W. Carl Watkins
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
Most-Cited Works
- → An investigation of the homolytic dissociation of [.eta.5-C5Me5Cr(CO)3]2 and related complexes. The role of ligand substitution on the solution thermochemistry of metal-metal bond cleavage(1992)71 cited
- → Combined x-ray crystallographic, single-crystal EPR, and theoretical study of metal-centered radicals of the type [.eta.5C5R5Cr(CO)2L] (R = H, Me; L = CO, tertiary phosphine)(1991)56 cited
- → Kinetics and mechanism of substitution reactions of the 17-electron complexes [.eta.5-C5R5Cr(CO)3] (R = H, Me) with tertiary phosphines(1992)15 cited
- → Synthesis and characterization of new chromium-centered radicals of the type {.eta.3-tris(pyrazolyl)borato}Cr(CO)2L (L = CO, PMe3): EPR spectra of organochromium and -molybdenum compounds undergoing subtle Jahn-Teller distortions(1992)15 cited
- → Phosphine photolabilisation studies of (η5-C5H5)Fe(PPh3)(CO)COR (R = Me, Ph, 2,6-C6H3F2) and (η5-C5Me5)Fe(PPh3)(CO)COR (R = Me, 2,6-C6H3F2) utilising NMR, laser desorption FT ICR MS and photofragmentation voltammetry analysis(1999)6 cited
- → Mechanism of carbon monoxide substitution reactions of the seventeen-electron complex {(η)5-C5H5)Cr(CO)3}(1989)5 cited
- → Photofragmentation voltammetry studies of the aminocarbene complexes [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(L){C(NHR1)(R2)}]BF4[L = PPh3, P(p-Tol)3; R1= Me, CH2Ph; R2= Me, Bu](1993)5 cited
- → Contrasting ligand photolabilisations in the acetyl complexes [(η5-C5R5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)COMe](R = H, Me)(1994)5 cited
- → Photolabilisation of phosphine ligands bound to iron: photofragmentation voltammetry analysis(1993)4 cited
- → Transformations of podocarpic acid(1968)4 cited