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“Iridium(III)-vinylidene chemistry: Conversion of an iridacyclopentadiene-chlorido complex and terminal alkynes to iridacyclopentadiene-vinyl complexes”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, Joselph M. O’Connor, Anna G. Wenzel, and Kristin Hiibner, 2008, 36, 3033-3041.
“Understanding, Drafting, and Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements”, Pharmaceutical Law Insight, 2007, 3(5), 14-16.
“Iridacyclopentadiene Reactions with Terminal Alkynes: Tandem Cycloaromatization and Orthometalation”, Joselph M. O’Connor, Adam Closson , Kristin Hiibner, Richard Merwin, and Peter Gantzel, Organometallics, 2001, 20(17), 3710-3717
“Synthesis and Solid State Characterization of a Meridional Triphos Iridium Metallacycle-Carbene Complex: [{PhP(CH2CH2PPh2)2} Ir(CR=CRCR=CR){=C(CH2)3O}][BF4] (R = CO2Me),” Joseph M. O'Connor, Kristin Hiibner, Adam Closson, and Peter Gantzel, Organometallics, 2001, 20(7), 1482-1485.
"[2+2+1] Alkyne Cyclotrimerizations: A Metallacyclopentadiene Route to Fulvenes," Joseph M. O'Connor, Kristin Hiibner, Rich Merwin, Peter K. Gantzel, Bella S. Fong, Melanie Adams, and Arnold L. Rheingold, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, 3631.
"New Transition Metal Binding Modes for Creatinine: Molecular Structures of (CR=CRCR=CR)]Ir(C4H7N3)(PPh3)2Cl and [(CR=CRCR=CR)]Ir(C4H7N3)(PPh3)2Cl]BF4, (R = CO2CH3)," Joseph M. O'Connor, Kristin Hiibner, Polyhedron, 1997, 16, 2029.
"Formal Vinylidene Ligand Insertion into a Metal Halide Bond," Joseph M. O'Connor, Kristin Hiibner, Richard Merwin, and Lin Pu, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 8861-8862.
"A New Metal-Mediated Cyclization: Conversion of a Metallacyclobutene and Alkyne Substrates to Cyclopentadiene Products," Joseph M. O'Connor, Bella S. Fong, Hong-Li Ji, and Kristin Hiibner, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 8029-8030.
"Prop-2-ynyl Alcohol as a Precursor to the Ethenyl Ligand," Joseph M. O'Connor and Kristin Hiibner, J. Chem. Soc,. Chem Commun, 1995, 1209-1210.