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List of journal publications below. Links lead to publishers websites or ARAN repository (if available) - if you need a reprint of any article please get in touch.

2022

47. S. Hennessey, C. S. Burke, R. González-Gómez, D. Sensharma, W. Tong, A. C. Kathalikkattil, F. Cucinotta, W. Schmitt, T. E. Keyes, P. Farràs. "A Photostable 1D Ruthenium‐Zinc Coordination Polymer as a Multimetallic Building Block for Light Harvesting Systems" ChemPhotoChem, 2022 [Link to article]

46. A. M. Alsharabasy, S .Glynn, P. Farràs, A. Pandit. "Protein nitration induced by Hemin/NO: A complementary mechanism through the catalytic functions of hemin and NO-scavenging" Nitric Oxide, 2022. [Link to article]

45. G. K. Dinesh, P. Dessì, W. Tong, R. González-Gómez, P. Farràs. "3D-Printed Photoelectrochemical Cell and its Application in Evaluation of BiVO4 Photoanodes" Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., 2022 (66) 4. [Link to article]

44. A. Galushchinskiy, R. González-Gómez, K. McCarthy, P. Farràs, A. Savateev. "Progress in Development of Photocatalytic Processes for Synthesis of Fuels and Organic Compounds under Outdoor Solar Light" Energy Fuels, 2022, 36(9), 4625-4639. [Link to article]

43. A. Ahmed, C. Efthymiou, R. Sanii, E. Patyk-Kaźmierczak, A. M. Alsharabasy, M.Winterlich, N. Kumar, D.Sensharma, W. Tong, S. Guerin, P. Farràs, S. Hudson, D. Thompson, M. J. Zaworotko, A. Tasiopoulos, C. Papatriantafyllopoulou. "NUIG4: A Biocompatible pcu Metal-Organic Framework with an Exceptional Doxorubicin Encapsulation Capacity" J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10(9), 1378-1385. [Link to article]

2021

42. P. Kielty, B. A. Chalmers, P. Farràs, D. A. Smith, F. Aldabbagh. "Visible light activated benzimidazolequinone alkoxyamines of 1, 1, 3, 3‐tetramethylisoindolin‐2‐yloxyl (TMIO)"  Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2021 (48), 6652-6657. [Link to article]

41. P. Kielty, P. Farràs, D. A. Smith, F. Aldabbagh. "CF3-Bis-TEMPO-Vis: New Visible Light Active Bis-Benzimidazolequinone Alkoxyamine" Molbank, 2021 (4), M1300.  [Link to article]

40. P. Farràs, P. Strasser,  A. J. Cowan. "Water electrolysis: Direct from the sea or not to be?" Joule, 2021,  5 (8), 1921-1923.  [Link to article]

39. I. Mylonas-Margaritis, J. Mayans,  W. Tong,  P. Farràs, A. Escuer, P. McArdle, C. Papatriantafyllopoulou. "Synthesis and Characterization of New Coordination Compounds by the Use of 2-Pyridinemethanol and Di- or Tricarboxylic Acids" CrystEngComm, 2021, Accepted Manuscript. [link to article]

38. N. Murphy,  E. McCarthy, R. Dwyer, P. Farràs. "Boron clusters as breast cancer therapeutics". J. Inorg. Biochem., 2021, 111412. [Link to article]

37.  D. Conboy, P. Kielty, J. C. Bear, J. K.  Cockcroft,  P. Farràs, P. McArdle, R. J. Singer, D. A. Smith, F. Aldabbagh. "Ring-fused dimethoxybenzimidazole-benzimidazolequinone (DMBBQ): Tunable halogenation and quinone formation using NaX/Oxone". Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19 (12), 2716-2724. [Link to article]

 2020

36. A. M. Alsharabasy, A. Pandit, P. Farràs. "Recent Advances in the Design and Sensing Applications of Hemin/Coordination Polymer‐Based Nanocomposites". Adv. Mater., 2020 , 33 (2), 2003883. [Link to article]

35.  P. Dessì, L. Rovira-Alsina, C. Sánchez,  K. G. Dinesh, W. Tong, P. Chatterjee, M. Tedesco, P. Farràs, H. M. V. Hamelers, S. Puig. "Microbial electrosynthesis: Towards sustainable biorefineries for production of green chemicals from CO2 emissions".   Biotechnol. Adv., 2020, 46, 107675. [Link to article]

34. P. Kielty,  P. Farràs, P. McArdle, D.Smith, F. Aldabbagh. "2-(Fluoromethyl)-4, 7-dimethoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazole". Molbank, 2020, (2), M1129. [link to article]

33. W. Tong, M. Forster, F. Dionigi, S. Dresp, R. S. Erami, P. Strasser, A. Cowan, P. Farràs. "Electrolysis of low-grade and saline surface water". Nat. Energy, 2020, 5, 367-377, [Link to article]

2019

32. S. Hennessey, P. Farràs, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Llobet. "A Bpp-based dinuclear ruthenium photocatalyst for visible-light driven oxidation reactions". Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 6760-6768. [link to article]

31. P. Kielty,  P. Farràs, P. McArdle, D.Smith, F. Aldabbagh. "Visible-light unmasking of heterocyclic quinone methide radicals from alkoxyamines". Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 14665-14668. [link to artice]

2018

30. S. Hennessey, P. Farràs. "Production of Solar Chemicals: gaining selectivity with hybrid molecule/semiconductor assemblies". Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6662-6680. [link to article] [ARAN]

29. S. Hennessey, P. Farràs. "The Quest for Sulfur-Containing Photoactive Materials". ChemPhotoChem 2018, 2, 136-147. [link to article] [ARAN]

2017

28. M. Navarro, S. Wang, H. Müller-Bunz, G. Redmond, P. Farràs, M. Albrecht. "Triazolylidene Metal Complexes Tagged with a Bodipy Chromophore: Synthesis and Monitoring of Ligand Exchange Reactions". Organometallics 2017, 38, 1469. [link to article] [ARAN]

27. P. Farràs, F. Cucinotta. “Recent Advances in Artificial Photosynthetic Systems at Newcastle University”. C. R. Chim. 2017, 20, 272.  [link to article] [ARAN]

 2016

26. G. Neri, M. Forster, J. J. Walsh, C. M. Robertson, T. J. Whittles, P. Farràs, A. J. Cowan. "Photochemical CO2 reduction in water using a co-immobilized nickel catalyst and a visible light sensitiser". Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 14200. [link to article]

25. P. Farràs, H. Waller, A. C. Benniston. “Enhanced Photostability of a Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complex under Highly Oxidizing Aqueous Conditions by its Partial Inclusion into a Cyclodextrin”. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1133. [link to article] [ARAN]

24. P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, J. N. Clifford, P. Garrido-Barros, E. Palomares, A. Llobet. “Light driven styrene epoxidation and hydrogen generation using H2O as an oxygen source in a photoelectrosynthesis cell”. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 255. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2015

 23. P. Farràs, C. Di Giovanni, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares, A. Llobet. “H2 Generation and Sulfide to Sulfoxide Oxidation in H2O Using Sunlight with a Model Photoelectrosynthesis Cell”. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2015, 304, 202-208. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2014

 22. P. Farràs, A. C. Benniston. “Bodipy-Ruthenium dyads for homogeneous photochemical oxidations”. Tet. Lett. 2014, 55, 7011-7014. [link to article] [ARAN]

21. P. Farràs, E. C. Escudero-Adán, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Controlling the Pirouetting Motion in Rotaxanes by Counterion Exchange”. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 8654-8661. [link to article] [ARAN]

20. P. Farràs, A. D Musteti, I. Rojo, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, M. E Light. “Widely Applicable Metallacarborane Reagents for π-Conjugated Systems”. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 5803-5809. [link to article] [ARAN]

19. C. Viñas, M. Tarrés, P. González-Cardoso, P. Farràs, P. Bauduin, F. Teixidor. “Surfactant behaviour of metallacarboranes. A study based on the electrolysis of water”. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 5062-5068. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2013

 18. P. Farràs, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Preferential Chlorination Vertexes in Cobaltabisdicarbollide Anions. Radical Substitution Rate Correlation with Site Charges Computed by the Two Atoms Natural Population Analysis Method (2a-NPA)”. J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 747, 119-125. [link to article] [ARAN]

17. P. Farràs, S. Maji, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Llobet. “Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Dyad Ru-Based Molecules for Light-Driven Oxidation Catalysis”. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7162-7172. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2012

 16. P. Farràs, N. Vankova, L. L. Zeonjuk, J. Warneke, Th. Dülcks, Th. Heine, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor, D. Gabel. “From icosahedron to a plane – flattening dodecaiodo-dodecaborate by successive stripping of iodine”. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 13208-12. [link to article] [ARAN]

15. P. Farràs, E. J. Juárez-Pérez, M. Lepšík, R. Luque, R. Núñez, F. Teixidor. “Metallacarboranes and their Interactions: Theoretical Insights and their Applicability”. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 3433-3700. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2011

 14. P. Farràs, I. Rojo, R. Kivekäs, R. Sillanpää, F.Teixidor, P. González-Cardoso, C. Viñas. “Relaxed but highly compact diansa metallacyclophanes”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16537-52. [link to article] [ARAN]

13. P. Farràs, D. Olid-Britos, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Unprecedented B―H activation through Pd catalysed B―Cvinyl bond coupling on borane systems”. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 2525-2532. [link to article] [ARAN]

12. P. Bauduin, S. Prevost, P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, O. Diat, T. Zemb. “Theta-shaped amphiphilic COSAN: a new transition from monolayer vesicles to micelles”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5298-5300. [link to article] [ARAN]

11. S. Roeser, P. Farràs, F. Bozoglian, M. Martínez, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Llobet."Chemical, Electrochemical and Photochemical Catalytic Oxidation of Water to Dioxygen with Mononuclear Ru Complexes". ChemSusChem 2011, 4, 197-207. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2010

 10. V. Terrasson, Y. García, P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, J. Planas, D. Prim, M. E. Light, M. B. Hursthouse. “Crystal Engineering of o-Carboranyl Alcohols: Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Thermal Properties". CrysEngComm. 2010, 12, 4109. [link to article] [ARAN]

9. P. Farràs, C. Viñas, R. Sillanpää, F. Teixidor, M. Rey. “The nature of the chlorination reaction in anionic boron clusters". Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 7684. [link to article] [ARAN]

8. P. González-Cardoso, A. I. Stoica, P. Farràs, A. Pepiol, C. Viñas, F. Teixidor. “Additive tuning redox potential in metallacarboranes by sequencial halogen substitution”. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 6660. [link to article] [ARAN]

7. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, R. Sillanpää, C. Viñas. “A convenient synthetic route to useful monobranched polyethoxylated halogen terminated [3,3’-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]- synthons”. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 1716. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2009

 6. R. Streubel, A. Özbolat-Schön, M. Bode, J. Daniels, G. Schnakenburg, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, A. Vaca, A. Pepiol, P. Farràs. “Investigations on the reactivity of Li/Cl phosphinidenoid tungsten complexes towards various iodine compounds”. Organometallics 2009, 28, 6031. [link to article] [ARAN]

5. P. Farràs, A. M. Cioran, V. Šícha, F. Teixidor, B. Štíbr, B. Grüner, C. Viñas. “Towards the synthesis of high boron content polyanionic multicluster macromolecules”. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 8210. [link to article] [ARAN]

4. V. Šícha, P. Farràs, B. Štíbr, F. Teixidor, B. Grüner, C. Viñas. “Syntheses of C-substituted icosahedral dicarbaboranes bearing the 8-dioxane-cobalt bisdicarbollide moiety”. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 1599. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2008

 3. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, R. Kivekäs, R. Sillanpää, C. Viñas, B. Grüner, I. Cisarova “Metallacarboranes as Building Blocks for Polyanionic Polyarmed Aryl-Ether Materials”. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 9497. [link to article] [ARAN]

 2006

 2. P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, V. Branchadell. “Prediction of pK(a) values of nido-carboranes by density functional theory methods”. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7947. [link to article] [ARAN]

1. R. Nuñez, P. Farràs, F. Teixidor, C. Viñas, R. Sillanpää, R. Kivekäs. “First example of a discrete P••I••I••P assembly. The large influence of weak interactions on the 31P-NMR of iodinated phosphorus compounds”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1270. [link to article] [ARAN]