Publications | Michael C. Baird

2018 Publications

R. Kehoe, M. Mahadevan, A, Manzoor, G. McMurray, P. Weinefeld, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Reactions of the Ni(0) Compound Ni(PPh₃)₄ with Unactivated Alkyl Halides; Oxidative Addition Reactions Involving Radical Processes and Nickel(I) Products, Organometallics, 37, 2450-2467 (1018).

2017 Publications

Manzoor, P. Weinsfeld, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Catalysis of Cross- and Homo-coupling Reactions of Aryl Halides utilizing Ni(0), Ni(I) and Ni(II) Precursors; Ni(0) Compounds as the Probable Catalytic Species but Ni(I) Compounds as Intermediates and Products, Organometallics, 36, 3508-3519 (2017).

2015 Publications

F. Dunlop-Brière, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, [Cp₂TiCH₂CH₂(SiEt₂CHMe₂)]⁺, an alkyl-titanocene(IV) species containing a highly unconventional Ti¬C(β)-Si mode of bonding, Organometallics, 34, 5245-5253 (2015). Selected to be featured as an ACS Editors' Choice.

K. Purdavaie, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Synthesis and structure of a new phosphonium-1-indenylide (PHIN) ligand, 4,7-dimethyl-1-C₉H₄PMePh₂, and of new PHIN complexes of rhodium and iridium, New J. Chem., 39(12), 9429-9441 (2015).
F. Dunlop-Brière, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Mechanisms of a-, β- and g-H(D) exchange processes in the a-agostic alkyltitanocene(IV) complexes Cp₂TiCH₂CH(CH₃)(CMe₃)]⁺ and [Cp₂TiCH₂CH(CD₃)(CMe₃)]⁺; stark contrasts with their -SiMe₃ analogues, Organometallics, 34, 2356-2368 (2015).

X. Zhang, S. Borjian and M. C. Baird, An Unusual Product Distribution from the Reaction of Pd(η³-1-PhC₃H₄)(η⁵-C₅H₅) with a deficiency of PPh₃ in the Presence of Bromobenzene, Transition Metal Chem., 40, 125-129 (2015).

2014 Publications

S. Borjian and M. C. Baird, NMR Studies of the Species Present in Cross-coupling Catalysis Systems involving Pd(η³-1-C₃H₄)(h⁵-C₅H₅) and [Pd(η³-1-PhC₃H₄)Cl]₂ activated by PBu^t₃, XPhos and Mor-Dalphos: Non-existence of Pd(Xphos)_n and Pd(Mor-Dalphos)_n (n = 1, 2) at Moderate Temperatures , Organometallics, 33, 3936-3940 (2014).

S. McArthur and M. C. Baird, Oxyfunctionalization of Polystyrene using Non-heme Iron Catalysts, Eur. Polym. J., Eur. Polym. J., 55, 170-178 (2014).

S. Borjian, D. M. Tom and M. C. Baird, Pd(η³-1-PhC₃H₄)(η⁵-C₅H₅) as a Catalyst Precursor for Buchwald Hartwig Amination Reactions, Organometallics, 33, 3928-3935 (2014).

M. C. Baird, Seventeen-electron compounds in an eighteen-electron world – An historical perspective, J. Organomet. Chem., 751, 50-54 (2014), invited contribution to the 50th Anniversary special issue of the Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.

M. C. Baird, Ageism, the new sexism, is hurting our universities. University Affairs/Affaires universitaires (Online Op-Ed). : On line. http://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/ageism-new-sexism-hurting-universities/

M. C. Baird, Maximum Impact?. Chemical & Engineering News (Letter). 92(11): 4-4.

2013 Publications

F. Dunlop-Brière, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, [Cp₂TiCH₂CHMe(SiMe₃)]⁺, an Alkyl–Titanium Complex Which (a) Exists in Equilibrium between a β-Agostic and a Lower Energy γ-Agostic Isomer and (b) Undergoes Hydrogen Atom Exchange between α-, β-, and γ-Sites via a Combination of Conventional β-Hydrogen Elimination–Reinsertion and a Nonconventional CH Bond Activation Process Which Involves Proton Tunnelling, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 17514–17527 (2013).

W. Fraser and M. C. Baird, η⁵-Cyclopentadienyl-η³-1-phenylallylpalladium (2013), Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis [online], John Wiley & Sons Ltd., http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047084289X. DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.rn01644. Invited contribution.

E. Jaksic, J. Jiang, A. W. Fraser and M. C. Baird, η⁵-Cyclopentadienyl-η³-1-phenylallylpalladium, an unusually effective catalyst precursor for copper-free and copper-assisted Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by bis-phosphine palladium(0) compounds; the role of bis-acetylide intermediates in the reduction of a palladium(II) catalyst precursor to a palladium(0) catalyst, Organometallics, 32, 4192-4198 (2013).

W. Fraser, B. E. Jaksic, R. Batcup, C. D. Sarsons, M. Woolman and M. C. Baird, Pd(η³-1-PhC₃H₄)(η⁵-C₅H₅), an Unusually Effective Catalyst Precursor for Heck-Mizoroki and Sonogashira Cross-coupling Reactions Catalyzed by Bis-phosphine Palladium(0) Compounds, Organometallics, 32, 9-11 (2013).

2012 Publications

R. Hussein, K. G. Fowler, F. Sauriol, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Synthesis and ruthenium coordination complexes of the chelating phosphine phosphonium-1-indenylide, 1,1-bis(diphenyl-phosphino)methane-1-indenylide, 1-C₉H₆Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂, Organometallics 31, 6926-6932 (2012).

W. Fraser, J. E. Besaw, L. E. Hull, and M. C. Baird, Pd(η³-1-PhC₃H₄)(η⁵-C₅H₅), ), an Unusually Effective Precatalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling Reactions Catalyzed by Bis-phosphine Palladium(0) Compounds, Organometallics 31, 2470-2475 (2012).

F. Dunlop-Brière, H. M. Budzelaar and M. C. Baird, α- and β-Agostic Alkyl-Titanocene Complexes, Organometallics 31, 1591-1594 (2012).

2011 Publications

K. G. Fowler, S. L. Littlefield, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Synthesis, Structures and Properties of the Phosphonium-1-indenylide (PHIN) ligands 1-C₉H₆PPh₃, 1-C₉H₆PMePh₂, and 1-C₉H₆PMe₂Ph and of the corresponding Ruthenium(II) Complexes [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁵-PHIN)]PF₆, Organometallics, 30, 6098-6107 (2011).

M. C. Baird, Too Many Ph.D.s?. Chemical & Engineering News (Letter). 89(15): 3-3.

2010 Publications

G. D. Potter, M. C. Baird and S. P. C. Cole, A New Series of Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives Bearing Chiral Alkylammonium Groups; Assessment of their Cytotoxic Properties, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 364, 16-22 (2010) (invited contribution).

F. Sauriol, J. F. Sonnenberg, S. J. Chadder, A. F. Dunlop-Brière, M. C. Baird and P. H. M. Budzelaar, Remarkable reactions and intermediates in titanocene(IV) chemistry: migratory insertion reactions of 2,2-disubstituted alkenes, intramolecular 1,5-s bond metathesis via e-agostic interactions, and a rare example of a b-agostic alkyltitanocene complex, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 13357-13370 (2010).

C. K. W. Tse, M. J. Drewitt, R. K. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Transition metal-free initiators for the preparation of isobutylene polymers, Canadian patent CA2360611 C, issued Aug. 17, 2010.

F. Dunlop-Brière and M. C. Baird, The synthesis and properties of [Cp₂TiMe(H₂O)][B(C₆F₅)₄],Organometallics, 29, 6117-6120 (2010).

2009 Publications

E. A. Mitchell, P. G. Jessop and M. C. Baird, A Kinetics Study of the Oxidative Addition of Bromobenzene to Pd(PCy₃)₂ (Cy = cyclohexyl) in a Non-polar Medium; the Influence on Rates of added PCy₃ and Bromide Ion, Organometallics, 28, 6732-6738 (2009).

D. M. Norton, E. A. Mitchell, N. R. Botros, P. G. Jessop and M. C. Baird, A Superior Precursor for Palladium(0)-based Cross-coupling and Other Catalytic Reactions, J. Org. Chem., 74, 6674-6680 (2009).

G. Stojcevic and M. C. Baird, An investigation of the influence of R on the abilities of the polar monomers CH₂=CH(CH₂)₈OR (R = Me, PhCH₂, Ph₃C, Me₃Si, Ph₃Si) to participate in O- rather than η²-coordination to metallocene alkene polymerization catalysts; an unanticipated role for ether oxygen coordination in promoting polymerization, Dalton Trans., 8864-8877 (2009). Selected by the editor as a Hot Article.

F. Sauriol, E. Wong, A. M. H. Leung, I. Elliot Donaghue, M. C. Baird, T. Wondimagen and T. Ziegler, Structures and properties of non-chelated, d⁰ alkyl-alkene complexes of the type [Cp₂ZrMe(alkene)]⁺; elusive intermediates during Ziegler-Natta polymerizations of alkenes, Angew. Chem., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Eng., 48, 3342 – 3345 (2009).

2008 Publications

J. H. Brownie and M. C. Baird, Synthesis, Properties and Structures of Methyldiphenylphosphonium 1-Indenylide (1-C₉H₆PMePh₂) and its Tricarbonylchromium(0) Complex Cr(η⁵-C₉H₆PMePh₂)(CO)₃, J. Organomet. Chem., 693, 2812-2817 (2008).

Cordoneanu, M. J. Drewitt, N. Bavarian and M. C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of Weakly Coordinating Anion Salts of a New, Stable Carbocationic Reagent, the Dibenzosuberenyl (Dibenzotropylium) Ion, New J. Chem., 32, 1890-1898 (2008).

J. H. Brownie and M. C. Baird, Coordination Complexes of Aryl- and Alkylphosphonium Cyclopentadienylides (Cyclopentadienylidene Ylides) C₅R₄PR’R’’R’’’ (R, R’, R’’, R’’’ = H, alkyl, aryl), Coord. Chem. Rev., 252, 1734-1754 (2008).

S. L. Littlefield, M. C. Baird, A. Anagnostopoulou and L. Raptis, Synthesis, Characterization and Properties as a Stat3 Inhibitor of the Prototypical Platinum(IV) Anti-cancer Drug, cis-PtCl₃(NO₂)(NH₃)₂ (CPA-7), Inorg. Chem., 47, 2798-2804 (2008).

M. Vatamanu, G. Stojcevic and M. C. Baird, Detection of an h¹-alkene intermediate of the type [Cp₂Zr(Me)(h¹-alkene)]⁺; the role of such species in metallocene catalyst deactivation to allylic species, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 454-456 (2008).

M.J. Drewitt, R. K. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Process for making high molecular weight isobutylene polymers, US Patent Application 20080275201, Nov. 6, 2008.

2007 Publications

J. H. Brownie, M. C. Baird, D. R. Laws and W. E. Geiger, One-Electron Oxidations of the Methyldiphenyl-phosphonium Cyclopentadienylide Complexes, M(η⁵-C₅H₄PMePh₂)(CO)₃ (M = Cr, Mo, W): Formation and Dimerization of the 17-Electron, Metal-Centered Radicals [M(η⁵-C₅H₄PMePh₂)(CO)₃]⁺, Organometallics, 26, 5890-5901 (2007).

E. A. Mitchell and M. C. Baird, Optimization of Procedures for the Syntheses of Bis-phosphinepalladium(0) Precursors for Suzuki-Miyaura and Similar Cross-coupling Catalysis; Identification of 3:1 Coordination Compounds in Catalyst Mixtures containing Pd(0), PCy₃ and/or PMeBu^t₂, Organometallics, 26, 5230-5238 (2007).

G. D. Potter, M. C. Baird and S. P. C. Cole, New Series of Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives Bearing Cyclic Alkylammonium Groups; Assessment of their Cytotoxic Properties, J. Organomet. Chem., 692, 3508-3518 (2007).

J. H. Brownie, M. C. Baird and H. Schmider, New Complexes of Methyldiphenylphosphonium Cyclopentadienylide, Representative of a Class of Ligands Heretofore Much Neglected. Organometallics, 26, 1433-1443 (2007).

C. K. W. Tse, M. J. Drewitt, R. K. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Transition metal-free initiators for the preparation of isobutylene polymers, Russian patent 2308463, publication date Oct. 20, 2007.

C. K. W. Tse, M. J. Drewitt, R. K. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Transition metal-free initiators for the preparation of isobutylene polymers, Hong Kong patent HK1077308, publication date Sept. 7, 2007.

C. K. W. Tse, M. J. Drewitt, R. K. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Transition metal-free initiators for the preparation of isobutylene polymers, Chinese patent CN 1294162, publication date Jan. 10, 2007.

2006 Publications

S. Mitu and M. C. Baird, Carboxylic Acids as Lewis Bases; Structures and Properties of Strongly Acidic Carboxylic Acid Adducts of B(C₆F₅)₃ , Organometallics, 25, 4888-4896 (2006).

G. D. Potter, M. C. Baird, M. Chan and S. P. C. Cole, Cellular Toxicities of New Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives Containing Pendant Cyclic Alkylammonium Groups, Inorg. Chem. Comm., G. D. Potter, M. C. Baird, M. Chan and S. P. C. Cole, Cellular Toxicities of New Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives Containing Pendant Cyclic Alkylammonium Groups, Inorg. Chem. Comm., 9, 1114-1116 (2006).

S. Mitu and M. C. Baird, Syntheses, Characterization and Crystal Structures of the Tetramethylammonium Salts of the Weakly Coordinating Anions [MeCO₂{B(C₆F₅)₃}]^- and [MeCO₂{B(C₆F₅)₃}₂]^-, Can. J. Chem., 84, 225-232 (2006).

S. Mitu and M. C. Baird, Isobutene Polymerization induced by Adducts of B(C₆F₅)₃ with Carboxylic Acids CH₃(CH₂)_nCO₂H (n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20); Chain Length Effects on this Strong Acid, Carbocationic Polymerization Initiating System, Eur. Poly. J., 42, 2039-2044 (2006).

2005 Publications

P. Yang and M. C. Baird, A Mechanistic Study of b-Methyl and b-Hydrogen Elimination in the Zirconocene Compounds Cp'₂ZrR(μ-CH₃)B(C₆F₅)₃ (Cp' = Cp, Cp*; R = CH₂CMe₃, CH₂CHMe₂), Organometallics, 24, 6005-6012 (2005).

P. Yang and M. C. Baird, A Reinvestigation of the Modes of Chain Transfer during Propylene Polymerization by the Cp*₂Zr Catalyst System, Organometallics, 24, 6013-6018 (2005).

M. Vatamanu, B. Boden and M. C. Baird, Determination of the Nature of the Metal-Carbon Bond during Alkene Polymerizations by the Metallocene Catalysts Cp₂ZrMe(μ-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃ and (Indenyl)₂ZrMe(μ-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃, Macromolecules, 38, 9944-9949 (2005).

G. Stojcevic, E. M. Prokopchuk and M. C. Baird, Apparent Examples of Coordination Insertion of Acrylonitrile into a Pd-methyl bond in a Diimine-Palladium(II) System, J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 4349-4355 (2005).

M. W. Stoddart, J. H. Brownie, H. L. Schmider and M. C. Baird, On The Coordination Chemistry of Corannulene, the Smallest “Buckybowl”, J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 3440-3450 (2005).

N. Bavarian and M. C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of the New Alkyl Borates [RB(C₆F₅)₃]^- (R = CH₂Me, CHMe₂, CH₂CMe₃); Utilization of [Me₃CCH₂B(C₆F₅)₃]^- as a Weakly Coordinating Counteranion during Zirconocene-induced Catalysis of Propylene Polymerization, Organometallics, 24, 2889-2897 (2005.

2004 Publications

N. Bavarian and M. C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of the New Weakly Coordinating Anions [RB(C₆F₅)₃]^- (R = CH₂Me, CHMe₂, CH₂CMe₃); Utilization of [HNMe₂Ph][Me₃CH₂B(C₆F₅)₃] to Activate Zirconocene Catalysts for Propylene Polymerization, Dalton Trans., 4089-4091 (2004).

Cordoneanu and M. C. Baird, Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Copolymers of Isobutene and 2,3-Dimethyl-1,3- butadiene Formed Using a Novel Protic Carbocationic Initiator, the 1:2 Adduct of n-Octadecanoic (Stearic) Acid and B(C₆F₅)₃, Macromolecules, 37, 6744-6747 (2004).

P. J. McInenly, M. A. Drewitt and M. C. Baird, High Molecular Weight Isobutene-isoprene Copolymers Containing Unusually High Isoprene Content, Macromol. Chem. Phys, 205, 1707-1712 (2004).

P. W. Causey, S. P. C. Cole and M. C. Baird, Synthesis, Characterization and Assessment of Cytotoxic Properties of a Series of Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives, Organometallics, 23, 4486-4494 (2004).

K. R. Kumar, A. Penciu, M. J. Drewitt and M. C. Baird, Isobutene-isoprene Copolymerization Initiated by [Cp*MMe₂][(n-C₁₈H₃₇E)B(C₆F₅)₃] (M = Ti, Hf; E = O, S), J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 2900-2904 (2004).

K. W. Tse, A. Penciu, P. J. McInenly, K. R. Kumar, M. J. Drewitt and M. C. Baird, Isobutene Homo- and Isobutene-isoprene Copolymerization Initiated by Protic Initiators Associated with a Series of Novel, Weakly Coordinating Counteranions, Eur. Polymer J., 40, 2653-2657 (2004).

D.M. Thompson, J.H. Brownie and M.C. Baird, Spectroscopic Evidence for Anionic Coordination Complexes of the Transition Metals with C₇₀ and the Higher Fullerenes C₇₆, C₇₈, C₈₂, C₈₄, C₈₆, C₉₀, and C₉₂, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 12, 697-713 (2004).

S. J. Reid and M. C. Baird, Reactions of Free Radicals with h³-Allylpalladium(II) Complexes: Cyclohexyl radicals, J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 1257-1264 (2004).

C. K. Chan and M. C. Baird, Reactions of 6,6’-dimethyl-2,2’-bipyridyl with Iron(II) in Aqueous and Non-aqueous Media, Inorg. Chim Acta, 357/9, 2776-2782 (2004).

P. Yang, B. C. K. Chan and M. C. Baird, Is FeEt₂(2,2’-dipyridyl)₂ a Ziegler Catalyst for Polymerization of the Polar Monomer Acrylonitrile?, Organometallics, 23, 2752-2761 (2004).

K. W. Tse, K. R. Kumar, M. J. Drewitt and M. C. Baird, Isobutene Polymerization and Copolymerization with Isoprene Initiated by [Cp*TiMe₂]⁺ in the Presence of a Novel Type of Weakly Coordinating Counteranion, Macromol. Chem. Phys, 205, 1439-1444 (2004).

2003 Publications

S. J. Reid and M. C. Baird, Reactions of Free Radicals with h³-Allylpalladium(II) Complexes: Phenyl and Trityl Radicals, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans, 3975-3980 (2003).

M.C. Baird, Catalysis by Organotransition Metal Compounds; Synergism between the Pure and the Applied, Can. J. Chem., 81, 330-337 (2003) (2002 Catalysis Award Lecture, invited contribution).
Mackinnon and M. C. Baird, Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Properties of a Nickel Complex of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene, J. Organomet. Chem., 683, 114-119, (2003).

J.H. Brownie and M.C. Baird, Formation and Properties of a Novel Dinuclear, Cationic a-Diimine Palladium-based Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst Containing a Pd-Pd Bond and Bridging Methylene and Methyl Groups, Organometallics, 22, 33-41 (2003).

D.M. Thompson, M. Jones and M.C. Baird, Anionic Cyclopentadienyl C₆₀ Complexes of Molybdenum and Tungsten; The Strange Case of Iron, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 175-180 (2003).

M. C. Baird, R. J. Kumar, M. J. Drewitt and C. K. W. Tse, Transition metal-free initiator for the preparation of isobutylene polymers. PCT Int. Appl. (2003), WO 0337940.

2002 Publications

M.J. Drewitt, M. Niedermann and M.C. Baird, Crystal Structure of the Strongly Hydrogen Bonded Complex Anion [(C₆F₅)₃B(H₃O₂)B(C₆F₅)₃]^–, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 340, 207-210 (2002).

D.M. Thompson, M. Bengough and M.C. Baird, Anionic Fullerene-60 Complexes of Manganese(-I), Cobalt(-I) and Rhenium(-I); Thermal and Photo-induced Electron Transfer Processes between Metal Carbonylate Anions and C₆₀, Organometallics, 21, 4762-4770 (2002).

R. Simms, M. J. Drewitt and M.C. Baird, Equilibration between a Phosphine-Cobalt Complex and an Analogous Complex Containing an N-Heterocyclic Carbene: The Thermodynamics of a Phosphine-Carbene Exchange Reaction, Organometallics, 21, 2958-2963 (2002).

M. Lin, G.J. Spivak and M.C. Baird, A Kinetics Study of b-Methyl Elimination from a Metallocene Compound of the Type Cp₂HfR(m-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃ (R = alkyl), Organometallics, 21, 2350-2352 (2002).

M.J. Drewitt, M. Niedermann, R. Kumar and M.C. Baird, A Study of Representative Alcohol, Alkoxide, Thiol and Thiolate Complexes of B(C₆F₅)₃; their Roles as Activators of Zirconocene Olefin Polymerization Initiators, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 335, 43-51 (2002).

R. Kumar, A. Penciu, M.J. Drewitt, P.J. McInenly and M.C. Baird, Isobutene Polymerization Initiated by [Cp*TiMe₂]⁺ in the Presence of a Series of Novel, Weakly Coordinating Counteranions, J. Poly. Sci. A, A, 40, 3302-3311 (2002).

M. C. Baird, M. J. Drewitt and R. Kumar, WO 0259161, Process for making high molecular weight isobutylene polymers, Aug. 1, 2002.

M. J. Drewitt, K. R. Kumar and M. C. Baird, Canadian Patent 2332203, Process for making high molecular weight isobutylene polymers, July 24, 2002.

2001 Publications

N. Bavarian, J.S. Parent and M.C. Baird, EPDM Synthesis by the Ziegler Catalyst Cp*TiMe₃/B(C₆F₅)₃, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 202, 3248-3252 (2001).

M. Lin and M.C. Baird, Alkene Polymerization by Ti(CH₂Ph)₄ with B(C₆F₅)₃ and [Ph₃C][B(C₆F₅)₄] as Co-initiators; Ziegler-Natta and Carbocationic Processes, J. Organomet. Chem, 619, 62-73 (2001).

J.R. Boyles, M.C. Baird, B.G. Campling and N. Jain, Enhanced Anti-cancer Activities of some Derivatives of Titanocene Dichloride, J. Inorg. Biochem., 84, 159-162 (2001).

D.M. Thompson, J. McLeod and M.C. Baird, New Methods for the Synthesis of Transition Metal Fullerene Complexes, Pure Appl. Chem., 273, 287-289 (2001).

M.C. Murray and M.C. Baird, Polymerization of 1-Hexene Catalyzed by Cp*TiMe₃-B(C₆F₅)₃; a Mechanistic and Structural Study, Can. J. Chem., 79, 1012-1018 (2001) (invited contribution).

2000 Publications

M.C. Baird, Carbocationic Alkene Polymerizations Initiated by Organotransition Metal Complexes, Chem. Rev, 100, 1471-1478 (2000). (invited contribution)

M.C. Murray and M.C. Baird, Co-polymerization of 1-Hexene with Ethylene Catalyzed by Cp*TiMe₃-B(C₆F₅)₃; Properties of the LLDPE Products, J. Polym. Sci. A, 38, 3966-3976 (2000).

S.J. Reid and M.C. Baird, Reactions of Allylpalladium(II) Complexes with Free Radicals, Chem. Comm., 1777-1778 (2000).

E.F. Williams, M.C. Murray and M.C. Baird, On the Possible Irrelevance of Titanium(III) in the Catalytic Polymerization of Styrene to Syndiotactic Polystyrene by Cp*TiMe₂(m -Me(B(C₆F₅)₃, Macromolecules, 33, 261-268 (2000).

M. A. Parent, A. Karam and M. C. Baird, Canadian Patent 2337003, Process for Polymerizing a Cationically Polymerizable Olefin, Jan. 27, 2000.

M. C. Baird, A. Karam and M. A. Parent, WO 2000004061, Polymerizing Cationically Polymerizable Olefins at Subatmospheric Pressure, Jan. 27, 2000.

1999 Publications

S.W. Ewart and M.C. Baird, Olefin Polymerization by Monocyclopentadienyl Compounds of Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium, In Preparation, Properties and Technology of Metallocene-based Polyolefins, J. Scheirs and W. Kaminsky, Vol. 1, pp. 119-141 (1999), editors, John WIley and Son, U.K. (invited contribution).

M.N. Bengough, D.M. Thompson, and M.C. Baird, A Novel Manganese(-I) Fullerene-[60] Complex, [Mn(CO)₄(C₆₀)]^-, Organometallics, 18, 2950-2952 (1999).

S.W. Ewart, M.A. Parent and M.C. Baird, The Effects of Hydrogen on Propylene Polymerization by Cp*TiMe₂(m -Me(B(C₆F₅)₃, J. Polym. Sci. A, 37, 4386 (1999).
S.W. Ewart, M.J. Sarsfield, E.F. Williams and M.C. Baird, Alkene Polymerization by Cationic Monocyclopentadienyl Titanium Catalysts containing the Weakly Coordinating Anion [B(C₆F₅)₄]^-, Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.), 40(1), 385-386 (1999).

S.W. Ewart and M.C. Baird, Olefin Polymerization by Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Trimethyltitanium, Cp*TiMe₃, Topics in Catalysis, 7, 1-8 (1999), T.J. Marks and J.C. Stevens, editors, John Wiley and Son, U.K. (invited contribution).

S.W. Ewart, M.J. Sarsfield, E.F. Williams and M.C. Baird, Ethylene and Propylene Polymerization by Cationic Monocyclopentadienyl Titanium Catalysts containing the Weakly Coordinating Anion [B(C₆F₅)₄]^-, J. Organomet. Chem., 579, 106-113, (1999).

1998 Publications

F. Barsan, A.R. Karam, M.A. Parent and M.C. Baird, Polymerization of Isobutylene and the Copolymerization of Isobutylene and Isoprene Initiated by the Metallocene Derivative Cp*TiMe₂(m -Me(B(C₆F₅)₃, Macromolecules, 31, 8439-8447 (1998).

C. Li Pi Shan, W.E. Baker, M.F. Cunningham and M.C. Baird, Conversion Studies in a Novel Reaction Injection Moulding Process for Syndiotactic Polystyrene, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 70, 2679-2693 (1998).

S.Y. Desjardins, A.A. Way, D. Adirim and M.C. Baird, Nature of the Initiation, Propagation and Chain Transfer Steps during the Formation of Ethylene Oligomers Catalyzed by PdMe₂(N,N,N’N’-tetramethyl- ethylenediamine)/B(C₆F₅)₃, Organometallics, 17, 2382-2384 (1998).

C. Li Pi Shan, W.E. Baker, M.F. Cunningham and M.C. Baird, Development of a Novel Reaction Injection Moulding Press for Syndiotactic Polystyrene, ANTEC 1998.

M.J. Sarsfield, S.W. Ewart, T.L. Tremblay, E.F. Williams and M.C. Baird, Ethylene and Proplylene Polymerization by Highly Electrophilic, Chiral Monocyclopentadienyl Titanium Catalysts, Organometallics, 17, 1502-1510 (1998).

M.C. Murray and M.C. Baird, Polymerization of 1-Hexane by Cp^*TiMe₂(µ-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃, J. Molec. Cat., 128, 1-4 (1998) (invited contribution).

1997 Publications

T.L. Tremblay, S.W. Ewart, M.J. Sarsfield, A. Roszak and M.C. Baird, Synthesis of a Series Of New Highly Electrophilic, Monocyclopentadienyltitanium Olefin Polymerization Initiators, J. Chem.Soc., Dalton Trans., 3097-3104 (1997).

D. Patel, D.M. Thompson, M.C. Baird, L.K. Thompson and K.F. Preston, Fulleride Compounds of the Transition Metals: NaCoC₆₀·3THF, J. Organomet. Chem., 545-546, 607-610 (1997).

D. Patel, D.M. Thompson, M.C. Baird, L.K. Thompson and K.F. Preston, A Novel type of Transition Metal-containing Fulleride Compound, NaCoC₆₀·3THF, Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes and Related Materials, Vol. 4, K.M. Kadish and R.S. Ruoff, eds., The Elecrochemical Society, Inc., (1997 ), pp 1068-1074.

S.J. Reid and M.C. Baird, Formation of [(h³-CPh₃)PdCl]₂ via the Reaction of Pd(COD)Cl₂ with the triyl Radical, Organometallics, 16, 2481-2482 (1997).

T.L. Tremblay, S.W. Ewart, M.J. Sarsfield & M.C. Baird, Solution Strucures and Exchange Phenomena if the New Olefin Polymerization Initiators, J. Chem.Soc., Chem. Commun., 831-832 (1997)

Q. Wang, D.J. Gillis, R. Quyoum, D. Jeremic and M.C. Baird, The Formation and Structures of the Methyl-Bridged Complexes Cp*TiMe₂( µ-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃ And [Cp*TiMe₂(µ -Me)TiMe₂Cp*][MeB(C₆F₅)₃], J. Organomet. Chem., 527, 7-14(1997).

Kuksis and M.C. Baird, Chemistry of the Transient 17-Electron Compounds CpFe(CO)L (L = PMe₂Ph, PPh₃), J. Organomet. Chem., 527, 137-143(1997).

1996 Publications

M.D. Koeslag, B.K. Hunter, J.H. MacNeil, A.W. Roszak and M.C. Baird, Three 18-Electron Tantalum(I) Compounds, TaCl(CO)₂(dppe)₂, [TaCl(CO)₂(dppe)₂]_2x and TaCl(CO)₄(dppe) (dppe)= 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), Which Exhibit Low Levels of Paramagnetism, Inorg. Chem., 35, 6937-6943(1996)

T.M. Liu, W.E. Baker, V. Schytt, T. Jones and M.C. Baird, Syndiotactic Polystyrene Preparation in a RIM Process, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 62, 1807-1818(1996)

Kuksis and M.C. Baird, The 18-Electron, Metal-metal Bonded Dimers [h ⁵-C₅Ph₅-Fe(CO)₂]₂ and [h⁵- C₅Ph₄(p-tolyl)Fe(CO)₂]₂: their Proclivity to Undergo Spontaneous, Thermal Homolysis to the Corresponding 17-Electron Monomers, Organometallics, 15, 4755 - 4762 (1996).

Kuksis, I. Kovács, M.C. Baird and K.F. Preston, Reactions of the 17-Electron, Iron-centered Radicals {h⁵- C₅Ph₅}Fe(CO)₂ and {h⁵-C₅Ph₄(p-tolyl)}Fe(CO)₂ with Organic Halides and Lewis Bases, Organometallics, 15, 4991 - 5002 (1996).

R. Quyoum, Q. Wang, D.J. Gillis, M.-J. Tudoret, D. Jeremic. B.K. Hunter and M.C. Baird, Ethylene, Styrene and a-Methylstyrene Polymerization by Mono(pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl) (Cp*) Complexes of Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium; the Roles of Cationic Complexes of the Type [Cp*MR₂]⁺ (R = alkyl) as both Coordination Polymerization Catalysts and Carbocationic Polymerization Initiators, Organometallics, 15, 693 - 703 (1996).

Kuksis and M.C. Baird, New Examples of Arbuzov Rearrangements of Coordinated Phosphites Initiated by Metal-Centred Radicals, J. Organomet. Chem., 512, 253 - 255 (1996) (invited contribution).

Roszak, E. Renaud and M.C. Baird, Crystal and Molecular Structure of [bis(3-di-phenylphosphino)propyltrimethylphosphonium]norbornadienerhodium(I) tetrafluoro-borate, Acta Cryst. C52, 1359 - 1362 (1996).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, FvCr₂(CO)₄L₂ (Fv = fulvalene; L = PMe₂Ph, PMe₃), Metal-metal Bonded Compounds Which Undergo Spontaneous Thermal Homolysis to their Biradical Isomers; Relevant Chemistry of the Compounds FvCr₂(CO)₄L₂X₂ (X = H, Cl, Br. I), Organometallics, 15, 3588 - 3599 (1996).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, Novel (Fulvalene)dichromium Alkyl and Acyl Complexes of the Types FvCr₂(CO)_6-nL_nRR' and Et₄N[FvCr₂(CO)_6-nL_nR] (R, R' = Me, CH₂CN, COMe; L = CO, PMe₂Ph; n = 0, 1, 2), Can. J. Chem., 74, 2114-2120 (1996) (invited contribution).

M.A. Koeslag, M.C. Baird, S. Lovelace and W.E. Geiger, Synthesis and Properties of the 17-Electron, Tantalum-Centered Radical Ta(CO)₄(PhP₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂), Organometallics, 15, 3289-3302 (1996).

D.J. Gillis, R. Quyoum, M.-J. Tudoret, Q. Wang, D. Jeremic, A. Roszak and M.C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of the Series of d⁰ Arene Complexes [Cp*MMe₂(h ⁶-arene)][BMe(C₆F₅)₃] (M = Ti, Zr, Hf), Organometallics, 15, 3600 - 3605 (1996).

1995 Publications

T.A. Huber, D. H. Macartney and M.C. Baird, Kinetics and Mechanisms of Halogen Abstraction Reactions of the 17-Electron, Metal-Centered Radical, CpCr(CO)₃, with Organic Halides, Organometallics, 14, 592-602 (1995).

Q. Wang, D. Jeremic, R. Quyoum and M.C. Baird, Polymerization of Norbornene and 1,5-Hexadiene Initiated by [Cp*TiMe₂][MeB(C₆F₅)₃], J. Organomet. Chem., 497, 143-147 (1995) (invited contribution).

J.E. Polowin, R. Poe and M.C. Baird, Extensions of the Applicability of the MMX Molecular Modelling System to Determination of Barriers to Rotation of p-Bonded Ligands, Can. J. Chem., 73, 1078-1083 (1995) (invited contribution).

F. Barsan and M.C. Baird, The First Example of Polymerization of Isobutylene Initiated by a Metallocene-like Initiator, Cp*TiMe₃/B(C₆F₅)₃, J.C.S., Chem. Comm., 1065-1066 (1995).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of New Fulvalene-dimolybdenum Carbonyl Hydrides, Halides, and Mo-Mo Bonded Dimers with Sterically Demanding Phosphines. Their Implications in Radical Reactions, Organometallics, 14, 4074-4083 (1995).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, Synthesis and Characterization of Mo-Mo Bonded (Fulvalene)dimolybdenum Carbonyl Complexes Containing Sterically Demanding Phosphines, Organometallics, 14, 4084-4091 (1995).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, Neutral and Cationic Iron Carbonyl Complexes Substituted with the Water-Soluble Phosphines [Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPMe₃]⁺ (n = 2, 3, 6, 10), J. Organomet. Chem., 502, 87-94 (1995). (invited contribution).

Q. Wang and M.C. Baird, Carbocationic Initiation of Polymerization of Vinyl Ethers and N-Vinylcarbazole Induced by (h ⁵-C₅Me₅)TiMe₂( m-Me)B(C₆F₅)₃; The First Example of Polymerization of this Class of Electron-rich Olefins by a Metallocene-like Initiator, Macromolecules, 28, 8021-8027 (1995).

Kovács and M.C. Baird, Novel Example of Thermally Induced Metal-Metal Bond Homolysis in a Bimetallic Fulvalene Complex, the New Dichromium Compound ( h⁵:h ⁵-C₁₀H₈)Cr₂(CO)₄(PMe₂Ph)₂, Organometallics, 14, 5469-5471 (1995).

M.C. Baird and Q. Wang, U.S. Patent 5,439,996, Synthesis of Polymers of Vinyl Ethers, 1,5-Hexadiene and N-Vinylcarbazole, issued on August 8, 1995.

M.C. Baird, D.J. Gillis and R. Quyoum, U.S. Patent 5,446,117, Process for Producing Syndiotactic Polystyrene, issued on August 29, 1995.

M.C. Baird, U.S. Patent 5,448,001, Polymerization of Isobutylene, issued on September 5, 1995.

1994 Publications

M.D. Koeslag and M.C. Baird, Synthesis and Properties of Ta(CO)₄(dppe), the First Stable Mononuclear Tantalum(0) Carbonyl Compound, Organometallics, 13, 11-12 (1994).

J.E. Polowin and M.C. Baird, Molecular Mechanics Modelling of Triarylphosphine and Phenyl Rotation in the Compound h⁵-Cp*RhBr[P(p-tolyl)₃]Ph (Cp* = C₅Me₅), J. Organometal. Chem., 478, 45-48 (1994) (invited contribution).

L. Girard, M.C. Baird, M.J. Chetcuti and M.J. McGlinchey, Mono-, Di- and Trimetallic Complexes of Trimethylenemethane: An EHMO Study of the TMM Rotational Barrier, J. Organometal. Chem., 478, 179-187 (1994).

Kuksis and M.C. Baird, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of the 17-Electron Compounds (h ⁵-C₅Ph₄Ar)Fe(CO)₂ (Ar = Ph, p-tolyl), Organometallics, 13, 1551-1553 (1994).

R. Quyoum, Q. Wang, M.-J. Tudoret, D. J. Gillis and Michael C. Baird, h⁵-C₅Me₅TiMe₃B(C₆F₅)₃: A Carbocationic Olefin Polymerization Initiator Masquerading as a Ziegler-Natta Catalyst, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 6435-6436 (1994).

T.C. Richards, W.E. Geiger and M.C. Baird, Measurement of Fast Dimerization Rates by Cyclic Voltammetry: Comparison of the 17-Electron Radicals (h ⁵-C₅R₅)Cr(CO)₃ (R = H, Me) at Low Temperatures, Organometallics, 13, 4494-4500 (1994).

1993 Publications

Renaud and M.C. Baird, ³¹P T₁ Measurements of the Amphiphilic Ligands [Ph₂P(CH₂)₂PMe₃]⁺ in Solution and Tethered to a Solid Cationic Exchange Resin via the Tetra-alkylphosphonium Groups, J. Molec. Catal., 80, 43-48 (1993).

P.A. Cybulski, D.J. Gillis and M.C. Baird, ⁹⁵Mo T₁ Measurements of Mo(CO)₆ Encapsulated in Na-Y Zeolite, Inorg. Chem., 22, 460-462 (1993).

L. Girard and M.C. Baird, An Investigation of the Barriers to Trimethylenemethane (TMM) Rotation in Compounds of the Type h⁴-TMMFe(CO)₂L (L = t-BuNC, Tertiary Phosphines); Examples of Coordinated Tertiary Phosphine Rotational Isomerism, J. Organometal. Chem., 444, 143-146 (1993).

J. Britten, Y. Mu, J.F. Harrod, J. Polowin, M.C. Baird and E. Samuel, Crystal Structures and Conformational Analysis of Complexes of the Type Cp₂Ti(SiHRR')(PMe₃); Relationships between Calculated (MM) Molecular Structures and Observed Solid State Structures, Organometallics, 12, 2672-2676 (1993).

D.J. Gillis, M.-J. Tudoret and M.C. Baird, Novel Arene Complexes of Titanium(IV), Zirconium(IV) and Hafnium(IV), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 115, 2543-2545 (1993).

J.H. MacNeil, A.W. Roszak, M.C. Baird, K.F. Preston and A.L. Rheingold, Syntheses, Properties and X-ray Crystal Structures of 17-Electron, Trispyrazolylborate Compounds of the Types TpM(CO)₂L, Tp*M(CO)₂L and Tp'M(CO)₂L (M = Cr, Mo; Tp = Hydridotris(pyrazoly)borate, Tp* = Hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate), Tp' = Tetrakis(pyrazolyl)borate); L = CO, Tertiary Phosphines); Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Alkyl Compound TpMo(CO)₃CH₂CN, Organometallics, 12, 4402-4412 (1993).

T.A. Huber, D.H. Macartney and M.C. Baird, Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Reactions of the 17-Electron, Metal-Centered Radical CpCr(CO)₃ with Organic Halides, Organometallics, 12, 4715-4717 (1993).

1992 Publications

W.C. Watkins, T. Jaeger, C.E. Kidd, S. Fortier, M.C. Baird, G. Kiss, G.C. Roper and C.D. Hoff, An Investigation of the Homolytic Dissociation of [h⁵-C₅Me₅Cr(CO)₃]₂ and Related Complexes. Role of Ligand Substitution on the Solution Thermochemistry of Metal-Metal Bond Cleavage, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 114, 907-914 (1992).

W.C. Watkins, K. Hensel, S. Fortier, D.H. Macartney, M.C. Baird and S.J. McLain, Kinetics and Mechanism of Substitution Reactions of the Seventeen-Electron Complexes { h⁵-C₅R₅Cr(CO)₃} (R = H, Me) with Tertiary Phosphines, Organometallics, 11, 2418-2424 (1992).

C.A. MacConnachie, J.M. Nelson and M.C. Baird, Reactions of the Seventeen-Electron Complex { h⁵-C₅H₅Cr(CO)₃} with Alkyl Halides, Organometallics, 11, 2521-2528 (1992).

L. Girard, M.C. Baird, B.S. Haggerty and A.L. Rheingold, Coupling of Isoprene and Trimethylenemethane Ligands to form a novel Type of 6-Methylene-2-heptenyl-1,7-diyl Ligand; the Structure of [Fe(CO)₂{h³-(CH₂)₂CH₂CH} {h³-CHC(Me)CH₂}], Organometallics, 11, 2329-2330 (1992).

J. H. MacNeil, W.C. Watkins, M.C. Baird and K.F. Preston, Syntheses and Characterization of New Chromium-Centered Radicals of the Type {( h³-Tris-pyrazolylborate)Cr(CO)₂L} (L = CO, PMe3); EPR Spectra of Organochromium and -molydenum Compounds Undergoing Subtle Jahn-Teller Distortions, Organometallics, 11, 2761-2762 (1992).

E. Renaud and M.C. Baird, The Effects of Catalyst Site Accessibility on Catalysis by Rhodium(I) Complexes of the Amphiphilic Ligands [Ph₂P(CH2)_nPMe₃]⁺ (n = 2, 3, 6, 10) Tethered to a Cationic Exchange Resin via the Tetra-alkylphosphonium Groups, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2905-2906 (1992).

S.C. Mackie and M.C. Baird, An Investigation of the Applicability of Molecular Mechanics (MMX) Calculations to a Conformational Investigation of Organometallic Compounds of the Types h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂CH₂R, h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂C(=O)R and h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)(PPh₃)R (R = H, alkyl, acyl), Organometallics, 11, 3712-3724 (1992).

J.E. Polowin, S.C. Mackie and M.C. Baird, An Application of Molecular Mechanics (MMX) Calculations to an Investigation of the Conformations of Coordinated Triaryl Phosphines in Organometallic Compouds of the Types h⁶-C₆R₆Cr(CO)₂PPh₃ and h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)(PPh₃)R (R = H, alkyl, acyl), Organometallics, 11, 3724-3730 (1992).

1991 Publications

T.J. Jaeger, W.C. Watkins, J.H. MacNeil, S. Fortier, K.A. Watson, K. Hensel, M.C. Baird, K.F. Preston, J.R. Morton, Y. LePage, J.-P. Charland, A.J. Williams and T. Ziegler, A Combined X-ray Crystallographic, Single-Crystal EPR and Theoretical Study of Metal-Centered Radicals of the Type { h⁵-C₅R₅Cr(CO)₂L} (R = H, Me; L = CO, Tertiary Phosphines), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 113, 542-551 (1991).

C.A. Goulin, T.A. Huber, J.M. Nelson, D.H. Macartney and M.C. Baird, Atom Transfer Reactions Involving the Metal-Centred Radical { h⁵-C₅H₅Cr(CO)₃}, J. Chem. Soc., J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Comm, 798-799 (1991).

L. Girard, J.H. MacNeil, A. Mansour, A.C. Chiverton, J.A. Page, S. Fortier and M.C. Baird, The Synthesis and Properties of the Novel h⁴-Trimethylenemethane Compounds { h⁴-C(CH₂)₃}Fe(CO)₂L (L = Tertiary phosphines, t-Butyl Isonitrile), Organometallics, 10, 3114-3119 (1991).

K. O'Callaghan, S. Brown, J.A. Page, M.C. Baird, R.C. Richards and W.E. Geiger, A Cyclic Voltammetry Study of the Metal-Centered Radicals { h⁵-C₅H₅Cr(CO)₂L} (L = CO, PMe₃, PMe₂Ph, PMePh₃, PPh₃) and { h⁵-C₅Me₅Cr(CO)₃}, Organometallics, 10, 3119-3122 (1991).

S.C. Mackie, Y.-S. Park, H.F. Shurvell and M.C. Baird, A Combined Spectroscopic and Molecular Mechanics Investigation of the Flexible Organometallic Compounds h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂R (R = PhCH₂, Et, MeCO) and h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)(PPh₃)COMe, Organometallics, 10, 2993-2995 (1991).

E. Renaud, R.B. Russell, S. Fortier, S.J. Brown and M.C. Baird, Synthesis of a New Family of Water-Soluble Tertiary Phosphine Ligands and of their Rhodium(I) Complexes; Olefin Hydrogenation in Aqueous and Biphasic Media, J. Organometal. Chem., 419, 403-415 (1991).

J.H. MacNeil, A.C. Chiverton, S. Fortier, M.C. Baird, R.C. Hynes, A.J. Williams, K.F. Preston, and T. Ziegler, An X-ray Crystallographic and Single-Crystal EPR Investigation of the Cationic, Iron-Centered Radical {Fe(CO)₃(PPh₃)₂}⁺; A Theoretical Examination of the Structural Preferences of Five-coordinated Seventeen-electron Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 113, 9834-9842 (1991).