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Refereed Publications (2009-Present | 2002-2008)

  1. C.L.B. Macdonald, J.F. Binder, A. Swidan, J.H. Nguyen, S.C. Kosnik, and B.D. Ellis, Convenient Preparation and Detailed Analysis of a Series of NHC-Stabilized Phosphorus(I) Dyes and Their Derivatives, Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55, 7152-66.

  2. S.C. Kosnik, G.J. Farrar, E.L. Norton, B.F.T. Cooper, B.D. Ellis and C.L.B. Macdonald, Low-Valent Chemistry: An Alternative Approach to Phosphorus-Containing Oligomers, Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 53, 13061-9.

  3. B.D. Ellis, E.V. Morasset and C.L.B. Macdonald, 1,1,1-Tris(dimethylamino)-2-[tris(dimethylamino)phosphoranylidene]diphosphinium tetraphenylborate tetrahydrofuran solvate, Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2014, E70, o691.

  4. A. Jha, T.Y. Chou, Z. ALJaroudi, B.D. Ellis and T.S. Cameron, Aza-Diels-Alder reaction between N-aryl-1-oxo-1H-isoindolium ions and tert-enamides: Steric effects on reaction outcome, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014, 10, 848-57.

  5. J.W. Dube, C.L.B. Macdonald, B.D. Ellis and P.J. Ragogna, The Synthesis of Zwitterionic Triphosphenium Transition Metal Complexes; A Boron Atom Makes The Difference, Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 11438-49.

  6. B.D. Ellis, T.M. Atkins, Y. Peng, A.D. Sutton, J.C. Gordon and P.P. Power, Synthesis and Thermolytic Behavior of Tin(IV) Formates: In Search of Recyclable Metal-Hydride Systems, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 10659-63.

  7. W.A Merrill, E. Rivard, X. Wang, J.S. DeRopp, B.D. Ellis, J.C. Fettinger, B. Wrackmeyer and P.P. Power, Synthesis and Characterization of the M(II) (M = Ge, Sn, or Pb) Phosphinidene Dimers {M(μ-PAr')}2 (Ar' = C6H3 -2,6-(C6H3-2,6-Pri2)2), Inorganic Chemistry, 2010, 49, 8481-6.

  8. Y. Peng, R.C. Fisher, W.A. Merrill, J. Fisher, L. Pu, B.D. Ellis, J.C. Fettinger and P.P. Power, Substituent effects in ditetrel alkyne analogues: multiple vs. single bonded isomers, Chemical Science, 2010, 1, 461-8.

  9. Z.D. Brown, Z. Zhu, B.D. Ellis and P.P. Power, Synthesis and structural characterization of the neutral p-bridged, In-In bonded indium(II) amide dimer [(In{N(Dipp)SiMe3})2 (μ2-η1:η1C5H5) (μ2-η1:η2C5H5)] (Dipp=2,6-diisopropylphenyl), Main Group Chemistry, 2010, 9, 111-115.

  10. A.D. Sutton, B.L. Davis, K.X. Bhattacharyya, B.D. Ellis, J.C. Gordon and P.P. Power, Recycle of tin thiolate compounds relevant to ammonia-borane regeneration, Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 148-9.

  11. Y. Peng, J.-D. Guo, B.D. Ellis, Z. Zhu, J.C. Fettinger, S. Nagase and P.P. Power, Reaction of Hydrogen or Ammonia with Unsaturated Germanium or Tin Molecules under Ambient Conditions: Oxidative Addition versus Arene Elimination, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 16272-82.

  12. Y. Peng, B.D. Ellis, X. Wang, J.C. Fettinger and P.P. Power, Reversible Reactions of Ethylene with Distannynes Under Ambient Conditions, Science, 2009, 325, 1668-70.

  13. C. Ni, B.D. Ellis, T.A. Stich, J.C. Fettinger, G.J. Long, R.D. Britt and P.P. Power, Reduction of terphenyl iron(II) or colbalt(II) halides in the presence of trimethylphosphine: an unusual triple dehydrogenation of an alkyl group, Dalton Transactions, 2009, 5401-5.

  14. Z. Zhu, R.C. Fischer, B.D. Ellis, E. Rivard, W.A. Merrill, M.M. Olmstead, P.P. Power, J.D. Guo, S. Nagase and L. Pu, Synthesis, Characterization and Real Molecule DFT Calculations for Neutral Organogallium(I) Aryl Dimers and Monomers: Weakness of Gallium-Gallium Bonds in Digallenes and Digallynes, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2009, 15, 5263-72.

  15. C. Ni, B.D. Ellis, G.J Long, and P.P. Power, Reactions of Ar'CrCrAr' with N2O or N3(1-Ad): complete cleavage of the Cr-Cr quintuple interaction, Chemical Communications, 2009, 2332-4.

Book Chapters

  1. C.L.B. Macdonald, B.D. Ellis and Ala'aeddeen Swidan, "Low Oxidation State Main Group Compounds" in The Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, R.A. Scott (Editor-in-Chief), John Wiley & Sons, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0277.pub2 **Invited**

  2. C.L.B. Macdonald, B.D. Ellis, G. Reeske and A.H. Cowley, "N-Heterocyclic Phosphenium Salts" in Experiments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, H.W. Roesky and D. Kennepohl (Editors), Wiley-VCH, 2009. **Invited**

  3. B.D. Ellis and C.L.B. Macdonald, "Cationic Low Oxidation State Phosphorus and Arsenic Compounds" in Modern Aspects of Main Group Chemistry, American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Volume 917, R.A. Kemp, M. Lattman (Editors), American Chemical Society Press: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 2006, pages 108-21. **Invited**

  4. C.L.B. Macdonald and B.D. Ellis, "Low Oxidation State Main Group Chemistry" in The Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, R.B. King (Editor), John Wiley "&" Sons: Chichester, U.K., 2005. **Invited**
Questions? E-mail: bobby.ellis@acadiau.ca