234. Beh, D. W.; Cuellar De Lucio, A. J.; del Rosal, I; Maron, L; Spasyuk, D;, Gelfand, B. S.; Li, J.-B.; Piers, W. E. “Organotitanium Complexes Supported by a Dianionic Pentadentate Ligand” Organometallics. 2023.
233. Dubrawski, Z. S.; Chang, C. Y.; Carr, C. R.; Gelfand, B. S.; Piers, W. E. “Electrocatalyst decomposition pathways: torsional strain in a second sphere proton relay shuts off CO 2 RR in a Re (2, 2′-bipyridyl)(CO) 3 X type electrocatalyst” Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 17381-17390.
232. Carr, C. R.; Koenig, J. D. B.; Grant, M. J.; Piers, W. E.; Welch, G. W. “Boosting CO 2-to-CO evolution using a bimetallic diketopyrrolopyrrole tethered rhenium bipyridine catalyst” Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 6427-6436.
231. Clapson, M. L.; Dubrawski, Z. D.; Piers, W. E.; Gelfand, B. S. “Facile Deoxygenative Reduction of a Bridging Carbonato Ligand with Silyl and Boryl 4,4’-Bipyridinylidene Reagents” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2022, e202200272.
230. Scherpf, T; Carr, C. R.; Donnelly, L. J.; Dubrawski, Z. S.; Gelfand, B. S.; Piers, W. E. “A Mesoionic Carbene–Pyridine Bidentate Ligand That Improves Stability in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by a Molecular Manganese Catalyst” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 13644.
229. Almquist, C. C.; Removski, N.; Rajeshkumar, T.; Gelfand, B. S.; Maron, L; Piers, W. E. “Spontaneous Ammonia Activation Through Coordination-Induced Bond Weakening in Molybdenum Complexes of a Dianionic Pentadentate Ligand Platform” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202203576.
228. Nguyen, T.; Hannah, J. T.; Piers, W. E.; Gelfand, B. S. “Stable, π-conjugated radical anions of boron-nitrogen dihydroindeno[1,2-b]fluorenes” Can. J. Chem. 2022, 101, 111-117.
227. Koenig, J. D. B.; Piers, W. E.; Welch, G. C. W. “Promoting Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Through Facile Electronic Modification of N-Annulated Perylene Diimide Rhenium Bipyridine Dyads” Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 1049.
226. Clapson, M. L.; Kirkland, J.; Piers, W. E.; Ess, D. H.; Gelfand, B. S.; Lin, J.-B. “Syntheses and Comparisons of a Series of Neutral PCPcarbeneP Cobalt(I) Complexes – Radical Carbenes Versus Nucleophilic Carbenes” Organometallics, 2022, 41, 235-245.
225. Patrick, E. A.; Yang, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Gelfand, B. S. “A monoanionic pentadentate ligand platform for scandium-pnictogen multiple bonds” Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 8640-8643.
224. Nurdin, L.; Yang, Y.; Neate, P.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Neidig, M. L.* Lin, J.-B.; Gelfand, B. S. “Activation of Ammonia and Hydrazine by Electron Rich Fe(II) Complexes Supported by a Dianionic Pentadentate Ligand Platform Through a Common Terminal Fe(III) Amido Intermediate.” Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 2231-2241.
223. Koenig, J. D. B.; Dubrawski, Z.; Rao, K. R.; Willkomm, J.; Gelfand, B. S.; Risko, C. Piers, W. E.; Welch, G. C. “Lowering Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Overpotential Using N-Annulated Perylene Diimide Rhenium Bipyridine Dyads with Variable Tether Length” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 16849-16864.
222. Willkomm, J.; Bouzidi, S.; Birss, V. I.; Piers, W. E. “Aqueous CO2 reduction by a Re(bipyridine) polymer film deposited on colloid-imprinted carbon.” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 1096-1105.
221. Smith, J. D.; Durrant, G.; Ess, D. H.; Gelfand, B. S.; Piers, W. E. “H/D Exchange Under Mild Conditions in Arenes and Unactivated Alkanes with C6D6 and D2O Using Rigid, Electron-rich Iridium PCP Pincer Complexes” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 10705-10717.
220. Nurdin, L.; Piers, W. E.; Lin, J.-B.; Gelfand, B. S. “Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Neutral Octahedral Alkyl-Cobalt(III) Complexes Bearing a Dianionic Pendadentate Ligand” Organometallics 2020, 39, 2269-2277.
219. Beh, D. W.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Yang, Y.; Gelfand, B. S.; Li, J.-B. “Hydrolysis of scandium alkyl derivatives supported by a pentadentate diborate ligand: Interconversion of hydroxo and oxo complexes” Polyhedron 2020, 179, 114410 Invited contribution to issue honoring Prof. John Bercaw.
218. Beh, D. W.; Piers, W. E.; Gelfand, B. S.; Lin, J.-B. “Tandem deoxygenative hydrosilation of carbon dioxide with a cationic scandium hydridoborate and B(C6F5)3” Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 95-101.
217. Patrick, E. A.; Piers, W. E. “Twenty-five years of bis-pentafluorophenyl borane: a versatile reagent for catalyst and materials synthesis” Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 841-853.
216. Morgan, M. M.; Nazari, M.; Pickl, T.; Rautiainen, J. M.; Tuononen, H. M.; Piers, W. E., Welch, G. C., Gelfand, B. S. “Boron-Nitrogen Doped Dihydroindeno[1,2-b]fluorene Derivatives as Acceptors in Organic Solar Cells” Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 11095-11098.
215. Koenig, J. D. B.; Willkomm, J.; Roesler, R.; Piers, W. E.; Welch, G. C. “Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction at lower overpotentials using iron(III) tetra(miso-thienyl)porphyrins.” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 4022-4026.
214. Willkomm, J.; Bertin, E., Atwa, M.; Birss, V. I.; Piers, W. E. “Grafting of a molecular rhenium CO2 reduction catalyst onto colloidal imprinted carbon.” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 2414-2418.
213. Dubrawski, Z.; Heidebrecht, J. E.; Puerta Lombardi, B. M.; Hyla, A.; Willkomm, J.; Radford, C. L.; Lin, J.-B.; Welch, G. C.; Ponnurangam, S.; Roesler, R.; Prokopchuk, D. E.; Piers, W. E. “Ligand-Centered Electrochemical Processes Enable CO2 Reduction with a Nickel Bis(triazapentadienyl) Complex.” Sustainable Energy Fuels 2019, 3, 1172-1181.
212. LaPierre, E. A.; Piers, W. E.; Lin, J.-B.; Gendy, C. “Synthesis and structures of stable Pt(II) and Pt(IV) alkylidenes: evidence for π-bonding and relativistic stabilization.” Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4305-4308.
211. LaPierre, E. A.; Piers, W. E.; Gendy, C. “Redox–state Dependent Activation of Silanes and Ammonia with Reverse Polarity (PCcarbeneP)Ni Complexes: Electrophilic vs. Nucleophilic Carbenes.” Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 16789-16797.
210. Beh, D.; Piers, W. E.; del Rosal, I.; Maron, L., Gelfand, B. S.; Gendy, C.; Lin, J.-B. “Scandium alkyl and hydride complexes supported by a pentadentate diborate ligand: reactions with CO2 and N2O.” Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 13680-13688.
209. LaPierre, E. A.; Piers, W. E.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Gendy, C. “Divergent Reactivity of CO2, CO and Related Substrates at the Nickel Carbon Double Bond of (PCcarbeneP)Ni(II) Pincer Complexes.” Organometallics, 2018, 37, 3394-3398.
208. Smith, J. D., Piers, W. E. “Tuning Iridium (I) PCcarbeneP Frameworks for Facile Cooperative N2O Reduction.” Polyhedron 2018, 155, 281-290. Invited contribution to issue honoring Prof. William Jones.
207. Nurdin, L.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Fairburn, L.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L. “Oxygen-oxygen bond cleavage and formation in Co(II) mediated O2 reduction processes via the potential intermediacy of a Co(IV) oxyl radical.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16094-16105.
206. Morgan, M. M.; Rautiainen, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Tuononen, H. M., Gendy, C. “Divergent reactivity of nucleophilic 1-bora-7a-azaindenide anions.” Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 734-741.
205. LaPierre, E. A.; Clapson, M. L.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Gendy, C. “Oxygen Atom Transfer to Cationic PCPNi(II) Complexes Using Amine-N-Oxides.” Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 495-506.
204. Araki, T.; Hirai, M.; Wakamiya, A.; Piers, W. E.; Yamaguchi, S. “Antiaromatic Dithieno-1,2-dihydro-1,2-diborin Splits Diatomic Hydrogen.” Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1714-1717.
203. Doyle, L. E.; Piers, W. E.; Bi, D. W. “Cationic PCP iridaepoxide and carbene complexes for facile water elimination and activation processes.” Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 4346-4354.
202. Nurdin, L.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Bi, D. W. “Reactions of Neutral Co(II) Complexes of a Dianionic Tetrapodal Pentadentate Ligand: Co(III) Amides from Imido Radicals.” Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 4157-4168.
201. Morgan, M. M.; Patrick, E. A., Rautiainen, J. M.; Tuononen, H. M.; Piers, W. E.; Spasyuk, D. M. “Zirconocene-based methods for the preparation of BN indenes: application to the synthesis of 1,5-dibora-4a,8a-diaza-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexaaryl-4,8-dimethyl-s-indacenes.” Organometallics 2017, 36, 2541-2551. (Invited contribution to the themed issue “Tailoring the optoelectronic properties of organometallic compounds with main group elements.”)
200. Smith, J. D.; Logan, J. R.; Doyle, L. E.; Burford, R. J.; Sugawara, S.; Ohnita, C.; Yamamoto, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Borau-Garcia, J. “Cationic mono and dicarbonyl pincer complexes of rhodium and iridium to assess the donor properties of PCcarbeneP ligands.” Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 12669-12679.
199. Logan, J. R.; Piers, W. E.; Borau-Garcia, J.; Spasyuk, D. M. “Ligand attachment chemistry in the preparation of PCsp3P and PCsp2P complexes of rhodium.” Organometallics 2016, 35, 1279-1286.
198. Spasyuk, D. M.; Carpenter, S.; Kefalidis, C. E.; Piers, W. E.; Maron, L.; Neidig, M. L. “Facile Hydrogen Atom Transfer to Iron(III) Imido Radical Complexes Supported by a Dianionic Pentadentate Ligand.” Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 5939-5944.
197. LaPierre, E. A.; Piers, W. E.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Bi, W. “Activation of Si-H bonds across the nickel carbene bond in electron rich nickel PCcarbeneP pincer complexes.” Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 1361-1364.
196. Morgan, M. M.; Piers W. E. “Efficient Synthetic Methods for the Installation of Boron-Nitrogen Bonds in Conjugated Organic Molecules.” Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 5920-5924.
195. Doyle, L. E.; Piers, W. E.; Borau-Garcia, J.; Sgro, M. J.; Spasyuk, D. M. “Mechanistic Studies on the Addition of Hydrogen to Iridaepoxide Complexes with Subsequent Elimination of Water.” Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 921-931.
194. Khalimon, A. Y.; Shaw, B. K.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Piers, W. E.; Blackwell, J. M.; Parvez, M. “Photo Lewis Acid Generators: Photorelease of B(C6F5)3 and Applications to Catalysis.” Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 18196-18206.
193. Smith, J. D.; Borau-Garcia, J.; Piers, W. E.; Spasyuk, D. “Systematic Dismantling of a Carefully Designed PCcarbeneP Pincer Ligand via C-C Bond Activations at an Iridium Centre.” Can. J. Chem. 2016, 94, 293-296. Special Issue commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Chemistry Department at the University of Calgary.
192. Araneda, J. F.; Piers, W. E.; Sgro, M. J.; Parvez, M. “Ring Expansion Reactions of Electron-Rich Boron-Containing Heterocycles.” Organometallics 2015, 34, 3408-3413.
191. Borau-Garcia, J.; Gutsulyak, D. V.; Burford, R. J.; Piers, W. E. “Selective Hydration of Nitriles to Amides Catalysed by PCP Pincer Supported Nickel(II) Complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 12082-12085.
190. Doyle, L. E.; Piers, W. E.; Borau-Garcia, J. “Ligand Cooperation in the Formal Hydrogenation of N2O Using a PCsp2P Iridium Pincer Complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2187-2190.
189. Sgro, M. J.; Piers, W. E.; Romero, P. E. “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Thermal Properties of Copper and Silver Silyl Complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 3817-3828.
188. Arnold, J.; Brothers, P. J.; Mountford, P.; Piers, W. E.; Thomas, C. M.; Tilley, T. D. “The Influence of Michael Lappert on the Chemistry Landscape.” Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 16553-16556. (Editorial)
187. Lohr, T. L.; Piers, W. E.; Sgro, M. J.; Parvez, M. “Silver ion enhanced C-H activation in Pt(II) hydroxo complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 13858-13864.
186. Houghton, A. Y.; Piers, W. E., Tuononen, H. “Direct observation of a borane-silane complex involved in frustrated Lewis pair mediated hydrosilation of olefins.” Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 983-988.
185. Araneda, J. F.; Piers, W. E., Sgro, M. J.; Parvez, M. “Bronsted acid catalyzed skeletal rearrangements in polycyclic conjugated boracycles: a thermal route to a ladder diborole.” Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 3189-3196.
184. Sgro, M. J.; Piers W. E. “Synthesis and Reactivity of Yttrium and Gadolinium Silyl Complexes.” Inorg. Chem. Acta 2014, 422, 243-250. (Invited contribution to issue dedicated to Prof. T. Don Tilley, UC Berkeley).
183. Burford, R. J.; Piers, W. E.; Ess, D. H.; Parvez, M. “Reversible Interconversion Between a Monomeric Iridium Hydroxo and a Dinuclear Iridium m-Oxo Complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3256-3263.
182. Houghton, A. Y.; Karttunen, V. A.; Piers, W. E.; Tuononen, H. M. “Hydrogen activation with perfluorinated organoboranes: 1,2,3-tris(pentafluorophenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrafluoro-1-boraindene.” Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 1295-1298.
181. Gabbaï, F. P.; Piers, W. E. “Introduction to the “Applications of Electrophilic Main Group Organometallic Molecules” Special Issue of Organometallics.” Organometallics 2013, 32, 6629-6630.
180. Trofymchuk, O. S.; Gutsulyak, D. V.; Quintero, C., Parvez, M.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Piers, W. E.; Rojas, R. S. “N-Arylcyano-β-Diketiminate Methallyl Nickel Complexes: Synthesis, Adduct Formation and Reactivity Toward Ethylene.” Organometallics 2013, 32, 7323-7333.
179. LeBlanc, F. A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Selective Hydrosilation of CO2 to bis-Silylacetal by an Anilido Bipyridyl Ligated Organoscandium Catalyst.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53 789-792.
178. Gutsulyak, D. V.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. Borau-Garcia, J. “Activation of Water, Ammonia and Other Small Molecules by PCcarbeneP Nickel Pincer Complexes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11776-11779.
177. Lohr, T. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Reversible Insertion of Carbon Dioxide into Pt(II)-Hydroxo Bonds.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 14742-14748.
176. Mercier, L. G.; Piers, W. E.; Harrington, R. W.; Clegg, W. “Benzo[b]thiophene-Fused Boron and Silicon Ladder Acenes.” Organometallics, 2013, 32, 6820-6826. (Applications of Electrophilic Main Group Organometallic Compounds Forum).
175. Leitao, E. M.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “A Thermally Robust Ruthenium Phosphonium Alkylidene Catalyst: the Effect of More Bulky N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands on Catalyst Performance in Olefin Metathesis Reactions.” Can. J. Chem. 2013, 91, 935-942.
174. Neue, B.; Araneda, J. F.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “BN-Dibenzo[a,o]picenes: Stable Heptacene Analogs.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9966-9969.
173. Gutsulyak, D. V.; Gott, A. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Dimerization of Ethylene by Nickel Phosphino Borate Complexes.” Organometallics 2013, 32, 3363-3370.
172. Burford, R. J.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Acetonitrile Coupling at an Electron Rich Iridium Centre Supported by a PCsp2P Pincer Ligand.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 3826-3830. Invited Contribution to “Small Molecule Activation by Reactive Metal Complexes” cluster issue.
171. Clegg, W.; Harrington, R. W.; Mercier, L. G.; Piers, W. E. “5,5-Dimethyl-2,8-diphenyl-5H-dibenzo[b,f]silepine: A Synchrotron Study.” Acta Cryst. 2013, C69, 436-438.
170. Berkefeld, A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Castro, L.; Maron, L. Eisenstein, O. “Decamethylscandocinium-Hydrido-(perfluorophenyl)borate: Fixation and Tandem Tris(perfluorophenyl)borane Catalyzed Deoxygenative Hydrosilation of Carbon Dioxide.” Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 2152-2162.
169. Houghton, A. Y.; Karttunen, V. A.; Fan, C.; Piers, W. E.; Tuononen, H. M. “Mechanistic Studies on the Metal Free Activation of Dihydrogen by Antiaromatic Pentaarylboroles.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 941-947.
168. Morgan, M. M.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez. M. “Comparative Lewis Acidity in Fluoroarylboranes: B(o-HC6F4)3, B(p-HC6F4), and B(C6F5)3.” Organometallics 2013, 32, 317-322.
167. Lohr, T. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Arene C-H Bond Activation Across Pt(II)-OH Bonds: Catalyzed vs. Uncatalyzed Pathways.” Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 770-775.
166. Chu, T.; Piers, W. E.; Dutton, J. L.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis and Reactivity of a Terminal Scandium Imido Complex.” Organometallics 2013, 32, 1159-1165. (Recent Advances in Organo f-Element Chemistry Forum.)
165. Araneda, J. F.; Neue, B.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Enforced Planarity: A New Strategy for Stable Boron-Containing p Conjugated Materials.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9977-9979.
164. Khalimon, A. Y.; Leitao, E. M.; Piers, W. E. “Photogeneration of a Phosphonium Alkylidene Olefin Metathesis Catalyst.” Organometallics 2012, 31, 5634-5637.
163. Araneda, J. F.; Neue, B.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Photochemical Synthesis of a Ladder Diborole: A New Boron Containing Conjugated Material.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8546-8550.
162. Berkefeld, A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Castro, L.; Maron, L. Eisenstein, O. “Carbon Monoxide Activation via O-Bound CO Using Decamethylscandocinium-hydridoborate Ion Pairs.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 10843-10851.
161. Khalimon, A. Y.; Piers, W. E.; Blackwell, J. M.; Michalak, D. J.; Parvez, M. “A Photo Lewis Acid Generator, or “PhLAG”: Controlled Photo Release of B(C6F5)3.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9601-9604.
160. Fukazawa, A.; Dutton, J. L.; Fan, C.; Mercier, L. G.; Houghton, A. Y.; Wu, Q.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Reaction of Pentaarylboroles with Carbon Monoxide: An Isolable Organoboron Carbonyl Complex.” Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1814-1818.
159. Lohr, T. L.; Piers. W. E.; Parvez, M. “Monomeric Pt(II) Hydroxides Supported by Sterically Dominant a-Diimine Ligands.” Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 4900-4902.
158. Burford, R. J.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Beta-Elimination Immune PC(carbene)P Iridium Complexes via Double C-H Activation: Ligand-Metal Cooperation in Hydrogen Activation.” Organometallics 2012, 31, 2949-2952.
157. LeBlanc, F. A; Berkefeld, A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Reactivity of Scandium b-Diketiminate Alkyl Complexes with Carbon Dioxide.” Organometallics 2012, 31, 810-818.
156. Araneda, J. F.; Piers, W. E.; Heyne, B.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “High Stokes Shift Anilido-Pyridine Boron Difluoride Dyes.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12214-12217.
155. Lohr, T. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “N,N'-Bis[3,5-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)phenyl]butane-2,3-diimine.” Acta Cryst. 2011, E67, o2281.
154. Lohr, T. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “1,2-Bis{[3,5-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)phenyl]imino}acenaphthene toluene monosolvate.” Acta Cryst. 2011, E67, o2280.
153. Gott, A. L.; Piers, W. E.; Dutton, J. L.; McDonald, R.; Parvez, M. “Dimerization of Ethylene by Pd Complexes Containing Bidentate Trifluoroborate-Functionalized Phosphine Ligands.” Organometallics 2011, 30, 4236-4249.
152. Marwitz, A. J. V.; Dutton, J. L.; Mercier, L. G.; Piers, W. E. “Dihydrogen Activation with tBu3P/B(C6F5)3: A Chemically and Kinetically Competent Indirect Mechanism Catalyzed by in situ Generated para-tBu2P-C6F4-B(C6F5)2.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10026-10029.
151. Piers, W. E.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Mercier, L. G. “Mechanistic Aspects of Bond Activation with Perfluoroarylboranes.” Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 12252-12262.
150. Mercier, L. G.; Furukawa, S.; Piers, W. E.; Wakamiya, A.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Parvez, M.; Harrington, R. W.; Clegg, W. “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Silepins: High Quantum Yield Blue Emitters.” Organometallics 2011, 30, 1719-1729.
149. Lauterwasser, F.; Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Schafer, L. L.; Bräse, S. “Highly Active and Diastereoselective N,O and N,N-Yttrium Complexes for Intramolecular Hydroamination.” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 1384-1390.
148. Bonnier, C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Isomeric Dipyrrinato and Dipyrromethanato Boranes.” Organometallics 2011, 30, 1067-1072.
147. Piers, W. E. “Future Trends in Organometallic Chemistry: Organometallic Approaches to Water Splitting.” Organometallics 2011, 30, 13-16.
146. Gott, A. L.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis of Trifluoroborate Functionalised Imidazole Salts as Precursors to Weakly Coordinating Bidentate NHC Ligands.” Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 369, 180-189. Invited contribution to the Robert G. Bergman Protagonists Issue.
145. Smith, J. C.; Ma, K.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “A New Weakly Coordinating Aluminate Anion Incorporating a Chelating Perfluoro-bis-anilido Ligand.” Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 10256-10263.
144. Wood, T. K.; Piers, W. E.; Keay, B. A.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis and Comparative Characterization of 9-Boraanthracene, 5-Boranaphthacene and 6-Borapentacene Stabilized by the H2IMes Carbene.” Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 12199-12206.
143. Berkefeld, A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Tandem Frustrated Lewis Pair/Tris-Pentafluorophenylborane Catalyzed Deoxygenative Hydrosilation of Carbon Dioxide.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 10660-10661.
142. Fan, C.; Mercier, L. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Dihydrogen Activation by Pentaarylboroles.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9604-9606.
141. Fan, C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Divergent Reactivity of Perfluoropentaphenylborole with Alkynes.” Organometallics 2010, 29, 5132-5139.
140. van der Eide, E. F.; Piers, W. E. “Mechanistic Insights into the Ruthenium-Catalysed Diene Ring-Closing Metathesis Reaction.” Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 571-576.
139. Bosdet, M. J. D.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “5b,7b-Diaza-3b,9b-diborabenzo[ghi]perylenes.” Can. J. Chem. 2010, 88, 426-433.
138. Leitao, E. M.; van der Eide, E. F.; Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E., McDonald, R. “Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes Relevant to Initiation of Olefin Metathesis by Ruthenium Phosphonium Alkylidene Catalysts” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2784-2794.
137. Conroy, K. D.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Nucleophilic Degradation of a β-Diketiminato Ancillary by a Transient Scandium Hydride Intermediate.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 6228-6333.
136. Wood, T. K.; Piers, W. E.; Keay, B. A.; Parvez, M. “Spirocyclic Boronium Ions: Precursors to Persistent Neutral Radicals.” Chem. Comm. 2009, 5147-5149.
135. Mercier, L. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Benzo and Naphthoborepins: Air Stable Blue Emitting Boron Analogs of Higher Acenes.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6108-6111.
134. Bonnier, C.; Piers, W. E.; Al-Sheikh Ali, A.; Thompson, A.; Parvez, M. “Perfluoroaryl Substituted Boron Dipyrrinato Complexes.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 4845-4851.
133. Ross, J. A.; Kenward, A. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Metalation Resistant b-Diketiminato Ligands for Thermally Robust Organoscandium Complexes.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 3625-3628.
132. Wood, T. K.; Piers, W. E.; Keay, B. A.; Parvez, M. “N-Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilized 9-Boraanthracene Derivatives.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 4009-4012.
131. Kenward, A. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Low Coordinate Organoyttrium Complexes Supported by b-Diketiminato Ligands.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 3012-3020.
130. Fan, C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Perfluoropentaphenylborole.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 2955-2958. VIP Inside Cover Article
129. Rowley, C. N.; van der Eide, E. F.; Piers, W. E.; Woo, T. K. “DFT Study of the Isomerization and Spectroscopic/Structural Properties of Ruthenacyclobutane Intermediates Revelant to Olefin Metathesis.” Organometallics 2008, 27, 6043-6045.
128. Leitao, E. M.; Dubberley, S. R.; Piers, W. E.; Wu, Q.; McDonald, R. “Thermal Decomposition Modes for Four Coordinate Ruthenium Phosphonium Alkylidene Olefin Metathesis Catalysts.” Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 11565-11572.
127. Lewis, S. P.; Chai, J.; Collins, S.; Sciarone, T. J. J.; Henderson, L. D.; Fan, C.; Parvez, M.; Piers, W. E. “Isobutene Polymerization Using Chelating Diboranes: Polymerization in Aqueous Suspension and Hydrocarbon Solution.” Organometallics 2009, 28, 249-263.
126. Friesen, D. M.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Selective Catalytic Dimerization of Neohexene by [Cp*Ti(NPtBu3)Me][B(C6F5)4].” Organometallics 2008, 27, 6596-6604.
125. Bonnier, C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Sorensen, T. S. “Borenium Cations Derived from BODIPY Dyes.” Chem. Commun. 2008, 4593-4595.
124. Bosdet, M. J. D.; Piers, W. E. “BN as a CC Substitute in Aromatic Systems.” Can. J. Chem. 2009, 87, 8-29.
123. van der Eide, E. F.; Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E. “Generation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Ruthenacyclobutane and Ruthenium Olefin Carbene Intermediates Relevant to Ring Closing Metathesis Catalysis”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 4485-4491.
122. Conroy, K. C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of Dimethyl Scandium Complexes Featuring Anilido-Phosphinimine Ancillary Ligands.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 834-846. (Special Issue, “Frontiers in Organometallic Chemistry”).
121. Chai, J.; Lewis, S. P.; Collins, S.; Sciarone, T. J. J.; Henderson, L. D.; Chase, P. A.; Irvine, G. J.; Piers, W. E.; Elsegood, M. R. J.; Clegg, W. “Formation of Chelated Counter-anions using Lewis Acidic Diboranes: Relevance to Isobutene Polymerization.” Organometallics 2007, 26, 5667-5679.
120. Kenward, A. L.; Piers, W. E. “Heterolytic H2 Activation by Non-Metals.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 38-41.
119. Conroy, K. D.; Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Accelerated Ligand Metallation in a b-diketiminato Scandium Dimethyl Complex Activated with Bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane.” Organometallics 2007, 26, 4464-4470.
118. Jaska, C. A.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R., Parvez, M. “Synthesis, Characterization and Fluorescence Behavior of Twisted and Planar B2N2-Quaterphenyl Analogs” J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 5234-5243.
117. Henderson, L. D.; Piers, W. E. “Ion Pair Symmetrization in Metallocenium Cations Partnered with Diborane Derived Borate Counteranions.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 4661-4668. (Special Issue, Gerhard Erker).
116. Bosdet, M. J. D.; Piers, W. E.; Sorensen, T. S.; Parvez, M. “11-Aza-12-Borapyrenes: Heterocyclic Analogues of Pyrene with Internalized BN Moieties.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4940-4943. VIP Cover Article
115. Bosdet, M. J. D.; Jaska, C. A.; Piers, W. E.; Sorensen, T. S.; Parvez, M. “Blue Fluorescent 4a-aza-4b-bora-Phenanthrenes” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1395-1398.
114. Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E. “Mechanistic Studies on 14 Electron Ruthenacyclobutanes: Degenerate Exchange with Free Ethylene.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1698-1704.
113. Chase, P. A.; Parvez, M.; Piers, W. E. “Trimethylphosphine-tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane.” Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, o5181-o5183.
112. Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Arene Complexes of b-Diketiminato Supported Organoscandium Cations: Mechanism of Arene Exchange and Alkyne Insertion in Solvent Separated Ion Pairs.” Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 2632-2640.
111. Morrison, D. J.; Riegel, S. D.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “2,2’-Disubstituted F12-Binaphthyl Derivatives: Stannanes, Boranes, and (R)-F12-BINOL.” Chem. Comm. 2006, 2875-2877 (“Hot Paper”).
110. Jaska, C. A.; Emslie, D. J. H.; Bosdet, M. J. D.; Piers, W. E.; Sorensen, T. S.; Parvez, M. “Triphenylene Analogues with B2N2C2 Cores: Synthesis, Structure, Redox Behavior and Photophysical Properties.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10885-10896.
109. Wood, T. K.; Piers, W. E.; Keay, B. A.; Parvez, M. “1-Borabarrelene Derivatives via Diels Alder Reactions of Borabenzenes.” Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2875-2878.
108. van der Eide, E. F.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Tungsten(V) Methylidynes.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 14-21. (Cover Article)
107. Knight, L. K.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. “b-Diketiminato Scandium Chemistry: Attempted Deprotonation of Cationic Amido Complexes.” Organometallics 2006, 25, 3289-3292.
106. Ma, K.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Competitive ArC-H and ArC-X (X = Cl, Br) Activation in Halobenzenes at Cationic Titanium Centers.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 3303-3312.
105. Parvez, M.; Piers, W. E.; Ghesner, I. “Thallium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate.” Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m1801-m1803.
104. Dubberley, S. R.; Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis, characterization and olefin metathesis studies of a family of ruthenium phosphonium alkylidene complexes.” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2006, 359, 2658-2664.
103. Henderson, L. D.; Chase, P. A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Clegg, W.; Elsegood, M. R. J. “Bifunctional Perfluoroaryl Boranes: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry with Neutral Lewis Base Donors.” Organometallics 2006, 25, 349-357.
102. Chase, P. A.; Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Patrick, B. O. “Fluorinated 9-Borafluorenes vs. Conventional Perfluoroaryl Boranes: Comparative Lewis Acidity.” Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 2098-2105.
101. Ghesner, I.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of 2,2’-Diboratabiphenyls.” Can. J. Chem. 2006, 84, 81-92.
100. Szabo, M. J.; Galea, N.; Yang, S.-Y.; Groux, L. F.; Piers, W. E.; Ziegler, T. “Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers: Chain Propagation and Side Reactions. A DFT Theoretical Study using Zwitterionic Ni(II) and Pd(II) Catalysts.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14692-14703.
99. Morrison, D. J.; Trefz, T. K.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R.; Parvez, M. “7:8,(:10-Dibenzo-1,2,3,4-tetrafluorotriphenylene: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties of a Novel [5]Helicene.” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 5309-5312.
98. Ghesner, I.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Cyclic Boronium and Borenium Cations Derived from Borabenzene-pyridine Complexes.” Chem. Commun. 2005, 2480-2482.
97. Piers, W. E.; Bourke, S. C.; Conroy, K. C. “Borinium, Borenium and Boronium Ions: Synthesis, Reactivity and Applications.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 5016-5036.
96. Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E. “Direct Observation of a 14-Electron Ruthenacyclobutane Relevant to Olefin Metathesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5032-5033.
95. Szabo, M. J.; Galea, N.; Yang, S.-Y.; Groux, L. F.; Piers, W. E.; Ziegler, T. “ Co-Polymerization of Ethylene with Polar Monomers by Anionic Substitution. A Theoretical Study Based on Acrylonitrile and the Brookhart Diimine Catalyst.” Organometallics 2005, 24, 2147-2156.
94. Yang, S.-Y.; Szabo, M. J.; Michalak, A.; Weiss, T.; Piers, W. E.; Jordan, R. F.; Ziegler, T. “The Exploration of Neutral Pd(II) Based Grubbs Type Complexes as Potential Catalysts for the Co-polymerization of Ethylene with Acrylonitrile. A Theoretical Study Based on Density Functional Theory.” Organometallics 2005, 24, 1242-1251.
93. Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis, Structure and Ion-Pair Dynamics of b-Diketiminato Supported Organoscandium Contact Ion Pairs.” Organometallics 2005, 24, 1173-1183.
92. Lewis, S. P.; Henderson, L. D.; Parvez, M.; Chandler, B. D.; Piers, W. E.; Collins, S. “Aqueous Suspension Polymerization of Isobutene and Copolymerization with Isoprene Coinitiated by 1,2-C6F4[B(C6F5)2]2.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 46-47.
91. Groux, L. F.; Weiss, T.; Reddy, D. N.; Chase, P. A.; Piers, W. E.; Ziegler, T.; Parvez, M.; Benet-Buchholz, J. “Insertion of Acrylonitrile into Palladium Methyl Bonds in Neutral and Anionic Pd(II) Complexes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1854-1869.
90. Szabo, M. J.; Jordan, R. F.; Michalak, A.; Piers, W. E.; Weiss, T.; Yang, S.-Y.; Ziegler, T. “Polar Copolymerization by Pd-Diimine Based Catalyst. Influence of Catalyst Charge and Polar Substituent on Catalyst Poisoning and Polymerization Activity: A Density Functional Theory Study.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 5565-5572.
89. Morrison, D. J.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “(R)-1,1¢-Binaphthyl-2-bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane Lewis Acids.” Synlett 2004, 2429-2433.
88. Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. “Rapidly Initiated Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6161-6165.
87. Ghesner, I.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. “Lewis Acid Chelation of [NR]2- by 2,2'-Diborabiphenyl: 9,11-Diboratacarbazole Heterocycles.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 3085-3087.
86. Lauterwasser, F. Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Brase, S.; Schafer, L. L. “Scandium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination. Development of a Highly Active Cationic Catalyst.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 2234-2237.
85. Ma, K.; Piers, W. E.; Gao, Y.; Parvez, M. “Isolation and Characterization of a Monomeric Cationic Titanium Hydride.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 5668-5669.
84. Knight, L. K.; Piers, W. E.; Fleurat-Lessard, P; McDonald, R.; Parvez, M. “b-Diketiminato Scandium Chemistry: Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Behavior of Primary Amido Alkyl Derivatives.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 2087-2094.
83. Welch, G. C.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Neutral and Cationic Organoaluminum Complexes Utilizing a Novel Anilido-Phosphinimine Ancillary Ligand.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 1811-1818.
82. van der Eide, E. F.; Piers, W. E.; Romero, P. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. “Reaction of Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane with Methylidyne Complexes: Synthesis and Characterization of a Cationic Tungsten(VI) Borylalkylidyne Hydride.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 314-316.
81. Morrison, D. J.; Blackwell, J. M.; Piers, W. E. “Mechanistic Insights Into Perfluoroaryl Borane Catalyzed Allystannations: Towards Asymmetric Induction with Chiral Boranes.” Pure Appl. Chem. 2004, 76, 615-623.
80. Lewis, S. P.; Taylor, N. J.; Piers, W. E.; Collins, S. “Isobutene Polymerization Using a Chelating Diborane Initiator.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14686-14687.
79. Henderson, L. D.; MacInnis, G. D.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “A New Family of Monocyclopentadienyl Organoscandium Bis-Alkyls Supported by a Bulky Trialkylphosphineoxide Ancillary.” Can. J. Chem. 2004, 82, 162-165.
78. Morrison, D. J.; Piers, W. E. “Weaker Lewis Acid, Better Catalytic Activity: Dual Mechanisms in Perfluoroarylborane Catalyzed Allylstannation Reactions.” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2857-2860.
77. Piers, W. E. “The Chemistry of Perfluoroarylboranes.” Adv. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 52, 1-77.
76. Roesler, R.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Reactivity of the Amino Borane 1-NPh2-2-[B(C6F5)2]C6H4.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 680, 218-222.
75. Emslie, D. J. H.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis and Thermal Reactivity of Organoscandium and Yttrium Complexes of Sterically Less Bulky Salicylaldiminato Ligands.” Dalton Trans. 2003, 2615-2620.
74. Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “Cationic Organoscandium b-Diketiminato Chemistry: Arene Exchange Kinetics in Solvent Separated Ion Pairs.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5622-5623.
73. Romero, P. E.; Piers, W. E.; Decker, S. A.; Chau, D.; Woo, T. K.; Parvez, M. “h1 Versus h5 Bonding Modes in Cp*Al(I) Adducts of 9-Borafluorenes.” Organometallics 2003, 22, 1266-1274.
72. Hayes, P. G.; Welch, G. C.; Emslie, D. J. H.; Noack, C. L.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “A New Chelating Anilido-Imine Donor for Stabilization of Organoyttrium Cations.” Organometallics 2003, 22, 1577-1579.
71. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; Patrick, B. O.; McDonald, R. " Isocyanide Insertion Reactions into the Ta-C Bonds of Cationic and Zwitterionic Tantalocenes." Can. J. Chem. 2003, 81, 1137-1148.
70. Emslie, D. J. H.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. "2,2'-Diborabiphenyl: A Lewis Acid Analog of 2,2'-Bipyridine." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 1251-1255. Designated a “Very Important Paper”.
69. Emslie, D. J. H.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. "Organometallic Complexes of Scandium and Yttrium Supported by a Bulky Salicylaldimine Ligand." Organometallics 2002, 21, 4226-4240.
68. Blackwell, J. M.; Morrison, D. J.; Piers, W. E. "B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Hydrosilation of Enones and Silyl Enol Ethers." Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 8247-8254.
67. Roesler, R.; Piers, W. E.; Har, B. J. N. "Perfluoroaryl Borane Functionalized Carbosilane Dendrimers and their Use as Lewis Acid Catalysts for the Hydrosilation of Acetophenone." Organometallics 2002, 21, 4300-4302.
66. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; Hayes, P. G.; Parvez, M. “Reactions of a Borataalkene Ligand at Tantalocene Centers: Isonitrile Insertion into the B-C Bond via the h1 Bonding Mode.” Organometallics 2002, 21, 2422-2425.
65. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. “Synthesis and Chemistry of Zwitterionic 3-Boratantalacyclopentenes: Olefin-like Reactivity of a Borataalkene Ligand.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002,124, 5411-5418.
64. Blackwell, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; McDonald, R. "Solution and Solid State Characteristics of Imine Adducts with Tris-(pentafluorophenyl)borane." Organometallics 2002, 21, 1400-1407.
63. Zhang, T.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. "Synthesis and Characterization of the Binuclear Diamido Titanium Chalcogenides [(Ar)NCH2CH2CH2N(Ar)]2Ti(m-E)2 (E = Se, Te)." Can. J. Chem. 2002, 80, 1524-1529.
62. Hayes, P. G.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. "Cationic Scandium Methyl Complexes Supported by a b-Diketiminato (“Nacnac”) Ligand Framework." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2132-2133.
61. Emslie, D. J.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. "Organoscandium and Yttrium Complexes Supported by a Salicaldiminato Ligand.” J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 2002, 293-294.
60. Emslie, D. J.; Piers, W. E. "Non-Cyclopentadienyl Ancillaries in Organogroup 3 Metal Chemistry: A Fine Balance in Ligand Design." Coord. Chem. Rev. 2002, 233-34, 129-155.
59. Henderson, L. H.; Piers, W. E.; Irvine, G. J.; McDonald, R. "Anion Stability in Stannylium, Oxonium and Silylium Salts of the Weakly Coordinating Anion [C6F4-1,2-{B(C6F5)2}2(m-OCH3)]-.” Organometallics 2002, 21, 340-345.
58. Blackwell, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. "Mechanistic Studies on the B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Allylstannation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Ortho Donor Substituents." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 1295-1306.
57. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; Woo, T. K.; Rettig, S. J.; McDonald, R. "Reactions of Bis-(pentafluorophenyl)borane with Cp2Ta(=CH2)CH3: Generation and Trapping of Tantalocene Borataalkene Complexes." Organometallics 2001, 20, 3927-3937.
56. Hayes, P. G.; Lee, L. W. M.; Knight, L. K.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Elsegood, M. R. J.; Clegg, W.; MacDonald, R. "Dialkyl Scandium Complexes Supported by b-Diketiminato Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Stability of a New Family of Organoscandium Complexes.” Organometallics 2001, 20, 2533-2544.
55. Zhang, S.; Piers, W. E. "Trityl Borate Activation of Monocyclopentadienyl Ketimide Supported Titanium Olefin Polymerization Catalysts." Organometallics 2001, 20, 2088-2092.
54. Blackwell, J. M.; Sonmor, E.; Scoccitti, T.; Piers, W. E. "B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Hydrosilation of Imines via Silyiminium Intermediates." Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3921-3923.
53. Carpenter, B. E.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. "Synthesis of the Diborylated Ferrocene 1,1’-Bis-(Bis-pentafluorophenylboryl)ferrocene and the X-Ray Structure of its Trimethylphosphine Adduct." Can. J. Chem. 2001, 78, 291-295.
52. Chase, P. A.; Piers, W. E.; Patrick, B. O. "New Fluorinated 9-Borafluorene Lewis Acids." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12911-12912.
51. Carpenter, B. E.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Yap, G. P. A.; Rettig, S. J. "Synthesis, Characterization and Chemistry of Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)boryl Ferrocene.” Can. J. Chem. 2001, 78, 857-867.
50. Knight, L. K.; Piers, W. E.; McDonald, R. "Bimolecular Extrusion of TeR2 from b-Diketiminato Supported Scandium Bis-Tellurolates.” Chem. Eur. J. 2000,6, 4322-4326.
49. Chase, P. A.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. "Reactions of Bis-(pentafluorophenyl)borane with Titanocene Dialkyls: Synthesis and Structure of Cp2Ti[h2-H2B(C6F5)2]." Organometallics 2000, 19, 2040-2042.
48. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; Rettig, S. J.; McDonald, R. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Tantalocene Zwitterions Stabilized by Ground State Alpha Agostic Interactions via Reaction of B(C6F5)3 with Cp'2Ta(=CH2)(CH3) (Cp' = C5H5, C5H4Me)." Organometallics 2000, 19, 2243-2245.
47. Blackwell, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. "Mechanistic Studies on Selectivity in the B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Allylstannation of Aldehydes: Is Hypercoordination at Boron Responsible?" Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 695-698.
46. Piers, W. E. "B-H Bond Activations in the Alkane Analogs H3B•PR3.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 40, 1923-1925.
45. Piers, W. E.; Williams, V. C.; Irvine, G. J. "Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Highly Electrophilic Diboranes and Related Compounds.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2000, 2131-2142.
44. Williams, V. C.; Irvine, G. J.; Piers, W. E.; Li, Z.; Collins, S.; Clegg, W.; Elsegood, M. R. J.; Marder, T. B. “Novel Trityl Activators with New Weakly Coordinating Anions Derived From 1,2-[B(C6F5)2]2C6F4: Synthesis, Structures and Olefin Polymerization Behavior.” Organometallics 2000, 19, 1619-1621.
43. Parks, D. J.; Blackwell, J. M.; Piers, W. E. “Studies on the Mechanism of B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Hydrosilation of Carbonyl Functions." J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3090-3098.
42. Zhang, S.; Piers, W. E.; Gao, X.; Parvez, M. “The Mechanism of Methane Elimination in Monocyclopentadienyl-Ketimide Titanium Ion Pairs {Cp[tBu(R)C=N]TiCH3}+[H3C(B(C6F5)3]-: Deactivation Pathways for B(C6F5)3 Initiated Olefin Polymerization Catalysts. "J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 5499-5509.
41. Lee, L. W. M.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Rettig, S. J.; Young, V. G. Jr. “Zwitterionic Metallocenes Derived From Rac and Meso-Ethylene-Bis-Indenyl Zirconocene Olefin Complexes and Pentafluorophenyl Substituted Boranes." Organometallics 1999, 18, 3904-3912.
40. Williams, V. C.; Dai, C.; Li, Z.; Collins, S.; Piers, W. E.; Clegg, W. C.; Elsegood, M. R. J.; Marder, T. B. “Activation of Cp2ZrMe2 with New Perfluoroaryl Diboranes: Solution Chemistry and Ethylene Polymerization Behavior in the Presence of MeAl(BHT)2." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 3695-3698.
39. Lee, L. W. M.; Piers, W. E.; Elsegood, M. R. J.; Clegg, W.; Parvez, M. “Synthesis of Dialkyl Scandium Complexes Supported by b-Diketiminato Ligands and Activation with Tris-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane." Organometallics 1999, 18, 2947-2949.
38. Blackwell, J. M.; Foster, K. L.; Beck, V. H.; Piers, W. E. "B(C6F5)3 Catalyzed Silation of Alcohols: A Mild, General Method for Synthesis of Silyl Ethers." J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 4887-4892.
37. Williams, V. C.; Piers, W. E.; Clegg, W.; Collins, S.; Marder, T. B. "New Bifunctional Perfluoroaryl Boranes. Synthesis and Reactivity of the ortho-Phenylene Bridged Diboranes 1,2-[B(C6F5)2]2C6X4 (X = H, F)." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 3244-3245.
36. Cook, K. S.; Piers, W. E.; Rettig; S. J. "Reactions of Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane with Cp2Ta(=CH2)CH3.” Organometallics 1999, 18, 1575-1577.
35. Parks, D. J.; Piers, W. E. "Hydroboration of Vinylsilanes with Bis-(pentafluorophenyl)borane: Ground State b-Silicon Effects." Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 15469-15488.
34. Parks, D. J.; Piers, W. E.; Yap, G. P. A. "Synthesis, Properties and Hydroboration Activity of the Highly Electrophilic Borane Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane, HB(C6F5)2." Organometallics 1998, 17, 5492-5503.
33. Piers, W. E.; Sun, Y.; Lee, L. W. M. “Zwitterionic Metallocenes via Reactions of Organozirconocenes With Highly Electrophilic Perfluorophenyl Substituted Boranes." Topics in Catalysis 1999, 7, 133-143.
32. Köhler, K.; Piers, W. E. “Ketone Coordination by the Bifunctional Lewis Acid tBuCH=C[B(C6F5)2]2." Can. J. Chem. 1998,76, 1249-1255.
31. Köhler, K.; Piers, W. E.; Xin, S.; Feng, Y.; Bravakis, A. M.; Jarvis, A. P.; Collins, S.; Clegg, W.; Yap G. P. A.; Marder, T. B. “Bifunctional Lewis Acid Activators for Olefin Polymerization. RCH=C[B(C6F5)2]2 (R = t-Bu, C6H5, C6F5)." Organometallics 1998, 17, 3557-3566.
30. Sun, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M. “The Solid State Structure of Bis-(pentafluorophenyl)zinc." Can. J. Chem. 1998, 76, 513-518.
29. Spence R. E. v H.; Piers, W. E.; Sun, Y.; Parvez, M.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Mechanistic Aspects of the Reactions of Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane with the Bis-Alkyl Zirconocenes Cp2ZrR2 (R = CH3, CH2SiMe3, and CH2C6H5)." Organometallics 1998, 17, 2459-2469.
28. Parks, D. J.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Atencio, R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Synthesis, Solution and Solid State Structures of Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Adducts of PhC(O)X (X = H, Me, OEt and NPri2)." Organometallics 1998, 17, 1369-1377.
27. Sun, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Rettig, S. J. “A Zwitterionic Olefin Polymerization Catalyst Derived From Cp2Zr(h2-C2H4)PPh2Me and B(C6F5)3.” Chem. Commun. 1998, 127-128.
26. Piers, W. E. “Zwitterionic Metallocenes.” Chem. Eur. J. 1998, 4, 13-18.
25. Piers, W. E.; Chivers, T. “Pentafluorophenylboranes: From Obscurity to Applications." Chem. Soc. Rev. 1997, 345-355.
24. Sun, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Yap, G. P. A. “Acetone and Acetophenone Adducts of the Zwitterionic Zirconocene Cp*[(h5-C5Me4CH2B(C6F5)3]ZrC6H5.” Organometallics 1997, 16, 2509-2513.
23. Sun, Y.; Spence R. E. v H.; Piers, W. E.; Parvez, M.; Yap, G. P. A. “Intramolecular Ion-Ion Interactions in Zwitterionic Metallocene Olefin Polymerization Catalysts Derived from “Tucked-In"Catalyst Precursors and the Highly Electrophilic Boranes XB(C6F5)2 (X = H, C6F5)." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 5132-5143.
22. Blackwell, J.; Lehr, C.; Sun, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Pearce-Batchilder, S. D.; Zaworotko, M. J.; Young, V. G. Jr. “Synthesis and Characterization of Organometallic Hydro-Tris-pyrazolylborate Derivatives of Scandium via Alkane Elimination." Can. J. Chem. 1997, 75, 702-708.
21. Sun, Y.; Piers, W. E.; Rettig, S. J. “Reactions of Bis-(pentafluorophenyl)borane with Phosphine Stabilized Olefin Complexes of Zirconocene.” Organometallics 1996, 15, 4110-4112.
20. Mu, Y.; Piers, W. E.; MacQuarrie, D. C.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Zirconium Complexes of a Cyclopentadienyl-Amido Ligand with a Pendant Amine Donor Via Amine and Alkane Elmination." Can. J. Chem. 1996, 74, 1696-1701.
19. Fischer, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Ziegler, T.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Permethyltitanocene Derivatives with Naked Chalcogen Ligands: Synthesis of [Cp*2Ti]2(m-E) and Cp*2Ti(h2-E2) and the Role of the Terminal Chalcogenides Cp*2Ti(E) in their Interconversion. (E = Se, Te).” Chem. Eur. J. 1996, 2, 1221-1228.
18. Parks, D. J.; Piers, W. E. “Tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron Catalyzed Hydrosilation of Aromatic Aldehydes, Ketones and Esters." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 9440-9441.
17. Mu, Y.; Piers, W. E.; MacQuarrie, D. C.; Zaworotko, M. J.; Young, V. G. Jr. “Use of Alkane Elimination in the One-Step Synthesis of Organoscandium Complexes Containing a New Multidentate Cyclopentadienyl Ligand." Organometallics 1996, 15, 2720-2726.
16. Fischer, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Young, V. G. Jr. “The Crystal Structure of Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl p-h5 s-h1-Tetramethylfulvene Titanium(III).” Organometallics, 1996, 15, 2410-2412.
15. Fischer, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; Pearce-Batchilder, S. D.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Titanium Mediated Heterodehydrocoupling of Tributylstannane and Tellurium. X-Ray Structure of (C5Me5)2TiTeSn(C6H5)3." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 283-284.
14. Mu, Y.; Piers, W. E.; MacDonald, M.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Attachment of C5Me4HSi(Me2)NH-t-C4H9 to Yttrium via Amine Elimination. X-ray Structure of [(h5-C5Me4)Si(Me2)N-t-C4H9]YN(SiMe3)2." Can. J. Chem. 1995, 73, 2233-2237.
13. Spence, R. E. v H.; Piers, W. E. “Towards One Component Group 4 Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Hydroboration of Zirconium Bis-Alkyls with Pendant 2-Propenyl Groups Using [(C6F5)2BH]2.” Organometallics 1995, 14, 4617-4624.
12. Spence, R. E. v H.; Piers, W. E.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane Chloride." Acta Cryst. Ser. C 1995, C51, 1688-1690.
11. Fischer, J. M.; Piers, W. E.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “Permethytitanocene Tellurides and Ditellurides. X-Ray Structures of [(C5Me5)2Ti]2(m-Te) and (C5Me5)2Ti(h2-Te2)." Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 2499-2500.
10. Parks, D. J.; Spence, R. E. v H.; Piers, W. E. “Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane: Synthesis, Properties and Preliminary Hydroboration Chemistry of a Highly Electrophilic Borane Reagent." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 809-811.
9. Spence, R. E. v H.; Parks, D. J.; Piers, W. E.; MacDonald, M., Zaworotko, M. J.; Rettig, S. J. “Competing Pathways in the Reaction of Bis-(Pentafluorophenyl)borane with Dimethylzirconocene: Methane Elimination vs Methyl-Hydride Exchange and an Example of Pentacoordinate Carbon." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 1230-1233.
8. Piers, W. E.; Mu, Y.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. J. “New Ligand Environments for Soluble Ziegler-Natta Olefin Polymerization Catalyst Precursors. X-Ray Structures of [(h5-C5Me4Si(Me2)OCH2C4H7NH)ZrCl3 and [(h5-C5Me4SiMe3)2Zr2(CH3)2(m-h5-C5H9NO)2].” Polyhedron 1995, 14, 1-14.
7. Piers, W. E.; Parks, D. J.; MacGillivray, L. R. and Zaworotko, M. J. “Mechanistic Aspects of the Thermal and Photochemical Interconversion of Permethylscandocene Tellurolates and Tellurides. X-ray Structures of (C5Me5)2ScTeCH2C6H5, [(C5Me5)2Sc]2(m-Te) and [(C5Me5)2Sc]2(m-Se)." Organometallics 1994, 13, 4547-4558.
6. Piers, W. E.; Ferguson, G.; Gallagher, J. F. “Sterically Enforced Linearity in a Bridging Telluride Ligand. X-Ray Structure of {(CH3)3Si[(t-C4H9)C5H3]2Sc(PMe3)}2(m-Te)." Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 3784-3787.
5. Piers, W. E. “Evidence for Concerted Extrusion of TeR2 From Permethylscandocene Tellurolates." J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 1994, 309-310.
4. Piers, W. E.; MacGillivray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. “Reversible Interconversion of Permethylscandocene Tellurolates and Tellurides. X-Ray Structure of [(C5Me5)2Sc]2(m-Te)." Organometallics 1993, 12, 4723-4725.
3. Piers, W. E.; Whittal, R. M.; Gallagher, J. F.; Ferguson, G.; Froese, R. D. J.; Stronks, H. J.; Krygsman, P. H. “Structure and Bonding in Bis-Stannylene Adducts of Zirconocene and (1,1’-Dimethyl)zirconocene." Organometallics 1992, 11, 4015-4022.
2. Piers, W. E.; Koch, L.; Ridge, D. S.; MacGillvray, L. R.; Zaworotko, M. "A Cationic Thiolato Complex of Zirconocene: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Thermal Decomposition Studies." Organometallics 1992, 11, 3148-3152.
1. Whittal, R. M.; Gallagher, J. F.; Ferguson, G.; Piers, W. E. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Bis-Stannylene Adducts of Zirconocene and (1,1'-Dimethyl)zirconocene.X-Ray Crystal Structure of (C5H4CH3)2Zr{Sn[CH(SiMe3)2]2}2." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 9867-9678.