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Two-fold proton coupled electron transfer of a Ta(V) aniline complex mediated by a redox active NNN pincer ligand 
S. Pavlidis, J. Alasadi, A. Opis-Basilio, J. Abbenseth, ChemRxiv 2024, submitted.

Phosphorus mediated hydrogenation catalysis
J. Abbenseth, Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 1219–1220.

Combining Geometric Constraint and Redox Non-Innocence within an Ambiphilic PBiP Pincer Ligand
P. Coburger, A. Guilherme Buzanich, F. Emmerling, J. Abbenseth, Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 6036–6043.

Reactivity of a strictly T-shaped phosphine ligated by an acridane derived NNN pincer ligand
A. J. King, J. Abbenseth, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300818.

Dioxygen Splitting by a Tantalum(V) Complex Ligated by a Rigid, Redox Non-Innocent Pincer Ligand
J. Underhil, E. S. Yang, T. Schmidt-Räntsch, W. K. Myers, J. M. Goicoechea, J. Abbenseth, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203266.

Preview: A phosphorus analog of a bimetallic dinitrogen complex
J. Abbenseth, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem 2021, 7, 1698-1700.

Thermoneutral N−H Bond Activation of Ammonia by a Geometrically Constrained Phosphine
J. Abbenseth, O. P. E. Townrow, J. M. Goicoechea, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23625–23629.
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Recent developments in the chemistry of non-trigonal pnictogen pincer compounds: from bonding to catalysis
J. Abbenseth, J. M. Goicoechea, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9728–9740.