Publication

20.  Reactive Main Group Metal Complexes of the Neutral NNNN Macrocycle, Me4TACD

P. Ghana, L. J. Morris, J. Okuda*

Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 10504-10540 (Perspective)

19.  Bridging Titanium Nitrido Complexes Containing A Linear Ti-N-Ti Core with A Two-Coordinate Nitrido Ligand

A. Okumura, P. Ghana, T. P. Spaniol, J. Okuda*

Chem. Eur J. 2024, e202402390 (Selected as a hot paper)

18.  Catalyst Editing via Post-Synthetic Functionalization by Phosphonium Generation and Anion Exchange for Nickel-Catalyzed Ethylene/Acrylate Copolymerization

P. Ghana, S. Xiong, A. Tekpor, B. C. Bailey, H. A. Spinney, B. S. Henderson, T. Agapie*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 28, 18797–18803

17.  Acrylate-Induced β-H Elimination in Coordination Insertion Copolymerizaton Catalyzed by Nickel

S. Xiong, A. Hong, P. Ghana, B. C. Bailey, H. A. Spinney, H. Bailey, B. S. Henderson, S. Marshall, T. Agapie*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 48, 26463–26471

16.  Impact of Labile Ligands on Catalyst Initiation and Chain Propagation in Ni-Catalyzed Ethylene/Acrylate Copolymerization

S. Xiong, P. Ghana, B. C. Bailey, H. A. Spinney, B. S. Henderson, T. Agapie*

ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 5000-5006

15.  A Terminal Hydride of Hafnium Supported by a Triamidoamine Ligand

S. Schrader, P. Ghana, A. Hoffmann, T. P. Spaniol, J. Okuda*

Organometallics 2023, 42, 1106-1114

14.  Formate Complexes of Tri- and Tetravalent Titanium Supported by a Tris(phenolato)amine Ligand

A. Okumura, P. Ghana, F. Fink, R. Schmidt, A. Hoffmann, T. P. Spaniol, S. Herres-Pawlis, J. Okuda*

Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 14345-14351

13.  A Brønsted acidic gallium hydride: facile interconversion of NNNN-macrocycle supported [GaI]+ and [GaIIIH]2+

L. J. Morris, P. Ghana, T. Rajeshkumar, A. Carpentier, L. Maron,* and J. Okuda*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114629 (Selected as a hot paper)

12.  Formation and Reactivity of a Hexahydridosilicate [SiH6]2− Coordinated by a Macrocycle-Supported Strontium Cation

T. Höllerhage, P. Ghana, T. P. Spaniol, A. Carpentier, L. Maron, U. Englert, and J. Okuda*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202115379 (Selected as a hot paper)

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11.  Reduced Arene Complexes of Hafnium Supported by a Triamidoamine Ligand

P. Ghana, S. Schrader, R. Thayalan, T. P. Spaniol, U. Englert, L. Maron,* J. Okuda*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14179-14187 (Selected as a hot paper)

10.  Scandium Reduced Arene Complex: Protonation and Reaction with Azobenzene

P. Ghana, T. P. Spaniol, J. Okuda*

Chem. Asian J. 2021, 16, 3170-3178 (Invited article for a special collection on Metals in Functional Materials and Catalysis)

9.  Macrocyclic Ligands for Molecular Hydrides of s-block Metals

P. Ghana, J. Okuda*

Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem. 2021,77, 37-45 (Review, Award article)

8.  Planar Tetracoordinated Silicon (ptSi): Room-Temperature Stable Compounds Containing Anti-van’t Hoff/Le Bell Silicon

P. Ghana, J. Rump, G. Schnakenburg, M. I. Arz, A. C. Filippou*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 420-432

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7.  Reduced Arene Complexes of Scandium

P. Ghana, A. Hoffmann, T. P. Spaniol, J. Okuda*

Chem. Eur. J.  2020, 26, 10290-10296

6.  Titanium(IV) Cations with Trigonal Monopyramidal Geometry: Unusual Lewis Acids Supported by a Triaryl Triamidoamine Ligand

P. Ghana, F. D. v. Krüchten, T. P. Spaniol, J. Okuda* 

Chem. Eur. J.  2019, 25, 10718-10723 (Selected as a hot paper)

5.  Conversion of dinitrogen to tris(trimethylsilyl)amine catalyzed by titanium triamido-amine complexes

P. Ghana, F. D. v. Krüchten, T. P. Spaniol, J. v. Leusen, P. Kügerler, J. Okuda* 

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 3231-3234           

4.  Linearly Two-Coordinated Silicon: Transition Metal Complexes with the Functional Groups M≡Si—M and M═Si═M 

P. Ghana, M. I. Arz, U. Chakraborty, G. Schnakenburg, A. C. Filippou*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7187-7198

2.  Si=Si Double Bonds: Synthesis of an NHC-Stabilized Disilavinylidene 

P. Ghana,† M. I. Arz,† U. Das,† G. Schnakenburg, A. C. Filippou* († these authors contributed equally)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9980-9985