Links Departmental Page Introduction Research Areas Overview Recent News Recent Publications Group Members Laboratory Facilities Opportunities Contact details New Chemistry A transition metal borylene complex stabilized by a non- carbonyl ligand set: formation by spontaneous halide loss to give an extremely short metal- -boron bond (video). (work by David Addy)

Research Areas: Overview The main thrust of much of our work involves the synthesis of novel organometallic complexes, investigation of their underlying electronic structure and delineation of fundamental patterns of reactivity. Recent work within the Aldridge group is focussed in three main areas (see links to further information at right): · The synthetic, structural and reaction chemistry of transition metal complexes containing multiple bonds to group 13 elements; · Activation of E-H bonds (E = B, C, N) via transition metal boryl and related complexes; · The design and synthesis of novel Lewis acids with applications in catalysis and sensors. · The design and exploitation of novel highly sterically demanding ligands in transition metal and main group chemistry. Recent highlights in these areas include: · The first example of an f-element to boron bond (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 3836); · The first examples of a BN alkene analogue coordinated to a metal centre (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 921; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11500; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8494); · The first trapping of a group 13 analogue of N2 and CO (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5449; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16111 – highlighted in Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6326);

Further Information Research Areas Overview Multiply bonded systems Metal boryl complexes Sensors Sterically demanding ligands References Collaborations Current project funding Figures The diatomic molecule GaI as a ligand in transition metal chemistry: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16111. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5449.