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An Ion‐Responsive Pincer‐Crown Ether Catalyst System for Rapid and Switchable Olefin Isomerization by Kita, Matthew R., Miller, Alexander J. M.

“…Rapid, selective, and highly controllable iridium‐catalyzed allylbenzene isomerization is described, enabled by tunable hemilability based on alkali metal…”
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Cation-Modulated Reactivity of Iridium Hydride Pincer-Crown Ether Complexes by Kita, Matthew R, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…Complexes of a new multidentate ligand combining a rigid, strongly donating pincer scaffold with a flexible, weakly donating aza-crown ether moiety are…”
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Mapping the Binding Modes of Hemilabile Pincer–Crown Ether Ligands in Solution Using Diamagnetic Anisotropic Effects on NMR Chemical Shift by Camp, Andrew M, Kita, Matthew R, Grajeda, Javier, White, Peter S, Dickie, Diane A, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…A protocol for identifying ligand binding modes in a series of iridium pincer complexes bearing hemilabile aza-crown ether ligands has been developed using…”
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Modulating the Elementary Steps of Methanol Carbonylation by Bridging the Primary and Secondary Coordination Spheres by Gregor, Lauren C, Grajeda, Javier, Kita, Matthew R, White, Peter S, Vetter, Andrew J, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…The rate of catalytic methanol carbonylation to acetic acid is typically limited by either the oxidative addition of methyl iodide or the subsequent C–C…”
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Diverse Cation-Promoted Reactivity of Iridium Carbonyl Pincer-Crown Ether Complexes by Grajeda, Javier, Kita, Matthew R, Gregor, Lauren C, White, Peter S, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…Several new iridium­(I) and iridium­(III) carbonyl complexes supported by aminophosphinite pincer ligands have been prepared and characterized. A surprising…”
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Selecting Double Bond Positions with a Single Cation-Responsive Iridium Olefin Isomerization Catalyst by Camp, Andrew M, Kita, Matthew R, Blackburn, P. Thomas, Dodge, Henry M, Chen, Chun-Hsing, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…The catalytic transposition of double bonds holds promise as an ideal route to alkenes of value as fragrances, commodity chemicals, and pharmaceuticals; yet,…”
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Identifying and Evading Olefin Isomerization Catalyst Deactivation Pathways Resulting from Ion-Tunable Hemilability by Dodge, Henry M, Kita, Matthew R, Chen, Chun-Hsing, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…Hemilabile ligands are found in many leading organometallic catalysts, but it can be challenging to tune the degree of hemilability in a particular catalyst…”
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An Ion‐Responsive Pincer‐Crown Ether Catalyst System for Rapid and Switchable Olefin Isomerization by Kita, Matthew R., Miller, Alexander J. M.

“…Rapid, selective, and highly controllable iridium‐catalyzed allylbenzene isomerization is described, enabled by tunable hemilability based on alkali metal…”
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Cation Tunable Reactivity and Catalysis with Iridium Pincer-Crown Ether Complexes by Kita, Matthew R

“…Iridium complexes of a new multidentate ligand combining a rigid, strongly donating pincer scaffold with a flexible, weakly donating aza-crown ether moiety are…”
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