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  1. Synthesis, physicochemical characterization and neuroprotective evaluation of novel 1-hydroxypyrazin-2(1H)-one iron chelators in an in vitro cell model of Parkinson's disease

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Frank W Lewis

  2. New route to amide-functionalized N-donor ligands enables improved selective solvent extraction of trivalent actinides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Frank W Lewis

  3. Novel 1-hydroxypyridin-2-one metal chelators prevent and rescue ubiquitin proteasomal-related neuronal injury in an in vitro model of Parkinson’s disease

    Article • Archives of Toxicology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank W Lewis

  4. Exploring the Subtle Effect of Aliphatic Ring Size on Minor Actinide‐Extraction Properties and Metal Ion Speciation in Bis‐1,2,4‐Triazine Ligands

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, October 2019, Wiley

    Valery Kozhevnikov, Frank W Lewis

  5. Spin-polarized electron transmission through chiral halocamphor molecules

    Article • Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, October 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Frank W Lewis

  6. 1,2,4-Triazines in the Synthesis of Bipyridine Bisphenolate ONNO Ligands and Their Highly Luminescent Tetradentate Pt(II) Complexes for Solution-Processable OLEDs

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, March 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Valery Kozhevnikov, Frank W Lewis

  7. Separation of the Minor Actinides Americium(III) and Curium(III) by Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic BTPhen ligands: Exploiting Differences in their Rates of Extraction and Effective Separations at Equilibrium

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Laurence Marius Harwood, Frank W Lewis

  8. Plutonium coordination and redox chemistry with the CyMe4-BTPhen polydentate N-donor extractant ligand

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Frank W Lewis

  9. Anomalously Large Chiral Sensitivity in the Dissociative Electron Attachment of 10-Iodocamphor

    Article • Physical Review Letters, March 2016, American Physical Society (APS)

    Frank W Lewis

  10. Solvent Extraction and Fluorescence Spectroscopic Investigation of the Selective Am(III) Complexation with TS-BTPhen

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Frank W Lewis

  11. Role of ligands in catalytic water oxidation by mononuclear ruthenium complexes

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, December 2015, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  12. Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Hydrophilic 6,6′-Bis(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-2,2′-bipyridine Ligand for Separating Actinide(III) from Lanthanide(III)

    Article • Synlett, November 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Frank W Lewis

  13. Rapid selective separation of americium/curium from simulated nuclear forensic matrices using triazine ligands

    Article • Radiochimica Acta, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Frank W Lewis

  14. Protection from neurodegeneration in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of Parkinson's with novel 1-hydroxypyridin-2-one metal chelators

    Article • Metallomics, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr David Tetard, Frank W Lewis

  15. Efficient masking of corrosion and fission products such as Ni(ii) and Pd(ii) in the presence of the minor actinide Am(iii) using hydrophilic anionic or cationic bis-triazines

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Laurence Marius Harwood, Frank W Lewis

  16. Hydrophilic sulfonated bis-1,2,4-triazine ligands are highly effective reagents for separating actinides(iii) from lanthanides(iii) via selective formation of aqueous actinide complexes

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Laurence Marius Harwood, Valery Kozhevnikov, Frank W Lewis

  17. TS-BTPhen as a promising hydrophilic complexing agent for selective Am(III) separation by solvent extraction

    Article • Nukleonika, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Frank W Lewis

  18. An improved synthesis of 10-isobornylsultone

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, August 2014, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  19. BTBPs versus BTPhens: Some Reasons for Their Differences in Properties Concerning the Partitioning of Minor Actinides and the Advantages of BTPhens

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, April 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Frank W Lewis

  20. Lanthanide Speciation in Potential SANEX and GANEX Actinide/Lanthanide Separations Using Tetra-N-Donor Extractants

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, April 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Louise S Natrajan, Frank W Lewis

  21. Direct Selective Extraction of Actinides (III) from PUREX Raffinate using a Mixture of CyMe4BTBP and TODGA as 1-cycle SANEX Solvent Part III: Demonstration of a Laboratory-Scale Counter-Current Centrifugal Contactor Process

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Frank W Lewis

  22. The Circuitous Journey from Malonamides to BTPhens

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  23. Influence of diluent alkyl substitution on the extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) by a 6,6´-bis(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-2,2´-bipyridine ligand dissolved in alkylated cyclohexanone diluents

    Article • Radiochimica Acta, October 2012, De Gruyter

    Prof. Jan John, Frank W Lewis

  24. Use of Soft Heterocyclic N-Donor Ligands To Separate Actinides and Lanthanides

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Frank W Lewis

  25. The diastereoselective Meth-Cohn epoxidation of camphor-derived vinyl sulfones

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, May 2012, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  26. Synthesis and Evaluation of Lipophilic BTBP Ligands for An/Ln Separation in Nuclear Waste Treatment: The Effect of Alkyl Substitution on Extraction Properties and Implications for Ligand Design

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2012, Wiley

    Frank W Lewis

  27. Complexation of lanthanides, actinides and transition metal cations with a 6-(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine ligand: implications for actinide(iii)/lanthanide(iii) partitioning

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Frank W Lewis

  28. From BTBPs to BTPhens: The Effect of Ligand Pre-Organization on the Extraction Properties of Quadridentate Bis-Triazine Ligands

    Article • Procedia Chemistry, January 2012, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  29. Development of Highly Selective Ligands for Separations of Actinides from Lanthanides in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    Article • Synlett, October 2011, Thieme Publishing Group

    Frank W Lewis

  30. Preliminary investigations on novel camphor-derived chiral sulfones: completely stereoselective formation of tricyclic β-hydroxy sulfones from 8- and 10-functionalized camphor derivatives

    Article • Tetrahedron, September 2011, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis

  31. Highly Efficient Separation of Actinides from Lanthanides by a Phenanthroline-Derived Bis-triazine Ligand

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Frank W Lewis

  32. The Separation of Americium(III) from Europium(III) by Two New 6,6'-Bistriazinyl-2,2'-Bipyridines in Different Diluents

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Frank W Lewis

  33. Interaction of 6,6′′-bis(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2,4-benzotriazin-3-yl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (CyMe4-BTTP) with some trivalent ions such as lanthanide(iii) ions and americium(iii)

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Frank W Lewis

  34. Synthesis of β-Amino Alcohols via the Reduction of Lactamides Derived from Ethyl (2S)-Lactate with Borane-Methyl Sulfide

    Article • Synlett, July 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Frank W Lewis

  35. Unexpected formation of 10-iodo- and 10-chlorocamphor under halosulfonylation conditions, and convenient routes to 10-chloro- and 10-bromocamphor

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 2009, Elsevier

    Frank W Lewis