Dr. Arduengo's Publication List: 1976-1997

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1. "The structure of a substituent stabilized thione methylide." Arduengo, A. J.; Burgess, E. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 98, 5021-3 (1976).

2. "Syntheses and reactions of substituent stabilized thione methylides." Arduengo, A. J.; Burgess, E. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 98, 5020-1 (1976).

3. "Tricoordinate hypervalent sulfur compounds." Arduengo, A. J.; Burgess, E. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 99, 2376-8 (1977).

4. "A study of the vinyl anion system. Rearrangements and formation from hydride(1-) ion and acetylene." Dykstra, C. E.; Arduengo, A. J.; Fukunaga, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100, 6007-12 (1978).

5. "An extremely facile formation of trioxydialkyl phosphoranes from the reaction of phenyldichlorophosphine and 2-ketophenols." Harper, S. D.; Arduengo, A. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 21, 4331-4 (1980).

6. "An electrically neutral s-sulfuranyl radical from the homolysis of a perester with neighboring sulfenyl sulfur: 9-S-3 species." Perkins, C. W.; Martin, J. C.; Arduengo, A. J.; Lau, W.; Alegria, A.; Kochi, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102, 7753-9 (1980).

7. "Conformational analysis of nonsteroidal estrogens. The effect of conformer populations on the binding affinity of meso- and dl-hexestrol to the estrogen receptor." Kilbourn, M. R.; Arduengo, A. J.; Park, J. T.; Katzenellenbogen, J. A. Molecular Pharmacology 19, 388-98 (1981).

8. "Intramolecular oxidative cyclization reactions of trivalent phosphorus and carbonyl functions." Harper, S. D.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104, 2497-501 (1982).

9. "Structure of an electronically stabilized carbonyl ylide." Janulis, E. P., Jr.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105, 5929-30 (1983).

10. "Diazotetrakis(trifluoromethyl)cyclopentadiene and ylides of electronegative elements." Janulis, E. P., Jr.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105, 3563-7 (1983).

11. "Synthesis and structure of the first 10-P-3 species." Culley, S. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 106, 1164-5 (1984).

12. "The synthesis and structure of a stabilized nitrilium ylide." Janulis, E. P., Jr.; Wilson, S. R.; Arduengo, A. J., III Tetrahedron Lett. 25, 405-8 (1984).

13. "The synthesis and structure of the first 10-As-3 species." Culley, S. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 107, 1089-90 (1985).

14. "Chemistry and structure of the first 10-Sb-3 species." Stewart, C. A.; Harlow, R. L.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 107, 5543-4 (1985).

15. "Synthesis and structure of the first 20-Bi-9 system: a discrete nine-coordinate 20-electron bismuth." Stewart, C. A.; Calabrese, J. C.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 107, 3397-8 (1985).

16. "Direct determination of the barrier to edge inversion at trivalent phosphorus: verification of the edge inversion mechanism." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dixon, D. A.; Roe, D. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 6821-3 (1986).

17. "Reversible transformation of 10-P-3 ADPO to an 8-P-3 ADPO-PtI₂ adduct." Arduengo, A. J., III; Stewart, C. A.; Davidson, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 322-3 (1986).

18. "1,3-Dimethylimidazole-2-thione." Benac, B. L.; Burgess, E. M.; Arduengo, A. J., III Org. Synth. 64, 92-5 (1986).

19. "A new inversion process at Group VA (Group 15) elements. Edge inversion through a planar T-shaped structure." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J.; Fukunaga, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 2461-2 (1986).

20. "A new class of pnicogen-transition metal adducts: a stereo active lone pair at a 10-Sb-4 antimony center." Stewart, C. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III Inorg. Chem. 25, 3847-8 (1986).

21. "Thermochromic arsenic and antimony compounds," Arduengo, A. J., US Patent 4710576, 1987.

22. "Chemistry of tricoordinate hypervalent pnictogens." Arduengo, A. J., III Pure Appl. Chem. 59, 1053-5 (1987).

23. "Chemistry of 10-Pn-3 systems: tricoordinate hypervalent pnicogen compounds and related systems." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dixon, D. A.; Stewart, C. A. Phosphorus, Sulfur Rel. Elem. 30, 341-4 (1987).

24. "The synthesis, structure, and chemistry of 10-Pn-3 systems: tricoordinate hypervalent pnicogen compounds." Arduengo, A. J., III; Stewart, C. A.; Davidson, F.; Dixon, D. A.; Becker, J. Y.; Culley, S. A.; Mizen, M. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 109, 627-47 (1987).

25. "Electronic and substituent effects on the barrier to edge inversion." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 498-500 (1987).

26. "Spectroscopic properties and the edge inversion process in tetrahedral AF₄ molecules." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Phys. Chem. 91, 3195-200 (1987).

27. "Periodic trends in the edge and vertex inversion barriers for tricoordinate pnicogen hydrides and fluorides." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 109, 338-41 (1987).

28. "Edge inversion barrier at a four-coordinate main group IV center." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dixon, D. A.; Roe, D. C.; Kline, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110, 4437-8 (1988).

29. "The chemistry and structure of a 10-Sn-4 system: Pseudo-trigonal-bipyramidal 4-coordinate, 10-electron tin centers." Bettermann, G.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110, 877-9 (1988).

30. "Solvent stabilization of the edge inversion transition state in tetrahedral molecules." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III Int. J. Quantum Chem. 22, 85-98 (1988).

31. "Tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)cyclopentadienyl ligands for transition metals." Burk, M. J.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Calabrese, J. C.; Harlow, R. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111, 8938-40 (1989).

32. "Electronic structures of trifluorodixenon(+) and xenon iodide trifluoride. Examples of 5c,6e hypervalent bonding." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Farnham, W. B. Inorg. Chem. 28, 4589-93 (1989).

33. "Complexes of tricoordinate hypervalent pnictogens with (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium." Arduengo, A. J., III; Lattman, M.; Calabrese, J. C.; Fagan, P. J. Heteroat. Chem. 1, 407-17 (1990).

34. "Molecular control of self-assembled monolayer films of imidazole-2-thiones: adsorption and reactivity." Arduengo, A. J., III; Moran, J. R.; Rodriguez-Parada, J.; Ward, M. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112, 6153-4 (1990).

35. "Electronic and molecular structure of protonated fluoro isocyano krypton [FKrNCH]⁺. The question of hypervalent bonding." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III Inorg. Chem. 29, 970-5 (1990).

36. "Isocyanate-crosslinked epoxy resin coatings containing imidazolethione catalysts," Arduengo, A. J., III; Corcoran, P. H., PCT Int. Appl. WO 9118937, 1991.

37. "Preparation of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium salts," Arduengo, A. J., III, PCT Int. Appl. WO 9114678, 1991.

38. "Synthesis of a reverse ylide from a nucleophilic carbene." Arduengo, A. J., III; Kline, M.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 9704-5 (1991).

39. "A 3-coordinate 4-electron phosphorus donor." Arduengo, A. J., III; Rasika Dias, H. V.; Calabrese, J. C. Inorg. Chem. 30, 4880-2 (1991).

40. "A novel mode of coordination for phosphorus." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 7071-2 (1991).

41. "The syntheses and structures of iron carbonyl adducts of tricoordinated hypervalent phosphorus compounds." Arduengo, A. J., III; Lattman, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Calabrese, J. C. Heteroat. Chem. 2, 395-407 (1991).

42. "1,3-Dialkylimidazole-2-thione catalyst-containing epoxy/anhydride coatings," Arduengo, A. J., III; Barsotti, R. J.; Corcoran, P. H., Eur. Pat. Appl. EP 411927, 1991.

43. "Pentacoordinate 10-electron pnicogen-manganese adducts: verification of the 10-Pn-3 arrangement in ADPnO molecules." Arduengo, A. J., III; Lattman, M.; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C.; Kline, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 1799-805 (1991).

44. "A stable crystalline carbene." Arduengo, A. J., III; Harlow, R. L.; Kline, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 361-3 (1991).

45. "Edge inversion in tricoordinated main Group IV anions." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Lappert, M. F. Heteroat. Chem. 2, 541-4 (1991).

46. "Application of local-density-functional theory to molecules containing a hypervalent bond." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III Int. J. Quantum Chem. 25, 269-79 (1991).

47. "Electronic structure of l₅-phosphaacetylene and corresponding triplet methylenes." Dixon, D. A.; Dobbs, K. D.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Bertrand, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113, 8782-5 (1991).

48. "Lowest energy distortions in hypervalent sulfur compounds: thiapentalenes." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Rel. Elem. 55, 35-40 (1991).

49. "Electronic structure of a stable nucleophilic carbene." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III J. Phys. Chem. 95, 4180-2 (1991).

50. "A stable carbene-alane adduct." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114, 9724-5 (1992).

51. "1,3-dialkylimidazole-2-thiones and their manufacture and use as catalysts for anhydride-crosslinked epoxy coatings," Arduengo, A. J., III, U.S. Patent 5104993, 1992.

52. "Electronic stabilization of nucleophilic carbenes." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Harlow, R. L.; Kline, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114, 5530-4 (1992).

53. "Cyclic aromatic oligoamides and their ring-opening polymerization," Memeger, W., Jr.; Arduengo, A. J., III, PCT Int. Appl. WO 9219665, 1992.

54. "Enzymic preparation of glyoxylic acid in the presence of non-enzymic catalyst for decomposing hydrogen peroxide," Anton, D. L.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Dicosimo, R., US Patent 5,262,314, 1993.

55. "Carbene adducts of magnesium and zinc." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Davidson, F.; Harlow, R. L. J. Organomet. Chem. 462, 13-18 (1993).

56. "Process for preparing a strengthened polyimide film containing organometallic compounds for improving adhesion," Arduengo, A. J., III; Ray, Y. C., PCT Int. Appl. WO 9314157, 1993.

57. "Homoleptic carbene-silver(I) and carbene-copper(I) complexes." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F. Organometallics 12, 3405-9 (1993).

58. "Dihalo derivatives of 5-coordinate hypervalent phosphorus compounds." Arduengo, A. J., III; Breker, J.; Davidson, F.; Kline, M. Heteroat. Chem. 4, 213-21 (1993).

59. "A carbene germanium diiodide adduct: model of the non-least-motion pathway for dimerization of singlet carbenes." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F. Inorg. Chem. 32, 1541-2 (1993).

60. "Imidazolethione as complexing agent for coating with tin," Dodd, J. R.; Arduengo, A. J., III; King, R. D.; Vitale, A. C., US Patent 5,196,053, 1993.

61. "Carbene-Lanthanide Complexes." Arduengo, A. J., III; Tamm, M.; McLain, S. J.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F.; Marshall, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 7927-8 (1994).

62. "Coordination chemistry of ADPO." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Calabrese, J. C. Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Rel. Elem. 87, 1-10 (1994).

63. "Photoelectron Spectroscopy of a Carbene/Silylene/Germylene Series." Arduengo, A. J., III; Bock, H.; Chen, H.; Denk, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Green, J. C.; Herrmann, W. A.; Jones, N. L.; Wagner, M.; West, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 6641-9 (1994).

64. "Chemical Shielding Tensor of a Carbene." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dixon, D. A.; Kumashiro, K. K.; Lee, C.; Power, W. P.; Zilm, K. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 6361-7 (1994).

65. "Low coordinate hypervalent phosphorus." Arduengo, A. J., III; Stewart, C. A. Chem. Rev. 94, 1215-37 (1994).

66. "Electron Distribution in a Stable Carbene." Arduengo, A. J., III; Dias, H. V. R.; Dixon, D. A.; Harlow, R. L.; Klooster, W. T.; Koetzle, T. F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 6812-22 (1994).

67. "A Bis(carbene) Adduct of Iodine(1+)." Arduengo, A. J., III; Tamm, M.; Calabrese, J. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 3625-6 (1994).

68. "Low-Coordinate Carbene Complexes of Nickel(0) and Platinum(0)." Arduengo, A. J., III; Gamper, S. F.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 4391-4 (1994).

69. "Macrocyclic aramids (2n-aza)[2n]paracyclophane-2n-ones): new intermediates for the synthesis of p-aramids." Memeger, W., Jr.; Lazar, J.; Ovenall, D.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Leach, R. A. Marcromol. Symp. 77, 105-16 (1994).

70. "A stable diaminocarbene." Arduengo, A. J., III; Goerlich, J. R.; Marshall, W. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 11027-8 (1995).

71. "A Bis(carbene)-Proton Complex: Structure of a C-H-C Hydrogen Bond." Arduengo, A. J., III; Gamper, S. F.; Tamm, M.; Calabrese, J. C.; Davidson, F.; Craig, H. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 572-3 (1995).

72. "Subchronic toxicity study in rats with 1-methyl-3-propylimidazole-2-thione (PTI): effects on the thyroid." Biegel, L. B.; Cook, J. C.; O'Connor, J. C.; Aschiero, M.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Slone, T. W. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 27, 185-94 (1995).

73. "On the proposed existence of a ketene derived from carbon monoxide and 1,3-di-1-adamantylimidazol-2-ylidene." Dixon, D. A.; Arduengo, A. J., III; Dobbs, K. D.; Khasnis, D. V. Tetrahedron Lett. 36, 645-8 (1995).

74. "Investigation of a mercury(II) carbene complex: bis(1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene)mercury chloride." Arduengo, A. J., III; Harlow, R. L.; Marshall, W. J.; Prakasha, T. K. Heteroat. Chem. 7, 421-426 (1996).

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