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Syntheses and properties of light and heavy f-element compounds

PhD thesis, The University of Edinburgh, Arnold group, 2015

Reductive metalation of the uranyl oxo-groups with main Group-, d- and f-block metals


Diploma thesis, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Weber group, 2011

Supramolekulare Liganden auf Basis von Biscalixarenen zur Komplexierung von Actinoiden


Publications

5. A. Pitto-Barry, A. Lupan, M. Zegke, T. Swift, A. A. A. Attia, R. M. Lord, N. P. E. Barry
Pseudo electron-deficient organometallics: limited reactivity towards electron-donating ligands

Dalton Trans.
2017, 46
, 15601-15601.

4. P. L. Arnold, B. E. Cowie, M. Suvova, M. Zegke, N. Magnani, E. Colineau, J.-C. Griveau, R. Caciuffo, J. B. Love
Axially Symmetric U-O-Ln and U-O-U containing molecules from the control of uranyl reduction with simple f-block halides

Angew.
Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10775-10779.

3. J. R. Pankhurst, N. L. Bell, M. Zegke
, L. N. Platts, C. A. Lamsfus, L. Maron, L. S. Natrajan, S. Sproules, P. L. Arnold, J. B. Love
Inner-sphere vs. outer-sphere reduction of uranyl supported by a redox-active, donor-expanded dipyrrin

Chem. Sci
. 2017, 8, 108-116.

2. P. L. Arnold, M. S. Dutkiewicz, M. Zegke, O. Walter, C. Apostolidis, E. Hollis, A.-F. Pécharman, N. Magnani, J.-C. Griveau, E. Colineau, R. Caciuffo, X. Zhang, G. Schreckenbach, J. B. Love
Subtle Interactions and Electron Transfer between UIII, NpIII, or PuIII and Uranyl Mediated by the Oxo Group
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12797-12801.

1. M. Zegke, G. S. Nichol, P. L. Arnold, J. B. Love
Catalytic one-electron reduction of uranyl(VI) to Group 1 uranyl(V) complexes via Al(III) coordination

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (27), 5876-5879.

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