Text Box: D. Richeson - Selected Recent Publications: C. N. Rowley, T.-G. Ong, J. Priem, T. K. Woo, D. S. Richeson "Understanding the Amidolithium and Amidoaluminum Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted Guanidines, Phosphoguanidines, and Propiolamines through DFT Modeling and Experiment" P. Dornan, C. N. Rowley, J. Priem,  S. T. Barry, T. K. Woo, D. S. Richeson "Atom Efficient Cyclotrimerization of Dimethylcyanamide Catalyzed by Aluminium Amide: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation" I. Nowik, H. A. Spinney, D. S. Richeson, R. H. Herber “Static and dynamic disorder in organotin compounds: A bis(amido)stannylene coordinated by N,N’-diisopropyl-1,8-diamidonaphthalene” J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692 5680.   N. Lavoie, T.-G. Ong, S. I. Gorelsky, I. Korobkov, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson “Bis(imido) W(VI) Complexes Chelated by N,N’-Disubstituted-1,8-Diamidonaphthalene: An Analysis of Bonding, Isocyanate Insertion, and Al-Me Transfer.” Organometallics 2007, 26, 6586. H. A. Spinney, I. Korobkov, G. A. DiLabio, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson “Diamidonaphthalene-Stabilized N-Heterocyclic Pnictogenium Cations and Their Cation-Cation Solid State Interactions" Organometallics 2007, 26, 4972. P. Bazinet, T.-G. Ong, J. S. O’Brien, N. Lavoie, E. Bell, G. P. A. Yap, I. Korobkov, D.S. Richeson “Design of Sterically Demanding, Electron-Rich Carbene Ligands with the Perimidine Scaffold.”  Organometallics 2007, 26, 2885. H.A. Spinney, I. Korobkov, D. S. Richeson “Diamidonaphthalene-Supported Pnictogenium Cations: Synthesis of an N-Heterocyclic Stibenium Cation by a Novel Protonation Route.” Chem. Commun. 2007, 1647. T.-G. Ong, J. S. OBrien, D. S. Richeson "“Facile and Atom Efficient Catalytic C-C and C-N Formation for the Construction of Substituted Guanidines and Propiolamidines" Organometallics 2006, 25, 4728. H. A. Spinney, G. P. A. Yap, I. Korobkova, G. DiLabio and D. S. Richeson “Construction of a Stable N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Cation with an Electron Rich Framework and its Complexation to Rhodium” Organometallics 2006, 25, 3541. F. F. Said, T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson  " Linking Hydrogen Dicarboxylate Synthons with Substituted Guanidinium Cations: Transforming Rings and Chains into 2- and 3-D Structures " Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6, 1848. F. F. Said, P. Bazinet, T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson  "Hydrogen bonding motifs of N,N',N''-trisubstituted guanidinium cations with spherical and rod-like monoanions: Syntheses and structures of I-, I3- and SCN- salts" Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6, 258. F. F. Said, T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson  "Strong and Weak Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in the Structures of N,N',N"-Trisubstituted Guanidinium Chlorides and Bromides" Cryst. Growth Des. 2005, 5, 1881. P. Bazinet, G. P. A. Yap, G. A. DiLabio, D. S. Richeson "Synthesis, Molecular and Extended Structure for a Diaminonaphthalene-Derived Bis(amido) Stannylene" Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 4616.   A. P. Kenney, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson,  S. T. Barry "The Insertion of Carbodiimides into Al and Ga Amido Linkages. Guanidinates and Mixed Amido Guanidinates of Aluminum and Gallium" Inorg.  Chem. 2005, 44, 2926.   J. Shan, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson  "Synthesis, Thermal, Electrochemical and Photophysical Characterization of 1,5-Bis(diarylamino)naphthalene Derivatives as Potential Hole-Transport OLED Materials" Can. J. Chem. 2005 83, 958.   P. Bazinet, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson " Constructing a Stable Carbene with a Novel Topology and Electronic Framework" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 13314  T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson  “ Catalytic C=N bond metathesis of carbodiimides by group 4 and 5 imido complexes supported by guanidinate ligands.” Chem. Commun. 2003, 2612.  P. Bazinet, D. Wood, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Synthesis and Structural Investigation of N,N',N"-Trialkylguanidinato Supported Zirconium(IV) Complexes" Inorg. Chem  2003, 42, 6225.  T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson “Catalytic Construction and Reconstruction of Guanidines: Ti-Mediated Guanylation of Amines and Transamination of Guanidines” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 8100.  T.-G. Ong, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson “Redefining the Coordination Geometry and Reactivity of Guanidinate Complexes by Covalently Linking the Guanidinate Ligands.  Synthesis and Reactivity of [RN{NH(R)}CN(CH2)2NC{NH(R)}NR]M(CH2Ph)2  (R = iPr; M = Ti, Zr)” Organometallics 2003 22, 387-389.  S. R. Foley, G. P. A.Yap, D. S. Richeson "Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Complexes with Monoanionic and Dianionic N, N',N"- Trialkylguanidinate Ligands." Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4149. T.-G. Ong, D. Wood, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson Formation of a Guanidinate-Supported Titanium Imido Complex: A Catalyst for Alkyne Hydroamination Organometallics 2002, 21, 2839 S. R. Foley, G. P. A.Yap, D. S. Richeson "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of the First Trialkylguanidinate and Hexahydropyramidopyramidinate Complexes of Tin." Polyhedron. 2002, 21, 619. T.-G. Ong, D. Wood, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Transformations of Aryl Isocyanide on Guanidinate-Supported Organozirconium Complexes to Yield Terminal Imido, Iminoacyl and Enediamido Ligands." Organometallics 2002, 21, 1. P. Bazinet, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Synthesis and Properties of a Germanium (II) Metalloheterocycle Derived from 1,8-Di(isopropylamino)naphthalene. A Novel Ligand Leading to Formation of Ni{Ge[(iPrN)2C10H6]}4" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11162. P. Bazinet, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Metallaaziridine Complexes of Tantalum Derived from 1,8-Bis(isopropyl)naphthalene via b-H Activation. " Organometallics 2001, 20, 4129. Z. Lu, G. P. A. Yap, and D. S. Richeson "Tetrasubstituted Guanidinate Anions as Supporting Ligands in Organoyttrium Chemistry." Organometallics 2001, 20, 706. S. R. Foley, G. P. A. Yap, and D. S. Richeson "Iron guanidinate complexes and formation of a novel dinuclear Fe(II) species with a dianionic m-h2:h2( biguanidinate) ligand." Chem. Commun. 2000, 1515. S. R. Foley, D. S. Richeson."Chalcogen atom transfer reactions. Kinetics of terminal bonded sulfur atom transfer between main group metal centers." Chem. Commun. 2000, 1391. N. Thirupathi, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Mono- and Dianionic Guanidinate Ligands. Reactivity of [iPrN=C(NiPr)2]Ta(NMe2)3 and [(iPrNH)C(NiPr)2]TaCl(NMe2)3 with Me3SiCl and ArNC (Ar = 2,6-Me2C6H4)." Organometallics 2000, 19, 2573. S. R. Foley, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Oxidative Addition to M(II) (M = Ge, Sn) Amidinate Complexes: Routes to Group 14 Chalcogenolates with Hypervalent Coordination Environments" Dalton Trans. 2000, 1663. S. R. Foley, Y. Zhou, G. P. A.Yap and D. S. Richeson "Synthesis of M(II)[N(SiMe3)2][Me3SiNC(tBu)NSiMe3] (M = Sn, Ge) From Amidinate Precursors: Active Catalysts for Phenyl Isocyanate Cyclization" Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 924. N. Thirupathi, G. P. A. Yap, and D. S. Richeson "Group 5 Transition Metal Imido Complexes with Dianionic Guanidinate Ligands Displaying Extended Interactions" J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1999, 2483. D. Wood, G. P.A. Yap and D. S. Richeson "N-Substituted Guanidinate Anions as Ancillary Ligands in Group 4 Chemistry. Syntheses and Characterization of M{RNC[N(SiMe3)2]NR}2Cl2, [M{CyNC[N(SiMe3)2]NCy}Cl3]- (M = Zr, Hf, R = iPr, Cy) and Zr{CyNC[N(SiMe3)2]NCy}(CH2Ph)3" Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 5788. S. Foley, G. P. A. Yap and D. Richeson "Formation of Novel Polysulfido Tin Complexes and Their Ability to Catalyze the Cyclotrimerization of Phenyl Isocyanate." Organometallics  1999, 18, 4700. M. K.T.Tin, N. Thirupathi, G. P. A. Yap and D. S. Richeson "Reaction of Guanidines and Ta(NMe2)4Cl. A Mechanistic Investigation of {RNC[NR]NR}M(NMe2)3 Formation (M = Ta, Nb; R = iPr, Cy)." J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1999, 17, 2947. M.K.T.Tin, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Insertion Routes to Tetrasubstituted Guanidinate Complexes of Ta(V) and Nb(V)." Inorg. Chem.  1999, 38, 998-1001. M.K.T.Tin, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "Transition Metal Complexes of Guanidinate Dianions: Reactions Between Guanidines and M(NMe2)5 (M = Ta, Nb)." Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 6728. Y. Zhou, G. P. A. Yap, D. S. Richeson "N-Substituted Guanidinate Anions as Ancillary Ligands in Organolanthanide Chemistry.Syntheses and Characterization of {CyNC[N(SiMe3)2]NCy}2SmCH(SiMe3)2" Organometallics 1998 17, 4387. A. Littke, N. Sleiman, C. Bensimon, D. Richeson, G. Yap, S. Brown "Novel Alkyl Amidinate Complexes of Group (IV) Metals as Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization" Organometallics 1998 17, 446. S. Foley, C. Bensimon, D. Richeson "The Facile Formation of Rare Terminal Chalcogenido Germanium Complexes with Alkylamidinates as Supporting Ligands" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997 119, 10359. S. T. Barry, S. Belhumeur, D. S. Richeson "Thermally Induced Transformations of Alkyl Gallium and Indium Phosphido Complexes: Dealkylsilylation Routes to MP (M=Ga, In)" Organometallics 1997, 16, 3588. (back to home page)