Associate Professor Steve Colbran

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Steve Colbran is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry, ��Ʒ. 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.
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Biomimetic catalysis: using biomimcry to discover new catalysts for multi-electron reduction processes.
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Catalysis for a sustainable future: multi-electron reductions of carbon dioxide to methanol, a clean alternative transport(able) fuel.��
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Design, synthesis and use of transition metal systems with redox-active, multifunctional ligands.
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Copper chemistry and its relevance to biology and medicine.

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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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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 - A European Journal, 21, pp. 2821 - 2834,

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,

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,

Journal articles | 2014

Ezzedinloo L; Shrestha S; Bhadbhade M; Colbran S, 2014, '�հ��-μ-��ǰ��-��(η⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) rhodium(III)] hexafluoridophosphate from synchrotron radiation', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 70,

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 - A European Journal, 20, pp. 11445 - 11456,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

Journal articles | 2009

Lee ST; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2009, 'Copper(II) complexes of ligands derived from tryptamine', Polyhedron, 28, pp. 1097 - 1102,

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

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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

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,

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,

Journal articles | 1999

Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1999, 'A simple route to bis(terpyridyl)transition metal oligomers', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 284, pp. 76 - 84,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

Journal articles | 1984

Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1984, 'Nitrosyl derivatives of tricobaltcarbon clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 265, pp. 199 - 204,

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,

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,

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,
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

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