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)

161 - 180 of 257 works

2012

Journal Article

Guanidinium binding modulates guest exchange within an [M4L6] capsule

Zarra, Salvatore, Smulders, Maarten M. J., Lefebvre, Quentin, Clegg, Jack K. and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2012). Guanidinium binding modulates guest exchange within an [M4L6] capsule. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51 (28), 6882-6885. doi: 10.1002/anie.201202665

Guanidinium binding modulates guest exchange within an [M4L6] capsule

2012

Journal Article

Molecular capsules and coordination polymers from a backbone-modified cyclic peptide bearing pyridyl arms

Dong, Ying, Loong, David T. J., Yuen, Alex K. L., Black, Richard J., O'Malley, Shane, Clegg, Jack K., Lindoy, Leonard F. and Jolliffe, Katrina A. (2012). Molecular capsules and coordination polymers from a backbone-modified cyclic peptide bearing pyridyl arms. Supramolecular Chemistry, 24 (7), 508-519. doi: 10.1080/10610278.2012.688128

Molecular capsules and coordination polymers from a backbone-modified cyclic peptide bearing pyridyl arms

2012

Journal Article

Metal induced folding: Synthesis and conformational analysis of the lanthanide complexes of two 44-membered hydrazone macrocycles

Klein, Joerg M., Clegg, Jack K., Saggiomo, Vittorio, Reck, Lisa, Luening, Ulrich and Sanders, Jeremy K. M. (2012). Metal induced folding: Synthesis and conformational analysis of the lanthanide complexes of two 44-membered hydrazone macrocycles. Dalton Transactions, 41 (13), 3780-3786. doi: 10.1039/c2dt11861k

Metal induced folding: Synthesis and conformational analysis of the lanthanide complexes of two 44-membered hydrazone macrocycles

2012

Journal Article

Chelation-controlled molecular morphology: aminal to imine rearrangements

Clegg, Jack K., Harrowfield, Jack, Kim, Yang, Lee, Young Hoon, Lehn, Jean-Marie, Lim, Woo Taik and Thuery, Pierre (2012). Chelation-controlled molecular morphology: aminal to imine rearrangements. Dalton Transactions, 41 (15), 4335-4357. doi: 10.1039/c2dt12250b

Chelation-controlled molecular morphology: aminal to imine rearrangements

2012

Conference Publication

Host-guest dynamics of self-assembled M<sub>8</sub>L<sub>6</sub> cubes

Thoburn, John D., Meng, Wenjing, Clegg, Jack K. and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2012). Host-guest dynamics of self-assembled M8L6 cubes. 243rd National Spring Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society, San Diego Ca, Mar 25-29, 2012. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Host-guest dynamics of self-assembled M<sub>8</sub>L<sub>6</sub> cubes

2012

Journal Article

Metal template synthesis of a tripodal tris(bipyridyl) receptor that encapsulates a proton and an iron(II) centre in a pseudo cage

Glasson, Christopher R. K., Meehan, George V., Motti, Cherie A., Clegg, Jack K., Davies, Murray S. and Lindoy, Leonard F. (2012). Metal template synthesis of a tripodal tris(bipyridyl) receptor that encapsulates a proton and an iron(II) centre in a pseudo cage. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65 (10), 1371-1376. doi: 10.1071/CH11501

Metal template synthesis of a tripodal tris(bipyridyl) receptor that encapsulates a proton and an iron(II) centre in a pseudo cage

2012

Journal Article

Subcomponent self-assembly and guest-binding properties of face-capped Fe4L48+ capsules

Bilbeisi, Rana A., Clegg, Jack K., Elgrishi, Noemie, de Hatten, Xavier, Devillard, Marc, Breiner, Boris, Mal, Prasenjit and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2012). Subcomponent self-assembly and guest-binding properties of face-capped Fe4L48+ capsules. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (11), 5110-5119. doi: 10.1021/ja2092272

Subcomponent self-assembly and guest-binding properties of face-capped Fe4L48+ capsules

2012

Journal Article

Pendent nucleophiles on coordination complexes: hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor ability

Clegg, Jack K., Harrowfield, Jack M., Kim, Yang, Lee, Young Hoon, Madalan, Augustin, Thuery, Pierre and Woo, Arim (2012). Pendent nucleophiles on coordination complexes: hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor ability. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65 (7), 734-749. doi: 10.1071/CH11447

Pendent nucleophiles on coordination complexes: hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor ability

2012

Journal Article

Neutral cryptand-like cyclic peptide-thiourea receptors for selective recognition of sulphate anions in aqueous solvents

Young, Philip G., Clegg, Jack K. and Jolliffe, Katrina A. (2012). Neutral cryptand-like cyclic peptide-thiourea receptors for selective recognition of sulphate anions in aqueous solvents. Supramolecular Chemistry, 24 (2), 77-87. doi: 10.1080/10610278.2011.622388

Neutral cryptand-like cyclic peptide-thiourea receptors for selective recognition of sulphate anions in aqueous solvents

2012

Book Chapter

Bioinspired self-assembly I: self-assembled structures

Lindoy, Leonard F., Richardson, Christopher and Clegg, Jack K. (2012). Bioinspired self-assembly I: self-assembled structures. Bioinspiration and biomimicry in chemistry: reverse-engineering nature. (pp. 17-46) edited by Gerhard F. Swiegers. Hoboken NJ, United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118310083.ch2

Bioinspired self-assembly I: self-assembled structures

2012

Journal Article

Transformative binding and release of gold guests from a self-assembled Cu8L4 tube

Meng, Wenjing, Clegg, Jack K. and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2012). Transformative binding and release of gold guests from a self-assembled Cu8L4 tube. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 51 (8), 1881-1884. doi: 10.1002/anie.201108450

Transformative binding and release of gold guests from a self-assembled Cu8L4 tube

2012

Journal Article

Nonlinear enhancement of chiroptical response through subcomponent substitution in M4L6 cages

Ousaka, Naoki, Clegg, Jack K. and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2012). Nonlinear enhancement of chiroptical response through subcomponent substitution in M4L6 cages. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 51 (6), 1464-1468. doi: 10.1002/anie.201107532

Nonlinear enhancement of chiroptical response through subcomponent substitution in M4L6 cages

2012

Book Chapter

Template synthesis

Clegg, Jack Kay and Lindoy, Leonard F. (2012). Template synthesis. Anion coordination chemistry. (pp. 289-320) edited by Kristin Bowman-James, Antonio Bianchi and Enrique García-Espana. Weinheim, Gemany: Wiley-VCH.

Template synthesis

2011

Journal Article

Copper(II) template synthesis of a new N2S2-donor macrocycle incorporating a pendent pyridyl substituent

Mora, Cindy, Lee, Young Hoon, Clegg, Jack K., Lindoy, Leonard F., Lee, Hong In, Lim, Woo Taik and Kim, Yang (2011). Copper(II) template synthesis of a new N2S2-donor macrocycle incorporating a pendent pyridyl substituent. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 71 (3-4), 389-394. doi: 10.1007/s10847-010-9886-1

Copper(II) template synthesis of a new N2S2-donor macrocycle incorporating a pendent pyridyl substituent

2011

Journal Article

Silver(I) coordination polymers incorporating neutral γ-carbon bound N, N ′-bis(acetylacetone)alkanediimine units

Zhang, Qi-Long, Zhu, Bi-Xue, Zhang, Yun-Qiuan, Tao, Zhu, Clegg, Jack K., Lindoy, Leonard F. and Wei, Gang (2011). Silver(I) coordination polymers incorporating neutral γ-carbon bound N, N ′-bis(acetylacetone)alkanediimine units. Crystal Growth and Design, 11 (12), 5688-5695. doi: 10.1021/cg201222a

Silver(I) coordination polymers incorporating neutral γ-carbon bound N, N ′-bis(acetylacetone)alkanediimine units

2011

Journal Article

Structural diversity in coordination polymers constructed from a naphthalene-spaced dipyridyl ligand and iron(II) thiocyanate

Li, Feng, Clegg, Jack K. and Kepert, Cameron J. (2011). Structural diversity in coordination polymers constructed from a naphthalene-spaced dipyridyl ligand and iron(II) thiocyanate. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 71 (3-4), 381-388. doi: 10.1007/s10847-011-0016-5

Structural diversity in coordination polymers constructed from a naphthalene-spaced dipyridyl ligand and iron(II) thiocyanate

2011

Journal Article

Liquid-liquid extraction studies with 4,4 '-biphenylene-spaced bis-beta-diketones

Clegg, Jack K., Antonioli, Bianca, Bray, David J., Gloe, Karsten, Gloe, Kerstin, Jolliffe, Katrina A., Kataeva, Olga N., Meehan, George V. and Wenzel, Marco (2011). Liquid-liquid extraction studies with 4,4 '-biphenylene-spaced bis-beta-diketones. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 71 (3-4), 319-329. doi: 10.1007/s10847-011-9954-1

Liquid-liquid extraction studies with 4,4 '-biphenylene-spaced bis-beta-diketones

2011

Journal Article

Controlling the transmission of stereochemical information through space in terphenyl-edged Fe 4L 6 cages

Meng, Wenjing, Clegg, Jack K., Thoburn, John D. and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2011). Controlling the transmission of stereochemical information through space in terphenyl-edged Fe 4L 6 cages. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (34), 13652-13660. doi: 10.1021/ja205254s

Controlling the transmission of stereochemical information through space in terphenyl-edged Fe 4L 6 cages

2011

Journal Article

Reversible anion-templated self-assembly of [2+2] and [3+3] metallomacrocycles containing a new dicopper(I) motif

Dry, Emily F. V., Clegg, Jack K., Breiner, Boris, Whitaker, Daniel E., Stefak, Roman and Nitschke, Jonathan R. (2011). Reversible anion-templated self-assembly of [2+2] and [3+3] metallomacrocycles containing a new dicopper(I) motif. Chemical Communications, 47 (21), 6021-6023. doi: 10.1039/c1cc11206f

Reversible anion-templated self-assembly of [2+2] and [3+3] metallomacrocycles containing a new dicopper(I) motif

2011

Journal Article

Interaction of copper(II) with ditopic pyridyl-β-diketone ligands: dimeric, framework, and metallogel structures

Dudek, Melanie, Clegg, Jack K., Glasson, Christopher R. K., Kelly, Norman, Gloe, Kerstin, Gloe, Karsten, Kelling, Alexandra, Buschmann, Hans-Juergen, Jolliffe, Katrina A., Lindoy, Leonard F. and Meehan, George V. (2011). Interaction of copper(II) with ditopic pyridyl-β-diketone ligands: dimeric, framework, and metallogel structures. Crystal Growth and Design, 11 (5), 1697-1704. doi: 10.1021/cg101629w

Interaction of copper(II) with ditopic pyridyl-β-diketone ligands: dimeric, framework, and metallogel structures

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

    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

    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

    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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