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Brian Frost

Professor Brian Frost

The Frost group has a longstanding interest in aqueous phase organometallic chemistry with an emphasis on water-soluble phosphine ligands. One focus of this research group has been centered on the chemistry of the neutral, air stable, and water-soluble heterocyclic phosphine 1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA). PTA is a small phosphine ligands with a cone angle of ~103°. PTA binds metal centers quite strongly and is electronically more donating than PPh3. Ruthenium complexes of PTA have exhibited impressive anticancer activity. A wide variety of transition metal complexes of PTA have been utilized as catalysts for reactions such as hydrogenation, C-C bond forming reactions, atom transfer radical addition, and nitrile hydration.

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Recent papers from the Frost Group

1.
Wong GW, Harkreader JL, Mebi CA, Frost BJ. 2006. Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of a Novel Bidentate Phosphine:  6-(Diphenylphosphino)-1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA-PPh2). Inorg. Chem.. 45(17):6748-6755. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic060576a
2.
Frost BJ, Bautista CM, Huang R, Shearer J. 2006. Manganese Complexes of 1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA): The First Nitrogen-Bound Transition-Metal Complex of PTA. Inorg. Chem.. 45(9):3481-3483. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic060322p
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  • Catalysis
  • Organic Synthetic Chemistry

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