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Optimisation of dynamic nuclear polarisation using “off-the-shelf” Gd(iii)-based polarising agents (2024)
Journal Article
Cheney, D. J., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Brookfield, A., & Blanc, F. (2024). Optimisation of dynamic nuclear polarisation using “off-the-shelf” Gd(iii)-based polarising agents. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(37), 24395-24406. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cp02924k

Complexes of paramagnetic metal ions, in particular Gd3+, have been demonstrated as efficient polarising agents for magic-angle spinning (MAS) dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP). We recently demonstrated that commercially available and inexpensive Gd... Read More about Optimisation of dynamic nuclear polarisation using “off-the-shelf” Gd(iii)-based polarising agents.

Monitoring Crystallization Processes in Confined Porous Materials by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (2021)
Journal Article
Juramy, M., Chèvre, R., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Ziarelli, F., Besson, E., Gastaldi, S., Viel, S., Thureau, P., Harris, K. D. M., & Mollica, G. (2021). Monitoring Crystallization Processes in Confined Porous Materials by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(16), 6095-6103. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c12982

Establishing mechanistic understanding of crystallization processes at the molecular level is challenging, as it requires both the detection of transient solid phases and monitoring the evolution of both liquid and solid phases as a function of time.... Read More about Monitoring Crystallization Processes in Confined Porous Materials by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

A Strategy for Probing the Evolution of Crystallization Processes by Low-Temperature Solid-State NMR and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (2019)
Journal Article
Vioglio, P. C., Thureau, P., Juramy, M., Ziarelli, F., Viel, S., Williams, P. A., Hughes, C. E., Harris, K. D. M., & Mollica, G. (2019). A Strategy for Probing the Evolution of Crystallization Processes by Low-Temperature Solid-State NMR and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10(7), 1505-1510. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00306

Crystallization plays an important role in many areas, and to derive a fundamental understanding of crystallization processes, it is essential to understand the sequence of solid phases produced as a function of time. Here, we introduce a new NMR str... Read More about A Strategy for Probing the Evolution of Crystallization Processes by Low-Temperature Solid-State NMR and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization.

Halogen-Bonding Interactions and Electrochemical Properties of Unsymmetrical Pyrazole Pincer NiII Halides: A Peculiar Behavior of the Fluoride Complex (PCN)NiF (2019)
Journal Article
Luconi, L., Garino, C., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Gobetto, R., Chierotti, M. R., Yakhvarov, D., Gafurov, Z. N., Morozov, V., Sakhapov, I., Rossin, A., & Giambastiani, G. (2019). Halogen-Bonding Interactions and Electrochemical Properties of Unsymmetrical Pyrazole Pincer NiII Halides: A Peculiar Behavior of the Fluoride Complex (PCN)NiF. ACS Omega, 4(1), 1118-1129. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02452

Four metal halides of the (tBuPCN)NiX family [X = F (1), Cl (2), Br (3), or I (4); PCN = 1-[3-[(di-tert-butylphosphino)methyl]phenyl]-1H-pyrazole] have been prepared through a direct reaction of the corresponding anhydrous NiX2 salts and the unsymmet... Read More about Halogen-Bonding Interactions and Electrochemical Properties of Unsymmetrical Pyrazole Pincer NiII Halides: A Peculiar Behavior of the Fluoride Complex (PCN)NiF.

CHAPTER 8: Solid-state NMR in the Study of Intermolecular Interactions (2018)
Book Chapter
Rossi, F., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Chierotti, M. R., & Gobetto, R. (2018). CHAPTER 8: Solid-state NMR in the Study of Intermolecular Interactions. In Understanding Intermolecular Interactions in the Solid State (243-284). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788013086-00243

Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) techniques yield a wealth of information complementary to, or alternative to, X-ray crystallography, thus providing similar yet different insights into the investigation of supramolecular systems. Indeed, SSNMR parameters can... Read More about CHAPTER 8: Solid-state NMR in the Study of Intermolecular Interactions.

New substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and imidazo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives and their application in fluorescence cell imaging (2018)
Journal Article
Volpi, G., Lace, B., Garino, C., Priola, E., Artuso, E., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Barolo, C., Fin, A., Genre, A., & Prandi, C. (2018). New substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and imidazo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives and their application in fluorescence cell imaging. Dyes and Pigments, 157, 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.04.037

A series of new dyes based on the fluorescent imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine moiety has been designed and synthesized specifically for fluorescence cell imaging application. The obtained molecules contain a carboxylic functional group inserted to increase th... Read More about New substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and imidazo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives and their application in fluorescence cell imaging.

79/81Br nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopic characterization of halogen bonds in supramolecular assemblies (2018)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Szell, P. M., Chierotti, M. R., Gobetto, R., & Bryce, D. L. (2018). 79/81Br nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopic characterization of halogen bonds in supramolecular assemblies. Chemical Science, 9(20), 4555-4561. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc01094c

Despite the applicability of solid-state NMR to study the halogen bond, the direct NMR detection of 79/81Br covalently bonded to carbon remains impractical due to extremely large spectral widths, even at ultra-high magnetic fields. In contrast, nucle... Read More about 79/81Br nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopic characterization of halogen bonds in supramolecular assemblies.

Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy (2018)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Mollica, G., Juramy, M., E. Hughes, C., Andrew Williams, P., Ziarelli, F., Viel, S., Thureau, P., & D. M. Harris, K. (2018). Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie, 130(22), 6729-6733. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201801114

In situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy is exploited to monitor the structural evolution of a glycine/water glass phase formed on flash cooling an aqueous solution of glycine, with a range of modern solid-state NMR methods applied to elucidate structura... Read More about Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.

Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy (2018)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Mollica, G., Juramy, M., E. Hughes, C., Andrew Williams, P., Ziarelli, F., Viel, S., Thureau, P., & D. M. Harris, K. (2018). Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(22), 6619-6623. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201801114

In situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy is exploited to monitor the structural evolution of a glycine/water glass phase formed on flash cooling an aqueous solution of glycine, with a range of modern solid-state NMR methods applied to elucidate structura... Read More about Insights into the Crystallization and Structural Evolution of Glycine Dihydrate by In Situ Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.

Unraveling the Hydrogen Bond Network in a Theophylline–Pyridoxine Salt Cocrystal by a Combined X-ray Diffraction, Solid-State NMR, and Computational Approach (2018)
Journal Article
Rossi, F., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Bordignon, S., Giorgio, V., Nervi, C., Priola, E., Gobetto, R., Yazawa, K., & Chierotti, M. R. (2018). Unraveling the Hydrogen Bond Network in a Theophylline–Pyridoxine Salt Cocrystal by a Combined X-ray Diffraction, Solid-State NMR, and Computational Approach. Crystal Growth and Design, 18(4), 2225-2233. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01662

The formation of a codrug, a cocrystal formed by two active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), between theophylline (THEO) and pyridoxine·HCl (PyrH+Cl–) is reported. The THEO PyrH+Cl– drug–drug cocrystal could turn out to be interesting in the pharma... Read More about Unraveling the Hydrogen Bond Network in a Theophylline–Pyridoxine Salt Cocrystal by a Combined X-ray Diffraction, Solid-State NMR, and Computational Approach.

A new soluble and bioactive polymorph of praziquantel (2018)
Journal Article
Zanolla, D., Perissutti, B., Passerini, N., Chierotti, M. R., Hasa, D., Voinovich, D., Gigli, L., Demitri, N., Geremia, S., Keiser, J., Cerreia Vioglio, P., & Albertini, B. (2018). A new soluble and bioactive polymorph of praziquantel. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 127, 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.01.018

Praziquantel is the only available drug to treat Schistosomiasis. However, its utilization is limited by many drawbacks, including the high therapeutic dose needed, resulting in large tablets and capsules difficult to be swallowed, especially from pe... Read More about A new soluble and bioactive polymorph of praziquantel.

Solid-state NMR Techniques for the Study of Intermolecular Interactions (2017)
Book Chapter
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Chierotti, M., & Gobetto, R. (2017). Solid-state NMR Techniques for the Study of Intermolecular Interactions. In J. J. Novoa (Ed.), Intermolecular Interactions in Crystals (310-349). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/BK9781782621737-00310

The local nature of the magnetic interaction probed by NMR allows structural information to be obtained on intermolecular interactions and also in solids characterized by a low crystallinity, where single crystal diffraction methods fail. There are i... Read More about Solid-state NMR Techniques for the Study of Intermolecular Interactions.

Engineering Codrug Solid Forms: Mechanochemical Synthesis of an Indomethacin–Caffeine System (2017)
Journal Article
Bordignon, S., Cerreia Vioglio, P., Priola, E., Voinovich, D., Gobetto, R., Nishiyama, Y., & R. Chierotti, M. (2017). Engineering Codrug Solid Forms: Mechanochemical Synthesis of an Indomethacin–Caffeine System. Crystal Growth and Design, 17(11), 5744–5752. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00748

This article reports on the preparation and solid-state characterization of an indomethacin–caffeine drug–drug cocrystal (or codrug) in a 1:1 stoichiometry. These two active ingredients are frequently coadministered as part of a therapy against stron... Read More about Engineering Codrug Solid Forms: Mechanochemical Synthesis of an Indomethacin–Caffeine System.

Pharmaceutical aspects of salt and cocrystal forms of APIs and characterization challenges (2017)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., R. Chierotti, M., & Gobetto, R. (2017). Pharmaceutical aspects of salt and cocrystal forms of APIs and characterization challenges. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 117, 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2017.07.001

In recent years many efforts have been devoted to the screening and the study of new solid-state forms of old active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with salification or co-crystallization processes, thus modulating final properties without changin... Read More about Pharmaceutical aspects of salt and cocrystal forms of APIs and characterization challenges.

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance as a tool for investigating the halogen bond (2016)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., R. Chierotti, M., & Gobetto, R. (2016). Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance as a tool for investigating the halogen bond. CrystEngComm, 18(48), 9173-9184. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce02219g

We provide a review of the state-of-the-art of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) spectroscopy applied to the study of the halogen bond interaction. The SSNMR approach yields a wealth of information complementary or alternative to X-ray c... Read More about Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance as a tool for investigating the halogen bond.

Inside Cover: Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid-State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2016) (2016)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Catalano, L., Vasylyeva, V., Nervi, C., R. Chierotti, M., Chierotti, M., Resnati, G., Gobetto, R., & Metrangolo, P. (2016). Inside Cover: Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid-State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2016). Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(47), 16694-16694. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201604244

Natural abundance 15N solid-state NMR spectroscopy provides an effective method for the direct evaluation of halogen bond (XB) geometry. The change in the 15N SSNMR chemical shifts in halogen-bonded co-crystals of different dipyridyl derivatives with... Read More about Inside Cover: Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid-State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2016).

Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid‐State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry (2016)
Journal Article
Cerreia Vioglio, P., Catalano, L., Vasylyeva, V., Nervi, C., Chierotti, M. R., Resnati, G., Gobetto, R., & Metrangolo, P. (2016). Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid‐State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(47), 16819-16828. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603392

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) spectroscopy is a versatile characterization technique that can provide a plethora of information complementary to single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis. Herein, we present an experimental an... Read More about Natural Abundance 15N and 13C Solid‐State NMR Chemical Shifts: High Sensitivity Probes of the Halogen Bond Geometry.