
Publications
2025
267.
B. L. Murphy, F. P. Gabbaï "Flash Communication: On the Bistabilities and Reactivities of ortho-Phenylene Compounds with Ch=O → B Interactions" Organometallics 2025

266.
N. H. Hunter, F. Sit, L. T. Maltz, F. P. Gabbaï " Lewis acidity of the SbCl3/o-chloranil system" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202505893

265.
E. D. Litle, S. Bedajna, F. P. Gabbaï "L/Z-ligand type amphoterism of an acridinium unit" Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 10852-10856

264.
A. M. Christianson, A. Kim, B. L. Murphy, F. P. Gabbaï "Fluoride Binding by a Neutral Organoantimony(V) Lewis Acid Embedded within a Dibenzodithiophene Chromophore" Z. fur Anorg. Allg. Chem 2025, e202400170

263.
N. H. Hunter, F. P. Gabbaï "Bismuthenium Cations for the Transport of Chloride Anions via Pnictogen Bonding" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202414699

2024
262.
B. L. Murphy, L. T. Maltz, F. P. Gabbaï "Steric Selection of Anion Binding Sites by Organoanitmony(V) Pnictogen Bond Donors: An Experimental and Computational Study" Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 23568-23576

261.
P. Castro Castro, F. P. Gabbaï "Pnictogen bonding at the core of carbene-stiborane gold complex: Impact on structure and reactivity" Organometallics, 2024, 43, 2334-2341

260.
W. C. Liu, F. P. Gabbaï "Characterization of a Lewis adduct in its inner and outer forms" Science 2024, 385, 1184-1188

259.
C. R. Wade, B. L. Murphy, S. Bedajna, F. P. Gabbaï "Rh → Sb Interactions Supported by Tris (8-quinolyl)antimony Ligands" Organometallics 2024, 43, 1785-1788

258.
L. Maltz, F. P. Gabbaï "Exploring the effects of Se basicity on a Te···Se interactions supported by a rigid indazolium backbone" Organometallics 2024, 43, 1246-1255.

257.
B. L. Murphy, F. P. Gabbaï, "Tunable pnictogen bonding at the service of hydroxide transport across phospholipid bilayers" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 7146-7151

256.
E. D. Litle, F. P. Gabbaï "Double axial stabilization of a carbenium ion via convergent P=O → C⁺ tetrel bonding" Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 690-693.

255.
B. Zhou, S. Bedajna, F. P. Gabbaï "Pnictogen bonding at the service of gold catalysis: The case of a phosphinostiborane gold complex" Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 192-195

2023
254.
A. Munawar, L. T. Maltz, W. C. Liu, F. P. Gabbaï "Synthesis of an Indazole/Indazolium Phosphine Ligand Scaffold and Its Application in Gold(I) Catalysis" Organometallics 2023, 42, 2742-2746.

253.
M. Karimi, E. Litle, F. P. Gabbai "Cationic Complexes with Au→Ge Bonds – Synthesis and Carbophilic Reactivity" Israel Journal of Chemistry, 2023, 63, e202200036.

252.
B. L. Murphy, F. P. Gabbaï "Binding, Sensing, And Transporting Anions with Pnictogen Bonds: The Case of Organoantimony Lewis Acids" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19458-19477.

251.
L. T. Maltz, F. P. Gabbaï "Analyzing Fluoride Binding by Group 15 Lewis Acids: Pnictogen Bonding in the Pentavalent State" Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 13566-13572.

250.
B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbaï "Four-Electron Reduction of O₂ Using Distibines in the Presence of ortho-Quinones" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13758-13767.

249.
J. E. Smith, F. P. Gabbaï "Are Ar₃SbCl₂ Species Lewis Acidic? Exploration of the Concept and Pnictogen Bond Catalysis Using a Geometrically Constrained Example" Organometallics 2023, 42, 240-245.

248.
A. Cataldo, M. Chvojka, G. Park, V. Sindelar, F. P. Gabbaï, S. J. Butler, H. Valkenier "Transmembrane transport of fluoride studied by time-resolved emission spectroscopy" Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 4185-4188. (Pre-Print: ChemRxiv, 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-b1780).

247.
E. D. Litle, F. P. Gabbaï "A cationic gold-fluorenyl complex with a dative Au → C+ bond: synthesis, structure, and carbophilic reactivity" Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 603-606.

246.
W.-C. Liu, F. P. Gabbaï "Placing gold on a π⁺-surface: ligand design and impact on reactivity" Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 277-283.

245.
W.-C. Liu, F. P. Gabbaï "Fluoride ion sensing with an acridinium borane" Can. J. Chem. 2023, 101, 154-162.

2022
244.
L. Maltz, L. Wilkins, F. P. Gabbaï "Augmenting Metallobasicity to Modulate Gold Hydrogen Bonding" Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 9650-9653.

243.
G. Park, M. Karimi, W.-C. Liu, F. P. Gabbaï "Green-Light-Driven Reductive Elimination of Chlorine from a Carbene-Xanthylium Gold(III) Complex" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202206265.

242.
M. Karimi, F. P. Gabbaï "Hydrogen Bond-Assisted Fluoride Binding by a Stiborane" Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2022, e202200098.

240.
M. Karimi, F. P. Gabbaï "Photoreductive Elimination of PhCl Across the Dinuclear Core of a [GePt]VI Complex" Organometallics 2022, 41, 642-648.

239.
G. R. Kumar, M. Yang, B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbaï "Synthesis of an antimony rhodamine analog" Mendeleev Commun. 2022, 1, 66-67.

2021
238.
V. M. Gonzalez, G. Park, M. Yang, F. P. Gabbaï "Fluoride anion complexation and transport using a stibonium cation stabilized by an intramolecular P=O→Sb pnictogen bond" Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 17897-17900.

237.
J. E. Smith, H. Yang, F. P. Gabbaï "An Electrophilic, Intramolecularly Base-Stabilized Platinum–Antimony Complex" Organometallics 2021, 23, 3886-3892.

236.
J. Zhou, E. D. Litle, F. P. Gabbai "Isolation and reactivity of a gold(i) hydroxytrifluoroborate complex stabilized by anion-π⁺ interactions" Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 10154-10157.

235.
M. Karimi, E. S. Tabei, R. Fayad, M. R. Saber, E. O. Danilov, C. Jones, F. N. Catellano, F. P. Gabbaï "Photodriven elimination of chlorine from germanium and platinum in a dinuclear Ptᴵᴵ→Geᴵⱽ complex" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 22352-22358.

234.
G. Park, F. P. Gabbaï "The Elusive Au(I)···H–O Hydrogen Bond: Experimental Verification" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 12494-12498.

233.
B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbaï "Lewis Acidic Telluronium Cations: Enhanced Chalcogen-Bond Donor Properties and Application to Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysis" Organometallics 2021, 40, 2371-2374.

232.
B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbai "Anion Chelation via Double Chalcogen Bonding: The Case of a Bis-telluronium Dication and Its Application in Electrophilic Catalysis via Metal–Chloride Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 8625-8630.

231.
D. You, M. Hirai, B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbaï "Distiboranes based on ortho–phenylene backbones as bidentate Lewis acids for fluoride anion chelation" Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 4949-4957.

230.
W.-C. Liu, Y. Kim, F. P. Gabbaï "Conformational Switching through the One-Electron Reduction of an Acridinium-based, γ-Cationic Phosphine Gold Complex" Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 6701-6705.

229.
R. R. Rodrigues, F. P. Gabbaï "Structural Evidence for Pnictogen-Centered Lewis Acidity in Cationic Platinum-Stibine Complexes Featuring Pendent Amino or Ammonium Groups" Molecules 2021, 26, 1985.

228.
E. D. Litle, L. C. Wilkins, F. P. Gabbaï "Ligand-enforced intimacy between a gold cation and a carbenium ion: Impact on stability and reactivity" Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 3929-3936.

227.
M. Piesch, F. P. Gabbaï, M. Scheer "Phosphino-Stibine Ligands for the Synthesis of Heterometallic Complexes" Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2021, 647, 266-278.

2020
226.
D. You, J. E. Smith, S. Sen, F. P. Gabbaï
"A Stiboranyl Platinum Triflate Complex as an Electrophilic Catalyst" Organometallics 2020, 39, 4169-4173.

225.
G. Park, F. P. Gabbaï "Redox-controlled chalcogen and pnictogen bonding: the case of a sulfonium/stibonium dication as a preanionophore for chloride anion transport" Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 10107-10112.

224.
M. Karimi, R. Borthakur, C. L. Dorsey, C.-H. Chen, S. Lajeune, F. P. Gabbaï "Bifunctional Carbenium Dications as Metal-Free Catalysts for the Reduction of Oxygen" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 13651-13656.

223.
B. Zhou, F. P. Gabbaï "Redox-controlled chalcogen-bonding at tellurium: Impact on Lewis acidity and chloride anion transport properties" Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7495-7500.

222.
Y. H. Lo, F. P. Gabbaï
"Cyclometalated Iridium Bipyridine Complexes with Peripheral Antimony Substituents" Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2020, 646, 636-641.

221.
G. Park, F. P. Gabbaï "Phosphonium boranes for the selective transport of fluoride anions across artificial phospholipid membranes" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 5298-5302.
