Publications

Monofluorophos-Metal Complexes: Ripe for Future Discoveries In Homogeneous Catalysis

Alexandra M. Miles-Hobbs, Paul G. Pringle, J. Derek Woollins and Daniel Good

Molecules, 2024, 29(10), 2368

Versatile Diphosphine Chelators for Radiolabeling Peptides with 99mTc and 64 Cu

, Truc Thuy Pham, Charlotte Rivas, James A. Jarvis, Rachel E. Nuttall, Saul M. Cooper, Jennifer D. Young, Philip J. Blower, Paul G. Pringle and Michelle T. Ma

Inorg. chem., 2023

Diphosphine Bioconjugates via Pt(0)-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination. A Versatile Chelator Platform for Technetium-99m and Rhenium-188 Radiolabeling of Biomolecules

Rachel E. Nuttall, Truc Thuy Pham, Ailis C. Chadwick, , George Firth, Martin A. Heckenast, Hazel A. Sparkes, M. Carmen Galan, Michelle T. Ma, and Paul G. Pringle

Inorg. Chem., 2023

In defence of oxidation states

Nicholas C. Norman and Paul. G. Pringle

Dalton Trans., 2021

Graphical abstract: In defence of oxidation states

One-step, kit-based radiopharmaceuticals for molecular SPECT imaging: a versatile diphosphine chelator for 99mTc radiolabelling of peptides

Dalton Trans., 2021

Graphical abstract: One-step, kit-based radiopharmaceuticals for molecular SPECT imaging: a versatile diphosphine chelator for 99mTc radiolabelling of peptides

Pd-pincer complexes containing six-membered rings that are more active allylation catalysts than five-membered ring analogues

Dan Wise, Natalie Pridmore, Paul Pringle

ChemRxiv, 2021

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Rhenium Complexes Bearing Tridentate and Bidentate Phosphinoamine Ligands in the Production of Biofuel Alcohols via the Guerbet Reaction

Ashley M. King, Richard L. Wingad, Natalie E. Pridmore, Paul G. Pringle and Duncan F. Wass

Organometallics, 2021, ASAP Article

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Radical-initiated P,P-metathesis reactions of diphosphanes: evidence from experimental and computational studies

Callum Branfoot, Tom A. Young, Duncan F. Wass, Paul G. Pringle

Dalton Trans., 2021, Advance Article

Graphical abstract: Radical-initiated P,P-metathesis reactions of diphosphanes: evidence from experimental and computational studies

Multi-nuclear, high-pressure, operando FlowNMR spectroscopic study of Rh/PPh3 – catalysed hydroformylation of 1-hexene

Faraday Discuss., 2021, Advance Article

Graphical abstract: Multi-nuclear, high-pressure, operando FlowNMR spectroscopic study of Rh/PPh3 – catalysed hydroformylation of 1-hexene

Cytotoxic (cis,cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane)ruthenium(II)-diphosphine complexes; evidence for covalent binding and intercalation with DNA

Dan E. Wise, Aimee J. Gamble, Sham W. Arkawazi, Paul H. Walton, M. Carmen Galan, Michael P. O’Hagan, Karen G. Hogg, Joanne L. Marrison, Peter J. O’Toole, Hazel A. Sparkes, Jason M. Lynam, Paul G. Pringle

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 15219-15230

Graphical abstract: Cytotoxic (cis,cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane)ruthenium(ii)-diphosphine complexes; evidence for covalent binding and intercalation with DNA

Transition Metal Cooperative Lewis Pairs Using Platinum(0) Diphosphine Monocarbonyl Complexes as Lewis bases

Krishna Mistry, Paul G. Pringle, Hazel A. Sparkes, Duncan F. Wass

Organometallics, 2020, 39, 3, 468–477


Self-Replication of Chelating Diphosphines via Pt(0)-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination

Ailis C. Chadwick, Martin A. Heckenast, James J. Race, Paul G. Pringle, Hazel A. Sparkes

Organometallics, 2019, 38, 19, 3871–3879


Ring size effects in cyclic fluorophosphites: ligands that span the bonding space between phosphites and PF3

Alexandra M. Miles-Hobbs, Eliza Hunt, Paul G. Pringle, Hazel A Sparkes.

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 9712-9724

Graphical abstract: Ring size effects in cyclic fluorophosphites: ligands that span the bonding space between phosphites and PF3

Palladium-catalysed alkyne alkoxycarbonylation with P,N-chelating ligands revisted: a density functional theory study

Shabhaz Ahmad, Ashley Lockett, Timonthy A. Shuttleworth, Alexandra M. Miles-Hobbs, Paul G. Pringle and Michael Bühl

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 8543-8552

Graphical abstract: Palladium-catalysed alkyne alkoxycarbonylation with P,N-chelating ligands revisited: a density functional theory study


Phosphophosphidites Derived from BINOL

Adam. D. Gorman, Jessica A. Cross, Rachel A. Doyle, Tom R. Leonard, Paul G. Pringle, Hazel A. Sparkes

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2019, 1633-1639.


Inorganic Triphenylphosphine

Adam D. Gorman, Jonathan A. Bailey, Natalie Fey, Tom A. Young, Hazel A. Sparkes, Paul G. Pringle

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 15802-15806.

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Pyrrolidines and Piperidines by Ligand-Enabled Aza-Heck Cylizations and Cascades of N-(Pentafluorobenzoyloxy)carbamates

Ian R. Hazelden, Rafaela C. Carmona, Thomas Langer, Paul G. Pringle and John F. Bower


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 5124-5128.

Spin changes accompany ultrafast structural interconversion in the ground state of a colbalt nitrosyl complex

Hugo J. B. Marroux, Basile F. E. Curchod, Charly A. Faradji, Timothy A. Shuttleworth, Hazel A. Sparkes, Paul G. Pringle and Andrew J. Orr-Ewing


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 13713-13716

2-Pyridyl substituents enhance the activity of palladium-phospha-adamantane catalysts for the methoxycarbonylation of phenylacetylene

Timothy A. Shuttleworth, Alexandra M. Miles-Hobbs, Paul G. Pringle and Hazel A. Sparkes


Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 125-137.

Microfibres and macroscopic films from the coordination-driven hierarchical self-assembly of cylindrical micelles

David J. Lunn, Oliver E. C. Gould, George R. Whittell, Daniel P. Armstrong, Kenneth P. Mineart, Mitchell A. Winnik, Richard J. Spontak, Paul G. Pringle and Ian Manners.


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Aminophobanes: hydrolytic stability, tautomerism and application in Cr-catalysed ethene oligomerisation 

Mairi F. Haddow, Judit Jaltai, Martin Hanton, Paul G. Pringle Laura E. Rush, Hazel A. Sparkes, Christopher H. Woodall

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Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 2294-2307

Carbene insertion into a P-H bond: parent phosphinidene-carbene adducts from PHand bis(phosphinidene) mercury complexes

Mark Bispinghoff, Aaron M. Tondreau, Hansjörg Grützmacher, Charly A. Faradji, Paul G. Pringle

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 5999-6003

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Subtle effects of ligand backbone on the efficiency of iron-diphos catalysed Negishi cross-coupling reactions

Jamie Clifton, Evi R. M. Habraken, Ian Manners, Paul G. Pringle

Catal, Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 4350-4353.

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One-step Modular route to optically active diphos ligands

E. Louise Hazeland, Andy M. Chapman, Paul G. Pringle,
Hazel A. Sparkes

Chem. Commun, 2015, 10206-10209.

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Monomeric Phosphinoboranes

Jonathan A. Bailey, Paul G. Pringle
Coord. Chem. Rev, 2015, 297-298, 77-90. 

Single Oxygen-Atom Insertion into P-B Bonds: On- and Off-Metal Transformation of a Borylphosphine into a Borylphosphinite

Jonathan A. Bailey, Hazel A. Sparkes, Paul G. Pringle

Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 5360-5363.

Cooperative Lewis Pairs Based on Late Transition Metals: Activation of Small Molecules by Platinum(0) and B(C6F5)3

Sebastian J. K. Forrest, Jamie Clifton, Natalie Fey, Paul G. Pringle, Hazel A. Sparkes, Duncan F. Wass

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed,, 2015, 54,  2223-2227

Setting P-Donor Ligands into Context: An Application of the Ligand Knowledge Base (LKB) Approach

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Natalie Fey, Sofia Papadouli, Paul G. Pringle, Arne Ficks, James T. Fleming, Lee J. Higham, Jennifer F. Wallis, Duncan Carmichael, Nicolas Mézailles, Christian Müller
Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem., 2015, 190, 706-714.

Reversible CO Exchange at Platinum(0). An Example of Similar Complex Properties Produced by Ligands with Very Different Stereoelectronic Characteristics

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Paul G Pringle, Sebastian Forrest, Hazel Sparkes, Duncan Wass
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 16335-16344.

Computational Kinetics of Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkene Hydroformylation

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Laura E. Rush, Paul G. Pringle, Jeremy N. Harvey
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8672–8676.

Mono-, Di-, and Triborylphosphine Analogues of Triarylphosphines

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Jonathan A. Bailey, Marten Ploeger, Paul G. Pringle

Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 7763–7769.

 

Cobalt PCP Pincer Complexes via an Unexpected Sequence of Ortho Metalations

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Mark A. Kent , Christopher H. Woodall, Mairi F. Haddow, Claire L. McMullin, Paul G. Pringle, Duncan F. Wass

Organometallics, 2014, 33, 5686-5692.

Correlations of the Structural Properties of a Complete R2PX Series (X = Hydrogen or Halogen)

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Jonathan P. Hopewell, Claire L. McMullin, Paul G. Pringle, Timothy A. Shuttleworth, Christopher H. Woodall

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 1843–1849.

Unexpectedly High Barriers to M-P Rotation in Tertiary Phobane Complexes: PhobPR Behavior That Is Commensurate with tBu2PR

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Julia M. Lister, Monica Carreira, Mairi F. Haddow, Alex Hamilton, Claire L. McMullin, A. Guy Orpen, Paul G. Pringle, Tom E. Stennett

Organometallics, 2014, 33, 702–714

A simple route to azaborinylphosphines: isoelectronic B–N analogues of arylphosphine ligands

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Jonathan A. Bailey, Mairi F. Haddow, Paul G. Pringle

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1432-1434

Interplay of bite angle and cone angle effects. A comparison between o-C6H4(PR2)(CH2PR2‘) and o-C6H4(CH2PR2)(CH2PR2‘) as ligands for Pd-catalysed ethene hydromethoxycarbonylation. 

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T. Fanjul, G. Eastham, J. Floure, S. J. K. Forrest, M. F. Haddow, A. Hamilton, P. G. Pringle, A. G. Orpen, M. Waugh

Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 100-115.

Stable Fluorophosphines: Predicted and Realized Ligands for Catalysis.

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 118-122

Regioselective B-Cyclometalation of a Bulky o-Carboranyl Phosphine and the Unexpected Formation of a Dirhodium(II) Complex.

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N. Fey, M. F. Haddow, R. Mistry, N. C. Norman, A. G. Orpen, T. J. Reynolds, P. G. Pringle

Organometallics, 2012, 31, 2907–2913.

Efficient and chemoselective ethene hydromethoxycarbonylation catalysts based on Pd-complexes of heterodiphosphines o-C6H4(CH2PtBu2)(CH2PR2).

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Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, 2, 937-950. 

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Diphosphanes derived from phobane and phosphatrioxa-adamantane: similarities, differences and anomalies.

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Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 7137-7146.

Cage Phosphinites: Ligands for Efficient Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrocyanation of 3-Pentenenitrile.

om-2010-01023e_0016I. S. Mikhel, M. Garland, J. Hopewell, S. Mastroianni, C. L. McMullin, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle

Organometallics 2011, 30, 974–985.

A water-soluble phosphite derived from sulfonated calix[4]arene. The remarkable stability of its rhodium complexes and two phase hydroformylation studies.

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C. J. Cobley, P. G. Pringle

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2011, 1, 239-242.

Is restricted M–P rotation a common feature of enantioselective monophos catalysts? An example of restricted Rh–P rotation in a secondary phosphine complex.

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P. Jankowski, C. L. McMullin, I. D. Gridnev, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle

Tetrahedron Asym., 2010, 21, 1206-1209.

Palladium Complexes of the Heterodiphosphine o-C6H4(CH2PtBu2)(CH2PPh2) Are Highly Selective and Robust Catalysts for the Hydromethoxycarbonylation of Ethene.

om-2010-00049n_0024T. Fanjul , G. Eastham, N. Fey, A. Hamilton, P. G. Pringle, M. Waugh

Organometallics, 2010, 29, 2292-2305

Subtleties in asymmetric catalyst structure: the resolution of a 6-phospha-2,4,8-trioxa-adamantane and its applications in asymmetric hydrogenation catalysis.

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J. Hopewell, P. Jankowski, C. L. McMullin, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle

Chem Commun., 2010, 46, 100-102.

Anatomy of Phobanes. Diastereoselective Synthesis of the Three Isomers of n-Butylphobane and a Comparison of their Donor Properties.

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M. Carreira, M. Charernsuk, M. Eberhard, N. Fey, R. van Ginkel, A. Hamilton, W. P. Mul, A. G. Orpen, H. Phetmung, P. G. Pringle

J. Am. Chem. Soc , 2009, 131, 3078-3092.

Stereoelectronic effects in a homologous series of bidentate cyclic phosphines. A clear correlation of hydroformylation catalyst activity with ring size.

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M. F. Haddow, A. J. Middleton, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, R. Papp

Dalton Trans., 2009, 202-209.

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Tris(o-isopropylphenyl)phosphines by Platinum Complexes.

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A. Baber, C. Fan, D. W. Norman, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, R. L. Wingad

Organometallics, 2008, 27, 5906-5910.

General Routes to Alkyl Phosphatrioxaadamantane Ligands.

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J. H. Downing, J. Floure, K. Heslop, M. F. Haddow, J. Hopewell, M. Lusi, H. Phetmung, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, R. I. Pugh, D. Zambrano-Williams

Organometallics, 2008, 27, 3216–3224.

Bidentates versus Monodentates in Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysis: Synergic Effects on Rate and Allosteric Effects on Enantioselectivity.

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D. W. Norman, C. A. Carraz, D. J. Hyett, P. G. Pringle, J. B. Sweeney, A. G. Orpen, H. Phetmung, R. L. Wingad

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6840-6847.

A simple entry into nido-C2B10 clusters: HCl promoted cleavage of the C–C bond in ortho-carboranyl diphosphines.

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J. P. H. Charmant, M. F. Haddow, R. Mistry, N. C. Norman, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle

Dalton Trans, 2008, 1409-1411.

New insights into the mechanism of asymmetric hydrogenation catalysed by monophosphonite-rhodium complexes.

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I. D. Gridnev, C. Fan, P. G. Pringle

Chem. Commun., 2007, 1319-1321.

Ligand stereoelectronic effects in complexes of phospholanes, phosphinanes, and phosphepanes and their implications for hydroformylation catalysis.

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R. A. Baber, M. F. Haddow, A. J. Middleton, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, A. Haynes, G. L. Williams, R. Papp

Organometallics, 2007, 26, 713-725.

Synthesis and reactivity of dichloroboryl complexes of platinum(II).

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J. P. H. Charmant, C. Fan, N. C. Norman, P. G. Pringle

Dalton Trans., 2007, 114-123.

Stereospecific diphosphination of activated acetylenes: a general route to backbone-functionalized, chelating 1,2-diphosphinoethenes.

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D. L. Dodds, M. F. Haddow, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, G. Woodward,

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 5937-5945.

Nitrogen-linked diphosphine ligands with ethers attached to nitrogen for chromium-catalyzed ethylene tri- and tetramerizations.

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P. R. Elowe, C. McCann, P. G. Pringle, S. K. Spitzmesser, J. E. Bercaw

Organometallics, 2006, 25, 5255-5260.

 

Allosteric effects in asymmetric hydrogenation catalysis? Asymmetric induction as a function of the substrate and the backbone flexibility of C1-symmetric diphosphines in rhodium-catalysed hydrogenations.

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R. A. Baber, J. G. de Vries, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, K. von der Luehe

Dalton Trans., 2006, 4821-4828.

 

Chiral palladium bis(phosphite) PCP-pincer complexes via ligand C–H activation.

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R. A. Baber, R. B. Bedford, M. Betham, M. E. Blake, S. J. Coles, M.F. Haddow, M. B. Hursthouse, A. G. Orpen, L. T. Pilarski, P. G. Pringle, R. L. Wingad

Chem. Commun., 2006, 3880-3882.

Bulky 4-phosphacyclohexanones: diastereoselective complexations, orthometallations and unprecedented [3.1.1]metallabicycles.

R. Doherty, M. F. Haddow, Z. A. Harrison, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, A. Turner, R. L. Wingad

Dalton Trans., 2006, 4310-4320.

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Ketone H2-hydrogenation catalysts: ruthenium complexes with the headphone-like ligand bis(phospha-adamantyl)propane.

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A. Hadovic, A. J. Lough, R. H. Morris, P. G. Pringle, D. E. Zambrano-Williams

Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2006, 359, 2864-2869.

 

 

Nine-membered trans square-planar chelates formed by a bisbi analogue.

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M. R. Eberhard, K. M. Heslop, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle

Organometallics, 2005, 24, 335-337.

 

Separation of phobane isomers by selective protonation.

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M. R. Eberhard, E. Carrington-Smith, E. E. Drent, P. S. Marsh, A. G. Orpen, H. Phetmung, P. G. Pringle

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2005, 347, 1345-1348.

Special effects of ortho-isopropylphenyl groups. Diastereoisomerism in platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of helically chiral PAr3 ligands. 

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R. A. Baber, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, M. J. Wilkinson, R. L. Wingad

Dalton Trans., 2005, 659-667.

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Phenylphosphatrioxa-adamantanes: bulky, robust, electron-poor ligands that give very efficient rhodium(I) hydroformylation catalysts.

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R. A. Baber, M. L. Clarke, K. M. Heslop, A. C. Marr, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, A. Ward, D. E. Zambrano-Williams

Dalton Trans., 2005, 1079-1085.

The electron-poor phosphines P{C6H3(CF3)2-3,5}3 and P(C6F5)3 do not mimic phosphites as ligands for hydroformylation. A comparison of the coordination chemistry of P{C6H3(CF3)2-3,5}3 and P(C6F5)3 and the unexpectedly low hydroformylation activity of their rhodium complexes

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M. L. Clarke , D. Ellis, K. L. Mason, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, R. L. Wingad, D. A. Zaher, R. T. Baker

Dalton Trans., 2005,1294-1300.

 

Bulky triarylarsines are effective ligands for palladium catalysed Heck olefination.

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R. A. Baber, S. Collard, M. Hooper, A. G. Orpen, P. G. Pringle, M. J. Wilkinson, R. L. Wingad

J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2005, 1491-1498.