Al Robertson

Separation of ethanol–water mixtures by liquid–liquid extraction using phosphonium-based ionic liquids

Catarina M. S. S. Neves, José F.O. Granjo, Mara G. Freire et al. · Green Chemistry · 2011 · 135 citations

Solvent Extraction, Engineering, Chemical Engineering Separations +18

Palladium Complexes of 1,3,5,7-Tetramethyl-2,4,8-trioxa-6-phenyl-6-phosphaadamantane:  Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Use in the Suzuki and Sonogashira Reactions and the α-Arylation of Ketones

George M. Adjabeng, T. Brenstrum, Christopher S. Frampton et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2004 · 121 citations

Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Crystal Structure +14

Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides in phosphonium salt ionic liquid under mild conditions

James McNulty, Alfredo Capretta, Jeff Dyck et al. · Chemical Communications · 2002 · 107 citations

Aryl Halides, Chemical Engineering, Cross-coupling Reaction +13

Novel Class of Tertiary Phosphine Ligands Based on a Phospha-adamantane Framework and Use in the Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Halides under Mild Conditions

George M. Adjabeng, T. Brenstrum, Jeffrey D. Wilson et al. · Organic Letters · 2003 · 93 citations

Cross-coupling Reaction, Engineering, Heterocyclic +15

Efficient Carbonylation Reactions in Phosphonium Salt Ionic Liquids:  Anionic Effects

James McNulty, Jerald J. Nair, Al Robertson · Organic Letters · 2007 · 84 citations

Solid-state Ionic, Efficient Carbonylation Reactions, Chemical Engineering +11