Dr David Turner - Researcher Profile

Biography

David is an AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering) Research Fellow in the School of Chemistry at Monash University. 

Qualifications

PHD (CHEMISTRY)

Institution: King's College, London

Year awarded: 2004

MSCI(HONS) IN CHEMISTRY

Institution: King's College, London

Year awarded: 2001

Publications

Books

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

Steed, J.W., Turner, D.R., Wallace, K.J., 2007, Core concepts in supramolecular chemistry and nanochemistry, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, England.

Book Chapters

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.

Turner, D.R., Pastor, A., Alajarin, M., Steed, J.W., 2004, Molecular containers: design approaches and applications, in Supramolecular assembly via hydrogen bonds, eds D.M.P. Mingos, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 97-168.

Journal Articles

Hill, M., Bastow, T.J., Bourgeois, L.N., Turner, D.R., Seeber, A.J., McBean, K., Whitfield, H.J., 2012, A simple route to full structural analysis of biophosphates and their application to materials discovery, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 41, issue 18, Royal Society of Chemisty, Cambridge UK, pp. 5497-5501.

Majumder, M., Sheath, P.A., Mardel, J., Harvey, T.G., Thornton, A.W., Gonzago, A.N., Kennedy, D., Madsen, I., Taylor, J., Turner, D.R., Hill, M.R., 2012, Aqueous molecular sieving and strong gas adsorption in highly porous MOFs with a facile synthesis, Chemistry Of Materials [P], vol 24, issue 24, American Chemical Society, Washinghton DC USA, pp. 4647-4652.

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.

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.

Turner, D.R., Edwards, A.J., Piltz, R., 2012, Nitrile groups as hydrogen-bond acceptors in a donor-rich hydrogen-bonding network, CrystEngComm [P], vol 14, issue 20, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 6447-6451.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ross, T.M., Neville, S.M., Innes, D.S., Turner, D.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., 2010, Spin crossover in iron(III) schiff-base 1-D chain complexes, Dalton Transactions [P], vol 39, The Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, pp. 149-159.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Turner, D.R., Paterson, M.J., Steed, J.W., 2008, Conformational control by 'zipping-up' an anion-binding unimolecular capsule, Chemical Communications, issue 12, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1395-1397.

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.

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.

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.

Beaini, S., Deacon, G.B., Erven, A.P., Junk, P.C., Turner, D.R., 2007, Alkali-metal pyrazolate complexes with unusual pyrazolate coordination modes and pseudocubane motifs, Chemistry-an Asian Journal, vol 2, issue 4, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 539-550.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Busskamp, H., Deacon, G.B., Hilder, M., Junk, P.C., Kynast, U.H., Lee, W.Y.W., Turner, D.R., 2007, Structural variations in rare earth benzoate complexes: Part I. Lanthanum, CrystEngComm, vol 9, issue 5, Royal Society of Chemistry, http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/CE/, pp. 394-411.

Deacon, G.B., Hein, S., Junk, P.C., Justel, T., Turner, D.R., 2007, Structural variations in rare earth benzoate complexes: Part II. Yttrium and terbium, CrystEngComm, vol 9, issue 11, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1110-1123.

Bakker, J., Deacon, G.B., Junk, P.C., Moxey, G.J., Turner, D.R., 2007, Synthesis and characterization of the zinc amides: [EtZnL]2 and [ZnL2] (L = N,N-dimethyl(N'-trimethylsilyl)ethane-1,2- diaminate), Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie, vol 633, issue 2, Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 251-255.

Ang, T.C., Deacon, G.B., Junk, P.C., Turner, D.R., 2007, Synthesis and structure of the two-dimensional coordination networks [Ln(PDC)(N-HPDC)]infinity (PDC = pyridine-3,4-dicarboxylate, Ln = La, Ce, Pr), Polyhedron, vol 26, issue 2, Pergamon, UK, pp. 385-391.

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.

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.

Turner, D.R., Paterson, M.J., Steed, J.W., 2006, A conformationally flexible, urea-based tripodal anion receptor: Solid-state, solution, and theoretical studies, Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol 71, issue 4, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 1598-1608.

Filby, M.H., Humphries, T.D., Turner, D.R., Kataky, R., Kruusma, J., Steed, J.W., 2006, Modular assembly of a preorganised, ditopic receptor for dicarboxylates, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 156-158.

Beaini, S., Deacon, G.B., Hilder, M., Junk, P.C., Turner, D.R., 2006, Organotin compounds as reagents for the synthesis of lanthanoid complexes by redox transmetallation reactions, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley, Germany, pp. 3434-3441.

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.

Turner, D.R., Smith, B.D., Radosavljevic-Evans, I., Goeta, A.E., Spencer, E.C., Tocher, D.A., Howard, J.A., Steed, J.W., 2005, Anion binding by Ag(I) complexes of urea-substituted pyridyl ligands, New Journal of Chemistry, vol 29, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 90-98.

Turner, D.R., Henry, M.C., Wilkinson, C., McIntyre, G.J., Mason, S.A., Goeta, A.E., Steed, J.W., 2005, Cooperative hydrogen-bonding effects in a water square: A single-crystal neutron and partial atomic charges and hardness analysis study, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol 127, issue 31, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 11063-11074.

Turner, D.R., Spencer, E.C., Tocher, D.A., Howard, J.A., Steed, J.W., 2004, A modular, self-assembled, separated ion-pair binding system., Chemical Communications, vol 12, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1352-1353.

Turner, D.R., Hursthouse, M.B., Light, M.E., Steed, J.W., 2004, Linear distortion of octahedral metal centres by multiple hydrogen bonds in modular ML4 systems., Chemical Communications, vol 12, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 1354-1355.

Turner, D.R., Smith, B.D., Goeta, A.E., Radosavljevic-Evans, I., Tocher, D.A., Howard, J.A., Steed, J.W., 2004, The R21(6) hydrogen-bonded synthon in neutral urea and metal-bound halide systems., CrystEngComm, vol 6, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 633-641.

Wallace, K.J., Belcher, W.J., Turner, D.R., Syed, K.F., Steed, J.W., 2003, Slow anion exchange, conformational equilibria and fluorescent sensing in Venus flytrap aminopyridinium-based anion hosts., Journal of American Chemical Society, vol 125, issue 32, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 9699-9715.

Abouderbala, L.O., Belcher, W.J., Boutelle, M.G., Cragg, P.J., Dhaliwal, J., Fabre, M., Steed, J.W., Turner, D.R., Wallace, K.J., 2002, Anion-sensing `Venus flytrap? hosts: a modular approach., Chemical Communications, vol 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp. 358-359.

Abouderbala, L.O., Belcher, W.J., Boutelle, M.G., Cragg, P.J., Steed, J.W., Turner, D.R., Wallace, K.J., 2002, Cooperative anion binding and electrochemical sensing by modular podands., National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings, vol 99, National Academy of Sciences, USA, pp. 5001-5006.

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.

Community Service

David contributes to the CSIRO 'Scientists in Schools' program through a partnership with Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School in which 1-2 year 11 students take part in laboratory-based research at Monash each year.  David is also involved with outreach with the Australian Synchrotron and the John Monash Science School.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

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:

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).