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  1. Photodynamic therapeutic activities of tri-bromine porphyrins: Effect of nitrogen position on the pyridine

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, August 2026, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  2. Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy activity studies of 3-pyridyl substituted tetraarylchlorins and tetraarylbacteriochlorins

    Article • Main Group Chemistry, June 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  3. Optical limiting properties of free base porphyrins and their Sn(IV) complexes on the nanosecond timescale

    Article • Main Group Chemistry, March 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr John Mack

  4. Investigation of asymmetric porphyrins for use in photodynamic therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, February 2026, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  5. Photodynamic activity of a 3,5-methyoxy-2,6-iodo-azaBODIPY and its gold nanoparticle conjugate against the MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cell line

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  6. The photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy activities of azaBODIPY dyes and their gold nanoparticle conjugates

    Article • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  7. Microenvironment modulation of amide-bonded Metalloporphyrins functionalized gold electrodes for accelerating Electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolutions

    Article • Molecular Catalysis, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  8. Expanding the horizons of photodynamic therapy: Indium metalated pyridinyl-based trans-A2B2 porphyrin as novel anti-biofilm agents

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  9. Small is different: N , N -chelated organoboron complexes with seven-membered rings

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  10. The Photodynamic Antibacterial Activity Properties of a Series of Indium(III) Porphyrins and their Gold and Silver Nanoparticle Conjugates

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, June 2024, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  11. Blue-Light-Activated Water-Soluble Sn(IV)-Porphyrins for Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) against Drug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, April 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  12. BODIPY dyes for optical limiting applications on the nanosecond timescale

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  13. Pyrrole hemithioindigo-derived organoboron complexes: Synthesis, photophysical properties and its bioimaging applications

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  14. The photodynamic activity properties of a series of structurally analogous tetraarylporphyrin, chlorin and N-confused porphyrin dyes and their Sn(IV) complexes

    Article • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  15. Photodynamic Anticancer and Antibacterial Activities of Sn(IV) N-Confused Meso-tetra(methylthiophenyl)porphyrin

    Article • Photochem, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  16. The Photodynamic Anticancer and Antibacterial Activity Properties of a Series of meso-Tetraarylchlorin Dyes and Their Sn(IV) Complexes

    Article • Molecules, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  17. Methylthiophenyl- and Methylthiobiphenyl-Substituted A2B CoIIIcorroles: Modulating Electrocatalyzed Hydrogen Evolution Reactions on Surface-Modified Gold Electrodes

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, March 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  18. Sn(iv)-porphyrinoids for photodynamic anticancer and antimicrobial chemotherapy

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  19. Multiplexed Detection of Human Papillomavirus Based on AzaBODIPY-Doped Silica-Coated Polystyrene Microparticles

    Article • Chemosensors, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack, Dr Knut Rurack

  20. Regulating the Single-Molecule Conductance of Corroles by the Substituents on the B-Site

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  21. Dual singlet oxygen and nitric oxide-releasing silicon phthalocyanine for augmented photodynamic therapy

    Article • Materials Today Chemistry, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  22. Promotion of Catalytic Oxygen Reduction Reactions: The Utility of Proton Management Substituents on Cobalt Porphyrins

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, August 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  23. Photodynamic Antitumor and Antimicrobial Activities of Free‐Base Tetra(4‐methylthiolphenyl)chlorin and Its Tin(IV) Complex

    Article • ChemPlusChem, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  24. Structural modification of RhIIItriarylcorroles for enhanced electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolution reactions

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  25. Low-Symmetry Phthalocyanines Bearing Carboxy-Groups: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Quantum-Chemical Characterization

    Article • Molecules, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack, Professor Yulia G Gorbunova

  26. A Sn(iv) porphyrin with mitochondria targeting properties for enhanced photodynamic activity against MCF-7 cells

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  27. GaIIItriarylcorroles with push–pull substitutions: synthesis, electronic structure and biomedical applications

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  28. Quantitative Hg2+ detection via forming three coordination complexes using a lysosome targeting quinoline - Fisher aldehyde fluorophore

    Article • Talanta, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  29. A Silicon Phthalocyanine with Multi-Modal Photodynamic Therapy Activity

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  30. Borneol-triarylcorrole hybrids with chiral-optical response and anticancer behaviours

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  31. The photodynamic activities of the gold nanoparticle conjugates of phosphorus(V) and gallium(III) A3 meso-triarylcorroles

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  32. Turn-on detection of cysteine by a donor-acceptor type quinoline fluorophore: Exploring the sensing strategy and performance in bioimaging

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  33. Low-symmetry porphyrin analogues with flexible open-form dithienylethene moieties: Intense near IR Q bands

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  34. Solar Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Porphyrin Sensitized TiO2: Experimental and Computational Studies

    Article • Molecules, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack

  35. Thien-2-yl substituted chlorins as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  36. A heavy-atom-free π-extended N-confused porphyrin as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  37. Photodynamic activity of Sn(iv) tetrathien-2-ylchlorin against MCF-7 breast cancer cells

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  38. Positively charged styryl pyridine substituted Zn(ii) phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy and photoantimicrobial chemotherapy: effect of the number of charges

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  39. Disilane-bridged architectures with high optical transparency for optical limiting

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  40. NIR Absorbing AzaBODIPY Dyes for pH Sensing

    Article • Molecules, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack

  41. An octabrominated Sn(iv) tetraisopropylporphyrin as a photosensitizer dye for singlet oxygen biomedical applications

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  42. Non-aggregated lipophilic water-soluble tin porphyrins as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  43. Sn(iv) N-confused porphyrins as photosensitizer dyes for photodynamic therapy in the near IR region

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

    Dr Balaji Babu, Dr John Mack

  44. Methodological Survey of Simplified TD-DFT Methods for Fast and Accurate Interpretation of UV–Vis–NIR Spectra of Phthalocyanines

    Article • ACS Omega, April 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack, Professor Yulia G Gorbunova

  45. Photophysical properties and photodynamic therapy activities of detonated nanodiamonds-BODIPY-phthalocyanines nanoassemblies

    Article • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  46. Corrosion Resistance of Aluminum against Acid Activation: Impact of Benzothiazole-Substituted Gallium Phthalocyanine

    Article • Molecules, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack

  47. Preparation of NIR absorbing axial substituted tin(iv) porphyrins and their photocytotoxic properties

    Article • MedChemComm, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  48. Effect of bromination on the optical limiting properties at 532 nm of BODIPY dyes with p-benzyloxystyryl groups at the 3,5-positions

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  49. Co(ii)Tetraphenyltetraphenanthroporphyrin@MWCNTs: enhanced π–π interaction for robust electrochemical catalysis

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  50. Synthesis, characterization and photodynamic activity of Sn(iv) triarylcorroles with red-shifted Q bands

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  51. A 3,5-DistyrylBODIPY Dye Functionalized with Boronic Acid Groups for Direct Electrochemical Glucose Sensing

    Article • Electroanalysis, November 2018, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  52. Core-modified rubyrins with phenanthrene-fused pyrrole rings: Highly selective and tunable response to Hg 2+ ions

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  53. The investigation of in vitro dark cytotoxicity and photodynamic therapy effect of a 2,6-dibromo-3,5-distyryl BODIPY dye encapsulated in Pluronic® F-127 micelles

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr John Mack, Dr Balaji Babu

  54. Enhanced nonlinear optical response of benzothiazole substituted ball-type phthalocyanines in the presence of metallic nanoparticles

    Article • Optical Materials, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  55. An optical limiting study in aminophenoxy substituted phthalocyanine in the presence of semiconductor quantum dots

    Article • Journal of Luminescence, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  56. Photophysical and enhanced nonlinear optical response in asymmetric benzothiazole substituted phthalocyanine covalently linked to semiconductor quantum dots

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  57. Electrospun 3,5-dithienylvinyleneBODIPY embedded polystyrene nanofibers for the photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in industrial wastewaters

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, June 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  58. Photophysical and optical limiting properties at 532 nm of BODIPY dyes with p-benzyloxystyryl groups at the 3,5-positions

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, May 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  59. Photophysicochemical behaviour and antimicrobial properties of monocarboxy Mg (II) and Al (III) phthalocyanine-magnetite conjugates

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  60. Porphyrin dimers with a bridging chiral amide-bonded benzo-moiety: Influence of positional isomerism on the molecular chirality

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  61. Photophysical and strong optical limiting properties of ball-type phthalocyanines dimers and their monomeric analogues

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  62. Synthesis and photophysical properties of BODIPY-decorated graphene quantum dot–phthalocyanine conjugates

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  63. Iron(iii)porphyrin electrocatalyzed enantioselective carbon-chloride bond cleavage of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs): combined experimental investigation and theoretical calculations

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  64. The photophysicochemical behavior of symmetric and asymmetric zinc phthalocyanines, surface assembled onto gold nanotriangles

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  65. Photophysical properties of a novel styryl-BODIPY with a fused crown ether moiety

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  66. Pyridone substituted phthalocyanines: Photophysico-chemical properties and TD-DFT calculations

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  67. Investigation of photophysicochemical properties of zinc phthalocyanines conjugated to metallic nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  68. Photophysical and optical limiting properties of a novel distyryl-BODIPY with fused crown ether moieties

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, December 2017, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  69. Push–pull type manganese(III)corroles: Synthesis, electronic structures and tunable interactions with ctDNA

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, November 2017, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  70. Singly and Doubly N-Confused Calix[4]phyrin Organoplatinum(II) Complexes as Near-IR Triplet Sensitizers

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  71. Optical limiting properties of 3,5-dipyrenylvinyleneBODIPY dyes at 532 nm

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  72. Enantioselective electrochemical carbon-chloride bond cleavage of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) catalyzed by Mn(III)Cl-phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  73. Optical Limiting Properties of 3,5-Dithienylenevinylene BODIPY Dyes at 532 nm

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  74. Highly efficient C Cl bond cleavage and unprecedented C C bond cleavage of environmentally toxic DDT through molecular electrochemical catalysis

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  75. Nonlinear optical dynamics of benzothiazole derivatized phthalocyanines in solution, thin films and when conjugated to nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  76. N-Bridged Annulated BODIPYs: Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Blueshifted Dyes

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  77. Halogen substituted A 2 B type Co(III)triarylcorroles: Synthesis, electronic structure and two step modulation of electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolution reactions

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  78. Optical limiting properties of 2,6-dibromo-3,5- distyrylBODIPY dyes at 532 nm

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, July 2017, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  79. Electronic structure and NH-tautomerism of a novel metal-free phenanthroline-annelated phthalocyanine

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack, Professor Yulia G Gorbunova

  80. Photophysical studies of 2,6-dibrominated BODIPY dyes substituted with 4-benzyloxystyryl substituents

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, April 2017, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  81. Improved nonlinear optical behaviour of ball type indium(III) phthalocyanine linked to glutathione capped nanoparticles

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  82. Synthesis, photophysical and nonlinear optical properties of a series of ball-type phthalocyanines in solution and thin films

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  83. Cu(iii)triarylcorroles with asymmetric push–pull meso-substitutions: tunable molecular electrochemically catalyzed hydrogen evolution

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  84. Aza boron-pyridyl-isoindoline analogues: synthesis and photophysical properties

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  85. Optical limiting properties of 3,5-diphenyldibenzo-azaBODIPY at 532 nm

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack, Dr Ojodomo Achadu

  86. 4-Bis(4-aminophenoxy)phenoxy derivitized phthalocyanine conjugated to metallic nanoparticles: searching for enhanced optical limiting materials

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  87. Expanded, Contracted, and Isomeric Porphyrins: Theoretical Aspects

    Article • Chemical Reviews, December 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  88. Flexible Metal-Porphyrin Dimers (M=MnIII Cl, CoII , NiII , CuII ): Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, Spectroelectrochemistry, and Theoretical Calculations

    Article • ChemPlusChem, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  89. Aggregation Control of Robust Water-Soluble Zinc(II) Phthalocyanine-Based Photosensitizers

    Article • Langmuir, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  90. A2B type copper(III)corroles containing zero-to-five fluorine atoms: Synthesis, electronic structure and facile modulation of electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolution

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  91. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electronic Structures of Porphyrins Fused with Polycyclic Aromatic Ring Systems

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

    Dr John Mack

  92. Rational Design of Emissive NIR-Absorbing Chromophores: RhIIIPorphyrin-Aza-BODIPY Conjugates with Orthogonal Metal-Carbon Bonds

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

    Dr John Mack

  93. Synthesis and photophysicochemical properties of BODIPY dye functionalized gold nanorods for use in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, August 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  94. Tuning the synthetic cobalt(III)corroles electroreductive catalyzed lindane dehalogenation reactivity through meso-substituents

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  95. A Chiral Hemiporphyrazine Derivative: Synthesis and Chiroptical Properties

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  96. Optically active BODIPYs

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  97. Spectroscopic investigations and theoretical calculations of DABCO induced xanthene bridged self-assembled zinc(II) porphyrin dimer

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, May 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  98. MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations of magnesium tetra-(15-crown-5-oxanthreno)-phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Yulia G Gorbunova, Dr John Mack

  99. Efficient energy transfer in ethynyl bridged corrole–BODIPY dyads

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  100. Highly efficient near IR photosensitizers based-on Ir–C bonded porphyrin-aza-BODIPY conjugates

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  101. Photoisomerization and optical behavior study of a subphthalocyanine–bisazobenzene–subphthalocyanine triad with visible-light response

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  102. Photoisomerization and optical properties of a subphthalocyanine–azobenzene–subphthalocyanine triad

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  103. Photophysical properties of tetraphenylporphyrinsubphthalocyanine conjugates

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  104. Synthesis and photophysical properties of orthogonal rhodium(iii)–carbon bonded porphyrin–aza-BODIPY conjugates

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  105. Synthesis and properties of azulene-functionalized BODIPYs

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  106. Synthesis, characterization and electrochemistry of rhodium(iii) complexes of meso-substituted [14]tribenzotriphyrin(2.1.1)

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  107. Synthesis and Characterization of Palladium(II) Complexes of meso-Substituted [14]Tribenzotriphyrin(2.1.1)

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

    Dr John Mack

  108. Synthesis and Photophysical Investigation of Tetraazaporphyrin Substituted with Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Active Moieties

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  109. Optical properties and electronic structures of axially-ligated group 9 porphyrins

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, August 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  110. Facile synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical properties, and theoretical calculations of porphyrin dimers with a bridging amide-bonded xanthene moiety

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, July 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  111. Modulation of the molecular spintronic properties of adsorbed copper corroles

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2015, Nature

    Dr John Mack

  112. Organosilicon compounds as fluorescent chemosensors for fluoride anion recognition

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  113. Corrole–BODIPY conjugates: enhancing the fluorescence and phosphorescence of the corrole complex via efficient through bond energy transfer

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

    Dr John Mack

  114. A BODIPY-based ‘turn-on’ fluorescent probe for hypoxic cell imaging

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

    Dr John Mack

  115. Synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties of an acenaphthalene fused-ring-expanded NIR absorbing aza-BODIPY dye

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

    Dr John Mack

  116. Spectroscopic and nonlinear optical properties of the four positional isomers of 4α-(4-tert-butylphenoxy)phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  117. Lipophilic M(α,α′-OC5H11)8phthalocyanines (M = H2 and Ni(ii)): synthesis, electronic structure, and their utility for highly efficient carbonyl reductions

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  118. Optical limiting and singlet oxygen generation properties of phosphorus triazatetrabenzcorroles

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  119. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry of the Manganese(I) Complexes ofmeso-Substituted [14]Tribenzotriphyrins(2.1.1)

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  120. A new aza-BODIPY based NIR region colorimetric and fluorescent chemodosimeter for fluoride

    Article • RSC Advances, October 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  121. Synthesis, characterization and photodynamic therapy properties of an octa-4-tert-butylphenoxy-substituted phosphorus(V) triazatetrabenzcorrole

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, August 2014, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  122. Trends in the TD-DFT calculations of porphyrin and phthalocyanine analogs

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, August 2014, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  123. Porphodilactones as Synthetic Chlorophylls: Relative Orientation of β-Substituents on a Pyrrolic Ring Tunes NIR Absorption

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  124. MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations of low symmetry subnaphthalocyanine analogs

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, July 2014, Elsevier

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  125. Asymmetrical aza-boron-dipyridomethene derivatives with large Stokes shifts: synthesis and spectroscopic properties

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  126. Core-Modified Rubyrins Containing Dithienylethene Moieties

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  127. Synthesis, photophysicochemical properties and TD-DFT calculations of tetrakis(2-benzoyl-4-chlorophenoxy) phthalocyanines

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, April 2014, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  128. Phosphorus(V)-Corrole: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, Theoretical Calculations, and Potential Utility for in Vivo Applications in Living Cells

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

    Dr John Mack

  129. Photophysicochemical properties and TD-DFT calculations of a novel terminal alkyne substituted metal free phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, March 2014, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  130. Photophysical and photochemical properties and TD-DFT calculations of novel zinc and platinum phthalocyanines

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  131. Boron-pyridyl-imino-isoindoline dyes: facile synthesis and photophysical properties

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  132. Structural modification strategies for the rational design of red/NIR region BODIPYs

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  133. Optical nonlinearities and photophysicochemical behaviour of green and blue forms of lutetium bisphthalocyanines

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  134. TD-DFT calculations and MCD spectroscopy of porphyrin and phthalocyanine analogues: rational design of photosensitizers for PDT and NIR region sensor applications

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, January 2014, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

    Dr John Mack

  135. New 2,6-Distyryl-Substituted BODIPY Isomers: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Theoretical Calculations

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  136. Synthesis, characterization and solid-state emission properties of arylsilyl-substituted pyrene derivatives

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  137. MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations of low-symmetry acenaphthoporphyrins with dual fluorescence

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, October 2013, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  138. Acenaphthylene-Fused Cyclo[8]pyrroles with Intense Near-IR-Region Absorption Bands

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  139. MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations of a naphthalene-ring-bridged coplanar binuclear phthalocyanine dimer

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, June 2013, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  140. A BODIPY fluorescent probe with selective response for hypochlorous acid and its application in cell imaging

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  141. A red fluorescent turn-on probe for hydrogen sulfide and its application in living cells

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

    Dr John Mack

  142. Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy and electronic structures of C3 symmetry buckybowls

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  143. Synthesis and Properties of Fused-Ring-Expanded Porphyrins that were Core-Modified with Group 16 Heteroatoms

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

    Dr John Mack

  144. Synthesis, Characterization, MCD Spectroscopy, and TD-DFT Calculations of Copper-Metalated Nonperipherally Substituted Octaoctyl Derivatives of Tetrabenzotriazaporphyrin, cis - and t...

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

    Dr Simon J Coles, Dr John Mack

  145. Synthesis and photophysical properties of covalent conjugates of aqua platinum(II) and octacarboxy-substituted zinc phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, November 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  146. Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Electronic Structures of Fully Core-Modified Porphyrin Dications and Isophlorins

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

    Dr John Mack

  147. Trends in the optical and redox properties of tetraphenyltetraphenanthroporphyrins

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, July 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  148. Fourteen-Electron Ring Model and the Anomalous Magnetic Circular Dichroism of meso -Triarylsubporphyrins

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  149. Synthesis, Characterization, and Spectroscopic Analysis of Antiaromatic Benzofused Metalloporphyrins

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

    Dr John Mack

  150. Chiral Phthalocyanine with Unambiguous Absolute Molecular Structures for Both Enantiomers

    Article • Acta Chimica Sinica, January 2012, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  151. Synthesis, structure and spectroscopic properties of a porphycene-Re I complex

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, July 2011, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  152. Self-Assembly and Gelation Behavior of Tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzenes

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  153. meso-Aryl Phenanthroporphyrins: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  154. Cyclo[8]isoindoles: Ring-Expanded and Annelated Porphyrinoids

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2011, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  155. The Synthesis and Properties of Free‐Base [14]Triphyrin(2.1.1) Compounds and the Formation of Subporphyrinoid Metal Complexes

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, March 2011, Wiley

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  156. Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Fused-Ring-Expanded Aza-Boradiazaindacenes

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  157. Low Symmetry Phthalocyanines and Their Analogues

    Article • Chemical Reviews, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  158. A selective colorimetric and fluorometric ammonium ion sensor based on the H-aggregation of an aza-BODIPY with fused pyrazine rings

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  159. Facile Hg2+ detection in water using fluorescent self-assembled monolayers of a rhodamine-based turn-on chemodosimeter formed via a “click” reaction

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr John Mack

  160. Re-examination of the emission properties of alkoxy- and thioalkyl-substituted phthalocyanines

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, March 2010, Elsevier

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  161. Specific Cu2+-induced J-aggregation and Hg2+-induced fluorescence enhancement based on BODIPY

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

    Dr John Mack

  162. Synthesis, Structures, and Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Benzoporphycenes

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr John Mack

  163. Effect of peripheral fused ring substitution on the optical spectroscopy and electronic structure of metal phthalocyanine complexes

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, October 2009, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr John Mack

  164. A Facile One-Pot Synthesis of meso -Aryl-Substituted [14]Triphyrin(2.1.1)

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  165. Application of MCD Spectroscopy and TD‐DFT to Nonplanar Core‐Modified Tetrabenzoporphyrins: Effect of Reduced Symmetry on Nonplanar Porphyrinoids

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, May 2008, Wiley

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  166. Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy of cobalt tetraphenyltetraacenaphthoporphyrin

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, March 2008, Elsevier

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  167. Heme Binding Properties of Staphylococcus aureus IsdE

    Article • Biochemistry, October 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr David E Heinrichs, Dr John Mack

  168. Application of MCD spectroscopy to porphyrinoids

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  169. Characterization of the Heme Binding Properties of Staphylococcus aureus IsdA

    Article • Biochemistry, October 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr David E Heinrichs, Dr John Mack

  170. Application of MCD Spectroscopy and TD−DFT to a Highly Non-Planar Porphyrinoid Ring System. New Insights on Red−Shifted Porphyrinoid Spectral Bands

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  171. In vivo heme scavenging by Staphylococcus aureus IsdC and IsdE proteins

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, July 2004, Elsevier

    Martin Stillman, Dr David E Heinrichs, Dr John Mack

  172. Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Electron Deficient Zinc Phthalocyanines

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  173. Electronic Structure of Reduced Symmetry Peripheral Fused-Ring-Substituted Phthalocyanines

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, September 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  174. Assignment of the optical spectra of metal phthalocyanines through spectral band deconvolution analysis and ? calculations

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, October 2001, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  175. Transition Assignments in the Ultraviolet−Visible Absorption and Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectra of Phthalocyanines

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  176. Assignment of the optical spectrum of metal porphyrin and phthalocyanine radical anions

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, January 2001, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  177. Degradation Pathways during the Treatment of Methyl tert -Butyl Ether by the UV/H 2 O 2 Process

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, February 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr John Mack

  178. Photochemistry of nitrite and nitrate in aqueous solution: a review

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, November 1999, Elsevier

    Dr John Mack

  179. Absorption, Fluorescence, and Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectra of and Molecular Orbital Calculations on Tetrabenzotriazaporphyrins and Tetranaphthotriazaporphyrins

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

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  180. Assignment of the Optical Spectra of Metal Phthalocyanine Anions

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

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  181. Band Deconvolution Analysis of the Absorption and Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectral Data of ZnPc(-2) Recorded at Cryogenic Temperatures

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, May 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  182. Photochemical Formation of the Anion Radical of Zinc Phthalocyanine and Analysis of the Absorption and Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectral Data. Assignment of the Optical Spectrum of [ZnPc(-3)]-

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 1994, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack

  183. Ground-state and optical spectrum of metallophthalocyanine radical anions from low-temperature magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy

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

    Martin Stillman, Dr John Mack