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Tristram Chivers

Tristram Chivers

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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12834
World Ranking
10561
National Ranking
285

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Tristram Chivers is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research primarily spans subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Toxicology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Chemistry
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic/Organometallic Compounds
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation

Chivers has published in multiple scholarly journals, frequently appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Molecules
  • Dalton Transactions

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Applications of trisulfide radical anion S3˙ in organic synthesis," 2023, Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • "Neutral binary chalcogen-nitrogen and ternary S,N,P molecules: new structures, bonding insights and potential applications," 2020, Dalton Transactions
  • "Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Polysulfide Radical Anions: A Theoretical Perspective," 2023, Molecules
  • "Dissociation Without Detonation: A DFT Analysis of the Thermally Induced Fragmentation of Binary Sulfur-Nitrogen Rings and Cages," 2024, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Temperature-Assisted Generation of Arylmethyl Radicals from Bis(arylmethyl)tin Dichlorides: Efficient Reagents for − Bond-Forming Reactions," 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal

They have collaborated frequently with the following researchers:

  • Kisturi Dhanwant
  • Ramalingam Thirumoorthi
  • Risto S. Laitinen
  • M. Bhanuchandra
  • Aarti Saini

Chivers has also contributed to book literature, with a notable publication being Chalcogen-Nitrogen Chemistry, published by World Scientific in 2021.

Among their recognitions, Chivers was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1991 in the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Pentafluorophenylboranes: from obscurity to applications

    Warren E. Piers;Tristram Chivers

  • Tellurium: a maverick among the chalcogens

    Tristram Chivers;Risto S. Laitinen

  • The role of polysulfide dianions and radical anions in the chemical, physical and biological sciences, including sulfur-based batteries

    Ralf Steudel;Tristram Chivers

  • The thermal decomposition of hydrogen sulfide over transition metal sulfides

    T. Chivers;J.B. Hyne;C. Lau

  • A Guide to Chalcogen-Nitrogen Chemistry

    Tristram Chivers

  • Ubiquitous trisulfur radical anion: fundamentals and applications in materials science, electrochemistry, analytical chemistry and geochemistry.

    Tristram Chivers;Philip J. W. Elder

  • A new route to antimony telluride nanoplates from a single-source precursor.

    Shivram S Garje;Dana J Eisler;Jamie S Ritch;Mohammad Afzaal

  • Chemistry of pnictogen(iii)–nitrogen ring systems

    Maravanji S. Balakrishna;Dana J. Eisler;Tristram Chivers

  • Characterization of the trisulfur radical anion S3- in blue solutions of alkali polysulfides in hexamethylphosphoramide

    T. Chivers;I. Drummond

  • Organometallic Electrochemistry. II. Carbanion Stabilities

    Raymond E. Dessy;William Kitching;Theodore Psarras;Rudolf Salinger

  • Organometallic Electrochemistry. I. Derivatives of Group IV-B Elements

    R. E. Dessy;William Kitching;Tristram Chivers

  • Syntheses of THF Solutions of SeX2 (X = Cl, Br) and a New Route to Selenium Sulfides SenS8-n (n = 1−5): X-ray Crystal Structures of SeCl2(tht)2 and SeCl2·tmtu

    Arto Maaninen;Tristram Chivers;Masood Parvez;Jarkko Pietikäinen

  • Transition-metal complexes of inorganic sulphur-nitrogen ligands

    Tristam Chivers;Frank Edelmann

  • Preparation, Crystal Structures, and Isomerization of the Tellurium Diimide Dimers RNTe(m-NR')(2)TeNR (R = R' = (t)Bu; R = PPh(2)NSiMe(3), R' = (t)Bu, (t)Oct): X-ray Structure of the Telluradiazole Dimer [(t)Bu(2)C(6)H(2)N(2)Te](2).

    Tristram Chivers;Xiaoliang Gao;Masood Parvez

  • Synthetic methods and structure-reactivity relationships in electron-rich sulfur-nitrogen rings and cages

    Tristram Chivers

  • A New Approach to Metalated Imido and Amido Tellurophosphoranes

    Glen G. Briand;Tristram Chivers;Masood Parvez

  • Organophosphorus-Tellurium Chemistry: From Fundamentals to Applications

    Andreas Nordheider;J. Derek Woollins;Tristram Chivers

  • Ubiquitous trisulphur radical ion S 3

    Tristram Chivers

  • Imido Analogues of Common Oxo Anions: A New Episode in the Chemistry of Cluster Compounds

    Justin K. Brask;Tristram Chivers

  • Stable cubic phosphorus-containing radicals.

    Andrea Armstrong;Tristram Chivers;Masood Parvez;Rene T. Boeré

  • {Li[P(NtBu)2]}4·0.25P4(NtBu)6: Solvent and Substituent Effects on the Structures and Reactivity of 1,3-Diaza-2-phosphaallyllithium Complexes

    Justin K. Brask;Tristram Chivers;Mark L. Krahn;Masood Parvez

Frequent Co-Authors

Masood Parvez
Masood Parvez University of Calgary
Richard T. Oakley
Richard T. Oakley University of Waterloo
Neil Burford
Neil Burford University of Victoria
Tom Ziegler
Tom Ziegler University of Calgary
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
J. Derek Woollins
J. Derek Woollins University of St Andrews
Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien University of Manchester
Auke Meetsma
Auke Meetsma University of Groningen
Frank T. Edelmann
Frank T. Edelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Mohammad Afzaal
Mohammad Afzaal Higher Colleges of Technology

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