MMSN -- Participants Biographical Summary

Dr. John McMurtrie, Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences Queensland University of Technology.

Field:
Supramolecular chemistry, crystal engineering. Organic, inorganic and coordination chemistry

Grants:
D. Arnold, J. McMurtrie. New vistas in porphyrin chemistry via metal-catalyzed couplings with hydrazine derivatives. ARC Discovery DP0663774, $178,000 2006-08

Relevant Publications:
J.K. Clegg, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie and D. Schilter, Extended three-dimensional supramolecular architectures derived from trinuclear (bis-beta-diketonato)copper(II) metallocycles, J.K. Clegg, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie and D. Schilter, Dalton Trans., 10.1039/b517274h, 2006, In press.
New discrete metallocycles incorporating palladium(II) and platinum(II) corners and dipyridyldibenzotetraaza[14]annulene side units, J.E. Beves, B.E. Chapman, P.W. Kuchel, L.F. Lindoy, J. McMurtrie, M. McPartlin, P. Thordarson, G. Wei Dalton Trans., 2006, 744-750.
Modified porphyrinoids from carbazates and hydrazones and the first crystal structure of a di-iminoporphodimethene, L.J. Esdaile, J.C. McMurtrie, P. Turner, D.P. Arnold, Tetrahedron Letters, 2005, 46, 6931-6935.
New cadmium(II) and iron(II) coordination frameworks incorporating a di(4-pyridyl)isoindoline ligand, Y. Mulyana, C.J. Kepert, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2005, 2470-2475.
Engineering the metal-terpy grid with complexes containing 4'-hydroxy terpyridine, J. McMurtrie, I. Dance, CrystEngComm, 2005, 7(36), 230-236.
Engineering grids of metal complexes: development of the 2D M(terpy)2 embrace motif in crystals, J. McMurtrie, I. Dance, CrystEngComm, 2005, 7(35), 216-229.
Assembly of a tri-silver metallo-capsule incorporating a tripodyl tris-pyridyl ligand, D.J. Bray, L.-L. Liao, B. Antonioli, K. Gloe, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie, G. Wei, X. Y. Zhang, Dalton Trans., 2005, 1082-2083.
Interaction of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) with a -linked, bis-beta-diketone ligand to yield an unusual coordination motif, B.-S. Zheng, X. Y. Zhang, H.-W. Zhu, S.-X. Luo, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie, P. Turner, G. Wei, Dalton Trans., 2005, 1349-1351.
Dinuclear bis-beta-diketonato ligand derivatives of iron(III) and copper(II) and use of the latter as components for the assembly of extended metallo-supramolecular structures, J.K. Clegg, L.F. Lindoy, J.C. McMurtrie, D. Schilter, Dalton Trans., 2005, 857-864.
Triangles and tetrahedra: metal directed self assembly of metallo-supramolecular structures incorporating bis-beta-diketonato ligands, J.K. Clegg, L.F. Lindoy, B. Moubaraki, K.S. Murray, J.C. McMurtrie, Dalton Trans., 2004, 2417-2423.
Metal ion recognition via selective detuning. The interaction of selected transition and post-transition metal ions with a mono-N-benzylated O2N3-donor macrocycle and its xylyl-bridged ring analogue. M. Fainerman-Melnikova, A. Nezhadali, G. Rounaghi, J. C. McMurtrie, J. Kim, K. Gloe, M. Langer, S. S. Lee, L. F. Lindoy, T. Nishimura, K.-M. Park, J. Seo, Dalton Trans., 2004, 122.
Metal-ion recognition selective bulk membrane transport of silver(I) using thioether donor macrocycles as ionophores, and X-ray structure of the silver complex of an S4-donor ring. M. Fainerman-Melnikova, L. F. Lindoy, S.-Y. Liou, J. C. McMurtrie, N. P. Green, A. Nezhadali, G. Rounaghi, W. N. Setzer, Aust. J. Chem. 2004, 57, 161.
catena-Poly[[[dichlorocopper(II)]-mu-1,3,5-tris(2-pyridyloxymethyl)-benzene] methanol solvate]. D. J. Bray, L.-L. Liao, L. F. Lindoy, J. C. McMurtrie, Acta Cryst., 2004, E60, m918.
6,6'-Bis(chloromethyl)-2,2'-bipyridine. L. F. Lindoy, John C. McMurtrie, J. R. Price. Acta Cryst., 2004, E60, o886.
1,3,5-Tris(4-formylphenoxymethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene ethyl acetate solvate. D. J. Bray, L. F. Lindoy, J. C. McMurtrie, Acta Cryst., 2004, E60, o6.
(1,4,7,11,14,17-Hexathia-9,9,19,19-tetrahydroxymethylcycloicosane)silver(I) nitrate. M. Fainerman-Melnikova, L. F. Lindoy, J. C. McMurtrie, W. N. Setzer, Acta Cryst., 2003, E59, m880.
2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5-tris(phenoxymethyl)benzene. D. J. Bray, L. F. Lindoy, J. C. McMurtrie. Acta Cryst., 2003, E59, o1544.

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