By Associate Professor Martin Peeks

Book Chapters

Peeks MD, 2024, 'What did aromaticity ever do for us? A user’s guide to aromatic and antiaromatic molecules', in Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry, Academic Press, pp. 1 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.apoc.2024.10.001

Journal articles

Naik S; Watson JD; Huang M; Devine-Poulos S; Bhadbhade M; Tian R; Windsor HJ; Li HL; Peeks MD; Field LD, 2026, 'Electronic Communication in Oxidized Di- and Trinuclear Ruthenium Acetylide Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c02469

Andersson CVI; Mudiyanselage SGT; Peeks MD; Kroeger AA; Virtue JI; Mann M; Chalker JM; Coote ML; Johnston MR; Bloch WM, 2026, 'Efficient Removal of Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Cavity-Directed Aggregation in a Molecular Cage Host', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202526027

Andersson CVI; Mudiyanselage SGT; Peeks MD; Kroeger AA; Virtue JI; Mann M; Chalker JM; Coote ML; Johnston MR; Bloch WM, 2026, 'Efficient Removal of Short‐Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Cavity‐Directed Aggregation in a Molecular Cage Host', Angewandte Chemie, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202526027

Avery ZT; Elphick EC; Gardiner MG; Goodwin RJ; Ho J; Peeks MD; Preston D, 2026, 'Dual Proton/Anion Binding Through Reciprocal Allostery in Platinum(II) Lantern-Shaped Cages', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202521306

Avery ZT; Elphick EC; Gardiner MG; Goodwin RJ; Ho J; Peeks MD; Preston D, 2026, 'Dual Proton/Anion Binding Through Reciprocal Allostery in Platinum(II) Lantern‐Shaped Cages', Angewandte Chemie, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202521306

Gordon DJ; de Clercq DM; Carwithen BP; Mena A; Bonengel MR; Baldacchino AJ; Bhadbhade M; Tian R; McCamey DR; Schmidt TW; Peeks MD, 2026, 'Carbonyl derivatization tunes triplet-state aromaticity and dynamics in fused-ring cyclic amides', Chemical Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6sc05784e

Chen AZ; Peeks MD; Kyne SH, 2025, 'Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Authentic Learning Activities to Introduce Chemistry Students to Systems Thinking through Green Chemistry', Journal of Chemical Education, 102, pp. 2283 - 2293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01326

Hillier BK; de Clercq DM; Bortolussi SDS; Capomolla SS; Nielsen MP; Młodzikowska-Pieńko K; Gershoni-Poranne R; Schmidt TW; Peeks MD, 2025, 'Photoexcited and ground-state diradical(oid) character in a triquino[3]radialene', Chemical Science, 16, pp. 11331 - 11338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5sc01676b

Bortolussi SDS; Zhou C; Lynch NB; Peeks MD, 2024, 'Spectroscopic Manifestations of (Anti)Aromaticity in Oxidized and Reduced Porphyrin and Norcorrole', Chemistry A European Journal, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202401741

Bradley D; Tian R; Bhadbhade MM; Macreadie LK; Sarowar CH; Peeks MD, 2024, 'Probing the Antiaromaticity and Coordination Chemistry of Bowl-Shaped Zinc(II) Norcorrole', Inorganic Chemistry, 63, pp. 10103 - 10107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01146

Bradley D; Hillier BK; Peeks MD, 2023, 'Electronic delocalization in charged macrocycles is associated with global aromaticity', Chemical Communications, 59, pp. 13438 - 13441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3cc03464j

Bradley D; Jirásek M; Anderson HL; Peeks MD, 2023, 'Disentangling global and local ring currents', Chemical Science, 14, pp. 1762 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc05923a

Deng JR; Bradley D; Jirásek M; Anderson HL; Peeks MD, 2022, 'Correspondence on “How Aromatic Are Molecular Nanorings? The Case of a Six-Porphyrin Nanoring”**', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202201231

Deng J; Bradley D; Jirásek M; Anderson HL; Peeks MD, 2022, 'Correspondence on “How Aromatic Are Molecular Nanorings? The Case of a Six‐Porphyrin Nanoring”**', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202201231

Bradley D; Branley C; Peeks M, 2022, 'A straightforward method to quantify the electron-delocalizing ability of pi-conjugated molecules', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, pp. 11486 - 11490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D2CP01497A

Wimberger L; Prasad SKK; Peeks MD; Andreásson J; Schmidt TW; Beves JE, 2021, 'Large, Tunable, and Reversible pH Changes by Merocyanine Photoacids', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, pp. 20758 - 20768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c08810

Jirásek M; Anderson HL; Peeks MD, 2021, 'From Macrocycles to Quantum Rings: Does Aromaticity Have a Size Limit?', Accounts of Chemical Research, 54, pp. 3241 - 3251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00323

Nelson Z; Delage-Laurin L; Peeks MD; Swager TM, 2021, 'Large Faraday Rotation in Optical-Quality Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin Thin Films', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, pp. 7096 - 7103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c02113

Kendrick WJ; Jirásek M; Peeks MD; Greetham GM; Sazanovich IV; Donaldson PM; Towrie M; Parker AW; Anderson HL, 2020, 'Mechanisms of IR amplification in radical cation polarons', Chemical Science, 11, pp. 2112 - 2120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9sc05717j

Bressan G; Peeks MD; Anderson HL; Meech SR; Heisler IA, 2019, 'Time-Resolved Structural Dynamics of Extended Ï-Electron Porphyrin Nanoring', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123, pp. 27222 - 27229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07494

Peeks MD; Jirasek M; Claridge TDW; Anderson HL, 2019, 'Global Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Porphyrin Nanoring Anions', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 58, pp. 15717 - 15720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201909032

Peeks MD; Jirasek M; Claridge TDW; Anderson HL, 2019, 'Global Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Porphyrin Nanoring Anions', Angewandte Chemie, 131, pp. 15864 - 15867, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201909032

Jeon I; Peeks MD; Savagatrup S; Zeininger L; Chang S; Thomas G; Wang W; Swager TM, 2019, 'Janus Graphene: Scalable Self-Assembly and Solution-Phase Orthogonal Functionalization', Advanced Materials, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201900438

Peeks MD; Gong JQ; McLoughlin K; Kobatake T; Haver R; Herz LM; Anderson HL, 2019, 'Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in the Excited States of Porphyrin Nanorings', The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10, pp. 2017 - 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00623

Peeks MD; Anderson HL, 2019, 'Watching Bonds Move in a Large Antiaromatic Ring', Chem, 5, pp. 9 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2018.12.019

Richert S; Anderson HL; Peeks MD; Timmel CR, 2019, 'Probing the orientation of porphyrin oligomers in a liquid crystal solvent–a triplet state electron paramagnetic resonance study', Molecular Physics, 117, pp. 2700 - 2708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1511868

Posligua V; Aziz A; Haver R; Peeks MD; Anderson HL; Grau-Crespo R, 2018, 'Band Structures of Periodic Porphyrin Nanostructures', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122, pp. 23790 - 23798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08131

Wang P; Lin S; Lin Z; Peeks MD; Van Voorhis T; Swager TM, 2018, 'A Semiconducting Conjugated Radical Polymer: Ambipolar Redox Activity and Faraday Effect', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, pp. 10881 - 10889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b06193

Wang P; Jeon I; Lin Z; Peeks MD; Savagatrup S; Kooi SE; Van Voorhis T; Swager TM, 2018, 'Insights into Magneto-Optics of Helical Conjugated Polymers', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, pp. 6501 - 6508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b03777

Cremers J; Haver R; Rickhaus M; Gong JQ; Favereau L; Peeks MD; Claridge TDW; Herz LM; Anderson HL, 2018, 'Template-Directed synthesis of a conjugated zinc porphyrin nanoball', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, pp. 5352 - 5355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b02552

Peeks MD; Tait CE; Neuhaus P; Fischer GM; Hoffmann M; Haver R; Cnossen A; Harmer JR; Timmel CR; Anderson HL, 2017, 'Electronic Delocalization in the Radical Cations of Porphyrin Oligomer Molecular Wires', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, pp. 10461 - 10471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05386

Richert S; Cremers J; Kuprov I; Peeks MD; Anderson HL; Timmel CR, 2017, 'Constructive quantum interference in a bis-copper six-porphyrin nanoring', Nature Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14842

Peeks MD; Claridge TDW; Anderson HL, 2017, 'Aromatic and antiaromatic ring currents in a molecular nanoring', Nature, 541, pp. 200 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature20798

Kowalska P; Peeks MD; Roliński T; Anderson HL; Waluk J, 2017, 'Detection of a weak ring current in a nonaromatic porphyrin nanoring using magnetic circular dichroism', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19, pp. 32556 - 32565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07348h

Richert S; Kuprov I; Peeks MD; Suturina EA; Cremers J; Anderson HL; Timmel CR, 2017, 'Quantifying the exchange coupling in linear copper porphyrin oligomers', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19, pp. 16057 - 16061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cp01787a

Liu P; Hisamune Y; Peeks MD; Odell B; Gong JQ; Herz LM; Anderson HL, 2016, 'Synthesis of Five-Porphyrin Nanorings by Using Ferrocene and Corannulene Templates', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55, pp. 8358 - 8362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201602909

Liu P; Hisamune Y; Peeks MD; Odell B; Gong JQ; Herz LM; Anderson HL, 2016, 'Synthesis of Five‐Porphyrin Nanorings by Using Ferrocene and Corannulene Templates', Angewandte Chemie, 128, pp. 8498 - 8502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201602909

Peeks MD; Neuhaus P; Anderson HL, 2016, 'Experimental and computational evaluation of the barrier to torsional rotation in a butadiyne-linked porphyrin dimer', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, pp. 5264 - 5274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cp06167a

Tait CE; Neuhaus P; Peeks MD; Anderson HL; Timmel CR, 2016, 'Excitation wavelength-dependent EPR study on the influence of the conformation of multiporphyrin arrays on triplet state delocalization', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, pp. 5275 - 5280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cp07424j

Karunanithy G; Cnossen A; Müller H; Peeks MD; Rees NH; Claridge TDW; Anderson HL; Baldwin AJ, 2016, 'Harnessing NMR relaxation interference effects to characterise supramolecular assemblies', Chemical Communications, 52, pp. 7450 - 7453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cc02544g

Richert S; Peeks MD; Tait CE; Anderson HL; Timmel CR, 2016, 'Photogenerated triplet states in supramolecular porphyrin ladder assemblies: An EPR study', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, pp. 24171 - 24175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cp04444a

Tait CE; Neuhaus P; Peeks MD; Anderson HL; Timmel CR, 2015, 'Transient EPR Reveals Triplet State Delocalization in a Series of Cyclic and Linear π-Conjugated Porphyrin Oligomers', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, pp. 8284 - 8293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b04511

Movsisyan LD; Peeks MD; Greetham GM; Towrie M; Thompson AL; Parker AW; Anderson HL, 2014, 'Photophysics of threaded sp-carbon chains: The polyyne is a sink for singlet and triplet excitation', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, pp. 17996 - 18008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja510663z

Conference Papers

Peeks M; Swager T, 2018, 'Discovering new Faraday rotators: Towards structure-property relationships for magneto-optical effects', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, MA, Boston, presented at 256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Beyond, MA, Boston, 19 August 2018 - 23 August 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000447609103297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Naik S; Watson JD; Huang M; Devine-Poulos S; Bhadbhade M; Tian R; Windsor HJ; Li HL; Peeks MD; Field LD, 2026, Electronic Communication in Di- and Tri- Nuclear Ruthenium Acetylide Complexes, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.15002211/v2

Rashidnejad H; Schmidt TW; Peeks MD; Beves JE, 2026, Determining the absorption spectra and photostationary state distributions of molecular photoswitches, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.10001656/v1

Deng J-R; Bradley D; Jirásek M; Anderson H; Peeks M, 2021, How Globally Aromatic Are Six-Porphyrin Nanorings?, http://dx.doi.org/10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-hm34v

Bradley D; Branley C; Peeks M, A straightforward method to quantify the electron-delocalizing ability of pi-conjugated molecules, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-lnp1r

Bradley D; Branley C; Peeks M, A straightforward method to quantify the electron-delocalizing ability of pi-conjugated molecules, http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-lnp1r-v2

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