Deidra L. Gerlach

TL;DR: The combined work supports previous observations in which OH/O(-) groups on the bipyridine rings can hydrogen bond with metal bound substrate, support unusual binding modes, and potentially facilitate proton coupled electron transfer.

TL;DR: It is observed that x = hydroxy (4Ir) is 5–8 times more active than x = methoxy (5Ir) and ruthenium complex 4Ru showed 95% of the activity of 4Ir, and computational DFT studies confirmed these trends and have been used to study the mechanisms of both CO2 hydrogenation and formic acid dehydrogenation.

TL;DR: The second-generation Blechert/Hoveyda−Grubbs catalyst Ru(═C(H)C6H4-o-O-i-Pr)(H2IMes)Cl2 (H 2IMes = 4,5-dihydro-1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) and Piers catalyst [Ru(═CHPCy3)(H 2 IMe(μ-Cl)]2]BF4 as discussed by the authors for olefin metathesis effected cross-

TL;DR: In this article, a series of substituted 9-borafluorenes were studied both experimentally and computationally in order to assess substituent effects on the optical and electronic properties and the stability of 9-borenes.

TL;DR: A new class of pH-activated metallo prodrugs (pHAMPs) that are activated by light- and pH-triggered ligand dissociation are reported, establishing that a pHAMP approach can be used for selective targeting of cancer cells.