The drover group
WESTERN UNIVERSITY, LONDON, ON
Publications
COVER IMAGE GALLERY
Undergraduates (underlined)
A=Article, c = communication, r = review, p = perspective, E = editorial
PP = Provisional patent
-2025-
A75. A Sixfold σ(Al-H) Capped Trinickel Cluster: A Nickel Core
Supported by Bridging Main-Group Hydrides
Zurakowski, J.A.; Stadler, B.; Crimmin, M.R.*; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-preparation.
A75. A Sixfold σ(Al-H) Capped Trinickel Cluster: A Nickel Core
Supported by Bridging Main-Group Hydrides
Zurakowski, J.A.; Stadler, B.; Crimmin, M.R.*; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-preparation.
A74. A Dual-Metal Strategy for Pyridine Functionalization
Using Nickel and Aluminum
Jobin, G. J.; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-preparation.
A73. An Unusual Rhodium(I)-Mediated C-H/C-F Bond Activation Strategy Gives
Access to Unsymmetrical C6F5-Substituted Borafluorenes
Addison, E. J.; Zurakowski, J.A.; Nelson, D. J.*; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-preparation.
**In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde)
C72. A Bis(σ-Al-H) Dinickel Complex
Zurakowski, J.A.; Stadler, B.; Crimmin, M.R.*; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-preparation.
**In collaboration with B. Stadler and M. Crimmin (Imperial College London, UK)
C71. Hydro- and Chloroelementation Reactions Across an
Iron-Carbon Bond Using Heavy Group 15 Reagents
Zurakowski, J.A.; MacEachern, M.; Durfy, C.S.; Chitnis, S. S.*; Drover, M. W.*
2025, Manuscript in-review.
**In collaboration with M. MacEachern and S. Chitnis (Dalhousie U.)
A70. Phosphine-Catalyzed C(sp²)-H Bond Activation with a
Heterometallic Nickel-Aluminum Complex
Zurakowski, J.A.#; Stadler, B.#; Drover, M. W.*; Crimmin, M.R.*
2025, Manuscript in-review.
**In collaboration with B. Stadler and M. Crimmin (Imperial College London, UK)
# = These authors contributed equally
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-1tdn0
A70. Phosphine-Catalyzed C(sp²)-H Bond Activation with a
Heterometallic Nickel-Aluminum Complex
Zurakowski, J.A.#; Stadler, B.#; Drover, M. W.*; Crimmin, M.R.*
2025, Manuscript in-review.
**In collaboration with B. Stadler and M. Crimmin (Imperial College London, UK)
# = These authors contributed equally
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-1tdn0
A69. A Tetrazolium Blue-Based Gasochromic Sensor for Hydrogen Gas
Fisher, D.; Potter, M.; Mandapati, P.; Drover, M. W.*; Rondeau-Gagne, S.*; Mutus, B.*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2025, Manuscript in-revision.
**In collaboration with S. Rondeau-Gagne and B. Mutus (UWindsor)
C68. Flash Communication: Oxidative Addition of 3-Iodopyridine at a Nickel
Diphosphine Complex: Probing Secondary Borane Effects
Austen, B.J.H.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2025, 44, 908-911. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00075
A67. The Selective and Sensitive Fluorogenic Detection of
Hydrogen Gas Using an Azomethine-H Dye
Potter, M.; Debnath, S.; Mandapati, P.; Schmidt, K.; Jansen, K.; Drover, M. W.*; Rondeau-Gagne, S.*; Mutus, B.*
ACS Sens. 2025, 10, 2173–2180. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c03450
**Provisional patent (PP) filed July 26th, 2024
**Preprint available on Research Square - 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5006474/v1
**In collaboration with S. Rondeau-Gagne and B. Mutus (UWindsor)
PP1. A Hybrid Fluorogenic H2-Sensor Compound of Azomethine-H
and an Iridium Activator
Rondeau-Gagne, S.*; Mutus, B.*; Drover, M. W.*; Debnath, S.; Potter, M.
U.S. Provisional Patent 63/675,323, Filed: July 26, 2024
C66. Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization
at a Tucked-In Iron Complex
Zurakowski, J.A.; Taylor, L. J.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2025, 44, 713-715. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00505
**Selected by the Editors for Front Cover Art
C65. Ring Strain Governs Transmetalation Behaviour at a Tucked-In Iron Complex
Durfy, C.S.#; Huang, M.#; Zurakowski, J.A.; Boyle, P.D.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 3323-3326. DOI: 10.1039/D4CC06176D
# = These authors contributed equally
**Selected by the Editors for Cover Art
A64. CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Cp*Fe Complex: A Secondary
Coordination Sphere Strategy
Durfy, C. S.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202421599. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202421599
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
** Designated as a “Hot Topic: Carbon Dioxide” article by the editors
**Selected for an Angewandte "Introducing" Profile DOI: 10.1002/anie.202501753
A63. 1,4-Diphosphorinane Synthesis at a Cationic Aluminum(III) Center
Jobin, G. J.; Austen, B. J. H.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2025, 44, 148-157. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00415
-2024-
E62. Applied Organometallic Chemistry: From Foundational to Translational
Schafer, L. L.*; Drover, M. W.; Chitnis, S. S.; Chen, C.; Lord, R.; Thieuleux, C.
Organometallics 2024, 43, 2377-2380. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00428
E62. Applied Organometallic Chemistry: From Foundational to Translational
Schafer, L. L.*; Drover, M. W.; Chitnis, S. S.; Chen, C.; Lord, R.; Thieuleux, C.
Organometallics 2024, 43, 2377-2380. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00428
C61. 2-Alkylphosphino-1-Boraadamantanes
Hoffmann, K. F.; Noriega, R. P.; Boyle, P. D.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 9224-9225. DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02665A
R60. A Catalytic Collaboration: Pairing Transition Metals and Lewis acids
for Applications in Synthesis
Dilinaer, A. (Dina)#; Jobin, G. J.#; Drover, M. W.*
Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 13298-13307. DOI: 10.1039D4DT01550A
# = These authors contributed equally
**Editor-Invited Frontier Article
C59. Tridentate κ³-C,P,P Iridium Complexes:
Influence of Ligand Saturation on Intramolecular C—H Bond Activation
Demchuk, M. J.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 7566-7569. DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01435A
** Invited Front Cover Art (R. Man)
A58. Oxidatively-Induced C(sp³)-C(sp³) Bond Formation at a Tucked-In Iron(III) Complex
Zurakowski, J. A.; Durfy, C. S.; Stocek, N. B.; Fanchini, G.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 10359-10365. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03292F
**This article is part of the themed collection: #MyFirstChemSci2024
** Invited Cover Art (R. Man)
A57. Ynone Co-Coordination at a Nickel Borane Complex: An Assessment
of Secondary Coordination Sphere Effects
Clapson, M. L.#; Dilinaer, A. (Dina)#; Lanaque, T. C.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Austen, B. J. H.; Drover, M. W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 6184-6191. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04264
# = These authors contributed equally
A56. A Tetraanionic Diphosphine Borate Ligand: Complexation with Platinum
Noriega, R. P.; Facchinato, D.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M.W.*
Polyhedron 2024, 253, 116904-116909. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2024.116904
**Invited as part of a themed collection: Emerging Investigators in Inorganic Chemistry
**Open Access 🔓
R55. A Blueprint for Secondary Coordination sphere Editing: Approaches Toward
Lewis Acid CO2 Co-Activation
Durfy, C. S.#; Zurakowski, J. A.#; Drover, M. W.*
ChemSusChem 2024, e202400039. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400039
# = These authors contributed equally
** Included in “Hot Topic: Carbon Dioxide” and "Editor's Choice: Spotlight"
** Open Access 🔓
R55. A Blueprint for Secondary Coordination sphere Editing: Approaches Toward
Lewis Acid CO2 Co-Activation
Durfy, C. S.#; Zurakowski, J. A.#; Drover, M. W.*
ChemSusChem 2024, e202400039. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400039
# = These authors contributed equally
** Included in “Hot Topic: Carbon Dioxide” and "Editor's Choice: Spotlight"
** Open Access 🔓
A54. Electrochemical Properties of a Pyridine-Tuneable Trisferrocenylborane
Sharma, H.#; Demchuk, M. J.#; Debnath, S.; Austen, B. J. H.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2024, 43, 2427-2433. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00470
**Themed collection: Applied Organometallic Chemistry
# = These authors contributed equally
A54. Electrochemical Properties of a Pyridine-Tuneable Trisferrocenylborane
Sharma, H.#; Demchuk, M. J.#; Debnath, S.; Austen, B. J. H.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2024, 43, 2427-2433. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00470
**Themed collection: Applied Organometallic Chemistry
# = These authors contributed equally
A53. Anomalous Hydroboration at a Four Coordinate Ni(II) Diphenylvinylphosphine
Complex: Geometric Impacts on Solution Equilibria
Clapson, M. L.; Austen, B. J. H.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2024, 43, 119-125. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00442
-2023-
E52. Bringing Applied Organometallic Chemistry to the Forefront: A Community Invitation
Drover, M. W.; Chitnis, S. S.; Chen, C.; Lord, R.; Thieuleux, C.; Schafer, L. L.,*
Organometallics 2023, 42, 3037-3041. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00417
A51. An Investigation of Allyl-Substituted Bis(Diphosphine) Iron Complexes:
Towards Precursors for Cooperative CO2 Activation
Durfy, C. S.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Jobin, G.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. -Eur. J. 2023, e202302721. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302721
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
**Open Access 🔓
A50. An Azomethine-H-Based Fluorogenic Sensor for Formic Acid
Potter, M.; Debnath, S.; Drover, M. W.*; Rondeau-Gagne, S.*; Mutus, B.*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 43880–43886. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09522
**In collaboration with S. Rondeau-Gagne and B. Mutus (UWindsor)
C49. Cooperative Bond Activations by a 'Tucked-In' Iron Complex
Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11349-11352. DOI: 10.1039/D3CC003325B
**Invited as part of a themed collection: 2023 Emerging Investigators
** Invited Front Cover Art (R. Man)
Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11349-11352. DOI: 10.1039/D3CC003325B
**Invited as part of a themed collection: 2023 Emerging Investigators
** Invited Front Cover Art (R. Man)
P48. Base Metal Chemistry and Catalysis
Clapson, M. L.; Durfy, C. S.; Faccchinato, D.; Drover, M. W.*
Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2023, 4, 101548-101575. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101548
(Peer-Reviewed Perspective)
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-79ld5
** Invited as part of a Focus issue on base metal catalysis
**Open Access 🔓
A47. Reactions of Nickel Boranyl Compounds with Pnictogen-Carbon Triple Bonds
Austen, B. J. H.; Clapson, M. L.; Drover, M. W.*
RSC Adv. 2023, 13, 19158–19163. DOI: 10.1039/D3RA02797J
**Invited as part of a themed collection: 2023 Emerging Investigators
**Open Access 🔓
Austen, B. J. H.; Clapson, M. L.; Drover, M. W.*
RSC Adv. 2023, 13, 19158–19163. DOI: 10.1039/D3RA02797J
**Invited as part of a themed collection: 2023 Emerging Investigators
**Open Access 🔓
A46. Nickel Complexes of Allyl and Vinyldiphenylphosphine
Clapson, M. L.; Nelson, D. N.* Drover, M. W.*
ACS Org. Inorg. Au 2023, 3, 217-222. DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.3c00010
In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
**Invited as part of a themed virtual collection: 2023 Rising Stars in Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-cvmhj
**Open Access 🔓
Clapson, M. L.; Nelson, D. N.* Drover, M. W.*
ACS Org. Inorg. Au 2023, 3, 217-222. DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.3c00010
In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
**Invited as part of a themed virtual collection: 2023 Rising Stars in Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-cvmhj
**Open Access 🔓
A45. Secondary Coordination Sphere Alkylation Promotes Cyclometalation
Zurakowski, J. A.; Brown, K. R.; Drover, M. W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 7053–7060. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00427
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-vbb29
Zurakowski, J. A.; Brown, K. R.; Drover, M. W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 7053–7060. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00427
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-vbb29
A44. Cooperative Nitrile Coordination Using Nickel and a Boron-Containing
Secondary Coordination Sphere
Clapson, M. L.; Sharma, H.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. -Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203763. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203763
**Original Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-w2th1
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
Secondary Coordination Sphere
Clapson, M. L.; Sharma, H.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. -Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203763. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203763
**Original Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-w2th1
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
**Spotlight by Prof. Rose C. Kennedy (Rochester)
Remixing the secondary coordination sphere
Kadam, A.A.; Kennedy, C. R.
Trends Chem. 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.04.010
Remixing the secondary coordination sphere
Kadam, A.A.; Kennedy, C. R.
Trends Chem. 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.04.010
-2022-
A43. Iridium Diphosphine Complexes Featuring Pendant Lewis acids:
Efforts Towards Selective Heteroarene Borylation
Demchuk, M. J.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 26, e202200731. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200731
**Invited as part of a special issue: EurJIC Talents
** Invited Front Cover Art for EurJIC Talents (A. Morris)
A43. Iridium Diphosphine Complexes Featuring Pendant Lewis acids:
Efforts Towards Selective Heteroarene Borylation
Demchuk, M. J.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 26, e202200731. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200731
**Invited as part of a special issue: EurJIC Talents
** Invited Front Cover Art for EurJIC Talents (A. Morris)
A42. Racemic and Meso Diastereomers of a P-Chirogenic Diboranyldiphosphinoethane
Austen, B. J. H.; Sharma, H.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2022, 41, 2709-2715. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00336
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-p08rn
Austen, B. J. H.; Sharma, H.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2022, 41, 2709-2715. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00336
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-p08rn
P41. Nickel Upgrades Nitrogen Waste
Clapson, M. L.; Drover, M. W.*
Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 267–268. DOI: 10.1038/s44160-022-00055-y
**News & Views Article
Clapson, M. L.; Drover, M. W.*
Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 267–268. DOI: 10.1038/s44160-022-00055-y
**News & Views Article
C40. Rhodium Disulfur and Dioxygen Complexes: Examination of Boron Secondary
Coordination Sphere Effects
Facchinato, D.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
J. Coord. Chem. 2022, 75, 1929-1939. DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2022.2067989
**Invited as part of the themed collection: 2022 Emerging Leaders in Coordination Chemistry
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-mbtxb
Coordination Sphere Effects
Facchinato, D.; Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
J. Coord. Chem. 2022, 75, 1929-1939. DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2022.2067989
**Invited as part of the themed collection: 2022 Emerging Leaders in Coordination Chemistry
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-mbtxb
R39. A Guide to Secondary Coordination Sphere Editing
Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 1861-1880. DOI: 10.1039/D2CS00022A
**Invited as part of the themed collection: 2022 Emerging Investigators
Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 1861-1880. DOI: 10.1039/D2CS00022A
**Invited as part of the themed collection: 2022 Emerging Investigators
C38. Bis(1-Bora-4-phosphorinane) Ring Closure at Cp*M (M = Fe, Co) Complexes
Zurakowski, J. A.; Austen, B. J. H.; Brown, K. R.; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 2500-2503. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC07060F
R37. Exterior Decorating: Lewis Acid Secondary Coordination Spheres for Cooperative Reactivity
Zurakowski, J. A.#; Austen, B. J. H.#; Drover, M. W.*
Trends Chem. 2022, 4, 331-346. DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.01.007
# = These authors contributed equally
**Invited as part of the 3rd anniversary special issue
** Abstract image contributed by Chelsea Ymana, SMArtUWindsor
R37. Exterior Decorating: Lewis Acid Secondary Coordination Spheres for Cooperative Reactivity
Zurakowski, J. A.#; Austen, B. J. H.#; Drover, M. W.*
Trends Chem. 2022, 4, 331-346. DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.01.007
# = These authors contributed equally
**Invited as part of the 3rd anniversary special issue
** Abstract image contributed by Chelsea Ymana, SMArtUWindsor
C36. Competitive Gold/Nickel Transmetalation
Demchuk, M. J.#; Zurakowski, J. A.#; Austen, B. J. H.; Nelson, D. J.*; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 68-71. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06064C
In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
# = These authors contributed equally
**Invited as part of the themed collection: Boron Chemistry in the 21st Century: From Synthetic
Curiosities to Functional Molecules
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-kszpg
Demchuk, M. J.#; Zurakowski, J. A.#; Austen, B. J. H.; Nelson, D. J.*; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 68-71. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06064C
In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
# = These authors contributed equally
**Invited as part of the themed collection: Boron Chemistry in the 21st Century: From Synthetic
Curiosities to Functional Molecules
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-kszpg
-2021-
A35. Lewis-Acid Assisted Oxidative Addition at a [Ni(diphosphine)2] Complex: The Critical Role
of a Secondary Coordination Sphere
Zurakowski, J. A.; Dufour, M. C.; Austen, B. J. H.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Nelson, D. J.*; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. -Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16021-16027. DOI. 10.1002/chem.202103121
**In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
and D. M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
** Designated as a “Hot Topic: C-C Coupling” article by the editors
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-t8p0f
A35. Lewis-Acid Assisted Oxidative Addition at a [Ni(diphosphine)2] Complex: The Critical Role
of a Secondary Coordination Sphere
Zurakowski, J. A.; Dufour, M. C.; Austen, B. J. H.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Nelson, D. J.*; Drover, M. W.*
Chem. -Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16021-16027. DOI. 10.1002/chem.202103121
**In collaboration with D. J. Nelson (U. Strathclyde, Scotland)
and D. M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Paper” by the editors (Hot Papers are chosen by the Editors
for their importance in a rapidly evolving field of high current interest)
** Designated as a “Hot Topic: C-C Coupling” article by the editors
**Preprint available on ChemRxiv - 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-t8p0f
A34. Preparation of a Borane-Appended Cobalt(III) Hydride: Evidence for Metal-Ligand
Cooperativity in O--H Bond Activation
Zurakowski, J. A.#; Austen, B. J. H.#; Dufour, M. C.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Spasyuk, D. M.; Drover, M. W.*
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 12440-12447. DOI: 10.1039/D1DT02331D
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
# = These authors contributed equally
** Invited Front Cover for #DaltonTurns50 (Liessell, SMArtUWindsor)
**This article was selected as part of a themed collection: Dalton Transactions 🔥*HOT* Articles
A33. Wrapping Rhodium in a Borane Canopy: Implications for
Hydride Formation and Transfer
Zurakowski, J. A.; Austen, B. J. H.; Drover, M. W.*
Organometallics 2021, 40, 2450-2457. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00194
*Selected for Supplementary Cover Art (Chelsea Ymana, SMArtUWindsor)
**Selected for ACS Virtual Issue Early-Career Researchers in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
P32. A Proton Passing Game: Relaying Small Molecules Across the Goal Line
Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Matter 2021, 4, 2598-2600. DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.06.001
**Invited for an inaugural "Researcher's Choice" edition
Thanks to Brendan Burkett (@ChemScrapes) for the Cartoon!
Zurakowski, J. A.; Drover, M. W.*
Matter 2021, 4, 2598-2600. DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.06.001
**Invited for an inaugural "Researcher's Choice" edition
Thanks to Brendan Burkett (@ChemScrapes) for the Cartoon!
C31. 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
In collaboration with D.M. Spasyuk (Canadian Light Source)
-2020-
P30. 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
P30. 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
A29. 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)
**Invited as part of a special issue: New Talent: Americas 2020
A28. 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 (Chelsea Ymana, SMArtUWindsor)
** Designated as a 🔥 “Hot Article” by the editors
Publications from Training (PDF, PhD, BSc):
A27. 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
A27. 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
R26. 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
**Invited as part of a themed collection: Reactivity of Nitrogen from the Ground to the Atmosphere
-2019-
A25. 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
A25. 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-
A24. 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
C23. 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
A22. 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-
C21. 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
C21. 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
A20. 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
**Invited for a themed collection: Celebrating Excellence in Research: 100 Women in Chemistry
R19. 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
**Invited for a themed collection: Celebrating Excellence in Research: 100 Women in Chemistry
C18. 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
A17. 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-
C16. 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
C16. 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
C15. 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
C14. 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
A13. 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
C12. 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
**nvited as part of a themed collection: The Significance of Scorpionate Ligands 50 Years On
C11. 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
-2015-
A10. 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
**nvited as part of a themed collection: Modern Canadian Inorganic Chemistry
A10. 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
**nvited as part of a themed collection: Modern Canadian Inorganic Chemistry
A9. 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
**Invited as part of a themed collection: Fluorine chemistry
A8. 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
C7. 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
C6. 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-
A5. 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
A4. 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-
A3. 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
A3. 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-
A2. 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
A2. 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
C1. 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
**Open Access 🔓
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