational diastereoisomers of PPh3 coordinated to stereogenic metal centres as molecular optical switches.

Synthesis and structure of organoantimony (V) cyclometallates: Transannular interactions and the barrier to cyclisation (2001)
Journal Article
Barucki, H., Coles, S. J., Costello, J. F., & Hursthouse, M. B. (2001). Synthesis and structure of organoantimony (V) cyclometallates: Transannular interactions and the barrier to cyclisation. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 622(1-2), 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-328X%2800%2900923-2

A variety of α-hydroxy carboxylic acid salts [AgO2CC(OH)R1R2] react with SbPh3Cl2 1 to afford the cyclometalled complexes 4b-g. A single crystal X-ray analysis of (±)-4g reveals the presence of conformational diastereoisomers arising from the helical... Read More about Synthesis and structure of organoantimony (V) cyclometallates: Transannular interactions and the barrier to cyclisation.

Characterising secondary bonding interactions within triaryl organoantimony(v) and organobismuth(v) complexes (2000)
Journal Article
Barucki, H., Coles, S. J., Costello, J. F., Gelbrich, T., & Hursthouse, M. B. (2000). Characterising secondary bonding interactions within triaryl organoantimony(v) and organobismuth(v) complexes. https://doi.org/10.1039/b002337j

The thermodynamically preferred conformations of the five-co-ordinate trigonal-bipyramidal complexes SbPh3CI21 and BiPh3Cl2 2, determined via van der Waals energy calculations, have been found to be in good agreement with the corresponding correlated... Read More about Characterising secondary bonding interactions within triaryl organoantimony(v) and organobismuth(v) complexes.

The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 2: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to achiral and prochiral octahedral metal centres (1999)
Journal Article
Costello, J. F., Davies, S. G., & McNally, D. (1999). The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 2: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to achiral and prochiral octahedral metal centres. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2, 465-474. https://doi.org/10.1039/A808794F

The novel concept of nadir energy planes has been used to illuminate the principles governing the preferred orientation of rings A-C in PPh3 1, coordinated to achiral octahedral metal complexes of the type [M(PPh3)L1-5] 2a-d, and prochiral octahedral... Read More about The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 2: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to achiral and prochiral octahedral metal centres.

The conformational analysis of phosphine ligands in organometallic complexes: Part 1: Triphenylphosphine coordinated to an achiral metal centre 1 (1998)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.