List of works - Francesco Isaia

1,2-Bis(3-methyl-imidazolin-2-ylium iodobromoselenanide)ethane: Oxidative Addition of IBr at the Se Atom of a >C=Se Group.

scientific article published in November 2001

A new class of silica-supported chromo-fluorogenic chemosensors for anion recognition based on a selenourea scaffold

scientific article

A new family of bis-ureidic receptors for pyrophosphate optical sensing.

scientific article

A unique case of oxidative addition of interhalogens IX (X=Cl, Br) to organodiselone ligands: nature of the chemical bonding in asymmetric I-Se-X polarised hypervalent systems

scientific article published on 25 August 2011

An OFF-ON chemosensor for biological and environmental applications: sensing Cd2+ in water using catanionic vesicles and in living cells

scientific article published on 11 October 2013

Antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and cytotoxic activity of novel thio- and seleno-azoles.

scientific article published on September 1997

CT-adduct vs. pyridinium polyhalide salt formation in the reactions between polypyridyl donors and dihalogens: reactivity of 1,4-di-(3′-pyridylethynyl)benzene towards Br2 and I2

Characterization of the ionization and spectral properties of mercapto-carboxylic acids Correlation with substituents and structural features

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

Colorimetric response to anions by a “robust” copper(ii) complex of a [9]aneN3 pendant arm derivative: CN− and I− selective sensing

scientific article published on 02 February 2011

Competitive reactions among glutathione, cisplatin and copper-phenanthroline complexes.

scientific article

Coordination chemistry of N-aminopropyl pendant arm derivatives of mixed N/S-, and N/S/O-donor macrocycles, and construction of selective fluorimetric chemosensors for heavy metal ions.

scientific article published on 26 July 2005

Coordination chemistry of a new cofacial binucleating macropolycycle derived from 1,4,7-triazacyclononane.

scientific article published in December 2003

Coordination polymers and polygons using di-pyridyl-thiadiazole spacers and substituted phosphorodithioato NiIIcomplexes: potential and limitations for inorganic crystal engineering

Coordination properties of new bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane) ligands: a highly active dizinc complex in phosphate diester hydrolysis.

scientific article published in October 2003

DFT calculations, structural and spectroscopic studies on the products formed between IBr and N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2(3H)-thione and -2(3H)-selone.

scientific article published on 31 May 2005

Designed Assembly of Low-dimensional Molecular Units: Novel Neutral Coordination Polymers Based on (Phosphonodithioato)NiII Complexes

Development and validation of a general approach to predict and quantify the synergism of anti-cancer drugs using experimental design and artificial neural networks.

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Fluorescent asymmetric bis-ureas for pyrophosphate recognition in pure water.

scientific article

Fluorometric chemosensors. Interaction of toxic heavy metal ions Pb(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) with novel mixed-donor phenanthroline-containing macrocycles: spectrofluorometric, conductometric, and crystallographic studies.

scientific article published in December 2002

Formation of T-shaped versus charge-transfer molecular adducts in the reactions between bis(thiocarbonyl) donors and Br2 and I2

scientific article published on 28 December 2012

Gold oxidative dissolution by (thioamide)-I2 adducts.

scientific article

Gold(III) complexes of asymmetrically aryl-substituted 1,2-dithiolene ligands featuring potential-controlled spectroscopic properties: an insight into the electronic properties of bis(pyren-1-yl-ethylene-1,2-dithiolato)gold(III)

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Halogenated isophthalamides and dipicolineamides: the role of the halogen substituents in the anion binding properties

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Highly stable ionic liquid-in-water emulsions as a new class of fluorescent sensors for metal ions: the case study of Fe3+ sensing

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 5 no. 47, 2015

Hydrogen- and halogen-bond cooperativity in determining the crystal packing of dihalogen charge-transfer adducts: a study case from heterocyclic pentatomic chalcogenone donors

article published in 2017

Interaction of methimazole with I2: X-ray crystal structure of the charge transfer complex methimazole-I2. implications for the mechanism of action of methimazole-based antithyroid drugs.

scientific article published on 5 June 2008

Interaction of mixed-donor macrocycles containing the 1,10-phenanthroline subunit with selected transition and post-transition metal ions: metal ion recognition in competitive liquid-liquid solvent extraction of Cu(II), Zn(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), [...]

scientific article

Investigation into the reactivity of the coordinatively unsaturated phosphonodithioato [Ni(MeOpdt)2] towards 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine: goals and achievements

scientific article published on 02 April 2007

Investigation on the reactivity of dithiophosphonato/dithiophosphato Ni(II) complexes towards 2,4,6-tris-2-pyridyl-1,3,5-triazine: developments and new perspectives.

scientific article published on 17 February 2009

MASS SPECTROMETRY DISCRIMINATION OF PHOSPHOLIPID PATTERNS IN CISPLATIN-RESISTANT AND SENSITIVE CANCER CELLS

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Metal-induced pre-organisation for anion recognition in a neutral platinum-containing receptor

scientific article published on 4 September 2009

Mixed copper-platinum complex formation could explain synergistic antiproliferative effect exhibited by binary mixtures of cisplatin and copper-1,10-phenanthroline compounds: An ESI-MS study

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Mixed-1,10-phenanthroline-Cu(II) complexes: synthesis, cytotoxic activity versus hematological and solid tumor cells and complex formation equilibria with glutathione

scientific article

Molecular Iodine Stabilization in an Extended N···I-I···N Assembly

New PtII diimine–dithiolate complexes containing a 1,2-dithiolate-1,2-closo-dicarbadodecarborane: an experimental and theoretical investigation

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

New fluorescent chemosensors for heavy metal ions based on functionalized pendant arm derivatives of 7-anthracenylmethyl-1,4,10-trioxa-7,13-diazacyclopentadecane

scientific article published on 17 August 2007

Novel copper(II) complexes as new promising antitumour agents. A crystal structure of [Cu(1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione)2(OH2)(OClO3)](ClO4).

scientific article published on 4 September 2014

Novel coumarins and related copper complexes with biological activity: DNA binding, molecular docking and in vitro antiproliferative activity

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

On the Role of Chalcogen Donor Atoms in Diimine-Dichalcogenolate PtIISONLO Chromophores: Is It Worth Replacing Sulfur with Selenium?

Oxamate salts as novel agents for the restoration of marble and limestone substrates: case study of ammonium N-phenyloxamate

Oxidative properties of iodine-adducts of propylthiouracil and methimazole: direct synthesis of mercury(II) complexes from the reaction with liquid mercury

scientific article published on 11 March 2011

Photoconducting Devices with Response in the Visible-Near-Infrared Region Based on Neutral Ni Complexes of Aryl-1,2-dithiolene Ligands

scientific article published on 17 April 2020

Reactions Between Chalcogen Donors and Dihalogens/Interalogens: Typology of Products and Their Characterization by FT-Raman Spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 31 December 2006

Reactivity of fluoro-substituted bis(thiocarbonyl) donors with diiodine: an XRD, FT-Raman, and DFT investigation

article

Reactivity of phosphonodithioato-dppt NiII mixed ligand complexes with halogens: first example of a metal-coordinating tribromide anion

scientific article published on 30 April 2012

Selenoureas for anion binding as molecular logic gates.

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Structural tailoring of the NIR-absorption of bis(1,2-dichalcogenolene) Ni/Pt electrochromophores deriving from 1,3-dimethyl-2-chalcogenoxo-imidazoline-4,5-dichalcogenolates

Structure-Property Relationships in PtII Diimine-Dithiolate Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Based on Arylethylene-1,2-dithiolate and 2-Thioxothiazoline-4,5-dithiolate

Structure-activity relationships in cytotoxic Au(I)/Au(III) complexes derived from 2-(2'-pyridyl)benzimidazole.

scientific article published on 28 March 2014

Synthesis and structural characterisation of coordination polymers designed using discrete phosphonodithioato NiII complexes and dipyridyl donor ligands

Synthesis, characterization and DFT-modeling of novel agents for the protection and restoration of historical calcareous stone substrates.

scientific article

Synthesis, structural characterization, formation constants and in vitro cytotoxicity of phenanthroline and imidazolidine-2-thione copper(II) complexes.

scientific article published on 30 November 2010

The first copper(ii) complex with 1,10-phenanthroline and salubrinal with interesting biochemical properties

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

The nature of the chemical bond in linear three-body systems: from i3- to mixed chalcogen/halogen and trichalcogen moieties.

scientific article published in January 2007

Tuning the selectivity/specificity of fluorescent metal ion sensors based on N2S2 pyridine-containing macrocyclic ligands by changing the fluorogenic subunit: spectrofluorimetric and metal ion binding studies

scientific article published on 18 April 2007

Zinc(II)-methimazole complexes: synthesis and reactivity

scientific article published on 01 June 2015

Zn2+/Cd2+ optical discrimination by fluorescent chemosensors based on 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives and sulfur-containing macrocyclic units.

scientific article published in October 2013

[9]aneN3-based fluorescent receptors for metal ion sensing, featuring urea and amide functional groups

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

[Au(pyb-H)(mnt)]: A novel gold(III) 1,2-dithiolene cyclometalated complex with antimicrobial activity (pyb-H=C-deprotonated 2-benzylpyridine; mnt=1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolate).

scientific article published on 22 February 2017

[M(R-dmet)2] Bis(1,2-dithiolenes): a Promising New Class Intermediate between [M(dmit)2] and [M(R,R‘-timdt)2] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt)

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

List of works by Francesco Isaia

1,2-Bis(3-methyl-imidazolin-2-ylium iodobromoselenanide)ethane: Oxidative Addition of IBr at the Se Atom of a >C=Se Group.

A new class of silica-supported chromo-fluorogenic chemosensors for anion recognition based on a selenourea scaffold

A new family of bis-ureidic receptors for pyrophosphate optical sensing.

A unique case of oxidative addition of interhalogens IX (X=Cl, Br) to organodiselone ligands: nature of the chemical bonding in asymmetric I-Se-X polarised hypervalent systems

An OFF-ON chemosensor for biological and environmental applications: sensing Cd2+ in water using catanionic vesicles and in living cells

Antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and cytotoxic activity of novel thio- and seleno-azoles.

CT-adduct vs. pyridinium polyhalide salt formation in the reactions between polypyridyl donors and dihalogens: reactivity of 1,4-di-(3′-pyridylethynyl)benzene towards Br2 and I2

Characterization of the ionization and spectral properties of mercapto-carboxylic acids Correlation with substituents and structural features

Colorimetric response to anions by a “robust” copper(ii) complex of a [9]aneN3 pendant arm derivative: CN− and I− selective sensing

Competitive reactions among glutathione, cisplatin and copper-phenanthroline complexes.

Coordination chemistry of N-aminopropyl pendant arm derivatives of mixed N/S-, and N/S/O-donor macrocycles, and construction of selective fluorimetric chemosensors for heavy metal ions.

Coordination chemistry of a new cofacial binucleating macropolycycle derived from 1,4,7-triazacyclononane.

Coordination polymers and polygons using di-pyridyl-thiadiazole spacers and substituted phosphorodithioato NiIIcomplexes: potential and limitations for inorganic crystal engineering

Coordination properties of new bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane) ligands: a highly active dizinc complex in phosphate diester hydrolysis.

DFT calculations, structural and spectroscopic studies on the products formed between IBr and N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2(3H)-thione and -2(3H)-selone.

Designed Assembly of Low-dimensional Molecular Units: Novel Neutral Coordination Polymers Based on (Phosphonodithioato)NiII Complexes

Development and validation of a general approach to predict and quantify the synergism of anti-cancer drugs using experimental design and artificial neural networks.

Fluorescent asymmetric bis-ureas for pyrophosphate recognition in pure water.

Fluorometric chemosensors. Interaction of toxic heavy metal ions Pb(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) with novel mixed-donor phenanthroline-containing macrocycles: spectrofluorometric, conductometric, and crystallographic studies.

Formation of T-shaped versus charge-transfer molecular adducts in the reactions between bis(thiocarbonyl) donors and Br2 and I2

Gold oxidative dissolution by (thioamide)-I2 adducts.

Gold(III) complexes of asymmetrically aryl-substituted 1,2-dithiolene ligands featuring potential-controlled spectroscopic properties: an insight into the electronic properties of bis(pyren-1-yl-ethylene-1,2-dithiolato)gold(III)

Halogenated isophthalamides and dipicolineamides: the role of the halogen substituents in the anion binding properties

Highly stable ionic liquid-in-water emulsions as a new class of fluorescent sensors for metal ions: the case study of Fe3+ sensing

Hydrogen- and halogen-bond cooperativity in determining the crystal packing of dihalogen charge-transfer adducts: a study case from heterocyclic pentatomic chalcogenone donors

Interaction of methimazole with I2: X-ray crystal structure of the charge transfer complex methimazole-I2. implications for the mechanism of action of methimazole-based antithyroid drugs.

Interaction of mixed-donor macrocycles containing the 1,10-phenanthroline subunit with selected transition and post-transition metal ions: metal ion recognition in competitive liquid-liquid solvent extraction of Cu(II), Zn(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), [...]

Investigation into the reactivity of the coordinatively unsaturated phosphonodithioato [Ni(MeOpdt)2] towards 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine: goals and achievements

Investigation on the reactivity of dithiophosphonato/dithiophosphato Ni(II) complexes towards 2,4,6-tris-2-pyridyl-1,3,5-triazine: developments and new perspectives.

MASS SPECTROMETRY DISCRIMINATION OF PHOSPHOLIPID PATTERNS IN CISPLATIN-RESISTANT AND SENSITIVE CANCER CELLS

Metal-induced pre-organisation for anion recognition in a neutral platinum-containing receptor

Mixed copper-platinum complex formation could explain synergistic antiproliferative effect exhibited by binary mixtures of cisplatin and copper-1,10-phenanthroline compounds: An ESI-MS study

Mixed-1,10-phenanthroline-Cu(II) complexes: synthesis, cytotoxic activity versus hematological and solid tumor cells and complex formation equilibria with glutathione

Molecular Iodine Stabilization in an Extended N···I-I···N Assembly

New PtII diimine–dithiolate complexes containing a 1,2-dithiolate-1,2-closo-dicarbadodecarborane: an experimental and theoretical investigation

New fluorescent chemosensors for heavy metal ions based on functionalized pendant arm derivatives of 7-anthracenylmethyl-1,4,10-trioxa-7,13-diazacyclopentadecane

Novel copper(II) complexes as new promising antitumour agents. A crystal structure of [Cu(1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione)2(OH2)(OClO3)](ClO4).

Novel coumarins and related copper complexes with biological activity: DNA binding, molecular docking and in vitro antiproliferative activity

On the Role of Chalcogen Donor Atoms in Diimine-Dichalcogenolate PtIISONLO Chromophores: Is It Worth Replacing Sulfur with Selenium?

Oxamate salts as novel agents for the restoration of marble and limestone substrates: case study of ammonium N-phenyloxamate

Oxidative properties of iodine-adducts of propylthiouracil and methimazole: direct synthesis of mercury(II) complexes from the reaction with liquid mercury

Photoconducting Devices with Response in the Visible-Near-Infrared Region Based on Neutral Ni Complexes of Aryl-1,2-dithiolene Ligands

Reactions Between Chalcogen Donors and Dihalogens/Interalogens: Typology of Products and Their Characterization by FT-Raman Spectroscopy.

Reactivity of fluoro-substituted bis(thiocarbonyl) donors with diiodine: an XRD, FT-Raman, and DFT investigation

Reactivity of phosphonodithioato-dppt NiII mixed ligand complexes with halogens: first example of a metal-coordinating tribromide anion

Selenoureas for anion binding as molecular logic gates.

Structural tailoring of the NIR-absorption of bis(1,2-dichalcogenolene) Ni/Pt electrochromophores deriving from 1,3-dimethyl-2-chalcogenoxo-imidazoline-4,5-dichalcogenolates

Structure-Property Relationships in PtII Diimine-Dithiolate Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Based on Arylethylene-1,2-dithiolate and 2-Thioxothiazoline-4,5-dithiolate

Structure-activity relationships in cytotoxic Au(I)/Au(III) complexes derived from 2-(2'-pyridyl)benzimidazole.

Synthesis and structural characterisation of coordination polymers designed using discrete phosphonodithioato NiII complexes and dipyridyl donor ligands

Synthesis, characterization and DFT-modeling of novel agents for the protection and restoration of historical calcareous stone substrates.

Synthesis, structural characterization, formation constants and in vitro cytotoxicity of phenanthroline and imidazolidine-2-thione copper(II) complexes.

The first copper(ii) complex with 1,10-phenanthroline and salubrinal with interesting biochemical properties

The nature of the chemical bond in linear three-body systems: from i3- to mixed chalcogen/halogen and trichalcogen moieties.

Tuning the selectivity/specificity of fluorescent metal ion sensors based on N2S2 pyridine-containing macrocyclic ligands by changing the fluorogenic subunit: spectrofluorimetric and metal ion binding studies

Zinc(II)-methimazole complexes: synthesis and reactivity

Zn2+/Cd2+ optical discrimination by fluorescent chemosensors based on 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives and sulfur-containing macrocyclic units.

[9]aneN3-based fluorescent receptors for metal ion sensing, featuring urea and amide functional groups

[Au(pyb-H)(mnt)]: A novel gold(III) 1,2-dithiolene cyclometalated complex with antimicrobial activity (pyb-H=C-deprotonated 2-benzylpyridine; mnt=1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolate).

[M(R-dmet)2] Bis(1,2-dithiolenes): a Promising New Class Intermediate between [M(dmit)2] and [M(R,R‘-timdt)2] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt)