Robert J. Wright
University of California, Davis
42 Papers
232 Citations
Robert J. Wright is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemistry & Organic compound. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 42 publications. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Wright include Los Alamos National Laboratory & University of California, Berkeley.
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Papers
Structures, Bonding, and Reaction Chemistry of the Neutral Organogallium(I) Compounds (GaAr)n (n = 1 or 2) (Ar = Terphenyl or Related Ligand): An Experimental Investigation of Ga−Ga Multiple Bonding
TL;DR: The synthesis, structure, and properties of several new organogallium(I) compounds are reported, including one that featured almost linear gallium coordination, Ga-B distances near the sum of the covalent radii of gallium and boron, as well as some close Ga...F contacts.
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Synthesis and Structure of the “Dialuminyne” Na2[Ar′AlAlAr′] and Na2[(Ar′′Al)3]: AlAl Bonding in Al2Na2 and Al3Na2 Clusters
TL;DR: The synthesis and characterization of the first “dialuminyne” species Na2[Ar�’AlAlAlAr’] (3) and the “cyclotrialuminene” Na2 [(Al Ar’’)3] (4) are described, which are of key importance as the first metal of the p-block elements.
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Synthesis and Characterization of the Homologous M−M Bonded Series Ar‘MMAr‘ (M = Zn, Cd, or Hg; Ar‘ = C6H3-2,6-(C6H3-2,6-Pri2)2) and Related Arylmetal Halides and Hydride Species
Zhongliang Zhu,Marcin Brynda,Robert J. Wright,Roland Fischer,W. Alexander Merrill,Eric Rivard,Robert Wolf,James C. Fettinger,Marilyn M. Olmstead,Philip P. Power +9 more
TL;DR: The synthesis and structural characterization of the first homologous, molecular M-M bonded series for the group 12 metals are reported, and it was shown that the decomposition of Ar'Cd(mu-H)(2)CdAr' at room temperature leads to the M- M bonded Ar’CdCd Ar', thereby supporting the view that the reduction of the iodide proceeds via the hydride intermediate.
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The [2 + 4] Diels−Alder Cycloadditon Product of a Probable Dialuminene, Ar‘AlAlAr‘ (Ar‘ = C6H3- 2,6-Dipp2; Dipp = C6H3-2,6-Pri2), with Toluene
TL;DR: In this article, the reduction of Ar'AlI2 with KC8 in diethyl ether most probably affords the first "dialuminene" (Ar'AlAlAr'', which was characterized by its reaction with toluene which yielded a [2 + 4] cycloaddition product incorporating the Ar'alAlAr'unit.
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