Publications
2025
(27) A Crystalline Nitrogen Chain Radical Anion
R. Lister-Roberts, D. Galano, B. van IJzendoorn, G. F. S. Whitehead, A. Brookfield, A. M. Bowen*, N. Kaltsoyannis*, M. Mehta* , https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6055289/v1. (preprint)
(26) Synthesis and Characterization of a 1,2,4-Diazarsolide Anion
W. D. Jobbins, B. van IJzendoorn, M. Mehta* , Organometallics 2025, 44, 14–18.
2024
(25) Transforming Carbon Dioxide into a Methanol Surrogate using Modular Transition Metal-Free Zintl Ions
B. van IJzendoorn, S. F. Albawardi, W. D. Jobbins, G. F. S. Whitehead, J. E. McGrady*, M. Mehta* , Nature Commun. 2024, 15, Article number: 10030.
(24) Reactivity of Tetrel-Functionalized Heptaphosphane Clusters toward Azides
W. D. Jobbins, R. T. Cullen, T. Stott, B. van IJzendoorn, B. L. L. Réant, T. C. Johnstone*, M. Mehta* , Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 13807–13814. (ACS Editors’ Choice)
(23) Zintl Clusters as a Platform in Lewis Acid Catalysis
B. L. L. Réant, G. F. S. Whitehead, M. Mehta* , Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 20117–20125.
(22) Meet Our Emerging Leaders in Chemistry – Part I
M. Landry*, M. Mehta*, D. Preston*, T. Su*, C. Veale*, X. Zhang*, Trends Chem. 2024, 6, 337–341.
(21) Zintl Clusters as Catalytic Tools for Synthesis
M. Mehta*, Trends Chem. 2024, 6, 349–351.
(20) Zintl Ions and Phases Promote the Catalytic Hydrophosphination of Alkynes, Alkenes and Imines
B. L. L. Réant, M. Mehta*, Organometallics 2024, 43, 395–401.
2023
(19) A Robust Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Reduction of Pyridines, Imines and Nitriles
B. van IJzendoorn, J. Whittingham, G. F. S. Whitehead, N. Kaltsoyannis*, M. Mehta*, Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 13787–13796.
(18) Reactivity of Tetrel Functionalized Heptapnictogen Clusters Towards Heteroallenes
W. D. Jobbins, B. van IJzendoorn, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, G. F. S. Whitehead, M. Mehta*, Dalton Trans. 2023, 53, 2384–2391.
2022
(17) Mapping Boron Catalysis onto a Phosphorus Cluster Platform
B. L. L. Réant, B. van IJzendoorn, G. F. S. Whitehead, M. Mehta*, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 18329–18336
(16) A Zintl Cluster for Transition Metal-Free Catalysis: C=O Bond Reductions
B. van IJzendoorn, S. F. Albawardi, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, G. F. S. Whitehead, J. E. McGrady*, M. Mehta*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022 , 144, 21213–21223.
(15) Book Chapter: Recent Development in the Solution-State Chemistry of Boranes and Diboranes
Organometallic Chemistry IV. M. Mehta*, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00125-6.
(14) Reduction of tert-butylphosphaalkyne and trimethylsilylnitrile with magnesium(i) dimers
D. W. N. Wilson, D. D. L. Jones, C. D. Smith, M. Mehta, C. Jones, J. M. Goicoechea, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 898–903
(13) Heteroallene Capture and Exchange at Functionalised Heptaphosphane Clusters
B. van IJzendoorn, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, G. F. S. Whitehead. M. Mehta*, Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202103737.
2021
(12) Book Chapter: Rivaling transition metal reactivity—an exploration of frustrated Lewis pairs chemistry
Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry. M. Mehta*, C. B. Captuo*, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818429-5.00003-X
2020
(11) Frontiers in the Solution State Chemistry of Group 15 Homoatomic Zintl Clusters
B. van IJzendoorn, M. Mehta*, Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 14758–14765. (Invited)
(10) Linkage isomerism leading to contrasting carboboration chemistry: Access to three constitutional isomers of a borylated phosphaalkene
D. Wilson, M. Mehta, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 13462–13467.
(9) A “push-pull” stabilized phosphinidene supported by a phosphine-functionalized β-diketiminato ligand
S. Bestgen, M. Mehta, T. C. Johnstone, P. Roesky, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 9024–9031.
(8) Nitrenium Salts in Lewis Acid Catalysis
M. Mehta*, J. M. Goicoechea*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2715–2719. (Hot Paper)
2019
(7) Carboboration of isocyanates with tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and evidence for a dissociative FLP chemistry of an acid-base pair
M. Mehta*, J. M. Goicoechea*, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6918–6921.
(6) B(C6F5)3 Enabled Synthesis of a Cyclic cis-Arsaphosphene
M. Mehta, J. E. McGrady, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 5445–5450.
2017
(5) Synthesis and Oxidation of Phosphine Cations
M. Mehta, T.C. Johnstone, J. Lam, B. Bagh, A. Hermannsdorfer, M. Driess, D. W. Stephan, Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 14149–14157.
2016
(4) Catalytic Reduction of Amides to Amines by Electrophilic Phosphonium Cations via FLP Hydrosilylation
M. Mehta‡, A. Augurusa‡, M. Perez, J. Zhu, D. W. Stephan, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12195–12198.
(3) Metal-Free Phosphine Oxide Reductions Catalyzed by B(C6F5)3 and Electrophilic Fluorophosphonium Cations
M. Mehta‡, I. Garcia‡, M. Perez, D. Porwal, M. Oestreich, D. W. Stephan, Organometallics 2016, 35, 1030–1035.
2015
(2) Catalytic Ketone Hydrodeoxygenation Mediated by Highly Electrophilic Phosphonium Cations
M. Mehta, M.H. Holthausen, I. Mallov, M. Perez, Z.-W. Qu, S. Grimme, D.W. Stephan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8250–8254.
2014
(1) The Highly Lewis Acidic Dicationic Phosphonium Salt: [(SIMes)PFPh2][B(C6F5)4]2
M.H. Holthausen, M. Mehta, D.W. Stephan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6538–6541.