Christopher Sumby

Research Interests

Chemical Sciences Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry Nanobiotechnology Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Organometallic Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Transition Metal Chemistry

Prof Christopher Sumby

Dean, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Christopher (Chris) Sumby is Head of the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences and Angas Professor of Chemistry at the University of Adelaide where he undertakes research into the synthesis and properties of nanomaterials to address energy, environmental and industrial challenges. Chris has been awarded various fellowships and awards, including an ARC Future Fellowship (2009), a South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award (2009) and a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science International Invitational Fellowship (2014). Chris is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials at the University of Adelaide where key research themes include Chemical and Electrical Energy Storage; Energy Waste Management; Heterogeneous Catalysis; and Nanoporous materials for Gas Separations. He also directs the Bragg Crystallography Facility, the X-ray diffraction centre at the University of Adelaide.STUDENT SUPERVISION - HONOURS, MASTERS AND PHDI am available to supervise Bachelor of Science (Honours), Masters of Philosophy and PhD research projects in Chemistry. Have a look at my research pages and email me to discuss opportunities.See tabs below for details about my Research, Teaching and Professional Activities.

Research Areas

research overview

New Porous Materials and MOF Structuralisation

A significant part of my research focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of porous materials.  These contributions include: the synthesis of flexible MOF materials, solution-processable porous materials, and MOFs that enable structural characterisation of 'guest' metal complexes by single crystal X-ray crystallography.

We have developed and exploited a "controlled flexibility hinge" design for MOFs that facilitate dynamic structural behaviour in the solid-state.  Recent examples includeA diagram of a structure</p> <p>Description automatically generated with medium confidence

This same ligand design allowed for the development of a family of materials that can be used to study of reactions products and chemical reactivity within the chemically and spatially confined environment of a MOF. This is the reference to the seminal contribution but the MOF has led to several contributions in our work on catalysis and reviews on how MOFs can be used to understand gas adsorption and catalysis.

  • W. M. Bloch, et al., Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 906-912.

For MOFs to be applied as components of real-world systems, precise control over and optimisation of the physical form of the material is required. Projects include:

  • Examining modulation of the crystal size and morphology (changes at the nanoscale) and their impact on properties.  O. M. Linder-Patton et al., CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 4926-4934.
  • Using coordination replications to form MOF superstructures.

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Some of this work is done in collaboration with Dr Kenji Sumida (former ARC DECRA fellow).

We have also applied these materials to separation applications, including as components of Mixed-matrix Membranes (see our review on different additives for Mixed-matrix membranes in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56, 9292-9310), and used MOFs as a means to synthesise metal-oxide coatings on antibacterial materials (A. Karami et al., ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2021, 4, 6125–6136).

MOF Catalysis

The synthesis of nearly all industrial chemicals involves some sort of catalyst, and MOFs are promising materials for heterogeneous catalysis.  This work extends from garnering new insight into MOF supported catalysts through to making new MOF catalysts, as well as using MOFs as sacrificial templates for synthesis of commodity chemicals like methanol and ammonia. 

Some projects include:

  • Studying catalysis by SCXRD, for example obtaining X-ray crystallographic ‘snapshots’ of intermediates in the methanol carbonylation cycle (the Monsanto process). 
  • Looking at low temperature solid-gas reactions in MOFs. 

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We have also used post-synthetically metalated MOF structures can be used as sacrificial templates to synthesise efficient catalysts for hydrogen conversion into suitable carrier gases for hydrogen transport, including methane, methanol, and ammonia.

Biomolecule Protection in MOF biocomposites

Another research area utilises MOFs (and also other materials) to protect biomolecules from inhospitable conditions. This processes, coined biomimetic mineralisation, is a rapid, easy to use coating procedure that uses the biomolecule to seed growth of a protective coating. This approach has been used to protect enzymes from harsh environments within a biomimetically mineralised MOF coating. We have:

  • Used MOFs to protect enzymes from harsh environments within a biomimetically mineralised coating: W. Liang, et al., Chem. Mater., 2018, 30, 1069-1077.
  • Demonstrated the importance of protein surface chemistry and charge: N. K. Maddigan, et al., Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 4217-4223. 
  • Shown that the hydrophilicity of the MOF coating is essential for activity: W. Liang, et al., J. Am Chem Soc, 2019, 141, 2348-2355. 
  • Used Hydrogen-bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs) to protect biomolecules: W. Liang, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14298–14305 and K. L. Flint, et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 23026-23033.

We have also written authoritative reviews on this field: 

  • W. Liang et al., Chem. Rev. 2021, 121, 1077–1129.
  • M. J. Velásquez-Hernández, et al., Coord. Chem. Rev., 2021, 429, 213651.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - 2023 Head, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences The University of Adelaide
2022 - 2023 Interim Head, School of Physical Sciences/Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences The University of Adelaide
2021 - 2024 Head of Chemistry The University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing Professor of Chemistry The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2018 Deputy Dean (Research) University of Adelaide
2013 - 2016 Associate Professor University of Adelaide
2010 - 2014 ARC Future Fellow University of Adelaide
2010 - 2012 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2007 - 2010 Australian Post-doctoral Fellow (APD) University of Adelaide
2006 - 2009 Lecturer in Chemistry University of Adelaide
2006 - 2007 FRST Science and Technology Fellow University of Otago
2003 - 2006 EPRSC-funded Post-doctoral Fellow University of Leeds

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2016 Award Sandy Mathieson Award of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand - - -
2016 Invitation CrystEngComm New Talent Issue contributor - - -
2016 Invitation Journal of Coordination Chemistry Emerging Investigator Issue - - -
2015 Invitation RSC Emerging Investigator Issue Royal Society of Chemistry - -
2014 Fellowship JSPS International Incoming Fellowship (longterm) - - -
2009 Fellowship ARC Future Fellowship - - -
2009 Award South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award The Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) Australia -
2002 Award Ralph Earle Seminar Prize University of Canterbury New Zealand -
2002 Fellowship New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Claude McCarthy Fellowship Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara New Zealand -
2002 Award Royal Society of New Zealand Science and Technology Award Royal Society of New Zealand - -
1998 Award Haydon Prize in Chemistry University of Canterbury - -

Date Institution name Country Title
2000 - 2003 University of Canterbury New Zealand PhD
1996 - 1999 University of Canterbury New Zealand BSc. (Hons.)

Year Citation
2026 Chakiris, J. P., Sumby, C. J., Brooks, D. A., Ashton, T. D., & Hickey, S. M. (2026). Two different products from the reaction between 2-formylphenylboronic acid and benzhydrazide: benzoyl hydrazone versus dimer.. Acta crystallographica. Section C, Structural chemistry, C82(2), 1-13.
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2025 Puschnig, J., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2025). Chiral Materials from Biomass: 3-deoxy-α-D-ribono-1,4-lactone and 3-deoxy-α-D-arabino-1,4-lactone via the Bromination of Cyrene. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 28(19), e202500010-1-e202500010-5.
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2025 Puschnig, J., Lamb, O., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2025). Ring-expansion reactions of Cyrene and derivatives with ethyl diazoacetate. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 78(5), CH24163-1-CH24163-5.
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2025 Linder-Patton, O. M., Wang, L., Evans, J. D., Yasin, N. H., Berahim-Jusoh, N. H., Li, S., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2025). Understanding the Role of the Zr-MOF Support Structure on Templated Ternary CO₂ Hydrogenation Catalyst Structure and Activity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(31), 44573-44584.
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2025 Karami, A., Toronjo-Urquiza, L., Kidd, S., Sumby, C. J., & Bi, J. (2025). UCNP@ZnO:Co/Ag Composites: A Dual-Action Platform for Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy via Synergistic Silver Ion and Reactive Oxygen Species Release.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 17(33), 46850-46860.
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2025 Notzon, A. J., Lamb, O., Sumby, C. J., Karton, A., O'Reilly, R. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2025). Tropylium-Catalyzed Domino Reactions for the Thioetherification of Levoglucosenone. Synthesis, 57(22), 3488-3496.
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2025 Siddique, R. G., Anthony, T. E., Evans, J. D., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2025). Rhodium Carbonyl Complexes within the Tunable Microenvironments of UiO-66 Analogues. Inorganic Chemistry, 64(45), 22533-22544.
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2024 Jevric, M., Klepp, J., Puschnig, J., Lamb, O., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2024). Skeletal rearrangement of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols promoted by thionyl chloride or Appel conditions.. Beilstein J Org Chem, 20(20), 823-829.
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2024 Gimeno-Fonquernie, P., Albalad, J., Price, J. R., Bloch, W. M., Evans, J. D., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2024). Topological analysis and control of post-synthetic metalation sites in Zr-based metal–organic frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 12(7), 2267-2648.
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2024 Puschnig, J., Jevric, M., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2024). Intermolecular Enamine Mizoroki–Heck Reactions on a Bio-Derived Scaffold. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 89(2), 1315-1319.
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2024 Lee, Y. X., Ahmad, F., Karuppanan, S., Sumby, C., Shahed, C. A., & Ramli, S. H. (2024). Thermo-mechanical performance of wolframite mineral reinforced siloxane-modified epoxy-based intumescent coating for structural steel. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 35(1), 19 pages.
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2023 Karami, A., de Prinse, T. J., Spooner, N. A., Kidd, S. P., Sumby, C. J., & Bi, J. (2023). UV emission from lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles in super-resolution microscopy: potential for cellular damage. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6(8), 7031-7043.
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2023 Vieira de Castro, T., Huang, D. M., Sumby, C. J., Lawrence, A. L., & George, J. H. (2023). A bioinspired, one-step total synthesis of peshawaraquinone. Chemical Science, 14(4), 950-954.
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2023 Salaemae, W., Thompson, A., Gaiser, B., Lee, K. J., Huxley, M., Sumby, C., . . . Wegener, K. (2023). Fortuitous<i>in vitro</i>compound degradation produces a tractable hit against<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>dethiobiotin synthetase: a cautionary tale of what goes in, does not always come out.
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2023 Legendre, S. V. A. -M., Sumby, C. J., Karton, A., & Greatrex, B. W. (2023). Desymmetrization and Kinetic Resolution of Endoperoxides Using a Bifunctional Organocatalyst. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 88(16), 11377-12164.
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2023 Zur Bonsen, A. B., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2023). Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Hyperireflexolides A and B. Organic Letters, 25(34), 6317-6321.
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2023 Young, R. J., Huxley, M. T., Wu, L., Hart, J., O'Shea, J., Doonan, C. J., . . . Sumby, C. J. (2023). Studying manganese carbonyl photochemistry in a permanently porous metal–organic framework. Chemical Science, 14(35), 9409-9417.
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2023 Salaemae, W., Thompson, A. P., Gaiser, B. I., Lee, K. J., Huxley, M. T., Sumby, C. J., . . . Wegener, K. L. (2023). Fortuitous <i>In Vitro</i> Compound Degradation Produces a Tractable Hit against <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Dethiobiotin Synthetase: A Cautionary Tale of What Goes In Does Not Always Come Out. ACS Chemical Biology, 18(9), 1985-1992.
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2023 Podversnik, H., Curtis, I., Pieterse, E., Jevric, M., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2023). Enamines from the biomass derivative Cyrene and reactions with isocyanates and ketenes. Tetrahedron Letters, 129, 154755-1-154755-4.
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2023 Flint, K. L., Evans, J. D., Carraro, F., Renner, S., Linder-Patton, O. M., Amenitsch, H., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2023). Protein-induced modifications in crystal morphology of a hydrogen-bonded organic framework. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(42), 23026-23033.
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2023 Smernik, J. F., Gimeno-Fonquernie, P., Albalad, J., Jones, T. S., Young, R. J., Champness, N. R., . . . Sumby, C. J. (2023). Understanding the structural landscape of Mn-based MOFs formed with hinged pyrazole carboxylate linkers. CrystEngComm, 25(47), 6539-6548.
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2023 Gimeno-Fonquernie, P., Albalad, J., Evans, J. D., Price, J., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2023). Atomic-Scale Elucidation of Unusually Distorted Dimeric Complexes Confined in a Zr-Based Metal—Organic Framework. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(47), 19208-19217.
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2022 Gimeno-Fonquernie, P., Liang, W., Albalad, J., Kuznicki, A., Price, J. R., Bloch, E. D., . . . Sumby, C. J. (2022). Templated synthesis of zirconium(IV)-based metal-organic layers (MOLs) with accessible chelating sites. Chemical Communications, 58(7), 957-960.
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2022 Franov, L. J., Hart, J. D., Pullella, G. A., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2022). Bioinspired total synthesis of erectones A and B, and the revised structure of hyperelodione D. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(19), e202200420-1-e202200420-5.
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2022 Flint, K. L., Huang, D. M., Linder‐Patton, O. M., Sumby, C. J., & Keene, F. R. (2022). Synthesis of Triple‐Stranded Diruthenium(II) Compounds. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022(25), 1-11.
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2022 Flint, K. L., Huang, D. M., Linder‐Patton, O. M., Sumby, C. J., & Keene, F. R. (2022). Front Cover: Synthesis of Triple‐Stranded Diruthenium(II) Compounds (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 25/2022). European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022(25).
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2022 French, S. A., Sumby, C. J., Huang, D. M., & George, J. H. (2022). Total Synthesis of Atrachinenins A and B. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144(50), 22844-22849.
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2021 Lippi, R., D'Angelo, A. M., Li, C., Howard, S. C., Madsen, I. C., Wilson, K., . . . Kennedy, D. F. (2021). Unveiling the structural transitions during activation of a CO₂ methanation catalyst Ru⁰/ZrO₂ synthesised from a MOF precursor. Catalysis Today, 368, 66-77.
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2021 Peralta, R. A., Huxley, M. T., Young, R. J., Linder-Patton, O. M., Evans, J. D., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2021). MOF matrix isolation: cooperative conformational mobility enables reliable single crystal transformations. Faraday Discussions, 225(0), 84-99.
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2021 Albalad, J., Peralta, R. A., Huxley, M. T., Tsoukatos, S., Shi, Z., Zhang, Y. -B., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2021). Coordination modulated on-off switching of flexibility in a metal–organic framework. Chemical Science, 44(44), 14893-14900.
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2021 Coleman, C. N., Tapping, P. C., Huxley, M. T., Kee, T. W., Huang, D. M., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2021). Structural modulation of the photophysical and electronic properties of pyrene-based 3D metal-organic frameworks derived from s-block metals. CrystEngComm, 23(1), 82-90.
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2021 Velásquez-Hernández, M. D. J., Linares-Moreau, M., Astria, E., Carraro, F., Alyami, M. Z., Khashab, N. M., . . . Falcaro, P. (2021). Towards applications of bioentities@MOFs in biomedicine. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 429, 1-45.
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2021 Liang, W., Wied, P., Carraro, F., Sumby, C. J., Nidetzky, B., Tsung, C. -K., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2021). Metal-organic framework-based enzyme biocomposites. Chemical Reviews, 121(3), 1077-1129.
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2021 Haris, N. S. H., Mansor, N., Mohd Yusof, M. S., Sumby, C. J., & Abdul Kadir, M. (2021). Investigating the Potential of Flexible and Pre-Organized Tetraamide Ligands to Encapsulate Anions in One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Studies and Crystal Structures. Crystals, 11(1), 77-1-77-14.
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2021 Brammer, L., Burrows, A. D., Chong, S. Y. L., Craig, G., Evans, J., Farha, O., . . . West, N. G. (2021). Advanced characterisation techniques: Multi-scale,: In situ, and time-resolved: General discussion. Faraday Discussions, 225(0), 152-167.
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2021 de Prinse, T. J., Karami, A., Moffatt, J. E., Payten, T. B., Tsiminis, G., Teixeira, L. D. S., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2021). Dual Laser Study of Non-Degenerate Two Wavelength Upconversion Demonstrated in Sensitizer-Free NaYF₄:Pr Nanoparticles. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(7), 2001903-1-2001903-7.
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2021 Albalad, J., Sumby, C. J., Maspoch, D., & Doonan, C. J. (2021). Elucidating pore chemistry within metal–organic frameworks via single crystal X-ray diffraction; from fundamental understanding to application. CrystEngComm, 23(11), 2185-2195.
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2021 Maddigan, N. K., Linder-Patton, O. M., Falcaro, P., Sumby, C. J., Bell, S. G., & Doonan, C. J. (2021). Influence of the synthesis and storage conditions on the activity of Candida antarctica lipase B ZIF-8 biocomposites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(44), 51867-51875.
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2021 Peralta, R. A., Huxley, M. T., Albalad, J., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2021). Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformations of Metal-Organic-Framework-Supported, Site-Isolated Trigonal-Planar Cu(I) Complexes with Labile Ligands. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(16), 11775-11783.
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2021 Karami, A., Farivar, F., De Prinse, T. J., Rabiee, H., Kidd, S., Sumby, C. J., & Bi, J. (2021). Facile Multistep Synthesis of ZnO-Coated β-NaYF₄:Yb/Tm Upconversion Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(8), 6125-6136.
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2021 Betts, H. D., Neville, S. L., McDevitt, C. A., Sumby, C. J., & Harris, H. H. (2021). The biochemical fate of Ag+ ions in Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and biological media.. J Inorg Biochem, 225, 1-10.
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2020 Lippi, R., Coghlan, C. J., Howard, S. C., Easton, C. D., Gu, Q., Patel, J., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2020). In Situ MOF-Templating of Rh Nanocatalysts under Reducing Conditions. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 73(12), 1271-1283.
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2020 Hickey, S., Nitschke, S., Sweetman, M. J., Sumby, C. J., Brooks, D. A., Plush, S. E., & Ashton, T. D. (2020). Cross-coupling of amide and amide derivatives to umbelliferone nonaflates: synthesis of coumarin derivatives and fluorescent materials. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85(12), 7986-7999.
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2020 Young, R. J., Huxley, M. T., Pardo, E., Champness, N. R., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2020). Isolating reactive metal-based species in Metal-Organic Frameworks - viable strategies and opportunities. Chemical Science, 11(16), 4031-4050.
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2020 Peralta, R. A., Huxley, M. T., Evans, J. D., Fallon, T., Cao, H., He, M., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2020). Highly active gas phase organometallic catalysis supported within metal-organic framework pores. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(31), 13533-13543.
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2020 Dissanayake, I., Hart, J. D., Becroft, E. C., Sumby, C. J., & Newton, C. G. (2020). Bisketene equivalents as diels-alder dienes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(31), 13328-13333.
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2020 Betts, H. D., Linder-Patton, O. M., & Sumby, C. J. (2020). A stable coordination polymer based on rod-like silver(I) nodes with contiguous Ag-S bonding. Molecules, 25(19), 1-8.
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2020 Day, A. J., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2020). Biomimetic synthetic studies on the bruceol family of meroterpenoid natural products. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85(4), 2103-2117.
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2020 Patel, H. D., Tran, T. -H., Sumby, C. J., Pašteka, L. F., & Fallon, T. (2020). Boronate Ester Bullvalenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(8), 3680-3685.
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2020 Perlata, R. A., Huxley, M. T., Shi, Z., Zhang, Y. -B., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2020). A metal–organic framework supported iridium catalyst for the gas phase hydrogenation of ethylene. Chemical Communications, 97(56), 15313-15316.
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2019 Coleman, M. A., Burchill, L., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2019). Biomimetic synthesis enables the structure revision of furoerioaustralasine. Organic Letters, 21(21), 8776-8778.
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2019 Burchill, L., Pepper, H. P., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2019). ortho-Quinone methide cyclizations inspired by the busseihydroquinone family of natural products. Organic Letters, 21(20), 8304-8307.
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2019 Huxley, M. T., Young, R. J., Bloch, W. M., Champness, N. R., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2019). Isomer interconversion studied through single-crystal to single-crystal transformations in a metal-organic framework matrix. Organometallics, 38(18), 3412-3418.
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2019 Murray, L. A. M., Fallon, T., Sumby, C. J., & George, J. H. (2019). Total synthesis of naphterpin and marinone natural products. Organic Letters, 21(20), 8312-8315.
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2019 Hart, J. D., Burchill, L., Day, A. J., Newton, C. G., Sumby, C. J., Huang, D. M., & George, J. H. (2019). Visible-light photoredox catalysis enables the biomimetic synthesis of nyingchinoids A, B, and D, and rasumatranin D. Angewandte Chemie, 131(9), 2817-2820.
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2019 Day, A. J., Lee, J. H. Z., Phan, Q. D., Lam, H. C., Ametovski, A., Sumby, C. J., . . . George, J. H. (2019). Biomimetic and biocatalytic synthesis of bruceol. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 58(5), 1427-1431.
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2019 Liang, W., Xu, H., Carraro, F., Maddigan, N. K., Li, Q., Bell, S. G., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2019). Enhanced activity of enzymes encapsulated in hydrophilic metal-organic frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(6), 2348-2355.
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2019 Hart, J. D., Burchill, L., Day, A. J., Newton, C. G., Sumby, C. J., Huang, D. M., & George, J. H. (2019). Visible-light photoredox catalysis enables the biomimetic synthesis of nyingchinoids A, B, and D, and rasumatranin D. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(9), 2791-2794.
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2019 Stark, K. A. S., Alvino, J. F., Kirkbride, K. P., Sumby, C. J., Metha, G. F., Lenehan, C. E., . . . Prior, C. (2019). Crystal structure, sensitiveness and theoretical explosive performance of xylitol pentanitrate (XPN). Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 44(5), 541-549.
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2019 Jevric, M., Wang, Z., Petersen, A. U., Mansø, M., Sumby, C. J., Nielsen, M. B., & Moth-Poulsen, K. (2019). Tuning molecular solar thermal properties by modification of a promising norbornadiene photoswitch. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019(13), 2354-2361.
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2019 Petersen, A. U., Hofmann, A. I., Fillols, M., Mansø, M., Jevric, M., Wang, Z., . . . Moth-Poulsen, K. (2019). Solar energy storage by molecular norbornadiene-quadricyclane photoswitches: polymer film devices. Advanced Science, 6(12), 1-10.
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2019 Schuschke, C., Hohner, C., Jevric, M., Ugleholdt Petersen, A., Wang, Z., Schwarz, M., . . . Libuda, J. (2019). Solar energy storage at an atomically defined organic-oxide hybrid interface. Nature Communications, 10(1), 2384-1-2384-10.
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2019 Klepp, J., Sadgrove, N. J., Legendre, S. V. A. M., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2019). Biomimetic Synthesis of Mitchellenes B-H from the Abundant Biological Precursor 14-Hydroxy-6,12-muuroloadien-15-oic Acid. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 84(15), 9637-9647.
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2019 Flint, K. L., Collins, J. G., Bradley, S. J., Smith, T. A., Sumby, C. J., & Keene, F. R. (2019). Synthesis and characterisation of helicate and mesocate forms of a double-stranded diruthenium(II) complex of a di(terpyridine) ligand. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 72(10), 762-768.
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2019 Bloch, W. M., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2019). Tuning packing, structural flexibility, and porosity in 2D metal-organic frameworks by metal node choice. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 72(10), 797-804.
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2019 Liang, W., Carraro, F., Solomon, M. B., Bell, S. G., Amenitsch, H., Sumby, C. J., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2019). Enzyme encapsulation in a porous hydrogen-bonded organic framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(36), 14298-14305.
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2018 Maddigan, N., Tarzia, A., Huang, D., Sumby, C., Bell, S., Falcaro, P., & Doonan, C. (2018). Protein surface functionalisation as a general strategy for facilitating biomimetic mineralisation of ZIF-8. Chemical Science, 9(18), 4217-4223.
DOI Scopus183 WoS179 Europe PMC105
2018 Klepp, J., Sumby, C., & Greatrex, B. (2018). Synthesis of a Chiral Auxiliary Family from Levoglucosenone and Evaluation in the Diels-Alder Reaction. Synlett, 29(11), 1441-1446.
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2018 Young, R., Begg, S., Coghlan, C., McDevitt, C., & Sumby, C. J. (2018). Exploring the use of structure and polymer incorporation to tune silver ion release and antibacterial activity of silver coordination polymers. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2018(30), 3512-3518.
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2018 KADIR, M. A., YUSOF, M. S. M., & Sumby, C. (2018). Crystal Structure of 1,2-Bis[N,N′-6-(3-pyridylmethylamido)pyridyl-2-carboxyamido]ethane. X-ray Structure Analysis Online, 34(0), 31-32.
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2018 Linder-Patton, O., De Prinse, T., Furukawa, S., Bell, S., Sumida, K., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2018). Influence of nanoscale structuralisation on the catalytic performance of ZIF-8: a cautionary surface catalysis study. CrystEngComm, 20(34), 4926-4934.
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2018 Wang, Z., Dreos, A., Sumby, C., Nielsen, M., Börjesson, K., Erhart, P., & Moth-Poulsen, K. (2018). Norbornadiene-based photoswitches with exceptional combination of solar spectrum match and long-term energy storage. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(49), 12767-12772.
DOI Scopus98 WoS97 Europe PMC55
2018 Kadir, M. A., Yusof, M. S. M., & Sumby, C. J. (2018). Crystal structure of 1,2-Bis[N,N'-6-(3-pyridylmethylamido)pyridyl-2-carboxyamido] ethane. X-ray Structure Analysis Online, 34(8), 31-32.
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2018 Lam, H., Phan, Q., Sumby, C., & George, J. (2018). Biomimetic synthesis of hyperjapones F-I. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 71(9), 649-654.
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2018 Bruce, M., Halet, J. -F., Le Guennic, B., Skelton, B., Sobolev, A., Sumby, C., & White, A. (2018). Structural systematics of some trinuclear alkynyl and diynyl Group 11 complexes containing dppm [dppm = CH₂(PPh₂)₂]. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 375, 2-12.
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2018 Jevric, M., Petersen, A. U., Mansø, M., Kumar Singh, S., Wang, Z., Dreos, A., . . . Moth‐Poulsen, K. (2018). Cover Feature: Norbornadiene‐Based Photoswitches with Exceptional Combination of Solar Spectrum Match and Long‐Term Energy Storage (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2018). Chemistry – A European Journal, 24(49), 12735.
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2018 Legendre, S., Jevric, M., Klepp, J., Sumby, C., & Greatrex, B. (2018). A domino Kornblum-DeLaMare/aza-Michael reaction of 3,6-dihydro-1,2-dioxines and application to the synthesis of the ceramide transport inhibitor (±)-HPA-12. Tetrahedron, 74(12), 1229-1239.
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2018 Sadgrove, N. J., Klepp, J., Legendre, S. V. -M., Lyddiard, D., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2018). Revision of the Phytochemistry of Eremophila sturtii and E. mitchellii. Journal of natural products, 81(2), 405-409.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2018 Liang, W., Ricco, R., Maddigan, N., Dickinson, R., Xu, H., Li, Q., . . . Doonan, C. (2018). Control of structure topology and spatial distribution of biomacromolecules in Protein@ZIF-8 biocomposites. Chemistry of Materials, 30(3), 1069-1077.
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2018 Huxley, M. T., Burgun, A., Ghodrati, H., Coghlan, C. J., Lemieux, A., Champness, N. R., . . . Sumby, C. J. (2018). Protecting-group-free site-selective reactions in a metal-organic framework reaction vessel. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(20), 6416-6425.
DOI Scopus45 WoS42 Europe PMC28
2017 Kadir, M., & Sumby, C. (2017). Synthesis, crystal structure and coordination chemistry of DI-2-pyridylmethaneamine-based chelating ligands with cadmium salts. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 21(5), 1036-1044.
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2017 Huxley, M., Coghlan, C., Bloch, W., Burgun, A., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2017). X-ray crystallographic insights into post-synthetic metalation products in a metal-organic framework. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2084), 20160028-1-2016-0028-12.
DOI Scopus12 WoS16 Europe PMC2
2017 Burgun, A., Coghlan, C., Huang, D., Chen, W., Horike, S., Kitagawa, S., . . . Doonan, C. (2017). Mapping-out catalytic processes in a metal-organic framework with single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56(29), 8412-8416.
DOI Scopus81 WoS78 Europe PMC42
2017 Lam, H., Pepper, H., Sumby, C., & George, J. (2017). Biomimetic total synthesis of (±)-verrubenzospirolactone. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56(29), 8532-8535.
DOI Scopus33 WoS34 Europe PMC14
2017 Ledingham, E., Merritt, C., Sumby, C., Taylor, M., & Greatrex, B. (2017). Stereoselective Cyclopropanation of (-)-Levoglucosenone Derivatives Using Sulfonium and Sulfoxonium Ylides. Synthesis (Germany), 49(12), 2652-2662.
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2017 Dechnik, J., Gascon, J., Doonan, C., Janiak, C., & Sumby, C. (2017). Mixed-matrix membranes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(32), 9292-9310.
DOI Scopus670 WoS634 Europe PMC214
2017 Day, A., Lamr, H., Sumby, C., & George, J. (2017). Biomimetic total synthesis of rhodonoids C and D, and murrayakonine D. Organic Letters, 19(10), 2463-2465.
DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC16
2017 Burgun, A., Bloch, W., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2017). Engineering isoreticular 2D metal-organic frameworks with inherent structural flexibility. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70(5), 566-575.
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2017 Lippi, R., Howard, S., Barron, H., Easton, C., Madsen, I., Waddington, L., . . . Kennedy, D. (2017). Highly active catalyst for CO₂ methanation derived from a metal organic framework template. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(25), 12990-12997.
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2017 Dechnik, J., Gascon, J., Doonan, C. J., Janiak, C., & Sumby, C. J. (2017). Mixed-matrix-membranen. Angewandte Chemie, 129(32), 9420-9439.
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2017 Dechnik, J., Sumby, C., & Janiak, C. (2017). Enhancing mixed-matrix membrane performance with metal-organic framework additives. Crystal Growth and Design, 17(8), 4467-4488.
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2017 Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2017). Metal-organic framework catalysis. Crystengcomm, 19(29), 4045-4049.
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2016 Teo, J., Coghlan, C., Evans, J., Tsivion, E., Head-Gordon, M., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2016). Hetero-bimetallic metal-organic polyhedra. Chemical Communications, 52(2), 276-279.
DOI Scopus61 WoS61 Europe PMC34
2016 Huxley, M., Coghlan, C., Burgun, A., Tarzia, A., Sumida, K., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2016). Site-specific metal and ligand substitutions in a microporous Mn²⁺-based metal–organic framework. Dalton Transactions, 45(10), 4431-4438.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC7
2016 Linder-Patton, O., Bloch, W., Coghlan, C., Sumida, K., Kitagawa, S., Furukawa, S., . . . Sumby, C. (2016). Particle size effects in the kinetic trapping of a structurally-locked form of a flexible metal-organic framework. CrystEngComm, 18(22), 4172-4179.
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2016 Evans, J., Huang, D., Haranczyk, M., Thornton, A., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2016). Computational identification of organic porous molecular crystals. CrystEngComm, 18(22), 4133-4141.
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2016 Sumby, C. (2016). Metal-organic frameworks: A thin film opening. Nature Chemistry, 8(4), 294-296.
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2016 Linder-Patton, O., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2016). Staggered pillaring: a strategy to control layer-layer packing and enhance porosity in MOFs. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 69(11-13), 1802-1811.
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2016 Burgun, A., Valente, P., Evans, J., Huang, D., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2016). Endohedrally functionalised porous organic cages. Chemical Communications, 52(57), 8850-8853.
DOI Scopus30 WoS28 Europe PMC17
2016 Ricco, R., Pfeiffer, C., Sumida, K., Sumby, C., Falcaro, P., Furukawa, S., . . . Doonan, C. (2016). Emerging applications of metal-organic frameworks. CrystEngComm, 18(35), 6532-6542.
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2016 Bruce, M., Ellis, B., Halet, J., Le Guennic, B., Nicholson, B., Sahnoune, H., . . . Zaitseva, N. (2016). Syntheses and structures of some complexes containing M₃(μdppm)₃ moieties (M = Cu, Ag) linking C₄{M'Lₓ} groups [M'Lₓ = Re(CO)₃((BU ͭ₂-bpy), Ru(dppe)Cp*]. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 453, 654-666.
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2016 Capon, P., Burgun, A., Coghlan, C., Crees, R., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2016). Hydrogen adsorption in azolium and metalated N-heterocyclic carbene containing MOFs. CrystEngComm, 18(37), 7003-7010.
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2015 Evans, J., Huang, D., Hill, M., Sumby, C., Sholl, D., Thornton, A., & Doonan, C. (2015). Molecular design of amorphous porous organic cages for enhanced gas storage. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(14), 7746-7754.
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2015 Evans, J., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2015). Synthesis and applications of porous organic cages. Chemistry Letters, 44(5), 582-588.
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2015 Bloch, W., & Sumby, C. (2015). Probing solid-state breathing and structural transformations in a series of silver(I) porous coordination polymers. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2015(22), 3723-3729.
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2015 Kadir, M., Ramli, R., Kassim, N., Mansor, N., & Sumby, C. (2015). Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic studies of palladium(II) metallo-macrocyles containing ancillary blocking ligands and N,N'-2,6-Bis(3-pyridylmethyl)pyridine dicarboxamide. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 19(3), 520-530.
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2015 Kitchin, M., Teo, J., Konstas, K., Lau, C. H., Sumby, C. J., Thornton, A. W., . . . Hill, M. R. (2015). AIMs: a new strategy to control physical aging and gas transport in mixed-matrix membranes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(29), 15241-15247.
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2015 Kitchin, M., Konstas, K., Sumby, C., Czyz, M., Valente, P., Hill, M., . . . Doonan, C. (2015). Continuous flow synthesis of a carbon-based molecular cage macrocycle via a three-fold homocoupling reaction. Chemical Communications, 51(75), 14231-14234.
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2015 Bruce, M., Burgun, A., George, J., Nicholson, B., Parker, C., Skelton, B., . . . Zaitseva, N. (2015). Some reactions of azides with diynyl-bis(phosphine)ruthenium-cyclopentadienyl complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 797, 185-193.
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2015 Stockton, K., Merritt, C., Sumby, C., & Greatrex, B. (2015). Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura, Heck and Hydroarylation Reactions on (-)-Levoglucosenone and Application to the Synthesis of Chiral γ-Butyrolactones. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015(32), 6999-7008.
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2015 Bloch, W., & Sumby, C. (2015). Silver(I) coordination polymers of the ‘hinged’ pyrazine containing ligand di-2-pyrazinylmethane. Supramolecular Chemistry, 27(11-12), 807-819.
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2015 Huang, A., Sefton, M., Sumby, C., Tiekink, E., & Taylor, D. (2015). Mechanistic studies on the autoxidation of α-guaiene: structural diversity of the sesquiterpenoid downstream products. Journal of Natural Products, 78(1), 131-145.
DOI Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC22
2015 Bloch, W., Burgun, A., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2015). Probing post-synthetic metallation in metal-organic frameworks: insights from X-ray crystallography. Chemical Communications, 51(25), 5486-5489.
DOI Scopus24 WoS26 Europe PMC13
2014 Burgun, A., Crees, R., Cole, M., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2014). A 3-D diamondoid MOF catalyst based on in situ generated [Cu(L)2] N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) linkers: hydroboration of CO₂. Chemical Communications, 50(79), 11760-11763.
DOI Scopus73 WoS65 Europe PMC25
2014 Burgun, A., Gendron, F. D. R., Sumby, C. J., Roisnel, T., Cador, O., Costuas, K., . . . Lapinte, C. (2014). Hexatriynediyl Chain Spanning Two Cp*(dppe) M Termini (M= Fe, Ru): Evidence for the Dependence of Electronic and Magnetic Couplings on the Relative Orientation of the Termini. Organometallics, 33(10), 2613-2627.
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2014 Hollis, C., He, X., & Sumby, C. (2014). Ruthenium complexes of hexakis(cyanophenyl)[3]radialenes and their di(cyanophenyl)methane precursors: Synthesis, photophysical, and electrochemical properties. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 67(8), 1367-1379.
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2014 Evans, J. D., Sumby, C. J., & Doonan, C. J. (2014). Post-synthetic metalation of metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Society reviews, 43(16), 5933-5951.
DOI Scopus560 WoS529 Europe PMC233
2014 Kadir, M. A., Mansor, N., Yusof, M. S. M., & Sumby, C. J. (2014). Synthesis and crystal structure of N-6-[(4-pyridylamino) carbonyl]-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester zinc complex. Complex Metals, 1(1), 32-37.
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2014 Coghlan, C., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2014). Utilising hinged ligands in MOF synthesis: a covalent linking strategy for forming 3D MOFs. CrystEngComm, 16(28), 6364-6371.
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2014 Lu, T., Goh, A. W., Yu, M., Adams, J., Lam, F., Teo, T., . . . Wang, S. (2014). Discovery of (E)-3-((Styrylsulfonyl) methyl) pyridine and (E)-2-((Styrylsulfonyl) methyl) pyridine Derivatives as Anticancer Agents: Synthesis, Structure–Activity Relationships, and Biological Activities. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 57(6), 2275-2291.
DOI Scopus33 WoS33 Europe PMC18
2014 Evans, J. D., Huang, D. M., Hill, M. R., Sumby, C. J., Thornton, A. W., & Doonan, C. J. (2014). Feasibility of mixed matrix membrane gas separations employing porous organic cages. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(3), 1523-1529.
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2014 Hollis, C. A., He, X., & Sumby, C. J. (2014). Ruthenium complexes of hexakis (cyanophenyl)[3] radialenes and their di (cyanophenyl) methane precursors: Synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 1-23.
2014 Bloch, W. M., Burgun, A., Coghlan, C. J., Lee, R., Coote, M. L., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2014). Capturing snapshots of post-synthetic metallation chemistry in metal-organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry, 6(10), 906-912.
DOI Scopus186 WoS186 Europe PMC97
2014 Huang, A., Sumby, C., Tiekink, E., & Taylor, D. (2014). Synthesis of guaia-4(5)-en-11-ol, guaia-5(6)-en-11-ol, aciphyllene, 1- epi-melicodenones C and E, and other guaiane-type sesquiterpenoids via the diastereoselective epoxidation of guaiol. Journal of Natural Products, 77(11), 2522-2536.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25 Europe PMC16
2014 Rankine, D., Keene, T., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2014). Reprogramming kinetic phase control and tailoring pore environments in Coᴵᴵ and Znᴵᴵ metal-organic frameworks. Crystal Growth and Design, 14(11), 5710-5718.
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2014 Babarao, R., Coghlan, C., Rankine, D., Bloch, W., Gransbury, G., Sato, H., . . . Doonan, C. (2014). Does functionalisation enhance CO₂ uptake in interpenetrated MOFs? An examination of the IRMOF-9 series. Chemical Communications, 50(24), 3238-3241.
DOI Scopus63 WoS59 Europe PMC20
2013 Bloch, W., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2013). Using hinged ligands to target structurally flexible copper(II) MOFs. Crystengcomm, 15(45), 9663-9671.
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2013 He, Z., Pang, Q., Rankine, D., Sumby, C., Zhang, L., Doonan, C., & Li, Q. (2013). Encapsulation of polyoxometalates within layered metal-organic frameworks with topological and pore control. Crystengcomm, 15(45), 9340-9343.
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2013 Rankine, D., Keene, T., Sumby, C., & Doonan, C. (2013). Chelation-driven fluorescence deactivation in three alkali earth metal MOFs containing 2,2’-dihydroxybiphenyl-4,4’-dicarboxylate. Crystengcomm, 15(45), 9722-9728.
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2013 Foo, H., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C., & Monro, T. (2013). Towards microstructured optical fibre sensors: surface analysis of silanised lead silicate glass. Journal of Materials Chemistry C: materials for optical and electronic devices, 1(41), 6782-6789.
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2013 Bloch, W., Babarao, R., Hill, M., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2013). Post-synthetic structural processing in a metal-organic framework material as a mechanism for exceptional CO₂/N₂ selectivity. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(28), 10441-10448.
DOI Scopus183 WoS169 Europe PMC70
2013 Hollis, C., Batten, S., & Sumby, C. (2013). Two-dimensional and three-dimensional coordination polymers of hexakis (4-cyanophenyl)[3] radialene: the role of stoichiometry and kinetics. Crystal Growth & Design, 13(6), 2350-2361.
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2013 Keene, T., Rankine, D., Evans, J., Southon, P., Kepert, C., Aitken, J., . . . Doonan, C. (2013). Solvent-modified dynamic porosity in chiral 3D kagome frameworks. Dalton Transactions (Print Edition), 42(22), 7871-7879.
DOI Scopus35 WoS32 Europe PMC14
2013 Sumby, C. (2013). Research front on coordination polymers. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 66(4), 397-400.
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2013 Burgun, A., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2013). Triazolium-containing metal-organic frameworks: Control of catenation in 2-D Copper(II) paddlewheel structures. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 66(4), 409-418.
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2013 Avellaneda, A., Valente, P., Burgun, A., Evans, J., Markwell-Heys, A., Rankine, D., . . . Doonan, C. (2013). Kinetically controlled porosity in a robust organic cage material. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 52(13), 3746-3749.
DOI Scopus139 WoS132 Europe PMC82
2013 Pehere, A., Sumby, C., & Abell, A. (2013). New cylindrical peptide assemblies defined by extended parallel β-sheets. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 11(3), 425-429.
DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC12
2013 Avellaneda, A., Valente, P., Burgun, A., Evans, J. D., Markwell-Heys, A. W., Rankine, D., . . . Doonan, C. J. (2013). Kinetically controlled porosity in a robust organic cage material. Angewandte Chemie, 125(13), 3834-3837.
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2012 Rankine, D., Avellaneda, A., Hill, M., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2012). Control of framework interpenetration for in situ modified hydroxyl functionalised IRMOFs. Chemical Communications, 48(83), 10328-10330.
DOI Scopus67 WoS61 Europe PMC25
2012 Abdul Kadir, M., Clements, P., Hanton, L., Hollis, C., & Sumby, C. (2012). Pre-organisation or a hydrogen bonding mismatch; silver(I) diamide ligand coordination polymers versus discrete metallo-macrocyclic assemblies. Supramolecular Chemistry, 24(8), 627-640.
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2012 Evans, J., Hollis, C., Hack, S., Gentleman, A., Hoffmann, P., Buntine, M., & Sumby, C. (2012). Anion-π interactions of hexaaryl[3]radialenes. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 116(30), 8001-8007.
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2012 Crees, R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., & Sumby, C. (2012). Synthesis and coordination chemistry of 2-(di-2-pyridylamino)pyrimidine; structural aspects of spin crossover in an Fe(II) complex. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(7), 842-850.
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2012 Abdul Kadir, M., Hanton, L., & Sumby, C. (2012). Building blocks for coordination polymers: self-assembled cleft-like and planar discrete metallo-macrocyclic complexes. Dalton Transactions (Print Edition), 41(15), 4497-4505.
DOI Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2012 Bloch, W., & Sumby, C. (2012). Guest-induced crystal-to-crystal expansion and contraction of a 3-D porous coordination polymer. Chemical Communications, 48(19), 2534-2536.
DOI Scopus47 WoS47 Europe PMC16
2012 Avellaneda, A., Hollis, C., He, X., & Sumby, C. (2012). Fluorescent hexaaryl-and hexa-heteroaryl [3] radialenes: synthesis, structures, and properties. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 8, 71-80.
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2011 Abdul-Kadir, M., Hanton, L. R., & Sumby, C. J. (2011). Self-assembled metallo-macrocycle based coordination polymers with unsymmetrical amide ligands. Dalton Transactions, 40(45), 12374-12380.
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2011 Bloch, W., Derwent - Smith, S., Issa, F., Morris, J., Rendina, L., & Sumby, C. (2011). Fused pyrazino [2,3-b]indolizine and indolizino[2,3-b]quioxaline derivatives; synthesis, structures and properties. Tetrahedron, 67(48), 9368-9375.
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2011 Englich, F. V., Foo, T. C., Richardson, A. C., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C. J., & Monro, T. M. (2011). Photoinduced electron transfer based ion sensing within an optical fiber. Sensors, 11(10), 9560-9572.
DOI Scopus27 WoS26 Europe PMC11
2011 Sumby, C. (2011). Bridging ligands comprising two or more di-2-pyridylmethyl or amine arms: alternatives to 2,2'-bipyridyl-containing bridging ligands. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 255(15-16), 1937-1967.
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2010 Ioannidis, M., Gentleman, A., Ho, L., Lincoln, S., & Sumby, C. (2010). Complexation and structural studies of a sulfonamide aza-15-crown-5 derivative. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 13(5), 593-598.
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2010 Crees, R., Cole, M., Hanton, L., & Sumby, C. (2010). Synthesis of a zinc(II) imidazolium dicarboxylate ligand metal-organic framework (MOF): a potential precursor to MOF-tethered N-heterocyclic carbene compounds. Inorganic Chemistry, 49(4), 1712-1719.
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2009 Sumby, C., & Hanton, L. (2009). Syntheses and studies of flexible amide ligands: a toolkit for studying metallo-supramolecular assemblies for anion binding. Tetrahedron, 65(24), 4681-4691.
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2009 Hollis, C., Hanton, L., Morris, J., & Sumby, C. (2009). 2-D Coordination Polymers of Hexa(4-cyanophenyl)[3]-radialene and Silver(I): Anion•••π-Interactions and Radialene C−H•••Anion Hydrogen Bonds in the Solid-State Interactions of Hexaaryl[3]-radialenes with Anions. Crystal Growth & Design, 9(6), 2911-2916.
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2009 Westcott, A., Sumby, C., Walshaw, R., & Hardie, M. (2009). Metallo-gels and organo-gels with tripodal cyclotriveratrylene-type and 1,3,5-substituted benzene-type ligands. New Journal of Chemistry, 33(4), 902-912.
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2009 Sumby, C., Leita, B., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., & Steel, P. (2009). Synthesis and coordination chemistry of doubly-tridentate tripodal pyridazine and pyrimidine-derived ligands: structural interplay between M2L and M2L2 (M=Ni and Pd) complexes and magnetic properties of iron(II) complexes. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62(9), 1142-1154.
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2008 Antonioli, B., Bray, D., Clegg, J., Gloe, K., Gloe, K., Jager, A., . . . Wenzel, M. (2008). Interaction of copper(II) and palladium(II) with linked 2,2'-dipyridylamine derivatives: Synthetic and structural studies. Polyhedron, 27(13), 2889-2898.
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2008 Carruthers, C., Ronson, T., Sumby, C., Westcott, A., Harding, L., Prior, T., . . . Hardie, M. (2008). The dimeric "hand-shake" motif in complexes and metallo-supramolecular assemblies of cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands. Chemistry-A European Journal, 14(33), 10286-10296.
DOI Scopus54 WoS51 Europe PMC16
2008 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2008). Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of three copper(II) complexes of 1,4-bis(di-2-pyridylmethyl)phthalazine. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 61(14), 2179-2185.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2008 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2008). Synthesis and crystal structure of a 2nm long rectangular copper dimetallomacrocycle. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 61(1), 117-123.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2008 Sumby, C. (2008). Ruthenium(II) Complexes of New Chelating Indolizino [2,3-b] pyrazine- and Indolizino[2,3-b] quinoxaline-Derived Ligands: Syntheses, Electrochemistry and Absorption Spectroscopy. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 61(11), 894-904.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2008 Sumby, C., Gordon, K., Walsh, T., & Hardie, M. (2008). Synthesis and complexation of multiarmed cycloveratrylene-type ligands: Observation of the "Boat" and "Distorted-Cup" conformations of a cyclotetraveratrylene derivative. Chemistry-A European Journal, 14(14), 4415-4425.
DOI Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC6
2007 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2007). Coordination chemistry of di-2-pyridylamine-based bridging heterocyclic ligands: A structural study of coordination polymers and discrete dinuclear complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 360(6), 2100-2114.
DOI Scopus22 WoS21
2007 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2007). Mono- and dinuclear ruthenium complexes of bridging ligands incorporating two di-2-pyridylamine motifs: Syntheses, spectroscopy and electorchemistry. Polyhedron, 26(18), 5370-5381.
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2007 Sumby, C., & Hardie, M. (2007). 2,3,7,8,12,13-Hexahydroxy-10,15-dihydro-5H-tribenzo[a,d,g]cyclononene acetone disolvate. Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, 63(4), O1537-O1539.
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2006 Sumby, C., Carr, M., Franken, A., Kennedy, J., Kilner, C., & Hardie, M. (2006). Crystal-packing motifs of [Ag₄L₄]⁴+ star-burst tetrahedra. New Journal of Chemistry, 30(10), 1390-1396.
DOI Scopus27 WoS27
2006 Antonioli, B., Bray, D., Clegg, J., Gloe, K., Gloe, K., Kateva, O., . . . Wenzel, M. (2006). Silver(I) complexation of linked 2,2'-dipyridylamine derivatives. Synthetic, solvent extraction, membrane transport and X-ray structural studies. Dalton Transactions (Print Edition), 40, 4783-4794.
DOI Scopus62 WoS53 Europe PMC12
2006 Sumby, C., Fisher, J., Prior, T., & Hardie, M. (2006). Tris (pyridylmethyl-amino)cyclotriguaiacylene cavitands: An investigation of the solution and solid-state behaviour of metallo-supramolecular cages and cavitand-based corodination polymers.. Chemistry-A European Journal, 12(11), 2945-2959.
DOI Scopus79 WoS75 Europe PMC34
2005 Sumby, C., & Hardie, M. (2005). Capsules and star-burst polyhedra : An [Ag[2]L[2]] capsule and a tetrahedral [Ag[4]L[4]] metallosupramolecular prism with cyclotriveratrylene-type ligands. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 44(39), 6395-6399.
DOI Scopus71 WoS65 Europe PMC37
2005 Hardie, M., Ahmad, R., & Sumby, C. (2005). Network structures of cyclotriveratrylene and its derivatives. New Journal of Chemistry, 29(10), 1231-1240.
DOI Scopus32 WoS32
2005 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2005). An investigation of the coordination chemistry of the hexadentate ligand di-2-pyridylketone azine; the formation of a discrete tetranuclear complex with silver nitrate. New Journal of Chemistry, 29(8), 1077-1081.
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2005 Sumby, C., & Hardie, M. (2005). Disentangling disorder in the three-dimensional coordination network of {Ag₃[Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)cyclotriguaiacylene]₂}(PF₆)₃. Crystal Growth & Design, 5(4), 1321-1324.
DOI Scopus33 WoS30
2004 Hardie, M., Mills, R., & Sumby, C. (2004). Building blocks for cyclotriveratrylene-based coordination networks. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2(20), 2958-2964.
DOI Scopus32 WoS32 Europe PMC15
2004 Steel, P., & Sumby, C. (2004). Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a bridging trispiran ligand. Arkivoc (Online Ed), 2004, 7-12.
DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2004 Hardie, M., & Sumby, C. (2004). Interwoven 2-D coordination network prepared from the molecular host Tris(isonicotinoyl)cyclotriguaiacylene and Silver(I) Cobalt(III) bis(dicarbollide). Inorganic Chemistry, 43(22), 6872-6874.
DOI Scopus54 WoS52 Europe PMC21
2003 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2003). Cyclometalated compounds. XVII.¹ The first threefold cyclopalladation of a single benzene ring. Organometallics, 22(12), 2358-2360.
DOI Scopus32 WoS30
2003 Steel, P., & Sumby, C. (2003). Coordination chemistry of di-2-pyridylmethane and related bridging ligands with silver(i), copper(ii), palladium(ii) and zinc(ii). Dalton Transactions (Print Edition), 23, 4505-4515.
DOI Scopus43 WoS47
2003 D'Alessandro, D., Keene, F., Steel, P., & Sumby, C. (2003). Ruthenium (II) Complexes of Multidentate Ligands Derived from Di (2-pyridyl) methane. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 56(7), 657-664.
DOI Scopus24 WoS25
2003 Sumby, C., & Steel, P. (2003). 'All twisted up': a dinuclear helicate with a highly contorted pyridazine bridge. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 6(2), 127-130.
DOI Scopus20 WoS20
2002 Steel, P., & Sumby, C. (2002). Anion-directed self-assembly of metallosupramolecular coordination polymers of the radialene ligand hexa(2-pyridyl)[3]radialene. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 5(5), 323-327.
DOI Scopus41 WoS41
2002 Steel, P., & Sumby, C. (2002). Hexa(2-pyridyl)[3]radialene: self-assembly of a hexanuclear silver array. Chemical Communications, 4, 322-323.
DOI Scopus69 WoS73 Europe PMC22
- Sumby, C. J., Hawes, C. S., Kruger, P. E., Burgun, A., Doonan, C. J., Cheng, P. S., . . . others. (n.d.). RESEARCH FRONT: Coordination Polymers Guest Editor: Christopher J. Sumby. Aust. J. Chem, 65, 463-471.

Year Citation
2021 Griffin, S. L., Orton, G. R. F., Young, R. J., Sumby, C. J., Doonan, C. J., & Champness, N. R. (2021). Stabilising and Characterising Homogeneous Catalysts in MOFs. In G. Lloyd, & R. S. Forgan (Eds.), Reactivity in Confined Spaces (Vol. 31, pp. 340-369). United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.
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2021 Carraro, F., de Velásquez-Hernández, M. J., Linares Moreau, M., Astria, E., Sumby, C., Doonan, C., & Falcaro, P. (2021). MOFs and biomacromolecules for biomedical applications. In P. Horcajada, & S. R. Macias (Eds.), Metal-Organic Frameworks in Biomedical and Environmental Field (pp. 379-432). Springer International Publishing.
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Year Citation
2023 Young, R. J., Huxley, M. H., Champness, N. R., Hua, C., Sumby, C. J., Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, A., & Williamson, R. M. (2023). Photocrystallography at the Australian Synchrotron. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 79 (pp. C1410). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
2023 Sumby, C. J. (2023). A "crystalline sponge" method for metal complexes. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 79 (pp. C544). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
2023 Gimeno-Fonquernie, P., Albalad, J., Evans, J. D., Price, J., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2023). Using a new Zr-based Metal-organic Framework to contort dimeric complexes. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 79 (pp. C1320). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
2021 Peralta, R., Huxley, M., Albalad, J., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2021). Solid-state isolation of reactive complexes in a metal-organic framework matrix. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 77 (pp. C64). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
2018 Kadir, M., & Sumby, C. (2018). Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of coordination polymers developed as anion receptor. In Solid State Phenomena Vol. 273 SSP (pp. 134-139). Switzerland: Scientific.net.
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2014 Foo, H. T. C., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C. J., & Monro, T. M. (2014). Comparison of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) grafting chemistry on silica and lead silicate glass. In International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2014: Adelaide, South Australia) ICONN 2014. USA: IEEE.
2012 Richardson, A., Foo, T., Englich, F., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C., & Monro, T. (2012). A microstructured optical fiber sensor for ion-sensing based on the photoinduced electron transfer effect. In J. Canning, & G. D. Peng (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conferenc Vol. 8351 (pp. 8 pages). Sydney, Australia: SPIE.
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2011 Hardie, M. J., Carruthers, C., Henkelis, J. J., Little, M. A., Ronson, T. K., & Sumby, C. J. (2011). New coordination polymers with embedded molecular recognition functionality. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 67 (pp. C359). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
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2010 Hardie, M., Carruthers, C., Fisher, J., Harding, L., Henkelis, J., Little, M., . . . Westcott, A. (2010). Star-burst Prisms and Coordination Polymers.. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 66 (pp. S86). INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
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2009 Englich, F., Foo, H., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C., & Monro, T. (2009). Towards a microstructured optical fibre fluorescence sensor based on photoinduced electron transfer photobleaching. In Proceedings of the ACOLS ACOFT 09 Conference (pp. 1-2). CDROM: Australian Optical Society.
2009 Foo, H., François, A., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Sumby, C., & Monro, T. (2009). Comparison of surface functionalization techniques on silica and soft glasses for optical fibre sensing applications. In Proceedings of the ACOLS ACOFT 09 Conference (pp. 107-108). CDROM: Australian Optical Society.

Year Citation
2017 Doonan, C., Burgun, A., & Sumby, C. (2017). Single site catalysis in metal-organic frameworks. Poster session presented at the meeting of ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. San Francisco, CA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2014 Doonan, C. J., Sumby, C. J., & Bloch, W. M. (2014). MOFs: Nanosized windows into Angstrom space. Poster session presented at the meeting of ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. CA, San Francisco: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2006 Hardie, M., Fisher, J., Stephenson, M. D., Sumby, C. J., & Westcott, A. (2006). Materials with network structures from cavitand ligands and extended networks of discrete coordination complexes. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of 1st British-Sino Joint Symposium on Chemistry CCS/RSC/EPSRC Workshop on Materials Chemistry. Beijing, China.
2004 Hardie, M. J., Ahmad, R., & Sumby, C. (2004). Rigid molecular hosts as building blocks for network structures. Poster session presented at the meeting of Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography. Budapest, Hungary: International Union of Crystallography.
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- Young, R., Begg, S., Sumby, C., & McDevitt, C. (n.d.). Silver Coordination Polymers: Relationships between structure and antibacterial activity. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unknown Conference.
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Year Citation
2003 Sumby, C. J. (2003). The Synthesis and Study of Bridging Heterocyclic Ligands: A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry in the University of Canterbury. (PhD Thesis).

Year Citation
2024 Jevric, M., Klepp, J., Puschnig, J., Lamb, O., Sumby, C. J., & Greatrex, B. W. (2024). Skeletal rearrangement in the 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ol ring-system promoted by thionyl chloride or Appel conditions.
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Research Funding

Recent Project Funding

Professor Christian Doonan; Professor Christopher Sumby; Dr Kenji Sumida. Metal-organic Framework (MOF) Superstructure Catalysts. ARC DP220101774

Professor Christian Doonan; Professor Christopher Sumby; Dr Stephen Bell; Associate Professor Michael Beard; Professor Paolo Falcaro, Advancing the Chemistry of Metal-organic Frameworks for Biotechnology. ARC DP200102411

Industry Projects

PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd, Computational Selection and Experimental Investigation of a Photocatalytic System Capable of Generating H Radicals from Hydrogen Donor Molecules, 2024.

PETRONAS Student Services, New materials for Direct Air Capture, 2023.

PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd, MOFs for Hydrogen Storage and Transport, 2022.

CRC Future Fuels Project number: RP1.3-04: Efficient conversion of hydrogen into alternative future fuels, 2021.

CRC Future Fuels Project “Hydrogen Production from a Photo-Electrochemical Reactor under Solar Radiation”, 2021.

PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd, Technology Readiness Level (TRL) enhancement of MOF-based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation into methanol, 2021.

PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd, Development of MOF‐based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation into methanol, 2020. 

Infrastructure Funding

Ling, C., Sumby, C. et al., Dedicated High-throughput 3D-Electron Diffractometer, ARC LIEF Grant LE240100054.

Gou, Z., Sumby, C. et al., A customized surface chemistry study system in realistic working condition, ARC LIEF Grant LE230100018.

Sumby et al. (lead CI), Structure Determination Pipeline Capabilities for South Australia, ARC LIEF Grant LE210100163.  

Gerson, A., Sumby, C. J. and others, Microdiffraction: Advanced capabilities for spatial resolution, trace phase detection and solid object analysis, ARC LE140100122.

Sumby, C. J. and 9 others, Enhanced Powder Diffraction Facilities for SA, ARC LE120000012.

Murray, K. S., Spiccia, L., Deacon, G. B., Batten, S. R., Boskovic, C., Gahan, L. R., Hanson, G. R., Sumby, C. J., Schenk, G., Abrahams, B. F., National magnetochemical facility; ARC LE100100197.

Monro, T. M., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Tan, H. H., Dell, J. M., Madden, S., Sumby, C. J., Ottaway, D. J., Harris, H. H.; Capability for the fabrication and characterisation of mid-infrared photonic materials; ARC LE100100104.

Sumby, C.J., Carver, J.A., Wallace, J.C., Hrmova, M., Pring, A. Abell, A.D., Booker, G.W., Bruce, M.I., Brugger, J., Ford, C.M., Harris, H.H., Morris, J.C., Paton, J.C., Peet, D.J., Pyke, S.M., Shearwin, K.E., Menz, R.I., Abbott, C.A., Anderson, P.A., Brown, M.H., Johnston, M.R., Schuller, K.A., Lopez, A.F., Pitson, S.M., Lincoln, S.F., McKinnon, R.A.; The South Australian Facility for Small and Large Molecule X-Ray Diffraction Structure Determination (The Bragg Crystallography Facility); ARC LE0989336.

Historical Project Funding

Prof. Christian Doonan; Prof. Christopher Sumby; Dr Kenji Sumida, Examining small molecule activation in metal-organic framework pores. ARC DP190101402

Prof. Christian Doonan; Prof. Christopher Sumby; Dr Stephen Bell; Professor Paolo Falcaro, Metal-organic frameworks at the biointerface. ARC DP170103531

Doonan, C. J., Sumby, C. J., Huang, D. M., Champness, N. R.; X-ray snapshots of chemical transformations in open framework materials, ARC DP160103234.

Kepert, C. J. and others, Solving the energy waste roadblock, Science Industry Endowment Fund

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Doonan, C. J., Sumby, C. J., Long, J. R., Metal-organic frameworks as heterogeneous catalytic systems, ARC DP110103741.

Monro, T. M., Sumby, C. J., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Hoffmann, P., Abell, A. D.; Disruptive approaches to biological sensing, ARC FS100100039.

Sumby, C. J.; Internally decorated discrete Metallo-supramolecular Assemblies and infinite Metal-Organic Frameworks as molecular containers; ARC FT0991910.

Sumby, C.J.; Anion Binding and Sensing With Self-Assembled Metallo-Supramolecular Assemblies; ARC DP0773011.

Current Teaching Activity

Inorganic Chemistry III - X-ray Crystallography

Advanced Synthetic Methods III - Organometallic Chemistry

Previous Major Teaching Responsibilities

Chemistry IA - Coordination Chemistry 

Foundations of Chemistry IB - Redox chemistry and main group chemistry

Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II - Atmospheric Chemistry

Practical Coordinator for Level III Chemistry 2014-2022

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of visible light active photocatalysts for hydrogen production and environmental remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas James O'Dea
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of visible light active photocatalysts for hydrogen production and environmental remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas James O'Dea
2024 Principal Supervisor Advancing the Design of MOF-based Catalysts Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tyla Shanai Jones
2024 Co-Supervisor Light Initiated Environmental Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mabel Lily Day
2024 Principal Supervisor Advancing the Design of MOF-based Catalysts Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tyla Shanai Jones
2024 Co-Supervisor Light Initiated Environmental Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mabel Lily Day
2023 Co-Supervisor The Development of Radiomercury Theranostics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Meaghan Louise Ashton
2023 Co-Supervisor The Development of Radiomercury Theranostics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Meaghan Louise Ashton
2022 Principal Supervisor Crystal Engineering of Novel Pyrazole Functionalised Porous Crystalline Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mei Tieng Yong
2022 Principal Supervisor Crystal Engineering of Novel Pyrazole Functionalised Porous Crystalline Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Mei Tieng Yong
2021 Principal Supervisor Efficient conversion of hydrogen to future fuels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Edward Anthony
2021 Principal Supervisor Efficient conversion of hydrogen to future fuels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Edward Anthony

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AS SUPPORTS FOR METAL COMPLEXES Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Josephine Frances Smernik
2021 - 2023 Co-Supervisor POROUS FRAMEWORKS FOR BIOCATALYSIS APPLICATIONS Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Joe Richard Ian Milne
2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Engineering new Zr-MOFs for the structure determination of site-isolated metal complexes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Pol Gimeno I Fonquernie
2020 - 2022 Co-Supervisor METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AS SUPPORTS FOR FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Steven Tsoukatos
2019 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Synthesis and Polymerisation of Amine Functionalised Metal-organic Cages Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Luke Schneider
2018 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Biomolecule encapsulation in biocompatible metal-organic frameworks Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Tania Pullin
2018 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) for biomedical
applications		 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Afshin Karami
2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Photophysical and electronic properties of pyrene-based 3D coordination polymers. Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Christopher Norman Coleman
2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Synthesis and Biological Interactions of Ruthenium Supramolecular Assemblies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Kate Louisa Flint
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Engineering site-isolated reactive metal complexes within a Metal-organic Framework Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ricardo Atahualpa Peralta
2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Investigation of the Mechanism of Multiple Cytochrome P450-catalysed Reactions Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Matthew Podgorski
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Reactivity of Metals Tethered to Metal-Organic Frameworks Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Rosemary Jane Young
2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor An investigation of the chemistry of silver in biological systems, and the development of silver-containing materials for use as antibacterial agents Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Harley Dwane Betts
2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Influencing Metal-organic Framework Catalysis through Nanoscale Structuralisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Oliver Michael Linder-Patton
2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Studying Transition Metal Chemistry inside a Metal-Organic Framework Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Michael Thomas Huxley
2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Incorporation of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and their Precursors into Metal-Organic Frameworks Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Patrick Keith Capon
2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Metal-Organic Frameworks as Templates for Highly Active Heterogeneous
Catalysts		 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Renata Lippi
2012 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Simulations of Molecular and Extended Porous Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jack Evans
2012 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Studies of Metal-Organic Polyhedra: Synthesis and Applications in Gas Storage and Separation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jesse Miah Teo
2011 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Oxidative Activation of Iron- and Ruthenium- Alkynyl Complexes: Toward Square-Shaped Molecules with Four Redox-Active Metal Centres Doctor of Philosophy under a Cotutelle Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Dr Alexandre Burgun
2011 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Dihydroxy Motifs: Control of Phase Formation and Pore Environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Damien Rankine
2011 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Biomimetic Synthesis of Marine Sponge Derived Natural Products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kevin Kuan
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Engineering Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks from Methylene-hinged Ligands Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Witold Marek Bloch
2010 - 2013 Co-Supervisor The Combined Application of XAS and XFM Techniques to the Problem of Selenium Speciation in Biological Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Claire Weekley
2009 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Optical Fibre Sensors with Surface-immobilised Fluoroionophores Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Herbert Tze Cheung Foo
2009 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Supramolecular Chemistry of Beta- and Gamma- Cyclodextrin Dimers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Huy Ngo
2009 - 2015 Principal Supervisor An investigation of transition metal complex chemistry: enzyme mimicry and Zn(II) detection. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Hilary Coleman
2008 - 2008 Co-Supervisor New Methods for the Synthesis of Diynyl, Diyndiyl and Bis(diyndiyl) Ruthenium(II) Complexes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Nancy Talavera
2008 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Polarised Alkynyl Ruthenium Complexes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Christian Parker
2008 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Polypyridyl Amide Ligands Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Maisara Abdul Kadir
2008 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Studies of Hexaaryl[3]radialene Ligands: Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry and Anion Interactions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Courtney Hollis

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2021 - ongoing Member Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand Council Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand Australia
2020 - 2022 Representative SA Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Royal Australian Chemical Institute Australia
2020 - ongoing Member MX3 Beamline Advisory Panel Australian Synchrotron Australia
2018 - 2020 President SA Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Royal Australian Chemical Institute Australia
2017 - 2017 Chair Program Chair for Crystal 31 - -
2017 - 2017 Member SCANZ Council - -
2017 - 2018 Vice-President SA Branch of the RACI RACI Australia
2015 - ongoing Co-Chair User Advisory Committee, Macromolecular crystallography (MX) PAC. Australian Synchrotron -
2013 - 2016 Member User Advisory Committee, Macromolecular crystallography (MX) PAC Australian Synchrotron Australia
2013 - ongoing Member Tall Poppy Selection Panel Committee The Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2015 - ongoing Member American Chemical Society United States
2015 - ongoing Member Royal Australian Chemistry Institute (MRACI CChem) Australia
2015 - ongoing Member Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ) Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2021 - ongoing Associate Editor IUCr Newsletter IUCr United Kingdom
2016 - 2019 Board Member Journal of Coordination Chemistry - -

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