Richard O'Hair

Electronic and Steric Effects on the Reactivity of Seleniranium Ions with Alkenes in the Gas Phase

Samuel C Brydon, Catriona Thomson, Richard AJ O'Hair, Jonathan M White

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Gas phase ion-molecule reactions between seleniranium ions, R-c-SeCH2CH2+, and cis-cyclooctene were used to probe electronic and s..

Near thermal, selective liberation of hydrogen from formic acid catalysed by copper hydride ate complexes

Howard Z Ma, Allan J Canty, Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2023  |  DALTON TRANSACTIONS

A near thermal two-step catalytic cycle for the selective release of hydrogen from formic acid by mononuclear cuprate anions was r..

Why does the synthesis of N-phenylbenzamide from benzenesulfinate and phenylisocyanate via the palladium-mediated Extrusion–Insertion pathway not work? A mechanistic exploration

Yang Yang, Allan J Canty, Richard AJ O’Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  Australian Journal of Chemistry

The gas-phase extrusion–insertion (ExIn) reactions of the palladium complexes [(phen)nPd (O2SC6H5)]+ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, ..

Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Model Compounds by CpM (M = Fe, Co, Ni) in the Gas Phase

Robert King, Allan J Canty, Alireza Ariafard, Richard AJ O'Hair, Victor Ryzhov

Journal article  |  2022  |  ORGANOMETALLICS

Although there is much interest in developing liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) and new metal catalysts to release hydrogen..

Effects of the beta-heteroatom and leaving group on neighbouring group participation in the gas phase: A density functional theory study

Samuel C Brydon, Jonathan M White, Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Observation of the [M+H]+ion in electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry(ESI-MS) for either product identification or further uni..

A photo-switchable molecular capsule: sequential photoinduced processes

Manjiri Choudhari, Jingjing Xu, Alasdair McKay, Clement Guerrin, Craig Forsyth, Howard Z Ma, Lars Goerigk, Richard AJ O'Hair, Antoine Bonnefont, Laurent Ruhlmann, Stephane Aloise, Chris Ritchie

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHEMICAL SCIENCE

The metastable trilacunary heteropolyoxomolybdate [PMo9O31(py)3]3- - {PMo9}; py = pyridine) and the ditopic pyridyl bearing diaryl..

An Appreciation for, and an Interview with, Professor Peter B. Armentrout

Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry and DFT Survey of Copper(I) Ate Complexes Containing Coordinated Borohydride Anions

Howard Z Ma, Allan J Canty, Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

Copper(I) borohydride ate complexes of the type Cat+[XCu(BH4)]- have been previously postulated as intermediates in the reactions ..

Palladium-Mediated CO2 Extrusion Followed by Insertion of Allenes: Translating Mechanistic Studies to Develop a One-Pot Method for the Synthesis of Alkenes

Yang Yang, Benjamin Spyrou, Jonathan M White, Allan J Canty, Paul S Donnelly, Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  ORGANOMETALLICS

A palladium-mediated one-pot synthesis of alkenes from aromatic carboxylic acids and allene substrates (R1R2C═C═CH2, where either:..

Ion-pairs as a gateway to transmetalation: aryl transfer from boron to nickel and magnesium

Kimberly C Fabijanczuk, Weam AO Altalhi, Asma MO Aldajani, Allan J Canty, Scott A McLuckey, Richard AJ O'Hair

Journal article  |  2022  |  DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Gas-phase ion-ion reactions between tris-1,10-phenantholine metal dications, [(phen)3M]2+ (where M = Ni and Mg), and the tetraphen..