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Journal articles

Ahmed MI; Harper JB; Hunter L, 2014, 'Incrementally increasing the length of a peptide backbone: Effect on macrocyclisation efficiency', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12, pp. 4598 - 4601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ob00492b

Harper JB; Khabnadideh K, 2014, 'Effect of ionic liquid (Bmim[NTf2]) on the rate of reaction in the synthesis of some new azole compounds as antifungal agents', Science Research, 2, pp. 125 - 131

Tanner EEL; Hawker RR; Yau HM; Croft AK; Harper JB, 2013, 'Probing the importance of ionic liquid structure: A general ionic liquid effect on an SNAr process', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 11, pp. 7516 - 7521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ob41634h

Yau HM; Keaveney ST; Butler BJ; Tanner EEL; Guerry MS; George SRD; Dunn MH; Croft AK; Harper JB, 2013, 'Towards solvent-controlled reactivity in ionic liquids', Pure and Applied Chemistry, 85, pp. 1979 - 1990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-12-10-22

Tanner EEL; Yau HM; Hawker RR; Croft AK; Harper JB, 2013, 'Does the cation really matter? the effect of modifying an ionic liquid cation on an SN2 process', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 11, pp. 6170 - 6175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ob41038b

Keaveney ST; Harper JB, 2013, 'Towards reaction control using an ionic liquid: Biasing outcomes of reactions of benzyl halides', RSC Advances, 3, pp. 15698 - 15704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra42820f

Ng CCA; Magenau A; Ngalim SH; Ciampi S; Chockalingham M; Harper JB; Gaus K; Gooding JJ, 2012, 'Using an Electrical Potential to Reversibly Switch Surfaces between Two States for Dynamically Controlling Cell Adhesion', Angewandte Chemie, 124, pp. 7826 - 7830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201202118

Hua C; Zhang WH; De Almeida SRM; Ciampi S; Gloria D; Liu G; Gooding JJ; Harper JB, 2012, 'A novel route to copper(II)detection using ‘click’ chemistry- induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles', Analyst, 137, pp. 82 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1AN15693D

Yau HM; Croft A; Harper JB, 2012, 'Investigating the origin of entropy-derived rate accelerations in ionic liquids', Faraday Discussions, 154, pp. 365 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1fd00060h

Ng A; Magenau AI; Hawa SH; Ciampi S; Chockalingam M; Harper JB; Gaus K; Gooding JJ; Ng C; Ngalim S, 2012, 'Using an electrical potential to reversibly switch surfaces between two states for dynamically controlling cell adhesion', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 51, pp. 7706 - 7710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201202118

Butler BJ; Hook JM; Harper JB, 2011, 'ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances in the NMR Spectroscopy of Chlorine, Bromine and Iodine', ChemInform, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201141279

Ciampi S; James M; Guan B; Harper JB; Gooding JJ; Darwish N; Luais E, 2011, 'Oxidative acetylenic coupling reactions as a surface chemistry tool', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13, pp. 15624 - 15632

Butler B; Hook JM; Harper JB, 2011, 'Recent Advances in the NMR Spectroscopy of Chlorine, Bromine and Iodine', Annual Reports on Nmr Spectroscopy, 73, pp. 63 - 82

Ciampi S; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2010, 'ChemInform Abstract: Wet Chemical Routes to the Assembly of Organic Monolayers on Silicon Surfaces via the Formation of Si—C Bonds: Surface Preparation, Passivation and Functionalization', ChemInform, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201042248

Croft AK; Harper JB; Yau HM; Jones SG; Barnes SA; Hook JM, 2010, 'Ionic liquid impact on reaction outcomes: A rational mechanism-based approach', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 240, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208164705053&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gui AL; Liu G; Chockalingham M; Le saux G; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2010, 'A comparative study of electrochemical reduction of 4-nitrophenyl covalently grafted on gold and carbon', Electroanalysis, 22, pp. 1824 - 1830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elan.201000164

Gui AL; Liu G; Chockalingham M; Le saux G; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2010, 'A Comparative Study of Modifying Gold and Carbon Electrode with 4-Sulfophenyl Diazonium Salt', Electroanalysis, 22, pp. 1283 - 1289, http://www.electroanalysis.wiley-vch.de/

Ng A; Ciampi S; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2010, 'Antifouling behaviour of silicon surfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers containing both ethylene glycol and charged moieties', Surface Science, 604, pp. 1388 - 1394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2010.04.025

Davies E; Huang Y; Harper JB; Hook JM; Thomas DS; Burgar IM; Lillford PJ, 2010, 'Dynamics of water in agar gels studied using low and high resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy', International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 45, pp. 2502 - 2507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02448.x

Jones SG; Yau HM; Davies E; Hook JM; Youngs TGA; Harper JB; Croft AK, 2010, 'Ionic liquids through the looking glass: theory mirrors experiment and provides further insight into aromatic substitution processes', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12, pp. 1873 - 1878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b919831h

George SRD; Edwards GL; Harper JB, 2010, 'The effects of ionic liquids on azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 8, pp. 5354 - 5358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0OB00306A

Ciampi S; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2010, 'Wet chemical routes to the assembly of organic monolayers on silicon surfaces via the formation of Si–C bonds: surface preparation, passivation and functionalization', Chemical Society Reviews, 39, pp. 2158 - 2183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b923890p

Chan S; Howe AG; Hook JM; Harper JB, 2009, '79Br NMR spectroscopy as a practical tool for kinetic analysis', Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 47, pp. 342 - 347

Ng A; Ciampi S; James M; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2009, 'Comparing the Reactivity of Alkynes and Alkenes on Silicon (100) Surfaces', Langmuir, 25, pp. 13934 - 13941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la901526e

Yau HM; Chan S; George S; Hook JM; Croft A; Harper JB, 2009, 'Ionic liquids: Just molten salts after all?', Molecules, 14, pp. 2521 - 2534

Ciampi S; Eggers PK; Le Saux G; James M; Harper JB; Gooding JJ; Le Saux G, 2009, 'Silicon (100) electrodes resistant to oxidation in aqueous solutions: An unexpected benefit of surface acetylene moieties', Langmuir, 25, pp. 2530 - 2539

Yau HM; Howe AG; Hook JM; Croft A; Harper JB, 2009, 'Solvent reorganisation as the driving force for rate changes of Menschutkin reactions in an ionic liquid', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 7, pp. 3572 - 3575

Ng M; Craig D; Harper JB; Van-Eijck L; Stride JA, 2009, 'The central atom size effect on the structure of group 14 tetratolyls', Chemistry - a European Journal, 15, pp. 6569 - 6572

Rosella C; Harper JB, 2009, 'The effect of ionic liquids on the outcome of nitrile oxide cycloadditions', Tetrahedron Letters, 50, pp. 992 - 994

Lynden‐Bell RM; Del Popolo MG; Youngs TGA; Kohanoff J; Hanke CG; Harper JB; Pinilla CG, 2008, 'ChemInform Abstract: Simulations of Ionic Liquids, Solutions, and Surfaces', ChemInform, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200806272

Ciampi S; Boecking T; Kilian KA; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2008, 'Click chemistry in mesoporous materials: Functionalization of porous silicon rugate filters', Langmuir, 24, pp. 5888 - 5892

Clayton KA; Black DS; Harper JB, 2008, 'Mechanisms of cyclisation of indolo oxime ethers. Part 2: Formation of ethyl 6,8-dimethoxypyrazolo[4,5,1-hi]indole-5-carboxylates', Tetrahedron, 64, pp. 3183 - 3189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2008.01.100

Ciampi S; Le Saux G; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2008, 'Optimization of click chemistry of ferrocene derivatives on acetylene-functionalized silicon(100) surfaces', Electroanalysis, 20, pp. 1513 - 1519

Yau HM; Barnes S; Hook JM; Youngs T; Croft A; Harper JB, 2008, 'The importance of solvent reorganisation in the effect of an ionic liquid on a unimolecular substitution process', Chemical Communications, pp. 3576 - 3578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b805255g

Pouwer RH; Harper JB; Vyakaranam K; Michl J; Williams CM; Jessen CH; Bernhardt PV, 2007, 'Cover Picture: Investigating Direct Alkynylation at the Bridgehead of Bicyclic Cages Using Silver(I) Acetylides (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2/2007)', European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, pp. 215 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.200790002

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b705571d

Ciampi S; Boecking T; Kilian KA; James M; Harper JB; Gooding JJ, 2007, 'Functionalization of acetylene-terminated monolayers on Si(100) surfaces: A click chemistry approach', Langmuir, 23, pp. 9320 - 9329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la701035g

Pouwer R; Harper JB; Vyakaranam K; Michl J; Williams CM; Jessen C; Bernhardt PV, 2007, 'Investigating direct alkynylation at the bridgehead of bicyclic cages using silver(I) acetylides', European Journal of Organic Chemistry, pp. 241 - 248

Clayton KA; Black DS; Harper JB, 2007, 'Mechanisms of cyclisation of indolo oxime ethers I. Formation of ethyl 9,11-dimethoxy indolo[2,3-c] quinoline-6-carboxylates', Tetrahedron, 63, pp. 10615 - 10621

Lynden-Bell RM; Del Popolo M; Youngs T; Kohanoff J; Hanke CG; Harper JB; Pinilla C, 2007, 'Simulations of ionic liquids, solutions, and surfaces', Accounts of Chemical Research, 40, pp. 1138 - 1145

Sim A; Harper J; Zareie H; James M; Singh N, 2006, 'Phenyl-terminated self assembled monolayers on Si(100) for low voltage transistor applications', 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings, 3, pp. 70 - 73

Harper JB; Kobrak MN, 2006, 'Understanding Organic Processes in Ionic Liquids: Achievements So Far and Challenges Remaining', ChemInform, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200649267

Lawes DJ; Darwish TA; Clark T; Harper JB; Ball GE, 2006, 'A Rhenium–Cyclohexane Complex with Preferential Binding of Axial CH Bonds: A Probe into the Relative Ability of CH, CD, and CC Bonds as Hyperconjugative Electron Donors?', Angewandte Chemie, 118, pp. 4598 - 4602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.200600313

Black DSC; Channon MF; Clayton KA; Condie GC; Harper JB; Kumar N; Pchalek K; Wahyuningsih TD, 2006, 'Augmented Indoles', ChemInform, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200615247

Lawes DJ; Darwish T; Clark T; Harper JB; Ball GE, 2006, 'A rhenium-cyclohexane complex with preferential binding of axial C-H bonds: A probe into the relative ability of C-H, C-D, and C-C bonds as hyperconjugative electron donors?', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 45, pp. 4486 - 4490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200600313

Black DS; Channon M; Clayton KA; Condie GC; Harper JB; Kumar N; Pchalek K; Wahyuningsih TD, 2006, 'Augmented Indoles', Arkivoc, pp. 67 - 75

Harper JB; Kobrak M, 2006, 'Understanding organic processes in ionic liquids: Achievements so far and challenges remaining', MINI-REVIEWS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 3, pp. 253 - 269

Pouwer RH; Williams CM; Raine AL; Harper JB, 2005, '“One‐Step” Alkynylation of Adamantyl Iodide with Silver(I) Acetylides.', ChemInform, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.200532082

Pouwer R; Williams CM; Raine A; Harper JB, 2005, '`One-Step` alkynylation of adamantyl iodide with Silver(I) acetylides', Organic Letters, 7, pp. 1323 - 1325

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, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6THR-4H45GTC-4/2/0288ad49f0a9cd0f1e6fe0df04a97b4e


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