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Overview

Jose M. Goicoechea is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The research conducted focuses mainly on advanced materials science and chemistry, with a particular emphasis on crystallization processes, inorganic and organometallic compound synthesis, and crystallographic techniques.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to the development of novel chemical entities and detailed mechanistic studies published in leading scientific journals. Noteworthy papers include:

  • The Aluminyl Anion: A New Generation of Aluminium Nucleophile, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Recent developments in the chemistry of non-trigonal pnictogen pincer compounds: from bonding to catalysis, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Carbon Monoxide Activation by a Molecular Aluminium Imide: C−O Bond Cleavage and C−C Bond Formation, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A Phosphanyl-Phosphagallene that Functions as a Frustrated Lewis Pair, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Probing the Extremes of Covalency in M−Al bonds: Lithium and Zinc Aluminyl Compounds, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Simon Aldridge, Eric S. Yang, Jamie Hicks, Daniel W. N. Wilson, and Andreas Heilmann, reflecting a strong integration in research communities focused on advanced inorganic and organometallic chemistry.

Jose M. Goicoechea has published extensively in several prominent venues, with a high volume of work appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

The main fields of study encompass Materials Science and Chemistry. Within these broad areas, subfields of focus include Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

Their specialized research topics address fundamental aspects of crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction applied to crystallography, and the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds. Additional focus areas cover organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, crystallography and molecular interactions, coordination chemistry, and inorganic chemistry related to materials.

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of Deltahedral Zintl Ions

    Slavi C. Sevov and;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • Synthesis, structure and reaction chemistry of a nucleophilic aluminyl anion

    Jamie Hicks;Petra Vasko;Petra Vasko;Jose M. Goicoechea;Simon Aldridge

  • The Aluminyl Anion: A New Generation of Aluminium Nucleophile

    Jamie Hicks;Petra Vasko;Jose M. Goicoechea;Simon Aldridge

  • [(Pd-Pd)@Ge18]4-: a palladium dimer inside the largest single-cage deltahedron.

    Jose M Goicoechea;Slavi C Sevov

  • Reversible, Room-Temperature C—C Bond Activation of Benzene by an Isolable Metal Complex

    Jamie Hicks;Petra Vasko;Petra Vasko;Jose Manuel Goicoechea;Simon Aldridge

  • E-H Bond Activation of Ammonia and Water by a Geometrically Constrained Phosphorus(III) Compound.

    Thomas P. Robinson;Daniel M. De Rosa;Simon Aldridge;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • The Chemistry of the 2-Phosphaethynolate Anion.

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Hansjörg Grützmacher

  • Organozinc Derivatives of Deltahedral Zintl Ions: Synthesis and Characterization of closo-[E9Zn(C6H5)]3- (E = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb)

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Slavi C. Sevov

  • [(Ni-Ni-Ni)@(Ge9)2]4-: a linear triatomic nickel filament enclosed in a dimer of nine-atom germanium clusters.

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Slavi C. Sevov

  • Synthesis and isolation of [Fe@Ge(10)](3-): a pentagonal prismatic Zintl ion cage encapsulating an interstitial iron atom.

    Binbin Zhou;Mark S. Denning;Deborah L. Kays;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • Deltahedral germanium clusters: insertion of transition-metal atoms and addition of organometallic fragments.

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Slavi C. Sevov

  • A nucleophilic gold complex

    Jamie Hicks;Akseli Mansikkamäki;Petra Vasko;Petra Vasko;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • The 2-Phosphaethynolate Anion: A Convenient Synthesis and [2+2] Cycloaddition Chemistry†

    Andrew R. Jupp;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • From clusters to unorthodox pnictogen sources: solution-phase reactivity of [E7](3-) (E = P-Sb) anions.

    Robert S. P. Turbervill;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • Synthesis and characterization of alkali-metal salts of 2,2'- and 2,4'-bipyridyl radicals and dianions.

    Edward Gore-Randall;Mark Irwin;Mark S. Denning;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • Recent developments in the chemistry of non-trigonal pnictogen pincer compounds: from bonding to catalysis

    Josh Abbenseth;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • Naked Deltahedral Silicon Clusters in Solution: Synthesis and Characterization of Si93- and Si52-

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Slavi C. Sevov

  • The 2‐Phosphaethynolate Anion: A Convenient Synthesis and [2+2] Cycloaddition Chemistry

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  • Heteroatomic Deltahedral Clusters: Synthesis and Structures of closo-[Bi3Ni4(CO)6]3-, closo-[Bi4Ni4(CO)6]2-, the Open Cluster [Bi3Ni6(CO)9]3-, and the Intermetalloid closo-[Nix@{Bi6Ni6(CO)8}]4-

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Michael W. Hull;Slavi C. Sevov

  • Coordination chemistry of ditopic carbanionic N-heterocyclic carbenes

    Jordan B. Waters;Jose M. Goicoechea

  • [Zn9Bi11]5−: A Ligand‐Free Intermetalloid Cluster

    Jose M. Goicoechea;Slavi C. Sevov

  • Phosphinecarboxamide: a phosphorus-containing analogue of urea and stable primary phosphine.

    Andrew R. Jupp;Jose M. Goicoechea

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. McGrady
John E. McGrady University of Oxford
Simon Aldridge
Simon Aldridge University of Oxford
Slavi C. Sevov
Slavi C. Sevov University of Notre Dame
Amber L. Thompson
Amber L. Thompson University of Oxford
Peter W. Roesky
Peter W. Roesky Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michael K. Whittlesey
Michael K. Whittlesey University of Bath
Xue-Bin Wang
Xue-Bin Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Andrew S. Weller
Andrew S. Weller University of York
Fernande Grandjean
Fernande Grandjean Missouri University of Science and Technology
Gary J. Long
Gary J. Long Missouri University of Science and Technology

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