Publications from the Layfield Group
Peer-reviewed journal articles
81. F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, Y.-C. Chen, M.-L. Tong, A. Mansikkamäki, R. A. Layfield*
Magnetic Hysteresis up to 80 Kelvin in a Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet
Science, 2018, 362, 1400
80. J. Wu, M. Guo, X.-L. Li, L. Zhao, Q.-F. Sun,* R. A. Layfield,* J. Tang*
From Double-Shelled Grids to Supramolecular Frameworks
Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 12097
79. B. M. Day, F.-S. Guo, S. R. Giblin, A. Sekiguchi, A. Mansikkamäki, R. A. Layfield*
Rare-Earth Cyclobutadienyl Sandwich Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Dynamic Magnetic Properties
Chem.–Eur. J. 2018, 24, 16779
78. B. M. Day, F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Cyclopentadienyl Ligands in Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 1880
77. 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, 54, 7085-7088
76. 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
75. 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
74. 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
73. 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
72. F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Strong direct exchange coupling and single-molecule magnetism in indigo-bridged lanthanide dimers
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 3130
71. 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
70. 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
69. 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
68. 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"
67. 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
66. 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
65. 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
64. 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
63. 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
62. 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.
61. T. Pugh, A. Kerridge, R. A. Layfield*
Yttrium Complexes of Arsine, Arsenide and Arsinidene Ligands
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4255-4258
60. 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
59. 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
58. 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
57. 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
56. Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets
R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2014, 33, 1084-1099
55. 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'.
54. 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
53. 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
52. Structural influences in lithium pentadienylsilane complexes
B. M. Day, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 4448-4451
51. Lanthanide single-molecule magnets
D. N. Woodruff, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 5110-5148
50. 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
49. 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
48. 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'
47. 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
46. 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
45. 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
44. 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
43. Feature Article: N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
M. J. Ingleson and R. A. Layfield
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 3579-3589
42. 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
41. 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
40. 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
39. 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
38. 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
37. 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
36. 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
35. The coordination chemistry of silyl-substituted allyl ligands
S. A. Solomon, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2469-2483
34. 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
33. 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
32. Manganese(II): the black sheep of the organometallic family
R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1098-1197
31. 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
30. Structure, Bonding and Paramagnetism in the Manganese(II) tris-Allyl Anions
R. A. Layfield,* M. Buehl, J. M. Rawson
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3570-3575
29. 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
28. 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
27. 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
26. 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
25. 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
24. 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
23. 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
22. 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
21. 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
20. 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
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. C. N. Verani, R. A. Layfield
Editorial to: Molecular metal-containing soft materials
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 14123
13. R. A. Layfield, M. Mazzanti, N. Metzler-Nolte, S. Ott
Editorial to: New Talent: Europe, 2018
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 10319
12. P. L. Arnold, J. C. Green, M. L. H. Green, A. F. R. Kilpatrick, R. A. Layfield, J. B. Love, D. O'Hare, J. F. C. Turner
Editorial to: Geoff Cloke at 65: a pioneer in organometallic chemistry
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 9929
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
81. F.-S. Guo, B. M. Day, Y.-C. Chen, M.-L. Tong, A. Mansikkamäki, R. A. Layfield*
Magnetic Hysteresis up to 80 Kelvin in a Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet
Science, 2018, 362, 1400
80. J. Wu, M. Guo, X.-L. Li, L. Zhao, Q.-F. Sun,* R. A. Layfield,* J. Tang*
From Double-Shelled Grids to Supramolecular Frameworks
Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 12097
79. B. M. Day, F.-S. Guo, S. R. Giblin, A. Sekiguchi, A. Mansikkamäki, R. A. Layfield*
Rare-Earth Cyclobutadienyl Sandwich Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Dynamic Magnetic Properties
Chem.–Eur. J. 2018, 24, 16779
78. B. M. Day, F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Cyclopentadienyl Ligands in Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 1880
77. 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, 54, 7085-7088
76. 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
75. 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
74. 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
73. 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
72. F.-S. Guo, R. A. Layfield*
Strong direct exchange coupling and single-molecule magnetism in indigo-bridged lanthanide dimers
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 3130
71. 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
70. 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
69. 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
68. 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"
67. 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
66. 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
65. 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
64. 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
63. 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
62. 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.
61. T. Pugh, A. Kerridge, R. A. Layfield*
Yttrium Complexes of Arsine, Arsenide and Arsinidene Ligands
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4255-4258
60. 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
59. 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
58. 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
57. 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
56. Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets
R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2014, 33, 1084-1099
55. 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'.
54. 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
53. 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
52. Structural influences in lithium pentadienylsilane complexes
B. M. Day, J. Clayden, R. A. Layfield*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 4448-4451
51. Lanthanide single-molecule magnets
D. N. Woodruff, R. E. P. Winpenny, R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 5110-5148
50. 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
49. 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
48. 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'
47. 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
46. 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
45. 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
44. 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
43. Feature Article: N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
M. J. Ingleson and R. A. Layfield
Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 3579-3589
42. 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
41. 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
40. 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
39. 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
38. 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
37. 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
36. 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
35. The coordination chemistry of silyl-substituted allyl ligands
S. A. Solomon, R. A. Layfield*
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2469-2483
34. 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
33. 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
32. Manganese(II): the black sheep of the organometallic family
R. A. Layfield*
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1098-1197
31. 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
30. Structure, Bonding and Paramagnetism in the Manganese(II) tris-Allyl Anions
R. A. Layfield,* M. Buehl, J. M. Rawson
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3570-3575
29. 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
28. 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
27. 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
26. 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
25. 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
24. 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
23. 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
22. 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
21. 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
20. 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
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. C. N. Verani, R. A. Layfield
Editorial to: Molecular metal-containing soft materials
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 14123
13. R. A. Layfield, M. Mazzanti, N. Metzler-Nolte, S. Ott
Editorial to: New Talent: Europe, 2018
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 10319
12. P. L. Arnold, J. C. Green, M. L. H. Green, A. F. R. Kilpatrick, R. A. Layfield, J. B. Love, D. O'Hare, J. F. C. Turner
Editorial to: Geoff Cloke at 65: a pioneer in organometallic chemistry
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 9929
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
