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Journal articles
2017, 'Strategic design of a ruthenium catalyst for both CO
2017, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acyclic and cyclic glyoxamide based derivatives as bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 5743 - 5755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ob01011g
,2017, 'Synthesis and characterisation of new tripodal lanthanide complexes and investigation of their optical and magnetic properties', Dalton Transactions, 46, pp. 12177 - 12184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7dt02556d
,2017, 'Synthesis and crystal structure of unexpected (1S,4R,5R,6S)-4-cyano-2,2,6-trimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-6-yl acetate', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1269 - 1273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17270
,2017, 'Weak Intermolecular Forces, but High Melting Points', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 538 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH16565
,2016, 'Chiral Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Supramolecular Building Blocks for Heterometallic Self-Assembly', Inorganic Chemistry, 55, pp. 12737 - 12751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02007
,2016, 'Scalable, stereoselective syntheses of α,β-difluoro-γ-amino acids', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 3305 - 3317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2016.04.070
,2016, 'Bis(κ2S,S′-di(isopropyl)dithiocarbamato)nickel(II): Anagostic C-H⋯Ni interactions and physical properties', Journal of Molecular Structure, 1113, pp. 127 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.02.028
,2016, 'Synthesis and (spectro)electrochemical investigations of coordinatively-saturated (cyclopentadienyl)ruthenium-Hantzsch pyridinium/dihydropyridine conjugates', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 444, pp. 103 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.01.019
,2016, 'A Capped Dipeptide Which Simultaneously Exhibits Gelation and Crystallization Behavior', Langmuir, 32, pp. 2245 - 2250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03963
,2016, 'Novel phenazine crystals enable direct electron transfer to methanogens in anaerobic digestion by redox potential modulation', Energy and Environmental Science, 9, pp. 644 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ee03085d
,2016, 'Solvothermal synthesis of uranium(VI) phases with aromatic carboxylate ligands: A dinuclear complex with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and a 3D framework with terephthalic acid', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 234, pp. 22 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2015.11.031
,2016, 'Synthesis of brominated novel N-heterocycles: New scaffolds for antimicrobial discovery', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 539 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.12.018
,2016, 'A general and efficient synthesis of 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[b,h][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives', Tetrahedron Letters, 57, pp. 5442 - 5445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.10.067
,2016, 'Halogen bonding influences perylene-core twists in non-core substituted perylene tetraesters', CrystEngComm, 18, pp. 4513 - 4517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ce00929h
,2016, 'Intramolecular H⋯S interactions in metal di-(isopropyl)dithiocarbamate complexes', CrystEngComm, 18, pp. 7070 - 7077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01475e
,2016, 'Persistence of a self-complementary N-H⋯N tape motif in chloro-s-triazine crystals: Crystal structures of simazine and atrazine herbicides and their polymorphic and inclusion behaviour', CrystEngComm, 18, pp. 962 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ce02206a
,2016, 'Ruthenium(II) complexes of hemilabile pincer ligands: Synthesis and catalysing the transfer hydrogenation of ketones', Dalton Transactions, 45, pp. 14335 - 14342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6dt02459a
,2016, 'ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Brominated Novel N‐Heterocycles: New Scaffolds for Antimicrobial Discovery.', ChemInform, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201620030
,2015, 'Neodymium coordination polymers with propionate, succinate and mixed succinate-oxalate ligands: Synthesis, structures and spectroscopic characterization', Polyhedron, 102, pp. 130 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2015.07.065
,2015, 'Bio-inspired transition metal-organic hydride conjugates for catalysis of transfer hydrogenation: Experiment and theory', Chemistry - A European Journal, 21, pp. 2821 - 2834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201405129
,2015, 'Badly behaving bipyridine: The surprising coordination behaviour of 5,5′-substituted-2,2′-bipyridine towards iron(II) and ruthenium(II) ions', Supramolecular Chemistry, 27, pp. 854 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2015.1091938
,2015, 'Bromination of 2,7′-bi-indolyls and quinazolin-7-ones', Tetrahedron, 71, pp. 8925 - 8942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.09.064
,2015, 'Bimetallic N-Heterocyclic Carbene Rh(I) Complexes: Probing the Cooperative Effect for the Catalyzed Hydroelementation of Alkynes', Organometallics, 34, pp. 4543 - 4552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00594
,2015, 'Intermolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by a Dipyrrinato Rhodium(I) Complex with Unusual Selectivity', Organometallics, 34, pp. 4312 - 4317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00561
,2015, 'Hybrids of acylated homoserine lactone and nitric oxide donors as inhibitors of quorum sensing and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 13, pp. 9850 - 9861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ob01373a
,2015, 'Thioimidazoline based compounds reverse glucocorticoid resistance in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia xenografts', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 13, pp. 6299 - 6312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ob00779h
,2015, 'Uranyl peroxide clusters stabilized by dicarboxylate ligands: A pentagonal ring and a dimer with extensive uranyl-cation interactions', Polyhedron, 92, pp. 99 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2015.03.023
,2015, 'Synthesis and biological activity of novel mono-indole and mono-benzofuran inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 23, pp. 1763 - 1775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2015.02.037
,2015, 'Self-assembled supramolecular cages containing ruthenium(ii) polypyridyl complexes', Chemical Communications, 51, pp. 4465 - 4468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cc10292d
,2015, 'Inside Cover: Bio‐Inspired Transition Metal–Organic Hydride Conjugates for Catalysis of Transfer Hydrogenation: Experiment and Theory (Chem. Eur. J. 7/2015)', Chemistry – A European Journal, 21, pp. 2710 - 2710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201590026
,2015, 'Crystal structure of (4R,5S,6R)-6-azido-5-benzyloxy-3,3,4-trifluoroazepan-1-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate from synchrotron data', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 71, pp. 1361 - 1365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015019416
,2015, 'Halogen containing clusters N
2015, 'Uranium(VI) coordination polymers with pyromellitate ligand: Unique 1D channel structures and diverse fluorescence', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 226, pp. 42 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2015.01.033
,2015, 'ChemInform Abstract: An Easy One‐Pot Synthesis of Diverse 2,5‐Di(2‐pyridyl)pyrroles: A Versatile Entry Point to Metal Complexes of Functionalized, Meridial and Tridentate 2,5‐Di(2‐pyridyl)pyrrolato Ligands.', ChemInform, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201509200
,2014, 'ChemInform Abstract: An Unusual Synthesis and Crystal Interaction Studies of a Highly Functionalized Thiophene System.', ChemInform, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201451122
,2014, 'ChemInform Abstract: Kinetics vs. Thermodynamics: A Unique Crystal Transformation from a Uranyl Peroxo‐Nanocluster to a Nanoclustered Uranyl Polyborate.', ChemInform, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201449015
,2014, 'Ruthenium hydrides containing the superhindered polydentate polyphosphine ligand P(CH
2014, 'Different Solvents Yield Alternative Crystal Forms Through Aromatic, Halogen Bonding and Hydrogen Bonding Competition', CrystEngComm, 17, pp. 877 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ce02109f
,2014, 'Hemilabile and bimetallic coordination in Rh and Ir complexes of NCN pincer ligands', Inorganic Chemistry, 53, pp. 10159 - 10170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic501158x
,2014, 'An easy one-pot synthesis of diverse 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrroles: A versatile entry point to metal complexes of functionalised, meridial and tridentate 2,5-di(2-pyridyl)pyrrolato ligands', Chemistry - A European Journal, 20, pp. 11445 - 11456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402157
,2014, 'An unusual synthesis and crystal interaction studies of a highly functionalised thiophene system', Tetrahedron Letters, 55, pp. 3916 - 3919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.05.071
,2014, 'Bi- and tri-metallic Rh and Ir complexes containing click derived bis- and tris-(pyrazolyl-1,2,3-triazolyl) N-N′ donor ligands and their application as catalysts for the dihydroalkoxylation of alkynes', Dalton Transactions, 43, pp. 7540 - 7553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53295j
,2014, 'Cooperativity and complexity in the binding of anions and cations to a tetratopic ion-pair host', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, pp. 7505 - 7516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja503383e
,2014, 'Formation of 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-enes: imino amides vs. imino alkenes', Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly, 145, pp. 983 - 992, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00706-014-1185-x
,2014, 'Novel colorimetric anion sensors based on N-acetylglyoxylic amides containing nitrophenyl signalling units', Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 121, pp. 662 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2013.11.108
,2014, 'Solvent–guest control of two extremely similar tetrahydrofuran inclusion structures', Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 70, pp. 126 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2052520613031727
,2014, 'ChemInform Abstract: Chirality of the Molecular Assembly Determined by Intra‐/Inter‐N—H···O Hydrogen Bonding in Doubly Substituted N‐Octanoylglyoxylic Amides.', ChemInform, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201404069
,2014, 'What difference does a methyl group make: Pentamethylbenzene?', ChemPhysChem, 15, pp. 3776 - 3781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201402538
,2014, 'Conformational regulation of substituted azepanes through mono-, di-, and trifluorination', European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014, pp. 2584 - 2593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201301811
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