1996 Research Publications

Crystallography Centre

Journal Articles

Adams, C.J., Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. A novel route to butatrienylidene complexes: stabilisation of :C=C=C=CH2 on Ru5 clusters, Chemical Communications, Not assigned: pp 2663-2664 (1996)

Adams, C.J., Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Cluster chemistry XCVIII., Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 506:Not assigned, pp 191-201 (1996)

Adams, C.J., Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of Ru5(m5-C2PPh2)(m-PPh2)(CO)13 with functional phosphines. X-ray structures of Ru5(m5-C2PPh2)(m-PPh2)(dppm)(CO)12.CHCl3, Ru5(m5-C2H)(m-PPh2)2(m-P, N-PPh2C6H4NH-2)(m-CO)(CO)10, Ru4{m4-C2PPh2[Ru(m-OH)(C,P-2-CHMeC6H4-PPh2-2)(CO)2]}(m-PPh2)(CO)10.CHCl3 and Ru5(m-H)2{m5-PPh2C2CHC(C6H4PPh2-2)}(m-PPh2)(CO)11, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 513:Not assigned, pp 255-271 (1996)

Adams, C.J., Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of alkynes with cluster-bound dicarbon (C2); X-ray structures of [Ru5(m5-CCCPhCR) (m-SMe)2(m-PPh2)2(CO)10] (R = H, Ph), Chemical Communications, 1996: pp 969-970 (1996)

Adams, C.J., Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Planar tetracoordinate carbon — a novel environment in a pentaruthenium cluster, Chemical Communications, Not assigned: pp 975-976 (1996)

Atwood, J.L., Gardiner, M.G., Jones, C., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Trimethyl-aluminium and -gallium derivatives of calix[4]arenes: cone (mono-metallic) or doubly flattened partial cone (tetra-metallic) conformations, Chemical Communications, 1996: pp 2487-2488 (1996)

Bremner, J.B., Skelton, B.W., Smith, R.J., Tarrant, G.J. and White, A.H. Synthesis of a Deoxynojirimycin Analogue from Castanospermine, Tetrahedron Letters, 37: pp 8573-8576 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Low, P.J., Werth, A., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Some transition-metal complexes derived from silylated 1,3-diynes, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, 1996: pp 1551-1566 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Hinterding, P., Low, P.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Alkenylvinylidene and allenylidene complexes: evidence for the formation of a metal-trienylidene intermediate, Chemical Communications, 1996: pp 1009-1010 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N. Codimerisation of CO and a 1,3-diynyl-metal complex on an Ru3 cluster, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, Not assigned: pp 3151-3152 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N. Crystal and Molecular Structures of M3(m3-h2-PhC2CšCPh)(m-CO)(CO)9 (M = Ru and Os), Australian Journal of Chemistry, 49: pp 155-158 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Low, P.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Some chemistry of Re2(m-H)(m-C2Ph)(CO)8: X-ray structures of Re2(m-C2Ph)(CO)6(PMe3)2, Re2{m-Au(PPh3)}(m-C2Ph)(CO)8, Re2(m-X)(m-dppm)(m-C2Ph)(CO)6 [X = H, Br and Au(PPh3)] and Re2(m-Br)2(m-dppm)(CO)6, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 515: pp 65-79 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Zaitseva, N.N., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Some neutral ruthenium vinylidene complexes and a novel 1,3-elimination reaction: preparation of chiral ruthenium acetylides, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 552: pp 307-310 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Zaitseva, N.N., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions between ruthenium cluster carbonyls and 1,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-diyne, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 250: pp 129-138 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W., Zaitseva, N.N. and White, A.H. Cleavage of 1,4-Diphenylbuta-1,3-Diyne on a Ruthenium-Cobalt Cluster: Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Co2Ru3(m4-C2Ph)(m3C2Ph)(m-dppm)(m-CO)2(CO)9, Journal of Cluster Science, 7: pp 109-119 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Humphrey, P.A., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of Ru3(m-dppm)(CO)10 with unsaturated hydrocarbons. Cycloocta-1,3,5,7-tetraene. X-ray structures of Ru3(m-dppm)(m-C8H8)(CO)6, Ru3(m3-PPhCH2PPh2)(m3-C8H8)(Ph)(CO)5, Ru3{m3-PPhCH2PPh)(C6H4)}(m-C8H8) (m-CO)(CO)4, and Ru3(m-H){m3-PPh2CHPPh(C6H4)}(m-C8H9)(m-CO)(CO)4, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 526: pp 85-97 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Humphrey, P.A., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of Ru3(m-dppm)(CO)10 with unsaturated hydrocarbons. Pentamethylcyclopentadiene. X-ray structure of Ru4(m-H)(m3-PPhCH2PPh2)(m3-h1:h5-CH2C5Me4)(CO)8, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 522: pp 259-263 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Zaitseva, N.N., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Pyrolysis of Ru3(m-dppm)(CO)9(PPh3): formation of novel Ru4 and Ru3 clusters, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 515: pp 143-154 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Cleavage of a Bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-dienyl Ligand During Transfer from Nickel to Ruthenium. X-ray Structure of Ru2{m-h1,O:h2-C(CO2Me)=CHC(O)OMe}(CO)4Cp, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 49: pp 1019-1021 (1996)

Canty, A.J., Fritsche, S.D., Hong Jin, Honeyman, R.T., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Oxidation of organometallic complexes by water: Synthesis of diorgano(hydroxo)platinum(IV) complexes and the structure of a diorgano(aqua) platinum(IV) complex of tris(pyridin-2-yl) methanol, [PtPh2{(py)3COH-N,N',N'N"}(OH2)][NO3]2.H2O, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 510: pp 281-286 (1996)

Canty, A.J., Jin, H., Roberts, A.S., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Oxidation of Diorganopalladium(II) Complexes by Water and Halogens: Reactions Involving Methyl Group Transfer and Structural Studies of Hydrogen-Bonded Adducts Formed by Aryl Alcohols with the Pallada(IV) cyclopentane Complex, Organometallics, 15: pp 5713-5722 (1996)

Cifuentes, M.P., Humphrey, M.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. High nuclearity ruthenium carbonyl cluster chemistry. III. Synthesis of [Ru10(m-H)(m6-C)(CO)24]-, its reactivity towards triphenylphosphine and ligand dynamics of the resulting decaruthenium anionic clusters, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 507: pp 163-178 (1996)

Cifuentes, M.P., Humphrey, M.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Ruthenium clusters with nitrogen ligands V. Pyridyl ligands on triruthenium cores. X-ray structures of Ru3(m-H)2(m-NC5H4)2(CO)8 and Ru3(m3-h2-PPhCH2PPh2)(m-NC5H4)(CO)8, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 513: pp 201-211 (1996)

Clark, D.L., Deacon, G.B., Feng, T., Hollis, R.V., Scott, B.L., Skelton, B.W., Watkin, J.G. and White, A.H. New homoleptic anionic aryloxolanthanide(III) complexes with unusual coordination trapping of the alkali-metal counter ions, Chemical Communications, Not assigned: pp 1729-1730 (1996)

Desjardins, S.Y., Cavell, K.J., Jin, H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Insertion into the nickel-carbon bond of N-O chelated arylnickel(II) complexes. The development of single component catalysts for the oligomerisation of ethylene, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 515: pp 233-243 (1996)

Doan Xuan Liem, Jenkins, I.D., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Synthesis of 2,3-Anhydro Glycosyl Phosphonates, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 49: pp 371-377 (1996)

Gardiner, M.G., Lawrence, S.M., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Multinuclear metallocalix[4]arenes incorporating ethylzinc groups, Chemical Communications, Not assigned: pp 2491-2492 (1996)

Green, M.J., Britovsek, G.J.P., Cavell, K.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Ethene insertion into a palladium-acetyl bond: crystal structure of [Pd(CH2CH2COMe)(NC5H4CO2Me-2)(PPh3)]BF4, a novel reaction intermediate from the insertion process, Chemical Communications, Not assigned: pp 1563-1564 (1996)

Hall, S.R. and Bernstein, H. CIF Applications. V. CIFtbx2: extended tool box for manipulating CIFs, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 29: pp 598-603 (1996)

Hester, J.R. and Hall, S.R. BUNYIP: in search of errant symmetry, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 29:Part 4, pp 474-478 (1996)

Hoare, J.L., Cavell, K.J., Hecker, R., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Carbonylation of hydrocarbylpalladium(II) complexes containing substituted pyridinecarboxylate chelating ligands. Steric and electronic manipulation of the CO insertion mechanism, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, Not assigned: pp 2197-2205 (1996)

Kane-Maguire, L.A.P., Pyne, S.G., Siu, A.F.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Synthesis, Characterisation and Reactions of the Chiral Transfer Agent Dicarbonyl(triphenylphosphine)[(4R)-phenyl-(1'R)-(1'-phenylethyl)-1-aza-buta-1,3- diene]iron(0), Australian Journal of Chemistry, 49: pp 673-676 (1996)

Maslen, E.N., Streltsov, V.A. and Ishizawa, N. A Synchrotron X-ray Study of the Electron Density in SmFeO3, Acta Crystallographica, B52: pp 406-413 (1996)

McDonagh, A.M., Whittall, I.R., Humphrey, M.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Organometallic complexes for nonlinear optics V. Syntheses and computationally-derived quadratic nonlinearities of trans-[Ru(CšCC6H4C6H4R-4)Cl(dppm)2] (R = H, NO2, C6H4NO2-4, CH=CHC6H4NO2-4, (E)); X-ray crystal structure of trans-[Ru(CšCC6H4C6H4NO2-4,4')Cl(dppm)2], Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 519: pp 229-235 (1996)

Turner, P., Gunter, M.J., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Hambley, T.W. Carbon 13 and Proton NMR, Spin Density Distributions and Solid-state Structures of some Manganese meso-Tetraphenylporphyrin Complexes bearing Neutral Axial Ligands, Journal of Chemical Research, Not assigned: pp 18-19 (1996)

Ung, A.T., Pyne, S.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Asymmetric Synthesis of (1R,2S,3R)-2-Acetyl-5-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)thiazole, Tetrahedron, 52: pp 14069-14078 (1996)

Waterman, S.M., Tolhurst, V.-A., Humphrey, M.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Mixed-metal cluster chemistry III. P-C activation at tungsten-triiridium cores; X-ray crystal structures of [CpWIr3{m3-h2-PPh(C6H4)}(m-CO)2(CO)7] and [CpWIr3{m3-h2-PPh(C6H4)}(m-CO)2(CO)6(PPh3)], Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 515: pp 89-98 (1996)

Zhong-Tao, J., Liesegang, J., James, B.D., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. ATOMIC CHARGES AND STRUCTURES OF SOME HYDROGEN BONDED SUBSTITUTED ANILINIUM CHLORIDE SYSTEMS: CORRELATION WITH XPS, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 57: pp 397-404 (1996)

Conference Publications

Atwood, J.L., Gardiner, M.G., Jones, C., Lawrence, S.M., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. GROUP 12/13 METALLOCALIX[4]ARENES: FULL CONE AND DOUBLY FLATTENED PARTIAL CONE CONFORMATIONS WITH BRIDGING ALKYL-METAL CENTRES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 109 (1996)

Bernstein, H.J. and Hall, S.R. READING, WRITING AND VALIDATING CIFS USING CIFTBX2 AND CYCLOPS, XVII Congress and General Assembly of International Union of Crystallography, Seattle, Washington, USA, International Union of Crystallography, Not assigned: pp C-575 (1996)

Britovsek, G., Cavell, K., Gerhards, F., Green, M., Hong Jin, Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Mechanistic Aspects of Co and Ethylene Insertion. Isolation of an Important Intermediate from the Catalytic Formation of Polyketones, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 101 (1996)

Britovsek, G.J.P., Cavell, K.J., Gerhards, F., Green, M.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Cationic Methylpalladium(II) Complexes with bidentate N^O and P^O ligands and a tridentate P^O^N ligand. Synthesis, carbonylation and catalytic applications in the copolymerisation of CO and ethylene, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 120 (1996)

Britovsek, G.J.P., Cavell, K.J., Green, M.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.CATIONIC PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH HEMILABILE N^O LIGANDS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE COPOLYMERISATION OF CO AND ETHYLENE, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 183 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. COUPLING REACTIONS OF ALKYNES WITH VINYLIDENES-SYNTHESIS OF LINEAR ALKYNE TRIMERS, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 91 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Low, P.J., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N. SOME CHEMISTRY OF AN Ru3 CLUSTER CONTAINING W(CšCCšCH)(CO)3Cp AS A LIGAND, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 157 (1996)

Bruce, M.I., Ke, M., Low, P.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. TRANSITION METAL DIACETYLIDES, AND OTHER CARBON TOYS, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 193 (1996)

Canty, A.J., Jin, H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. ORGANOPALLADIUM(IV) COMPLEXES CONTAINING HYDROXO LIGANDS HYDROGEN-BONDED TO ARYL ALCOHOLS AND AN AQUA LIGAND HYDROGEN-BONDED TO PENTAFLUOROPHENOXIDE, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 212 (1996)

Cifuentes, M.P., Swiatkiewicz, J., White, A.H., Whittall, I.R., Hockless, D.C.R., Humphrey, M.G., Houbrechts, S., Luther-Davies, B., McDonagh, A.M., Persoons, A., Samoc, M. and Skelton, B.W. Metal Acetylides for Nonlinear Optics, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 62 (1996)

Cifuentes, M.P., Hockless, D.C.R., Humphrey, M.G., McDonagh, A.M., Naulty, R.H., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Whittall, I.R. QUADRATIC MOLECULAR OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES OF RUTHENIUM ACETYLIDE COMPLEXES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 155 (1996)

Deacon, G.B., Feng, T., Junk, P.C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. A CONVENIENT, HIGH-YIELDING SYNTHESIS OF ANHYDROUS LANTHANOID CHLORIDES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 187 (1996)

Gardiner, M.G., Lawrence, S.M., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.ALUMINIUM AMIDES AND LITHIUM ALUMINIUM AMIDES DERIVED FROM METALLATIONS OF N,N'-DISUBSTITUTED ETHYLENEDIAMINES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 80 (1996)

Gardiner, M.G., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W., Tolhurst, V.-A. and White, A.H.Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Novel Mixed Group 13/16 Compounds: Potential Precursors for CVD, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 70 (1996)

Hall, S.R. A scientist's view of the issues and challenges, Proceedings of the Joint ICSU Press/UNESCO Expert Conference, Paris, France, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Not assigned: pp 89-94 (1996)

Hall, S.R. STATUS OF ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C, XVII Congress and General Assembly of International Union of Crystallography, Seattle, USA, International Union of Crystallography, Not assigned: pp C-571 (1996)

Hall, S.R. WHAT IS A CIF DICTIONARY?, XVII Congress and General Assembly of International Union of Crystallography, Seattle, USA, International Union of Crystallography, Not assigned: pp C-574 (1996)

Hall, S.R., du Boulay, D., King, G.S.D., Stewart, J.M., Hester, J.R. and Grossie, D. XTAL3.4: NEW RELEASE OF THE XTAL SYSTEM, XVII Congress and General Assembly of International Union of Crystallography, Seattle, USA, International Union of Crystallography, Not assigned: pp C-80 (1996)

Hockless, D.C.R., Humphrey, M.G., Lee, J., Skelton, B.W., Waterman, S.M., White, A.H. and Tolhurst, V.-A. TUNGSTEN-IRIDIUM CLUSTER CHEMISTRY WITH PHOSPHINES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 132 (1996)

Streltsov, V.A. and Maslen, E.N. Synchrotron electron density-property relationship for metal oxides, IUCr Synchrotron Radiation Satellite Meeting, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, International Union of Crystallography, p 29 (1996)

van den Ancker, T., Andrews, P.C., King, S., Raston, C. and White, A.H. BULKY ALKYL LIGANDS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL AND UNUSUAL GROUP 15 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEXES, XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, North Melbourne, Victoria, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Not assigned: p 125 (1996)