1. Albert Paparo, Jared S. Silvia, Christos E. Kefalidis, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron, Jun Okuda, Christopher C. Cummins, A dimetalloxycarbene bonding mode and reductive coupling mechanism for oxalate formation from CO2. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9115–9119.
  2. Alexandra Velian, Christopher C. Cummins, Synthesis and characterization of P2N3−: An aromatic ion composed of phosphorus and nitrogen. Science, 2015, 348, 1001–1004. Here are links (provided by AAAS) for free access to the Abstract, Reprint, and Full Text. See also Chem. Eng. News science concentrate entitled Pnictogen ring boasts aromaticity. See also Phys.Org report entitled New inorganic aromatic ion. This paper was also highlighted in SynFacts.
  3. Ioana Knopf, Christopher C. Cummins, Revisiting CO2 reduction with NaBH4 under aprotic conditions: Synthesis and characterization of sodium triformatoborohydride. Organometallics, 2015, 34, 1601–1603.
  4. Heather A. Spinney, Christopher R. Clough, Christopher C. Cummins, The titanium tris-anilide cation [Ti(N[tBu]Ar)3]+ stabilized as its perfluoro-tetra-phenylborate salt: structural characterization and synthesis in connection with redox activity of 4,4'-bipyridine dititanium complexes. Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 6784–6796.
  5. Subhojit Majumdar, Julia M. Stauber, Taryn D. Palluccio, Xiaochen Cai, Alexandra Velian, Elena V. Rybak-Akimova, Manuel Temprado, Burjor Captain, Christopher C. Cummins, Carl D. Hoff, Role of axial base coordination in isonitrile binding and chalcogen atom transfer to vanadium(III) complexes. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 11185–11196.
  6. Alexandra Velian, Matthew Nava, Manuel Temprado, Yan Zhou, Robert W. Field, and Christopher C. Cummins, A retro Diels–Alder route to diphosphorus chemistry: Molecular precursor synthesis, kinetics of P2 transfer to 1,3-Dienes, and detection of P2 by molecular beam mass spectrometry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13586–13589. This paper was selected to be the SYNFACT of the Month.
  7. Christopher C. Cummins, Phosphorus: From the stars to land and sea. Dædalus 2014, 143, 9–20.
  8. Yanfeng Jiang, Khetpakorn Chakarawet, Andrea Laura Kohout, Matthew Nava, Nadia Marino, and Christopher C. Cummins, Dihydrogen Tetrametaphosphate, [P4O12H2]2–: Synthesis, Solubilization in Organic Media, Preparation of its Anhydride [P4O11]2– and Acidic Methyl Ester, and Conversion to Tetrametaphosphate Metal Complexes via Protonolysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11894–11897. See also Chem. Eng. News science concentrate entitled A new and improved cyclic polyphosphate.
  9. Andrew M. Ullman, Xianru Sun, Daniel J. Graham, Nazario Lopez, Matthew Nava, Rebecca De Las Cuevas, Peter Müller, Elena V. Rybak-Akimova, Christopher C. Cummins, and Daniel G. Nocera, Electron-transfer studies of a peroxide dianion. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 5384–5391.
  10. Christopher C. Cummins, Chao Huang, Tabitha J. Miller, Markus W. Reintinger, Julia M. Stauber, Isabelle Tannou, Daniel Tofan, Abouzar Toubaei, Alexandra Velian, Gang Wu, The stannylphosphide anion reagent sodium bis(triphenylstannyl) phosphide: synthesis, structural characterization, and reactions with indium, tin, and gold electrophiles. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 3678–3687.
  11. Jens M. Breunig, Daniel Tofan, Christopher C. Cummins, Contrasting cyclo-P3 ligand transfer reactivity of valence-isoelectronic aryloxide Complexes [(P3)Nb(ODipp)3]– and [(P3)W(ODipp)3]. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 2014, 1605–1609. This article is part of a special cluster issue on Advances in Phosphorus Chemistry with many fine articles on the subject.
  12. Ioana Knopf, Takashi Ono, Manuel Temprado Morena, Daniel Tofan, Christopher C. Cummins, Uptake of one and two molecules of CO2 by the molybdate dianion: a soluble, molecular oxide model system for carbon dioxide fixation. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1772–1776. See Chem. Eng. News article by Stephen K. Ritter entitled Molybdate Dianion Traps Carbon Dioxide And Spits Out Formate.
  13. Anthony F. Cozzolino, Jared S. Silvia, Nazario Lopez, Christopher C. Cummins, Experimental and computational studies on the formation of cyanate from early metal terminal nitrido ligands and carbon monoxide Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4639–4652.
  14. Cesar M. Manna, Mostafa Y. Nassar, Daniel Tofan, Khetpakorn Chakarawet, Christopher C. Cummins, Facile synthesis of mononuclear early transition-metal complexes of κ3cyclo-tetrametaphosphate ([P4O12]4−) and cyclo-trimetaphosphate ([P3O9]3−). Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 1509–1518.
  15. Lee-Ping Wang, Daniel Tofan, Jiahao Chen, Troy Van Voorhis, Christopher C. Cummins, A pathway to diphosphorus from the dissociation of photoexcited tetraphosphorus. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 23166–23171.
  16. Adam S. Huss, John J. Curley, Christopher C. Cummins, and David A. Blank, Relaxation and Dissociation Following Photoexcitation of the (μ-N2)[Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3]2 Dinitrogen Cleavage Intermediate. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2013, 117, 1429–1436.
  17. Bess Vlaisavljevich, Paula L. Diaconescu, Wayne L. Lukens, Jr., Laura Gagliardi, Christopher C. Cummins, Investigations of the Electronic Structure of Arene-Bridged Diuranium Complexes. Organometallics 2013, 32, 1341–1352.
  18. Taryn D. Palluccio, Elena V. Rybak-Akimova, Subhojit Majumdar, Xiaochen Cai, Megan Chui, Manuel Temprado, Jared S. Silvia, Anthony F. Cozzolino, Daniel Tofan, Alexandra Velian, Christopher C. Cummins, Burjor Captain, and Carl D. Hoff, Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study of Cleavage of the N–O Bond of N-Oxides by a Vanadium(III) Complex: Enhanced Oxygen Atom Transfer Reaction Rates for Adducts of Nitrous Oxide and Mesityl Nitrile Oxide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11357–11372.
  19. Daniel Tofan, Manuel Temprado, Subhojit Majumdar, Carl D. Hoff, and Christopher C. Cummins, Functionalization Reactions Characteristic of a Robust Bicyclic Diphosphane Framework Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 8851–8864.
  20. Cozzolino, Anthony F.; Tofan, Daniel; Cummins, Christopher C.; Temprado, Manuel; Palluccio, Taryn D.; Rybak-Akimova, Elena V.; Majumdar, Subhojit; Cai, Xiaochen; Captain, Burjor; Hoff, Carl D., Two-step binding of O2 to a vanadium(III) trisanilide complex to form a non-vanadyl vanadium(V) peroxo complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, just accepted.
  21. Velian, Alexandra; Cummins, Christopher C., Facile synthesis of dibenzo-7λ3-phosphanorbornadiene derivatives using magnesium anthracene. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 13978--13981. See Chem. Eng. News article by Stephen K. Ritter entitled New Phosphinidene Transfer Reagents.
  22. Tofan, Daniel; Cummins, Christopher C., Bicyclic dinuclear tris-(ditopic diphosphane) complexes of zerovalent group 10 metals. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 2474–2478. Free PDF download (permitted under terms of RSC License to Publish).
  23. Velian, Alexandra; Cummins, Christopher C., Synthesis of a diniobium tetraphosphorus complex by a 2(3-1) process. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1003–1006. Free PDF download (permitted under terms of RSC License to Publish).
  24. Diaconescu, Paula L.; Cummins, Christopher C., μ:η6,η6 Arene-Bridged Diuranium Hexakisketimide Complexes Isolable in Two States of Charge. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2902–2916.
  25. Fox, Alexander R.; Cummins, Christopher C., A highly reduced cyanogen ligand derived from cyanide reductive coupling. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 3061–3063. Free PDF download (permitted under terms of RSC License to Publish).
  26. Lopez, Nazario; Graham, Daniel J.; McGuire, Robert; Alliger, Glen E.; Shao-Horn, Yang; Cummins, Christopher C.; Nocera, Daniel G., Reversible reduction of oxygen to peroxide facilitated by molecular recognition. Science 2012, 335, 450–453. Here are direct links for free access to: Abstract, Reprint, Full Text. See Chem. Eng. News article by Stephen K. Ritter entitled Peroxide Dianion Finds A Stable Home.
  27. Clough, C. R.; Silvia, J. S.; Müller, Peter; Cummins, C. C. Synthesis and characterization of the trimetaphosphate molybdenum tricarbonyl anion as its tris(bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium) salt. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012, 382, 195–198.
  28. Krummenacher, I.; Cummins, C. C. Carbon-phosphorus triple bond formation through multiple bond metathesis of an anionic niobium phosphide with carbon dioxide. Polyhedron 2012, 32, 10–13. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
    29. Note: this article is part of a special issue edited by Gerard Parkin on the topic of transition-metal mediated transformations of CO2.
  29. Solis-Ibarra, D.; Silvia, J. S.; Jancik, V.; Cummins, C. C. Facile synthesis of zero-, one-, and two-dimensional vanadyl pyrophosphates. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 9980–9984. Free e-print from ACS Articles on Request.
  30. Tofan, D.; Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C. White phosphorus activation at a metal-phosphorus triple bond: a new route to cyclo-triphosphorus or cyclo-pentaphosphorus complexes of niobium. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 12349–12358. Free e-print from ACS Articles on Request.
  31. Cai, X.; Majumdar, S.; Fortman, G. C.; Frutos, L. M.; Temprado, M.; Clough, C. R.; Cummins, C. C.; Germain, M. E.; Palluccio, T.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Captain, B.; Hoff, C. D. Thermodynamic, kinetic, and mechanistic study of oxygen atom transfer from mesityl nitrile oxide to phosphines and to a terminal metal phosphido complex. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 9620–9630. Free e-print from ACS Articles on Request.
  32. Creutz, S. E.; Krummenacher, I.; Clough, C. R.; Cummins, C. C. A trigonal and hindered tertiary phosphine ligand rendered anionic by a niobate anchor: Formation of zwitterionic M(I) (M = Cu, Ag, Au, Rh) complexes. Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 2166–2172. Free PDF download (permitted under terms of RSC License to Publish).
  33. Schwarzmaier, C.; Noor, A.; Glatz, G.; Zabel, M.; Timoshkin, A. Y.; Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Kempe, R.; Scheer, M. Formation of cyclo-E4 units (E4 = P4, As4, AsP3) by a complex with a Cr-Cr quintuple bond. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7283–7286.
  34. Silvia, J. S.; Cummins, C. C. Binding, release, and functionalization of CO2 at a nucleophilic oxo anion complex of titanium. Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1474–1479. Free PDF download (permitted under terms of RSC License to Publish).
  35. Wender, P.; Cummins, C. C.; Poliakoff, M.; Kiessling, L.; Meijer, E. W. `Bert'; Alivisatos, P.; Wooley, K.; King, D.; Aizenberg, J.; Fleming, G. What lies ahead. Nature 2011, 469, 23–25.
  36. Alliger, G. E.; Müller, P.; Do, L. H.; Cummins, C. C.; Nocera, D. G. Family of cofacial bimetallic complexes of a hexaanionic carboxamide cryptand. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 4107–4115.
  37. Curley, J. J.; Cozzolino, A. F.; Cummins, C. C. Nitrogen fixation to cyanide at a molybdenum center. Dalton. Trans. 2011, 40, 2429–2432.
  38. Montag, M.; Clough, C. R.; Müller, P.; Cummins, C. C. Cyclophosphates as ligands for cobalt(III) in water. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 662–664.
  39. Figueroa, J. S.; Piro, N. A.; Mindiola, D. J.; Fickes, M. G.; Cummins, C. C. Niobaziridine hydrides. Organometallics, 2010, 29, 5215–5229.
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  40. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C. Molecular gallium arsenide phosphide clusters prepared from AsP3, P4, and [GaC(SiMe3)3]4. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16 12603–12608.
  41. Tofan, D.; Cummins, C. C., Photochemical incorporation of diphosphorus units into organic molecules. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 7516–7518.
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  42. Rankin, M. A.; Cummins, C. C., Carbon dioxide reduction by terminal tantalum hydrides: formation and isolation of bridging methylene diolate complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 10021–10023.
  43. Fox, A. R.; Creutz, S. E.; Cummins, C. C., A bimetallic uranium μ-dicarbide complex: synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and bonding. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 6632–6634.
  44. Fox, A. R.; Silvia, J. S.; Townsend, E. M.; Cummins, C. C., Six-coordinate uranium complexes featuring a bidentate anilide ligand. C. R. Chim. 2010, 13, 781–789.
    45. This article is part of a themed issue devoted to actinide element chemistry.
  45. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Head, A. R.; Lichtenberger, D. L.; Berger, R. J. F.; Hayes, S. A.; Mitzel, N. W.; Wu, G. On the molecular and electronic structures of AsP3 and P4. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8459–8465.
  46. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., Radical synthesis of trialkyl, triaryl, trisilyl and tristannyl phosphines from P4. New J. Chem. 2010, 34, 1533–1536. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
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    • See also the article by Steve Ritter in C&EN highlighting this chemistry.
    • This paper was among the ten most-accessed articles from this journal in August, 2010.
  47. Alliger, G. E.; Müller, P.; Cummins, C. C., Nocera, D. G. Cofacial dicobalt complex of a binucleating hexacarboxamide cryptand ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 3697–3699.
  48. Fox, A. R.; Arnold, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Uranium-nitrogen multiple bonding: Isostructural anionic, neutral, and cationic uranium nitride complexes featuring a linear U=N=U core. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3250–3251.
  49. Cossairt, B. M.; Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., Early-transition-metal-mediated activation and transformation of white phosphorus. Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 4164–4177. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
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  50. Silvia, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Ligand-based reduction of CO2 to CO mediated by an anionic niobium nitride complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2169–2171. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  51. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., Shuttling P3 from niobium to rhodium: the synthesis and use of Ph3SnP3(C6H8) as a P3- synthon. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 1595–1598. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  52. Spinney, H. A.; Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., Triple-bond reactivity of an AsP complex intermediate: synthesis stemming from molecular arsenic, As4. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 16233–16243. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  53. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., Properties and reactivity patterns of AsP3: an experimental and computational study of group 15 elemental molecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15501–15511. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  54. Germain, M. E.; Temprado, M.; Castonguay, A.; Kryatova, O. P.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Curley, J. J.; Mendiratta, A.; Tsai, Y.-C.; Cummins, C. C.; Prabhakar, R.; McDonough, J. E.; Hoff, C. D., Coordination-Mode control of bound nitrile radical complex reactivity: Intercepting end-on nitrile—Mo(III) radicals at low temperature. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15412–15423.
  55. Curley, J. J.; Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., A terminal molybdenum arsenide complex synthesized from yellow arsenic. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 9599–9601. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  56. Cossairt, B. M.; Diawara, M.-C.; Cummins, C. C., Facile synthesis of AsP3. Science 2009, 323, 602–602. Here are direct links for free access to: Abstract, Reprint, Full Text.
  57. Curley, J. J.; Murahashi, T.; Cummins, C. C., Synthesis and reversible reductive coupling of cationic, dinitrogen-derived diazoalkane complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 7181–7193. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  58. Fox, A. R.; Cummins, C. C., Uranium-nitrogen multiple bonding: The case of a four-coordinate uranium(VI) nitridoborate complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 5716–5717. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  59. Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., An unusual P—P double bond formed via phospha-Wittig transformation of a terminal PO complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 8764–8765. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  60. Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., Tetraphosphabenzenes obtained via a triphosphacyclobutadiene intermediate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 934–938. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  61. Silvia, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Two-electron reduction of a vanadium(V) nitride by CO to release cyanate and open a coordination site. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 446–447. Download from MIT Open Access Articles collection.
  62. Betley, T. A.; Surendranath, Y.; Childress, M. V.; Alliger, G. E.; Fu, R.; Cummins, C. C.; Nocera, D. G., A ligand field chemistry of oxygen generation by the oxygen-evolving complex and synthetic active sites. Philos. Trans. R. Soc., B 2008, 363, 1293–1303.
  63. Christian, G.; Stranger, R.; Yates, B. F.; Cummins, C. C., Investigating CN– cleavage by three-coordinate M[N(R)Ar]3 complexes. Dalton Trans. 2008, 338–344.
  64. Clough, C. R.; Müller, P.; Cummins, C. C., 6-Coordinate tungsten(VI) tris-N-isopropylanilide complexes: Products of terminal oxo and nitrido transformations effected by main group electrophiles. Dalton Trans. 2008, 4458–4463.
  65. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., A niobium-mediated cycle producing phosphorus-rich organic molecules from white phosphorus (P4) through activation, functionalization, and transfer reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8863–8866.
  66. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., Phosphaalkenes as long-lived phosphorus cluster surface functional groups: Intramolecular P=C addition to a niobium-supported P7 cage. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 9363–9371.
  67. Cossairt, B. M.; Cummins, C. C., A reactive niobium phosphinidene P8 cluster obtained by reductive coupling of white phosphorus. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 169–172.
  68. Curley, J. J.; Cook, T. R.; Reece, S. Y.; Müller, P.; Cummins, C. C., Shining light on dinitrogen cleavage: Structural features, redox chemistry, and photochemistry of the key intermediate bridging dinitrogen complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 9394–9405.
  69. Fox, A. R.; Bart, S. C.; Meyer, K.; Cummins, C. C., Towards uranium catalysts. Nature 2008, 455, 341–349.
  70. McDonough, J. E.; Mendiratta, A.; Curley, J. J.; Fortman, G. C.; Fantasia, S.; Cummins, C. C.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Nolan, S. P.; Hoff, C. D., Thermodynamic, kinetic, and computational study of heavier chalcogen (S, Se, and Te) terminal multiple bonds to molybdenum, carbon, and phosphorus. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 2133–2141.
  71. Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., P2 addition to terminal phosphide M—P triple bonds: A rational synthesis of cyclo-P3 complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 9524–9535.
  72. Temprado, M.; McDonough, J. E.; Mendiratta, A.; Tsai, Y.-C.; Fortman, G. C.; Cummins, C. C.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Hoff, C. D., Thermodynamic and kinetic studies of H atom transfer from HMo(CO)3(η5-C5H5) to Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 and (PhCN)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3: Direct insertion of benzonitrile into the Mo−H bond of HMo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3 forming (Ph(H)CN)Mo(N[t-Bu]Ar)3. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 9380-9389.
  73. Tonzetich, Z. J.; Schrock, R. R.; Wampler, K. M.; Bailey, B. C.; Cummins, C. C.; Müller, P., A tungsten(VI) nitride having a W2(μ-N)2 core. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1560-1567.
  74. Agarwal, P.; Piro, N. A.; Meyer, K.; Müller, P.; Cummins, C. C., An isolable and monomeric phosphorus radical that is resonance-stabilized by the vanadium(IV/V) redox couple. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3111-3114.
  75. Christian, G.; Stranger, R.; Yates, B. F.; Cummins, C. C., Cleavage of CO by Mo[N(R)Ar]3 complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 2007, 3736-3741.
  76. Christian, G.; Stranger, R.; Petrie, S.; Yates, B. F.; Cummins, C. C., Breaking chemistry's strongest bond: Can three-coordinate [M{N(R)Ar}3] complexes cleave carbon monoxide? Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 4264-4272.
  77. Christian, G.; Stranger, R.; Yates, B. F.; Cummins, C. C., Rationalizing the different products in the reaction of N2 with three-coordinate MoL3 complexes. Dalton Trans. 2007, 1939-1947.
  78. Fox, A. R.; Clough, C. R.; Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., A terminal nitride-to-phosphide conversion sequence followed by tungsten phosphide functionalization using a diphenylphosphenium synthon. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 973-976.
  79. Piro, N. A.; Cummins, C. C., Ethylenebis(triphenylphosphine)platinum as a probe for niobium-mediated diphosphorus chemistry. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 7387-7393.
  80. Cummins, C. C., Terminal, anionic carbide, nitride, and phosphide transition-metal complexes as synthetic entries to low-coordinate phosphorus derivatives. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 862-870.
  81. Curley, J. J.; Sceats, E. L.; Cummins, C. C., A cycle for organic nitrile synthesis via dinitrogen cleavage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14036-14037.
  82. Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., A niobaziridine hydride system for white phosphorus or dinitrogen activation and N- or P-atom transfer. Dalton Trans. 2006, 2161-2168.
  83. Figueroa, J. S.; Piro, N. A.; Clough, C. R.; Cummins, C. C., A nitridoniobium(V) reagent that effects acid chloride to organic nitrile conversion: Synthesis via heterodinuclear (Nb/Mo) dinitrogen cleavage, mechanistic insights, and recycling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 940-950.
  84. McDonough, J. E.; Weir, J. J.; Sukcharoenphon, K.; Hoff, C. D.; Kryatova, O. P.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Scott, B. L.; Kubas, G. J.; Mendiratta, A.; Cummins, C. C., Comparison of thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of oxidative addition of PhEEPh (E = S, Se, Te) to Mo(CO)3(PR3)2, W(CO)3(PR3)2, and Mo(N[tBu]Ar)3 complexes. The role of oxidation state and ancillary ligands in metal complex induced chalcogenyl radical generation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10295-10303.
  85. Mendiratta, A.; Cummins, C. C.; Kryatova, O. P.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; McDonough, J. E.; Hoff, C. D., Benzonitrile extrusion from molybdenum(IV) ketimide complexes obtained via radical C-E (E = O, S, Se) bond formation: Toward a new nitrogen atom transfer reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4881-4891.
  86. Mendiratta, A.; Cummins, C. C.; Cotton, F. A.; Ibragimov, S. A.; Murillo, C. A.; Villagrán, D., A diamagnetic dititanium(III) paddlewheel complex with no direct metal-metal bond. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4328-4330.
  87. Piro, N. A.; Figueroa, J. S.; McKellar, J. T.; Cummins, C. C., Triple-bond reactivity of diphosphorus molecules. Science 2006, 313, 1276-1279. Here are direct links for free access to: Abstract, Reprint, Full Text.
  88. Cherry, J.-P. F.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Portability of the RNNMo(3+) core - Application to the synthesis of dinitrogen-derived trialkoxymolybdenum organodiazenido complexes. Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 302-307.
  89. Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Triatomic EP2 triangles (E = Ge, Sn, Pb) as μ2:η3,η3 bridging ligands. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 4592-4596.
  90. McDonough, J. E.; Weir, J. J.; Carlson, M. J.; Hoff, C. D.; Kryatova, O. P.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Clough, C. R.; Cummins, C. C., Solution calorimetric and stopped-flow kinetic studies of the reaction of ·Cr(CO)3C5Me5 with PhSeSePh and PhTeTePh. experimental and theoretical estimates of the Se-Se, Te-Te, H-Se, and H-Te bond strengths. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 3127-3136.
  91. Mendiratta, A.; Cummins, C. C., Heterobimetallic reductive cross-coupling of benzonitrile with carbon dioxide, pyridine, and benzophenone. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7319-7321.
  92. Mendiratta, A.; Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Synthesis of a four-coordinate titanium(IV) oxoanion via deprotonation and decarbonylation of complexed formate. Chem. Commun. 2005, 3403-3405.
  93. Murahashi, T.; Clough, C. R.; Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., A ligand composed of dinitrogen and methyldiphenylphosphane in a cationic molybdenum complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2560-2563.
  94. Stephens, F. H.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Cummins, C. C.; Kryatova, O. P.; Kryatov, S. V.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; McDonough, J. E.; Hoff, C. D., Mechanism of white phosphorus activation by three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complexes: A thermochemical, kinetic, and quantum chemical investigation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15191-15200.
  95. Clough, C. R.; Greco, J. B.; Figueroa, J. S.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Organic nitriles from acid chlorides: An isovalent N for (O)Cl exchange reaction mediated by a tungsten nitride complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7742-7743.
  96. Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Diorganophosphanylphosphinidenes as complexed ligands: Synthesis via an anionic terminal phosphide of niobium. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 984-988.
  97. Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., Phosphaalkynes from acid chlorides via P for O(Cl) metathesis: A recyclable niobium phosphide (P3-) reagent that effects C—P triple-bond formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 13916-13917.
  98. Sceats, E. L.; Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C.; Loening, N. M.; Van der Wel, P.; Griffin, R. G., Complexes obtained by electrophilic attack on a dinitrogen-derived terminal molybdenum nitride: electronic structure analysis by solid state CP/MAS 15N NMR in combination with DFT calculations. Polyhedron 2004, 23, 2751-2768.
  99. Soo, H. S.; Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., A homoleptic molybdenum(IV) enolate complex: Synthesis, molecular and electronic structure, and NCN group transfer to form a terminal cyanoimide of molybdenum(VI). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11370-11376.
  100. Soo, H. S.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., A sterically demanding enolate ligand: Tantalum ligation and pyridine coupling. Organometallics 2004, 23, 498-503.
  101. Stephens, F. H.; Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C.; Kryatova, O. P.; Kryatov, S. V.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; McDonough, J. E.; Hoff, C. D., Small-molecule activation by molybdaziridine hydride complexes: Mechanistic sequence of the small-molecule binding and molybdaziridine ring-opening steps. Organometallics 2004, 23, 3126-3138.
  102. Wang, J.; Li, S.; Zheng, C.; Li, A.; Hosmane, N. S.; Maguire, J. A.; Roesky, H. W.; Cummins, C. C.; Kaim, W., Chemistry of C-trimethylsilyl-substituted heterocarboranes. 30. Synthetic and structural studies on oxide ion encapsulating tetralanthanide tetrahedra surrounded by “carbons apart” C2B4-carborane ligands (Ln(III) = La, Nd, Gd, Tb, Ho, Lu). Organometallics 2004, 23, 4621-4629.
  103. Blackwell, J. M.; Figueroa, J. S.; Stephens, F. H.; Cummins, C. C., Enediynes via sequential acetylide reductive coupling and alkyne metathesis: Easy access to well-defined molybdenum initiators for alkyne metathesis. Organometallics 2003, 22, 3351-3353.
  104. Figueroa, J. S.; Cummins, C. C., The niobaziridine-hydride functional group: Synthesis and divergent reactivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 4020-4021.
  105. Mendiratta, A.; Cummins, C. C.; Kryatova, O. P.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; McDonough, J. E.; Hoff, C. D., Molybdenum chalcogenobenzimidato complexes: Radical synthesis and nitrile extrusion via EPh (E = S, Se, and Te) elimination. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 8621-8623.
  106. Neculai, A.-M.; Cummins, C. C.; Neculai, D.; Roesky, H. W.; Bunkòczi, G.; Walfort, B.; Stalke, D., Elucidation of a Sc(I) complex by DFT calculations and reactivity studies. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 8803-8810.
  107. Stephens, F. H.; Figueroa, J. S.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Molybdenum-phosphorus triple bond stabilization by ancillary alkoxide ligation: Synthesis and structure of a terminal phosphide tris-1-methylcyclohexanoxide complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9264-9265.
  108. Tsai, Y.-C.; Cummins, C. C., Base-catalyzed dinitrogen cleavage by molybdenum amides. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 345, 63-69.
  109. Tsai, Y.-C.; Stephens, F. H.; Meyer, K.; Mendiratta, A.; Gheorghiu, M. D.; Cummins, C. C., Reactions of organic nitriles with a three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complex and with a related molybdaziridine-hydride. Organometallics 2003, 22, 2902-2913.
  110. Wang, J.; Li, S.; Zheng, C.; Hosmane, N. S.; Maguire, J. A.; Roesky, H. W.; Cummins, C. C.; Kaim, W., An oxide ion encapsulating tetraholmium tetrahedron stabilized by complexation with the “carbons apart” C2B4-carborane ligands. Organometallics 2003, 22, 4390-4392.
  111. Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Diuranium inverted sandwiches involving naphthalene and cyclooctatetraene. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 7660-7661.
  112. Agapie, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Methine (CH) transfer via a chlorine atom abstraction/benzene-elimination strategy: Molybdenum methylidyne synthesis and elaboration to a phosphaisocyanide complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2412-2413.
  113. Agapie, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C., Radical scission of symmetrical 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds: C—C bond cleavage with titanium(IV) enolate formation and related reactions. Organometallics 2002, 21, 1329-1340.
  114. Brask, J. K.; Durà-Vilà, V.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Vanadium nitride functionalization and denitrogenation by carbon disulfide and dioxide. Chem. Commun. 2002, 902-903.
  115. Diaconescu, P. L.; Odom, A. L.; Agapie, T.; Cummins, C. C., Uranium-group 14 element single bonds: Isolation and characterization of a uranium(IV) silyl species. Organometallics 2001, 20, 4993-4995.
  116. Cherry, J.-P. F.; Johnson, A. R.; Baraldo, L. M.; Tsai, Y.-C.; Cummins, C. C.; Kryatov, S. V.; Rybak-Akimova, E. V.; Capps, K. B.; Hoff, C. D.; Haar, C. M.; Nolan, S. P., On the origin of selective nitrous oxide N—N bond cleavage by three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 7271-7286.
  117. Cherry, J.-P. F.; Stephens, F. H.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Terminal phosphide and dinitrogen molybdenum compounds obtained from pnictide-bridged precursors. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 6860-6862.
  118. Brask, J. K.; Fickes, M. G.; Sangtrirutnugul, P.; Durà-Vilà, V.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., Niobium and vanadium iminophosphinimide complexes. Chem. Commun. 2001, 1676-1677.
  119. Mindiola, D. J.; Tsai, Y.-C.; Hara, R.; Chen, Q.; Meyer, K.; Cummins, C. C., Bimetallic μ-cyanoimide complexes prepared by NCN group transfer. Chem. Commun. 2001, 125-126.
  120. Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C., Probing the niobium metallaaziridine functionality. Organometallics 2001, 20, 3626-3628.
  121. Barybin, M. V.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Coordination chemistry of a chelating amidoximato ligand. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 2892-2897.
  122. Greco, J. B.; Peters, J. C.; Baker, T. A.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Wu, G., Atomic carbon as a terminal ligand: Studies of a carbidomolybdenum anion featuring solid-state 13C NMR data and proton-transfer self-exchange kinetics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5003-5013
  123. Meyer, K.; Mindiola, D. J.; Baker, T. A.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Uranium hexakisamido complexes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 3063-3066.
  124. Diaconescu, P. L.; Arnold, P. L.; Baker, T. A.; Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C., Arene-bridged diuranium complexes: Inverted sandwiches supported by δ-backbonding. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 6108-6109.
  125. Mindiola, D. J.; Meyer, K.; Cherry, J.-P. F.; Baker, T. A.; Cummins, C. C., Dinitrogen cleavage stemming from a heterodinuclear niobium/molybdenum N2 complex: New nitridoniobium systems including a niobazene cyclic trimer. Organometallics 2000, 19, 1622-1624.
  126. Tsai, Y.-C.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Facile synthesis of trialkoxymolybdenum(VI) alkylidyne complexes for alkyne metathesis. Organometallics 2000, 19, 5260-5262.
  127. Agapie, T.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., In pursuit of the molybdenum(III) tris(thiolate) fragment: Unusual structure of a dimolybdenum μ-nitrido complex. Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 174-179.
  128. Brock, J. R.; Odom, A. L.; Klei, S. R.; Cummins, C. C., Synthesis and characterization of an organochromium compound bearing three sterically demanding alkenyl ligands. Organometallics 1999, 18, 1360-1362.
  129. Odom, A. L.; Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C., A nucleophilic chromium(V) dioxo radical anion. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 3290-3295.
  130. Tsai, Y.-C.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C.; Klooster, W. T.; Koetzle, T. F., A cyclometalated resting state for a reactive molybdenum amide: Favorable consequences of β-hydrogen elimination including reductive cleavage, coupling, and complexation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 10426-10427.
  131. Peters, J. C.; Cherry, J.-P. F.; Thomas, J. C.; Baraldo, L.; Mindiola, D. J.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Redox-catalyzed binding of dinitrogen by molybdenum N-tert-hydrocarbylanilide complexes: Implications for dinitrogen functionalization and reductive cleavage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 10053-10067.
  132. Peters, J. C.; Baraldo, L. M.; Baker, T. A.; Johnson, A. R.; Cummins, C. C., Dimolybdenum-μ-cyanide complexes supported by N-tert-butylanilide ligation: in pursuit of cyanide reductive cleavage. J. Organomet. Chem. 1999, 591, 24-35.
  133. Johnson, A. R.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Serron, S.; Nolan, S. P.; Musaev, D. G.; Morokuma, K., Four-coordinate molybdenum chalcogenide complexes relevant to nitrous oxide N-N bond cleavage by three-coordinate molybdenum(III): Synthesis, characterization, reactivity, and thermochemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 2071-2085.
  134. Odom, A. L.; Arnold, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Heterodinuclear uranium/molybdenum dinitrogen complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 5836-5837.
  135. Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C., Deprotonated 2,3:5,6-dibenzo-7-aza bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene as a nitrido nitrogen source by anthracene elimination: Synthesis of an iodide(nitride)chromium(VI) complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1998, 37, 945-947.
  136. Johnson, A. R.; Cummins, C. C.; Gambarotta, S., N-tert-alkylanilides as bulky ancillary ligands. Inorg. Synth. 1998, 32, 123-132.
  137. Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., Chromium(VI) nitrido complexes: reactions with Brønsted acids and synthesis of organometallic derivatives. Polyhedron 1998, 17, 675-688.
  138. Cummins, C. C., Three-coordinate complexes of “hard” ligands: advances in synthesis, structure and reactivity. Prog. Inorg. Chem. 1998, 47, 685-836.
  139. Cummins, C. C., Reductive cleavage and related reactions leading to molybdenum-element multiple bonds: new pathways offered by three-coordinate molybdenum(III). Chem. Commun. 1998, 1777-1786.
  140. Kim, E.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., Synthesis of mer-trichlorotris(tetrahydrofuran) tungsten(III) by intermetal chlorine atom transfer. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1998, 278, 103-107.
  141. Peters, J. C.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., A terminal molybdenum carbide prepared by methylidyne deprotonation. Chem. Commun. 1997, 1995-1996.
  142. Fickes, M. G.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., A nucleophilic niobium(V) nitride prepared by isocyanate decarbonylation. Chem. Commun. 1997, 1993-1994.
  143. Johnson, M. J. A.; Lee, P. M.; Odom, A. L.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Atom-bridged intermediates in N- and P-atom transfer reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1997, 36, 87-91.
  144. Johnson, M. J. A.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., Phosphorus monoxide as a terminal ligand. Chem. Commun. 1997, 1523-1524.
  145. Johnson, A. R.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Titanium complexes stabilized by N-(tert-hydrocarbyl)anilide ligation: a synthetic investigation. Organometallics1996, 15, 3825-3835.
  146. Laplaza, C. E.; Johnson, A. R.; Cummins, C. C., Nitrogen atom transfer coupled with dinitrogen cleavage and MoMo triple bond formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 709-710.
  147. Laplaza, C. E.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Peters, J. C.; Odom, A. L.; Kim, E.; Cummins, C. C.; George, G. N.; Pickering, I. J., Dinitrogen cleavage by three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complexes: Mechanistic and structural data. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 8623-8638.
  148. Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., A chromium(VI) nitrido-silylmethyl complex and a chromium(V) μ-nitrido dimer: Synthetic and structural details. Organometallics 1996, 15, 898-900.
  149. Peters, J. C.; Johnson, A. R.; Odom, A. L.; Wanandi, P. W.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Assembly of molybdenum/titanium μ-oxo complexes via radical alkoxide C—O cleavage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 10175-10188.
  150. Schaller, C. P.; Cummins, C. C.; Wolczanski, P. T., Hydrocarbon activation via reversible 1,2-RH-elimination from (tBu3SiNH)3ZrR: Synthetic, structural, and mechanistic investigations. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 591-611.
  151. Schrock, R. R.; Cummins, C. C.; Wilhelm, T.; Lin, S.; Reid, S. M.; Kol, M.; Davis, W. M., Synthesis of titanium complexes that contain triamido-amine ligands. Organometallics 1996, 15, 1470-1476.
  152. Stokes, S. L.; Davis, W. M.; Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C., Low-coordinate iron complexes stabilized by N-(tert-hydrocarbyl)anilide ligation: Adduct formation, chemical oxidation, and nitric oxide complexation. Organometallics 1996, 15, 4521-4530.
  153. Wu, G.; Rovnyak, D.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Zanetti, N. C.; Musaev, D. G.; Morokuma, K.; Schrock, R. R.; Griffin, R. G.; Cummins, C. C., Unusual 31P chemical shielding tensors in terminal phosphido complexes containing a phosphorus-metal triple bond. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 10654-10655.
  154. Fickes, M. G.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Isolation and structural characterization of the terminal mesityl azide complex V(N3Mes)(I)(NRArF)2 and its conversion to a vanadium(V) imido complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 6384-6385.
  155. Odom, A. L.; Cummins, C. C.; Protasiewicz, J. D., Nitric oxide cleavage: Synthesis of terminal chromium(VI) nitrido complexes via nitrosyl deoxygenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 6613-6614.
  156. Wanandi, P. W.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Russell, M. A.; Wilcox, D. E., Radical synthesis of a heterobinuclear μ-oxo complex: Reaction of V(O)(O-i-Pr)3 with Ti(NRAr)3 (R = C(CD3)2CH3, Ar = 3,5-C6H3Me2). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 2110-2111.
  157. Laplaza, C. E.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., A molybdenum-phosphorus triple bond: Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of the terminal phosphido (P3-) complex [Mo(P)(NRAr)3]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1995, 34, 2042-2044.
  158. Laplaza, C. E.; Cummins, C. C., Dinitrogen cleavage by a three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complex. Science 1995, 268, 861-863. Here are direct links for free access to: Abstract, Reprint.
  159. Laplaza, C. E.; Odom, A. L.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C.; Protasiewicz, J. D., Cleavage of the nitrous oxide NN bond by a three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 4999-5000.
  160. Laplaza, C. E.; Davis, W. M.; Cummins, C. C., Tin N-tert-butylanilide compounds. Organometallics 1995, 14, 577-580.
  161. Johnson, A. R.; Wanandi, P. W.; Cummins, C. C.; Davis, W. M., Cleavage of titanium dimethylamides with methyl iodide. Organometallics 1994, 13, 2907-2909.
  162. Freundlich, J. S.; Schrock, R. R.; Cummins, C. C.; Davis, W. M., Organometallic complexes of tantalum that contain the triamidoamine ligand, [(Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N]3-, including an ethylidene complex formed via a phosphine-catalyzed rearrangement of an ethylene complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 6476-6477.
  163. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M., Synthesis of terminal vanadium(V) imido, oxo, sulfido, selenido, and tellurido complexes by imido group or chalcogenide atom transfer to trigonal monopyramidal V[N3N] (N3N = [(Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N]3-). Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 1448-1457.
  164. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R., Synthesis of an iron(IV) cyanide complex that contains the triamido amine ligand [(tert-BuMe2SiNCH2CH2)3N]3-. Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 395-396.
  165. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M., Phosphinidenetantalum(V) complexes of the type [(N3N)Ta=PR] as phospha-Wittig reagents. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1993, 32, 756-759.
  166. Cummins, C. C.; Lee, J.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M., Trigonal-Monopyramidal MIII Complexes of the Type [M(N3N)] (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe; N3N = (tert-BuMe2SiNCH2CH2)3N). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1992, 31, 1501-1503.
  167. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M., Synthesis of vanadium and titanium complexes of the type RM[(Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N] (R = Cl, alkyl) and the structure of ClV[(Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N]. Organometallics 1992, 11, 1452-1454.
  168. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Cohen, R. E., Synthesis of zinc sulfide and cadmium sulfide within ROMP block copolymer microdomains. Chem. Mater. 1992, 4, 27-30.
  169. Sankaran, V.; Cohen, R. E.; Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R., Morphology of diblock copolymers of norbornene and organometallic derivatives of norbornene. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 6664-6669.
  170. Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M., Synthesis of cadmium pentamethylcyclopentadienyl complexes. Organometallics 1991, 10, 3781-3785.
  171. Cummins, C. C.; Schaller, C. P.; Van Duyne, G. D.; Wolczanski, P. T.; Chan, A. W. E.; Hoffmann, R., Tri-tert-butylsilyl)imido complexes of titanium: benzene carbon-hydrogen activation and structure of [(tert-Bu3SiNH)Ti]2(μ-NSi-tert-Bu3)2. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 2985-2994.
  172. Cummins, C. C.; Beachy, M. D.; Schrock, R. R.; Vale, M. G.; Sankaran, V.; Cohen, R. E., Synthesis of norbornenes containing tin(II), tin(IV), lead(II), and zinc(II) and their polymerization to give microphase-separated block copolymers. Chem. Mater. 1991, 3, 1153-1163.
  173. Cummins, C. C.; Van Duyne, G. D.; Schaller, C. P.; Wolczanski, P. T., Carbonylation of zirconium complex [tert-Bu3SiNH]3ZrH and x-ray structural study of [tert-Bu3SiNH]3ZrMe. Organometallics 1991, 10, 164-170.
  174. Sankaran, V.; Cummins, C. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Cohen, R. E.; Silbey, R. J., Small lead sulfide (PbS) clusters prepared via ROMP block copolymer technology. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 6858-6859.
  175. Cummins, C. C.; Baxter, S. M.; Wolczanski, P. T., Methane and benzene activation via transient (tert-Bu3SiNH)2Zr=NSi-tert-Bu3. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 8731-8733.


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