Publications

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Benzo[c][1,2,5]Thiadiazole Linkers Enhance the Effectiveness of Cavity-Containing Supramolecular Photocatalysts
Amicosante, L., Taylor, D., Campbell, C. L., Lambden, D. M., Rosair, G. M., Vilela, F. & Dalgarno, S. J., 3 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemistry - A European Journal. e71443.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A New Spin on Photocatalysis: Vortex Fluidic‐Driven Photooxidations Enabled by Solution‐Processable Microporous Polymers
Amicosante, L., Gordon, F. R., Taylor, D., McKeown, N. B., Jubb, D. M., Kennedy, S. R., Little, M. A., Vilela, F., Raston, C. L. & Dalgarno, S. J., 9 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemistry - A European Journal. e71288.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction: Dodecanuclear [Ni^II₈Ln₄] clusters and rings of corner-sharing {Ni^II₂Ln₂} cubanes (Ln = Dy, Gd, Y); magnetic and magnetothermal properties
Tziotzi, T. G., Agapaki, E., Charkiolakis, E. K., Gracia, D., Cervera, M. U. I., Dalgarno, S. J., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 30 Jun 2026, In: Dalton Transactions. 55, 25, 9820.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tetradecanuclear {Ni9Ln5} Clusters Featuring Encapsulated {Ln5} Trigonal Bipyramids: Modular 3d-4f Architectures With Broad-Range Magnetocaloric Response
Tziotzi, T. G., Asmargiannaki, E. G., Thamm, B., Dalgarno, S. J., Charkiolakis, E. K., Cervera, M. U. I., Gracia, D., Evangelisti, M. & Milios, C. J., 8 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemistry - A European Journal. e71250.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Single-Step Synthesis of Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-e]Pyridines and Their Acid-Dependent Optical and Photosensitising Properties
Taylor, D., Wallace, M., Amicosante, L., Nichol, G. S., Dalgarno, S. J., Vilela, F., Wright, I. A. & McKeown, N. B., 27 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemistry - A European Journal. e71186.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shining a Light on Benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole Photocatalysts
Taylor, D., Amicosante, L., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., Jan 2026, In: Dyes and Pigments. 244, 113100.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The coordination chemistry of 2,2′-bis-p-tBu-calix[4]arene
Brechin, E. K. & Dalgarno, S. J., 7 Dec 2025, In: Dalton Transactions. 54, 45, p. 16643-16659 17 p., D5DT02246K.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Systematic synthesis and crystallographic characterisation of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene derivatives bearing linear, achiral branched, and guerbet-type substituents
Tan, M. B., Forsyth, C. M., Cheow, Y. L., Zahid, N. I., Dalgarno, S. J. & Ling, I., Dec 2025, In: Supramolecular Chemistry. 36, 9-12, p. 302-316 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Green-Light Photocatalysis: Borylated Benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (BTZ) Enables Phosphorylation of Quinoline Derivatives
Amicosante, L., Taylor, D., Craciunescu, L., Prentice, A., Zhakeyev, A., Szabó, B., Rosair, G. M., Paterson, M. J., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., 10 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90, 40, p. 14081-14093 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Host Cavities Enhance the Photocatalytic Conversion of α‐Terpinene to Ascaridole Under Visible‐Light Irradiation
Main, M. U., Taylor, D., Amicosante, L., Tobin, J. M., Jones, C. M. S., Marques‐Hueso, J., McCormick McPherson, L. J., Teat, S. J., Ellis, D., Paterson, M. J., Vilela, F. & Dalgarno, S. J., 1 Oct 2025, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 31, 55, e02113.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Calix[4]arene-supported trigonal and square prisms of Mn and Na
Wilson, L. R. B., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 21 May 2025, In: CrystEngComm. 27, 19, p. 3041-3047 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chiral Lemniscate Formation in Magnetic Field Controlled Topological Fluid Flows
Jellicoe, M., Gardner, Z., Alotaibi, A. E. H., Shoemaker, K. E., Scott, J. M., Wang, S., Alotaibi, B. M., Luo, X., Chuah, C., Gibson, C. T., He, S., Vimalanathan, K., Gascooke, J. R., Chen, X., Rodger, A., Huang, H., Dalgarno, S. J., Antunes, E., Weiss, G. A. & Li, Q. & 2 others, Quinton, J. S. & Raston, C. L., 19 May 2025, In: Small. 21, 20, 2409807.
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A Six-Week Student-Led Project Designed to Provide Insight into Modern Photochemistry Research
Taylor, D., Amicosante, L., Luze, L. M., Mcmahon, L., McCoustra, M. R. S., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., 8 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 102, 4, p. 1511-1517 7 p.
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A [Cu^II₂₄] truncated octahedron and its [Cu^II₈] building block
Wilson, L. R. B., Nichol, G. S., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 25 Mar 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 24, p. 4722-4725 4 p.
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Dodecanuclear [Ni^II₈Ln₄] clusters and rings of corner-sharing {Ni^II₂Ln₂} cubanes (Ln = Dy, Gd, Y}; Magnetic and Magnetothermal properties
Tziotzi, T. G., Agapaki, E., Charkiolakis, E. Κ., Gracia, D., Ubach I Cervera, M., Dalgarno, S., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 21 Mar 2025, In: Dalton Transactions. 54, 11, p. 4664-4671 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The coordination chemistry of p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene with transition and lanthanide metal ions
Chakraborty, A., Wilson, L. R. B., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 18 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 6, p. 1104-1119 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stellated cuboctahedron of FeIII
Wilson, L. R. B., Canaj, A. B., Cutler, D. J., McCormick McPherson, L. J., Coles, S. J., Nojiri, H., Evangelisti, M., Schnack, J., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 1 Sept 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie. 136, 37, e202405666.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates
Yuan, S. W., Dai, X., Lu, J. H., Ma, P. H., Dalgarno, S. J., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z. & Xiao, X., 15 Jul 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 13, e32936.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Immobilisation of benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (BTZ) within polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) for use in flow photochemistry
Taylor, D., Tobin, J. M., Amicosante, L., Prentice, A. W., Paterson, M. J., Dalgarno, S. J., McKeown, N. B. & Vilela, F., 14 May 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12, 18, p. 10932-10941 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tandem templating strategies facilitate the assembly of calix[8]arene-supported Ln₁₈ clusters
Jiao, Y., Sanz, S., van Leusen, J., Gracia, D., Canaj, A. B., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K., Dalgarno, S. J. & Kögerler, P., 14 Mar 2024, In: Dalton Transactions. 53, 10, p. 4624-4630 7 p.
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Redox-Controlled Self-Assembly of Vanadium-Seamed Hexameric Pyrogallol[4]Arene Nanocapsules
Hu, X., Tian, W., Jiao, Y., Kelley, S. P., Wang, P., Dalgarno, S. J., Atwood, D. A., Feng, S. & Atwood, J. L., 20 Sept 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145, 37, p. 20375-20380 6 p.
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Blue-Emitting 2D- and 3D-Zinc Coordination Polymers Based on Schiff-Base Amino Acid Ligands
Karakousi, R., Tsami, P. A., Spanoudaki, M.-A. I., Dalgarno, S. J., Papadimitriou, V. C. & Milios, C. J., Sept 2023, In: Chemistry. 5, 3, p. 1770-1780 11 p.
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A bis-calix[4]arene-supported [Cu^II₁₆] cage
Wilson, L. R. B., Coletta, M., Singh, M. K., Teat, S. J., Brookfield, A., Shanmugam, M., McInnes, E. J. L., Piligkos, S., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 14 Jul 2023, In: Dalton Transactions. 52, 26, p. 8956-8963 8 p.
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Engineered MOF-Enzyme Nanocomposites for Tumor Microenvironment-Activated Photodynamic Therapy with Self-Luminescence and Oxygen Self-Supply
Hu, L., Xiong, C., Zou, J.-J., Chen, J., Lin, H., Dalgarno, S. J., Zhou, H.-C. & Tian, J., 31 May 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 15, 21, p. 25369-25381 13 p.
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A copper-seamed coordination nanocapsule as a semiconductor photocatalyst for molecular oxygen activation
Hu, X., Han, M., Wang, L., Shao, L., Peeyush, Y., Du, J., Kelley, S. P., Dalgarno, S. J., Atwood, D. A., Feng, S. & Atwood, J. L., 7 May 2023, In: Chemical Science. 14, 17, p. 4532-4537 6 p.
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A {Gd₁₂Na₆} Molecular Quadruple-Wheel with a Record Magnetocaloric Effect at Low Magnetic Fields and Temperatures
Tziotzi, T. G., Gracia, D., Dalgarno, S. J., Schnack, J., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 12 Apr 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145, 14, p. 7743-7747 5 p.
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Controlled Hydrolysis of Phosphate Esters: A Route to Calixarene-Supported Rare-Earth Clusters
Hosseinzadeh, M., Sanz, S., van Leusen, J., Izarova, N. V., Brechin, E. K., Dalgarno, S. J. & Kögerler, P., 1 Mar 2023, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 29, 13, e202203525.
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Interplay of Ionic Species in Salts of Homoleptic Quaternary Phosphonium Cations Bearing Linear Biphenyl Moieties
Tan, M. B., Sobolev, A. N., Raston, C. L., Dalgarno, S. J. & Ling, I., Jan 2023, In: Crystals. 13, 1, 59.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Regioselective electrophilic aromatic borylation as a method for synthesising sterically hindered benzothiadiazole fluorophores
Taylor, D., Malcomson, T., Zhakeyev, A., Rosair, G. M., Paterson, M. J., Marques-Hueso, J., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., 2023, In: RSC Advances. 13, 9, p. 5826-5832 7 p.
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Assembling Hexagonal-Bipyramidal {Mn₈Zn₂} and {Mn₈Zn₄} Clusters
Tziotzi, T. G., Andreou, E. K., Mavromagoulos, A., Murrie, M., Dalgarno, S. J., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 17 Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2022, 32, e202200434.
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4,7-Diarylbenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazoles as fluorophores and visible light organophotocatalysts
Taylor, D., Malcomson, T., Zhakeyev, A., Cheng, S., Rosair, G. M., Marques-Hueso, J., Xu, Z., Paterson, M. J., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., 21 Oct 2022, In: Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9, 20, p. 5473-5484 12 p.
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A ferromagnetically coupled pseudo-calixarene [Co₁₆] wheel that self-assembles as a tubular network of capsules
Tsami, P. A., Tziotzi, T. G., Canaj, A. B., Singh, M. K., Dalgarno, S. J., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 21 Oct 2022, In: Dalton Transactions. 51, 39, p. 15128-15132 5 p.
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Constructing "Closed" and "Open" {Mn₈} Clusters
Tziotzi, T. G., Mavromagoulos, A., Murrie, M., Dalgarno, S. J., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 3 Aug 2022, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 22, 8, p. 4935-4940 6 p.
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The effect of substituents and their positions on a series of disubstituted naphthalene bromide salts towards intermolecular interactions and crystal packing
Yeoh, W.-J., Sobolev, A. N., Paterson, M. J., Dalgarno, S. & Ling, I., 21 Jul 2022, In: CrystEngComm. 24, 27, p. 4869-4879 11 p.
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Hierarchical study of mono- and multicharged imidazolium encapsulation in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene molecular capsules
Ling, I., Cambell, C. L., Sobolev, A. N. & Dalgarno, S., 21 Jun 2022, In: CrystEngComm. 24, 23, p. 4201-4207 7 p.
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The coordination chemistry of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene with paramagnetic transition and lanthanide metal ions: an Edinburgh Perspective
Wilson, L. R. B., Coletta, M., Evangelisiti, M., Piligkos, S., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 21 Mar 2022, In: Dalton Transactions. 51, 11, p. 4213-4226 14 p.
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Hybrid lanthanide double-deckers based on calixarene and polyoxometalate units
Jiao, Y., Sanz, S., Izarova, N. V., van Leusen, J., Sarwar, S., Dalgarno, S. J., Brechin, E. K. & Kögerler, P., 15 Mar 2022, In: Dalton Transactions. 51, 14, p. 5409-5413 5 p.
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Facile synthetic routes to bridge-functionalised calix[4]arenes
Fong, A., Campbell, C. L., Huynh, S., McCormick McPherson, L. J., Teat, S. J., Bebbington, M. W. P. & Dalgarno, S. J., 11 Mar 2022, In: Chemical Communications. 58, 20, p. 3302-3305 4 p.
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Intermolecular Interactions Drive the Unusual Co-Crystallization of Different Calix[4]arene Conformations
Taylor, D., Ling, I., Vilela, F. & Dalgarno, S. J., 12 Feb 2022, In: Crystals. 12, 2, 250.
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Structure-function Relationship in Conjugated Porous Polymers
Taylor, D., Dalgarno, S. J. & Vilela, F., 2022, Concepts and Design of Materials Nanoarchitectonics. Azzaroni, O. & Ariga, K. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 226-246 21 p. (RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; no. 55).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Oxidation state variation in bis-calix[4]arene supported decametallic Mn clusters
Wilson, L. R. B., Coletta, M., Jose, R., Rajaraman, G., Dalgarno, S. J. & Brechin, E. K., 21 Dec 2021, In: Dalton Transactions. 50, 47, p. 17566-17572 7 p.
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Phosphorylated-calix[4]arene double-deckers of single rare earth metal ions
Hosseinzadeh, M., Sanz, S., van Leusen, J., Izarova, N. V., Brechin, E. K., Dalgarno, S. J. & Kögerler, P., 21 Aug 2021, In: Chemical Communications. 57, 65, p. 8087-8090 4 p.
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Exploiting complementary ligands for the construction of square antiprismatic monometallic lanthanide SMMs
Jiao, Y., Sarwar, S., Sanz, S., van Leusen, J., Izarova, N. V., Campbell, C. L., Brechin, E. K., Dalgarno, S. J. & Kögerler, P., 21 Jul 2021, In: Dalton Transactions. 50, 27, p. 9648-9654 7 p.
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Self-Assembly of a Semiconductive and Photoactive Heterobimetallic Metal-Organic Capsule
Hu, X., Han, M., Shao, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, L., Kelley, S. P., Zhang, C., Lin, J., Dalgarno, S. J., Atwood, D. A., Feng, S. & Atwood, J. L., 3 May 2021, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60, 19, p. 10516-10520 5 p.
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A new twist on an ‘old’ ligand: a [Mn₁₆] double square wheel and a [Mn₁₀] contorted wheel
Tziotzi, T. G., Coletta, M., Gray, M., Campbell, C. L., Dalgarno, S., Lorusso, G., Evangelisti, M., Brechin, E. K. & Milios, C. J., 7 Apr 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 8, 7, p. 1804-1809 6 p.
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Cationic guests direct molecular capsule formation and the impact towards the extended self-assembly in combinatorial supramolecular systems
Ling, I., Sobolev, A. N. & Dalgarno, S. J., 3 Apr 2021, In: Supramolecular Chemistry. 33, 4, p. 71-79 9 p.
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Inclusion complexes of imidazolium carboxylate-metal species in the water-soluble sulfonated calix[4]arene system
Ling, I., Sobolev, A. N. & Dalgarno, S. J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 74, 1-3, p. 51-60 10 p.
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One-Pot Fabrication of Hollow Porphyrinic MOF Nanoparticles with Ultrahigh Drug Loading toward Controlled Delivery and Synergistic Cancer Therapy
Sun, X., He, G., Xiong, C., Wang, C., Lian, X., Hu, L., Li, Z., Dalgarno, S. J., Yang, Y.-W. & Tian, J., 27 Jan 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 3, p. 3679–3693 15 p.
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Controlled hierarchical self-assembly of networked coordination nanocapsules via the use of molecular chaperones
Hu, X., Feng, S., Du, J., Shao, L., Lang, J., Zhang, C., Kelley, S. P., Lin, J., Dalgarno, S. J., Atwood, D. A. & Atwood, J. L., 14 Dec 2020, In: Chemical Science. 11, 46, p. 12547-12552 6 p.
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Magneto-structural studies of an unusual [Mn^IIIMn^IIGd^III(OR)₄]⁴⁻ partial cubane from 2,2′-bis-p-^tBu-calix[4]arene
Coletta, M., Sanz, S., Cutler, D. J., Teat, S. J., Gagnon, K. J., Singh, M. K., Brechin, E. K. & Dalgarno, S. J., 14 Nov 2020, In: Dalton Transactions. 49, 42, p. 14790-14797 8 p.
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