Professor Michael Beckett
Emeritus Professor
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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 has been an elected Titular/Associate Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) since 2012, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
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Copper(2+) Complexes of Hydroxyoxidoborates. Synthesis and Characterization of Two Clusters Containing the Hexaborate(2-) Ligand: [Cu(NH2CH2CH2NEt2){B6O7(OH)(6)}]center dot 5H(2)O and [Cu(NH3)(2){B6O7(OH)(6)}]center dot 2H(2)O
Beckett, M., Altahan, M., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., May 2019, In: Journal of Cluster Science. 30, 3, p. 599-605Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Copper(2+) complexes of hydroxyoxidopolyborates: Synthesis and characterization of [Cu(MeNHCH2CH2NMeH)2(H2O)2][B5O6(OH)4]2.2B(OH)3.
Altahan, M. A., Beckett, M. A., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., 3 Oct 2019, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 194, 10, p. 948-951Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correlation of thallium–boron nuclear spin states by two-dimensional n.m.r. spectroscopy: magnitudes and relative signs of couplings nJ(205Tl–11B) in the nido-thallaundecaborane anion [Me2TlB10H12]–.
Beckett, M. A., Kennedy, J. D. & Howarth, O. W., 1985, In: Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 13, p. 855-856 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crystal structure of tris (riphenylsiloxy)borane center dot triphenylsilanol(1 : 1) adduct
Beckett, MA., Hibbs, D. E., Hursthouse, M. B., Abdul Malik, K. M., Owen, P. & Sukumar Varma, K., 1998, In: Journal of Chemical Crystallography. 28, 4, p. 277-281 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crystallographic and spectroscopic investigation of the stereochemistry of [MBr(CO)(3)L-2] (M = Mn, Re) complexes: crystal and molecular structures of [MBr(CO)(3)L-2] {M = Mn, L = P(C6H4Cl-4)(3), 1/2dppe, 1/2dppf, M = Re, L = P(C6H4OMe-4)(3), 1/2dppf}
Beckett, M. A., Brassington, D. S., Coles, S. J., Gelbrich, T., Light, M. E. & Hursthouse, M. B., 15 Dec 2003, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 688, 1-2, p. 174-180Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyclo-boratrisiloxane and cyclo-diboratetrasiloxane derivatives and their reactions with amines: crystal and molecular structure of (p-BrC6H4BO)(2)(Ph2SiO)(2)
Beckett, M. A., Hibbs, D. E., Hursthouse, M. B., Malik K.M.A.*, N. V., Owen, P. & Varma, K. S., 15 Feb 2000, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 595, 2, p. 241-147Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DFT studies on hexaborate(2-) and heptaborate(2-) anions
Davies, R., Beckett, M. & Jones, C., 1 Apr 2016, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 191, 4, p. 633-637Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enantiomer Discriminating Dehydrogenation of (R,S)-(±)-1-Phenylethan-1-ol to Acetophenone Catalysed by Chiral Cobalt(II) Schiff's Base Complexes and Triphenylphosphine
Beckett, M. & Homer, R. B., Dec 1986, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 122, 1, p. L5-L7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Equatorial and axial ligand effects in square planar Co(II) complexes catalysing the oxidation of 1-phenylethan-1-ol to acetophenone
Beckett, M. & Homer, R. B., Aug 1986, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 118, 1, p. L11-L13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Formation of borosilicate glasses from silicon alkoxides and metaborate esters in dry non-aqueous solvents
Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P. & Varma, K. S., 15 Aug 2006, In: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 39, 2, p. 95-101Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gels and polymeric materials from isocyanates and metaborate esters.
Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jan 2002, In: Main Group Metal Chemistry. 25, p. 485-488Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hexaborate(2-) and Dodecaborate(6-) Anions as Ligands to Zinc(II) Centres: Self-Assembly and Single-Crystal XRD Characterization of [Zn{O-3-B6O7(OH)(6)}(N-3-dien)]center dot 0.5H(2)O (dien = NH(CH2-CH2NH2)(2)), (NH4)(2)[Zn{O-2-B6O7(OH)(6)}(2) (H2O)(2)]center dot 2H(2)O and (1,3-pnH(2))(3)[(N-1-H3N{CH2}(3)NH2) Zn{O-3-B12O18(OH)(6)}](2)center dot 14H(2)O (1,3-pn = 1,3-diaminopropane)
Altahan, M., Beckett, M., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., Apr 2019, In: Inorganics. 7, 4, 44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification and molecular structure of the eighteen-vertex macropolyhedral diplatinaoctadecaborane [(PMe2Ph)2Pt2B16H15(C6H4Me)(PMe2Ph)]
Beckett, M., Greenwood, N., Kennedy, J. D., Salter, P. A. & Thornton-Pett, M., 1986, In: Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 7, p. 556-557 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction of the diphenyldichalcogens, C6H5EEC6H5 (E = S, Se and Te), with the tetrameric halogenotrimethylplatinums. The formation and characterization of [{PtX(CH3)3}2C6H5TeTeC6H5] (X = Br and I) and a dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of [{PtI(CH3)3}2C6H5TeTeC6H5]
ABEL, EW., Beckett, M., ORRELL, KG., SIK, V., STEPHENSON, D., SINGH, HB. & SUDHA, N., 1988, In: Polyhedron. 7, 13, p. 1169-1173 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iodotris(triphenylphosphine)silver(I), [Ag(PPh3)3I]
Hibbs, DE., Hursthouse, MB., Malik, KMA. & Beckett, MA., 1996, In: Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 52, p. 884-887 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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K(I)-M(II) (M=Co, Mn) heterometallic-(perfluorinated) organic frameworks containing inorganic layered K-O-M linkages: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties
Yan, Q., Huang, X. C., Zhong, J., Gao, J., Chen, S. C., He, M. Y., Chen, Q. & Beckett, M. A., 30 Jun 2015, In: Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 68, 15, p. 2691-2702Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kinetics of the Co(II)(Salen) catalysed hydration of styrene to 1-phenylethan-l-ol in ethanol solution
Beckett, M. A., 1989, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 157, 2, p. 171-174 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lewis acidity in haloalkyl orthoborate and metaborate esters.
Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P., Strickland, G. C. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jan 2001, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 169, 1, p. 113-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lewis acidity of tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane: crystal and molecular structure of B(C(6)F(5))(3)center dot OPEt(3)
Beckett, MA., Brassington, D. S., Coles, S. J. & Hursthouse, MB., 2000, In: Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 3, 10, p. 530-533 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lewis acidity of tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane: crystal and molecular structure of B(C6F5)(3)center dot OPEt3
Beckett, M. A., Brassington, D. S., Coles, S. J. & Hursthouse, M. B., 1 Oct 2000, In: Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 3, 10, p. 530-533Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ligand substitution reactions of metal and organometal carbonyls with group 15 and 16 donor ligands: Organometallic chemistry
Beckett, M., 1990, In: Specialist Periodical Report. 19, p. 184-207 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ligand substitution reactions of metal and organometal carbonyls with group V and group VI donor ligands: Organometallic Chemistry
Beckett, M., 1991, In: Specialist Periodical Report. 20, p. 180-204Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular structure of the 17-vertex conjuncto platinaheptadecaborane [(PPMe2Ph)(PtB16H18)]: a 16-vetex h6-hexadecaboranyl ligand
Beckett, M., Crook, J., Greenwood, N., Kennedy, J. & McDonald, W., 1982, In: Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. p. 552-553 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nido-6-metalladecaborane chemistry: Molecular structure and fluxionality of [6,6,6,6-(CO)2(PPh3)2-nido-6-WB9H13]
Drew, M. G. B., Baker, P., Beckett, M. & Severs, L. M., 1992, In: Polyhedron. 11, 24, p. 3095-3099 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nomenclature for boranes and related species
Beckett, M., Brellochs, B., Chizhevsky, I. T., Damhus, T., Hellwich, K-H., Kennedy, J. D., Laitinen, R., Powell, W. H., Rabinovich, D., Vinas, C. & Yerin, A., 1 Mar 2020, In: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 92, 2, p. 355-381Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review