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Alireza Ariafard

University Research Fellow

Room 315 , Chemistry Building

+61 3 6226 1744 (phone)

Alireza.Ariafard@utas.edu.au

Achievements

Alireza Ariafard obtained his Ph.D. from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch(Iran) in the area of Inorganic Chemistry. He then carried out his postdoctoral training with Professor Zhenyang Lin at Hong Kong university of Science and Technology. Following this, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran. He currently is a research fellow in the School of Chemistry at UTAS and collaborates with Professor Brian Yates.

Teaching Responsibilities

Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic, General Chemistry

Publications

  • Alireza Ariafard, Nigel J Brookes, Robert Stranger, Brian F. Yates, 2010, 'Density Functional Theory Study on the Mechanism of the Reductive Cleavage of CO2 by a Bis-β-Diketoiminatediiron Dinitrogen Complex.', Inorg. Chem., 49, pgs. 7773
  • Nigel J Brookes, Alireza Ariafard, Robert Stranger, Brian F. Yates , 2010, 'Scission of Carbon Monoxide Using TaR3, R=(N(tBu)Ph) or OSi(tBu)3: A DFT Investigation.', Chemistry – A European Journal, 16, pgs. 8117-8132
  • Alireza Ariafard, Brian F. Yates, 2009, 'Subtle Balance of Ligand Steric Effects in Stille Transmetalation.', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, pgs. 13981–13991
  • Nigel J Brookes, Alireza Ariafard, Robert Stranger, Brian F. Yates , 2009, 'Cleavage of Carbon Dioxide by an Iridium-Supported Fischer Carbene. A DFT Investigation.', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, pgs. 5800–5808
  • Alireza Ariafard, Elham S. Tabatabaie, Brian F. Yates, 2009, 'Mechanistic Studies of Ligand Fluxionality in [M(η5-Cp)(η1-Cp)(L)2]n', J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, pgs. 2982–2989
  • Alireza Ariafard, Nigel J Brookes, Robert Stranger, Brian F Yates , 2008, 'Activation of CS2 and CS by ML3 Complexes', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, pgs. 11928–11938
  • Alireza Ariafard, Nigel J Brookes, Robert Stranger, Brian F Yates , 2008, 'A Molecular Orbital Rationalization of Ligand Effects in N2 Activation', Chemistry – A European Journal , 14, pgs. 6119–6124

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Fields of Research

  • Organometallic chemistry (340209)
  • Transition metal chemistry (340211)
  • Physical organic chemistry (340505)
  • Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions (340601)
  • Organic chemical synthesis (340503)
  • Inorganic chemistry (340299)
  • Bioinorganic chemistry (340201)
  • Theoretical quantum chemistry (340704)
  • Computational chemistry (340701)
  • Theoretical and computational chemistry (340799)

Research Objectives

  • Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences (280105)
  • Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences (280120)
  • Fine chemicals (240904)
  • Industrial chemicals and related products (240999)
  • Agricultural chemicals (240199)
  • Human pharmaceutical products (240899)

Publications

Total publications

127

Journal Article

(126 outputs)
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2022Babaahmadi R, Dasgupta A, Hyland CJT, Yates BF, Melen RL, et al., 'Understanding the influence of donor-acceptor diazo compounds on the catalyst efficiency of B(C6F5)3 towards carbene formation', Chemistry - A European Journal, 28, (11) Article e202104376. ISSN 0947-6539 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104376 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2022Canty AJ, Ariafard A, 'Two-stage catalysis in the Pd-catalyzed formation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-substituted acrylamides: oxidative alkylation of PdII by an IIII reagent and roles for acetate, triflate, and triflic acid', Organometallics, 41, (3) pp. 293-300. ISSN 0276-7333 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00644 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2022Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Malinakova HC, 'DFT characterisation of a PdII → IIII adduct, and a PdII complex formed after oxidative alkenylation of PdII by [Ph(alkenyl)IIII]+, in Pd-mediated synthesis of benzofurans involving PdIV, annulation and chain-walking', Dalton Transactions, 51, (24) pp. 9377-9384. ISSN 1477-9226 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00759b [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2022Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Nabavizadeh SM, 'Computational study of multiple pathways and ion-pairing in oxidative addition of iodomethane to a binuclear organoplatinum(II) complex containing imine and phosphine bridging ligands', Inorganic Chemistry Research, 6, (1) pp. 93-97. ISSN 2538-1865 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.22036/icr.2022.353871.1133 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2022Dasgupta A, Pahar S, Babaahmadi R, Gierlichs L, Yates BF, et al., 'Borane catalyzed selective diazo cross-coupling towards pyrazoles', Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 364, (4) pp. 773-780. ISSN 1615-4150 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101312 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2022Farshadfar K, Gunawan N, Shiri F, Howard JK, Vaas APJP, et al., 'Discovery of Periodinane Oxy-Assisted (POA) oxidation mechanism in the IBX-Controlled oxidative dearomatization of pyrroles mediated by acetic acid', The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 87 pp. 13280-13287. ISSN 0022-3263 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01923 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Gunawan N; Howard JK; Vaas APJP; Bissember AC; Yates BF; Smith JA

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2022Farshadfar K, Tizhoush SK, Ariafard A, 'Role of Bronsted acids in promoting Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed chlorination of phenol carbamates using N-chlorosuccinimide', ACS Catalysis, 12, (4) pp. 2681-2693. ISSN 2155-5435 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05512 [eCite] [Details]

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2022Jalali M, Shiri F, Bissember AC, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Bismuth(III)-catalysed hydroalkylation of styrene with acetylacetone: a DFT-Based mechanistic study', Molecular Physics Article e2093798. ISSN 0026-8976 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2093798 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Bissember AC; Yates BF

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2022Joyce LM, Drew MA, Tague AJ, Thaima T, Gouranourimi A, et al., 'A rare alder-ene cycloisomerization of 1,6-allenynes', Chemistry - A European Journal, 28, (12) Article e202104022. ISSN 0947-6539 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104022 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Gouranourimi A

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2022King R, Canty AJ, Ariafard A, O'Hair RAJ, Ryzhov V, 'Catalytic dehydrogenation of liquid organic hydrogen carrier model compounds by CpM+ (M = Fe, Co, Ni) in the gas phase', Organometallics, 41, (24) pp. 3823-3833. ISSN 0276-7333 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00413 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2021Abdolalian P, Tizhoush SK, Farshadfar K, Ariafard A, 'The role of hypervalent iodine(iii) reagents in promoting alkoxylation of unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds catalyzed by palladium(ii) complexes', Chemical Science, 12, (20) pp. 7185-7195. ISSN 2041-6520 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01230d [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5

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2021Canty AJ, Ariafard A, 'Computational study of intramolecular coordination enhanced oxidative addition to form PdIV-pincer complexes, and selectivity in aryloxide attack at PdIVCH2CRR′ motifs in palladium-mediated organic synthesis', Organometallics, 40, (9) pp. 1262-1269. ISSN 0276-7333 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00058 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2021Canty AJ, Ariafard A, van Koten G, 'Computational study of bridge splitting, aryl halide oxidative addition to PtII, and reductive elimination from PtIV: route to pincer-PtII reagents with chemical and biological applications', Chemistry - A European Journal, 27, (62) pp. 15426-15433. ISSN 0947-6539 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102687 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2021Cervantes-Reyes A, Farshadfar K, Rudolph M, Rominger F, Schaub T, et al., 'Copper-catalysed synthesis of alpha-alkylidene cyclic carbonates from propargylic alcohols and CO2', Green Chemistry, 23, (2) pp. 889-897. ISSN 1463-9262 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d0gc03990j [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 11

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2021Dasgupta A, Babaahmadi R, Pahar S, Stefkova K, Gierlichs L, et al., 'Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed carbenium ion generation and autocatalytic pyrazole synthesis - a computational and experimental study', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60, (46) pp. 24395-24399. ISSN 1433-7851 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109744 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2021Dasgupta A, Stefkova K, Babaahmadi R, Yates BF, Buurma N, et al., 'Site-selective Csp3-Csp/Csp3-Csp2 cross-coupling reactions using frustrated Lewis pairs', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, (11) pp. 4451-4464. ISSN 0002-7863 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01622 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2021Fard ST, Sekine K, Farshadfar K, Rominger F, Rudolph M, et al., 'Gold-catalyzed annulation of 1,8-dialkynylnaphthalenes: synthesis and photoelectric properties of indenophenalene-based derivatives', Chemistry - A European Journal, 27, (10) pp. 3552-3559. ISSN 0947-6539 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004846 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

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2021Farshadfar K, Ariafard A, 'Catalytic role of amines in activation of PhICl2 from a computational point of view', Chemical Communications, 57, (72) pp. 9108-9111. ISSN 1359-7345 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03618a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

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2021Farshadfar K, Bird MJ, Olivier WJ, Hyland CJT, Smith JA, et al., 'Computational investigation into the mechanistic features of bromide-catalyzed alcohol oxidation by PhIO in water', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, (3) pp. 2998-3007. ISSN 0022-3263 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02903 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Olivier WJ; Smith JA

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2021Hu C, Farshadfar K, Dietl MC, Cervantes-Reyes A, Wang T, et al., 'Gold-catalyzed [5,5]-rearrangement', ACS Catalysis, 11, (11) pp. 6510-6518. ISSN 2155-5435 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01108 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10

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2021Jalali M, Bissember AC, Yates BF, Wengryniuk SE, Ariafard A, 'Oxidation of electron-deficient phenols mediated by hypervalent iodine(V) reagents: fundamental mechanistic features revealed by a density functional theory-based investigation', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, (17) pp. 12237-12246. ISSN 0022-3263 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01545 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Bissember AC; Yates BF

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2021Jalali M, Ho CC, Fuller RO, Lucas NT, Ariafard A, et al., 'Photochemical activation of a hydroxyquinone-derived phenyliodonium ylide by visible light: synthetic and mechanistic investigations', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, (2) pp. 1758-1768. ISSN 0022-3263 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02592 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Jalali M; Ho CC; Fuller RO; Bissember AC

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2021Jalali M, Hyland CJT, Bissember AC, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Hydroalkylation of alkenes with 1,3-diketones via gold(III) or silver(I) catalysis: divergent mechanistic pathways revealed by a DFT-based investigation', ACS Catalysis, 11, (9) pp. 5795-5807. ISSN 2155-5435 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05260 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Bissember AC; Yates BF

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2021Jin J, Zhao Y, Kyne SH, Farshadfar K, Ariafard A, et al., 'Copper(I)-catalysed site-selective C(sp3)-H bond chlorination of ketones, (E)-enones and alkylbenzenes by dichloramine-T', Nature Communications, 12, (1) Article 4065. ISSN 2041-1723 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23988-y [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

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2021Olivier WJ, Babaahmadi R, Lucas N, Ariafard A, Bissember AC, et al., 'Exploring cyclization strategies to access stemona alkaloids: subtle effects influencing reactivity in intramolecular Michael additions', Organic Letters, 23, (21) pp. 8494-8498. ISSN 1523-7060 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03205 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5

Co-authors: Olivier WJ; Babaahmadi R; Bissember AC; Smith JA

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2021Xiao X, Roth JM, Greenwood NS, Velopolcek MK, Aguirre J, et al., 'Bidentate nitrogen-ligated I(V) reagents, Bi(N)-HVIs: preparation, stability, structure, and reactivity', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, (9) pp. 6566-6576. ISSN 0022-3263 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00375 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

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2020Babaahmadi R, Jalali M, Smith JA, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'How a bismuth(III) catalyst achieves greatest activation of organic Lewis bases in a catalytic reaction: insights from DFT calculations', ChemCatChem, 13, (3) pp. 975-980. ISSN 1867-3899 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001688 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Smith JA; Yates BF

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2020Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Puddephatt RJ, 'DFT studies of two-electron oxidation, photochemistry, and radical transfer between metal centres in the formation of platinum(iv) and palladium(iv) selenolates from diphenyldiselenide and metal(ii) reactants', Dalton Transactions, 49, (39) pp. 13566-13572. ISSN 1477-9226 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02978e [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2020Canty AJ, Ariafard A, van Koten G, 'Computational analysis of mesomerism in para-substituted mer-NCN pincer platinum(II) complexes, including its relationships with Hammett σp substituent parameters', Chemistry - A European Journal, 26, (67) pp. 15629-15635. ISSN 0947-6539 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003023 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2020Dasgupta A, Babaahmadi R, Slater B, Yates BF, Ariafard A, et al., 'Borane-catalyzed stereoselective C-H Insertion, cyclopropanation, and ring-opening reactions', Chem, 6, (9) pp. 2364-2381. ISSN 2451-9308 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.06.035 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 53Web of Science - 52

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2020Dasgupta A, Stefkova K, Babaahmadi R, Gierlichs L, Ariafard A, et al., 'Triarylborane-catalyzed alkenylation reactions of aryl esters with diazo compounds', Angewandte Chemie, 59, (36) pp. 15492-15496. ISSN 1433-7851 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007176 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 25

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R

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2020Farshadfar K, Abdolalian P, Ariafard A, 'Catalytic role of Lewis acids in ArIO-mediated oxidative fluorination reactions revealed by DFT calculations', European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, (15) pp. 2251-2259. ISSN 1434-193X (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000217 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

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2020Farshadfar K, Gouranourimi A, Ariafard A, 'How the combination of PhIO and I2 provides a species responsible for conducting organic reactions through radical mechanisms', Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 18, (40) pp. 8103-8108. ISSN 1477-0520 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01705a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Gouranourimi A

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2020Kaur A, Ariafard A, 'Mechanistic investigation into phenol oxidation by IBX elucidated by DFT calculations', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 18, (6) pp. 1117-1129. ISSN 1477-0520 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02650a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15

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2020Nori V, Dasgupta A, Babaahmadi R, Carlone A, Ariafard A, et al., 'Triarylborane catalysed N-alkylation of amines with aryl esters', Catalysis Science & Technology, 10, (22) pp. 7523-7530. ISSN 2044-4761 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01339k [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R

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2020Thadkapally S, Farshadfar K, Drew MA, Richardson C, Ariafard A, et al., 'Rhodium-catalysed tetradehydro-Diels-Alder reactions of enediynes: Via a rhodium-stabilized cyclic allene', Chemical Science, 11, (40) pp. 10945-10950. ISSN 2041-6520 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04390g [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Pyne SG; Hyland CJT

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2020Tian X, Song L, Farshadfar K, Rudolph M, Rominger F, et al., 'Acyl migration versus epoxidation in gold catalysis: facile, switchable, and atom-economic synthesis of acylindoles and quinoline derivatives', Angewandte Chemie, 59, (1) pp. 471-478. ISSN 0044-8249 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912334 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 74Web of Science - 72

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2019Asgari M, Hyland CJT, Hashmi ASK, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Proton supplier role of binuclear gold complexes in promoting hydrofunctionalisation of nonactivated alkenes', Catalysis Science & Technology, 9 pp. 1420-1426. ISSN 2044-4753 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c8cy02482k [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2019Chen X, Zhou Y, Jin J, Farshadfar K, Ariafard A, et al., 'Gold catalyzed cyclopropanation/[5+3] cycloaddition of 1,4,9- and 1,4,10-allenenynes to bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives', Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis pp. 1-13. ISSN 1615-4150 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901263 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12

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2019Chipman A, Farshadfar K, Smith JA, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'DFT-based comparison between mechanistic aspects of amine and alcohol oxidation mediated by IBX', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85, (2) pp. 515-525. ISSN 0022-3263 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02583 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Chipman A; Smith JA; Yates BF

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2019Farshadfar K, Chipman A, Hosseini M, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'A modified cationic mechanism for PdCl2-catalyzed transformation of a homoallylic alcohol to an allyl ether', Organometallics, 38, (15) pp. 2953-2962. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00276 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Chipman A; Yates BF

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2019Farshadfar K, Chipman A, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'DFT Mechanistic Investigation into BF3-Catalyzed Alcohol Oxidation by a Hypervalent Iodine(III) Compound', ACS Catalysis, 9, (7) pp. 6510-6521. ISSN 2155-5435 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01599 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 18

Co-authors: Chipman A; Yates BF

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2019Ganji B, Ariafard A, 'DFT mechanistic investigation into phenol dearomatization mediated by an iodine(III) reagent', Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 17 pp. 3521-3528. ISSN 1477-0520 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00028c [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 27

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2019Ho CC, Ariafard A, Hyland CJT, Bissember AC, 'Phosphine-scavenging cationic gold(I) complexes: alternative applications of gold cocatalysis in fundamental palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings', Organometallics, 38, (13) pp. 2683-2688. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00294 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Ho CC; Bissember AC

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2019Jin Q, Li J, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, O'Hair RAJ, 'Formation and reactions of the 1, 8-naphthyridine (napy) ligated geminally dimetallated phenyl complexes [(napy)Cu2(Ph)]+, [(napy)Ag2(Ph)]+ and [(napy)CuAg(Ph)]+', European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 25, (1) pp. 30-43. ISSN 1469-0667 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1177/1469066718795959 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2019Lahiji FK, Ariafard A, 'Revisiting the mechanism of acetylenic amine N-Oxide rearrangement catalysed by Gold(I) complexes from a DFT perspective', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 889 pp. 45-52. ISSN 0022-328X (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.03.011 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

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2019Meucci EA, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, Kampf JW, Sanford MS, 'Aryl-Fluoride Bond-Forming Reductive Elimination from Nickel(IV) Centers', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, (33) pp. 13261-13267. ISSN 0002-7863 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06896 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 25

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2019Meucci EA, Nguyen SN, Camasso NM, Chong E, Ariafard A, et al., 'Nickel(IV)-Catalyzed C-H Trifluoromethylation of (Hetero)arenes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, (32) pp. 12872−12879. ISSN 0002-7863 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06383 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 50

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2019Roberts CC, Chong E, Kampf JW, Canty AJ, Ariafard A, et al., 'Nickel(II/IV) manifold enables room-temperature C(sp3)-H functionalization', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, (49) pp. 19513-19520. ISSN 0002-7863 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11999 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 18

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2019Roohzadeh R, Nasiri B, Chipman A, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Disclosure of some obscure mechanistic aspects of the copper-catalyzed click reactions involving N2 elimination promoted by the use of electron-deficient azides from a DFT perspective', Organometallics, 38, (2) pp. 256-267. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00691 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Chipman A; Yates BF

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2019Tabatabaie ES, Dehghanpour S, Mosaddegh E, Babaahmadi R, Chipman A, et al., 'Rationale for the reactivity differences between main group and d0 transition metal complexes toward olefin polymerisation', Dalton Transactions, 48, (20) pp. 6997-7005. ISSN 1477-9226 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01017c [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Chipman A; Yates BF

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2019Tavakkolifard S, Sekine K, Reichert L, Ebrahimi M, Museridz K, et al., 'Gold-catalyzed regiospecific annulation of unsymmetrically substituted 1,5-diynes for the precise synthesis of bispentalenes', Chemistry: A European Journal, 25, (52) pp. 12180-12186. ISSN 0947-6539 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902381 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 17

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2019Wierenga TS, Vanston CR, Ariafard A, Gardiner MG, Ho CC, 'Accessing chelating extended linker bis(NHC) palladium(II) complexes: sterically triggered divergent reaction pathways', Organometallics, 38 pp. 3032-3038. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00356 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Wierenga TS; Vanston CR; Gardiner MG; Ho CC

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2019Yang Y, Noor A, Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Donnelly PS, et al., 'Synthesis of amidines by palladium-mediated CO2 extrusion followed by insertion of carbodiimides: translating mechanistic studies to develop a one-pot method', Organometallics, 38, (2) pp. 424-435. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00776 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 13

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2019Zamani F, Babaahmadi R, Yates BF, Gardiner MG, Ariafard A, et al., 'Dual gold‐catalyzed cycloaromatization of unconjugated (E)‐enediynes', Angewandte Chemie, 58, (7) pp. 2114 -2119. ISSN 0044-8249 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810794 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF; Gardiner MG

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2019Zarkoob F, Ariafard A, 'Mechanistic elucidation of gold(I)-catalyzed oxidation of a propargylic alcohol by a N-oxide in the presence of an imine using DFT calculations', Organometallics, 38, (2) pp. 489-497. ISSN 0276-7333 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00808 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

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2018Canty AJ, Ariafard A, 'DFT studies of isomerization in palladium(IV) chemistry and alkyl halide transfer from palladium(IV) to palladium(II)', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 872 pp. 110-113. ISSN 0022-328X (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.07.036 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2018Chipman A, Gouranourimi A, Farshadfar K, Olding A, Yates BF, et al., 'A computational mechanistic investigation into reduction of gold(III) complexes by amino acid glycine: a new variant for amine oxidation', Chemistry, 24, (33) pp. 8361-8368. ISSN 1521-3765 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800403 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Chipman A; Gouranourimi A; Olding A; Yates BF

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2018Chipman A, Yates BF, Canty AJ, Ariafard A, 'Reduction of a platinum (IV) prodrug model by sulfur containing biological reductants: computational mechanistic elucidation', Chemical Communications, 54, (74) pp. 10491-10494. ISSN 1359-7345 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05682j [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15

Co-authors: Chipman A; Yates BF; Canty AJ

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2018Gouranourimi A, Chipman A, Babaahmadi R, Olding A, Yates BF, et al., 'Nazarov cyclisations initiated by DDQ-oxidised pentadienyl ether: a mechanistic investigation from the DFT perspective', Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16, (46) pp. 9021-9029. ISSN 1477-0520 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02590h [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Gouranourimi A; Chipman A; Babaahmadi R; Olding A; Yates BF

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2018Jin J, Zhao Y, Gouranourimi A, Ariafard A, Chan PWH, 'Chiral Brønsted acid catalyzed enantioselective dehydrative Nazarov-type electrocyclization of aryl and 2‑thienyl vinyl alcohols', Journal American Chemical Society, 140, (17) pp. 5834-5841. ISSN 0002-7863 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02339 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 25

Co-authors: Gouranourimi A

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2018Plajer AJ, Ahrens L, Wieteck M, Lustosa DM, Babaahmadi R, et al., 'Different selectivities in the insertions into C(sp2)-H bonds: Benzofulvenes by Dual Gold catalysis competition experiment', Chemistry, 24, (42) pp. 10766-10772. ISSN 1521-3765 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801031 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 20

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates B

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2017Camasso NM, Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Sanford MS, 'Experimental and computational studies of high-valent nickel and palladium complexes', Organometallics, 36, (22) pp. 4382-4393. ISSN 0276-7333 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00613 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 45

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2017Canty AJ, Ariafard A, 'Computational study of selectivity in the [PtIICl4]2−-catalysed arylation of arenes by diaryliodonium reagents: arene activation at PtIV centres', Dalton Transactions, 46 pp. 15480-15486. ISSN 1477-9226 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03602g [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2017Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Camasso NM, Higgs AT, Yates BF, et al., 'Computational study of C(sp3)-O bond formation at a PdIV centre', Dalton Transactions, 46, (11) pp. 3742-3748. ISSN 1477-9226 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00096k [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 21

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2017Chong E, Kampf JW, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, Sanford MS, 'Oxidatively induced C-H activation at high valent nickel', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, (17) pp. 6058-6061. ISSN 0002-7863 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02387 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 47

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2017Ejehi Z, Ariafard A, 'A computational mechanistic investigation into the reduction of Pt(IV) prodrugs with two axial chlorides by biological reductants', Chemical Communications, 53, (8) pp. 1413-1416. ISSN 1359-7345 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07834f [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 16

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2017Ghari H, Li Y, Roohzadeh R, Caramenti P, Waser J, et al., 'Gold-catalyzed domino cyclization-alkynylation reactions with EBX reagents: new insights into the reaction mechanism', Dalton Transactions, 46, (36) pp. 12257-12262. ISSN 1477-9226 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03154h [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 19

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2017Golshani M, Khoobi M, Jalalimanesh N, Jafarpour F, Ariafard A, 'A transition-metal-free fast track to flavones and 3-arylcoumarins', Chemical Communications, 53, (77) pp. 10676-10679. ISSN 1359-7345 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c7cc02107k [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 19

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2017Khaledifard Y, Nasiri B, Javidy SA, Sereshk AV, Yates BF, et al., 'Phosphine-scavenging role of gold(I) complexes from Pd(PtBu3)2 in the bimetallic catalysis of carbostannylation of alkynes', Organometallics, 36, (10) pp. 2014-2019. ISSN 0276-7333 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00237 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2017Noor A, Li J, Khairallah GN, Li Z, Ghari H, et al., 'A one-pot route to thioamides discovered by gas-phase studies: palladium-mediated CO2 extrusion followed by insertion of isothiocyanates', Chemical Communications, 53, (27) pp. 3854-3857. ISSN 1359-7345 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c7cc00865a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 19

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2017Pflasterer D, Rudolph M, Yates BF, Ariafard A, Hashmi ASK, 'Total synthesis of (±)-dihydroisosubamol', Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 359, (5) pp. 866-874. ISSN 1615-4150 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201600663 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 19

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2017Zavras A, Ghari H, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, O'Hair RAJ, 'Gas-phase ion-molecule reactions of copper hydride anions [CuH2]- and [Cu2H3]-', Inorganic Chemistry, 56, (5) pp. 2387-2399. ISSN 0020-1669 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02145 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 28

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2016Ariafard A, Ghari H, Khaledi Y, Bagi AH, Wierenga TS, et al., 'Theoretical investigation into the mechanism of cyanomethylation of aldehydes catalyzed by a nickel pincer complex in the absence of base additives', ACS Catalysis, 6, (1) pp. 60-68. ISSN 2155-5435 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01642 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 19

Co-authors: Wierenga TS; Gardiner MG; Canty AJ

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2016Bagi AH, Khaledi Y, Ghari H, Arndt S, Hashmi ASK, et al., 'A Mechanistic Investigation of the Gold(III)-Catalyzed Hydrofurylation of C-C Multiple Bonds', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138, (44) pp. 14599-14608. ISSN 0002-7863 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05742 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 21

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2016Mehrabi T, Ariafard A, 'The different roles of a cationic gold(i) complex in catalysing hydroarylation of alkynes and alkenes with a heterocycle', Chemical Communications, 52, (60) pp. 9422-9425. ISSN 1359-7345 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04370d [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 13

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2016Younesi Y, Nasiri B, Babaahmadi R, Willans CE, Fairlamb IJS, et al., 'Theoretical rationalisation for the mechanism of N-heterocyclic carbene-halide reductive elimination at CuIII, AgIII and AuIII', Chemical Communications, 52, (28) pp. 5057-5060. ISSN 1359-7345 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01299j [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R

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2015Babaahmadi R, Ghanbari P, Rajabi NA, Hashmi ASK, Yates BF, et al., 'A theoretical study on the protodeauration step of the gold(I)-catalyzed organic reactions', Organometallics, 34, (13) pp. 3186-3195. ISSN 0276-7333 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00219 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 52

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

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2015Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Yates BF, Sanford MS, 'Computational study of intramolecular arene palladation at a palladium(IV) center', Organometallics, 34, (6) pp. 1085-1090. ISSN 0276-7333 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om5013049 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 21

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2015Chapman MR, Pask CM, Ariafard A, Willans CE, 'σ-Alkenyl endo-palladacycle formation via regiospecific functionalisation of an unreactive NHC-tethered C(sp2)-H bond', Chemical Communications, 51, (25) pp. 5513-5515. ISSN 1359-7345 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/C4CC10163D [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6

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2015Mahdavi M, Hassanzadeh-Soureshjan R, Saeedi M, Ariafard A, Babaahmadi R, et al., 'Experimental and computational evidence for KOt-Bu-promoted synthesis of oxopyrazino[1,2-a] indoles', RSC Advances, 5, (123) pp. 101353-101361. ISSN 2046-2069 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17056g [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 11

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R

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2015Robinson Jr R, Abbasi KK, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Sulfur dioxide activation: a theoretical investigation into dual S=O bond cleavage by three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 54, (2) pp. 534-543. ISSN 0020-1669 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic502298j [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Robinson Jr R; Yates BF

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2015Vikse KL, Khairallah GN, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, O'Hair RAJ, 'Gas-phase and computational study of identical nickel- and palladium-mediated organic transformations where mechanisms proceeding via MII or MIV oxidation states are determined by ancillary ligands', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, (42) pp. 13588-13593. ISSN 0002-7863 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b08044 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2015Vikse KL, Zavras A, Thomas TH, Ariafard A, Khairallah GN, et al., 'Prying open a reactive site for allylic arylation by phosphine-ligated geminally diaurated aryl complexes', Organometallics, 34, (13) pp. 3255-3263. ISSN 0276-7333 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00287 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2015Williams TJ, Bray JTW, Lake BRM, Willans CE, Rajabi NA, et al., 'Mechanistic elucidation of the arylation of non-spectator N-heterocyclic carbenes at copper using a combined experimental and computational approach', Organometallics, 34, (14) pp. 3497-3507. ISSN 0276-7333 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00093 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23

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2015Zavras A, Ariafard A, Khairallah GN, White JM, Mulder RJ, et al., 'Synthesis, structure and gas-phase reactivity of the mixed silver hydride borohydride nanocluster [Ag3(μ3-H)(μ3-BH4)LPh3]BF4 (LPh = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane)', Nanoscale, 7, (43) pp. 18129-18137. ISSN 2040-3364 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05690j [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Canty AJ

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2014Ariafard A, 'A density functional theory (DFT) mechanistic study of gold(I)-catalyzed alkynylation of the indole and pyrrole substrates, using a hypervalent iodine reagent', ACS Catalysis, 4, (9) pp. 2896-2907. ISSN 2155-5435 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/cs500613t [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 35

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2014Ariafard A, 'Computational mechanistic study of palladium(II)-catalyzed carboxyalkynylation of an olefin using an iodine(III) oxidant reagent', Organometallics, 33, (24) pp. 7318-7324. ISSN 0276-7333 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om5011758 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14

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2014Ariafard A, Ghari H, Bagi AH, Canty AJ, Yates BF, 'Theoretical study of the mechanism of CO and acetylene migratory insertions into Pt-Cp* bonds', Organometallics, 33, (9) pp. 2384-2387. ISSN 0276-7333 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om500273x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2014Ariafard A, Rajabi NA, Atashgah MJ, Canty AJ, Yates BF, 'Computational study of carbostannylation implicating bimetallic catalysis involving 'AuI-vinyl-PdII' species', ACS Catalysis, 4, (3) pp. 860-869. ISSN 2155-5435 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/cs400836v [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2014Lake BRM, Ariafard A, Willans CE, 'Mechanistic insights into the oxidative coupling of N-heterocyclic carbenes within the coordination sphere of copper complexes', Chemistry: A European Journal, 20, (40) pp. 12729-12733. ISSN 0947-6539 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404298 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15

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2014Lotz MD, Remy MS, Lao DB, Ariafard A, Yates BF, et al., 'Formation of ethane from mono-methyl palladium(II) complexes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, (23) pp. 8237-8242. ISSN 0002-7863 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja412338k [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 33

Co-authors: Yates BF; Canty AJ

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2014Shaw MF, Mahdizadeh Ghohe N, Ariafard A, Brookes NJ, Stranger R, et al., 'NO2 bond cleavage by MoL3 complexes', Dalton Transactions, 43, (4) pp. 1620-1629. ISSN 1477-9226 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52554f [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Shaw MF; Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2014Woolley M, Ariafard A, Khairallah GN, Kwan KH-Y, Donnelly PS, et al., 'Decarboxylative-coupling of allyl acetate catalyzed by group 10 organometallics, [(phen)M(CH3)]+', The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79, (24) pp. 12056-12069. ISSN 0022-3263 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jo501886w [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2013Ariafard A, Ghohe NM, Abbasi KK, Canty AJ, Yates BF, 'Theoretical investigation into the mechanism of 3'-dGMP oxidation by [PtIVCl4(dach)]', Inorganic Chemistry, 52, (2) pp. 707-717. ISSN 0020-1669 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic3018425 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 29

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2013Batebi H, Zarkoob F, Daraei K, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Understanding the mechanism of CuI-catalyzed N-H carboxylation of heterocyclic rings with CO2 from a theoretical point of view', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 748 pp. 89-97. ISSN 0022-328X (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.04.060 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5

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2013Canty AJ, Ariafard A, Sanford MS, Yates BF, 'Mechanism of Pd-catalyzed Ar-Ar bond formation involving ligand-directed C-H arylation and diaryliodonium oxidants: computational studies of orthopalladation at binuclear Pd(II) centers, oxidation to form binuclear palladium(III) species, and Ar Ar reductive coupling', Organometallics, 32, (2) pp. 544-555. ISSN 0276-7333 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om301013w [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 49Web of Science - 50

Co-authors: Canty AJ; Yates BF

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2013Ghorbani N, Mahdizadeh Ghohe N, Torabi S, Yates BF, Ariafard A, 'Theoretical investigation into the mechanism of ethylene polymerization by a cationic dinuclear aluminum complex: a longstanding unresolved issue', Organometallics, 32, (6) pp. 1687-1693. ISSN 0276-7333 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om3011239 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8

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2013Rajabi NA, Atashgah MJ, Babaahmadi R, Hyland C, Ariafard A, 'Theoretical study on the ring-opening reactions of cyclopropenes mediated by a AuI complex', The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78, (19) pp. 9553-9559. ISSN 0022-3263 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jo401544e [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 20

Co-authors: Babaahmadi R

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2012Ariafard A, Asadollah E, Ostadebrahim M, Rajabi NA, Yates BF, 'Theoretical investigation into the mechanism of Au(I)-catalyzed reaction of alcohols with 1,5 enynes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, (40) pp. 16882-16890. ISSN 0002-7863 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja308038z [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 32

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2012Ariafard A, Tabatabaie ES, Aghmasheh S, Najaflo S, Yates BF, 'Density functional theory studies on the oxidation of 5'-dGMP and 5'-dAMP by a platinum(IV) complex', Inorganic Chemistry, 51, (15) pp. 8002-8013. ISSN 0020-1669 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic300038m [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10

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2012Ariafard A, Tabatabaie ES, Monfared AT, Assar SHA, Hyland CJT, et al., 'Theoretical investigation into the palladium-catalyzed silaboration of pyridines', Organometallics, 31, (5) pp. 1680-1687. ISSN 0276-7333 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om2008106 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13

Co-authors: Hyland CJT; Yates BF

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2012Powers DC, Lee E, Ariafard A, Sanford MS, Yates BF, et al., 'Connecting binuclear Pd(III) and mononuclear Pd(IV) chemistry by Pd-Pd bond cleavage', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, (29) pp. 12002-12009. ISSN 0002-7863 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja304401u [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 134Web of Science - 133

Co-authors: Yates BF; Canty AJ

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2012Sharma M, Ariafard A, Canty AJ, Yates BF, Gardiner MG, et al., 'Synthetic and computational studies of the palladium(IV) system Pd(alkyl)-(aryl)(alkynyl)(bidentate)(triflate) exhibiting selectivity in C-C reductive elimination', Dalton Transactions, 41, (38) pp. 11820-11828. ISSN 1477-9226 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31086d [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 18

Co-authors: Sharma M; Canty AJ; Yates BF; Gardiner MG; Jones RC

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2011Ariafard A, Brookes NJ, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'DFT Study on the Mechanism of the Activation and Cleavage of CO2 by (NHC)CuEPh3 (E = Si, Ge, Sn)', Organometallics, 30, (6) pp. 1340-1349. ISSN 0276-7333 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om100730h [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 64

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2011Ariafard A, Ejehi Z, Sadrara H, Mehrabi T, Etaati S, et al., 'Insight into the Mechanism of R-R Reductive Elimination from the Six-Coordinate d6 Complexes L2Pt(R)4 (R = vinyl, Me)', Organometallics, 30, (3) pp. 422-432. ISSN 0276-7333 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om1005512 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2011Ariafard A, Hyland CJT, Canty AJ, Sharma M, Yates BF, 'Theoretical investigation into the mechanism of reductive elimination from bimetallic palladium complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 50, (14) pp. 6449-6457. ISSN 0020-1669 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic102323s [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 40

Co-authors: Hyland CJT; Canty AJ; Sharma M; Yates BF

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2011Ariafard A, Zarkoob F, Batebi H, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'DFT Studies on the Carboxylation of the C−H Bond of Heteroarenes by Copper(I) Complexes', Organometallics, 30, (22) pp. 6218-6224. ISSN 0276-7333 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om200744a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 37

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2011Brookes NJ, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Tuning the Laplaza-Cummins 3-coordinate M[N(R)Ph]3 catalyst to activate and cleave CO2', Dalton Transactions, 40, (20) pp. 5569-5578. ISSN 1477-9226 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10026b [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2011Gallego G, Ariafard A, Tran K, Sandoval D, Choi L, et al., 'Titanium-mediated rearrangement of cyclopropenylmethyl acetates to (E)-halodienes', Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 9, (9) pp. 3359-3363. ISSN 1477-0520 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/c0ob01046d [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Yates BF; Hyland CJT

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2011Hosseini FN, Ariafard A, Rashidi M, Azimi G, Nabavizadeh SM, 'Density functional studies of influences of Ni triad metals and solvents on oxidative addition of Mel to [M(Ch3)2(NH3)2] complexes and C–C reductive elimination from [M(CH3)3(NH3)2I] complexes', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 696, (21) pp. 3351-3358. ISSN 0022-328X (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.07.024 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 20

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2011Nabavizadeh SM, Amini H, Shahsavari HR, Namdar M, Rashidi M, et al., 'Assembly of cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes via 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene ligand: kinetics and mechanisms', Organometallics, 30, (6) pp. 1466-1477. ISSN 0276-7333 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om101055n [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26

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2010Ariafard A, Brookes NJ, Stranger R, Boyd PDW, Yates BF, 'Density functional theory study on the mechanism of the reductive cleavage of CO2 by a bis-a-diketoiminatediiron dinitrogen complex', Inorganic Chemistry, 49, (17) pp. 7773-7782. ISSN 0020-1669 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic1005715 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 19

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Boyd PDW; Yates BF

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2010Ariafard A, Hyland CJT, Canty AJ, Sharma M, Brookes NJ, et al., 'Ligand effects in bimetallic high oxidation state palladium systems', Inorganic Chemistry, 49, (23) pp. 11249-11253. ISSN 0020-1669 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ic1020912 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 35

Co-authors: Hyland CJT; Canty AJ; Sharma M; Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2010Brookes NJ, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Scission of Carbon Monoxide Using TaR3, R = (N(tBu)Ph) or OSi(tBu)3: a DFT Investigation', Chemistry: A European Journal, 16, (27) pp. 8117-8132. ISSN 0947-6539 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903348 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2010Brookes NJ, Whited MT, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Grubbs RH, et al., 'Factors dictating carbene formation at (PNP)Ir', Organometallics, 29, (19) pp. 4239-4250. ISSN 0276-7333 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om100211a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2010Seraya E, Slack E, Ariafard A, Yates BF, Hyland CJT, 'Experimental and theoretical investigation into the gold-catalyzed reactivity of cyclopropenylmethyl acetates', Organic Letters, 12, (21) pp. 4768-4771. ISSN 1523-7060 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ol101862u [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 37

Co-authors: Yates BF; Hyland CJT

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2009Ariafard A, Tabatabaie ES, Yates BF, 'Mechanistic Studies of Ligand Fluxionality in [Mo(c5-Cp)(c1-Cp)(L)2]n', The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment and General Theory, 113, (12) pp. 2982-2989. ISSN 1089-5639 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/jp810032a [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2009Ariafard A, Yates BF, 'In-depth insight into the electronic and steric effects of phosphine ligands on the mechanism of the R-R reductive elimination from (PR3)2PdR2', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 694, (13) pp. 2075-2084. ISSN 0022-328X (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.02.011 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 32

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2009Ariafard A, Yates BF, 'Subtle Balance of Ligand Steric Effects in Stille Transmetalation', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, (39) pp. 13981-13991. ISSN 0002-7863 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja9007134 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 64Web of Science - 63

Co-authors: Yates BF

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2009Brookes NJ, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Cleavage of Carbon Dioxide by an Iridium-Supported Fischer Carbene. A DFT Investigation', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, (16) pp. 5800-5808. ISSN 0002-7863 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja809320x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 40

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2009Brookes NJ, Ariafard A, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Reactivity of CO2 towards Mo[N(R)Ph)3]', Dalton Transactions, 2009, (42) pp. 9266-9272. ISSN 1477-9226 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1039/b909982d [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2008Ariafard A, Brookes NJ, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'A Molecular Orbital Rationalization of Ligand Effects in N2 Activation', Chemistry: A European Journal, 14, (20) pp. 6119-6124. ISSN 0947-6539 (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800235 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 13

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2008Ariafard A, Brookes NJ, Stranger R, Yates BF, 'Activation of CS2 and CS by ML3 Complexes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, (36) pp. 11928-11938. ISSN 0002-7863 (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/ja800946e [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 36

Co-authors: Brookes NJ; Yates BF

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2008Nienkemper K, Lee H, Jordan RF, Ariafard A, Dang L, et al., 'Synthesis of double-end-capped polyethylene by a cationic tris(pyrazolyl)borate zirconium benzyl complex', Organometallics, 27, (22) pp. 5867-5875. ISSN 0276-7333 (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om800558w [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 21

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2008Zheng W, Ariafard A, Lin Z, 'Understanding the highly regioselective cyanothiolation of 1-alkynes catalyzed by palladium phosphine complexes', Organometallics, 27, (2) pp. 246-253. ISSN 0276-7333 (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/om7009446 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 41

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Other Public Output

(1 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2021Melen RL, Dasgupta A, Stefkova K, Babaahmadi R, Yates BF, et al., 'Metal-free C-C couplings untangled', Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 99, 10, pp. 9-9. (2021) [Newspaper Article]

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Co-authors: Babaahmadi R; Yates BF

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

1

Total funding

$387,705

Projects

A Midas Touch for Electrophiles in New Reaction Development (2018 - 2020)$387,705
Funding
Australian Research Council ($381,855)
Scheme
Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Ariafard A; Yates BF; Hyland C
Period
2018 - 2020
Grant Reference
DP180100904

Research Supervision

Current

4

Completed

1

Current

DegreeTitleCommenced
PhDDevelopment and Optimisation of Transition Metal and Metal Free Catalytic Reactions2018
PhDApplications of Density Functional Theory (DFT) in Metal-catalysed and Metal-free Organic Transformations2018
PhDEfficient synthesis of complex molecules2021
PhDSynthesis of dinuclear radical bridge clusters2022

Completed

DegreeTitleCompleted
PhDApplications of Density Functional Theory (DFT) in Organic and Inorganic Reactions
Candidate: Ali Gouranourimi		2020