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31. A framework for accessing elusive intermediate-sized PdnL2n (n = 8, 9) metal-organic cages

Bergin, C. P.,* Murchie, D. J. C.,* Argent, S. P., Bhattacharyya, S.,† Pilgrim, B. S.,†

ChemRXiv Preprint: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-c7kv1-v2

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30. Fluorinated twists: A pathway to a stable Pd8L16 square antiprism

Bhattacharyya, S.,* Argent, S. P., Pilgrim, B. S.,†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30296-30303.

ChemRXiv Preprint: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-x4qf8-v2

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29. Encapsulation of reactive species within metal-organic cages

Bhattacharyya, S.,* Black, M. R., Pilgrim, B. S.,†

Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 21238-21258.

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28. Structural transformations of metal-organic cages through tetrazine-alkene reactivity

Black, M. R.,* Bhattacharyya, S., Argent, S. P., Pilgrim, B. S.,†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 28233-28241.

ChemRXiv Preprint: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-2h48p-v3

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27. MASC 2022: What challenges and opportunities do supramolecular chemists face in coming years?

Pilgrim, B. S.,† Slater, A., Collins, B., Hiscock, J., Leigh, J., Sessler, J., Peluso, L. L., Fuchter, M. J., Friščić, T., Ashbridge, Z.

Cell. Rep. Phys. Sci. 2022, 3, 101199.

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26. Mechanically interlocked molecular handcuffs

Pearce, N.,* Tarnowska, M., Andersen, N. J., Wahrhaftig-Lewis, A., Pilgrim, B. S.,† Champness, N. R.†

Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 3915-3941.

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25. The chemistry of phosphines in constrained, well-defined microenvironments

Orton, G. R. F.,* Pilgrim, B. S.,† Champness, N. R.†

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 4411-4431.

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24. Metal‐Organic Frameworks and Metal‐Organic Cages – A Perspective

Pilgrim, B. S.,† Champness, N. R.†

ChemPlusChem 2020, 85, 1842-1856.

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23. Dynamic pH responsivity of triazole-based self-immolative linkers

Roberts, D. A.,*† Pilgrim, B. S., Dell, T. N., Stevens, M. M.†

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3713-3718.

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22. Only the End of the Beginning

Pilgrim, B. S.*†

In 10 Things You Must Know About International Chemistry Olympiad 2019, Fung, F. M., Chang I. ISBN: 978-986-97513-5-3

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21. Section 15.5.4 Isoquinolines (Update 2019)

Pilgrim, B. S.,*† Tucker, M. J.*†

Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2019, 1, 181-342.

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20. Crown-ether Receptors Enable Allosteric Regulation of Anion Exchange in an Fe₄L₆ Tetrahedron

von Krbek, L. K. S.,* Roberts, D. A.,* Pilgrim, B. S.,

Schalley, C. A., Nitschke, J. R.†

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 14121-14124.

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19. Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe₄L₆ Tetrahedron

Roberts, D. A.,* Pilgrim, B. S.,* Sirvinskaite, G., Ronson, T. K.,

Nitschke, J. R.†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 9616-9623.

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18. The Efficacy of the Quercetin Analogue LY294002 in Immortalized Cancer Cell Lines is Related to the Oxygenic and Metabolic Status of Cells

Huang, X.,* Potter, M., Pilgrim, B. S., Ardkhean, R., Kabeshov, M., Claridge, T., Wiseman, M., Morten, K. J., Donohoe, T. J.,

Townley, H. E.†

Int. J. Cancer Ther. Oncol. 2017, 5, 51X.

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17. Covalent Post-assembly Modification in Metallosupramolecular Chemistry

Roberts, D. A.,* Pilgrim, B. S.,* Nitschke, J. R.†

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 626-644.

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16. Signal Transduction in a Covalent Post-Assembly Modification Cascade

Pilgrim, B. S.,* Roberts, D. A.,* Lohr, T. G., Ronson, T. K.,

Nitschke, J. R.†

Nat. Chem. 2017, 9, 1276-1281.

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15. Zinc-Acetic Acid

Pilgrim, B. S.,*† Simon, R. J. G.

e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2017, DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.rz002.pub2

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14. Pathway Dependent Post-assembly Modification of an Anthracene-edged M₄L₆ Tetrahedron

Ronson, T. K.,* Pilgrim, B. S., Nitschke, J. R.†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10417-10420.

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13. That's No Moon – It's a Molecular Capsule

Pilgrim, B. S.,* Nitschke, J. R.†

Chem 2016, 1, 19-21.

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12. Perfluorinated Ligands Induce Meridonal Metal Stereochemistry to Generate M₈L₁₂, M₁₀L₁₅ and M₁₂L₁₈ Prisms

Kieffer, M.,* Pilgrim, B. S., Ronson, T. K., Roberts, D. A., Aleksanyan, M., Nitschke, J. R.†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 6813-6821.

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11. Palladium-catalyzed Enolate Arylation as a Key C-C Bond-forming Reaction for the Synthesis of Isoquinolines

Pilgrim, B. S.,* Gatland, A. E., Esteves, C. H. A., McTernan, C. T., Jones, G. R., Tatton, M. R., Procopiou, P. A., Donohoe, T. J.†

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 1065-1090.

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10. Post-assembly Modification of Tetrazine-Edged Fe₄L₆ Tetrahedra

Roberts, D. A.,* Pilgrim, B. S.,* Cooper, J. D., Ronson, T. K.,

Zarra, S., Nitschke, J. R.†

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10068-10071.

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9. Short and Efficient Syntheses of Protoberberine Alkaloids using Palladium-Catalyzed Enolate Arylation

Gatland, A. E.,* Pilgrim, B. S., Procopiou, P. A.,

Donohoe, T. J.†

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14555-14558.

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8. Modular Isoquinoline Synthesis Using Catalytic Enolate Arylation and in Situ Functionalization

Pilgrim, B. S.,* Gatland, A. E.,* McTernan, C. T., Procopiou, P. A., Donohoe, T. J.†

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 6190-6193.

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7. Significant Changes in pKa between Bulk Aqueous Solution and Surface Immobilized Species: ortho-Hydroquinones

Lee, P. T.,* Harfield, J. C., Crossley, A., Pilgrim, B. S.,

Compton, R. G.†

RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 7347-7354.

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6. Osmium-catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Dienes and their Derivatives

Pilgrim, B. S.,* Donohoe, T. J.†

J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2149-2167.

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5. Synthesis of Substituted Isoquinolines Utilizing Palladium-catalyzed α-Arylation of Ketones

Donohoe, T. J.,† Pilgrim, B. S.,* Jones, G. R., Bassuto, J. A.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2012, 109, 11605-11608.

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4. Green Approach to Fenton Chemistry: Mono-hydroxylation of Salicylic Acid in Aqueous Medium by the Electrogeneration of Fenton’s Reagent

Panchompoo, J.,* Aldous, L., Kabeshov, M., Pilgrim, B. S., Donohoe, T. J., Compton, R. G.†

New J. Chem. 2012, 36, 1265-1272.

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3. Dehydrogenation of Cyclic Thioethers Bound to a [Rh(diphosphine)]+ Fragment

Dallanegra, R.,* Pilgrim, B. S., Chaplin, A. B., Donohoe, T. J.,† Weller, A. S.†

Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 6626-6628.

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2. Palladium Nanoparticle-modified Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Hydrogenolysis in Ionic Liquids

Meng, Y.,* Aldous, L., Pilgrim, B. S., Donohoe, T. J.,

Compton, R. G.†

New J. Chem. 2011, 35, 1369-1375.

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1. A Novel Oxidative Cyclization onto Vinyl Silanes

Donohoe, T. J.,† Winship, P. C. M.,* Pilgrim, B. S., Walter, D. S., Callens, C. K. A.

Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7310-7312.

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