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  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jack Lewis was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research focused primarily on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and biomaterials.

Their work covered several main topics including:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Jack Lewis published frequently in several notable venues. The most common publication venues included:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Communications
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Among their recent papers were:

  • Metallo-Supramolecular Self-Assembly with Reduced-Symmetry Ligands, 2020, ChemPlusChem
  • Molecular engineering of confined space in metal-organic cages, 2022, Chemical Communications
  • Structural Flexibility in Metal-Organic Cages, 2021, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Rotaxanes as Cages to Control DNA Binding, Cytotoxicity, and Cellular Uptake of a Small Molecule, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Supramolecular and molecular capsules, cages and containers, 2024, Chemical Society Reviews

The scientist collaborated often with several co-authors who appeared in multiple publications. These frequent co-authors included Kim E. Jelfs, Andrew Tarzia, Paulina Molinska, Louise Male, and Stephen M. Goldup.

Jack Lewis was recognized by the scientific community as a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1987.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of lowest singlet and triplet excited states with number of thienyl rings in platinum poly-ynes

    Nazia Chawdhury;Anna Köhler;Richard H. Friend;W.-Y. Wong

  • 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

  • Synthesis and Electronic Structure of Platinum-Containing Poly-ynes with Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Rings

    Nazia Chawdhury;Anna Köhler;Richard H. Friend;Muhammad Younus

  • Spatial extent of the singlet and triplet excitons in transition metal‐containing poly‐ynes

    David Beljonne;David Beljonne;H. F. Wittmann;Anna Köhler;S. Graham

  • The preparation, characterisation, and some reactions of [Os3(CO)11-(NCMe)]

    Brian F. G. Johnson;Jack Lewis;David A. Pippard

  • Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Spectroscopy of Blue Platinum(II) Polyynes and Diynes.

    Muhammed Younus;Anna Köhler;Stephane Cron;Nazia Chawdhury

  • Synthesis and reactions of tetracarbonyl- and tricarbonyliron complexes of α,β-unsaturated ketones

    J.A.S. Howell;B.F.G. Johnson;P.L. Josty;J. Lewis

  • Optical spectroscopy of platinum and palladium containing poly‐ynes

    H. F. Wittmann;R. H. Friend;M. S. Khan;J. Lewis

  • Di-, tri-, pseudo-di- and pseudo-tetra-acetylenic polymers of platinum: Synthesis, characterization and optical spectra

    Jack Lewis;Muhammad S. Khan;Ashok K. Kakkar;Brian F.G. Johnson

  • The preparation, characterization and some reactions of [Ru3(CO)11(NCMe)] and [Ru3(CO)10(NCMe)2]

    G.A. Foulds;B.F.G. Johnson;J. Lewis

  • An early-time infrared and optical study of the Type IA supernovae SN 1994D and 1991T

    W. P. S. Meikle;R. J. Cumming;T. R. Geballe;J. R. Lewis

  • Synthesis and optical spectroscopy of linear long-chain di-terminal alkynes and their Pt-σ-acetylide polymeric complexes

    Muhammad S. Khan;Ashok K. Kakkar;Nicholas J. Long;Jack Lewis

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Dinuclear Metal σ-Acetylides and Mononuclear Metal σ-Allenylidenes

    Michael C. B. Colbert;Jack Lewis;Nicholas J. Long;Paul R. Raithby

  • Reactivity of co-ordinated ligands. Part XV. Formation of complexes containing Group V donor atoms and metal–carbon σ-bonds

    B. N. Cockburn;D. V. Howe;T. Keating;B. F. G. Johnson

  • Synthetic, structural, electrochemical and electronic characterisation of heterobimetallic bis(acetylide) ferrocene complexes

    Michael C. B. Colbert;Jack Lewis;Nicholas J. Long;Paul R. Raithby

  • Enhanced photocurrent response in photocells made with platinum-poly-yne/C60 blends by photoinduced electron transfer

    Anna Köhler;H. F. Wittmann;Richard H. Friend;Muhammad S. Khan

  • Improved syntheses of the hexanuclear clusters [Ru6(CO)18]2–, [HRu6-(CO)18]–, and H2Ru6(CO)18. The X-ray analysis of [HRu6(CO)18]–, a polynuclear carbonyl containing an interstitial hydrogen ligand

    Colin R. Eady;Peter F. Jackson;Brian F. G. Johnson;Jack Lewis

  • Benzene in a new face-capping bonding mode: molecular structures of [Ru6C(CO)11(µ3-η2: η2:η2-C6H6)(η6-C6H6)] and [Os3(CO)9(µ3-η2: η2:η2-C6H6)]

    M. Pilar Gomez-Sal;Brian F. G. Johnson;Jack Lewis;Paul R. Raithby

  • The chemistry of polynuclear compounds. Part XXVI. Products of the pyrolysis of dodecacarbonyl-triangulo-triruthenium and -triosmium

    Colin R. Eady;Brian F. G. Johnson;Jack Lewis

  • Synthesis of monomeric, oligomeric and polymeric σ-acetylide complexes of platinum, palladium, nickel and rhodium

    Muhammad S. Khan;Simon J. Davies;Ashok K. Kakkar;David Schwartz

  • Synthesis of monomeric and oligomeric bis(acetylide) complexes of platinum and rhodium

    Simon J. Davies;Brian F. G. Johnson;Muhammad S. Khan;Jack Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian F. G. Johnson
Brian F. G. Johnson University of Cambridge
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Mary McPartlin
Mary McPartlin University of Cambridge
Sergey E. Koposov
Sergey E. Koposov University of Edinburgh
Dario Braga
Dario Braga University of Bologna
Laura Magrini
Laura Magrini National Institute for Astrophysics
Sofia Randich
Sofia Randich National Institute for Astrophysics
Ettore Flaccomio
Ettore Flaccomio National Institute for Astrophysics
Fabrizia Grepioni
Fabrizia Grepioni University of Bologna
A. Bragaglia
A. Bragaglia National Institute for Astrophysics

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