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PUBLICATIONS

2023

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"A trivalent 4f complex with two bis-silylamide ligands displaying slow magnetic relaxation"
Errulat, D.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Gálico, D. A.; Kitos, A. A.; Mansikkamäki, A.; Murugesu, M.*
Nat. Chem. 2023, accepted article. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01208-y
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"Lanthanide Molecular Cluster-Aggregates as the Next Generation of Optical Materials"
​Gálico, D. A.; Calado, C. M. S.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Sci. 2023, accepted article. DOI: 
10.1039/D3SC01088K
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"pH-Dependent Formation of Two Dihydrazinyltetrazine-Azobistetrazolate Salts with Different Thermal Stabilities and Energetic Performance"
Herweyer, D.; Kitos, A. A.; Richardson, P.; Canoe, H.; Ovens, J. S.; Laroche, I.; Jolicoeur, B.; Murugesu, M.; Brusso, J.*
Cryst. Growth Des. 2023, 23 (4), 2576-2582. DOI: ​10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01448
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"Boosting the Sensitivity with Time-Gated Luminescence Thermometry Using a Nanosized Molecular Cluster-Aggregate"
Gálico, D. A.; Murugesu, M.*
Nanoscale 2023, 15, 5778-5785. DOI: 
10.1039/D2NR06382D
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"New members of radical bridged Ln2 metallocene single-molecule magnets based on the unsubstituted 1,2,4,5-tetrazine ligand"
Mavragani, N.; Kitos, A. A.; Mansikkamäki, A.; Murugesu, M.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 259-266. DOI: 10.1039/D2QI02164A

2022

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"A Cationic fcu Lanthanide MOF Enhances the Uptake of Iodine Vapour at Room Temperature"
Zwanziger, C.; do Pim, W. D.; Kitos, A. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Pallister, P.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 12700-12703. DOI: ​10.1039/D2CC03299F
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"Molecular Capacitors: Accessible 6- and 8-Electron Redox Chemistry from Dimeric "Ti(I)" and "Ti(0)" Synthons Supported by Imidazolin-2-Iminato Ligands" 
Gómez-Torres, A.; Mavragani, N.; Metta-Magaña, A.; Murugesu, M.; Fortier, S.*
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (42), 16856-16873. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02881
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"Achieving short ignition delay and high specific impulse with cyanoborohydride-based hypergolic ionic liquids"
Pialat, A.; Kitos, A. A.; Witkowski, T. G.; Cook, C.; Wang, S.; Hu, A.;* Murugesu, M.*
New J. Chem. 2022, 46, 21212-21220. DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ03372K
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"Ni-Centered Coordination-Induced Spin-State Switching Triggered by Electrical Stimulation" 
Al Shehimy, S.; Baydoun, O.; Denis-Quanquin, S.; Mulatier, J.; Khrouz, L.; Frath, D.; Dumont, É.; Murugesu, M.; Chevallier, F.;* Bucher, C.* 
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (39), 17955-17965. DOI: ​10.1021/jacs.2c07196
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"Expanding the Series of Alkali Metal Plumbolyl Complexes to Na and K"
Diaz-Rodriguez, R. M.; Kitos, A. A.; Murugesu, M.*
Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 14420-14428. DOI: ​10.1039/D2DT02615E
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"Straightforward Mechanosynthesis of a Phase-Pure Interpenetrated MOF-5 Bearing a Size-Matching Tetrazine-Based Linker" 
do Pim, W. D.; Marcotte, S.; Kitos, A. A.; Richardson, P.; Pallister, P.; Murugesu, M.*
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (30), 11695-11701. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01285
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"Actinide arene-metalates: 2. A neutral uranium bis(anthracenide) sandwich complex and elucidation of its electronic structure"
Murillo, J.; Bhowmick, R.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Gómez-Torres, A.; Wright, J.; Miró, P.; Metta-Magaña, A.; Murugesu, M.; Vlaisavljevich, B.;* Fortier, S.*
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 9112-9115. DOI: ​10.1039/D2CC03238D
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"A zero-field single-molecule magnet with luminescence thermometry capabilities containing soft donors"
Marin, R.;* Gálico, D. A.; Gayfullina, R.; Moilanen, J. O.; Carlos, L. D.; Jaque, D.; Murugesu, M.*
J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10, 13946-13953. DOI: 
10.1039/D2TC01661C
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"Phonon-assisted molecular upconversion in a holmium(III)-based molecular cluster aggregate"
​Gálico, D. A.; Ramdani, R.; Murugesu, M.*
Nanoscale 2022, 14, 9675-9680. DOI: 
10.1039/D2NR02643K
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"Controlling the Energy-Transfer Processes in a Nanosized Molecular Upconverter to Tap into Luminescence Thermometry Application"
​Gálico, D. A.; Murugesu, M.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (9),
e202204839. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204839
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"Extreme g-Tensor Anisotropy and Its Insensitivity to Structural Distortions in a Family of Linear Two-Coordinate Ni(I) Bis-N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes"
Blackaby, W. J. M.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Greer, S. M.; Folli, A.; Hill, S.; Krewald, V.; Mahon, M. F.; Murphy, D. M.; Murugesu, M.; Richards, E.;* Suturina, E. A.;* Whittlesey, M. K.
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (3), 1308-1315. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02413
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"Late Lanthanide Macrocyclic Tetra-NHC Complexes"
Carroll, X. B.; Errulat, D.; Murugesu, M.; Jenkins, D. M.*
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (3), 1611-1619. DOI: ​10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03416
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"Toward Opto-Structural Correlation to Investigate Luminescence Thermometry in an Organometallic Eu(II) Complex"
Diaz-Rodriguez, R. M.; Gálico, D. A.; Chartrand, D.; Suturina, E. A.; Murugesu, M.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (2), 912-921. DOI: 
10.1021/jacs.1c11076
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"Luminescence thermometry using sprayed films of metal complexes" 
Marin, R.; Millan, N. C.; Kelly, L.; Liu, N.; Rodrigues, E. M.; Murugesu, M.;* Hemmer, E.*
J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10, 1767-1775. DOI: ​10.1039/D1TC05484H

2021

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"Aufbau vs. Non-Aufbau Ground States in Two-Coordinate d7 Single-Molecule Magnets"
Errulat, D.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Gálico, D. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Mansikkamäki, A.; Murugesu, M.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 5076-5085. DOI: 10.1039/D1QI00912E
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"Inside-Out/Outside-In Tunability in Nanosized Lanthanide-Based Molecular Cluster-Aggregates: Modulating the Luminescence Thermometry Performance via Composition Control"
​Gálico, D. A.; Murugesu, M.*
ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2021, 13 (39), 47052-47060. DOI: 
10.1021/acsami.1c13684
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"Actinide arene-metalates: Ion pairing effects on the electronic structure of unsupported uranium-arenide sandwich complexes"
Murillo, J.; Bhowmick, R.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Gomez-Torres, A.; Wright, J.; Meulenberg, R. W.; Miro Ramirez, P.; Jose Metta-Magana, A. J.; Murugesu, M.; Vlaisavljevich, B.;* Fortier, S.*
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 13360-13372. DOI: ​10.1039/D1SC03275E
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"Radical Bridged Ln4 Metallocene Complexes with Strong Magnetic Coupling and Large Coercive Field"
Mavragani, N.; Errulat, D.; Gálico, D. A.; Kitos, A. A.; Mansikkamäki, A.; Murugesu, M.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (45), 24206-24213. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110813
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"Dual magnetic field and temperature optical probes of controlled crystalline phases in lanthanide doped multi-shell nanoparticles"
de Sousa Ferreira, F.; de Morais, A. J.; Santos Calado, C. M.; Iikawa, F.; Couto Junior, O. D. D.; Brunet, G.; Murugesu, M.; Mazali, I. O.; Sigoli, F. A.*
Nanoscale 2021, 13, 14723-14733. DOI: 10.1039/D1NR03796J
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"Probing optical and magnetic properties via subtle stereoelectronic effects in mononuclear Dy(III)-complexes"
Kitos, A. A.; Gálico, D. A.; Mavragani, N.; Castañeda, R.; Moilanen, J. O.; Brusso, J. L.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 7818-7821. DOI: 
10.1039/D1CC02407H
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"Modern trends in "Green" primary energetic materials"
Herweyer, D.; Brusso, J. L.; Murugesu, M.*
New J. Chem. 2021, 45, 10150-10159. DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01227d
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"Room-Temperature Upconversion in a Nanosized {Ln15} Molecular Cluster-Aggregate"
Gálico, D. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Sigoli, F. A.; Murugesu, M.*
ACS Nano 2021, 15 (3), 5580-5585. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00580
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"Anion-Dependent Catalytic C-C Bond Cleavage of a Lignin Model within a Cationic Metal-Organic Framework"
do Pim, W. D.; Mendonça, F. G.; Brunet, G.; Facey, G. A.; Chevallier, F.; Bucher, C.; Baker, R. T.; Murugesu, M.*
ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2021, 13 (1), 688-695. DOI: ​10.1021/acsami.0c19212
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"Untapped potentials of lanthanide-based molecular cluster aggregates: Optical barcoding and white-light emission with nanosized {Ln20} compound"
Gálico, D. A.; Kitos, A. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Sigoli, F. A.; Murugesu, M.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (11), 6130-6136. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013867 (Scan Me!)
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"Asymmetric Ring Opening in Tetrazine-based Ligand Affording a Tetranuclear Opto-Magnetic Ytterbium Complex"
Richardson, P.; Marin, R.; Zhang, Y.; Gabidullin, B.; Ovens, J. S.; Moilanen, J. O.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27 (7), 2361-2370. DOI: ​10.1002/chem.202003556

2020

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"A chelate like no other: exploring the synthesis, coordination chemistry and applications of imidoyl amidine frameworks"
Kitos, A. A.; Mavragani, N.; Murugesu, M.; Brusso, J. L.*
Mater. Adv. 2020, 1, 2688-2706. DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00720J ​
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"Enhancing magnetic communication between metal centres: the role of s-tetrazine based radicals as ligands"
Mavragani, N.; Kitos, A. A.; Brusso, J. L.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, Accepted Article. DOI: 10.1002/chem.20200421510.1002/chem.202004215
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"Higher performing and less sensitive CN7−-based high-energy-density material"
Sun, Q.; Li, X.; Bamforth, C.; Lin, Q.;* Murugesu, M.;* Lu, M.*
Sci. China. Mater. 2020, 63 (9), 1779-1787. DOI: 10.1007/s40843-019-1413-9
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"Tunable Energy-Transfer Process in Heterometallic MOF Materials Based on 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylate: Solid-State Lighting and Near-Infrared Luminescence Thermometry"  
Gomez, G. E.;* Marin, R.; Carneiro Neto, A. N.; Botas, A. M. P.; Ovens, J. S.; Kitos, A. A.; Bernini, M. C.; Carlos, L. D.; Soler-Illia, G. J. A. A.;* Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 17, 7458-7468. DOI: ​10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02480
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"A Barrel-Shaped Metal-Organic Blue-Box Analog with Photo-/Redox-Switchable Behavior"  
Brunet, G.; Suturina, E. A.; George, G. P. C.; Ovens, J. S.; Richardson, P.; Bucher, C.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 69, 16455-16462. DOI: ​10.1002/chem.202003073
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"Stark Sublevel-Based Thermometry with Tb (III) and Dy (III) Complexes Cosensitized via the 2-Amidinopyridine Ligand"  
Kitos, A. A.; Gálico, D. A.; Castañeda, R.; Ovens, J. S.; Murugesu, M.;* Brusso, J. L.* 
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 15, 11061-11070. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01534
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"Stable Actinide π-Complexes of a Neutral 1,4-diborabenzene"  
Paprocki, V.; Hrobárik, P.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Luff, M. S.; Kupfer,  T.; Kaupp, M.;* Murugesu, M.; Braunschweig, H.* 
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 13109-13115. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004501
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"Relaxation Dynamics in See-Saw Shaped Dy(III) Single-Molecule Magnets"  
Harriman, K. L. M.; Murillo, J.; Suturina, E. A.; Fortier, S.;* Murugesu, M.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 4805-4812. DOI: 10.1039/D0QI01007C
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"NIR-to-NIR emission on a water-soluble {Er6} and {Er3Yb3} nanosized molecular wheel"
Gálico, D. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Murugesu, M.*
Nanoscale 2020, 12, 11435-11439. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02236E
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"Incorporation of a Nitrogen-Rich Energetic Ligand in a {YbIII2} Complex Exhibiting Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization Under an Applied Field"
Richardson, P; Gálico, D. A.; Ovens, J. S.; Sigoli, F. A.; Murugesu, M.*
Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 10344-10348. DOI: 10.1039/D0DT00696C
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"Two heads are better than one: improving magnetic relaxation in the dysprosium metallocene DyCp*2BPh4 upon dimerization by use of an exceptionally weakly-coordinating anion"
Errulat, D.; Gabidullin, B.; Mansikkamäki, A.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5937-5940. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01980A
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"Unprecedented intramolecular pancake bonding in a {Dy2} single-molecule magnet"
Lemes, M. A.; Mavragani, N.; Richardson, P.; Zhang, Y.; Gabidullin, B.; Brusso, J. L.;* Moilanen, J. O.;* Murugesu, M.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 2592-2601. DOI: 10.1039/D0QI00365D

2019

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​"Shining new light on multifunctional lanthanide single-molecule magnets"
Marin, R.; Brunet, G.; Murugesu, M.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201910299

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​"Triplet state position and crystal field tuning in opto-magnetic lanthanide complexes: two sides of the same coin"
Gálico, D. A.; Marin, R.; Brunet, G.; Errulat, D.; Hemmer, E.; Sigoli, F. A.; Moilanen, J.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902837

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​​​"A luminescent thermometer exhibiting slow relaxation of the magnetization: towards self-monitored building blocks for next generation opto-magnetic devices" 
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Errulat, D.; Marin, R.; Gálico, D. A.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Pialat, A.; Gabidullin, B.; Iikawa, F.; Couto Junior, O. D. D.; Moilanen, J.; Hemmer, E.;* Sigoli, F. A.;* Murugesu, M.* 
​ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 5, 7, 1187-1198. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00288
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​"Magnetic axiality: design principles from molecules to materials"  
Harriman, K. L. M.; Errulat, D.; Murugesu, M.* 
Trends in Chemistry. 2019, 1, 4, 425-439. DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2019.04.005
​Invited review by Cell Press.



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"Exploring the dual functionality of an ytterbium complex for luminescence thermometry and slow magnetic relaxation"  
Brunet, G.; Marin, R.; Monk, M.; Resch-Genger, U.; Gálico, D.A.; Sigoli, F. A.; Suturina, E. A.; Hemmer, E.; ​Murugesu, M.* 
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 6799-6808. DOI: 10.1039/C9SC00343F
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​"Harnessing the synergy between upconverting nanoparticles and lanthanide complexes in a multi-wavelength responsive hybrid system"
Marin, R.; Halimi, I.; Errulat, D.; Mazouzi, Y.; Lucchini, G.; Speghini, A.; Murugesu, M.;* Hemmer, E.*
ACS Photonics. 2019, 6, 2, 436-445. DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01381
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​"Rational design of tetranuclear complexes employing N-imidoylamidine based ligands" 
Castañeda; R.; Harriman; K. L. M.; Wong; J. W. L.; Gabidullin; B.; Murugesu, M.;* Brusso, J. L.* ​​
​Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 7, 963-972. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801412

2018
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​"A tunable lanthanide cubane platform incorporating air-stable radical ligands for enhanced magnetic communication"
Brunet, G.; Hamwi, M.; Lemes, M. A.; Gabidullin, B.; Murugesu, M.* 
Commun. Chem. 2018, 1, 88, 1-6. DOI: 10.1038/s42004-018-0090-3
Editors' Choice: Communications Chemistry first year anniversary collection.
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​"Design strategy for the controlled generation of cationic frameworks and ensuing anion-exchange capabilities"
Brunet, G.; Robeyns, K.; Huynh, R. P. S.; Lin, J.-B.; Collins, S. P.; Facey, G. A.; Shimizu, G. K. H.; Woo, T. K.; Murugesu, M.*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2018, 11, 3, 3181–3188. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15946
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​"Synthesis and investigation of 2,3,5,6-tetra-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrazine based energetic materials"
Witkowski, T. G.; Richardson, P.; Gabidullin, B.; Hu, A.;* Murugesu, M.* 
ChemPlusChem. 2018, 83, 984-990. DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800414
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"Ferromagnetically coupled dinuclear MII complexes based on a boratriazine ligand framework"
Savard, J. M.; Brunet, G.; Srinivasan, A.; Murugesu, M.;* Brusso, J. L.*
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 14875-14879. DOI: 10.1039/C8DT03145B
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​"[Ln16] complexes (Ln = GdIII, DyIII): molecular analogues of natural minerals such as hydrotalcite"
Richardson, P.; Hsu, T.-J.; Kuo, C.-J.; Holmberg, R. J.; Gabidullin, B.; Rouzières, M.; Clérac, R.;* Murugesu, M.;* Lin P.-H.*
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 12847-12851. DOI: 10.1039/C8DT02609B
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"Tetrazine-based ligand transformation driving metal-metal bond and mixed-valence HgI/HgII"
Lemes, M. A.; Stein, H. N.; Gabidullin, B.; Steinmann, S. N.; Murugesu, M.*
ACS Omega. 2018, 3, 8, 10273-10277. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01861
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​"Probing optical anisotropy and polymorph-dependent photoluminescence in [Ln2] complexes by
hyperspectral imaging on single crystals"
Errulat, D.; Gabidullin, B.; Murugesu, M.;* Hemmer, E.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10146-10155. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801224
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​​"Probing magnetic-exchange coupling in supramolecular squares based on reducible tetrazine-derived ligands"
Lemes, M. A.; Stein, H. N.; Gabidullin, B.; Robeyns, K.; Clérac, R.;* Murugesu M.* 
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 4259-4263. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800126
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"Reversible redox, spin crossover and superexchange coupling in 3d transition-metal complexes of bis-azinyl analogues of 2,2’:6’2”-terpyridine"
Zhang, Y.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Brunet, G.; Pialat, A.; Gabidullin, B.; Murugesu, M.* 
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 1212-1223. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800065
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"2,3,5,6-Tetra(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrazine: a thermally stable nitrogen-rich energetic material"
Witkowski, T. G.; Sebastiao, E.; Gabidullin, B.; Hu, A.; Zhang, F.; Murugesu, M.* 
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 2, 589-593. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.7b00138
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​"A nitrogen-rich ligand as a scaffold for slow magnetic relaxation in dysprosium-based 0D and 1D architectures"
Brunet, G.; Sebastiao, E.; Witkowski, T. G.; Korobkov, I.; Gabidullin, B.; Murugesu, M.*
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 11782-11787. DOI: 10.1039/C8DT00146D
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"One pot synthesis and systematic study of photophysical, magnetic properties and thermal sensing α or β-phases NaLnF4 and β-phase core@shell nanoparticles"
Rodrigues, E. M.; Gálico, D. A.; Lemes, M. A.; Bettini, J.; Neto, E. T.; Mazali, I. O.; Murugesu, M.; Sigoli, F. A.*
New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 13393-13405. DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ02471E

2017
“Exploring the promotion of synthons of choice: halogen bonding in molecular lanthanide complexes characterized via x-ray diffraction, luminescence spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements” 
Carter, K. P.; Pope, S. J. A.; Kalaj, M.; Holmberg, R. J.; Murugesu, M.; Cahill, C. L.*  ​Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2017, 643, 1948–1955. 
​Invited article.
​“Strong ferromagnetic exchange coupling in a {NiII4} cluster mediated through an air-stable tetrazine-based radical anion”
Lemes, M. A.; Brunet, G.; Pialat, A.; Ungur, L.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8660-8663.
​​​“From a piano stool to a sandwich: a stepwise route for improving the slow magnetic relaxation properties of thulium”
Harriman, K. L. M.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Organometallics. 2017, 36, 23, 4515–4518. 
​Invited article.

“Triazolium-based cyanoborohydride ionic-liquids as bipropellants”
Pialat, A.; Cook, C.; Wang, S.; Hu, A.;* Murugesu, M.*  J. Mater. Chem. A. 2017, Submitted, ART-05-2017-004553.
"Unprecedented octanuclear DyIII cluster exhibiting single-molecule magnet behavior"
Lacelle, T.; Brunet, G.; Holmberg, R. J.; Gabidullin, B.; Murugesu, M.* Crystal Growth & Design. 2017, 17, 10, 5044-5048.
“Confinement effects of a crystalline sponge on ferrocene and ferrocene carboxaldehyde” 
Brunet, G.; Safin, D. A.; Robeyns, K.; Facey, G. A.; Korobkov, I.; Filinchuk, Y.; Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 5645-5648.
"Pursuit of record breaking energy barriers: a study of magnetic axiality in diamide ligated DyIII single-molecule magnets"
Harriman, K. L. M.; Brosmer, J. L.; Ungur, L.;* Diaconescu, P. L.;* Murugesu, M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4, 1420-1423.
“Stepwise crystallographic visualization of dynamic guest binding in a nanoporous framework” 
Brunet, G.; Safin, D. A.; Aghaji, M. Z.; Robeyns, K.; Korobkov, I.; Woo, T. K.;* Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 3171-3177.
"Single-molecule magnet behaviour in a tetranuclear DyIII complex formed from a novel tetrazine-centered hydrazine Schiff base ligand"
Lacelle, T.; Brunet, G.; Pialat, A.; Holmberg, R. J.; Lan, Y.; Gabidullin, B.; Korobkov, I.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Murugesu, M.* Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 2471-2478.
Invited article: Canadian Society for Chemistry special issue.
"Single-molecule magnetism arising from cobalt(II) nodes of a crystalline sponge”
Brunet, G.; Safin, D. A.; Jover, J.; Ruiz, E.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Mater. Chem. C. 2017, 5, 835-841.         

“Cycloheptatrienyl trianion: an elusive bridge in the search of exchange coupled dinuclear organolanthanide single-molecule magnets”
Harriman, K. L. M.; Le Roy, J. J.; Ungur, L.; Holmberg, R. J.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 231-240. 

2016
“Not just lewis acids: preface for the forum on new trends and applications for lanthanides”
Murugesu, M.;* Schelter, E. J.*  Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 20, 9951-9953.

“Supramolecular assembly of molecular rare-earth-3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid-2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridine materials: structural systematics,
​luminescence properties, and magnetic behavior
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Carter, K. P.; Thomas, K. E.; Pope, S. J. A.; Holmberg, R. J.; Butcher, R. J.; Murugesu, M.; Cahill, C. L.*  Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 14, 6902–6915.
"Effect of the Mn oxidation state on single-molecule-magnet properties: MnIII vs. MnIV in biologically inspired DyMn3O4 cubanes"
Lin, P.-H.; Tsui, E. Y.; Habib, F.; Murugesu, M.;* Agapie, T.* Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 12, 6095-6099.
“Hidden transformations of a crystalline sponge: elucidating the stability of a highly porous three-dimensional metal-organic framework” 
​Brunet, G.; Safin, D. A.; Korobkov, I.; Cognigni, A.; Murugesu, M.*  Crystal Growth & Design. 2016, 16, 7, 4043-4050.
"Intercalation of coordinatively unsaturated FeIII ion within interpenetrated metal-organic framwork MOF-5"
Holmberg, R. J.; Burns, T.; Greer, S. M.; Kobera, L.; Stoian, S. A.; Korobkov, I.; Hill, S.; Bryce, D. L.; Woo, T. K.;* Murugesu, M.* Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 7711-7715.
“An organolanthanide building block approach to single-molecule magnets”
Harriman, K. L. M.; Murugesu, M.*  Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 6, 1158–1167.

“Halide influence on molecular and supramolecular arrangements of iron complexes with a 3,5-Bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,6-thiatriazine ligand” 
Harriman, K. L. M.; Kühne, I. A.; Leitch, A. A.; Korobkov, I.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.;* Brusso, J. L.*  Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 11,  5375–5383.
"Study of a novel hepta-coordinated FeIII bimetallic complex with an unusual 1,2,4,5-tetrazine ring opening"
Lemes, M. A.; Pialat, A.; Steinmann, S. N.; Korobkov, I.; Michel, C.; Murugesu, M.* Polyhedron. 2016, 108, 163-168.
Invited article.
"[U(bipy)4]: a mistaken case of U0?"
​Fortier, S.;* Veleta, J.; Pialat, A.; Le Roy, J. J.; Ghiassi, K. B.; Olmstead, M. M.; Metta-Magaña, A.; Murugesu, M.;* Villagrán, D.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1931-1936.
“Mononuclear, dinuclear, and trinuclear iron complexes featuring a new monoanionic SNS thiolate ligand” 
Das, U. K.; Daifuku, S. L.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Korobkov, I.; Neidig, M. L.; Le Roy, J. J.; Murugesu, M.; Baker, T. R.*  Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 2, 987−997.
Terminal solvent effects on the anisotropy barriers of Dy2 systems"
Jiang, Y.; Brunet, G.; Holmberg, R. J.; Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.* Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 16709-16715.
"A propeller-shaped μ4-carbonate hexanuclear dysprosium complex with a high energetic barrier to magnetisation relaxation"
Holmberg, R. J.; Kuo, C.-J.; Gabidullin, B.; Wang, C.-W.; Clérac, R.*; Murugesu, M.*; Lin. P.-H.* Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 16769-16773.
"From discrete molecule, to polymer, to MOF: mapping the coordination chemistry of CdII using 113Cd solid-state NMR"
Frost, J. M.; Kobera, L.; Pialat, A.; Zhang, Y.; Southern, S. A.; Gabidullin, B.; Bryce D. L.;* Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 10680-10683.
“Enchaining EDTA-chelated lanthanide molecular magnets into ordered 1D networks”
Holmberg, R. J.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 72510-72518.

“Probing the structural and magnetic properties of a new family of centrosymmetric dinuclear lanthanide complexes”
Jiang, Y.; Holmberg, R. J.; Habib, F.; Ungur, L.; Korobkov, I.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.*  RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 56668-56673.

“Impact of the coordination environment on the magnetic properties of single-molecule magnets based on homo- and hetero-dinuclear
​terbium(III) heteroleptic tris(crownphthalocyaninate)
”
Holmberg, R. J.; Polovkova, M. A.; Martynov, A. G.; Gorbunova, Y. G.;* Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 9320-9327.

“The rise of 3-d single-ion magnets in molecular magnetism: towards materials from molecules?”
Frost, J. M.; Harriman, K. L. M.; Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2470-2491.

“Connecting mononuclear dysprosium single-molecule magnets to form dinuclear complexes via in situ ligand oxidation”
Yutronkie, N. J.; Kühne, I. A.; Korobkov, I.; Brusso, J. L.;* Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 677-680.

2015
 “Adhering magnetic molecules to surfaces” 
Holmberg, R. J.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Mater. Chem. C. 2015, 3, 11986-11998.

“The renaissance of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT) coordination chemistry”
Safin, D. A.; Frost, J. M.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 20287-20294.
"Interaction of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT) with CoX2 (X = Cl, Br) in water: trapping of new self-assembled water-chloride/bromide
clusters in a [Co(bpca)2]+ host (bpca = bis(2-pyrimidylcarbonyl)amidate anion)”
Safin, D. A.; Szell, P. M. J.; Keller, A.; Korobkov, I.; Bryce, D. L.; Murugesu, M.* New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 7147-7152.
“Anion-induced AgI self-assemblies with electron deficient aromatic ligands: anion–π-system interactions as a driving force
for templated coordination networks”
Safin, D. A.; Pialat, A.; Leitch, A. A.; Tumanov, N. A.; Korobkov, I.; Filinchuk, Y.; Brusso, J. L.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 9547-9550.
​“Ambivalent binding between a radical-based pincer ligand and iron” 
Harriman, K. L. M.; Leitch, A. A.; Stoian, S. A.; Habib, F.; Kneebone, J. L.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Korobkov, I.; Desgreniers, S.; Neidig, M. L.; Hill, S.; Murugesu, M.;* Brusso, J. L.*  Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 10516-10523.

“Slow magnetic relaxation observed in dysprosium compounds containing unsupported near-linear hydroxo- and fluoro-bridges” 
Brunet, G.; Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 13, 6195-6202.

“Observation of unusual slow-relaxation of the magnetisation in a Gd-EDTA MRI chelate” 
Holmberg, R. J.; Ho, L. T. A.; Ungur, L.; Korobkov, I.; Chibotaru, L. F.;* Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 20321-20325.

“Systematic study of the synthesis and coordination of 2-(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-pyridine to Fe(II),  and Ni(II) and Zn(II); ion-induced folding into helicates, mesocates and larger architectures, and application to magnetism and self-selection” 
Wu, N.; Melan, C. F. C.; Stevenson, K. A.; Fleischel, O.; Guo, H.; Habib, F.; Holmberg, R. J.; Murugesu, M.; Mosey, N. J.; Nierengarten, H.; Petitjean, A.*  
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 14991-15005.

“Inducing magnetic communication in caged dinuclear Co(II) systems” 
Caballero-Jiménez, J.; Habib, F.; Ramírez-Rosales, D.; Grande-Aztatzi, R.; Merino, G.; Korobkov, I.; Singh, M. K.; Rajaraman, G.; Reyes-Ortega, Y.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Tans. 2015, 44, 8649-8659.
“Unprecedented trinuclear AgI complex with 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine as an efficient catalyst for the aziridination of olefins”
Safin, D. A.; Pialat, A.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 6144-6149.
“Slow magnetic relaxation in uranium(III) and neodymium(III) cyclooctatetraenyl complexes”
Le Roy, J. J.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Organometallics. 2015, 34, 8, 1415–1418.

“Exposing the intermolecular nature of the second relaxation pathway in a mononuclear cobalt(II) single-molecule magnet with positive anisotropy” 
Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 6368-6373.

“Tetraanionic biphenyl lanthanide complexes as single-molecule magnets”

Huang, W.; Le Roy, J. J.; Khan, S. I.; Ungur, L.;* Murugesu, M.;* Diaconescu, P. L.*  Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 5, 2374−2382.

Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism. ​Edited by Layfield, R. A.; Murugesu, M. 
Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, 2015. Print & E-Book.

“Elucidating the elusive crystal structure of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine”
Safin, D. A.; Tumanov, N. A.; Leitch, A. A.; Brusso, J. L.; Filinchuk, Y.;* Murugesu, M.* ​ CrystEngComm. 2015, 17, 2190-2195.
“Hybrid material constructed from Hg(NCS)2 and 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT): coordination of TPymT in a 2,2'-bipyridine-like mode”
​Safin, D. A.;
Holmberg, R. J.;
Burgess, K. M. N.;
Robeyns, K.;
Bryce, D. L.;
Murugesu, M.* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 441-446.

2014
“High pressure study of a highly energetic nitrogen-rich carbon nitride, cyanuric triazide” 
Laniel, D.; Downie, L. E.; Smith, J. S.; Savard, D.; Murugesu, M.; Desgreniers, S.*  J. Chem. Phys. 2014, 141, 234506.

“Structural tuning of energetic material bis(1H‑tetrazol-5-yl)amine monohydrate under pressures probed by vibrational spectroscopy and X‑ray diffraction” 
Zhou, L.; Shinde, N.; Hu, A.; Cook, C.; Murugesu, M.; Song, Y.*  J. Phys. Chem. C. 2014, 118, 46, 26504-26512.
“Chromium−chromium interaction in a binuclear mixed-valent CrI−CrII complex”
Alzamly, A.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Gambarotta, S.;* Korobkov, I.; Le Roy, J. J.; Murugesu, M. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 21, 11492-11497.
“Coupling strategies to enhance single-molecule magnet properties of erbium-cyclooctatetraenyl complexes” 
Le Roy, J. J.; Ungur, L.; Korobkov, I.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 22, 8003-8010.

“Isolation of a hexanuclear chromium cluster with a tetrahedral hydridic core and its catalytic behavior for ethylene oliogomerization” 
Alzamly, A.; Gambarotta, S.;* Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.; Le Roy, J. J.; Budzelaar, P. H. M.*  Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 12, 6073-6081.
“Renaissance of the coordination chemistry of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT). Part II: new insights into the reaction of TPymT with Pb(NO3)2”
Safin, D. A.; Burgess. K. M. N.; Korobkov, I.; Bryce D. L.; Murugesu, M.* CrystEngComm. 2014, 16, 3466-3469.
“Fine-tuning the local symmetry to attain record blocking temperature and magnetic remanence in a single-ion magnet” 
Ungur, L.; Le Roy, J. J.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu. M.;* Chibotaru, L. F.*  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4413-4417.

“Dense nitrogen-rich energetic materials: a study of 5,5′-bis(1H-tetrazolyl)amine” 
Laniel, D.; Sebastiao, E.; Cook, C.; Murugesu, M.; Hu, A.; Zhang, F.; Desgreniers, S.*  J. Chem. Phys. 2014, 140, 184701.

“Recent developments in the field of energetic ionic liquids” 
Sebastiao, E.; Cook, C.; Hu, A.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Mater. Chem. A. 2014, 2, 8153-8173.
"An unprecedented CoII cuboctahedron as the secondary building unit in a Co-based metal-organic framework”
Holmberg, R. J.; Kay, M.; Korobkov, I.; Kadantsev, E.; Boyd, P. G.; Aharen, T.; Desgreniers, S.; Woo, T. K.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2014, 50,
5333-5335.
Invited article: Emerging Investigator issue.
“Structural rearrangement through lanthanide contraction in dinuclear complexes” 
Hutchings, A.-J.; Habib, F.; Holmberg, R. J.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 4, 2102-2112.
“Structural and magnetic conformation of a cerocene [Ce(COT”)2] –exhibiting a uniconfigurational f1 ground state and slow-magnetic relaxation”
Le Roy, J. J.; Korobkov, I.; Kim, J. E.; Schelter, E. J.; Murugesu, M.* Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 2737-2740.
“A sandwich complex with axial symmetry for harnessing the anisotropy in a prolate erbium(III) ion”
Le Roy, J. J.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 1602-1604.

​“Supramolecular architecture, crystal structure and transport properties of the prototypal oxobenzene-bridged bisdithiazolyl radical conductor”
Wong, J. W. L.; Mailman, A.; Winter, S. M.; Robertson, C. M.; Holmberg, R. J.; Murugesu, M.; Dube P. A.; Oakley, R. T. *  Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 785-787.
​Hot article.

2013
“Hybrid nanomaterials: anchoring magnetic molecules on naked gold nanocrystals”
Holmberg, R. J.; Hutchings, A.-J.; Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Scaiano, J. C.; Murugesu, M.*  Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 24, 14411-14418.

“Influence of the ligand field on slow magnetization relaxation versus spin crossover in mononuclear cobalt complexes” 
Habib, F.; Luca, O, R.; Vieru, V.; Shiddiq, M.; Korobkov, I.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Takase, M. K.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Hill, S.; Crabtree, R. H.; Murugesu, M.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11290-11293.

“Series of dinuclear and tetranuclear lanthanide clusters encapsulated by salen-type and β-diketionate ligands: single-molecule magnet and fluorescence properties” 
Sun, W.-B.;* Han, B.-L.; Lin, P.-H.; Li, H.-F.; Chen, P.; Tian, Y.-M.; Murugesu, M.;* Yan, P.-F.*  Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 13397-13403.

“A dinuclear cobalt complex featuring unprecedented anodic and cathodic redox switches for single-molecule magnet activity” 
Fortier, S.; Le Roy, J. J.; Chen, C.-H.; Vieru, V.; Murugesu, M.;* Chibotaru, L. F.;* Mindiola, D. J.;* Caulton, K. G.*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 39, 14670-14678.
“Synthesis, electronic structure, and magnetism of [Ni(6-Mes)2]+: a two-coordinate nickel(I) complex stabilized by bulky N-heterocyclic carbenes”
Poulten, R. C.; Page, M. J.; Algarra, A. G.; Le Roy, J. J.; López, I.; Carter, E.; Llobet, A.; Macgregor, S. A.; Mahon, M. F.; Murphy, D. M.; Murugesu, M.;* Whittlesey, M. K.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 37, 13640-13643.
“Significant enhancement of energy barriers in dinuclear dysprosium single-molecule magnets through electron withdrawing effects” 
Habib, F.; Brunet, G.; Vieru, V., Korobkov, I.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 36, 13242-13245.
“Study of an S = 1 NiII pincer electrocatalyst precursor for aqueous hydrogen production based on paramagnetic 1H NMR”
Luca, O. R.; Konezny, S. J.;* Paulson, E. K.; Habib, F.; Luthy, K. M.; Murugesu, M.; Crabtree, R. H.;* Batista, V. S.* Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 8802-8807.
“Novel Co-based metal-organic frameworks and their magnetic properties using asymmetrically binding 4-(4 '-carboxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole”
Aharen, T.; Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Burchell, T. J.; Guillet-Nicolas, R.; Kleitz, F.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 7795-7802.

“Synthesis and catalytic activity of iron complexes with bidentate NHC ligands” 
Wu, J.; Dai, W.; Farnaby, J. H.; Hazari, N.;* Le Roy, J. J.; Mereacre, V.; Murugesu, M.; Powell, A. K.; Takase M. K.  Dalton. Trans. 2013, 42, 7404-7413.

“Lessons learned from dinuclear lanthanide nano-magnets” 
Habib, F.; Murugesu, M.*  Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 3278-3288.  Invited review.

“Nonanuclear lanthanide(III) nanoclusters: Structure, luminescence and magnetic properties” 
Singh-Wilmot, M. A.;* Sinclair, R. A.; Andrews, M.; Rowland, C.; Cahill, C. L.; Murugesu, M.  Polyhedron. 2013, 53, 187-192.

“An organometallic building block approach to produce a multidecker 4f single-molecule magnet” 
Le Roy, J. J.; Jeletic, M.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Korobkov, I.; Ungur, L.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9, 3502-3510.
"High-temporature spin crossover behavior in a nitrogen-rich FeIII-based system"
Cook, C.; Habib, F.; Aharen, T.; Clérac, R.; Hu, A.; Murugesu, M.* Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4, 1825-1831.
​“Stable water-soluble iron oxide nanoparticles using Tiron”
Korpany, K. V.; Habib, F.; Murugesu, M.; Blum, A. S.*  Mater. Chem. Phy. 2013, 138, 29-37.
"Turning on single-molecule magnet behavior in a linear {Mn3} complex”
Habib, F.; Brunet, G.; Loiseau, F.; Pathmalingam, T.; Burchell, T. J.; Beauchemin, A. M.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Clérac, R.;* Murugesu, M.* Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3, 1296-1303.
“Synthesis, structure, and spectroscopic and magnetic characterization of [Mn12O12(O2CCH2But)16(MeOH)4]·MeOH, a Mn12 single-molecule magnet
with true axial symmetry”
Lampropoulos, C.; Murugesu, M.; Harter, A. G.; Wernsdofer, W.; Hill, S.; Dalal, N. S.; Reyes, A. P.; Kuhns, P. L.; Abboud, K. A.; Christou, G.* Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1, 258-272.
“Renaissance of the coordination chemistry of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT). Part I: First crystal structure of a TPymT complex
with a d-metal cation
”
​Safin, D. A.; Xu, Y.; Korobkov, I.; Bryce D. L.; Murugesu, M.*  CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 10419-10422.

2012
“Paramagnetic nanocrystals: remarkable lanthanide-doped nanoparticles with varied shape, size and composition” 
Holmberg, R. J.; Aharen, T.; Murugesu, M.*  J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2012, 3, 24, 3721–3733.  Invited article.

“Connecting single-ion magnets through ligand dimerisation” 
Lin, P.-H.; Korobkov, I.; Burchell, T. J.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 13649-13655. 
​Invited article. Themed issue: ‘Frontier and Perspectives in Molecule-Based Quantum Magnets’. Top Ten accessed articles in 2012.

“Probing the redox non-innocence of dinuclear, three-coordinate Co(II) nindigo complexes: not simply β–diketiminate variants”
Fortier, S.; González-del Moral, O.; Chen, C.-H.; Pink, M.; Le Roy, J. J.; Murugesu, M.; Mindiola, D. J.;* Caulton, K. G.*  Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 11082-11084.
“Ytterbium can relax slowly too: a field-induced Yb2 single-molecule magnet”
Lin, P.-H.; Sun, W.-B.;* Tian, Y.-M.; Yan, P.-F.; Ungur, L.; Chibotaru, L. F.;* Murugesu, M.* Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 12349-12352.
“First structural evidence for multiple alkali metals between sandwich decks in a metallocene” 
Jeletic, M.; Perras, F. A.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Le Roy, J. J.; Korobkov, I.; Bryce, D. L.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 8060-8066. 
​Invited article. Themed issue: ‘New Talent: Americas’.
“Lanthanide complexes of tritopic bis(hydrazone) ligands: single-molecule magnet behavior in a linear DyIII3 complex”
Anwar, M. U.; Tandon, S. S.; Dawe, L. N.; Habib, F.; Murugesu, M.; Thompson, L. K.* Inorg. Chem. 2012, 52, 2, 1028-1034.
“Magnetic anisotropy: The orientation is in the details” 
Murugesu, M.*  Nature Chemistry, 2012, 4, 347-348.  Invited article.

“Iron complex-catalyzed ammonia-borane dehydrogenation. A potential route toward B-N-containing polymer motifs using earth-abundant metal catalysts” 
Baker, R. T.;* Gordon, J. C.;* Hamilton, C. W.; Henson, N. J.; Lin, P.-H.; Maguire, S.; Murugesu, M.; Scott, B. L.; Smythe, N. C. ​ 
​J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 12, 5598-5690.
"A novel high-spin tridecanuclear NiII cluster with an azido-bridged core exhibiting disk-like topology"
Brunet, G.; Habib, F.; Cook, C.; Pathmalingam, T.; Loiseau, F.; Korobkov, I.; Burchell, T. J.; Beauchemin, A. M.; Murugesu, M.*
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 1287-1289.
“Predictable self-assembled [2x2] Ln(III)4 square grids (Ln = Dy,Tb)– SMM behaviour in a new lanthanide cluster motif”
Anwar, M. U.; Thompson, L. K.;* Dawe, L. N.; Habib, F.; Murugesu, M. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4576-4578.
“Novel in situ manganese-promoted double-aldol addition”
Habib, F.; Cook, C.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.*  Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2012, 380, 378-385.
Invited article: Inorganic Chemistry - The Next Generation.


​“Isolation and characterization of a class II mixed-valence chromium(I)/(II) self-activating ethylene trimerization catalyst”
Thapa, I.; Gambarotta, S.;* Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.; Budzelaar, P.*  Organometallics. 2012, 31, 1, 486-494.

“Supramolecular architectures for controlling slow magnetic relaxation in field-induced single-molecule magnets”
Habib, F.; Long, J.; Lin, P.-H.; Korobkov, I.; Ungur, L.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.* ​ Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 2158-2164. 

2011
“An organometallic sandwich lanthanide single-ion magnet with an unusual multiple relaxation mechanism” 
​Jeletic, M.; Lin, P.-H.; Le Roy, J. J.; Korobkov, I.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Murugesu, M.* ​ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 48, 19286-19289.
"An unsymmetrical coordination environment leading to two slow relaxation modes in a Dy2 single-moluecule magnet"
Lin, P.-H.; Sun, W,-B.; Yu, M.-F.; Li, G.-M.; Yan, P.-F.;* Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 10993-10995.
"Importance of out-of-state spin-orbit coupling for slow magnetic relaxation in mononuclear FeII complexes"
Lin, P.-H; Smythe, N. C; Gorelsky, S. I.; Maguire, S.; Henson, N. J.; Korobkov, I.; Scott, B. L.; Gordon, J. L.; Baker, R. T.; Murugesu, M.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 40, 15806-15809.
“Single-molecule magnet behavior with a single metal center enhanced through peripheral ligand modifications” 
Jurca, T.; Farghal, A.; Lin, P.-H.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.;* Richeson D. S.*  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 40, 15814-15817. 
​Highlighted in ACS Inorganic Chemistry (virtual issue).
"Polyalcohol ligand in CuII and FeIII cluster chemistry: synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of {Cu12} and {Fe8} aggregates"
Lin, P.-H.; Eastman, S.; Bhatti, A.; Brulotte, M.; Burchell, T. J.; Korobkov, I.; Enright, G.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.* Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2011, 375, 187-192.
“Planar tetranuclear Dy(III) single-molecule magnet and its Sm(III), Gd(III) and Tb(III) analogues encapsulated by salen-type and β-diketonate ligands” 
Yan, P.-F.; Lin, P.-H.; Habib, F.; Aharen, T.; Murugesu, M.;* Deng, Z.-P.; Li, G.-M.; Sun, W.-B.*  Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 15, 7059-7065.

“The two spin states of an end-on copper(II)-superoxide mimic” 
Askari, M. S.; Girard, B.; Murugesu, M.; Ottenwaelder, X.* ​ Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 8055-8057.
"The use of magnetic dilution to elucidate the slow magnetic relaxation effects of a Dy2 single-molecule magnet"
Habib, F.; Lin, P.-H.; Long, J.; Korobkov, I.; Wernsdorfer W.; Murugesu, M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 23, 8830-8833.
“Self-assembly of square-lattice copper sheets displaying intra-ferromagnetism” 
Cull, J. E. W.; Habib, F.; Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.; Scott, J.*  Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2011, 370, 98-101.

“Synthesis, structure and magnetism of homodinuclear complexes of Co, Ni and Cu supported by a novel bitriazine scaffold” 
Reid, D. J.; Cull, J. E. W.; Chisholm, K. D. S.; Langlois, A.; Lin, P.-H.; Long, J.; Lebel, O.; Korobkov, I.; Wang, R.; Wuest, J. D.; Murugesu, M.; Scott J.* ​
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 5009-5017.

“Preparation and characterization of a reduced chromium complex via vinyl oxidative coupling: formation of a self-activating catalyst
for selective ethylene trimerization
” 
Albahily, K.; Fomitcheva, V.; Gambarotta, S.;* Korobkov, I.; Murugesu, M.;* Gorelsky, S. I.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16, 6380-6387.

“Single-molecule magnet behavior for an antiferromagnetically superexchange-coupled dinuclear dysprosium(III) complex” 
Long, J.; Habib, F.; Lin, P.-H.; Korobkov, I.; Enright, G.; Ungur, L.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.* ​ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14, 5319-5328.
“A rare μ4-O centred Dy4 tetrahedra with coordination-induced local chirality and single molecule magnet behaviour”
Lin, P.-H.; Korobkov, I.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Ungur, L.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Murugesu, M.* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 10, 1535-1539.
“Lead bipyridyl hexacyanoferrate complex”
Zhidkova, M. N.; Ilyukhin, A. B.; Kotov, V. Y.;* Stenina, I. A.; Lin, P.-H.; Murugesu, M.  Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 56, 2, 258-261.
"Gradual spin crossover behaviour in a linear trinuclear FeII complex"
Savard, D.; Cook, C.; Enright, G. D.; Korobkov, I.; Burchell, T. J.; Murugesu, M.* CrystEngComm. 2011, 13, 5190-5197.

2010
“Synthesis, characterisation and computational studies on a novel one-dimensional arrangement of Schiff-base Mn3 single-molecule magnet”
Lin, P.-H.; Gorelsky, S.; Savard, D.; Burchell, T. J.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.* Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 7650-7658.
“Fluorescent dialdehyde ligand for the encapsulation of dinuclear luminescent lanthanides complexes”
Lin, P.-H.; Leclère, M.; Long, J.; Burchell, T. J.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.*  Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 5698–5704.
“Combining oximes with azides to create a novel 1-D [NaCoIII2] system: synthesis, structure, and solid-state NMR”
Pathmalingam, T.; Habib, F.; Widdifield, C. M.; Loiseau, F.; Burchell, T. J.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Beauchemin, A. M.; Bryce, D. L.;* Murugesu, M.*
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 1504-1510.

2009
“Two-dimensional networks of lanthanide cubane-shaped dumbbells” 
Savard, D.; Lin, P.-H.; Burchell, T. J.; Korobkov, I.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.*  Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 28, 11748-11754.

“Anisotropy barrier reduction in fast-relaxing Mn12 single-molecule magnets” 
Hill, S.;* Murugesu, M.; Christou, G. ​ Phys. Rev. B. 2009, 80, 174416.
“Salen-based [Zn2Ln3] complexes with fluorescence and single-molecule-magnet properties”
Burrow, C. E.; Burchell, T. J.; Lin, P.-H.; Habib, F.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.* Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 17, 8051-8053.
“Surface charge of polyoxometalates modulates polymerization of the scrapie prion protein” 
​Wille, H.; Shanmugam, M.; Murugesu, M.; Ollesch, J.; Stubbs, G.; Long, J. R.;* Safar, J. G.; Prusiner. S. B.* ​ PNAS, 2009, 106, 10, 3740-3745.
“Linking high anisotropy Dy3 triangles to create a Dy6 single-molecule magnet”
Hussain, B.; Savard, D.; Burchell, T. J.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2009, 1100-1102.
“A polynuclear lanthanide single-molecule magnet with a record anisotropic barrier”
​Lin, P.-H.; Burchell, T. J.; Ungur, L.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Murugesu, M.*  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9489-9492.

2008
"Large Mn25 single-molecule magnet with spin S = 51⁄2: magnetic and high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance
spectroscopic characterization of a giant spin state"
Murugesu, M.; Takahashi, S.; Wilson, A.; Abboud, K. A.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Hill, S.; Christou, G.* Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 20, 9459-9470.
“Dinuclear dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnets with a large anisotropic barrier”
Lin, P.-H.; Burchell, T. J.; Clérac, R.;* Murugesu, M.*  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8848-8851.
“A rare ligand bridged ferromagnetically coupled MnIV3 complex with a ground spin state of S = 9⁄2”
Pathmalingam, T.; Gorelsky, S. I.; Burchell, T. J.; Bédard, A.-C.; Beauchemin, A. M.;* Clérac, R.; Murugesu, M.* Chem. Commun. 2008, 2782-2784.
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