@article{munro-leighton_delp_alsop_blue_gunnoe_2008, title={Anti-Markovnikov hydroamination and hydrothiolation of electron-deficient vinylarenes catalyzed by well-defined monomeric copper(I) amido and thiolate complexes}, ISSN={["1359-7345"]}, DOI={10.1039/b715507g}, abstractNote={Monomeric Cu(I) amido and thiolate complexes that are supported by the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (IPr) catalyze the hydroamination and hydrothiolation of electron-deficient vinylarenes with reactivity patterns that are consistent with an intermolecular nucleophilic addition of the amido/thiolate ligand of (IPr)Cu(XR) (X = NH or S; R = Ph, CH2Ph) to free vinylarene.}, number={1}, journal={CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS}, author={Munro-Leighton, Colleen and Delp, Samuel A. and Alsop, Nikki M. and Blue, Elizabeth D. and Gunnoe, T. Brent}, year={2008}, pages={111–113} }
 @article{munro-leighton_delp_blue_gunnoe_2007, title={Addition of N-H and O-H bonds of amines and alcohols to electron-deficient olefins catalyzed by monomeric copper(I) systems: Reaction scope, mechanistic details, and comparison of catalyst efficiency}, volume={26}, ISSN={["1520-6041"]}, DOI={10.1021/om061133h}, abstractNote={Monomeric copper(I) amido, alkoxide, and aryloxide complexes catalyze the addition of N−H and O−H bonds of amines and alcohols, respectively, to electron-deficient olefins. The ancillary ligands of the active catalysts include the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands IPr, IMes, and SIPr {IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; IMes = 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; SIPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene} as well as the chelating bisphosphine ligand dtbpe {dtbpe = 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane}. For the hydroamination and hydroalkoxylation of olefins, both aromatic and alkyl substituents can be incorporated into the nucleophile, and both primary and secondary amines are reactive. Monosubstituted and disubstituted olefins have been demonstrated to undergo reaction. For the addition of aniline to acrylonitrile, kinetic studies suggest a pathway that is dependent on the concentration of amine, olefin, and catalyst as well as inversely proportional t...}, number={6}, journal={ORGANOMETALLICS}, author={Munro-Leighton, Colleen and Delp, Samuel A. and Blue, Elizabeth D. and Gunnoe, T. Brent}, year={2007}, month={Mar}, pages={1483–1493} }
 @article{munro-leighton_blue_gunnoe_2006, title={Anti-Markovnikov N-H and O-H additions to electron-deficient olefins catalyzed by well-defined Cu(I) anilido, ethoxide, and phenoxide systems}, volume={128}, ISSN={["0002-7863"]}, DOI={10.1021/ja057622a}, abstractNote={The monomeric Cu(I) complexes (IPr)Cu(Z) (IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, Z = NHPh, OEt, or OPh) react with YH (Y = PhNH, PhCH2NH, EtO, or PhO) to catalytically add Y-H bonds across the C=C bond of electron-deficient olefins to yield anti-Markovnikov organic products. Catalytic activity has been observed for olefins CH2C(H)(X) with X = CN, C(O)Me, or CO2Me as well as crotononitrile. Preliminary studies implicate an intermediate in which the C-Y bond forms through a nucleophilic addition pathway.}, number={5}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}, author={Munro-Leighton, C and Blue, ED and Gunnoe, TB}, year={2006}, month={Feb}, pages={1446–1447} }
 @article{goj_blue_delp_gunnoe_cundari_pierpont_petersen_boyle_2006, title={Chemistry surrounding monomeric copper(I) methyl, phenyl, anilido, ethoxide, and phenoxide complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: Reactivity consistent with both early and late transition metal systems}, volume={45}, DOI={10.1021/ic0611995}, abstractNote={Monomeric copper(I) alkyl complexes that possess the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands IPr, SIPr, and IMes [IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, SIPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene, IMes = 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] react with amines or alcohols to release alkane and form the corresponding monomeric copper(I) amido, alkoxide, or aryloxide complexes. Thermal decomposition reactions of (NHC)Cu(I) methyl complexes at temperatures between 100 and 130 degrees C produce methane, ethane, and ethylene. The reactions of (NHC)Cu(NHPh) complexes with bromoethane reveal increasing nucleophilic reactivity at the anilido ligand in the order (SIPr)Cu(NHPh) < (IPr)Cu(NHPh) < (IMes)Cu(NHPh) < (dtbpe)Cu(NHPh) [dtbpe = 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane]. DFT calculations suggest that the HOMO for the series of Cu anilido complexes is localized primarily on the amido nitrogen with some ppi(anilido)-dpi(Cu) pi-character. [(IPr)Cu(mu-H)]2 and (IPr)Cu(Ph) react with aniline to quantitatively produce (IPr)Cu(NHPh)/dihydrogen and (IPr)Cu(NHPh)/benzene, respectively. Analysis of the DFT calculations reveals that the conversion of [(IPr)Cu(mu-H)]2 and aniline to (IPr)Cu(NHPh) and dihydrogen is favorable with DeltaH approximately -7 kcal/mol and DeltaG approximately -9 kcal/mol.}, number={22}, journal={Inorganic Chemistry}, author={Goj, L. A. and Blue, E. D. and Delp, S. A. and Gunnoe, T. B. and Cundari, T. R. and Pierpont, A. W. and Petersen, J. L. and Boyle, P. D.}, year={2006}, pages={9032–9045} }
 @article{blue_gunnoe_petersen_boyle_2006, title={Protonation of N-heterocyclic carbene ligand coordinated to copper(I): Coordination mode of imidazolium cation as a function of counterion as determined by solid-state structures}, volume={691}, ISSN={["1872-8561"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jorganchem.2006.09.051}, abstractNote={Reactions of (IPr)Cu(X) (X = Cl or trifluoromethanesulfonate, IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) complexes with the strong acids HOTf or HCl result in protonation of the C2 carbon of the IPr ligand to form imidazolium cations. Coordination of the imidazolium to the resulting CuI system depends upon the identity of the two counterions (chloride or triflate). The copper complexes [(IPrH)Cu(OTf)(μ-OTf)]2 and [IPrH][CuCl2] as well as the imidazolium salt [IPrH][OTf] have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.}, number={26}, journal={JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY}, author={Blue, Elizabeth D. and Gunnoe, T. Brent and Petersen, Jeffrey L. and Boyle, Paul D.}, year={2006}, month={Dec}, pages={5988–5993} }
 @article{goj_blue_delp_gunnoe_cundari_petersen_2006, title={Single-electron oxidation of monomeric copper(I) alkyl complexes: Evidence for reductive elimination through bimolecular formation of Alkanes}, volume={25}, ISSN={["1520-6041"]}, DOI={10.1021/om060409i}, abstractNote={Monomeric Cu(I) alkyl complexes (NHC)Cu(R) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene; R = Me or Et) and (dtbpe)Cu(Me) (dtbpe = 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane) have been prepared, isolated, and characterized. Single-electron oxidation of the Cu(I) alkyl complexes upon reaction with AgOTf to form putative Cu(II) intermediates of the type [(L)Cu(R)]+ (L = NHC or dtbpe, R = Me or Et) results in the rapid production of (L)Cu(X) (X = OTf) and R2. Experimental studies suggest that the reductive elimination of R2 from Cu(II) occurs through a nonradical bimolecular mechanism. Computational studies of the Cu−Cmethyl yield bond dissociation enthalpies of [(SIPr)Cu−CH3]n+ (80 kcal/mol for n = 0 {Cu(I)} and 38 kcal/mol for n = 1 {Cu(II)}).}, number={17}, journal={ORGANOMETALLICS}, author={Goj, Laurel A. and Blue, Elizabeth D. and Delp, Samuel A. and Gunnoe, T. Brent and Cundari, Thomas R. and Petersen, Jeffrey L.}, year={2006}, month={Aug}, pages={4097–4104} }
 @article{goj_blue_munro-leighton_gunnoe_petersen_2005, title={Cleavage of X-H bonds (X = N, O, or C) by copper(I) alkyl complexes to form monomeric two-coordinate copper(I) systems}, volume={44}, ISSN={["1520-510X"]}, DOI={10.1021/ic0517624}, abstractNote={The monomeric copper(I) alkyl complexes (IPr)Cu(R) [R = Me or Et; IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] react with substrates that possess N-H, O-H, and acidic C-H bonds to form monomeric systems of the type (IPr)Cu(X) (X = anilido, phenoxide, ethoxide, phenylacetylide, or N-pyrrolyl) and methane or ethane. Solid-state X-ray crystal structures of the anilido, ethoxide, and phenoxide complexes confirm that they are monomeric systems. Experimental studies on the reaction of (IPr)Cu(Me) and aniline to produce (IPr)Cu(NHPh) suggest that a likely reaction pathway is coordination of aniline to Cu(I) followed by proton transfer to produce methane and the copper(I) anilido complex.}, number={24}, journal={INORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, author={Goj, LA and Blue, ED and Munro-Leighton, C and Gunnoe, TB and Petersen, JL}, year={2005}, month={Nov}, pages={8647–8649} }
 @article{blue_gunnoe_brooks_2002, title={Synthesis, spectroscopy, and solid-state structural characterization of the hexanuclear copper macrocycle [Cu6Cl6(mu-PCHP)(6)]}, volume={41}, number={14}, journal={Angewandte Chemie [International Edition in English]}, author={Blue, E. D. and Gunnoe, T. B. and Brooks, N. R.}, year={2002}, pages={2571-} }