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Professor Michael Beckett

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ORCID: 0000-0001-7531-2971

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email: m.a.beckett@bangor.ac.uk

telephone: 01248 382378

Professor Mike Beckett is Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences and he is a specialist in the chemistry of boron. He has published more than 150 articles (h = 28) and has co-written a text book ('Periodic Table at a Glance', Wiley, 2006). His research papers on Lewis acidity measurement are internationally recognised and often cited as the 'Gutmann-Beckett method'. Mike Beckett is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and is an elected UK representative of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

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  2. Nomenclature for boranes and related species (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)

    Beckett, M. A., Brellochs, B., Chizhevsky, I. T., Damhus, T., Hellwich, K.-H., Kennedy, J. D., Laitinen, R., Powell, W. H., Rabinovich, D., Viñas, C. & Yerin, A., 25 Feb 2020, In: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 92, 2, p. 355-381 27 p.

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  3. Published

    Organic biomolecules bind to phosphate through borate linkages in aqueous solution: a possible role of boron as a phosphorylation chaperone in the prebiotic world

    Aydogmus, N., Kose, D. A., Beckett, M. A. & Zumreoglu Karan, B., 11 Jun 2014, In: Turkish Journal of Chemistry. 38, p. 617-628

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    Organophosphoryl adducts of tris (pentafluorophenyl) borane; Crystal and molecular structure of B(C6F5)3Ph3PO

    Beckett, M. A., Brassington, D. S., Light, M. E. & Hursthouse, M. B., 1 Jun 2001, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 11, p. 1768-1772

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    Oxidoborates templated by cationic nickel(II) complexes and self-assembled from B(OH)3

    Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., 31 Aug 2021, In: Inorganics. 9, 9, 68.

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    Oxidopolyborate chemistry: The self-assembled, templated, synthesis, and an XRD study of a 1-D coordination polymer, [Cu(en){B6O7(OH)(6)}](.)3H(2)O (en=1,2-diaminoethane)

    Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., 1 Nov 2020, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 195, 11, p. 952-956 5 p.

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    Pentaborate(1-) Salts and a Tetraborate(2-) Salt Derived from C 2- or C 3-Linked Bis(alkylammonium) Dications: Synthesis, Characterization, and Structural (XRD) Studies.

    Beckett, M., Meena, B., Rixon, T., Coles, S. & Horton, P., Jan 2020, In: Molecules. 25, 1, p. 53

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    Pentaborate(1-) salts templated by substituted pyrrolidinium cations: synthesis, structural characterization, and modelling of solid-state H-bond interactions by DFT calculations

    Beckett, M. A., Coles, S., Davies, R. A., Horton, P. & Jones, C. L., 10 Mar 2015, In: Dalton Transactions. 44, p. 7032-7040

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    Pentafluorophenylboronic acid.

    Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Beckett, M. A. & Rugen-Hankey, M. P., 1 Dec 2003, In: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online. 60, 12, p. o2204-o2206

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  11. Phosphorus-31 fluorine-19 NMR through-space coupling

    Beckett, M., Tebby, J. C., Thompson, J. J., Williams, B. J. & Withington, S. C., 1990, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 51, 1-4, p. 277-277 1 p.

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    Polyborate anions partnered with large non-metal cations: triborate(1-), pentaborate(1-), and heptaborate(2-) salts

    Beckett, M., Coles, S., Horton, P. N. & Jones, C., 2017, In: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry . 2017, 38-39, p. 4510-4518

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    Polyborate anions templated by cationic transition-metal complexes: [Co(diNOsar)]2[B3O3(OH)4]Cl5.4.75 H2O

    Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., 1 Apr 2016, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 191, 4, p. 572-575

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    Polyhedral phosphaborane chemistry: crystal and molecular structure of the diphenylphosphido-bridged arachno-decaboranyl cluster compound [PMePh3][6,9-µ-(PPh2)B10H12]

    Thornton-Pett, M., Beckett, M. & Kennedy, J. D., 1986, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 2, p. 303-308 6 p.

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  15. Polyhedral rhenaborane chemistry: crystal and molecular structures of the nido-6-rhenadecaborane clusters [6,6,6-(PMe2Ph)3-6-H-6-ReB9H13] and [2-(PMe2Ph)-6,6,6-Cl(PMe2Ph)2-6-H-6ReB9H12]; nuclear magnetic resonance parameters of these and other related nido-rhenadecaborane cluster species

    Beckett, M., Greenwood, N., Kennedy, J. & Thornton-Pett, M., 1985, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. p. 1119-1129 11 p.

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    Preparation, crystal and molecular structure of, and NMR parameters for, the exopolyhedral heterocyclic platinaundecaborane [μ-2,7-(SCSNEt2)-7-(PMe2Ph)-NIDO-7-PtB10H11]

    Beckett, M. A., Greenwood, N., Kennedy, J. D. & Thorntonpett, M., 1985, In: Polyhedron. 4, 3, p. 505-511 7 p.

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  17. Preparation, structure, and nuclear magnetic resonance properties of the nine-vertex nido-rhenaborane [(PMe2Ph)3H2ReB8H11] and some related chemistry

    Beckett, M. A., Bown, M., Fontaine, X. L. R., Greenwood, N. N., Kennedy, J. D. & Thorntonpett, M., 1988, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 7, p. 1969-1981 13 p.

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  18. Published

    Protodeboronation of arylboronic acids and triarylboroxines in Bu20/THF

    Beckett, M. A., Gilmore, R. J. & Idrees, K., 1993, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 455, 1-2, p. 47-49 3 p.

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    Reactions of nonaborane anions with some seven-coordinate carbonyl iodide complexes of molybdenum(II) and tungsten(II)

    Baker, P. K., Beckett, M. A. & Severs, L. M., 1991, In: Polyhedron. 10, 14, p. 1663-1666 4 p.

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    Recent advances in crystalline hydrated borates with non-metal or transition-metal complex cations

    Beckett, M., 15 Sept 2016, In: Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 323, p. 2-14

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  21. Published

    Solid-state structures of compounds containing organic cations with cyclic organoboroxinate(1-) or bicyclic spiro pentaborate anions

    Beckett, M., Bland, C. C., Stiefvater-Thomas, B. M. & Varma, K. S., 2006, In: Reports Series in Chemistry. 70, p. 23

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    Structural (XRD) Characterization and an Analysis of H-Bonding Motifs in Some Tetrahydroxidohexaoxidopentaborate(1-) Salts of N-Substituted Guanidinium Cations

    Beckett, M., Coles, S. J., Horton, P. & Rixon, T., 6 Apr 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 7, 15 p., 3273.

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  23. Published

    Structural (XRD) and thermal (DSC,TGA) and BET analysis of materials derived from non-metal cation pentaborate salts

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Knox, D. A. & Timmis, J. L., 11 Mar 2010, In: Dalton Transactions. 39, 16, p. 3944-3951

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    Structural and thermal studies of non-metal cation pentaborate salts with cations derived from 1,5-diazobicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, 1,8-diazobicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene and 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene

    Kreuziger, A., Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Coles, S. J., Kose, D. A. & Kreuziger, A. M., 17 Mar 2012, In: Polyhedron. 38, 1, p. 157-161

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  25. Published

    Sulphur Arsenic Ligands - Dimethyl(methylthio)arsine Complexes of Halogenotrimethylplatinum(IV) and Tricarbonyllalogenorhenium(I)

    Abel, E. W. & Beckett, M. A., 1987, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 2, p. 417-420 4 p.

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  27. Published

    Supramolecular structures containing ‘isolated' pentaborate anions and non-metal cations: crystal structures of [Me3NCH2CH2OH][B5O6(OH)4] and [4-MepyH, 4-Mepy][B5O6(OH)4]

    Beckett, M. A., Bland, C. C., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jun 2007, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 692, 13, p. 2832-2838

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  29. Published

    Synthesis and Lewis acidity of triorganosilyl and triorganostannyl esters of orthoboric, metaboric and arylboronic acids

    Beckett, M., Owen, P. & Varma, K. S., 1999, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 588, 1, p. 107-112 6 p.

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  30. Published

    Synthesis and Structural Characterization of an Unprecedented Nonmetal Cation Polyborate Salt Containing Two Different “Isolated” Polyborate Anions: [H2en]2[B4O5(OH)4][B7O9(OH)5]·3H2O (en = H2NCH2CH2NH2)

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Coles, S. K. & Martin, D. W., 5 Dec 2011, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 50, 23, p. 12215-12218

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  31. Published

    Synthesis and X-ray characterisation of organotriboroxinate salts [Me3NCH2CH2CH2OH][Ph4B3O3] and [NEt3H][Ph3B3O3(OH)], and the X-ray structure of the triaryboroxine, (4-MeOC6H4)3B3O3

    Beckett, M. A., Coles, S. J., Light, M. E., Fischer, L., Stiefvater-Thomas, B. M. & Sukuma Varma, K., 6 Mar 2006, In: Polyhedron. 25, 4, p. 1011-1016

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    Synthesis and X-ray structural studies of pentaborate(1−) salts containing substituted imidazolium cations

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J. L., 19 Apr 2014, In: Polyhedron. 77, p. 96-102

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  33. Published

    Synthesis and XRD study of an C2-linked bis(quaternary ammonium) pentaborate: [Me3NCH2CH2NMe3][B5O6(OH)4]2

    Beckett, M., Coles, S. J., Horton, P. N. & Rixon, T., 3 Oct 2019, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 194, 10, p. 952-955

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    Synthesis and characterization of a tertiary amine:boric acid (1:1) co-crystal and a neutral zwitterionic diamine pentaboron adduct

    Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S., Horton, P. & Jones, C., 1 Sept 2022, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 539, 120998.

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  36. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of amine adducts of tri(4-bromophenyl)boroxine, tri(3-nitrophenyl)boroxine, and tri(3-aminophenyl)boroxine; molecular strcture of 3-picoline.tri(4-bromophenyl)boroxine.

    Beckett, M., Hibbs, D., Hursthouse, M., Malik, K. M. A., Varma, K. S. & Owen, P., 1998, In: Main Group Chemistry. 2, p. 251-258 8 p.

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  37. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of amine adducts of tri(4-tolyl)boroxine and tri(3,5-xylyl)boroxine: molecular structure of (4-MeC6H4)3B3O3·cyclohexylamine

    Beckett, M., STRICKLAND, G., VARMA, K., HIBBS, D., HURSTHOUSE, M. & MALIK, K., 1995, In: Polyhedron. 14, 19, p. 2623-2630 8 p.

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  38. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of cyclo-boratetrasiloxane, (RBO) (Me2SiO)3 (R=nBu, Ar), derivatives

    Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P. & Varma, K. S., 15 Nov 2003, In: Polyhedron. 22, 25-26, p. 3333-3337

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  39. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of polyborates templated by cationic copper(II) complexes: structural (XRD), spectroscopic, thermal (TGA/DSC) and magnetic properties

    Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S. & Horton, P. N., 15 Oct 2017, In: Polyhedron. 135, p. 247-257

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  40. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of templated pentaborate(1-) salts: X-ray structure of [(2-HOCH2CH2)C4H7NMeH][B5O6(OH)4]·0.3H2O

    Jones, C., Beckett, M., Coles, S. J., Davies, R. & Horton, P. N., 1 Aug 2016, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 191, 4, p. 628-630

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  41. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of triarylborthiins, Ar3B3S3 (Ar = 4-MeC6H4, 3-MeC6H4, 2-MeC6H4, 4-EtC6H4 and 3,5-Me2C6H3)

    Beckett, M. A., Minton, P. R. & Werschkun, B., 1994, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 468, 1-2, p. 37-41 5 p.

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  42. Published

    Synthesis and fluxional characteristics of the complexes [M(C5Me5)Cl2L] [M=Rh, Ir; L=Sme2, S(CH2Ph)2, S(CH2SiMeD23)2, Se(CH2SiMe3)2, tetrahydrothiophene

    ABEL, E., Beckett, M., ELLIS, D., ORRELL, K., SIK, V. & STEPHENSON, D., 1988, In: Journal of Chemical Research-Synopses. 7, p. 232-233 2 p.

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  43. Synthesis and nuclear magnetic resonance study of the auranonaborane and diauradecaborane arachno-type compounds, [4-(S2CNEt2)-arachno-4-AuB8H12] and [6,9-(S2CNEt2)2-arachno-6,9-Au2B8H10]; crystal and molecular structure of [6,9-(S2CNEt2)2-arachno-6,9-Au2B8H10]

    Beckett, M. A., Crook, J. E., Greenwood, N. N. & Kennedy, J. D., 1984, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 7, p. 1427-1431 5 p.

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    Synthesis and solid state B-11-{H-1} MAS NMR investigations of some group 11 arachno-2-metallatetraboranes.

    Beckett, M. & Jones, P. W., 1997, In: Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry. 27, 1, p. 41-50 10 p.

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    Synthesis and thermal studies of two phosphonium tetrahy-droxidohexaoxidopentaborate(1-) salts: single-crystal XRD characterization of [iPrPPh3][B5O6(OH)4].3.5H2O and [MePPh3][B5O6(OH)4].B(OH)3.0.5H2O

    Beckett, M., Horton, P., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J., 29 Sept 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 19, 12 p., 6867.

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    Synthesis of B-Aryl Boron-Sulphur Heterocycles from Arylborondibromides

    Beckett, M. A. & Minton, P. R., 1994, In: Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 93, 1-4, p. 461-462 2 p.

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    Synthesis of aluminium borate-boron oxide and binary titanium-boron and zirconium-boron oxides from metal alkoxides and (MeO)(3)B3O3 in non-aqueous solvents

    Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jan 2008, In: Dalton Transactions. 11, p. 1503-1506

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    Synthesis, XRD studies and NLO properties of [p-H2NC6H4CH2NH3][B5O6(OH)4].1/2H2O and NLO properties of some related pentaborate(1-) salts

    Beckett, M., Coles, S. J., Horton, P. N., Jones, C. & Krueger, K., Jul 2017, In: Journal of Cluster Science. 28, 4, p. 2087-2095

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  50. Published

    Synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties of benzylammonium pentaborate[C6H5CH2NH3][B5O6(OH)4]

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 22 Sept 2010, In: Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 75, 9, p. 971-980

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    Synthesis, molecular structures, and nuclear magnetic resonance properties of the macropolyhedral metallaboranes [(PMe2Ph)4Pt3B14H16] and [(PMe2Ph)PtB16H18(PMe2Ph)], and a discussion of the bonding at platinum in these and some related platinaborane clusters

    Beckett, M. A., Crook, J. E., Greenwood, N. N. & Kennedy, J. D., 1986, In: Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 9, p. 1879-1893 15 p.

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