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  1. Molecular insights into the selective action of a magnetically removable complexone-grafted adsorbent

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  2. Antibacterial and photochemical properties of cellulose nanofiber–titania nanocomposites loaded with two different types of antibiotic medicines

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Vladimir K. Ivanov

  3. Hybrid silica nanoparticles for sequestration and luminescence detection of trivalent rare-earth ions (Dy3+ and Nd3+) in solution

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  4. Ordered Network of Interconnected SnO2 Nanoparticles for Excellent Lithium‐Ion Storage

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Geoffrey Daniel

  5. A family of hexanuclear Mn(III) single-molecule magnets

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Giannis Papaefstathiou, Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Euan K Brechin

  6. Molecular design approach to single-source precursors of perovskite stannate materials

    Article • Polyhedron, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  7. General Facile Approach to Transition‐Metal Oxides with Highly Uniform Mesoporosity and Their Application as Adsorbents for Heavy‐Metal‐Ion Sequestration

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, July 2014, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Geoffrey Daniel

  8. Study of the curing mechanism of metal alkoxide liquid threads for the synthesis of metal oxide fibers or microtubes

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Prof. Dr. Erwan Rauwel

  9. Precursor directed synthesis – “molecular” mechanisms in the Soft Chemistry approaches and their use for template-free synthesis of metal, metal oxide and metal chalcogenide nanoparticles and nanostructures

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  10. A family of [Ni8] cages templated by μ6-peroxide from dioxygen activation

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Giannis Papaefstathiou, Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Euan K Brechin, Professor Alan G. Ryder

  11. Circular serendipity: in situ ligand transformation for the self-assembly of an hexadecametallic [CuII16] wheel

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Giannis Papaefstathiou, Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Euan K Brechin

  12. Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Nanorods as Thermally Robust Anode Materials for Li‐Ion Batteries: Detailed Insight into the Formation Mechanism

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Geoffrey Daniel

  13. Zirconium and hafnium tert-butoxides and tert-butoxo-β-diketonate complexes – Isolation, structural characterization and application in the one-step synthesis of 3D metal oxide nanostructures

    Article • Polyhedron, April 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  14. Interaction of nickel aminoalkoxide with samarium β-diketonate – Identification of new precursors for MOCVD synthesis of SmNiO3 perovskite films

    Article • Polyhedron, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  15. Solution equilibrium behind the room-temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Geoffrey Daniel

  16. Facile non-hydrolytic synthesis of highly water dispersible, surfactant free nanoparticles of synthetic MFe2O4 (M–Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+) ferrite spinel by a modified Bradley reaction

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  17. Biocompatible titania hydrogels with chemically triggered release of a photosensitive dye

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  18. First principles simulation of reaction steps in the atomic layer deposition of titania: dependence of growth on Lewis acidity of titanocene precursor

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  19. High surface area ordered mesoporous nano-titania by a rapid surfactant-free approach

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Geoffrey Daniel

  20. Structural characterization, solution stability, and potential health and environmental effects of the Nano-TiO2 bioencapsulation matrix and the model product of its biodegradation TiBALDH

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  21. Visualization of custom-tailored iron oxide nanoparticles chemistry, uptake, and toxicity

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  22. Precursor-Directed Assembly of Complex Oxide Nanobeads: The Role of Strongly Coordinated Inorganic Anions

    Article • Langmuir, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  23. Surface Functionalization of the Metal Oxide Nanoparticles with Biologically Active Molecules Containing Phosphonate Moieties. Case Study of BaTiO3

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, May 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  24. Crystal Structure and Morphology Evolution in the LaXO3, X = Al, Ga, In Nano-Oxide Series. Consequences for the Synthesis of Luminescent Phosphors

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  25. Impact of matrix properties on the survival of freeze‐dried bacteria

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  26. Crystal Engineering of Nanomorphology for Complex Oxide Materials via Thermal Decomposition of Metal−Organic Frameworks. Case Study of Sodium Tantalate

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  27. High-spin Ni(ii) clusters: triangles and planar tetranuclear complexes

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Giannis Papaefstathiou, Professor Vadim G Kessler

  28. Controlling precursor stability and evaporation through molecular design. Pseudo single source precursor approach to MOCVD SrTiO3 thin films

    Article • Applied Surface Science, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  29. Straightforward synthesis and structural characterization of the first alkoxy-zircono-silsesquioxanes — Potential models for zirconia–silica epoxidation catalysts

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  30. A new concept for titanium oxo-alkoxo-carboxylates’ encapsulated biocompatible time temperature food indicators based on arising, not fading color

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  31. Biomimetic Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Nanostructured Metal Oxide Microparticles—Potential Scaffolds for Drug Delivery and Catalysis

    Article • Langmuir, March 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  32. Simple and Efficient Synthesis of a Nd:LaAlO3 NIR Nanophosphor from Rare Earth Alkoxo-Monoaluminates Ln2Al2(OiPr)12(iPrOH)2 Single Source Precursors by Bradley R...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  33. Highly symmetric organic ligand-capped Lindqvist structures derived from 3d-elements

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  34. Tripodal Tetrahedral Titanium Coordination in the Silica-Grafted Titania Epoxidation Catalysts: Is Not It Only a Myth? Selective Formation of [Cy7Si7O12Ti]2(μ-OR)2(μ-ROH) Cores on Thermal “Dissocia...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, September 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  35. Methodical Thermolysis of [Ba2Ti2(thd)4(OnPr)8(nPrOH)2] under Autogenous Pressure Followed by Combustion for the Synthesis of Dielectric Tetragonal BaTiO3 Nanopowder

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  36. The molecular composition of non-modified and acac-modified propoxide and butoxide precursors of zirconium and hafnium dioxides

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  37. The chemistry behind the sol–gel synthesis of complex oxide nanoparticles for bio-imaging applications

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  38. Transforming the cube: a tetranuclear cobalt(II) cubane cluster and its transformation to a dimer of dimers

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  39. Substitution features in the isomorphous replacement series for metal-organic compounds (NbxTa1−x)4O2(OMe)14(ReO4)2, x=0.7, 0.5, 0.3—Single-source precursors of complex oxides with organized porosity

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  40. Chemically Triggered Biodelivery Using Metal–Organic Sol–Gel Synthesis

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  41. Chemically Triggered Biodelivery Using Metal–Organic Sol–Gel Synthesis

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  42. Sol–gel routes for microporous zirconia and titania membranes

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  43. Synthesis of highly sterically hindered niobium and tantalum alkoxides and their microhydrolysis in strongly basic medium

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  44. Electrochemical Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Decomposition of Rhenium Oxoethoxide, Re4O4(OEt)12. Ligand Influence on the Structure and Bonding in the High-Valent Tetranuclear Planar Rhenium Alkoxide Clusters

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  45. Heteroleptic metal alkoxide “oxoclusters” as molecular models for the sol–gel synthesis of perovskite nanoparticles for bio-imaging applications

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  46. Oxoethoxide Chlorides – Representatives of Oligonuclear Alkoxide Complexes of Gallium: Penta‐ and Dodecanuclear Molecules

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, November 2007, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  47. Molecular structure design of single source precursors and multivariate analysis of their evaporation in dynamic vacuum using EI-Mass spectrometry. An approach to Barium–Strontium Titanate–Niobate as a case study

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  48. Isolation and single crystal study of [Nb2(μ-OMe)2(OiPr)8]. Can alcohol interchange provide the homoleptic niobium isopropoxide?

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  49. Nona-coordinated MO6N3 centers M=Zr, Hf as a stable building block for the construction of heterometallic alkoxide precursors

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  50. Molecular design approach to a highly soluble and volatile bimetallic alkoxide of late transition metal and zirconium. Synthesis, X-ray single crystal and mass-spectral study of NiZr2(acac)(OiPr)9

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  51. Mesoporous Nanocrystalline Mixed Metal Oxides from Heterometallic Alkoxide Precursors: Cobalt–Nickel Oxide Spinels for Propane Oxidation

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  52. Interaction of barium oxide and hydroxide with methanol: X-ray single crystal study of Ba(OH)2 methanol solvates

    Article • Polyhedron, August 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  53. New insight in the role of modifying ligands in the sol-gel processing of metal alkoxide precursors: A possibility to approach new classes of materials

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  54. Synthesis and characterization of a large heterometallic alkoxide cation: Self-assembly and rational route to

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, July 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  55. Chemistry of 2,2,6,6,-Tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione (Hthd) Modification of Zirconium and Hafnium Propoxide Precursors

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  56. A Single‐Source‐Precursor Approach to Late Transition Metal Molybdate Materials: The Structural Role of Chelating Ligands in the Formation of Heterometallic Heteroleptic Alkoxide Complexes

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, March 2006, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  57. Growth of carbon sausages filled with in situ formed tungsten oxide nanorods: thermal dissociation of tungsten(vi) isopropoxide in isopropanol

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  58. The synthesis of iron (III) ethoxide revisited: Characterization of the metathesis products of iron (III) halides and sodium ethoxide

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  59. Bis-silsesquioxane complex as a molecular model of transition metal oxide–zeolite nanocomposite

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  60. Stabilization of Metastable Face-Centered Cubic Cobalt and the Tetragonal Phase of Zirconia by a Carbon Shell:  Reaction under Autogenic Pressure at Elevated Temperature of CoZr2(acac)2(OiPr)8

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, April 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  61. Powders and dense thin films of late transition metal oxide nanocomposites from structurally characterized single-source precursorsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: further figures and crystallographic details. See http://www.rsc.or...

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Stephane Parola

  62. Isolation, X-ray single crystal and theoretical study of quinquevalent metal oxoisopropoxides, Nb6O8(iPrO)14(iPrOH)2 and Re4O6(OiPr)10

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, January 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  63. Influence of heteroligands on the composition, structure and properties of homo- and heterometallic zirconium alkoxides. Decisive role of thermodynamic factors in their self-assembly

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  64. Stabilization and destabilization of zirconium propoxide precursors by acetylacetoneElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: summary of 1H NMR spectra and CIF files for compounds 1 and 2. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b406012a/

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  65. Structure of the hydrated, hydrolysed and solvated zirconium(iv) and hafnium(iv) ions in water and aprotic oxygen donor solvents. A crystallographic, EXAFS spectroscopic and large angle X-ray scattering study

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Anders Hagfeldt

  66. Purposeful construction versus self-assembly in approaches to single source precursors of spinel materials. Synthesis, structure and stability studies of MiiAl2(acac)3(OiPr)4(OAc), Mii= Mn, Co, Zn ? a new class of heterometallic heteroleptic alkoxide c...

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Stephane Parola

  67. The discovery of the N,N-dimethylthioformamidium ion. A structural study of {(CH3)2NCHSH}2[HfCl6] in solid state and solutionElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: 7 tables and 5 figures of IR, EXAFS and X-ray data as described in the te...

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, April 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  68. Interaction of some divalent metal acetylacetonates with Al, Ti, Nb and Ta isopropoxides. Factors influencing the formation and stability of heterometallic alkoxide complexesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthesis details for 5–...

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Stephane Parola

  69. Molecular structure design and synthetic approaches to the heterometallic alkoxide complexes (soft chemistry approach to inorganic materials by the eyes of a crystallographer)

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  70. The sonochemical preparation of lamellar MoOx

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  71. Solution interaction of O-donor ligand metal complexes with thiocarbonyl compounds—a new general route to metal sulfide materials

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  72. Design and synthesis of multifunctional thiacalixarenes and related metal derivatives for the preparation of sol–gel hybrid materials with non-linear optical properties

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler, Professor Stephane Parola

  73. Synthesis and Structure of the First FeII Heterometallic Alkoxide [(THF)NaFe(OtBu)3]2 − a Possible Precursor for New Materials

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, May 2002, Wiley

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  74. Perrhenate ligand as an analog of the methoxide group in alkoxide complexes. Synthesis and X-ray single crystal study of Ta2(OMe)8(ReO4)2

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, October 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  75. A convenient route to anionic and cyclic aluminosiloxanes: crystal structures of [PyH][Al{OSiPh2(OSiPh2)2O}2] and the first twelve-membered organic aluminosilicate Al2Si4O6 ring

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  76. Interaction of Co(acac)2 and Ta(OMe)5: isolation and single crystal study of the products. MII2MV2(acac)2(OMe)12, MII = Co, Ni, Zn or Mg and MV = Ta or Nb: A new class of heterometallic heteroleptic alkoxide complexes

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  77. Synthesis and X-ray single crystal study of the bi- and trimetallic alkoxides of molybdenum(VI) and tantalum, Mo2Ta4O8(OMe)16, Mo4Ta4O16(OiPr)12 and LiMo4Ta3O14(OiPr)9(OC2H4OMe)3

    Article • Polyhedron, July 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  78. The mystery of VO(OEt)3 conversion on microhydrolysis disclosed: the X-ray single crystal study of V6O7(OEt)12

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, May 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  79. The solution thermolysis approach to molybdenum(V) alkoxides: synthesis, solid state and solution structures of the bimetallic alkoxides of molybdenum(V) and niobium(V), tantalum(V) and tungsten(VI)

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  80. MoO(OiPr)4 decomposition pathways on ageing: spontaneous and nearly quantitative transformation into Mo6O10(OiPr)12

    Article • Polyhedron, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  81. A new argument in favor of the ether elimination mechanism: formation of acetals on action of molybdenum alkoxides on carbonyl compounds

    Article • Polyhedron, January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  82. Anodic oxidation of molybdenum and tungsten in alcohols: isolation and X-ray single-crystal study of side products

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  83. Synthesis, X-ray structure and thermal decomposition of lanthanum [dioxoisopropoxomolybdate] [La2Mo4O4(μ4-O)4(μ-OPri)8(Opri)6]

    Article • Polyhedron, January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  84. Synthesis, crystal, molecular and electronic structure of a novel heterobinuclear alkoxide cluster [(MeO)2ReO(µ-OMe)3MoO(OMe)2]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  85. Single-source Precursors for BaTiO3: Synthesis and Characterization of .beta.-Diketonato Alkoxides and Molecular Structure of Ba2Ti2(thd)4(.mu.3-OEt)2(.mu.-OEt)4(OEt)2(EtOH)2

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 1994, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  86. The synthesis, crystal and molecular structures of bimetallic ethoxides of barium and titanium, and calcium and titanium: [M{Ti2(µ3-OEt)2(µ-OEt)3(OEt)4}2](M = Ca, Ba)

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  87. Reactions of coordinated ligands: topological and stoichiometric control for mixed-metal alkoxides: synthesis and molecular structure of [La{(OC2H4)3N}2{Nb(OPri)4}3]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  88. The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of molybdenum oxomethoxide [MoO(OMe)4]2

    Article • Polyhedron, January 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Vadim G Kessler

  89. Synthesis, crystal and molecular structure of calcium oxo ethoxide, [Ca6(µ4-O)2(µ3-OEt)4(OEt)4]·14EtOH

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Vadim G Kessler