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Milko E. van der Boom

Milko E. van der Boom

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9534
World Ranking
11818
National Ranking
91

Overview

Milko E. van der Boom is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, specializing in materials science with a focus on materials chemistry. Their research spans several subfields including inorganic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, polymers and plastics, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work primarily centers on topics related to X-ray diffraction in crystallography and crystallization and solubility studies. Additional areas of interest include metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, crystallography and molecular interactions, conducting polymers and applications, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by van der Boom include:

  • Emergence of chirality and structural complexity in single crystals at the molecular and morphological levels, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Chiral and SHG-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks Formed in Solution and on Surfaces: Uniformity, Morphology Control, Oriented Growth, and Postassembly Functionalization, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Dual Function Metallo-Organic Assemblies for Electrochromic-Hybrid Supercapacitors, 2020, Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • Molecular cannibalism: Sacrificial materials as precursors for hollow and multidomain single crystals, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Directing the Morphology, Packing, and Properties of Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks by Cation Exchange, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Van der Boom frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Michal Lahav, Linda J. W. Shimon, Maria Chiara di Gregorio, Qiang Wen, and Lothar Houben.

The primary publication venues for the scientist's work illustrate the diverse scope of their research contributions and include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • Cyclometalated phosphine-based pincer complexes: Mechanistic insight in catalysis, coordination, and bond activation

    Milko E. Van Der Boom;David Milstein

  • Inside Cover: Sequential Logic Operations with Surface‐Confined Polypyridyl Complexes Displaying Molecular Random Access Memory Features (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2010)

    Graham de Ruiter;Elizabetha Tartakovsky;Noa Oded;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Stimuli responsive materials: new avenues toward smart organic devices

    Roie Yerushalmi;Avigdor Scherz;Milko E. Van Der Boom;Heinz Bernhard Kraatz

  • Alkyl− and Aryl−Oxygen Bond Activation in Solution by Rhodium(I), Palladium(II), and Nickel(II). Transition-Metal-Based Selectivity

    Milko E. van der Boom;Shyh-Yeon Liou;Yehoshoa Ben-David;and Linda J. W. Shimon

  • Surface-confined assemblies and polymers for molecular logic.

    Graham de Ruiter;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Redox-active monolayers as a versatile platform for integrating boolean logic gates.

    Tarkeshwar Gupta;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Pyrrole-Based Donor-Acceptor Chromophores as Electro-Optic Materials

    Antonio Facchetti;Antonio Facchetti;Alessandro Abbotto;Luca Beverina;Milko E. Van der Boom

  • A computational foray into the formation and reactivity of metallabenzenes.

    Mark A. Iron;Andre C. B. Lucassen;Hagai Cohen;Milko E. Van Der Boom

  • Polypyridyl Metallo-Organic Assemblies for Electrochromic Applications.

    Michal Lahav;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Controlling structure from the bottom-up: structural and optical properties of layer-by-layer assembled palladium coordination-based multilayers.

    Marc Altman;Atindra D. Shukla;Tatiana Zubkov;Guennadi Evmenenko

  • Pyridine Coordination Chemistry for Molecular Assemblies on Surfaces

    Graham de Ruiter;Michal Lahav;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Electrochromic Metallo-Organic Nanoscale Films: Fabrication, Color Range, and Devices

    Neta Elool Dov;Sreejith Shankar;Dana Cohen;Tatyana Bendikov

  • Azinium-(π-bridge)-pyrrole NLO-phores: Influence of heterocycle acceptors on chromophoric and self-assembled thin-film properties

    Antonio Facchetti;Alessandro Abbotto;Luca Beverina;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Coordination-based molecular assemblies as electrochromic materials: ultra-high switching stability and coloration efficiencies.

    Sreejith Shankar;Michal Lahav;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Catalytic selective cleavage of a strong C–C single bond by rhodium in solution

    Shyh Yeon Liou;Milko E. Van Der Boom;David Milstein

  • Sequential Logic Operations with Surface‐Confined Polypyridyl Complexes Displaying Molecular Random Access Memory Features

    Graham de Ruiter;Elizabetha Tartakovsky;Noa Oded;Milko E. van der Boom

  • CARBON-CARBON VS CARBON-HYDROGEN BOND ACTIVATION BY RUTHENIUM(II) AND PLATINUM(II) IN SOLUTION

    Milko E. van der Boom;Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz;Lawrence Hassner;Yehoshoa Ben-David

  • Halogen Bonding: A Supramolecular Entry for Assembling Nanoparticles

    Tanya Shirman;Talmon Arad;Milko E. van der Boom

  • Electrically Addressable Multistate Volatile Memory with Flip‐Flop and Flip‐Flap‐Flop Logic Circuits on a Solid Support

    Graham de Ruiter;Leila Motiei;Joyanta Choudhury;Noa Oded

  • Electrochromic behavior of a self-propagating molecular-based assembly.

    Leila Motiei;Michal Lahav;Dalia Freeman;Milko E. van der Boom

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Lahav
Michal Lahav Weizmann Institute of Science
Linda J. W. Shimon
Linda J. W. Shimon Weizmann Institute of Science
Pulak Dutta
Pulak Dutta Northwestern University
David Milstein
David Milstein Weizmann Institute of Science
Antonino Gulino
Antonino Gulino University of Catania
Yehoshoa Ben-David
Yehoshoa Ben-David Weizmann Institute of Science
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Jan M. L. Martin
Jan M. L. Martin Weizmann Institute of Science
Antonio Facchetti
Antonio Facchetti Northwestern University
Ronit Popovitz-Biro
Ronit Popovitz-Biro Weizmann Institute of Science

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