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Structural Diversity and Argentophilic Interactions in Small Phosphine Silver(I) Thiolate Clusters




Smart Nanocages as a Tool for Controlling Supramolecular Aggregation



Self-Assembly and Aggregation-Induced Emission in Aqueous Media of Responsive Luminescent Copper(I) Coordination Polymer Nanoparticles




Inorganic Self‐Assembly: Going Bio



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25) Deiser, S.; Drexler, M.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Irl, M.; Schmidt, C.; Günther, T.; Casini, A.* Synthesis of 177Lu-Labeled, Somatostatin-2 Receptor-Targeted Metalla-Assemblies: Challenges in the Design of Supramolecular Radiotherapeutics. Inorg. Chem. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02090

24) Kumar, N. M.; Gruhs, P.; Casini, A.; Biedermann, F.*; Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Picchetti, P.* Electrochemical Detection of Drugs via a Supramolecular Cucurbit[7]Uril-Based Indicator Displacement Assay. ACS Sensors 2023, 8 (7), 2525–2532. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c00008.   

23) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Picchetti, P.*; Casini, A.* Gold Complexes in Anticancer Therapy: From New Design Principles to Particle‐Based Delivery Systems. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (22), e202218000. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218000

22) Moreno-Alcántar, G.* Inorganic Self‐assembly: Going Bio. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26 (16), e202200788. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200788.  Cover Feature.

21) Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Casini, A.* Bioinorganic Supramolecular Coordination Complexes and Their Biomedical Applications. FEBS Lett. 2023, 597 (1), 191–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.14535

20) Kaußler, C.; Wragg, D.; Schmidt, C.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Jandl, C.; Stephan, J.; Fischer, R. A.; Leoni, S.; Casini, A.*; Bonsignore, R.* “Dynamical Docking” of Cyclic Dinuclear Au(I) Bis-N-Heterocyclic Complexes Facilitates Their Binding to G-Quadruplexes. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (50), 20405–20423. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03041.  

19) Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Hess, K.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, A. M.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Moreno-Alcántar, G. Stronger-together: the cooperativity of aurophilic interactions; Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 1398-1401. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC05241A. 

18) Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Aliprandi, A.; De Cola, L. Aggregation-Induced Emission in Electrochemiluminescence: Advances and Perspectives. In Aggregation-Induced Emission; Springer, Chem, 2022; Vol. 379, pp 65–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89933-2_3.

17) Casini, A.; Fischer, R. A.; Moreno-Alcántar, G. Supramolecular Metal-Based Molecules and Materials for Biomedical Applications. In Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry III; Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823144-9.00047-9.

16) Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Aliprandi, A.;* De Cola, L.* Aggregation-Induced Emission in Electrochemiluminescence: Advances and Perspectives. Top. Curr. Chem. 2021, 379 (4), 31 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-021-00343-9.

15) CaballeroMuñoz, A.; GuevaraVela, J. M.; FernándezAlarcón, A.; ValentínRodríguez, M. A.; FloresÁlamo, M.; RochaRinza, T.; Torrens, H.; MorenoAlcántar, G.* Structural Diversity and Argentophilic Interactions in Small Phosphine Silver(I) Thiolate Clusters. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 27, ejic.202100336 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202100336. Selected as Very Important Paper by the Reviewers, Cover Feature https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202100504.

14) HernándezToledo, H.; Torrens, H.; FloresÁlamo, M.; De Cola, L.; MorenoAlcántar, G.* SelfAssembly and AggregationInduced Emission in Aqueous Media of Responsive Luminescent Copper(I) Coordination Polymer Nanoparticles. Chem. – A Eur. J. 2021, 27 (32), 8308–8314 https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100865. Cover Feature  https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202101595.

13) Picchetti, P.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Talamini, L.; Mourgout, A.; Aliprandi, A.; De Cola, L. Smart Nanocages as a Tool for Controlling Supramolecular Aggregation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (20), 7681–7687. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c00444. Cover Feature.

12) Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Aliprandi, A.; Rouquette, R.; Pesce, L.; Wurst, K.; Perego, C.; Brüggeller, P.; Pavan, G.M.*; De Cola, L.* Solvent-Driven Supramolecular Wrapping of Self-Assembled Structures. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (10), 5407–5413 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202013474.

11) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Díaz-Rosas, C.; Fernández-Alarcón, A.; Turcio-García, L.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Torrens, H. Fluorination Effects in XPhos Gold(I) Fluorothiolates. Inorganics 2021, 9 (2), 14 https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics9020014.

10) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Turcio, L.; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Romero-Montalvo, E.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martin Pendas, A.; Torrens, H. Directing the Crystal Packing in Triphenylphosphine Gold(I) Thiolates by Ligand Fluorination. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 8667–8677 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03131.

9) Romo-Islas, G.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fluorination Effects in Vinylidenebis(Diphenylphosphine)Gold(I) Thiolate Coordination Compounds. J. Fluor. Chem. 2020, 109578 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2020.109578.

8) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Salazar, L.; Romo-Islas, G.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Exploring the Self-Assembled Tacticity in Aurophilic Polymeric Arrangements of Diphosphanegold(I) Fluorothiolates. Molecules 2019, 24 (23), 4422  https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234422

7) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Hernandez-Toledo H.; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Stability and trans influence in fluorinated gold(I) coordination compounds. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 40, 4413–4420 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201800567.

6) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Romo-Islas, G.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. On the Selectivity of Silver Mediated Thiolate Transfer and the Crystal Structure of an Unprecedented Thiolate Chloride Argentate(I) Anion. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2018, 95, 149–153 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.INOCHE.2018.07.025.

6) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Romo-Islas, G.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Aurophilicity vs. Thiophilicity: Directing the Crystalline Supramolecular Arrangement in Luminescent Gold Compounds. New J. Chem. 2018, 42 (10), 7845–7852 https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NJ04354F.

5) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Hess, K.; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H.* π-Backbonding and Non-Covalent Interactions in the JohnPhos and Polyfluorothiolate Complexes of Gold(I). Dalt. Trans. 2017, 46 (37), 12456–12465 https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT00961E.

4) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Delgadillo-Ruíz, R.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Structural Effects of Trifluoromethylation and Fluorination in Gold(I) BIPHEP Fluorothiolates. New J. Chem. 2017, 41 (19), 10537–10541 https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NJ02202F.

3) Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Nácar-Anaya, A.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H.* Luminescent Diphosphine Fluorophenylthiolate Silver(I) Compounds That Exhibit Argentophilic Interactions. New J. Chem. 2016, 40 (8), 6577–6579 https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NJ00984K.

2) Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Arroyo, M.; Bautista, J. L.; Bernès, S.; Esturau-Escofet, N.; Torrens, H.* Polyfluorinated Mercury Thiolates. 199Hg NMR Studies and the Crystal Structure of [Hg(SC6H4(CF3)-2)2]. J. Fluor. Chem. 2013, 156, 61–65 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2013.09.001.

1) Cante-Mota, I.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Flores-Alamo, M.; Castillo, I.* Benzimidazole-Derived calix[4]arenes with Polymerizable Styrene Groups and Their Cu(II) Complexes. Inorganica Chim. Acta 2013, 407, 11–18 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2013.07.043.