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1         M.B. Nielsen, Z.-T. Li, J. Becher, “Tetrathiafulvalenophanes and their Catenanes,” J. Mater. Chem. 1997, 7, 1175-1187.

2         M.B. Nielsen, J. Becher, “Two- and Three-dimensional Tetrathiafulvalene Macrocycles,” Liebigs Annalen/Recueil 1997, 2177-2187.

3         J. Becher, Z.-T. Li, P. Blanchard, N. Svenstrup, J. Lau, M.B. Nielsen, P. Leriche, “Tetrathiafulvalenes in macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry,” Pure & Appl. Chem. 1997, 69, 465-475.

4         M.B. Nielsen, S.B. Nielsen, J. Becher, “Self-complexing tetrathiafulvalene macrocycles; a tetrathiafulvalene switch,” Chem. Commun. 1998, 475-476.

5         M.B. Nielsen, N. Thorup, J. Becher, “Synthesis of a criss-cross overlapped tetrathiafulvalenophane and a topologically new [2]catenane,” J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1998, 1305-1308.

6         J. Becher, O.A. Matthews, M.B. Nielsen, F.M. Raymo, J.F. Stoddart, “A Simple and Efficient Method for the Preparation of 1-Benzyloxy-5-hydroxynaphthalene,” Synlett 1999, 3, 330-332.

7         P.R. Ashton, V. Balzani, J. Becher, A. Credi, M.C.T. Fyfe, G. Mattersteig, S. Menzer, M.B. Nielsen, F.M. Raymo, J.F. Stoddart, M. Venturi, D.J. Williams, “A Three-Pole Supramolecular Switch,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 3951-3957.

8         M.B. Nielsen, J.G. Hansen, J. Becher, “Self-complexing Tetrathiafulvalene-based Donor-Acceptor Macrocycles,” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 2807-2815.

9         J. Lau, M.B. Nielsen, N. Thorup, M.P. Cava, J. Becher, “Bis(pyrrolo)tetrathiafulvalene - An Efficient p-Donor in Supramolecular Chemistry,” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 3335-3341.

10     K.S. Bang, M.B. Nielsen, R. Zubarev, J. Becher, “Tetrathiafulvalene-phenanthroline macrocycles as redox responsive sensors for metal ions,” Chem. Commun. 2000, 215-216.

11   M.B. Nielsen, C. Lomholt, J. Becher, “Tetrathiafulvalenes as building blocks in supramolecular chemistry II,” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2000, 29, 153-164.

12   V. Balzani, J. Becher, A. Credi, M.B. Nielsen, F.M. Raymo, J.F. Stoddart, A.M. Talarico, M. Venturi, “The Electrochemically-Driven Decomplexation/Recomplexation of Inclusion Adducts of Ferrocene Derivatives with an Electron-Accepting Receptor,” J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 1947-1956.

13   M. Lahav, A.N. Shipway, I. Willner, M.B. Nielsen, J.F. Stoddart, “An enlarged bis-bipyridinium cyclophane-Au nanoparticle superstructure for selective electrochemical sensing applications,” J. Electroanal. Chem. 2000, 482, 217-221.

14   R. Ballardino, V. Balzani, J. Becher, A. Di Fabio, M.T. Gandolfi, G. Mattersteig, M.B. Nielsen, F.M. Raymo, S.J. Rowan, J.F. Stoddart, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, “Tetrathiafulvalenenaphthalenophanes: Planar Chirality and cis/trans Photoisomerization,” J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 4120-4126.

15   H. Spanggaard, J. Prehn, M.B. Nielsen*, E. Levillain*, M. Allain, J. Becher*, “Multiple-bridged Bis-Tetrathiafulvalenes: New Synthetic Protocols and Spectroelectrochemical Investigations,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 9486-9494.

16   D. Damgaard, M.B. Nielsen, J. Lau, K.B. Jensen, R. Zubarev, E. Levillain, J. Becher, “Synthesis of linear oligo-TTFs and their [2]rotaxanes with cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene),” J. Mater. Chem. 2000, 10, 2249-2258.

17   R. Ballardini, V. Balzani, A. Di Fabio, M.T. Gandolfi, J. Becher, J. Lau, M.B. Nielsen, J.F. Stoddart, “Macrocycles, pseudorotaxanes and catenanes containing a pyrrolo-tetrathiafulvalene unit: absorption spectra, luminescence properties, redox behavior,” New J. Chem. 2001, 25, 293-298.

18   P.R. Ashton, J. Becher, M.C.T. Fyfe, M.B. Nielsen, J.F. Stoddart, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, “Tetrathiafulvalene-containing pseudorotaxanes formed between dibenzylammonium salts and crown ethers,” Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 947-956.

19   S.B. Nielsen, M.B. Nielsen*, “On the Selective Deprotection of Cyanoethyl-Protected Tetrathiafulvalene Thiolates,” New J. Chem. 2001, 25, 769-771.

20   M.B. Nielsen, J.O. Jeppesen, J. Lau, C. Lomholt, D. Damgaard, J.P. Jacobsen, J. Becher, J.F. Stoddart, “Complexation Studies between Tetrathiafulvalene Derivatives and Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene),” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 3559-3563.

21   M.B. Nielsen, M. Schreiber, Y.G. Baek, P. Seiler, S. Lecomte, C. Boudon, R.R. Tykwinski, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, V. Gramlich, P.J. Skinner, C. Bosshard, P. Günter, M. Gross, F. Diederich, “Highly Functionalized Dimeric Tetraethynylethenes and Expanded Radialenes: Strong Evidence for Macrocyclic Cross-conjugation,” Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 3263-3280.  Front Cover Publication

22   M.B. Nielsen, N.N.P. Moonen, C. Boudon, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, P. Seiler, M. Gross, F. Diederich, “Tetrathiafulvalene-acetylene scaffolding: new p-electron systems for advanced materials,” Chem. Commun. 2001, 1848-1849.

23   M.B. Nielsen, F. Diederich, “Modules for Acetylenic Scaffolding,” Synlett 2002, 544-552.

24   M.B. Nielsen, N.F. Utesch, N.N.P. Moonen, C. Boudon, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, S. Concilio, S.P. Piotto, P. Seiler, P. Günter, M. Gross, F. Diederich, “Novel Extended Tetrathiafulvalenes Based on Acetylenic Spacers: Synthesis and Electronic Properties,” Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3601-3613.

25   M.B. Nielsen, F. Diederich, “The Art of Acetylenic Scaffolding: Rings, Rods, and Switches,” Chem. Rec. 2002, 2, 189-198.

26   E. Burri, F. Diederich*, M.B. Nielsen*, “Synthesis and Characterization of Multinanometer-Sized Expanded Dendralenes with an iso-Poly(triacetylene) Backbone,” Helv. Chim. Acta 2002, 85, 2169-2182.

27   S.B. Nielsen*, M.B. Nielsen*, H.J.Aa. Jensen, “The tetrathiafulvalene dication in the gas phase: its formation and stability”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2003, 5, 1376-1380.

28   A. Ploug-Sørensen, M.B. Nielsen*, J. Becher, “Ultra-high pressure synthesis of tetrathiafulvalene-diquat cyclophane,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 2979-2982.

29   M.B. Nielsen*, “Synthesis of New Tetrathiafulvalene Modules for Acetylenic Scaffolding,” Synlett 2003, 1423-1426.

30   M.B. Nielsen*, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, N. Thorup, S.P. Piotto, C. Boudon, M. Gross, “Synthesis and characterisation of alkene-extended tetrathiafulvalenes with lateral alkyne appendages,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 6721-6723.

31   C. Lepetit, M.B. Nielsen, F. Diederich, R. Chauvin, “Aromaticity and electron affinity of carbok-[3]radialenes, k = 0, 1, 2,“ Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 5056-5066.  Front Cover Publication

32   S.B. Nielsen*, M.B. Nielsen*, “Experimental evidence for the 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane dianion in vacuo,” J. Chem. Phys. 2003, 119, 10069-10072.

33   J.A. Hansen, J. Becher, J.O. Jeppesen*, E. Levillain, J.C. Petersen, M.B. Nielsen*, B.M. Petersen, J.C. Petersen, Y. Şahin, “Synthesis and non-linear optical properties of mono-pyrrolo tetrathiafulvalene derived donor-p-acceptor dyads,” J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 179-184.

34   B. Nicolaisen, A.D. Bond, M.B. Nielsen*, “Diethyl 2,5-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)terephthalate,” Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, o784-o785.

35   K. Qvortrup, M.T. Jakobsen, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, C. Boudon, F. Jensen, S.B. Nielsen*, M.B. Nielsen*, “Donor strength of p-extended tetrathiafulvalenes: Ionisation energies vs. oxidation potentials. A joint theoretical and experimental study,” J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 1768-1773.

36   M.B. Nielsen*, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, S.B. Nielsen, N. Thorup, C. Boudon, M. Gross, “Acetylenic scaffolding with derivatives of tetrathiafulvalene,“ J. Phys. IV France 2004, 112, 557-559.

37   J.-P. Gisselbrecht, N.N.P. Moonen, C. Boudon, M.B. Nielsen*, F. Diederich*, M. Gross*, “Redox Properties of Linear and Cyclic Scaffolds Based on Di- and Tetraethynylethene,” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 2959-2972.

38   J.O. Jeppesen, M.B. Nielsen, J. Becher, “Tetrathiafulvalene Cyclophanes and Cage Molecules,” Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 5115-5132.

39   K. Qvortrup, A.S. Andersson, J.-P. Mayer, A.S. Jepsen, M.B. Nielsen*, “Cross-coupling Reactions with Acetylenic Dithiafulvenes,” Synlett 2004, 2818-2820.

 

Monographies and Book Chapters

1         J. Becher, Z.-T. Li, P. Blanchard, N. Svenstrup, J. Lau, M.B. Nielsen, K.B. Simonsen, “Tetrathiafulvalenes in Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry: Self-assembly with Tetrathiafulvalenes,” in Molecular Recognition and Inclusion  (Ed. A.W. Coleman), Kluwer, 1998, p. 85-95.

2         J. Becher, K.B. Simonsen, M.B. Nielsen, “Tetrathiafulvalenes: Building Blocks in Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry,” in Supramolecular Engineering of Synthetic Metallic Materials (Eds. J. Veciana, C. Rovira, D.B. Amabilino), NATO ASI series, Kluwer, 1998, 419.

3         M.B. Nielsen, “Catenanes and Pseudorotoaxanes – Supramolecular Compounds Based on Tetrathiafulvalene and Ferrocene,” PhD thesis, 1999, University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

4    M.B. Nielsen, C. Lomholt, J. Becher, ”Tetrathiafulvalene-based supramolecular chemistry,” Forma 2000, 15, 233-248.

5    M.B. Nielsen, F. Diederich, ”Functional Conjugated Materials for Optonics and Electronics by Tetraethynylethene Molecular Scaffolding,” in Modern Arene Chemistry (Ed. D. Astruc), VCH-Wiley, Weinheim, 2002, p. 196-216.

 

Popular Articles 

1    M.B. Nielsen, J. Becher, “Supramolekylær kemi,” Naturens Verden 2000, 5, 30-40.

2    M.B. Nielsen*, “Radialener – Konjugation på kryds og tværs,” Dansk Kemi 2004, 85, 6/7, 42-44.

3    M.B. Nielsen*, “Molekylært »stilladsarbejde« med acetylener,” Dansk Kemi 2004, 85, 10, 28-32.