61) “Oxidative Cleavage of CH3 and CF3 Radicals from BOXAM Nickel Complexes” Klein, A.; Vicic, D. A.; Biewer, C.; Kieltsch, I.; Stirnat, K.; Hamacher, C. 2012, submitted.
60) “Synthesis and Structure of a Bis-Trifluoromethylthiolate Complex of Nickel” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2012, in press.
59) “Oxidative Trifluoromethylthiolations of Aryl Boronic Acids Using a Copper/O2 -Based Protocol” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Asian J. 2012, DOI:10.1002/asia.201200347.
58) “Oxygen-Bound Trifluoromethoxide Complexes of Copper and Gold” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2012, Article ASAP.*
*invited contribution for the "Copper Organometallic Chemistry" issue
57) “Synthesis and Electronic Properties of a Pentafluoroethyl-Derivatized Nickel Pincer Complex” Madhira, V. N.; Ren, P.; Vechorkin, O.; Hu, X., and Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2012, in press.*
*invited contribution for the "New Talent Americas" issue
56) “Unliganded HIV-1 gp120 Core Structures Assume the CD4-Bound Conformation with Regulation by Quaternary Interactions and Variable Loops” Kwon, Y. D.; Finzi, A.; Wu, X.; Dogo-isonagie, C.; Lee, L. K.; Moore, L. R.; Schmidt, S. D.; Stuckey, J.; Yang, Y.; Zhou, T.; Zhu, J.; Vicic, D. A.; Debnath, A. K.; Shapiro, L.; Bewley, C. A.; Mascola, J. R.; Sodroski, J.; Kwong, P. D. PNAS 2012, 109, 5663-5668.
55) “Binuclear Arylnickel Complexes with Bis(arylimino)-1,4-Pyrazine Bridging Ligands” Klein, A.; Biewer, C.; Hamacher, C.; Hurkes, N.; Perez Outeiral, J.; Mora Paniagua, E.; Schmieder, A.-K.; Schuren, A. O.; Burma, P. R.; Ciszewski, J. T.; Vicic, D. A. Eur J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 2444-2455.
54) “M(II)/M(III)-Catalyzed Ortho-Fluoroalkylation of 2-Phenylpyridine” Dudkina, Y.; Mikhaylov, D.; Gryaznova, T.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. Eur J. Org. Chem. 2012, 2114-2117.
53) “Linear Bis-Perfluoroalkyl Complexes of Nickel Bipyridine” Yamaguchi, Y; Ichioka, I.; Klein, A.; Brennessel, W. W.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2012, 31, 1477-1483.*
*invited contribution for the "Organometallic Chemistry Meets Fluorine" issue.
52) “Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Trifluoromethyl Sulfides at Room Temperature” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 183-185.
51) “Electrochemical nickel-induced fluoroalkylation: synthetic, structural and mechanistical study” Mikhaylov, D. Y.; Budnikova, Y. H.; Gryaznova, T. V.; Dudkina, Y.; Khrizanphorov, M.; Kataeva, O.; Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 165-172.
50) “Inhibited Catalyst Activation in (N-Heterocyclic Carbene)PdCl2(Diethylamine) Complexes by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding” Chen, M.-T.; Vicic, D. A.; Chain, W. J.; Turner, M. L.; Navarro, O. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6770-6773.
49) “(N-Heterocyclic Carbene)PdCl2(TEA) Complexes: Studies on the effect of the 'Throw-Away' Ligand in Catalytic Activity” Chen, M.-T.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. Organometallics 2011, 30, 5052-5056.
48) “Redox Trends in Terpyridine Nickel Complexes” Ciszewski, J. T.; Mikhaylov, D. Y; Holin, K. V.; Kadirov, M. K.; Budnikova, Y. H.; Sinyahin, O. G.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 8630-8635.
47) “New Organometallic Textbook Reviews” Navarro, O.; Vicic, D. A.; Jensen, C. M. Organometallics 2011, 30, 196-198. (We also got the cover graphic for this issue of Organometallics)
46) “Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Halides Using Well-Defined Copper-Trifluoroacetate and –Chlorodifluoroacetate Precursors” McReynolds, K. A.; Lewis, R. S.; Ackerman, L. K. G.; Dubinina, G. G.; Brennessel, W. W.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2010, 131, 1108-1112.
45) “To Bend or Not to Bend: Electronic Structural Analysis of Linear vs. Bent M‑H-M Interactions in Dinickel Bis(dialkylphosphino)methane Complexes” Wilson, Z. S.; Stanley, G. G.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5385-5392.
44) “Rapid and Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Using (N-Heterocyclic Carbene)-Ni0 Systems” Berini, C.; Winkelmann, O. H.; Otten, J.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 6857-6860.
43) “An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Nazarov Cyclization” Basak A.; Shimada, N.; Bow, W.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8266-8267.
42) “Organocatalytic Asymmetric Aza-Nazarov Cyclization of an Azirine” Shimada, N.; Ashburn, B. O.; Basak, A. K.; Bow, W. F.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 3774-3775.
*41) “Magnitudes of Electron Withdrawing Effects of the Trifluoromethyl Ligand in Organometallic Complexes of Copper and Nickel” Kieltsch, I.; Dubinina, G. G.; Hamacher, C.; Kaiser, A.; Hutchison, J. M.; Klein, A.; Budnikova,Y.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2010, 29, 1451-1456.
*This work has been listed as a "Most Read" (most downloaded) paper for the month of Feb-March by the ACS website.
40) “Enamine-Iminium Ion Nazarov Cyclization of alpha-Ketones” Bow, W. F.; Basak, A. K.; Jolit, A.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 440-443.
39) “Electrocatalytic Fluoroalkylation of Olefins” Mikhaylov, D. Y.; Budnikova, Y. H., Gryaznova, T. V.; Krivolapov, D. V.; Litvinov, I. A.; Vicic, D. A.; Sinyashin, O. G., J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 3840-3843.
38) "Synthesis of a Bis(phenoxyketimine)palladium(II) Complex and its Activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction" Brayton, D. F.; Larkin, T. M.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 3008-3011.
37) “Structure of Bis(trifluoromethyl)cuprate and Its Role in Trifluoromethylation Reactions” Dubinina, G. G.; Ogikubo, J.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2008, 27, 6233-6235.
36) “Exploring Trifluoromethylation Reactions at Nickel; A Structural and Reactivity Study” Dubinina, G. G.; Brennessel, W. W.; Miller, J. L.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2008, 27, 3933-3938.
*35) “Active Trifluoromethylating Agents from Well-defined Copper(I)-CF3 Complexes” Dubinina, G. G.; Furutachi, H.; Vicic, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8600-8601.
*This work was featured in a JACS Select collection (Issue 6) focused on diverse chemical applications of N-heterocyclic carbenes. The work was also highlighted as a JACS Image Challenge (#62).
34) “A Heterogeneous-Catalyst-Based, Microwave-Assisted Protocol for the Synthesis of 2,2’-Bipyridines” Moore, L. R.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Asian J. 2008, 3, 1046-1049.
33) “Exploring the Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Well-Defined 1-Adamantylzinc Bromide Complexes” Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Acta Chim. Slov. 2007, 54, 849-853.
32) “Nickel-Cysteine Binding Supported by Phosphine Chelates” Desrochers, P. J.; Duong, D.; Marshall, A. S.; Lelievre, S. A.; Hong, B.; Brown, J. R.; Tarkka, R. M.; Manion, J. M.; Holman, G.; Merkert, J. W.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 9221-9233.
31) “Diastereoselectivity of polar and radical couplings in electrophilic substitutions of rigid 2-lithio-N-methylpyrrolidines” Gawley, R. E.; Eddings, D. B.; Santiago, M.; Vicic, D. A. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2006, 4, 4285-4291.
30) “A Robust Dimethylgold(III) Complex Stabilized by a 2-Pyridyl-2-pyrrolide Ligand” Schouteeten, S.; Allen, O. R.; Haley, A. D.; Ong, G. L.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4975-4981.
29) “Electronic Structure of Four-coordinate, C3v Nickel(II) 'Scorpionate' Complexes: Investigation by High-Frequency and -Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopies” Desrochers, P. J.; Telser, J; Zvyagin, S. A.; Ozarowski, A.; Krzystek, J.;Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 8930-8941.
28) “Structural Factors Influencing Linear M-H-M Bonding in Bis(dialkylphosphino)methane Complexes of Nickel” Tyree, W. S.; Vicic, D. A.; Piccoli, P. M. B.; Schultz, A. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 8853-8855.
27) “Ligand Redox Effects in the Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Reactivity of an Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Catalyst” Jones, G. D.; Martin, J. L.; McFarland, C; Allen, O. R.; Hall, R. E.; Haley, A. D.; Brandon, R. J.; Konovalova, T.; Desrochers, P. J.; Pulay, P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 13175-13183.
26) “Experimental Methods & Techniques: Basic Techniques” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, G. D., in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III, Volume 1-13 : From Fundamentals to Applications, Elsevier, 2006.
25) “Approach to the Synthesis of Cladiell-11-ene-3,6,7-triol” Hutchison, J. M.; Lindsay, H. A.; Dormi, S. S.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A.; McIntosh, M. C. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3663-3665.
24) “Rapid Microwave-Assisted Syntheses of Derivatives of HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors” McFarland, C.; Vicic, D. A.; Debnath, A. K. Synthesis 2006, 807-812.
23) “Observed Instability of Bound Pybox Ligands Towards Acetate Counter-ions” Kazi, A. B.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2005, 24, 6051-6054.
22) “Reductive and Oxidative DNA Damage by Photoactive Platinum(II) Intercalators” Lu, W.; Vicic, D. A.; Barton, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7970-7980.
21) “Analysis of Key Steps in the Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Electrophiles Under Negishi-like Conditions” Jones, G. D.; McFarland, C.; Anderson, T. J.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Commun., 2005, 4211-4213.
20) “A 1-Norbornene Adduct of a Transition-Metal, and an Electrochemical Study of the Bridgehead Olefin Complex” Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2005, 24, 3821-3823.
19) “Structure of Bis[hydrotris(4-chloro-3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate] nickel(II)” Desrochers, P. J.; Brown, J. R.; Arvin, M. E.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m1455-m1458.
18) “Absolute Configuration of 2-(tributylstannyl)-pyrrolidine by Anomalous Dispersion X-ray Analysis” Gawley, R. E.; Narayan, S.; Vicic, D. A. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 328-329.
*17) “Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Dinuclear Metal Complex with Linear M-H-M Bonding” Vicic, D. A.; Anderson, T. J.; Cowan, J. A.; Schultz, A. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8132-8133.
*This work was featured in Science magazine as an "Editors' Choice" highlight: Science 2004, 305, p19. It was also noted in the German research magazine Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2004, 9, 890-891.
16) “Evidence for a Ni(I) Active Species in the Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Electrophiles” Anderson, T. J.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8100-8101.
15) “Probing the Interactions of Transition Metal Complexes Bound at the Ortho Position of Substituted Biphenyls” Jones, G. D.; Anderson, T. J.; Chang, N.; Brandon, R. J.; Ong, G. L; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2004, 23, 3071-3074.
14) “Direct Observation of Non-Innocent Reactivity of ZnBr2 with Alkyl Halide Complexes of Nickel” Anderson, T. J.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2004, 23, 623-625.
13) “A Cycloaldol Approach to the Isobenzofuran Core of the Eunicellin Diterpenes” Chai, Y.; Vicic, D. A.; McIntosh, M. C. Org. Lett. 2003, 1039-1042.
12) “Oxidative Repair of a Thymine Dimer in DNA from a Distance by a Covalently Linked Organic Intercalator” Vicic, D. A.; Odom, D. T.; Núñez, M. E.; Gianolio, D. A.; McLaughlin, L. W.; Barton, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8603-8611.
11) “Modeling the Hydrodesulfurization Reaction at Nickel. Unusual Reactivity of Dibenzothiophene Relative to Thiophene and Benzothiophene” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 7606-7617 (supp info).
10) “Evidence for the Existence of a Late-Metal Terminal Sulfido Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 4070-4071 (supp info).
9) “Synthesis and Structure of Symmetrically and Unsymmetrically Substituted Compounds of the General Composition R2PCH2ER2' (E = P, As)” Wolf, J.; Manger, M.; Schmidt, U.; Fries, G.; Barth, D.; Weberndorfer, B.; Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D.; Werner, H. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1999, 1867-1875.
8) “Insertion of Elemental Sulfur and SO2 into the Metal-Hydride and Metal-Carbon Bonds of Platinum Compounds” Morton, M. S.; Lachicotte, R. J.; Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1999, 18, 227-234.
7) “Activation of Sulfur and Nitrogen- Containing Heterocycles by a Dinuclear Iridium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1999, 18, 134-138.
6) “Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Biphenylene with Platinum, Palladium, and Nickel Phosphine Complexes” Edelbach, B. L.; Vicic, D. A.; Lachicotte, R. J.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1998, 17, 4784-4794.
5) “Deep Hydrodesulfurization in Homogeneous Solution: Access to a Transition-Metal Insertion Complex of 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1998, 17, 3411-3413.
4) “Room Temperature Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene Mediated by [(dippe)NiH]2” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 10857-10858. (supp info)
3) “Carbon-Selenium Bond Cleavage by a Rhodium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Myers, A. W.; Jones , W. D. Organometallics 1997, 16, 2751-2753.
2) “Homogeneous Models of Thiophene HDS Reactions. Selectivity in Thiophene C-S Cleavage and Thiophene Reactions with Dinuclear Metal Complexes” Jones, W. D.; Vicic, D.; Chin, R. M.; Roache, J. H.; Myers, A. Polyhedron 1997, 16, 3115-3128.
1) “Hydrodesulfurization of Thiophene and Benzothiophene to Butane and Ethyl Benzene by a Homogeneous Iridium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1997, 16, 1912-1919.