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Overview

Colin Eaborn was affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic community primarily through research and scholarship in their fields of study.

The available records do not list specific papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, or books published by Colin Eaborn. Likewise, there are no detailed mentions of their main fields, subfields of study, or the primary research topics they engaged with during their career.

As an academic researcher, they were part of the University of Sussex, a reputable institution known for supporting diverse scientific inquiry. Although detailed information about their published works or collaborations is not provided, their continued affiliation with this institution suggests active participation in scholarly activities during their tenure.

No awards or distinctions have been recorded in the available data. The scientist is deceased, and this profile is written in the past tense to reflect their status.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry

    Colin Eaborn

  • Cleavages of aryl-silicon and related bonds by electrophiles

    Colin Eaborn

  • Purification of Laboratory Chemicals

    Colin Eaborn

  • Synthesis of organotrialkylstannanes. The reaction between organic halides and hexaalkyldistannanes in the presence of palladium complexes

    Hormoz Azizian;Colin Eaborn;Alan Pidcock

  • A Monomeric Solvent-Free Bent Lanthanide Dialkyl and a Lanthanide Analog of a Grignard Reagent. Crystal Structures of Yb{C(SiMe3)3}2 and [Yb{C(SiMe3)3}I.cntdot.OEt2]2

    C. Eaborn;P.B. Hitchcock;K. Izod;J.D. Smith

  • Purification of Laboratory Chemicals : by D.D. Perrin and W.L.F. Armarego. 3rd edition. Pergamon, Oxford etc., 1988, xii + 391 pages. Hardcover: £40.00; $75.00. Solftcover: £20.00; $37.50 ISBN 0-08-034715-0 (Hardcover); 0-08-034714-2 (Flexicover).

    Colin Eaborn

  • Organosilicon chemistry II: from molecules to materials

    Colin Eaborn

  • The first structurally characterised solvent-free ς-bonded diorganocalcium, Ca[C(SiMe3)3]2

    Colin Eaborn;Peter B. Hitchcock

  • [Tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]lithium: An alkyllithium compound of unusual stability

    M.A. Cook;C. Eaborn;A.E. Jukes;D.R.M. Walton

  • Reactions of organic halides with R3 MMR3 compounds (M = Si, Ge, Sn) in the presence of tetrakis(triarylphosphine)palladium

    Davoud Azarian;Sujan S. Dua;Colin Eaborn;David R.M. Walton

  • Alkyl Derivatives of Europium(+2) and Ytterbium(+2). Crystal Structures of Eu[C(SiMe3)3]2, Yb[C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2CHCH2)]I·OEt2 and Yb[C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2OMe)]I·OEt2

    Colin Eaborn;Peter B. Hitchcock;Keith Izod;Zheng Rong Lu

  • Synthesis of platinum(II) alkyl and aryl complexes from K2[PtCl4] and tetraorganotin compounds in dimethyl sulphoxide

    Colin Eaborn;Kalipada Kundu;Alan Pidcock

  • Further studies on reactions of organic halides with disilanes catalysed by transition metal complexes

    Colin Eaborn;Robert W. Griffiths;Alan Pidcock

  • Structural Inorganic Chemistry

    Colin Eaborn

  • The First Structurally Authenticated σ‐Bonded Organosamarium(II) Derivative and Its Reaction with Benzophenone

    William Clegg;Keith Izod;Paul O'Shaughnessy;Colin Eaborn

  • Preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl (“trisyl”) derivatives of silicon

    Sujan S. Dua;Colin Eaborn;Duncan A.R. Harper;Steven P. Hopper

  • Organometallic compounds containing tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl or related ligands

    Colin Eaborn;J. David Smith

  • Crystal Structures of (Tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl)- and (Tris(dimethylphenylsilyl)methyl)potassium

    Colin Eaborn;Peter B. Hitchcock;Keith Izod;Andrew J. Jaggar

  • Synthesis, structure and reactions of organometallic compounds of Groups 1–3 containing bulky silicon-substituted alkyl groups

    Colin Eaborn;Keith Izod;J.David Smith

  • The chemistry of the carboncarbon triple bond

    Unknown

  • Electrophilic aromatic substitution

    Colin Eaborn

  • Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

    C. Eaborn

  • Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry : Volume 24; edited by D. Bethell. Academic Press, London etc., 1988, 225 pages, £35.00, ISBN 0-12-033524-7

    Colin Eaborn

  • Advanced organic chemistry

    Colin Eaborn

  • Advances in linear free energy relationships

    C. Eaborn

  • Spectroscopic methods in organic chemistry

    Colin Eaborn

  • Silicon in Organic Synthesis

    Colin Eaborn

  • Organometallics: A concise introduction

    Colin Eaborn

  • Silicon Reagents for Organic Synthesis

    Colin Eaborn

  • Organolithium Methods : by B.J. Wakefield. Academic Press, London etc., 1988. xvii + 189 pages, £29.50. ISBN-0-12-730940-3.

    Colin Eaborn

  • Lithium chemistry: A theoretical and experimental overview

    Colin Eaborn

  • Correlation Analysis of Chemical Data

    Colin Eaborn

  • Silylation of organic compounds

    C. Eaborn

  • Landolt—Börnstein. Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology.

    Colin Eaborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter B. Hitchcock
Peter B. Hitchcock University of Sussex
David R. M. Walton
David R. M. Walton University of Sussex
Michael S. Hill
Michael S. Hill University of Bath
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell Virginia Commonwealth University
William Clegg
William Clegg Newcastle University
Franklin I. Aigbirhio
Franklin I. Aigbirhio University of Cambridge
Godwin A. Ayoko
Godwin A. Ayoko Queensland University of Technology
Jerry L. Atwood
Jerry L. Atwood University of Missouri
Simon G. Bott
Simon G. Bott University of Houston
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor University of Brighton

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