Jonas C. Peters

TL;DR: A novel Cu( 2)N(2) diamond core structure supported by an [SNS](-) ligand (1) ([S NS](-) = bis(2-tert-butylsulfanylphenyl)amido) has been prepared, which exhibits a fully reversible one-electron redox process between a reduced Cu(1)Cu( 1) complex, [[SNS][Cu](2] (2), and a class III delocalized Cu

TL;DR: Together, these studies show that 5-OMe is likely uninvolved in the catalytic cycle and demonstrates the influence of the metal center on the mechanism of reaction.

TL;DR: Investigation of Schrauzer's early isolation of a phosphine-stabilized "[H-Co(III)(dmgH)2P(nBu)3]" complex has led to a reassignment of its structure as a complex that contains no hydride ligand and dimerizes to form an unsupported Co-Co bond in the solid state.

TL;DR: A molecular mediator consisting of a dimethylaniline base tethered to a cobaltocenium electron acceptor that can deliver both a proton and an electron to a substrate from an acid and a cathode while skirting the hydrogen pathway is reported.

TL;DR: X-ray absorption spectroscopy has been used to characterize the novel nitridoiron(IV) units in two [PhBPR3]Fe(N) complexes and obtain direct spectroscopic evidence for a very short Fe-N distance, rationalized on the basis of the greater pi basicity of the nitridi ligand than the oxo ligand and a lower metal coordination number for the Fe(N).