Michael S. Hill

TL;DR: This review focusses on the developing state of the art in both multiple bond heterofunctionalisation and cross coupling catalysis in alkene and alkyne hydroamination and hydrophosphination catalysis and related extensions of this reactivity that allow the synthesis of a wide variety of acyclic and heterocyclic small molecules.

TL;DR: The calcium-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes and alkynes is reported and affects catalytic cyclization of a range of aminoalkenes and aminoalkynes with activities that are broadly commensurate to those of established rare earth catalysts.

TL;DR: Kinetic analysis of the nonreversible magnesium system revealed that the reaction rate depends directly upon catalyst concentration and inversely upon substrate concentration, suggesting that substrate-inhibited alkene insertion is rate-determining.

TL;DR: Despite the routine employment of Grignard reagents and Hauser bases as stoichiometric carbanion reagents in organic and inorganic synthesis, a defined reaction chemistry encompassing the heavier e...

TL;DR: This paper introduces a general method for the fabrication of metal sulfide nanoparticle/polymer films employing a low-cost and low temperature route compatible with large-scale device manufacturing, based upon the controlled in situ thermal decomposition of a solution processable metal xanthate precursor complex in a semiconducting polymer film.