Analysis of the Hydroformylation Reaction over an Immobilized Catalyst in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Bektesevic, S.; Tack, T.; Mason, M. R.; Abraham, M. A. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2005, 44, 4973-4981.
Aluminum: Organometallic Chemistry. Mason, M. R. in Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, King, B., Editor-in-Chief; Atwood, D. A., Section Editor; John Wiley and Sons: New York, 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 185-210.
Fortuitous Formation of [(LiCl)6{(Me2NCH2C8H5N)3P}2]: An Amine-Ligated Hexameric Lithium Chloride Aggregate. Mason, M. R.; Beckford, F. A.; Kirschbaum, K.; Gorecki, B. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2005, 8, 331-334.
Deprotonated Diindolylmethanes as Dianionic Analogues of Scorpionate Bis(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands: Representative Titanocene and Zirconocene Complexes. Mason, M. R.; Ogrin, D.; Fneich, B.; Barnard, T. S.; Kirschbaum, K. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 157-162.
Remarkable, Room-Temperature Insertion of Carbon Monoxide into an Al-C Bond of Tri-tert-butylaluminum. Mason, M. R.; Song, B.; Kirschbaum, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11812-11813. (PDF)
Titanium and Zirconium Amido Complexes Ligated by 2,2'-Di(3-methylindolyl)methanes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Ethylene Polymerization Activity. Mason, M. R.; Fneich, B. N.; Kirschbaum, K. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 6592-6594. (PDF)
Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Characterization, Activity and Regioselectivity Studies. Marteel, A. E.; Tack, T.; Bektesevic, S.; Davies, J. A.; Mason, M. R.; Abraham, M. A. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 32, 5424-5431.
Supported Platinum/Tin Complexes as Catalysts for Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Marteel, A.; Davies, J. A.; Mason, M. R.; Tack, T.; Bektesevic, S.; Abraham, M. A. Catal. Commun. 2003, 4, 309-314.
Di- and Triindolylmethanes: Versatile Ligands for Main Group and Transition Elements. Mason, M. R. Chemtracts 2003, 16, 272-289.
Di- and Triindolylmethanes: Molecular Structures and Spectroscopic Characterization of Potentially Bidentate and Tridentate Ligands. Mason, M. R.; Barnard, T. S.; Segla, M. F.; Xie, B.; Kirschbaum, K. J. Chem. Crystallogr. 2003, 33, 531-540.
Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using a Heterogeneous Rhodium Catalyst. 3. Evaluation of Solvent Effects. Hemminger, O.; Marteel, A.; Mason, M. R.; Davies, J. R.; Tadd, A. R.; Abraham, M. A. Green Chemistry 2002, 4, 507-512.
Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using a Heterogeneous Rhodium Catalyst. 1. Effect of Process Parameters. Tadd, A. R.; Marteel, A.; Mason, M. R.; Davies, J. A.; Abraham, M. A. J. Supercritical Fluids 2003, 25, 183-195.
Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using a Heterogeneous Rhodium Catalyst. 2. Evaluation of Reaction Kinetics. Tadd, A. R.; Marteel, A.; Mason, M. R.; Davies, J. A.; Abraham, M. A. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2002, 41, 4514-4522.
Molecular Phosphates and Phosphonates of Aluminum and Gallium: Potential Applications in Materials Synthesis. Mason, M. R.; Matthews, R. M.; Perkins, A. M.; Ponomarova, V. in Group 13 Chemistry: From Fundamentals to Applications; Atwood, D.; Shapiro, P., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series No. 822; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2002. Chapter 13, pp 181-194.
Acac-Promoted Rearrangement of an Alkylaluminophosphonate Tetramer to a Decamer. Mason, M. R.; Perkins, A. M.; Ponomarova, V.; Vij, A. Organometallics 2001, 20, 4833-4839. (PDF)
Hindered Axial-Equatorial Carbonyl Exchange in an Fe(CO)4(PR3) Complex of a Rigid Bicyclic Phosphine. Barnard, T. S.; Mason M. R. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 5001-5009. (PDF)
Synthesis, Structure and Coordination Chemistry of the Bicyclic p-Acid Phosphatri(3-methylindolyl)methane. Barnard, T. S.; Mason, M. R. Organometallics 2001, 20, 206-14. (PDF)
Synthesis and Characterization of Chelating Triamide Complexes of Bismuth and Antimony. Mason, M.R.; Phulpagar, S.S.; Mashuta, M.S.; Richardson,J.F. Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 3931-33. (PDF)
Alkylaluminophosphonate-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Homopolymerization of Epichlorohydrin and Propylene Oxide. Mason, M.R.; Perkins, A.M. J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 599, 200-207
Synthesis and Characterization of Dimeric, Trimeric, and Tetrameric Gallophosphonates and Gallophosphates. Mason, M. R.; Perkins, A.M.; Matthews, R. M.; Fisher, J. D.; Mashuta, M. S.; Vij, A. Inorg.Chem. 1998, 37, 3734-3746. (PDF)
Molecular Phosphates, Phosphonates, Phosphinates, and Arsonates of the Group 13 Elements. Mason, M. R. J. Cluster Sci. 1998, 9,1-23.
Phenylarsonates of Aluminum and Gallium: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [tBuAl(m3-O3AsPh)]4 and [tBu2Ga(m2-O2AsPh)]2O. Mason, M. R.; Matthews, R. M.; Mashuta, M. S.; Richardson, J. F.; Vij, A. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 6476-6478. (PDF)
Cyclic and Cubic Organophosphonates of Gallium and Their Relationship to Structural Motifs in Gallophosphate Molecular Sieves. Mason, M. R.; Mashuta, M.S.; Richardson, J. F. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36, 239-241.
Organic-Soluble Cyclic and Cage Alkylaluminophosphates: X-ray Crystal Structure of [(tBu)2Al(m2-O)2P(OSiMe3)2]2. Mason, M. R.; Matthews, R. M.; Mashuta, M. S.; Richardson, J. F. Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 5756-5757. (PDF)
Postdoctoral Publications
From Minerals to Materials: Synthesis of Alumoxanes from the Reaction of Boehmite with Carboxylic Acids. Landry, C. C.; Pappe, N.; Mason, M. R.; Apblett, A. W.; Tyler, A. N.; MacInnes, A. N.; Barron, A. R. J. Mater. Chem. 1995, 5, 331-341.
Tert-Butylaluminum Hydroxides and Oxides: Structural Relationship between Alkylalumoxanes and Alumina Gels. Harlan, C. J.; Mason, M.R.; Barron, A. R. Organometallics 1994, 13, 2957-2969.
Hydrolysis of Tri-tert-butylaluminum: The First Structural Characterization of Alkylalumoxanes [(R2Al)2O]n and (RAlO)n. Mason, M. R.; Smith, J. M.; Bott, S. G.; Barron, A. R. J. Am. Chem.Soc. 1993, 115, 4971-4984.
Sterically Crowded Aryloxide Compounds of Aluminum: Hydrides and Homoleptic Aryloxides. Healy, M. D.; Mason, M. R.; Gravelle, P.W.; Bott, S. G.; Barron, A. R. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1993, 441-454.
From Minerals to Materials: A Facile Synthetic Route to Preceramic Polymers for Aluminum Oxide. Apblett, A. W.; Landry, C. C.; Mason, M. R.; Barron, A. R. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1992, 249, 75-80.
Graduate Publications
Fluoride-Induced Reduction of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Phosphine Complexes. Mason, M. R.; Verkade, J. G. Organometallics 1992, 11, 2212-2220.
Coordination Chemistry of a New Tetratertiary Phosphine Ligand. Mason, M. R.; Duff, C. M.; Miller, L. L.; Jacobson, R. A.; Verkade, J. G. Inorg. Chem. 1992, 31, 2746-2755.
Ligand Substitution Reactions in Group 6 Metal Carbonyl Complexes of a Novel Bicyclic Ditertiary Phosphine Ether. Mason, M. R.; Verkade, J. G. Organometallics 1992, 11, 1514-1520.
Unambiguous Demonstration of Vacant Site Inversion in a cis-P2M(CO)3 Intermediate. Mason, M. R.; Verkade, J. G. J. Am.Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 6309-6310.
Bidentate and Tridentate Coordination Modes of a Novel Bicyclic Ditertiary Phosphine Ether. Mason, M. R.; Su, Y.; Jacobson, R. A.; Verkade, J. G. Organometallics 1991, 10, 2335-2344.
Fluoride-Assisted Reduction of Palladium(II) Phosphine Complexes. Mason, M. R.; Verkade, J. G. Organometallics 1990, 9, 864-865.
Undergraduate Publications
Metallo-ligands Containing Terminal Oxygen Donors Bonded to a Manganese-Carbonyl Moiety. Mason, M. R.; Kang, D. X.; Cihon, I.; Kintz, A.; Blinn, E. L.; Tegen, M.; Treichel, P. M. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1987, 2599-2603.