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2010

The First Supraicosahedral Bis(heteroborane),
D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 7394-7396. DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02534H
Synthesis and/or Molecular Structures of Some Simple 2,1,7- and 2,1,12- Ruthena- and Cobaltacarboranes,
M. E. Lopez, D. Ellis, P. R. Murray, G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and L. J. Yellowlees
Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 2010, 75, 853-869. DOI: 10.1135/cccc2010063
Room Temperature C-C Bond Cleavage in an Arene by a Metallacarborane,
D. Ellis, D. McKay, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 4943-4945. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001555
Supraicosahedral Indenyl Cobaltacarboranes,
G. Scott, A. McAnaw, D. McKay, A. S. F. Boyd, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair, S. A. Macgregor, A. J. Welch, F. Laschi, F. Rossi and P. Zanello
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 5286-5300. DOI: 10.1039/C003067H
Synthetic, Structural and Computational Studies on Adducts of the 4,1,2-SnC2B10H10 Supraicosahedral Stannacarborane,
P. D. Abram, D. McKay, D. Ellis, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 2412-2422. DOI: 10.1039/B922644C

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2009

Exopolyhedral Ligand Flipping on Isomerisation of Novel Supraicosahedral Stannacarboranes,
P. D. Abram, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2009, 5403-5405. DOI: 10.1039/B911350A
Adducts of the Supraicosahedral Stannacarborane 1,6-Me2-4,1,6-closo-SnC2B10H10; Synthetic, Structural and Computational Studies,
P. D. Abram, D. McKay, D. Ellis, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair, R. Sancho and A. J. Welch
Dalton Trans., 2009, 2345-2351. DOI: 10.1039/B821417D

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2008

Unprecedented Steric Deformation of ortho-carborane,
B. W. Hutton, F. MacIntosh, D. Ellis, F. Herisse, S. A. Macgregor, D. McKay, V. Petrie-Armstrong, G. M. Rosair, D. S. Perekalin, H. Tricas and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2008, 5345-5347. DOI: 10.1039/B810702E
New 13-Vertex Metallacarborane Sandwich Compounds: Synthetic and Structural Studies,
D. Ellis, R. D. McIntosh, S. Esquirolea, C. Viñas, G. M. Rosair, F. Teixidor and A. J. Welch
Dalton Trans., 2008, 1009-1017. DOI: 10.1039/B716169G


2007

The Mechanism of Reduction and Metallation of para-carboranes: the Missing 13-Vertex MC2B10 Isomer,
S. Zlatogorsky, M. J. Edie, D. Ellis, S. Erhardt, M. E. Lopez, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 6706-6709. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200702058
Symmetric and Asymmetric 13-Vertex Bimetallacarboranes by Polyhedral Expansion,
M. E. Lopez, M. J. Edie, D. Ellis, A. Horneber, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2007, 2243-2245. DOI: 10.1039/B703822D
Unexpectedly Facile Isomerisation of [7,10-Ph2-7,10-nido-C2B10H10]2- to [7,9-Ph2-7,9-nido-C2B10H10]2-,
S. Zlatogorsky, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2007, 2178-2180. DOI: 10.1039/B618556H
The Conformations of 13-Vertex ML2C2B10 Metallacarboranes: Experimental and Computational Studies,
K. J. Dalby, D. Ellis, S. Erhardt, R. D. McIntosh, S. A. Macgregor, K. Rae, G. M. Rosair, V. Settles, A. J. Welch, B. E. Hodson, T. D. McGrath and F. G. A. Stone
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 3302-3314. DOI: 10.1021/ja067698m


2006

Mapping the Pathway of Heteroborane Isomerisation: Two Parallel “1,2 → 1,7” Isomerisations of a Crowded Molybdacarborane and the Isolation of Isomerisation Intermediates,
R. D. McIntosh, D. Ellis, B. T. Giles, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2006, 359, 3745-3753. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ica.2006.01.023
A 15-Vertex Heteroborane,
R. D. McIntosh, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 4313-4316. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601266
Isomerisation Following the Platination of [7,8-Ph2-9,11-I2-7,8-nido-C2B9H7]2-,
D. Ellis, R. M. Garrioch, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Polyhedron, 2006, 25, 915-922. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2005.10.006

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2005

The Synthesis and Characterisation of 4,1,2-MC2B10 Metallacarboranes,
R. McIntosh, D. Ellis, J. Gil-Lostes, K. J. Dalby, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Dalton Trans., 2005, 1842-1846. DOI: 10.1039/B503214H
Synthetic, Spectroscopic, Computational and Structural Studies of Some 13-Vertex Ruthenacarboranes,
A. Burke, D. Ellis, D. Ferrer, D. L. Ormsby, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Dalton Trans., 2005, 1716-1721. DOI: 10.1039/B500944H
Fourteen-Vertex Homo- and Heterobimetallic Metallacarboranes,
D. Ellis, M. E. Lopez, R. McIntosh, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2005, 1917-1919. DOI: 10.1039/B500236B
The First 4,1,10-MC2B10 Supraicosahedral Metallacarboranes and a Route to Previously Inaccessible 4,1,12-ruthenium Arene Species,
D. Ellis, M. E. Lopez, R. McIntosh, G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch and R. Quenardelle
Chem. Commun., 2005, 1348-1350. DOI: 10.1039/B416646A
Towards the Mechanism of Heteroborane Isomerisation. 1,2 → 1,2 and 1,2 → 1,7 Low-Temperature Isomerisations from Metalations of [5-I-7,8-Ph2-7,8-nido-C2B9H8]2-,
S. Robertson, R. M. Garrioch, D. Ellis, T. D. McGrath, B. E. Hodson, G. M. Rosair, and A. J. Welch
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2005, 358, 1485-1493. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2004.12.003

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2004

The Synthesis and Molecular and Crystal Structures of 1-Methyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), 1-Phenyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) and 1-Phenyl-2-benzoyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12),
U. Venkatasubramanian, D. J. Donohoe, D. Ellis, B. T. Giles, S. A. Macgregor, S. Robertson, G. M. Rosair, A. J. Welch, A. S. Batsanov, L. A. Boyd, R. C. B. Copley, M. A. Fox, J. A. K. Howard and K. Wade
Polyhedron, 2004, 23, 629-636. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2003.10.016

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2003

Crystal Engineering with Heteroboranes. Part III. 2-Carboxy-1-methoxymethyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12),
U. Venkatasubramanian, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Acta Cryst., 2003, C59, o586-o588. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270103019048
Crystal Engineering with Heteroboranes. Part II. 1,2-Dicarboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) ethanol hemisolvate,
U. Venkatasubramanian, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Acta Cryst., 2003, C59, o559-o561. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270103017608
Platination of [3-X-7,8-Ph2-7,8-nido-C2B9H8]2- (X = Et, F): Synthesis and Characterisation of Slipped and 1,2 → 1,7 Isomerised Products,
S. Robertson, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
J. Organometal. Chem., 2003, 680, 286-293. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(03)00406-6
Nickelation of [3-Et-7,8-Ph2-7,8-nido-C2B9H8]2-; Synthesis and Characterisation of 1,2 → 1,2 and 1,2 → 1,7 Isomerised Products,
S. Robertson, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Appl. Organometal. Chem., 2003, 17, 518-524. DOI: 10.1002/aoc.474
Synthesis and Characterisation of Labelled Diphenylcarboranes,
S. Robertson, D. Ellis, T. D. McGrath, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Polyhedron, 2003, 22, 1293-1301. DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5387(03)00103-7
New Supraicosahedral Metallacarboranes. The Synthesis and Molecular Structures of 4-dppe-4,1,6-closo-NiC2B10H12 and [4-(η-C3H5)-4-(CO)2-4,1,6-closo-MoC2B10H12]-,
M. A. Laguna, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2003, 347, 161-167. DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1693(02)01454-8
Beyond the Icosahedron: The First 13-Vertex Carborane,
A. Burke, D. Ellis, B. T. Giles, B. E. Hodson, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42, 225-228. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390085

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2002

Synthesis and Characterisation of the exo-nido Molybdacarborane Complex Mo(η-C3H5)(CO)2(7,8-μ-SCH2CH2S-7,8-nido-C2B9H10). Strong B-H-Mo 3-Centre Bonding,
G. Barberà, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
J. Organometal. Chem., 2002, 663, 221-226. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01736-98
Self-Assembly of Carborane Molecules via C-H⋯I Hydrogen Bonding: The Molecular and Crystal Structures of 3-I-1,2-closo-C2B10H11,
G. Barberà, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 3647-3648 DOI: 10.1039/B206892N
Retention of the B(3)-X (X= Br, I) Bond in closo-o-carborane Derivatives after Nucleophilic Attack. The First Synthesis of [3-X-7-R-7,8-nido-C2B9H10]- (X= Br, I). Crystal Structure of [HNMe3][3-I-7,8-nido-C2B9H11],
G. Barberà, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, A. J. Welch and G. M. Rosair
J. Organometal. Chem., 2002, 657, 217-223. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01321-9
13 Vertex Carbacobaltaboranes: Synthesis and Molecular Structures of the 4,1,6-, 4,1,8- and 4,1,12-isomers of Cp*CoC2B10H12,
A. Burke, R. McIntosh, D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 2002, 67, 991-1006. DOI: 10.1135/cccc20020991
Flexibility in Co-ordinative Behaviour of N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine toward Cadmium(II) halides; Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Solid State Thermal Studies,
I. R. Laskar, G. Mostafa, T. K. Maji, D. Das, A. J. Welch and N. R. Chaudhuri
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1066-1071. DOI: 10.1039/B105984J
The First Supraicosahedral p-block Metallacarboranes,
N. M. M. Wilson, D. Ellis, A. S. F. Boyd, B. T Giles, S. A. Macgregor, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Chem. Commun., 2002, 464-465. DOI: 10.1039/B110490J

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2001

Are Halocarboranes Suitable for Substitution Reactions? The Case for 3-I-1,2-C2B10H11: Molecular Orbital Calculations, Aryl-dehalogenation Reactions, 11B NMR Interpretation of closo-Carboranes and Molecular Structures of 1-Ph-3-Br-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 and 1-Ph-1,2-closo-C2B10H11,
C. Viñas, G. Barberà, J. M. Oliva, F. Teixidor, A. J. Welch and G. M. Rosair
Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 6555-6562. DOI: 10.1021/ic010493o
Tetra-n-butylammonium 7-phenylethynyl-8-phenyl-7,8-nido-dicarbadecahydroundecaborate(1-),
G. M. Rosair, F. H. Schmidt and A. J. Welch
Acta Cryst., 2001, E57, o1171-o1172. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536801018888
Tetraphenylphosphonium 7-phenylethynyl-8-phenyl-7,8-nido-dicarbadecahydroundecaborate(1-),
G. M. Rosair, F. H. Schmidt and A. J. Welch
Acta Cryst., 2001, E57, o1168-o1170. DOI: 10.1107/S160053680101902X
Crystal Engineering with Heteroboranes. 1. 1-Carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12),
A. J. Welch, U. Venkatasubramanian, G. M. Rosair, D. Ellis and D. J. Donohoe
Acta. Cryst., 2001, C57, 1295-1296. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270101010204
A Series of Three (E)-2-alkylidene-1,4-di-p-tosyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoxaline Compounds,
S. Banerjee, A. K. Mukherjee, R. Mukhopadhyay, N. G. Kundu and A. J. Welch
Acta. Cryst., 2001, C57, 861-864. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270101006588
A 1D Thiocyanato Bridged Nickel(II) System: Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties,
T. P. Maji, I. R. Laskar, G. Mostafa, A. J. Welch, P. S. Mukherjee and N. R. Chaudhuri
Polyhedron, 2001, 20, 651-655. DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5387(01)00729-X
[{Rh(η5-Ph2C2B9H9)(μ3-OH)}4]: A Tetrameric Icosahedral Metallacarborane Containing an {Rh(OH)}4 Cubane Cluster,
B. E. Hodson, D. Ellis, T. D. McGrath, J. J. Monaghan, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2001, 40, 715-717. DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010216)40:4<715::AID-ANIE7150>3.0.CO;2-4

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2000

7,8-Diphenyl-9-dimethylsulfido-10,11-μ-hydro-7,8-dicarba-nido-undecarborane(9),
D. Ellis, G. M. Rosair, S. Robertson and A. J. Welch
Acta Cryst., 2000, C56, 1399-1400. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270100011471
Closo and Semipseudocloso Forms of the Same Carbametallaborane: Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Characterisation of 1-CCPh-2-Ph-3-(η-L)-3,1,2-RhC2B9H9 (L = C5H5 and C5Me5),
R. M. Garrioch, G. M. Rosair and A. J. Welch
J. Organometal. Chem., 2000, 614-615, 153-157. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(00)00572-6
Synthesis, Characterisation of Triamine Complexes of Nickel(II)selenocyanate and their Thermally Induced Dimerization: X-Ray Single Crystal Structures of [Ni(dpt)(SeCN)2(H2O)] and [Ni(aepn)(SeCN)2(H2O)] (dpt = bis(3-aminopropyl)amine and aepn = (2-aminoethyl)(3-aminopropyl)amine)),
T. K. Maji, G. Mostafa, P. S. Mukherjee, A. Mondal, A. J. Welch, K. Okamoto and N. R. Chaudhuri
Polyhedron, 2000, 19, 1903-1907. DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5387(00)00478-2
1,2-Ph2-9-I-1,2-closoC2B10H9,
T. D. McGrath, M. A. Fox and A. J. Welch
Acta. Cryst., 2000, C56, 487-488. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270100000743
A Three-Dimensional Network of Cadmium,
G. Mostafa, A. Mondal, I. R. Laskar, A. J. Welch and N. R. Chaudhuri
Acta. Cryst., 2000, C56, 146-148. DOI: 10.1107/S010827019901269X

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