Professor Jim A. Thomas

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Bio-inorganic Chemistry

James Thomas
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Professor Jim A. Thomas
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
Sheffield
S3 7HF
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Prof. Thomas obtained a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Reading in 1982 and a PhD from the University of Birmingham in 1993. After his PhD he became a Royal Society European Exchange Fellow at the Universite Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg in 1993, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sheffield in 1994. In 1995 he was appointed as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.

In 2004 he was appointed lecturer and promoted to senior lecturer (2007), reader (2010), and professor (2015).

Qualifications
  • PGCE (1983)
Research interests

My group is particularly interested in using photochemically and/or electrochemically active metal centres to produce functional molecular architectures. Most of our work is inspired in some way by biological systems. For example, by using a combination of hydrogen and coordination bonding we are investigating the metal-ion directed self-assembly of hosts and sensors for anions, bioanions and biomolecules.

Using a similar approach we are creating hosts that function as molecular devices such as ion-gated switches. Finally, we are very interested at the way oligonuclear luminescent coordination complexes interact with biomolecules such as DNA. This work includes in cellulo studies aimed at identifying new optical imaging probes with multiple output modalities and also potential novel therapeutic leads.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Pramanik SK, Sreedharan S, Kandoth N, Bernardino de la Serna J, Das A & Thomas JA (2025) . Nat Rev Chem.
  • Thomas J (2025) . Dalton Transactions.
  • Glover C, Fairbanks S, Robertson CC, Richard Keene F, Green NH & Thomas JA (2025) . Dalton Transactions, 54(20), 8241-8250.
  • Varney AM, Smitten KL, Southam HM, Fairbanks SD, Robertson CC, Thomas JA & McLean S (2024) . ACS Infectious Diseases, 10(9), 3346-3357.
  • Noakes FF, Smitten KL, Maple LEC, Bernardino de la Serna J, Robertson CC, Pritchard D, Fairbanks SD, Weinstein JA, Smythe CGW & Thomas JA (2024) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(18), 12836-12849.
  • Aderinto SO, John T, Onawole A, Galleh RP & Thomas JA (2024) . Dalton Transactions, 53(17), 7282-7291.
  • Yusoh NA, Tiley PR, James SD, Harun SN, Thomas JA, Saad N, Hii L-W, Chia SL, Gill MR & Ahmad H (2023) . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66(10), 6922-6937.
  • Saeed HK, Jarman PJ, Sreedharan S, Mowll R, Auty AJ, Chauvet AAP, Smythe CGW, de la Serna JB & Thomas JA (2023) . Chemistry A European Journal, 29(34).
  • Aderinto SO, Thomas JA & Robertson CC (2023) . Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications, 79(4), 356-360.
  • Smitten K, Southam HM, Fairbanks S, Graf A, Chauvet A & Thomas JA (2023) . Chemistry A European Journal, 29(11).
  • Raza A, Archer SAA, Thomas JAA, MacNeil S & Haycock JWW (2023) . RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 14(1), 65-73.
  • Pramanik SK, Sreedharan S, Tiwari R, Dutta S, Kandoth N, Barman S, Aderinto SO, Chattopadhyay S, Das A & Thomas JA (2022) . Chemical Society Reviews, 51(24), 9882-9916.
  • Gill MR, Jarman PJ, Hearnden V, Fairbanks SD, Bassetto M, Maib H, Palmer J, Ayscough KR, Thomas JA & Smythe C (2022) . Angew Chem Weinheim Bergstr Ger, 134(27), e202117449.
  • Gill MR, Jarman PJ, Hearnden V, Bassetto M, fairbanks SD, Palmer J, Ayscough KF, Thomas JA & Smythe C (2022) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(27).
  • Zubi A, Alnafisah HA, Turega S, Marques I, Gomes JRB, Thomas JA & F矇lix V (2022) . Chemistry A European Journal, 28(5).
  • Dr繹ge F, Noakes FF, Archer SA, Sreedharan S, Raza A, Robertson CC, MacNeil S, Haycock JW, Carson H, Meijer AJHM , Smythe CGW et al (2021) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(48), 20442-20453.
  • Newton MD, Fairbanks SD, Thomas JA & Rueda DS (2021) . Angewandte Chemie (German Edition), 133(38), 21120-21127.
  • Newton MD, Fairbanks SD, Thomas JA & Rueda DS (2021) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(38), 20952-20959.
  • Fairbanks SD, Pamanik SK, Thomas JA, Das A & Martin N (2021) . Environmental Technology Reviews, 10(1), 213-223.
  • Varney AM, Smitten KL, Thomas JA & McLean S (2021) . ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, 4(1), 168-178.
  • Sreedharan S, Tiwari R, Tyde D, Aderinto SO, Pramanik SK, Das A & Thomas JA (2021) . Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5(3), 1268-1282.
  • Grayson JD, Baumgartner MP, Santos Souza CD, Dawes SJ, El Idrissi IG, Louth JC, Stimpson S, Mead E, Dunbar C, Wolak J , Sharman G et al (2021) . Chemical Science, 12(10), 3768-3785.
  • Gill MR, Walker MG, Able S, Tietz O, Lakshminarayanan A, Anderson R, Chalk R, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T, Thomas JA & Vallis KA (2020) . Chemical Science, 11(33), 8936-8944.
  • Smitten KL, Thick EJ, Southam HM, Bernardino de la Serna J, Foster SJ & Thomas JA (2020) . Chemical Science, 11(33), 8828-8838.
  • Smitten KL, Scattergood PA, Kiker C, Thomas JA & Elliott PIP (2020) . Chemical Science, 11(33), 8928-8935.
  • Singh H, Sreedharan S, Oyarzabal E, Mahapatra TS, Green N, Shih Y-YI, Das M, Thomas JA, Pramanik SK & Das A (2020) . Chemical Communications, 56(57), 7945-7948.
  • Raza A, Archer SA, Fairbanks SD, Smitten KL, Botchway SW, Thomas JA, MacNeil S & Haycock JW (2020) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(10), 4639-4647.
  • Archer SA, Raza A, Droge F, Robertson C, Auty AJ, Chekulaev D, Weinstein JA, Keane T, Meijer AJHM, Haycock JW , MacNeil S et al (2020) . CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 11(9), 2566-2566.
  • Saeed HK, Sreedharan S & Thomas JA (2020) . Chemical Communications, 56(10), 1464-1480.
  • Saeed H, Sreedharan S, Jarman PJ, Archer SA, Fairbanks SD, Foxon SP, Auty AJ, Chekulaev D, Keane T, Meijer AJHM , Weinstein JA et al (2020) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(2), 1101-1111.
  • Smitten KL, Fairbanks SD, Robertson CC, Bernardino de la Serna J, Foster SJ & Thomas JA (2019) . Chemical Science.
  • Smitten KL, Southam HM, de la Serna JB, Gill MR, Jarman PJ, Smythe CGW, Poole RK & Thomas JA (2019) . ACS Nano, 13(5), 5133-5146.
  • Archer S, Raza A, Dr繹ge F, Robertson CC, Auty AJ, Chekulaev DM, Weinstein J, Keane T, Meijer AJHM, Haycock J , MacNeil S et al (2019) . Chemical Science, 10(12), 3502-3513.
  • Fairbanks SD, Robertson CC, Keene FR, Thomas JA & Williamson MP (2019) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(11), 4644-4652.
  • Jarman P, Noakes F, Fairbanks S, Smitten K, Griffiths I, Saeed H, Thomas J & Smythe CG (2019) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(7), 2925-2937.
  • Singh H, Sreedharan S, Tiwari K, Green N, Smythe C, Pramanik SK, Thomas JA & Das A (2019) . Chemical Communications, 55(4), 521-524.
  • Pramanik SK, Sreedharan S, Singh H, Khan M, Tiwari K, Shiras A, Smythe CGW, Thomas JA & Das A (2018) . Bioconjugate Chemistry, 29(11), 3532-3543.
  • Singh H, Sreedharan S, Tiwari R, Walther C, Smythe C, Pramanik SK, Thomas JA & Das A (2018) . Crystal Growth and Design, 18(11), 7199-7206.
  • Derrat HS, Robertson CC, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2018) . Dalton Transactions, 47(35), 12300-12307.
  • Gill MR, Menon JU, Jarman PJ, Owen J, Skaripa-Koukelli I, Able S, Thomas JA, Carlisle R & Vallis KA (2018) . Nanoscale, 10(22), 10596-10608.
  • Hoskere AA, Sreedharan S, Ali F, Smythe CG, Thomas JA & Das A (2018) . Chemical Communications, 54(30), 3735-3738.
  • Sreedharan S, Sinopoli A, Jarman PJ, Robinson D, Clemmet C, Scattergood PA, Rice CR, Smythe CGW, Thomas JA & Elliott PIP (2018) . Dalton Transactions, 47(14), 4931-4940.
  • Ali F, Aute S, Sreedharan S, Anila HA, Saeed HK, Smythe CG, Thomas JA & Das A (2018) . Chemical Communications, 54(15), 1849-1852.
  • Gill MR, Jarman PJ, Swagata H, Walker MG, Saeed HK, Thomas JA, Smythe CGW, Ramadan K & Vallis K (2018) . Chemical Science, 9(4), 841-849.
  • Ali F, Sreedharan S, Ashoka AH, Saeed HK, Smythe CGW, Thomas JA & Das A (2017) . Analytical Chemistry, 89(22), 12087-12093.
  • Sreedharan S, Gill M, Garcia E, Saeed HK, Robinson D, Byrne A, Cadby AJ, Keyes TE, Smythe CGW, Pellett P , Bernardino de la Serna J et al (2017) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(44), 15907-15913.
  • Pramanik SK, Sreedharan S, Singh H, Green NH, Smythe C, Thomas J & Das A (2017) . Chemical Communications, 94(53), 12672-12675.
  • Saeed HK, Jarman PJ, Archer S, Sreedharan S, Saeed IQ, Mckenzie LK, Weinstein JA, Buurma NJ, Smythe CGW & Thomas JA (2017) . Angewandte Chemie, 129(41), 12802-12807.
  • Rabelo R, Valdo AK, Robertson C, Thomas JA, Stumpf HO, Martins FT, Pedroso EF, Julve M, Lloret F & Cangussu D (2017) . New Journal of Chemistry , 41(14), 6911-6921.
  • Saeed HK, Saeed IQ, Buurma NJ & Thomas JA (2017) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(23), 5389-5389.
  • Ramu V, Aute S, Taye N, Guha R, Walker MG, Mogare D, Parulekar A, Thomas JA, Chattopadhyay S & Das A (2017) . Dalton Transactions, 46, 6634-6644.
  • Thomas JA, Walker M, Ramu V, Meijer A & Das A (2017) . Dalton Transactions, 46(18).
  • Saaed HK, Saeed IQ, Buurma N & Thomas JA (2017) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(23), 5467-5477.
  • Walker MG, Jarman PJ, Gill MR, Tian X, Ahmad H, Reddy PAN, McKenzie L, Weinstein JA, Meijer AJHM, Battaglia G , Smythe CGW et al (2016) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(17), 5996-6000.
  • Bonnat L, Dejeu J, Bonnet H, G矇nnaro B, Jarjayes O, Thomas F, Lavergne T & Defrancq E (2016) . Chemistry A European Journal, 22(9), 3139-3147.
  • Wragg A, Gill MR, McKenzie L, Glover C, Mowll R, Weinstein JA, Su X, Smythe C & Thomas JA (2015) . Chemistry A European Journal, 21(33), 11865-11871.
  • M羹ller A, Kobarg H, Chandrasekaran V, Gronow J, S繹nnichsen FD & Lindhorst TK (2015) . Chemistry A European Journal, 21(39), 13723-13731.
  • Song L, Guo Y, Roebuck D, Chen C, Yang M, Yang Z, Sreedharan S, Glover C, Thomas JA, Liu D , Guo S et al (2015) . ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(33), 18707-18716.
  • Thomas JA (2015) . Chemical Society Reviews, 44(14), 4494-4500.
  • Ramu V, Gill MR, Jarman PJ, Turton D, Thomas JA, Das A & Smythe C (2015) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(25), 9185-9197.
  • Zubi A, Wragg A, Turega S, Adams H, Costa PJ, F矇lix V & Thomas JA (2015) . Chemical Science, 6(7), 4373-4374.
  • Stimpson S, Jenkinson DR, Sadler A, Latham M, Wragg DA, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2015) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(10), 3000-3003.
  • Stimpson S, Jenkinson DR, Sadler A, Latham M, Wragg DA, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2015) . Angewandte Chemie, 127(10), 3043-3046.
  • Zubi A, Wragg A, Turega S, Adams H, Costa PJ, Felix V & Thomas JA (2015) . Chemical Science, 6(2), 1334-1340.
  • Wragg A, Gill MR, Turton D, Adams H, Roseveare TM, Smythe C, Su X & Thomas JA (2014) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(43), 14004-14011.
  • Baggaley E, Gill MR, Green NH, Turton D, Sazanovich IV, Botchway SW, Smythe C, Haycock JW, Weinstein JA & Thomas JA (2014) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 53(13), 3367-3371.
  • Ahmad H, Ghosh D & Thomas JA (2014) . Chem Commun (Camb), 50(29), 3859-3861.
  • Ahmad H, Wragg A, Cullen W, Wombwell C, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2014) . Chemistry - A European Journal.
  • Wilson T, Costa PJ, F矇lix V, Williamson MP & Thomas JA (2013) . J Med Chem, 56(21), 8674-8683.
  • Gill M, Cecchin D, Walker MG, Mulla RS, Battaglia G, Smythe CG & Thomas JA (2013) . Chemical Science.
  • Ahmad H, Hazel BW, Meijer AJHM, Thomas JA & Wilkinson KA (2013) . Chemistry, 19(16), 5081-5087.
  • Walker MG, Gonzalez V, Chekmeneva E & Thomas JA (2012) . Angewandte Chemie, 124(48), 12273-12276.
  • Walker MG, Gonzalez V, Chekmeneva E & Thomas JA (2012) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 51(48), 12107-12110.
  • Ingram JD, Costa PJ, Adams H, Ward MD, F矇lix V & Thomas JA (2012) . Inorg Chem, 51(20), 10483-10494.
  • Thomas JA (2012) . Coordination Chemistry Reviews.
  • Gill MR & Thomas JA (2012) . ChemInform, 43(30).
  • Gill MR & Thomas JA (2012) . Chem Soc Rev, 41(8), 3179-3192.
  • Foxon SP, Green C, Walker MG, Wragg A, Adams H, Weinstein JA, Parker SC, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2012) . Inorg Chem, 51(1), 463-471.
  • Thomas JA (2011) . Dalton Trans, 40(45), 12005-12016.
  • Ahmad H, Meijer AJHM & Thomas JA (2011) . Chem Asian J, 6(9), 2339-2351.
  • Phillips T, Haq I & Thomas JA (2011) . Org Biomol Chem, 9(9), 3462-3470.
  • Gill MR, Derrat H, Smythe CGW, Battaglia G & Thomas JA (2011) . Chembiochem, 12(6), 877-880.
  • Tian XH, Gill MR, Canton I, Thomas JA & Battaglia G (2011) . CHEMBIOCHEM, 12(4), 548-551.
  • Ghosh A, Das P, Gill MR, Kar P, Walker MG, Thomas JA & Das A (2011) . Chemistry A European Journal, 17(7), 2002-2002.
  • Ghosh A, Das P, Gill MR, Kar P, Walker MG, Thomas JA & Das A (2011) . Chemistry A European Journal, 17(7), 2089-2098.
  • Wilson T, Williamson MP & Thomas JA (2010) . Org Biomol Chem, 8(11), 2617-2621.
  • Tovee CA, Kilner CA, Barrett SA, Thomas JA & Halcrow MA (2010) . European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010(7), 995-995.
  • Tovee CA, Kilner CA, Barrett SA, Thomas JA & Halcrow MA (2010) . EUR J INORG CHEM(7), 1007-1012.
  • Waywell P, Gonzalez V, Gill MR, Adams H, Meijer AJHM, Williamson MP & Thomas JA (2010) . Chemistry, 16(8), 2407-2417.
  • Waywell P, Gonzalez V, Gill MR, Adams H, Meijer AJHM, Williamson MP & Thomas JA (2010) . Chemistry A European Journal, 16(8), 2324-2324.
  • Waywell P, Thomas JA & Williamson MP (2010) . Org Biomol Chem, 8(3), 648-654.
  • Gill MR, Garcia-Lara J, Foster SJ, Smythe C, Battaglia G & Thomas JA (2009) . NAT CHEM, 1(8), 662-667.
  • Foxon SP, Alamiry MAH, Walker MG, Meijer AJHM, Sazanovich IV, Weinstein JA & Thomas JA (2009) . J Phys Chem A, 113(46), 12754-12762.
  • Tovee CA, Kilner CA, Thomas JA & Halcrow MA (2009) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 11(10), 2069-2077.
  • Ghosh A, Mandoli A, Kumar DK, Yadav NS, Ghosh T, Jha B, Thomas JA & Das A (2009) . DALTON T(42), 9312-9321.
  • Adams H, Costa PJ, Newell M, Vickers SJ, Ward MD, Felix V & Thomas JA (2009) . Inorganic Chemistry, 48(12), 5584-5584.
  • Ghosh D, Ahmad H & Thomas JA (2009) . CHEM COMMUN(20), 2947-2949.
  • Gill M, Battaglia G & Thomas JA (2009) Ru(II) complexes as DNA probes in cell imaging applications. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 237, 511-511.
  • Thomas JA (2009) . NAT CHEM, 1(1), 25-26.
  • Adams H, Costa PJ, Newell M, Vickers SJ, Ward MD, F矇lix V & Thomas JA (2008) . Inorg Chem, 47(24), 11633-11643.
  • Shan N, Hawxwell SM, Adams H, Brammer L & Thomas JA (2008) . Inorg Chem, 47(24), 11551-11560.
  • Yuste C, Gomes DCD, Adams H, Thomas JA, Lloret F & Julve M (2008) . POLYHEDRON, 27(12), 2577-2584.
  • Gonzalez V, Wilson T, Kurihara I, Imai A, Thomas JA & Otsuki J (2008) . Chem Commun (Camb)(16), 1868-1870.
  • Gomes DCD, Toma LM, Stumpf HO, Adams H, Thomas JA, Lloret F & Julve M (2008) . POLYHEDRON, 27(2), 559-573.
  • Thomas JA (2007) . ChemInform, 38(35).
  • Foxon SP, Phillips T, Gill MR, Towrie M, Parker AW, Webb M & Thomas JA (2007) . Angewandte Chemie, 119(20), 3760-3762.
  • Foxon SP, Phillips T, Gill MR, Towrie M, Parker AW, Webb M & Thomas JA (2007) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 46(20), 3686-3688.
  • Thomas JA (2007) . Chem Soc Rev, 36(6), 856-868.
  • Tovee CA, Kilner CA, Thomas JA & Halcrow MA (2007) . CrystEngComm, 9(5), 361-361.
  • (2007) . Chemical Society Reviews, 36(6), 1018-1018.
  • Tovee CA, Kilner CA, Thomas JA & Halcrow MA (2007) Zwitterionic 2-(4-pyridyl)malondialdehyde sesquihydrate forms a helical, 3-D hydrogen-bonded lattice. CRYSTENGCOMM, 9(5), 360-363.
  • Foxon SP, Metcalfe C, Adams H, Webb M & Thomas JA (2007) . Inorg Chem, 46(2), 409-416.
  • Thomas JA (2006) . Angewandte Chemie, 118(27), 4504-4506.
  • Thomas JA (2006) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 45(27), 4396-4398.
  • Horsman JM, Thomas J, Hough R & Hancock BW (2006) . Int J Oncol, 28(6), 1571-1575.
  • Rajput C, Rutkaite R, Swanson L, Haq I & Thomas JA (2006) . Chemistry, 12(17), 4611-4619.
  • Shan N, Ingram JD, Easun TL, Vickers SJ, Adams H, Ward MD & Thomas JA (2006) . Dalton Trans(23), 2900-2906.
  • Metcalfe C, Rajput C & Thomas JA (2006) . J Inorg Biochem, 100(8), 1314-1319.
  • de Wolf P, Waywell P, Hanson M, Heath SL, Meijer AJHM, Teat SJ & Thomas JA (2006) . Chemistry, 12(8), 2188-2195.
  • de Wolf P, Waywell P, Hanson M, Heath SL, Meijer AJHM, Teat SJ & Thomas JA (2006) . Chemistry A European Journal, 12(8), 2111-2111.
  • Shan N, Adams H & Thomas JA (2006) . INORG CHIM ACTA, 359(3), 759-765.
  • Newell M, Ingram JD, Easun TL, Vickers SJ, Adams H, Ward MD & Thomas JA (2006) . Inorg Chem, 45(2), 821-827.
  • Newell M & Thomas JA (2006) . Dalton Trans(5), 705-709.
  • Shan N, Adams H & Thomas JA (2005) . Inorganica Chimica Acta, 358(12), 3377-3383.
  • Phillips T, Rajput C, Twyman L, Haq I & Thomas JA (2005) . Chem Commun (Camb)(34), 4327-4329.
  • Cangussu D, Stumpf HO, Adams H, Thomas JA, Lloret F & Julve M (2005) . INORG CHIM ACTA, 358(7), 2292-2302.
  • Adams H, Amado AM, F矇lix V, Mann BE, Antelo-Martinez J, Newell M, Ribeiro-Claro PJA, Spey SE & Thomas JA (2005) . Chemistry, 11(7), 2031-2046.
  • Gomes DCDC, Stumpf HO, Lloret F, Julve M, Gonzalez V, Adams H & Thomas JA (2005) . INORG CHIM ACTA, 358(4), 1113-1124.
  • Toma LM, Lescouezec R, Cangussu D, Llusar R, Mata J, Spey S, Thomas JA, Lloret F & Julve M (2005) . INORG CHEM COMMUN, 8(4), 382-385.
  • Gonzalez V, Adams H & Thomas JA (2005) . Dalton Trans(1), 110-115.
  • Phillips T, Haq I, Meijer AJHM, Adams H, Soutar I, Swanson L, Sykes MJ & Thomas JA (2004) . Biochemistry, 43(43), 13657-13665.
  • Shan N, Vickers SJ, Adams H, Ward MD & Thomas JA (2004) . Angewandte Chemie, 116(30), 4028-4031.
  • Paul J, Spey S, Adams H & Thomas JA (2004) . INORG CHIM ACTA, 357(10), 2827-2832.
  • Shan N, Vickers SJ, Adams H, Ward MD & Thomas JA (2004) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 43(30), 3938-3941.
  • Adams H, Shan N & Thomas J (2004) . ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-STRUCTURE REPORTS ONLINE, 60, M662-M663.
  • Metcalfe C, Haq I & Thomas JA (2004) . Inorg Chem, 43(1), 317-323.
  • de Wolf P, Heath SL & Thomas JA (2003) . INORG CHIM ACTA, 355, 280-285.
  • Metcalfe C & Thomas JA (2003) . ChemInform, 34(38).
  • Metcalfe C & Thomas JA (2003) . CHEM SOC REV, 32(4), 215-224.
  • Metcalfe C, Adams H, Haq I & Thomas JA (2003) . Chem Commun (Camb)(10), 1152-1153.
  • Metcalfe C, Spey S, Adams H & Thomas JA (2002) . J CHEM SOC DALTON(24), 4732-4739.
  • de Wolf P, Heath SL & Thomas JA (2002) . CHEM COMMUN(21), 2540-2541.
  • Metcalfe C, Webb M & Thomas JA (2002) . Chem Commun (Camb)(18), 2026-2027.
  • Araujo CS, Drew MGB, Felix V, Jack L, Madureira J, Newell M, Roche S, Santos TM, Thomas JA & Yellowlees L (2002) . INORG CHEM, 41(8), 2250-2259.
  • Roche S, Spey SE, Adams H & Thomas JA (2001) Building blocks for self-assembly: half-sandwich complexes of the [Ru([9]aneS(3))(2+) metal center. INORG CHIM ACTA, 323(1-2), 157-162.
  • Jones H, Newell M, Metcalfe C, Spey SE, Adams H & Thomas JA (2001) Deprotonation of a ruthenium (II) complex incorporating a bipyrazole ligand leading to optical and electrochemical switching. INORG CHEM COMMUN, 4(9), 475-477.
  • Thomas J (2000) Atomic abacus. New Scientist, 165(2225), 40-43.
  • Thomas J (2000) Blast it. New Scientist(2250), 40-42.
  • Roche S, Adams H, Spey SE & Thomas JA (2000) . Inorg Chem, 39(11), 2385-2390.
  • Thomas J (1998) Damage control. New Scientist(2120), 36-39.
  • Thomas J (1998) Gripping chemistry. NEW SCIENTIST, 160(2163), 36-39.
  • Allott C, Adams H, Bernad PL, Hunter CA, Rotger C & Thomas JA (1998) Hydrogen-bond recognition of cyclic dipeptides in water. CHEM COMMUN(22), 2449-2450.
  • Roche S, Haslam C, Adams H, Heath SL & Thomas JA (1998) Self-assembly of a supramolecular cube. CHEM COMMUN(16), 1681-1682.
  • Roche S, Yellowlees LJ & Thomas JA (1998) A highly coupled Ru-III-Ru-II system incorporating sulfur donor ligands. CHEM COMMUN(14), 1429-1430.
  • Wlodarczyk A, Doyle GA, Maher JP, Thomas JA, McCleverty JA & Ward MD (1997) . Chemical Communications(8), 769-770.
  • Warnmark K, Heyke O, Thomas JA, Baxter PNW & Lehn JM (1997) Stereoisomerically controlled inorganic architectures: Synthesis of extended enantio- and diastereomerically pure ruthenium molecular wires and disks from enantiopure building blocks.. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 213, 591-INOR.
  • Wlodarczyk A, Doyle GA, Maher JP, McCleverty JA, Ward MD, Thomas JA & Jones CJ (1997) Characterisation of two different mixed-valence states in a strongly interacting dimolybdenum complex (Apr, pg 769, 1997). CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(15), 1473-1473.
  • Thomas JA, Wlodarczyk A, Jones CJ, McCleverty JA & Hutchings MG (1996) Molecular wires: An electrochemical study of metal-metal interactions through chains of four carbon atoms (vol 15, pg 1409, 1996). POLYHEDRON, 15(12), 2103-2103.
  • McWhinnie SLW, Thomas JA, Hamor TA, Jones CJ, McCleverty JA, Collison D, Mabbs FE, Harding CJ, Yellowlees LJ & Hutchings MG (1996) Mono- and bimetallic bipyridyl polyene complexes containing 17-electron molybdenum mononitrosyl centers: Electrochemical, spectroscopic, and magnetic studies. INORG CHEM, 35(3), 760-774.
  • Thomas JA, Hutchings MG, Jones CJ & McCleverty JA (1996) . Inorg Chem, 35(2), 289-296.
  • Thomas JA, Jones CJ, McCleverty JA & Hutchings MG (1996) Molecular wires: An electrochemical study of metal-metal interactions through chains of four carbon atoms. POLYHEDRON, 15(9), 1409-1414.
  • Warnmark K, Heyke O, Thomas JA & Lehn JM (1996) Stereoisomerically controlled inorganic architectures: Synthesis of extended enantio- and diastereo-merically pure tris-ruthenium disks from enantiopure building blocks. CHEM COMMUN(22), 2603-2604.
  • Warnmark K, Thomas JA, Heyke O & Lehn JM (1996) Stereoisomerically controlled inorganic architectures: Synthesis of enantio and diastereomerically pure ruthenium-palladium molecular rods from enantiopure building blocks. CHEM COMMUN(6), 701-702.
  • THOMAS JA, JONES CJ, MCCLEVERTY JA, BRUCE DW & HUTCHINGS MG (1995) THE SYNTHESES OF SOME PARAMAGNETIC STILBAZOLE COMPLEXES AND AN EVALUATION OF THEIR REDOX AND MESOGENIC PROPERTIES. POLYHEDRON, 14(17-18), 2499-2504.
  • THOMAS JA & HAMOR TA (1993) . ChemInform, 24(24).
  • THOMAS JA & HAMOR TA (1993) STRUCTURE OF ORTHORHOMBIC TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE - A REDETERMINATION AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE. ACTA CRYSTALLOGR C, 49, 355-357.
  • THOMAS JA, JONES CJ, MCCLEVERTY JA, COLLISON D, MABBS FE, HARDING CJ & HUTCHINGS MG (1992) AN EPR, MAGNETIC AND ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF ELECTRON EXCHANGE AND INTERMETALLIC INTERACTION THROUGH POLYENE BRIDGES. J CHEM SOC CHEM COMM(24), 1796-1798.
  • Wragg A, Gill MR, Hill CJ, Su X, Meijer AJHM, Smythe C & Thomas JA () . Chem. Commun., 50(93), 14494-14497.

Book chapters

  • Gill MR & Thomas JA (2018) (pp. 221-238). Wiley
  • Thomas JA (2004) Self-Assembly: Definition and Kinetic and Thermodynamic Considerations In Atwood JL & Steed JW (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry Marcel Dekker Inc

Conference proceedings

  • Gill MR, Menon JU, Carlisle RC, Thomas JA, Jarman PJ & Vallis KA (2017) Radiotherapeutic Nanoparticles Containing a Ruthenium-Based Radiosensitizer for EGFR-Positive Oesophageal Cancer. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, Vol. 44 (pp S771-S771)
  • Thomas J (2015) Tuning in cellulo targeting and function of metal complex bioprobes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 249
  • Walker MG & Thomas JA (2011) Ruthenium(II) metal complexes as mixed recognition substrates for DNA. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 241
  • Gill MR, Thomas JA & Smythe C (2011) Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes: In cellulo DNA binding and cytotoxicity. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 241
  • THOMAS JA, JONES CJ, HAMOR TA, MCCLEVERTY JA, MABBS F, COLLISON D & HARDING C (1993) INTRAMOLECULAR ELECTRON-TRANSFER ACROSS POLYENEBRIDGES. MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, Vol. 234 (pp 103-108)
Teaching interests

Environmental Chemistry; Transition Metal Chemistry.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

  • Environmental Inorganic Chemistry (Level 2)
    The aim of this module is to outline the ecological role of the inorganic components of the environment and the effect of both natural and anthrogenic (man-made) substances on the environment
  • Advanced coordination chemistry (Level 3)
    This course explains how the coordination chemistry and physical properties of transition metals can be controlled and tuned through the use of specifically designed ligands.
  • Self-assembly and Molecular Devices (Level 4)
    Using examples from the recent literature, this module introduces the concepts and key interactions used in chemistry beyond the molecule.
  • Metals in Medicine (Level 4)
    This course will be introduce and discuss coordination complexes that function as basic biotechnological tools. The use of inorganic compounds in a variety of different medical applications will be discussed; from medical imaging through chemotherapy to uses as treatments for several different chronic diseases.

Support Teaching:

  • Tutorials: Level 1 General Chemistry
  • Skills for Success: Debates.

Laboratory Teaching:

  • Level 3 Inorganic Laboratories
  • Level 4 Research Project