Dr. Rian Dewhurst has published over 150 scientific articles, including a number of articles in the journals Nature, Science, Nature Chemistry and Nature Communications. He is currently involved in a wide range of projects ranging from inorganic, organic and organometallic chemistry to materials science and quantum chemistry
Notable Publications Science Nitrogen Fixation and Functionalization at Boron M.-A. Légaré, G. Bélanger-Chabot, R. D. Dewhurst, E. Welz, I. Krummenacher, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig Science 2018, 359, 896-900 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6378/896 Ambient-Temperature Isolation of a Compound with a Boron-Boron Triple Bond H. Braunschweig, R. D. Dewhurst, K. Hammond, J. Mies, K. Radacki, A. Vargas Science 2012, 336, 1420-1422 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6087/1420.abstract Nature Multiple Complexation of CO and Related Ligands to a Main Group Element H. Braunschweig, R. D. Dewhurst, F. Hupp, M. Nutz, K. Radacki, C. W. Tate, A. Vargas, Q. Ye Nature 2015, 522, 327-330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14489 Nature Chemistry One-Pot, Room-Temperature Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia at a Main-Group Element M.-A. Légaré, G. Bélanger-Chabot, M. Rang, R. D. Dewhurst, I. Krummenacher, R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig Nature Chem. 2020, 12, 1076-1080 https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0520-6 Neutral zero-valent s-block complexes with strong multiple bonding M. Arrowsmith, H. Braunschweig, M. A. Celik, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, W. C. Ewing, K. Hammond, T. Kramer, I. Krummenacher, J. Mies, K. Radacki, J. K. Schuster Nature Chem. 2016, 8, 890-894 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2542 Asymmetric Synthesis: Cascades of Catalytic Selectivity (highlight article) R. D. Dewhurst, T. B. Marder Nature Chem. 2014, 6, 279-280 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1905 Metal-Free Binding and Coupling of Carbon Monoxide at a Boron-Boron Triple Bond H. Braunschweig, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, W. C. Ewing, K. Hammond, J. O. C. Jimenez-Halla, T. Kramer, I. Krummenacher, J. Mies, A. K. Phukan, A. Vargas Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 1025-1028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1778 Bond-strengthening π backdonation in a transition-metal π-diborene complex H. Braunschweig, A. Damme, R. D. Dewhurst, A. Vargas Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 115-121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1520 Controlled Homocatenation of Boron on a Transition Metal H. Braunschweig, Q. Ye, A. Vargas, R. D. Dewhurst, K. Radacki, A. Damme Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 563-567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCHEM.1379 Papers as Principal Investigator Identification of a Lead Candidate in the Search for Carbene-Stabilized Homoaromatics J. D. Mattock, A. Vargas,* R. D. Dewhurst* Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 16968–16974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201501948 η3-Furfuryl and η3-Thienyl Complexes of Palladium and Platinum of Relevance to the Functionalization of Biomass-derived Furans Y. Shi, P. Brenner, S. Bertsch, K. Radacki, R. D. Dewhurst* Organometallics 2012, 31, 5599-5605 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om300568z The η3-Furfuryl Ligand: Plausible Catalytic Intermediates and Heterocyclic η3-Benzyl Analogues with Superior Binding Ability R. D. Dewhurst,* R. Müller, M. Kaupp,* K. Radacki, K. Götz Organometallics 2010, 29, 4431-4433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om100786h Full Publication List A full research profile and publication list can be found on ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rian_Dewhurst/contributions |