Professor Jack Clegg
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Jack Clegg

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Background

I completed my undergraduate studies in Chemistry, History and German at the University of Sydney graduating with a University Medal, before completing a Bachelor of Laws and PhD in Chemistry at the same institution. I made extensive contributions towards university life during that time which was recognised by the award of the Convocation Medal. During the same period, I spent time on the board of the Australian Youth Orchestra and a regional Credit Union in NSW. I then spent two years on a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Cambridge where I was also a Director of Studies at Emmanuel College. I returned to Australia to join The University of Queensland in 2012. I became an ARC Future Fellow in 2014. I was awarded a 2015 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Award and the 2018 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year. I have authored more than 200 publications including 4 book chapters, which have received over 7000 citations. I have an h-index of >42.

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Sydney

Research impacts

My research is in the field of metallo-supramolecular chemistry and bridges the traditional fields of organic and inorganic chemistry. I use a self-assembly approach and by combing the inherent physical and chemical properties of metals with organic (ligand) components I can design and synthesis new materials with central cavities that are capable of selectively binding smaller molecules. The resulting nanoscale structures can be either discrete or polymeric (framework) in nature. The potential applications for these compounds are diverse including drug delivery, catalysis, sequestration, separation and gas storage. Many of my compounds are characterised by X-ray diffraction methods.

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257 works between 2004 and 2025
All (257) Journal Article (247) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (5)

41 - 60 of 257 works

2022

Journal Article

Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe 2 L 3 ] 4+ helicates and [Fe 4 L 6 ] 8+ cages

Siddique, Rashid G., Arachchige, Kasun S. A., AL‐Fayaad, Hydar A., Thoburn, John D., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2022). Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe 2 L 3 ] 4+ helicates and [Fe 4 L 6 ] 8+ cages. Angewandte Chemie, 134 (7). doi: 10.1002/ange.202115555

Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe 2 L 3 ] 4+ helicates and [Fe 4 L 6 ] 8+ cages

2022

Journal Article

Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe2 L3 ]4+ helicates and [Fe4 L6 ]8+ cages

Siddique, Rashid G., Arachchige, Kasun S. A., AL‐Fayaad, Hydar A., Thoburn, John D., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2022). Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe2 L3 ]4+ helicates and [Fe4 L6 ]8+ cages. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (7) e202115555, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202115555

Controlling the complexity and interconversion mechanisms in self‐assembled [Fe2 L3 ]4+ helicates and [Fe4 L6 ]8+ cages

2022

Journal Article

Selective separation of planar and non-planar hydrocarbons using an aqueous Pd<sub>6</sub> interlocked cage

Chakraborty, Debsena, Saha, Rupak, Clegg, Jack K. and Mukherjee, Partha Sarathi (2022). Selective separation of planar and non-planar hydrocarbons using an aqueous Pd6 interlocked cage. Chemical Science, 13 (40), 11764-11771. doi: 10.1039/d2sc04660a

Selective separation of planar and non-planar hydrocarbons using an aqueous Pd<sub>6</sub> interlocked cage

2022

Journal Article

Sterics and metal-ion radius control the self-assembly of [M<sub>2</sub>L<sub>3</sub>] helicates

Siddique, Rashid G., Arachchige, Kasun S. A., AL-Fayaad, Hydar A., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2022). Sterics and metal-ion radius control the self-assembly of [M2L3] helicates. Dalton Transactions, 51 (33), 12704-12708. doi: 10.1039/d2dt02241a

Sterics and metal-ion radius control the self-assembly of [M<sub>2</sub>L<sub>3</sub>] helicates

2021

Journal Article

Expanding the repertoire of spongian-16-One derivatives in Australian nudibranchs of the genus Goniobranchus and evaluation of their anatomical distribution

Forster, Louise C., Clegg, Jack K., Cheney, Karen L. and Garson, Mary J. (2021). Expanding the repertoire of spongian-16-One derivatives in Australian nudibranchs of the genus Goniobranchus and evaluation of their anatomical distribution. Marine Drugs, 19 (12) 680, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/md19120680

Expanding the repertoire of spongian-16-One derivatives in Australian nudibranchs of the genus Goniobranchus and evaluation of their anatomical distribution

2021

Journal Article

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes from the Indo-Pacific nudibranch Ardeadoris rubroannulata: structure revision of pu’ulenal

Narbutas, Patrick T., Pierens, Gregory K., Clegg, Jack K. and Garson, Mary J. (2021). Oxygenated sesquiterpenes from the Indo-Pacific nudibranch Ardeadoris rubroannulata: structure revision of pu’ulenal. Natural Product Communications, 16 (10), 1934578X2110550. doi: 10.1177/1934578x211055025

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes from the Indo-Pacific nudibranch Ardeadoris rubroannulata: structure revision of pu’ulenal

2021

Journal Article

Lewis acid activation of Weiss’ reagents ([PhI(Pyr)2]2+) with boranes and isolation of [PhI(4-DMAP)]2+

Bakro, Aseel, Sharp-Bucknall, Lachlan, Poynder, Tiffany B., Clegg, Jack K., Wilson, David J. D. and Dutton, Jason L. (2021). Lewis acid activation of Weiss’ reagents ([PhI(Pyr)2]2+) with boranes and isolation of [PhI(4-DMAP)]2+. Chemical Communications, 57 (91), 12163-12166. doi: 10.1039/d1cc04725f

Lewis acid activation of Weiss’ reagents ([PhI(Pyr)2]2+) with boranes and isolation of [PhI(4-DMAP)]2+

2021

Journal Article

The mechanism of bending in co-crystals of caffeine and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid

Thompson, Amy J., Price, Jason R., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2021). The mechanism of bending in co-crystals of caffeine and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 5983, 5983. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26204-z

The mechanism of bending in co-crystals of caffeine and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid

2021

Journal Article

Elastically flexible molecular crystals

Thompson, Amy J., Chamorro Orué, Analia I., Nair, Akshay Jayamohanan, Price, Jason R., McMurtrie, John and Clegg, Jack K. (2021). Elastically flexible molecular crystals. Chemical Society Reviews, 50 (21), 11725-11740. doi: 10.1039/d1cs00469g

Elastically flexible molecular crystals

2021

Journal Article

PhICl2 is activated by chloride ions

Tania, Poynder, Tiffany B., Kaur, Aishvaryadeep, Barwise, Lachlan, Houston, Sevan D., Nair, Akshay J., Clegg, Jack K., Wilson, David J. D. and Dutton, Jason L. (2021). PhICl2 is activated by chloride ions. Dalton Transactions, 50 (34), 11986-11991. doi: 10.1039/d1dt02565a

PhICl2 is activated by chloride ions

2021

Journal Article

Charge neutral [Cu2L2] and [Pd2L2] metallocycles: self-assembly, aggregation, and catalysis

Kołodziejski, Michał, Brock, Aidan J., Kurpik, Gracjan, Walczak, Anna, Li, Feng, Clegg, Jack K. and Stefankiewicz, Artur R. (2021). Charge neutral [Cu2L2] and [Pd2L2] metallocycles: self-assembly, aggregation, and catalysis. Inorganic Chemistry, 60 (13) acs.inorgchem.1c00967, 9673-9679. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00967

Charge neutral [Cu2L2] and [Pd2L2] metallocycles: self-assembly, aggregation, and catalysis

2021

Journal Article

Supramolecular modulation of spin crossover in an Fe(II) dinuclear triple helicate

Craze, Alexander R., Zenno, Hikaru, Pfrunder, Michael C., McMurtrie, John C., Hayami, Shinya, Clegg, Jack K. and Li, Feng (2021). Supramolecular modulation of spin crossover in an Fe(II) dinuclear triple helicate. Inorganic Chemistry, 60 (9), 6731-6738. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00553

Supramolecular modulation of spin crossover in an Fe(II) dinuclear triple helicate

2021

Journal Article

Hierarchical spin-crossover cooperativity in hybrid 1D chains of FeII-1,2,4-triazole trimers linked by [Au(CN)2]− bridges

Ezzedinloo, Lida, Zenere, Katrina A., Xie, Zixi, Ahmed, Manan, Scottwell, SynØve, Bhadbhade, Mohan, Brand, Helen E. A., Clegg, Jack K., Hua, Carol, Sciortino, Natasha F., Parker, Lachlan C., Powell, Benjamin J., Kepert, Cameron J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2021). Hierarchical spin-crossover cooperativity in hybrid 1D chains of FeII-1,2,4-triazole trimers linked by [Au(CN)2]− bridges. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (16), 5136-5141. doi: 10.1002/chem.202100358

Hierarchical spin-crossover cooperativity in hybrid 1D chains of FeII-1,2,4-triazole trimers linked by [Au(CN)2]− bridges

2021

Journal Article

Crystallization of CsPbBr3 single crystals in water for X-ray detection

Peng, Jiali, Xia, Chelsea Q., Xu, Yalun, Li, Ruiming, Cui, Lihao, Clegg, Jack K., Herz, Laura M., Johnston, Michael B. and Lin, Qianqian (2021). Crystallization of CsPbBr3 single crystals in water for X-ray detection. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 1531, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21805-0

Crystallization of CsPbBr3 single crystals in water for X-ray detection

2021

Journal Article

Three distinct spin-crossover pathways in halogen-appended 2D Hofmann frameworks

Brennan, Ashley T., Zenere, Katrina A., Kepert, Cameron J., Clegg, Jack K. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2021). Three distinct spin-crossover pathways in halogen-appended 2D Hofmann frameworks. Inorganic Chemistry, 60 (6) acs.inorgchem.0c03651, 3871-3878. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03651

Three distinct spin-crossover pathways in halogen-appended 2D Hofmann frameworks

2021

Journal Article

Dual-supramolecular contacts induce extreme Hofmann framework distortion and multi-stepped spin-crossover

Ahmed, Manan, Brand, Helen E. A., Peterson, Vanessa K., Clegg, Jack K., Kepert, Cameron J., Price, Jason R., Powell, Benjamin J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2021). Dual-supramolecular contacts induce extreme Hofmann framework distortion and multi-stepped spin-crossover. Dalton Transactions, 50 (4), 1434-1442. doi: 10.1039/d0dt04007j

Dual-supramolecular contacts induce extreme Hofmann framework distortion and multi-stepped spin-crossover

2021

Journal Article

Determining the mechanisms of deformation in flexible crystals using micro-focus X-ray diffraction

Thompson, Amy J., Worthy, Anna, Grosjean, Arnaud, Price, Jason R., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2021). Determining the mechanisms of deformation in flexible crystals using micro-focus X-ray diffraction. CrystEngComm, 23 (34), 5731-5737. doi: 10.1039/d1ce00401h

Determining the mechanisms of deformation in flexible crystals using micro-focus X-ray diffraction

2021

Journal Article

Dinuclear triple stranded phenyl-spaced 1,3-bis-β-diketonato lanthanide(iii) complexes: synthesis, structures and spectroscopy

Brock, A. J., Etchells, I. M., Moore, E. G. and Clegg, J. K. (2021). Dinuclear triple stranded phenyl-spaced 1,3-bis-β-diketonato lanthanide(iii) complexes: synthesis, structures and spectroscopy. Dalton Transactions, 50 (14), 4874-4879. doi: 10.1039/d1dt00393c

Dinuclear triple stranded phenyl-spaced 1,3-bis-β-diketonato lanthanide(iii) complexes: synthesis, structures and spectroscopy

2021

Journal Article

Comment on “Trimorphs of 4-bromophenyl 4-bromobenzoate. Elastic, brittle, plastic” by S. Saha and G. R. Desiraju, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6348

Whittaker, Jacob J., Brock, Aidan J., Grosjean, Arnaud, Pfrunder, Michael C., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2021). Comment on “Trimorphs of 4-bromophenyl 4-bromobenzoate. Elastic, brittle, plastic” by S. Saha and G. R. Desiraju, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6348. Chemical Communications, 57 (40), 4974-4975. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07668f

Comment on “Trimorphs of 4-bromophenyl 4-bromobenzoate. Elastic, brittle, plastic” by S. Saha and G. R. Desiraju, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6348

2021

Journal Article

The kinetics and mechanism of interconversion within a system of [Fe2L3]4+ helicates and [Fe4L6]8+ cages

Siddique, Rashid G., Arachchige, Kasun S. A., AL-Fayaad, Hydar A., Brock, Aidan J., Micallef, Aaron S., Luis, Ena T., Thoburn, John D., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2021). The kinetics and mechanism of interconversion within a system of [Fe2L3]4+ helicates and [Fe4L6]8+ cages. Chemical Communications, 57 (40), 4918-4921. doi: 10.1039/d1cc01583d

The kinetics and mechanism of interconversion within a system of [Fe2L3]4+ helicates and [Fe4L6]8+ cages

Current funding

  • 2025
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Dedicated High-throughput 3D-Electron Diffractometer (ARC LIEF grant administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2021
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Ground and excited state single crystal neutron structures of heteroleptic polypyridyl ruthenium(ii) complexes for charge density studies
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2020
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD Chemical Crystallography
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Are the metal centres ordered in a series of heterobimetallic lanthanide complexes? a neutron diffraction study
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Single crystal neutron structures of photo-redox metal complexes for ground and excited state charge density studies
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2020
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    15623 ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2019
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Flexible Molecular Crystals: Single Crystals that Bend, Stretch and Twist
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    A versatile accurate mass, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer for chemistry and proteomic applications
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Understanding hydrogen bonding in an ammonium-cryptate complex
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018
    12368: ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    12368: ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    12368: ANSTO, ACT, NSW and OLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2017
    11195: ANSTO, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Advanced X-ray Facility for Structural Elucidation and Photocrystallography
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2017
    ANSTO, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2016
    ANSTO, NSW & QLD Small Molecule Crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2016
    ANSTO, NSW & QLD Small Molecule Crystallography CAP
    Synchrotron Light Source Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016
    ANSTO, NEW & QLD Small Molecule Crystallography CAP
    Synchrotron Light Source Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015
    ANSTO, NSW & QLD Small Molecule Crystallography CAP
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    OLTC silver sulfide investigation
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Investigating the oxidation state of bis(diphenylglyoximato) cobalt dihalide catalysts by single crystal neutron diffraction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A sensitive, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer with nanoUPLC system for qualitative and quantitative biomolecule analysis.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Metal-organic materials for enantiomeric discrimination and chiral separation
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Metallo-Supramolecular Materials for Chiral Discrimination and Enantiomeric Separation
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    An advanced X-ray facility for surface and in-situ materials characterization
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Facility for fabrication and characterisation of micro/nano-optoelectronic devices
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Flexible crystals: inducing new physical properties in crystalline materials through the combination and control of intermolecular interactions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Self-assembled materials for the separation of complex mixtures
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Designing metal-organic materials through a hierarchical self-assembly strategy
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Chiral resolution with metal-organic frameworks
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jack Clegg is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New switchable metallo-supramolecular materials for separation and storage

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New Metallo-supramolecular Architectures

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Flexible Molecular Crystals: Single Crystals that Bend, Stretch and Twist

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Flexible Molecular Crystals: Single Crystals that Bend, Stretch and Twist

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tuning the flexibility of crystals through intermolecular interactions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New Metallo-supramolecular Architectures

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tuning the flexibility of crystals through intermolecular interactions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rational Design of Carboxylate Supramolecular Complexes for Pyrolysis Bio-oil Valorization

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Anion-induced transformations in metallosupramolecular cages incorporating 3,3 ' -bipyridine-cored ligands

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New flexible piezoelectric crystals

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the photoexcited states within molecular crystals

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rational Design of Carboxylate Supramolecular Complexes for Pyrolysis Bio-oil Valorization

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tuning the flexibility of crystals through intermolecular interactions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation into pore functionalisation of metal organic frameworks

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of spin-orbit coupling in spin crossover materials

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell

Completed supervision

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  • Crystals
  • Physical Sciences

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