Publications from the Layfield Group
Peer-reviewed journal articles
74. A. F. R. Kilpatrick, F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, A. Mansikkamaki,* R. A. Layfield, * F. G. N. Cloke*
Single-molecule magnet properties of a monometallic dysprosium pentalene complex
Chem. Comm. 2018, DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03516D
73. M. J. Ingleson, R. Procter, J. Dunsford, R. A. Layfield, P. Rushworth, D. Hulcoop
A zinc-catalysed C(sp3)-C(sp2) Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction mediated by aryl zincates
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 15889
72. J. O. Moilanen, A. Mansikkamaki, M. Lahtinen, F.-S. Guo, E. Kalenius, R. A. Layfield, L. F. Chibotaru
Thermal expansion and magnetic properties of benzoquinone-bridged dinuclear rare-earth complexes
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 13582
71. R. Grindell, B. M. Day. F.-S. Guo, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Activation of C-H bond by rare-earth metallocene-butyl complexes
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 9990
70. F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, Y.-C. Chen, M.-L. Tong, A. Mansikkamaki, R. A. Layfield*
A dysprosium metallocene single-molecule magnet functioning at the axial limit
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 11445 - VIP article
69. F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Strong direct exchange coupling and single-molecule magnetism in indigo-bridged lanthanide dimers
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 3130
68. T. Pugh, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
Antimony-ligated dysprosium single-molecule magnets as catalysts for stibine dehydrocoupling
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 2073-2080
67. M. M. Hänninen, K. Pal, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
A three-coordinate iron-silylene complex stabilized by ligand-ligand dispersion forces
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 11301-11305
66. T. Pugh, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
A Low-Symmetry Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet with a High Anisotropy Barrier
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11082-11085
65. R. Grindell, V. Vieru, T. Pugh, L. F. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Magnetic Frustration in a Hexaazatrinaphthylene-Bridged Trimetallic Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnet
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 16556-16560. Invited contribution to special issue "Molecular Spintronics: the Role of Coordination Chemistry"
64. J. O. Moilanen, N. F. Chilton, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Strong Exchange Coupling in a Trimetallic Radical-Bridged Cobalt(II)-Hexaazatriphenylene Complex
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5521-5525. Cover article
63. T. Pugh, V. Vieru, L. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Magneto-structural Correlations in Arsenic- and Selenium-Ligated Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets
Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2128-2137
62. K. Pal, O. B. Hemming, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, D. J. Evans, R. A. Layfield*
Iron- and Cobalt-Catalysed Synthesis of Carbene-Phosphinidenes
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1690-1693
61. T. Pugh, F. Tuna, L. Ungur, D. Collison, E. J. L. McInnes, L. F. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Influencing the Properties of Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets with Phosphorus Donor Ligands
Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 7492
60. J. O. Moilanen, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Open-Shell Doublet Character in a Hexaazatrinaphthylene Trianion Complex
Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 11478
59. B. M. Day, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
Molecular and Electronic Structures of Donor-Functionalized Dysprosium Pentadienyl Complexes
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 7109-7113. Invited contribution to special issue in memory of Professor Ken Wade.
58. T. Pugh, A. Kerridge, R. A. Layfield*
Yttrium Complexes of Arsine, Arsenide and Arsinidene Ligands
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4255-4258
57. B. M. Day, J. J. W. McDouall, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Directed Lithiation of Pentadienylsilanes
Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2348-2355. Invited contribution to special issue in memory of Professor Michael F. Lappert
56. B. M. Day, K. Pal, T. Pugh, J. Tuck, R. A. Layfield*
Carbene Rearrangements in Three-coordinate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Cobalt(II) Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 10578-10584
55. S. N. König, D. Schneider, C. Maichle-Mössmer, B. M. Day, R. A. Layfield,* R. Anwander*
Divalent Transition Metal Silylamide-Ate Complexes
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 4302-4309
54. Addition of Pnictogen Atoms to Chromium(II):
Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Chromium(IV) Phosphide and a Chromium(III) Arsenide
S. Reisinger, M. Bodensteiner, E. Moreno Pineda, J. J. W. McDouall, M. Scheer, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 2443-2448
53. Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets
R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2014, 33, 1084-1099
52. Reactivity of three-coordinate iron-NHC complexes towards phenylselenol and lithium phenylselenide
T. Pugh and R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4251-4254. Invited contribution to special issue 'New Talent: Europe'.
51. Fast magnetic relaxation in an octahedral dysprosium tetramethyl-aluminate complex
S. N. König, N. F. Chilton, C. Maichle-Mössmer, E. Moreno-Pineda, T. Pugh, R. Anwander, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 3035-3038
50. Normal-to-abnormal rearrangement and NHC activation in three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes
B. M. Day, T. Pugh, D. Hendriks, C. Fonseca Guerra, D. J. Evans, F. M. Bickelhaupt, R. A. Layfield*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13338-13341
49. Structural influences in lithium pentadienylsilane complexes
B. M. Day, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 4448-4451
48. Lanthanide single-molecule magnets
D. N. Woodruff, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 5110-5148
47. Transmetallation of chromocene by lithium-amide, -phosphide and -arsenide nucleophiles
S. Scheuermayer, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, E. Moreno-Pineda, M. Scheer and R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3878-3883
46. A hydride-ligated dysprosium single-molecule magnet
A. Venugopal, F. Tuna, T. P. Spaniol, L. Ungur, L. F. Chibotaru, J. Okuda,* R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 901-903
45. Single-molecule magnetism in tetrametallic thiolate-bridged terbium and dysprosium cages
D. N. Woodruff, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 1224-1229. Invited contribution to special issue 'Recent Advances in Organo-f-element Chemistry'
44. Exchange-coupled oxygen- and sulfur-bridged cyclopentadienyl-manganese(II) cages
C. A. Smith, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, M. Helliwell, D. Collison, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton. Trans. 2013, 41, 71-74
43. Synthesis, structure and paramagnetism of manganese(II) imino-phosphate complexes
D. N. Woodruff, E. J. L. McInnes, D. O. Sells, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 9104-9109
42. A high anisotropy barrier in a sulphur-bridged organo-dysprosium single-molecule magnet
F. Tuna, C. A. Smith, M. Bodensteiner, L. Ungur, L. F. Chibotaru, E. J. L. McInnes, R. E. P. Winpenny, D. Collison, R. A. Layfield*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6976-6980
41. Spin crossover in phosphorus- and arsenic-bridged cyclopentadienyl-manganese(II) dimers
S. Scheuermayer, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, M. Scheer,* R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 8087-8089
40. Feature Article: N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
M. J. Ingleson and R. A. Layfield
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 3579-3589
39. Single-molecule magnetism in cyclopentadienyl-dysprosium chlorides
S. A. Sulway, R. A. Layfield,* F. Tuna, W. Wernsdorfer, R. E. P. Winpenny*
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 1508-1510, invited contribution to Emerging Investigator Special Issue
38. Structure and bonding in three-coordinate N-heterocyclic carbene adducts of iron(II) bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
R. A. Layfield,* J. J. W. McDouall, M. Scheer, C. Schwarzmaier, F. Tuna
Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 10623-10625
37. Synthesis and structure of cationic guanidinate-bridged bimetallic {Li7M} cubes (M = Mn, Co, Zn)
with inverse crown counter anions
D. Woodruff, M. Bodensteiner, D. O. Sells, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 10918-10923, selected as a Hot Article
36. Benzotriazolate cage complexes of tin(II) and lithium: halide-influenced serendipitous assembly
S. A. Sulway, R. A. Layfield,* M. Bodensteiner, S. Scheuermayer. M. Scheer, M. Zabel
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 7559-7563
35. A donor-functionalized, silyl-substituted pentadienyllithium: structural insight from experiment and theory
S. A. Solomon, F. M. Bickelhaupt,* R. A. Layfield,* M. Nilsson, J. Poater, M. Solà
Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 6162-6164
34. Iron(II) cage complexes of N-heterocyclic amide and bis(trimethylsilyl)amide ligands:
synthesis, structure and magnetic properties
S. A. Sulway, D. Collison, J. J. W. McDouall, F. Tuna, R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2521-2526
33. Influence of the N-bridging ligand on magnetic relaxation in an organometallic dysprosium single-molecule magnet
R. A. Layfield,* J. J. W. McDouall, S. A. Sulway, D. Collison, F. Tuna, R. E. P. Winpenny*
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4442-4446
32. The coordination chemistry of silyl-substituted allyl ligands
S. A. Solomon, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2469-2483
31. Alkali metal complexes of silyl-substituted ansa-tris(allyl) ligands:
metal-, co-ligand and substituent-dependent stereochemistry
S. A. Sulway, R. Girshfeld, S. A. Solomon, C. A. Muryn, J. Poater, M. Solà, F. M. Bickelhaupt,* R. A. Layfield*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 4157-4167
30. s-Block metal complexes of a bulky, donor-functionalized allyl ligand
S. A. Solomon, C. A. Muryn and R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2008, 3142-3144
29. Manganese(II): the black sheep of the organometallic family
R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1098-1197
28. Ansa-tris(allyl) complexes of alkali metals: tripodal analogues of cyclopentadienyl and ansa-metallocene ligands
R. A. Layfield,* F. García, J. Hannauer, S. M. Humphrey
Chem. Comm. 2007, 5081-5083
27. Structure, Bonding and Paramagnetism in the Manganese(II) tris-Allyl Anions
R. A. Layfield,* M. Buehl, J. M. Rawson
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3570-3575
26. The cationic cluster Grignard [{MgCl(thf)2}3(C3H5)2]+
R. A. Layfield, T. H. Bullock, S. M. Humphrey, F. García, P. Schüler
Chem. Comm. 2006, 2039-2041
25. A Structural and Magnetic Study of Organolanthanide(III) Dimers
R. A. Layfield,* A. Bashall, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright
Dalton Trans. 2006, 1660-1666
24. Structural and Magnetic Studies of the tris-Cyclopentadienylmanganese(II) “Paddle-Wheel” Anions
C. S. Alvarez, A. Bashall, R. A. Layfield*, E. J. L. McInnes, M. McPartlin, R. A. Mole, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Chem.-Eur. J. 2006, 12, 3053-3060
23. Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal-aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]- anion
C. Soria Alvarez, F. Garcia, S. M. Humphrey, A. D. Hopkins, R. A. Kowenicki, M. McPartlin, R. A. Layfield, R. Raja, M. C. Rogers,
A. D. Woods, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2005, 198-200
22. Synthesis and structure of trans-bis-[1,2-di(N-phenylcarbamoyl)cyclopentadienyl]-bis-(THF)magnesium
R. A. Layfield,* S. M. Humphrey
Organometallics, 2005, 24, 6063-6065
21. A Manganese(II) Allyl Complex: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of [Li(thf)4][Mn{(Me3Si)2C3H3}3]
R.A. Layfield,* S. M. Humphrey
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3067-3069
20. Syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of Mn(II) dimers [CpMn(mu-X)]2
C. Soria Alvarez, S. R. Boss, J. C. Burley, S. M. Humphrey, R. A. Layfield, R. A. Kowenicki, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson,
A. E. H. Wheatley,* P. T. Wood, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2004, 3481-3487
19. Applications of Manganocene in the Synthesis of High Nuclearity Mn(II) Amide and Imide Cages
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, M. E. G. Mosquera, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2003, 3002-3008
18. Synthesis and Structure of the Novel “Paddle-Wheel” Complex [Cp2Pb(mu-Cp)K}·2THF]
R. A. Layfield,* M. McPartlin and D. S. Wright*
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 2528-2530
17. A New, Tetragonal, Helical Phase Of Plumbocene, Cp2Pb; Variations on a Molecular String
R. A. Layfield,* C. A. Morrison and D. S. Wright*
J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 650, 75-77
16. Interpreting Molecular Crystal Disorder in Plumbocene, Pb(C5H5)2: Insight from Theory
C. A. Morrison,* R. A. Layfield, D. S. Wright
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6775-6779
15. Syntheses and Magnetic Properties of Hexanuclear [Cp2Mn3(L1)4]2 and Octanuclear [Mn8(L2)12(µ4-O)2]
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, D. Cave, M. E. G. Mosquera, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson,
P. T. Wood, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2002, 2980-2981
14. First Observation of the [Cp3Mn]- Anion; Structures of Hexagonal [Cp3MnK·1.5thf] and Ion-Separated [Cp3Mn]2[Mg(thf)6]
A. D. Bond, R. A. Layfield, J. A. MacAllister, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2001, 1956-1957
13. Synthesis and Structure of the Octanuclear Manganese (II) Cage [(Cp)Mn{2-NH(4,6-Me2pm)}·Mn{2-N(4,6-Me2pm)}]4
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, J. A. McAllister, C. M. Pask, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Organometallics, 2001, 20, 4135-4138
12. Synthesis and Structure of [Cp2PbCpthfNa]: Implications to the Control of Dimensionality in p Block Metallocene Anions
N. Feeder, A. D. Hopkins, R. A. Layfield, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2000, 2247-2248
Edited book chapters and editorial work
11. R. A. Layfield and T. Pugh, Manganese: Organometallic Chemistry in Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Ed. R. A. Scott, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0120.pub2, 2015
10. R. A. Layfield and M. Murugesu (Eds.), Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism
Wiley-VCH, March 2015
9. B. M. Day and R. A. Layfield, Highlights in low-coordinate Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 148-164, RSC Publishing, 2014
8. M. Scheer and R. A. Layfield
Editorial to web themed issue Frontiers in Molecular Main Group Chemistry
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10161
7. R. A. Layfield, Highlights in low-coordinate Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 133-148, RSC Publishing, 2011
6. R. A. Layfield, s-Block-metal-mediated manganation reactions, Chapter 13, pp. 721-738, in
Patai’s Chemistry of Functional Groups: The Chemistry of Organomanganese Compounds
(Z. Rappoport and I. Marek, Eds), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2011
5. R. A. Layfield, Developments in multiply bonded Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 224-233, RSC Publishing, 2009
4. R. A. Layfield, Group 14: silicon, germanium, tin and lead
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 155-165, RSC Publishing, 2008
3. R. A. Layfield, Group 14: silicon, germanium, tin and lead
Chapter 7 in RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 177-190, RSC Publishing, 2004
2. R. A. Layfield and D. S. Wright, Group 2 and Group 12
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 75-90, RSC Publishing, 2002
1. R. A. Layfield and D. S. Wright, Group 2 and Group 12
Chapter 3 in RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 69-84, RSC Publishing, 2001
74. A. F. R. Kilpatrick, F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, A. Mansikkamaki,* R. A. Layfield, * F. G. N. Cloke*
Single-molecule magnet properties of a monometallic dysprosium pentalene complex
Chem. Comm. 2018, DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03516D
73. M. J. Ingleson, R. Procter, J. Dunsford, R. A. Layfield, P. Rushworth, D. Hulcoop
A zinc-catalysed C(sp3)-C(sp2) Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction mediated by aryl zincates
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 15889
72. J. O. Moilanen, A. Mansikkamaki, M. Lahtinen, F.-S. Guo, E. Kalenius, R. A. Layfield, L. F. Chibotaru
Thermal expansion and magnetic properties of benzoquinone-bridged dinuclear rare-earth complexes
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 13582
71. R. Grindell, B. M. Day. F.-S. Guo, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Activation of C-H bond by rare-earth metallocene-butyl complexes
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 9990
70. F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, Y.-C. Chen, M.-L. Tong, A. Mansikkamaki, R. A. Layfield*
A dysprosium metallocene single-molecule magnet functioning at the axial limit
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 11445 - VIP article
69. F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Strong direct exchange coupling and single-molecule magnetism in indigo-bridged lanthanide dimers
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 3130
68. T. Pugh, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
Antimony-ligated dysprosium single-molecule magnets as catalysts for stibine dehydrocoupling
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 2073-2080
67. M. M. Hänninen, K. Pal, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
A three-coordinate iron-silylene complex stabilized by ligand-ligand dispersion forces
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 11301-11305
66. T. Pugh, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
A Low-Symmetry Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet with a High Anisotropy Barrier
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11082-11085
65. R. Grindell, V. Vieru, T. Pugh, L. F. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Magnetic Frustration in a Hexaazatrinaphthylene-Bridged Trimetallic Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnet
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 16556-16560. Invited contribution to special issue "Molecular Spintronics: the Role of Coordination Chemistry"
64. J. O. Moilanen, N. F. Chilton, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Strong Exchange Coupling in a Trimetallic Radical-Bridged Cobalt(II)-Hexaazatriphenylene Complex
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5521-5525. Cover article
63. T. Pugh, V. Vieru, L. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Magneto-structural Correlations in Arsenic- and Selenium-Ligated Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets
Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2128-2137
62. K. Pal, O. B. Hemming, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, D. J. Evans, R. A. Layfield*
Iron- and Cobalt-Catalysed Synthesis of Carbene-Phosphinidenes
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1690-1693
61. T. Pugh, F. Tuna, L. Ungur, D. Collison, E. J. L. McInnes, L. F. Chibotaru, R. A. Layfield*
Influencing the Properties of Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets with Phosphorus Donor Ligands
Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 7492
60. J. O. Moilanen, B. M. Day, T. Pugh, R. A. Layfield*
Open-Shell Doublet Character in a Hexaazatrinaphthylene Trianion Complex
Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 11478
59. B. M. Day, N. F. Chilton, R. A. Layfield*
Molecular and Electronic Structures of Donor-Functionalized Dysprosium Pentadienyl Complexes
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 7109-7113. Invited contribution to special issue in memory of Professor Ken Wade.
58. T. Pugh, A. Kerridge, R. A. Layfield*
Yttrium Complexes of Arsine, Arsenide and Arsinidene Ligands
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4255-4258
57. B. M. Day, J. J. W. McDouall, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Directed Lithiation of Pentadienylsilanes
Organometallics, 2015, 34, 2348-2355. Invited contribution to special issue in memory of Professor Michael F. Lappert
56. B. M. Day, K. Pal, T. Pugh, J. Tuck, R. A. Layfield*
Carbene Rearrangements in Three-coordinate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Cobalt(II) Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 10578-10584
55. S. N. König, D. Schneider, C. Maichle-Mössmer, B. M. Day, R. A. Layfield,* R. Anwander*
Divalent Transition Metal Silylamide-Ate Complexes
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 4302-4309
54. Addition of Pnictogen Atoms to Chromium(II):
Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Chromium(IV) Phosphide and a Chromium(III) Arsenide
S. Reisinger, M. Bodensteiner, E. Moreno Pineda, J. J. W. McDouall, M. Scheer, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 2443-2448
53. Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets
R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2014, 33, 1084-1099
52. Reactivity of three-coordinate iron-NHC complexes towards phenylselenol and lithium phenylselenide
T. Pugh and R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4251-4254. Invited contribution to special issue 'New Talent: Europe'.
51. Fast magnetic relaxation in an octahedral dysprosium tetramethyl-aluminate complex
S. N. König, N. F. Chilton, C. Maichle-Mössmer, E. Moreno-Pineda, T. Pugh, R. Anwander, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 3035-3038
50. Normal-to-abnormal rearrangement and NHC activation in three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes
B. M. Day, T. Pugh, D. Hendriks, C. Fonseca Guerra, D. J. Evans, F. M. Bickelhaupt, R. A. Layfield*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13338-13341
49. Structural influences in lithium pentadienylsilane complexes
B. M. Day, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 4448-4451
48. Lanthanide single-molecule magnets
D. N. Woodruff, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 5110-5148
47. Transmetallation of chromocene by lithium-amide, -phosphide and -arsenide nucleophiles
S. Scheuermayer, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, E. Moreno-Pineda, M. Scheer and R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3878-3883
46. A hydride-ligated dysprosium single-molecule magnet
A. Venugopal, F. Tuna, T. P. Spaniol, L. Ungur, L. F. Chibotaru, J. Okuda,* R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 901-903
45. Single-molecule magnetism in tetrametallic thiolate-bridged terbium and dysprosium cages
D. N. Woodruff, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 1224-1229. Invited contribution to special issue 'Recent Advances in Organo-f-element Chemistry'
44. Exchange-coupled oxygen- and sulfur-bridged cyclopentadienyl-manganese(II) cages
C. A. Smith, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, M. Helliwell, D. Collison, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton. Trans. 2013, 41, 71-74
43. Synthesis, structure and paramagnetism of manganese(II) imino-phosphate complexes
D. N. Woodruff, E. J. L. McInnes, D. O. Sells, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 9104-9109
42. A high anisotropy barrier in a sulphur-bridged organo-dysprosium single-molecule magnet
F. Tuna, C. A. Smith, M. Bodensteiner, L. Ungur, L. F. Chibotaru, E. J. L. McInnes, R. E. P. Winpenny, D. Collison, R. A. Layfield*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6976-6980
41. Spin crossover in phosphorus- and arsenic-bridged cyclopentadienyl-manganese(II) dimers
S. Scheuermayer, F. Tuna, M. Bodensteiner, M. Scheer,* R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 8087-8089
40. Feature Article: N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
M. J. Ingleson and R. A. Layfield
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 3579-3589
39. Single-molecule magnetism in cyclopentadienyl-dysprosium chlorides
S. A. Sulway, R. A. Layfield,* F. Tuna, W. Wernsdorfer, R. E. P. Winpenny*
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 1508-1510, invited contribution to Emerging Investigator Special Issue
38. Structure and bonding in three-coordinate N-heterocyclic carbene adducts of iron(II) bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
R. A. Layfield,* J. J. W. McDouall, M. Scheer, C. Schwarzmaier, F. Tuna
Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 10623-10625
37. Synthesis and structure of cationic guanidinate-bridged bimetallic {Li7M} cubes (M = Mn, Co, Zn)
with inverse crown counter anions
D. Woodruff, M. Bodensteiner, D. O. Sells, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 10918-10923, selected as a Hot Article
36. Benzotriazolate cage complexes of tin(II) and lithium: halide-influenced serendipitous assembly
S. A. Sulway, R. A. Layfield,* M. Bodensteiner, S. Scheuermayer. M. Scheer, M. Zabel
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 7559-7563
35. A donor-functionalized, silyl-substituted pentadienyllithium: structural insight from experiment and theory
S. A. Solomon, F. M. Bickelhaupt,* R. A. Layfield,* M. Nilsson, J. Poater, M. Solà
Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 6162-6164
34. Iron(II) cage complexes of N-heterocyclic amide and bis(trimethylsilyl)amide ligands:
synthesis, structure and magnetic properties
S. A. Sulway, D. Collison, J. J. W. McDouall, F. Tuna, R. A. Layfield*
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2521-2526
33. Influence of the N-bridging ligand on magnetic relaxation in an organometallic dysprosium single-molecule magnet
R. A. Layfield,* J. J. W. McDouall, S. A. Sulway, D. Collison, F. Tuna, R. E. P. Winpenny*
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4442-4446
32. The coordination chemistry of silyl-substituted allyl ligands
S. A. Solomon, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2469-2483
31. Alkali metal complexes of silyl-substituted ansa-tris(allyl) ligands:
metal-, co-ligand and substituent-dependent stereochemistry
S. A. Sulway, R. Girshfeld, S. A. Solomon, C. A. Muryn, J. Poater, M. Solà, F. M. Bickelhaupt,* R. A. Layfield*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 4157-4167
30. s-Block metal complexes of a bulky, donor-functionalized allyl ligand
S. A. Solomon, C. A. Muryn and R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Comm. 2008, 3142-3144
29. Manganese(II): the black sheep of the organometallic family
R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1098-1197
28. Ansa-tris(allyl) complexes of alkali metals: tripodal analogues of cyclopentadienyl and ansa-metallocene ligands
R. A. Layfield,* F. García, J. Hannauer, S. M. Humphrey
Chem. Comm. 2007, 5081-5083
27. Structure, Bonding and Paramagnetism in the Manganese(II) tris-Allyl Anions
R. A. Layfield,* M. Buehl, J. M. Rawson
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3570-3575
26. The cationic cluster Grignard [{MgCl(thf)2}3(C3H5)2]+
R. A. Layfield, T. H. Bullock, S. M. Humphrey, F. García, P. Schüler
Chem. Comm. 2006, 2039-2041
25. A Structural and Magnetic Study of Organolanthanide(III) Dimers
R. A. Layfield,* A. Bashall, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright
Dalton Trans. 2006, 1660-1666
24. Structural and Magnetic Studies of the tris-Cyclopentadienylmanganese(II) “Paddle-Wheel” Anions
C. S. Alvarez, A. Bashall, R. A. Layfield*, E. J. L. McInnes, M. McPartlin, R. A. Mole, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Chem.-Eur. J. 2006, 12, 3053-3060
23. Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal-aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]- anion
C. Soria Alvarez, F. Garcia, S. M. Humphrey, A. D. Hopkins, R. A. Kowenicki, M. McPartlin, R. A. Layfield, R. Raja, M. C. Rogers,
A. D. Woods, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2005, 198-200
22. Synthesis and structure of trans-bis-[1,2-di(N-phenylcarbamoyl)cyclopentadienyl]-bis-(THF)magnesium
R. A. Layfield,* S. M. Humphrey
Organometallics, 2005, 24, 6063-6065
21. A Manganese(II) Allyl Complex: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of [Li(thf)4][Mn{(Me3Si)2C3H3}3]
R.A. Layfield,* S. M. Humphrey
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3067-3069
20. Syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of Mn(II) dimers [CpMn(mu-X)]2
C. Soria Alvarez, S. R. Boss, J. C. Burley, S. M. Humphrey, R. A. Layfield, R. A. Kowenicki, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson,
A. E. H. Wheatley,* P. T. Wood, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2004, 3481-3487
19. Applications of Manganocene in the Synthesis of High Nuclearity Mn(II) Amide and Imide Cages
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, M. E. G. Mosquera, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2003, 3002-3008
18. Synthesis and Structure of the Novel “Paddle-Wheel” Complex [Cp2Pb(mu-Cp)K}·2THF]
R. A. Layfield,* M. McPartlin and D. S. Wright*
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 2528-2530
17. A New, Tetragonal, Helical Phase Of Plumbocene, Cp2Pb; Variations on a Molecular String
R. A. Layfield,* C. A. Morrison and D. S. Wright*
J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 650, 75-77
16. Interpreting Molecular Crystal Disorder in Plumbocene, Pb(C5H5)2: Insight from Theory
C. A. Morrison,* R. A. Layfield, D. S. Wright
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6775-6779
15. Syntheses and Magnetic Properties of Hexanuclear [Cp2Mn3(L1)4]2 and Octanuclear [Mn8(L2)12(µ4-O)2]
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, D. Cave, M. E. G. Mosquera, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson,
P. T. Wood, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2002, 2980-2981
14. First Observation of the [Cp3Mn]- Anion; Structures of Hexagonal [Cp3MnK·1.5thf] and Ion-Separated [Cp3Mn]2[Mg(thf)6]
A. D. Bond, R. A. Layfield, J. A. MacAllister, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Chem. Comm. 2001, 1956-1957
13. Synthesis and Structure of the Octanuclear Manganese (II) Cage [(Cp)Mn{2-NH(4,6-Me2pm)}·Mn{2-N(4,6-Me2pm)}]4
C. S. Alvarez, A. D. Bond, E. A. Harron, R. A. Layfield, J. A. McAllister, C. M. Pask, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright*
Organometallics, 2001, 20, 4135-4138
12. Synthesis and Structure of [Cp2PbCpthfNa]: Implications to the Control of Dimensionality in p Block Metallocene Anions
N. Feeder, A. D. Hopkins, R. A. Layfield, D. S. Wright*
Dalton Trans. 2000, 2247-2248
Edited book chapters and editorial work
11. R. A. Layfield and T. Pugh, Manganese: Organometallic Chemistry in Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Ed. R. A. Scott, John Wiley: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0120.pub2, 2015
10. R. A. Layfield and M. Murugesu (Eds.), Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism
Wiley-VCH, March 2015
9. B. M. Day and R. A. Layfield, Highlights in low-coordinate Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 148-164, RSC Publishing, 2014
8. M. Scheer and R. A. Layfield
Editorial to web themed issue Frontiers in Molecular Main Group Chemistry
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10161
7. R. A. Layfield, Highlights in low-coordinate Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 133-148, RSC Publishing, 2011
6. R. A. Layfield, s-Block-metal-mediated manganation reactions, Chapter 13, pp. 721-738, in
Patai’s Chemistry of Functional Groups: The Chemistry of Organomanganese Compounds
(Z. Rappoport and I. Marek, Eds), John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2011
5. R. A. Layfield, Developments in multiply bonded Group 14 organometallic chemistry
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 224-233, RSC Publishing, 2009
4. R. A. Layfield, Group 14: silicon, germanium, tin and lead
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(I. J. S. Fairlamb and J. M. Lynam, Eds), pp 155-165, RSC Publishing, 2008
3. R. A. Layfield, Group 14: silicon, germanium, tin and lead
Chapter 7 in RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 177-190, RSC Publishing, 2004
2. R. A. Layfield and D. S. Wright, Group 2 and Group 12
RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 75-90, RSC Publishing, 2002
1. R. A. Layfield and D. S. Wright, Group 2 and Group 12
Chapter 3 in RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Organometallic Chemistry
(M. Green, Ed), pp 69-84, RSC Publishing, 2001