• Lewis acid behavior of MoF5 and MoOF4: syntheses and characterization of MoF5(NCCH3), MoF5(NC5H5)n, and MoOF4(NC5H5)n (n- 1, 2) 

  Bykowski, Janelle; Turnbull, Douglas; Hahn, Nolan; Boeré, René T.; Wetmore, Stacey D.; Gerken, Michael (ACS PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02380, 2021)

  The Lewis acid–base adducts MoF5(NC5H5)n and MoOF4(NC5H5)n (n = 1, 2) were synthesized from the reactions of MoF5 and MoOF4 with C5H5N and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. Whereas the crystal structures ...
• Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activities of cationic η6-p-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes containing phosphine and nitrogenous ligands 

  Guimaraes, Ivelise D. L.; Marszaukowski, Flávia; Rutka, Priscila B.; Borge, Luis F.; Ribeiro, Renan A. P.; Ricardo de Lazaro, Sergio; Castellen, Patrícia; Sagoe-Wagner, Araba; Golsteyn, Roy M.; Boeré, René T.; Wohnrath, Karen (ElsevierArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversidade do Estado de Minas GeraisInstituto Federal Catarinense, Rua das RosasUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.115980, 2022)

  Ruthenium-based anticancer agents have created a center of attention in the field of inorganic medicinal chemistry. The first fully characterized cationic ruthenium(II)-arene complexes [Ru(η6-p-cymene) (PAr3)LNCl]+ with ...
• The copper sulfate hydration cycle. Crystal structures of CuSO4 (Chalcocyanite), CuSO4·H2O (Poitevinite), CuSO4·3H2O (Bonattite) and CuSO4·5H2O (Chalcanthite) at low temperature using non-spherical atomic scattering factors 

  Ibrahim, Mukaila A.; Boeré, René T. (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ00169A, 2022)

  New structure determinations of CuSO4, CuSO4 H2O, CuSO4 3H2O and CuSO4 5H2O are reported from X-ray diffraction experiments at 100 (1) K. Combined density functional theory (ORCA) and non-spherical atomic scattering ...
• Frustrated and realized hydrogen bonding in 4-hydroxy-3,5- ditertbutylphenylphosphine derivatives 

  Marszaukowski, Flávia; Boeré, René T.; Wohnrath, Karen (ACS PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00020, 2022)

  Synthesis and molecular and supramolecular structures of a series of triarylphosphines P(Ph)3–n{4-RO-3,5-(tBu)2-C6H2}n (n = 1, 3; R = SiMe3, H) are reported. Chemical oxidation products E=P(Ph)3–n{4-RO-3,5-(tBu)2-C6H2}n ...
• Reversible redox chemistry of anionic imidazole-2-thione-fused 1,4-dihydro-1,4-diphosphinines 

  Ramachandran, Mridhul R. K.; Schnakenburg, Gregor; Majumdar, Moumita; Kelemen, Zsolt; Gal, Dalma; Nyulaszi, Laszlo; Boeré, René T.; Streubel, Rainer K. (ACS PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryRheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat BonnIndian Institute of Science Education and ResearchBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03620, 2022)

  Anionic 1,4-dihydro-1,4-diphosphinines were synthesized from tricyclic 1,4-diphosphinines and isolated as blue powdery salts M[2a–2c]. Reaction of solutions of these monoanions with iodomethane led to P-methylated compounds ...
• X-ray crystal structure of [L2Ag3]+[OTf]−·5C6D6: a monoanionic bis­­phosphinimine ligand supported tris­­ilver complex 

  Drescher, Sam L.; Forfar, Christopher P.; Boeré, René T.; Hayes, Paul G. (Arts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989021009221, 2021)

  The compound bis­{μ3-2,5-bis­[N-(4-iso­propyl­phen­yl)-P,P-di­phenyl­phospho­r­im­i­do­yl]pyrrol-1-ido-κ3N:N′:N′′}tris­ilver(I) tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate deuterated benzene penta­solvate, [Ag3(C46H44N3P2)2](CF3O3S)·5C6D6, ...
• A rigid anionic Janus bis(NHC) - new opportunities in NHC chemistry 

  Naz, Nabila R.; Schnakenburg, Gregor; Kelemen, Zsolt; Gal, Dalma; Nyulaszi, Laszlo; Boeré, René T.; Streubel, Rainer (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryFriedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat BonnBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT03915B, 2021)

  A phosphanido-type bridged bis(imidazolium) salt, readily prepared in two steps via reductive deselenization of a tricyclic 1,4-diphosphinine diselone, affords access to a novel anionic P-functional tricyclic bis(NHC) via ...
• Janus bis(NHCs) tuned by heteroatom-bridge oxidation states 

  Naz, Nabila R.; Schnakenburg, Gregor; Mikehazi, Antal; Kelemen, Zsolt; Nyulaszi, Laszlo; Boeré, René T.; Streubel, Rainer (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryFriedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat BonnBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC08468A, 2020)

  Synthesis of the first tricyclic bis(carbenes) with facially opposed imidazole-2-ylidenes and two linking phosphorus centres in different oxidation states is presented using a modular, high-yield synthetic route. The ...
• Bulky 2,6-disubstituted aryl siloxanes and a disilanamine 

  Marszaukowski, Flavia; Wohnrath, Karen; Boeré, René T. (International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)Arts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989020001413, 2020)

  The crystal structures of 5-bromo-1,3-di-tert-butyl-2-[(tri­methyl­sil­yl)­oxy]benzene, C17H29BrOSi, (I), 1,3-di-tert-butyl-2-[(tri­methyl­sil­yl)­oxy]benzene, C17H30OSi, (II), and N-(2,6-diiso­propyl­phen­yl)-1,1,1-trim ...
• Structural diversity in the solid-state architectures of bis(4-pyridyl)acetylene and its derivatives 

  Shotonwa, Ibukun O.; Boeré, René T. (Atlanta Publishing HouseArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryLagos State UniversityUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.5155/eurjchem.11.1.6-14.1946, 2020)

  The crystals of bis(4-pyridyl)acetylene are orthorhombic and belong to the space group Fddd. Solid-state investigation using conventional and Hirshfeld analytical techniques revealed valuable data and structural diversities ...
• Crystallographic identification of a novel 2,4,5-tri(N-methyl-4-pyridinium)-1,3-thiazole with a complex network of polyiodide/iodine counter ions and co-crystallized cyclododecasulfur (S12) 

  Shotonwa, Ibukun O.; Boeré, René T. (Atlanta Publishing HouseArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryLagos State UniversityUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.5155/eurjchem.12.2.179-186.2108, 2021)

  The crystals of an unprecedented 2,4,5-tri(N-methylpyridinium)-1,3-thiazole are monoclinic and belong to the space group P21/c as determined by single-crystal XRD. Crystal data for C21H21I13N4S5.98: monoclinic, a = ...
• Synthesis, characterization and DFT studies of 6-bis(2-(thiazol-4-yl)-benzimidazol-1-yl)hexane hemihydrate crystal: experimental and theoretical investigation 

  El Bourakadi, Khadija; El Mehdi Mekhzoum, Mohamed; Boeré, René T.; El Kacem Qais, Abou; Bouhfid, Rachid (ElsevierArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryInstitute of Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (NANOTECH)Mohammed V-Rabat UniversityUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127253, 2019)

  6-bis(2-(thiazol-4-yl)-benzimidazol-1-yl)hexane has been efficiently synthesized by direct alkylation of 2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole with 1,6-dibromohexane via phase-transfer catalysis. The desired compound was obtained ...
• The diversity of the stable and persistent phosphorus-containing radicals 

  Armstrong, A.; Chivers, T.; Boeré, René T. (American Chemical SocietyArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Lethbridge, 2005)

  Stable and persistent phosphorus-containing radicals can be divided into five general categories: phosphinyl, diphosphanyl, 1,3-diphosphaallyl, lithiated tetrakisimidophosphates, and phosphaverdazyl systems. The syntheses, ...
• Inorganic and organometallic radicals of main group elements 

  Boeré, René T. (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridge, 2013)

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• Ruthenium(II)-arene complexes with monodentate aminopyridine ligands: insights into redox stability, electronic structures and biological activity 

  Marszaukowskia, Flávia; Guimarãesa, Ivelise Dimbarre Lao; da Silvaa, Juliana Paula; da Silveira Lacerda, Luis Henrique; de Lazaroa, Sergio Ricardo; de Araujob, Márcio Peres; Castellena, Patrícia; Tominaga, Tania Toyomi; Boeré, René T.; Wohnrath, Karen (ElsevierArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Estadual do Centro-OesteUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.11.036, 2019)

  The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of four ruthenium(II) arene complexes with monodentate pyridine derivatives ([( 6–p-cymene)RuCl2L]: L = 2-aminopyridine, 2-methylaminopyridine, 2-benzylaminopyridine, and ...
• Expanding the chemistry of 1,4diphosphinines by stable mono anion formation 

  Begum, Imtiaz; Schnakenburg, Gregor; Kelemen, Zsolt; Nyulászi, Laszlo; Boeré, René T.; Streubel, Rainer (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryInstitut für Anorganische Chemie der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMTA-BME Computation Driven Chemistry ResearchUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC08158A, 2018)

  A new sulfur-enriched tricyclic 1,4-diphosphinine (2) was synthesized and novel reactivity studies on the phosphorus heterocycle was performed: A weak anionic nucleophile (KHMDS) adds selectively thus forming a stable ...
• Chemical and electrochemical oxidations of tris(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphine. High Z’ crystal structures and conformational effects associated with bulky meta substituents 

  Guimaraes, Ivelise Dimbarre Lao; Garcia, Jarem Raul; Wohnrath, Karen; Boeré, René T. (Arts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201800656, 2018)

  Synthesis and single crystal X-ray diffraction structures of (3,5-tBu2-C6H3)3P, (3,5-tBu2-C6H3)3PO∙H2O, (3,5-tBu2C6H3)3PS and (3,5-tBu2-C6H3)3PSe are reported. The structure of (3,5-tBu2-C6H3)3P has Z' = 4, with both M and ...
• Preparation and x-ray structure of 4-N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)- amino-3,5-diisopropylphenylselenium trichloride 

  Maaninen, Arto; Boeré, René T.; Chivers, Tristram; Parvez, Masood (Verlag der Zeitschrift für NaturforschungArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of OuluUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Calgary, 1999)

  The reaction of SeCU or SeCF with /V,/V’-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,6-diisopropylaniline occurs not at the nitrogen atom but by electrophilic aromatic substitution at C-4 of the phenyl ring to give [(CH3)3Si]2NC6H2('Pr:)SeCl3, ...
• Diethylmethyleniminium chloride 

  Boeré, René T. (International Union of CrystallographyArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S160053680703499X, 2007)

  The title compound, C5H12N+·Cl-, contains [Et2N=CH2]+ and Cl- ions. The C=N double-bond distance is 1.2729 (13) Å and the sum of the angles around the central N atom is 359.92°. There are short contacts [2.973 (1) Å] between ...
• Metal carbonyl complexes of phosphaamidines: coordinative integrity detected in C-amino(λ3,σ2)phosphaalkene isomers coordinated through n(P) HOMO−1 donor orbitals 

  Masuda, Jason D.; Boeré, René T. (Royal Society of ChemistryArts and ScienceDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5DT03393D, 2016)

  Metal(0) complexes L(Cr,Mo,W)(CO)5 have been prepared from 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2(4-methylphenyl)-3-aza-1(λ3,σ2)-phosphapropene and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-aza-1(λ3,σ2)-phosphapropene ...

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