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  1. Reticular coordination chemistry of oxalate-type ligands: Design principles for advanced multifunctional magnetic materials in emerging technologies

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, September 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Mario Pacheco, Dr Isabel Castro

  2. Magnetocaloric efficiency tuning through solvent-triggered 3D to 2D interconversion in holmium(iii)-based dynamic MOFs

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro, Dr. Mario Pacheco

  3. RUNAT-BI: A Ruthenium(III) Complex as a Selective Anti-Tumor Drug Candidate against Highly Aggressive Cancer Cell Lines

    Article • Cancers, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  4. Oxalato as polyatomic coordination center and magnetic coupler in copper(II)-polypyrazole inverse polynuclear complexes and coordination polymers

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  5. Crystal polymorphism in 2,2'-bipyrimidine-based iridium(III) complexes

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Isabel Castro

  6. A novel adenine-based diruthenium(III) complex: Synthesis, crystal structure, electrochemical properties and evaluation of the anticancer activity

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  7. Molecular Self-Assembly of an Unusual Dinuclear Ruthenium(III) Complex Based on the Nucleobase Guanine

    Article • Crystals, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  8. One-Dimensional Gadolinium (III) Complexes Based on Alpha- and Beta-Amino Acids Exhibiting Field-Induced Slow Relaxation of Magnetization

    Article • Inorganics, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  9. Magnetic Switching in Vapochromic Oxalato-Bridged 2D Copper(II)-Pyrazole Compounds for Biogenic Amine Sensing

    Article • Magnetochemistry, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  10. Ferro- and Antiferromagnetic Interactions in Oxalato-Centered Inverse Hexanuclear and Chain Copper(II) Complexes with Pyrazole Derivatives

    Article • Molecules, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  11. A Gadolinium(III) Complex Based on the Thymine Nucleobase with Properties Suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  12. A Gadolinium(III) Complex Based on the Thymine Nucleobase With Properties Suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications

    Article • March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  13. Detection of Hypoxanthine from Inosine and Unusual Hydrolysis of Immunosuppressive Drug Azathioprine through the Formation of a Diruthenium(III) System

    Article • Biosensors, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Isabel Castro

  14. Field-induced slow magnetic relaxation and magnetocaloric effects in an oxalato-bridged gadolinium(iii)-based 2D MOF

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  15. Molecular Self-Assembly in a Family of Oxo-Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium(IV) Systems

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, February 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  16. Field-induced slow relaxation of magnetisation in two one-dimensional homometallic dysprosium(iii) complexes based on alpha- and beta-amino acids

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  17. Coligand Effects on the Field-Induced Double Slow Magnetic Relaxation in Six-Coordinate Cobalt(II) Single-Ion Magnets (SIMs) with Positive Magnetic Anisotropy

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, November 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  18. Dinuclear copper(II) complexes as testing ground for molecular magnetism theory

    Article • Polyhedron, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  19. Magneto-structural correlations in asymmetric oxalato-bridged dicopper(II) complexes with polymethyl-substituted pyrazole ligands

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Isabel Castro

  20. Molecular magnetism, quo vadis? A historical perspective from a coordination chemist viewpoint☆

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  21. A bioinspired heterogeneous catalyst based on the model of the manganese-dependent dioxygenase for selective oxidation using dioxygen

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  22. Reversible solvatomagnetic switching in a single-ion magnet from an entatic state

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

    Dr Isabel Castro

  23. Dicopper(II) pyrazolenophanes: Ligand effects on their structures and magnetic properties

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  24. Self-assembly, binding ability and magnetic properties of dicopper(ii) pyrazolenophanes

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  25. Guest-dependent single-ion magnet behaviour in a cobalt(ii) metal–organic framework

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

    Dr Isabel Castro

  26. Biomimetic Mn-Catalases Based on Dimeric Manganese Complexes in Mesoporous Silica for Potential Antioxidant Agent

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  27. Ligand Effects on the Structure and Magnetic Properties of Alternating Copper(II) Chains with 2,2′-Bipyrimidine- and Polymethyl-Substituted Pyrazolates as Bridging Ligands

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, May 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  28. Bioinspired manganese(ii) complexes with a clickable ligand for immobilisation on a solid support

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  29. Field‐Induced Hysteresis and Quantum Tunneling of the Magnetization in a Mononuclear Manganese(III) Complex

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr Isabel Castro

  30. Magnetic coupling and spin topology in linear oxalato-bridged tetranuclear chromium(III)–copper(II) complexes with aromatic diimine ligands

    Article • Polyhedron, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  31. Field-Induced Slow Magnetic Relaxation in a Six-Coordinate Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Complex with a Positive Anisotropy

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, September 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  32. Theoretical Insights into the Ferromagnetic Coupling in Oxalato-Bridged Chromium(III)-Cobalt(II) and Chromium(III)-Manganese(II) Dinuclear Complexes with Aromatic Diimine Ligands

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

    Dr Isabel Castro

  33. Reversible Solvatomagnetic Switching in a Spongelike Manganese(II)–Copper(II) 3D Open Framework with a Pillared Square/Octagonal Layer Architecture

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Isabel Castro

  34. Slow magnetic relaxation in carbonato-bridged dinuclear lanthanide(iii) complexes with 2,3-quinoxalinediolate ligands

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  35. Slow relaxation of the magnetization in Oximato-bridged heterobimetallic Copper(II)-Manganese(III) chains

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, May 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  36. Solid-State Dinuclear-to-Trinuclear Conversion in an Oxalato-Bridged Chromium(III)−Cobalt(II) Complex as a New Route toward Single-Molecule Magnets

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  37. Ferromagnetic coupling and magnetic anisotropy in oxalato-bridged trinuclear chromium(iii)-cobalt(ii) complexes with aromatic diimine ligands

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

    Dr Isabel Castro

  38. Cu(II) and Cu(I) complexes with 1,2-dithiosquarate as a ligand; from molecular compounds to supramolecular network structures

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  39. Synthesis, spectroscopic and structural characterization of [Cu(phen)(C5O5)(H2O)]·H2O, [Ni(terpy)(C5O5)(H2O)]·H2O and [Ni(terpy)2](NO3)2·0.5H2O

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  40. Synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and redox chemistry of square-planar nickel(ii) complexes with tetradentate o-phenylenedioxamidates and related ligands

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  41. A Comparative XAS and X-ray Diffraction Study of New Binuclear Mn(III) Complexes with Catalase Activity. Indirect Effect of the Counteranion on Magnetic Properties

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Emerita Helen Stoeckli-Evans, Dr Isabel Castro

  42. Dithiosquarate (dtsq) complexes of nickel(II). Syntheses and crystal structures of [Ni(phen)2(1,2-dtsq)]·3.5H2O, [Ni(phen)2(1,3-dtsq)] and [Ni(tren)(1,2-dtsq)] [phen=1,10-phenanthroline; tren=tris(2-aminoethyl)amine]

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  43. Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of di- and trinuclear croconato-bridged copper(ii) complexes

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, May 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  44. Alcohol Oxidation by Dioxygen and Aldehydes Catalysed by Square-Planar Cobalt(III) Complexes of Disubstituted Oxamides and Related Ligands

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2001, Wiley

    Dr Yves JOURNAUX, Dr Isabel Castro

  45. Squarate and croconate in designing one- and two-dimensional oxamidato-bridged copper(II) complexes: synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of 〚Cu 2 (apox)(C 4 O 4 )(H 2 O) 2 〛 n · n H 2 O and 〚Cu 4 (apox) 2 (C 5 O 5 ) 2 〛·6 H 2 O

    Article • Comptes Rendus de l Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry, March 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  46. Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of chromato-, sulfato-, and oxalato-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, April 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  47. Crystal structures and magnetic properties of the squarate-O1,On-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu2(phen)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 3H2O (n=2) and [Cu2(bipy)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 6H2O (n=3)

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, April 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  48. Tuning up the Tc in Mn(II)Cu(II) bimetallic planes and design of molecular-based magnets

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, September 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  49. Synthesis, Structural Characterization (X-ray and EXAFS), and Magnetic Properties of Polynuclear Manganese(II) Complexes with Chlorobenzoato Bridges

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Emerita Helen Stoeckli-Evans, Dr Isabel Castro

  50. Manganese(IV) oxamato-catalyzed oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones by dioxygen and pivalaldehyde

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  51. Magnetic Studies on μ-Azido Polynuclear Nickel(II) Compounds with the 222-tet Ligand. Crystal Structure of (μ-N3)2[Ni(222-tet)]2(BPh4)2 (222-tet = Triethylenetetramine) and EXAFS Structural Charact...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  52. Iron(III) oxamato-catalyzed epoxidation of alkenes by dioxygen and pivalaldehyde

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves JOURNAUX, Dr Isabel Castro

  53. Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of [Ni2(C2O4)(tren)2][ClO 4]2 and [Ni2(C4O4)(tren)2(H2 O)2][ClO4]2 [tren = tris(2-aminoethyl)amine]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  54. A Family of Oxamido-Bridged MnIICuII Bimetallic Molecular-Based Ferrimagnets:  Synthesis, EXAFS Structural Characterization, and Magnetic Properties

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, January 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  55. Spin Crossover in the 2,2‘-Bipyrimidine- (bpym-) Bridged Iron(II) Complexes [Fe(L)(NCX)2]2(bpym) (L = 2, 2‘-Bithiazoline (bt) and bpym; X = S, Se). X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Magnetic Susceptibility, Calorimetric, and Mössbaue...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  56. Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of the first structurally characterized 1,2-dithiocroconato-containing Cu(II) complex, [Cu(bpca)(H2O)]2[Cu(1,2-dtcr)2]·2H2O

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, September 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  57. Coordination Modes of the 1,3-Dithiosquarate (1,3-dtsq) Ligand. Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of [Ni(tren)(1,3-dtsq)(H2O)] and [Ni2(tren)2(1,3-dtsq)](ClO4)2 [tren = Tris(2-...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  58. Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of a Tetranuclear Copper(II) Complex with a .mu.-1,2,3,4-Squarato Coordination Mode. Crystal Structure of (.mu.-1,2,3,4-Squarato)tetrakis[(tris(2-aminoethyl)amine)copper(II)] Perchlorate

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, September 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  59. Syntheses, crystal structures and electronic properties of [Cu(bipym)(C4O4)(H2O)3]·2H2O and [Cu2(bipym)(C4O4)2(H2O)6](bipym = 2,2′-...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  60. Ferro- and ferri-magnetism in oximato-bridged MIIICuIIchains (M = Mn and Fe). A molecular based ferromagnet with Tc= 9 K: [MnIIICuII-bis(1,2-cyclohexanedioneoximato)(acetato)(H2O)2<...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  61. Syntheses, crystal structures and electronic properties of [Cu(bipym)(C5O5)(H2O2]·H2O and [Cu2(bipym)(C5O5)2(H2O)2·4H2O ...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  62. Multipurpose x-ray absorption cell

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, September 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  63. High-TC molecular-based magnets: a ferromagnetic bimetallic chromium(III)-nickel(II) cyanide with TC = 90 K

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  64. Metamagnetic properties of a family of ferromagnetic alternating spin chains: bis(dimethylglyoximato)(carboxylato)manganese(III)copper(II)

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  65. Oxamidato complexes. 5. Influence of the steric constraints on the complex formation between copper(II) and N,N'-(alkyl-substituted)oxamides. Synthesis and crystal structure of [Cu2(mapox)(N3)2]n (H2mapox = N,N'-bis([3-(methylamino)propyl]oxamide)

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  66. Potentiometric study of the formation of hydroxo complexes of [Cu(terpy)]2+. Synthesis and crystal structure of [Cu(terpy) (H2O)](CF3SO3)2

    Article • Transition Metal Chemistry, June 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Isabel Castro

  67. Exchange interaction through a croconato bridge: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of (.mu.-croconato)bis[{bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amido}copper(II)] trihydrate

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, May 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  68. Oxamidato complexes. 3. A study of the formation of homo- and heteropolymetallic Cu(II)H2apoxM(II) complexes (H2apox = N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl)oxamide; M(II) = Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd). Synthesis and crystal structure of [Cu2(apox)(NCO)2]

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, March 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Isabel Castro

  69. Complex formation between croconate (C5O52–) and CuIIL [L = 2,2′-bipyridine(bipy), 2,2′ : 6′,2″-terpyridine or bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amide anion] in dimethyl sulfoxide solution. Crystal structure of [Cu(bipy)...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  70. Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of di-µ-hydroxo-bis[(2,2′-bipyridine)(trifluoromethanesulfonato-O)-copper(II)]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  71. Formation in solution, preparation, crystal structure and magnetic characterization of di-µ-hydroxo-bis[diaqua(2,2′-bipyrimidine)copper(II)] diperchlorate dihydrate

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  72. Solution chemistry of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneimine) and its copper(II), nickel(II) and iron(III) complexes

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, November 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  73. A solution study of complex formation between iron(III) and oxalate in dimethylsulphoxide

    Article • Transition Metal Chemistry, February 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Isabel Castro

  74. Complex formation between oxalate and (2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridyl)copper(II) in dimethyl sulphoxide solution. Synthesis and crystal structures of mono- and di-nuclear complexes

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1991, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  75. Complex formation between squarate (C4O42–) and CuIIL [L = 2,2′-bipyridyl, 2,2′ :6′,2″-terpyridyl or bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amide anion (bpca)] in dimethyl sulphoxide solution. Crystal structure of [Cu2...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1991, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  76. Study of the interaction between [Cu(bipy)]2+ and oxalate in dimethyl sulfoxide. Crystal structure of [Cu2(bipy)2(H2O)2ox]SO4·[Cu(bipy)ox]

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Isabel Castro

  77. Synthesis and magnetic properties of bis(μ-hydroxo)bis[(2,2 ′-bipyridyl)copper(II)] squarate. Crystal structure of bis(μ-hydroxo)bis[(2,2′-bipyridyl)copper(II)] squarate tetrahydrate

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, April 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Angeles Monge, Dr Isabel Castro

  78. Formation in solution, synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of µ-hydroxo-µ-perchlorato-bis[(diethylenetriamine) perchloratocopper(II)]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1990, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  79. Copper(II)-assisted hydrolysis of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine. Part 3. Crystal structures of diaqua[bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amido]copper(II) nitrate dihydrate and aquabis(pyridine-2-carboxamide)copper(II) nitrate...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1990, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  80. Formation in solution, synthesis and crystal structure of μ-oxalatobis[bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amido] dicopper(II)

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, July 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Angeles Monge, Dr Isabel Castro

  81. Formation in solution, synthesis, and electrochemical study of oxalato complexes of N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)-chromium(III) and -iron(III): crystal structures of piperidinium [N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)](oxalato-O1O2)-chromate(II...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1989, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Isabel Castro

  82. Study of the interaction of [Cu(bipy)]2+ with oxalate and squarate in aqueous solution

    Article • Transition Metal Chemistry, December 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Isabel Castro