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Edwin C. Constable

Edwin C. Constable

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Chemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
31200
World Ranking
2497
National Ranking
60

Overview

Edwin C. Constable is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has a significant body of work primarily in materials science, with a strong focus on materials chemistry. Their research encompasses several interconnected subfields including inorganic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, oncology, and organic chemistry.

The core areas of study in Constable's work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and the synthesis and properties of metal complexes. Additional research interests cover metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) synthesis and applications, crystallography and molecular interactions, magnetism in coordination complexes, and crystal structures of chemical compounds.

Constable has contributed extensively to academic literature, with frequent publications in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, which hosts the majority of their work, alongside contributions to journals including Molecules, Crystals, CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, and Dalton Transactions.

Frequent collaborators in Constable's research include Catherine E. Housecroft, Alessandro Prescimone, Giacomo Manfroni, Dalila Rocco, and Simona S. Capomolla. These coauthors reflect a consistent pattern of collaboration across a range of studies and publications.

Notable recent papers by Constable include:

  • TADF: Enabling luminescent copper(i) coordination compounds for light-emitting electrochemical cells, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators, 2022, Chemical Science
  • Organic solvent free PbI2 recycling from perovskite solar cells using hot water, 2023, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The terpyridine isomer game: from chelate to coordination network building block, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • The shiny side of copper: bringing copper(i) light-emitting electrochemical cells closer to application, 2020, RSC Advances

Best Publications

  • 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridines: From chemical obscurity to common supramolecular motifs

    Edwin C. Constable

  • The Coordination Chemistry of 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine and Higher Oligopyridines

    E.C. Constable

  • Complexes of the Ruthenium(II)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine Family. Effect of Electron-Accepting and -Donating Substituents on the Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties

    Mauro Maestri;Nicola Armaroli;Vincenzo Balzani;Edwin C. Constable

  • Metals and ligand reactivity

    Edwin C. Constable

  • Oligopyridines as helicating ligands

    Edwin C. Constable

  • Higher Oligopyridines as a Structural Motif in Metallosupramolecular Chemistry

    Edwin C. Constable

  • Rigid Rod-Like Dinuclear Ru(II)/Os(II) Terpyridine-Type Complexes. Electrochemical Behavior, Absorption Spectra, Luminescence Properties, and Electronic Energy Transfer through Phenylene Bridges

    Francesco Barigelletti;Lucia Flamigni;Vincenzo Balzani;Jean-Paul Collin

  • N,N′-Chelating biheteroaromatic ligands; a survey

    Edwin C. Constable;Peter J. Steel

  • Synthesis, characterisation and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium(II)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine coordination triades X-ray structures of 4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine and bis(4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate acetonitrile solvate

    E. C Constable;A. M. W. C Thompson;D. A Tocher;M. A. M Daniels

  • Homoleptic Complexes of 2,2′-Bipyridine

    E.C. Constable

  • Archetype Cationic Iridium Complexes and Their Use in Solid-State Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

    Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink;Stefan Graber

  • Cyclometallated complexes incorporating a heterocyclic donor atom; the interface of coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry

    Edwin C. Constable

  • The coordination chemistry of 4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′, 2″-terpyridine; the synthesis, crystal and molecular structures of 4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine and bis(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)nickel(II) chloride decahydrate

    Edwin C. Constable;Jack Lewis;Michael C. Liptrot;Paul R. Raithby

  • The emergence of copper( i )-based dye sensitized solar cells

    Catherine E. Housecroft;Edwin C. Constable

  • Chemical modification of a titanium (IV) oxide electrode to give stable dye sensitisation without a supersensitiser

    Susan Anderson;Edwin C. Constable;Martin P. Dare-Edwards;John B. Goodenough

  • An element of surprise - efficient copper-functionalized dye-sensitized solar cells

    Takeru Bessho;Edwin C. Constable;Michael Graetzel;Ana Hernandez Redondo

  • Expanded ligands : an assembly principle for supramolecular chemistry

    Edwin C. Constable

  • “In rust we trust”. Hematite – the prospective inorganic backbone for artificial photosynthesis

    Debajeet K. Bora;Debajeet K. Bora;Debajeet K. Bora;Artur Braun;Edwin C. Constable

  • Transition Metal Chemistry: The Valence Shell in d-Block Chemistry

    Malcolm Gerloch;Edwin C. Constable

  • Light harvesting with Earth abundant d-block metals: Development of sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

    Biljana Bozic-Weber;Edwin Charles Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine E. Housecroft
Catherine E. Housecroft University of Basel
Markus Neuburger
Markus Neuburger University of Basel
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Henk J. Bolink
Henk J. Bolink University of Valencia
Enrique Ortí
Enrique Ortí University of Valencia
Derek A. Tocher
Derek A. Tocher University College London
Jack Lewis
Jack Lewis University of Cambridge
Michael J. Hannon
Michael J. Hannon University of Birmingham
Michael D. Ward
Michael D. Ward New York University
Rubén D. Costa
Rubén D. Costa Technical University of Munich

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