Publications

Graduate (University of Victoria)

  1. “Chromatic inclusivity in chemistry.” N. J. Roberts, J. L. MacDonald. (Nat Rev Chem, 2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-024-00619-w

Undergraduate (Dalhousie University)

  1. “Nickel-Catalyzed O-Arylation of Primary or Secondary Aliphatic Alcohols with (Hetero)aryl Chlorides: A Comparison of Ni(I) and Ni(II) Pre-catalysts.” K. Morrison, N. J. Roberts, S. Dudra, J. Tassone, M. Ferguson, E. Johnson, M. Stradiotto. (J. Org. Chem., 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c01584
  2. “An Improved Synthesis of PN-adamantanoid Cages P4(NR)6 and a Mechanistic Study of their Fourfold Oxidation.” M. A. Land, J. Ren, N. J. Roberts, K. L. Bamford, M. Shayan, A. Kutulska, T. George, J. D. Masuda, and S. S. Chitnis. (Chem. Asian J., 2023, 18). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202300561
  3. “How Effective Are Indicators for Individuals with Colour Vision Deficiency?” N. J. Roberts, Toren Hynes, Devon Stacey, Jennifer L. MacDonald. (J. Chem. Educ., 2023, 100, 4168-4173). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00413
  4. “Dispersion stabilizes metal-metal bonds in the 1,8-bis(silylamido)naphthalene ligand environment.” N. J. Roberts, E. R. Johnson, S. S. Chitnis. (Organometallics, 2022, 41, 2180-2187). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00268
  5. “An International Study Evaluating Elemental Analysis.” J. Dutton, R. Kuveke, L. Barwise, Y. V. Ingen, N. Roberts, K. Vashisth, S. Chitnis, C. Martin, R. Melen (ACS Cent. Sci., 2022, 8, 855-863). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.2c00325
  6. “(PNSiMe3)4(NMe)6: A Robust Tetravalent Phosphaza-adamantane Scaffold for Molecular and Macromolecular Construction.” J. Bedard, N. J. Roberts, Dr. M. Shayan, Dr. K. L. Bamford, Dr. U. Werner-Zwanziger, Dr. K. M. Marczenko and Prof. S. S. Chitnis (Angewandte, 2022, 61). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204851
  7. “Periodicity in Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity for P-Block Complexes of a Geometry Constraining Triamide Ligand” K. M. Marczenko, J. A. Zurakowski, M. B. Kindervater, S. Jee, T. Hynes, N. Roberts, S. Park, U. Werner-Zwanziger, M. Lumsden, D. N. Langelaan, and S. S. Chitnis (Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 16414-16424) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201904361