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Publications

Isolation of the elusive [Ru(bipy)3]  : a key intermediate in photoredox catalysis

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Samuel J. Horsewill, Chengyang Cao, Noah Dabney, Eric S. Yang, Stephen Faulkner, Daniel J. Scott

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Chem. Commun.2023, 59, 14665-14668

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Shining Fresh Light on Complex Photoredox Mechanisms through Isolation of Intermediate Radical Anions

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Samuel J. Horsewill, Gabriele Hierlmeier, Zahra Farasat, Joshua P. Barham, Daniel J. Scott

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ACS Catal.202313, 9392-9403

A white phosphorus workaround

 

Daniel J. Scott

 

Nature Synthesis2023 (News & Views)

Hydrostannylation of Red Phosphorus: A Convenient Route to Monophosphines

 

Jose Cammarata, Daniel J. Scott, Robert Wolf

 

Chem. Eur. J.202228, e202202456

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Photocatalytic Stannylation of White Phosphorus

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Marion Till, Jose Cammarata, Robert Wolf, Daniel J. Scott

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Chem. Comm., 202258, 8986-8989

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Part of the 2022 Emerging Investigators Collection

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Recent Breakthroughs in P4 Chemistry: Towards Practical, Direct Transformations into P1 Compounds

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Daniel J. Scott

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.202261, e202205019

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Photochemical transformation of chlorobenzenes and white phosphorus into arylphosphines and phosphonium salts

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Marion Till, Verena Streitferdt, Daniel J. Scott, Michael Mende, Ruth M. Gschwind, Robert Wolf 

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Chem. Comm.202258, 1100-1103

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Highlighted as a cover article

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Photocatalytic Arylation of P4 and PH3: Reaction Development Through Mechanistic Insight

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Robin Rothfelder, Verena Streitferdt, Ulrich Lennert, Jose Cammarata, Daniel J. Scott, Kirsten Zeitler, Ruth M. Gschwind, Robert Wolf 

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 24650-24658

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Di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane as a Source of 1,2-Diphosphacyclobutadiene Ligands

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Gabriele Hierlmeier, Peter Coburger, Daniel J. Scott, Thomas M. Maier, Stefan Pelties, Robert Wolf, Daniel M. Pividori, Karsten Meyer, Nicolaas P. van Leest, Bas de Bruin

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Chem. Eur. J.202127, 14936-14946

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Synthesis of a carborane-substituted bis(phosphanido) cobaltate(I), ligand substitution, and unusual  P4 fragmentation

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Peter Coburger, Julia Leitl, Daniel J. Scott, Gabriele Hierlmeier, Ilya G. Shenderovich, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins, Robert Wolf

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Chem. Sci.202112, 11225-11235

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Synthesis of monophosphines directly from white phosphorus

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Daniel J. Scott, Jose Cammarata, Maximilian Schimpf, Robert Wolf

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Nature Chem., 202113, 458-464

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Highlighted in Nachrichten aus der ChemieChemiextra and Chemie.de

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Hole-mediated photoredox catalysis: tris(p-substituted)biarylaminium radical cations as tunable, precomplexing and potent photooxidants

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Shangze Wu, Jonas Žurauskas, MichaÅ‚ DomaÅ„ski, Patrick S. Hitzfeld, Valeria Butera, Daniel J. Scott, Julia Rehbein, Ajeet Kumar, Erling Thyrhaug, Jürgen Hauer, Joshua P. Barham

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Org. Chem. Front.20218, 1132-1142

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Transition-Metal-Mediated Functionalization of White Phosphorus

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Christian M. Hoidn, Daniel J. Scott, Robert Wolf

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Chem. Eur. J.202127, 1886-1902

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Highlighted by the editors as part of the Reviews Showcase

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Establishing the Role of Triflate Anions in H2 Activation by a Cationic Triorganotin(IV) Lewis Acid

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Joshua S. Sapsford, Dániel Csókás, Daniel J. Scott, Roland C. Turnell-Ritson, Adam D. Piascik, Imre Pápai, Andrew E. Ashley

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ACS Catal.202010, 7573-7583

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Versatile Visible-Light-Driven Synthesis of Asymmetrical Phosphines and Phosphonium Salts

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Percia Beatrice Arockiam, Ulrich Lennert, Christina Graf, Robin Rothfelder, Daniel J. Scott, Tillmann G. Fischer, Kirsten Zeitler, Robert Wolf

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Chem. Eur. J.202026, 16374-16382

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A Phosphinine-Derived 1-Phospha-7-Bora-Norbornadiene: Frustrated Lewis Pair Type Activation of Triple Bonds

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Julia Leitl, Andrew R. Jupp, Evi R. M. Habraken, Verena Streitferdt, Peter Coburger, Daniel J. Scott, Ruth M. Gschwind, Christian Müller, J. Chris Slootweg, Robert Wolf

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Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 7788-7800

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Highlighted as a cover article

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Phosphorus Analogues of [Ni(bpy)2]: Synthesis and Application in Carbon–Halogen Bond Activation

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Julia Leitl, Peter Coburger, Daniel J. Scott, Christoph C. P. Ziegler, Gabriele Hierlmeier, Robert Wolf, Nicolaas P. van Leest, Bas de Bruin, Gerald Hörner, Christian Müller

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Inorg. Chem.202059, 9951-9961

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Direct catalytic transformation of white phosphorus into arylphosphines and phosphonium salts

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Ulrich Lennert, Percia Beatrice Arockiam, Verena Streitferdt, Daniel J. Scott, Christian Rödl, Ruth M. Gschwind, Robert Wolf

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Nature Catal.20192, 1101-1106

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Facile C=O Bond Splitting of Carbon Dioxide Induced by Metal–Ligand Cooperativity in a Phosphinine Iron(0) Complex

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Julia Leitl, Michael Marquardt, Peter Coburger, Daniel J. Scott, Verena Streitferdt, Ruth M. Gschwind, Christian Müller, Robert Wolf

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 201958, 15407-15411

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Enantioselective reduction of N-alkyl ketimines with frustrated Lewis pair catalysis using chiral borenium ions

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Dan M. Mercea, Michael G. Howlett, Adam D. Piascik, Daniel J. Scott, Alan Steven, Andrew E. Ashley, Matthew J. Fuchter

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Chem. Comm.201955, 7077-7080

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A New Mode of Chemical Reactivity for Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation by Lewis Acidic Boranes

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Elliot L. Bennett, Elliot J. Lawrence, Robin J. Blagg, Anna S. Mullen, Fraser MacMillan, Andreas W. Ehlers, Daniel J. Scott, Joshua S. Sapsford, Andrew E. Ashley, Gregory G. Wildgoose, J. Chris Slootweg

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 201958, 8362-8366

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Reversible coordination of N2 and H2 to a homoleptic S = 1/2 Fe(I) diphosphine complex in solution and the solid state

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Laurence R. Doyle, Daniel J. Scott, Peter J. Hill, Duncan A. X. Fraser, William K. Myers, Andrew J. P. White, Jennifer C. Green, Andrew E. Ashley

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Chem. Sci.20189, 7362-7369

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Highlighted by the editors as a Hot Article

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Direct Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by a Moisture Tolerant Tin(IV) Lewis Acid

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Joshua S. Sapsford, Daniel J. Scott, Nathan J. Allcock, Matthew J. Fuchter, Christopher J. Tighe, Andrew E. Ashley

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Adv. Synth. Catal.2018360, 1066-1071

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Designing effective ‘frustrated Lewis pair’ hydrogenation catalysts

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Daniel J. Scott, Matthew J. Fuchter, Andrew E. Ashley

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Chem. Soc. Rev.201746, 5689-5700

Versatile Catalytic Hydrogenation Using A Simple Tin(IV) Lewis Acid

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Daniel J. Scott, Nicholas A. Phillips, Joshua S. Sapsford, Arron C. Deacy, Matthew J. Fuchter, Andrew E. Ashley

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.201655, 14738-14742

Facile Protocol for Water-Tolerant “Frustrated Lewis Pair”-Catalyzed Hydrogenation

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Daniel J. Scott, Trevor R. Simmons, Elliot J. Lawrence, Gregory G. Wildgoose, Matthew J. Fuchter, Andrew E. Ashley

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ACS Catal., 20155, 5540-5544

Nonmetal Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds

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Daniel J. Scott, Matthew J. Fuchter, Andrew E. Ashley

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J. Am. Chem. Soc.2014136, 15813-15816

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Highlighted in C&EN

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Metal-Free Hydrogenation Catalyzed by an Air-Stable Borane: Use of Solvent as a Frustrated Lewis Base

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Daniel J. Scott, Matthew J. Fuchter, Andrew E. Ashley

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.201453, 10218-10222

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Highlighted by the editors as a Hot Paper

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