Professor Sally Brooker

Publications: 1996-present

2012 (to date)

Gobeze, W.A., Milway, V.A., Olguín, J., Jameson, G.N.L. and Brooker, S., Nine diiron(II) complexes of three bis-tetradentate pyrimidine based ligands with NCE (E = S, Se, BH3) coligands, Inorganic Chemistry, proofs returned 27 July (2012). doi.org/10.1021/ic3012052
Cowan, M.G., and Brooker, S., Syntheses, structures and properties of structurally characterised complexes of imide-based ligands, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, out online (2012)
Gobeze, W.A., Milway, V.A., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., and Brooker, S., Solvent control: Dinuclear versus tetranuclear complexes of a bis-tetradentate pyrimidine-based ligand, Dalton Transactions, 41, 9708-9721 (2012). DOI:10.1039/C2DT12449A
Miller, R.G., Jameson, G.N.L., Olguín, J., Brooker, S., Synthesis and characterisation of two high spin iron(II) complexes of 3,4-diphenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole, Supramolecular Chemistry (special issue for ISMSC-7, refereed as usual), proofs returned May (2012).
White, N.G., Kitchen, J.A., Joule, J.A., and Brooker, S., Copper-induced N-N bond cleavage results in an octanuclear expanded-core grid-like complex, Chemical Communications, out online 18 May (2012). 10.1039/C2CC32018E
Olguín, J., Kalisz, M., Clérac, R., and Brooker, S., Di- and tetra-nuclear copper(II), nickel(II) and cobalt(II) complexes of four bis-tetradentate triazole-based ligands: synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, Inorganic Chemistry, 51, 5058-5069 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/ic202537c. Second most downloaded paper in Inorganic Chemistry in April.
Cowan, M.G., Olguín, J., Narayanaswamy, S., Tallon, J.L., and Brooker, S., Reversible switching of a cobalt complex by thermal, pressure and electrochemical stimuli: abrupt, complete, hysteretic spin crossover, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 2892-2894. Publication Date (Web): November 7, 2011 (Communication). DOI: 10.1021/ja208429u, and front cover feature.
Cowan, M.G and Brooker, S., Nine non-symmetric pyrazine-pyridine imide-based complexes: reversible redox and isolation of [M^II/III(pypzca)₂]^0/+ when M = Co, Fe, Dalton Transactions, 41, 1465-1474 (2012), and front cover feature.

2011

Feltham, H.L.C., Klöwer, F., Cameron, S.A., Larsen, D.S., Lan, Y., Tropiano, M., Faulkner, S., Powell, A.K. and Brooker, S., A family of 13 mixed-metal zinc(II)-lanthanide(III) complexes of a [3+3] Schiff base macrocycle derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene, Dalton Transactions, 40, 11425-11432 (2011). (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11038A. Ninth most accessed article in this journal in September.
Sanyal, R., Cameron, S.A., Brooker, S., Synthesis and complexes of an N4 Schiff-base macrocycle derived from 2,2'-iminobisbenzaldehyde, Dalton Transactions (invited paper for special issue on Supramolecular Chemistry, refereed as usual), 40, 12277-12287 (2011). DOI:10.1039/C1DT10730E. Seventh most accessed article in this journal in September.
Li, R. and Brooker, S., An unexpected mixed-valence cobalt(II)/cobalt(III) complex of a pyrrole-containing tridentate Schiff-base ligand, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry (special issued for Prof Len Lindoy, refereed as usual), 71, 303-309 (2011). DOI 10.1007/s10847-011-9977-7
Olguín, J., Jameson, G.N.L. and Brooker, S., Two mononuclear iron(II) complexes of 4-phenylpyrazole-5-carbaldehyde derived ligands are stabilised in different spin states, RSC Advances, in press (2011).
Feltham, H. L. C., Clérac, R., Powell, A. K. and Brooker, S., A Tetranuclear, Macrocyclic 3d-4f Complex Showing Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour, Inorganic Chemistry, out online 9 April (2011). doi.org/10.1021/ic2003639.
Cameron, S.A. and Brooker, S., Metal-free and dicopper(II) complexes of Schiff base [2+2] macrocycles derived from 2,2'-iminobisbenzaldehyde: syntheses, structures and electrochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, out online 21 March (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic200059n.
Feltham, H.L.C., Lan, Y., Klöwer, F., Ungur, L., Chibotaru, L.F., Powell, A.K. and Brooker, S., A non-sandwiched macrocyclic mono-lanthanide single molecule magnet: the key role of axiality, Chemistry - A European Journal, 17, 4362-4365 (2011) and cover feature. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100438 and front cover feature.
Kitchen, J.A., White, N.G., Jameson, G.N.L., Tallon, J.L. and Brooker, S., Effect of counter anion X on the spin crossover properties of a family of diiron(II) triazole complexes [Fe^II₂(PMAT)₂](X)₄, Inorganic Chemistry, accepted 29 March 2011 (2011).
Olguín, J., Jameson, G.N.L., and Brooker, S., Two dinuclear iron(II) complexes K[Fe₂(L¹)(SCN)₄]·2(C₃H₈O) and [Fe₂(L¹)(SeCN)₃(C₅H₅N)]·H₂O are stabilised in a '[HS-LS]' state by a bis-tetradentate pyrazolate-based ligand, Dalton Transactions, out online 23 March (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01391a.
Olguín, J., and Brooker, S., Synthesis of 3- and 5-formyl-4-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles: promising head units for the generation of asymmetric imine ligands and mixed metal polynuclear complexes, New Journal of Chemistry, out online 17 Dec 2010 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00774A and cover feature.
Willms, H., Cowan, M.G. and Brooker, S., Heteroleptic N₆ coordinated ruthenium(II) complexes as building blocks for the formation of discrete Ru₂Ag₂ complexes, Chemical Communications, 46, 1063-1065 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03969A
Li, R. and Brooker, S., Copper(II) and palladium(II) complexes of a terdentate pyrrolidine diester ligand, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 365, 246-250 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2010.09.032.
Olguin, J. and Brooker, S., Spin crossover active iron(II) complexes of selected pyrazole-pyridine/pyrazine ligands, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 255, 203-240 (2011). DOI 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.08.002.

2010

Kitchen, J.A., Milway, V.A., Jameson, G.N.L., Tallon, J.L., Brooker S., When three is better than one: the first trinuclear complexes of N⁴-substituted-3,5-dipyridyl-1,2,4-triazole ligands, [Fe^II₃(Rdpt)₄(NCS)₆], Dalton Transactions, 39, 7637-7639 (2010). DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00716a
Handel, R.W., Willms, H., Jameson, G.B., Berry, K.J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., Factors influencing the structural and magnetic properties of octahedral cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes of terdentate N₃ Schiff base ligands, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 3317-3327 (2010). DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201000288.
Kitchen, J.A., White, N.G., Gandolfi, C., Albrecht, M., Jameson, G.N.L., Tallon, J.L., Brooker S., Room temperature spin crossover and Langmuir-Blodgett film formation of an iron(II) triazole complex featuring a long alkyl chain substituent: the tail that wags the dog, Chemical Communications, 46, 6464-6466 (2010). DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01008a
Kitchen, J.A., Jameson, G.N.L., Tallon, J.L., and Brooker, S., Spin crossover in co-crystallised 2:1 cis:trans [Fe^II(pldpt)₂(NCS)₂] occurs only in ¹⁄₃ of the iron centres, Chemical Communications, 46, 3200-3202 (2010). DOI: 10.1039/B927036A.
Kitchen, J.A. and Brooker, S., Two dicobalt(III) complexes of triazolate-containing [2+2] Schiff-base macrocycles coordinate thiocyanate ions via the sulphur atom, Dalton Transactions, 39, 3358-3360 (2010), and front cover feature. DOI: 10.1039/B925745D.
Noble, A., Olguin, J., Clérac, R., and Brooker, S., Doubly pyrazolate-bridged dinuclear complexes of a highly constrained bis-terdentate ligand: observation of a [HS-LS] state for [Fe^II₂(PMAP)₂][SbF₆]₂·2.25(C₃H₈O) (PMAP = 3,5-bis{[N-(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl}-1H-pyrazolate), Inorganic Chemistry, 49, 4560-4569 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/ic1001013
Price, J.R., Lan, Y., Moubaraki, B., Murray K.S. and Brooker, S., Doubly pyridazine-bridged dicobalt(II) and dinickel(II) side-by-side complexes of variously substituted conjugated bis-bidentate ligands, Australian Journal of Chemistry (invited contribution to a special Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry issue, refereed as usual), 63, 779â€“784 (2010). DOI:10.1071/CH09614.
Feltham, H.L.C., Clérac, R. and Brooker, S., Octa- and hendanuclear zinc(II) complexes of an acyclic diimine ligand derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene, Polyhedron, 29, 1353-1357 (2010). DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2009.12.027
Kitchen, J.A., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., Alkylations of N⁴-(4-pyridyl)-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole: first observation of room-temperature rearrangement of an N⁴-substituted-triazole to the N¹-analogue, Chemistry â€“ An Asian Journal, 5, 910-918 (2010). DOI: 10.1002/asia.200900485
White, N.G., Feltham, H.L.C., Gandolfi, C., Albrecht, M., and Brooker, S., Towards Langmuir-Blodgett films of magnetically interesting materials: solution equilibria in amphiphilic iron(II) complexes of a triazole-containing ligand, Dalton Transactions, 39, 3751-3758 (2010). DOI: 10.1039/b923923e.

2009

Feltham, H.L.C., Larsen, D.S., and Brooker, S., A hexanuclear iron(III) complex of an acyclic hexadentate fully conjugated diimine ligand derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene, New Journal of Chemistry, 33, 2001-2003 (2009). Subsequently identified as one of the top 10 most accessed papers in NJC in October 2009.
Feltham, H.L.C., Clérac, R., and Brooker, S., A tetranuclear mixed-valence manganese complex of a diimine ligand derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene: synthesis, structure and magnetic properties, Australian Journal of Chemistry (invited contribution to a special Research Front in Supramolecular Magnetic Materials issue), 62, 1119-1123 (2009).
Brooker, S., and Kitchen, J.A., Nano-magnetic materials: spin crossover compounds vs. single molecule magnets vs. single chain magnets, Dalton Transactions (invited Frontier Article, refereed as usual), 7331-7340 (2009), and front cover feature.
Li, R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., Monomeric and dimeric copper(II) complexes of a pyrrole-containing tridentate Schiff-base ligand, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2851-2859 (2009).
Kitchen, J.A., White, N.G., Boyd, M., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Boyd, P.D.W., and Brooker, S., Iron(II) tris-[N4-substituted-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole] complexes: structural, magnetic, NMR and density functional theory studies, Inorganic Chemistry, 48, 6670-6679 (2009).
Feltham, H.L.C., Clérac, R., and Brooker, S., Hexa-, hepta- and dodeca-nuclear nickel(II) complexes of three Schiff-base ligands derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene, Dalton Transactions, 2965-2973 (2009).
White, N.G., Kitchen, J.A. and Brooker, S., A structural investigation of anion-triazole interactions: observation of `π-pockets´ and `π-sandwiches´, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1172-1180 (2009).
Hellyer, R.M., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., Cobalt and silver complexes of terdentate pyrazine-based amide ligands and assembly of monocobalt building blocks via a silver connector, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1162-1171 (2009).
Lan, Y., Novitchi, G., Clérac, R., Tang, J.K., Madhu, N.T., Hewitt, I.J., Anson, C.E., Brooker, S. and Powell, A.K., Di-, tetra- and hexanuclear iron(III), manganese(II/III) and copper(II) complexes of Schiff-base ligands derived from 6-substituted-2-formylphenols, Dalton Transactions, 1721-1727 (2009), and front cover feature.
Feltham, H.L.C. and Brooker, S., Ligands and polymetallic complexes derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene and two close analogues, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 253, 1458-1475 (2009).

2008

Price, J.R., White, N.G., Perez-Velasco, A., Jameson, G.B., Hunter, C.A. and Brooker, S., Factors influencing tetranuclear [2 x 2] grid vs. dinuclear side-by-side structures for silver(I) complexes of pyridazine-based bis-bidentate ligands, Inorganic Chemistry, 47, 10729-10738 (2008).
Jordon, D.K., Kitchen, J.A, Hegh, D.Y., Brooker, S. and Tan, E.W., 1-Tetradecylpyridinium bromidemonohydrate, Acta Crystallographica E, o2457 (2008).
Kitchen, J.A., Noble, A., Brandt, C.D., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., High and low spin mononuclear and dinuclear iron(II) complexes of 4-amino and 4-pyrrolyl-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazoles, Inorganic Chemistry, 47, 9450-9458 (2008).
Li, R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., Monomeric, dimeric and 1D chain polymeric copper(II) complexes of a pyrrole-containing tridentate Schiff-base ligand and its 4-brominated analogue, Dalton Transactions, 6014-6022 (2008).
Kitchen J.A., Brooker S. Spin crossover in iron(II) complexes of 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles and 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolates, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 252, 2072-2092 (2008).
Bhattacharjee, A.., Ksenofontov, V., Kitchen, J.A., White, N.G., Brooker, S. and Gütlich, P., Effect of pressure and light on the spin transition behaviour of the dinuclear iron(II) compound [FeII₂(PMAT)₂](BF₄)₄·DMF, Applied Physics Letters, 92, 174104-1 to 174104-3 (2008).
Grunert, C.M., Reiman, S., Spiering, H., Kitchen, J.A., Brooker, S. and Gütlich, P., Mixed spin-state [HS-LS] pairs in a dinuclear spin-transition complex: confirmation by variable temperature ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47, 2997-2999, and front cover feature (2008).

2007

Croucher, P.D., Klingele, M.H., Noble, A. and Brooker, S., Tricopper(II) complexes of unsymmetrical macrocycles incorporating phenol and pyridine moieties: the development of two stepwise routes, Dalton Transactions , 4000-4007 (2007). “One of Dalton Transactions' most highly rated articles”, i.e. “hottest science, as recommended by the referees” and subsequently identified as the second most downloaded paper in September.
Price, J.R., Lan Y., Brooker, S. Pyridazine-bridged copper(I) complexes of bis-bidentate ligands: tetranuclear [2 x 2] grid versus dinuclear side-by-side architectures as a function of ligand substituents, Dalton Transactions, 1807-1820 and front cover feature (2007). “One of Dalton Transactions' most highly rated articles”, i.e. “hottest science, as recommended by the referees”, top 10 downloaded paper in May 2007, and front cover feature.
Hellyer, R.M., Joule, J.A., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., N⁴(Pyrrol-1-yl)-1,2,4-triazole, Acta Crystallographica, C63, o358-o360 (2007).
Klingele (nee Hausmann), J., Boas, J.F., Pilbrow, J.R., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Berry, K.J., Hunter, K.A., Jameson, G.B., Boyd, P.D.W.and Brooker, S.,A [2 × 2] nickel(ii) grid and a copper(ii) square result from differing binding modes of a pyrazine-based diamide ligand, Dalton Transactions, 633-645 (2007); and front cover feature. “One of Dalton Transactions’ most highly rated articles”, i.e. “hottest science, as recommended by the referees”.
de Geest, D. J., Noble, A., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., Dicopper(II) complexes of a new pyrazolate-containing Schiff-base macrocycle and related acyclic ligand, Dalton Transactions, 467-475 (2007).
Brandt, C.D., Kitchen, J.A., Beckmann, U., White, N.G, Jameson, G.B. and Brooker, S., Synthesis and structures of 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazole head units and incorporation of 3,5-dibenzoyl-1,2,4-triazolate into new [2+2] Schiff-base macrocyclic complexes, Supramolecular Chemistry (invited contribution to a special International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry issue, refereed as usual), in press, and contribution to front cover feature (2007).
Klingele, M.H., Noble, A., Boyd, P.D.W. and Brooker, S., Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of some mononuclear and dinuclear complexes of 4-isobutyl-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole, Polyhedron (invited contribution to a special Modern Inorganic Chemistry in Australia and New Zealand issue, refereed as usual), 26, 479-485 (2007).

2006

Price, J.R., Lan, Y., Jameson, G.B. and Brooker, S., Control of molecular architecture by steric and electronic factors: dinuclear side-by-side vs tetranuclear [2x2] grid-type silver(I) complexes, Dalton Transactions, 1491-1494, and front cover feature (2006).
Beckmann, U. and Brooker, S., 1:1 Adduct of (S,S)-4-amino-3,5-bis(1-hydroxyethyl)-1,2,4-triazole with (S,S)-1,2-bislactoyl-hydrazine stabilized by eight hydrogen bonds, Acta Crystallographica,C62, o653-o655 (2006).
Klingele, M.H., Boyd, P.D.W, Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., Probing the dinucleating behaviour of a bis-bidentate ligand: synthesis and characterisation of some mono- and dinuclear cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 573-589 (2006).
Mulhern, D., Brooker, S., Görls H., Rau, S. and Vos, J.G., Synthesis of mononuclear and dinuclear ruthenium(II) tris(heteroleptic) complexes via photosubstitution in bis(carbonyl) precursors, Dalton Transactions, 51-57 (2006).
Mulhern, D., Lan, Y., Brooker, S., Gallagher, J.F., Görls, H., Rau, S. and Vos, J.G., Synthesis and characterisation of a series of mononuclear ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of heterocycle-based asymmetric bidentate ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359, 736-744(2006).

2005

Weitzer, M. and Brooker, S., Dimetallic complexes of a structurally versatile pyridazine-containing Schiff-base macrocyclic ligand with pendant pyridine arms, Dalton Transactions, 2448-2454 (2005).
Klingele, M.H., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., Synthesis and some first-row transition metal complexes of the 1,2,4-triazole-based bis-terdentate ligands TsPMAT and PMAT, Chemistry – A European Journal, 6962-6973(2005).
Mulhern, D., Lan, Y., Brooker, S., Gallagher, J.F., Görls, H., Rau, S. and Vos, J.G., Synthesis and characterisation of a series of mononuclear ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of heterocycle-based asymmetric bidentate ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, available online 23 May (2005).
Klingele (nee Hausmann), J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Boas, J.F. and Brooker, S., Dinuclear copper(II) complexes of two homologous pyrazine-based bis-terdentate diamide ligands, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1530-1541 (2005).
Hewitt, I.J., Tang, J.-K., Madhu, N.T., Pilawa, B., Anson, C.E., Brooker, S. and Powell, A.K., Iron(III) activation hits a [4+4] macrocycle, Dalton Transactions, 429-432 (2005).
Klingele, M.H., Boyd, P.D.W, Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., First complexes of a 4-alkyl-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole: synthesis, X-ray crystal structures and magnetic properties of dinuclear cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of 4-isobutyl-3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 910-918 (2005).
Klingele, M.H., Moubaraki, B., Cashion, J.D., Murray, K.S. and Brooker, S., The first X-ray crystal structure determination of a dinuclear complex trapped in the [low spin-high spin] state: [FeII2(PMAT)2](BF4)4·DMF, Chemical Communications, 987-989, identified as a “hot paper” (top 10%) and featured on the front cover of issue 8, February (2005).

2004

Li, R., Evans, L.S., Larsen, D.S., Gale, P.A. and Brooker, S., Synthesis and anion binding behaviour of diamide derivatives of pyrrole-2,5-diacetic acid, New Journal of Chemistry, 1340-1343 (2004). One of the “top three” papers in this journal in November 2004.
Brandt, C.D., Plieger, P.G., Kelly, R.J., de Geest, D.J., Kennepohl, D.K., Iremonger, S.S., Brooker, S., Dinickel(II), dizinc(II) and dilead(II) complexes of a pyridazine-containing Schiff-base macrocycle, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, 4265-4272 (2004).
Klingele, M.H., Brooker, S., From N-substituted thioamides to symmetrical and unsymmetrical 3,4,5-trisubstituted 4H-1,2,4-triazoles: synthesis and characterisation of new chelating ligands, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 3422-3434 (2004).
Hausmann, J., Brooker, S., Control of molecular architecture by use of the appropriate ligand isomer: a mononuclear “corner-type” versus a tetranuclear [2 ¥ 2] grid-type cobalt(III) complex, Chemical Communications, 1530-1531 (2004).
Plieger, P.G., Downard, A.J., Moubaraki, B., Murray K.S., and Brooker, S., Dimetallic complexes of acyclic pyridine-armed ligands derived from 3,6-diformylpyridazine, Dalton Transactions, 2157-2165 (2004).
Klingele, M.H., and Brooker, S., Two forms of a copper(II) complex of 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-4-(4-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole: a six-coordinate monomer versus a five coordinate polymer, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, 3413-3417 (2004).
Li, R., Mulder, T.A., Beckmann, U., Boyd, P.D.W. and Brooker, S., Dicopper(II) and dinickel(II) complexes of Schiff-base macrocycles derived from 5,5-dimethyl-1,9-diformyldipyrromethane, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, 3360-3368 (2004).
Ronson, T.K, Nelson, J., Jameson, G.B., Jeffery J.C., and Brooker, S., Controlled access to mixed-metal pyridazine-linked cryptates, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2570-2584 (2004).
Motson, G.R. Fleming, J.S. and Brooker, S., Potential applications for the use of lanthanide complexes as luminescent biolabels, Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, 55, 361-432 (2004).
Klingele, M.H. and Brooker, S., Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a polymeric copper(II) complex containing the novel ligand 4,4'-(1,4-phenylene)bis[3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole], Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357, 1598-1602 (2004).

2003

Hausmann, J., Jameson, G.B. and Brooker, S., Control of molecular architecture by the degree of deprotonation: self-assembled di- and tetranuclear copper(II) complexes of N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxamide, Chem. Commun., 2992-2993 (2003).
Li, R., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., Syntheses, structures and tautomers of 2,5-disubstituted pyrroles, New J. Chem., 27, 1353-1359 (2003).
Lan, Y., Kennepohl, D.K., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Cashion, J.D., Jameson, G.B. and Brooker, S., Coordination algorithms control molecular architecture: [CuI4(L2)4]4+ grid complex versus [MII2(L2)2X4]y+ side-by-side complexes (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn; X = solvent or anion) and [FeII(L2)3][Cl3FeIIIOFeIIICl3], Chem. Eur. J., 9, 3772-3784, and front cover feature (2003).
Beckmann, U. and Brooker, S. Dicobalt(II) Complexes of Schiff-base Macrocycles Containing Pyridazine or Triazolate “Head Units”: Spin-state Control, Coord. Chem. Rev. (invited contribution, refereed as usual), 245, 17-29 (2003).
Depree, C.V., Beckmann, U., Heslop, K. and Brooker, S., Monomeric, trimeric and polymeric assemblies of dicopper(II) complexes of a triazolate-containing Schiff-base macrocycle, Dalton Transactions, 3071-3081 (2003).
Beckmann, U., Ewing, J.D. and Brooker, S., A dicobalt(II) complex of a triazolate-containing macrocycle reacts with nitromethane to yield an organometallic dicobalt(III) complex, Chemical Communications, 1690-1691 (2003).
Klingele, M.H. and Brooker, S., The coordination chemistry of 4-substituted 3,5-di(2-pyridyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazoles and related ligands, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 241, 119-132 (2003).
Brooker, S., Ewing, J.D., Ronson, T.K., Harding, C.J., Nelson, J. and Speed, D.J., Redox-adaptable copper hosts; pyridazine-linked cryptands accommodate copper in a range of redox states, Inorganic Chemistry, 2764-2773 (2003).
Beckmann, U., Brooker, S., Depree, C.V., Ewing, J.D., Moubaraki, B. and Murray, K.S., Dicobalt(II) complexes of a triazolate-containing Schiff-base macrocycle: synthesis, structure and magnetism, Dalton Transactions, 1308-1313 (2003).
Brooker, S., Iremonger, S.S. and Plieger, P.G. A new bis(phenol-armed) pyridazine-containing Schiff base ligand: synthesis, complexation and reduction to the amine ligand analogue, Polyhedron (invited contribution to a special Supramolecular edition, refereed as usual), 22, 665-671 (2003).

2002

Brooker, S., Ewing, J.D., Nelson, J. and Jeffery, J.C., Heterobinuclear cryptates; cooperative binding generates two different coordination sites within a symmetrical cryptand, Inorganica Chimica Acta (invited contribution to a special issue commemorating Professor Karl Wieghardt’s 60th birthday, refereed as usual), 337, 463-466, (2002).
Brooker, S., Some Copper and Cobalt Complexes of Schiff-base Macrocycles Containing Pyridazine Head Units, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (invited microreview contribution, refereed as usual), 2535-2547 and front cover feature (2002).
Brooker, S., de Geest, D.J., Kelly, R.J., Plieger, P.G., Moubaraki, B. Murray, K.S., and Jameson, G.B., Exchange coupled high-spin, low-spin and spin-crossover dicobalt(II) complexes of a pyridazine-containing Schiff-base macrocycle: control of cobalt(II) spin state by choice of axial ligands, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 2080-2087 (2002).

2001

Brooker, S., Ewing, J.D. and Nelson, J., A conformationally adaptable host capable of encapsulating single cations or homo and hetero dinuclear assemblies, Inorganica Chimica Acta (invited contribution to a special Macrocyclic Metal Complexes edition, refereed as usual), 317, 53-58 (2001).
Brooker, S., Davidson, T.C., Hay, S.J., Kelly, R.J., Kennepohl, D.K., Plieger, P.G., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K.S., Bill, E. and Bothe, E., Doubly pyridazine-bridged macrocyclic complexes of copper in +1, +2 and mixed valent oxidation states, Coordination Chemistry Reviews (invited contribution to a special Golden Edition, refereed as usual), 216-217, 3-30 (2001).

2000

Brooker, S., Caygill, G.B., Croucher, P.D., Davidson, T.C., Clive, D.L.J., Magnuson, S.R., Cramer, S.P. and Ralston, C.Y., Conversion of some substituted phenols to the corresponding masked thiophenols, synthesis of a dinickel(II) dithiolate macrocyclic complex and isolation of some metal- and ligand-based oxidation products, Dalton Trans., 3113-3121 (2000).
Wang, H., Ralston, C.Y., Patil, D.S., Jones, R.M., Gu, W., Verhagen, M., Adams, M., Ge, P., Riordan, C., Marganian, C.A., Mascharak, P., Kovacs, J., Miller, C.G., Collins, T.J., Brooker, S., Croucher, P.D., Wang, K., Stiefel, E.I. and Cramer, S.P., Nickel L-edge soft X-ray spectroscopy of nickel-iron hydrogenases and model compounds - evidence for high-spin nickel(II) in the active enzyme, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 10544-10552 (2000).
Brooker, S. and Davidson, T.C., Dithiolate-containing macrocyclic complexes in which there is no thiolate bridging: synthesis, structure and electrochemistry of some dizinc(II) complexes, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 306, 227-231 (2000).
Trotter, N.S., Larsen, D.S., Stoodley, R.J. and Brooker, S., A Diels-Alder strategy to 1,4-glycosidically linked monocarba-disaccharides, Tetrahedron Lett., 41, 8957-8962 (2000).
Brooker, S., Croucher, P.D., Davidson, T.C. and Smith, P.D., Dimetallic thiolate-bridged complexes: synthesis and rich electrochemistry of dinickel(II) and dizinc(II) monothiolate complexes, Polyhedron, 19, 1887-1894 (2000).
Brooker, S., Hay, S.J. and Plieger, P.G., A grid complex [CuI4L2]4+ and a mixed valent complex [CuIICuIL(MeCN)2]3+ of the pyridazine containing macrocycle L, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 39, 1968-1970 (2000).
Brooker, S., Dunbar, G.S. and Plieger, P.G., Complexation of copper(II) with acyclic amide ligands: structure of an unexpected rearrangement product resulting from an intramolecular reaction of an amine with an amide, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 304, 204-209 (2000).
Brooker, S., Croucher, P.D., Davidson, T.C., Dunbar, G.S., Beck, C. and Subramanian, S., Controlled thiolate coordination and redox chemistry: synthesis, structure, axial-binding and electrochemistry of dinickel(II) dithiolate macrocyclic complexes, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 169-179 (2000).

1999

Brooker, S. and de Geest, D.J., Structure of 1,3-propanediammonium diperchlorate at 158 K, Acta Crystallographica C, 55, 1589-1591 (1999).
Brooker, S., Plieger, P.G., Moubaraki, B. and Murray, K.S., [Co^II₂L(NCS)₂(SCN)₂]: The first cobalt complex to exhibit both exchange coupling and spin crossover effects, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 38, 408-410 and front cover feature (1999).
Brooker S., Dunbar, G.S. and Jameson, G.B., Synthesis, complexation and cyclisation reactions of a new acyclic diamide: observation of intramolecular ligand exchange in a structurally characterised nickel(II) complex, Polyhedron, 18, 679-688 (1999).

1998

Wang, H., Ge, P., Riordan, C.G., Brooker, S., Woomer, C.G., Collins, T., Melendres, C.A., Graudejus, O., Bartlett, N. and Cramer, S.P., Integrated X-ray L absorption spectra. Counting holes in Ni complexes, Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 102, 8343-8346 (1998).
Brooker, S., Croucher, P.D., Davidson, T.C., Dunbar, G.S., McQuillan, A.J. and Jameson, G.B., First of a new family of tetraamine bis(mu-thiolate)-containing macrocycles: structure and stepwise oxidations and reductions of the dinickel(II) complex, Chemical Communications, 2131-2132, (1998).
Brooker, S., de Geest, D.J. and Dunbar, G.S., Binuclear nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of amide-containing two-armed and macrocyclic ligands, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 282, 222-229, (1998).
Hayman, C.M., Larsen, D.S. and Brooker, S., A facile synthesis of 2,6-dideoxy-6,6,6-trifluorinated carbohydrate analogues, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 545-553, (1998).
Brooker, S., Kelly, R.J. and Plieger, P.G., A pyridazine Schiff-base macrocycle hosts a dicobalt centre in five different redox states: evidence for a mixed valent Co^ICo^II species, Chemical Communications, 1079-1080, (1998).
Brooker, S. and Simpson, T.J., Low spin iron(II) in a small unsymmetrical N₆ macrocycle, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1151-1154, (1998).

1997

Brooker, S. and Davidson, T.C., First observation of non-bridging thiolates or tetrahedral geometries within thiolate-containing Schiff-base macrocycles: [Zn₂(L)](CF₃SO₃)₂, Chemical Communications, 2007-2008, (1997).
S. Brooker and P.D. Croucher, First example of thiolate-bridged square-pyramidal and octahedral nickel(II) ions: [Ni₂(L_SO)(NCS)₂(dmf)], Chemical Communications, 1997, 459.

1996

S. Brooker, R.K. Kelly, B. Moubaraki and K.S. Murray, First dicopper(II) complex to contain bridging macrocyclic pyridazine units: structure, electrochemistry and magnetochemistry of [Cu₂L(MeCN)₂(ClO₄)₂][ClO₄]₂, Chemical Communications, 1996, 2579-2580.
S. Brooker, V. McKee and T. Metcalfe, Tetra- and pentamanganese(II) macrocyclic complexes with bridging carboxylate groups; product control by pretreatment of manganese acetate solutions, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1996, 246, 171-179.
S. Brooker, P.D. Croucher and F.M. Roxburgh, Controlled synthesis and reversible oxidation of a thiolate-bridged macrocyclic dinickel(II) complex, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1996, 3031-3037.
S. Brooker and R.J. Kelly, Synthesis and structure of dilead(II) and dimanganese(II) complexes of macrocycles derived from 3,6-diformylpyridazine, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1996, 2117-2122.
D.S. Larsen, M.D. O'Shea and S. Brooker, "Total syntheses of the angucyclinone antibiotics (+)-emycin A and (+)-ochromycinone", Chemical Communications, 1996, 203-204.