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Dr. Steve Westcott
BSc, PhD (Waterloo)

Professor, Canada Research Chair in Boron Chemistry

   
Office:
Barclay 213
Phone:
(506)364-2372/2351
Email:
swestcott@mta.ca
Discipline:
Inorganic Chemistry
Research Area:
Organometallics
   
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Research Interests:

Development of Novel Catalysts: A major focus in our lab is the development of novel zwitterionic metal complexes for their ability to catalyze a number of borylation reactions. Borylations are the addition of X-B bonds (X = H, B, Si, S, Ge, N) to unsaturated organics. Metal complexes containing the ligand [Bcat2]- are or particular interest owing to its ability to bind to metal via the arene rings of the catecholato groups.

 

 
 

Biologically Active Metal and Boron Compounds: We have been preparing a number of novel metal and boron compounds that have potential applications as antifungal, antibacterial and anticancer agents. Platinum complexes are powerful anticancer agents and spiroboronate ester compounds are being designed for their potential antifungal properties.

 

Recent Publications: (96 different undergraduate authors)

1. ‘Addition of boranes to Schiff Bases: Intramolecular hydrogenation of imines’ Barnes, S. S.; Vogels, C. M.; Decken, A.; Westcott, S. A.* Dalton Trans. 2010, submitted.

2. ‘Phosphine iridium acetylacetonato complexes: synthesis and catalytic activity in the cyclization of alkynoic acids’ Geier, M. J.; Vogels, C. M.; Decken, A.; Westcott, S. A.* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 4602-4610.

3. ‘Arylspiroboronate esters: From lithium batteries to wood preservatives to catalysis’ Vogels, C. M.; Westcott, S. A.* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, accepted.

 
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