Associate Professor Steve Colbran

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Steve Colbran is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry, UNSW. He is expert in all facets of transition metal chemistry with especial skills in the design and uses of multifunctional ligands and in the electrochemistry of transition metal compounds.

Research Interests

Biological catalysis: using computational and synthetic models to uncover insights about multi-electron redox processes in biology, for example, in respiratory proton pumps and in nitrogen reductases.
Biomimetic catalysis: using biomimcry to discover new catalysts for multi-electron reduction processes.
Catalysis for a sustainable future: multi-electron reductions of carbon dioxide to methanol, a clean alternative transport(able) fuel.
Design, synthesis and use of transition metal systems with redox-active, multifunctional ligands.
Copper chemistry and its relevance to biology and medicine.

Phone

61-(0)2-9385-4737

E-mail

S.Colbran@unsw.edu.au

Location

School of Chemistry Room 225, Dalton Building Kemsington (Main) Campus

Book Chapters | 2001

Zhang R; Colbran SB; Fisher KJ; Willett GD, 2001, 'A FT/ICR mass spectrometry study of mellitic acid trianhydride [C12O9] with graphite surface-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray ionization.', in Gelpi E (ed.), Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Volume 15, edn. Original, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, pp. 757 - 758
Journal articles | 2021

Rahaman A; Lisensky GC; Haukka M; Tocher DA; Richmond MG; Colbran SB; Nordlander E, 2021, 'Proton reduction by phosphinidene-capped triiron clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121816

Journal articles | 2020

Das B; Jia C; Ching K; Bhadbhade M; Chen X; Ball GE; Colbran SB; Zhao C, 2020, 'Ruthenium Complexes in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Electroreduction of CO2', ChemCatChem, 12, pp. 1292 - 1296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201902020

Journal articles | 2019

Das B; Bhadbhade M; Thapper A; Ling CD; Colbran SB, 2019, 'A new tri-nuclear Cu-carbonate cluster utilizing CO2 as a C1-building block-reactive intermediates, a probable mechanism, and EPR and magnetic studies', Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 3576 - 3582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8dt04858d

Journal articles | 2019

Das B; Thapper A; Ott S; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Structural features of molecular electrocatalysts in multi-electron redox processes for renewable energy-recent advances', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 3, pp. 2159 - 2175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9se00280d

Journal articles | 2019

McPherson JN; Abad Galan L; Iranmanesh H; Massi M; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Synthesis and structural, redox and photophysical properties of tris-(2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolide) lanthanide complexes', Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 9365 - 9375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9dt01262a

Journal articles | 2019

McPherson JN; Hogue RW; Akogun FS; Bondì L; Luis ET; Price JR; Garden AL; Brooker S; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Predictable Substituent Control of Co^III/II Redox Potential and Spin Crossover in Bis(dipyridylpyrrolide)cobalt Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 58, pp. 2218 - 2228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03457

Journal articles | 2018

Das B; McPherson JN; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Oligomers and macrocycles with [m]pyridine[n]pyrrole (m + n ≥ 3) domains: Formation and applications of anion, guest molecule and metal ion complexes', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 363, pp. 29 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2018.02.015

Journal articles | 2018

Elton TE; Ball GE; Bhadbhade M; Field LD; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Evaluation of Organic Hydride Donors as Reagents for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Metal-Bound Formates', Organometallics, 37, pp. 3972 - 3982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00600

Journal articles | 2018

McPherson JN; Das B; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Tridentate pyridine–pyrrolide chelate ligands: An under-appreciated ligand set with an immensely promising coordination chemistry', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 375, pp. 285 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2018.01.012

Journal articles | 2018

McPherson JN; Elton TE; Colbran SB, 2018, 'A Strain-Deformation Nexus within Pincer Ligands: Application to the Spin States of Iron(II) Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 57, pp. 12312 - 12322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02038

Journal articles | 2017

Das B; Ezzedinloo L; Bhadbhade M; Bucknall MP; Colbran SB, 2017, 'Strategic design of a ruthenium catalyst for both CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation: The electronic influence of the co-ligands', Chemical Communications, 53, pp. 10006 - 10009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc06294j

Journal articles | 2017

Mudge M; Patel AR; Bingül M; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2017, 'An aryl-bridged dixanthene scaffold for building multinucleating ligands and supramolecular assemblies: Syntheses and structures', Tetrahedron, 73, pp. 6401 - 6409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2017.09.026

Journal articles | 2017

Rahaman A; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Ficks A; Ball GE; Bhadbhade M; Haukka M; Higham L; Nordlander E; Colbran SB, 2017, 'Bridgehead isomer effects in bis(phosphido)-bridged diiron hexacarbonyl proton reduction electrocatalysts', Dalton Transactions, 46, pp. 3207 - 3222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6dt01494a

Journal articles | 2016

McSkimming A; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2016, 'Synthesis and (spectro)electrochemical investigations of coordinatively-saturated (cyclopentadienyl)ruthenium-Hantzsch pyridinium/dihydropyridine conjugates', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 444, pp. 103 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.01.019

Journal articles | 2015

McSkimming A; Chan B; Bhadbhade MM; Ball GE; Colbran SB, 2015, 'Bio-inspired transition metal-organic hydride conjugates for catalysis of transfer hydrogenation: experiment and theory', Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 21, pp. 2821 - 2834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201405129

Journal articles | 2015

McSkimming A; Chan B; Bhadbhade MM; Ball GE; Colbran SB, 2015, 'Inside Cover: Bio-Inspired Transition Metal-Organic Hydride Conjugates for Catalysis of Transfer Hydrogenation: Experiment and Theory (Chem. Eur. J. 7/2015)', Chemistry - A European Journal, 21, pp. 2710 - 2710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201590026

Journal articles | 2015

McSkimming A; Diachenko V; London R; Olrich K; Onie CJ; Bhadbhade MM; Bucknall MP; Read RW; Colbran SB, 2015, 'ChemInform Abstract: An Easy One-Pot Synthesis of Diverse 2,5-Di(2-pyridyl)pyrroles: A Versatile Entry Point to Metal Complexes of Functionalized, Meridial and Tridentate 2,5-Di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolato Ligands.', ChemInform, 46, pp. no - no, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201509200

Journal articles | 2014

Ezzedinloo L; Shrestha S; Bhadbhade M; Colbran S, 2014, 'Tri-μ-chlorido-bis[(η⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) rhodium(III)] hexafluoridophosphate from synchrotron radiation', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813032480

Journal articles | 2014

McSkimming A; Diachenko V; London R; Olrich K; Onie CJ; Bhadbhade MM; Bucknall MP; Read RW; Colbran SB, 2014, 'An easy one-pot synthesis of diverse 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrroles: a versatile entry point to metal complexes of functionalised, meridial and tridentate 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolato ligands', Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 20, pp. 11445 - 11456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402157

Journal articles | 2014

McSkimming A; Shrestha S; Bhadbhade MM; Thordarson P; Colbran SB, 2014, 'Macrocyclic bis(phenanthroline-pyrrole): A convenient one-pot synthesis, structure(s), spectroscopic, and redox properties, and the binding of amine guests, protons, and lanthanide ions', Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 9, pp. 136 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asia.201301053

Journal articles | 2013

Gilbert-Wilson R; Field LD; Colbran SB; Bhadbhade M, 2013, 'Low oxidation state iron(0), iron(I), and ruthenium(0) dinitrogen complexes with a very bulky neutral phosphine ligand', Inorganic Chemistry, 52, pp. 3043 - 3053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic3024953

Journal articles | 2013

Mc Skimming A; Colbran SB, 2013, 'The coordination chemistry of organo-hydride donors: New prospects for efficient multi-electron reduction', Chemical Society Reviews, 42, pp. 5439 - 5488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cs35466k

Journal articles | 2013

McSkimming A; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2013, 'Bio-inspired catalytic imine reduction by rhodium complexes with tethered hantzsch pyridinium groups: Evidence for direct hydride transfer from dihydropyridine to metal-activated substrate', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 52, pp. 3411 - 3416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201210086

Journal articles | 2013

Shrestha S; Bhadbhade M; Gimbert-Surinach C; Colbran SB, 2013, 'A dimer of bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)-rhodium(I) centres spanned by a dibenzo-18-crown-6 bridge from synchrotron radiation', ACTA Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, 69, pp. m47 - m48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S160053681204901X

Journal articles | 2013

Tan T; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2013, 'Flexible dinucleating N,N,N-tridentate ligands based on a xanthene scaffold', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 399, pp. 55 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2012.12.040

Journal articles | 2012

Gimbert-Surinach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Bridgehead hydrogen atoms are important: Unusual electrochemistry and proton reduction at iron dimers with ferrocenyl-substituted phosphido bridges', Organometallics, 31, pp. 3480 - 3491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om201126w

Journal articles | 2012

Mcskimming A; Ball GE; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Rhodium complexes of a chelating ligand with imidazol-2-ylidene and pyridin-2-ylidene donors: The effect of C-metalation of nicotinamide groups on uptake of hydride ion', Inorganic Chemistry, 51, pp. 2191 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic202164v

Journal articles | 2012

Nilsson J; Colbran SB; Behrens U; Rehder D; Nordlander E, 2012, 'The redox interaction between the vanadyl cation and tris[6-(2- hydroxymethyl)pyridylmethyl]amine', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 392, pp. 490 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2012.04.041

Journal articles | 2012

Redford C; Gimbert-Suriach C; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Trans-Chloridobis (4-methylpyridine-?N) (4,4', 4?-tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2?-terpyridine- ? 3 N,N',N?) ruthenium (II) hexafluoridophosphate acetone monosolvate', ACTA Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, 68, pp. m300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812005594

Journal articles | 2011

Berben LA; Craig DC; Gimbert-Surinach C; Robinson A; Sugiyarto KH; Colbran SB, 2011, 'Palladium(II) complexes of imidazolin-2-ylidene N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with redox-active dimethoxyphenyl or (hydro)quinonyl substituents', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 370, pp. 374 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2011.02.007

Journal articles | 2011

Olijve L; Howe E; Bhadbhade M; Prasad S; Colbran SB; Zhao C; Thordarson P, 2011, 'Structural, Electrochemical and Photochemical Investigation of the Water-soluble Tin(IV) Tetrakis(2-N-hydroxyethyl-4-pyridinium)porphyrin Photocatalyst', Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 15, pp. 1345 - 1353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1088424611004312

Journal articles | 2011

Shrestha S; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2011, 'Four soft donors and a hard centre: Rhodium complexes of a novel tetrakis(NHC)-encapsulated crown ether ligand', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 28, pp. 4331 - 4337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201100656

Journal articles | 2010

Field LD; Magill AM; Shearer TK; Colbran SB; Lee ST; Dalgarno S; Bhadbhade M, 2010, 'Controlled synthesis of dinuclear acetylide-bridged ruthenium complexes', Organometallics, 29, pp. 957 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om901019y

Journal articles | 2010

Mcskimming ; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2010, 'Hydride ion-carrier ability in Rh(I) complexes of a nicotinamide-functionalised N-heterocyclic carbene ligand†', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 39, pp. 10581 - 10584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0dt00289e

Journal articles | 2010

Taylor IF; Blanksby SJ; Colbran SB; Willett GD, 2010, 'Production and isolation of ligated metal(IV)-oxo ions by tandem mass spectrometry', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24, pp. 1142 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.4493

Journal articles | 2009

Lee ST; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2009, 'Copper(II) complexes of ligands derived from tryptamine', Polyhedron, 28, pp. 1097 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2009.01.025

Journal articles | 2009

Lonnon DG; Ball GE; Taylor IF; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2009, 'Fluxionality in a paramagnetic seven-coordinate iron(II) complex: A variable-temperature, two-dimensional NMR and DFT study', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 4863 - 4872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic900233d

Journal articles | 2009

Rawling T; Austin CA; Buchholz F; Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM, 2009, 'Ruthenium phthalocyanine-bipyridyl dyads as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: Dye coverage versus molecular efficiency', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 3215 - 3227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic802087n

Journal articles | 2008

Moberg V; Mottalib M; Sauer D; Poplavskaya Y; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Deeming A; Nordlander E, 2008, 'Chiral and achiral phosphine derivatives of alkylidyne tricobalt carbonyl clusters as catalyst precursors for (asymmetric) inter- and intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2442 - 2453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b717698h

Journal articles | 2008

Rawling T; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2008, 'Synthesis, electrochemistry and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine complexes with triphenylarsine ligands', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 361, pp. 49 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2007.06.043

Journal articles | 2007

Lonnon DG; Colbran SB; Lee ST, 2007, 'Valence tautomerism and coordinative lability in copper(II)-imidazolyl- semiquinonate anion radical models for the CuB center in cytochrome c oxidases', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, pp. 5800 - 5801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja068972f

Journal articles | 2007

Maharaj F; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2007, 'The instructive redox behaviour of 4-ferrocenylcatechol on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes', Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 21, pp. 73 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aoc.1178

Journal articles | 2007

Pratt M; Harper JB; Colbran SB, 2007, 'Do (pentaarylcyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(vi) dioxo species catalyse alkene epoxidations? Insights from kinetics data', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2746 - 2748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b705571d

Journal articles | 2007

Rawling T; Xiao H; Lee S; Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM, 2007, 'Optical and redox properties of ruthenium phthalocyanine complexes tuned with axial ligand substituents', Inorganic Chemistry, 46, pp. 2805 - 2813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic061866u

Journal articles | 2006

Colbran SB; Craig DC; Lonnon DG, 2006, 'Rhodium, palladium and platinum complexes of tris(pyridylalkyl)amine and tris(benzimidazolylmethyl) amine N4-tripodal ligandst', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 3785 - 3797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b602556k

Journal articles | 2006

Colbran SB; Lee ST; Lonnon DG; Maharaj F; Mcdonagh AM; Walker K; Young R, 2006, 'Covalently linked ferrocenyl quinones: Proton-dependent redox behavior and charge redistribution', Organometallics, 25, pp. 2216 - 2224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om060040x

Journal articles | 2006

Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM; Dance IG; Lucas N; Craig DC, 2006, 'cis-[PtBr2{PPh2(4-catechol))}(2)]: synthesis, crystal structure, and computational modelling of its binding to nanocrystalline TiO2', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 60, pp. 680 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b513354h

Journal articles | 2006

Ji XK; Black DS; Colbran SB; Willett GD; Turner P, 2006, 'Metal-ion chemistry of tetra(meso-4-phenoxy-2-picolyl)-calix[4]pyrrole: An extendable super-cavitand tetrapodal ligand', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 9, pp. 469 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2006.01.007

Journal articles | 2006

Lonnon DG; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 2006, 'Programmed helicity in self-assembled hydrogen-bonded chains of chiral copper(II) complexes', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 1190 - 1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200501063

Journal articles | 2006

Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2006, 'Copper(I) tribromide dianion as a weakly-bridging, axial ligand: Synthesis of an unusual mixed-valent Cu(II)2Cu(I) trimer', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 9, pp. 887 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2006.05.028

Journal articles | 2005

Ji XK; Black DS; Colbran SB; Craig DC; Edbey KM; Harper JB; Willett GD, 2005, 'meso-Indanyl calix[4]pyrrole receptors', Tetrahedron, 61, pp. 10705 - 10712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.08.082

Journal articles | 2005

Lucas N; Hook JM; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2005, 'Titanium dioxide nanoparticles functionalized with Pd and W complexes of a catecholphosphane ligand', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 496 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200400584

Journal articles | 2004

Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Bernhardt PV, 2004, 'Novel one-dimensional structures and solution behaviour of copper(II)bromide and chloride complexes of a new pentapyridyldiamine ligand', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 4, pp. 778 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b315202b

Journal articles | 2004

Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2004, 'Synthesis and structure of copper(II) complexes of two newpoly(2-pyridylalkyl)diamine ligands', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, pp. 3793 - 3798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2004.05.029

Journal articles | 2003

Colbran SB; Paddon-Row MN, 2003, 'Could the tyrosine-histidine ligand to CuB in cytochrome c oxidase be coordinatively labile? Implications from a quantum chemical model study of histidine substitutional lability and the effects of the covalent tyrosine-histidine cross-link', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 8, pp. 855 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-003-0488-x

Journal articles | 2003

Colbran SB; Paddon-Row MN, 2003, 'Could the tyrosine-histidine ligand to CuB in cytochrome c oxidase be coordinatively labile? Implications from a quantum chemical model study of histidine substitutional lability and the effects of the covalent tyrosine-histidine cross-link.', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 8, pp. 855 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-003-0488-x

Journal articles | 2003

He Z; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 2003, 'Could redox-switched binding of a redox-active ligand to a copper(II) centre drive a conformational proton pump gate? A synthetic model study.', Chemistry - a European Journal, 9, pp. 116 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.200390007

Journal articles | 2003

Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2003, 'An unusual but informative synthesis and the crystal structure of [Co(tpa CO2)Cl]ClO4)(tpa CO2- = 6-carboxylato-2-pyridylmethylbis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine.', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 6, pp. 1351 - 1353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2003.08.001

Journal articles | 2003

Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Evans AJ, 2003, 'Copper complexes with ferrocenyl pendants: Evidence for an FeII~CuII ÷ FeIII~CuI electron transfer equilibrium leading to a reaction with dioxygen', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 983 - 994

Journal articles | 2002

Evans AJ; Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Copper complexes with ferrocenyl pendants: Evidence for an Fe-II similar to CuII reversible arrow Fe-III similar to Cu-I electron transfer equilibrium leading to a reaction with dioxygen', JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, pp. 983 - 994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b105150b

Journal articles | 2002

He Z; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Structures and properties of 6-aryl substituted [tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine] transition metal complexes', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 4224 - 4235

Journal articles | 2002

Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Monomeric and dimeric metal complexes of a simply prepared and versatile pentapyridyl diamine', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 5, pp. 958 - 962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1387-7003(02)00614-7

Journal articles | 2002

Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Towards co-operative reactivity in conjoint ¿classical¿¿¿organometallic¿ heterometallic complexes: The co-ordination chemistry of novel ligands with triphenylphosphine and bis(pyridylethyl)amine or triazacyclononane domains', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 2423 - 2436

Journal articles | 2000

Chcn ZJ; Karasck N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(n/i) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 3445 - 3452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b0050Slo

Journal articles | 2000

Chen ZL; Karasek N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(ii) and copper(i) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 2000, pp. 344 - 3452

Journal articles | 2000

Chen ZX; Karasek N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(II/I) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, pp. 3445 - 3452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b005081o

Journal articles | 2000

He Z; Chaimungkalanont PJ; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(ii) complexes of 6-hydroxymethyl-substituted tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine ligands', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 2000, pp. 1419 - 1429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b000092m

Journal articles | 2000

Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'A palladium(ii) complex of a new iminophosphine ligand derived from diethylenetriamine and 2-(diphenylphosphino)-benzaldehyde', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 307, pp. 134 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)00181-X

Journal articles | 1999

Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1999, 'Synthesis and electrochemistry of platinum complexes of hydroquinon-2-ylmethyl- and p-benzoquinon-2-ylmethyl-diphenylphosphine', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 1543 - 1554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a900610i

Journal articles | 1999

Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1999, 'A simple route to bis(terpyridyl)transition metal oligomers', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 284, pp. 76 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(98)00285-0

Journal articles | 1999

Watkins SE; Yang X; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 1999, 'A new route to (N)-n-donor functionalised phosphines; novel homo- and hetero-nuclear complexes of a phosphino-substituted triazacyclononane ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 1539 - 1540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a901885i

Journal articles | 1998

Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1998, 'Transition-metal complexes of terppyridine ligands with hydroquinone or quinone substituents', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 1351 - 1363

Journal articles | 1997

Harrison WM; Saadeh C; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1997, 'Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties of the Mo(VI) Complexes (h5-C5Ph4Ar)MoO2X (Ar = 2,5-dimethoxyphenyl; X = Br or alkoxide)', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 3785 - 3792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a702216f

Journal articles | 1997

Harrison WM; Saadeh C; Colbran SB, 1997, 'Reduction of (h5-C5Ph4q)Ru(CO)2Br (q = 2,5-Benzoquinonyl): Evidence for a 18¿d Metalate Anion with a Reduced, Semiquinone Substituent', Organometallics, 16, pp. 4254 - 4256

Journal articles | 1997

Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1997, 'Bis{4`(4-Anilino)-2,2`:6`,2``-terpyridine} Transition Metal Complexes: Electrochemically-active Monomers with a Wide Range of Magnetic and Optical Properties for Syntheses of Rigid-rod Oligomers and Polymers', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 3011 - 3028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a702778h

Journal articles | 1997

Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1997, 'Syntheses, Electrochemistry and Electrodeposition of Ruthenium(II) Complexes of 4,4`-Bis(4-anilinovinyl)-2,2`-bipyridine', Polyhedron, 16, pp. 2705 - 2710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(97)00049-1

Journal articles | 1996

Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1996, 'Transition-metal complexes of 4`(4-anilino)-2,2`:6`2`-terpyridine (and derivatives): versatile building blocks for construction of metallooligomers and macromolecules', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 2185 - 2186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9960002185

Journal articles | 1995

Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Bishop R; Craig DC; Rae AD, 1995, 'Inclusion properties of palladium(II) and platinum(II) hydroxyquinonylphosphine complexes: the molecular and crystal structures of trans-[PdCI2(pphqH2)2] (acetone)2, trans-[PtCI2(pphqH2)2] (dimethylformamide)4 and trans-[PdCl2(pp', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 228, pp. 109 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-1693(94)04157-Q

Journal articles | 1995

Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1995, 'complexes of new electronically-active p-quinonyl-/p-hydroquinonyl-phospines: multiple electron/proton transfer reactions and electrochemical/pH control of p-quinonyl-/p-hydroquinonyl o-oxygen atom coordination', Inorganic Chemistry, 34, pp. 761 - 762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic00108a003

Journal articles | 1995

Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1995, 'palladium(II) diphenylphosphino-p-hydroquinone (pphqH2) complexes: preparation and x-ray structure analyses of a novel cluster [PdBr{h2- (m2-o), P-pphqH}]4 2H2O and a phosphine-phosphinite complex, cis-[PdBr2{1-PPh2-2-OPPh2-5-OH-', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1995, pp. 3731 - 3741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9950003731

Journal articles | 1995

Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Hibbert DB, 1995, 'homoleptic Fe(II) complexes of new 2,2`:6` ,2`-terpyridine ligands with 4`-p-hydroquinonyl or 4`-p-quinonyl pendants', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 239, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-1693(95)04770-0

Journal articles | 1994

COLBRAN SB; HARRISON WM; SAADEH C, 1994, 'REDUCTION OF TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES WITH P-HYDROQUINONYL-SUBSTITUTED OR P-QUINONYL-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOPENTADIENYL LIGANDS', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 208, pp. 34 - INOR, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1994PA26102210&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 1994

Colbran SB; Harrison WM; Saadeh C, 1994, 'Reduction Chemistry of Organometallic Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Ruthenium Bromo Complexes of the Bulky, Perarylated Cyclopentadienyl Ligand η⁵-C5Ph4hqMe2: Evidence for the Intermediacy of Metal-Centered Radicals and Nucleophilic Reactions of Product Metalate Anions with Chlorinated Solvent', Organometallics, 13, pp. 1061 - 1063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om00016a005

Journal articles | 1994

Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Hibbert DB, 1994, 'Chemical and electrochemical syntheses, and characterization of poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline) (PDMA): a novel, soluble, conducting polymer', Synthetic Metals, 62, pp. 179 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0379-6779(94)90309-3

Journal articles | 1993

Berthon RA; Colbran SB; Moran GM, 1993, 'Synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of pendant hydroquinone- and quinone-substituted polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 204, pp. 3 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)88106-2

Journal articles | 1993

Saadeh C; Colbran SB; Craig DC; Rae AD, 1993, 'Syntheses, Properties, and X-ray Crystal Structures of the Molybdenum Dimers [^#Cp2Mo2Br2(CO)2] and [^#Cp2Mo2Br4] (^#Cp = η⁵-1-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl)', Organometallics, 12, pp. 133 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om00025a025

Journal articles | 1992

Berthon RA; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1992, 'Palladium(II) complexes of 2-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (phenhqMe2) and 2-(2,5-hydroquinonyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (phenhqH2). The x-ray crystal structure of [PdCl(phenhqH)]·H2O·(CH3)2SO', Polyhedron, 11, pp. 243 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83288-X

Journal articles | 1992

Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Hanton LR, 1992, 'The preparation, properties and X-ray crystal structure of the nickel(II) hydroquinonylphosphine complex cis-[Ni(pphqH)2]·H2O·2(CH3)2NCHO', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 202, pp. 67 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)85352-9

Journal articles | 1991

Colbran SB; Craig DC; Harrison WM; Grimley AE, 1991, 'Pendant-para-benzoquinonyl substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands: preparation of 1-para-benzoquinonyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl (η⁵-^‡CpQ) ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-328X(91)83214-O

Journal articles | 1990

Colbran SB; Craig DC; Sembiring SB, 1990, 'Reactions of [MCl2(ppqMe2)2] (M=Pd, Pt) with I^- and with CF3SO3H/I^- including the synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of the palladium phosphidoxo complex [Pd2(μ-I)2{(PPh20)2H}2]', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 176, pp. 225 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)84848-3

Journal articles | 1989

Colbran SB; Irele PT; Johnson BFG; Kaye PT; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1989, 'Reactions of the cyclometallated triosmium cluster [os3H2(CO)9{P(C6H4)Ph}] with brøsnsted acids and dihydrogen: Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [os3H2(CF3CO2)(CO) 9(μ-PPh2)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2033 - 2037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9890002033

Journal articles | 1989

Colbran SB; Irele PT; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1989, 'Cluster activation via cyclometallation. Formation of the cyclometallated triosmium carbonyl cluster [os3H2(CO)9{P(C6H4)Ph}] and its reactions with phosphorus donor ligands.', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2023 - 2031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9890002023

Journal articles | 1988

Colbran SB; Housecroft CE; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Owen SM; Raithby PR, 1988, 'An X-ray crystal and electronic structural investigation of the interstitial phosphide cluster [Os6(CO)18PCl]', Polyhedron, 7, pp. 1759 - 1765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(00)80408-8

Journal articles | 1988

Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1988, 'Synthesis and characterisation of the tetranuclear phosphinidene clusters [os3MH2(CO)12(PR)] (M = Os, R = Ph or cyclo-C6H11; M = Ru, R = cyclo-C6H11) and the crystal and molecular structure of [os4(μ-H)2(CO)12(μ3-PC 6H11)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 1199 - 1204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9880001199

Journal articles | 1988

Colbran SB; Lahoz FJ; Raithby PR; Lewis J; Johnson BFG; Cardin CJ, 1988, 'Erratum: Stepwise construction of [Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]^-, a hexanuclear osmium cluster monoanion with trigonal-prismatic co-ordination for phosphorus. (Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (1988) (173-181))', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 1107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9880001107

Journal articles | 1988

Colbran SB; Lahoz FJ; Raithby PR; Lewis J; Johnson BFG; Cardin CJ, 1988, 'Stepwise construction of [Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]^-, a hexanuclear osmium cluster monoanion with trigonal-prismatic co-ordination for phosphorus: X-ray crystal structures of [Os6(μ-H)2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3-PH)] and [PPh3Me][Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 173 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9880000173

Journal articles | 1987

Colbran SB; Hanton LR; Robinson BH; Robinson WT; Simpson J, 1987, 'Electron transfer in organometallic clusters. XIV. Crystal and electronic structures of the tricobalt carbon cluster...', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 330, pp. 415 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-328X(00)99054-5

Journal articles | 1986

Cardin CJ; Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis of the μ-PH hexaosmium clusters [OS6H2(CO)20L(μ3-PH)](L = CO or MeCN) and their reactions with base: X-Ray crystal structures of [OS6H2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3PH)] and [OS6H3 (CO)19,(CO2Me) (μ3 -PH)]', Journal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications, pp. 1288 - 1290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C39860001288

Journal articles | 1986

Cardin CJ; Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis of the μ-PH hexaosmium clusters [Os6H 2(CO)20L(μ3-PH)] (L = CO or MeCN) and their reactions with base: X-ray crystal structures of [Os6H 2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3-PH)] and [Os 6H3(CO)19(CO2Me)(μ3- PH)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 1288 - 1290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C39860001288

Journal articles | 1986

Colbran SB; Hay CM; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis, characterisation, and reactivity of transition metal carbonyl clusters containing an interstitial phosphorus in a trigonal co-ordination environment: The X-ray structures of [PPh3Me][Os6(CO)18P] and [Os6(CO)18P(AuPPh3)]', Journal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications, pp. 1766 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C39860001766

Journal articles | 1986

Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Sorrell RM, 1986, 'Coupling reactions of phosphido-triosmium carbonyl clusters with [M 3(CO)12] (M=Ru, Os): A simple route to higher nuclearity homo- and hetero-nuclear phosphinidene-osmium carbonyl clusters', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 525 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C39860000525

Journal articles | 1985

Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Sorrell RM, 1985, 'Systematic synthesis and characterisation of phosphido-bridged triosmium carbonyl clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-328X(85)80358-2

Journal articles | 1985

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1985, 'Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties of [(η-C5H5)Fe{η-σ:η⁴-NiC4R4(η-C5H5)}]. A Ferrocene Analogue with a Nickelapentadlene Ring', Organometallics, 4, pp. 1594 - 1601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om00128a020

Journal articles | 1984

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1984, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters.¹ 7. Bls(μ3-carbyne) Clusters of Cobalt Including Ferrocene Derivatives', Organometallics, 3, pp. 1344 - 1353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om00087a005

Journal articles | 1984

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1984, 'Nitrosyl derivatives of tricobaltcarbon clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 265, pp. 199 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-328X(84)80074-1

Journal articles | 1983

Colbran S; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Erratum: Heteronuclear mixed-valence compounds: Transition metal carbonyl clusters with multiple redox centres (Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1982) (1362))', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 404

Journal articles | 1983

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters. 2.1 Ferrocene-Tricobalt Carbon Cluster Compounds with Multiple Redox Sites', Organometallics, 2, pp. 943 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om50002a001

Journal articles | 1983

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters. 3.1 Electron Transfer and Mixed-Valence Properties of Substituted Ferrocene-Tricobalt Carbon Clusters', Organometallics, 2, pp. 952 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om50002a002

Journal articles | 1982

Colbran S; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1982, 'Heteronuclear mixed-valence compounds: Transition metal carbonyl clusters with multiple redox centres', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 1361 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c39820001361
Conference Presentations | 2017

Colbran S; Hunter L; Lapere K; Prescott SW; Sulway S; Yannoulatos S, 2017, '"Basic" vs "Expert" knowledge: a new paradigm in chemistry assessment', presented at RACI100 Congress, Melbourne, -

Conference Papers | 2011

Colbran SB; Bhadbhade M; Mcskimming , 2011, 'Transition metal chemistry of multifunctional hydride-donor ligands', in Transition metal chemistry of multifunctional hydride-donor ligands, , IC11 (RACI Inorganic Meeting), Perth, presented at , IC11 (RACI Inorganic Meeting), Perth, 04 December 2011 - 08 December 2011

Conference Papers | 2010

Colbran SB, 2010, 'Radical models for the CuB centre in respiratory heme-copper oxidases', in Radical models for the CuB centre in respiratory heme-copper oxidases, Pacifichem2010, Honolulu, presented at Pacifichem2010, Honolulu

Conference Papers | 2008

Colbran SB; Gray P; Messerle BA, 2008, 'Synergistic Activations for Catalysis of Aerobic and Oxygen Addition reactions', in Programme and abstract, OZOM4, 4th Australian Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ANU, Canberra, Australia, pp. 6 - 6, presented at OZOM4, 4th Australian Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ANU, Canberra, Australia, 06 January 2008 - 09 January 2008

Conference Papers | 2005

Colbran SB, 2005, 'Radical models for cytochrome c oxidase', in Apte S; Kable S (ed.), RACI Connect 2005, Connect 2005 - Chemical Challenges for the 21st Century, Sydney, Conbvention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, pp. M098 - M098, presented at Connect 2005 - Chemical Challenges for the 21st Century, Sydney, Conbvention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 03 July 2005 - 07 July 2005

Theses / Dissertations | 2005

Ji XK; Colbran SB; Black DS, 2005, The chemistry of new calix[4]pyrrole receptors and ligands

Theses / Dissertations | 2005

Lee S; Colbran SB, 2005, Model studies of the Cu -histidine-tyrosine centre in cytochrome c oxidase

Theses / Dissertations | 2005

Lonnon DG; Colbran SB, 2005, Transition metal complexes of novel nitrogen donor ligands

Theses / Dissertations | 2004

Pchalek K; Black DS; Colbran SB, 2004, Designl and synthesis of new ligands and heterocycles from activated indoles