Laboratory of Metal Complex Activation of Small Molecules



Laboratory of Metal Complex Activation of Small Molecules.

Head of the laboratory: Prof. Shur Vladimir Borisovich

Selected Publications

Molecular Nitrogen Fixation in Solutions

1) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Nitrogen Fixation on Complex Catalysts. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 156 (1964) 1102-1104.

2) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur, M.A. Ilatovskaya. Fixation of Nitrogen by Systems Based on Dicyclopentadienyltitanium Dichloride. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1964) 1728-1729 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 13 (1964) 1644 (Engl. Transl.)].

3) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur, L.P. Bichin. Study of the Fixation of Nitrogen on Complex Catalysts Using 15N. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1965) 720-721 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 14 (1965) 698-699 (Engl. Transl.)].

4) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Problems of Chemical Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen. Vestnik Akad. Nauk SSSR, № 1 (1965) 51-58.

5) M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, V.B. Shur. Fixation of Nitrogen by Systems Based on Compounds of the Transition Metals and Inorganic Reducing Agents. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1965) 2225-2226 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 14 (1965) 2196 (Engl. Transl.)].

6) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Nitrogen Fixation by Transition Metal Complexes. Nature, 209 (1966) 1236.

7) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Preparation of Amines in the Reactions of Molecular Nitrogen. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1966) 1873-1874 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 15 (1966) 1819 (Engl. Transl.)].

8) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur, V.N. Latyaeva, L.I. Vyshinskaya, L.A. Shul’gaitser. Reaction of Nitrogen with Bis-Cyclopentadienyl Derivatives of Titanium. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1966) 385 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 15 (1966) 364 (Engl. Transl.)].

9) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Complexation As a Way of the Activation of Molecular Nitrogen.

Zh. Vses. Khim. Obshchestva im. D.I. Mendeleeva, 12 (1967) 31-41.

10) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur, R.V. Kudryavtsev, L.A. Prodayko. Amine Formation in Molecular Nitrogen Fixation: Nitrogen Insertion into Transition Metal–Carbon Bonds. Chem. Commun.,

№ 17 (1968) 1038-1040.

11) M.E. Vol'pin, M.A. Ilatovskaya, L.V. Kosyakova, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation in the Presence of Transition Metal Compounds. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 180 (1968) 103-105.

12) M.E. Vol'pin, M.A. Ilatovskaya, L.V. Kosyakova, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Fixation of Nitrogen. Chem. Commun., № 18 (1968) 1074-1075.

13) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Chemical Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen. Priroda, № 11 (1969) 29-34.

14) M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, N.A. Katkov, R.V. Kudryavtsev, V.B. Shur. Formation of Amines from Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Molecular Nitrogen During the Reducing Fixation of N2.

Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1969) 2858-2859 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 18 (1969) 2697 (Engl. Transl.)].

15) M.E. Vol'pin, M.A. Ilatovskaya, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation. Kinetika i Kataliz, 11 (1970) 333-341.

16) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Chemical Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen. In: "Organometallic Reactions" (Eds. E. Becker and M. Tsutsui), Vol. 1, J. Wiley, N.Y., 1970, p. 55-117.

17) M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, V.B. Shur, Yu.I. Lyakhovetskyi, R.V. Kudryavtsev, N.N. Bubnov. Study of Nitrogen Fixing Systems. Investigation of the Mechanism of the Reduction of Titanocene Dichloride by Metallic Magnesium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 194 (1970) 577-579.

18) M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, V.B. Shur, N.A. Katkov, I.M. Nekaeva, R.V. Kudryavtsev. Formation of Amines from Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Molecular Nitrogen Fixation Reactions. Chem. Commun., № 6 (1971) 246.

19) V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovich, M.E. Vol'pin. Formation of Aniline During the Thermal Decomposition of Diphenyltitanocene in the Presence of Nitrogen. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1971) 2358 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 20 (1971) 2248 (Engl. Transl.)].

20) V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovitch, L.B. Vasiljeva, R.V. Kudryavtsev, M.E. Vol'pin. Amine Formation in the Thermodecomposition of Diaryltitanocenes in the Presence of Dinitrogen. J. Organomet. Chem., 78 (1974) 127-132.

21) V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovich, S.M. Yunusov, Sh.M. Mamedov, I.L. Nizker, M.E. Vol'pin. New Systems Capable of Binding Molecular Nitrogen with the Formation of Amines. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1977) 2841 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 26 (1977) 2630 (Engl. Transl.)].

22) E.G. Berkovich, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin, B. Lorenz, S. Rummel, M. Wahren. Die Reaktion von Stickstoff mit Dehydrobenzol in der Koordinationssph(re von Titan. Chem. Ber., 113 (1980) 70-78.

23) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen in Aprotic Media. In: "New Trends in the Chemistry of Nitrogen Fixation" (Eds. J.Chatt, L.M. da C(mara Pina and R.L. Richards), Acad. Press, London, 1980, p. 67-100.

24) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Nitrogen Fixation by Transition Metal Compounds: Results and Prospects. J. Organomet. Chem., 200 (1980) 319-334.

25) M.N. Bochkarev, A.A. Trifonov, G.A. Razuvaev, M.A. Ilatovskaya, V.B. Shur. Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen by Rare-Earth Metal Compounds. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1986) 1898-1900 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 35 (1986) 1726-1728 (Engl. Transl.)].

26) M.N. Bochkarev, A.A. Trifonov, G.A. Razuvaev, M.A. Ilatovskaya, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Activation of Molecular Nitrogen by Compounds of the Lanthanides. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 295 (1987) 1381-1384 [Dokl. Chem., 295 (1987) 378-380 (Engl. Transl.)].

27) M.E. Vol’pin, V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovich. Transformations of Molecular Nitrogen into Aromatic Amines under the Action of Titanium Compounds. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 280 (1998) 264-274.

Development of Catalysts for the Low-Temperature Ammonia Synthesis

from Dinitrogen and Dihydrogen

1) M.E. Vol'pin, M.A. Ilatovskaya, E.I. Larikov, M.L. Khidekel’, Yu.A. Shvetsov, V.B. Shur. Nitrogen Fixation by Transition Metal Complexes Activating Molecular Hydrogen. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 164 (1965) 331-333.

2) M.E. Vol'pin, M.A. Ilatovskaya, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation. Kinetika i Kataliz, 11 (1970) 333-341.

3) M.E. Vol'pin, V.B. Shur. Chemical Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen. In: "Organometallic Reactions" (Eds. E. Becker and M. Tsutsui), Vol. 1, J. Wiley, N.Y., 1970, p. 55-117.

4) V.A. Postnikov, L.M. Dmitrienko, R.F. Ivanova, N.L. Dobrolyubova, M.A. Golubeva, T.I. Gapeeva, Yu.N. Novikov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Investigation of the Catalytic Activity of Lamellar Graphite-Transition Metal Compounds in the Synthesis of Ammonia. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser.Khim., (1975) 2642-2646 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 24 (1975) 2529-2532 (Engl. Transl.)].

5) A.V. Nefed’ev, R.A. Stukan, V.A. Postnikov, V.B. Shur, Yu.N. Novikov, M.E. Vol’pin. Study of Catalysts for the Synthesis of Ammonia Based on Lamellar Compounds of Graphite with Ferric Chloride and Potassium by Gamma-Resonance Spectroscopy Method. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1976) 2376-2378 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 25 (1976) 2219-2221 (Engl. Transl.)].

6) M.E. Vol'pin, Yu.N. Novikov, V.A. Postnikov, V.B. Shur, B. Bayerl, L. Kaden, M. Wahren, L.M. Dmitrienko, R.A. Stukan, A.V. Nefed'ev. Untersuchungen zur Katalyse der Ammoniaksynthese und des Stickstoffisotopenaustausches d(rch Schichtverbindungen von Graphit mit Eisen, Ruthenium und Osmium. Z. anorg. allg. Chem., 428 (1977) 231-236.

7) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, M.E. Vol'pin. Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrogen and Hydrogen Using Catalysts Based on Potassium Salts of Iron Carbonyl Hydrides and Metallic Potassium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 277 (1984) 884-888 [Dokl. Chem., 277 (1984) 246-250 (Engl. Transl.)].

8) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, S. Rummel, M. Wahren, M.E. Vol'pin. Stepwise Synthesis of Ammonia from Nitrogen and Hydrogen by the Action of Catalysts Based on Potassium Salts of Transition Metal Carbonyl Hydrides and Potassium Metal. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 292 (1987) 1409-1413 [Dokl. Chem., 292 (1987) 100-103 (Engl. Transl.)].

9) I.L. Arkhipov, R.A. Stukan, S.M. Yunusov, B.V. Lokshin, M.G. Ezernitskaya, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin. Mössbauer and Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Reactions of K2[Fe2(CO)8] under the Influence of Activated Charcoal. Metalloorg. Khim., 1 (1988) 314-320 [Organomet. Chem. USSR, 1 (1988) 174-177 (Engl. Transl.)].

10) K.S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, S.K. Masthan, E. Kaluschnaya, V.B. Shur. New Type of Carbon Coated Alumina Supports for the Preparation of Highly Active Ruthenium Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. Appl. Cat., 62 (1990) L19-L22.

11) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, M.E. Vol'pin. Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Derived from Potassium Salts of Ruthenium and Osmium Carbonyl Hydrides Supported on Activated Charcoal and Metallic Potassium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 320 (1991) 353-356 [Dokl. Chem., 320 (1991) 254-257 (Engl. Transl.)].

12) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, M.A. Ilatovskaya, S. Rummel, M.E. Vol'pin. Interaction of Ammonia-Synthesis Catalyst, K2[Fe2(CO)8] + K on SKT Carbon, with Dinitrogen in the Absence and Presence of Dihydrogen. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 336 (1994) 631-635 [Dokl. Chem., 336 (1994) 116-119 (Engl. Transl.)].

13) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, M.A. Ilatovskaya, S. Rummel, M.E. Vol'pin. Nitrogen Isotope Exchange under Effect of Ammonia Synthesis Catalyst, K2[Fe2(CO)8] + K on SKT Carbon. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 336 (1994) 789-794 [Dokl. Chem., 336 (1994) 126-130 (Engl. Transl.)].

14) S.M. Yunusov, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. Supported Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Based on Anionic Ruthenium Cluster K2[Ru4(CO)13]. The Promoting Effect of Cesium Nitrate. Appl. Cat. A: General, 158 (1997) L35-L39.

15) S.M. Yunusov, B.L. Moroz, A.S. Ivanova, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. Anionic Ruthenium Cluster K2[Ru4(CO)13] as Precursor of Catalytically Active Ruthenium Particles and Potassium Promoter. New Efficient Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Based on Supported K2[Ru4(CO)13].

J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 132 (1998) 263-265.

16) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov. On the Path to Catalysts for the Low-Temperature Ammonia Synthesis. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1998) 796-806 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 47 (1994) 765-775 (Engl. Transl.)] .

17) S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, H. Mahapatra, V.K. Puri, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. Supported Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Based on Potassium Derivatives of Anionic Ruthenium, Osmium and Iron Carbonyl Clusters. The First Catalysts on Carbon Support Exhibiting Activity in Ammonia Synthesis in the Absence of a Specially Added Electron Promoter. J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 139 (1999) 219-225.

18) S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, B.L. Moroz, S.N. Agafonova, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. The Effect of Co and Ir on the Activity of the K2[Fe2(CO8)]- and K2[Ru4(CO)13]-based Systems in Ammonia Synthesis. The Synergistic Acceleration of the Ammonia Synthesis over the K2[Fe2(CO8)] + K Catalysts by Iridium. J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 165 (2001) 143-149.

19) S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, B.L. Moroz, S.N. Agafonova, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. The Synergistic Acceleration of the Ammonia Synthesis over the K2[Fe2(CO8)] + K Catalysts on Carbon “Sibunit” by Rhodium. Appl. Cat. A: General, 218 (2001) 251-256.

20) S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, B.L. Moroz, A.S. Ivanova, T.V. Reshetenko, L.B. Avdeeva, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. New Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts Based on Supported Carbonyl Ruthenates as Precursors of Catalytically Active Ruthenium Particles and Potassium Promoter.

J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 219 (2004) 149-153.

21) A.S. Ivanova, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, G.S. Litvak, E.M. Moroz, S.M. Yunusov, V.S. Lenenko, B.L. Moroz, V.B. Shur, V.A. Likholobov. New Y(La)-M-O Binary Systems (M=Ca, Sr, Ba): Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization, and Application as the Supports of Ruthenium Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. Kinetika i Kataliz, 45 (2004) 574-579 [Kinetics and Catalysis, 45 (2004) 541-546 (Engl. Transl.)].

22) Yu.V. Larichev, B.L. Moroz, E.M. Moroz, V.I. Zaikovskii, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur, V.I. Bukhtiyarov. Effect of the Support on the Nature of Metal-Promoter Interactions in Ru-Cs+/MgO and Ru-Cs+/Al2O3 Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. Kinetika i Kataliz, 46 (2005) 940-948 [Kinetics and Catalysis, 46 (2005) 891-899 (Engl. Transl.)].

23) Yu.V. Larichev, B.L. Moroz, V.I. Zaikovskii, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur, V.I. Bukhtiyarov. XPS and TEM Studies on the Role of the Support and Alkali Promoter in Ru/MgO and Ru–Cs+/MgO Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. J. Phys. Chem. C, 111 (2007) 9427-9436.

24) S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, B.L. Moroz, A.S. Ivanova, V.B. Shur. Ammonia Synthesis from Dinitrogen and Dihydrogen over the Catalysts Based on the Supported Mononuclear Potassium Carbonylruthenate. Promoting Effect of Lithium Alkyls. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., 2011, in press [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int.Ed., 60 (2011) in press].

Molecular Nitrogen Complexes

1) V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, E.F. Isaeva, M.E. Vol'pin. Formation of Nitrogen Complexes by the Reaction of a Ru(III) Derivative with Monoarylhydrazines. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1971) 2357-2358 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 20 (1971) 2247 (Engl. Transl.)].

2) V.I. Nefedov, V.S. Lenenko, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin, J.E. Salyn, M.A. Porai-Koshits. Molecular Nitrogen as a Ligand. A Study of Dinitrogen Complexes of Transition Metals, Diazocompounds and Azides by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 7 (1973) 499-502.

3) I.A. Tikhonova, K. Jähnisch, V.G. Andrianov, S.F. Byalotskii, Yu.T. Struchkov, V.B. Shur, É. Schmitz, M.E. Vol'pin. Reaction of 3,3-Pentamethylenediazirine with Nonacarbonyliron and Aquapentaammine Derivative of Divalent Ruthenium. New Pathway to the [Ru(NH3)5H2О]2+ Complex. Koord. Khim., 2 (1976) 1653-1658 [Sov. J. Coord. Chem., (1976) 1274-1278 (Engl. Transl.)].

4) V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, M.E. Vol'pin. Formation of Dinitrogen Complexes in the Interaction of the [Ru(NH3)5H2О]2+ Ion with Diazoacetic Ester and Aromatic Diazonium Salts. Koord. Khim., 4 (1978) 1248-1255 [Sov. J. Coord. Chem., (1978) (Engl. Transl.)].

5) A.L. Blumenfel’d, V.S. Lenenko, B. Lorentz, I. Mebius, M. Wahren, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Investigation of Diazo Compounds, Azides, and Nitrogen Complexes of Transition Metals by NMR 15N Spectroscopy. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 251 (1980) 611-615 [Dokl. Chem., 251 (1980) 143-148 (Engl. Transl.)].

6) V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, G.G. Aleksandrov, Yu.T. Struchkov, M.E. Vol'pin, E. Schmitz, K. J(hnisch. The Diazirine Complex [(NH3)5Ru(N2C6H10)]2+: Synthesis, Structure and Conversion into the Dinitrogen Complex [(NH3)5RuN2)]2+. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 44 (1980) L275-L277.

7) V.S. Lenenko, A.G. Knizhnik, E.I. Mysov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Reduction of Aromatic Diazo Compounds by Alcohols to Hydrocarbons Catalyzed by the Nitrogen Complex trans-(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2W(N2)2. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 255 (1980) 1131-1135 [Dokl. Chem., 255 (1980) 591-594 (Engl. Transl.)].

8) V.S. Lenenko, A.P. Borisov, V.D. Makhaev, E.I. Mysov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. New Catalysts for the Reduction of Aromatic Diazo Compounds by Alcohols to Hydrocarbons.

Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1983) 947-950 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 32 (1983) 858-860 (Engl. Transl.)].

9) V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, M.E. Vol'pin. Catalytic Oxidation-Reduction Disproportionation of Phenylhydrazine by the Action of [Ru(NH3)5Cl]Cl2. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1988) 943-944 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 37 (1988) 824 (Engl. Transl.)].

10) V.S. Lenenko, P. Kränke, M. Wahren, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Acid-Catalyzed Attack of the Dinitrogen Ligand in the cis-(Ме2PhP)4Mo(N2)2 and trans-(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2W(N2)2 Complexes by Nitronium and Nitrosonium Cations with the Formation of Nitrogen Oxides.

Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1995) 1340-1346 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 44 (1995) 1293-1299 (Engl. Transl.)].

11) E.G. Berkovich, V.S. Lenenko, L.I. Vyshinskaya, G.A. Vasil'eva, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin. Formation of Aromatic Amines from Dinitrogen Complexes [Cp2TiAr]2N2 (Ar = C6H5, m-CH3C6H4). J. Organomet. Chem., 535 (1997) 169-173.

Hexaazabenzene Molecule N6 and Possible Ways of Its Stabilization

1) E.G. Gal’pern, I.V. Stankevich, A.L. Chistyakov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Is It Possible to Stabilize the Hexaazabenzene Cyclic System? Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1987) 1675 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 36 (1987) 1552 (Engl. Transl.)].

2) E.G. Gal’pern, I.V. Stankevich, A.L. Chistyakov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Possibility of Stabilizing the Cyclic Hexaazabenzene System. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 302 (1988) 1384-1388 [Dokl. Chem., 302 (1988) 302-305 (Engl. Transl.)].

3) I.V. Stankevich, A.L. Chistyakov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Possible Existence of a Cyclic Trimer of Nitrous Oxide. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 313 (1990) 118-120 [Dokl. Chem., 313 (1990) 194-195 (Engl. Transl.)].

Activation of С–Н Bonds

V.N. Latyaeva, L.I. Vyshinskaya, V.B. Shur, L.A. Fedorov, M.E. Vol'pin. Reaction of Dicyclopentadienyldiphenyltitanium with Phenyllithium. J. Organomet. Chem., 16 (1969) 103-109.

M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, V.B. Shur, Yu.I. Lyakhovetsky, R.V. Kudryavtsev, N.N. Bubnov. Study of Nitrogen Fixing Systems. Investigation of the Mechanism of the Reduction of Titanocenedichloride by Magnesium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 194 (1970) 577-579.

M.E. Vol'pin, A.A. Belyi, V.B. Shur, Yu.I. Lyakhovetsky, R.V. Kudryavtsev, N.N. Bubnov. Cyclopentadienyl Ligands as a Hydrogen Source in the Formation of Titanium Hydride Complexes. J. Organomet. Chem., 27 (1971) C5-C8.

V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovich, E.I. Mysov, M.E. Vol’pin. Catalytic Activity of Cyclopentadienyl Titanium Complexes in Isotopic Exchange Reactions of Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Molecular Deuterium. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1987) 2435-2439 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 36 (1987) 2259-2263 (Engl. Transl.)].

M.A. Ilatovskaya, S. Rummel, Yu.V. Isaev, S.M. Yunusov, N.D. Lenenko, M. Herrmann, M. Wahren, Yu.N. Novikov, V.B. Shur. Lamellar Graphite Compounds with Metallic Potassium As Catalysts for Deuterium-Hydrogen Exchange in Hydrocarbons. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1991) 1935-1936 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR., Div. Chem. Sci., 40 (1991) 1722].

S.M. Yunusov, S. Rummel, M.A. Ilatovskaya, M. Herrmann, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin Activation of Hydrocarbon С–Н Bonds by Catalysts Based on Potassium Salts of Transition Metal Carbonyl Hydrides on a Carbon Support. Metalloorg. Khim., 5 (1992) 1395-1396 [Organomet. Chem. USSR, 5 (1992) 685 (Engl. Transl.)].

S. Rummel, M.A. Ilatovskaya, E.I. Mysov, V.S. Lenenko, H. Langguth, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Activation of C–H Bonds in Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Ethene, and Methane by the Naphthalene/Sodium System in Tetrahydrofuran. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 35 (1996) 2489-2491.

S. Rummel, S.M. Yunusov, M.A. Ilatovskaya, H. Langguth, E.I. Mysov, M. Wahren, V.A. Likholobov, V.B. Shur. Catalytic Activation of C–H Bonds of Alkanes, Ethene and Aromatic Hydrocarbons by the Adducts of Active Carbons with Metallic Potassium. J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 132 (1998) 277-280.

S. Rummel, M.A. Ilatovskaya, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur. Activation of C–H Bonds of Hydrocarbons by the ArH–Alkali Metal Systems in THF (ArH – Naphthalene, Biphenyl, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, trans-Stilbene, Pyrene). Alkylation of Naphthalene and Toluene with Ethene. J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 1459-1466.

S. Rummel, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur. Synergistic Effects of Alkali Metals in the Alkylation of Naphthalene and Toluene with Ethene in the ArH–Alkali Metal Systems in THF (ArH – Naphthalene, Phenanthrene). J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 1467-1472.

Acetylene Complexes of Group IVB Metallocenes

V.B. Shur, E.G. Berkovich, M.E. Vol'pin, B. Lorenz, M. Wahren. Interaction of Titanocene Generated in the System Cp2TiCl2 + Mg in THF with Benzyne and Tolane. A Novel Route to Titanaindene and Titanacyclopentadiene Complexes. J. Organomet. Chem., 228 (1982) C36-C38.

V.B. Shur, S.Z. Bernadyuk, V.V. Burlakov, V.G. Andrianov, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, M.E. Vol'pin. Synthesis and X-Ray Structure Determination of an Organometallic Titanoxane [Cp2TiC(Ph)=CH(Ph)]2O. Evidence for the Formation of a Titanocene Complex with Tolane.

J. Organomet. Chem., 243 (1983) 157-163.

V.B. Shur, V.V. Burlakov, M.E. Vol'pin. Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Titanacyclopentadienes by Reacting a Titanocene Tolan Complex with Acetylenes. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., (1983) 1929-1930 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 32 (1983) 1753 (Engl. Transl.)] .

V.B. Shur, V.V. Burlakov, A.I. Yanovsky, P.V. Petrovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, M.E. Vol'pin. Reaction of a Tolane Complex of Titanocene with Carbonyl Compounds. Synthesis of Titanadihydrofuran Metallacycles. J. Organomet. Chem., 297 (1985) 51-59.

V.B. Shur, V.V. Burlakov, M.E. Vol'pin. Complex of Titanocene with Tolane. Isolation, Spectral Characteristics, Reactivity. J. Organomet. Chem., 347 (1988) 77-83.

V.V. Burlakov, U. Rosenthal, P.V. Petrovskii, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin. A Complex of Titanocene with Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene. Metalloorg. Khim., 1 (1988) 953-954 [Organomet. Chem. USSR, 1 (1988) 526-527].

U. Rosenthal, G. Oehme, V.V. Burlakov, P.V. Petrovskii, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin. 13C{1H}NMR Studies of Selected Transition Metal Alkyne Complexes. J. Organomet. Chem., 391 (1990) 119-122.

V.B. Shur, V.V. Burlakov, M.E. Vol’pin. Catalytic Activity of the Titanocene Complex with Tolane in Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons. J. Organomet. Chem., 439 (1992) 303-308.

U. Rosenthal, H. G(rls, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Alkinkomplexe des Titanocens und Permethyltitanocens ohne zus(tzliche Liganden – Erste Structurvergleiche. J. Organomet. Chem., 426 (1992) C53-C57.

U. Rosenthal, A. Ohff, M. Michalik, H. G(rls, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Transformation of the First Zirconocene Alkyne Complex without an Additional Phosphane Ligand into a Dinuclear σ-Alkenyl Complex by Hydrogen Transfer from η5-C5H5 to the Alkyne Ligand. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 32 (1993) 1193-1195.

U. Rosenthal, A. Ohff, M. Michalik, H. G(rls, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Interaction of the Zirconocene Alkyne Complex Cp2Zr(THF).(Me3SiC2SiMe3) and the Binuclear Zirconium (-Alkenyl Complex {Cp[(-((1:(5-C5H4)]ZrC(SiMe3)=CH(SiMe3)}2 with Carbon Dioxide and Water. Organometallics, 12 (1993) 5016-5019.

V.V. Burlakov, A.V. Polyakov, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin, U. Rosenthal, H. G(rls. Novel Acetylene Complexes of Titanocene and Permethyltitanocene without Additional Ligands. The Synthesis, Spectral Characteristics and X-Ray Diffraction Study. J. Organomet. Chem., 476 (1994) 197-206.

U. Rosenthal, A. Ohff, W. Baumann, A. Tillack, H. G(rls, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Zirkonadihydrofuran-Komplexe: Darstellung, Structur und Reactivit(ts-Betrachtungen. J. Organomet. Chem., 484 (1994) 203-207.

U. Rosenthal, A. Ohff, W. Baumann, A. Tillack, H. G(rls, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Structur, Eigenschaften und NMR-spectroscopische Charakterisierung von Cp2Zr(Pyridin)-(Me3SiC(CSiMe3). Z. anorg. allg. Chem., 621 (1995) 77-83.

V.V. Burlakov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal, U. Thewalt. Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with the Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Complex of Permethyltitanocene: Synthesis and Structure of the Binuclear Carbonate Complex of Permethyltitanocene (Cp*2Ti)2CO3. J. Organomet. Chem., 522 (1996) 241-247.

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, P.V. Petrovskii, Z.S. Klemenkova, B.V. Lokshin, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Interactions of Hafnocene and Zirconocene Dihydrides with Acetylenes. Synthesis of the First Acetylene Complex of Hafnium. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1997) 853-856 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 46 (1997) 820-823 (Engl. Transl.)].

V.V. Burlakov, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, U. Rosenthal, A. Spannenberg, R. Kempe, O.G. Ellert, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with Acetylene Complexes of Titanocene Cp2Ti(RC2R) (R=Ph, SiMe3). Synthesis and Structure of Binuclear (-Alkenylcarboxylate Complexes of Titanium (III) Cp2TiC(R)=C(R)COOTiCp2 and Unexpected Transformation of These Complexes into Titanafuranone Metallacycles Under the Action of Air Oxygen.

J. Organomet. Chem., 542 (1997) 105-112.

V.V. Burlakov, A.V. Usatov, K.A. Lyssenko, M.Yu. Antipin, Yu.N. Novikov, V.B. Shur. Synthesis and Structure of the First Fullerene Complex of Titanium Cp2Ti((2-C60). Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (1999) 1855-1857.

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, K.A. Lyssenko, Z.S. Klemenkova, A.Yu. Volkonsky, P.V. Petrovskii, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Complex of Titanocene with Mercury Trifluoroacetate. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2003) 1299-1301 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 52 (2003) 1372-1375].

Zwitterionic Group IVB Metallocenes

V.V. Burlakov, S.I. Troyanov, A.V. Letov, E.I. Mysov, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Synthesis of a Zwitterionic Metallocene of a New Type by the Reaction of the Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Complex of Titanocene with Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1999) 1022-1024 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 48 (1999) 1012-1013 (Engl. Transl.)].

V.V. Burlakov, S.I. Troyanov, A.V. Letov, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, G.G. Furin, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Complex of Titanocene with Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. Synthesis and Structure of a New Type of Zwitterionic Metallocene ((5-C5H5){(5-[C5H4B(C6F5)3]}Ti. J. Organomet. Chem., 598 (2000) 243-247.

V.V. Burlakov, P.-M. Pellny, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Reactions of Permethylmetallocene Alkyne Complexes of Titanium and Zirconium with Tris(perfluorophenyl)borane. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., (2000) 241-242.

V.V. Burlakov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, U. Rosenthal, A.V. Letov, K.A. Lyssenko, A.A. Korlyukov, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, V.B. Shur. Synthesis and

X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of New Zwitterionic Complexes of Titanocene. Organometallics, 20 (2001) 4072-4079.

A. Spannenberg, V.V. Burlakov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Crystal Structure of [1,2-ethylene-1,1′-bis(η5-tetrahydroindenyl)][hydroxytris(pentafluorophenyl)borato]titanium (III), C38H24BF15OTi. Z. Kristallogr. NCS, 217 (2002) 546-548.

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, K.A. Lyssenko, O.I. Haustova, V.V. Burlakov, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Synthesis of Zwitterionic Titanocene Monochloride Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]TiCl Containing Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Moiety in the (5-Cyclopentadienyl Ring. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2003) 737-738 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 52 (2003) 773-774].

P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, U. Rosenthal, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur. Reactions of Titanium and Zirconium Derivatives of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene with Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane: A Titanium(III) Complex of an Alkynylboranate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42 (2003) 1414-1418.

V.V. Burlakov, A.V. Letov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, Ch. Fisher, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, Ya.S. Vygodskii, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Zwitterionic Titanoxanes

{Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]Ti}2O and {((5-iPrC5H4)[(5-{1,3-iPrC5H3B(C6F5)3}]Ti}2O as Catalysts for Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization. J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 200 (2003) 63-67.

U. Rosenthal, V.V. Burlakov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, V.B. Shur. Titanocene and Zirconocene Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene Complexes: Recent Chemistry and Reactions with Lewis Acids. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2004) 4739-4749.

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, K.A. Lyssenko, P.V. Petrovskii, V.V. Burlakov, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Protolytic B–C6F5 Bond Cleavage in Zwitterioniс Titanocene Monochloride Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]TiCl with Water to Form Titanocene Chloride Hydroxide Complex Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)2]TiCl((-OH). Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2006) 169-171 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 55 (2006) 174-176].

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, K.A. Lyssenko, V.V. Burlakov, W. Baumann, P. Arndt, B.N. Strunin, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Titanium (III) Zwitterionic Complex Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]Ti with Organic Halides: Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of Zwitterionic Titanocene Monohalides Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]TiX (X = Cl, Br) and their Catalytic Activity in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of (-Caprolactone. J. Organomet. Chem., 691 (2006) 557-565.

L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, K.A. Lyssenko, P.V. Petrovskii, N.E. Mysova, B.N. Strunin, V.V. Burlakov, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Electrophilic Reactivity of the Zwitterionic Titanocene Monohalides Cp[(5-C5H4B(C6F5)3]TiX (X = Cl, Br): Reactions with Water and Methanol.

J. Organomet. Chem., 692 (2007) 4321-4326.

Metallacyclic Derivatives of Group IV B Metallocenes

and Their Reactions with Lewis Acids

V.V. Burlakov, V.S. Bogdanov, K.A. Lyssenko, P.V. Petrovskii, T. Beweries, P. Arndt, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. First Structurally Characterized Five-Membered Hafnacyclocumulene Сp2Hf((4-tBuС4tBu). Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2008) 1294-1295 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 57 (2008) 1319-1320].

V.V. Burlakov, T. Beweries, V.S. Bogdanov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, P.V. Petrovskii, A. Spannenberg, K.A. Lyssenko, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Synthesis and Isolation of Di-n-butylhafnocene and Its Application as a Versatile Starting Material for the Synthesis of New Hafnacycles. Organometallics, 28 (2009) 2864-2870.

V.V. Burlakov, V.S. Bogdanov, K.A. Lyssenko, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, B.N. Strunin, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Formation of the Five-Membered Zirconacyclocumulene Cp2Zr(η4-ButC4But) and the Binuclear Zirconocene Butatrienyl Complex Cp2(Bun)Zr(ButC4But)Zr(Bun)Cp2 in the Reaction of the Negishi Reagent with 1,4-Di(tert-butyl)butadiyne. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2010) 653-655 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 59 (2010) 668-670].

V.V. Burlakov, T. Beweries, K. Kaleta, V.S. Bogdanov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Reactions of the Five-Membered Hafnacyclocumulene Cp2Hf((4-t-Bu-C4-t-Bu) with the Lewis Acids Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and Diisobutylaluminum Hydride. Organometallics, 29 (2010) 2367-2371.

V.V. Burlakov, V.S. Bogdanov, K.A. Lyssenko,A. Spannenberg, P.V. Petrovskii, W. Baumann, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, B.N. Strunin, P. Arndt, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur., Interaction of the Negishi Reagent Cp2ZrBun2 with 1,4-bis(tert-butyl)butadiyne. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2011) in press [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 60 (2011) in press].

V.V. Burlakov, T. Beweries, K. Kaleta, V.S. Bogdanov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Reactions of the Five-Membered Metallacyclocumulenes Cp2M((4-t-Bu-C4-t-Bu) (M = Ti, Zr) with Diisobutylaluminum Hydride. Organometallics, (2011) in press.

Anticrowns

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, P.V. Petrovskii, M.E. Vol'pin. Complex Formation Between Trimeric o-Phenylenemercury and Halide Anions and the Phase Transfer Catalysis of the Azo-Coupling Reaction. Metalloorg. Khim., 2 (1989) 1431-1432 [Organomet. Chem. USSR, 2 (1989) 759-760 (Engl. Transl.)].

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, P.V. Petrovskii, S.Yu. Panov, G.G. Furin, M.E. Vol'pin. Crown Compounds for Anions. Unusual Complex of Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with the Bromide Anion Having a Polydecker Sandwich Structure. J. Organomet. Chem., 418 (1991) C29-C32.

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, A.I. Yanovskii, Yu.T. Struchkov, P.V. Petrovskii, S.Yu. Panov, G.G. Furin, M.E. Vol'pin. Multideck Sandwich Complex of Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Iodide Anion. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 321 (1991) 1002-1004 [Dokl. Chem., 321 (1991) 391-393 (Engl. Transl.)].

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, A.Yu. Volkonsky, E.V. Solodova, S.Yu. Panov, P.V. Petrovskii, M.E. Vol'pin. Crown Compounds for Anions.

A Spinning Top-Shaped Complex of Cyclic Pentameric Perfluoroisopropylidenemercury with Two Chloride Anions. J. Organomet. Chem., 443 (1993) C19-C20.

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, A.Yu. Volkonsky, P.V. Petrovskii, E.V. Solodova, S.Yu. Panov, M.E. Vol'pin. Crown Compounds for Anions. A Spinning Top-Shaped Complex of Cyclic Pentameric Perfluoroisopropylidenemercury with Two Bromide Anions. Dokl. Akad. Nauk, 328 (1993) 339-341.

A.P. Zaraiskii, O.I. Kachurin, L.I. Velichko, I.A. Tikhonova, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol'pin. Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury as the Phase Transfer Catalyst for Nitration with Dilute Nitric Acid. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1994) 547-548 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 43 (1994) 507-508 (Engl. Transl.)].

A.P. Zaraiskii, O.I. Kachurin, L.I. Velichko, I.A. Tikhonova, A.Yu. Volkonsky, V.B. Shur. New Highly Efficient Phase Transfer Catalyst for Nitration with Dilute Nitric Acid. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1994) 2047-2048 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 43 (1994) 1936-1937 (Engl. Transl.)].

A.L. Chistyakov, I.V. Stankevich, N.P. Gambaryan, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. The Nature of Chemical Bonds in the Complexes of Halide Anions with Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury and Some of Its Analogs. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1995) 1035-1042 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 44 (1995) 997-1004 (Engl. Transl.)].

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, A.N. Gavrilova, L.N. Saitkulova, E.S. Shubina, L.M. Epstein, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. A Polymeric Complex of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Thiocyanate Anion Containing an Infinite Helical Chain of Alternating Molecules of Mercury-Containing Macrocycle and SCN– Ions. J. Organomet. Chem., 508 (1996) 271-273.

A.L. Chistyakov, I.V. Stankevich, N.P. Gambaryan, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. MNDO Calculations of Complexes of Halide Anions with Cyclic Pentameric Difluoromethylidenemercury. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1996) 44-48 [Russ. Chem. Bull., 45 (1995) 37-41 (Engl. Transl.)].

A.L. Chistyakov, I.V. Stankevich, N.P. Gambaryan, Yu.T. Struchkov, A.I. Yanovsky, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. A New Approach to the Description of Chemical Bonds in the Complexes of Halide Anions with Polymercury-containing Macrocycles. J. Organomet. Chem., 536-537 (1997) 413-424.

A.P. Zaraiskii, O.I. Kachurin, L.I. Velichko, V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova, G.G. Furin. Phase-Transfer Catalysis in Electrophilic Substitution Reactions: VIII. Nitration of Arenes with Sodium Nitrite in Acid Medium under Conditions of Phase-Transfer Catalysis. Zh. Org. Khim., 35 (1999) 1063-1067 [Russ. J. Org. Chem., 35 (1999) 1039-1043 (Engl. Transl.)].

L.N. Saitkulova, E.V. Bakhmutova, E.S. Shubina, I.A. Tikhonova, G.G. Furin, V.I. Bakhmutov, N.P. Gambaryan, A.L. Chistyakov, I.V. Stankevich, V.B. Shur, L.M. Epstein. Crown Compounds for Anions. Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of Complexation of Borohydride Anions with Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. J. Organomet. Chem., 585 (1999) 201-210.

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, A.I. Yanovsky, Z.A. Starikova, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Complexation of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Nitriles.

A Remarkable Sensitivity of the Composition and Structure of the Resulting Complexes to the Nature of a Nitrile. J. Organomet. Chem., 613 (2000) 60-67.

E.S. Shubina, I.A. Tikhonova, E.V. Bakhmutova, F.M. Dolgushin, M.Yu. Antipin, V.I. Bakhmutov, I.B. Sivaev, L.N. Teplitskaya, I.T. Chizhevsky, I.V. Pisareva, V.I. Bregadze, L.M. Epstein, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions: Sandwich and Half-Sandwich Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Polyhedral closo-[B10H10]2– and closo-[B12H12]2– Anions. Chem. Eur. J., 7 (2001) 3783-3790.

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, G.G. Furin, P.V. Petrovskii, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Multidentate Lewis Acids. Synthesis and Structures of Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with N,N-Dimethylacetamide and n-Butyronitrile. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2001) 1595-1600 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 50 (2001) 1673-1678].

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Polymercuramacrocycles. Complexation of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Neutral Oxygeneous Lewis Bases. J. Organomet. Chem., 654 (2002) 123-131.

I.A. Tikhonova, E.S. Shubina, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, L.N. Teplitskaya, A.M. Filin, I.B. Sivaev, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, V.I. Bregadze, L.M. Epstein, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. Sandwich Complex of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with [B12H11SCN]2– Anion. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2003) 570-576 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 52 (2003) 594-600].

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova. Perfluorinated Polymercuramacrocycles as Anticrowns. Applications in Catalysis. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2003) 2401-2416 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 52 (2003) 2539-2554].

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, O.G. Ellert, V.M. Novotortsev, G.G. Furin, M.Yu. Antipin, V.B. Shur. Crown Compounds for Anions. Sandwich Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Hexacyanoferrate(III) and Nitroprusside Anions.

J. Organomet. Chem., 689 (2004) 82-87.

V.B. Shur, I.A. Tikhonova. Anticrowns. In: “Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry”

(Eds. J.L. Atwood and J.W. Steed), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2004, 68-75.

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, P.V. Petrovskii, M.Yu. Antipin, V.B. Shur. Binding of Ferrocene by Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. Synthesis and Structure of the First Double-Decker Sandwich Complex of a Sandwich. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2004) 2754-2756 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 53 (2004) 2871-2873].

A.P. Zaraisky, O.I. Kachurin, L.I. Velichko, I.A. Tikhonova, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury: A Highly Efficient Phase Transfer Catalyst for Nitration of Aromatic Substrates with Dilute Nitric Acid. J. Molec. Cat. A: Chem., 231 (2005) 103-111.

Z. Yan, I.A. Tikhonova, Z. Zhou, V.B. Shur, Y. Wu. Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury as a New Ionophore for Quaternary Ammonium Cation Selective Membrane Electrodes. Anal. Lett., 38 (2005) 377-388.

I.A. Tikhonova, F.M. Dolgushin, A.A. Yakovenko, K.I. Tugashov, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Binding of Dienophiles by Macrocyclic Multidentate Lewis Acids. Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of Unusual Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with p-Benzoquinone and Maleic Anhydride. Organometallics, 24 (2005) 3395-3400.

I.A. Tikhonova, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.A. Yakovenko, B.N. Strunin, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Anticrowns: Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of the Polydecker Sandwich Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Azulene and 6-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pentafulvene. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 359 (2006) 2728-2735.

I.A. Tikhonova, A.A. Yakovenko, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, V.V. Novikov, M.Yu. Antipin, V.B. Shur. Selective Binding of the Keto Form of Acetylacetone by Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. Quantitative Shift of the Keto-Enol Equilibrium in Acetylacetone Toward its Keto Form Stabilized by the Complexation. Organometallics, 25 (2006) 6155-6158.

I.A. Tikhonova, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.A. Yakovenko, P.V. Petrovskii, G.G. Furin, A.P. Zaraisky, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Anticrowns: Complexation of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Nitro Compounds. J. Organomet. Chem., 692 (2007) 953-962.

I.A. Tikhonova, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, P.V. Petrovskii, V.B. Shur. Complexation of [9]Thiacrown-3 and 1,3,5-Trithiane with Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. Synthesis and Structures of the First Complexes of Crown Compounds with an Anticrown. Organometallics, 26 (2007) 5193-5198.

V.N. Tsupreva, O.A. Filippov, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, A.I. Krylova, V.I. Bragin, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur, L.M. Epstein, E.S. Shubina. Coordination Chemistry of Anticrowns. Complexation of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury (o-C6F4Hg)3 with the Cyanoborohydride Anion [H3BCN]− and Triethylamineborane Et3NBH3. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2008) 2489-2496 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed.., 57 (2008) 2540-2547].

I.A. Tikhonova, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.A. Korlyukov, P.V. Petrovskii, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Mercury-Containing Anticrowns. Synthesis and Structures of the Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Ethanol, THF and Bis-2,2(-Tetrahydrofuryl Peroxide. J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 2604-2610.

I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Gribanyov, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.F. Smol’yakov, A.S. Peregudov, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Complexation of [12]Crown-4, [18]Crown-6 and 1,3,5-Trioxane with Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. Synthesis and Structures of the First Complexes of Crown Ethers with an Anticrown. Organometallics, 28 (2009) 6567-6573.

I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Gribanyov, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.S. Peregudov, D.Yu. Antonov, V.I. Rosenberg, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Mercury-Containung Anticrowns. Synthesis and Structure of an Unusual Discrete, Double-Decker Sandwich Complex of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with an Aromatic Hydrocarbon.

J. Organomet. Chem., 695 (2010) 1949-1952.

I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Gribanyov, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.F. Smol’yakov, A.S. Peregudov, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Mercury-Containing Anticrowns. Self-Assembly of Unusual Supramolecular Aggregates in the Interaction of the Three-Mercury Anticrown (o-C6F4Hg)3 with Crown Ethers in the Presence of Neutral Monodentate Oxygenous Lewis Bases. Arkivoc, (2011) in press.

Some Other Publications

1) M.Kh. Grigoryan, I.S. Kolomnikov, E.G. Berkovich, T.V. Lysyak, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Reaction of Carbon Dioxide with Ditolyltitanocenes under Thermal Decomposition Conditions. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1978) 1177-1180 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 27 (1978) 1024-1026 (Engl. Transl.)].

2) V.B. Shur, S.M. Yunusov, E.I. Mysov, A.A. Belyi, M.E. Vol’pin. Synthesis of Unsolvated Organopotassium and Organosodium Compounds by the Reaction of Solid Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Fused Potassium and Sodium. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1982) 2638 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 31 (1982) 2336 (Engl. Transl.)].

3) V.S. Lenenko, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov, V.B. Shur, M.E. Vol’pin. Synthesis and Structure of Dihydridodichlorotetrakis(dimethylphenylphosphine)molybdenum. Koord. Khim., 12 (1986) 636-642.

4) E.Yu. Baukova, L.M. Bronshtein, P.M. Valetskii, M.G. Ezernitskaya, B.V. Lokshin, L.I. Strunkina, O.A. Mikhailova, M.H. Minacheva, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Zirconocene Hydrides with Polybutadiene. Synthesis of Zirconium-Containing Polymers. Metalloorg. Khim., 5 (1992) 1386-1390 [Organomet. Chem. USSR, 5 (1992) 680-683 (Engl. Transl.)].

5) O.A. Mikhailova, M.H. Minacheva, V.V. Burlakov, V.B. Shur, A.P. Pisarevsky, A.I. Yanovsky, Yu.T. Struchkov. Trimeric Bis(cyclopentadienyl)oxozirconium(IV) Benzene Solvate. Acta Cryst., Sect. C, 49 (1993) 1345-1347.

6) I.I. Tverdokhlebova, V.V. Ivanov, S.A. Bashkirova, V.M. Men’shov, T.A. Larina, E.A. Chernyshov, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur. Synthesis of Monomodal Polysilane by the Würts Reaction in the Presence of Mercury. Vysokomol. Soedin., Ser. B, 37 (1995) 1227.

7) I.I. Tverdokhlebova, V.V. Ivanov, T.A. Larina, V.M. Men’shov, I.A. Tikhonova, S.A. Bashkirova, G.G. Furin, V.B. Shur. Effect of Mercury and its Derivatives on the Synthesis of Polysilanes by the Würts Reaction. Vysokomol. Soedin., Ser. B, 38 (1996) 1601-1604 [Polymer Science, Ser. B, 38 (1996) 356-360].

8) O.A. Mikhailova, M.Kh. Minacheva, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with Zirconocene and Hafnocene Dihydrides. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (1996) 2366-2368 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 45 (1996) 2248-2250].

In Memory of Mark Vol’pin

1) I. Levitin, V. Shur. Mark Vol’pin (Obituary). Inorg. Chim. Acta, 254 (1997) 203-207.

2) I. Levitin, V. Shur. Mark Vol’pin: Glorious Path in Science. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 280 (1998) xv-xix.

Selected Publications in 2008-2010

V.V. Burlakov, V.S. Bogdanov, K.A. Lyssenko, P.V. Petrovskii, T. Beweries, P. Arndt, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. First structurally characterized five-membered hafnacyclocumulene Сp2Hf((4-tBuС4tBu). Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2008) 1294-1295 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 57 (2008) 1319-1320].

V.N. Tsupreva, O.A. Filippov, F.M. Dolgushin, K.I. Tugashov, A.I.Krylova, V.I.Bragin, I.A. Tikhonova, V.B. Shur, L.M. Epstein, E.S. Shubina. Coordination Chemistry of Anticrowns. Complexation of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury (o-C6F4Hg)3 with the Cyanoborohydride Anion [H3BCN]− and Triethylamineborane Et3NBH3. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2008) 2489-2496 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed.., 57 (2008) 2540-2547].

S. Rummel, M.A. Ilatovskaya, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur. Activation of C–H Bonds of Hydrocarbons by the ArH–Alkali Metal Systems in THF (ArH – Naphthalene, Biphenyl, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, trans-Stilbene, Pyrene). Alkylation of Naphthalene and Toluene with Ethene. J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 1459-1466.

S. Rummel, S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyuzhnaya, V.B. Shur. Synergistic Effects of Alkali Metals in the Alkylation of Naphthalene and Toluene with Ethene in the ArH–Alkali Metal Systems in THF (ArH – Naphthalene, Phenanthrene). J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 1467-1472.

V.V. Burlakov, T. Beweries, V.S. Bogdanov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, P.V. Petrovskii, A. Spannenberg, K.A. Lyssenko, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Synthesis and Isolation of Di-n-butylhafnocene and Its Application as a Versatile Starting Material for the Synthesis of New Hafnacycles. Organometallics, 28 (2009) 2864-2870.

I.A. Tikhonova, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.A. Korlyukov, P.V. Petrovskii, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Mercury-Containing Anticrowns. Synthesis and Structures of the Complexes of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with Ethanol, THF and Bis-2,2(-Tetrahydrofuryl Peroxide. J. Organomet. Chem., 694 (2009) 2604-2610.

I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Gribanyov, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.F. Smol’yakov, A.S. Peregudov, Z.S. Klemenkova, V.B. Shur. Complexation of [12]Crown-4, [18]Crown-6 and 1,3,5-Trioxane with Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury. Synthesis and Structures of the First Complexes of Crown Ethers with an Anticrown. Organometallics, 28 (2009) 6567-6573.

V.V. Burlakov, V.S. Bogdanov, K.A. Lyssenko, L.I. Strunkina, M.Kh. Minacheva, B.N. Strunin, U. Rosenthal, V.B. Shur. Formation of the five-membered zirconacyclocumulene Cp2Zr(η4-ButC4But) and the binuclear zirconocene butatrienyl complex Cp2(Bun)Zr(ButC4But)Zr(Bun)Cp2 in the reaction of the Negishi reagent with 1,4-di(tert-butyl)butadiyne. Izv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., (2010) 653-655 [Russ. Chem. Bull., Int. Ed., 59 (2010) 668-670].

V.V. Burlakov, T. Beweries, K. Kaleta, V.S. Bogdanov, P. Arndt, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, V.B. Shur, U. Rosenthal. Reactions of the Five-Membered Hafnacyclocumulene Cp2Hf((4-t-Bu-C4-t-Bu) with the Lewis Acids Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and Diisobutylaluminum Hydride. Organometallics, 29 (2010) 2367-2371.

I.A. Tikhonova, D.A. Gribanyov, K.I. Tugashov, F.M. Dolgushin, A.S. Peregudov, D.Yu. Antonov, V.I. Rosenberg, V.B. Shur. Coordination Chemistry of Mercury-Containung Anticrowns. Synthesis and Structure of an Unusual Discrete, Double-Decker Sandwich Complex of Cyclic Trimeric Perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with an Aromatic Hydrocarbon. J. Organomet. Chem., 695 (2010) 1949-1952.

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