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  1. A new class of customisable stable boronic ester assemblies

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  2. Overcoming interpenetration in ladder frameworks using a large readily accessible aliphatic linker

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  3. A New Class of Customisable Stable Boronic Ester Assembly

    Article • October 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  4. A New Class of Customisable Stable Boronic Ester Assembly

    Article • August 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  5. Bulky Ligands for Open Channels: Manganese (II) sql MOFs from Pyridyl‐Functionalised [ 3 ]Polynorbornanes

    Article • ChemPlusChem, March 2025, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) for More Sustainable Chemistry and a Greener Future

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, March 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  7. Fluorescent probes for neuroscience: imaging ex vivo brain tissue sections

    Article • The Analyst, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  8. Synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxy-1,8-naphthalimides with inbuilt catechol and crown ether functionalities

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  9. Norbornane-based antibacterial agents: Benzyl and benzoyl substituted guanidines

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  10. Synthesis of 2-[2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-(acyl)guanidino]ethylamine salts for convergent introduction of acyl guanidines

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  11. Direct Observation of Amide Bond Formation in a Plasmonic Nanocavity Triggered by Single Nanoparticle Collisions

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, June 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  12. Direct Amidation to Access 3-Amido-1,8-Naphthalimides Including Fluorescent Scriptaid Analogues as HDAC Inhibitors

    Article • Cells, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  13. A rhodamine–naphthalimide–benzamide trichromophoric system with solid-state and multiple solvent dependent aggregate emissive properties

    Article • Materials Chemistry Frontiers, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  14. Comparing the anion binding of 4-amido- with 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimides

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  15. A fluorescent naphthalimide NADH mimic for continuous and reversible sensing of cellular redox state

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  16. Mixed alkoxy/hydroxy 1,8-naphthalimides: expanded fluorescence colour palette and in vitro bioactivity

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  17. Scaffold diversity for enhanced activity of glycosylated inhibitors of fungal adhesion

    Article • RSC Medicinal Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  18. A rhodamine-nitronaphthalimide Hg(II) complex for the simultaneous detection of oxidised and reduced glutathione

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  19. To Cooperate or Not: The Role of Central Functionality in Bisthiourea [6]polynorbornane Hosts

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  20. Use of Mg–Al Nanoclay as an Efficient Vehicle for the Delivery of the Herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, May 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  21. Highly fluorescent and HDAC6 selective scriptaid analogues

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  22. Norbornane-based cationic antimicrobial peptidomimetics targeting the bacterial membrane

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  23. Extraction, identification and detection of synthetic cannabinoids found pre-ban in herbal products in Victoria, Australia

    Article • Forensic Chemistry, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  24. Norbornene chaotropic salts as low molecular mass ionic organogelators (LMIOGs)

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

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  25. Flexible “Arms” and Anion Recognition

    Article • ChemistrySelect, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  26. Colorimetric semi-quantitative measurement of pyrophosphate by functionalised SPPS resin in biological media

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  27. Modular synthesis of 4-aminocarbonyl substituted 1,8-naphthalimides and application in single molecule fluorescence detection

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  28. 4-Hydroxy-N-propyl-1,8-naphthalimide esters: New fluorescence-based assay for analysing lipase and esterase activity

    Article • Biochimie, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  29. Disruption of the Class IIa HDAC Corepressor Complex Increases Energy Expenditure and Lipid Oxidation

    Article • Cell Reports, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  30. Coassembled nanostructured bioscaffold reduces the expression of proinflammatory cytokines to induce apoptosis in epithelial cancer cells

    Article • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  31. Desymmetrization of an Octahedral Coordination Complex Inside a Self‐Assembled Exoskeleton

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  32. Synthesis of N-substituted 4-hydroxynaphthalimides using palladium-catalysed hydroxylation

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  33. Using steric bulk for selective recognition; blocking the binding site to differentiate guests

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  34. Norbornene-based anion receptors asD-alanine binders

    Article • Supramolecular Chemistry, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  35. Blue Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence from Water-Soluble Iridium Complexes Containing Sulfonated Phenylpyridine or Tetraethylene Glycol Derivatized Triazolylpyridine Ligands

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  36. Synthesis of 2-(Benzylthio)-4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-5-carboxylates Using S-Benzylisothiouronium Halides as Thiol Equivalents

    Article • Synlett, May 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  37. Photoredox Catalysis of Intramolecular Cyclizations with a Reusable Silica-Bound Ruthenium Complex

    Article • ChemCatChem, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  38. Rapid domino [3+2] cycloaddition, [4+2] cycloreversion, ring-opening and aromatisation of a fused oxanorbornane substrate

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  39. Inside Cover: Modular Synthesis of Linear Bis- and Tris-monodentate Fused [6]Polynorbornane-Based Ligands and their Assembly into Coordination Cages (Chem. Eur. J. 10/2015)

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  40. Facile Synthesis of Guanidine Functionalised Building Blocks

    Article • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  41. Modular Synthesis of Linear Bis- and Tris-monodentate Fused [6]Polynorbornane-Based Ligands and their Assembly into Coordination Cages

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  42. Probes for bioimaging

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

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  43. Synthesis of norbornane bisether antibiotics via silver-mediated alkylation

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer, Dr Mark S Butler

  44. A fluorescent histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor for cellular imaging

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

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  45. Synthesis and evaluation of cationic norbornanes as peptidomimetic antibacterial agents

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer, Dr Mark S Butler

  46. Solid-state NMR as a probe of anion binding: molecular dynamics and associations in a [5]polynorbornane bisurea host complexed with terephthalate

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  47. Organogelators based on the norbornane scaffold

    Article • Supramolecular Chemistry, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  48. Synthesis of 4-amino substituted 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives using palladium-mediated amination

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  49. On the use of ‘shortcuts’ in the method of continuous variation (Job's method)

    Article • Supramolecular Chemistry, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  50. The Influence of the Framework: An Anion-Binding Study Using Fused [n]Polynorbornanes

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  51. Improved Synthesis and Structural Reassignment of MC1568: A Class IIa Selective HDAC Inhibitor

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, February 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  52. Characterisation of lipase fatty acid selectivity using novel omega-3 pNP-acyl esters

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  53. Bis-thiourea macrocycles incorporating fused [n]polynorbornanes: binding of flexible versus rigid dicarboxylates

    Article • Supramolecular Chemistry, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  54. Rapid Solvent-Free Synthesis of Pyridyl-Functionalised [5]Polynorbornane-Based Ligands for Metal-Organic Rings and Cages

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  55. Conformationally preorganised hosts for anions using norbornane and fused [n]polynorbornane frameworks

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  56. Examples of Regioselective Anion Recognition among a Family of Two-, Three-, and Four-“Armed” Bis-, Tris-, and Tetrakis(thioureido) [ n ]Polynorbornane hosts

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  57. An Optimised Synthesis of 2-[2,3-Bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)guanidino]ethylamine

    Article • Synlett, July 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  58. Determining binding constants from 1H NMR titration data using global and local methods: a case study using [n]polynorbornane-based anion hosts

    Article • Supramolecular Chemistry, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  59. Rapid formation of diphenylmethyl ethers and thioethers using microwave irradiation and protic ionic liquids

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  60. Asymmetric induction in domino Heck-aza-Michael reactions

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  61. Accessing Highly-Halogenated Flavanones Using Protic Ionic Liquids and Microwave Irradiation

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, January 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  62. A One-Pot, Three-Component Approach to Functionalised Tetrahydroisoquinolines Using Domino Heck-aza-Michael Reactions

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  63. Simultaneous control of spectroscopic and electrochemical properties in functionalised electrochemiluminescent tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii) complexes

    Article • The Analyst, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  64. A general approach to N-heterocyclic scaffolds using domino Heck–aza-Michael reactions

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  65. Rapid synthesis of cyclobutene diesters using a microwave-accelerated ruthenium-catalysed [2+2] cycloaddition

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  66. ChemInform Abstract: Domino Heck-Aza-Michael Reactions: Efficient Access to 1-Substituted Tetrahydro-β-carbolines.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  67. Domino Heck−Aza-Michael Reactions: Efficient Access to 1-Substituted Tetrahydro-β-carbolines

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  68. Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors: an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  69. Developing an anion host for lipid A binding and antibacterial activity

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  70. Microwave-accelerated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition for the formation of fused [n]polynorbornanes

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  71. Comparison of homoleptic and heteroleptic 2,2′-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline ruthenium complexes as chemiluminescence and electrochemiluminescence reagents in aqueous solution

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  72. Evaluation of tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolinedisulfonate)ruthenium(II) as a chemiluminescence reagent

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  73. Binding of the terephthalate dianion by di- tri- and tetrathiourea functionalised fused [3] and [5]polynorbornane based hosts

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  74. Demonstration of bidirectional photoinduced electron transfer (PET) sensing in 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide based thiourea anion sensors

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  75. Fluorescence and conductivity studies on wool

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  76. Chemiluminescence detection of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) alkaloids

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  77. A screening test for heroin based on sequential injection analysis with dual-reagent chemiluminescence detection

    Article • Talanta, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  78. Factors Influencing Anion Binding Stoichiometry: The Subtle Influence of Electronic Effects

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2008, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  79. Size matters—strong binding of the terephthalate dianion by thiourea functionalised fused [n]polynorbornane hosts

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  80. The presence of GABA in gastropod mucus and its role in inducing larval settlement

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  81. Synthesis and polymerization studies of 3-(+) and (−)-menthyl carboxylate pyrroles

    Article • Synthetic Metals, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  82. Conductive poly(α,ω-bis(3-pyrrolyl)alkanes)-coated wool fabrics

    Article • Synthetic Metals, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  83. Synthesis and polymerisation of α,ω-bis(3-pyrrolyl)alkanes

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  84. Molecular Recognition of DNA by Rigid [ n ]-Polynorbornane-Derived Bifunctional Intercalators:  Synthesis and Evaluation of Their Binding Properties

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  85. Anion recognition and anion-mediated self-assembly with thiourea-functionalised fused [3]polynorbornyl frameworks

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  86. Steric and electronic factors influencing recognition by a simple, charge neutral norbornene based anion receptor

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  87. Indole as a scaffold for anion recognition

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  88. Synthesis, polymerization and wool coating studies of 3-iso-butylpyrrole and 3-iso-pentylpyrrole

    Article • Synthetic Metals, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  89. Anion recognition and sensing in organic and aqueous media using luminescent and colorimetric sensors

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  90. Fluorescent anion sensors based on 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide that employ the 4-amino N–H

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  91. Application of soluble poly(3-alkylpyrrole) polymers on textiles

    Article • Synthetic Metals, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  92. Anion Recognition Using Preorganized Thiourea Functionalized [3]Polynorbornane Receptors

    Article • Organic Letters, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  93. Soluble poly-3-alkylpyrrole polymers on films and fabrics

    Article • Synthetic Metals, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  94. 4-Amino-1,8-naphthalimide-based anion receptors: employing the naphthalimide N–H moiety in the cooperative binding of dihydrogenphosphate

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  95. Fluorescent Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) Sensors for Anions; From Design to Potential Application

    Article • Journal of Fluorescence, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  96. Simple naphthalimide based anion sensors: deprotonation induced colour changes and CO2 fixation

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  97. Dual responsive chemosensors for anions: the combination of fluorescent PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer) and colorimetric chemosensors in a single molecule

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, August 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  98. Synthesis of [n]Polynorbornanes with Differing Edge Substitution: A New Class of Regioselectively Addressable Framework.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2003, Wiley

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  99. Strategies and methods for the attachment of amino acids and peptides to chiral [n]polynorbornane templates

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  100. Synthesis of [n]polynorbornanes with differing edge substitution: a new class of regioselectively addressable frameworkThe term RAFT has been coined to describe such frameworks; RAFT is an acronym for Regioselectively Addressable Functionalised Template.1

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, November 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer

  101. New and improved ‘LEGO’ BLOCK protocols for the direct synthesis of hydrophilic ribbon molecules with acid, ester or peptide functionality

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Frederick Matthew Pfeffer, Dr Davor Margetic