2000 Research Publications

Crystallography Centre

Journal Articles

Anderson, P.A., White, A.H., Astley, T., Hitchman, M.A., Keene, F.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Skelton, B.W., Tiekink, E.R.T. and Toftlund, H. Structures and spectra of bis-tripodal iron(II) chelates, [FeL2]2+, where L = tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane, tris(pyridin-2-yl)methane, bis(pyrazol-1-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methane and tris(pyridin-2-yl)-phosphine oxide. Magnetism and spin crossover in the (pz)3CH case, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, 2000: pp 3505-3512 (2000)

Andrews, P.C., Lawrence, S.M., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W., Tolhurst, V-A. and White, A.H. Dithiocarbamate complexes of trivalent aluminium and gallium via metal hydrides, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 300-302: pp 56-64 (2000)

Atkinson, I.M., White, A.H., Chartres, J.D., Everett, G.W., Ji, X-K., Lindoy, L.F., Matthews, O.A., Meehan, G.V., Skelton, B.W. and Wei, G. Macrocyclic ligand design. Interaction of selected transition and post-transition metal ions with a new N2O2-donor macrocycle incorporating a pyridylmethyl pendant arm, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, :2000, pp 1191-1198 (2000)

Atkinson, I.M., Hockless, D.C.R., Lindoy, L.F., Matthews, O.A., Meehan, G.V., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. New Macrocyclic Ligands. Synthesis, X-Ray Structure and Computational Studies of a New N2O4S2-Heteroatom Cage, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53:2000, pp 799-803 (2000)

Baker, M.V., Brown, D.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Intramolecular Hydroamination of 1,4,7-Tri(pent-4' -yn-1' -yl)-1.4.7-triazacyclononane: Formation of an Azoniaspiro [4.8] tridecane, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53:2000, pp 791-797 (2000)

Baker, M.V., Brown, D.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. An investigation of 1,4,7-tri(4alkynyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononanes: ligand synthesis and metal co-ordination chemistry, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, pp 4607-4616 (2000)

Baker, M.V., Brown, D.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Group 6 metal complexes of 1,3,5-tri(4-pentynyl)-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, :2000, pp 763-768 (2000)

Baker, R.W., Kyasnoor, R.V., Sargent, M.V., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Formal Synthesis of Both Atropomers of Desertorin C and an Example of Chirality Transfer from a Biphenyl Axis to a Spiro Centre and its Reverse, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 487-506 (2000)

Baker, R.W., Brkic, Z., Sargent, M.V., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Atropisomerism of 2,2'-binaphthalenes, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 925-938 (2000)

Bayler, A., Canty, A.J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Organopalladium(IV) complexes containing phosphine ligands, and the structure of the platinum(IV), complex [PtMe3(bpy)(PPh3)][O3SCF3] (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 595: pp 296-299 (2000)

Bayler, A., Canty, A.J., Ryan, J.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Arylation of palladium(II) and platinum(II) by diphenyliodonim triflate to form metal(IV) species, and a structural analysis of an isomer of PtIMe2Ph(bpy) (bpy = 2,2' -bipyridine), Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 3:2000, pp 575-578 (2000)

Bayler, A., Canty, A.J., Edwards, P.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Trimethyl-palladium(IV) and -platinum(IV) complexes containing phosphine donor ligands, including studies of 1,5,9-triethyl-1,5,9-triphosphacyclodecane and X-ray structural studies of palladium(II) and palladium(IV) complexes, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, :2000, pp 3325-3330 (2000)

Bilyk, A., Hall, A.K., Harrowfield, J.M., Hosseini, M.W., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. A unique rare earth cluster within a calixarene sandwich: parallels in the chemistry of cyclosiloxanes and calixarenes, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 895-898 (2000)

Bilyk, A., Hall, A.K., Harrowfield, J.M., Hosseini, M.W., Mislin, G., Skelton, B.W., Taylor, C. and White, A.H. Linear, Divergent Molecular Receptors - Subtle Effects of Transition Metal Coordination Geometry, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, :2000, pp 823-826 (2000)

Bowmaker, G.A., Effendy, Hanna, J.V., Healy, P.C., Reid, J.C., Rickard, C.E.F. and White, A.H. Crystal structures and vibrational and solid-state (CPMAS) NMR spectroscopic studies in the tris(triphenylphosphine)-copper(I) and -silver(I) formate systems., Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 753-761 (2000)

Bremner, J.B., Keller, P.A., Pyne, S.G., Robertson, A.D., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Witchard, H.M The Synthesis of New Dibenzothiophen Amino Acid and Cyclophane Derivatives, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53:2000, pp 535-540 (2000)

Brinkworth, C., Rozek, T., Bowie, J.H., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Angucyclinones Related to Ochromycinone. IV* The Structures and Reactions of Unusual Diels-Alder Adducts Formed from Maleic Anhydride and Racemic 5,5-Dimethyl-3-vinylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 403-409 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N.Oligomerisation of alkynes at a pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-ruthenium centre, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, pp 2279-2286 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Ellis, B.G., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of heterometallic tungsten-iridium and tungsten-rhodium complexes containing C4 chains, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 607: pp 137-145 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Skelton, B.W., Tiekink, E.R.T., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N. Some Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-Ruthenium Derivatives of Methyl Propiolate, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 99-107 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Low, P.J., Zaitseva, N.N., Kahlal, S., Halet, J-F., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Syntheses and reactions of some cluster complexes containing C4 ligands with iron, ruthenium and cobalt carbonyls, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 2939-2951 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Zaitseva, N.N. Preparation and structural characterisation of some ruthenium cluster carbonyls containing allenylidene ligands, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 881-890 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Kelly, B.D., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Syntheses and reactions of ruthenium complexes containing C6 and C8 chains, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 604: pp 150-156 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Schulz, M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Addition of HCl to a Cluster-Bound Vinylidene Ligand: Preparation and Structure of Ru5 (m3-SMe)(m3-CMe)(m-Cl)(m-SMe)(m-PPh2)2(CO)9 Š PhMe, Journal of Cluster Science, 11:1, pp 79-86 (2000)

Bruce, M.I., Hall, B.C., Low, P.J., Smith, M.E., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Heterometallic complexes containing C4 chains. X-ray structures of {Cp(OC)3W}CšCCšC{Ir(CO)(PPh3)2(O2)} and cis-Pt{CšCCšC[W(CO)3Cp]}2(PEt3)2, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 300-302:2000, pp 633-644 (2000)

Byrne, L.T., Hos, J.P., Koutsantonis, G.A., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Reactions of metalloalkynes. Part 6. Synthesis of open tetrametallic clusters. Reaction of [Ru(CO)4(ethene) with ethyne-1,2-diyl compounds. Single crystal X-ray structural determinations of [Ru4(m4-CC)(h-C5H4R)2(m-CO)2(CO)8] (R = H, Me), Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 598:2000, pp 28-35 (2000)

Canty, A.J., Patel, J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Facial and meridional [N-C-N]- intramolecular coordination systems: structure of fac-PtBrMe2{2,6-(pzCH2)2C6H3}. 1/2C6H6 {2,6-(pzCH2)2C6H3]- = 2,6-(bis{(pyrazol-1-yl)methyl}phenyl)} and mer-PtBr{2,6-(3,5-Me2pzCH2)2 C6H3}, and an alternative synthetic route to the platinum (II) [N-C-N]- kernel, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 599: pp 195-199 (2000)

Canty, A.J., Patel, J., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. C-H activation at the 3-position of pentane chains to form [N-C(sp3)-N]- complexes incorporating six-membered pallada(II)cyclic rings and pyridine, pyrazole and N-methylimidazole donor groups. Structural studies and comparison with [N-C(sp2)-N]- complexes, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 607:2000, pp 194-202 (2000)

Dachriyanus, Sargent, M.V., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Cycloadducts of Benzynes and 3,4-Dimethoxyfuran, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53:2000, pp 267-275 (2000)

Deacon, G.B., Feng, T., Junk, P.C., Meyer, G., Scott, N.M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Structural variety in solvated lanthanoid(III) halide complexes, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 853-865 (2000)

Deacon, G.B., Feng, T., Forsyth, C.M., Gitlits, A., Hockless, D.C.R., Shen, Q., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. A simple synthesis and a structural survey of homoleptic rare earth(III) 2,6-diphenylphenolates, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 961-966 (2000)

Deacon, G.B., Delbridge, E.E., Forsyth, C.M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Novel pyrazolate coordination modes and unusual Tl Š Š Š Tl or Tl-p-(phenyl) interactions in the crystal structures of [{Tl3(Ph2pz)3}n], [{Tl4(Ph2pz)4}n], [{Tl4(Ph2pz)3(OH)}2] and [{Tl4(MePhpz)3(OH)}n] (Ph2pz = 3,5-diphenylpyrazolate; MePhpz = 3-methyl-5-phenyl-pyrazolate), Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 745-751 (2000)

Deacon, G.B., Delbridge, E.E., Fallon, G.D., Jones, C., Hibbs, D.E., Hursthouse, M.B., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Contrasting Binding Modes in Lanthanoid Pyrazolate and Pseudo-pyrazolates Prepared by Oxidation of Lanthanoid(II) Complexes and Lanthanoid Metals with Thallium(I) Reagents, Organometallics, 19:2000, pp 1713-1721 (2000)

Done, M.C., Ruther, T., Cavell, K.J., Kilner, M., Peacock, E.J., Braussaud, N., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Novel cationic and neutral Pd(II) complexes bearing imidazolebased chelate ligands: synthesys, structural characterisation and catalytic behaviour, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 607:2000, pp 78-92 (2000)

Donnelly, P.S., Harrowfield, J.M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Carboxymethylation of Cage Amines: Control of Alkylation by Metal Ion Co-ordination, Inorganic Chemistry, 39: pp 5817-5830 (2000)

Du Boulay, D., Shaari, K., Skelton, B.W., Waterman, P.G. and White, A.H.2b-Hydroxy-4'-demethyldesoxy-podophyllotoxin, Acta Crystallographica C, C56:2000, pp 199-200 (2000)

Effendy, Lobbia, G.G., Pettinari, C., Santini, C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.Synthesis, characterization and X-ray structural studies of novel dinuclear silver(I) complexes of poly(azolyl)borate ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 308:2000, pp 65-72 (2000)

Effendy, Lobbia, G.G., Pettinari, C., Santini, C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization of new silver(I) poly(pyrazolyl)borate complexes containing isonitrile ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 298:2000, pp 146-153 (2000)

Effendy, Lobbia, G.G., Pellei, M., Pettinari, C., Santini, C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Solution and solid-state structural properties of silver(I) dihydrobis(pyrazolyl)borate compounds with tertiary mono(phosphine)ligands, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 2123-2129 (2000)

Etschmann, B.E. and Maslen, E.N. Atomic Radii from Electron Densities, Australian Journal of Physics, 53: pp 317-332 (2000)

Ghisalberti, E.L., Hargreaves, J.R., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. New patulin derivatives, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 995-997 (2000)

Gibbons, S., Denny, B.J., Ali-Amine, S., Mathew, K.T., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. and Gray, A.I. NMR Spectroscopy, X-ray Crystallographic, and Molecular Modeling Studies on a New Pyranone from Haloxylon salicornicum, Journal of Natural Products, 63:2000, pp 839-840 (2000)

Graham, B., Grannas, M.J., Hearn, M.T.W., Kepert, C. M., Spiccia, L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Coordination Chemistry of a Novel Tetramacrocyclic Ligand derived from 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes, Inorganic Chemistry, 39:2000, pp 1092-1099 (2000)

Habtemariam, S., Skelton, B.W., Waterman, P.G. and White, A.H. 17-Epiacnistin-A, a Further Withanolide from the Leaves of Discopodium penninervium, Journal of Natural Products, 63:4, pp 512-513 (2000)

Hall, A.K., Harrowfield, J.M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. The sodium salt of a tris(tridentate anion)gadolinium(III) complex: pentasodium bis[chelidamato(3-)][chelidamato(2-)]gadolinate(III) hexadecahydrate, Acta Crystallographica Section C - Crystal structure Communications, C56: pp 407-411 (2000)

Hall, A.K., Harrowfield, J.M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Chelidamic acid monohydrate: the proton complex of a multidentate ligand, Acta Crystallographica Section C - Crystal Structure Communications, C56: pp 448-450 (2000)

Kepert, C.M., Deacon, G.B., Spiccia, L., Fallon, G.D., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H.A facile and genign synthesis of binuclear ruthenium(I) 'sawhorse' complexes, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, pp 2867-2873 (2000)

Lim, K.C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Structural systematics of rare earth complexes. XXII ('Maximally') hydrated rare earth iodides, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 867-873 (2000)

Lim, K.C., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Crystal structures of the ('maximally') hydrated scandium halides, ScX3 Š nH2O (X = Cl, Br, I), Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53: pp 875-878 (2000)

Maslen, E.N. and Etschmann, B.E. Bonding without Ionisation, Australian Journal of Physics, 53: pp 299-316 (2000)

McIldowie, M.J., Mocerino, M., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Facile Lewis Acid Catalyzed Synthesis of C4 Symmetric Resorcinarenes, Organic Letters, 2:24, pp 3869-3871 (2000)

Norberg, S.T., Streltsov, V.A., Svensson, G. and Albertsson, J. Dopant positions in strontium/chromium- and barium-doped KTP, determined with synchrotron X-radiation, Acta Crystallographica Section B, B56: pp 980-987 (2000)

Oakley, A.J. and Wilce, M.C.J. Macromolecular crystallography as a tool for investigating drug, enzyme and receptor interactions, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 27: pp 145-151 (2000)

Parker, R.J., Spiccia, L., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Cyano bridged dinuclear Cu(II) complexes, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 300-302:2000, pp 922-931 (2000)

Pellei, M., Pettinari, C., Santini, C., Skelton, B.W., Somers, N. and White, A.H.Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and structural systematics of new triorganophosphinecopper(I) poly(pyrazol-1-yl)- borate complexes, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp 3416-3424 (2000)

Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W., Tolhurst, V-A. and White, A.H. Geminal arsa(III)amide and trisubtituted antimony and bismuth amides from the sterically hindered, N-functionalised amido ligand [2-(6-Me)C5H3N}NsiMe3]-, Journal of the Chemical Society, DaltonTransactions, :2000, pp 1279-1285 (2000)

Rodgers, A.J.W. and Wilce, M.C.J. Structure of the g-e complex of ATP synthase, Nature Structural Biology, 7:11, pp 1051-1054 (2000)

Skelton, B.W., Stick, R.V., Tilbrook, D.M.G., White, A.H. and Williams, S.J.Investigations into the Chemistry of Some 1,6-Epithio and 1,6-Episeleno b-D-Glucopyranoses, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53:2000, pp 389-397 (2000)

Spadaccini, N., Hall, S.R. and Castleden, I. Relational Expressions in STAR File Dictionaries, Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 40:2000, pp 1289-1301 (2000)

Streltsov, V.A., Nordborg, J. and Albertsson, J. Synchrotron X-ray analysis of RbTiOAsO4, Acta Crystallographica Section B, B56: pp 785-792 (2000)

van den Ancker, T.R., Raston, C.L., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Hypervalent Silicon via Intramolecular Coordination in a Four-Membered Ring in Complexes of Substituted Pyridyl Ligands, Organometallics, 19:22, pp 4437-4444 (2000)

van den Ancker, T.R., Andrews, P.C., King, S.J., McGrady, J.E., Raston, C.L., Roberts, B.A., Skelton, B.W. and White, A.H. Intramolecular N...E interactions in N-functionalised alkyl complexes R'ECl2 (E=P, As, Sb; R=6-Me-2-Pyr(SiMe3)2C-), Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 607: pp 213-221 (2000)