Philip Power

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Philip Power
FRS
BornApril 1953 (age 72)
Alma mater Trinity College Dublin (B.A.)
University of Sussex (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions Stanford University (1978–1980)
University of California, Davis (1981–present)
Thesis Steric effects in group 4B and 5B metal aklyls and amides  (1977)
Doctoral advisor Michael F. Lappert
Website chemistry.ucdavis.edu/people/philip-power

Philip Patrick Power FRS (born April 1953 [1] ) is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis. He has contributed to the synthesis, structure, and physical and chemical characterization of inorganic and organometallic compounds. His research focuses on low-coordinate main group and transition metal compounds. Much of this work hinges on the use of sterically crowded ligands to stabilize unusual geometries.

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The structure of [CrC6H3-2,6-(C6H3-2,6-( Pr)2)2]2 prepared by Power et al. Ar2Cr2PP.svg
The structure of [CrC6H3-2,6-(C6H3-2,6-( Pr)2)2]2 prepared by Power et al.

Education

Philip Power obtained a B.A. from Trinity College Dublin in 1974 and a Ph.D. from University of Sussex in 1977 (under Michael F. Lappert). He was a postdoctoral coworker under Richard H. Holm at Stanford University (1978–1980). In 1981 he was appointed to the faculty of UC Davis, where he is Distinguished Professor.

Structure of the quasi-two-coordinate ferrous dithiolate Fe[SC6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-( Pr)3)2]2. A weak Fe-C(ipso) bond is indicated by the Fe---C distance of 2.427(1) A. The structure illustrates the low coordination numbers enabled by bulky ligands. JARKAP.png
Structure of the quasi-two-coordinate ferrous dithiolate Fe[SC6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-( Pr)3)2]2. A weak Fe-C(ipso) bond is indicated by the Fe---C distance of 2.427(1) Å. The structure illustrates the low coordination numbers enabled by bulky ligands.

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References

  1. ↑ Fischer, Roland C.; Hill, Michael S.; Liptrot, David J. (18 April 2018). "Philip Power at 65: an icon of organometallic chemistry". Dalton Transactions. 47 (16). Royal Society of Chemistry: 5529–5532. doi:10.1039/c8dt90058b. PMID   29666856 . Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. ↑ Nguyen, Tailuan; Sutton, Andrew D.; Brynda, Marcin; Fettinger, James C.; Long, Gary J.; Power, Philip P. (2005). "Synthesis of a Stable Compound with Fivefold Bonding Between Two Chromium(I) Centers". Science . 310 (5749): 844–847. Bibcode:2005Sci...310..844N. doi: 10.1126/science.1116789 . PMID   16179432. S2CID   42853922.
  3. ↑ Nguyen, T.; Panda, A.; Olmstead, M. M.; Richards, A. F.; Stender, M.; Brynda, M.; Power, P. P. (2005). "Synthesis and Characterization of Quasi-Two-Coordinate Transition Metal Dithiolates M(SAr)2 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn; Ar = C6H3-2,6(C6H2-2,4,6-Pri3)2)". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (23): 8545–8552. Bibcode:2005JAChS.127.8545N. doi:10.1021/ja042958q. PMID   15941290.
  4. ↑ "Philip Power | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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