Dartmouth College

Department of Chemistry

Russell P. Hughes Publications 1991-1995

89.        B.T. Donovan, R.P. Hughes, H.A. Trujillo and A.L. Rheingold

             Steric Congestion in a Cyclopentadienyl Ligand Bearing t-Butyl Groups on

             Three Contiguous Carbon Atoms.

             Crystal and Molecular Structure of (h5-1,2,3-Tri-t-butylcyclopentadienyl)-

             (h5-indenyl)rhodium(III) Hexafluorophosphate.

             Organometallics, 1992, 11, 64.

 

90.        O.J. Curnow, R.P. Hughes, and A.L. Rheingold

             An (h2–Tetrafluoroethylene)ruthenium Complex with a

             Metallacyclopropane Structure but with a Low Barrier to Propellor Rotation

             J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 3153.

 

91.        O.J. Curnow and R.P. Hughes

             [Ru(h5–C5Me5)(h5–C5F5): The First Transition Metal Complex Containing a

             Perfluorocyclopentadienyl Ligand

             J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 5895.


92.        B.T. Donovan, R.P. Hughes, A.S. Kowalski, H.A. Trujillo, and A.L. Rheingold

             Stereospecific Rhodium Promoted Ring Closure of an h4–1,3-Pentadienediyl Ligand to an

             h4–1,3-Cyclopentadiene, with Subsequent Stereo– and Regiospecific endo–H Migration:

             Molecular Structure of [Rh(h5-C5H5)(1–4h-C5H3–1,2,exo–5-tBu3)]

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 1038.

 

93.        R.P. Hughes, H.A. Trujillo, and Arnold L. Rheingold

             a-C–H and a'-C–C Bond Cleavage in an Iridacyclohexadiene. Interchange of a–Hydrogen and

             a'–Phenyl Substituents without Accompanying Skeletal Rearrangement.

             J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 1583.

 

94.        D.E. Richardson, M.F. Ryan, W.E. Geiger, T.T. Chin, R.P. Hughes, and O.J. Curnow

             Gas-Phase and Solution Studies of the Oxidation of the

             First Perfluorocyclopentadienyl Complex [Ru(h5–C5Me5)(h5–C5F5)]

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 613.

 

95.        D.L. Lichtenberger, M.L. Hoppe, L. Subramanian, E.M. Kober, R.P. Hughes,

             J.L. Hubbard, and D.S. Tucker,

             Electron Distribution and Bonding in h3-Cyclopropenyl Complexes

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 2025.

 

96.        R.Ditchfield, R.P. Hughes, D.S. Tucker, E.P. Bierwagen, J. Robbins,

             D.J. Robinson, and J. A. Zakutansky

             Synthesis and Dynamic NMR Studies of h3-Triphenyl– and h3-Trimethylcyclopropenyl Complexes

             of Ruthenium, [Ru(h5-C5R5)(h3-C3R'3)X2] (R = H, Me; R' = Me, Ph; X = Cl, Br, I).

             Extended Hückel Molecular Orbital Study of Barriers to Rotation of h3-Cyclopropenyl Ligands in

             Isoelectronic Ruthenium and Molybdenum Complexes

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 2258.

 

97.        R.P. Hughes, D.S. Tucker, and A.L. Rheingold

             Preparation and Dynamic Behavior of h3-Cyclopropenyl Complexes of Cobalt, Rhodium, and

             Iridium.  Crystal and Molecular Structure of [Ir(h3–C3tBu3)(CO)3.

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 3069.

 

98.        O.J. Curnow, R.P. Hughes, E.N. Mairs, and A. L. Rheingold

             Facile Propeller Rotation in Metallacyclopropanes.

             Synthesis and Dynamic Behavior of New Tetrafluoroethylene–Ruthenium Complexes.

             Crystal and Molecular Structure of [Ru(h5–C5Me5)Cl(h2–C2F4)]2

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 3102.

 

99.         R.P. Hughes, P.R. Rose, and A. L. Rheingold

             Transition Metal Chemistry of Hexafluorobutadiene.  Facile Hydrolysis of

             Hexafluoro-1-metalla-3-cyclopentene Rhodium Complexes to give

             Tetrafluoro-1-metalla-3-cyclopentene-2-one and Tetrafluoro-1-metalla-2-cyclopentene-4-one

             Complexes.  Crystal and Molecular Structures of trans–[(Rh–CF2CF=CF–CO)Cl(PPh3)2],

             mer–[(Rh–CF2CF=CF–CF2)Cl(PMe3)3], and mer–[(Rh–CF=CF–CO–CF2)Cl(PMe3)3]

             Organometallics, 1993, 12, 3109.

 

100.        J.-K. Shen, D.S. Tucker, F. Basolo, and R.P. Hughes

               Kinetics of CO Substitution in Reactions of h3-Cyclopropenyl Complexes of Iron, Cobalt, Rhodium,

               and Iridium with Phosphorus Ligands. The First Examples of a Dissociative Mechanism

               for CO Substitution in the Cobalt Triad Carbonyl Complexes

               J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 11312.


101.        R. P. Hughes and D. S Tucker

               h3–Cyclopropenyl is Isolobal with NO, but not with h3–Propenyl (Allyl): Evidence from

               Conformational Preferences and Rotational Barriers in Alkene and Alkyne Complexes of Iridium.

               Organometallics, 1993, 12, 4736.

 

102.        R.P. Hughes, A. S. Kowalski, and B. T. Donovan

               Unusual Rhodium Promoted Reaction of a Vinylcyclopropene to give a Cyclobutadiene Ligand.                Formation of (h5–Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)[h4–Tri-t-butyl(methyl)cyclobutadiene]rhodium.

               J. Organomet. Chem., 1994, 472, C18.

 

103.        R. P. Hughes, X. Zheng, R. L. Ostrander, and A. L. Rheingold

               Synthesis and Molecular Structure of [Ru(h5–C5H5)(h5–C5F5)]. Intramolecular Structural

               Comparison of the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand with its Perfluorinated Analogue.

               Organometallics, 1994, 13, 1567.

 

104.        R.P. Hughes, A. S. Kowalski, J. R. Lomprey, and A.L. Rheingold

               Preparation of the 1,2-di–tert –Butylcyclopentadienyl Anion and a Transition Metal Derivative.

               Crystal Structure of 1,1',2,2'-tetra-tert-butylferrocene.

               Organometallics, 1994, 13, 2691.

 

105.        R. P. Hughes,  O. J. Curnow, E.N. Mairs, P. R. Rose, X. Zheng, and A. L. Rheingold

               New and Revisited Transition Metal Chemistry of Fluoro-Olefins and Fluoro-Dienes

               Adv. Chem. Ser., 1994, 515, 252.

 

106.        R.P. Hughes, D.S. Tucker, and A.L. Rheingold

               Reversible Insertion of Iridium into a Cyclopropenyl Carbon–Carbon Bond

               Organometallics, 1994, 13, 4664.

 

107.        B. T. Donovan, R. P. Hughes, P. P. Spara,and A. L. Rheingold

               Unusual Chloropalladation of 1,2,3-Tri-tert-butyl-3-vinyl-1-cyclopropene to give an

               h3-Chloromethylcyclobutenyl Ligand.  Crystal and Molecular Structures of

               Di-m-chlorobis[(1–3h)-4-endo-chloromethyl-1,2,3-tri-tert-butylcyclobutenyl]dipalladium and

               Tetra-m-chlorobis[(1–3h)-4-endo-chloromethyl-1,2,3-tri-tert-butylcyclobutenyl]tripalladium.

               Organometallics, 1995, 14, 489.

 

108.        R.P. Hughes, P. R. Rose, X. Zheng, and A. L. Rheingold

               Synthesis and Molecular Structure of the First Example of an h4–Complex of Hexafluorobutadiene:

               [RuCl(h5–C5Me5)(h4–C4F6)]. Structural Comparison of Coordinated Butadiene

               and its Perfluorinated Analogue.

               Organometallics, 1995, 14, 2407.

 

109.        R. P. Hughes, H. A Trujillo, and A. J. Gauri

               Stereoselective Ring Expansion of 3–Vinyl–1–cyclopropenes to Give

               h5–Cyclopentadienyl(ruthenium) and h4–Cyclohexadienone(iron) Complexes.

               Exclusion of Planar Metallacyclohexadiene Intermediates and Relevance to the Dötz Reaction.

               Organometallics, 1995, 14, 4319.

 

110.        R.P. Hughes and J.  R. Lomprey

               Tin and Thallium Reagents for Transfer of the 1,2‑di‑tert‑Butylcyclopentadienyl Ligand

               to Transition Metals.

               Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1995, 240, 653.