The drover group
The university of windsor, Windsor, ON
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, WINDSOR, ON
Publications
Summary: Peer-reviewed articles: 30; h-index: 12, i10-index: 16
Undergraduates (underlined)
2020
31. Octaboraneyl [Ni(H)(diphosphine)2]+ Complexes: Exploiting Phosphine Ligand Lability
for Hydride Transfer to an [NAD]+ Model
Zurakowski, J.A.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Spasyuk, D.M.; Drover, M.W.*
2020, submitted.
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
31. Octaboraneyl [Ni(H)(diphosphine)2]+ Complexes: Exploiting Phosphine Ligand Lability
for Hydride Transfer to an [NAD]+ Model
Zurakowski, J.A.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Spasyuk, D.M.; Drover, M.W.*
2020, submitted.
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
30. Generating Potent C-H PCET Donors: Ligand-Induced Fe-to-ring Proton Migration from a
Cp*Fe(III)-H Complex Demonstrates a Promising Strategy
Drover, M.W.*; Schild, D.J.*; Oyala, P.H.; Peters, J.C.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 18963-18970. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09363
* = These authors contributed equally
Cp*Fe(III)-H Complex Demonstrates a Promising Strategy
Drover, M.W.*; Schild, D.J.*; Oyala, P.H.; Peters, J.C.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 18963-18970. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09363
* = These authors contributed equally
29. So You Want to Develop a Virtual Lecture Series?
Lessons Learned from the Global Inorganic Discussion Weekend (GIDW) – a Canadian Initiative
Drover, M.W.* and Chitnis, S.C.*
Can. J. Chem. 2020, 98, 737-740. DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0324
(Peer-Reviewed Perspective)
* = These authors contributed equally
28. Platinum Complexes of a Boron-Rich Diphosphine Ligand
Drover, M.W.*; Bowes, E.G.; Dufour, M.C.; Lesperance-Nantau, L.A.
Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 16312-16318. DOI: 10.1039/D0DT00963F
In collaboration with E.G. Bowes (Los Alamos National Lab)
**Special Thematic Issue - New Talent: Americas 2020
27. Octaboraneyl Complexes of Nickel: Monomers for Redox-Active Coordination Polymers
Drover, M.W.*; Dufour, M.C.; Lesperance-Nantau, L.A.; Noriega, R.P.; Levin, K.; Schurko, R.W.
Chem. -Eur. J. 2020, 26, 11180-11186. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001218
In collaboration with R.W. Schurko (Florida State University)
** Invited Cover Feature
** Designated as a “Hot Article” by the editors
26. Catalytic N2-to-NH3 (or -N2H4) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes
Drover, M.W.*; Chalkley, M.J.*; Peters, J.C.
Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 5582-5636. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00638
* = These authors contributed equally
**Special Thematic Issue - Reactivity of Nitrogen from the Ground to the Atmosphere
2019
25. Snapshots of a Migrating H-atom: Characterization of a Reactive Fe(III) Indenide Hydride
and its Nearly Isoenergetic Ring-Protonated Fe(I) Isomer
Drover, M.W.; Schild, D.J.; Oyala, P.H.; Peters, J.C.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.. 2019, 58, 15504-15511. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909050
25. Snapshots of a Migrating H-atom: Characterization of a Reactive Fe(III) Indenide Hydride
and its Nearly Isoenergetic Ring-Protonated Fe(I) Isomer
Drover, M.W.; Schild, D.J.; Oyala, P.H.; Peters, J.C.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.. 2019, 58, 15504-15511. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909050
2018
24. Phosphoramidate-assisted Alkyne Activation: Probing the Mechanism of Proton Shuttling
in an N,O-chelated Cp*Ir(III) Complex
Leeb, N.; Drover, M.W.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.; Slattery, J.M.
Organometallics 2018, 37, 4630-4638. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orgmet.8b00656
23. Fusing Triphenylphosphine with Tetraphenylborate: Introducing the
9-Phosphatriptycene-10-phenylborate (PTB) Anion
Drover, M.W.*; Nagata, K.*; Peters, J.C.
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 7916-7919. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC04321C
* = These authors contributed equally
**In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
22. Expanding the Allyl Analogy: Accessing η³-P,B,P Diphosphinoborane Complexes of Group 10
Drover, M.W.; Peters, J.C.
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 3733-3738. DOI: 10.1039/C8DT00058A
** Invited Front Cover
** Designated as a “Hot Article” by the editors
2017
21. Catalytic Functionalization of Styrenyl Epoxides: 2-Nickela(II)oxetanes via Oxidative Addition with Retention of Configuration
Desnoyer, A.N.; Geng, J.; Drover, M.W.; Patrick B.O.; Love J.A.
Chem. –Eur. J. 2017, 23, 11509-11512. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702824
21. Catalytic Functionalization of Styrenyl Epoxides: 2-Nickela(II)oxetanes via Oxidative Addition with Retention of Configuration
Desnoyer, A.N.; Geng, J.; Drover, M.W.; Patrick B.O.; Love J.A.
Chem. –Eur. J. 2017, 23, 11509-11512. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702824
20. Dehydrogenation of Cyclic Amines by a Coordinatively Unsaturated Cp*Ir(III) Phosphoramidate Complex
Drover, M.W.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 8621-8625. DOI: 10.1039/C7DT01499F
**Special issue dedicated to CSC 100: Celebrating Canadian Chemistry
**Special themed collection: Celebrating Excellence in Research: 100 Women in Chemistry
19. 1,3-N,O-Complexes of Late Transition Metals: Ligands with Flexible Bonding Modes and Reaction Profiles
Drover, M.W.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 2913-2940. DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00715e
**Special themed collection: Celebrating Excellence in Research: 100 Women in Chemistry
18. C(sp³)-H Bond Activation Induced by Monohydroborane Coordination at an Ir(III)-Phosphoramidate Complex
Drover, M.W.; Christopherson, C.J.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 20, 2639-2642. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601518
**Very Important Paper (VIP)
**Invited Front Cover: DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700485
**Invited Cover Profile: DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700486
17. Accessing 𝛿-B-H Coordinated Complexes of Rh(I) and Ir(I) Using Mono- and Dihydroboranes: Cooperative Stabilization by a Phosphoramidate Coligand
Drover, M.W.; Bowes, E.G.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.
Organometallics 2017, 36, 331-341. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00784
2016
16. Redox-Triggered Changes in Coordination Mode: Amidate-Supported Two-Coordinate Ni(I) Complexes
Beattie, D.D.; Bowes, E.G.; Drover, M.W.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13290-13295. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607243
16. Redox-Triggered Changes in Coordination Mode: Amidate-Supported Two-Coordinate Ni(I) Complexes
Beattie, D.D.; Bowes, E.G.; Drover, M.W.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13290-13295. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607243
15. Toward Anti-Markovnikov 1-Alkyne O-Phosphoramidation: Exploiting Metal-Ligand Cooperativity in a 1,3-N,O-Chelated Cp*Ir(III) Complex
Drover, M.W.; Love, J.A.; Schafer, L.L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 8396-8399. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05143
14. Phosphoramidate-Supported Cp*Ir(III) Aminoborane H₂B=NR₂ Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Solution Dynamics
Drover, M.W.; Bowes, E.G.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.; Weller, A.S.
Chem. –Eur. J. 2016, 22, 6793-6797. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600951
**Invited frontispiece
13. Exploring Regioselective Bond Cleavage and Cross-Coupling Reactions Using a Low-Valent Nickel Complex
Desnoyer, A.N.; Freise, F.; Chiu, W.C.; Drover, M.W.; Patrick, B.O.; Love, J.A.
Chem. –Eur. J. 2016, 22, 4070-4077. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504959
12. Enhancing the Reactivity of Directly Observable B-H-Pt Interactions Through Conformational Rigidity
Pal, S.; Drover, M.W.; Patrick, B.O.; Love, J.A.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 15-16, 2403-2408. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501305
**Special issue dedicated to Swiatoslaw Trofimenko
11. Capturing HBCy₂: Employing N,O-Chelated Complexes of Rhodium(I) and Iridium(I) for Chemoselective Hydroboration
Drover, M.W.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 51, 3181-3186. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511448
Drover, M.W.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 51, 3181-3186. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511448
2015
10. Application of ⁷Li NMR Spectroscopy to the Structural Characterization of a Tetrametallic Diamine-bis(phenolate) Complex of Lithium and Synthesis of a Related Bismuth Complex
Drover, M.W.; Murphy, J.N.; Flogeras, J.C.; Schneider, C.M.; Dawe, L.N.; Kerton, F.M.
Polyhedron 2015, 102, 60-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.07.071
**Special issue dedicated to Canadian coordination chemistry
10. Application of ⁷Li NMR Spectroscopy to the Structural Characterization of a Tetrametallic Diamine-bis(phenolate) Complex of Lithium and Synthesis of a Related Bismuth Complex
Drover, M.W.; Murphy, J.N.; Flogeras, J.C.; Schneider, C.M.; Dawe, L.N.; Kerton, F.M.
Polyhedron 2015, 102, 60-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.07.071
**Special issue dedicated to Canadian coordination chemistry
9. Isocyanate Reinsertion from κ¹-O Amidates: Facile Access to Perfluoroaryl Rhodium(I) Complexes
Drover, M.W.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 19487-19493. DOI: 10.1039/C5DT01981H
**Special issue dedicated to Fluorine chemistry
8. Reactivity of an Unsaturated Iridium(III) Phosphoramidate Complex, [Cp*Ir{κ²-N,O}][BArᶠ₄]
Drover, M.W.; Johnson, H.C.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.; Weller, A.S.
Organometallics 2015, 34, 3849–3856. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00397
7. Formation of Azarhodacyclobutanes With Varying N-substitution
Dauth, A.; Drover, M.W.; Hajiashrafi, T.; Tehrani, A.A.; Love, J.A.
J. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 791, 192-195. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.05.051
6. Amidate-Ligated Complexes of Rhodium(I): A Showcase of Coordination Flexibility
Drover, M.W.; Schafer, L.L.; Love, J.A.
Organometallics 2015, 34, 1783-1786. DOI: 10.1021/om501209c
**Invited Front Cover
2014
5. 3-Rhoda-1,2-diazacyclopentanes: A Series of Novel Metallacycle Complexes Derived From C-N Functionalization of Ethylene
Drover, M.W.; Beh, D.W.; Kennepohl, P.; Love, J.A.
Chem. -Eur. J. 2014, 20, 13345-13355. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403682
4. Polynuclear Complexes of a Series of Hydrazone and Hydrazone-oxime Ligands – M₂ (Fe), M₄ (Mn, Ni, Cu), and Mn (Cu) examples
Drover, M.W.; Tandon, S.S.; Anwar, M.U.; Shuvaev, K.V.; Dawe, L.N.; Collins, J.L.; Thompson, L.K.
Polyhedron 2014, 68, 94-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2013.10.018
2013
3. Self-assembled Ln(III)₄ (Ln = Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, Eu) [2x2] Square Grids – a New Class of Lanthanide Cluster
Randell, N.M.; Anwar, M.U.; Drover, M.W.; Dawe, L.N.; Thompson, L.K.
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 6731–6742. DOI: 10.1021/ic4008813
3. Self-assembled Ln(III)₄ (Ln = Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, Eu) [2x2] Square Grids – a New Class of Lanthanide Cluster
Randell, N.M.; Anwar, M.U.; Drover, M.W.; Dawe, L.N.; Thompson, L.K.
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 6731–6742. DOI: 10.1021/ic4008813
2012
2. Aluminum Methyl and Chloro Complexes Bearing Monoanionic Aminephenolate Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Use in Polymerization
Ikpo, N.; Barbon, S.M.; Drover, M.W.; Dawe, L.N.; Kerton, F.M.
Organometallics 2012, 31, 8145-8158. DOI: 10.1021/om300757u
2. Aluminum Methyl and Chloro Complexes Bearing Monoanionic Aminephenolate Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Use in Polymerization
Ikpo, N.; Barbon, S.M.; Drover, M.W.; Dawe, L.N.; Kerton, F.M.
Organometallics 2012, 31, 8145-8158. DOI: 10.1021/om300757u
1. Formation of a Renewable Amide, 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran, via Direct Conversion of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
Drover, M.W.; Omari, K.W.; Murphy, J.N.; Kerton, F.M.
RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 4642-4644. DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20578E
Structure communications (ccdc)
non peer-reviewed
1. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905100: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydv8
2. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905101: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydw9
3. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905102: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydxb
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydv8
2. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905101: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydw9
3. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905102: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydxb
