Prof Stuart Batten - Researcher Profile

Biography

Stuart works in the School of Chemistry at Monash University as a Professor

Stuart’s research areas of interest are:

•Crystal Engineering
•Coordination Polymers
•Metallosupramolecular Chemistry
•Chemistry of Pseudohalide Anions
•Interpenetration
•X-ray Crystallography
•Ionic Liquids

Keywords

Crystal Engineering, Coordination Polymers, Pseudohalide Anions

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

PHD - SCIENCE

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1996

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (DEGREE WITH HONOURS)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Books

Batten, S.R., Neville, S.M., Turner, D.R., 2009, Coordination Polymers: Design, Analysis and Application, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK.

Book Chapters

Batten, S., 2010, Topology and interpenetration, in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design and Application, eds Leonard R. MacGillivray, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken USA, pp. 91-130.

Turner, D.R., Batten, S.R., 2008, Structural coordination chemistry of small dicyanomethanide-based ligands, in Coordination Chemistry Research Progress, eds T W Cartere and K S Verley, Nova Science Publishers, USA, pp. 153-174.

Batten, S.R., 2006, Interpenetrating Networks, in Frontiers in Crystal Engineering, eds Edward R.T.Tiekink and Jagadese J. Vittal, John Wiley & Sons, UK, pp. 157-194.

Batten, S.R., Robson, R., 1999, Catenane and Rotaxane Motifs in Interpenetrating and Self-Penetrating Coordination Polymers, in Molecular Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Knots - A Journey Through the World of Molecular Topology, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 77-106.

Journal Articles

Duriska, M., Neville, S.M., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Balde, C., Letard, J., Kepert, C.J., Batten, S.R., 2012, A family of discrete magnetically switchable nanoballs, ChemPlusChem [E], vol 77, issue 8, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 616-623.

Gass, I.A., Moubaraki, B., Langley, S., Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2012, A pi-pi 3D network of tetranuclear mu(2)/mu(3)-carbonato Dy(III) bis-pyrazolylpyridine clusters showing single molecule magnetism features, Chemical Communications [P], vol 48, issue 15, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 2089-2091.

Liu, J.Q., Wang, Y., Batten, S.R., Sakiyama, H., Ma, D., 2012, An unusual self-penetrated metal-organic framework from mixed ligands: synthesis, structure and magnetism, Inorganic Chemistry Communication [P], vol 19, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 27-30.

Batten, S.R., Champness, N.R., Chen, X., Garcia-Martinez, J., Kitagawa, S., Ohrstrom, L., O'Keeffe, M., Suh, M., Reedijk, J., 2012, Coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines, CrystEngComm [P], vol 14, issue 9, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambs England, pp. 3001-3004.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2012, In situ ligand formation in the synthesis of an octanuclear dysprosium 'double cubane' cluster displaying single molecule magnet features, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 13, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 3751-3757.

Gee, W.J., Batten, S.R., 2012, Instantaneous gelation of a new copper(II) metallogel amenable to encapsulation of a luminescent lanthanide cluster, Chemical Communications [P], vol 48, issue 40, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambs England, pp. 4830-4832.

Scott, H., Ross, T.M., Batten, S.R., Gass, I.A., Moubaraki, B., Neville, S.M., Murray, K.S., 2012, Iron(II) mononuclear materials containing functionalised dipyridylamino-substituted triazine ligands: structure, magnetism and spin crossover, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 65, issue 7, CSIRO Publishing, Vic Australia, pp. 874-882.

Chesman, A., Yang, M., Spiccia, N., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., Mudring, A., 2012, Lanthanoid-based ionic liquids incorporating the dicyanonitrosomethanide anion, Chemistry-A European Journal [P], vol 18, issue 31, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 9580-9589.

Razali, M.R., Urbatsch, A., Langley, S., MacLellan, J.G., Deacon, G.B., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., 2012, Linear trinuclear copper(II) complexes derived from the nucleophilic addition products of dicyanonitrosomethanide [C(CN)(2)(NO)](-): syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 65, issue 7, CSIRO Publishing, Vic Australia, pp. 918-925.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Berry, K.J., Chilton, N.F., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2012, Ln(III)(2)Mn(III)(2) heterobimetallic "butterfly" complexes displaying antiferromagnetic coupling (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb, Er), Dalton Transactions [E], vol 41, issue 37, Royal Society of Chemistry, England, pp. 11402-11412.

Chesman, A., Yang, M., Mallick, B., Ross, T.M., Gass, I.A., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., Mudring, A., 2012, Melting point suppression in new lanthanoid(III) ionic liquids by trapping of kinetic polymorphs: an in situ synchrotron powder diffraction study, Chemical Communications [P], vol 48, issue 1, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambs England, pp. 124-126.

Lou, F., Yuan, Z., Feng, X., Batten, S.R., Li, J., Luo, M., Liu, S., Xu, W., Sun, G., Song, Y., Huang, H., Tian, X., 2012, Multifunctional 3-fold interpenetrated porous metal-organic frameworks composed of unprecedented self-catenated networks, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 12, issue 7, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 3392-3396.

Janikowski, J.A., Razali, M.R., Batten, S.R., Macfarlane, D.R., Pringle, J.M., 2012, Organic ionic plastic crystals and low viscosity ionic liquids based on the dicyano(nitroso)methanide anion, Journal Of The American Chemical Society [P], vol 77, issue 11, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1039-1045.

Moubaraki, B., Neville, S.M., Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., Ross, T.M., 2012, Polymorphism and spin crossover in mononuclear FeII species containing new dipyridylamino-substituted s-triazine ligands, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 5, Royal Society Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 1512-1523.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Batten, S.R., 2012, Polyrotaxane metal-organic frameworks (PMOFs), Chemical Communications [P], vol 48, issue 64, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambs England, pp. 7899-7912.

Nematirad, M., Gee, W.J., Langley, S., Chilton, N.F., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., 2012, Single molecule magnetism in a mu-phenolato dinuclear lanthanide motif ligated by heptadentate Schiff base ligands, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 44, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge United Kingdom, pp. 13711-13715.

Ross, T.M., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2012, Spin crossover in polymeric and heterometallic Fe-II species containing polytopic dipyridylamino-substituted-triazine ligands, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 9, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 2571-2581.

Chainok, K., Neville, S.M., Forsyth, C.M., Gee, W.J., Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., 2012, Supramolecular architecture of silver(I) coordination polymers containing polydentate N-donor ligands, CrystEngComm [P], vol 14, issue 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 3717-3726.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2012, Synthesis and magnetic properties of a series of 3d/4f/3d heterometallic trinuclear complexes incorporating in situ ligand formation, Inorganica Chimica Acta [P], vol 389, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 99-106.

Hawes, C.S., Fitchett, C.M., Batten, S.R., Kruger, P.E., 2012, Synthesis and structural characterisation of a Co(II) coordination polymer incorporating a novel dicarboxy-Trogers base/bis-pyrazole mixed ligand system, Inorganica Chimica Acta [P], vol 389, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 112-117.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2012, Tetradecanuclear polycarbonatolanthanoid clusters: diverse coordination modes of carbonate providing access to novel core geometries, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 36, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambs England, pp. 10903-10909.

Ross, T., Moubaraki, B., Wallwork, K., Batten, S., Murray, K., 2011, A temperature-dependent order-disorder and crystallographic phase transition in a 0D Fe(II) spin crossover compound and its non-spin crossover Co(II) isomorph, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 40, issue 39, Royal Society for Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 10147-10155.

Talukder, P., Shit, S., Sasmal, A., Batten, S., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Mitra, S., 2011, An antiferromagnetically coupled hexanuclear copper(II) schiff base complex containing phenoxo and dicyanamido bridges: structural aspects and magnetic properties, Polyhedron [P], vol 30, Pergamon, UK, pp. 1767-1773.

Wu, H., Yang, J., Su, Z., Batten, S., Ma, J., 2011, An exceptional 54-fold interpenetrated coordination polymer with 103-srs network topology, Journal Of The American Chemical Society [P], vol 133, issue 30, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 11406-11409.

Zhai, Q., Niu, J., Li, S., Jiang, Y., Hu, M., Batten, S., 2011, An unusual uninodal 10-connected self-penetrating network built from sixteen-nuclear hybrid cadmium clusters, CrystEngComm [P], vol 13, issue 14, Royal Society for Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 4508-4511.

Kutasi, A., Turner, D., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S., Murray, K., 2011, Complexes of a hexa-nitrile dianion with neutral, chelating co-ligands: Self-assembly, structure and magnetism, Dalton Transactions [E], vol 40, issue 45, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, pp. 12358-12367.

Kutasi, A., Turner, D., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S., Murray, K., 2011, Coordination polymers of hexacyanotrimethylenecyclopropanediide and its monoanionic radical: synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 50, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 6673-6684.

Xie, J., Batten, S., Zou, Y., Ren, X., 2011, Observation of in situ ligand reactions during the assembly of crystalline Zn-S clusters, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 11, issue 1, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 16-20.

Ross, T., Moubaraki, B., Turner, D., Halder, G., Chastanet, G., Neville, S., Cashion, J., Letard, J., Batten, S., Murray, K., 2011, Spin crossover and solvate effects in 1D FeII chain compounds containing bis(dipyridylamine)-linked triazine ligands, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 2011, issue 9, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden Massachusetts USA, pp. 1395-1417.

Schneider, C., Moubaraki, B., Cashion, J., Turner, D., Leita, B., Batten, S., Murray, K., 2011, Spin crossover in di-, tri- and tetranuclear, mixed-ligand tris(pyrazolyl)methane iron(II) complexes, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 40, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 6939-6951.

Gass, I., Batten, S., Forsyth, C., Moubaraki, B., Schneider, C., Murray, K., 2011, Supramolecular aspects of iron(II) crown-dipyridyl spin-crossover compounds, Coordination Chemistry Reviews [P], vol 255, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 2058-2067.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Batten, S., Ng, S., Liu, Y., 2011, Supramolecular isomers: the first 3-fold interpenetrating 8-connected hex-c3 net and an unusual 4-fold interpenetrating 6(5).8 net, CrystEngComm [P], vol 13, issue 17, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 5296-5298.

Turner, D., Chesman, A., Murray, K., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2011, The chemistry and complexes of small cyano anions, Chemical Communications [P], vol 47, issue 37, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 10189-10210.

Mondal, K., Gole, B., Song, Y., Batten, S., Turner, D., Mukherjee, P., 2011, Two new 1D chains of Ni2Na2 heterometallic double half-cubane building units: Synthesis, structures and variable temperature magnetic study, Journal of Chemical Sciences [P], vol 123, issue 6, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore India, pp. 807-818.

Yang, G., Hou, L., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Shi, Q., Batten, S., 2011, Two unprecedented three-dimensional Pb(II) polymorphs and structural diversities built on a kinked flexible dicarboxylate building lock, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 11, issue 4, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 936-940.

Turner, D., Batten, S., 2010, 1D coordination polymers of Cu(II) and Cu(II) dimers with a dicyanomethanide ligand, Polyhedron [P], vol 29, issue 1, Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 333-341.

Liu, J., Liu, B., Wang, Y., Liu, P., Yang, G., Liu, R., Shi, Q., Batten, S., 2010, An unusual 3D entangled Co(II) coordination polymer directed by ferromagnetic molecular building block, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 49, issue 22, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 10422-10426.

Qiu, Y., Li, Y., Peng, G., Cai, J., Jin, L., Ma, L., Deng, H., Zeller, M., Batten, S., 2010, Cadmium metal-directed three-dimensional coordination polymers: In situ tetrazole ligand synthesis, structures, and luminescent properties, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 10, issue 3, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1341-1345.

Chesman, A., Turner, D., Ross, T., Neville, S., Lu, J., Murray, K., Batten, S., 2010, Chains, helices, sheets and unusual 3D nets: Diverse structures of the flexible, ditopic ligand 1,2-bis(3-(4-pyridyl)pyrazolyl)ethane, Polyhedron [P], vol 29, issue 1, Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 2-9.

Turner, D.R., Batten, S.R., 2010, Di- and triammonium salts of carbamoyldicyanomethanide, C(CN) 2(CONH2)-: Layered organic architectures, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 10, issue 6, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 2501-2508.

Luo, F., Batten, S., 2010, Metal-organic framework (MOF): lanthanide(III)-doped approach for luminescence modulation and luminescent sensing, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 39, issue 19, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 4485-4488.

Chesman, A., Turner, D., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2010, New approaches to 12-coordination: structural consequences of steric stress, lanthanoid contraction and hydrogen bonding, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry [P], issue 18, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 2798-2812.

Chesman, A., Turner, D., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2010, Nucleophilic addition of water and alcohols to dicyanonitrosomethanide: ligands with diverse bonding modes in magnetically coupled d-block complexes, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry [P], issue 1, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 59-73.

Li, J., Ji, C., Lu, Z., Wang, T., Song, Y., Li, Y., Zheng, H., Guo, Z., Batten, S., 2010, Organic-inorganic hybrid coordination polymers based on the 5-oxyacetate isophthalic acid (H3OABDC) ligand: syntheses, structures, magnetic and luminescent properties, CrystEngComm [P], vol 12, issue 12, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 4424-4432.

Xu, J., Pan, Z., Wang, T., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Batten, S., Zheng, H., 2010, Syntheses, structures, photoluminescence and magnetic properties of five compounds with 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate acid and imidazole ligands, CrystEngComm [P], vol 12, issue 2, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 612-619.

Chainok, K., Neville, S., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S., Murray, K., Forsyth, C., Cashion, J., 2010, Synthesis, structures and spin crossover properties of infinite 3D frameworks of iron(II) containing organodinitrile bridging ligands, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 39, issue 45, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 10900-10909.

Pas, E., Chesman, A., Turner, D., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2010, Theoretical and experimental insights into the mechanism of the nucleophilic addition of water and methanol to dicyanonitrosomethanide, Journal of Physical Chemistry B [P], vol 114, issue 49, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 16517-16527.

Chesman, A., Turner, D., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2010, Transformation of a 1D to 3D coordination polymer mediated by low temperature lattice solvent loss, Chemical Communications [P], vol 46, issue 27, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 4899-4901.

Ma, L.-., Wang, L., Du, M., Batten, S.R., 2010, Unprecedented 4- and 6-connected 2D coordination networks based on 4 4-subnet tectons, showing unusual supramolecular motifs of rotaxane and helix, Inorganic Chemistry Communication [P], vol 49, issue 2, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 365-367.

Duriska, M., Neville, S.M., Moubaraki, B., Cashion, J.D., Halder, G.J., Chapman, K., Balde, C., Letard, J., Murray, K.S., Kepert, C.J., Batten, S.R., 2009, A nanoscale molecular switch triggered by thermal, light, and guest perturbation, Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), vol 48, issue 14, Wiley - VCH Verlag, Germany, pp. 2549-2552.

Yang, H., Li, G., Xu, B., Liu, T., Li, Y., Cao, R., Batten, S.R., 2009, A new 3-fold interpenetration of diamond-like network constructed from polyoxometalate building blocks, Inorganic Chemistry Communication [P], vol 12, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 605-607.

Yang, J., Ma, J.-., Liu, Y.-., Ma, J.-., Batten, S.R., 2009, A series of lead(II) complexes with phi-phi stackings: Structural diversities by varying the ligands, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 4, American Chemical Society, United States, pp. 1894-1911.

Turner, D.R., MacDonald, R., Lee, W., Batten, S.R., 2009, Ammonium salts of carbamoyldicyanomethanide, C(CN)2(CONH 2)-: Effects of hydrogen-bonding cations on anionic networks, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 298-305.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2009, An octanuclear Iron(III) cluster complex containing the nitroso bridging ligand carbamoylcyanonitrosomethanide, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 62, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, pp. 1137-1141.

Guo, H., Qiu, D., Guo, X., Batten, S.R., Zhang, H., 2009, An unusual 3D polycatenane motif generated by the 2D -> 2D parallel -> 3D parallel interpenetration of (4,4) sheets, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 2611-2614.

Kutasi, A.M., Turner, D.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2009, Coordination polymers of nitrocyanamide, O2NNCN-: Synthesis, structure and magnetism, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 2089-2095.

Turner, D.R., Pek, S.N., Batten, S.R., 2009, Destabilisation of a dual-synthon hydrogen bonding motif by packing effects and competing hydrogen bond donors, CrystEngComm, vol 11, issue 1, The Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kindom, pp. 87-93.

Ma, L.-., Wang, L.-., Hu, J.-., Yang, Y.-., Batten, S.R., Wang, J.-., 2009, Dicarboxylate anion-dependent assembly of Ni(II) coordination polymers with 4,4'-dipyridyl sulfide, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Soceity of Chemistry, UK, pp. 777-783.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Liu, Y., Batten, S.R., 2009, Four-, and six-connected entangled frameworks based on flexible bis(imidazole) ligands and long dicarboxylate anions, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 151-159.

Lu, J., Turner, D.R., Harding, L.P., Batten, S.R., 2009, Heteroligand molecular "stirrups" using conformationally flexible ditopic pyridyl - Pyrazolyl ligands, Inorganic Chemistry Communication [P], vol 48, issue 16, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 7525-7527.

Guo, H., Guo, X., Batten, S.R., Song, J., Song, S., Dang, S., Zheng, G., Tang, J., Zhang, H., 2009, Hydrothermal synthesis, structures, and luminescent properties of seven D10 metal- organic frameworks based on 9,9-dipropylfluorene-2,7- dicarboxylic acid (H2DFDA), Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 3, American Chemical Society, United States, pp. 1394-1401.

Qiu, Y., Deng, H., Mou, J., Yang, S., Zeller, M., Batten, S.R., Wu, H., Li, J., 2009, In situ tetrazole ligand synthesis leading to a microporous cadmium-organic framework for selective ion sensing, Chemical Communications [P], Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 5415-5417.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2009, Lanthaballs: Chiral, structurally layered polycarbonate tridecanuclear lanthanoid clusters, Chemistry-A European Journal [P], vol 15, issue 21, Wiley - VCH Verlad GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 5203-5207.

Chesman, A.S.R., Turner, D.R., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2009, Metal-promoted nucleophilic addition and cyclization of diamines with dicyanonitrosomethanide, [C(CN)2(NO)]-, Chemistry-An Asian Journal [P], vol 4, issue 5, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Germany, pp. 761-769.

Turner, D.R., Strachn-Hatton, J., Batten, S.R., 2009, Mono- and di-potassium derivatives of benzenepentacarboxylic acid, Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie [P], vol 635, issue 3, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 439-444.

Lu, J., Turner, D.R., Harding, L.P., Byrne, L.T., Baker, M.V., Batten, S.R., 2009, Octapi interactions: Self-assembly of a Pd-based [2]catenane driven by eightfold pi interactions, Journal Of The American Chemical Society [P], vol 131, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 10372-10373.

Ma, L., Wang, L., Wang, Y., Batten, S.R., Wang, J., 2009, Self-assembly of a series of cobalt(II) coordination polymers constructed from H2tbip and dipyridyl-based ligands, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 48, issue 3, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 915-924.

Yuan, H., Yang, S., Xie, Z., Huang, R., Batten, S.R., 2009, Solvent-induced assembly of two supramolecular isomers of MnII thiophenedicarboxylate coordination polymers, Inorganic Chemistry Communication [P], vol 12, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 755-757.

Prananto, Y.P., Turner, D.R., Lu, J., Batten, S.R., 2009, Solvent-induced structural changes in complexes of 1,2-bis(3-(3-pyridyl) pyrazolyl)ethane, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 62, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 108-114.

Ma, L.-., Wang, L.-., Lu, D.-., Batten, S.R., Wang, J.-., 2009, Structural variation from ID to 3D: Effects of temperature and pH value on the construction of Co(II)-H2tbip/bpp mixed ligands system, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 4, American Chemical Society, United States, pp. 1741-1749.

Qiu, Y., Deng, H., Yang, S., Mou, J., Daiguebonne, C., Kerbellec, N., Guillou, O., Batten, S.R., 2009, Syntheses, crystal structures, and gas storage studies in new three-dimensional 5-aminoisophthalate praseodymium polymeric complexes, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 48, issue 9, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 3976-3981.

Bar, A., Chakrabarty, R., Chi, K., Batten, S.R., Mukherjee, P.S., 2009, Synthesis and characterisation of heterometallic molecular triangles using ambidentate linker: self-selection of a single linkage isomer, Dalton Transactions [P], Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 3222-3229.

Lu, J., Gao, S., Lin, J., Shi, L., Cao, R., Batten, S.R., 2009, Systematic investigation on the coordination chemistry of a sulfonated monoazo dye: Ligand-dominated d- and f-block derivatives, Dalton Transactions [P], Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, pp. 1944-1953.

Duriska, M., Neville, S.M., Lu, J., Iremonger, S.S., Boas, J.F., Kepert, C., Batten, S.R., 2009, Systematic metal variation and solvent and hydrogen-gas storage in supramolecular nanoballs, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition [P], vol 48, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 8919-8922.

Pan, Z., Xu, J., Zheng, H., Huang, K., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Batten, S.R., 2009, Three new heterothiometallic cluster polymers with fascinating topologies, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 48, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 5772-5778.

Sun, L., Qi, Y., Che, Y., Batten, S.R., Zheng, J., 2009, Three unprecedented entangled metal-organic frameworks: Self-penetration and hydrothermal in situ ligand formation, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 7, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2995-2998.

Prananto, Y.P., Turner, D.R., Duriska, M., Lu, J., Batten, S.R., 2009, Three-centre, two-electron bonds in complexes of Mn, Ni, Co and Cd with 3-(4-benzonitrile)pyrazolyl scorpionates, Inorganica Chimica Acta [P], vol 362, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 4646-4650.

Chen, Z., Jiang, C., Yan, W., Liang, F., Batten, S.R., 2009, Three-dimensional metal azide coordination polymers with amino carboxylate coligands: Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry [P], vol 48, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4674-4684.

Liu, J., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, P., Shi, Q., Batten, S.R., 2009, Topological diversification in metal-organic frameworks: secondary ligand and metal effects, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Germany, pp. 147-154.

Chen, P., Batten, S.R., Qi, Y., Zheng, J., 2009, Two 3-D cluster-based frameworks: Highly eight-connected molecular topology and magnetism, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 6, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2756-2761.

Liu, J.Q., Wang, Y.Y., Liu, P., Dong, Z., Shi, Q.Z., Batten, S.R., 2009, Two coordination polymers displaying unusual threefold 1D->1D and threefold 2D->3D interpenetration topologies, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1207-1209.

Ma, L., Yang, Y., Wang, L., Lu, D., Batten, S.R., Wang, J., 2009, Two coordination polymers involving triangular and linear trinuclear Co(II) clusters created via in situ ligand synthesis, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 5, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2036-2038.

Jin, Y., Qi, Y., Batten, S.R., Cao, P., Chen, W., Yunxia, C., Zheng, J., 2009, Two three-dimensional cyano-bridged bimetallic cadmium(II) and copper(II)-copper(I) mixed-valence polymer compounds: Crystal structures and thermal stability analysis and magnetic properties, Inorganica Chimica Acta [P], vol 362, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 3395-3400.

Cao, X.Y., Yao, Y.G., Batten, S.R., Ma, E., Qin, Y.Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, R.B., Cheng, J.K., 2009, Unusual parallel entanglement of metal-organic 2D frameworks with coexistence of polyrotaxane, polycatenane and interdigitation, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, issue 6, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1030-1036.

Pan, Z., Yao, X., Zheng, H., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Batten, S.R., 2009, Unusual three-dimensional coordination networks with [WS4Cu6] cluster nodes and alpha-C3N4 topology, CrystEngComm [P], vol 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, pp. 605-609.

Duriska, M., Neville, S.M., Batten, S.R., 2009, Variable length ligands: A new class of bridging ligands for supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering, Chemical Communications [P], Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 5579-5581.

Ma, L., Wang, L., Chen, S., Hou, H., Batten, S.R., 2009, Various coordination architectures constructed from N-[(carboxyphenyl)-sulfonyl]glycine: Structural variation via ligand isomerism effects and metal-directed assembly, Polyhedron [P], vol 28, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 2494-2502.

Turner, D.R., Batten, S.R., 2008, A guest-templated (6,3)-sheet constructed using asymmetric hydrogen-bonding anions, CrystEngComm, vol 10, issue 2, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 170-172.

Liu, C., Chang, Z., Wang, J., Yan, L., Bu, X., Batten, S.R., 2008, A photoluminescent 3D silver(I) coordination polymer with mixed ligands anthracene-9,10-dicarboxylate and hexamethylenetetramine, showing binodal 4-connected (43A.63)2(42A.62A.82)3 topology, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 11, issue 8, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 889-892.

Liu, C., Chen, P., Chang, Z., Wang, J., Yan, L., Sun, H., Bu, X., Lin, Z., Li, Z., Batten, S.R., 2008, A photoluminescent hexanuclear silver(I) complex exhibiting C-H...Ag close interactions, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 11, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 159-163.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Liu, Y., Ma, J., Batten, S.R., 2008, A series of cu(II) complexes based on different bis(imidazole) ligands and organic acids: formation of water clusters and fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide, Crystal growth and design, vol 8, issue 12, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4383-4393.

Wang, H., Wang, Y., Yang, G., Wang, C., Wen, G., Shi, Q., Batten, S.R., 2008, A series of intriguing metal-organic frameworks with 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid: Structural adjustment and pH-dependence, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1583-1594.

Turner, D.R., Pek, S.N., Cashion, J.D., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., 2008, A sheet of clusters: Self-assembly of a (4,4) network of Fe III 10 clusters, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 6877-6879.

Qi, Y., Yunxia, C., Luo, F., Batten, S.R., Liu, Y., Zheng, J., 2008, A variety of 1D to 3D metal-organic coordination architectures assembled with 1,1'-(2,2'-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1h-imidazole), Crystal Growth & Design, vol 8, issue 5, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 1654-1662.

Turner, D.R., Pek, S.N., Batten, S.R., 2008, Amide-water hydrogen-bond motifs in alkali-metal/crown ether complexes of carbamoyldicyanomethanide, C(CONH2)(CN)2 -, New Journal of Chemistry, vol 32, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 719-726.

Choudhury, R.R., Choudhury, C.R., Batten, S.R., Mitra, S., 2008, Architecture of a new selenocyanato bridged one-dimensional polymeric complex of cadmium(II): synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic studies, Structural Chemistry, vol 19, issue 4, Springer, USA, pp. 645-649.

Li, Z., Wang, G., Jia, H., Hu, N., Xu, J., Batten, S.R., 2008, Construction of coordination networks with high connectivity: A new 8-connected self-penetrating network based on tetranuclear metal clusters, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 983-985.

Wang, F., Yang, S., Huang, R., Zheng, L., Batten, S.R., 2008, Control of the topologies and packing modes of three 2D coordination polymers through variation of the solvent ratio of a binary solvent mixture, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1211-1215.

Kelly, N.R., Goetz, S., Batten, S.R., Kruger, P.E., 2008, Coordination behaviour and network formation with 4,4',6,6'- tetracarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine and 4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'- bipyridine ligands with rare and alkaline earth metals, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 68-78.

Cao, R., Lu, J., Batten, S.R., 2008, Copper 5-sulfoisophthalato quasi-planar squares in coordination polymers modulated by alkaline-earth metals: A way to molecular squares?, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 784-789.

Liu, J., Yang, Y., Ma, L., Shi, Q., Wen, G., Batten, S.R., Proserpio, D.M., 2008, Generation of a 4-crossing [2]-catenane motif by the 2D->2D parallel interpenetration of pairs of (4,4) sheets, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1123-1125.

Pan, Z., Zheng, H., Wang, T., Song, Y., Li, Y., Guo, Z., Batten, S.R., 2008, Hydrothermal synthesis, structures, and physical properties of four new flexible multicarboxylate ligands-based compounds, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 47, issue 20, American Chemical Society, United States, pp. 9528-9536.

Lu, J., Bi, W., Xian, F., Batten, S.R., Cao, R., 2008, Lanthanide coordination polymers constructed from infinite rod-shaped secondary building units and flexible ligands, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, vol 3, issue 3, Wiley-VCH, Germany, pp. 542-547.

Banerjee, S., Ray, A., Sen, S., Mitra, S., Hughes, D.L., Butcher, R.J., Batten, S.R., Turner, D.R., 2008, Pseudohalide-induced structural variations in hydrazone-based metal complexes: Syntheses, electrochemical studies and structural aspects, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 361, issue 9-Oct, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 2692-2700.

Deng, H., Qui, Y., Li, Y., Liu, Z., Zeng, R., Zeller, M., Batten, S.R., 2008, Reversible shrinkage and expansion of a blue photofluorescent cadmium coordination polymer and in situ tetrazole ligand synthesis, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 2239-2241.

Turner, D.R., Strachan-Hatton, J., Batten, S.R., 2008, Steric control of 4-connected network topology in hydrogen bonded coordination polymers, CrystEngComm, vol 10, issue 1, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 34-38.

Sen, S., Shit, S., Mitra, S., Batten, S.R., 2008, Structural and spectral studies of a new copper(II) complex with a tridentate thiosemicarbazone ligand, Structural Chemistry, vol 19, issue 1, Springer, USA, pp. 137-142.

Qi, Y., Luo, F., Batten, S.R., Che, Y., Zheng, J., 2008, Syntheses and crystal structures of a series of novel helical coordination polymers constructed from flexible bis(imidazole) ligands and metal salts, Crystal Growth and Design, vol 8, issue 8, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2806-2813.

Kelly, N.R., Goetz, S., Batten, S.R., Kruger, P.E., 2008, Synthesis and structural characterisation of lanthanide coordination polymers featuring 4,4',6,6'-tetra-carboxy-2,2'-bipyridine and rare network topology, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1018-1026.

Deng, H., Qiu, Y., Daiguebonne, C., Kerbellec, N., Guillou, O., Zeller, M., Batten, S.R., 2008, Synthesis of new copper cyanide complexes via the transformation of organonitrile to inorganic cyanide, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 47, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 5866-5872.

Basak, S., Sen, S., Marschner, C., Baumgartner, J., Batten, S.R., Turner, D.R., Mitra, S., 2008, Synthesis, crystal structures and fluorescence properties of two new di- and polynuclear Cd(II) complexes with N2O donor set of a tridentate Schiff base ligand, Polyhedron, vol 27, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 1193-1200.

He, X., Wu, C., Li, M., Batten, S.R., 2008, Synthesis, structure and properties of two new 3D frameworks with primitive cubic topology, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 11, issue 11, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 1378-1381.

Yang, E., Liu, Z., Wang, X., Batten, S.R., Zhao, X., 2008, Three Zn(II)-triazole-H3btc complexes regulated by mixed ligands protonation upon stepwise crystallization, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1140-1143.

Sun, H., Wang, Z., Gao, S., Batten, S.R., 2008, Transition metal coordination frameworks with bridges of 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane-N,N'-dioxide incorporating anions of different size, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1796-1802.

Qi, Y., Che, Y., Batten, S.R., Zheng, J., 2008, Unprecedented trinodal 4-connected metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with 2-fold interpenetration, CrystEngComm, vol 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1027-1030.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Batten, S.R., Su, Z., 2008, Unusual parallel and inclined interlocking modes in polyrotaxane-like metal-organic frameworks, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 2233-2235.

Chen, P., Che, Y., Batten, S.R., Zheng, J., 2007, An inclined interpenetrating heteropolynuclear polymer with unusual propagation of metal carboxylate secondary building units by both carboxylate and pyridyl bridging ligands, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 10, issue 4, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 415-418.

Liu, F., Zeng, Y., Zhao, J., Hu, B., Bu, X., Ribas, J., Batten, S.R., 2007, An unusual 3-D asymmetric mixed valence copper-azido complex with pyrazinecarboxylate as co-ligand showing rare net topology: Hydrothermal synthesis, structure and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 10, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 129-132.

Zhai, Q., Lu, C., Wu, X., Batten, S.R., 2007, Coligand modulated six-, eight-, and ten-connected Zn/ Cd-1,2,4-triazolate frameworks based on mono-, Bi-, Tri-, Penta-, and heptanuclear cluster units, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 7, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2332-2342.

Constable, E.C., Dunphy, E.L., Housecroft, C.E., Neuburger, M., Schaffner, S., Schaper, F., Batten, S.R., 2007, Expanded ligands: bis(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine carboxylic acid)ruthenium(II) complexes as metallosupramolecular analogues of dicarboxylic acids, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 4323-4332.

Turner, D.R., Pek, S.N., Batten, S.R., 2007, Hetero-ribbon's-mixed amide-nitrile hydrogen-bonding motifs, Chemistry - An Asian Journal, vol 2, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Germany, pp. 1534-1539.

Chen, P., Che, Y., Zheng, J., Batten, S.R., 2007, Heteropolynuclear metamagnet showing spin canting and single-crystal to single-crystal phase transformation, Chemistry of Materials, vol 19, issue 9, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2162-2167.

Turner, D.R., Pek, S.N., Batten, S.R., 2007, Heterotapes: A persistent, dual-synthon hydrogen-bonding motif, Chemistry- An Asian Journal, vol 2, Wiley - VCH Verlag, Germany, pp. 1534-1539.

Samanta, B., Chakraborty, J., Singh, R.B., Saha, M.K., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., El Fallah, M.S., Mitra, S., 2007, Hexacyanometallate anions as precursors of two new trinuclear heterobimetallic assemblies: Syntheses, structures and cryomagnetic properties, Polyhedron, vol 26, issue 15, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 4354-4362.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Izgorodina, E., Batten, S.R., Deacon, G.B., 2007, Homoleptic 12-coordinate lanthanoids with eta2-nitroso ligands, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 1371-1373.

Li, J., Yu, Q., Tao, Y., Bu, X., Ribas, J., Batten, S.R., 2007, Magnetic canting or not? Two isomorphous 3D CoII and Ni II coordination polymers with the rare non-interpenetrated (10,3)-d topological network, showing spin-canted antiferromagnetism only in the Co II system, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 2290-2292.

Du, M., Zhang, Z., Tang, L., Wang, X., Zhao, X., Batten, S.R., 2007, Molecular tectonics of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): A rational design strategy for unusual mixed-connected network topologies, Chemistry-a European Journal, vol 13, issue 9, Wiley, Germany, pp. 2578-2586.

Samanta, B., Chakraborty, J., Choudhury, C.R., Dey, S., Dey, D., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Yap, G., Mitra, S., 2007, New Cu(II) complexes with polydentate chelating Schiff base ligands: Synthesis, structures, characterisations and biochemical activity studies, Structural Chemistry, vol 18, issue 1, Springer, USA, pp. 33-41.

Yang, J., Ma, J., Liu, Y., Ma, J., Batten, S.R., 2007, Organic-acid effect on the structures of a series of Lead(II) complexes, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 46, issue 16, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 6542-6555.

Li, J., Bu, X., Jia, G., Batten, S.R., 2007, Polythreading of 1-D sawtooth into 3-D ths net in the strong hydrogen-bonded supramolecular structure of 2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrazine hemihydrate, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol 828, issue 1-3, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 142-146.

Ghosh, S., Turner, D.R., Batten, S.R., Mukherjee, P.S., 2007, Self-assembly of a heterometallic molecular triangle using an ambidentate ligand and self-selection for a single linkage isomer, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1869-1871.

Ghosh, S., Batten, S.R., Turner, D.R., Mukherjee, P.S., 2007, Self-assembly of a nanoscopic Platinum(II) double square cage, Organometallics, vol 26, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 3252-3255.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Price, D.J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2007, Solvothermal vs. bench-top reactions: Control over the formation of discrete complexes and coordination polymers, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 3541-3543.

Moubaraki, B., Leita, B., Halder, G.J., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Smith, J.P., Cashion, J.D., Kepert, C.J., Letard, J., Murray, K.S., 2007, Structure, magnetism and photomagnetism of mixed-ligand tris(pyrazolyl)methane iron(II) spin crossover compounds, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 4413-4426.

Batten, S.R., Duriska, M., Jensen, P., Lu, J., 2007, Synthesis and complexes of the new scorpionate ligand tris[3-(4- benzonitrile)-pyrazol-1-yl]borate, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 60, issue 1, CSIRO, Australia, pp. 72-74.

Samanta, B., Chakraborty, J., Shit, S., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Mitra, S., 2007, Synthesis, characterisation and crystal structure of a copper(II) dichromate complex with the N,N'-Bis(2-pyridylmethylene)butane-1,4-diamine schiff base ligand, Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung. Section B: A Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol 62, Verlag der Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, Germany, pp. 495-500.

Samanta, B., Chakraborty, J., Shit, S., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Masuda, J.D., Mitra, S., 2007, Synthesis, characterisation and crystal structures of a few coordination complexes of nickel(II), cobalt(III) and zinc(II) with N'-[(2-pyridyl)methylene]salicyloylhydrazone Schiff base, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 360, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 2471-2484.

Chakraborty, J., Thakurta, S., Samanta, B., Ray, A., Pilet, G., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Mitra, S., 2007, Synthesis, characterisation and crystal structures of three trinuclear cadmium(II) complexes with multidentate Schiff base ligands, Polyhedron, vol 26, issue 17, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 5139-5149.

Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2007, Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetism of a single-molecule magnet, [Mn16O16(OMe)6(OAc)16(MeOH)3(H2O)3] . 6H2O, and of a mixed bridge 1D chain, [Mn(micro-OMe)(micro-OAc)2]n, Polyhedron, vol 26, issue 2, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 305-317.

Luo, F., Batten, S.R., Che, Y., Zheng, J., 2007, Synthesis, structure, and characterization of three series of 3d-4f metal-organic frameworks based on rod-shaped and (6,3)-sheet metal carboxylate substructures, Chemistry-A European Journal, vol 13, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Germany, pp. 4948-4955.

Dong, Y., Jiang, Y., Ma, J., Liu, F., Tang, B., Huang, R., Batten, S.R., 2007, Temperature-dependent synthesis of metal-organic frameworks based on a flexible tetradentate ligand with bidirectional coordination donors, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol 129, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4520-4521.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2007, Tetramethylammonium hexanitratoneodymiate(III). Structural variations of the [Nd(NO3)6]3- anion in a single crystal, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol 60, issue 20, Taylor & Francis, UK, pp. 2191-2196.

Schneider, C.J., Cashion, J.D., Moubaraki, B., Neville, S.M., Batten, S.R., Turner, D.R., Murray, K.S., 2007, The magnetic and structural elucidation of 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolate-bridged dinuclear iron(II) spin crossover compounds, Polyhedron, vol 26, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 1764-1772.

Karmakar, R., Choudhury, C.R., Batten, S.R., Mitra, S., 2007, Two new copper(II) complexes with the shortest (N-N) diazine based rigid ligand: Example of unusual tridentate coordination mode, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol 826, issue 2-3, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 75-81.

Luo, F., Zheng, J., Batten, S.R., 2007, Unprecedented (3,4)-connected metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with 3-fold interpenetration and considerable solvent-accessible void space, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 3744-3746.

Jin, Y., Che, Y., Batten, S.R., Chen, P., Zheng, J., 2007, Unusual T4(1) water chain stabilized in the one-dimensional chains of a Copper(II) coordination polymer, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Germany, pp. 1925-1929.

Wang, Z., Zhang, X., Batten, S.R., Kurmoo, M., Gao, S., 2007, [CH3NH2(CH2)2NH 2CH3][M2(HCOO)6] (M = MnII and CoIII): Weak ferromagnetic metal formate frameworks of unique binodal 6-connected (412.63)(49.66) topology, templated by a diammonium cation, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 46, issue 21, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 8439-8441.

Turner, D.R., Batten, S.R., 2007, catena-Poly[[copper(II)-bis(mu-3-carboxypyridine-2-carboxylato)-kappa3N,O2:O3;kappa3O3:N,O2] methanol disolvate], Acta Crystallographica Section E, vol 63, Wiley-Blackwell Munksgaard, USA, pp. 452-454.

Duriska, M., Batten, S.R., 2006, (1,4,10,13-Tetraoxa-7,16-diazacycloocta-decane-7,16-diacetato)nickel(II), Acta Crystallographica Section E, vol 62, issue 11, Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. m2930-m2931.

Duriska, M., Batten, S.R., 2006, (1,4,10,13-Tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane-7,16-diacetato)cobalt(II), Acta Crystallographica Section E, vol 62, issue 11, Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. m2928-m2929.

Tonzing, D.S., Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2006, 1D chain structures of M(dca)2(phen)(H2O).MeOH, M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2-, phen=4,7-phenanthroline, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol 796, issue 1-3, Elsevier, Netherland, pp. 63-68.

Sun, H., Ma, B., Gao, S., Batten, S.R., 2006, A novel acentric three-dimensional network with complicated topology, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 6, issue 6, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 1261-1263.

Duriska, M., Batten, S.R., Price, D.J., 2006, An interpenetrating coordination polymer containing weak hydrogen bonds and argentophilic interactions, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 59, issue 1, CSIRO, Australia, pp. 26-29.

Majumder, A., Goswami, S., Batten, S.R., El Fallah, M.S., Ribas, J., Mitra, S., 2006, Catalytic oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol by a manganese(III) 18-azametallacrown-6 compound: Synthesis, crystal structure, fluorescence, magnetic and kinetic investigation, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 359, issue 8, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 2375-2382.

Dai, Q., Menzies, D.B., Macfarlane, D.R., Batten, S.R., Forsyth, S., Spiccia, L., Cheng, Y., Forsyth, M., 2006, Dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells incorporating ethylmethylimidazolium-based ionic liquid electrolytes, Comptes Rendus Chimie, vol 9, issue 5-6, Elsevier France, France, pp. 617-621.

Zeng, Y., Jiao, J., Liu, F., Bu, X., Ribas, J., Batten, S.R., 2006, First metal azide complex with isonicotinate as a bridging ligand showing new net topology: Hydrothermal synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 45, issue 7, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2776-2778.

Majumder, A., Gramlich, V., Rosair, G.M., Batten, S.R., Masuda, J.D., El Fallah, M.S., Ribas, J., Sutter, J., Desplanches, C., Mitra, S., 2006, Five new cobalt(II) and copper(II)-1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylate supramolecular architectures: Syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 6, issue 10, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2355-2368.

Liu, F., Zeng, Y., Jiao, J., Li, J., Ribas, J., Batten, S.R., 2006, Novel heterometallic 3d-4f metal-azido complex of mixed ligands with unprecedented structure type: Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 45, issue 16, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 6129-6131.

Biswas, M., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Mitra, S., 2006, Retention of (4,4) connectivity in the absence of pi . . . pi interactions in a cadmium tris-dicyanamide compound, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 59, issue 2, CSIRO, Australia, pp. 115-117.

Zhang, X., Zhao, Y., Wu, H., Batten, S.R., Ng, S., 2006, Syntheses and structures of metal tetrazole coordination polymers, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 3170-3178.

Belousoff, M.J., Duriska, M., Graham, B., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Spiccia, L., 2006, Synthesis, X-ray crystal structures, magnetism, and phosphate ester cleavage properties of copper(II) complexes of N-substituted derivatives of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 45, issue 9, Wiley, Germany, pp. 3746-3755.

Chesman, A., Turner, D.R., Deacon, G.B., Batten, S.R., 2006, Tetramethylammonium hexanitratolanthanate(III) methanol solvate, Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online, vol 62, issue 8, Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. m1942-m1943.

Tong, M., Wang, J., Hu, S., Batten, S.R., 2005, A new (3,4)-connected three-dimensional anionic porous coordination net templated by Me4N+ cations, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol 8, issue 1, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam The Netherlands, pp. 48-51.

Sun, H., Ma, B., Gao, S., Batten, S.R., 2005, A novel three-dimensional network containing Mn(II) ions and tricyanomethanide with rare 46.64 topology, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 5, issue 4, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 1331-1333.

Zheng, J., Batten, S.R., Du, M., 2005, A unique cyanide-bridged three-dimensional (3-D) copper(II)-copper(I) mixed-valence polymer containing 1-D water tapes with cyclic pentamer units, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 44, issue 10, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 3371-3373.

Wang, X., Qin, C., Wang, E., Su, Z., Xu, L., Batten, S.R., 2005, An unprecedented eight-connected self-penetrating network based on pentanuclear zinc cluster building blocks, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 4789-4791.

Hu, S., Chen, J., Tong, M., Wang, B., Yan, Y., Batten, S.R., 2005, Cu2+-mediated dehydrogenative coupling and hydroxylation of an N-heterocyclic ligand: from generation of a new tetratopic ligand to the designed assembly of three-dimensional copper(I) coordination polymers, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, vol 44, issue 34, Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH, Berlin Germany, pp. 5471-5475.

Du, M., Zhao, X., Guo, J., Batten, S.R., 2005, Direction of topological isomers of silver(I) coordination polymers induced by solvent, and selective anion-exchange of a class of PtS-type host frameworks, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 4836-4838.

Du, M., Zhao, X., Batten, S.R., Ribas, J., 2005, From 1-D coordination polymers to 3-D hydrogen-bonding networks: Crystal engineering and magnetism of CuII-dca-cyanopyridine supramolecular systems (dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2 -), Crystal Growth & Design, vol 5, issue 3, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 901-909.

Batten, S.R., 2005, Glorious uncertainty - Challenges for network design, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol 178, Academic Press Inc. Elsevier Science, San Diego USA, pp. 2475-2479.

Van der Werff, P.M., Martinez-Ferrero, E., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Ruiz-Perez, C., Almeida, M., Waerenborgh, J.C., Cashion, J.D., Moubaraki, B., Galan-Mascaros, J.R., Martinez-Agudo, J.M., Coronado, E., Murray, K.S., 2005, Hybrid materials containing organometallic cations and 3-D anionic metal dicyanamide networks of type [Cp*2M][M'(dca)3], Dalton Transactions, vol 34, issue 2, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 285-290.

Cui, G., Li, J., Tian, J., Bu, X., Batten, S.R., 2005, Multidimensional metal-organic frameworks constructed from flexible bis(imidazole) ligands, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 5, issue 5, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 1775-1780.

Adams, H., Batten, S.R., Davies, G.M., Duriska, M.B., Jeffery, J.C., Jensen, P., Lu, J., Motson, G.R., Coles, S.J., Hursthouse, M.B., Ward, M.D., 2005, New bis-, tris- and tetrakis(pyrazolyl)borate ligands with 3-pyridyl and 4-pyridyl substituents: Synthesis and coordination chemistryt, Dalton Transactions, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 1910-1923.

Graham, B., Spiccia, L., Batten, S.R., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H., 2005, Polynuclear nickel (II) and copper (II) complexes of hexaazamacrocycles incorporating pairs of diethylenetriamine subunits separated by aromatic spacers, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 358, issue 13, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 3983-3994.

Sun, H., Gao, S., Ma, B., Su, G., Batten, S.R., 2005, Structures and magnetism of a series Mn(II) coordination polymers containing pyrazine-dioxide derivatives and different anions, Crystal Grown & Design, vol 5, issue 1, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 269-277.

Karmakar, R., Choudhury, C.R., Batsanov, A.S., Batten, S.R., Mitra, S., 2005, Synthesis and structural characterisation of two copper(II) complexes of N-(1-acetyl-2-propylidene) (2-pyridylmethyl) amine, Structural Chemistry, vol 16, issue 5, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 535-539.

Majumder, A., Shit, S., Choudhury, C.R., Batten, S.R., Pilet, G., Luneau, D., Daro, N., Sutter, J., Chattopadhyay, N., Mitra, S., 2005, Synthesis, structure and fluorescence of two novel manganese(II) and zinc(II)-1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylate coordination polymers: extended 3D supramolecular architectures stabilised by hydrogen bonding, Inoganica Chimica Acta, vol 358, issue 13, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 3855-3864.

Sun, H., Gao, S., Ma, B., Batten, S.R., 2004, 3D self-penetrating coordination network constructed by dicyanamide and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane-N,N'-dioxide (bpeado), CrystEngComm, vol 6, issue 94, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 579-583.

Kutasi, A.M., Harris, A.R., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2004, Coordination polymers of dicyanamide and methylpyrazine: syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 4, issue 3, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 605-610.

Batten, S.R., Bjernemose, J., Jensen, P., Leita, B., Murray, K.S., Moubaraki, B., Smith, J.P., Toftlund, H., 2004, Designing dinuclear iron() spin crossover complexes. Structure and magnetism of dinitrile-, dicyanamido-, tricyanomethanide-, bipyrimidine- and tetrazine-bridged compounds, Dalton Transactions, vol 20, issue 20, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 3370-3375.

Forsyth, S.A., Batten, S.R., Dai, Q., Macfarlane, D.R., 2004, Ionic Lliquids based on imidazolium and pyrrolidinium dalts of the tricyanomethanide anion, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 57, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 121-124.

Du, M., Guo, Y., Chen, S., Bu, X., Batten, S.R., Ribas, J., Kitagawa, S., 2004, Preparation of acentric porous coordination frameworks from an interpenetrated diamondoid array through anion-exchange procedures: crystal structures and properties, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 43, issue 4, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 1287-1293.

Van Der Werff, P.M., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Cashion, J.D., 2004, Structure and magnetism of 3D anionic metal dicyanamide (MePh3P)[M(dca)3] (M = Fe, Co, Ni) and (EtPh3P)[M(dca)3] (M = Mn, Co, Ni) networks, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 4, issue 3, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 503-508.

Wittick, L.M., Murray, K.S., Moubaraki, B., Batten, S.R., Spiccia, L., Berry, K.J., 2004, Synthesis, structure and magnetism of new single molecule magnets composed of Mn2Mn2 alkoxo-carboxylate bridged clusters capped by triethanolamine ligands, Dalton Transactions, issue 7, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 1003-1011.

Zhao, X., Batten, S.R., Du, M., 2004, [Cu4ICuII(CN)6(DMF)4]n (DMF is N,N'-dimethylformamide): redetermination and topological analysis of a mixed-valence coppercyanide coordination polymer with a unique six-connected self-penetrating network, Acta Crystallographica, vol 60, Blackwell Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 1237-1239.

Bu, X., Tong, M., Chang, H., Kitagawa, S., Batten, S.R., 2003, A neutral 3D copper coordination polymer showing 1D open channels and the first interpenetrating NbO-type network, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, vol 43, issue 2, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Berlin Germany, pp. 192-195.

Tong, M., Chen, X., Batten, S.R., 2003, A new self-penetrating uniform net, (8,4) (or 86), containing planar for-coordinate nodes, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol 125, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 16170-16171.

Abrahams, B.F., Batten, S.R., Hoskins, B.F., Robson, R., 2003, AgC(CN)3-based coordination polymers, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 42, issue 8, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 2654-2664.

Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2003, ID Magnanese(III) and iron(III) coordination polymers containing Schiff-base ligands and dicyanamide, Indian Journal of Chemistry, vol 42A, National Institute of Science Communication, New Delhi India, pp. 2256-2266.

Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2003, Structure and magnetism of coordination polymers containing dicyanamide and tricyanomethanide, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol 246, issue 1-Feb, Elsevier, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 103-130.

Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Berry, K.J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2003, Structure and magnetism of trinuclear and tetranuclear mixed valent manganese clusters from dicyanonitrosomethanide derived ligands, Polyhedron, vol 22, issue 1, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 165-176.

Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2003, Synthesis, structure and magnetism of {[Mn(miu-OH)(miu-OAc)2]·HOAc·H2 O}n and the facilitation of long-range magnetic order through hydrogen bonding, Polyhedron, vol 22, issue 14-17, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 2161-2167.

Ammala, P.S., Batten, S.R., Kepert, C.M., Spiccia, L., Van Den Bergen, A.M., West, B.O., 2003, The reaction of iron carboxylates with titanium alkoxides. Isolation and structural characterisation of [Ti6(3-O)6(O2CPh)6(OCH2C(CH3)3)6], Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 353, Elsevier, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 75-81.

Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., Murray, K.S., Smith, J.P., 2002, Crystal engineering with mercuric chloride, Crystal Growth & Design, vol 2, issue 2, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 87-89.

Du, M., Bu, X., Guo, Y., Liu, H., Batten, S.R., Ribas, J., Mak, T.C.W., 2002, First CuII diamondoid net with 2-fold interpenetrating frameworks. The role of anions in the construction of the supramolecular arrays, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 41, issue 19, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 4904-4908.

Kutasi, A.M., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2002, New 2D coordination polymers containing both bi- and tri-dentate dicyanamide bridges and intercalated phenazine, Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, vol 6, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 819-821.

Kutasi, A., Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2002, Structural and magnetic properties of the coordination polymer Mn(dca)2(H2O)22Me4pyz, dca = dicyanamide (N(CN)2-), Me4pyz = tetramethylpyrazine, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 55, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 311-313.

Kutasi, A., Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2002, Structure and magnetism of the ladder-like coordination polymer Co3(dca)2(nic)4(H2O)82H2O [dca = dicyanammide anion, N(CN)2-; nic = nicotinate anion], CrystEngComm, vol 4, issue 36, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 202-204.

Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2002, Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of first row transition metal coordination polymers containing dicyanamide and 4,4'-bipyridine, Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, vol 19, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 3712-3722.

Parker, R.J., Lu, K.D., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Spiccia, L., Cashion, J.D., Rae, A.D., Willis, A.C., 2002, Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of linear and bent trinuclear complexes formed by hexacyanometallates and copper(II) complexes, Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, vol 19, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 3723-3730.

Ammala, P.S., Batten, S.R., Cashion, J.D., Kepert, C.M., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Spiccia, L., West, B.O., 2002, Synthesis, molecular structure and magnetic properties of [Fe6(3-O)2(OPri)6 (OPri)6 (O2CPh)2(2CPh)4], Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 331, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 90-97.

Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2002, Synthesis, structure and magnetism of a new manganese carboxylate cluster: [Mn16O16(OMe)6(OAc)16(MeOH)3(H2O)3]6H2O, Chemical Communications, vol 7, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 762-763.

Batten, S.R., Hoskins, B.F., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Robson, R., 2001, 3D networks constructed using both coordinative and hydrogen bonding: synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of M(tcm)2(H2O)2Me4pyz, M = Co, Ni, CrystEngComm, vol 3, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 33-35.

Van Der Werff, P.M., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2001, Cation templation of anionic metal dicyanamide networks, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 40, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 1718-1722.

Batten, S.R., 2001, Coordination polymers, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, vol 5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 107-114.

Cvetkovic, M., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Spiccia, L., 2001, Copper(I) tris(pyrazolyl)methane complexes and their reactivity towards dioxygen, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 324, Elsevier, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 131-140.

Batten, S.R., Mckenzie, C.J., Nielsen, L.P., 2001, Dichloro[N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)benzene-1,4-diamine]-iron(II), Acta Crystallographica Section C - Crystal Structure Communications, vol 57, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 156-157.

Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., 2001, Malleable coordination networks, Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol 54, issue 9-Oct, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 605-609.

Batten, S.R., Spiccia, L., Templar, C.E., 2001, Nitrato(1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazyclononane)copper(II) perchlorate, Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, vol 57, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 265-266.

Van Der Werff, P.M., Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Tan, E.H.-., 2001, Structure and magnetism of anionic dicyanamidometallate extended networks of types (Ph4As)[MII(dca)3] and (Ph4As)2[M2II(dca)6(H2O)]H2OxCH3OH, where dca = N(CN)2- and MII = Co, Ni, Polyhedron, vol 20, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 1129-1138.

Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2001, Synthesis, structural isomerism, and magnetism of the coordination polymers [ M(dca)2pyz], M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Zn, dca = dicyanamide (N(CN)2-), and puz = pyrazine, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol 159, Academic Press Inc., San Diego USA, pp. 352-361.

Parker, R.J., Spiccia, L., Batten, S.R., Cashion, J.D., Fallon, G.D., 2001, The encapsulation of ferrocyanide by copper (II) complexes of tripodal tetradentate ligands. Novel H-bonding networks incorporating heptanuclear and pentanuclear heterometallic assemblies, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 40, issue 18, American Chemical Society, Washington USA, pp. 4696-4704.

Batten, S.R., 2001, Topology of interpenetration, CrystEngComm, vol 18, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1-7.

Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., 2001, trans-Tetraaquabis(pyridine-3-carboxylate-N)-nickel(II), Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, vol 57, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 9-11.

Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., 2001, trans-Tetraaquabis(pyridine-4-carboxylate-N)-nickel(II), Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, vol 57, Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 7-8.

Batten, S.R., Hoskins, B.F., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Robson, R., 2000, An alternative to interpenetration whereby nets with large windows may achieve satisfactory space filling, Chemical Communications, vol issue no. 13, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 1095-1096.

Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2000, Anionic metal dicyanamide networks with paramagnetic counter-cations, Chemical Communications, vol issue no. 23, Royal Society Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 2331-2332.

Batten, S.R., Harris, A.R., Jensen, P., Murray, K.S., Ziebell, A., 2000, Copper(I) dicyanamide coordinatin polymrs: ladders, sheets, layers, diamond-like networks and unusual interpenetration, Journal of the Chemical Society-Dalton Transactions, vol issue no. 21, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 3829-3835.

Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2000, Infinite molecular tubes: structure and magnetism of M(dca)2(apym) {M = Co, Ni, apym = 2-aminopyrimidine, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2-], Chemical Communications, vol issue no. 9, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 793-794.

Batten, S.R., Harris, S.C., Murray, K.S., 2000, Phase change in tetraphenylphosphonium perchlorate, Acta Crystallographica Section C-Crystal Structure Communications, vol . c56, Munksgaard Int. Publ. Int., Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 1394-1395.

Jensen, P., Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2000, Self-Penetration - A Structural Compromise between Single Networks and Interpenetration: Magnetic Properties and Crystal Structures of [Mn(dca)2-(H2O)] and [M(dca)(tcm)], M = Co, Ni, Cu, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2-, tcm = tricyanomethanide, C(CN)3-, Chemistry - A European Journal, vol 6, Wiley VCH, Berlin Germany, pp. 3186-3195.

Batten, S.R., Murray, K.S., Sinclair, N.J., 2000, Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N')iron(II) diperchorate, Acta Crystallographica Section C - Crystal Structure Communications, vol c56, Munksgaard Int. Publ. Int., Copenhagen Denmark, p. 320.

Batten, S.R., Hoskins, B.F., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Robson, R., 1999, Crystal structures and magnetic properties of the interpenetrating rutile-related compounds M(tcm)2[M = octahedral, divalent metal; tcm- = tricyanomethanide, C(CN)3-] and the sheet structure sof [M(tcm)2(EtOH)2] (M = Co or Ni), Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, vol number 17, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 2977-2986.

Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., Moubaraki, B., Price, D.J., Robson, R., 1999, Molecular Magnetism in Manganese Dicyanamide Extended Network Stuctures, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A - Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol 335, Gordon Breach Sci Publ Ltd, Reading UK, pp. 313-322.

Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Fallon, G.D., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Price, D.J., 1999, Structural isomers of M(dca)2 molecule-based magnets. Crystal structure of tetrahedrally coordinated sheet-like beta-Zn(dca)2 and beta-Co/Zn(dca)2, and the octahedrally coordinated rutile-like alpah-Co(dca)2, where dca- = dicyanamide, N(CN)2-, and m, Chemical Communications, vol number 2, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 177-178.

Batten, S.R., Jeffery, J.C., Ward, M.D., 1999, Studies of the construction of coorindation polymers using linear pyridyl-donor ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol 292, Elsevier Science, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 231-237.

Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Kepert, C.J., Kurmoo, M., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Price, D.J., 1999, Syntheses, structures and magnetism of alpha-Mn(dca)2, [Mn(dca)2(H2O)2].H2O, [Mn(dca)2(C2H5OH2].(CH3)2CO, [Fe(dca)2(CH3OH)2] and [Mn(dca)2(L)2], where L = pyridine, CH3OH or DMF and dca- = dicyanamide, N(CN)2-, Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, vol issue 17, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 2987-2997.

Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Fallon, G.D., Hockless, D.C.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Robson, R., 1999, Synthesis, Structural Isomerism, and Magnetism of Extended Framework Compounds of Type [Cu(dca)2(pyz)]n, Where dca = Dicyanamide (N(CN)2-) and pyz = Pyrazine, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol 145 number 2, Academic Press, San Diego California USA, pp. 387-393.

Batten, S.R., Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Robson, R., 1998, Structure and molecular magnetism of the rutile - related compounds M(dca)2, M= CoII, NiII, CuII, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)-2, Chemical Communications, vol n/a, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 439-440.

Van Langenberg, K., Batten, S.R., Berry, K.J., Hockless, D.C.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 1997, Structure and magnetism of a bimetallic pentanuclear cluster [(Ni(bmp)2)3(Fe(CN)6)2.7H2O(bmp = bis(1-pyrazolyl)methane)). The role of the hydrogen - bonded 7H2O "Cluster" in long-range magnetic ordering, Inorganic Chemistry, vol 36, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 5006-5015.

Conference Proceedings

Chesman, A., Turner, D., Deacon, G., Batten, S., 2010, Dicyanonitrosomethanide and carbamoylcyanonitrosomethanide: heterofunctionalised anionic ligands for the formation of 3d/4f bimetallic coordination polymers and complexes, Terrae Rarae 2009, 23-27 August 2009, NWT-Verlag, Bornheim Germany, pp. 1-8.

Murray, K.S., Van Langenberg, K., Moubaraki, B., Berry, K.J., Jensen, P., Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Robson, R., Hockless, D.C.R., 1998, Molecular magnetic materials involving M(CN)6n- or M(DCA)2 bridges(DCA = dicyanamide), XXXIII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry - The Chemistry of Metal Ions in Everyday Life, Florence Italy 30/8-4/9/98, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, p. 389.

Murray, K.S., Moubaraki, B., Jensen, P., Price, D.J., Batten, S.R., Robson, R., 1998, Molecular magnetism in metal-dicyanamide extended networks, The VIth International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets, Seignosse France 12-17/9/98, Int Conf on Molecule-based Magnets (ICMM) '98, France, p. 1.

Murray, K.S., Van Langenberg, K., Moubaraki, B., Berry, K.J., Jensen, P., Batten, S.R., Robson, R., Hockless, D.C.R., 1998, New molecular magnetic materials involving M(CN)6n- and M(DCA)2 bridges (DCA = dicyanamide), RACI Inorganic Chemistry Division Conference, Wollongong NSW 1-5/2/98, University of Wollongong, NSW Australia, p. 130.

Jensen, P., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Batten, S.R., Robson, R., Hockless, D.C.R., 1998, Synthesis, structure and magnetsism of extended 2D - sheet arrays formed between M(DCA)2 chains and various linking ligands (DCA = dicyanamide), RACI Inorganic Chemistry Division Conference, Wollongong NSW 1-5/2/98, University of Wollongong, NSW Australia, p. 133.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Amine functionalised mesoporous metal organic frameworks for CO2 adsorption at low pressure.

Supervisors:

Chaffee, A (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Design and Fabrication of Nano-Crystalline Metal Oxide Materials as Highly Efficient Photocatalysts.

Supervisors:

Spiccia, L (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Earths, earths and more earths.

Supervisors:

Deacon, G (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Fe Spin crossover complexes and triazole and dipyridl-amino based ligands.

Supervisors:

Murray, K (Main), Batten, S (Associate), Neville, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Metal complex precursors for the facile formation of metal chalcogenide and metal oxide thin-films for photovoltaic applications.

Supervisors:

Turner, D (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

New 3-(pyridin-4-yl)-2,4-pentadione Based Ligand Coordination Polymers and Supramolecules.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main), Deacon, G (Associate), Turner, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

New Generation Molecular Magnetic Materials: Experiment and Theory.

Supervisors:

Murray, K (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

New electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells with transition metal complexes as redox mediators.

Supervisors:

Spiccia, L (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Preparation and tailoring the porosity of materials for separating gas molecules such as CO2,CH4.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main), Turner, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Supramolecular solids as hydrogen storage materials..

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Joint-co), Turner, D (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Towards Light Driven Water Splitting.

Supervisors:

Spiccia, L (Main), Batten, S (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Chesman, A.

Program of Study:

Metal complexes containing dicyanonitrosomethanide and its derivatives. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main), Deacon, G (Associate).

Student:

Duriska, M.

Program of Study:

Introducing multiple functions into discrete supramolecules and coordination polymers. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main).

Student:

Kutasi, A.

Program of Study:

Synthesis, structure and magnetism of metal complexes containing organocyano ligands. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Joint), Murray, K (Joint-Co).

Student:

Prananto, Y.

Program of Study:

"Synthesis and Structure of Metal Complexs and Coordination Polymers of 3-Pyrazol-1-yl Based Ligands". (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main).

Student:

Razali, M.

Program of Study:

Metal complexes of small cyano anions and their derivatives. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Main).

Student:

Ross, T.

Program of Study:

Magnetostructural studies of some mono- and polynuclear Fe (II) spin crossover compounds containing new 2,2' - dipyridylamino-substituted s-triazine ligands. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Batten, S (Joint), Murray, K (Joint-Co).