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Breadcrumb Charlie McTernan McTernan lab Artificial Molecular Machinery Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Publications Lab members Vacancies PublicationsYear published2023 (3)2022 (1)2021 (2)2020 (2)2019 (2)2018 (1)2017 (3)2016 (1) Facet Year publishedYear published2023 (3) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (3)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (3)Structural Biology & Biophysics (3)Synthetic Biology (3) Facet Research topicsResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (3)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (3)Structural Biology & Biophysics (3)Synthetic Biology (3) Facet Research topicsCrick/Pre-CrickCrick publications (3)Pre-Crick publications (12) Facet Crick/Pre-CrickPublication typeJournal article (15)Primary research (11)Review (3)Commentary (1) Facet Publication typePublication typeJournal article (3)Commentary (1)Primary research (1)Review (1) Facet Publication typeJournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition (1)Chem (1)Nature Reviews Chemistry (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 15 of 15Last updated : 24 April 2024 03:36 The mechanical bond in biological systems Authors (3) Sophie R BeerenCharlie McTernan Fredrik Schaufelberger Chem Published 8 June 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details A double‐walled tetrahedron with AgI4 vertices binds different guests in distinct sites Authors (8) Samuel E Clark Andrew W HeardCharlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Barbara Rossi Petr Rozhin Silvia Marchesan Jonathan R Nitschke Angewandte Chemie International Edition Published 11 April 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Listening to fathers in STEM Authors (6) Jennifer S Leigh David K Smith Barry A Blight Gareth O LloydCharlie McTernan Emily R Draper Nature Reviews Chemistry Published 1 February 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Beyond platonic: How to build metal–organic polyhedra capable of binding low-symmetry, information-rich molecular cargoes Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Jack A Davies Jonathan R Nitschke Chemical Reviews Published 8 June 2022 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Controlling the shape and chirality of an eight-crossing molecular knot Authors (6) JP CarpenterCharlie McTernan JL Greenfield R Lavendomme TK Ronson JR Nitschke Chem Published 10 June 2021 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Selective anion binding drives the formation of AgI8L6 and AgI12L6 six-stranded helicates Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 20 January 2021 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Diverging from nature: A new reactivity for molecular synthesizers Authors (1)Charlie McTernan Chem Published 5 November 2020 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details A track-based molecular synthesizer that builds a single-sequence oligomer through iterative carbon-carbon bond formation Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Guillaume De Bo David A Leigh Chem Published 5 November 2020 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Anion pairs template a trigonal prism with disilver vertices Authors (4) John P CarpenterCharlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 24 July 2019 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Post-assembly modification of phosphine cages controls host-guest behavior Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 1 May 2019 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Spontaneous assembly of rotaxanes from a primary amine, crown ether and electrophile Authors (5) Stephen DP Fielden David A LeighCharlie McTernan Borja Pérez-Saavedra Iñigo J Vitorica-Yrezabal Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 16 May 2018 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Rotary and linear molecular motors driven by pulses of a chemical fuel Authors (7) Sundus Erbas-Cakmak Stephen DP Fielden Ulvi Karaca David A LeighCharlie McTernan Daniel J Tetlow Miriam R Wilson Science Published 20 October 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details A complementary pair of enantioselective switchable organocatalysts Authors (4) Guillaume De Bo David A LeighCharlie McTernan Shoufeng Wang Chemical Science Published 1 October 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details [2]Rotaxane formation by transition state stabilization Authors (4) Guillaume De Bo Guillaume DolphijnCharlie McTernan David A Leigh Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 28 June 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Palladium-catalyzed enolate arylation as a key C-C bond-forming reaction for the synthesis of isoquinolines Authors (8) Ben S Pilgrim Alice E Gatland Carlos HA EstevesCharlie McTernan Geraint R Jones Matthew R Tatton Panayiotis A Procopiou Timothy J Donohoe Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Published 21 January 2016 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
The mechanical bond in biological systems Authors (3) Sophie R BeerenCharlie McTernan Fredrik Schaufelberger Chem Published 8 June 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
A double‐walled tetrahedron with AgI4 vertices binds different guests in distinct sites Authors (8) Samuel E Clark Andrew W HeardCharlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Barbara Rossi Petr Rozhin Silvia Marchesan Jonathan R Nitschke Angewandte Chemie International Edition Published 11 April 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Listening to fathers in STEM Authors (6) Jennifer S Leigh David K Smith Barry A Blight Gareth O LloydCharlie McTernan Emily R Draper Nature Reviews Chemistry Published 1 February 2023 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Beyond platonic: How to build metal–organic polyhedra capable of binding low-symmetry, information-rich molecular cargoes Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Jack A Davies Jonathan R Nitschke Chemical Reviews Published 8 June 2022 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Controlling the shape and chirality of an eight-crossing molecular knot Authors (6) JP CarpenterCharlie McTernan JL Greenfield R Lavendomme TK Ronson JR Nitschke Chem Published 10 June 2021 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Selective anion binding drives the formation of AgI8L6 and AgI12L6 six-stranded helicates Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 20 January 2021 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Diverging from nature: A new reactivity for molecular synthesizers Authors (1)Charlie McTernan Chem Published 5 November 2020 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
A track-based molecular synthesizer that builds a single-sequence oligomer through iterative carbon-carbon bond formation Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Guillaume De Bo David A Leigh Chem Published 5 November 2020 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Anion pairs template a trigonal prism with disilver vertices Authors (4) John P CarpenterCharlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 24 July 2019 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Post-assembly modification of phosphine cages controls host-guest behavior Authors (3)Charlie McTernan Tanya K Ronson Jonathan R Nitschke Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 1 May 2019 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Spontaneous assembly of rotaxanes from a primary amine, crown ether and electrophile Authors (5) Stephen DP Fielden David A LeighCharlie McTernan Borja Pérez-Saavedra Iñigo J Vitorica-Yrezabal Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 16 May 2018 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Rotary and linear molecular motors driven by pulses of a chemical fuel Authors (7) Sundus Erbas-Cakmak Stephen DP Fielden Ulvi Karaca David A LeighCharlie McTernan Daniel J Tetlow Miriam R Wilson Science Published 20 October 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
A complementary pair of enantioselective switchable organocatalysts Authors (4) Guillaume De Bo David A LeighCharlie McTernan Shoufeng Wang Chemical Science Published 1 October 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
[2]Rotaxane formation by transition state stabilization Authors (4) Guillaume De Bo Guillaume DolphijnCharlie McTernan David A Leigh Journal of the American Chemical Society Published 28 June 2017 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details
Palladium-catalyzed enolate arylation as a key C-C bond-forming reaction for the synthesis of isoquinolines Authors (8) Ben S Pilgrim Alice E Gatland Carlos HA EstevesCharlie McTernan Geraint R Jones Matthew R Tatton Panayiotis A Procopiou Timothy J Donohoe Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Published 21 January 2016 Crick labsCharlie McTernanFull details