Publications

Publications

People & Support

Home page

Cover Gallery

PASINI RESEARCH GROUP

ORGANIC, SUPRAMOLECULAR AND POLYMERIC MATERIALS

76. Knockout of pgdS and ggt genes improves γ-PGA yield in B. subtilis, V. Scoffone, D. Dondi, G. Biino, G. Borghese, D. Pasini, A. Galizzi, C. Calvio,* Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2013, 110, 2006-2012. doi: 10.1002/bit.24846

77. From Red to Blue Shift: Switching the Binding Affinity from the Acceptor to the Donor End by Increasing the p-Bridge in Push-Pull Chromophores with Coordinative Ends, M. Caricato, C. Coluccini, D. A. Vander Griend, A. Forni, D. Pasini,* New J. Chem., 2013, 37, 2792-2799. doi: 10.1039/C3NJ00466J

78. A Chiroptical Probe for Sensing Metal Ions in Water, M. Caricato, N. J. Leza, K. Roy, D. Dondi, G. Gattuso, L. S. Shimizu, D. A. Vander Griend, D. Pasini,* Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 6078-6083. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201300884

79. The Click Reaction as an Efficient Tool for the Construction of Macrocyclic Structures, D. Pasini,* Molecules, 2013, 9512-9530. (Invited contribution to the Special Issue: “Advances in Click Chemistry” – Open Access Publication Fees Waived) doi: 10.3390/molecules18089512

80. Direct evidence of torsional motion in an aggregation-induced emissive chromophore, T. Virgili,* A. Forni,*  E. Cariati, D. Pasini, C. Botta, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 51, 27161-27166. doi: 10.1021/jp4104504

81. ‘Clickable’ hydrogels for all: facile fabrication and functionalization, L. Beria, T. N. Gevrek, A. Erdog, R. Sanyal, D. Pasini,* A. Sanyal,* Biomat. Sci., 2014, 2, 67-75 . doi: 10.1039/C3BM60171D

83. ‘Nanostructuring with Chirality: Binaphthyl-Based Synthons for the Production of Functional Oriented Nanomaterials, M. Caricato, A. K. Sharma, C. Coluccini,  D. Pasini,* Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 7165-7174. doi: 10.1039/C4NR00801D

82. ‘Homochiral BINOL-based macrocycles with p-electron-rich, electron-withdrawing or extended spacing units as receptors for C₆₀, M. Caricato, S Díez González, I. Arandia Ariño, D. Pasini,* Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2014, 10, 1308-1316. (Invited contribution to the Thematic Series: Functionalized carbon-nanomaterials, Editor Prof. Anke Krueger) doi: 10.3762/bjoc.10.132

85. ‘Crystal structure analyses facilitate understanding of synthesis protocols in the preparation of 6,6′-dibromo-substituted BINOL compounds’, M. Agnes, A. Sorrenti, D. Pasini,* K. Wurst, D. B. Amabilino,* CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 10131-10138 . doi: 10.1039/C4CE01160K

84. ‘Stereospecific generation of homochiral helices in coordination polymers built from enantiopure binaphthyl-based ligands’, M. Crespo Alonso, M. Arca, F. Isaia, R. Lai, V. Lippolis, S. K. Callear, M. Caricato, D. Pasini,* S. J. Coles, M. C. Aragoni,* CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 8582-8590. doi: 10.1039/C4CE01101E

86. ‘Chiral Nanostructuring of Multivalent Macrocycles in Solution and on Surfaces’, M. Caricato, A. Deforge, D. Bonifazi, D. Dondi, A. Mazzanti, D. Pasini,* Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 3593-3601. (Highlighted as “Hot Paper 2015”) doi: 10.1039/C4OB02643H

87. ‘Synthesis, chiroptical and SHG properties of polarizable push-​pull dyes built on π-​extended binaphthyls’, C. Coluccini, M. Caricato, E. Cariati, S. Righetto, A. Forni, D. Pasini,* RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 21495-21503. doi: 10.1039/c4ra16876c

89. ‘Surface-Enhanced Polymerization via Schiff-Base Coupling at the Solid-Water Interface under pH Control’, M. Di Giovannantonio, T. Kosmala, B. Bonanni, G. Serrano, N. Zema, S. Turchini, D. Catone, K. Wandelt, D. Pasini, G. Contini,* C. Goletti, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119, 19228-19235. Included in the Elettra Highlights 2015-2016 booklet. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05547

90. ‘Synthesis of Binaphthyl-Based Push-Pull Chromophores with Supramolecularly Polarizable Acceptor Ends’, C. Coluccini,* G. Terraneo, D. Pasini,* J. Chem., 2015 Article Number: 827592.

Invited contribution from the Journal’s Editorial Board. doi: 10.1155/2015/827592

88. ‘Solvent Molding of Organic Morphologies Made of Supramolecular Chiral Polymer’, L. Dordević, T. Marangoni, T. Miletić, J. Rubio-Magnieto, J. Mohanraj, H. Amenitsch, D. Pasini, N. Liaros, S. Couris, N. Armaroli,* M. Surin,* D. Bonifazi,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8150-8160. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b02448

91. ‘Recent Advances in Chirality Sensing using Atropoisomeric Molecular Receptors, D. Pasini,* A. Nitti, Chirality, 2016, 28, 116-123. Invited contribution from the Journal’s Editorial Board. Special Issue in honour of Francesco Gasparrini. doi: 10.1002/chir.22556

92. ‘Microstructured chitosan/poly(γ-glutamic acid) polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels by computer-aided wet-spinning for biomedical three-dimensional scaffolds’, D. Puppi, C. Migone, A. Morelli, C. Bartoli, M. Gazzarri, D. Pasini, F. Chiellini,* J. Bioact. Compat. Polym., 2016, 31, 531–549. doi: 10.1177/0883911516631355

93. ‘Polymorphism-Dependent Aggregation Induced Emission of a Push-Pull Dye and its Multi-Stimuli Responsive Behavior’, C. Botta,* S. Benedini, L. Carlucci, A. Forni,* D. Marinotto, A. Nitti, D. Pasini,* S. Righetto, E. Cariati* J. Mat. Chem. C 2016, 4, 2979-2989. doi: 10.1039/C5TC03352G

75. Switching of Emissive and NLO Properties in Push-Pull Chromophores with Crescent PPV-like Structures, C. Coluccini, A. K. Sharma, M. Caricato, A. Sironi, E. Cariati,* S. Righetto, E. Tordin, C. Botta,* A. Forni,* D. Pasini,* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 1666-1674. doi: 10.1039/C2CP43140H

97. ‘Structure-Activity Relationships for the Solid State Emission of a New Family of “Push-Pull” p-Extended Chromophores’, A. Nitti, F. Villafiorita-Monteleone, A. Pacini, C. Botta, T. Virgili, A. Forni, E. Cariati, M. Boiocchi, D. Pasini,* Faraday Discuss. 2017, 196, 455-460. doi: 10.1039/C6FD00161K

94. ‘Long-living optical gain induced by solvent viscosity in a push–pull molecule, M. Mroz, S. Benedini, A. Forni,* D. Pasini, E. Cariati, T. Virgili,* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 18289-18296. doi: 10.1039/C6CP02988D

95. ‘A chiroptical molecular sensor for ferrocene, M. Agnes, A. Nitti, D. A. Vander Griend, D. Dondi, D. Merli, D. Pasini,* Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 11492-11495. (Cover) doi: 10.1039/C6CC05937F

102. ‘Direct Arylation Strategies in the Synthesis of pi-Extended Monomers for Organic Polymeric Solar Cells, A. Nitti, G. Bianchi, R. Po, D. Pasini,* Molecules 2017, 22, 21. Invited contribution – Open Access Publication Fees Waived. doi: 10.3390/molecules22010021

104. ‘Chiral nanotubes, A. Nitti, A. Pacini, D. Pasini,* Nanomaterials, 2017, 7, 167. Invited contribution – Open Access Publication Fees Waived. doi: 10.3390/nano7070167

105. ‘Domino Direct Arylation and Cross-Aldol for Rapid Construction of Extended Polycyclic π-Scaffolds’, A. Nitti, G. Bianchi, R. Po, T. M. Swager, D. Pasini,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 8788-8791. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b03412.

103. ‘Donor–acceptor conjugated copolymers incorporating tetrafluorobenzene as the π-electron deficient unit’, A. Nitti, F. Debattista, L. Abbondanza, G. Bianchi, R. Po, D. Pasini,* J. Polym. Sci. Pol. Chem., 2017, 55, 1601-1610. doi: 10.1002/pola.28532

96. ‘Conjugated Thiophene-Fused Isatin Dyes through Intramolecular Direct Arylation, A. Nitti, F. Villafiorita-Monteleone, A. Nitti, M. Signorile, M. Boiocchi, G. Bianchi, R. Po, D. Pasini,* J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11035-11042 . doi:10.1021/acs.joc.6b01922

98. ‘Optoelectronic devices of highly efficient luminogens in the solid state: general discussion’, S. Wu, X. He, B. Liu, R. Hu, Z. Li, G. Krishnamoorthy, A. Qin, Y. Tang, D. Pasini, Y. Tsuchiya, T. Jadhav, Z. Zhao, H. Peng, H. Tian, J. Z. Sun, M.-Q. Zhu, Y. Ma, B. Z. Tang, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 196, 455-460. doi: 10.1039/C7FD90004J

99. ‘New and efficient fluorescent and phosphorescent luminogens: general discussion’, SN. Leung, A. Pucci, R. Hu, E. E. B. Campbell, G. Krishnamoorthy, B. Z. Tang, S. Wu, F. Zhang, J. Mei, W. Bai, B. Li, X. He, Y. Tang, B. Liu, R. Zhang, Z. Wang, A. Qin, Z. Li, D. Zhang, D. Pasini, W. Tian, Y. Tsuchiya, T. Jadhav, Y. Wang, Z. Zhao, G. He, K. Li, E. Rivard, M.-Q. Zhu, B. Xu, J. Z. Sun, Y. Chujo, J.-L. Hong, L. Kong, P. Lu, C.-C. Chang, K. Wang, R. A. Singh, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 196, 191-218. doi: 10.1039/C7FD90003A

100. Advanced functional luminogens in the solid-state: general discussion, A. Pucci, N. Leung, A. Hor, S. Wu, Y. Gu, B. Li, B. Liu, R. Hu, A. Qin, X. Chen, Z. Li, D. Zhang, G. Krishnamoorthy, D. Pasini, Y. Tsuchiya, K. Wang, X. He, H. Peng, Z. Zhao, G. He, B. Z. Tang, E. Rivard, F. Ito, H. Tian, M.-Q. Zhu, J. Z. Sun, Y. Chujo, G. Kuang, Y. Ma, W. Tian, B. Xu, O. Tsutsumi, P. Duan, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 196, 317-334. doi:10.1039/C7FD90001E

101. Biomedical applications of luminogens: general discussion, A. Pucci, A. Hor, M. Gao, S. Wu, Y. Yu, B. Li, X. He, B. Liu, R. Hu, X. Lou, Z. Li, G. Krishnamoorthy, D. Zhang, D. Pasini, Y. Tang, Y. Tsuchiya, Y. Wang, W. Z. Yuan, B. Z. Tang, D. Ding, H. Tian, M.-Q. Zhu, J. Z. Sun, W. Tian, G. Kuang, L. Wu, J. Chen, R. Zhang, T. Jadhav, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 196, 403-414. doi: C7FD90002C

106. ‘The efficient cyclopolymerization of silyl-tethered styrenic difunctional monomers‘ N. Ferri, GB. Ozaydin, A. Zeffiro, A. Nitti, V. Aviyente, D. Pasini,*  J. Polym. Sci. Part A,  2018, 56, 1593–1599. DOI: 10.1002/pola.29044.

107. ‘Cyclopolymerizations: Synthetic tools for the precision synthesis of macromolecular architectures‘ D. Pasini,* D. Takeuchi,* Chem. Rev., 2018, 118, 18, 8983-9057. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00286.

109. ‘Visible light 3D printing with epoxidized vegetable oils‘ D. S. Branciforti, S. Lazzaroni, C. Milanese, M. Castiglioni, F. Auricchio, D. Pasini, D. Dondi,* Additive Manuf. 2019, 25, 317–324. DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2018.11.020.

108. ‘Scalable Synthesis of Naphthothiophene-based D-π-D Extended Oligomers through Cascade Direct Arylation Processes‘ A. Nitti, P. Osw, M. N. Abdullah, A Galbiati, D Pasini,*  Synlett 2018, 29, 2577-2581. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610331.

110. ‘Scalable Synthesis of Naphthothiophene and Benzodithiophene Scaffolds as π-Conjugated Synthons for Organic Materials‘ A. Nitti,* G. Bianchi, R. Po, D. Pasini,* Synthesis 2019, 51, 677-682. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611368.

111. ‘Weiss-Cook Condensations for the Synthesis of Bridged Bithiophene Monomers and Polymers‘ A. Nitti, G. Bianchi, R. Po, A. Porta, A. Galbiati, D. Pasini,* ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 12569–12572. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904180. 

112. ‘Binaphthyl-Based Macrocycles as Optical Sensors for Aromatic Diphenols‘ S. Piacentini, M. Caricato, A. Pacini, A. Nitti, D. Pasini,* Molecules, 2020, 25, 514. Invited Contribution to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly in Chemistry and Medicine – Open Access Publication Fees Waived. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030514.

113. ‘Free radical cyclopolymerization: A tool towards sequence control in functional polymers‘, A. Nitti, D. Pasini,*  Eur. Polym. J. 2020, 122, 109378. DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109378.

114. ‘Aggregation-Induced Circularly Polarized Luminescence: Chiral Organic Materials for Emerging Optical Technologies’, A. Nitti, D. Pasini,* Adv. Mater. 2020, 1908021. Invited Contribution to the Special Issue Emerging Chiral Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908021.

115. ‘Synthesis and Evaluation of Scalable D-A-D π-Extended Oligomers as p-Type Organic Materials for Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells’, P. Osw, A. Nitti, M. N. Abdullah, S. I. Etkind, Jeremiah Mwaura, A. Galbiati, D. Pasini,* Polymers 2020, 12, 720. Invited Invited Contribution to the Special Issue Synthesis, Characterization and Simulation of Soft Matter with EUSMI – Open Access Publication Fees Waived. DOI: 10.3390/polym12030720.

116. ‘One-Pot Regiodirected Annulations for the Rapid Synthesis of π-Extended Oligomers’, A. Nitti, P. Osw, G. Calcagno, C. Botta, S. Etkind, G. Bianchi, R. Po, T. M. Swager, D. Pasini,* Org. Lett.  2020, 22, 3263-3267. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01043.

117. Chiral Triptycenes in Supramolecular and Materials Chemistry, G. Preda, A. Nitti, D. Pasini,* ChemistryOpen 2020, 9, 719–727. DOI: 10.1002/open.202000077.