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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258 works between 2004 and 2025
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2017

Journal Article

Efficient ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone catalysed by isomeric pyridyl beta-diketonate iron(III) complexes

Lee, Sze-Ling, Hu, Fei-Long, Shang, Xiu-Juan, Shi, Yi-Xiang, Tan, Ai Ling, Mizera, Jens, Clegg, Jack K., Zhang, Wen-Hua, Young, David J. and Lang, Jian-Ping (2017). Efficient ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone catalysed by isomeric pyridyl beta-diketonate iron(III) complexes. New Journal of Chemistry, 41 (23), 14457-14465. doi: 10.1039/c7nj03571c

Efficient ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone catalysed by isomeric pyridyl beta-diketonate iron(III) complexes

2017

Journal Article

Reversible Pressure-Controlled Depolymerization of a Copper(II)-Containing Coordination Polymer

Clegg, Jack K., Brock, Aidan J., Jolliffe, Katrina A., Lindoy, Leonard F., Parsons, Simon, Tasker, Peter A. and White, Fraser J. (2017). Reversible Pressure-Controlled Depolymerization of a Copper(II)-Containing Coordination Polymer. Chemistry-A European Journal, 23 (51), 12480-12483. doi: 10.1002/chem.201703115

Reversible Pressure-Controlled Depolymerization of a Copper(II)-Containing Coordination Polymer

2017

Journal Article

Synthesis and characterisation of new tripodal lanthanide complexes and investigation of their optical and magnetic properties

Craze, Alexander R, Huang, Xin-Da, Etchells, Isaac, Zheng, Li-Min, Bhadbhade, Mohan M, Marjo, Christopher E, Clegg, Jack K, Moore, Evan G, Avdeev, Maxim, Lindoy, Leonard F and Li, Feng (2017). Synthesis and characterisation of new tripodal lanthanide complexes and investigation of their optical and magnetic properties. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 46 (36), 12177-12184. doi: 10.1039/c7dt02556d

Synthesis and characterisation of new tripodal lanthanide complexes and investigation of their optical and magnetic properties

2017

Journal Article

Spin-state patterning in an iron(II) tripodal spin-crossover complex

Li, Li, Neville, Suzanne M., Craze, Alexander R., Clegg, Jack K., Sciortino, Natasha F., Arachchige, Kasun S. Athukorala, Mustonen, Outi, Marjo, Christopher E., McRae, Christopher R., Kepert, Cameron J., Lindoy, Leonard F., Aldrich-Wright, Janice R. and Li, Feng (2017). Spin-state patterning in an iron(II) tripodal spin-crossover complex. ACS Omega, 2 (7), 3349-3353. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00630

Spin-state patterning in an iron(II) tripodal spin-crossover complex

2017

Journal Article

Zero in-plane thermal expansion in guest-tunable 2D coordination polymers

Ohtani, Ryo, Grosjean, Arnaud, Ishikawa, Ryuta, Yamamoto, Riho, Nakamura, Masaaki, Clegg, Jack K. and Hayami, Shinya (2017). Zero in-plane thermal expansion in guest-tunable 2D coordination polymers. Inorganic Chemistry, 56 (11), 6225-6233. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00282

Zero in-plane thermal expansion in guest-tunable 2D coordination polymers

2017

Journal Article

Celebrating Professor Len Lindoy's 80th Birthday

Beves, Jonathon E., Clegg, Jack K., Keene, F. Richard and Kim, Yang (2017). Celebrating Professor Len Lindoy's 80th Birthday. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70 (5), 447-449. doi: 10.1071/CHv70n5_FO

Celebrating Professor Len Lindoy's 80th Birthday

2017

Journal Article

Synthesis and characterisation of two Cu(I) metalloligands based on tetradentate tripodal ligands

Li, Li, Craze, Alexander R., Fanna, Daniel J., Brock, Aidan J., Clegg, Jack K., Lindoy, Leonard F., Aldrich-Wright, Janice R., Reynolds, Jason K. and Li, Feng (2017). Synthesis and characterisation of two Cu(I) metalloligands based on tetradentate tripodal ligands. Polyhedron, 125, 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.08.049

Synthesis and characterisation of two Cu(I) metalloligands based on tetradentate tripodal ligands

2017

Journal Article

Co-crystallisation of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene with three different symmetric dipyridylacetylacetone Isomers produces four halogen-bonded architectures

Brown, Joshua J., Brock, Aidan J., Pfrunder, Michael C., Sarju, Julia P., Perry, Abigail Z., Whitwood, Adrian C., Bruce, Duncan W., McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2017). Co-crystallisation of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene with three different symmetric dipyridylacetylacetone Isomers produces four halogen-bonded architectures. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70 (5), 594-600. doi: 10.1071/CH16673

Co-crystallisation of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene with three different symmetric dipyridylacetylacetone Isomers produces four halogen-bonded architectures

2017

Journal Article

Synthesis of Two 2,2′-Bipyridine containing macrocycles for the preparation of interlocked architectures

Whittaker, Jacob , Moorthy, Suresh , Cremers, Jonathan , Price, Jason R. , McMurtrie, John C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2017). Synthesis of Two 2,2′-Bipyridine containing macrocycles for the preparation of interlocked architectures. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70 (5), 588-593. doi: 10.1071/CH16710

Synthesis of Two 2,2′-Bipyridine containing macrocycles for the preparation of interlocked architectures

2017

Journal Article

Cytotoxicity of a series of norcantharidin-inspired tetrahydroepoxyisoindole carboxamides

Spare, Lawson K. , Falsetta, Pasquale, Gilbert, Jayne, Harman, David G. , Baker, Mark A. , Li, Feng, McCluskey, Adam, Clegg, Jack K. , Sakoff, Jennette A., Aldrich-Wright, Janice R. and Gordon, Christopher P. (2017). Cytotoxicity of a series of norcantharidin-inspired tetrahydroepoxyisoindole carboxamides. ChemMedChem, 12 (2), 130-145. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201600573

Cytotoxicity of a series of norcantharidin-inspired tetrahydroepoxyisoindole carboxamides

2017

Book Chapter

Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages

Brock, Aidan J., Al-Fayaad, Hydar, Pfrunder, Michael C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2017). Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages. Functional supramolecular materials: from surfaces to MOFs. (pp. 325-387) edited by Rahul Banerjee. Cambridge, United Kingdom: RSC Books. doi: 10.1039/9781788010276-00325

Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages

2017

Book Chapter

Chiral metallosupramolecular polyhedra

Clegg, Jack K. and McMurtrie, John C. (2017). Chiral metallosupramolecular polyhedra. Chirality in supramolecular assemblies: causes and consequences. (pp. 218-256) edited by F. Richard Keene. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118867334.ch8

Chiral metallosupramolecular polyhedra

2017

Book Chapter

Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages

Brock, Aidan J., Al-Fayaad, Hydar, Pfrunder, Michael C. and Clegg, Jack K. (2017). Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages. Functional supramolecular materials: from surfaces to MOFs. (pp. 325-387) edited by Rahul Banerjee. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Functional metallo-supramolecular polyhedral capsules and cages

2016

Journal Article

The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry

Shi, Yan X., Xu, Kai, Clegg, Jack K., Ganguly, Rakesh, Hirao, Hajime, Friščić, Tomislav and García, Felipe (2016). The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry. Angewandte Chemie, 128 (41), 12928-12932. doi: 10.1002/ange.201605936

The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry

2016

Journal Article

The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry

Shi, Yan X., Xu, Kai, Clegg, Jack K., Ganguly, Rakesh, Hirao, Hajime, Friscic, Tomislav and Garcia, Felipe (2016). The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 55 (41), 12736-12740. doi: 10.1002/anie.201605936

The first synthesis of the sterically encumbered adamantoid phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: enabled by mechanochemistry

2016

Journal Article

Orange-red-light-emitting field-effect transistors based on phosphorescent Pt(II) complexes with area emission

Wawrzinek, Robert, Muhieddine, Khalid, Ullah, Mujeeb, Koszo, Peter B., Shaw, Paul E., Grosjean, Arnaud, Maasoumi, Fatemeh, Stoltzfus, Dani M., Clegg, Jack K., Burn, Paul L., Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2016). Orange-red-light-emitting field-effect transistors based on phosphorescent Pt(II) complexes with area emission. Advanced Optical Materials, 4 (11), 1867-1874. doi: 10.1002/adom.201600460

Orange-red-light-emitting field-effect transistors based on phosphorescent Pt(II) complexes with area emission

2016

Journal Article

Adducts of aqua complexes of Ln3+ with hexahydroxyhexamethylcucurbit[6]uril: potential application in the isolation of heavy lanthanides

Zhao, Wenxuan, Wang, Chuanzeng, Zhang, Ying, Zhang, Yunqian, Xue, Saifeng, Tao, Zhu, Clegg, Jack K., Zhu, Qianjiang, Lindoy, Leonard F. and Wei, Gang (2016). Adducts of aqua complexes of Ln3+ with hexahydroxyhexamethylcucurbit[6]uril: potential application in the isolation of heavy lanthanides. New Journal of Chemistry, 40 (3), 2763-2767. doi: 10.1039/c5nj00964b

Adducts of aqua complexes of Ln3+ with hexahydroxyhexamethylcucurbit[6]uril: potential application in the isolation of heavy lanthanides

2016

Journal Article

Uranium(VI) hybrid materials with [(UO2)3(µ3-O)(µ2-OH)3]+ as the sub–building unit via uranyl–cation interactions

Zhang, Yingjie, Clegg, Jack K., Lu, Kim, Lumpkin, Gregory R., Tran, Toan Trong, Aharonovich, Igor, Scales, Nicholas and Li, Feng (2016). Uranium(VI) hybrid materials with [(UO2)3(µ3-O)(µ2-OH)3]+ as the sub–building unit via uranyl–cation interactions. ChemistrySelect, 1 (1), 7-12. doi: 10.1002/slct.201500043

Uranium(VI) hybrid materials with [(UO2)3(µ3-O)(µ2-OH)3]+ as the sub–building unit via uranyl–cation interactions

2015

Journal Article

Synthesis and Analysis of the Structure, Diffusion and Cytotoxicity of Heterocyclic Platinum(IV) Complexes.

Macias, Freddy J., Deo, Krishant M., Pages, Benjamin J., Wormell, Paul, Clegg, Jack K., Zhang, Yingjie, Li, Feng, Zheng, Gang, Sakoff, Jennette, Gilbert, Jayne and Aldrich-Wright, Janice R. (2015). Synthesis and Analysis of the Structure, Diffusion and Cytotoxicity of Heterocyclic Platinum(IV) Complexes.. Chemistry - A European Journal, 21 (47), 16990-17001. doi: 10.1002/chem.201502159

Synthesis and Analysis of the Structure, Diffusion and Cytotoxicity of Heterocyclic Platinum(IV) Complexes.

2015

Journal Article

A large spin-crossover [Fe4L4]8+ tetrahedral cage

Li, Li, Saigo, Naoto, Zhang, Yingjie, Fanna, Daniel J., Shepherd, Nicholas D., Clegg, Jack K., Zheng, Rongkun, Hayami, Shinya, Lindoy, Leonard F., Aldrich-Wright, Janice R., Li, Chun-Guang, Reynolds, Jason K., Harman, David G. and Li, Feng (2015). A large spin-crossover [Fe4L4]8+ tetrahedral cage. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3 (30), 7878-7882. doi: 10.1039/c5tc00991j

A large spin-crossover [Fe4L4]8+ tetrahedral cage

Current funding

  • 2025
    ANSTO, ACT, NSW and QLD chemical crystallography CAP
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025
    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 - 2025
    Dedicated High-throughput 3D-Electron Diffractometer (ARC LIEF grant administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    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

    Understanding the photoexcited states within molecular crystals

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Evan Moore

  • Doctor Philosophy

    New flexible piezoelectric crystals

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    High-resolution crystallographic studies on mechanically fl exible crystals

    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

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Harvesting Fluorine from Fluorocarbons: Developing Transfer Fluorination

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Rowan Young

  • 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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  • Chemistry
  • Crystals
  • Physical Sciences

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