List of works - Robert D. Hancock

Acidity of the amidoxime functional group in aqueous solution: a combined experimental and computational study

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Affinity of the highly preorganized ligand PDA (1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid) for large metal ions of higher charge. A crystallographic and thermodynamic study of PDA complexes of thorium(IV) and the uranyl(VI) ion.

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Amidoximes as ligand functionalities for braided polymeric materials for the recovery of uranium from seawater

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Characterization of the first N2S(alkylthiolate)lead compound: a model for three-coordinate lead in biological systems

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Complexation of mercury(I) and mercury(II) by 18-crown-6: hydrothermal synthesis of the mercuric nitrite complex

scientific article published in December 2009

Complexation of metal ions of higher charge by the highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 2,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline. A crystallographic and thermodynamic study

scientific article published in September 2009

Complexation of metal ions, including alkali-earth and lanthanide(III) ions, in aqueous solution by the ligand 2,2',6',2''-terpyridyl

scientific article published on 02 March 2011

Control of metal ion size-based selectivity through chelate ring geometry. metal ion complexing properties of 2,2'-biimidazole

scientific article published in June 2010

Controlling the Fluorescence Response of PET Sensors via the Metal-Ion π-Contacting Ability of the Fluorophore: Coumarin, a Weaker π Contacter.

scientific article published in October 2015

Effects of steric constraint on chromium(III) complexes of tetraazamacrocycles, 2. Comparison of the chemistry and photobehavior of the trans-dichloro- and trans-dicyano- complexes of cyclam, 1,4-C2-cyclam, and 1,11-C3-cyclam

scientific article published in December 2005

Factors controlling metal-ion selectivity in the binding sites of calcium-binding proteins. The metal-binding properties of amide donors. A crystallographic and thermodynamic study

scientific article published in November 2005

Fluorescence and Metal-Binding Properties of the Highly Preorganized Tetradentate Ligand 2,2'-Bi-1,10-phenanthroline and Its Remarkable Affinity for Cadmium(II)

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Highly Preorganized Ligand 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic Acid for the Selective Recovery of Uranium from Seawater in the Presence of Competing Vanadium Species

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl acetate by a (N2S(thiolate))zinc hydroxide complex: a model of the catalytically active intermediate for the zinc form of peptide deformylase

scientific article published in September 2003

Lewis acid properties of zinc(II) in Its cyclen complex. The structure of [Zn(cyclen)(S=C(NH2)2](ClO4)2 and the bonding of thiourea to metal ions. Some implications for zinc metalloenzymes

scientific article published in April 2005

Mechanism of "turn-on" fluorescent sensors for mercury(II) in solution and its implications for ligand design

scientific article published on 24 September 2012

Mechanism of chelation enhanced fluorescence in complexes of cadmium(II), and a possible new type of anion sensor

scientific article published on 01 October 2013

Metal ion complexing properties of dipyridoacridine, a highly preorganized tridentate homologue of 1,10-phenanthroline

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Metal ion complexing properties of the highly preorganized ligand 2,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline: a crystallographic and thermodynamic study

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Metal-ion selectivity produced by C-alkyl substituents on the bridges of chelating ligands: the importance of short H-H nonbonded van der Waals contacts in controlling metal-ion selectivity. A thermodynamic, molecular mechanics, and crystallographic

scientific article published on 21 April 2007

Metal-ion-complexing properties of 2-(pyrid-2'-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline, a more preorganized analogue of terpyridyl. A crystallographic, fluorescence, and thermodynamic study

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

Molecular Mechanics Force Field for Modeling Technetium(V) Complexes

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

Molecular Mechanics Investigation of Gadolinium(III) Complexes

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

N,N'-Ethylenedi-L-cysteine (EC) and Its Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Equilibrium Constants

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

N2S2Ni metallodithiolate complexes as ligands: structural and aqueous solution quantitative studies of the ability of metal ions to form M-S-Ni bridges to mercapto groups coordinated to nickel(II). implications for acetyl coenzyme A synthase

scientific article published in February 2005

Possible role of relativistic effects in the plasticity of the coordination geometry of cadmium(II). A voltammetric study of the stability of the complexes of cadmium(II) with 12-crown-4,15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 in aqueous solution and the structur

scientific article published in July 2004

Possible steric control of the relative strength of chelation enhanced fluorescence for zinc(II) compared to cadmium(II): metal ion complexing properties of tris(2-quinolylmethyl)amine, a crystallographic, UV-visible, and fluorometric study

scientific article published in February 2009

Quantifying the binding strength of salicylaldoxime-uranyl complexes relative to competing salicylaldoxime-transition metal ion complexes in aqueous solution: a combined experimental and computational study.

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

Selectivity of the highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 2,9-di(pyrid-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline for metal ions in aqueous solution, including lanthanide(III) ions and the uranyl(VI) cation

scientific article published on 11 December 2012

Strong metal ion size based selectivity of the highly preorganized ligand PDA (1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid) with trivalent metal ions. A crystallographic, fluorometric, and thermodynamic study.

scientific article published in August 2009

Structural effects of the lone pair on lead(II), and parallels with the coordination geometry of mercury(II). Does the lone pair on lead(II) form H-bonds? Structures of the lead(II) and mercury(II) complexes of the pendant-donor macrocycle DOTAM (1,

scientific article published in May 2004

Synthesis and metal coordination chemistry of (phenyl)(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)phosphinodithioic acid, [2-C5H4N]CH2P(S)(SH)(Ph)

scientific article published in February 2012

Synthesis and reactivity of (benzoxazol-2-ylmethyl)phosphonic acid

scientific article published on October 2010

Synthesis, stability and structure of the complex of bismuth(III) with the nitrogen-donor macrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane. The role of the lone pair on bismuth(III) and lead(II) in determining co-ordination geometry