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h-index: 21
Works: 66
Citations: 1,280

Most-cited papers

A thiazyl-based organic ferromagnet.
A. Alberola, R. Less, C. Pask, J. Rawson +6 more
2003Angewandte Chemie113 citations
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Framework materials assembled from magnesium carboxylate building units.
Robert P. Davies, R. Less, P. Lickiss, A. White
2007Dalton Transactions89 citations
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Catalytic versus stoichiometric dehydrocoupling using main group metals
R. Less, Rebecca L. Melen, D. Wright
201275 citations
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Structural diversity in metal-organic frameworks built from rigid tetrahedral [Si(p- C6H4CO2)4] 4- struts
Robert P. Davies, R. Less, P. Lickiss, Karen Robertson +1 more
201066 citations
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Spin transitions in a dithiazolyl radical: preparation, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of 3-cyanobenzo-1,3,2-dithiazolyl, C7H3S2N2.
A. Alberola, Rebecca J. Collis, Simon M. Humphrey, R. Less +1 more
2006Inorganic Chemistry55 citations
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Tetravalent silicon connectors MenSi(p-C6H4CO2H)(4-n) (n = 0, 1, 2) for the construction of metal-organic frameworks.
Robert P. Davies, R. Less, P. Lickiss, K. Robertson +1 more
2008Inorganic Chemistry53 citations
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Recent perspectives on main group-mediated dehydrocoupling of P-P bonds.
R. Less, Rebecca L. Melen, Vesal Naseri, D. Wright
2009Chemical Communications49 citations
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Accurate gas-phase experimental structures of octasilsesquioxanes (Si8O12X8; X = H, Me)
D. Wann, R. Less, F. Rataboul, Philip D. McCaffrey +4 more
200848 citations
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Formation of a new class of 7pi radicals via sterically induced P-P bond cleavage of the dimers [(CH)2(NR)2P]2.
R. Edge, R. Less, E. McInnes, Kristine Müther +3 more
2009Chemical Communications47 citations
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Scanning tunneling microscopy of self-assembled phenylene ethynylene oligomers on Au(111) substrates.
K. Walzer, Eike Marx, N. Greenham, R. Less +2 more
2004Journal of the American Chemical Society39 citations
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Stoichiometric and catalytic Sn-mediated dehydrocoupling of primary phosphines.
Vesal Naseri, R. Less, R. Mulvey, M. Mcpartlin +1 more
2010Chemical Communications37 citations
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Stoichiometric and catalytic reactions of LiAlH4 with Me2NHBH3.
R. Less, Hayley R. Simmonds, Sarah B. J. Dane, D. Wright
2013Dalton Transactions36 citations
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Polymorphism in a π-Stacked 1,3,2-Dithiazolyl Radical: Pyridyl-1,3,2-Dithiazolyl
A. Alberola, O. Clements, Rebecca J. Collis, Louisa Cubbitt +6 more
2008Figshare32 citations Open access
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Synthesis and magnetic properties of the novel dithiadiazolyl radical, p-NCC6F4C6F4CNSSN*.
A. Alberola, R. Less, F. Palacio, C. Pask +1 more
2004Molecules29 citations Open access
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A simple approach to coordination compounds of the pentacyanocyclopentadienide anion.
R. Less, M. Mcpartlin, J. Rawson, P. T. Wood +1 more
2010Chemistry28 citations
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Assembly of the first fullerene-type metal-organic frameworks using a planar five-fold coordination node.
J. Bacsa, R. Less, Helen E. Skelton, Zlatko Soracevic +4 more
2011Angewandte Chemie26 citations
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Synthesis and characterisation of 3,4-dialkoxy-substituted benzo-1,3,2-dithiazolyl radicals.
A. Alberola, Dana J. Eisler, R. Less, E. Navarro-Moratalla +1 more
2010Chemical Communications25 citations
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Neptunium(IV) and uranium(VI) complexation by hydroxamic acids
I. May, Robin J. Taylor, Iain S. Denniss, G. Brown +4 more
199825 citations
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Direct synthesis of the 1,2,3-[C6H4P...P...P]- anion, isoelectronic with the indenyl anion [C6H4CH...CH...CH]-.
Felipe García, R. Less, Vesal Naseri, M. Mcpartlin +3 more
2008Chemical Communications24 citations
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Structural Studies of Perfluoroaryldiselenadiazolyl Radicals: Insights into Dithiadiazolyl Chemistry.
Rebecca L. Melen, R. Less, C. Pask, J. Rawson
2016Inorganic Chemistry22 citations Open access
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Formation and structure of the [(1,2-C(6)H(4)P(2)Sb)(2)](4-) ion: implications for an extended family of isoelectronic main-group radicals.
Felipe García, R. Less, Vesal Naseri, M. Mcpartlin +2 more
2007Angewandte Chemie22 citations
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Reactivity and catalytic activity of tert-butoxy-aluminium hydride reagents.
R. Less, Hayley R. Simmonds, D. Wright
2014Dalton Transactions21 citations
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Structural control of dithiazolyl radicals: Case studies on 3′- and 4′-cyano-benzo-1,3,2-dithiazolyl, NCC6H3S2N
A. Alberola, J. Burley, Rebecca J. Collis, R. Less +1 more
200719 citations
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Structure and Bonding of the Manganese(II) Phosphide Complex (t-BuPH2)(η5-Cp)Mn{μ-(t-BuPH)}2Mn(Cp)(t-BuPH2)
F. A. Stokes, R. Less, J. Haywood, Rebecca L. Melen +5 more
201218 citations
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Transition metal complexes of the pentacyanocyclopentadienide anion.
R. Less, Thomas C. Wilson, M. Mcpartlin, P. T. Wood +1 more
2011Chemical Communications18 citations
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Solvent Direction of Molecular Architectures in Group 1 Metal Pentacyanocyclopentadienides
R. Less, Thomas C. Wilson, Bi-Han Guan, M. Mcpartlin +3 more
201314 citations
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New synthetic pathways into dithiazolyl radicals: Preparation and characterisation of 3′-methyl-benzo-1,3,2-dithiazolyl, M’BDTA
A. Alberola, Rebecca J. Collis, R. Less, J. Rawson
200714 citations
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Group 11 complexes containing the [C5(CN)5]- ligand; 'coordination-analogues' of molecular organometallic systems.
R. Less, Bi-Han Guan, N. Muresan, M. Mcpartlin +3 more
2012Dalton Transactions13 citations
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An unprecedented mode of association in diselenadiazolyl radicals: crystal structures and magnetic properties of [p-XC6F4CNSeSeN]2 (X=Cl, Br)
N. Feeder, R. Less, J. Rawson, P. Oliete +1 more
200013 citations
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Structural variations in the dithiadiazolyl radicals p-ROC6F4CNSSN (R = Me, Et, nPr, nBu): A case study of reversible and irreversible phase transitions in p-EtOC6F4CNSSN
Yassine Beldjoudi, Rui Sun, A. Arauzo, J. Campo +2 more
201812 citations Open access
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Synthesis, molecular structure and palladium(II) and platinum(II) complex chemistry of 3-(ferrocen-1-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazole
R. Less, Joseph L. M. Wicks, N. Chatterton, M. Dewey +3 more
199612 citations
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Oxidative dehydrocoupling of N-H bonds using a redox-active main group superbase.
R. Less, Vesal Naseri, M. Mcpartlin, D. Wright
2011Chemical Communications11 citations
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Spin density studies on p-O2NC6F4CNSSN: A heavy p-block organic ferromagnet
J. Luzón, J. Campo, F. Palacio, G. McIntyre +7 more
201011 citations Open access
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A mechanistic study of the C-P bond cleavage reaction of 1,2-(PH2)2-C6H4 with nBuLi/Sb(NMe2)3.
R. Edge, R. Less, Vesal Naseri, E. McInnes +2 more
2008Dalton Transactions11 citations
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A quadruply-bonded [Cr2(guanidinate)4]4- tetraanion.
J. Haywood, F. A. Stokes, R. Less, M. Mcpartlin +2 more
2011Chemical Communications10 citations
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The First-Row Transition Metal Interstitial Hydride Anion [{PhP(CH2)3Fe}4(μ4-H)]−
C. Serrano, R. Less, M. Mcpartlin, Vesal Naseri +1 more
201010 citations
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The regioselective photochemical rearrangement of alpha-[PN(t)Bu](4).
H. Bladt, Silvia Gonzalez-Calera, J. Goodman, R. Less +3 more
2009Chemical Communications10 citations
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The Carbanionic Phosphoylide Dianion [PhP(CH2)3]2−, Isoelectronic with Phosphonate Dianions [RP(O)3]2−
R. Less, Vesal Naseri, D. Wright
200910 citations
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The 6pi, phosphide-stabilised stannylene dianion [C6H4P2Sn]2-; the first member of a new class of Arduengo-type carbene analogues.
Dana J. Eisler, R. Less, Vesal Naseri, J. Rawson +1 more
2008Dalton Transactions10 citations
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An Investigation of Halogen Bonding as a Structure-Directing Interaction in Dithiadiazolyl Radicals
Mitchell A. Nascimento, Elodie Heyer, R. Less, C. Pask +3 more
20209 citations Open access
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Multi-Functional Magnetic Materials Based on Dithiadiazolyl Free Radicals
J. Rawson, R. Less, J. N. B. Smith, F. Palacio +1 more
19999 citations
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Isolation of the first diselenadiazolyl complex, Pd3[PhCNSeSeN]2[PPh3]4·2PhMe
J. Davies, R. Less, I. May, J. Rawson
19989 citations
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Use of crown ethers to isolate intermediates in ammonia-borane dehydrocoupling reactions.
R. Less, Raúl García-Rodríguez, Hayley R. Simmonds, Lucy K. Allen +2 more
2016Chemical Communications8 citations
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Direct access to [(Mes*P)2As](-), a 1,3-diphosphaarsa-2-allyl anion, isoelectronic with the allyl anion (Mes* = 2,4,6-(t)Bu3C6H2).
Lily S. H. Dixon, Lucy K. Allen, R. Less, D. Wright
2014Chemical Communications7 citations
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pi-Bonding versus oligomerisation in the aromatic anions [C(6)H(4)N(2)E](-): formation of the cyclic tetrameric tetraanion [C(6)H(4)N(2)Sb](4)(4-).
Felipe García, R. Less, Vesal Naseri, M. Mcpartlin +2 more
2008Dalton Transactions7 citations
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Chalcogen abstraction from dithiadiazolyl and diselenadiazolyl platinum complexes: crystal structure of a novel metalla-heterocycle
N. Feeder, R. Less, J. Rawson, J. N. B. Smith
19987 citations
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Towards the Synthesis of Guanidinate- and Amidinate-Bridged Dimers of Mn and Ni
F. A. Stokes, L. Kloo, Philip J. Harford, Andrew J Peel +3 more
20146 citations Open access
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Formation of an Organometallic Phosphanediide via Main-Group Dehydrocoupling
R. Less, Vesal Naseri, D. Wright
2009Figshare6 citations Open access
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Selenium for sulfur substitution in a thiazyl ring: identification of the phenyl-selenathiadiazolylium cation, [PhCNSeSN]+
R. Less, J. Rawson, Michael C. Jones
20016 citations
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A [HN(BH═NH)2]2– Dianion, Isoelectronic with a β-Diketiminate
R. Less, Schirin Hanf, Raúl García-Rodríguez, A. Bond +1 more
20175 citations Open access
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