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The drover group
 The university of windsor, Windsor, ON


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AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, WINDSOR, ON



​Publications ​

Summary: Peer-reviewed articles: 31; h-index: 13, i10-index: 17

Undergraduates (underlined)
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2021

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. Solution Behaviour and Thermodynamics of a Borane-Appended Cobalt(III) Hydride
Zurakowski, J.A.; Austen, B. J. H.; Dufour, M. C.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Spasyuk, D.; Drover, M.W.*
2021, in preparation.
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)

32. Lewis-Acid Assisted Oxidative Addition at a [Ni(diphosphine)2] Complex: The Critical Role
of Secondary Coordination Sphere Hybridization

Zurakowski, J.A.; Dufour, M. C.; Austen, B. J. H.; Nelson, D. J.; Drover, M.W.*
2021, in preparation.
In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)

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.*
Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 37-41. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03409
​(Communication)
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
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2020

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​
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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
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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
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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
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​26. Catalytic N
2-to-NH3 (or -N2H4) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes
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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
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2019
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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
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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
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​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
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​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
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2017
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​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
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​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
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​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
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​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
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​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
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2016
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​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
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​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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2015
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​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
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​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
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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
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​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
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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
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2014
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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
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​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
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2013
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​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
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2012
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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
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 1. 
Formation of a Renewable Amide, 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran, via Direct Conversion of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
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​Drover, M.W.; Omari, K.W.; Murphy, J.N.; Kerton, F.M.
 RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 4642-4644. DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20578E
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Structure communications (ccdc)
non peer-reviewed
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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
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3. Drover, M.W., CCDC 1905102: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019.
​ DOI: 
10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21ydxb
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