Group publications

1 K.V. Kong, W. Chew, L.H.K. Lim, W.Y. Fan and W.K. Leong Organometallic Carbonyl Tags for Infrared Imaging of Cells Bioconjugate Chemistry, accepted
2 V.S. Sridevi and W.K. Leong The Synthesis and Reactivity of Some Indenyl and Bis-Indenyl Ruthenium Carbonyl Complexes J. Organomet. Chem., asap
3 V.S. Sridevi and W.K. Leong Catalytic Reductive Homocoupling of 9-Bromofluorene Tetrahedron Lett., asap
4 E.C. Morrison, W.K. Leong and J. Tan Reduced Overlap Population Analysis of Bis-alkoxy Bridged Triosmium Clusters J. Cluster Sci., accepted
5 A.C.W. Koh, W.K. Leong, L. Chen, T.P. Ang, J. Lin, B.F.G. Johnson and T. Khimyak Highly efficient ruthenium and ruthenium-platinum cluster-derived nanocatalysts for hydrogen production via ethanol steam reforming Catal. Commun., in press
6 M.O.E. Ahmed, C. Li and W.K. Leong Luminescent Silver Nanoparticles Stabilised by a Crown Ether Capped with an Organometallic Cluster J. Organomet. Chem., 692, 3474-8 (2007)
7 S.Y. Ng, J. Tan, W.Y. Fan, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh, and R.D. Webster Synthetic, X-ray Diffraction, Electrochemical and Density Functional Theoretical Studies of (Indenyl)Ruthenium Complexes containing Dithiolate Ligands Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 3827-40 (2007)
8 S.L. Kuan, E.P.L. Tay, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh, C.Y. Lin, P.W. Gill, R.D. Webster Highly Oxidized Ruthenium Organometallic Compounds. The Synthesis and One-Electron Electrochemical Oxidation of [Cp*RuIVCl2(S2CR)] (Cp* ) è5-C5Me5, R ) NMe2, NEt2, OiPr) Organometallics, 25(1), 6134-41 (2006)
9 Y.L.K. Tan and W.K. Leong Ditertiary Phosphine Derivatives of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13 J. Organomet. Chem., 692, 2253-69 (2007)
10 Y.L.K. Tan and W.K. Leong The Aromatization of C5 Rings on a Heteronuclear Cluster Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2151-60 (2007)
11 V.S. Sridevi, W.Y. Fan and W.K. Leong [Cp*IrCl2]2 Assisted CºC Bond Cleavage with Water: An Experimental and Computational Study Organometallics, 26(5), 1173-7 (2007)
12 V.S. Sridevi, W.Y. Fan and W.K. Leong Stereoselective Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes Catalysed by [Cp*IrCl2]2: A Computational and Experimental Study Organometallics, 26(5), 1157-60 (2007)
13 Y.L.K. Tan and W.K. Leong The Ditertiary Phosphane-bridged Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(μ-H)2(CO)9(μ-CO)2(μ-dppm): Synthesis and Reactivity with Alkynes Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 1585-98
14 E.P.L. Tay, S.L. Kuan, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh Synthetic and X-ray Structural and Reactivity Studies of Cp*Ru(IV) Complexes Containing Bidentate Dithio-Carbamate, Xanthate, Carbonate and Phosphinate Ligands (Cp* = h5-C5Me5) Inorg. Chem., 46(4), 1440-50 (2007)
15 S.Y. Ng, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh, and R.D. Webster Indenyl Ruthenium Complexes Containing 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene (dppf) and Thiolato Ligands: Synthesis, X-ray Structure Analysis, Electrochemistry and Magnetic Studies Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 463-71 (2007)
16 S.Y. Ng, G. Fang, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh, and M.V. Garland Reactivity and X-ray Structural Studies in Ligand Substitution of [Cp/(Ind)-Ru(dppf)Cl]. Epimerisation in [Cp/(Ind)Ru(Josiphos)Cl] {Cp = η5-C5H5, Ind = η5-C7H9, dppf = 1,1 -Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene, Josiphos = (R)-(–)-1-[(S)-2-(Diphenylphosphanyl) Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 452-62 (2007)
17 Y.L.K. Tan and W.K. Leong Reactivity of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13 with Indene J. Organomet. Chem., 692, 768-72 (2007)  
18 A.C.W. Koh, L. Chen, W.K. Leong, B.F.G. Johnson, T. Khimyak, J. Lin Hydrogen or synthesis gas production via the partial oxidation of methane over supported nickel–cobalt catalysts Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 32, 725-30 (2007)
19 Y.L.K. Tan, C.W.A. Koh, T.B. Lim and W.K. Leong Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13 with Diphenylacetylene: An Alkyne Bound to a Tetrahedral Metal Core J. Cluster Sci., 17, 509-16 (2006)
20 T.S. Chong, T.S. Chwee, W.K. Leong, M.W. Wong and W.Y. Fan Methyl Abstraction Kinetics of CpFe(CO)2Me using the benzyl radical clock J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 687-92 (2006)  
21 S.L. Kuan, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh and R.D. Webster HMB and Cp* ruthenium(II) complexes containing bis- and tris-(mercaptomethimazolyl)borate ligands: Synthetic, X-ray structural and electrochemical studies (HMB = g6-C6Me6, Cp* = g5-C5Me5) J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 907-15 (2006)  
22 L.J. Pereira and W.K. Leong Substitution Derivatives of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13: Disubstituted Group 15 Derivative Polyhedron, 25(12), 2392-2400 (2006)
23 L.J. Pereira and W.K. Leong Substitution Derivatives of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13: Monosubstituted Group 15 Derivative J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 2448-56 (2006)
24 Y.L.K. Tan and W.K. Leong Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)13 with Toluene J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 2048-54 (2006)  
25 L.J. Pereira and W.K. Leong Group 15 Ligand Migration in the Heteronuclear Clusters RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)12(EPh3) (E = P, As, Sb) J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 1941-4 (2006)  
26 P.K. Chan, W.K. Leong, K.I. Krummel and M.V. Garland Aminoethyl-Functionalised Cyclopentadienyl Iridium Complexes: Photochemical C-H Activation and Carbonylation of Cycloalkanes Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 1568-72 (2006)
27 P. Srinivasan, J.L. Tan and W.K. Leong Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster Cp*IrOs3(μ-H)4(CO)9 with Alkynes: An Unusual Case of Amine Activation J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 1288-94 (2006)
28 S.Y. Ng, G.K. Tan, L.L. Koh, L.Y. Goh, W.K. Leong, S. Ye and Y. Zhu Heterobimetallic Ruthenium-Cobalt Complexes Containing the Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl or Indenyl Ligand Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 663-70 (2006)
29 S. Ye and W.K. Leong Synthesis and Structure of Some Ruthenium-Rhenium Heterodinuclear Complexes and Their Catalytic Activity in the Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Phenylacetylene J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 1216-22 (2006)  
30 S. Ye and W.K. Leong Regio- and Stereoselective Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Phenylacetylene Catalysed by Cyclopentadienyl Ruthenium Complexes J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 1117-20 (2006)  
31 V.S. Sridevi, W.K. Leong and Y. Zhu Catalytic Reductive Coupling of 9-Bromofluorene Organometallics, 25(1), 283-8 (2006)
32 P. Srinivasan, M.E. Tai and W.K. Leong Reactivity of the Heteronuclear Cluster Cp*IrOs3(m-H)2(CO)10 with Some Group 16 Substrates J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 941-51 (2006)  
33 P. Srinivasan and W.K. Leong Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster Cp*IrRu3(μ-H)2(CO)10 with Alkynes: Stereoselective Binding Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 464-72 (2006)
34 K.H. Chan, W.K. Leong and K.H.G. Mak Thermolysis of the Osmium-Antimony Clusters Os3(CO)11(SbMe2Ar): Higher Nuclearity Clusters and Arrested Orthometallation Organometallics, 25(1), 250-9 (2006)
35 G. Chen and W.K. Leong Two Group 8 Carbonyl Clusters Containing a Naked m5-Sb Atom J. Cluster Sci., 17(1), 111-8 (2006)
36 M.O.E. Ahmed and W.K. Leong Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by a Water-Soluble Triosmium Cluster J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 1055-60 (2006)  
37 P. Srinivasan and W.K. Leong Ligand Substitution in the Heterometallic Cluster Cp*IrOs3(m-H)2(CO)10 J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 371-9 (2006)  
38 P. Srinivasan and W.K. Leong The Synthesis of Heteronuclear Clusters Containing Cyclopentadienyl- or Pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium and Ruthenium or Osmium J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 403-12 (2006)  
39 K.H. Chan, W.K. Leong, G. Jaouen, L. Leclercq, S. Top, A. Vessières Organometallic Cluster Analogues of Tamoxifen: Synthesis and Biochemical Assay J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 9-19 (2006)  
40 G. Chen, M. Deng, C.K.D. Lee, W.K. Leong, J. Tan and C.T. Tay Triosmium-Antimony Clusters Containing the m,h2-Phenylene Ligand: Unusually Long Osmium-Osmium Bonds J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 387-94 (2006)  
41 S.L. Kuan, W.K. Leong, L.Y. Goh and R.D. Webster Redox-Dependent Isomerization of Organometallic RuII/RuIII Compounds Containing the Hydrotris(methimazolyl)borate Ligand: An Electrochemical Square Scheme Mechanism Organometallics, 24, 4639-48 (2005).
42 X. L. Lu, W. K. Leong, L. Y. Goh, A. T. S. Hor and J.J. Vittal Crystal Structures and Characterizations of (Nitrato-O)(Nitrato-O,O0)(h6-Hexamethylbenzene)Ruthenium(II) and Di(Trifluoroacetato-O)(H2O-O)(h6-Hexamethylbenzene) Ruthenium(II) Synth. React. Inorg., Metal-Org. Nano-Metal Chem., 35, 743–746 (2005)
43 R.Y.C. Shin, M.E. Teo, W.K. Leong, J.J. Vittal, J.H.K. Yip, L.Y. Goh and R.W. Webster S-Alkylation-Induced Redox Reactions Leading to Reversible Sulfur-Sulfur Coupling in a Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Ruthenium(III) Thiolate-Thioether System Organometallics, 24, 1483-94 (2005)
44 V.W.L. Ng, S.L. Kuan, W.K. Leong, L.L. Koh, G.K. Tan and L.Y. Goh Heterocyclic Thionates as a New Class of Bridging Ligands in Oxo-Centered Triangular Cyclopentadienylchromium(III) Complexes Inorg. Chem., 44(15), 5229-40 (2005).
45 W. Fan, R. Zhang, W.K. Leong, C.K. Chu and Y.K. Yan Rhenium Carbonyl Complexes with Monodentate-Coordinated Diphosphines: Activation of Terminal Phosphino Groups Towards Amine-Oxide Oxidation J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 3765-73 (2005)  
46 V.W.L. Ng, Z.Q. Weng, S.L. Kuan, W.K. Leong, J.J. Vittal, L.L. Koh, G.K. Tan and L.Y. Goh Reactivity of [CpCr(CO)3]2 Towards Thione (C=S) Moieties in Some Sulfur-Containing Substrates J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 2323-32 (2005)  
47 T.S. Chong, P. Li, W.K. Leong and W.Y. Fan TR-FTIR Absorption Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Carbonyl Radicals Generated by Photodissociation of Meta-Metal Bond, by Halogen Abstraction or by Radical Ligand Substitution J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 4132-8 (2005)  
48 H. Tan, M.Y. Lai, G.K.S.M. Philip, W.K. Leong, M.W. Wong, W.Y. Fan and L.K. Wong Preparation and Characterisation of Cr(CO)4dpp J. Phy. Chem. B, 109, 19657-63 (2005)
49 C. Li, M.Y.D. Lai and W.K. Leong ToF-SIMS Analysis of Surface-Anchored Organometallic Clusters J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 3861-3 (2005)  
50 L.J. Pereira, K.S. Chan and W.K. Leong Reaction of the Heterometallic Cluster Os3Ru(m-H)2(CO)13 with Diphenylphosphine: Phosphido-Bridged Tetrahedral and Butterfly Clusters J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 1033-43 (2005)  
51 Q. Lin and W. K. Leong The Photochemical Reaction of Os3(CO)10(μ-H)(μ-γ-C5H3O2), a Triosmium Cluster Carrying a g-Pyrone Ligand, with Dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate: Formation of Isomeric Clusters  J. Organomet. Chem., 690, 322-7 (2005)  
52 V.W.L. Ng, W.K. Leong, L.L. Koh, G.K. Tan and L.Y. Goh Synthetic, X-ray structural and protonation studies of CpCr(CO)2SPy and CpCr(CO)2SPym (SPy = C5H4NS, SPym = C4H3N2S) J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 3210-7 (2004)  
53 X. L. Lu, W. K. Leong, A. T. S. Hor and  L. Y. Goh Coordination Polymers and Supramolecular Structures in Ag(I) triflate-dppf Systems [dppf = 1,1 -Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene] J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 1746-56 (2004)  
54 X. L. Lu, W. K. Leong, L. Y. Goh and A. T. S. Hor Supramolecular Structures in [Ag(dppf)] Complexes [dppf = 1,1 -Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene] Stabilized by Coordinatively Versatile Trifluoroacetate (TFA) Ligands Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2504-13 (2004)
55 R. Zhang, C. L. Kee, W. K. Leong and Y. K. Yan Oxalate-bridged Dirhenium(I) Hexacarbonyl Complexes: Synthesis, Reactions and Crystal Structures J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 2837-44 (2004)  
56 W. Fan, R. Zhang, W.K. Leong and Y.K. Yan Reactions of the complexes [Re2(CO)9(h1-P-P)] (P-P = Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2, n = 1-6) with Me3NO: formation of close-bridged complexes [Re2(CO)8(m-P-P)] and phosphine oxide complexes [Re2(CO)9{P-P(O)}] Inorg. Chim. Acta., 357(9), 2441-50 (2004).
57 Q. Lin, W. K. Leong and L. Gao The Photochemical and Thermal Reactions of a Triosmium Cluster Carrying a g-Pyrone Ligand with Alkynes J. Organomet. Chem., 689(1), 25-34 (2004)  
58 M. W. Lum and W. K. Leong Organo-Group 15 Derivatives of Triosmium Clusters Containing Naphthyl Ligands Inorg. Chim. Acta., 357(3), 769-74 (2004).
59 M. W. Lum and W. K. Leong Reactions of the Triosmium Cluster Os3(m-H)(m-OH)(CO)10 with Naphthols J. Organomet. Chem., 687, 203-8 (2003).
60 Q. Lin and W. K. Leong The Reaction of Pyrones with Triosmium Clusters Organometallics, 22, 3639-48 (2003).
61 Y. Zhu, K. Carpenter, C. B. Ching, S. Bahnmueller, P. K. Chan, S. S. Venugopal, W. K. Leong and M. F. Hawthorne (R)-Binap-Mediated Asymmetric Hydrogenation with a Rhodacarborane Catalyst in Ionic-Liquid Media Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. Engl., 42, 3792-5 (2003).
62 Z. Weng, W. K. Leong, J. J. Vittal and L. Y. Goh Complexes from Ring Opening of Lawesson’s Reagent and Phosphorus-phosphorus Coupling Organometallics, 22, 1645-56 (2003).
63 Z. Weng, W. K. Leong, J. J. Vittal and L. Y. Goh Phosphinidene- and Phosphido-bridged Complexes from a h5 Arylthioxophosphane Cyclopentadienylchromium Complex Organometallics, 22, 1657-62 (2003).
64 L. Y. Goh, M. E. Teo, S. B. Khoo, W. K. Leong and J. J. Vittal Cyclic Thioether and Acyclic Thioether-Thiolate Complexes of Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Ruthenium (II, III) J. Organomet. Chem., 664, 161-169 (2002).
65 R. Y. C. Shin, M. A. Bennett, L. Y. Goh, W. Chen, D. C. R. Hockless, W. K. Leong, K. Mashima and A. C. Willis Arene-Ruthenium Complexes of an Acyclic Thilolate-Thioether and Tridentate Thioether Derivatives Resulting from Ring-Closure Reactions Inorg. Chem., 42(1), 96-106 (2003).
66 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, W. K. Leong, J. J. Vittal and I. Haiduc An Organometallic Radical Route to Bis(phosphido)- and Hydridophosphino-bridged Metal-metal Bonded Complexes of Cyclopentadienylchromium via Desulfurization of Thiophosphinito Ligands Organometallics, 21, 5287-91 (2002).
67 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, A. T. S. Hor and W. K. Leong Organometallic Radical-Initiated Carbon-Sulfur Bond Cleavage and Carbon-Carbon Coupling in Dithiocarbamate and Thiocarbenoid Cyclopentadienylchromium Complexes Organometallics, 21(21), 4408-14 (2002).
68 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, W. K. Leong and P. H. Leung Synthetic and Structural Study of Cyclopentadienylchromium Dithiocarbamate Complexes and Their Thermolytic Derivatives Organometallics, 21(21), 4398-4407 (2002).
69 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, W. K. Leong and J. J. Vittal Organometallic Radical-Initiated Cleavage of the Metal Chelate and Thiazole Rings in a Cyclopentadienylchromium Complex J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 124(30), 8804-5 (2002).
70 G. Chen, M. Deng, C. K. Lee and W. K. Leong Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of the Osmium-Antimony Cluster (m-H)Os3(CO)9(m3-C6H4)(m-SbPh2): Orthometallation of Triphenylphosphine at Ambient Temperature Organometallics, 21(6), 1227-34 (2002).
71 M. Deng and W. K. Leong Reactions of the Triosmium-Antimony Cluster Os3(m-SbPh2)(m-H)(m3,h2-C6H4)(CO)9 with Alkynes: C-C Bond Coupling to a Cluster-Bound Phenylene and Catalytic Alkyne Cyclotrimerisation Organometallics, 21(6), 1221-6 (2002).
72 M. Deng and W. K. Leong Novel Higher Nuclearity Osmium-Antimony Clusters by Alkene- or Diene-Assisted Cluster Condensation J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1020-3 (2002).
73 W. K. Leong and G. Chen Metal-Metal Bond Opening Towards Main Group-Transition Element Rings Organometallics, 20(26), 5771-3 (2001).
74 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, W. K. Leong, P. H. Leung C-S Bond Cleavages and C-C Coupling in Cyclopentadienylchromium Complexes To Give the First Dithiooxamide-Bridged and Doubly Dithiocarbamate-Bridged Double Cubanes: [Cp6Cr8S8{(C(S)NEt2)2}] and [Cp6Cr8S8(S2CNEt2)2] Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. Engl., 40, 3236-9 (2001).
75 L. Y. Goh, Z. Weng, W. K. Leong, I. Haiduc, K. M. Lo and R. C. S. Wong Chemistry of cyclopentadienyl tricarbonylchromium dimer. Cleavage of bis(thiophosphoryl)disulfanes. Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of CpCr(CO)2(S2P(OR)2), CpCr(S2P(OR)2)2 and Cr(S2P(OR)2)3 (R = iPr) J. Organomet. Chem., 631, 67-75 (2001).
76 M. W. Lum and W. K. Leong Chemical Transformations on Diols Anchored to a Triosmium Cluster J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2476-2481 (2001).
77 W. K. Leong and G. Chen Osmium-Antimony Higher Nuclearity Clusters Organometallics, 20(11), 2280-7 (2001).
78 C. T. Tay and W. K. Leong The Thermolysis Products of Os3(CO)11(AsPh3) J. Organometallic Chem., 625(2), 231-5 (2001).
79 W. K. Leong, W. L. J. Leong and J. Zhang The Reaction of Triphenylphosphine Selenide with Triosmium Clusters : A Facile Cluster Coupling Through a Selenium Atom J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1087-1090 (2001).
80 W. K. Leong and G. Chen The Reaction of [(m-H)Os3(CO)10(m-CO)]- with Ph2SbCl : A Cluster with a Six-membered Os4Sb2 Ring and Another with Fluxional Metal-Metal Bonds J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 4442-4445 (2000).
81 Y.-K. Yan, W. Koh, C. Jiang, W. K. Leong and T. S. A. Hor Amine-oxide-mediated Oxidative Methanolysis of Metal-metal Bonds in [MM'(CO)10] (M = Mn, Re; M' = Re) and [Os3(CO)12]: Crystal Structure of fac-[Re{OC(O)OMe}(CO)3(h2-dppf)] Polyhedron, 19(6), 641-647 (2000).
82 J. Zhang and W. K. Leong The Reaction of Diphenyl Ditelluride with Triosmium Clusters J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1249-53 (2000).
83 L. Y. Goh, W. K. Leong, P. H. Leung, Z. Weng and I. Haiduc Chemistry of cyclopentadienyl tricarbonylchromium dimer. Cleavage of bis(thiophosphinyl)disulfanes and bis(thiophosphoryl)disulfanes. Syntheses of CpCr(CO)2(S2PPh2) and CpCr(S2PPh2)2. X-ray crystal structure of CpCr(S2PPh2)2 J. Organometallic Chem., 607, 64-71 (2000).
84 L. Pereira, W. K. Leong and S. Y. Wong The Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(m-H)2(CO)12 - a High Yield Synthesis, Isomerism and a Triphenylphosphine Derivative J. Organometallic Chem., 609(1), 104-9 (2000).
85 K. Biradha, V. M. Hansen, W. K. Leong, R. K. Pomeroy and M. J. Zaworotko Steric and Electronic Influences in Os3(CO)11(PR3) Structures J. Cluster Sci., 11, 285-305 (2000).
86 T. P. Loh, K. S. V. Koh, K. Y. Sim and W. K. Leong Competitive fine-tuning of heteroaromatic imines as dienophiles or dienes in the Lewis acid-mediated Diels-Alder reaction with cyclopentadiene Tetrahedron Lett., 40, 8447 (1999).
87 W. K. Leong and Y. Liu Structural Characterisation of the Elusive Isomer of Os3(CO)10(PPh3)2 J. Organometallic Chem., 584(1), 174 (1999).
88 W. K. Leong and M. W. Lum  m-hydrido)( m-2-hydroxyethoxy)decacarbonyltriosmium, (m-H)Os3(CO)10(m-OCH2CH2OH) Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C, C55, 881 (1999).
89 F. Jiang, K. Biradha, W. K. Leong, R. K. Pomeroy and M. J. Zaworotko Dicarbonylcyclopentadienyliridium, (h5-C5H5)Ir(CO)2, as a Ligand Can. J. Chem., 77, 1327 (1999).
90 W. K. Leong and Y. Liu Formation of [Os3(CO)10(EPh3)2(m-Br)]+ (E = P, As) by Bromination : First Direct Evidence for the Bromonium Mechanism in Cluster Chemistry Organometallics, 18(4), 800 (1999).
91 G. Chen and W. K. Leong Axial and Equatorial Isomers in an Isonitrile-Substituted Osmium-Antimony Cluster J. Organometallic Chemistry, 574(2), 276 (1999).
92 G. Chen and W. K. Leong Nucleophilic Addition Via Metal-Metal Bond Cleavage in an Osmium-Antimony Cluster J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2489 (1998).
93 Y. Liu, W. K. Leong and R. K. Pomeroy Bromination of Os3(CO)11(EPh3) (E = P, Sb) : Unexpected Formation of a Tandem Donor-Acceptor Metal Chain Organometallics, 17(15), 3387 (1998).
94 F. Jiang, J. L. Male, K. Biradha, W. K. Leong, R. K. Pomeroy and M. J. Zaworotko Complexes Containing Unbridged Dative Metal-Metal Bonds and the Strong Acceptor Ru(CO)3(SiCl3)2 Moiety. Comments on the Transition Metal to Silicon Bond Organometallics, 17(26), 5810 (1998).
95 J. L. Male, F. W. B. Einstein, W. K. Leong, R. K. Pomeroy and D. R. Tyler Products from the photoreaction of (Me3P)(OC)4OsW(CO)5 with CCl4: Synthesis and isomerization of Os(CO)3(PMe3)Cl2 J. Organometallic Chemistry, 549, 105 (1997).
96 W. K. Leong, R. K. Pomeroy, R. J. Batchelor, F. W. B. Einstein and C. F.  Campana Synthesis and Structure of [Os(OC)4(SnPh2)]6 : A Compound  with an Unprecedented 12-membered Ring of Metal Atoms Organometallics, 16, 1079 (1997).
97 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Two Chloro-Bridged Osmium Clusters Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C, C53, 24 (1997).
98 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Bisphenylbis[tetracarbonyl(hydrido)osmium]germane, Ph2Ge[Os(CO)4H]2 Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C, C53, 22 (1997).
99 W. K. Leong Osmium-Group 14 or 15 Clusters Bull. Sing. N. I. Chem., 24,  51 (1996).
100 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy [Os5(m-H)2(CO)16]: A  Second Crystal Form Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C, C52 1607 (1996).
101 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Synthesis and Structure of Os3(m-H)3(CO)9(m3-Sn)Os3(m-H)(CO)10(PEt2Ph) : The First Osmium Cluster Containing a Face-Capping Tin Atom J. Cluster Sci., 7, 211 (1996).
102 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Synthesis and Structure of [(OC)4Os(PbMe2)]2 and Some Derivatives of the Type Os2(CO)7(SnMe2)2(L) J. Cluster Sci., 7, 121 (1996).
103 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Osmium-Germanium  Clusters. Structures of [(OC)4Os(GeMe2)]2, Os2(GeMe2)2(CO)6,  Os3(GeMe2)2(CO)11, [(OC)3Os(GeMe2)]3, and Os4(GeMe2)4(CO)12 Organometallics, 15, 1589 (1995).
104 W. K. Leong, F. W. B. Einstein and R. K. Pomeroy Higher Nuclearity Clusters Containing Osmium and Tin Atoms. Synthesis and Structure of [(OC)3Os(SnMe2)]3, Os4(SnMe2)4(CO)14, and Os4(m3-O)(SnMe2)4(CO)14 Organometallics, 15, 1582 (1995).
105 H. G. Ang, C. H. Koh, L. L. Koh, W. L. Kwik, W. K. Leong and W. Y. Leong Reactions of perfluoroalkyl-substituted phosphines with osmium carbonyl clusters : Crystal structures of bridged, linked and substituted derivatives J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 847 (1993).
106 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik, C. H. Koh, W. K. Leong, B. F. G. Johnson, J. Lewis and P. R. Raithby Preferential attack of the terminal hydrogen in (m-H)Os3(CO)11H by the (CF3)2NO radical and X-ray structure of {(m-H)Os3(CO)11}[ON(CF3)2] J. Organomet. Chem., 420, 289 (1991).
107 H. G. Ang, Y. M. Cai, W. L. Kwik, W. K. Leong and D. A. Tocher Preparation  and X-ray structure of a novel delocalised diphosphazene complex : [Os3(CO)11{(CF3)2P=N=PPh3}] Polyhedron, 10, 881 (1991).
108 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik and W. K. Leong Triosmium carbonyl cluster  derivatives containing phosphorus ligands Bull. Sing. N. I. Chem., 19, 25  (1991).
109 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik and W. K. Leong High Performance Liquid  Chromatography of substituted trinuclear osmium carbonyl clusters  Os3(CO)12-n[P(C6F5)3]n (n = 0, 1, 2) J. Chromatogr., 537, 475 (1991).
110 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik, W. K. Leong, B. F. G. Johnson, J. Lewis and P. R. Raithby Synthesis and X-ray structural characterisation of the phosphido-bridged triosmium carbonyl cluster [Os3(m-H)(CO)10{m-P(C6F5)H}] : Cleavage of a P-C bond of a secondary phosphine J. Organomet. Chem., 379, 325 (1990).
111 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik, W. K. Leong and J. A. Potenza Structure of  undecacarbonyl[tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine]-triangulo-triosmium,  a substituted osmium cluster containing a fluorinated triphenylphosphine  ligand Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C, C45 1713 (1989).
112 H. G. Ang, W. L. Kwik and W. K. Leong HPLC studies of Os3(CO)12-n(CH3CN)n (n = 0, 1, 2) J. Organomet. Chem., 379, 325 (1989).
113 P. B. Davies, C. J. Kho, W. K. Leong and W. Lewis-Bevan The N2F4 == 2NF2 equilibrium studied with a tunable infrared diode laser J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 690 (1982).

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