Martyn Coles
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Practitioner of Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington.
New Zealand
Joined February 2021
C–C Bond Formation at an Aluminacyclopropane | Organometallics (. Published as part of the Organometallics special issue “Organometallic Chemistry Beyond the Transition Metals: Fundamentals and Applications of the P-Block”.
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The reactivity of the aluminacyclopropane compound K[Al(NON)(η2-C2H4)] (NON = κN,N’-[O(SiMe2NDipp)2]2–; Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) toward isocyanides R–NC (R = Cy, Ad, tBu; Cy = cyclohexyl, Ad = 1-adaman...
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RT @ChemEurJ: Reaction of a Potassium Aluminyl with Sn[N(SiMe3)2]2 - Isolation of a Stable, Trimetallic Sn(I) Radical Anion (@Evansinorgani….
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Reaction of a potassium aluminyl with Sn[N(SiMe3)2]2 in benzene produces a [Sn4]4– cluster with edges composed of overlapping Sn 5p orbitals or three centre two electron Sn–Al–Sn bonds. Al(II)...
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RT @MattHaynes0: Very pleased to share that some more of the work from my PhD is out now in @DaltonTrans! .
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The diverse solid-state structures and solution-phase dynamics of both neutral and heterometallic s-block “ate” complexes of the heavier alkaline earth metals (Ae; Ca–Ba) supported by a chelating and...
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RT @MainTvm: Wrapping up an incredible journey of talks at #ICMGSC2025 with the final talk on the versatility of Aluminyl anion and its rol….
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Our first report of our [Ga(NON)] anion - not quite the same as the aluminyl. Started by Matt (@EvansInorganic ) and studied in detail by Andrea (@oreilinorganic).
Reductive Coupling of Ketones: Contrasting the Reactivity of an Aluminyl and a Gallyl Anion | Inorganic Chemistry Fulton, Coles and co-workers @InorgChem #gallyl #aluminyl #CDP #reductive_coupling #ketones
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Great to be back and looking forward to the conference!.
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RT @KyleGPearce: We need your help! The Main group Interest group is looking to award the @RoySocChem Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize for….
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RT @MainTvm: 📢ICMGSC 2025, 13-16th February:.As we approach close to the conference, here is the overview of the speakers!. .
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RT @MainTvm: 📢ICMGSC 2025: Program Schedule Announced! The talks are well spread out from the beginning till the end to keep up the excitem….
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RT @ChemEurJ: Frustrated Lewis Pairs from Al-E{14} Bonds (E{14}=Ge, Sn, Pb) (@EvansInorganic, Claire L. McMullin @clairemcmullin, J. Robin….
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A new class of frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) with Al and E{14} (E{14}=Ge, Sn, Pb) centres is described. Analysis of unsupported Al−E{14} bonds show a Lewis basic (LB) Al and a Lewis acidic (LA) E{14},...
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RT @clairemcmullin: New Computational Chemistry PDRA post available working with the Hill group (ends 09/2026) #chemjobsuk #compchem apply….
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Turning up the heat. 1,4-Dialumination of benzene by sodium and potassium aluminyls. Turns out our Na / K aluminyls will activate benzene, they just need heating to 100 °C!!.Dedicated to Rab Mulvey - an inspiration to main group chemists worldwide.
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RT @ChemCommun: ICYMI, from @Coles_Lab, @oreilinorganic, @Clairemcmullin, @harder_research and co. "Mixing and matching N,N- and N,O-chela….
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Reduction of [Mg(NON)]2 ([NON]2− = [O(SiMe2NDipp)2]2−, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) affords Mg(i) species containing NON- and NNO-ligands ([NNO]2− = [N(Dipp)SiMe2N(Dipp)SiMe2O]2−). The products of reactions...
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RT @ChemCommun: Check out "Mixing and matching N,N- and N,O-chelates in anionic Mg(i) compounds: synthesis and reactivity with RN=C=NR and….
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Reduction of [Mg(NON)]2 ([NON]2− = [O(SiMe2NDipp)2]2−, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) affords Mg(i) species containing NON- and NNO-ligands ([NNO]2− = [N(Dipp)SiMe2N(Dipp)SiMe2O]2−). The products of reactions...
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Work on some new anionic Mg(I) complexes as a collaboration between New Zealand, UK (Oxford) and Germany.
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Reduction of [Mg(NON)]2 ([NON]2− = [O(SiMe2NDipp)2]2−, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) affords Mg(i) species containing NON- and NNO-ligands ([NNO]2− = [N(Dipp)SiMe2N(Dipp)SiMe2O]2−). The products of reactions...
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RT @ChemistrySussex: PhD studentship available in synthetic inorganic/organometallic chemistry in the group of Dr Ian Crossley @IRCrossleyL….
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RT @Cath_Weetman: Still just enough time to register for the RSC Main Group Meeting this April. Deadline tomorrow for a great line up of sp….
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RT @JuppLab: The RSC Main Group Chemistry meeting is 10-11th April here at Birmingham @UoBChemistry .Amazing line up of speakers including….
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