Fryzuk's Publication List (recent only)

Carmichael, C. D.; Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
"Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of the Diamido-Arsine [NAsN] (NAsN = PhAs(CH2SiMe2NPh)2))”, Can. J. Chem. 2006, 84, 1667-1678.

Spencer, L. P.; Beddie, C.; Hall, M. B; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Synthesis, Reactivity, and DFT Studies of Tantalum Complexes Incorporating Diamido-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands.  Facile Endocyclic C-H Bond Activation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12531-12543.

Spencer, L. P.; MacKay, B. A.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Unanticipated Two-Electron Reduction Leads to Cleavage and Functionalization of Coordinated Dinitrogen”, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2006, 103, 17094-17098 .

MacKay, B. A.; Munha, R. F.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Substituent Effects in the Hydrosilylation of Coordination Dinitrogen in a Ditantalum Complex: Cleavage and Functionalization of N2”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9472-9483.

MacLachlan, E. A.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Synthesis and Reactivity of Side-On Bound Dinitrogen Metal Complexes”, Organometallics, 2006, 25, 1530-1543.

Studt, F.; MacKay, B. A.; Fryzuk, M. D.; Tuczek, F.
“N-N Splitting of a Functionalized m-h1:h2-Coordinated N2 Ligand Leading to a m-Nitrido m-Imido Core: Mechanistic Insight from DFT”, Dalton Trans. 2006, 1137-1139.

Fryzuk, M. D.; Petrella, M. J.; Patrick, B. O.
“Intramolecular C-H and N-H Transfer by Ruthenium(II) Amidophosphine Complexes”, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 5440-5454.

Spencer, L. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Synthesis and Reactivity of Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes Incorporating Chelating Diamido-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 5788-5803.

Morello, L.; Yu, Peihua, P.; Carmichael, C. D.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Formation of Phosphorus-Nitrogen Bonds by Reduction of a Titanium-Phosphine Complex Under Molecular Nitrogen”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12796-12797.

MacKay, B. A.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Hydroalumination of a Dinuclear Tantalum Dinitrogen Complex: N-N Bond Cleavage and Ancillary Ligand Rearrangement”, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 3836-3841.

Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Phosphine Induced Ancillary Ligand Orthometalation at a Tantalum-Tantalum Double Bond”, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 2606-2611.

Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Addition of Primary and Secondary Phosphines to Dinuclear Tantalum Hydrides: Synthesis of Phosphides and Phosphinidenes by P-H Bond Activation”, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1419-1427.

Shaver, M. P.; Johnson, S. A.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Activation and Cleavage of Alkynes by the Dinuclear Tantalum Complexes ([NPN]Ta)2(m-H)4 and ([NPN]Ta)2(m-h1:h2-N2)(m-H)2 (where NPN = PhP(CH2SiMe2NPh)2)”, Can. J. Chem .2005, 652-660.

MacLachlan, E. A.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“A New Arene-Bridged Diamidophosphine Ligand and Its Coordination Chemistry with Zirconium(IV)”, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1112-1118.

Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Cleavage of Hydrazine and 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine by Tantalum Hydrides: Formation of Imides, Nitrides and N,N-Dimethylamine”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 500-502.

Carmichael, C. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Synthesis, Characterization and Coordination Chemistry of a Macrocyclic Ligand Containing Arsenic Donors”, Dalton Trans.
, 2005, 452-459.

MacKay, B. A.; Johnson, S. A.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Functionalization and Cleavage of Coordinated Dinitrogen via Hydroboration Using Primary and Secondary Boranes”, Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 315-323.

Studt, F.; MacKay, B. A.; Johnson, S. A.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.; Tuczek, F.
“Lewis Basicity of a Bimetallic Dinitrogen Complex: Synthesis of Lewis Acid-Base Adducts of Side-On End-On Bound N2”, Chemistry, Eur. J. 2005, 11, 604-618.

Morello L, Love JB, Patrick BO, Fryzuk MD
Carbon-nitrogen bond formation via the reaction of terminal alkynes with a dinuclear side-on dinitrogen complex
J Am Chem Soc 126 (31): 9480-9481 Aug 11 2004


Spencer LP, Winston S, Fryzuk MD
Tridentate amido carbene ligands in early-transition-metal coordination chemistry
Organometallics 23 (14): 3372-3374 Jul 5 2004


MacKay BA, Fryzuk MD
Dinitrogen coordination chemistry: On the biomimetic borderlands
Chem Rev 104 (2): 385-401 FEB 2004


Michael D. Fryzuk
Inorganic chemistry - Ammonia transformed
Nature 427 (6974): 498-499 Feb 5 2004


Studt F, MacKay BA, Fryzuk MD, Tuczek F
Spectroscopic properties and quantum chemistry-based normal coordinate analysis (QCB-NCA) of a dinuclear tantalum complex exhibiting the novel side-on end-on bridging geometry of N-2: Correlations to electronic structure and reactivity
J Am Chem Soc (1): 280-290, Jan 2004


Michael P. Shaver, Robert K. Thomson, Brian O. Patrick, and Michael D. Fryzuk
Vanadium and niobium diamidophosphine complexes and their reactivity
Can J Chem 81 (12): 1431-1437, Dec 2003

Fryzuk MD, Corkin JR, Patrick BO
Reduction of hafnium(IV) complexes in the presence of molecular nitrogen: Attempts to form dinitrogen complexes of the heaviest group 4 element
Can J Chem 81 (11): 1376-1387, Nov 2003


Shaver MP, Fryzuk MD
Activation of molecular nitrogen: Coordination, cleavage and functionalization of N-2 mediated by metal complexes
Adv Synth Catal 345 (9-10): 1061-1076, Sep 2003


Fryzuk MD, Shaver MP, Patrick BO
Diamidophosphine complexes of niobium(III) and (IV): imide formation via ancillary ligand decomposition
Inorg Chim Acta 350: 293-298, Jul 4 2003

Fryzuk MD
Activation and functionalization of molecular nitrogen by metal complexes
Chem Rec 3 (1): 2-11, 2003

Fryzuk MD, MacKay BA, Patrick BO
Hydrosilylation of a dinuclear tantalum dinitrogen complex: Cleavage of N-2 and functionalization of both nitrogen atoms
J Am Chem Soc 125 (11): 3234-3235, Mar 19 2003


Fryzuk MD, Kozak CM, Patrick BO
Dinuclear organometallic dinitrogen complexes of niobium
Inorg Chim Acta 345: 53-62, Mar 10 2003


Felix Studt, Lara Morello, Nicolai Lehnert, Michael D. Fryzuk, Felix Tuczek..
Side-on bridging coordination of N-2: Spectroscopic characterization of the planar Zr2N2 core and theoretical investigation of its butterfly distortion
Chem-Eur J 9 (2): 520-530, Jan 20 2003


Fryzuk MD, Petrella MJ, Coffin RC, et al.
Hydride complexes of ruthenium derived from the heterolytic activation of dihydrogen by amidophosphine complexes
Cr Chim 5 (5): 451-460, May 2002


Michael D. Fryzuk, Christopher M. Kozak, Michael R. Bowdridge, and Brian O. Patrick
Cyclohexadienyl niobium complexes and arene hydrogenation catalysis
Organometallics 21 (23): 5047-5054, Nov 11 2002


Fryzuk MD, MacKay BA, Johnson SA, et al.
Hydroboration of coordinated dinitrogen: A new reaction for the N-2 ligand that results in its functionalization and cleavage
Angew Chem Int Edit 41 (19): 3709-3712, 2002

Michael D. Fryzuk, Christopher M. Kozak, Michael R. Bowdridge, Brian O. Patrick, and Steven J. Rettig.
Nitride formation by thermolysis of a kinetically stable niobium dinitrogen complex
J Am Chem Soc 124 (28): 8389-8397, Jul 17 2002


Michael D. Fryzuk, Christopher M. Kozak, Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, Lara Morello, Brian O. Patrick, and Steven J. Rettig.
Phosphorus phenyl-group activation by reduced zirconium and niobium complexes stabilized by the [P2N2] macrocycle
J Am Chem Soc 124 (4): 516-517, Jan 30 2002