2022-2019

​​​   6. Reductive Activation of N2 using a Calcium/Potassium Bimetallic System Supported by an Extremely Bulky                    Diamide Ligand

     R. Mondal, K. Yuvaraj, T. Rajeshkumar, L. Maron and C. Jones

      Chem. Comm. 2022, 58, 12665. (Hot Article) [PDF]

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   7. C−H Activation of Inert Arenes using a Photochemically Activated Guanidinato-Magnesium(I) Compound

     J. C. Mullins#, K. Yuvaraj#, Y. Jiang, G. P. Trieste III, A. Maity, D. C. Powers and C. Jones

      Chem. Eur. J. 2022, e202202103 (#Equal contribution). [PDF]

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  8. Activation of CO using a 1,2-Disilylene: Facile Synthesis of an Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Silylene

     P. Garg, A. Carpentier, I. Douair, D. Dange, Y. Jiang, K. Yuvaraj, L. Maron and C. Jones

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202201705. [PDF]

       Highlighted in Chemistry in Australia

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   9. Magnesium(I) Reduction of CO and N2 Complexes of Cummin’s Molybdenum(III) Tris(anilide), [Mo(L){N(Ar’)But}3] (L =       CO or N2; Ar’ = 3,5-dimethylphenyl)

     K. Yuvaraj, A. Paparo, A. J. R. Matthews and C. Jones

     Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 4998, (Selected as Very Important Paper). [PDF]

     Invited submission for the EJIC/ChemCatChem joint special collection on Main Group Catalysis

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    10. Reductive Coupling of CO with Magnesium Anthracene Complexes: Formation of Magnesium Enediolates

     K. Yuvaraj and C. Jones

     Chem. Comm. 2021, 57, 9224. [PDF]

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   11. N-Heterocyclic Carbene, Carbodiphosphorane and Diphosphine Adducts of Beryllium Dihalides: Synthesis,                     Characterisation and Reduction Studies

     A. Paparo, A. J. R. Matthews, C. D. Smith, A. J. Edwards, K. Yuvaraj and C. Jones

     Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 7604. [PDF]

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  12. C–N and C–H Activation of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene by Magnesium(II) Hydride and Magnesium(I) Complexes

     K. Yuvaraj, A. Carpenter, C. D. Smith, L. Maron and C. Jones

     Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 6065. [PDF]

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  13. Reductive Hexamerization of CO Involving Cooperativity Between Magnesium(I) Reductants and [Mo(CO)6]:                   Synthesis of Well-Defined Magnesium Benzenehexolate Complexes

    A. Paparo#, K. Yuvaraj#, A. J. R. Matthews, I. Douair, L. Maron and C. Jones

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 630. (#Equal contribution), (Selected as Hot Paper). [PDF]

     Highlighted in Chemistry Views, NNNS Chemistry blog and Chemistry in Australia.

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   14. Reduction of a 1,4-Diazabutadiene and 2,2’-Bipyridine using Magnesium(I) Compounds

     K. Yuvaraj and C. Jones

     Main Group Met. Chem. 2020, 43, 177. [PDF]

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  14. Activation of Ethylene by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Coordinated Magnesium(I) Compounds

      K. Yuvaraj, I. Douair, L. Maron and C. Jones

      Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 14665. (Selected as Hot Paper). [PDF]

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  16. Sterically Controlled Reductive Oligomerisations of CO by Activated Magnesium(I) Compounds: Deltate vs.                    Ethenediolate Formation

      K. Yuvaraj, I. Douair, D. D. L. Jones, L. Maron and C. Jones

      Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3516. [PDF]

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  17. Neutral, Anionic and Paramagnetic 1,3,2-Diazaberyllacyles Derived from Reduced 1,4-Diazabutadienes

      A. Paparo, S. Best, K. Yuvaraj and C. Jones

      Organometallics 2020, 39, 4208. [PDF]

      Special Issue: Organometallic Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements

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 18. Synthesis and Reactivity of Boryl Substituted Silaimines

      K. Yuvaraj and C. Jones

      Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 11961. [PDF]

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 19. Reductive Trimerization of CO to the Deltate Dianion using Activated Magnesium(I) Compounds

      K. Yuvaraj, I. Douair, A. Paparo, L. Maron and C. Jones

     J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8764. [PDF]

      Highlighted in Chemistry in Australia

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