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Associate Professor Steve Colbran

Associate Professor Steve Colbran

Honorary Associate Professor
Science
School of Chemistry

Steve Colbran is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry, UNSW. He is expert in all facets of transition metal chemistry with especial skills in the design and uses of multifunctional ligands and in the electrochemistry of transition metal compounds.Ìý

Research Interests

  • Biological catalysis: using computational and synthetic models to uncover insights about multi-electron redox processes in biology, for example, in respiratory proton pumps and in nitrogen reductases.
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  • Biomimetic catalysis: using biomimcry to discover new catalysts for multi-electron reduction processes.
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  • Catalysis for a sustainable future: multi-electron reductions of carbon dioxide to methanol, a clean alternative transport(able) fuel.Ìý
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  • Design, synthesis and use of transition metal systems with redox-active, multifunctional ligands.
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  • Copper chemistry and its relevance to biology and medicine.

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Phone
61-(0)2-9385-4737
E-mail
S.Colbran@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Chemistry Room 225, Dalton Building Kemsington (Main) Campus
  • Book Chapters | 2001
    Zhang R; Colbran SB; Fisher KJ; Willett GD, 2001, 'A FT/ICR mass spectrometry study of mellitic acid trianhydride [C12O9] with graphite surface-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray ionization.', in Gelpi E (ed.), Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Volume 15, edn. Original, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, pp. 757 - 758
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Mudge MN; Bhadbhade M; Ball GE; Colbran SB, 2023, 'Ruthenium(II) Complexes of a Xanthene-Spanned Dicarbene Ligand', Inorganic Chemistry, 62, pp. 18901 - 18914,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rahaman A; Lisensky GC; Haukka M; Tocher DA; Richmond MG; Colbran SB; Nordlander E, 2021, 'Proton reduction by phosphinidene-capped triiron clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 943,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Das B; Jia C; Ching K; Bhadbhade M; Chen X; Ball GE; Colbran SB; Zhao C, 2020, 'Ruthenium Complexes in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Electroreduction of CO2', ChemCatChem, 12, pp. 1292 - 1296,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Das B; Bhadbhade M; Thapper A; Ling CD; Colbran SB, 2019, 'A new tri-nuclear Cu-carbonate cluster utilizing CO2 as a C1-building block-reactive intermediates, a probable mechanism, and EPR and magnetic studies', Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 3576 - 3582,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Das B; Thapper A; Ott S; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Structural features of molecular electrocatalysts in multi-electron redox processes for renewable energy-recent advances', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 3, pp. 2159 - 2175,
    Journal articles | 2019
    McPherson JN; Abad Galan L; Iranmanesh H; Massi M; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Synthesis and structural, redox and photophysical properties of tris-(2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolide) lanthanide complexes', Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 9365 - 9375,
    Journal articles | 2019
    McPherson JN; Hogue RW; Akogun FS; Bondì L; Luis ET; Price JR; Garden AL; Brooker S; Colbran SB, 2019, 'Predictable Substituent Control of CoIII/II Redox Potential and Spin Crossover in Bis(dipyridylpyrrolide)cobalt Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 58, pp. 2218 - 2228,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Das B; McPherson JN; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Oligomers and macrocycles with [m]pyridine[n]pyrrole (m + n ≥ 3) domains: Formation and applications of anion, guest molecule and metal ion complexes', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 363, pp. 29 - 56,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Elton TE; Ball GE; Bhadbhade M; Field LD; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Evaluation of Organic Hydride Donors as Reagents for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Metal-Bound Formates', Organometallics, 37, pp. 3972 - 3982,
    Journal articles | 2018
    McPherson JN; Das B; Colbran SB, 2018, 'Tridentate pyridine–pyrrolide chelate ligands: An under-appreciated ligand set with an immensely promising coordination chemistry', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 375, pp. 285 - 332,
    Journal articles | 2018
    McPherson JN; Elton TE; Colbran SB, 2018, 'A Strain-Deformation Nexus within Pincer Ligands: Application to the Spin States of Iron(II) Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, 57, pp. 12312 - 12322,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Das B; Ezzedinloo L; Bhadbhade M; Bucknall MP; Colbran SB, 2017, 'Strategic design of a ruthenium catalyst for both CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation: The electronic influence of the co-ligands', Chemical Communications, 53, pp. 10006 - 10009,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mudge M; Patel AR; Bingül M; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2017, 'An aryl-bridged dixanthene scaffold for building multinucleating ligands and supramolecular assemblies: Syntheses and structures', Tetrahedron, 73, pp. 6401 - 6409,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Rahaman A; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Ficks A; Ball GE; Bhadbhade M; Haukka M; Higham L; Nordlander E; Colbran SB, 2017, 'Bridgehead isomer effects in bis(phosphido)-bridged diiron hexacarbonyl proton reduction electrocatalysts', Dalton Transactions, 46, pp. 3207 - 3222,
    Journal articles | 2016
    McSkimming A; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2016, 'Synthesis and (spectro)electrochemical investigations of coordinatively-saturated (cyclopentadienyl)ruthenium-Hantzsch pyridinium/dihydropyridine conjugates', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 444, pp. 103 - 112,
    Journal articles | 2015
    McSkimming A; Chan B; Bhadbhade MM; Ball GE; Colbran SB, 2015, 'Bio-inspired transition metal-organic hydride conjugates for catalysis of transfer hydrogenation: Experiment and theory', Chemistry - A European Journal, 21, pp. 2821 - 2834,
    Journal articles | 2015
    McSkimming A; Chan B; Bhadbhade MM; Ball GE; Colbran SB, 2015, 'Inside Cover: Bio-Inspired Transition Metal-Organic Hydride Conjugates for Catalysis of Transfer Hydrogenation: Experiment and Theory (Chem. Eur. J. 7/2015)', Chemistry - A European Journal, 21, pp. 2710 - 2710,
    Journal articles | 2015
    McSkimming A; Diachenko V; London R; Olrich K; Onie CJ; Bhadbhade MM; Bucknall MP; Read RW; Colbran SB, 2015, 'ChemInform Abstract: An Easy One-Pot Synthesis of Diverse 2,5-Di(2-pyridyl)pyrroles: A Versatile Entry Point to Metal Complexes of Functionalized, Meridial and Tridentate 2,5-Di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolato Ligands.', ChemInform, 46, pp. no - no,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ezzedinloo L; Shrestha S; Bhadbhade M; Colbran S, 2014, '°Õ°ù¾±-μ-³¦³ó±ô´Ç°ù¾±»å´Ç-²ú¾±²õ°Ú(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) rhodium(III)] hexafluoridophosphate from synchrotron radiation', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 70, pp. m14 - m15,
    Journal articles | 2014
    McSkimming A; Diachenko V; London R; Olrich K; Onie CJ; Bhadbhade MM; Bucknall MP; Read RW; Colbran SB, 2014, 'An easy one-pot synthesis of diverse 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrroles: A versatile entry point to metal complexes of functionalised, meridial and tridentate 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolato ligands', Chemistry - A European Journal, 20, pp. 11445 - 11456,
    Journal articles | 2014
    McSkimming A; Shrestha S; Bhadbhade MM; Thordarson P; Colbran SB, 2014, 'Macrocyclic bis(phenanthroline-pyrrole): A convenient one-pot synthesis, structure(s), spectroscopic, and redox properties, and the binding of amine guests, protons, and lanthanide ions', Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 9, pp. 136 - 145,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Gilbert-Wilson R; Field LD; Colbran SB; Bhadbhade M, 2013, 'Low oxidation state iron(0), iron(I), and ruthenium(0) dinitrogen complexes with a very bulky neutral phosphine ligand', Inorganic Chemistry, 52, pp. 3043 - 3053,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Mc Skimming A; Colbran SB; McSkimming A, 2013, 'The coordination chemistry of organo-hydride donors: New prospects for efficient multi-electron reduction', Chemical Society Reviews, 42, pp. 5439 - 5488,
    Journal articles | 2013
    McSkimming A; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2013, 'Bio-inspired catalytic imine reduction by rhodium complexes with tethered hantzsch pyridinium groups: Evidence for direct hydride transfer from dihydropyridine to metal-activated substrate', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 52, pp. 3411 - 3416,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Shrestha S; Bhadbhade M; Gimbert-Surinach C; Colbran SB, 2013, 'A dimer of bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)-rhodium(I) centres spanned by a dibenzo-18-crown-6 bridge from synchrotron radiation', ACTA Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, 69, pp. m47 - m48,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Tan T; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2013, 'Flexible dinucleating N,N,N-tridentate ligands based on a xanthene scaffold', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 399, pp. 55 - 61,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Gimbert-Surinach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Bridgehead hydrogen atoms are important: Unusual electrochemistry and proton reduction at iron dimers with ferrocenyl-substituted phosphido bridges', Organometallics, 31, pp. 3480 - 3491,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Mcskimming A; Ball GE; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Rhodium complexes of a chelating ligand with imidazol-2-ylidene and pyridin-2-ylidene donors: The effect of C-metalation of nicotinamide groups on uptake of hydride ion', Inorganic Chemistry, 51, pp. 2191 - 2203,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Nilsson J; Colbran SB; Behrens U; Rehder D; Nordlander E, 2012, 'The redox interaction between the vanadyl cation and tris[6-(2- hydroxymethyl)pyridylmethyl]amine', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 392, pp. 490 - 493,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Redford C; Gimbert-Suriach C; Bhadbhade MM; Colbran SB, 2012, 'Trans-Chloridobis (4-methylpyridine-?N) (4,4', 4?-tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2?-terpyridine- ? 3 N,N',N?) ruthenium (II) hexafluoridophosphate acetone monosolvate', ACTA Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, 68, pp. m300,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Berben LA; Craig DC; Gimbert-Surinach C; Robinson A; Sugiyarto KH; Colbran SB, 2011, 'Palladium(II) complexes of imidazolin-2-ylidene N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with redox-active dimethoxyphenyl or (hydro)quinonyl substituents', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 370, pp. 374 - 381,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Olijve L; Howe E; Bhadbhade M; Prasad S; Colbran SB; Zhao C; Thordarson P, 2011, 'Structural, Electrochemical and Photochemical Investigation of the Water-soluble Tin(IV) Tetrakis(2-N-hydroxyethyl-4-pyridinium)porphyrin Photocatalyst', Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 15, pp. 1345 - 1353,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Shrestha S; Gimbert-Suriñach C; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2011, 'Four soft donors and a hard centre: Rhodium complexes of a novel tetrakis(NHC)-encapsulated crown ether ligand', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 28, pp. 4331 - 4337,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Field LD; Magill AM; Shearer TK; Colbran SB; Lee ST; Dalgarno S; Bhadbhade M, 2010, 'Controlled synthesis of dinuclear acetylide-bridged ruthenium complexes', Organometallics, 29, pp. 957 - 965,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Mcskimming ; Bhadbhade M; Colbran SB, 2010, 'Hydride ion-carrier ability in Rh(I) complexes of a nicotinamide-functionalised N-heterocyclic carbene ligand†', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 39, pp. 10581 - 10584,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Taylor IF; Blanksby SJ; Colbran SB; Willett GD, 2010, 'Production and isolation of ligated metal(IV)-oxo ions by tandem mass spectrometry', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24, pp. 1142 - 1146,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lee ST; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2009, 'Copper(II) complexes of ligands derived from tryptamine', Polyhedron, 28, pp. 1097 - 1102
    Journal articles | 2009
    Lonnon DG; Ball GE; Taylor IF; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2009, 'Fluxionality in a paramagnetic seven-coordinate iron(II) complex: A variable-temperature, two-dimensional NMR and DFT study', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 4863 - 4872
    Journal articles | 2009
    Rawling T; Austin CA; Buchholz F; Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM, 2009, 'Ruthenium phthalocyanine-bipyridyl dyads as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: Dye coverage versus molecular efficiency', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, pp. 3215 - 3227,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Moberg V; Mottalib M; Sauer D; Poplavskaya Y; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Deeming A; Nordlander E, 2008, 'Chiral and achiral phosphine derivatives of alkylidyne tricobalt carbonyl clusters as catalyst precursors for (asymmetric) inter- and intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2442 - 2453,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Rawling T; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2008, 'Synthesis, electrochemistry and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine complexes with triphenylarsine ligands', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 361, pp. 49 - 55,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Lonnon DG; Colbran SB; Lee ST, 2007, 'Valence tautomerism and coordinative lability in copper(II)-imidazolyl- semiquinonate anion radical models for the CuB center in cytochrome c oxidases', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, pp. 5800 - 5801,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Maharaj F; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2007, 'The instructive redox behaviour of 4-ferrocenylcatechol on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes', Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 21, pp. 73 - 75,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Pratt M; Harper JB; Colbran SB, 2007, 'Do (pentaarylcyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(vi) dioxo species catalyse alkene epoxidations? Insights from kinetics data', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2746 - 2748,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Rawling T; Xiao H; Lee S; Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM, 2007, 'Optical and redox properties of ruthenium phthalocyanine complexes tuned with axial ligand substituents', Inorganic Chemistry, 46, pp. 2805 - 2813,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Colbran SB; Craig DC; Lonnon DG, 2006, 'Rhodium, palladium and platinum complexes of tris(pyridylalkyl)amine and tris(benzimidazolylmethyl) amine N4-tripodal ligandst', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 3785 - 3797,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Colbran SB; Lee ST; Lonnon DG; Maharaj F; Mcdonagh AM; Walker K; Young R, 2006, 'Covalently linked ferrocenyl quinones: Proton-dependent redox behavior and charge redistribution', Organometallics, 25, pp. 2216 - 2224,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Colbran SB; Mcdonagh AM; Dance IG; Lucas N; Craig DC, 2006, 'cis-[PtBr2{PPh2(4-catechol))}(2)]: synthesis, crystal structure, and computational modelling of its binding to nanocrystalline TiO2', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 60, pp. 680 - 685,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Ji XK; Black DS; Colbran SB; Willett GD; Turner P, 2006, 'Metal-ion chemistry of tetra(meso-4-phenoxy-2-picolyl)-calix[4]pyrrole: An extendable super-cavitand tetrapodal ligand', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 9, pp. 469 - 472
    Journal articles | 2006
    Lonnon DG; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 2006, 'Programmed helicity in self-assembled hydrogen-bonded chains of chiral copper(II) complexes', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 1190 - 1197,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2006, 'Copper(I) tribromide dianion as a weakly-bridging, axial ligand: Synthesis of an unusual mixed-valent Cu(II)2Cu(I) trimer', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 9, pp. 887 - 890,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Ji XK; Black DS; Colbran SB; Craig DC; Edbey KM; Harper JB; Willett GD, 2005, 'meso-Indanyl calix[4]pyrrole receptors', Tetrahedron, 61, pp. 10705 - 10712,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Lucas N; Hook JM; Mcdonagh AM; Colbran SB, 2005, 'Titanium dioxide nanoparticles functionalized with Pd and W complexes of a catecholphosphane ligand', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 496 - 503,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Bernhardt PV, 2004, 'Novel one-dimensional structures and solution behaviour of copper(II)bromide and chloride complexes of a new pentapyridyldiamine ligand', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 4, pp. 778 - 787,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2004, 'Synthesis and structure of copper(II) complexes of two newpoly(2-pyridylalkyl)diamine ligands', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, pp. 3793 - 3798,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Colbran SB; Paddon-Row MN, 2003, 'Could the tyrosine-histidine ligand to CuB in cytochrome c oxidase be coordinatively labile? Implications from a quantum chemical model study of histidine substitutional lability and the effects of the covalent tyrosine-histidine cross-link', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 8, pp. 855 - 865,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Colbran SB; Paddon-Row MN, 2003, 'Could the tyrosine-histidine ligand to CuB in cytochrome c oxidase be coordinatively labile? Implications from a quantum chemical model study of histidine substitutional lability and the effects of the covalent tyrosine-histidine cross-link.', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 8, pp. 855 - 865,
    Journal articles | 2003
    He Z; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 2003, 'Could redox-switched binding of a redox-active ligand to a copper(II) centre drive a conformational proton pump gate? A synthetic model study.', Chemistry - a European Journal, 9, pp. 116 - 129,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2003, 'An unusual but informative synthesis and the crystal structure of [Co(tpa CO2)Cl]ClO4)(tpa CO2- = 6-carboxylato-2-pyridylmethylbis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine.', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 6, pp. 1351 - 1353,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB; Evans AJ, 2003, 'Copper complexes with ferrocenyl pendants: Evidence for an FeII~CuII ÷ FeIII~CuI electron transfer equilibrium leading to a reaction with dioxygen', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 983 - 994
    Journal articles | 2002
    Evans AJ; Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Copper complexes with ferrocenyl pendants: Evidence for an Fe-II similar to CuII reversible arrow Fe-III similar to Cu-I electron transfer equilibrium leading to a reaction with dioxygen', JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, pp. 983 - 994,
    Journal articles | 2002
    He Z; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Structures and properties of 6-aryl substituted [tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine] transition metal complexes', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 4224 - 4235
    Journal articles | 2002
    Lonnon DG; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Monomeric and dimeric metal complexes of a simply prepared and versatile pentapyridyl diamine', Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 5, pp. 958 - 962,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2002, 'Towards co-operative reactivity in conjoint ¿classical¿¿¿organometallic¿ heterometallic complexes: The co-ordination chemistry of novel ligands with triphenylphosphine and bis(pyridylethyl)amine or triazacyclononane domains', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 2423 - 2436
    Journal articles | 2000
    Chcn ZJ; Karasck N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(n/i) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 3445 - 3452,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Chen ZL; Karasek N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(ii) and copper(i) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 2000, pp. 344 - 3452
    Journal articles | 2000
    Chen ZX; Karasek N; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(II/I) complexes of a bulky tris(pyrazolylmethyl)amine ligand', JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, pp. 3445 - 3452,
    Journal articles | 2000
    He Z; Chaimungkalanont PJ; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'Copper(ii) complexes of 6-hydroxymethyl-substituted tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine ligands', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 2000, pp. 1419 - 1429
    Journal articles | 2000
    Watkins SE; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 2000, 'A palladium(ii) complex of a new iminophosphine ligand derived from diethylenetriamine and 2-(diphenylphosphino)-benzaldehyde', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 307, pp. 134 - 138,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1999, 'Synthesis and electrochemistry of platinum complexes of hydroquinon-2-ylmethyl- and p-benzoquinon-2-ylmethyl-diphenylphosphine', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 1543 - 1554,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1999, 'A simple route to bis(terpyridyl)transition metal oligomers', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 284, pp. 76 - 84,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Watkins SE; Yang X; Craig DC; Colbran SB, 1999, 'A new route to (N)-n-donor functionalised phosphines; novel homo- and hetero-nuclear complexes of a phosphino-substituted triazacyclononane ligand', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 1539 - 1540,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1998, 'Transition-metal complexes of terppyridine ligands with hydroquinone or quinone substituents', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 1351 - 1363
    Journal articles | 1997
    Harrison WM; Saadeh C; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1997, 'Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties of the Mo(VI) Complexes (h5-C5Ph4Ar)MoO2X (Ar = 2,5-dimethoxyphenyl; X = Br or alkoxide)', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 3785 - 3792,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Harrison WM; Saadeh C; Colbran SB, 1997, 'Reduction of (h5-C5Ph4q)Ru(CO)2Br (q = 2,5-Benzoquinonyl): Evidence for a 18¿d Metalate Anion with a Reduced, Semiquinone Substituent', Organometallics, 16, pp. 4254 - 4256
    Journal articles | 1997
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1997, 'Bis{4`(4-Anilino)-2,2`:6`,2``-terpyridine} Transition Metal Complexes: Electrochemically-active Monomers with a Wide Range of Magnetic and Optical Properties for Syntheses of Rigid-rod Oligomers and Polymers', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 3011 - 3028,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1997, 'Syntheses, Electrochemistry and Electrodeposition of Ruthenium(II) Complexes of 4,4`-Bis(4-anilinovinyl)-2,2`-bipyridine', Polyhedron, 16, pp. 2705 - 2710,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB, 1996, 'Transition-metal complexes of 4`(4-anilino)-2,2`:6`2`-terpyridine (and derivatives): versatile building blocks for construction of metallooligomers and macromolecules', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, 10, pp. 2185 - 2186,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Bishop R; Craig DC; Rae AD, 1995, 'Inclusion properties of palladium(II) and platinum(II) hydroxyquinonylphosphine complexes: the molecular and crystal structures of trans-[PdCI2(pphqH2)2] (acetone)2, trans-[PtCI2(pphqH2)2] (dimethylformamide)4 and trans-[PdCl2(pp', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 228, pp. 109 - 117,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1995, 'complexes of new electronically-active p-quinonyl-/p-hydroquinonyl-phospines: multiple electron/proton transfer reactions and electrochemical/pH control of p-quinonyl-/p-hydroquinonyl o-oxygen atom coordination', Inorganic Chemistry, 34, pp. 761 - 762,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1995, 'palladium(II) diphenylphosphino-p-hydroquinone (pphqH2) complexes: preparation and x-ray structure analyses of a novel cluster [PdBr{h2- (m2-o), P-pphqH}]4 2H2O and a phosphine-phosphinite complex, cis-[PdBr2{1-PPh2-2-OPPh2-5-OH-', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1995, pp. 3731 - 3741,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Hibbert DB, 1995, 'homoleptic Fe(II) complexes of new 2,2`:6` ,2`-terpyridine ligands with 4`-p-hydroquinonyl or 4`-p-quinonyl pendants', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 239, pp. 1 - 4,
    Journal articles | 1994
    COLBRAN SB; HARRISON WM; SAADEH C, 1994, 'REDUCTION OF TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES WITH P-HYDROQUINONYL-SUBSTITUTED OR P-QUINONYL-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOPENTADIENYL LIGANDS', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 208, pp. 34 - INOR,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Colbran SB; Harrison WM; Saadeh C, 1994, 'Reduction Chemistry of Organometallic Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Ruthenium Bromo Complexes of the Bulky, Perarylated Cyclopentadienyl Ligand η5-C5Ph4hqMe2: Evidence for the Intermediacy of Metal-Centered Radicals and Nucleophilic Reactions of Product Metalate Anions with Chlorinated Solvent', Organometallics, 13, pp. 1061 - 1063,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Storrier GD; Colbran SB; Hibbert DB, 1994, 'Chemical and electrochemical syntheses, and characterization of poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline) (PDMA): a novel, soluble, conducting polymer', Synthetic Metals, 62, pp. 179 - 186,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Berthon RA; Colbran SB; Moran GM, 1993, 'Synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of pendant hydroquinone- and quinone-substituted polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 204, pp. 3 - 7,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Saadeh C; Colbran SB; Craig DC; Rae AD, 1993, 'Syntheses, Properties, and X-ray Crystal Structures of the Molybdenum Dimers [#Cp2Mo2Br2(CO)2] and [#Cp2Mo2Br4] (#Cp = η5-1-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl)', Organometallics, 12, pp. 133 - 139,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Berthon RA; Colbran SB; Craig DC, 1992, 'Palladium(II) complexes of 2-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (phenhqMe2) and 2-(2,5-hydroquinonyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (phenhqH2). The x-ray crystal structure of [PdCl(phenhqH)]·H2O·(CH3)2SO', Polyhedron, 11, pp. 243 - 250,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Sembiring SB; Colbran SB; Hanton LR, 1992, 'The preparation, properties and X-ray crystal structure of the nickel(II) hydroquinonylphosphine complex cis-[Ni(pphqH)2]·H2O·2(CH3)2NCHO', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 202, pp. 67 - 72,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Colbran SB; Craig DC; Harrison WM; Grimley AE, 1991, 'Pendant-para-benzoquinonyl substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands: preparation of 1-para-benzoquinonyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylcyclopentadienyl (η5-‡CpQ) ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 408,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Colbran SB; Craig DC; Sembiring SB, 1990, 'Reactions of [MCl2(ppqMe2)2] (M=Pd, Pt) with I- and with CF3SO3H/I- including the synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of the palladium phosphidoxo complex [Pd2(μ-I)2{(PPh20)2H}2]', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 176, pp. 225 - 231,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Colbran SB; Irele PT; Johnson BFG; Kaye PT; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1989, 'Reactions of the cyclometallated triosmium cluster [os3H2(CO)9{P(C6H4)Ph}] with brøsnsted acids and dihydrogen: Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [os3H2(CF3CO2)(CO) 9(μ-PPh2)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2033 - 2037,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Colbran SB; Irele PT; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1989, 'Cluster activation via cyclometallation. Formation of the cyclometallated triosmium carbonyl cluster [os3H2(CO)9{P(C6H4)Ph}] and its reactions with phosphorus donor ligands.', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 2023 - 2031,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Colbran SB; Housecroft CE; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Owen SM; Raithby PR, 1988, 'An X-ray crystal and electronic structural investigation of the interstitial phosphide cluster [Os6(CO)18PCl]', Polyhedron, 7, pp. 1759 - 1765,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1988, 'Synthesis and characterisation of the tetranuclear phosphinidene clusters [os3MH2(CO)12(PR)] (M = Os, R = Ph or cyclo-C6H11; M = Ru, R = cyclo-C6H11) and the crystal and molecular structure of [os4(μ-H)2(CO)12(μ3-PC 6H11)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 1199 - 1204,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Colbran SB; Lahoz FJ; Raithby PR; Lewis J; Johnson BFG; Cardin CJ, 1988, 'Erratum: Stepwise construction of [Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]-, a hexanuclear osmium cluster monoanion with trigonal-prismatic co-ordination for phosphorus. (Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (1988) (173-181))', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 1107,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Colbran SB; Lahoz FJ; Raithby PR; Lewis J; Johnson BFG; Cardin CJ, 1988, 'Stepwise construction of [Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]-, a hexanuclear osmium cluster monoanion with trigonal-prismatic co-ordination for phosphorus: X-ray crystal structures of [Os6(μ-H)2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3-PH)] and [PPh3Me][Os6(CO)18(μ6-P)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 173 - 181,
    Journal articles | 1987
    Colbran SB; Hanton LR; Robinson BH; Robinson WT; Simpson J, 1987, 'Electron transfer in organometallic clusters. XIV. Crystal and electronic structures of the tricobalt carbon cluster...', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 330, pp. 415 - 428,
    Journal articles | 1986
    Cardin CJ; Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis of the μ-PH hexaosmium clusters [OS6H2(CO)20L(μ3-PH)](L = CO or MeCN) and their reactions with base: X-Ray crystal structures of [OS6H2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3PH)] and [OS6H3 (CO)19,(CO2Me) (μ3 -PH)]', Journal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications, pp. 1288 - 1290,
    Journal articles | 1986
    Cardin CJ; Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis of the μ-PH hexaosmium clusters [Os6H 2(CO)20L(μ3-PH)] (L = CO or MeCN) and their reactions with base: X-ray crystal structures of [Os6H 2(CO)20(MeCN)(μ3-PH)] and [Os 6H3(CO)19(CO2Me)(μ3- PH)]', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 1288 - 1290,
    Journal articles | 1986
    Colbran SB; Hay CM; Johnson BFG; Lahoz FJ; Lewis J; Raithby PR, 1986, 'Synthesis, characterisation, and reactivity of transition metal carbonyl clusters containing an interstitial phosphorus in a trigonal co-ordination environment: The X-ray structures of [PPh3Me][Os6(CO)18P] and [Os6(CO)18P(AuPPh3)]', Journal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications, pp. 1766 - 1768,
    Journal articles | 1986
    Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Sorrell RM, 1986, 'Coupling reactions of phosphido-triosmium carbonyl clusters with [M 3(CO)12] (M=Ru, Os): A simple route to higher nuclearity homo- and hetero-nuclear phosphinidene-osmium carbonyl clusters', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 525 - 527,
    Journal articles | 1985
    Colbran SB; Johnson BFG; Lewis J; Sorrell RM, 1985, 'Systematic synthesis and characterisation of phosphido-bridged triosmium carbonyl clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 296,
    Journal articles | 1985
    Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1985, 'Synthesis, Structure, and Redox Properties of [(η-C5H5)Fe{η-σ:η4-NiC4R4(η-C5H5)}]. A Ferrocene Analogue with a Nickelapentadlene Ring', Organometallics, 4, pp. 1594 - 1601,
    Journal articles | 1984
    Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1984, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters.1 7. Bls(μ3-carbyne) Clusters of Cobalt Including Ferrocene Derivatives', Organometallics, 3, pp. 1344 - 1353,
    Journal articles | 1984
    Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1984, 'Nitrosyl derivatives of tricobaltcarbon clusters', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 265, pp. 199 - 204,
    Journal articles | 1983
    Colbran S; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Erratum: Heteronuclear mixed-valence compounds: Transition metal carbonyl clusters with multiple redox centres (Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1982) (1362))', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 404
    Journal articles | 1983
    Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters. 2.1 Ferrocene-Tricobalt Carbon Cluster Compounds with Multiple Redox Sites', Organometallics, 2, pp. 943 - 951,
    Journal articles | 1983
    Colbran SB; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1983, 'Electron Transfer in Organometallic Clusters. 3.1 Electron Transfer and Mixed-Valence Properties of Substituted Ferrocene-Tricobalt Carbon Clusters', Organometallics, 2, pp. 952 - 957,
    Journal articles | 1982
    Colbran S; Robinson BH; Simpson J, 1982, 'Heteronuclear mixed-valence compounds: Transition metal carbonyl clusters with multiple redox centres', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 1361 - 1362,
  • Conference Presentations | 2017
    Colbran S; Hunter L; Lapere K; Prescott SW; Sulway S; Yannoulatos S, 2017, '"Basic" vs "Expert" knowledge: a new paradigm in chemistry assessment', presented at RACI100 Congress, Melbourne, -
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Colbran SB; Bhadbhade M; Mcskimming , 2011, 'Transition metal chemistry of multifunctional hydride-donor ligands', in Transition metal chemistry of multifunctional hydride-donor ligands, , IC11 (RACI Inorganic Meeting), Perth, presented at , IC11 (RACI Inorganic Meeting), Perth, 04 December 2011 - 08 December 2011
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Colbran SB, 2010, 'Radical models for the CuB centre in respiratory heme-copper oxidases', in Radical models for the CuB centre in respiratory heme-copper oxidases, Pacifichem2010, Honolulu, presented at Pacifichem2010, Honolulu
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Colbran SB; Gray P; Messerle BA, 2008, 'Synergistic Activations for Catalysis of Aerobic and Oxygen Addition reactions', in Programme and abstract, OZOM4, 4th Australian Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ANU, Canberra, Australia, pp. 6 - 6, presented at OZOM4, 4th Australian Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ANU, Canberra, Australia, 06 January 2008 - 09 January 2008
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Colbran SB, 2005, 'Radical models for cytochrome c oxidase', in Apte S; Kable S (ed.), RACI Connect 2005, Connect 2005 - Chemical Challenges for the 21st Century, Sydney, Conbvention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, pp. M098 - M098, presented at Connect 2005 - Chemical Challenges for the 21st Century, Sydney, Conbvention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 03 July 2005 - 07 July 2005
    Theses / Dissertations | 2005
    Ji XK; Colbran SB; Black DS, 2005, The chemistry of new calix[4]pyrrole receptors and ligands
    Theses / Dissertations | 2005
    Lee S; Colbran SB, 2005, Model studies of the Cu -histidine-tyrosine centre in cytochrome c oxidase
    Theses / Dissertations | 2005
    Lonnon DG; Colbran SB, 2005, Transition metal complexes of novel nitrogen donor ligands
    Theses / Dissertations | 2004
    Pchalek K; Black DS; Colbran SB, 2004, Designl and synthesis of new ligands and heterocycles from activated indoles