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“Efficient Removal of Short‐Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Cavity‐Directed Aggregation in a Molecular Cage Host”
C. V. I. Andersson, S. G. T. Mudiyanselage, M. D. Peeks, A. A. Kroeger, J. I. Virtue, M. Mann, J. M. Chalker, M. L. Coote, M. R. Johnston*, & W. M. Bloch*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, 12, e26027.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202526027

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“Spontaneous trisulfide metathesis in polar aprotic solvents”
H. D. Patel, A. D. Tikoalu, J. N. Smith, Z. Pei, S. J. Tonkin, R. Shapter, P. Yan, S. Tsoukatos, W. M. Bloch, M. R. Johnston, J. R. Harmer, C. T. Gibson, M. V. Perkins, T. Hasell, M. L. Coote*, Z. Jia*, & J. M. Chalker*.
Nat. Chem. 2026, 1–10.
DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02091-z

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“Thermal imaging using sulfur polymer optics”
S. J. Tonkin, H. D. Patel, J. M. M. Pople, L. N. Pham, D. J. Lewis, B. A. Aljubran, J. R. Gascooke, C. T. Gibson, T. Hewagama, D. E. Jennings, F. T. Ferguson, M. R. Johnston, W. M. Bloch, A. C. Bissember, Z. Jia, M. L. Coote, & J. M. Chalker*.
Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 1, 1561.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-68889-0

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“Steering the Shape‐shifting of Bullvalene‐PdII Complexes Through Steric and Geometric Strain”
A. P. Birvé, W. M. Bloch*, & T. Fallon*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e23441.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202523441

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“Making and Unmaking Poly(trisulfides) with Light: Precise Regulation of Radical Concentrations via Pulsed LED Irradiation”
T. P. Nicholls*, J. M. M. Pople, M. R. Harvey, H. D. Patel, A. K. Mann, S. J. Tonkin, J. D. Randall, A. Wickramasingha, J. Y. J. Wang, J. C. Robertson, L. N. Pham, J. R. Gascooke, L. C. Henderson, C. T. Gibson, W. M. Bloch, S. J. Fraser-Miller, D. R. Jones, Z. Jia, M. L. Coote, A. C. Bissember, & J. M. Chalker.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025 147, 50, 46243–46258..
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c15051

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“Europium metal–organic framework polymer composites with enhanced luminescence and selective ferric ion sensing”
L. Rozenberga, W. M. Bloch, T. A. Gillam, D. G. Lancaster, W. Skinner, M. Krasowska, A. Blencowe, & D. A. Beattie
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6, 6, 3544–3553.
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c00111

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“Halide-triggered assembly and selective bisulfate recognition in a quadruply interlocked coordination cage”
J. I. Virtue, S. Tsoukatos, M. R. Johnston, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 45, 19119–19125.
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04913F

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“Topological control in paddlewheel metal–organic cages via ligand length variation”
S. Tsoukatos, A. Maibam, R. Babarao, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 90, 13183–13186.

ChemComm 60th Anniversary Collection
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03769C

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“Topological analysis and control of post-synthetic metalation sites in Zr-based metal–organic frameworks”
P. Gimeno-Fonquernie, J. Albalad, J. R. Price, W. M. Bloch, J. D. Evans, C. J. Doonan, & C. J. Sumb.
J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, 12, 7, 2359–2369.
DOI: 10.1039/D3TC03606E

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“Electrochemical synthesis of poly(trisulfides)”
J. M. M. Pople, T. P. Nicholls, L. N. Pham, W. M. Bloch, L. S. Lisboa, M. V. Perkins, C. T. Gibson, M. L. Coote, Z. Jia, & J. M. Chalker..
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 21, 11798–11810
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03239

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“Maximized axial helicity in a Pd₂L₄ cage: inverse guest size-dependent compression and mesocate isomerism”
W. M. Bloch*, S. Horiuchi, J. J. Holstein, C. Drechsler, A. Wuttke, W. Hiller, R. A. Mata, & G. H. Clever*.
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 6, 1524–1531.

Most popular 2023 polymer and supramolecular chemistry articles
DOI: 10.1071/CH19215

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“Assembly of a heterometallic Cu(II)–Pd(II) cage by post-assembly metal insertion”
M. T. Yong, O. M. Linder-Patton, & W. M. Bloch*.
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 32, 12863–12869.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02046

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“A europium metal–organic framework for dual Fe³⁺ ion and pH sensing”
L. Rozenberga, W. Skinner, D. G. Lancaster, W. M. Bloch*, A. Blencowe, M. Krasowska, & D. A. Beattie*.
Sci. Rep. 2022, 12, 1, 11982.
DOI: 10.1002/asia.70331

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“Guest-Dependent Isomer Convergence of a Permanently Fluxional Coordination Cage”
A. P. Birvé, H. D. Patel, J. R. Price, W. M. Bloch*, & T. Fallon*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, 9, e202115468.

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DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115468

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“Polymer networks of imine-crosslinked metal–organic cages: tuneable viscoelasticity and iodine adsorption”
M. L. Schneider, J. A. Campbell, A. D. Slattery, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 12122–12125.

2022 Emerging Investigators
DOI: 10.1039/D2CC04969D

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“Linking metal–organic cages pairwise as a design approach for assembling multivariate crystalline materials”
A. W. Markwell-Heys, M. Roemelt, A. D. Slattery, O. M. Linder-Patton, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 1, 68–73.

2021 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
DOI: 10.1039/D1SC05663H

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“Assembly and covalent cross-linking of an amine-functionalised metal-organic cage”
M. L. Schneider, A. W. Markwell-Heys, O. M. Linder-Patton, & W. M. Bloch*.
Front. Chem. 2021, 9, 696081.

Frontiers in Chemistry – Rising Stars: Oceania
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202500264

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“Self-sorting of porous Cu₄L₂L′₂ metal–organic cages composed of isomerisable ligands”
A. W. Markwell-Heys, M. L. Schneider, J. M. L. Madridejos, G. F. Mehta, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 23, 2915–2918.
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC08076D

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“A covalent deprotection strategy for assembling supramolecular coordination polymers from metal–organic cages”
M. L. Schneider, O. M. Linder-Patton, & W. M. Bloch*.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 85, 12969–12972.
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC05349J

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“On/off porosity switching and post-assembly modifications of Cu₄L₄ metal–organic polyhedra”
W. M. Bloch*, R. Babarao, & M. L. Schneider.
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 14, 3664–3671.

Most popular 2019-2020 inorganic, main group and crystal engineering chemistry articles
DOI: 10.1039/D0SC00070A

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“Tuning Packing, Structural Flexibility, and Porosity in 2D Metal–Organic Frameworks by Metal Node Choice”
W. M. Bloch*, C. J. Doonan, & C. J. Sumby*.
Aust. J. Chem. 2019, 72, 10, 797–804.
DOI: 10.1071/CH19215

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“Isomer Interconversion Studied through Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Transformations in a Metal–Organic Framework Matrix”
M. T. Huxley, R. J. Young, W. M. Bloch, N. R. Champness*, C. J. Sumby*, & C. J. Doonan*.
Organometallics 2019, 38, 18, 3412–34181.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00401

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“Donor-Site-Directed Rational Assembly of Heteroleptic cis-[Pd₂L₂L′₂] Coordination Cages from Picolyl Ligands”
R. Zhu, W. M. Bloch, J. J. Holstein, S. Mandal, L. V. Schäfer, G. H. Clever*.
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 12976–12982.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802188

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“Hierarchical Assembly of an Interlocked M₈L₁₆ Container”
W. M. Bloch*, J. J. Holstein, B. Dittrich, W. Hiller, G. H. Clever*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 5534–5538.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800490

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“Morphological Control of Heteroleptic cis- and trans-Pd₂L₂L′₂ Cages”
W. M. Bloch, J. J. Holstein, W. Hiller, G. H. Clever*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8285–8289.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702573

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“Engineering isoreticular 2D metal–organic frameworks with inherent structural flexibility”
A. Burgun, W. M. Bloch, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
Aust. J. Chem. 2017, 70, 566–575.
DOI: 10.1071/CH16663

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“X-ray crystallographic insights into post-synthetic metalation products in a metal–organic framework”
M. T. Huxley, C. J. Coghlan, W. M. Bloch, A. Burgun, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017, 375, 2084.
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0028

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“Integrative self-sorting of coordination cages based on ‘naked’ metal ions”
W. M. Bloch, G. H. Clever*.
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8506–8516.
DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03379F

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“Geometric Complementarity in Assembly and Guest Recognition of a Bent Heteroleptic cis-[Pd₂L^A₂L^B₂] Coordination Cage”
W. M. Bloch, Y. Abe, J. J. Holstein, C. M. Wandtke, B. Dittrich, G. H. Clever*.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13750–13755.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08694

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“Particle size effects in the kinetic trapping of a structurally-locked form of a flexible MOF”
O. M. Linder-Patton, W. M. Bloch, C. J. Coghlan, K. Sumida, S. Kitagawa, S. Furukawa, C. J. Doonan, C. J. Sumby*.
CrystEngComm 2016, 18, 4172–4179.
DOI: 10.1039/C6CE00082G

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“Silver(I) coordination polymers of the ‘hinged’ pyrazine containing ligand di-2-pyrazinylmethane”
W. M. Bloch, C. J. Sumby*.
Supramol. Chem. 2015, 27, 807–819.
DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2015.1078465

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“X-ray crystallography in open-framework materials”
W. M. Bloch, N. R. Champness*, C. J. Doonan*.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12860–12867.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201501545

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“Probing solid-state breathing and structural transformations in a series of silver(I) porous coordination polymers”
W. M. Bloch, C. J. Sumby*.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2015, 3723–3729.
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500647

“Probing post-synthetic metallation in metal–organic frameworks: insights from X-ray crystallography”
W. M. Bloch, A. Burgun, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5486–5489.
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09639H

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“Capturing snapshots of post-synthetic metallation chemistry in metal–organic framework”
W. M. Bloch, A. Burgun, C. J. Coghlan, R. Lee, M. L. Coote, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 906–912.
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2045

“Does functionalisation enhance CO₂ uptake in interpenetrated MOFs? An examination of the IRMOF-9 series”
R. Babarao*, C. J. Coghlan, D. Rankine, W. M. Bloch, G. K. Gransbury, H. Sato, S. Kitagawa, C. J. Sumby, M. R. Hill*, C. J. Doonan*.
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3238–3241.
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00700J

“Post-synthetic structural processing in a metal–organic framework material as a mechanism for exceptional CO₂/N₂ selectivity.”
W. M. Bloch, R. Babarao, M. R. Hill, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10441–10448.
DOI: 10.1021/ja4032049

“Using hinged ligands to target structurally flexible copper(II) MOFs”
W. M. Bloch, C. J. Doonan*, C. J. Sumby*.
CrystEngComm 2013, 15, 9663–9671.
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41244J

“Biomimetic total synthesis of (±)-garcibracteatone”
H. P. Pepper, H. C. Lam, W. M. Bloch, J. H. George*.
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 5162–5164.
DOI: 10.1021/ol302524q

“Total Synthesis of (+)-Aureol”
K. K. W. Kuan, H. P. Pepper, W. M. Bloch, J. H. George*.
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4710–4713.
DOI: 10.1021/ol301715u

“Guest-induced crystal-to-crystal expansion and contraction of a 3-D porous coordination polymer”
W. M. Bloch, C. J. Sumby*.
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2534–2536.
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17440E

“Fused pyrazino[2,3-b]indolizine and indolizino[2,3-b]quinoxaline derivatives; synthesis, structures, and properties”
W. M. Bloch, S. M. Derwent-Smith, F. Issa, J. C. Morris, L. M. Rendina, C. J. Sumby*.
Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 9368–9375.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.09.133