Journal Publications

An examination of the structures of iodosylbenzene (PhIO) and the related imido compound, PhINSO₂-4-MeC6H4, by X-ray powder diffraction and EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) spectroscopy.

C.J. Carmalt, J.G. Crossley, J.G. Knight, P. Lightfoot, A. Martín, M.P. Muldowney, N.C. Norman, and A.G. Orpen, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 2367.

Abstract: The structure of the ylid PhI=NTs, used commonly as a nitrene precursor in copper catalysed alkene aziridination reactions, is studied by X-ray techniques. These reveal an extended, polymeric structure in which each iodine atom is bonded to two nitrogens