Publications

105) "Nickel Perfluoroalkyl Complexes Supported by Simple Acetate Co-Ligands" Ravidas, C. M. T.; Shreiber, S. T.; Kletsch, L.; Klein, A.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2024, 43, 706-712

104) "Scrutinizing Formally NiIV Centers through the Lenses of Core Spectroscopy, Molecular Orbital Theory, and Valence Bond Theory"  DiMucci, I. M.; Titus, C. J.; Nordlund, D.; Bour, J. R.; Chong, E.; Grigas, D. P.; Hu, C.-H.; Kosobokov, M. D.; Martin, C. D.; Mirica, L. M.; Nebra, N.; Vicic, D. A.; Yorks, L. L.; Yruegas, S.; MacMillan, S. N.; Shearer, J.; Lancaster, K. M. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 6915-6929.

103) "Synthesis and electrochemical properties of tetramethyl ammonium salts of [(PhO)Ni(CF3)3]2- and [(7-azaindole)Ni(CF3)3]2-" Shreiber, S. T., Cramer, R. E.; Vicic, D. A.  Arkivoc 2023, part IV, 6-13.  (Special issue in honor of Yulia Budnikova)

102) "Trapping of a Late Metal Terminal Sulfido Intermediate with Phenyl Isothiocyanate" Shanahan, J.; Vicic, D. A.; Brennessel, W. W.; Jones, W. D.  Organometallics 2022, 41 3448-3453

101) "Synthesis, Characterization, and Solution Behavior of Solvated Perfluoroethyl and n-Perfluoropropyl Cobalt(III) Complexes" Xue, T.; Shreiber, S. T.; Cramer, R. E.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2022, 261-262, 110030.

100) "Transformation of brucine into trifluoromethyl neobrucine using the homoleptic nickel catalyst [Ni(CF3)4]2-" Shreiber, S. T.; Puchall, G. I.; Vicic, D. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2022, 97, 153795. 

99) "Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Properties of [LNi(Rf)(C4F8)] and [LNi(Rf)3] Complexes" Shreiber, S. T.; Amin, F.; Schäfer, S. A.; Cramer, R. E.; Klein, A.; Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 5515-5523.  This work was selected for Dalton Transactions' Spotlight Collection on Fluorinated Ligands and their Effects on Physical Properties and Chemical Reactivity.

98) "Access to Perfluorometallacyclopentane Complexes of Cobalt through the [(MeCN)4Co(C4F8)][PF6] Precursor" Xue, T.; Cramer, R. E.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2021, 40, 3585-3590

97) "Synthesis and Characterization of the Dinuclear Cobalt(III) Complex: [(C2F5)3Co(mu-F)]22- "Shreiber, S. T. and Vicic, D. A. J. Organomet. Chem. 2021, 949, 121974.

96) "Solvated Nickel Complexes as Stoichiometric and Catalytic Perfluoroalkylation Agents" Shreiber, S. T. and Vicic, D. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18162-18167.

95) "On the Role of the X Colilgands in Cyclometalated [Ni(Phbpy)X] Complexes (HPhbpy = 6-phenyl-2,2’-bipyridine)" Vogt, N.; Sandleben, A.; Kletsch, L.; Schäfer, S; Chin, M. T.; Vicic, D. A.; Hörner, G.; Klein, A. Organometallics 2021, 40, 1776-1785.

94) "Routes to Acetonitrile-Supported Trifluoromethyl and Perfluorometallacyclopentane Complexes of Cobalt"  Xue, T.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2020, 39, 3175-3720.  This work was listed as one of the "most-read" articles of the journal during the month of October.

93) "Synthesis and Oxidative Stability of an Anionic Perfluoroethyl Cobalt(III) Complex" Shreiber, S. T.; Vicic, D. A. Helv. Chim. Acta 2020, 103, e2000149.  (Special issue dedicated to Antonio Togni). 

92) "[(MeCN)Ni(CF3)3] and [Ni(CF3)4]2– : Foundations Toward the Development of Trifluoromethylations at Unsupported Nickel" Shreiber, S. T.; DiMucci, I. M.; Khrizanforov, M. N.; Titus, C. J.; Nordlund, D.; Dudkina, Y.; Cramer, R. E.; Budnikova, Y.; Lancaster, K. M.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 9143-9151.  This work was listed as one of the "most-read" articles of the journal during the month of June.

91) "Syntheses, Solution Behaviour, and Computational Bond Length Analyses of Trifluoromethyl and Perfluoroethyl Cuprate Salts" Shreiber. S. T.; Kaplan, P. T.; Hughes, R. P.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Cramer, R. E.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2020, 109518

90) "Nickel-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Phenol Derivatives via C−O Bond Activation" Hu, W.-Q.; Pan, S.; Xu, X.-H.; Vicic, D. A.; Qing, F.-L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2-9. This work was listed as a "Hot Paper" for the month of June.

89) "[(MeCN)3Co(C2F5)3]: A Versatile Precursor to Cobalt(III) Perfluoroethyl Complexes"  Shreiber, S. T.; Scudder, J. J.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2019, 38, 3169-3173.  This work was listed as one of the "most-read" articles of the journal during the month of August 2019.

88) "Exploiting the Trifluoroethyl Group as a Precatalyst Ligand in Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki-Type Alkylations"  Yang, Y.; Zhou, Q.; Cai, J.; Xue, T.; Liu, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Luo, G.; Chung, L. W.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5275-5282.

87) "Synthesis of an Anionic Derivative of the Terpyridine Ligand"  Kosobokov, M. D.; Xue, T.; Vicic, D. A. Polyhedron 2018, 155, 366-369.

86) "Nitrogen-Nitrogen Bond Formation via a Substrate Bound Anion at a Mononuclear Nickel Platform"  Kosobokov, M. D.; Sandleben, A.; Vogt, N.; Klein, A.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2018, 37, 521-525.  This work was listed as one of the "most-read" articles of the journal during the month of February 2018. 

85) "Exploring Mechanisms in Ni Terpyridine Catalyzed C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions - A Review"  Budnikova, Y.; Vicic, D. A.; Klein, A. Inorganics 2018, 6, 18. 

84) "Comparative Profiling of Well-Defined Copper Catalysts and Precatalysts for the Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Iodides" Kaplan, P. T.; Lloyd, J. A.; Chin, M. T.; Vicic, D. A. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2297-2303.  This work was one of the top 10 most-accessed articles of the journal during the month of November, 2017. 

83) "Nickel-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylselenolation of Aryl Halides Using the Readily Available [Me4N][SeCF3] Salt"  Han, J.-B.; Dong, T.; Vicic, D. A.; Zhang, C.-P. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3919-3922.

82) "A Perfluorometallacycloheptane Complex of Nickel Bipyridine" McGarry, K. R. and Vicic, D. A. J Fluorine Chem. 2017, 203, 206-209.

81) "Unsymmetrical N-Aryl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)methanimine Ligands in Organonickel(II) Complexes - More than a Blend of 2,2'-Bipyridine and N,N-Diaryl-alpha-diimines?" Biewer, C.; Hamacher, C.; Kaiser, A.; Vogt, N.; Sandleben, A.; Chin, M. T.; Yu, S.; Vicic, D. A., Klein, A.  Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 12716-12727. 

80) "A Versatile Route to Arylated Fluoroalkyl Bromide Building Blocks" Kaplan, P. T.; Vicic, D. A. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 884-886.  This article was highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 0467.

79) "Direct Difluoromethylation of Aryl Halides via Base Metal Catalysis at Room Temperature" Xu, L.; Vicic, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2536-2539.  This article was highlighted in SynFacts 2016, 12, 0515. 

78) "Triphenylphosphine-Mediated Deoxygenative Reduction of CF3SO2Na and its Application for Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aryl Iodides" Yang, Y.; Xu, L.; Yu, S.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 858-863.  This article received the frontispiece for the journal. 

77) "Accessing Perfluoroalkyl Nickel(II), (III), and (IV) Complexes Bearing a Readily Attached [C4F8] Ligand"  Yu, S; Dudkina, Y.; Wang, H.; Kholin, K. V.; Kadirov, M. K.; Budnikova, Y.; Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 19443-19446.  This article made the cover of the journal.

76) "Manganese-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxytrifluoromethylation of Styrene Derivatives Using CF3SO2Na as the Trifluoromethyl Source" Yang, Y.; Liu, Yingle; Jiang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Vicic, D. A. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 6639-6648. A "most read" (most downloaded) article for the month of June. 

75) "Iron-Catalyzed Electrochemical C-H Perfluoroalkylation of Arenes" Khrizanforov, M.; Strekalova, S.; Khrizanforova, V.; Grinenko, V.; Kholin, K.; Gryaznova, T.; Sinyashin, O.; Xu, L.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 19674-19681.

74) "An Unusual Example of Halogen Bonding to Potassium t-Butoxide" Xu, L.; Cramer, R. E.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2015, 53-55.

73) "Stepwise Conversion of a Platinum Dimethyl Complex to a Perfluorometallacyclobutane Derivative" Xu, L.; Solowey, D. P.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2015, 34, 3474-3479This article made the cover of the journal. 

72) "Pyridine-directed and Palladium-Catalyzed Electrochemical Phosphonation of a C(sp2)-H Bond" Dudkina, Y. B.; Gryaznova, T. V.; Islamov, D. R.; Kataeva, O. N.; Sinyashin, O. G.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. H. J. Organomet. Chem 2015, 785, 68-71.

71) "Nanoheterogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemically Induced Olefin Perfluoroalkylation"  Dudkina, Y. B.; Gryaznova, T. V.; Davydov, N. A.; Mustafina, A. R.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. B. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 8833-8838.

70) "Synthetic Utility of Dizinc Reagents Derived from 1,4-Diiodo- and 1,4-Dibromooctafluorobutane" Kaplan, P. T.; Chen, B.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2014, 168, 158-162.

69) "Synthesis and Reactivity of New Aminophenolate Complexes of Nickel" Yu. S.; Wang, H.; Sledziewski, J. E.; Madhira, V. N.; Takahashi, C. G.; Leon, M. K.; Budnikova, Y. H.; Vicic, D. A. Molecules 2014, 19, 13603-13613.
*Invited contribution for the "Practical Applications of Metal Complexes" issue. 

68) "Transition Metal Catalyzed Difluoromethylation, Difluoromethylenation, and Polydifluoromethylenation" in the Organometallic Fluorine Chemistry issue of Topics of Organometallic Chemistry, Chen, B.; Vicic, D. A. 2014, 52, 113-142.

67) "Improved Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of 1,4-Bis(trimethylsilyl)octafluorobutane" Chen, B.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2014, 167, 139-142. 

66) "Mild, Safe, and Versatile Reagents for (CF2)n Transfer and the Construction of Fluoroalkyl-Containing Rings" Kaplan, P. T.; Xu. L.; Chen, B.; McGarry, K. R.; Yu, S.; Wang, H.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2013, 32, 7552-7558.
*This article was highlighted in C&E News 2014, 92, 28-29.

65) "Electrochemical Ortho-Functionalization of Phenylpyridine with Perfluorocarboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Palladium in Higher Oxidation States" Dudkina, Y. B.; Mikhaylov, D. Y.; Gryaznova, T. V.; Tufatullin, A. I.; Kataeva, O. N.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. H. Organometallics 2013, 32, 4785-4792.

64) "Organometallic Aspects of Fluoroalkylation Reactions with Copper and Nickel" Wang, H.; Vicic, D. A. Synlett 2013, 24, 1887-1898.*
*This article was a "Most Read" paper for the month of September for Synlett. 

63) "A Five-Coordinate Nickel(II) Fluoroalkyl Complex as a Precursor to a Spectroscopically Detectable Ni(III) Species" Zhang, C. P.; Wang, H.; Klein, A.; Biewer, C.; Stirnat, K.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Xu, L.; Gomez-Benitez, V.; Vicic, D. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 8141-8144.

62) “Lithium Bromide-Induced Structural Changes in a Nickel Bis-Alkoxide Complex” Ichioka, H. and Vicic, D. A. Acta Chim. Slov. 2013, 60, 190-192.

61) “Oxidative Cleavage of CH3 and CF3 Radicals from BOXAM Nickel Complexes” Klein, A.; Vicic, D. A.; Biewer, C.; Kieltsch, I.; Stirnat, K.; Hamacher, C. Organometallics 2012, 31, 5334-5341.

60) “Synthesis and Structure of a Bis-Trifluoromethylthiolate Complex of Nickel” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2012, 140, 112-115.

59) “Oxidative Trifluoromethylthiolations of Aryl Boronic Acids Using a Copper/O2 -Based Protocol” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 1756-1758.*
* Highlighted by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6818-6819 and Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201301857.

58) “Oxygen-Bound Trifluoromethoxide Complexes of Copper and Gold” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2012, 31, 7812-7815.*
*invited contribution for the "Copper Organometallic Chemistry" issue. This work has also been listed as a "Most Read" (most downloaded) paper for the month of May by the ACS website.

57) “Synthesis and Electronic Properties of a Pentafluoroethyl-Derivatized Nickel Pincer Complex” Madhira, V. N.; Ren, P.; Vechorkin, O.; Hu, X., and Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 7915-7919.*
*invited contribution for the "New Talent Americas" issue

56) “Unliganded HIV-1 gp120 Core Structures Assume the CD4-Bound Conformation with Regulation by Quaternary Interactions and Variable Loops” Kwon, Y. D.; Finzi, A.; Wu, X.; Dogo-isonagie, C.; Lee, L. K.; Moore, L. R.; Schmidt, S. D.; Stuckey, J.; Yang, Y.; Zhou, T.; Zhu, J.; Vicic, D. A.; Debnath, A. K.; Shapiro, L.; Bewley, C. A.; Mascola, J. R.; Sodroski, J.; Kwong, P. D. PNAS 2012, 109, 5663-5668.

55) “Binuclear Arylnickel Complexes with Bis(arylimino)-1,4-Pyrazine Bridging Ligands” Klein, A.; Biewer, C.; Hamacher, C.; Hurkes, N.; Perez Outeiral, J.; Mora Paniagua, E.; Schmieder, A.-K.; Schuren, A. O.; Burma, P. R.; Ciszewski, J. T.; Vicic, D. A. Eur J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 2444-2455.

54) “M(II)/M(III)-Catalyzed Ortho-Fluoroalkylation of 2-Phenylpyridine” Dudkina, Y.; Mikhaylov, D.; Gryaznova, T.; Vicic, D. A.; Budnikova, Y. Eur J. Org. Chem. 2012, 2114-2117.

53) “Linear Bis-Perfluoroalkyl Complexes of Nickel Bipyridine” Yamaguchi, Y; Ichioka, I.; Klein, A.; Brennessel, W. W.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2012, 31, 1477-1483.*
*invited contribution for the "Organometallic Chemistry Meets Fluorine" issue.

52) “Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Trifluoromethyl Sulfides at Room Temperature” Zhang, C. P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 183-185.*
*Highlighted by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6818-6819 and Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201301857.

51) “Electrochemical nickel-induced fluoroalkylation: synthetic, structural and mechanistical study” Mikhaylov, D. Y.; Budnikova, Y. H.; Gryaznova, T. V.; Dudkina, Y.; Khrizanphorov, M.; Kataeva, O.; Vicic, D. A. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 165-172.

50) “Inhibited Catalyst Activation in (N-Heterocyclic Carbene)PdCl2(Diethylamine) Complexes by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding” Chen, M.-T.; Vicic, D. A.; Chain, W. J.; Turner, M. L.; Navarro, O. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6770-6773.

49) “(N-Heterocyclic Carbene)PdCl2(TEA) Complexes: Studies on the effect of the 'Throw-Away' Ligand in Catalytic Activity” Chen, M.-T.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. Organometallics 2011, 30, 5052-5056.

48) “Redox Trends in Terpyridine Nickel Complexes” Ciszewski, J. T.; Mikhaylov, D. Y; Holin, K. V.; Kadirov, M. K.; Budnikova, Y. H.; Sinyahin, O. G.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 8630-8635.

47) “New Organometallic Textbook Reviews” Navarro, O.; Vicic, D. A.; Jensen, C. M. Organometallics 2011, 30, 196-198. (We also got the cover graphic for this issue of Organometallics)

46) “Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Halides Using Well-Defined Copper-Trifluoroacetate and –Chlorodifluoroacetate Precursors” McReynolds, K. A.; Lewis, R. S.; Ackerman, L. K. G.; Dubinina, G. G.; Brennessel, W. W.; Vicic, D. A. J. Fluorine Chem. 2010, 131, 1108-1112.

45) “To Bend or Not to Bend:  Electronic Structural Analysis of Linear vs. Bent M‑H-M Interactions in Dinickel Bis(dialkylphosphino)methane Complexes” Wilson, Z. S.; Stanley, G. G.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5385-5392.

44) “Rapid and Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Using (N-Heterocyclic Carbene)-Ni0 Systems” Berini, C.; Winkelmann, O. H.; Otten, J.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 6857-6860.

43) “An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Nazarov Cyclization” Basak A.; Shimada, N.; Bow, W.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8266-8267.

42) “Organocatalytic Asymmetric Aza-Nazarov Cyclization of an Azirine” Shimada, N.; Ashburn, B. O.; Basak, A. K.; Bow, W. F.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 3774-3775.

*41) “Magnitudes of Electron Withdrawing Effects of the Trifluoromethyl Ligand in Organometallic Complexes of Copper and Nickel” Kieltsch, I.; Dubinina, G. G.; Hamacher, C.; Kaiser, A.; Hutchison, J. M.; Klein, A.; Budnikova,Y.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2010, 29, 1451-1456.
*This work has been listed as a "Most Read" (most downloaded) paper for the month of Feb-March by the ACS website.

40) “Enamine-Iminium Ion Nazarov Cyclization of alpha-Ketones” Bow, W. F.; Basak, A. K.; Jolit, A.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 440-443.

39) “Electrocatalytic Fluoroalkylation of Olefins” Mikhaylov, D. Y.; Budnikova, Y. H., Gryaznova, T. V.; Krivolapov, D. V.; Litvinov, I. A.; Vicic, D. A.; Sinyashin, O. G., J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 3840-3843.

38) "Synthesis of a Bis(phenoxyketimine)palladium(II) Complex and its Activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction" Brayton, D. F.; Larkin, T. M.; Vicic, D. A.; Navarro, O. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 3008-3011.

37) “Structure of Bis(trifluoromethyl)cuprate and Its Role in Trifluoromethylation Reactions” Dubinina, G. G.; Ogikubo, J.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2008, 27, 6233-6235.

36) “Exploring Trifluoromethylation Reactions at Nickel; A Structural and Reactivity Study” Dubinina, G. G.; Brennessel, W. W.; Miller, J. L.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2008, 27, 3933-39385.

*35) “Active Trifluoromethylating Agents from Well-defined Copper(I)-CF3 Complexes” Dubinina, G. G.; Furutachi, H.; Vicic, D. A. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8600-8601.
*This work was featured in a JACS Select collection (Issue 6) focused on diverse chemical applications of N-heterocyclic carbenes.  The work was also highlighted as a JACS Image Challenge (#62).

34) “A Heterogeneous-Catalyst-Based, Microwave-Assisted Protocol for the Synthesis of 2,2’-Bipyridines” Moore, L. R.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Asian J. 2008, 3, 1046-1049.

33) “Exploring the Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Well-Defined 1-Adamantylzinc Bromide Complexes” Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Acta Chim. Slov. 2007, 54, 849-853.

32) “Nickel-Cysteine Binding Supported by Phosphine Chelates” Desrochers, P. J.; Duong, D.; Marshall, A. S.; Lelievre, S. A.; Hong, B.; Brown, J. R.; Tarkka, R. M.; Manion, J. M.; Holman, G.; Merkert, J. W.; Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 9221-9233.

31) “Diastereoselectivity of polar and radical couplings in electrophilic substitutions of rigid 2-lithio-N-methylpyrrolidines” Gawley, R. E.; Eddings, D. B.; Santiago, M.; Vicic, D. A. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2006, 4, 4285-4291.

30) “A Robust Dimethylgold(III) Complex Stabilized by a 2-Pyridyl-2-pyrrolide Ligand” Schouteeten, S.; Allen, O. R.; Haley, A. D.; Ong, G. L.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4975-4981.

29) “Electronic Structure of Four-coordinate, C3v Nickel(II) 'Scorpionate' Complexes: Investigation by High-Frequency and -Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopies” Desrochers, P. J.; Telser, J; Zvyagin, S. A.; Ozarowski, A.; Krzystek, J.;Vicic, D. A. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 8930-8941.

28) “Structural Factors Influencing Linear M-H-M Bonding in Bis(dialkylphosphino)methane Complexes of Nickel” Tyree, W. S.; Vicic, D. A.; Piccoli, P. M. B.; Schultz, A. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 8853-8855.

27) “Ligand Redox Effects in the Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Reactivity of an Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Catalyst” Jones, G. D.; Martin, J. L.; McFarland, C; Allen, O. R.; Hall, R. E.; Haley, A. D.; Brandon, R. J.; Konovalova, T.; Desrochers, P. J.; Pulay, P.; Vicic, D. A. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 13175-13183.

26) “Experimental Methods & Techniques: Basic Techniques” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, G. D., in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III, Volume 1-13 : From Fundamentals to Applications, Elsevier, 2006.

25) “Approach to the Synthesis of Cladiell-11-ene-3,6,7-triol” Hutchison, J. M.; Lindsay, H. A.; Dormi, S. S.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A.; McIntosh, M. C. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3663-3665.

24) “Rapid Microwave-Assisted Syntheses of Derivatives of HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors” McFarland, C.; Vicic, D. A.; Debnath, A. K. Synthesis 2006, 807-812.

23) “Observed Instability of Bound Pybox Ligands Towards Acetate Counter-ions” Kazi, A. B.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2005, 24, 6051-6054.

22) “Reductive and Oxidative DNA Damage by Photoactive Platinum(II) Intercalators” Lu, W.; Vicic, D. A.; Barton, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7970-7980.

21) “Analysis of Key Steps in the Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Electrophiles Under Negishi-like Conditions” Jones, G. D.; McFarland, C.; Anderson, T. J.; Vicic, D. A. Chem. Commun. 2005, 4211-4213.

20) “A 1-Norbornene Adduct of a Transition-Metal, and an Electrochemical Study of the Bridgehead Olefin Complex” Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2005, 24, 3821-3823.

19) “Structure of Bis[hydrotris(4-chloro-3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate] nickel(II)” Desrochers, P. J.; Brown, J. R.; Arvin, M. E.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m1455-m1458.

18) “Absolute Configuration of 2-(tributylstannyl)-pyrrolidine by Anomalous Dispersion X-ray Analysis” Gawley, R. E.; Narayan, S.; Vicic, D. A. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 328-329.

*17) “Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Dinuclear Metal Complex with Linear M-H-M Bonding” Vicic, D. A.; Anderson, T. J.; Cowan, J. A.; Schultz, A. J. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8132-8133.

*This work was featured in Science magazine as an "Editors' Choice" highlight: Science 2004, 305, p19. It was also noted in the German research magazine Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2004, 9, 890-891.

16) “Evidence for a Ni(I) Active Species in the Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Electrophiles” Anderson, T. J.; Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8100-8101.

15) “Probing the Interactions of Transition Metal Complexes Bound at the Ortho Position of Substituted Biphenyls” Jones, G. D.; Anderson, T. J.; Chang, N.; Brandon, R. J.; Ong, G. L; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2004, 23, 3071-3074.

14) “Direct Observation of Non-Innocent Reactivity of ZnBr2 with Alkyl Halide Complexes of Nickel” Anderson, T. J.; Vicic, D. A. Organometallics 2004, 23, 623-625.

13) “A Cycloaldol Approach to the Isobenzofuran Core of the Eunicellin Diterpenes” Chai, Y.; Vicic, D. A.; McIntosh, M. C. Org. Lett. 2003, 1039-1042.

12) “Oxidative Repair of a Thymine Dimer in DNA from a Distance by a Covalently Linked Organic Intercalator” Vicic, D. A.; Odom, D. T.; Núñez, M. E.; Gianolio, D. A.; McLaughlin, L. W.; Barton, J. K. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8603-8611.

11) “Modeling the Hydrodesulfurization Reaction at Nickel. Unusual Reactivity of Dibenzothiophene Relative to Thiophene and Benzothiophene” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 7606-7617 (supp info).

10) “Evidence for the Existence of a Late-Metal Terminal Sulfido Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 4070-4071 (supp info).

9) “Synthesis and Structure of Symmetrically and Unsymmetrically Substituted Compounds of the General Composition R2PCH2ER2' (E = P, As)” Wolf, J.; Manger, M.; Schmidt, U.; Fries, G.; Barth, D.; Weberndorfer, B.; Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D.; Werner, H. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1999, 1867-1875.

8) “Insertion of Elemental Sulfur and SO2 into the Metal-Hydride and Metal-Carbon Bonds of Platinum Compounds” Morton, M. S.; Lachicotte, R. J.; Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1999, 18, 227-234.

7) “Activation of Sulfur and Nitrogen- Containing Heterocycles by a Dinuclear Iridium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1999, 18, 134-138.

6) “Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Biphenylene with Platinum, Palladium, and Nickel Phosphine Complexes” Edelbach, B. L.; Vicic, D. A.; Lachicotte, R. J.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1998, 17, 4784-4794.

5) “Deep Hydrodesulfurization in Homogeneous Solution: Access to a Transition-Metal Insertion Complex of 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1998, 17, 3411-3413.

4) “Room Temperature Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene Mediated by [(dippe)NiH]2” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 10857-10858. (supp info)

3) “Carbon-Selenium Bond Cleavage by a Rhodium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Myers, A. W.; Jones , W. D. Organometallics 1997, 16, 2751-2753.

2) “Homogeneous Models of Thiophene HDS Reactions. Selectivity in Thiophene C-S Cleavage and Thiophene Reactions with Dinuclear Metal Complexes” Jones, W. D.; Vicic, D.; Chin, R. M.; Roache, J. H.; Myers, A. Polyhedron 1997, 16, 3115-3128.

1) “Hydrodesulfurization of Thiophene and Benzothiophene to Butane and Ethyl Benzene by a Homogeneous Iridium Complex” Vicic, D. A.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1997, 16, 1912-1919.