Brian C. Manor

TL;DR: The photochemistry of the sterically congested complex 4 was demonstrated by C-C bond forming reaction between 4-fluoroiodobenzene and benzene through an outer sphere electron transfer pathway, which expands the capabilities of cerium photosensitizers beyond the previous results that demonstrated inner sphere halogen atom abstraction reactivity by 1-N.

TL;DR: The hexachlorocerate(III) anion, [CeIIICl6]3-, was found to be a potent photoreductant in acetonitrile solution with an estimated excited-state reduction potential of -3.45 V versus Cp2Fe0/+.

TL;DR: Experiments demonstrating incorporation of cyanide cofactors and hydride substrate into [NiFe]-hydrogenase (H2ase) active site models indicate dihydrogen bonding between these anionic hydrides and R3NH(+) salts, which is relevant to the mechanism of hydrogenogenesis.

TL;DR: A (JosiPhos)Pd-based catalyst successfully promotes the asymmetric arylation reaction with good functional group compatibility and a wide range of enantioenriched diaryl, aryl heteroaryl, and even diheteroaryl sulfoxides were generated.

TL;DR: A series of alkali metal capped cerium(IV) imido complexes, [M(solv)x][Ce═N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)(TriNOx)] (M = Li, K, Rb, Cs; solv = TMEDA, THF, Et2O, or DME), was isolated and fully characterized.