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Olivier Blacque is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research predominantly spans the field of Materials Science with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to crystallography, metal complexes, and chemical synthesis. Key research themes include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Rationally designed ruthenium complexes for 1- and 2-photon photodynamic therapy," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Immobilization of molecular catalysts on electrode surfaces using host-guest interactions," 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • "Structurally Simple Osmium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy in the Near Infrared," 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Cycloparaphenylene-Phenalenyl Radical and Its Dimeric Double Nanohoop," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Olivier Blacque has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Roger Alberto
  • Hadi Amiri Rudbari
  • Henrik Braband
  • Gilles Gasser
  • Heinz Berke

The primary publication venues for Olivier Blacque's work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • Targeted photoredox catalysis in cancer cells

    Huaiyi Huang;Huaiyi Huang;Samya Banerjee;Kangqiang Qiu;Pingyu Zhang

  • Rationally designed ruthenium complexes for 1- and 2-photon photodynamic therapy.

    Johannes Karges;Shi Kuang;Federica Maschietto;Olivier Blacque

  • Catalytic CO2 Activation Assisted by Rhenium Hydride/B(C6F5)3 Frustrated Lewis Pairs—Metal Hydrides Functioning as FLP Bases

    Yanfeng Jiang;Olivier Blacque;Thomas Fox;Heinz Berke

  • Activation of Terminal Alkynes by Frustrated Lewis Pairs

    Chunfang Jiang;Olivier Blacque;Heinz Berke

  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

    Johannes Karges;Franz Heinemann;Franz Heinemann;Marta Jakubaszek;Federica Maschietto

  • Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of new Ru(II) polypyridyl photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.

    Angelo Frei;Riccardo Rubbiani;Solmaz Tubafard;Olivier Blacque

  • Metal-free hydrogen activation and hydrogenation of imines by 1,8-bis(dipentafluorophenylboryl)naphthalene

    Chunfang Jiang;Olivier Blacque;Heinz Berke

  • An octadentate bifunctional chelating agent for the development of stable zirconium-89 based molecular imaging probes

    Malay Patra;Andreas Bauman;Cristina Mari;Christiane A. Fischer

  • Polymeric Encapsulation of Novel Homoleptic Bis(dipyrrinato) Zinc(II) Complexes with Long Lifetimes for Applications as Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitisers

    Johannes Karges;Uttara Basu;Olivier Blacque;Hui Chao

  • Development of Rhenium Catalysts for Amine Borane Dehydrocoupling and Transfer Hydrogenation of Olefins

    Yanfeng Jiang;Olivier Blacque;Thomas Fox;Christian M. Frech

  • 17 e- rhenium dicarbonyl CO-releasing molecules on a cobalamin scaffold for biological application

    Fabio Zobi;Olivier Blacque;Robert A. Jacobs;Marcus C. Schaub

  • Metal-free triplet phosphors with high emission efficiency and high tunability.

    Michael Koch;Karthikeyan Perumal;Olivier Blacque;Jai Anand Garg

  • Short, Facile, and High‐Yielding Synthesis of Extremely Efficient Pincer‐Type Suzuki Catalysts Bearing Aminophosphine Substituents

    Jeanne L. Bolliger;Olivier Blacque;Christian M. Frech

  • Evaluation of the Medicinal Potential of Two Ruthenium(II) Polypyridine Complexes as One- and Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitizers.

    Jeannine Hess;Huaiyi Huang;Huaiyi Huang;Adrian Kaiser;Vanessa Pierroz

  • Organometallic single-molecule electronics: tuning electron transport through X(diphosphine)2FeC4Fe(diphosphine)2X building blocks by varying the Fe-X-Au anchoring scheme from coordinative to covalent.

    Franziska Lissel;Florian Schwarz;Olivier Blacque;Heike Riel

  • Dimethylcethrene: A Chiroptical Diradicaloid Photoswitch.

    Prince Ravat;Tomáš Šolomek;Daniel Häussinger;Olivier Blacque

  • Synthesis and Structural Features of Arduengo Carbene Complexes of Group 4 Metallocene Cations

    Martin Niehues;Gerhard Erker;Gerald Kehr;Pia Schwab

  • Triptycene based luminescent metal–organic gels for chemosensing

    Samir Barman;Jai Anand Garg;Olivier Blacque;Koushik Venkatesan

  • Immobilization of molecular catalysts on electrode surfaces using host-guest interactions.

    Laurent Sévery;Laurent Sévery;Jacek Szczerbiński;Mert Taskin;Isik Tuncay

  • Stable and tunable phosphorescent neutral cyclometalated Au(III) diaryl complexes.

    Jai Anand Garg;Olivier Blacque;Thomas Fox;Koushik Venkatesan

  • Rationally Designed Pincer‐Type Heck Catalysts Bearing Aminophosphine Substituents: PdIV Intermediates and Palladium Nanoparticles

    Jeanne L. Bolliger;Olivier Blacque;Christian M. Frech

  • Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation by the Frustrated Lewis Pairs of ClB(C6F5)2 and HB(C6F5)2 and Bulky Lewis Bases

    Chunfang Jiang;Olivier Blacque;Heinz Berke

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Berke
Heinz Berke University of Zurich
Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox University of Zurich
Gilles Gasser
Gilles Gasser Chimie ParisTech
Roger Alberto
Roger Alberto University of Zurich
Hui Chao
Hui Chao Sun Yat-sen University
Bernhard Spingler
Bernhard Spingler University of Zurich
Henri Brunner
Henri Brunner University of Regensburg
Karl-Heinz Ernst
Karl-Heinz Ernst Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Bruno Goud
Bruno Goud Institute Curie
Ilaria Ciofini
Ilaria Ciofini Chimie ParisTech

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