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Editorial
The influence of Michael Lappert on the chemistry landscape
In memory of Michael F. Lappert, this Editorial introduces a collection of his most highly cited Royal Society of Chemistry publications, curated by members of the Dalton Transactions and ChemComm Editorial Boards.
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
Review Article
The chemistry of transition-metal carbene complexes and their role as reaction intermediates
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
Communication
New reactions of β-diketiminatolanthanoid complexes: sterically induced self-deprotonation of β-diketiminato ligands
Attempted synthesis of sterically demanding bis- or tris-β-diketiminato complexes of lanthanoids resulted in ligand deprotonation and the formation of complexes containing both a “normal” and a deprotonated ligand; one of these on protonation gave the first cationic β-diketiminato–Ln complex.
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Heteroleptic ytterbium(II) complexes supported by a bulky β-diketiminato ligand
Two new β-diketiminatoytterbium iodides have been used as convenient precursors to the heteroleptic ytterbium(II) amides and hydrocarbyls including N(SiMe3)2 (4), CH(SiMe3)2 (6) and CPh3 (8) derivatives.
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Synthesis, structures and reactions of new thermally stable silylenes
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Transformation of the bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl into aza-allyl and β-diketinimato ligands; the X-ray structures of [Li{N(R)C(But)CH(R)}]2 and [Zr{N(R)C(But)CHC(Ph)N(R)}Cl3](R = SiMe3)
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Transformation of the bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl into a β-diketinimato ligand; the X-ray structure of [Li(L′L′)]2, SnCl(Me)2(L′L′) and SnCl(Me)2(LL), [L′L′= N(R)C(Ph)C(H)C(Ph)NR, LL = N(H)C(Ph)C(H)C(Ph)NH, R = SiMe3)
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Synthesis and structural characterisation of the first neutral homoleptic lanthanide metal(III) alkyls: [LnR3][Ln = La or Sm, R = CH(SiMe3)2]
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Subvalent Group 4B metal alkyls and amides. Part 9. Germanium and tin alkene analogues, the dimetallenes M2R4[M = Ge or Sn, R = CH(SiMe3)2]: X-ray structures, molecular orbital calculations for M2H4, and trends in the series M2R′4[M = C, Si, Ge, or Sn; R′= R, Ph, C6H2Me3-2,4,6, or C6H3Et2-2,6]
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Chemistry, including the X-ray structure, of bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methylgermanium(II)], R2GeGeR2[R = CH(SiMe3)2], a stable compound having a metal–metal ‘double bond,’ a dimetallene
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Three- and four-co-ordinate, hydrocarbon-soluble-aryloxides of scandium, yttrium, and the lanthanoids; X-ray crystal structure of tris(2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenoxo)scandium
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Molecular structures of the main group 4 metal(II) bis(trimethylsilyl)-amides M[N(SiMe3)2]2 in the crystal (X-ray) and vapour (gas-phase electron diffraction)
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Philip Power at 65: an icon of organometallic chemistry
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Use of the bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyl ligand for stabilising early (f0–f3) lanthanocene chlorides; X-ray structure of [(Pr{η-[C5H3(SiMe3)2]}2Cl)2] and of isoleptic scandium and ytterbium complexes
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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A novel carbon dioxide complex: synthesis and crystal structure of [Nb(η-C5H4Me)2(CH2SiMe3)(η2-CO2)]
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Metallocene derivatives of early transition metals. Part 2. Substituted cyclopentadienyl Group 4A dichloro-metallocene complexes [M(η-C5H4R)2Cl2](M = Zr or Hf; R = Me, Et, Pri, But, or SiMe3), their mono- and di-alkyl derivatives [M(η-C5H4R)2R′X](X = Cl or R′; R′= CH2SiMe3 or CH2CMe3), and their d1 reduction products
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Alkyl-bridged complexes of the d- and f-block elements. Part 2. Bis[bis(η-cyclopentadienyl)methylmetal(III)] complexes, and the crystal and molecular structure of the yttrium and ytterbium species
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Subvalent Group 4B metal alkyls and amides. Part I. The synthesis and physical properties of kinetically stable bis[bis(trimethysilyl)methyl]-germanium(II), -tin(II), and -lead(II)
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Subvalent Group 4B metal alkyls and amides. Part II. The chemistry and properties of bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]tin(II) and its lead analogue
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Standard heats of formation and M–C bond energy terms for some homoleptic transition metal alkyls MRn
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Carbene complexes. Part VIII. Chromium(0), iron(0), rhodium(I), iridium(I), nickel(II), palladium(II), platinum(II), and gold(I) mono- and oligo-carbene species from electron-rich olefins
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Stable silylmethyl and neopentyl complexes of scandium(III) and yttrium(III)
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Silylmethyl and related complexes. Part I. Kinetically stable alkyls of titanium(IV), zirconium(IV), and hafnium(IV)
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Metallocene halides. Part I. Synthesis, spectra, and redistribution equilibria of di-π-cyclopentadienyldihalogeno-titanium(IV),-zirconium-(IV), and -hafnium(IV)
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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Amido-derivatives of metals and metalloids. Part VI. Reactions of titanium(IV), zirconium(IV), and hafnium(IV) amides with protic compounds
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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385. Amino-derivatives of metals and metalloids. Part II. Aminostannylation of unsaturated substrates, and the infrared spectra and structures of carbamato- and dithiocarbamato-trimethylstannanes and related compounds
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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103. Co-ordination compounds having carboxylic esters as ligands. Part II. Relative acceptor strengths of some Group III and IV halides
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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433. Spectra and structure of amide complexes
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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481. Infrared spectra of boron compounds
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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308. Stability, solvolysis, and co-ordination reactions of esters of boronic acids and their halogen derivatives
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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226. Interaction of boron trichloride with optically active alcohols and ethers
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A collection of papers in memory of Professor Michael Lappert
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About this collection
Michael F. Lappert, one of the giants of 20th century organometallic chemistry, sadly passed away in March 2014.
To honour his memory, and significant contribution to chemistry, members of the Dalton Transactions and ChemComm Editorial Boards have curated this collection of selected publications. Together, these papers highlight his broad interests and ability for pursuing seminal research.
All articles in the collection are free to access until October 2015 and are introduced in a dedicated Editorial written by Professors John Arnold, Penny Brothers, Philip Mountford, Warren Piers, Christine Thomas and Don Tilley.
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