Associate Professor
Kathleen Mullen
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Biography
Research Discipline : Chemistry Research Area This concept of creating molecular electronic devices has resulted in the development and rapid advance of the field of supramolecular chemistry. Synthetic developments using fundamental concepts such as preorganisation, molecular recognition, self-assembly and template-directed synthesis has resulted in a dramatic increase in the quantity and variety of supramolecular systems that can be made with the potential for functioning as molecular devices. Our work looks at using interlocked architectures as the basis for the development of- Sensors : which can encapsulate and sense environmentally or medicinally important anions;
- Switches or shuttles : in which the orientation or properties of an interlocked system can be changed through the application of external stimuli; and
- Solid tethered supramolecular systems : to determine the impact of surface confinement on the dynamic molecules and ultimately move towards systems with more practical applications
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Organic synthesis
- Molecular recognition
- Anion Sensing by Mechanically-Interlocked Molecules
- pH 'Switchable' Catenanes and Rotaxanes
- Surface Tethered Molecular Devices
- Current - Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
- 2009-2011 - Postdoctoral research at the University of Edinburgh
- 2007-2009 - Postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford
- 2004-2007 - PhD in Chemistry at the University of New England
- 2000-2002 - B. Science (Adv) with 1st Class Honours at the University of New England
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Research field
Analytical chemistry, Macromolecular and materials chemistry, Physical chemistry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of New England)
Teaching
Teaching Discipline : Chemistry Teaching areas : Organic chemistry
Publications
- Li, Y., Mullen, K., Sardinha, J., Felix, V. & Beer, P. (2011). Clipping and stoppering anion templated synthesis of a [2]rotazane host system. Dalton Transactions, 40(45), 12180–12190. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52147
- Altieri, A., Aucagne, V., Carrillo, R., Clarkson, G., D'Souza, D., Dunnett, J., Leigh, D. & Mullen, K. (2011). Sulfur-containing amide-based [2]rotaxanes and molecular shuttles. Chemical Science, 2011(2), 1922–1928. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72049
- Ahmed, R., Altieri, A., D'Souza, D., Leigh, D., Mullen, K., Papmeyer, M., Slawin, A., Wong, J. & Woollins, J. (2011). Phosphorus-based functional groups as hydrogen bonding templates for rotaxane formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(31), 12304–12310. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72048
- D'Souza, D., Leigh, D., Mottier, L., Mullen, K., Paolucci, F., Teat, S. & Zhang, S. (2010). Nitrone [2]rotaxanes: Simultaneous chemical protection and electrochemical activation of a functional group. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(27), 9465–9470. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/45195
- Li, Y., Mullen, K., Claridge, T., Costa, P., Felix, V. & Beer, P. (2009). Sulfate anion templated synthesis of a triply interlocked capsule. Chemical Communications, 2009(46), 7134–7136. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44679
- Mullen, K., Mercurio, J., Serpell, C. & Beer, P. (2009). Exploiting the 1,2,3-triazolium motif in anion-templated formation of a bromide-selective rotaxane host assembly. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 48(26), 4781–4784. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44278
- Mullen, K. & Beer, P. (2009). Sulfate anion templation of macrocycles, capsules, interpenetrated and interlocked structures. Chemical Society Reviews, 38(6), 1701–1713. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/45358
- Brown, A., Mullen, K., Ryu, J., Chmielewski, M., Santos, S., Felix, V., Thompson, A., Warren, J., Pascu, S. & Beer, P. (2009). Interlocked host anion recognition by an indolocarbazole-containing [2]rotaxane. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(13), 4937–4952. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44734
- Zhao, L., Davis, J., Mullen, K., Chmielewski, M., Jacobs, R., Brown, A. & Beer, P. (2009). Anion templated formation of pseudorotaxane and rotaxane monolayers on gold from neutral components. Langmuir, 25(5), 2935–2940. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44360
- Mullen, K., Johnstone, K., Webb, M., Bampos, N., Sanders, J. & Gunter, M. (2008). Monitoring the thermodynamically-controlled formation of diimide-based resin-attached rotaxanes by gel-phase HR MAS 1H NMR spectroscopy. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 6(2), 278–286. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44815
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Kathleen, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Fellowship Type: ARC Principal Research FellowshipProject Title: Synthetic molecular transportersExternal Reference : DP110100631 Years Awarded: 2011-2013Total Funding Awarded: $288,673
Selected research projects
- Title
- Synthetic Molecular Transporters
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110100631
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Nanotechnology; Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry; Molecular Machines; Porphryins; Supramolecular Chemistry
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.