Publications

(61)  Bonechi, M.; Cappanni, C.; Gentilesca, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Giurlani, W.; Innocenti, M.; Lari, L.; Montanari, F.; Savastano, M. ; Severi, M.; Bianchi, A. From Waste to Fuel Cells. In Situ Preparation of an Atomically Precise Pd(II)-Catalyst by Selective Extraction of Pd(II) from a Mixture of Metal Ions Using Modified Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Its Implementation in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) in Alkaline Solution. Journal of Power Sources 2025, 639, 236661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236661.

(60)  Maria Romano, G.; Steiner, Y. T. S.; Bartoli, F.; Conti, L.; Macedi, E.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Rossi, P.; Paoli, P.; Innocenti, M.; Bencini, A.; Savastano, M.  Selective Binding and Fluorescence Sensing of Zn( Ii )/Cd( Ii ) Using Macrocyclic Tetra-Amines with Different Fluorophores: Insights into the Design of Selective Chemosensors for Transition Metals. Dalton Transactions 2025, 54 (4), 1689–1702. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT02415J.

(59)  Quiñone, D.; Romano, G. M.; Faccio, R.; Savastano, M. ; Bianchi, A.; Bencini, A.; Brovetto, M.; Torres, J.; Veiga, N. Novel Discrete and Imprinted Fluoride-Selective Sensors: Bridging the Gap from DMSO to Aqueous Samples. Small 2024, 20 (47), 2402696. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202402696.

(58)  Savastano, M.  Ye Olde Supramolecular Chemistry, Its Modern Rebranding and Overarching Trends in Chemistry. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) 2024, 53 (4), 1373–1392. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt03686c.

(57)  Savastano, M. ; Osman, H. H.; Vegas, Á.; Manjón, F. J. Rethinking Polyiodides: The Role of Electron-Deficient Multicenter Bonds. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60 (87), 12677–12689. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC02832E.

(56)  Manjón, F. J.; Osman, H. H.; Savastano, M. ; Vegas, Á. Electron-Deficient Multicenter Bonding in Phase Change Materials: A Chance for Reconciliation. Materials 2024, 17 (12), 2840. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122840.

(55)  Monini, V.; Bonechi, M.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Gentilesca, P.; Giurlani, W.; Innocenti, M.; Meoli, A.; Romano, G. M.; Savastano, M.  Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) in Alkaline Solution Catalysed by an Atomically Precise Catalyst Based on a Pd(II) Complex Supported on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs). Electrochemical and Structural Considerations. Dalton Trans. 2024, 53 (6), 2487–2500. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT03947A.

(54)  Torres, J.; Veiga, N.; Savastano, M. ; Kremer, C.; Bianchi, A. Interaction of Phytate with Cyclic Polyamines. New Journal of Chemistry 2024, 48 (1), 309–321. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ04652D

(53)  Savastano, M. ; de la Torre, M. D. L.; Pagliai, M.; Poggi, G.; Ridi, F.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Melguizo, M.; Bianchi, A. Crystal Engineering of High Explosives through Lone Pair-π Interactions: Insights for Improving Thermal Safety. Iscience 2023, 26 (9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107330

(52)  Savastano, M. ; Cappanni, C.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Lofrumento, C.; Bianchi, A. Anion Coordination into Ligand Clefts. Crystals 2023, 13 (5), 823. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13050823

(51)  Bonechi, M.; Savastano, M. ; Giurlani, W.; Meoli, A.; Maccioni, I.; Bianchi, A.; Innocenti, M. New Materials for Alkaline Fuel Cells from Electroplating Industries Waste Solution Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyzed by Pd on Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Carbon Black. In Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 244; The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 2023; pp 1267–1267.

(50)  Castro, F.; Gancheff, J. S.; Ramos, J. C.; Seoane, G.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Ridi, F.; Savastano, M.  A Norbornadiene-Based Molecular System for the Storage of Solar–Thermal Energy in an Aqueous Solution: Study of the Heat-Release Process Triggered by a Co (II)-Complex. Molecules 2023, 28 (21), 7270. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28217270

(49)  Romano, G. M.; Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Chelli, R.; Lippolis, V.; Bencini, A. Inorganic Anion Recognition in Aqueous Solution by Coupling Nearby Highly Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Moieties in a Macrocyclic Receptor. Dalton Transactions 2023, 52 (19), 6457–6472. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00682D

(48)  Simonini Steiner, Y. T.; Romano, G. M.; Massai, L.; Lippi, M.; Paoli, P.; Rossi, P.; Savastano, M. ; Bencini, A. Pyrene-Containing Polyamines as Fluorescent Receptors for Recognition of PFOA in Aqueous Media. Molecules 2023, 28 (11), 4552. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28114552

(47)  Verdejo, B.; Inclán, M.; Blasco, S.; Ballesteros-Garrido, R.; Savastano, M. ; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E. Selective Recognition of Neurotransmitters in Aqueous Solution by Hydroxyphenyl Aza-Scorpiand Ligands. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3OB00562C

(46)  Savastano, M. ; Boscaro, F.; Bianchi, A. Metal Coordination Properties of a Chromophoric Desferrioxamine (DFO) Derivative: Insight on the Coordination Stoichiometry and Thermodynamic Stability of Zr4+ Complexes. Molecules 2022, 27 (1), 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27010184.

(45)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A. Novel Cyclen-Polyiodide Complexes: A Reappraisal of I–I Covalent and Secondary Bond Limits. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51 (28), 10728–10739. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT00185C.

(44)  Savastano, M. ; Monini, V.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A. Bidimensional Polyiodide Netting Stabilized by a Cu (II) Macrocyclic Complex. Inorganics 2022, 10 (1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10010012

(43)  Bazzicalupi, C.; Bonardi, A.; Biver, T.; Ferraroni, M.; Papi, F.; Savastano, M. ; Lombardi, P.; Gratteri, P. Probing the Efficiency of 13-Pyridylalkyl Berberine Derivatives to Human Telomeric G-Quadruplexes Binding: Spectroscopic, Solid State and In Silico Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23 (22), 14061. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214061

(42)  Giurlani, W.; Vizza, M.; Pizzetti, F.; Bonechi, M.; Savastano, M. ; Sorace, L.; Stefani, A.; Fontanesi, C.; Innocenti, M. Magnetic Field Effect on the Handedness of Electrodeposited Heusler Alloy. Applied Sciences 2022, 12 (11), 5640. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115640

(41)  Martínez-Camarena, Á.; Savastano, M. ; Blasco, S.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Giorgi, C.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; Bazzicalupi, C. Assembly of Polyiodide Networks with Cu(II) Complexes of Pyridinol-Based Tetraaza Macrocycles. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (1), 368–383. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02967.

(40)  Quiñone, D.; Veiga, N.; Savastano, M. ; Torres, J.; Bianchi, A.; Kremer, C.; Bazzicalupi, C. Supramolecular Interaction of Inositol Phosphates with Cu (Ii): Comparative Study of Ins P 6–Ins P 3. CrystEngComm 2022, 24 (11), 2126–2137. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CE01733K

(39)  Romano, G. M.; Mummolo, L.; Savastano, M. ; Paoli, P.; Rossi, P.; Prodi, L.; Bencini, A. Polyamine Receptors Containing Anthracene as Fluorescent Probes for Ketoprofen in H 2 O/EtOH Solution. Chemical Communications 2022, 58 (50), 7022–7025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC01107G

(38)  Valbuena-Rus, A. M.; Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Clares, M. P.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Inclán, M.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E. Noncovalent Assembly and Catalytic Activity of Hybrid Materials Based on Pd Complexes Adsorbed on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Graphene Nanoplatelets. Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61 (32), 12610–12624. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01559

(37)  Savastano, M.  Words in Supramolecular Chemistry: The Ineffable Advances of Polyiodide Chemistry. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50 (4), 1142–1165. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT04091F.

(36)  Savastano, M. ; Passaponti, M.; Giurlani, W.; Lari, L.; Calisi, N.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Serrano, E. S.; Garcia-España, E.; Innocenti, M.; Lazarov, V. K.; Bianchi, A. Linear, Tripodal, Macrocyclic: Ligand Geometry and ORR Activity of Supported Pd(II) Complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2021, 518, 120250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2021.120250.

(35)  Bonechi, M.; Giurlani, W.; Vizza, M.; Savastano, M. ; Stefani, A.; Bianchi, A.; Fontanesi, C.; Innocenti, M. On the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism Catalyzed by Pd Complexes on 2D Carbon. A Theoretical Study. Catalysts 2021, 11 (7), 764. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070764.

(34)  Martínez-Camarena, Á.; Savastano, M. ; Blasco, S.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Giorgi, C.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; Bazzicalupi, C. Assembly of Polyiodide Networks with Cu(II) Complexes of Pyridinol-Based Tetraaza Macrocycles. Inorganic Chemistry 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02967.

(33)  Savastano, M. ; Passaponti, M.; Giurlani, W.; Lari, L.; Bianchi, A.; Innocenti, M. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pd(II) Complexes: A Supramolecular Approach towards Single-Ion Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts. Energies 2020, 13 (21), 5539. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215539.

(32)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A. Porous Frameworks Based on Supramolecular Ball Joints: Bringing Flexibility to Ordered 3D Lattices. Chemistry – A European Journal 2020, 26 (27), 5994–6005. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000505.

(31)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Gellini, C.; Bianchi, A. Infinite Supramolecular Pseudo-Polyrotaxane with Poly[3]Catenane Axle: Assembling Nanosized Rings from Mono- and Diatomic I− and I2 Tectons. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (4), 551–554. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC08367G.

(30)  Savastano, M. ; Zoppi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Bazzicalupi, C. Synthesis and Coordination Properties of a New Ligand Designed for Surface Functionalization of Carbon Substrates. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 511, 119793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119793.

(29)  Savastano, M. ; Fiaschi, M.; Ferraro, G.; Gratteri, P.; Mariani, P.; Bianchi, A.; Bazzicalupi, C. Sensing Zn2+ in Aqueous Solution with a Fluorescent Scorpiand Macrocyclic Ligand Decorated with an Anthracene Bearing Tail. Molecules 2020, 25 (6), 1355. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25061355.

(28)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Gellini, C.; Bianchi, A. Genesis of Complex Polyiodide Networks: Insights on the Blue Box/I−/I2 Ternary System. Crystals 2020, 10 (5), 387. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10050387.

(27)  Savastano, M. ; Passaponti, M.; Giurlani, W.; Lari, L.; Bianchi, A.; Innocenti, M. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pd(II) Complexes: A Supramolecular Approach towards Single-Ion Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts. Energies 2020, 13 (21). https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215539.

(26)  Savastano, M. ; Zoppi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Bazzicalupi, C. Synthesis and Coordination Properties of a New Ligand Designed for Surface Functionalization of Carbon Substrates. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119793.

(25)  Bianchi, A.; Savastano, M.  Comment on “Investigation of Zr(IV) and 89Zr(IV) Complexation with Hydroxamates: Progress towards Designing a Better Chelator than Desferrioxamine B for Immuno-PET Imaging” by F. Guérard, Y.-S. Lee, R. Tripier, L. P. Szajek, J. R. Deschamps and M. W. Brechbiel, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1002. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (83), 12664–12666. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC01189D.

(24)  Kremer, C.; Torres, J.; Bianchi, A.; Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C. Myo-Inositol Hexakisphosphate: Coordinative Versatility of a Natural Product. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2020, 419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213403.

(23)  Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Clares, M. P.; Cuesta, R.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Guijarro, L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Inclán, M.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; López-Garzón, R. A New Heterogeneous Catalyst Obtained via Supramolecular Decoration of Graphene with a Pd2+ Azamacrocyclic Complex. Molecules 2019, 24 (15), 2714. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24152714.

(22)  Savastano, M. ; Martínez-Camarena, Á.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Llinares, J. M.; Mariani, P.; Verdejo, B.; García-España, E.; Bianchi, A. Stabilization of Supramolecular Networks of Polyiodides with Protonated Small Tetra-Azacyclophanes. Inorganics 2019, 7 (4), 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7040048.

(21)  Savastano, M. ; García-Gallarín, C.; López de la Torre, M. D.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Anion-π and Lone Pair-π Interactions with s-Tetrazine-Based Ligands. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2019, 397, 112–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2019.06.016.

(20)  Savastano, M. ; García-Gallarín, C.; Giorgi, C.; Gratteri, P.; López de la Torre, M. D.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Solid State and Solution Study on the Formation of Inorganic Anion Complexes with a Series of Tetrazine-Based Ligands. Molecules 2019, 24 (12), 2247. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24122247.

(19)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Ferraro, G.; Fratini, E.; Gratteri, P.; Bianchi, A. Tales of the Unexpected: The Case of Zirconium(IV) Complexes with Desferrioxamine. Molecules 2019, 24 (11), 2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24112098.

(18)  Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Clares, M. P.; Cuesta, R.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Guijarro, L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Inclán, M.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; López-Garzón, R. A New Heterogeneous Catalyst Obtained via Supramolecular Decoration of Graphene with a Pd2+ Azamacrocyclic Complex. Molecules 2019, 24 (15). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24152714.

(17)  Savastano, M. ; Martínez-Camarena, Á.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Delgado-Pinar, E.; Llinares, J. M.; Mariani, P.; Verdejo, B.; García-España, E.; Bianchi, A. Stabilization of Supramolecular Networks of Polyiodides with Protonated Small Tetra-Azacyclophanes. Inorganics 2019, 7 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7040048.

(16)  Passaponti, M.; Rosi, L.; Savastano, M. ; Giurlani, W.; Miller, H. A.; Lavacchi, A.; Filippi, J.; Zangari, G.; Vizza, F.; Innocenti, M. Recycling of Waste Automobile Tires: Transforming Char in Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Journal of Power Sources 2019, 427, 85–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.04.067.

(15)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; García-Gallarín, C.; Torre, M. D. L. de la; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Supramolecular Forces and Their Interplay in Stabilizing Complexes of Organic Anions: Tuning Binding Selectivity in Water. Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 6 (1), 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QO01152D.

(14)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Mariani, P.; Bianchi, A. Network Formation via Anion Coordination: Crystal Structures Based on the Interplay of Non-Covalent Interactions. Molecules 2018, 23 (3), 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23030572.

(13)  Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; García-Gallarín, C.; Giorgi, C.; Torre, M. D. L. de la; Pichierri, F.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Halide and Hydroxide Anion Binding in Water. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47 (10), 3329–3338. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT04430E.

(12)  Savastano, M. ; García, C.; López de la Torre, M. D.; Pichierri, F.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Interplay between Salt Bridge, Hydrogen Bond and Anion-π Interactions in Thiocyanate Binding. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2018, 470, 133–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.04.029.

(11)  Passaponti, M.; Savastano, M. ; Clares, M. P.; Inclán, M.; Lavacchi, A.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; Innocenti, M. MWCNTs-Supported Pd(II) Complexes with High Catalytic Efficiency in Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57 (23), 14484–14488. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02695.

(10)  Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Clares, M. P.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Inclán, M.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; López-Garzón, R. Construction of Green Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts via Non-Covalent Surface Decoration of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Pd(II) Complexes of Azamacrocycles. Journal of Catalysis 2017, 353, 239–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2017.07.023.

(9)     Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Clares, M. P.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Guijarro, L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Bianchi, A.; García-España, E.; López-Garzón, R. Polyfunctional Tetraaza-Macrocyclic Ligands: Zn(II), Cu(II) Binding and Formation of Hybrid Materials with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Omega 2017, 2 (7), 3868–3877. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00736.

(8)     Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; García, C.; Gellini, C.; de la Torre, M. D. L.; Mariani, P.; Pichierri, F.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Iodide and Triiodide Anion Complexes Involving Anion–π Interactions with a Tetrazine-Based Receptor. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46 (14), 4518–4529. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT00134G.

(7)     Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Clares, M. P.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Guijarro, L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; Bianchi, A.; García-Espana, E.; López-Garzón, R. Polyfunctional Tetraaza-Macrocyclic Ligands: Zn(II), Cu(II) Binding and Formation of Hybrid Materials with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Omega 2017, 2 (7), 3868–3877. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00736.

(6)     Savastano, M. ; Bazzicalupi, C.; Giorgi, C.; García-Gallarín, C.; López de la Torre, M. D.; Pichierri, F.; Bianchi, A.; Melguizo, M. Anion Complexes with Tetrazine-Based Ligands: Formation of Strong Anion−π Interactions in Solution and in the Solid State. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55 (16), 8013–8024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01138.

(5)     Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Giorgi, C.; Savastano, M. ; Morales-Lara, F. ATP Dephosphorylation Can Be Either Enhanced or Inhibited by pH-Controlled Interaction with a Dendrimer Molecule. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (18), 3907–3910. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC00350D.

(4)     Serrano, E. S.; Savastano, M. ; Bianchi, A. Inorganic Mercury Sequestration by a Poly(Ethylene Imine) Dendrimer in Aqueous Solution. Molecules 2015, 20 (3), 3783–3790. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20033783.

(3)     Savastano, M. ; Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Giorgi, C.; Godino-Salido, M. L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M. D.; López-Garzón, R. Binding and Removal of Octahedral, Tetrahedral, Square Planar and Linear Anions in Water by Means of Activated Carbon Functionalized with a Pyrimidine-Based Anion Receptor. RSC Adv. 2014, 4 (102), 58505–58513. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA11916A.

(2)     Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Biver, T.; Giorgi, C.; Santarelli, S.; Savastano, M.  Formation of Double-Strand Dimetallic Helicates with a Terpyridine-Based Macrocycle. Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 53 (22), 12215–12224. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic502329s.

(1)     Arranz-Mascarós, P.; Bazzicalupi, C.; Bianchi, A.; Giorgi, C.; Godino-Salido, M.-L.; Gutiérrez-Valero, M.-D.; Lopez-Garzón, R.; Savastano, M.  Thermodynamics of Anion−π Interactions in Aqueous Solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (1), 102–105. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja311389z.