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tert-Butyl hydroperoxide mediated Wacker-type oxidations: taking advantage of hexafluoro-2-propanol for challenging substrates
Calum Maguire, Qun Cao, Selena C. L. Gilmer, Bill C. Hawkins,* Peter C. Knipe* and Mark J. Muldoon*
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2026, Link
Tandem continuous-flow α-C-H functionalization of pyrrolidine with aryl bromide-derived organolithium reagents
Lara J. Nolan, Ailbhe A. Ryan, Seán D Dempsey, Megan Smyth, Karen Fahey, Thomas S Moody, Scott Wharry, Paul Dingwall, David W. Rooney, Jillian M Thompson,* Mark J. Muldoon* and Peter C. Knipe*
J Flow Chem., 2026, Link
Ritter reactions in continuous flow catalysed by a solid-supported sulfonic acid catalyst
Lara J. Nolan, Ailbhe A. Ryan, Seán D Dempsey, Megan Smyth, Karen Fahey, Thomas S Moody, Scott Wharry, Paul Dingwall, David W. Rooney, Jillian M Thompson,* Mark J. Muldoon* and Peter C. Knipe*
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2026, 16, 1042. Link
Oxidation of Alcohols and Aldehydes with Peracetic Acid and a Mn(II)/Pyridin-2-Carboxylato Catalyst: Substrate and Continuous Flow Studies
Ailbhe A. Ryan, Seán D Dempsey, Megan Smyth, Karen Fahey, Thomas S. Moody, Scott Wharry, Paul Dingwall, David W. Rooney, Jillian M. Thompson,* Peter C. Knipe,* and Mark J. Muldoon*
ChemCatChem, 2024, 16, e202301709, Link
Liquid Structure of Ionic Liquids with [NTf2]− Anions, Derived from Neutron Scattering
Anne McGrogan, Jack Lafferty, Lauren O’Neill, Lucy Brown, J. Mark. Young, Peter Goodrich, Mark J. Muldoon, Leila Moura, Sarah Youngs, Terri-Louise Hughes, Sabrina Gärtner, Tristan G. A. Youngs, John D. Holbrey, and Małgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny*
J. Phys. Chem. B. 2024, 128, 3220–3235
Insights into the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Wacker-Type Oxidation of Styrene with Hydrogen Peroxide and tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide
Manting Mu, Katherine L. Walker, Goar Sánchez-Sanz, Robert M. Waymouth*, Cristina Trujillo*, Mark J. Muldoon* and Max García-Melchor*
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 1567-1574, Link
Water Co-catalysis in Aerobic Olefin Epoxidation Mediated by Ruthenium Oxo Complexes
Qun Cao, Martin Diefenbach, Calum Maguire, Vera Krewald,* Mark J. Muldoon,* Ulrich Hintermair*
Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 3104-3115. Link
Enhancing the performance for palladium catalysed tert-butyl hydroperoxide-mediated Wacker-type oxidation of alkenes
Matthew N. Blair, Meadhbh Murray-Williams, Calum Maguire, Clare L. Brown, Qun Cao, a Hongxin Chai, Yitong Li, Róisín L. O’Hagan, Paul Dingwall, Panagiotis Manesiotis, Catherine L. Lyall, John P. Lowe, Ulrich Hintermair, Peter C. Knipe and Mark J. Muldoon *
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 6224-6232 Link
Continuous-flow transfer hydrogenation of benzonitrile using formate as a safe and sustainable source of hydrogen
S. D. Dempsey, A. A. Ryan, M. Smyth, T. S. Moody, S. Wharry, K. Fahey, A. M. Beale, S. Mediavilla Madrigal, P. Dingwall, D. W. Rooney, P. C. Knipe,* M J. Muldoon * and J. M. Thompson*
React.Chem.Eng., 2023, 8, 1559-1564.
Continuous Flow Epoxidation of Alkenes Using a Homogeneous Manganese Catalyst with Peracetic Acid
A.A. Ryan, S. Dempsey, M. Smyth, K. Fahey, T. Moody, S. Wharry, P. Dingwall, D. Rooney, P.C. Knipe*, J. Thompson,* and M.J. Muldoon*
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2023, 27, 262–268. Link
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for (Thio)urea Organocatalyst Recovery and Recycling
F. Pessagno, M. Blair, M. J. Muldoon*, and P. Manesiotis*
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 10, 7770–7777. Link
Comparison of three stationary phases in the separation of polyphenyls by liquid chromatography
C.L. Brown, L.M. Dornan, M.J. Muldoon*, R.T. Hembre, P.J. Stevenson*, P. Manesiotis*, Journal of Chromatography A 1671 (2022) 462994. Link
Green Oxidative Synthesis of Nitriles
Laura M. Dornan, Qun Cao and Mark J. Muldoon, Chapter 7 in “Green Oxidation in Organic Synthesis” Editor(s): Ning Jiao and Shannon S. Stahl, Print ISBN:9781119304166 |Online ISBN:9781119304197 DOI:10.1002/9781119304197 © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Link
Cationic Palladium(II) Complexes for Catalytic Wacker-Type Oxidation of Styrenes to Ketones using O2 as the Sole Oxidant
Hongxin Chai, Qun Cao, Laura M. Dornan, N. Louise Hughes, Clare L. Brown, Peter Nockemann, Jiarong Li and Mark J. Muldoon*, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem, 2017, 5604. Link
Recent Developments in Catalytic Alcohol Oxidation Using Nitroxl Radicals
Laura M. Dornan, N. Louise Hughes and Mark J. Muldoon*, in Science of Synthesis: Catalytic Oxidation in Organic Synthesis, 2017, 1, 529. Link
Mechanism of Catalytic Oxidation of Styrenes with Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Cationic Palladium(II) Complexes
Katherine L. Walker, Laura M. Dornan, Richard N. Zare, Robert M. Waymouth*, and Mark J. Muldoon*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 12495. Link
Palladium(II) Catalysed Oxidative Aminocarbonylation for the Synthesis of 2-Ynamides: Addressing the Challenges of Solvents and Gas Mixtures
N.L. Hughes, C.L. Brown, A. A. Irwin, Q. Cao and M. J. Muldoon*, ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 675. Link
Using Chiral Ionic Liquid Additives to Enhance Asymmetric Induction in a Diels-Alder Reaction
P. Goodrich*, H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne, L. Hall, Y. Wang, L. Jin, M.J . Muldoon*, A.P.C. Ribeiro, A. J .L. Pombeiro, V. I. Pârvulescu, P. Davey and C. Hardacre* Dalton Trans, 2017, 46, 1704. Link
Synthesis of 2-Alkynoates via Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Terminal Alkynes and Alcohols
Q. Cao, N.L. Hughes and M.J. Muldoon*, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 11982 Link
Cationic Palladium(II) Complexes as Catalysts for the Oxidation of Terminal Olefins to Methyl Ketones using Hydrogen Peroxide
Q. Cao, D.S. Bailie, R. Fu and M.J. Muldoon*, Green Chem.,2015, 17, 2750. Link
Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Ortholactones
K. L. Baddeley, Q. Cao, M. J. Muldoon* and M. J. Cook,* Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 7726. Link
A Highly Efficient Palladium(II)/Polyoxometalate Catalyst System for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols
L.M. Dornan and M. J. Muldoon*, Cat. Sci. Technol., 2015, 5, 1428. Link
The development of new N,O-ligated Pd(II) complexes that are highly active catalysts for the selective oxidation of alcohols:
L.M. Dornan, G.M.A. Clendenning, M.B. Pitak, S.J. Coles and M.J. Muldoon*, Cat. Sci. Technol., 2014, 4, 2526. Link
And D.S. Bailie, G.M.A. Clendenning, L. McNamee and M.J. Muldoon*, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 7238. Link
An efficient Cu(II)-bis(oxazoline)-based polymer immobilised ionic liquid phase catalyst for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond formation
S. Doherty, J. G. Knight, J. R. Ellison, P. Goodrich, L. Hall, C. Hardacre, M. J. Muldoon, S. Park, A. Ribeiro, C. A. N. de Castro, M. J. Lourenço and P. Davey, Green Chemistry, 2014, 16, 1470. Link
Aerobic oxidation catalysis with stable radicals
Q. Cao, L. M. Dornan, L. Rogan, N. L. Hughes, and M.J. Muldoon, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4524. Link
Copper(I)/ketoABNO catalysed aerobic alcohol oxidation
L. Rogan, N. L. Hughes, Q. Cao, L. M. Dornan and M.J. Muldoon, Cat. Sci. Technol., 2014, 4, 1720 .Link
Copper/TEMPO Catalysed Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes or Alcohols using Aqueous Ammonia and with Air as the Oxidant
L.M. Dornan, Q. Cao, J.C.A. Flanagan, J.J. Crawford, M.J. Cook* and M.J. Muldoon,* Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 6030. Link
The synthesis of N-heterocycles via copper/TEMPO catalysed aerobic oxidation of amino alcohols
J.C. A. Flanagan, L. M. Dornan, M. G. McLaughlin, N. G. McCreanor, M.J. Cook* and M. J. Muldoon*, Green Chemistry, 2012, 14, 128. Link
Influence of Ionic Liquids on the Crystalline Stricture of Nanocolloids, Chen. M.J. Muldoon, K. Anderson and P. André, CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 3330.
Continuous flow hydroformylation using supported ionic liquid phase catalysts with carbon dioxide as a carrier, U. Hintermair, Z. Gong, A. Serbanovic, M.J. Muldoon, C.C. Santini and D. J. Cole-Hamilton, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 8501.
Modern multiphase catalysis: new developments in the separation of homogeneous catalysts, M.J. Muldoon*, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 337. (Special “New Talent” issue and article which received journal cover)
Notes on the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Methyl Acetoacetate in Neoteric Solvents,T. Floris, P. Kluson, M.J. Muldoon and H Pelantova, Catalysis Letters, 2010, 134, 279.
Solventless continuous flow homogeneous hydroformylation of 1-octene, A.C. Frisch, P.B. Webb, G. Zhao, M.J. Muldoon, P.J. Pogorzelec and D.J. Cole-Hamilton, Dalton Transactions, 2007, 5531.
Improving carbon dioxide solubility in ionic liquids
M.J. Muldoon, S.N.V.K. Aki, J.L. Anderson, J.K. Dixon and J.F. Brennecke, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2007, 111, 9001.
Supported ionic liquid phase catalysis with supercritical flow, U. Hintermair, G. Zhao, C. Santini-Scampucci, M.J. Muldoon and D.J. Cole-Hamilton; Chemical Communications, 2007, 462.
Liquid phase behavior of ionic liquids of different cation types with alcohols: experimental studies and modelling
J.M. Crosthwaite, M.J. Muldoon, S.N.V.K. Aki, E.J. Maginn and J.F. Brennecke, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 9354.
Solvent strength of ionic liquid/CO2 mixtures
C.P. Fredlake, M.J. Muldoon, S.N.V.K. Aki, T. Welton and J.F. Brennecke; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2004, 6, 3280.
Synthesis of gel-type polymer beads from ionic liquid monomers M.J. Muldoon and C.M. Gordon, Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry, 2004, 42, 3865.
Bimolecular rate constants for diffusion in ionic liquids
A.J. McLean, M.J. Muldoon, C.M. Gordon and I.R. Dunkin
Chemical Communications, 2002, 1880.
Hydrogen abstraction from ionic liquids by benzophenone triplet excited states
M.J. Muldoon, A.J. McLean, C.M. Gordon and I.R Dunkin
Chemical Communications 2001, 2364.
Investigations of solvent-solute interactions in room temperature ionic liquids using solvatochromic dyes
M.J. Muldoon, C.M.Gordon and I.R. Dunkin
Journal of Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2; 2001,433.
Ionic liquids: polar, but weakly coordinating solvents for the first biphasic oligomerisation of ethene to higher alpha-olefins with cationic Ni complexes
P. Wasserscheid, C.M. Gordon, C. Hilgers, M.J. Muldoon and I.R. Dunkin, Chem. Commun., 2001, 1186.
Book Chapters:
Selective Palladium-Catalysed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols L.J. Durndell, A. F. Lee, D. S. Bailie and M. J. Muldoon, in Transition Metal Catalysis in Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation, F. Cardona, C. Parmeggiani (Eds.), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014
Catalysis in Ionic Liquid-Supercritical CO2 Systems, M.J. Muldoon, In Catalysis in Ionic Liquids – From Catalyst Synthesis to Application, C. Hardacre, V.Parvulescu (Eds.), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014
Synthesis of Ionic Liquids in Ionic Liquids in Synthesis 2nd Edition, C.M. Gordon and M.J. Muldoon, P. Wassercheid and T. Welton (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim., 2007.
Editorships:
“Crystal Engineering with Ionic Liquids” Special Issue in CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4873.
Editors: Mark J. Muldoon, Peter Nockemann and M. Cristina Lagunas
Patent:
Aminopyridnium ionic liquids
M.J. Muldoon, J.F. Brennecke, E.J. Maginn, E. Scriven, C.H. Mcateer and R. Murgugan. US patent, Issue date: March 30th , 2010 Patent Number: US 7,687,513 B1 (Status: Licensed to Vertellus)