Publications
2020:
"P-Ge/Sn π-interactions versus arene…Ge/Sn contacts for the stabilization of diphosphatetrylenes, (R2P)2E (E = Ge, Sn)" K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 863-874.
2019:
"An acyclic arsenium cation stabilised by a single P-As π-interaction and a cyclic diphosphinophosphonium salt" K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11007-11012.
“Unexpected activation of ethers and polysiloxanes by a phosphine-borane-stabilized 1,3-dicarbanion/butyllithium couple” K. Izod, A. M. Madlool, P. G. Waddell, Organometallics 2019, 38, 2654-2663..
2018:
"A diarsagermylene and a diarsastannylene stabilised by arene...Ge/Sn interactions" K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 2526-2529.
2017:
"A suite of sterically-demanding hybrid alkyl/cyclopentadienyl ligands" K. Izod, C. F. Jones, E. P. Wildman, P. G. Waddell, Organometallics 2017, 36, 4238-4246.
“Desolvation and aggregation of sterically demanding alkali metal diarylphosphides” K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 13824-13834.
“Alkali and alkaline-earth metal-mediated C-O activation of an anisole-substituted phosphido-borane ligand” K. Izod, J. M. Watson, S. M. El-Hamruni, R. W. Harrington, P. G. Waddell, Organometallics 2017, 36, 2218-2227.
"A fully phosphane-substituted disilene" K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5593-5597.
2016:
“Remote substituent effects on the structures and stabilities of P=E π-stabilized diphosphatetrylenes (R2P)2E, E = Ge, Sn” K. Izod, P. Evans, P. G. Waddell, M. R. Probert, Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 10510-10522.
2015:
"Dibenzylstrontium and -barium: simple molecules with complex structures" K. Izod, P. G. Waddell, Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2726-2730.
"Structural diversity in alkaline earth metal complexes of a phosphine-borane-stabilized 1,3-dicarbanion" K. Izod, C. Wills, S. El-Hamruni, R. W> Harrington, P. G. Waddell, M. R. Probert, Organometallics,2015, 34, 2406-2414.
"Imapct of a rigid backbone on the structure of a dialkylstannylene: isolation of an unusual bridged stannyl-stannylene" K. Izod, C. M. Dixon, R. W. Harrington, M. R. Probert, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 679-681.
2014:
"Synthesis and structure of an acyclic dialkylstannylene" K. Izod, C. Wills, M. R. Probert, R. W. Harrington, Main Group Metal Chem. 2014, 37, 113-117.
"Insights into the stability and structures of phosphine-boranes and their alpha-metallated derivatives" K. Izod, C. Wills, E. Anderson, R. W. Harrington, M. R. Probert, Organometallics, 2014, 33, 5283-5294.
"Synthesis and structural characterization of phosphine-borane-stabilized dicarbanions with either rigid or flexible spacers" K. Izod, C. M. Dixon, E. McMeekin, L. Rodgers, R. W. Harrington, U. Baisch, Organometallics, 2014, 33, 378-386.
2013:
“Light-induced rearrangement of thioether-substituted phosphanide ligands: scope and limitations of a remarkable isomerization” K. Izod, E. R. Clark, P. Foster, R. J. Percival, I. M. Riddlestone, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 6094-6107.
“Phosphido-borane and phosphido-bis(borane) complexes of the alkali metals, a comparative study” K. Izod, J. M. Watson, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1466-1475.
“Synthesis and structural characterisation of an unusual phosphine-borane-substituted organoplumbate.” K. Izod, C. Wills, R. W. Harrington, W. Clegg, J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 725, 11-14
2012:
“Heavier group 14 complexes with anionic P-donor ligands.” K. Izod, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2012, 256, 2972-2997 [subsequently reprinted as part of Main Group Chemistry special issue: Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 924-945].
2011:
“Synthesis, structures and stabilities of thioanisole-functionalised phosphido-borane complexes of the alkali metals.” K. Izod, J. Watson, R. W. Harrington, W. Clegg, Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 11712-11718.
2010:
"Synthesis, structure and solution behavior of a phosphine-borane-stabilized 1,3-dicarbanion." K. Izod, C. Wills, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 4774-4777.
"Lanthanide(II) complexes of a phosphine-borane-stabilised carbanion." K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 6705-6709.
"Germanium(II) and tin(II) complexes of a sterically demanding phosphanide ligand." K. Izod, J. Stewart, E. R. Clark, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 4698-4707.
"Synthesis, structures and dynamic behavior of intramolecularly base-stabilized diphosphatetrylenes containing a five-membered chelate ring." K. Izod, J. Stewart, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2010, 29, 108-116.
"Oxidation reactions of a phosphine-borane-stabilised dialkylstannylene." C. Wills, K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2379-2384.
2009:
"Acyclic dialkylstannylene and -plumbylene compounds that are monomeric in the solid state." K. Izod, C. Wills, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2009, 28, 5661-5668.
"Mixed donor-functionalised phosphinomethanide complexes of the alkali metals; synthesis, structures, and solution dynamics." C. Wills, K. Izod, J. Young, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2009, 6159-6165.
2008:
"Agostic-type B-H…Pb interactions stabilize a dialkylplumbylene. Structure of and bonding in [{nPr2P(BH3)}(Me3Si)C(CH2)]2Pb." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, C. Wills, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2008, 27, 4386-4394.
"Alkali metal complexes of a naphthylamine-substituted phosphanide." K. Izod, J. C. Stewart, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2008, 363-370.
2007:
2006:
"Heavier alkali metal complexes of a phosphine-borane-stabilized carbanion." K. Izod, C. Wills, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2006, 25, 5326-5332.
"Amino-functionalised diarylphosphide complexes of the alkali metals and lanthanum." K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2006, 3431-3437.
"Heteroleptic complexes of lanthanum(III) and neodymium(III) with oxygen- or nitrogen-functionalized tris(triorganosilyl)methyl ligands." L. J. Bowman, K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2006, 25, 2999-3006.
"Synthesis and crystal structure of the heteroleptic lanthanum(III) bis-diphosphinomethanide complex [La{CH(PPh2)2}2(I)(THF)2]." S. T. Liddle, K. Izod, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 2599-2603.
"Stabilization of a dialkylstannylene by unusual B-H…Sn gamma-agostic-type interactions. A structural, spectroscopic and DFT study." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, B. V. Tyson, I. Carr, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Organometallics 2006, 25, 1135-1143.
"Alkali metal complexes of sterically hindered mono- and di-carbanions containing Si-O bonds." L. J. Bowman, K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, J. D. Smith, C. Eaborn, Dalton Trans. 2006, 502-508.
2005:
"The germanium(II) ate complex [Ph3PPri][Ge(OCOMe)3]: the first structurally characterized compound containing a discrete [E(II)O3]- (E(II) = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) anion." V. N. Khrustalev, M. Yu. Antipin, N. N. Zemlyansky, I. V. Borisova, Y. A. Ustynyuk, V. V. Lunin, K. Izod, Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 19, 360-362.
"Effect of peripheral donor substituents on the binding modes of phosphinomethanide ligands. Synthesis and crystal structures of alkali metal derivatives of an O-functionalised phosphinomethanide ligand." K. Izod, J. Young, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Dalton Trans. 2005, 1658-1663.
2004:
"Complexes of the heavier alkaline earth metals Ca, Sr and Ba with O-functionalized phosphanide ligands." S. Blair, K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 8526-8531.
"Complexes of a dianionic bis(diphosphinomethanide) with lithium, sodium, potassium and zirconium. Effect of phosphine substitution on the Schlenk dimerisation of vinylidene phosphines." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, B. V. Tyson, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington. Dalton Trans. 2004, 4074-4078.
"Synthesis and characterization of 1,3-diphosphapropene and alkali metal 1,3-diphosphaallyl complexes, and unexpected 1,3-rearrangement of a cesium 1,3-diphosphaallyl complex to a cesium secondary phosphanide." S. T. Liddle, K. Izod. Organometallics 2004, 23, 5550-5559.
"Protonation of a lanthanum phosphide-alkyl occurs at the P-La not the C-La bond: isolation of a cationic lanthanum alkyl complex." K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, W. Clegg. Chem. Commun. 2004, 1748-1749.
"Synthesis and reactions
of sterically-encumbered heteroleptic lanthanum phosphides. Structural characterization
of {([Me3Si]2CH)(C6H4-2-CH2NMe2)P}2La(OR)
and {([Me3Si]2CH)(C6H4-2-CH2NMe2)P}-
La(THF)[P(C6H4-2-CH2NMe2)[CH{SiMe3}{SiMe2CH2}]
[R = i-Pr, t-Bu]." K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, W. McFarlane,
W. Clegg, Organometallics 2004, 23, 2734-2743.
"Synthesis and structural characterisation of a novel phosphine-borane-stabilised dicarbanion and an unusual bis(phosphine-borane)." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, B. V. Tyson, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Chem. Commun. 2004, 570-571.
"Scope and limitations of the Peterson olefination reaction as a route to vinylidene phosphines." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, B. V. Tyson, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 1043-1048.
2003:
"C2-Symmetric ytterbium(II) complexes with a novel, chiral P,N-donor ligand." S. Blair, K. Izod, W. Clegg, J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 688, 92-99.
"Organomagnesium phosphanide “Grignard” analogues. Synthesis, structural characterization and solution behavior of [BuMg{P(CH[SiMe3]2)(C6H3-2-OMe-3-R)}]2 [R = H, Me]" S. Blair, K. Izod, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 18, 3319-3324.
"Alkali metal-mediated Schlenk dimerization of a phosphorus-substituted alkene. Synthesis and crystal structures of Li, Na and K derivatives of a phosphorus-stabilized butane-1,4-diide ligand." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, B. V. Tyson, W. Clegg, R. W. Harrington, S. T. Liddle, Organometallics 2003, 22, 3684-3690.
"Alkyl complexes of strontium and barium: synthesis and structural characterization of {(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C}2Sr(THF) and {(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C}2Ba(MeOCH2CH2OMe)" K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, W. Clegg, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7534-7535.
"The first structurally authenticated alkali metal 1,3-diphosphaallyl complex [{ButC(Pmes)2}Li(THF)3] (mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2); an alternative synthetic approach to substituted 1,3-diphosphaallyl complexes" K. Izod, S. T. Liddle. Chem. Commun. 2003, 772-773.
2002:
"Dilithio-1,1,2-tris(diphenylphosphinoyl)ethane-1,2-diide: the first formal 1,2-dicarbanion stabilised by phosphorus?." K. Izod, W. McFarlane, W. Clegg, Chem. Commun. 2002, 2532-2533.
"A homologous series of alkaline earth phosphanides. Syntheses, crystal structures and dynamic behavior of M[P{CH(SiMe3)2}(C6H4-2-CH2NMe2)]2(THF)n (M = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)." S. Blair, K. Izod, W. Clegg, Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 3886-3893.
"Isolation and structural characterisation of two sterically crowded diphosphanes." S. Blair, K. Izod, R. Taylor, W. Clegg, J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 656, 43-48.
"Complexes of P-stabilised carbanions with s- and p-elements." K. Izod, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2002, 227, 153-173.
"A new era in divalent organolanthanide chemistry?" K. Izod, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2002, 41, 743-744.
2001:
"Regioselective metalation of a tertiary phosphine. Synthesis and structural characterization of an unusual tetrameric lithium phosphinomethanide." K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, W. Clegg, S. T. Liddle, Organometallics 2001, 20, 648-653.
2000:
"Synthesis and crystal structure of a homoleptic, alkali metal-free lanthanide(II) phosphide complex." W. Clegg, K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 613, 128-131.
"Synthesis, structures and solution dynamics of functionalized phosphinomethanide complexes of the alkali metals." M. N. S. Hill, K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, W. Clegg, Organometallics 2000, 19, 4531-4535.
"Synthesis and structural characterization of Sm(II) and Yb(II) complexes containing sterically demanding, chelating secondary phosphide ligands." K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, J. M. Sheffield, W. Clegg, S. T. Liddle, Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 4741-4748.
"Parallels between the chemistry of calcium(II) and ytterbium(II). Synthesis and crystal structure of a calcium alkoxo-phosphide cuboidal complex." K. Izod, W. Clegg, S. T. Liddle, Organometallics 2000, 19, 3640-3643.
"Synthesis and structural characterisation of the first lanthanide(II) cuboidal cluster. Unexpected C-O activation by an unchanged Yb(II) center." W. Clegg, K. Izod, S. T. Liddle, P. O’Shaughnessy, J. M. Sheffield, Organometallics 2000, 19, 2090-2096.
"Group I complexes of P- and As-donor ligands.", K. Izod (Eds. A. G. Sykes, A. H. Cowley), Adv. Inorg. Chem. 2000, 50, 33-108.
1999:
"Regioselective metalation of a tertiary phosphine. Solution and solid state structure of an unusual aminobenzyllithium complex." W. Clegg, K. Izod, W. McFarlane, P. O’Shaughnessy, Organometallics 1999, 18, 3950-3952.
"Tris(triorganosilyl)methyl derivatives of potassium and lithium bearing dimethylamino or methoxy substituents at silicon. Crystal structures of KC(SiMe3)2(SiMe2NMe2), KC(SiMe2NMe2)3 and [LiC(SiMe3)(SiMe2OMe)2]2." S. S. Al-Juaid, W. Clegg, C. Eaborn, S. El-Hamruni, A. Farook, P. B. Hitchcock, M. Hopman, K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, J. D. Smith, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1999, 3267-3273.
"The first structurally authenticated heavier alkali metal phosphinomethanide." W. Clegg, K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, Organometallics 1999, 18, 2939-2940.
1998:
"Alkali metal mediated coupling of a phosphorus-substituted alkene. Structural characterization of dilithio-1,1,4,4-tetrakis(diphenylphosphino)butane-1,4-diide." W. Clegg, K. Izod, W. McFarlane, P. O’Shaughnessy, Organometallics 1998, 17, 5231-5232.
1997:
"The first structurally authenticated sigma-bonded organosamarium(II) derivative and its reaction with benzophenone." W. Clegg, C. Eaborn, K. Izod, P. O’Shaughnessy, J. D. Smith, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 2815-2817; Angew. Chem. 1997, 109, 2925.
1996:
"Alkyl derivatives of europium(+2) and ytterbium(+2). Crystal structures of Eu{C(SiMe3)3}2, Yb{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2CH=CH2)}I.OEt2, and Yb{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2OMe)}I.OEt2." C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, Z. -R. Lu, J. D. Smith, Organometallics 1996, 15, 4783-4790.
1995:
"Two diorganopotassates. Crystal structure of [K(C6H6)][K{C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2Ph)}2]." C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, J. D. Smith, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 2679-2680; Angew. Chem. 1995, 107, 2936.
"The synthesis, structure and reactions of organometallic compounds of groups 1-3 containing bulky silicon-substituted alkyl groups." (Short Review) C. Eaborn, K. Izod, J. D. Smith, J. Organomet. Chem. 1995, 500, 89-99.
"The first monoorganolead(II) derivative [{PbR(Cl)}2] where R = C(SiMe2Ph)3" C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, J. D. Smith, S. E. Sözerli, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Comm. 1995, 1892.
1994:
"A monomeric solvent-free bent lanthanide dialkyl and a lanthanide analogue of a Grignard reagent. Crystal structures of Yb{C(SiMe3)3}2 and [Yb{C(SiMe3)3}I.Et2O]2" C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, J. D. Smith, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 12071-12072.
"Metalation of tris(trimethylsilyl)methane and tris(dimethylphenylsilyl)methane with methylsodium: the first dialkylsodate." S. S. Al-Juaid, C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, M. Mallien, J. D. Smith, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 1268-1270; Angew. Chem. 1994, 106, 1336.
"Crystal structures of (tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl)- and (tris(dimethylphenylsilyl)methyl)potassium." C. Eaborn, P. B. Hitchcock, K. Izod, A. J. Jaggar, J. D. Smith, Organometallics 1994, 13, 753-754.
1993:
1990:
"Synthesis, properties and X-ray crystal structures of copper(II) and nickel(II) thiocyanate complexes with ethanolamine: a new structure for an aminoalkoxide cluster." M. B. Hursthouse, K. J. Izod, M. A. Mazid, P. Thornton, Polyhedron 1990, 9, 535-539.