Publications

2013

T. Wiegand, H. Eckert, S. Grimme, J. Malberg, R. Wolf, "Solid state NMR studies and chemical shift calculations of a gold(I) complex with a diphosphacyclobutadiene cobaltate sandwich anion", Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2013.03.001.

F. D. Henne, E.-M. Schnöckelborg, K.-O. Feldmann, J. Grunenberg, R. Wolf, J. J. Weigand, "Observation of a Chloride-Bridged P-P Bond in the Phosphorus Cation [L(Cl)P(µ-Cl)P(Cl)L]⁺ (L = NHC)", Organometallics, DOI: 10.1021/om4002268.

M. Plois, R. Wolf, W. Hujo, S. Grimme, “Towards Novel Reagents for Bimetallic Activation Reactions: Polyhydride Complexes with Ru₂H₃, Ru₂ZnH₆ and Cu₂Ru₂H₆ Cores”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. DOI:10.1002/ejic.201300233.

R. C. Fischer, J. J. Weigand, R. Wolf, G. Clever, P. Kurz, „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2012“, Nachr. Chem. 2013, 61, 219–251.

S. Gülak, O. Stepanek, J. Malberg, B. Rezaei Rad, M. Kotora, R. Wolf, A. Jacobi von Wangelin, “Highly Chemoselective Cobalt-Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling Reactions”, Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 776-784.

J. Malberg, T. Wiegand, H. Eckert, M. Bodensteiner, R. Wolf, „Gold(I) and Silver(I) Complexes of Diphosphacyclobutadiene Cobaltate Sandwich Anions“, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2356–2369.

M. Plois, W. Hujo, S. Grimme, C. Schwickert, E. Bill, B. de Bruin, R. Pöttgen, R. Wolf, „Open-Shell First-Row Transition Metal Polyhydride Complexes Based on the fac-[RuH₃(PR₃)₃]^- Building Block“, Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 1352-1357; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1314-1318.

2012

M. Plois, T. Wiegand, R. Wolf, „Novel Ruthenium(II) Aluminate Anions: Building Blocks of Unique Cage Structures“, Organometallics 2012, 31, 8469–8477. (cover page)

R. C. Fischer, J. J. Weigand, R. Wolf, G. Clever, U. Schatzschneider, „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2011“, Nachr. Chem. 2012, 60, 216–250.

E.-M. Schnöckelborg, M. M. Khusniyarov, B. de Bruin, F. Hartl, T. Langer, M. Eul, S. Schulz, R. Pöttgen, R. Wolf, „Unraveling the Electronic Structures of Low-valent Naphthalene and Anthracene Iron Complexes - X-ray, Spectroscopic and DFT Studies”, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 6719–6730.

E.-M. Schnöckelborg, F. Hartl, T. Langer, R. Pöttgen, R. Wolf, „Redox-Active, Dinuclear Sandwich Compounds [Cp*Fe(L)FeCp*] (L = Naphthalene and Anthracene)”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 1632–1638.

2011

K. Weber, E.-M. Schnöckelborg, R. Wolf "Catalytic Properties of Low-Oxidation State Iron Complexes in Cross Coupling Reactions: Anthracene Iron(-I) Complexes as Competent Catalysts", ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 1572-1577.

E.-M. Schnöckelborg, J. J. Weigand, R. Wolf, „Synthesis of Anionic Iron Polyphosphides by Reaction of White Phosphorus with “Cp*Fe^-”, Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 6786–6780; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6657–6660.

R. C. Fischer, J. J. Weigand, R. Wolf, S. Rau, U. Schatzschneider, „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2010“, Nachr. Chem. 2011, 59, 221–245.

2010

R. Wolf, A. W. Ehlers, M. M. Khusniyarov, F. Hartl, B. de Bruin, G. J. Long, F. Grandjean, F. M. Schappacher, R. Pöttgen, J. C. Slootweg,  M. Lutz, A. L. Spek, K. Lammertsma, “Homoleptic Diphosphacyclobutadiene Complexes [M(eta⁴-P₂C₂R₂)₂]^x– (M = Fe, Co; x = 0, 1)”, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 14322–14334.

R. Wolf, M. Plois, “Triple Alkyl C–H Bond Activation Mediated by Ruthenium(II): Preparation of Isopropenyl-Substituted Carbene Complexes”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 4419–4442.

R. Wolf, E.-M. Schnöckelborg, “A reactive iron napthalene complex provides convenient access to the Cp*Fe^- synthon (Cp* = C₅Me₅)”, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2832–2834.

R. Wolf, M. Plois, A. Hepp, “Neutral and Cationic Tetrakiscarbene Ruthenium Hydride Complexes”. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 918–925.

R. Wolf, N. Ghavtadze, K. Weber, E.-M. Schnöckelborg, B. de Bruin, A. W. Ehlers, K. Lammertsma, „P–C dichotomy: divergent iron(-I)-mediated alkyne and phosphaalkyne cycloligomerisations”, Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 1453–1456.

2009

R. Wolf, W. Uhl, „Main-Group-Metal Clusters Stabilized by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes“, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 6905–6907; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6774–6776 (Highlight).

R. Wolf, J. C. Slootweg, A. W. Ehlers, F. Hartl, B. de Bruin, M. Lutz, A. L. Spek, K. Lammertsma, „A Phosphorus Analogue of Bis(?⁴-cyclobutadiene)iron(0)“, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 3150–3152; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3104–3107 (cover page).

2008

R. Wolf, A. W. Ehlers, J. C. Slootweg, M. Lutz, D. Gudat, M. Hunger, A. L. Spek, K. Lammertsma, „The Homoleptic Sandwich Anion [Co(P₂C₂tBu₂)₂]^–: A Versatile Building Block for Phosphaorganometallic Chemistry”, Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 4660–4663; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 4584–4587.

S. Gómez-Ruiz, R. Wolf, S. Bauer, H. Bittig, A. Schisler, P. Lönnecke, E. Hey-Hawkins, „The cyclo-(P₅tBu₄)^– Anion and its Reactivity. Novel Monomeric and Oligomeric Copper(I), Silver(I) and Gold(I) Complexes”, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 4511–4520.

R. Wolf, J. Fischer, R. C. Fischer, J. Fettinger, P. P. Power, „Reactions of Terphenyl Bismuth Dihalides with KSi(SiMe₃)₃, K₂Si₂(SiMe₃)₄ and Na₂[Fe(CO)]₄: Reduction versus Metathesis”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 2515–2521 (cover page, highlighted in: J. Beckmann, R. Pietschnig, S. Rau, C. Schulzke „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2008”, Nachr. Chem. 2009, 57, 221).

S. Gómez-Ruiz, R. Wolf, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Different Transmetallation Behaviour of [M(P₄HR₄)] Salts toward Rhodium(I) and Copper(I) (M = Na, K; R = Ph, Mes; Mes = 2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂)”, Dalton Trans. 2008, 1982–1988 (cover page).

2007

E. Rivard, R. C. Fischer, R. Wolf, Y. Peng, W. A. Merrill, N. D. Schley, Z. Zhu, L. Pu, J. C. Fettinger, S. J. Teat, I. Nowik, R. H. Herber, N. Takagi, S. Nagase, P. P. Power, „Influence of Steric and Electronic Factors on the Stability of Isomers of Divalent Tin(II)”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 16197-16208.

R. Wolf, C. Ni, M. Brynda, G. J. Long, A. D. Sutton, R. C. Fischer, L. Pu, J. C. Fettinger, P. P. Power, „Substituent Effects in Formally Quintuple Bonded ArCrCrAr Compounds (Ar = Terphenyl) and Related Species”, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 11277-11290.

Z. Zhu, M. Brynda, R. J. Wright, R. C. Fischer, W. A. Merrill, E. Rivard, R. Wolf, J. C. Fettinger, M. M. Olmstead, P. P. Power „Synthesis and Characterization of the Homologous M-M Bonded Series Ar'MMAr' (M = Zn, Cd, or Hg; Ar' = C₆H₃-2,6-(C₆H₃-2,6-Pri₂)₂) and Related Arylmetal Halides and Hydride Species”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10847-10857.

R. Wolf, M. Brynda, C. Ni, G. J. Long, P. P. Power, „Monomeric, Two-Coordinate, Univalent Chromium(I) Compounds: Steric Prevention of Metal-Metal Bond Formation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 6076-6077.

E. Rivard, W. A. Merrill, J. C. Fettinger, R. Wolf, G. H. Spikes, P. P. Power, „Boron-Pnictogen Multiple Bonds: Donor-Stabilized P=B and As=B Bonds and a Hindered Iminoborane with a B-N Triple Bond”, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 2971-2978.

2006

R. Wolf, S. Gómez-Ruiz, J. Reinhold, W. Böhlmann, E. Hey-Hawkins, „The (P₄HMes₄)- Anion: Lability, Fluxionality, and Structural Ambiguity (Mes = 2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂)”, Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 9107-9113.

R. Wolf, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Synthesis and Molecular Structure of [Cp*Ta(Ph)(P₆Ph₅)]: A Terminal Phosphinidene Complex of the (P₆Ph₅)₃-Ligand (Cp* = C₅Me₅)”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 1348-1351.

R. Wolf, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Oligophosphanid-Anionen: Synthesen und Molekülstrukturen von [K₂(PMDETA)₂(P₄Ph₄)], [K₂(PMDETA)(P₄tBu₄)]₂ und [K(PMDETA)(THF){cyclo-(P₅tBu₄)}] [PMDETA = NMe(CH₂CH₂NMe₂)₂]”, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2006, 632, 727-734.

R. Wolf, M. Finger, C. Limburg, A. C. Willis, S. B. Wild, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Reactivity of cyclooligophosphanes: synthesis and structural characterisation of cyclo-1,4-(BH₃)₂(P₄Ph₄CH₂) and cyclo-1,2-(BH₃)₂(P₅Ph₅)”, Dalton Trans. 2006, 831-837.

R. J. Baker, C. Jones, D. P. Mills, D. M. Murphy, E. Hey-Hawkins, R. Wolf, „The reactivity of gallium-(I), -(II) and -(III) heterocycles towards Group 15 substrates: attempts to prepare gallium–terminal pnictinidene complexes”, Dalton Trans. 2006, 64-72.

1999 - 2005

R. Wolf, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Synthesis and Molecular Structure of the Cu₄P₈ Cage Compound [Cu₄(P₄Ph₄)₂(PCyp₃)₃] (Cyp = c-C5H9)”, Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 6398-6401; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6241-6244 (highlighted in: H. J. Himmel, A. Schulz „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2005”, Nachr. Chem. 2006, 54, 220).

R. Wolf, E. Hey-Hawkins, „[Li(thf)₃cyclo-(P₄tBu₄CH)] – Synthesis, molecular structure and dynamic behaviour”, Chem. Commun. 2004, 2626-2627.

R. Wolf, A. Schisler, P. Lönnecke, C. Jones, E. Hey-Hawkins, „Syntheses and Structures of Novel Alkali Metal Tetraorganocyclopentaphosphanides and Tetraorganotetraphosphane-1,4-diides“, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 3277-3286 (highlighted in: H. J. Himmel, B. Hoge, T. Glaser, B. Kersting „Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2004”, Nachr. Chem. 2005, 53, 225).

A. Bashall, A. D. Bond, A. D. Hopkins, S. J. Kidd, M. McPartlin, A. Steiner, R. Wolf, A. D. Woods, D. S. Wright, „Synthesis, structures and coordination behaviour of [As(NR)₃]₃- trianions“, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2002, 343–351.

A. D. Bond, A. D. Hopkins, A. Rothenberger, R. Wolf, A. D. Woods, D. S. Wright, „Methyl Group Transfer from ZnMe₂ to Arsenic(III), an Alternative Pathway to Deprotonation of [CyNHAs(µ-NCy)]₂”, Organometallics 2001, 20, 4454-4457.

L. Beyer, R. Richter, R. Wolf, J. Zaumseil, M. Lino-Pacheco, J. Angulo-Cornejo, „Synthesis and molecular structure of bis(2-benzoylimino-benzimidazolinato) copper(II)-dimethylformamide – a metal-containing guanidin derivative“, Inorganic Chemistry Communications 1999, 2, 184-187.