Publications 2020 - 2029
732
Does the central nitrogen atom make a difference? A comparison of non-coordinating pyridine and benzene spacers in multitopic ligands
C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
Helv. Chim. Acta, 2024, advance article. doi: 10.1002/hlca.202400023
731
Introducing sterically demanding substituents and π-π-interactions into [Cu(PˆP)(NˆN)]+ complexes
M. Meyer, A. Prescimone, E.C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 5453 - 5465. doi: 10.1039/D4DT00276H
730
Changing colours of autumn
C.E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2023, 77, 875-876. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2023.875
729
The growing problem of the spruce bark beetle
C.E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2023, 77, 623-624. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2023.623
728
Anti-UV the Hippo Way
C. E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2023, 77, 544-545. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2023.544
727
Nanoparticulate Perovskites for Photocatalytic Water Reduction
S.A. Freimann, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Nanomaterials, 2023, 13, 2094. doi: 10.3390/nano13142094
726
Turning on a chameleon using nanocrystals of biogenic guanine
C.E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2023, 77, 446-447. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2023.446
725
C–H...X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Versus π-Stacking in the Crystal Packing of Compounds Containing the {M(tpy)X3} Motif
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Crystals, 2023, 13, 885. doi: 10.3390/cryst13060885
724
Introducing intramolecular, interligand arene–alkynyl pi-interactions into heteroleptic [Cu(N^N)(P^P)]+ complexes
D. Gejsnæs Schaad, M. Meyer, A. Prescimone, C. E. Housecroftand E. C. Constable
CrystEngComm, 2023, 25, 3000-3012. doi: 10.1039/D3CE00355H
723
Packing Motifs in [M(bpy)2X2] Coordination Compounds (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; X = F, Cl, Br, I)
E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2023, 13, 505. doi: 10.3390/cryst13030505
722
Back to the future: asymmetrical DπA 2,2′-bipyridine ligands for homoleptic copper(I)-based dyes in dye-sensitised solar cells
G. Risi, M. Devereux, A. Prescimone, C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 4122-4137. doi: 10.1039/D3RA00437F
721
Organic solvent free PbI2 recycling from perovskite solar cells using hot water
F. Schmidt, M. Amrein, S. Hedwig, M. Kober-Czerny, A. Paracchino, V. Holappa, R. Suhonen, A. Schäffer, E.C. Constable, H.J. Snaith and M. Lenz
J. Hazard. Mater., 2023, 447, 130829. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130829
720
Embracing [XY3]m– and [XY4]m– anions in salts of [M(bpy)3]q+
E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2023, 13, 97. doi: 10.3390/cryst13010097
719
Expanded ligands based upon iron(II) coordination compounds of asymmetrical bis(terpyridine) domains
D. Rocco, A. Prescimone, C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
Molecules, 2023, 28, 82. doi: 10.3390/molecules28010082
718
Trinodal self-penetrating versus cds 3-dimensional networks using bis(3,2':6',3"-terpyridine) building blocks: the solvent makes the difference
S. Capomolla, G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Helv. Chim. Acta, 2022, 105, e202200131. doi: 10.1002/hlca.202200131
717
Air-stable Solid-state Photoluminescence Standards for Quantitative Measurements Based on 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine Complexes with Trivalent Lanthanides
A.E. Sedykh, M. Becker, M.T. Seuffert, D. Heuler, M. Maxeiner, D. G. Kurth, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable and Klaus Müller-Buschbaum
ChemPhotoChem 2022, e202200244 (early view). doi: 10.1002/cptc.202200244
716
Multitopic 3,2':6',3''-terpyridine ligands as 4-connecting nodes in two-dimensional 4,4-networks
G. Manfroni, B. Spingler, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 7073-7082. doi: 10.1039/d2ce01130a
715
A tail does not always make a difference: Assembly of cds nets from Co(NCS)2 and 1,4-bis(n-alkyloxy)-2,5-bis(3,2':6',3''-terpyridin-4'-yl)benzene ligands
S.S. Capomolla, G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone, E.C. Constable, C.E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2022, 27, 4995. doi: 10.3390/molecules27154995
714
A DNA-micropatterned surface for propagating biomolecular signals by positional on-off assembly of catalytic nanocompartments
V. Maffeis, D. Hürlimann, A. Krywko-Cendrowska, C.-A. Schönenberger, C.E. Housecroft, C. G. Palivan
Small, 2022, early view. doi: 10.1002/smll.202202818
713
Positive Cooperativity Induced by Interstrand Interactions in Silver(I) Complexes with a,a'-Diimine Ligands
D. Zare, A. Prescimone, C. Piguet, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable
Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202200912. doi: 10.1002/chem.202200912
712
The surprising effects of sulfur: Achieving long excited-state lifetimes in heteroleptic copper(I) emitters
I. Nohara, C. Wegeberg, M. Devereux, A. Prescimone, C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 3089–3102. doi: 10.1039/D1TC05591G
711
High refractive index dielectric nanoparticles for optically-enhanced activity of water-splitting photoanodes
L. Driencourt, B. Gallinet, S. Fricke, C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
ChemPhotoChem, 2022, e202100248. doi: 10.1002/cptc.202100248
710
Aqueous humour – The Art of the Chemical Spoof
E.C. Constable
Chimia 2022, 76, 1074-1075. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2022.1074
709
Dragonflies that change colour: Nature's hidden redox chemistry
C.E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2022, 76, 869-870. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2022.869
708
Horns, scales, beaks: the versatility of keratin
C.E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2022, 76, 262-263. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2022.262
707
The effects of introducing terminal alkenyl substituents into the 2,2'-bipyridine domain in [Cu(N^N)(P^P)]+ coordination compounds
J. Wöhler, M. Meyer, A. Prescimone, E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 13094-13105. doi:10.1039/D2DT01799G
706
Versatility within (4,4) networks assembled from 1,4-bis(n-alkyloxy)-2,5-bis(3,2':6',3''-terpyridin-4'-yl)benzene and [Cu(hfacac)2] (Hhfacac = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione)
S. S. Capomolla, G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft
Polyhedron, 2022, 224, 116005, doi:10.1016/j.poly.2022.116005
705
To be or not to be a (4,4) net: Reactions of 4'-{4-(N,N-diethylaminophenyl)}- and 4'-{4-(N,N-diphenylaminophenyl)}-3,2':6',3"- and 4,2':6',4"-terpyridines with cobalt(II) thiocyanate
D. Rocco, A. Nikoletić, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2022, 12, 1136, doi:10.3390/cryst12081136
704
Attraction in Action: Reduction of Water to Dihydrogen Using Surface-Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles
S. A. Freimann, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable
Nanomaterials, 2022, 12(5), 789, doi:10.3390/nano12050789
703
Stars and stripes: hexatopic tris(3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine) ligands that unexpectedly form onedimensional coordination polymers
G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 491–503, doi: 10.1039/d1ce01531a
702
John Dalton – the man and the myth
E. C. Constable
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 768–776, doi: 10.1039/d1dt04135e
Review
TADF: Enabling luminescent copper(I) coordination compounds for light-emitting electrochemical cells
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 4456-4482. doi: 10.1039/D1TC04028F
Review
Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 1225-1262. doi: 10.1039/D1SC06828H
701
A counterion study of a series of [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][A] compounds with bis(phosphane) and 6-methyl and 6,6'-dimethyl-substituted 2,2'-bipyridine ligands for light-emitting electrochemical cells
M. Meyer, L. Mardegan, D. Tordera, A. Prescimone, M. Sessolo, H. J. Bolink, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 17920-17934, doi: 10.1039/D1DT03239A
700
The influence of alkyl chains on the performance of DSCs employing iron(II) N-heterocyclic carbene sensitizers
M. Becker, V. Wyss, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Dalton Trans. 2021, 16961-16969. doi: 10.1039/d1dt03252f
699
Adapting (4,4) Networks Through Substituent effects and Conformationally Flexible 3,2':6',3"-Terpyridines
D. Rocco, A. Prescimone, E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2021, 26, 6337. doi: 10.3390/molecules26216337
698
Coordination networks assembled from Co(NCS)2 and 4'-[4-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]-3,2':6',3''-terpyridine: role of lattice solvents
D. Rocco, S. Novak, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Polyhedron, 2021, 208, 115445. doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115445
697
1,4-Dibromo-2,5-bis(phenylalkoxy)benzene derivatives: C–Br...p(arene) versus C–H...Br and Br...Br interactions in the solid state
G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2021, 11, 325. doi: 10.3390/cryst11040325
696
Coordination-Driven Monolayer-to-Bilayer Transition in 2D Metal-Organic Networks
M. Moradi, N. Lengweiler, C. E. Housecroft, L. Tulli, H. Stahlberg, T. Jung, P. Shahgaldian
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2021, 125, 4204–4211. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01058
695
Modelling the contribution of optical effects to the performance of water splitting photoelectrodes
L. Driencourt, B. Gallinet, C. E. Housecroft, Sören Fricke and E. C. Constable
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 7010-7021. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c11342
694
Heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] complexes: effects of isomer switching from 2,2'-biquinoline to 1,1'-biisoquinoline
N. Arnosti, M. Meyer, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2021, 11, 185. doi: 10.3390/cryst11020185.
693
Isomeric 4,2′:6′,4′′- and 3,2′:6′,3′′-Terpyridines with Isomeric 4′-Trifluoromethylphenyl Substituents: Effects on the Assembly of Coordination Polymers with [Cu(hfacac)2] (Hhfacac = Hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione)
G. Manfroni, S. S. Capomolla, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Inorganics, 2021, 9, 54, doi: 10.3390/inorganics9070054
692
Electrolyte Tuning in Iron(II)-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Different Ionic Liquids and I2 Concentrations
M. Becker, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Materials, 2021, 14, 3053, doi: 10.3390/ma14113053
691
Manipulating the Conformation of 3,2′:6′,3″-Terpyridine in [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(3,2′:6′,3″-tpy)]n 1D-Polymers
D. Rocco, S. Novak, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft
Chemistry, 2021, 3(1), 182-198. doi: 10.3390/chemistry3010015
690
Turning over on sticky balls: preparation and catalytic studies of surface-functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles
S. A. Freimann, A. Prescimone, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 5537-5547. doi: 10.1039/D0RA09319J
689
Desymmetrizing heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] compounds: effects on structural and photophysical properties, and solution dynamic behavior
M. Meyer, F. Brunner, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2021, 26, 125. doi: 10.3390/molecules26010125
Review
1,1'-Biisoquinolines — neglected ligands in the heterocyclic diimine family that provoke stereochemical reflections
E. C. Constable, R. M. Hartshorn and C. E. Housecroft
Molecules 2021, 26, 1584; doi: 10.3390/molecules26061584
Review
Isomers of terpyridine as ligands in coordination polymers and networks containing zinc(II) and cadmium(II)
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Molecules, 2021, 26, 3110. doi: 10.3390/molecules26113110
Review
TADF: Enabling luminescent copper(I) coordination compounds for light-emitting electrochemical cells
C. E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 4456-4482. doi: 10.1039/D1TC04028F
Other publications:
What goes in must come out: the story of uric acid
C. E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2021, 75, 891-893. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2021.891
Book chapter
Discrete Systems related to Coordination Networks and Metal-Organic Frameworks
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
in Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III, eds. E.C. Constable, G. Parkin, L. Que
Elsevier, Oxford, 2021, Vol. 7, pp 121–173. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102688-5.00041-6
Book chapter
Borane and Carbaborane Clusters meet Coordination Polymers and Networks: In the hole or in the backbone?
C. E. Housecroft
Structure and Bonding, 2021, 187, 197–248. doi: 10.1007/430_2020_79
688
Straight versus branched chain substituents in 4'-(butoxyphenyl)-3,2':6',3"-terpyridines: Effects on (4,4) coordination network assemblies
D. Rocco, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft
Polymers, 2020, 12, 1823; DOI: 10.3390/polym12081823
687
Halide ion embraces in tris(2,2’-bipyridine)metal complexes
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2020, Crystals, 2020, 10, 671. DOI: 10.3390/cryst10080671
686
Switching the conformation of 3,2':6',3''-tpy domains in 4'-(4-n-alkyloxyphenyl)-3,2':6',3''-terpyridines
D. Rocco, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2020, 25, 3162; DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143162
685
Positional isomerism in the N^N ligand: How much difference does a methyl group make in [Cu(P^P)(N^N)]+ complexes?
F. Brunner, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2020, 25, 2760. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122760
684
The Role of Percent Volume buried in the Characterization of Copper(I) Complexes for Lighting Purposes
M. Alkan-Zambada, E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Molecules 2020, 25, 2647. DOI:10.3390/molecules25112647
683
The shiny side of copper: Bringing copper(I) light-emitting electrochemical cells closer to application
S. Keller, A. Prescimone, M.-G. La Placa, J. M. Junquera-Hernández, H. J. Bolink, E. C. Constable, M. Sessolo, E. Ortí and C. E. Housecroft
RSC Adv. 2020, 10, 22631-22644. DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03824e
682
Chimera diimine ligands in emissive [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] complexes
M. Meyer, F. Brunner, A. Prescimone, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Inorganics 2020, 8, 33. DOI:10.3390/inorganics8050033
681
Transferring photocatalytic CO2 reduction mediated by Cu(N^N)(P^P)+ complexes from organic solvents into ionic liquid media
P. A. Forero-Cortés, M. Marx, N. Moustakas, F. Brunner, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable, H. Junge, M. Beller and J. Strunk
Green Chem., 2020, 22, 4541–4549. DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01627F
680
Schiff Base Ancillary Ligands in Bis(diimine) Copper(I) Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
E. Lüthi, P. A. Forero-Cortés, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21, 1735, DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051735
679
How reproducible are electrochemical impedance spectroscopic data for dye-sensitized solar cells?
M. Becker, M.-S. Bertrams, E.C. Constable and C.E. Housecroft
Materials, 2020, 13, 1547. DOI: 10.3390/ma13071547
678
Are alkynyl spacers in ancillary ligands in heteroleptic bis(diimine)copper(I) dyes beneficial for dye performance in dye-sensitized solar cells?
G. Risi, M. Becker, C.E. Housecroft and E.C. Constable
Molecules, 2020, 25, 1528. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071528
677
Extended ∏-Systems in Diimine Ligands in [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] Complexes: From 2,2'-Bipyridine to 2-(Pyridin-2-yl)quinoline
S. Keller, M. Alkan-Zambada, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2020, 10, 255. DOI: 10.3390/cryst10040255
676
Directing 2D-coordination networks: combined effects of a conformationally flexible 3,2':6',3"-terpyridine and chain length variation in 4'-(4-n-alkyloxyphenyl) substituents
D. Rocco, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2020, 25, 1663. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071663
675
Single and double-stranded 1D-coordination polymers with 4'-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)-3,2':6',3"-terpyridines and {Cu2(μ-OAc)4} or {Cu4(μ3-OH)2(μ-OAc)2(μ3-OAc)2(AcO-κO)2} motifs
D. Rocco, G. Manfroni, A. Prescimone,Y. M. Klein,D. J. Gawryluk,E. C. Constableand C. E. Housecroft
Polymers, 2020, 12, 318. DOI: 10.3390/polym12020318
674
Remote Modification of Bidentate Phosphane Ligands Controlling the Photonic Properties in Their Complexes: Enhanced Performance of [Cu(RN‐xantphos)(N^N)][PF6] in Light‐Emitting Electrochemical Cells
N. Arnosti, F. Brunner, I. Susic, S. Keller, J. M. Junquera-Hernández, A. Prescimone, H. J. Bolink, M. Sessolo, E. Ortí, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Adv. Optical Mater. 2020, 8, 1901689. DOI: 10.1002/adom.201901689
673
Heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] compounds with isomeric dibromo-1,10-phenanthroline ligands
I. Nohara, A. Keller, N. Tarassenko,A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Inorganics, 2020, 8, 4. DOI: 10.3390/inorganics8010004
672
Brushing the surface: cascade reactions between immobilized nanoreactors
D. Wu, S. Rigo, S. Di Leone, A. Belluati, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft and C. G. Palivan
Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 1551 - 1562. DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08502E
671
The SALSAC Approach: Comparing the reactivity of solvent-dispersed nanoparticles with nanoparticulate surfaces
S. A. Freimann, D. Zare, C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 679 - 690, DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00488B
670
Intra-cation versus inter-cation ∏-contacts in [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] complexes
F. Mazzeo, F. Brunner, A. Prescimone, E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Crystals, 2020, 10, 1. DOI:10.3390/cryst10010001
Review
The terpyridine isomer game: from chelate to coordination network building block
C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable
Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 10786-10794. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC04477F
Review
When stereochemistry raised its ugly head in coordination chemistry – An appreciation of Howard Flack
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Chemistry, 2020, 2, 759–776. DOI: 10.3390/chemistry2030049
Review
“Simple” oligopyridine complexes – sources of unexpected structural diversity
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Aust. J. Chem., 2020, 73, 390–398. DOI: 10.1071/CH19621
Review
Before radicals were free – the radical particulier of de Morveau
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Chemistry, 2020, 2, 293–304. DOI: 10.3390/chemistry2020019
Review
“Simple” oligopyridine complexes – sources of unexpected structural diversity
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Aust. J. Chem.,2020, 73, 390–398. DOI: 10.1071/CH19621
Review
Before radicals were free – the radical particulier of de Morveau
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Chemistry, 2020, 2, 293–304. DOI: 10.3390/chemistry2020019
Review
Chemical bonding: the journey from miniature hooks to density functional theory
E. C. Constable and C. E. Housecroft
Molecules, 2020, 25, 2623. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112623
Other publications:
Plant toxins: poison or therapeutic?
C. E. Housecroft
Chimia, 2020, 74, 421-422. DOI:10.2533/chimia.2020.421