Dr. Rian Dewhurst 
​ Editor, Science writer, research chemist
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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

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Full Publication List

A full research profile and publication list can be found on ResearchGate:
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rian_Dewhurst/contributions
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