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- Masters Chemistry University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Andrea Sella is a chemist and broadcaster based at University College London where he is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. He studies rare-earth metals and collaborates with several research groups on hydrogen storage, carbonitrides, and nanotube insertion chemistry. He has been involved in numerous television documentaries, including the 2010 BBC documentary Chemistry: A Volatile History, which was nominated for the 2010 British Academy Television Awards in the category Specialist Factual. In 2014 he presented "My Family and other Ibex" and "Urine Trouble: What's in our Water" on BBC Radio 4. He has been a guest on Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time and appeared regularly on radio programmes like Start the Week, Weekend, Newshour, the Today Programme and the Infinite Monkey Cage. He has been consultant and contributor for the BBC World Service's series "Elemental Economics" presented by Justin Rowlatt.
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- H2 and O2 Evolution from Water Half-Splitting Reactions by Graphitic Carbon Nitride Materials (2013) (356)
- Carbon nitrides: synthesis and characterization of a new class of functional materials. (2017) (215)
- Chemistry of the lanthanides using pyrazolylborate ligands. (2002) (197)
- Preparation and spectroscopic properties of the .eta.2-dihydrogen complexes [MH(.eta.2-H2)PR2CH2CH2PR2)2] + (M = iron, ruthenium; R = Ph, Et) and trends in properties down the iron group triad (1991) (100)
- Estimation of the hydrogen-hydrogen distances of .eta.2-dihydrogen ligands in the complexes trans-[M(.eta.2-H2)(H)(PR2CH2CH2PR2)2]+ [M = iron, ruthenium, R = Ph, M = osmium, R = Et] by solution NMR methods (1988) (86)
- Graphitic carbon nitride C6N9H3·HCl: Characterisation by UV and near-IR FT Raman spectroscopy (2009) (74)
- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTRAMOLECULAR CHEMICAL-EXCHANGE AND NMR-OBSERVED RATE CONSTANTS (1992) (68)
- Single Crystal, Luminescent Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Formed by Spontaneous Dissolution. (2017) (62)
- The oxidation state of Ce in the sandwich molecule cerocene (1996) (62)
- Encapsulation and Polymerization of White Phosphorus Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. (2017) (55)
- Monomeric and dimeric ruthenium(II) .eta.2-dihydrogen complexes with tricyclohexylphosphine co-ligands (1988) (48)
- NMR properties of the complexes trans-[M(.eta.2-H2)(H)(PEt2CH2CH2PEt2)2]+ (M = Fe, Ru, Os). Intramolecular exchange of atoms between .eta.2-dihydrogen and hydride ligands (1987) (46)
- Synthesis, Structure and Electronic Properties of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Films (2018) (45)
- Synthesis and structural comparison of a series of divalent Ln(Tp(R,R)')2 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Yb) and trivalent Sm(Tp(Me2))2X (X = F, Cl, I, BPh4) complexes. (2001) (45)
- DIHYDROGEN VS DIHYDRIDE - CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ELECTROCHEMICAL OR UV PES DATA AND FORCE-CONSTANTS FOR CARBONYL OR DINITROGEN LIGANDS IN OCTAHEDRAL, D6 COMPLEXES AND THEIR USE IN EXPLAINING THE BEHAVIOR OF THE DIHYDROGEN LIGAND (1987) (44)
- Synthesis and Molecular Structures of Hydrotris(dimethylpyrazolyl)borate Complexes of the Lanthanides. (1996) (33)
- Lanthanide chalcogenolate complexes: synthesis and crystal structures of the isoleptic series [Sm(TpMe,Me)2ER] (E = O, S, Se, Te; TpMe,Me = tris-3,5-dimethylpyrazolylborate). (2000) (30)
- Pressure-induced transformations and superconductivity of amorphous germanium (2010) (26)
- Facile pyrazolylborate ligand degradation at lanthanide centers: X-ray crystal structures of pyrazolylborinate-bridged bimetallics. (2002) (24)
- Are metal alkoxides linear owing to electrostatic repulsion? (2002) (23)
- XAS/EXAFS studies of Ge nanoparticles produced by reaction between Mg2Ge and GeCl4 (2011) (22)
- Trapping of anionic organic radicals by (TpMe2)2Ln (Ln = Sm, Eu). (2007) (22)
- The Use of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Composite Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications (2015) (21)
- Stable heteroleptic complexes of divalent lanthanides with bulky pyrazolylborate ligands--iodides, hydrocarbyls and triethylborohydrides. (2011) (19)
- CONVERSION OF ETA-6-ARYLPHOSPHINE TO ETA-6-BENZENE COMPLEXES OF MOLYBDENUM BY USE OF STRONG ACIDS TO CLEAVE THE PHOSPHORUS CARBON BONDS - THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF [MO(H)(ETA-6-C6H6)(PPH2CH2CH2PPH2)(PPH2F)]BF4 (1989) (19)
- Reactivity of pyrazolylborate complexes of samarium with transition metal carbonyls (1997) (19)
- Practical science at home in a pandemic world (2020) (18)
- A mystery solved? Photoelectron spectroscopic and quantum chemical studies of the ion states of CeCp3(+). (2009) (18)
- One-Dimensional Arsenic Allotropes: Polymerization of Yellow Arsenic Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. (2018) (17)
- Synthesis and structure of the first η6-pyrazine complex [V(η6-Me4pyrazine)2] and related studies (1993) (17)
- Synthesis and solid-state structures of pyrazolylmethane complexes of the rare earths. (2007) (16)
- Simple adducts of samarium and ytterbium diiodide: synthesis and molecular structures of LnI2(3,5-lutidine)4 (Ln = Sm, Yb) and YbI2(4-t-butylpyridine)4 (1998) (16)
- Photoelectron spectroscopy of Ce(η-C5H5)3 – Accessing two ion states on 4f ionization (2006) (15)
- Solid-state structure and solution behavior of eight-coordinate Sm(III) poly(pyrazolyl)borate compounds. (2001) (15)
- Tris-pyrazolylborate complexes of redox inactive lanthanides: the structures of [(TpMe2)2NdX] (X = Cl, NPh2, dpm, H2BEt2) (2004) (15)
- Synthesis and molecular structures of a redox-related pair of lanthanide complexes (1994) (15)
- Metastable phase transitions and structural transformations in solid-state materials at high pressure (2007) (14)
- Variable Photon Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Magnetism of YbCp3 and LuCp3 (2010) (14)
- Mechanism for the exchange processes observed in the compounds [M({eta}-C{sub 5}H{sub 5}){sub 2}({eta}-RCH=CH{sub 2})H] (M = Nb, Ta) (1992) (14)
- Isocarbonyl complexes of divalent samarium and ytterbium. The molecular structures of [{Ln(TptBu,Me)(THF)(µ-CO)2Mo(η-C5H4Me)(CO)}2] (Ln = Sm, Yb) (1998) (13)
- Electrochemical properties of graphitic carbon nitrides (2014) (13)
- Formation of an ion-free crystalline carbon nitride and its reversible intercalation with ionic species and molecular water† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05232h (2018) (12)
- A steric preference for linear versus bent imido ligation? Synthesis and x-ray crystal structure of [Mo(NAr)2(edtc)2] (Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3; edtc = S2CNEt2) containing two linear imido moieties (1993) (12)
- To bend or not to bend: experimental and computational studies of structural preference in Ln(Tp(iPr)2)2 (Ln = Sm, Tm). (2014) (11)
- One-Dimensional Pnictogen Allotropes inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. (2019) (11)
- Dihydrogen vs. hydrogen bonding in the solvation of ammonia borane by tetrahydrofuran and liquid ammonia. (2018) (10)
- Eight-co-ordination in lanthanide pyrazolylborate chemistry: crystalstructures of[LaTpMe,Me2(MeCN)(O3SCF3)]·MeCN,[NdTpMe,Me2(MeCN)2][O3SCF3] and[LaTpMe,Me2(NO3)]·MeCN[TpMe,Me = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)hydroborate] (1997) (9)
- Pharaoh's Serpents: New Insights into a Classic Carbon Nitride Material (2017) (9)
- Half-sandwich pyrazolylborate complexes of the lanthanides: the molecular structures of [Yb{HB(3-But-5-Me-pyrazolyl)3}I(thf)] and [Yb{HB(3But-5-Me-pyrazolyl)3}I-(3,5-lutidine)2] (1994) (9)
- Some chemistry of half-sandwich η-arene tungsten compounds (1992) (9)
- Scandium, Yttrium, and the Lanthanides (2002) (8)
- Pressure-induced structural transformations of the Zintl phase sodium silicide (2009) (8)
- A new mechanism for exchange processes observed in the compounds [M(η-C5H5)2(exo-η-RCHCH2)H], M = Nb and Ta (1989) (7)
- Aquaporin-like water transport in nanoporous crystalline layered carbon nitride (2020) (7)
- Multiple nitrene insertions into the copper–sulfur bonds ofdithiocarbamate ligands: synthesis and molecular structure of thetetraamido complex[Cu{η2-RNSC(NMe2)SNR}2] (R= SO2C6H4Me-p) (1997) (7)
- Synthesis and structure of heteroleptic ytterbium (II) tetrahydroborate complexes (2009) (6)
- Can mono- or di-butyltin chlorides produce tributyltin chloride at elevated temperatures? Implications for applications in chemical vapour deposition (2006) (6)
- Variable photon energy photoelectron spectroscopy of tris-cyclopentadienyl lanthanides. (2014) (6)
- No to NO2- conversion by divalent lanthanides: synthesis and crystal structure of [Sm(TpMe2,4-Et)2NO2] (2004) (6)
- High-pressure synthesis and structural behavior of sodium orthonitrate Na3NO4 (2011) (6)
- Medium-density amorphous ice (2023) (5)
- Multiple nitrene insertions into metal-sulfur bonds of dithiocarbamate complexes: synthesis of sulfido-amido and zwitterionic tetraamido complexes. (2005) (5)
- Structure and reactivity of 2,4,6-tricyano-1,3,5-triazine under high-pressure conditions (2019) (4)
- The use of pyrazolylborates as ancillaries for lanthanide complexes (2000) (4)
- The reaction of samarium(II) with manganese carbonyl: unexpected conversion of CO to formate. X-ray crystal structures of [Sm(TpMe2)2]Mn(CO)5 and {[Sm(TpMe2)2]2(μ-HCO2)}Mn(CO)5 (TpMe2=HB(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl) (2002) (3)
- Monomeric and Dimeric Ruthenium(II) η2-Dihydrogen Complexes with Tricyclohexylphosphine Coligands. (1988) (3)
- Reduction of rhenium decacarbonyl by samarium(II): synthesis and structure of the spiked triangular anion [HRe4(CO)17]− (1999) (3)
- The nature of the normal modes of [Mo2(CN)8]4− (2000) (3)
- Charge transfer salts of the lanthanides: the crystal structure of [Yb(TpMe,Me)2][TCNE]·(THF)6 (2001) (2)
- NMR Properties of the Complexes trans‐(M(η2‐H2)(H)(PEt2CH2CH2PEt2)2)+, M: Fe, Ru, Os; Intramolecular Exchange of Atoms Between η2‐Dihydrogen and Hydride Ligands. (1987) (2)
- Monoclinic and triclinic forms of [1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)propane](η6‐methyldiphenylphosphine)(methyldiphenylphosphine)molybdenum(0) benzene solvate (1988) (2)
- Rethinking practical classes (2017) (2)
- New chemistry of binuclear molybdenocene compounds: unexpected synthesis of the bis(fulvalene) derivative [Mo2(µ-η : η-C10H8)2H2] (1994) (1)
- Many faces of Edward Teller (2003) (1)
- One-Dimensional Arsenic Allotropes: Polymerization of Yellow Arsenic Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (2018) (1)
- Estimation of the H‐H Distances of η2‐Dihydrogen Ligands in the Complexes trans‐(M(η2‐H2)(H)(PR2CH2CH2PR2)2)+ (I) (M: Fe, Ru, R: Ph; M: Os, R: Et) by Solution NMR Methods. (1989) (1)
- Dewar's Flask (2008) (1)
- Graphitic carbon nitride C6N9H3 center dot HCl: Characterisation by UV and near-IR FT Raman spectroscopy (2009) (1)
- Chemistry, Society and Environment. A New History of the British Chemical Industry Edited by Colin Russell Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999 £59.50 hardback, ISBN 0-85404-599-6 (2002) (0)
- Novel lanthanide pyrazolyl borate complexes with fast data acquisition at low temperature (1996) (0)
- Accessing two final states by ionizing the F electron in a Ce(III) compound (2006) (0)
- Gooch's crucible (2010) (0)
- Drechsel's bottle (2008) (0)
- Hershberg's stirrer (2011) (0)
- Elementary tales (2001) (0)
- Gaede's diffusion pump (2009) (0)
- There's hafnium... (2013) (0)
- Vigreux's column (2008) (0)
- Gadolin's condenser (2009) (0)
- Saussure's cyanometer (2010) (0)
- Haldane's blood gas analyser (2010) (0)
- Demonstrating the Bigger Picture (2010) (0)
- Hirsch's funnel (2009) (0)
- An elementary history lesson (2013) (0)
- Paul McMillan (1956–2022) (2022) (0)
- Perkin's' triangle (2009) (0)
- Lovelock's detector (2015) (0)
- Mohr's burette (2008) (0)
- Buchner's funnel (2009) (0)
- The Collie Tube (2013) (0)
- Woulfe’s Bottle (2016) (0)
- Signer's Osmometer (2008) (0)
- Dean-Stark Apparatus (2010) (0)
- Kipp's apparatus (2007) (0)
- Avery A Morton (1893-1983) (2010) (0)
- Bridgman's seal (2010) (0)
- Volta's piles (2011) (0)
- Claisen's Flask (2008) (0)
- Craig's rotary evaporator (2011) (0)
- Mary's bath (2009) (0)
- Fabry and Perot’s Interferometer (2017) (0)
- Signer's Dog (2008) (0)
- (PhTe)3-: The Anionic Tellurium Analogue of I3-. (1999) (0)
- Cooperative O-H$\cdots\pi$ and C-H$\cdots$O Hydrogen Bonding in Benzene-Methanol Solution: Strong Structures from Weak Interactions (2022) (0)
- Charge transfer salts of the lanthanides: the crystal structure of [Yb(Tp(Me,Me))(2)][TCNE]center dot(THF)(6) (2001) (0)
- Towards one-pot green synthesis of nanoporous carbon nitrides (2019) (0)
- The element in the room (2011) (0)
- Weak Interactions in Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)–Tertiary Amide Solutions: The Versatility of DMSO as a Solvent (2022) (0)
- The Heavier d‐Block Metals: Aspects of Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry Oxford Chemistry Primers No. 73 C.E. Housecroft Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999 96 pages. £5.99 ISBN 0‐19‐850103‐X (2000) (0)
- NEW ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY VIA METAL ATOM SYNTHESIS (1988) (0)
- An algorithm to establish whether a given rectangular array is a sub-array of a rectangular array also given (1980) (0)
- A RANGE OF REACTIVITY MODES OF TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES CONTAINING ETA-2-DIHYDROGEN OR ETA-1-HYDRIDE LIGANDS (1986) (0)
- Dihydrogen vs. Dihydride. Correlations Between Electrochemical or UV PES Data and Force Constants for Carbonyl or Dinitrogen Ligands in Octahedral, d6 Complexes and Their Use in Explaining the Behavior of the Dihydrogen Ligand. (1987) (0)
- Eight-co-ordination in lanthanide pyrazolylborate chemistry: Crystal structures of [LaTp(2)(Me,Me)(MeCN)(O3SCF3)]center dot MeCN,[NdTp(2)(Me,Me)(MeCN)(2)][O3SCF3] and [LaTp(2)(Me,Me)(NO3)]center dot MeCN[Tp(Me,Me) equals tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)hydroborate] (1997) (0)
- Book review: Synthesis of organometallic compounds: A practical guide. S. Komiya (ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1997. 434 pages. 65.00 (hardback); 29.95 (paperback) ISBN 0-471-97070-0 (hardback); 0-471-97195-2 (paperback) (1998) (0)
- MECHANISM FOR THE EXCHANGE PROCESSES OBSERVED IN THE COMPOUNDS [M(ETA-C5H5)2(ETA-RCH=CH2)H] (M = NB, TA) (1992) (0)
- High-Pressure Synthesis and Structural Behavior of Sodium Orthonitrate Na3NO4. (2011) (0)
- Chemistry of the Lanthanoids Using Pyrazolylborate Ligands (2010) (0)
- A NEW MECHANISM FOR EXCHANGE PROCESSES OBSERVED IN THE COMPOUNDS [NB(ETA-C5H5)2(EXO-ETA-RCH=CH2)H], [TA(ETA-C5H5)2(EXO-ETA-RCH=CH2)H] (1989) (0)
- Covalency in the tris-cyclopentadienyl lanthanides and their cations (2014) (0)
- Conversion of η6-Arylphosphine to η6-Benzene Complexes of Molybdenum by Use of Strong Acids to Cleave the Phosphorus-Carbon Bonds. The Crystal and Molecular Structure of (Mo(H)(η6-C6H6)(PPh2CH2CH2PPh2)(PPh2F))BF4. (1989) (0)
- Vernier's Scale (2010) (0)
- World records in chemistry. H.-J. Quadbeck-Seeger (ed.), R. Faust, G. Knaus and U. Siemling. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1999. xvi + 361 pages. £22.50 ISBN 3-527-29574-7 (2001) (0)
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