Professor Nigel Lucas

Olding, A., Ho, C. C., Lucas, N. T., Canty, A. J., & Bissember, A. C. (2023). Pretransmetalation intermediates in Suzuki-Miyaura C-C and carbonylative cross-couplings: Synthesis and structural authentication of aryl- and aroylnickel(II) boronates. ACS Catalysis, 13, 3153-3157. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05657 Journal - Research Article

Olding, A., Ho, C. C., Lucas, N. T., & Bissember, A. C. (2023). Pretransmetalation intermediates in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings: Synthesis of C_sp³-, C_sp²- and C_sp-organopalladium(II) boronates [Communication]. Inorganic Chemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00198 Journal - Research Other

Rubin, D., Sansom, C. E., Richards, D. J., Lucas, N. T., Garden, A. L., Saldivia Pérez, P. R., Lord, J. M., & Perry, N. B. (2022). Halimane diterpenes in the alpine daisy Celmisia viscosa: Absolute configuration, 2,6-dideoxyhexopyran-3-ulosides, conformational flexibility, and intraspecific variation. Journal of Natural Products, 85, 1893-1903. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00206 Journal - Research Article

McLay, J. R. W., Sutton, J. J., Shillito, G. E., Larsen, C. B., Huff, G. S., Lucas, N. T., & Gordon, K. C. (2021). Transitioning from intraligand π,π* to charge-transfer excited states using thiophene-based donor-acceptor systems. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(1), 130-139. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02555 Journal - Research Article

Smith, J. N., Brind, T. K., Petrie, S. B., Grant, M. S., & Lucas, N. T. (2020). One-step synthesis of C_2v-symmetric resorcin[4]arene tetraethers. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85, 4574-4580. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00128 Journal - Research Article

Swaney, B., Luxenburger, A., Lucas, N. T., Hawkins, B. C., & Hinkley, S. F. R. (2020). The synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane scaffolds from Brefeldin A. Tetrahedron Letters, 61, 152006. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152006 Journal - Research Article

Hall, T. B. J., Hoggard, B. R., Larsen, C. B., & Lucas, N. T. (2019). Synthesis of cyclopenta-HBCs and their regioselective chlorination during oxidative cyclodehydrogenation. Chemistry: An Asian Journal, 14, 1106-1110. doi: 10.1002/asia.201801812 Journal - Research Other

Gai, S., Lucas, N. T., & Hawkins, B. C. (2019). Benzannulated 6,5-spiroketals from donor-acceptor cyclopropanes. Organic Letters, 21(8), 2872-2875. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00878 Journal - Research Other

Barnsley, J. E., Shillito, G. E., Larsen, C. B., van der Salm, H., Horvath, R., Sun, X. Z., … Lucas, N. T., & Gordon, K. C. (2019). Generation of microsecond charge-separated excited states in rhenium(I) diimine complexes: Driving force is the dominant factor in controlling lifetime. Inorganic Chemistry, 58, 9785-9795. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00792 Journal - Research Article

Barnsley, J. E., Shillito, G. E., Mapley, J. I., Larsen, C. B., Lucas, N. T., & Gordon, K. C. (2018). Walking the emission tightrope: Spectral and computational analysis of some dual-emitting benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor dyes. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 122(40), 7991-8006. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b05361 Journal - Research Article

Lamb, R. A., Lucas, N. T., Lessene, G., & Hawkins, B. C. (2018). Strategies, setbacks, and successes in the synthesis of (-)-spiroleucettadine. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 83(17), 10120-10133. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01404 Journal - Research Article

Shillito, G. E., Hall, T. B. J., Preston, D., Traber, P., Wu, L., Reynolds, K. E. A., … Lucas, N. T., Crowley, J. D., … Gordon, K. C. (2018). Dramatic alteration of ³ILCT lifetimes using ancillary ligands in [Re(L)(CO)₃(phen-TPA)]ⁿ⁺ complexes: An integrated spectroscopic and theoretical study. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(13), 4534-4542. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b12868 Journal - Research Article

Lamb, R. A., Aberle, N. S., Lucas, N. T., Lessene, G., & Hawkins, B. C. (2017). Total synthesis of (—)-Spiroleucettadine [Brief communication]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(46), 14663-14666. doi: 10.1002/anie.201708110 Journal - Research Article

Kim, T. Y., Digal, L., Gardiner, M. G., Lucas, N. T., & Crowley, J. D. (2017). Octahedral [Pd₆L₈]¹²⁺ metallosupramolecular cages: Synthesis, structures and guest-encapsulation studies. Chemistry: A European Journal, 23, 15089-15097. doi: 10.1002/chem.201702518 Journal - Research Article

Adams, B. S., Shillito, G. E., van der Salm, H., Horvath, R., Larsen, C. B., Sun, X.-Z., Lucas, N. T., … Gordon, K. C. (2017). Alteration of intraligand donor-acceptor interactions through torsional connectivity in substituted Re-dppz complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 56, 12967-12977. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01710 Journal - Research Article

Rodpun, K., Lucas, N. T., Tan, E. W., & Meledandri, C. J. (2016). Development of solvent-dispersible coordination polymer nanocrystals and application as efficient heterogeneous catalysts. Crystal Growth & Design, 16(7), 3940-3946. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00502 Journal - Research Article

Elliott, A. B. S., Horvath, R., Sun, X.-Z., Gardiner, M. G., Müllen, K., Lucas, N. T., … Gordon, K. C. (2016). Long-lived charge transfer excited states in HBC-polypyridyl complex hybrids. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(10), 4710-4719. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02602 Journal - Research Article

Wright, J. R., Crowley, J. D., & Lucas, N. T. (2016). Carbon-rich "click" 1,2,3-triazoles: Hexaphenylbenzene and hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-based ligands for Suzuki-Miyaura catalysts. Chemical Communications, 52(88), 12976-12979. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07413h Journal - Research Article

Larsen, C. B., van der Salm, H., Shillito, G. E., Lucas, N. T., & Gordon, K. C. (2016). Tuning the rainbow: Systematic modulation of donor-acceptor systems through donor substituents and solvent. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(17), 8446-8458. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01039 Journal - Research Article

Rodpun, K., Blackman, A. G., Gardiner, M. G., Tan, E. W., Meledandri, C. J., & Lucas, N. T. (2015). Alkyl linker effects on the coordination topology of ditopic di(2-pyridylmethyl)amine carboxylate ligands with Zn^II and Cu^II: Polymers vs. macrocycles. CrystEngComm, 17(15), 2974-2988. doi: 10.1039/c5ce00375j Journal - Research Article

Craig, A. J., van der Salm, L., Stevens-Cullinane, L., Lucas, N. T., Tan, E. W., & Hawkins, B. C. (2015). Expedient metal-free synthesis of 1,3-oxazinen-4-ones. Organic Letters, 17(2), 234-237. doi: 10.1021/ol503350h Journal - Research Article

Hoggard, B. R., Larsen, C. B., & Lucas, N. T. (2014). Site selectivity of [RuCp*]⁺ complexation in cyclopenta[def]triphenylenes. Organometallics, 33(21), 6200-6209. doi: 10.1021/om5008852 Journal - Research Article

Wright, J. R., Young, P. C., Lucas, N. T., Lee, A.-L., & Crowley, J. D. (2013). Gold(I) and Palladium(II) complexes of 1,3,4-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene "click" carbenes: Systematic study of the electronic and steric influence on catalytic activity. Organometallics, 32(23), 7065-7076. doi: 10.1021/om400773n Journal - Research Article

Tomar, M., Lucas, N. T., Müllen, K., & Jacob, J. (2013). Facile synthesis and coupling of 3,9-dibromo-6-aryl-5H-dibenzo[d,f][1,3]diazepine derivatives. Tetrahedron Letters, 54(44), 5883-5885. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.08.107 Journal - Research Article

Bartenstein, J. E., & Lucas, N. T. (2012). Reduced symmetry triflate-resorcin[4]arenes. Supramolecular Chemistry, 24(8), 618-626. doi: 10.1080/10610278.2012.703324 Journal - Research Article

Baker, R. W., Radzey, H., Lucas, N. T., & Turner, P. (2012). Stereospecific syntheses and structures of planar chiral bidentate η⁵:κS-indenyl - sulfanyl and -sulfinyl complexes of rhodium(III). Organometallics, 31(15), 5622-5633. doi: 10.1021/om300581r Journal - Research Article

Scaria, R., Lucas, N. T., Müllen, K., & Jacob, J. (2011). Blue-emitting copolymers of isoquinoline and fluorene. Reactive & Functional Polymers, 71(8), 849-856. doi: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2011.05.006 Journal - Research Article

Anant, P., Mangold, H., Lucas, N. T., Laquai, F., & Jacob, J. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of donor-acceptor type 4,4'-Bis(2,1,3-benzothiadiazole)-based copolymers. Polymer, 52(20), 4442-4450. doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.07.053 Journal - Research Article

Anant, P., Lucas, N. T., Ball, J. M., Anthopoulos, T. D., & Jacob, J. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of pyrene-centered oligothiophenes. Synthetic Metals, 160(17-18), 1987-1993. doi: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2010.07.022 Journal - Research Article

Saini, G., Lucas, N. T., & Jacob, J. (2010). Tetrathiophenes with thiophene side chains: Effect of substitution on packing and conjugation. Tetrahedron Letters, 51, 2956-2958. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.03.087 Journal - Research Article

Shi, Y., Qian, H., Lucas, N. T., Xu, W., & Wang, Z. (2009). Synthesis of a three-dimensional spiro-annulated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Tetrahedron Letters, 50(28), 4110-4113. Journal - Research Article

Li, Z., Zhi, L., Lucas, N. T., & Wang, Z. (2009). Triangle-shaped polycyclic aromatics based on tribenzocoronene: Facile synthesis and physical properties. Tetrahedron, 65(17), 3417-3424. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.02.042 Journal - Research Article

Anant, P., Lucas, N. T., & Jacob, J. (2008). A simple route toward the synthesis of bisbenzothiadiazole derivatives. Organic Letters, 10(24), 5533-5536. doi: 10.1021/ol8022837 Journal - Research Article

Kokkin, D. L., Troy, T. P., Nakajima, M., Nauta, K., Varberg, T. D., Metha, G. F., Lucas, N. T., & Schmidt, T. W. (2008). The optical spectrum of a large isolated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C₄₂H₁₈. Astrophysical Journal, 681, L49-L51. Journal - Research Article

El Hamaoui, B., Zhi, L., Wu, J., Li, J., Lucas, N. T., Tomović, Ž., … Müllen, K. (2007). Solid-state pyrolysis of polyphenylene-metal complexes: A facile approach toward carbon nanoparticles. Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 1179-1187. doi: 10.1002/adfm.200600826 Journal - Research Article

Lucas, N. T., Zareie, H. M., & McDonagh, A. M. (2007). Self-organization of a discotic coordination complex bearing orthogonal discotic ligands. ACS Nano, 1(4), 348-354. doi: 10.1021/nn700187b Journal - Research Article

Cifuentes, M. P., Powell, C. E., Morrall, J. P., McDonagh, A. M., Lucas, N. T., Humphrey, M. G., … Isoshima, T. (2006). Electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, and molecular quadratic and cubic nonlinear optical properties of alkynylruthenium dendrimers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(33), 10819-10832. doi: 10.1021/ja062246v Journal - Research Article