Publications

543. Mugridge, J.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “Equilibrium Isotope Effects on Noncovalent Interactions in a Supramolecular Host−Guest System” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2057-2066.

542. Tauchert, M.E.; Incarvito, C.D.; Rheingold, A.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Mechanism of the Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Arylation of Imines via C–H Bond Functionalization: Inhibition by Substrate” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 1482-1485.

541. Gianetti, T.L; Tomson, N.C.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Z-selective Catalytic Internal- Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation under H2:CO Mixtures by a Niobium(III) Imido Complex” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14904-14907.

540. Tomson, N.C.; Crimmin, M.R.; Petrenko, T.; Rosebrugh, L.E.; Sproules, S.; Boyd, W.C.; Bergman, R.G.; DeBeer, S.; Toste, F.D.; Wieghardt, K. “A Step beyond the Feltham_Enemark Notation: Spectroscopic and Correlated ab Initio Computational Support for an Antiferromagnetically Coupled M(II) ̶ (NO)¯ Description of Tp*M(NO)(M = Co, Ni)” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 18785-18801.

539. Crimmin, M.R.; Rosebrugh, L.E.; Tomson, N.C., Weyhermüller, T.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D.; Wieghardt, K. “[(TMEDA)Co(NO)2][BPh4]: A Versatile Synthetic Entry Point to Four and Five Coordinate {Co(NO)2}10 Complexes” J. Organometallic Chem. 2011, 696, 3974-3981.

538. Brown, C.J.; Miller, G.M.; Johnson, M.W.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “High- Turnover Supramolecular Catalysis by a Protected Ruthenium(II) Complex in Aqueous Solution” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11964-11966.

537. Zhao, C.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. “Direct Michael Addition of Alkenes via a Cobalt-Dinitrosyl Mediated Vinylic C-H Functionalization Reaction” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10787-10789.

536. Hesp, K.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Expedient Synthesis of N-Acyl Anthranilamides and β-Enamine Amides by the Rh(III)-Catalyzed Amidation of Aryl and Vinyl C-H Bonds with Isocyanates” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11430-11433.

535. Tomson, N.C.; Bergman, R.G.; Arnold, J. “Synthesis and Reactivity of Cationic Niobium and Tantalum Methyl Complexes Supported by Imido and Diketiminato Ligands” Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 7718-7729.

534. Razgon, A.; Anstey, M.R.; Yakelis, N.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Sukenik, C.N. “Surface Immobilization of an Organo-Iridium Complex through a Carbon-Metal Bond” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2011, 375, 305-307. 533. Wang, Z.J.; Brown, C.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.A.; Toste, F.D. “Hydroalkoxylation Catalyzed by a Gold(I) Complex Encapsulated in a Supramolecular Host” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 7358-7360.

532. Koller, J; Bergman, R.G. “Highly Efficient Aluminum-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Carbonates, Lactones, and Lactides, Including a Unique Crystallographic Snapshot of an Intermediate” Organometallics 2011, 30, 3217-3224.

531. Crimmin, M.R.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. “Synthesis of [RuCl2(NO)2(THF)] and its double C-N bond forming reactions with alkenes” Angew. Chem. 2011, 50, 4484-4487.

530. Brasse, M.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. “A Facile, Metal- and Solvent Free, Autoxidative Coupling of Quinolines with Indoles and Pyrroles” Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 5019-5021.

529. Bowring, M.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Tilley, T.D. “Disambiguation of Metal and Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Pathways for Hydroarylation with Pt(II) Catalysts” Organometallics 2011, 30, 1295-1298.

528. Tsai, A.S.; Tauchert, M.E.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Rhodium(III) Catalyzed Arylation of Boc-Imines via C–H Bond Functionalization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1248-1250.

527. Crimmin, M.R.; Colby, D.A.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. “Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Tri-Substituted Benzamidrazones” Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 514-522.

526. Koller, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Highly Efficient Aluminum-Catalyzed Hydro-Amination/- Hydrazination of Carbodiimides” Organometallics 2010, 29, 5946-5952.

525. Berman, A.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Azines” J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 7863-7868.

524. Boyd, W.C.; Crimmin, M.R.; Rosebrugh, L.E.; Schomaker, J.M.; Toste, F.D.; Bergman, R.G. “Cobalt-Mediated, Enantioselective Synthesis of C2 and C1 Dienes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 16365-16367.

523. Mugridge, J.S.; Szigethy, G.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “Encapsulated Guest- Host Dynamics: Guest Rotational Barriers and Tumbling as a Probe of Host Interior Cavity Space” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 16256-16264.

522. Calladine, J.A.; Torres, O.; Anstey, M.; Ball, G.E.; Bergman, R.G.; Curley, J.; Duckett, S.B.; George, M.W.; Gilson, A.I.; Lawes, D.J.; Perutz, R.N.; Sun, X.; Vollhardt, K.P.C. “Photoinduced N2 Loss as a Route to Long-lived Organometallic Alkane Complexes: A Time-resolved IR and NMR Study” Chem. Sci. 2010, 1, 622-630.

521. Nichols, J.M.; Bishop, L.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Catalytic C-O Bond Cleavage of 2-Aryloxy-1-arylethanols and its Application to the Depolymerization of Lignin Related Polymers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12554-12555.

520. Arceo, E.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. “Rhenium-Catalyzed Didehydroxylation of Vicinal Diols to Alkenes Using a Simple Alcohol as a Reducing Agent” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11408-11409.

519. Koller, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Aluminum Alkyl/Amide Complexes Supported by Guanidinate and Monoanionic OCO-Pincer Ligands” Organometallics 2010, 29, 3350-3356.

518. Tomson, N.C.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactions of Isolable (β-Diketiminato)Nb(III) Imido Complexes” Organometallics 2010, 29, 5010- 5025.

517. Arceo, E.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. “A Direct, Biomass-Based Synthesis of Benzoic Acid: Formic Acid-Mediated Deoxygenation of the Glucose-Derived Materials Quinic Acid and Shikimic Acid” ChemSusChem. 2010, 3, 811-813.

516. Koller, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Aluminum-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes” Chem. Comm. 2010, 46, 4577-4579.

515. Tomson, N.C.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. “Halo, Alkyl, Aryl, and Bis(imido) Complexes of Niobium Supported by the β–Diketiminato Ligand” Organometallics 2010, 29, 2926-2942.

514. Bishop, L.; Roberson, R.E.; Bergman, R.G.; Trauner, D. “On the Development of Catalytic Carba-6π Electrocyclizations” SYNLETT 2010, 13, 2233-2244.

513. Hastings, C.J.; Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “Enzymelike Catalysis of the Nazarov Cyclization by Supramolecular Encapsulation” J. Am. Soc. Chem. 2010, 132, 6938-6940.

512. Mugridge, J.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “The Steric Isotope Effect in a Supramolecular Host-Guest Exchange Reaction” Angew. Chem. 2010, 49, 3635-3637.

511. Colby, D.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Rhodium-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C-H Bond Activation” Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 624-655.

510. Mugridge, J.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “High Precision Measurement of Isotope Effects on Noncovalent Host-Guest Interactions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 1182- 1183.

509. Brown, C.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “Enantioselective Catalysis of the Aza- Cope Rearrangement by a Chiral Supramolecular Assembly” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17530-17531.

508. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K. N. “Proton-Mediated Chemistry and Catalysis in a Self-Assembled Supramolecular Host” Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1650-1659.

507. Schomaker, J.M.; Toste, F.D.; Bergman, R.G. “Cobalt-Mediated [3+2]-Annulation Reaction of Alkenes with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones and Imines” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3698- 3700.

506. Pluth, M.D.; Fiedler, D.; Mugridge, J.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. “Encapsulation and Characterization of Proton-Bound Amine Homodimers in a Water- Soluble, Self-Assembled Supramolecular Host” PNAS 2009, 106, 10438-10443.

505. Tsai, A.S.; Wilson, R.M.; Harada, H.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “Rhodium Catalyzed Enantioselective Cylization of Substituted Imidazoles via C–H Bond Activation” Chem. Comm. 2009, 26, 3910-3912.

504. Arceo, E.; Marsden, P.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. “An Efficient Didehydroxylation Method for the Biomass-Derived Polyols Glycerol and Erythritol. Mechanistic Studies of a Formic Acid-Mediated Deoxygenation” Chem. Comm. 2009, 23, 3357-3359.

503. Chan, V.S.; Chiu, M.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. ”Development of Ruthenium Catalysts for the Enantioselective Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Phosphines via Nucleophilic Phosphido Intermediates” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6021-6032.

502. Yotphan, S.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Application of Daugulis Copper-Catalyzed Direct Arylation to the Synthesis of 5-Aryl Benzotriazepines" Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1511- 1514.

501. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "The Acid Hydrolysis Mechanism of Acetals Catalyzed by a Supramolecular Assembly in Basic Solution" J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 58-63.

500. Pluth, M.D.; Johnson, D.W.; Szigethy, G.; Davis, A.V.; Teat, S.J.; Oliver, A.G.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Structural Consequences of Anionic Host- Cationic Guest Interactions in a Supramolecular Assembly" Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 111-120.

499. Berman, A.; Lewis, J.C.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Rh(I)-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Pyridines and Quinolines" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14926-14927.

498. Bishop, L.M.; Barbarow, J.E.; Bergman, R.G.; Trauner, D. "Catalysis of a 6p Electrocyclization" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8100-8103.

497. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Acceleration of Amide Bond Rotation by Encapsulation in the Hydrophobic Interior of a Water-Soluble Supramolecular Assembly" J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 7132-7136.

496. Hastings, C.J.; Pluth, M.D.; Biros, S.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Simultaneously Bound Guests and Chiral Recognition: a Chiral Self-Assembled Supramolecular Host Encapsulates Hydrophobic Guests" Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 8362-8367.

495. Lewis, J.C.; Bergman, R.G.: Ellman, J.A. "Direct Functionalization of Nitrogen Heterocycles via Rh-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation" Acct. Chem. Res. 2008, 41, 1013- 1025.

494. Harada, H.; Thalji, R.K.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Alkenes via Directed C-H Bond Activation" J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 6772-6779.

493. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Supramolecular Catalysis of Orthoformate Hydrolysis in Basic Solution: An Enzyme-Like Mechanism" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 11423-11429.

492. Tomson, N.C.; Yan, A.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "An Unusally Diverse Array of Products Formed Upon Carbonylation of a Dialkylniobium Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 11262-11263.

491. Hastings, C.J.; Fiedler, D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Aza Cope Rearrangement of Propargyl Enammonium Cations Catalyzed By a Self-Assembled "Nanozyme" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10977-10983.

490. Chiu, M.; Hoyt, H.M.; Michael, F.E.; van Halbeek, Herman; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Quantitative Basicity Studies of Lithium Zirconimidate Complexes," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6073-6076.

489. Bishop, L.M.; Winkler, M.; Houk, K.N.; Bergman, R.G.; Trauner, D. "Mechanistic Investigations into the Acid-Catalyzed Cyclization of a Vinyl Ortho-Quinone Methides" Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 5405-5408.

488. Tsai, A.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Asymmetric Synthesis of (–)-Incarvillateine Employing an Intramolecular Alkylation via Rh-Catalyzed Olefinic C–H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6316-6317.

487. Gribble, M.W.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of a Benzodiazepine-derived Rhodium NHC Complex by C-H Bond Activation" Organometallics, 2008, 27, 2152-2155.

486. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Encapsulation of Protonated Diamines in a Water-Soluble Chiral, Supramolecular Assembly Allows for Measurement of Hydrogen- Bond Breaking Followed by Nitrogen Inversion/Rotation (NIR)1" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6362-6366. 485. Razgon, A.; Bergman, R.G.; Sukenik, C.N. "Ozonolysis-Based Route to the In Situ Formation of Aldehyde-Bearing Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces" Langmuir, 2008, 24, 2545-2552.

484. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Selective Organic and Organometallic Reactions in Water-Soluble Host-Guest Supra-molecular Systems" The Nucleus, 2008, 8, 10- 17 and 20-21.

483. Lalic, G.; Krinsky, J.L.; Bergman, R.G. "Scope and the Mechanism of SN2' Substitution Reactions of a Monomeric Imidozirconium Complex With Allylic Electrophiles" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 4459-4465.

482. Schomaker, J.M.; Boyd, W.C.; Stewart, I.C.; Toste, F.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Cobalt Dinitrosoalkane Complexes in the C-H Functionalization of Olefins" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3777-3779.

481. Colby, D.A., Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Synthesis of Dihydropyridines and Pyridines from Imines and Alkynes via C-H Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3645- 3651.

480. Leung, D.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation Reveals Solvent Reorganization as a Driving Force for Supramolecular Encapsulation of Water" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2798-2805.

479. Lewis, J.C.; Berman, A.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Rh(I)-Catalyzed Arylation of Hetorocycles via C-H Bond Activation: Expanded Scope Through Mechanistic Insight" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2493-2500.

478. Yotphan, S.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "The Stereoselective Formation of Bicyclic Enamines with Bridgehead Unsaturation via Tandem C-H Bond Activation/Alkenylation/Electrocyclization" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2452-2453.

477. Smith, S.E.; Sasaki, J.M; Bergman, R.G.; Mondloch, J.E.; Finke, R.G. "Platinum Catalyzed Phenyl and Methyl Group Transfer from Tin to Iridium: Evidence for an Autocatalytic Reaction Pathway with an Unusual Preference for Methyl Transfer" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1839-1841.

476. Krinsky, J.L; Anderson, L.L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Oxygen-Centered Hexatantalum Tetradecaimido Cluster Complexes" Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1053-1066.

475. Watzke, A.; Wilson, R.M.; O’Malley, S.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Asymmetric Intramolecular Alkylation of Chiral Aromatic Imines via Catalytic C-H Bond Activation" Synlett, 2007, 15, 2383-2389.

474. Chan, V.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. "Pd-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Enantioselective Arylation of Silylphosphines" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15122-15123.

473. Nolin, K.A.; Krumper, J.R.; Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. "Analysis of an Unprecedented Mechanism for the Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Compounds" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14684-14696.

472. Fox, R.J.; Lalic, G.; Bergman, R.G. "Regio- and Stereospecific Formation of Protected Allylic Alcohols via Zirconium-Mediated SN2’ Substitution of Allylic Chlorides" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14144-14145.

471. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Catalytic Deprotection of Acetals in Strongly Basic Solution Using a Self-Assembled Supramolecular "Nanozyme" Angew. Chem. 2007, 46, 8587-8589.

470. Biros, S.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "The Hydrophobic Effect Drives the Recognition of Hydrocarbons by an Anionic Metal-Ligand Cluster" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12094-12095.

469. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Making Amines Strong Bases: Thermodynamic Stabilization of Protonated Guests in a Highly-Charged Supramolecular Host" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11459-11467.

468. Hoyt, H.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetic Control and Multiple Mechanisms for C-H Bond Activation by a Zr=N Complex" Angew. Chem. 2007, 46, 5580-5582.

467. Wiedemann, S.; Kang, D.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Friend, C.M. "Cyclopropylmethyl/Cyclobutyl Rearrangements on Surfaces: Evidence for Transient Cation Formation Near O-Covered Mo(110)" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 4666-4677.

466. Cobar, E.A.; Khaliullin, R.Z.; Bergman, R.G.; Head-Gordon, M. "Theoretical Study of the Rhenium-Alkane Interaction in Transition Metal-Alkane s-Complexes" PNAS, 2007, 104, 6963-6968.

465. Lewis, J.C.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Rh(I)-Catalyzed Alkylation of Quinolines and Pyridines via C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 5332-5333.

464. Watson, M.P.; Overman, L.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetic and Computational Analysis of the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Trichloroacetimidate Rearrangement: Development of a Model for Enantioselectivity." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 5031-5044.

463. Krinsky, J.L.; Anderson, L.L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Properties of Oxygen-Centered Tetradecaimido Hexatantalum Clusters" Angew. Chem. 2007, 46, 369-372.

462. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Acid Catalysis in Basic Solution: A Supramolecular Host Promotes Orthoformate Hydrolysis" Science 2007, 316, 85-88. 461. Bergman, R.G. "C-H Activation" Nature 2007, 446, 391-393.

460. Leung, D.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Highly Selective Supramolecular Catalyzed Allylic Alcohol Isomerization" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 2746-2747.

459. Krinsky, J.L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Platinum Group Thiophenoxyimine Complexes: Syntheses and Crystallographic/Computational Studies" Organometallics 2007, 26, 897-909.

458. Anstey, M.R.; Yung, C.M.; Du, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Unexpected C-C Bond Cleavage and C-C Bond Formation Observed in the Reaction of a Cationic Iridium Complex with Heteratom-Substituted Cyclopropanes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 776-777.

457. Rech, J.C.; Yato, M.; Duckett, D.; Ember, B.; LoGrasso, P.V.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Synthesis of Bicyclic Bis-Arylimidazole c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Inhibitors by Catalytic C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 490-491.

456. Anderson, L. L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Catalytic Hydroamination of Alkynes and Norbornene with Neutral and Cationic Tantalum Imido Complexes" Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2445.

455. Watzke, A.; O’Malley, S.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Reassignment of the Configuration of Salvianolic Acid B and Establisment of Its Identity with Lithospermic Acid B" J. Nat. Prod. 2006, 69, 1231-1233.

454. Skaddan, M.B.; Bergman, R.G. "The Neighboring Group Effect of Fluorine in the Tritium Labeling of Organic Substrates with [Cp*(PMe3)IrMe(CH2Cl2)]+[BArF]-, a Cationic Iridium(III) Complex" J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm. 2006, 49, 623-634.

453. Dong, V.M.; Fiedler, F.; Carl, B.; Raymond, K.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Molecular Recognition of Iminium Ions in Water" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14464-14465.

452. Watson, D.A.; Chiu, M.; Bergman, R.G. "Zirconium Bis(Amido) Catalysts for Asymmetric Intramolecular Alkene Hydroamination" Organometallics 2006, 25, 4731-4733.

451. Fiedler, D.; van Halbeek, H.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Supramolecular Catalysis of Unimolecular Rearrangements: Substrate Scope and Mechanistic Insights" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10240-10252.

450. Leung, D.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Scope and Mechanism of the C-H Bond Activation Reactivity within a Supramolecular Host by an Iridium Guest: A Stepwise Ion Pair Guest Exchange Mechanism" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9781-9797.

449. Zhang, Y.; Lewis, J.C.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A.; Oldfield, E. "NMR Shifts, Orbitals, and M?H-X Bonding in d8 Square Planar Metal Complexes" Organometallics 2006, 25, 3515-3519. 448. Anderson, L.L.; Schmidt, A.R.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Neutral and Cationic Alkyl Tantalum Imido Complexes: Synthesis and Migratory Insertion Reactions" Organometallics 2006, 25, 3394-3406.

447. Colby, D.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Stereoselective Alkylation of a,ß- Unsaturated Imines via C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 5604-5605.

446. Wiedemann, S.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct C-H Addition of 3,4 Dihydroquinazolines to Alkenes and Their Use in the Total Synthesis of Vasicoline" J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 1969-1976.

445. Wilson, R.M.; Thalji, R.K.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Enantioselective Synthesis of a PKC Inhibitor via Catalytic C-H Bond Activation" Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1745-1747.

444. Chan, V.S.; Stewart, I.C.; Bergman, R.G.; Toste, F.D. "Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Phosphines via a Nucleophilic Ruthenium Phosphido Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2786-2787.

443. Wiedemann, S.; Lewis, J.C.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Experimental and Computational Studies on the Mechanism of N-Heterocycle C-H Activation by Rh(I)" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2452-2462.

442. Lewis, J.C.; Wu, J.Y.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Microwave-Promoted Rhodium- Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles through C-H Bond Activation" Angew. Chem. 2006, 45, 1589-1591.

441. Fiedler, D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Stabilization of Reactive Organometallic Intermediates inside a Self-Assembled Nanoscale Host" Angew. Chem.2006, 45, 745-748.

440. Fiedler, D.; Leung, D.; Raymond, K.N.; Bergman, R.G. "C-H Activation and Sigmatropic Reactions Mediated by Inclusion in Supramolecular Assemblies" The Strem Chemiker, 2006, 22, 4-13.

439. Mullins, S.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Arnold, J. "Olefination and Group Transfer Reactions of an Electron Deficient Tantalum Methylidene Complex" Dalton Transactions, 2006, 1, 203- 212.

438. Stewart, I.C.; Lee, C.C.; Toste, F.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Sulfonylaziridines: Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Linear Polyamines" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17616-17617.

437. Lalic, G.; Blum, S.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Zirconium-Mediated SN2’ Substitution of Allylic Ethers: Regio- and Stereospecific Formation of Protected Allylic Amines" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 16790-16791.

436. Anderson, L.L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Proton-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Hydroarylation Reactions of Anilines and Alkenes. A Dramatic Effect of Counteranions on Reaction Efficiency." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14542-14543.

435. Lewis, J.C.; Wu, J.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Preagostic Rh-H Interactions and C- H Bond Functionalization: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Rhodium(I) Phosphinite Complexes" Organometallics 2005, 24, 5737-5746.

434. O’Malley, S.J.; Tan, K.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Total Synthesis of (+)- Lithospermic Acid by Asymmetric Intramolecular Alkylation via Catalytic C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 39, 13496-13497.

433. Thalji, R.K.; Ahrendt, K.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Annulation of Aromatic Imines via Directed C-H Bond Activation" J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 6775-6781.

432. Yakelis, N.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Safe Preparation and Purification of Sodium Tetrakis [(3,5-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (NaBArF24): Reliable and Sensitive Analysis of Water in Solutions of Fluorinated Tetraarylborates" Organometallics, 2005, 24, 3579-3581.

431. Fiedler, D.; Leung, D.; Raymond, K.; Bergman, R.G. "Selective Molecular Recognition, C-H Bond Activation, and Catalysis in Nanoscale Reaction Vessels" Acct. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 351-360.

430. Pluth, M.D.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Encapsulation of Cationic Organometallic Guests by a Chiral Self-Assembled Supramolecular Cage: Enantioselective Binding, Dynamic Resolution, and Selective C-H Bond Activation" Chemtracts, 2004, 17, 515-522.

429.Blum, S.A.; Rivera, V.A.; Ruck, R.T.; Michael, F.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Strained Heterocycle Opening Reactions Mediated by Zirconium (IV) Imido Complexes" Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1647-1659.

428. Lin, F.L.; Hoyt, H.M.; van Halbeek, H.; Bergman, R.G.; Bertozzi, C.R. "Mechanistic Investigation of the Staudinger Ligation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 2686-2695.

427. Corkey, B.K.; Taw, F.L.; Brookhart, M.; Bergman, R.G. "Aromatic and Aldehyde Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation at Cationic Rh(III) Centers. Evaluation of Electronic Substituent Effects on Aldehyde Binding and C-H Oxidative Addition" Polyhedron, 2004, 23, 2943-2954.

426. Michael, F.E.; Duncan, A.P.; Sweeney, Z.K., Bergman, R.G. "Rearrangements and Stereomutations of Metallacycles Derived from Allenes and Imidozirconium Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1752-1764.

425. Cordaro, J.G.; Bergman, R.G. "Dissociation of Carbanions from Acyl Iridium Compounds: An Experimental and Computational Investigation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16912-16929.

424. Cordaro, J.G.; van Halbeek, H.; Bergman, R.G. "An Iridium Difluoroketene Complex: Synthesis and Isolation" Angew. Chem. 2004, 43, 6366-6369.

423. Krumper, J.R.; Martin, R.L.; Hay, P.J.; Yung, C.M.; Veltheer, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of the Hydrio- and Alkylrhenium Methylidene Complexes Cp*(PMe3)2(R)Re=CH2 (R = H, CH3)" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 14804-14815.

422. Fiedler, D.; Raymond, K.; Bergman, R.G. "Supramolecular Catalysis of a Unimolecular Transformation: Aza-Cope Rearrangement within a Self-Assembled Host" Angew. Chem., 2004, 43, 6748-6751.

421. Tan, K.L.; Park, S.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Intermolecular Coupling of Alkenes to Heterocycles via C-H Bond Activation" J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 7329-7335.

420. Krumper, J.R.; Gerisch, M.; Magistrato, A.; Roethlisberger, U.; Bergman, R.G.; Tilley, D.T. "Unusual Ar-H/Rh-H JHH NMR Coupling in Complexes of Rhodium (III): Experimental Evidence and Theoretical Support for an h1-Arene Structure" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 12492-12502.

419. Yung, C.M.; Skaddan, M.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Stoichiometric and Catalytic H/D Incorporation by Cationic Iridium Complexes: A Common Monohydrido-Iridium Intermediate" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 13033-13043.

418. Ruck, R.T.; Bergman, R.G. "Zirconium-Mediated Conversion of Amides to Nitriles: A Surprising Additive Effect" Angew. Chem., 2004, 43, 5375-5377.

417. Ruck, R.T.; Zuckerman, R.L.; Krska, S.W.; Bergman, R.G. "Carboamination: Additions of Imine C=N Bonds Across Alkynes Catalyzed by Imidozirconium Complexes" Angew. Chem., 2004, 43, 5372-5374.

416. Anderson, L.L.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Catalytic Hydroamination of Alkynes and Norbornene with Neutral and Cationic Tantalum Imido Complexes" Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 2519-2522.

415. Blum, S.A.; Bergman R.G. "Nitro and Nitroso Metathesis Reactions with Monomeric Zirconium Imido Complexes" Organometallics, 2004, 23, 4003-4005.

414. Rais, D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of the Monomeric Late-Transition- Metal Parent Amido Complex [Ir(Cp*)(PMe3)(Ph)(NH2)]" Chem. Euro. J., 2004, 10, 3970- 3978.

413. Thalji, R.K.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Highly Efficient and Enantioselective Cyclization of Aromatic Imines via Directed C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 7192-7193.

412. Wiedemann, S.H.; Ellman, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct C-H Addition of 4,4-Dimethyl-2-oxazoline to Alkenes" Org. Lett., 2004, 6,1685-1687.

411. Ruck, R.T.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactions of Imines with Azazirconacyclobutenes and Generation of Electron-Deficient Imidozirconocene Complexes" Organometallics, 2004, 23, 2231-2233.

410. Fox , D.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of an Iron Parent Amido Complex and a Comparison of its Reactivity with the Ruthenium Analog" Organometallics, 2004, 23, 1656- 1670.

409. Fiedler, D.; Leung, D.; Raymond, K.; Bergman, R.G. "Enantioselective Guest-Binding of Cationic Ruthenium Complexes by a Chiral Metal-Ligand Assembly" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 3674-3675.

408. Cordaro, J.G.; Bergman, R.G. "Elimination of R-H from Iridium Acyl Hydrides without loss of CO. Evidence for the Intervention of Metal Cation/Carbanion Pairs" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 3432-3433.

407. Hoyt, H.M.; Michael, F.E.; Bergman, R.G. "C-H Bond Activation of Hydrocarbons by an Imidozirconocene Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 1018-1019.

406. Taw, F.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Brookhart, M. "Silicon-Hydrogen Bond Activation and Formation of Silane Complexes Using a Cationic Rhodium(III) Complex" Organometallics, 2004, 23, 886-890.

405. Fiedler, D; Pagliero, D; Brumaghim, J.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Raymond, K.N. "Encapsulation of Cationic Ruthenium Complexes into a Chiral Self-Assembled Cage" Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 846-848.

404. Leung, D.; Fiedler, D.; Raymond, K.; Bergman, R.G. "Selective C-H Bond Activation by a Supramolecular Host-Guest assembly" Angew. Chem. 2004, 43, 963-966.

403. Lewis, J.C.; Wiedemann, S.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Arylation of Heterocycles via Rhodium-catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalization" Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 35-38.

402. Skaddan, M.B.; Yung, C.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Stoichiometric and Catalytic Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of 'Unactivated' Organic Substrates Cationic Ir(III) Complexes" Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 11-13.

401. Krumper, J.R.; Gerisch, M.; Suh, J.M.; Tilley, T. Don; Bergman, R.G. "Monomeric Rhodium(II) Catalysts for the Preparation of Aziridines and Enantioselective Formation of Cyclopropanes from Ethyl Diazoacetate at Room Temperature" J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 9705-9710.

400. Blum, S.A.; Walsh, P.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Epoxide-Opening and Group-Transfer Reactions Mediated by Monomeric Zirconium Imido Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 14276-14277.

399. Ackermann, L.; Loy, R.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Use of Group 4 Bis(sulfonamido) Complexes in the Hydroamination of Alkynes and Allenes" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 11956-11963.

398. Welch, E.J.; Crawford, N.R.M.; Bergman, R.G.; Long, J.R. "New Routes to Transition Metal-Carbido Species: Synthesis and characterization of the Carbon-Centered Trigonal Prismatic Clusters [W6CCl18]n- (n = 1, 2, 3)" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 11464-11465.

397. Stewart, I.C.; Toste, F.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Phosphine-catalyzed Hydration and Hydroalkoxylation of Activated Olefins: Use of a Strong Nucleophile to Generate a Strong Base" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 8696-8697.

396. Taw, F.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Brookhart, M "A Mechanistic Investigation of the Carbon- Carbon Bond Cleavage of Aryl and Alkyl Cyanides Using a Cationic Rh(III) Silyl Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 9808-9813.

395. Fox, D.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of a First Row Transition Metal Parent Amido Complex and Carbon Monoxide Insertion into the Amide N-H Bond" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 30, 8984-8985.

394. Tan, K.L.; Vasudevan, A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A.; Souers, A.J. "Microwave Assisted C-H Bond Activation: A Rapid Entry into Functionalized Heterocycles" Org. Lett., 2003, 5, 2131-2134.

393. Ahrendt, K.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Synthesis of a Tricyclic Mescaline Analog by Catalytic C-H Bond Activation" Org. Lett., 2003, 5, 1301-1303.

392. Fruchart, J.S.; Gras-Masse, H.; Melnyk, O.; Fox, D.J.; Bergman, R.G. Corrigendum to "Methyl Phenylacetate Enolate Generated with the P4-tBu Schwesinger base: 'naked' or not?" Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 2243.

391. Michael, F.E.; Duncan, A.P.; Sweeney, Z.K.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanisms of Allene Stereoinversion by Imidozirconium Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 7184-7185.

390. Bergman, R.G.; Cundari, T.R.; Gillespie, A.M.; Gunnoe, T.B.; Harman, W.D.; Klinckman, T.R.; Temple, M.D.; White, D.P, "Computational Study of Methane Activation by TpRe(CO)2 and CpRe(CO)2 with a Stereoelectronic Comparison of Cyclopentadienyl and Scorpionate Ligands" Organometallics, 2003, 22, 2331-2337.

389. Blum, S.A.; Tan, K.L.; Bergman, R.G. "The Application of Physical Organic Methods to the Investigation of Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms" J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 4127- 4137.

388. Gerisch, M.; Krumper, J.; Bergman, R.G.; Tilley, T.D. "Rhodium(III) and Rhodium(II) complexes of Novel Bis(oxazoline) Pincer Ligands" Organometallics, 2003, 22, 47-58.

387. Blum, S.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Enantioselective Oxidation of Di-tert-Butyl Disulfide with a Vanadium Catalyst: Progress Toward Mechanism Elucidation" J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 150-155.

386. Tan, K.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Intermolecular Coupling of Alkenes to Heterocycles via Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 13964-13965.

385. Holland, A.W.; Bergman, R.G. "Regiocontrol of Cyclometallation in a P4Ru(II) System. Unusual Base-Induced Metallation Within a Chelate Ring Versus Activation of a Methyl Group." Organometallics, 2002, 11, 2149-2152.

384. Holland, A.W.; Bergman, R.G. "Effects of Phosphine Ligand Chelation on the Reactivity of Monomeric Parent Amido Ruthenium Complexes: Synthesis and Reactivity of Such a Complex Bearing Mono-Dentate Ligands" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14684- 14695.

383. Holland, A.W.; Bergman, R.G.; "Thermal Reactivity of Group 9 Transition Metal Pinacolate Complexes: Heterocumulene Cleavage and C-O Bond Formation" Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2002, 341, 99-106.

382. Duncan, A.P.; Bergman, R.G. "Selective Transformations of Organic Compounds by Imidozirconocene Complexes", The Chemical Record, 2002, 2, 431-445.

381. Klei, S.R.; Tilley, D.T.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactions of Cp*(PMe3)Ir(Me)OTf with Silanes: The Role of Base-Free Silylene complexes In Rearrangements of the Resulting Silicon-Based Ligands" Organometallics, 2002, 21, 3376-3387.

380. Holland, A. W.; Bergman, R.G. "Heterocumulene Metathesis by Iridium Guanidinate and Ureylene Complexes: Catalysis Involving Reversible Insertion To Form 6-Membered Metallacycles." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 9010-9011.

379. Klei, S.R.; Tilley, T.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Stoichiometric and Catalytic Behavior of Cationic Silyl and Silylene Complexes" Organometallics, 2002, 21, 4648-4661.

378. Klei, S.R.; Tilley, T.D., Bergman, R.G. "Iridium(III) and Rhodium (III) Complexes Bearing Chelating Cyclopentadienyl-Phosphine Ligands as C-H Activation Catalysts for the Deuteration of Hydrocarbons in D2O" Organometallics, 2002, 21, 4905-4911.

377. Klei, S.R.; Golden, J.T.; Burger, P.; and Bergman, R.G. "Cationic Ir(III) Alkyl and Hydride Complexes: Stoichiometric and Catalytic C-H Activation by Cp*(PMe3)Ir(R)(X) in Homogeneous Solution" J. Mol. Catal., 2002, 189, 79-94.

376. Asplund, M.C.; Snee, P.T.; Yeston, J.S.; Wilkens, M.J.; Payne, C.K.; Yang, H,; Kotz, K.T.; Frei, H.; Bergman, R.G.; and Harris, C.B. "Ultrafast UV Pump/IR Probe Studies of C- H Activation in Linear, Cyclic and Aryl Hydrocarbons" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 10605-10612.

375. Paisner, S.N.; Lavoie, G.G.; Bergman, R.G. "Formation of Planar Chiral Alkylphosphine- and Aniline-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Metal Complexes and Their Reactivity Toward Electrophiles" Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2002, 334, 253-275.

374. Cordaro, J. G.; McCusker, J. K.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of mono-substituted 2,2'- bipyridines" Chem. Comm., 2002, 14, 1496-1497.

373. Taw, F.L.; Mellows, H.; White, P.S.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Brookhart, M.; Heinekey, D.M. "Synthesis and Investigation of [Cp*(PMe3)Rh(H)(H2)]+ and its Partially Deuterated and Tritiated Isotopomers: Evidence for a Hydride/Dihydrogen Structure" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 5100-5108.

372. Ackermann, L.; Bergman, R.G. "A Highly Reactive and Selective Precatalyst for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reactions" Org. Let., 2002, 4, 1475.

371. Fulton, J.R.; Sklenak, S.; Bouwkamp, M.W.; Bergman, R.G. "A Comprehensive Investigation of the Chemistry and Basicity of a Parent Amidoruthenium Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 4722-4737.

370. Taw, F.L.; White, P.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Brookhart, M. "Carbon-Carbon Bond Activation of R-CN (R=Me, Ar, iPr, tBu) Using a Cationic Rh(III) Complex" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 4192-4193.

369. Tan, K.L.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Intermediacy of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene in the Catalytic C-H Activation of Benzimidazole" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 3202-3203.

368. Klei, S.R.; Golden, J.T.; Tilley, T.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Iridium-Catalyzed H/D Exchange into Organic Compounds in Water" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 2092-2093.

367. Tellers, D.M.; Yung, C.M.; Arndtsen, B.A.; Adamson, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Electronic and Medium Effects on the Rate of Arene C-H Bond Activation by Cationic Ir(III) Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 1400-1410.

366. Fulton, J.R.; Holland, A. W.; Fox, D. J.; Bergman, R.G. "Formation, Reactivity, and Properties of Late Transition Metal-Oxygen and -Nitrogen Bonds" Accts. Chem. Res., 2002, 35, 44-56.

365. Mullins, S.M.; Duncan, A.P.; Bergman, R.G.; Arnold, J. "Reactivity of a Titanium Dinitrogen Complex Supported by Guanidinate Ligands: Investigation of Solution Behavior and a Novel Rearrangement of Guanidinate" Inorg. Chem, 2001, 40, 6952-6963.

364. Tellers, D. M.; Bergman, R. G. "An Examination of C-H Bond Activation by Cationic TpMe2Ir(III) Complexes" Organometallics 2001, 20, 4819-4832.

363. Straub, B.F.; Bergman, R.G. "The Mechanisms of Hydroamination of Allenes, Alkynes and Alkenes Catalyzed by CpTi Imido Complexes: A DFT Study" Angew. Chem. 2001, 40, 4632-4635.

362. Tellers, D.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Binding of Chlorohydrocarbons to Metal Centers: Quantitative Evaluation of Relative Binding Constants and Structural Characterization of the First Isolable Transition Metal-Chloromethane Adduct" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11508- 11509.

361. Thalji, R.K.; Ahrendt, K.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Ellman, J.A. "Annulation of Aromatic Imines via Directed C-H Activation with Wilkinson's Catalyst" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9692-9693.

360. Ini, A.; Oliver, A.G.; Tilley, T.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Structure and Hydrosilylation Catalysis of a Chiral A-Frame Rhodium (I) Dimer with Cis-Diphosphite Ligands" Organometallics 2001, 20, 3839-3841.

359. Tellers, D. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Mechanistic Study of Ligand Substitution Processes in TpIr(III) Complexes," Can. J. of Chem. 2001, 79, 525-528.

358. Johnson, J. S.; Bergman, R. G. "Imidotitanium Complexes as Hydroamination Catalysts: Substantially Enhanced Reactivity from an Unexpected Cyclopentadienide/Amide Ligand Exchange," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 2923-2924.

357. Tan, K. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. "Annulation of Alkenyl-Substituted Heterocycles Via Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Activated Coupling Reactions" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 2685-2686.

356. Klei, S. R.; Tilley, D. T.; Bergman, R. G. "An Observable Silene/Silylene Rearrangement in a Cationic Iridium Complex" Organometallics 2001, 20, 3220-3222.

355. Gerisch, M.; Krumper, J. R.; Tilley, D. T.; Bergman, R. G. "Novel Bis(oxazoline) Pincer Ligands: Formation of Mononuclear Rhodium(II) Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5818-5819.

354. Yeston, J. S.; Bergman, R. G. "Intramolecular B-H Bond Activation from a Dihydridobis(dimethylpyrazolyl)borate Ligand: Formation of a Rh(III) Carbene Hydride and a Rare Example of Reverse a-Hydride Migration," Organometallics, 2000, 19, 2947-2949.

353. Yeston, J. S.; McNamara, B. K.; Bergman, R. G.; Moore, C. B. "Flash Infrared Kinetics of the Photochemistry of Tp*Rh(CO)2 and Bp*Rh(CO)2 in Liquid Xenon Solution," Organometallics, 2000, 19, 3442-3446.

352. Holland, A. H.; Glueck, D. S.; Bergman, R. G. "Photochemical Reactivity of Group 9 Metal Pinacolate Complexes" Organometallics, 2001, 20, 2250-2261.

351. Golden, J. T.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Exceptionally Low-Temperature Carbon-Hydrogen/Carbon-Deuterium Exchange Reactions of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Including Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Catalyzed by the Cp*(PMe3)IrH(L)+ Cation" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 5837-5838.

350. Duncan, A. P.; Mullins, S. M.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structural Investigation, and Reactivity of Neutral and Cationic Bis(guanidinato)zirconium(IV) Complexes" Organometallics, 2001, 20, 1808-1819.

349. Zuckerman, R. L.; Bergman, R. G. "A Mechanistic Investigation of Cycloreversion/Cycloaddition Reactions Between Zirconocene Metallacycle Complexes and Unsaturated Organic Substrates," Organometallics, 2001, 20, 1792-1807.

348. Paisner, S. N.; Bergman, R. G. "High Performance Liquid Chromotography for Facile Analytical Separation of the Enantiomers of Chiral Organometallic Complexes," J. Organomet. Chem. 2001, 621, 242-245.

347. Peterson, T. H.; Golden, J. T.; Bergman, R. G. "Evidence for the Intervention of Different C-H Activating Intermediates in the Irradiation of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)IrH2 and the Reaction of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)Ir(H)(Cl) with Strong Base. Detection and Spectroscopic Characterization of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)Ir(Li)(Cl), an Intermediate in the Dehydrohalogenation Reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 455-462.

346. Szewczyk, J. W.; Zuckerman, R. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Ellman, J. A. "A Mass Spectrometric Labeling Strategy for High-Throughput Reaction Evaluation and Optimization: Exploring C-H Activation," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2001, 40, 216-219.

345. Alaimo, P.J.; Peters, D. W.; Arnold, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Suggested Modifications to a Distillation-Free Solvent Purification System," J. Chem. Edu. 2001, 78, 64.

344. Asbury, J. B.; Hang, K.; Yeston, J. S.; Cordaro, J. G.; Bergman, R. G.; Lian, T. "Direct Observation of a Picosecond Alkane C-H Bond Activation Reaction by CpIr(CO)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12870-12871.

343. Zuckerman, R. L.; Bergman, R. G. "Structural Factors that Influence the Course of Overall [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions Between Imidozirconocene Complexes and Heterocumulenes," Organometallics 2000, 19, 4795-4809.

342. Mullins S. M.; Hagadorn, J. R.; Bergman, R. G.; Arnold, J. "Synthesis of tantalum fluoride complexes supported by bis(trimethylsilyl)benzamidinate ligands. X-ray structures of [PhC(NSiMe3)2]2TaF3 and [PhC(NSiMe3)2]2TaFPh2," J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 607, 227-232.

341. Fulton, J. R.; Bouwkamp, M. W.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactivity of a Parent Amidoruthenium Complex: A Transition Metal Amide of Exceptionally High Basicity," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 8799-8800.

340. Tellers, D. M.; Skoog, S. J.; Bergman, R. G., Gunnoe, T. B.; Harman, W. D. "Comparison of the Relative Electron-Donating Abilities of Hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate and Cyclopentadienyl Ligands: Different Interactions with Different Transition Metals," Organometallics 2000, 19, 2428-2432.

339. Sweeney, Z. K.; Salsman, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of Chiral, Enantiopure Zirconocene Imido Complexes: Highly Selective Kinetic Resolution and Stereoinversion of Allenes, and Evidence for a Non-Concerted [2+2] Cycloaddition/Retrocyclization Reaction Mechanism," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2000, 39, 2339-2343.

338. Alaimo, P. J.; Arndtsen, B. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Activation/Decarbonylation of Aldehydes. Access to Complexes with Tertiary and Highly Hindered Metal-Carbon Bonds," Organometallics 2000, 19, 2130-2143.

337. Paisner, S. N.; Burger, P.; Bergman, R. G. "Mechanistic Investigation of the Reaction of Iridium Dihydride Complexes with Organic Acid Chlorides," Organometallics 2000, 19, 2073-2083.

336. Skoog, S. J.; Mateo, C.; Lavoie, G. G.; Hollander, F. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of Novel Group IV Complexes Bearing the Tropidinyl Ligand: Investigations of Dynamic Behavior, Reactivity, and Catalytic Olefin Polymerization," Organometallics 2000, 19, 1406- 1421.

335. Fulton, J. R.; Hanna, T. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Insertion of Nitriles into a Zirconium- Iridium Heterobimetallic Complex: A Mechanistic Study," Organometallics 2000, 19, 602- 614.

334. Klei, S. R.; Tilley, T.D.; Bergman, R. G. "The Mechanism of Silicon-Hydrogen and Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation by Iridium(III): Production of a Silylene Complex, and the First Observation of Reversible Ir(III) to Ir(V) C-H Bond Oxidative Addition," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 1816-1817.

333. Tellers, D. M.; Bergman, R. G. "C-H Bond Activation by a Rare Cationic Iridium Dinitrogen Complex. An Important Electronic Effect in the Chemistry of the Hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate Ligand," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 954-955.

332. Zuckerman, R. L.; Krska, S. W.; Bergman, R. G. "Zirconium-mediated Metathesis of Imines: A Study of the Scope, Longevity, and Mechanism of a Complicated Catalytic System," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 751-761.

331. Sweeney, Z. K.; Polse, J. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Andersen, R. A. "Dihydrogen Activation by Titanium Sulfide Complexes," Organometallics, 1999, 18, 5502-5510.

330. Zuckerman, R. L.; Krska, S. W.; Bergman, R. G. "Reversible C-H Activation of an N- Methyl Group in a bis-Zr(IV) Diazametallacycle: Generation of an End-on, Side-on Coordinated Bridging Alkylideneamido Ligand," J. Organomet. Chem. 1999, 591, 2-7.

329. Tellers, D. M.; Ritter, J. M. C.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of Iridium(III) Carboxamides via the Bimetallic Reaction Between Cp*(PMe3)IrPh(OH) and [Cp*(PMe3)Ir(Ph)NCR]+," Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4810-4818.

328. Mullins, S. M.; Bergman, R. G.; Arnold, J. "Double Group Transfer Reactions of a Rare Unsaturated Tantalum MethylideneComplex with Pyridine N-oxides," Organometallics 1999, 18, 4465-4467.

327. McNeill, K. P.; Bergman, R. G. "Rapid Reduction of Nitric Oxide to Dinitrogen by Zirconium (II): Kinetic Studies on a Reaction Controlled by Gas-Liquid Transport," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 8260-8269.

326. McNamara, B. K.; Yeston, J. S.; Bergman, R. G.; Moore, C. B. "The Effect of Alkane Size on Rates of Photoinduced C-H Bond Activation by Cp*Rh(CO)2 in Liquid Rare Gas Media: An Infrared Flash Kinetics Study," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 6437-6443.

325. Alaimo, P. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Modeling the Proposed Intermediate in Alkane Carbon- Hydrogen Bond Activation by Cp*(PMe3)Ir(Me)OTf: Synthesis and Stability of Novel Organometallic Iridium(V) Complexes," Organometallics 1999, 18, 2707-2717.

324. Holland, P. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Application of the E-C Approach to Understanding the Bond Energies of Late-Metal Amido, Aryloxo Complexes: an Alternative to pp/dp Repulsion," Comments Inorg. Chem. 1999, 21, 115-129.

323. Peterson, T.H.; Golden, J. T.; Bergman, R. G. "Deprotonation of the Transition Metal Hydride (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)IrH2. Synthesis and Chemistry of the Strongly Basic Lithium Iridate (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)Ir(H)(Li),"Organometallics 1999, 18, 2005-2020.

322. Aubart M. A.; Bergman, R.G. "Tantalum-Mediated Cleavage of an N=N Bond in an Organic Diazene (Azoarene) to Produce an Imidometal (M=NR) Complex: An h 2 -Diazene Complex is not an Intermediate", Organometallics 1999, 18, 811-813.

321. Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactivity of a Terminal (Ti(IV) Imido Complex Towards Alkenes and Alkynes: Cycloaddition vs. C-H Activation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 13405-13414.

320. Kaplan, A. W.; Bergman, R. G. "Nitrous Oxide-Mediated Synthesis of Monomeric Hydroxoruthenium Complexes. Reactivity of (DMPE)2Ru(H)(OH) and the Synthesis of a Silica-Bound Ruthenium Complex," Organometallics 1998, 17, 5072-5085.

319. Krska, S. W.; Zuckerman, R. L.; Bergman, R. G. "The Use of Steric Hindrance and a Metallacyclobutene Resting State to Develop Robust and Kinetically Characterizable Zirconium-based Imine Metathesis Catalysts," J. Am. Chem. Soc.1998, 120, 11828-11829.

318. Kaplan, A. W.; Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of h2-N2-Titanium Aryldiazoalkane Complexes: Cleavage of the N-N Bond," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 11649-11662.

317. Luecke, H. F.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Chemistry of a Monomeric Iridium Carbyne Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 11008-11009.

316. Aubart, M. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Reaction of Organic Disulfides with Cobalt-Centered Metal Radicals. Use of the E- and C-Based Dual Parameter Substituent Model and Quantitative Solvent Effect Analyses to Compare Outer Sphere and Inner Sphere Electron Transfer," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 8755-8766.

315. Sweeney, Z. K.; Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Cycloaddition and Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of a Monomeric Titanocene Sulfido Complex", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 7825-7834.

314. Asbury, J. B.; Ghosh, H. N.; Yeston, J. S.; Bergman, R. G.; Lian, T. "Sub-picosecond IR Study of the Reactive Intermediate in an Alkane C-H Bond Activation Reaction by CpRh(CO)2,"Organometallics 1998, 17, 3417-3419.

313. Mobley, T. A.; Schade, C.; Bergman, R. G. "Stereochemical Investigations of the Mechanism of C-H Bond Activation. Diastereomeric and Isotopic Scrambling in (Hydrido)alkyliridium Complexes," Organometallics 1998, 17, 3574-3587.

312. Kaplan. A. W.; Ritter, J. C. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Late Transition Metal Parent Amido (LnM-NH2) Complexes: An Acid/Conjugate Base Metathesis Approach," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 6828-6829.

311. Ritter, J. C. M.; Bergman, R. G. "A Useful Method for Preparing Iridium Alkoxides and a Study of Their Catalytic Decomposition by Iridium Cations: A new Mode of b-Hydride Elimination for Coordinatively Saturated Metal Alkoxides," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 6826-6827.

310. Polse, J. L.; Kaplan, A. W.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of an h2-N2- Titanium Diazoalkane Complex with Both Imido- and Metal Carbene-like Reactivity Patterns," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 6316-6328.

309. Howard, W. A.; Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis of Olefin, Carbonyl, and Thiolate Complexes of Platinum (IV) in the [(h5-C5Me5)Pt(IV)] System," Polyhedron.1998, 17, 803- 810.

308. Christoffers, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Zirconocene-Alumoxane (1:1) - A Catalyst for the Selective Dimerization of a-Olefins," Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1998, 270, 20-27.

307. Mobley, T. A.; Bergman, R. G. "The Use of a Planar Chiral Ligand to effect C-H Activation with Asymmetric Induction at an Iridium Center. Dramatically Different C-H Activation Stereoselectivities for Benzene and Cyclohexane," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 3253-3254.

306. Holland, P. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. " Cyclopentadienyl and Imide Ligand Transfer From Zirconium to Iridium: Can Early-Metal Imido Compounds Be Used as Imide Transfer Reagents?" Organometallics 1998, 17, 433-437.

305. Golden, J. T.; Peterson, T. H.; Holland, P. L.; Bergman, R. G.; Andersen, R. A. "Adduct Formation and Single and Double Deprotonation of Cp*(PMe3)Ir(H)2 with Main Group Metal Alkyls and Aryls: Synthesis and Structure of Three Novel Ir-Al and Ir-Mg Heterobimetallics," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 223-224.

304. Holland, P.L.; Smith, M. E.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "X-ray Crystal Structures of Cp*Ni(PEt3)X [X = Br, O(p-C6H4Me), NH(p-C6H4Me), S(p-C6H4Me), OCH3, CH2C6H5, Me, H, PEt3+]. Understanding Distortions and Trans Influences in Cyclopentadienyl Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 12815-12823.

303. Holland, P. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Huang, J.; Nolan, S. P. "Monomeric Cyclopentadienylnickel Methoxo and Amido Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Reactivity, and Use for Exploring the Relationship Between M–X and H–X bond Energies," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 12800-12814.

302. Luecke, H. F.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis and C–H Activation Reactions of Cyclometallated Complexes of Ir(III): Cp*(PMe3)Ir(CH3)+ Does Not Undergo Intermolecular C-H Activation in Solution via a Cyclometallated Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 11538-11539.

301. Lavoie, G. G.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Reactivity of Novel Zirconium(IV) Complexes Containing the Tropidinyl Ligand," Angew. Chem. 1997, 109, 2555-2558; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(Engl.) 1997, 22, 2450-2452.

300. McNeill, K. P.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "C–C and C–H Bond Activation at Ruthenium(II): The Stepwise Degradation of a Neopentyl Ligand to a Trimethylenemethane Ligand," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 11244-11254.

299. Bromberg, S. E.; Yang, H.; Asplund, M. C.; Lian, T.; McNamara, B. K.; Kotz, K. T.; Yeston, J. S.; Wilkens, M.; Frei, H.; Bergman, R. G.; Harris, C. B. "The Mechanism of a C– H bond Activation Reaction in Room Temperature Alkane Solution," Science 1997, 278, 260-263

298. Alaimo, P.J.; Arndtsen, B.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Tertiary and Other Sterically Demanding Alkyl- and Aryl Complexes of Iridium by Aldehyde C-H Bond Activation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 5269-5270.

297. Sweeney, Z. K.; Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Kubinec, M. G. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Monomeric Titanocene Sulfido and Disulfide Complexes. Reaction of H2 with a Terminal M=S Bond," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 4543-4544.

296. Kaplan, A. W.; Bergman, R. G. "Nitrous Oxide-Mediated Oxygen Atom Insertion into a Ruthenium-Hydride Bond. Synthesis and Reactivity of the Monomeric Hydroxoruthenium Complex (DMPE)2Ru(H)(OH)," Organometallics 1997, 16, 1106-1108.

295. Ritter, J.C.M.; Bergman, R. G. "The Mechanism of Addition of an Ir–OH bond to Ethylene. Catalytic Tandem Activation by two [h5-Cp*(Ph)IrPMe3]+ Complex Fragments," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 2580-2582.

294. Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity Studies of an h2-N2-Titanium Diazoalkane Complex. Generation and Trapping of a Carbene Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118,8737-8738.

293. Bergman, R. G. "Reversing Chemical Inertia: Activating Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds With Metals," Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary of the Korean Chemical Society, 1996, 181- 190.

292. Hanna, T. A.; Baranger, A. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactivity of Zirconocene Azametallacyclobutenes: Insertion of Aldehydes, Carbon Monoxide, and Formation of a,b- Unsaturated Imines. Formation and Trapping of [Cp2Zr=O] in a [4+2] Retrocycloaddition," J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 4532-4541.

291. Tagge, C. D.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, X-Ray Structure Determination, and Reactions of Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl(nitrosyl)ruthenium h2-Arene Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 6908-6915.

290. Lee, S. Y.; Bergman, R. G. "Generation of Oxozirconocene Complexes from the Reaction of Cp2(THF)Zr=N-t-Bu with Organic and Metal Carbonyl Functionalities: Apparently Divergent Behavior of Transient [Cp2Zr=O]," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 6396-6406.

289. Christoffers, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Catalytic Dimerization Reactions of a-Olefins and a,w- Dienes with Cp2ZrCl2 / MAO: Formation of Dimers, Carbocycles and Oligomers," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 4715-4716.

288. Hanna, T. A.; Baranger, A. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Addition of Organic 1,3-Dipolar Compounds across an Early-Late Heterobinuclear (Zr-Ir) Bond. Mechanism of Nitrogen Loss from an Organoazido Complex to Form a Bridging Imido Complex," Angew. Chem. 1996, 108, 693-696; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(Engl.) 1996, 35, 653-655.

287. Lian, T.; Bromberg, S. E., Yang, H.; Proulx, G.; Bergman, R. G.; Harris, C. B. "Femtosecond IR Studies of Alkane C-H Bond Activation by Organometallic Compounds: Direct Observation of Reactive Intermediates in Room Temperature Solution," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 3769-3770.

286. Bromberg, S. E.; Lian, T.; Bergman, R. G.; Harris, C. B."Ultrafast Dynamics of Cp*M(CO)2(M =Ir, Rh) in Solutions: The Origin of the Low Quantum Yields for C-H Bond Activation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 2069-2072.

285. Tagge, C. D.; Simpson, R. D.; Bergman, R. G.; Hostetler, M. J.; Girolami, G. S.; Nuzzo, R. G. "Synthesis of a Novel Volatile Platinum Complex for Use in CVD and a Study of the Mechanism of its Thermal Decomposition in Solution," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 2634- 2643.

284. Luecke, H. F.; Arndtsen, B. A.; Burger, P.; Bergman, R. G. "The Synthesis of Fischer Carbene Complexes of Iridium by C-H Bond Activation of Methyl and Cyclic Ethers: Evidence for Reversible a-Hydrogen Migration," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 2517-2518.

283. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactions of Cp2Ta(CH2)(CH3) with Group 7, 8 and 9 Substituted and Unsubstituted Metal Carbonyls. Evidence for Intermediates Involved in the Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Steps of the Reduction and Deoxygenation of CO," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 1981-1996.

282. Aubart, M. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Activation of Organic Disulfides by a Paramagnetic Heterobimetallic Tantalum/Cobalt Complex and a Comparison of their Reactions with Cobaltocene. Evidence for a Dependence of Mechanism on the Electronic Properties of the Disulfide," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 1793-1794.

281. Holland, P. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Characterization, Isomerization, and Reactivity of Dimeric Cyclopentadienylnickel Amido Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 1092-1104.

280. Proulx, G; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structures, and Kinetics and Mechanism of Decomposition of Terminal Metal Azide Complexes: Isolated Intermediates in the Formation of Imidometal Complexes from Organic Azides," Organometallics 1996, 15, 684-692.

279. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of Alkyltantalocene Oxide, Sulfide, and Imide Derivatives: Stereospecific Heteroatom and -group Transfers from Oxiranes, Thiiranes, and Aziridines to Methylantalocene," Organometallics 1996, 15, 133-141.

278. Arndtsen, B. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Unusually Mild and Selective Hydrocarbon C-H Bond Activation Using Positively Charged Iridium(III) Complexes," Science 1995, 270, 1970-1973.

277. Veltheer, J. E.; Burger, P.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis and Chemistry of the Aryliridium (III) Fluorides Cp'Ir(PMe3)(Aryl)F: High Reactivity Due to Surprisingly Easy Ir-F Ionization," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 12478-12488.

276. Arndtsen, B. A.; Bergman, R. G. "C-H Bond Activation in Functionalized Organic Compounds with Cp*(PMe3)IrMe(OTF). Generation, Structural Characterization and Metal- Based Rearrangement of th Acetone Activation Product Cp*(PMe3)Ir(h3- CH2C(OH)CH2)+OTf-," J. Organomet. Chem. 1995, 504, 143-146.

275. Hanna, T. A.; Baranger, A. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Reaction of Carbon Dioxide and Heterocumulenes with an Unsymmetrical Metal-metal Bond. Direct Addition of CO2 Across a Zr-Ir Bond and Stoichiometric Reduction of CO2 to Formate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 11363-11364.

274. Christoffers, J.; Bergman, R. G. "Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral Zirconocenes from Doubly Substituted, Donor Functionalized Cyclopentadienes via Helical Chelate Complexes, " Angew. Chem. 1995, 107, 2423; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(Engl.) 1995, 34, 2266-2267.

273. Proulx, G.; Hollander, F. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Reaction of Cp2(CH3)Ta=CH2 with Ru3(CO)12: Deoxygenative Coupling of Carbon Monoxide and Methylene Units to Give a Heteronuclear Cluster-Bound 4-Cumulene Ligand," Can. J. Chem. 1995, 73, 1111-1115.

272. Baranger, A. M.; Hanna, T. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Transfer of Oxygen and Sulfur from Organic Molecules to a Zr-Ir Bond. Evidence for an Unusually Rapid Atom-Abstraction Reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 10041-10046.

271. Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of Monomeric Late Transition Metal Alkoxo, Aryloxo and Hydroxo Complexes," Polyhedron 1995, 14, 3227-3237.

270. Weydert, M.; Brennan, J. G.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactions of a Uranium(IV) Tertiary Alkyl Bond: Facile Ligand-Assisted Reduction and Insertion of Ethylene and Carbon Monoxide," Organometallics 1995, 14, 3942-3951.

269. Mobley, T. A.; Schade, C.; Bergman, R. G. "Diastereomeric and Isotopic Scrambling in Hydridoalkyliridium Complexes. Evidence for the Presence of a Common 'Alkane Complex' Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 7822-7823.

268. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis and Structure of a Terminal Metal Azide Complex: An Isolated Intermediate in the Formation of Imidometal Complexes from Organic Azides," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 6382-6383.

267. Lee, S. Y.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactions of an Imidozirconocene Complex with Cyclopentadienylmetal Carbonyl Complexes: C-H Activation Versus Oxygen Atom Abstraction," J. Am Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 5877-5878.

266. Lee, S. Y.; Bergman, R. G. "Mechanism and Regiochemistry of Azametallacyclobutene Formation from Imidozirconocene Complexes and Alkynes," Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 4255- 4276.

265. Polse, J. L.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Cycloaddition and Cycloreversion Reactions of a Monomeric Ti(IV) Oxo Complex with Terminal and Internal Alkynes. A Reversible Oxametallacyclobutene/Hydroxo-Acetylide Interconversion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 5393-5394.

264. Arndtsen, B. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Mobley, T. A.; Peterson, T. H. "Selective Intermolecular C-H Bond Activation by Synthetic Metal Complexes in Homogeneous Solution," Acc. Chem. Res. 1995, 28, 154-162.

263. Bengali, A. A.; Bergman, R. G.; Moore, C. B. "Evidence for the Intervention of 16- electron Species Rather than Solvate Complexes in the Ultraviolet Irradiation of CpCo(CO)2 in Liquefied Noble Gas Solvents," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 3879-3880.

262. McNeill, K.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Interconversion of a 3,3- Dimethylruthenacyclobutane and a Methyl (2-Methallyl)Ruthenium Complex: The First Direct Observation of Reversible b-Methyl Elimination/Migratory Insertion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 3625-3626.

261. Hanna, T. A.; Baranger, A. M.; Walsh, P. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Formation of a, b- Unsaturated Imines and Successful Trapping of Oxozirconocene in a [4+2] Azaoxametallacyclohexene Retrocycloaddition," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 3292-3293.

260. Bengali, A. A.; Arndtsen, B. A.; Burger, P. M.; Schultz, R. H.; Weiller, B. H.; Kyle, K. R.; Moore, C. B.; Bergman, R. G. "Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Alkanes and Other Organic Molecules by Ir(I), Rh(I), and Ir(III) Complexes," Pure and Applied Chemistry 1995, 67, 281-288.

259. Meyer, K. E.; Walsh, P. J.; Bergman, R. G. "A Mechanistic Study of the Cycloaddition- Cycloreversion Reactions of Zirconium Imido Complex Cp2Zr(N-t-Bu)(THF) with Organic Imines and Organic Azides, " J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 974-985.

258. Burn, M.J.; Fickes, M.G.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactions of (PMe3)4Ru(C2H4) and (DMPE)2Ru(C2H4) with Weak Proton-Donating Electrophiles HX (X=OAr, SAr, NHPh, PHPh). Synthesis of Complexes with Metal-Heteroatom Single Bonds," Organometallics 1995, 14, 137-150.

257. Dobbs, D.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Bridging Imido and Imido- Oxo Complexes of Iridium. Water-catalyzed and -uncatalyzed Dimerization of Terminal Iridium Imido Complexes," Organometallics 1994, 13, 4594-4605. 256. Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of the Remarkably Stable Early-Late Binuclear Metal Hydride Cp2Ta(m-CH2)2Ir(Cp*)(H). A Warning Concerning Catalyst Identification in Homogenous Catalytic Reactions," Organometallics 1994, 13, 2668-2676.

255. Dobbs, D.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Late Transition-Metal Sulfido Complexes: Reactivity Studies and Mechanistic Analysis of Their Conversion into Metal-Sulfur Cubane Complexes," Inorganic Chemistry 1994, 33, 5329-5336.

254. Meyer, T. Y.; Woerpel, K. A.; Novak, B. M.; Bergman, R. G. "Silica as a Ligand: Reactivity of the Iridium-Oxygen Bond of Cp*Ir[Silica](Ph)(PMe3)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 10290-10291.

253. Bengali, A.A.; Schultz, R.H.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Activation of the C-H Bonds in Neopentane and Neopentane-d12 by (h5-C5(CH3)5)Rh(CO)2: Spectroscopic and Temporal Resolution of Rhodium-Krypton and Rhodium-Alkane Complex Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 9585-9589.

252. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R.G. "Stereospecific Heteroatom and -group Transfer from Oxiranes, Thiiranes and Aziridines by a Simple Alkyl Tantalocene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 7953-7954.

251. Schultz, R.H.; Bengali, A.A.; Tauber, M.J.; Weiller, B.H.; Wasserman, E.P.; Kyle, K.R.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "IR Flash Kinetic Spectroscopy of C-H Bond Activation of do- and d12-Cyclohexane by Cp*Rh(CO)2 in Liquid Rare Gases: Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and an Unusual Isotope Effect," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 7369-7377.

250. Ma, Y.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of Enantiopure(Neomenthylcyclo- pentadienyl)iridium(III) Halides with Silver Salts. A Dramatic Steric Effect on the Competition Between Inter- and Intramolecular C-H Activation," Organometallics 1994, 13, 2548-2550.

249. Burn, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "A Study of the Silanolysis of Triphenylsilane and p- Methoxyphenol Catalyzed by (PMe3)4RuH2 and the Stoichiometric Reactions of (PMe3)4Ru(H)(OC6H4-p-X) (X=Me, OMe) with Ph3SiH," J. Organomet. Chem. 1994, 472, 43-54.

248. Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanistic Investigations of Cp Loss in an Early-Late Heterobimetallic Complex. Isolation of a Cationic Ta-Pd Compound with a Free Cyclopentadienyl Counteranion," Organometallics 1994, 13, 1899-1910.

247. Baranger, A.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Cooperative Reactivity in the Interactions of X-H Bonds with a Zirconium-Iridium Bridging Imido Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3822-3835.

246. Meyer, K.E.; Walsh, P.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Zirconium-Mediated Imine Metathesis. Synthesis of 2,4-Diaza-1-zirconiacyclobutanes and the Mechanism of their Reaction with Imines and Alkyls," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 2669-2670.

245. Michelman, R.I.; Ball, G.E.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "Heteroatom Exchange Reactions in Imido Osmium (II) Systems: Cleavage of Os–N Multiple Bonds and Formation of Os–X Bonds (X = O, S, C)," Organometallics 1994, 13, 869-881.

244. Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactivity of an Early-Late Heterobimetallic Complex Towards Phosphines: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of a Cationic Ta-Pd Compound with a Free Cyclopentadienyl Counterion," Organometallics 1993, 12, 4269-4271.

243. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of Cp2Ta(CH2)CH3 with Methyl and Phenylrhenium Pentacarbonyls: 'Wittig-like' Metathesis of Bound Carbon Monoxide to a C=CH2 (Vinylidene) Group, and NMR Evidence for the Intervention of a Zwitterionic Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 9802-9803.

242. Burger, P.; Bergman, R.G. "Facile Intermolecular Activation of C-H Bonds in Methane and other Hydrocarbons and Si-H Bonds in Silanes with the Ir(III) Complex Cp*(PMe3)Ir(CH3)(OTf)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 10462-10463.

241. Michelman, R. I.; Bergman, R. G.; Andersen, R. A. "Synthesis, Exchange Reactions, and Metallacycle Formation in Osmium (II) Imido Systems: Formation and Cleavage of Os- N Bonds," Organometallics 1993, 12, 2741-2751.

240. Weydert, M.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Reactions of (MeC5H4)3U(t-Bu): Intermolecular Fluorine Atom Abstraction from Fluorocarbons Including Saturated Perfluorocarbons," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 8837-8838.

239. Walsh, P.J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Monomeric and Dimeric Zirconocene Imido Compounds: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity," Organometallics 1993,12, 3705- 3723.

238. Baranger, A. M.; Hollander, F. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of an Early-Late Heterobimetallic Imido Complex: Cooperative Reactivity With N-H, O-H, and S-H Bonds and Formation of a Novel Aminophosphine Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 7890- 7891.

237. Woerpel, K.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of an Iridium Hydroxo Complex. Insertion of Ethylene Into a Metal-Oxygen Bond," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 7888-7889.

236. Burn, M.J.; Fickes, M.G.; Hartwig, J.F.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Monomeric Ruthenium Hydroxo Complexes (PMe3)4Ru(R)(OH) (R = H, Me) and the Isolation of a Unique Example of a Dimeric Ruthenium Hydroxide-Water Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 5875-5876. 235. Weiller, B.H.; Wasserman, E.P.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Organometallic CO Substitution Kinetics in Liquid Xe by Fast Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 4326-4330.

234. Hostetler, M.J.; Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Scope and Mechanism of Alkene Hydrogenation/Isomerism Catalyzed by Complexes of the Type: R2E(CH2)2M(CO)(L) [R = Cp, Me, Ph; E = P, Ta; M = Rh, Ir; L = CO, PPh3]," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 2743- 2752.

233. Simpson, R.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Structure and Exchange Reactions of Rhenium Alkoxide and Aryloxide Complexes. Evidence for both Proton and Hydrogen- Atom Transfer in the Exchange Transition State," Organometallics 1993, 12, 781-796.

232. Dobbs, D. A.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis of Bridging Iridium Bis(imido) and Imido- Oxo Complexes. Imide and Oxygen Transfer Reactions and Hydrogenation of an Imido Ligand," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 3836-3837.

231. Baranger, A. M.; Walsh, P. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Variable Regiochemistry in the Stoichiometric and Catalytic Hydroamination of Alkynes by Imidozirconium Complexes Caused by an Unusual Dependence of Rate Law on Alkyne Structure and Temperature," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 2753-2763.

230. Proulx, G.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of a Tantalum Alkylidene Complex with Dinuclear Metal Carbonyls: Formation of C3 Ligands," Science 1993, 259, 661-663.

229. Hostetler, M.J.; Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "A Rate and Equilibrium Study of the Reversible Oxidative Addition of Silanes to the Iridium Center in Cp2Ta(m-CH2)2Ir(CO)2 and of Alkene Hydrosilation/Isomerization Catalyzed by this System," Organometallics 1993, 12, 65-75.

228. Simpson, R.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Electrophilic Cleavage of Rhenium-Oxygen Bonds by Brønsted and Lewis Acids," Organometallics 1992, 11, 3980-4000.

227. Simpson, R.D.; Bergman, R.G. "A Comparison of the Reactivity of (CO)3L2ReOR, (CO)3 L2ReOAr and (CO)3L2ReNHAr with CO2 and Other Electrophiles," Organometallics 1992, 11, 4306-4315.

226. Hostetler, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Secondary b-Deuterium Isotope Effects on the Rates and Equilibria of Organometallic Oxidative Addition/Reduction Elimination Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992 114, 7629-7636.

225. Nicolaou, K.C.; Sorensen, E.; Discordia, R.; Hwang, C.-K.; Minto, R.E.; Bharucha, K.N.; Bergman, R.G. "10-Membered Ring Enediynes with Remarkable Chemical and Biological Profiles," Angew. Chem. 1992, 104, 1094; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(Engl). 1992, 31, 1044-1046. 224. Bergman, R.G. "Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Alkanes and Other Organic Molecules Using Organotransition Metal Complexes," Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions; Moser, W. R., Slocum, D. W. Eds.; Am. Chem. Soc.: Washington, D.C., 1992: pp 211-20.

223. Dobbs, D.A.; Bergman, R.G. "A Rational Synthesis of Organometallic Bridging Sulfur Dimers and their Conversion into Homo- and Heterometallic Cubane Complexes. Evidence for a Mechanism Involving Dimerization of Doubly Unsaturated Dinuclear Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 6908-6908.

222. Hostetler, M.J.; Butts, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Comparative Chemistry of the Early-Late Transition Metal Heterobimetallacycles CpCp'Ta(CH2)2Ir(CO)(L) and their Main-Group Element-Late Transition Metal Analogues R2P(CH2)2Ir(CO)(L)," Inorg. Chim. Acta 1992, 198-200, 377-392.

221. Walsh, P.J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Insertion of Alkynes into Zirconium- Nitrogen Bonds Leading to 2,3-Diazametallacyclopentenes. Generation and Reactivity of Cp2Zr(N2Ph2)," J. Organomet. Chem. 1992, 428, 13-47.

220. Foo, T.; Bergman, R.G. "Migratory Insertion Reactions of Indenyliridium Dialkyls and Alkyl and Aryl Hydrides," Organometallics 1992, 11, 1811-1819.

219. Foo, T.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and C-H Activation Reactions of h5-Indenyl(tri- methylphosphine)iridium Alkyl and Hydride Complexes," Organometallics 1992, 11, 1801- 1810.

218. Simpson, R.D.; Bergman, R.G. "A Dramatic Difference in Reactivity of Rhenium Alkoxide and Aryloxide Complexes," Angew. Chem. 1992, 104, 209; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Engl.) 1992, 31, 220-223.

217. Bharucha, K.N.; Marsh, R.M.; Minto, R.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Double Cycloaromatization of (Z,Z)-Deca-3,7-diene-1,5,9-triyne: Evidence for the Intermediacy and Diradical Character of 2,6-Dehydronaphthalene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 3120-3121.

216. Walsh, P.J.; Baranger, A.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Stoichiometric and Catalytic Hydroamination of Alkynes and Allene by Zirconium Bisamides Cp2Zr(NHR)2," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 1708-1719.

215. Carney, M.J.; Walsh, P.J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Generation of the Highly Reactive Intermediates Cp*2Zr=O and Cp*2Zr=S: Trapping Reactions with Alkynes, Nitriles, and Dative Ligands," Organometallics 1992, 11, 761-777.

214. Hostetler, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Observation of b-Kinetic and -Equilibrium Isotope Effects in Organometallic Oxidative Addition Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 787- 788. 213. Wasserman, E.P.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Gas-Phase Rates of Alkane C-H Oxidative Addition to a Transient CpRh(CO) Complex," Science 1992, 255, 315-318.

212. Hartwig, J.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "Oxygen- and Carbon-bound Ruthenium Enolates: Migratory Insertion, Reductive Elimination, b-Hydrogen Elimination, and Cyclometallation Reactions," Organometallics 1991, 10, 3326-3344.

211. Hartwig, J.F.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Structure and Reactions of Oxametallacyclobutanes and Oxametallacyclobutenes of Ruthenium," Organometallics 1991, 10, 3344-3362.

210. Hartwig, J.F.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Inter- and Intramolecular C-H Bond Forming Cleavage Reactivity of Two Different Types of Poly(trimethylphosphine) ruthenium Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 6492-6498.

209. Hartwig, J.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "Insertion Reactions of CO and CO2 with Ruthenium Benzyl, Arylamido, and Aryloxide Complexes: A Comparison of the Reactivity of Ruthenium-Carbon, Ruthenium-Nitrogen, and Ruthenium-Oxygen Bonds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 6499-6508.

208. Walsh, P.J.; Carney, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Generation, Dative Ligand Trapping and N- N Bond Cleavage Reactions of the First Monomeric h1-Hydrazido Zirconocene Complex, (Cp2Zr=NNPh2). A Zirconium-Mediated Synthesis of Indoles," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 6343-6345.

207. Michelman, R.I.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Preparation of Monomeric (h6- arene) OsNR Complexes and their Exchange Reactions with Amines, Alcohols, and Thiols," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 5100-5102.

206. Hartwig, J.F.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Chemistry of Ruthenium Hydrido Aryloxides and Arylamides. An Investigation of Structure, N-H and O-H Elimination Processes, Proton-Catalyzed Exchange Reactions, and Relative Ru-X Bond Strengths," Organometallics 1991, 10, 1875-1887.

205. Hartwig, J.F.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Alkyl, Aryl, Hydrido, and Acetate Complexes of (DMPM)2Ru [DMPM=bis-(dimethylphosphino)methane]: Reductive Elimination and Oxidative Addition of C-H bonds," Organometallics 1991, 10, 1710-1719.

204. Glueck, D.S.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanism of Ligand Substitution in an Iridium Amide Complex," Organometallics 1991, 10, 1479-1486.

203. Glueck, D.S.; Winslow, L.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Iridium Alkoxide and Amide Hydride Complexes. Synthesis, Reactivity, and the Mechanism of O-H and N-H Reductive Elimination," Organometallics 1991, 10, 1462-1479.

202. Hartwig, J.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "The Structure, Synthesis and Chemistry of (PMe3)4Ru(h2-Benzyne). Reactions with Arenes, Alkenes, and Heteroatom-containing Organic Compounds. Synthesis and Structure of a Monomeric Hydroxide Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 3404-3418.

201. Trost, M.K.; Bergman, R.G. "The Cp*MoO2Cl Catalyzed Epoxidation of Olefins by Alkyl Hydroperoxides," Organometallics 1991, 10, 1172-1178.

200. Glueck, D.S.; Wu, J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Monomeric Pentamethyl- cyclopentadienyliridium Imido Compounds: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 2041-2054.

199. Bergman, R.G. "A Physical Organic Road to Organometallic C-H Oxidative Addition Reactions," J. Organomet. Chem. 1990, 400, 273-282.

198. Hostetler, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Cp2Ta(CH2)2Ir(CO)2: an Early-late Heterobimetallic Complex that Catalytically Hydrogenates, Isomerizes and Hydrosilates Alkenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 8621-8623.

197. Glueck, D.S.; Bergman, R.G. "Deprotonation of a Cp*-methyl Group by an Iridium Anilide: Formation, Structure, and Solution Dynamics of an h4-Tetramethylfulvene Complex," Organometallics 1990, 9, 2862-2863.

196. Hartwig, J.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "A Phosphorus-Carbon Bond Cleavage Reaction of Coordinated Trimethylphosphine in (PMe3)4Ru(OC6H4Me)2," J. Organomet. Chem.1990, 394, 417-432.

195. Carney, M.J.; Walsh, P.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Room Temperature Generation of Reactive Intermediates Cp*2Zr=0 and Cp*2Zr=S: Trapping Reactions with Unsaturated Organic Molecules and Dative Ligands," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 6426-6428.

194. Hartwig, J.F.; Andersen, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of (PMe3)4Ru- (Me)(OC(CH2)Me) as an Equilibrium Mixture of O- and C-Bound Transition Metal Enolates and the Thermal Elimination of Methane to Form an h4-Oxatrimethylenemethane Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 5670-5671.

193. Stack, J.G.; Doney, J.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Rhenium 2-Oxoalkyl (Enolate) Complexes: Synthesis and Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions With Nitriles," Organometallics l990, 9, 453-466.

192. Hartwig, J.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Andersen, R.A. "Mechanism of the C-C Cleavage of Acetone by the Ruthenium Benzyne Complex (PMe3)4Ru(h2–C6H4): Formation and Reactivity of an Oxametallacyclobutane Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. l990, 112, 3234-3236.

191. Stack, J.G.; Simpson, R.D.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Carbon- Carbon Bond Forming Reactions of Rhenium Enolates with Terminal Alkynes. Evidence for an Alkyne C-H Oxidative Addition Mechanism, and Observation of Highly Stereoselective Base-Catalyzed Proton Transfer Reactions in Rhenium Metallacycles," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 2716-2729.

190. Klein, D.P.; Kloster, G.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)Iridium bis-Thiolate and (Thiolate)Hydride Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. l990, 112, 2022-2024.

189. Walsh, P.J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Generation and Trapping of the Diphenylhydrazido(2–) Complex Cp2Zr(N2Ph2). Insertion of Internal Alkynes Into a Metal- Nitrogen Bond, Leading to 2,3-Diazametallacyclopentenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 894-896.

188. Burkhardt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Synthesis and Reactions of Nickel and Palladium Carbon-Bound Enolate Complexes," Organometallics 1990, 9, 30-44.

187. Carney, M.J.; Walsh, P.J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "A Reactive Organometallic Oxo Intermediate, Cp*2Zr=O: Generation and Subsequent Trapping Reactions Forming Alkyne and Nitrile Addition Products," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 8751-8753.

186. Weiller, B.H.; Wasserman, E.P.; Bergman, R.G.; Moore, C.B.; Pimentel, G.C. "Time- resolved IR Spectroscopy in Liquid Rare Gases: Direct Rate Measurement of an Intermolecular Alkane C-H Oxidative Addition Reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 8288-8290.

185. Wu, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Conversion of Epoxides to Rhodium Enolates: Evidence for a New Mechanism Involving Initial C-H Activation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 7628- 7630.

184. Sponsler, M.B.; Weiller, B.H.; Stoutland, P.O.; Bergman, R.G. "Liquid Xenon: An Effective Inert Solvent for C-H Oxidative Addition Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc.1989, 111, 6841-6843.

183. Chang, J.; Seidler, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Alkylruthenium Nitrosyl Complexes. Migratory Insertion to Coordinated Nitric Oxide and the Mechanism of the Conversion of the Resultant Nitrosoalkyl Compounds to Oximate, Carboxamide and Cyano Compounds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 2358-3271.

182. Klein, D.P.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)Ir(CH2): a Monomeric (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)Iridium Methylene Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 3079-3080.

181. Glueck, D. S.; Hollander, F. J.; Bergman, R. G. "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Monomeric Pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium(III) Imido Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 2719-2721.

180. Hartwig, J. F.; Andersen, R. A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of a Highly Reactive (Benzyne)Ruthenium Complex: C-C, C-H, N-H, and O-H Activation Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 2717-2719.

179. Goldberg, K.I.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Dialkyl and Alkyl(Acyl)Rhenium Complexes by Alkylation of Anionic Rhenium Complexes at the Metal Center. Mechanism of a Double Carbonylation Reaction that Proceeds via the Formation of Free Methyl Radicals in Solution," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 1285-1299.

178. Kovacs, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactivity of the First Structurally Characterized Heterobimetallic Complex Containing an Unsupported Bridging Sulfur Atom," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 1131-1133.

177. Slough, G.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Synthesis of h1-Oxygen-Bound Rhodium Enolates: Applications to Catalytic Aldol Chemistry," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 938-949.

176. Walsh, P. J.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Generation, Alkyne Cycloaddition, Arene C-H Activation, N-H Activation and Dative Ligand Trapping Reactions of the First Monomeric Imidozirconocene (Cp2Zr=NR) Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 8729-8731.

175. Burkhardt, E.R.; Doney, J.J.; Slough, G.A.; Stack, J.M.; Heathcock, C.C.; Bergman, R.G. "Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions of Organotransition Metal Enolate Complexes," Pure & Applied Chemistry 1988, 60, 1.

174. McGhee, W.D.; Foo, T.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Chemistry of a Dinuclear Iridium bis-m-Oxo Complex: Observation of Oxygen Transfer and Phosphorous- Carbon Bond Cleavage," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 8543-8543.

173. McGhee, W.D.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "C-H Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination Reactions in a Dinuclear Iridium Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 8428-8443.

172. Stoutland, P.O.; Bergman, R.G.; Nolan, S.P.; Hoff, C.D. "The Thermodynamic Driving Force for C-H Activation at Iridium," Polyhedron 1988, 7, 1429-1440.

171. Wasserman, E.P.; Bergman, R.G.; Moore, C.B. "IR Flash Kinetic Spectroscopy of Transients Generated by Irradiation of CpCo(CO)2 in the Gas Phase and in Solution," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6076-6084.

170. Stoutland, P.O.; Bergman, R.G. "C-H Insertion and p-Complex Formation of (h5- C5Me5(PMe3)Ir with Ethylene: An Intra- and Intermolecular Isotope Effect Study," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 5732-5744.

169. Goldberg, K.I.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Physical Properties of a Dinuclear Tantalum/Cobalt Radical with Spin Localized at One Metal Center," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 4853-4855.

168. McGhee, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of an (h3-Allyl)(Hydrido)Iridium Complex and Its Reaction with Arenes and Alkanes. Sequential Intermolecular C-H Oxidative Addition and Hydride-to-Alkene Migratory Insertion Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 4246-4262.

167. Jacobsen, E.N.; Goldberg, K.I.; Bergman, R.G. "Rapid, Reversible Intramolecular C-H Oxidative Addition and Hydrogen Exchange in a Heterodinuclear "Early-Late" Transition Metal Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3706-3707.

166. Klein, D.P.; Hayes, J.C.;Bergman, R.G. "Insertion of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)Ir into the C-H bonds of Functionalized Organic Molecules: a C-H Activation Route to 2-Oxa- and 2- Azametallacycles, Potential Models for Olefin Oxidation Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3704-3706.

165. Threlkel, R.S.; Bercaw, J.E.; Seidler, P.F.; Stryker, J.M.; Bergman, R.G. "1,2,3,4,5- Pentamethylcyclopentadiene (1,3-Cyclopentadiene, 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethyl-)," Organic Syntheses 1987, 65, 42-45.

164. Kegley, S.E.; Schaverien, C.J.; Freudenberger, J.H.; Bergman, R.G.; Nolan, S.P.; Hoff, C.D. "Rhodium Alkoxide Complexes: Formation of an Unusually Strong Hydrogen Bond in (PMe3)3Rh-Otol(HOtol)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 6563-6565.

163. Burkhardt, E.R.; Doney, J.J.; Stack, J.G.; Heathcock, C.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bonds Using Organotransition Metal Enolate Complexes," J. Mol. Catalysis 1987, 41, 41-57.

162. Chang, J.; Bergman, R.G. "Reductive Elimination Leading to Transient (h5- C5Me5)Ru(NO). Trapping, Dimerization and Oxidative Addition Reactions of this Intermediate, and the Effect of Structural Variation on its Generation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 4298-4304.

161. Nolan, S.P.; Hoff, C.D.; Stoutland, P.O.; Newman, L.J.; Buchanan, J. M.; Bergman, R.G.; Yang, G. K.; Peters, K.S. "The Heats of Reaction of Cp*(PMe3)Ir(R)(H) [R = C6H5, C6H11 and H] With HCl, CCl4, CBr4 and CH3I. A Solution Thermochemical Study of Alkane Activation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 3143-3145.

160. Burkhardt, E.R.; Doney, J.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Tungsten and Molybdenum 2-oxaallyl (h1-(C)-Enolate) Complexes: Functional Group Transformations. Photochemical Aldol Reactions, and Alkyne/CO Migratory Insertion Reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 2022-2039.

159. Goldberg, K.I.; Bergman, R.G. "Electrophilic Alkylation of an Acylmetallate Complex at the Metal Center Leading to a Stable (Methyl)(Acetyl)Rhenium Complex. Photochemical Decomposition to give 2,3-Butanedione via a Mechanism Involving Carbonylation of Free Methyl Radicals," Organometallics 1987, 6, 430-432.

158. Jacobsen, E.N.; Trost, M.K.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Organometallic Heterodinuclear m-Oxo Complexes by Extrusion of Alkanes from Zirconium/Tungsten Oxaalkyl Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 8092-8094.

157. Periana, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "C-C Activation of Organic Small Ring Compounds by Rearrangement of Cycloalkyl(hydrido)rhodium Complexes to Rhodacycloalkanes. Synthesis of Metallacyclobutanes, Including One with a Tertiary-M-C Bond, by Nucleophilic Addition to p-Allyl Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 7436-7355.

156. Periana, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Isomerization of the Hydrido(alkyl)rhodium Complexes Formed on Oxidative Addition of Rhodium to Alkane C-H Bonds. Evidence for the Intermediacy of h2-Alkane Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 7332-7346.

155. Silvestre, J.; Calhorda, M.J.; Hoffmann, R.; Stoutland, P.O.; Bergman, R.G. "Some Problems in the Oxidative Addition and Binding of an Ethylene to a Transition Metal Center," Organometallics 1986, 5, 1841-1851.

154. McGhee, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Mild, Reversible C-H Oxidative Addition/Reductive Elimination in a Dinuclear Iridium Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 5621-5622.

153. Krause, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Dinuclear Anionic Complexes [Cp*Rh(CO)]2- and [Cp*Rh(CO)]22- by Dissolving Metal Reduction and R[Cp*Rh(CO)]2- by Addition of Alkyllithium Reagents Across the Metal-metal Double Bond of [Cp*Rh(CO)]2. Stereoselective Synthesis of Symmetrical and Mixed Dinuclear Dialkyls [Cp*2Rh2(CO)2(R1)(R2)], and a Study of their Ligand-induced Fragmentation Reactions," Organometallics 1986, 5, 2097-2108.

152. Wenzel, T.T.; Bergman, R.G. "Inter- and Intramolecular Insertion of Rhenium into Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 4856-4867.

151. Buchanan, J.M.; Stryker, J.M.; Bergman, R.G. "A Structural, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study of the Reversible Thermal C-H Activation/Reductive Elimination of Alkanes at Iridium," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 1537-1550.

150. Gilbert, T.M.; Bergman, R.G. "NMR Spectra of (C5(CH3)5)IrH2SiMe3Li-(pmdeta) and (C5(CH3)5)IrH3Li(pmdeta): The First Direct Observation of Resolved 7Li-1H Coupling," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 6391-6393.

149. Newman, L.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Insertion and Reductive Elimination Reactions of a Hydrido(alkoxy)iridium Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 5314-5315.

148. Heathcock, C.H.; Doney, J.J.; Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis and Carbon-Carbon Bond- Forming Reactions of Tungsten, Molybdenum, and Rhenium Enolates," Pure Appl. Chem. 1985, 57, 1789-1798.

147. Stoutland, P.O.; Bergman, R.G. "Insertion of Iridium into the C-H Bonds of Alkenes: The p-Complex Cannot be an Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 4581-4582.

146. McGhee, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of Hydrido(h1- allyl)- and Hydrido(h3-allyl)iridium Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 3388-3389.

145. Bergman, R.G.; Seidler, P.F.; Wenzel, T.T. "Inter- and Intramolecular Oxidative Addition of Phosphine, Methane, Alkane and Alkene C-H Bonds to Rhenium," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 4358-4359.

144. Doney, J.J.; Bergman, R.G.; Heathcock, C.H. "Synthesis, Structure and C-C Bond Forming Reactions of Carbon-Bound Molybdenum, Tungsten and Rhenium Enolates. Detection of an h3-Oxaallyl Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 3724-3726.

143. Krause, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Formation of Dinuclear Rhodium Dialkyl Complexes by Alkylation of a New Dinuclear Dianion and by Nucleophilic Addition of Alkyllithium Reagents across a Metal-Metal Double Bond," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 2972-2973.

142. Gilbert, T.M.; Hollander, F.H.; Bergman, R.G. "(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium Polyhydride Complexes: Synthesis of Intermediates in the Mechanism of Formation of (C5(CH3)5)IrH4, and the Preparation of Several Iridium (V) Compounds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 3508-3516.

141. Gilbert, T.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Trimethylphosphine-Substituted (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium Hydride Complexes; Protonation and Deprotonation of (C5(CH3)5)Ir(P(CH3)3)H2," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3502-3507.

140. Jacobsen, E.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Chemistry of a Bridging Vinylidene- dicobalt Complex. Evidence for a Non-Chain Radical Mechanism in its Reaction with Metal Hydrides to give Heteronuclear Clusters," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 2023-2032.

139. Periana, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Rapid Intramolecular Rearrangement of a Hydridocyclopropylrhodium Complex to a Rhodacyclobutane. Independent Synthesis of the Metallacycle by Addition of Hydride to the Central Carbon Atom of a Cationic Rhodium p- Allyl Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 7272-7273.

138. Yang, G.K.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Molecular Structure and Thermal Chemistry of (h5-Cyclopentadienyl)dicarbonylrhenacyclopentane," Organometallics 1985, 4, 129-138.

137. Seidler, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Dialkylruthenium Nitrosyls and Thermal Conversion to Ruthenium Oximate, Carboxamide and Cyano Complexes," J. Am.Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 6110-6111.

136. Schore, N.E.; Ilenda, C.S.; White, M.A.; Bryndza, H.E.; Matturro, M.G.; Bergman, R.G. "Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Dinuclear Dialkyl Complexes. Reactions of [CpCo(CO)R]2 (R = CH3, CH2CH3, CH2CF3) and (C11H10)Co2(CO)2(CH3)2 with Carbon Monoxide and Triphenylphosphine," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 7451-7461.

135. Weiner, W.P.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Sodium (h5-Cyclopentadienyl)nitrosylcobaltate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 7462- 7468.

134. Janowicz, A.H.; Periana, R.A.; Buchanan, J.M.; Kovac, C.A.; Stryker, J.M.; Wax, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Oxidative Addition of Soluble Iridium and Rhodium Complexes to Carbon- Hydrogen Bonds in Methane and Higher Alkanes," Pure Appl. Chem. 1984, 56, 13-23.

133. Periana, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Oxidative Addition of Rhodium to Alkane C-H Bonds: Enhancement in Selectivity and Alkyl Group Functionalization, and the First Structurally Characterized Derivative of a C-H Insertion Product," Organometallics, 1984, 3, 508-510.

132. Wax, M.J.; Stryker, J.M.; Buchanan, J.M.; Kovac, C.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Reversible C- H Insertion/Reductive Elimination in (h5-Pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl)- (trimethylphosphine)iridium Complexes. Use in Determining Relative Metal-Carbon Bond Energies and Thermally Activating Methane," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 1121-1122.

131. Seidler, M.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of a Dinuclear Iron Nitrosyl Radical Anion and Di- and Mononuclear Dimethylnitrosyl-iron Complexes. Migratory Insertion of Coordinated Nitric Oxide," Organometallics 1983, 2, 1897-1899.

130. Jacobsen, E.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structure, and Reactions of a Bridging Vinylidene Dicobalt Complex. Reaction with Molybdenum Hydrides to Give a Heteronuclear Cluster Complex," Organometallics 1984, 3, 329-331.

129. Bergman, R.G. "Activation of Alkanes in Homogeneous Solution Using Organotransition Metal Complexes," Science 1984, 223, 902-908.

128. Janowicz, A.H.; Kovac, C.A.; Periana-Pillai, R.A.; Buchanan, J.M.; Gilbert, T.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Oxidative Addition of Soluble Iridium and Rhodium Complexes to Carbon- Hydrogen Bonds in Alkanes," Organometallic Compounds: Proceedings of the First IUCCP Symposium, Texas A&M University Press (1983), 420-252.

127. Seidler, P.F.; Bryndza, H.E.; Frommer, J.E.; Stuhl, L.S.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Trinuclear Alkylidyne Complexes from Dinuclear Alkyne Complexes and Metal Hydrides. CIDNP Evidence for Vinyl Radical Intermediates in the Hydrogenolysis of These Clusters," Organometallics 1983, 2, 1701-1705.

126. Yang, G.K.; Bergman, R.G. "Characterization and Evidence for Alkylation of CpRe(CO)2H- in the Conversion of CpRe(CO)2H2 to CpRe(CO)2R2. Synthesis of a Rhenacyclopentane and Its Thermolysis to Methylcyclopropane," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 6500-6501.

125. Gilbert, T.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Preparation and Reactions of Tetrahydrido (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium: A Novel Iridium(V) Polyhydride," Organometallics 1983, 2, 1458-1460.

124. Yang, G.K.; Bergman, R.G. "Stereochemistry of Metallacycle Formation in the Double Alkylation of Bis(triphenylphosphine)nitrogen(1+) Bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)bis(m- carbonyl)dicobaltate with a,g-Diiodoalkanes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 6045-6052.

123. Hersh, W.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetics and Mechanism of Decomposition of of a Benzodicobaltacyclohexene: Reversible Dinuclear Elimination of o-Xylylene via a Dimetalla-Diels-Alder Reaction," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 5846-5859.

122. Hersh, W.H.; Hollander, F.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structures, and Reactions of a Benzodicobaltacyclohexene, a Thermally Derived Mononuclear o-Xylylene Complex, and an Unsymmetrical Phosphine-Derived Dinuclear Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 5834-5846.

121. Janowicz, A.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Activation of C-H Bonds in Saturated Hydrocarbons on Photolysis of (h5-C5Me5)(PMe3)IrH2. Relative Rates of Reaction of the Intermediate with Different Types of C-H Bonds, and Functionalization of the Metal-Bound Alkyl Groups," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 3929-3939.

120. Becker, P.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Reversible Exchange of (h5- Cyclopentadienyl)- (dinitrosoalkane)cobalt Complexes with Alkenes. Kinetic and Spectroscopic Evidence for C5H5Co(NO)2 as a Reactive Intermediate," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 2985-2995.

119. Becker, P.N.; Bergman, R.G. "A Transition-Metal-Based Method for 1,2- Diamination of Alkenes. Synthesis of Cobalt Dinitrosoalkanes from Alkenes, Nitric Oxide, and (h5- Cyclopentadienyl)nitrosylcobalt Dimer and Their Reduction to Primary Vicinal Diamines," Organometallics 1983, 2, 787-796.

118. Weiner, W.P.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Formation of Nitrosoalkane Complexes by Migratory Insertion of Coordinated Nitric Oxide into Cobalt- Carbon Bonds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 3922-3929.

117. Theopold, K.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structure, and Chemistry of (h-Trimethylene)-bis(h-cyclopenta-dienyl)bis-(m-carbonyl)dicobalt, a Five- Membered Dicobaltacycle," Organometallics 1982, 1, 1571-1579.

116. Theopold, K.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reaction Chemistry of a New Class of m-Alkylidene Dicobalt Complexes. Crystal and Molecular Structure of m-Methylene-Bis[h5- (Methylcyclopentadienyl)-Carbonylcobalt]," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1983, 105, 464-475.

115. Theopold, K.H.; Becker, P.N.; Bergman, R.G. "Asymmetric Induction in Reactions Employing Enolates Generated from Cyclic Organo Transition-Metal Acyl Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 5250-5252.

114. Janowicz, A.H.; Bergman, R.G. "C-H Activation in Completely Saturated Hydrocarbons: Direct Observation of M + R-H ® M(R)(H)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 352-354.

113. Wax, M.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Direct Evidence for Solvent Coordination in Migratory CO Insertion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 7028-7030.

112. Theopold, K.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Carbon-to-carbon Migration of the Dimetallic Group in Dinuclear Cobalt Alkylidene Complexes," Organometallics 1982, 1, 219-222.

111. Hersh, W.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of a Dimetallacyclohexene. Thermal Conversion to an o-Xylylene Complex, and Phosphine-induced Conversion to Free o-Xylylene and a New Reactive Dinuclear Cobalt Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 6992-6994.

110. Comita, P.B.; Berman, M.R.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Laser-Powered Homogeneous Dissociation of Tetralin," J. Phys. Chem. 1981, 85, 3266-3276.

109. Theopold, K.H.; Hersh, W.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Binuclear Metallacycles: Organometallic Ring Systems Containing Two Metal Centers," Isr. J. Chem. 1982, 22, 27- 29.

108. Weiner, W.P.; White, M.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Direct Observation of Nitric Oxide Migratory Insertion in an Organotransition Metal Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 3612-3614.

107. Theopold, K.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of a Binuclear Cobalt Bridging Methylene (m-CH2) Complex. Conversion to m-CH2 Rh/Co and Rh/Rh Complexes, and Methylene Transfer to Ethylene Involving Activation by a Second Metal Complex," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 2489-2491.

106. Jones, W.D.; Huggins, J.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Comparative Reactivities of Two Isoelectronic Transition Metal Hydrides with Transition Metal Carbonyls and Alkyls," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 4415-4423.

105. Bryndza, H.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactions of h5-cyclopentadienyl-cobalt(III) alkyls with Cobalt(I) Phosphines and Iron Carbonyls. Evidence for Direct h5-cyclopentadienyl and Trimethylphosphine Group Transfer Between Metal Centers," Inorg. Chem. 1981, 20, 2988- 2991.

104. Janowicz, A.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Methane-Producing Hydrogenolysis of (h5- Cyclopentadienyl(triphenylphosphine)dimethylcobalt(III). An Autocatalytic Mechanism Involving a Binuclear Metal Dihydride/Metal Dialkyl Reaction as a Critical Step," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 2488-2489.

103. Lockhart, T.P.; Comita, P.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetic Evidence for the Formation of Discrete 1,4-Dehydrobenzene Intermediates. Trapping by Inter-and Intramolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Observation of High-Temperature CIDNP," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 4082-4090.

102. Lockhart, T.P.; Bergman, R.G. "Evidence of the Reactive Spin State of 1,4- Dehydrobenzenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 4091-4096.

101. Bergman, R.G. "Physical Organic Studies of Organometallic Reactions," Pure and Applied Chemistry 1981, 53, 161-170.

100. Janowicz, A.H.; Bryndza, H.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Phosphine Substitution in h5- Cyclopentadienyl-bis-Triphenylphosphinecobalt(I): Evidence for a Dissociative Mechanism," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 1516-1518.

99. Huggins, J.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanism, Regiochemistry,and Stereochemistry of the Insertion Reaction of Alkynes with Methyl(2,4-Pentanedionato)(Triphenyl- Phosphine)Nickel. A cis insertion that Leads to trans Kinetic Products," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 3002-3011.

98. Lockhart, T.P.; Mallon, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "2,3-di-n-propyl-1,4-dehydrobenzene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 5976-5678.

97. Theopold, K.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of Metallacycles Containing Two Metals in the Ring. Thermal Decomposition to Cyclopropane and Ligand-Induced Conversion to Stable Mononuclear Metallacyclopentanones," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 5694-5695.

96. Becker, P.N.; White, M.A.; Bergman, R.G. "A New Method for 1,2-Diamination of Alkenes Using Cyclopentadienylnitrosylcobalt Dimer/NO/LiAlH4," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 5676-5677.

95. Berman, M.R.; Comita, P.B.; Moore, C.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Flow Pyrolysis and Direct and SiF4-Sensitized Laser-Induced Decomposition of Tetralin. Identification of Retro-[2+4] Cleavage as the Primary Homogenous Thermal Decomposition Channel," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 5692-5694.

94. Frommer, J.E.; Bergman, R.G. "The Effect of Polymer Attachment on the Equilibrium Acidity of an Organotransition Metal Hydride and an Organic Carboxylic Acid. Synthesis and Properties of a Polymer-Supported Metal Anion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 5227- 5234.

93. Evitt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Substitution, Alkyl Transfer and Thermal Decomposition Reactions of h5-cyclopentadienyl(trimethylphosphine)-dimethylcobalt(III)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 7003-7011.

92. Watson, P.L.; Bergman, R.G. "Reactivity of Alkyne Tungsten and Molybdenum Complexes. Heterolytic C-H Bond Activation in Coordinated Alkynes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 2698-2703.

91. Bryndza, H.E.; Evitt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Reversible Metal-to Metal Methyl Transfer in h5-cyclopentadienyl(triphenylphosphine)dimethyl-cobalt(III)," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 4948-4851.

90. Bergman, R.G. "The Use of Isotope Crossover Experiments in Investigating Carbon- Carbon Bond Forming Reactions of Binuclear Dialkyl Cobalt Complexes," Acc. Chem. Res. 1980, 13, 113-120.

89. White, M.A.; Bergman, R.G. " Identification of Binuclear Acyl Complexes as Intermediates in the CO-Induced Conversion of [h5C5H5-Co(CO)(CH3)]2 to Acetone and [h5-C5H5Co(CO)(CH3)]2 to 3-pentanone," Chem. Commun. 1979, 1056-1058.

88. Jones, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanism of the Reaction Between Organotransition Metal Alkyls and Hydrides. A Model for the Aldehyde-Forming Step in the Oxo Process," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 5447-5449.

87. Muller, C.; Schweig, A.; Thiel, W.; Grahn, W.; Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bergman, R.G. "The Photoelectron Spectra of 2,5-Dehydrotropylidene, 3,6-Dehydrooxepin and Fulvenallene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 5579-5581.

86. Bryndza, H.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of a Bridged Binuclear Dialkylcobalt Complex with Carbon Monoxide and Phosphines. Observation of Competing Inter- and Intramolecular Metal to Metal Methyl Transfer," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 4766-4768.

85. Huggins, J.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of Alkynes with a Methylnickel Complex: Observation of a cis Insertion Mechanism Capable of Giving Kinetically Controlled trans Products," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 4410-4412.

84. Evitt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of a Metal Alkyl with Ethylene as a Model for Ziegler-Natta Polymerization. Evidence for the Olefin Insertion Mechanism," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 3973-3974.

83. Johnson, G.C.; Stofko, J.J. Jr.; Lockhart, T.P.; Brown, D.W.; Bergman, R.G. "Evidence for the Formation of 1,3-dehydrobenzene Diradicals by Silicon Shift in 1,4-dehydrobenzenes at High Temperature," J. Org. Chem. 1979, 44, 4215-4218.

82. Johnson, G.C.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Thermal Rearrangement of A Potential Butalene-Anthracene Adduct," Tetrahedron Lett. 1979, 2093-2096.

81. Watson, P.L.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Cyclization Reactions of Alkynyl (h5- cyclopentadienyl)tricarbonyl-molybdenum and -tungsten Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 2055-2062.

80. Jones, W.D.; White, M.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Chemical Reduction of h5- Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylrhodium. Crystal and Molecular Structure of an Anionic Trinuclear Rhodium Cluster with 'Semi-triple-bridging' Carbonyl Ligands," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 6770-6772.

79. Kinney, R.J.; Jones, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Reactions of (h5- Cyclopentadienyl)tricarbonylhydridovanadate. A Comparative Mechanistic Study of its Organic Halide Reduction Reactions with Those of tri-n-Butyltin Hydride," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 7902-7915.

78. McDonnell-Bushnell, L.P.; Evitt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Reaction of h5- Cyclopentadienylbis(triphenylphosphine)-cobalt(I) with Alkadiynes. Preparation and Reactions of Bicyclic Cobalt Metallocycles and a stable Trimethylsilyl-Substituted Mono- Complexed Alkadiyne. Comments on the Mechanism of Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkyne Co- Oligomerization," J. Organomet. Chem. 1978, 157, 445-456.

77. Evitt, E.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Stereospecific Double Alkylation of Diphenylacetylene by h5-Cyclopentadienyl(triphenylphosphine)-dimethylcobalt(III). Evidence for Non- interconvertible Diastereomeric Complexes in the Cobalt-catalyzed Isomerization of Alkenes, and some Comments of Factors Influencing the Rates of Reductive Elimination Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 3237-3239.

76. Kinney, R.J.; Jones, W.D.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis and Characterization of [h5- C5H5)V(CO)3H]-, A New Anionic Vanadium Carbonyl Hydride, and a Study of Its Reduction Reaction with Organic Halides," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 635-637.

75. Tremont, S.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Insertion of Unactivated Acetylenes Into the Metal-Aryl Bond of Bis-(triphenylphosphine)-phenylbromo-nickel(II)," J. Organomet. Chem. 1977, 140, C12-C16.

74. McAlister, D.R.; Bercaw, J.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Parallel Reaction Pathways in the Cobalt- Catalyzed Cyclotrimerization of Acetylenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 1666-1668.

73. Davis, J.H.; Goddard, W.A., III; Bergman, R.G. "Vinylmethylene: Theoretical Investigations," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 98, 2427-2427.

72. Schore, N.E.; Ilenda, C.S.; Bergman, R.G. "Chemical and Electrochemical Reduction of h5-Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylcobalt (I) and h5-Cyclopentadienyl-(triphenylphosphine)- carbonylcobalt(I). Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structure, and Chemistry of Sodium- and Bis-(triphenylphosphine)iminiumbis-(h5-cyclopentadienyl)di-m-carbonyldicobaltate, A Binuclear Cobalt Radical Anion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 1781-1787.

71. Clarke, T.C.; Wendling, L.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Determination of the Total Stereochemistry of a 3,5-Dialkylpyrazoline Thermal Decomposition. Synthesis, Absolute Configuration and Pyrolysis of (+)-3R,5R- and (+)-3R,5S-3-Ethyl-5-methyl-1-pyrazolines," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 2740-2750.

70. Shen, K.; Bergman, R.G. "An Azo Compound Route to Spiropentane Thermolysis Intermediates. Formation of Vibrationally Excited Organic Molecules in the Thermal Decomposition of Pyrazolines, and Evidence Concerning the Distribution of Excess Energy in Reaction Products," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 1655-1657.

69. Shea, K.J.; Davis, J.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Stereochemistry of the Cope Rearrangement and Mechanism of Thermal Aromatization of 3-3'Bicyclopropenyls," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 1499-1507.

68. Sukenik, C.N.; Bonapace, J.A.P.; Mandel, N.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Lau, P.-Y.; Wood, G. "A Kinetic and X-Ray Diffraction Study of the Solid State Rearrangement of Methyl-p- dimethyl-amino-benzenesulfonate. Reaction Rate Enhancement Due to Proper Orientation in a Crystal," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 851-858.

67. Bamberg, J.T.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Observation, Basicity, and Reactions of Bicyclo-[3.2.0]hepta-trienideiron Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 3173-3175.

66. Schore, N.E.; Ilenda, C.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of a Doubly Alkylated Binuclear Cobalt Carbonyl Complex. Generation of Acetone, A Process Involving the Formation of Two New Carbon-carbon Bonds, in its Thermal Decomposition," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 7436-7438.

65. Sukenik, C.N.; Bergman, R.G. "The Effect of Surfactant Micelles on the Stereochemistry and Rate of 'Amsylate' Solvolytic Displacement Reactions in Water," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 6613-6623.

64. Davis, J.H.; Goddard, III, W.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Vinyl-methylene and the Ring Opening of Cyclopropene: Ab Initio Generalized Valence Bond and Configuration Interaction Studies," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 4015-4017.

63. Wendling, L.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Thermal Decomposition of 2H-Azirines. Formation of Products Resulting from Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage," J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 831-836.

62. Schore, N.E.; Ilenda, C.S.; Bergman, R.G. "Crystal and Molecular Structure, Spectroscopic Properties and Redox Behavior of [(h5-C5H5)Co(CO)]2-, A 'Mixed-Valence' Organometallic Radical Anion Having a High Degree of Intramolecular Delocalization and Cobalt in Formal Oxidation State +0.5," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 256-258.

61. Ilenda, C.S.; Schore, N.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Reduction of h5-Cyclopentadienylcobalt Dicarbonyl. Formation of Tetracarbonylcobaltate and [h5-C5H5CoCO]2, A Binuclear Cobalt Radical Anion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 255-256.

60. Shea, K.J.; Davis, J.H.; Bergman, R.G. "Mechanism of the Thermal Conversion of 3,3'- Bicyclopropenyls to Benzene Derivatives," Angew. Chem. 1976, 88, 254; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(Engl). 1976, 15, 232-234.

59. Brogli, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Wirz, J.; Koster-Jensen, E.; Bergman, R.G.; Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Ashe, III, A.J. "The Consequences of s and p Conjugative Interactions in Mono-, Di- and Triacetylenes. A Photoelectron Spectroscopic Investigation," Helvetica Chimica Acta 1975, 58, 2620-2645.

58. Turro, N.J.; Schuster, G.B.; Bergman, R.G.; Shea, K.J.; Davis, J.H. "Mechanisms of Energy Storage and Release. Chemiluminescent Valence Isomerizations. Evidence for a Dewart Benzene Intermediate in a bis-cyclopropenyl to Benzene Rearrangement," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 4758-4760.

57. Clarke, T.C.; Wendling, L.A.; Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis, Absolute Configuration and Stereochemistry of Thermal Decomposition of (+)-3R,5F- and (+)-3R,5S-3-ethyl-5- methyl-1-pyrazolines," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 5638-5640.

56. Sukenik, C.N.; Bonapace, J.A.P.; Mandel, N.S.; Bergman, R.G.; Lau, P.-Y.; Wood, G. "Enhancement of A Chemical Reaction Rate by Proper Orientation of Reacting Molecules in the Solid State," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 5290-5291.

55. Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bercaw, J.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Photochemistry of h5- Cyclopentadienylcobalt Dicarbonyl and Thermal Decomposition of Derived Cobalt Cluster Complexes. Isolation of bis-(h5-Cyclopentadienyl-cobalt)Tricarbonyl, tris-(h5- Cyclopentadienylcobalt Monocarbonyl) and tetra-(h5-Cyclopentadienylcobalt) Dicarbonyl," J. Organomet. Chem. 1975, 97, 283-297.

54. Sukenik, C.N.; Weissman, B.-A.; Bergman, R.G. "The Effect of Micelles on Solvolytic Displacement Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 445-447.

53. Clarke, T.C.; Bergman, R.G. " The Stereochemistry of Olefinic Cyclization and Solvolytic Displacement at Vinyl Carbon," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 7934-7944.

52. Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bercaw, J.E.; Bergman, R.G. "Isolation of Unstable bis-(h5- Cyclopentadienylcobalt) Dicarbonyl. Thermal Reactions of this Binuclear Complex Leading to Starting Material, Trinuclear and Tetranuclear Cobalt (I) Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 4998-5000.

51. Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bergman, R.G. "A One-Step Synthesis of Benzocyclobutenes Involving Co-oligomerization of Linear Mono- and Diacetylenes Catalyzed by h5- Cyclopentadienylcobalt Dicarbonyl," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 4996-4998.

50. Wendling, L.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Carbon-carbon Bond Cleavage and Iminocarbene Formation in the Thermal Decomposition of 2H-Azirines," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 96, 308- 309.

49. Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bergman, R.G. "Competition Between Sulfur Extrusion and Thermal Synthesis of Thienocyclobutadiene in the Pyrolysis of cis- and trans-1,3-Diethynylthiranes. Dimerization of the Rearrangement Product to bis-Thienocyclooctatetraene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 7538-7539.

48. York, E.J.; Dittmar, W.; Stevenson, J.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthesis of an Optically Active Cyclopropene and Kinetics of its Thermal Racemization in the Gas Phase. Evidence for the Intermediacy of a Vinyl Carbene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 5680-5687.

47. Sekera, M.; Weissman, B.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Cationic Cyclization Involving a Remote Allene Function in the Trifluoroethanolysis of 5,6-Heptadiene-1-yl p-Tolusene-sulfonate," Chem. Commun. 1973, 679-680.

46. Bergman, R.G.; Vollhardt, K.P.C. "3-Oxabicyclo[3.2.0]-hepta-1,4-diene," Chem. Commun. 1973, 214-215.

45. Bergman, R.G. "Trimethylene: Case History of a Diradical," in Free Radicals, Vol. I, J. Kochi, ed., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1973.

44. Kelsey, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Effect of 2-Substitution on the Rearrangement of 1- Cyclopropylvinyl Cations," Chem. Commun. 1973, 589-590.

43. Bergman, R.G. "Reactive 1,4-Dehydroaromatics," Accts. Chem. Res. 1973, 6, 25-31.

42. White, D.H.; Condit, P.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Evidence Against the Involvement of 0,0- Diradical Intermediates in the Pyrolysis of 5-Membered Ring Azo compounds," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 7931-7933.

41. Vollhardt, K.P.C.; Bergman, R.G. "3,6-Dehydrooxepin: A Furocyclobutadiene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 8950-8951.

40. Henry, T.J.; Bergman, R.G. "Independent Mechanisms in the Thermal Rearrangement of Mono- and Bicyclic 3,4-bismethylene-cyclobutene Derivatives," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 5103-5105.

39. York, E.J.; Dittmar, W.; Stevenson, J. Ronald; Bergman, R.G. "Rapid Racemization of an Optically Active Cyclopropene Derivative via Ring Opening, Bond Rotation, and Ring Closure," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 2882-2883.

38. Sherrod, S.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Gleicher, G.J.; Morris, D.G. "Solvolytic Reactivity of 4- Tricyclyl, 1-Apocamphyl, and 1-Methyl-4-tricyclo[2.2.2.02,6]octyl Trifluoromethanesulfonates. Observations on the Interaction of the Face of the Cyclopropane Ring with Electrophiles and on the Interpretation of the Activation Parameters for Solvolytic Reactions," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 4615-4628.

37. Clarke, T.C.; Bergman, R.G. "Observation of Olefinic Cyclization at a Vinyl Cation Center. An Inversion Preference for Intramolecular Nucleophilic Substitution by a Double Bond," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 3627-3629.

36. Clarke, T.C.; Kelsey, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "An Inversion Component in the Solvolytic Displacement Reaction of Alkyl-Substituted Vinyl Trifluoromethanesulfonates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 3626-3627.

35. Jones, R.R.; Bergman, R.G. "para-Benzyne. Generation as an Intermediate in a Thermal Isomerization Reaction and Trapping Evidence for the 1,4-Benzenediyl Structure," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 660-661.

34. Eaton, D.F.; Bergman, R.G.; Hammond, G.S. "Multiple Mechanisms in the Thermal and Photochemical Decomposition of 2,3-Diazabicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-2-enes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 1351-1353.

33. Keppel, R.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Evidence for Competitive Carbene and Diradical Pathways in the Thermal Decomposition of 6,7-Dimethyl-2,3-diazabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2- enes. Absence of a 'Di-p-methane' Pathway," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 1350-1351.

32. White, D.H.; Condit, P.B.; Bergman, R.G. "Formation of 1,4-Pentadiene and Vinylcyclopropane in the Thermal and Photochemical Decomposition of 2,3- Diazabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 1348-1350.

31. D'Amore, M.B.; Bergman, R.G.; Kent, M.; Hedaya, E. "Pressure-Dependent Formation of Bicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-1,4,6-triene, Fulvenallene, and Ethynylcyclopentadiene in the Pyrolysis of 1,2-Diethynyl-cyclopropane," Chem. Commun. 1972, 49-50.

30. Tocanne, J.F.; Bergman, R.G. "Synthese et Configuration Absolue de Quelques Alkyl-2- Cyclopropyl-1 (Alkyl) Cetones Optiquement Actives," Tetrahedron 1972, 28, 373-387.

29. Bergman, R.G.; D'Amore, M.B. "Formation of 6-Chlorofulvene from Cyclopentadiene and Dichlorocarbene," Chem. Commun. 1971, 461-462.

28. Condit, P.B.; Bergman, R.G. "On the Nature of Diradical Intermediates Formed During the Thermal and Photochemical Decomposition of Bicyclic Azo Compounds," Chem. Commun. 1971, 4-6.

27. Kelsey, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "The Stereochemistry of Solvolytic Displacement at Vinyl Carbon. Reaction of 1-Cyclopropyl-2-methyl Vinyl Cations formed on Silver-Catalyzed Ionization of cis- and trans-1-Cyclopropyl-1-iodopropenes and 3,4-Hexadiene-1-yl Iodide," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, 1941-1952.

26. Kelsey, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Application of the Extended Huckel Molecular Orbital Method to the Properties of Vinyl Cations. Conformational Energies of Some 1- Cyclopropylvinyl Cations and a Comparison of SN2 Displacements at Saturated and Vinyl Carbon," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, 1953-1961.

25. Sherrod, S.A.; Bergman, R.G. "Generation and Rearrangements of the 1-Cyclopropyl Vinyl Cation. A Comparison of the Intermediates Formed Upon Ionization of 1-Cyclopropyl- 1-iodoethylene and 3,4-Pentadien-1-yl Iodide," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, 1925-1940.

24. Sherrod, S.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Gleicher, G.J.; Morris, D.G. "Slow Solvolysis of 4- Tricyclyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate. Interaction of the Face of a Cyclopropane Ring with Positively Charged Carbon," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1970, 92, 3469-3471.

23. Bergman, R.G.; Rajadhyaksha, V.J. "Base-Catalyzed Rearrangement of 3- Bromobicyclo[3.2.1.]-octa-2,6-diene to endo-6-ethynylbicyclo[3.1.0]-hexene-2. Possible Intermediacy of a Homoconjugated Carbene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1970, 92, 2163-2164.

22. Kelsey, D.R.; Bergman, R.G. "Kinetically Linear Vinyl Cations in the Solvolysis of Stereoisomeric 1-Iodo-1-cyclopropylpropenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1970, 92, 228-230.

21. Bergman, R.G. "An Approach to the Study of 1,3-Diradicals," Intra-Sci. Chem. Reports 1969, 3, 297-300.

20. Bergman, R.G.; Carter, W.L. "Kinetics of Racemization and cis-trans Isomerization of the Optically Active 1-Ethyl-2-methylcyclopropanes in the Gas Phase. An Estimate of Relative Rates of Bond Rotation and Ring Closure in Diradical Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 7411-7425.

19. Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Some Optically Active cis and trans-1,2-Disubstituted Cyclopropanes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 7405-7411.

18. Bergman, R.G.; D'Amore, M.B. "Thermal Conversion of 1-Methyl-1,2- diethynylcyclopropane to 2-Methylbicyclo[3.2.0]-hepta-1,4,6-triene," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 5694-5601.

17. Berson, J.A.; Wege, D.; Clarke, G.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Memory Effects in Multiple Carbonium Ion Rearrangements. V. Nucleophilic Capture of an Asymmetric Tricyclooctyl Cationic Intermediate in the Ring Expansion of the Nortricyclylcarbinyl System," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 5601-5613.

16. Berson, J.A.; Wege, D.; Clarke, G.M.; Bergman, R.G. "Memory Effects in Multiple Carbonium Ion Rearrangements. IV. Solvolytic Studies of the Tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]oct-4-yl System," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 5594-5601.

15. Sherrod, S.A.; Bergman, R.G. "The Synthesis and Solvolysis of 1-Cyclopropyl-1- iodoethylene. Generation of an Unusually Stable Vinyl Cation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 2115-2117.

14. Breslow, R.; Washburn, W.; Bergman, R.G. "Detection of Cyclobutadienyl- cyclopentadienyl Anion," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 196-196.

13. Carter, W.P.; Bergman, R.G. "Optical Isomerization During the Pyrolysis of Alkylcyclopropanes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 7344-7346.

12. Berson, J.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Clarke, G.M.; Wege, D. "An Intermolecular 'Memory Effect' in the Formation and Capture of a Potentially Symmetrical Tricyclooctyl Cation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 3236-3238.

11. Berson, J.A.; Clarke, G.M.; Wege, D.; Bergman, R.G. "Preferential Formation of a Symmetrical Rather than an Unsymmetrical Cyclopropylcarbinyl Cation. Vicinal vs. Transannular Hydride Shift in the Tricyclo[3.2.1.0]oct-4-yl System," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 3238-3240.

10. Berson, J.A.; Wege, D.; Clarke, G.M.; Bergman, R.G. "A Circuitous Mechanism for the Formation of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Cation. On the Anomalous Relative Migratory Aptitude of a Cyclopropyl vs. Cyclopentyl Ring in Nortricyclycarbinyl Cation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 3240-3241.

9. Berson, J.A.; Hammons, J.H.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G.; Remanick, A.; Houston, D. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. VI. The Stereochemistry of Vicinal Hydride Shift. Evidence for the Nonclassical Structure of the 3-Methyl-2-norbornyl Cations," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2590-2600.

8. Berson, J.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Hammons, J.H.; McRowe, A.W. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. V. Solvent Capture and Hydride Shift in the 3-endo-Methyl Series," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2581-2589.

7. Berson, J.A.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. IV. Ratios of Rates of Nucleophilic Capture of the Cations at Wagner-Meerwein- Related Sites," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2573-2580.

6. Berson, J.A.; Bergman, R.G. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. III. Configurational Correlation of 2,3- and 2,7-Substituted Norbornyl Derivatives by Way of 3- Substituted Nortricyclenes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2569-2573.

5. Berson, J.A.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G.; Houston, D. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. II. Sources and Identification of Sixteen of the Methylnorborbornanols," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2563-2569.

4. Berson, J.A.; Hammons, J.H.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G.; Remanick, A.; Houston, D. "The Chemistry of Methylnorbornyl Cations. I. Introduction and General Survey," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 2561-2562.

3. Berson, J.A.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G. "Analysis of the Rate Retardation by 6- Substituents in exo-Norbornyl Solvolyses," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1966, 88, 1067-1068.

2. Berson, J.A.; Hammons, J.H.; McRowe, A.W.; Bergman, R.G.; Remanick, A.; Houston, D. "The Stereochemistry of Vicinal Hydride Shift in the 3-Methyl-2-norbornyl Cation. Evidence for the Nonclassical Structure," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1965, 87, 3248-3249.

1. Berson, J.A.; Bergman, R.G.; Hammons, J.H.; McRowe, A.W. "exo Vicinal Hydride Shift in the 3-endo-Methyl-2 norbornyl Cation," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1965, 87, 3246-3247.