Brammer, Lee, Professor

Professor Lee Brammer

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry

lee.brammer@sheffield.ac.uk

Dainton Building

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Professor Lee Brammer
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
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Profile: Prof. Brammer obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 1983, which was followed by a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the same institution in 1987. After a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of New Orleans (1987-88) and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York (1989-90), he became an Assistant Professor and subsequently an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (1990-2001). Since 2001 he has been in ��«Ӱҵ, first as Reader, but since 2008 as Professor of Chemistry.

Qualifications

Member, British Crystallographic Association (President, 2015-18)

Research interests

Our current research can be divided, broadly speaking, into three areas: (i) inorganic supramolecular chemistry, (ii) porous coordination framework materials, and (iii) reactions in molecular crystals.

Inorganic Supramolecular Chemistry

Work in this area involves the use of transition metals to influence the construction and properties of supramolecular assemblies in the solid state (crystal engineering) and in solution. We have a number of ongoing projects in this area, but the principal focus is on (a) detailed study of intermolecular interactions using various experimental and computational methods, and (b) the application of the knowledge gained to the construction of network solids (infinite assemblies). Specific systems being studied include:

recognition of hydrogen bond donors by halometallate ions and use of halometallates as nodes in hydrogen bonded network construction;
linking coordination compounds or organometallic compounds into networks using peripherally situated ligand-centred hydrogen bonds;
understanding halogen bonding and the use of halogen bonding as a strong directional interaction that is a viable alternative to hydrogen bonding in supramolecular assembly.

Porous Coordination Framework Materials

Framework materials based upon coordination chemistry, often known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), provide a highly versatile alternative to well-established porous materials such as zeolites. Their synthesis is based upon molecular chemistry and they are typically constructed as crystalline network solids using metal centres as nodes which are linked via organic bridging ligands. Applications range from sorption and storage of gases (including hydrogen) and volatile pollutants, to host-guest chemistry for chemical separations and even catalysis. Current efforts in our group are focused on flexible, responsive materials and upon functionalised materials tailored to specific applications. Studies involve synthesis, characterisation by diffraction methods (single crystal, powder) and by a range of other techniques including thermal analyses and spectroscopy.

Facilities

Our research is based in excellent modern synthetic laboratories built in 2003, with an accompanying office suite for students and postdocs. The department maintains excellent instrumentation facilities for spectroscopy (NMR, IR, MS) and we have an outstanding X-ray diffraction facility that is crucial in characterisation of the crystalline materials that we study. We also make extensive use of major national and international facilities for diffraction, in particular high flux synchrotron X-ray facilities in the UK (Daresbury SRS and in future Diamond) and at the ESRF in Grenoble, France.

General

My general philosophy is to make use of a variety of approaches and techniques in pursuing research goals. A better overall understanding is developed by such an approach. Thus, students and postdocs have the opportunity to be exposed to many aspects of chemistry, while perhaps developing greater expertise or interests in certain aspects of a project. Many projects involve some synthesis of organic, organometallic and/or coordination compounds, and will involve supramolecular synthesis and/or materials synthesis methods (e.g. solvothermal synthesis). NMR and IR spectroscopy are widely employed and extensive use is made of diffraction methods, particularly single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, but also neutron diffraction. Materials characterization methods (e.g. DSC, TGA) are also used where needed and computational chemistry is used to support efforts in other areas. Where appropriate the work is conducted within the research group, but collaborative efforts with other research groups have always proven important in our work. We have established collaborations in areas of synthetic and computational chemistry, diffraction and materials characterisation such as gas sorption and magnetic measurements. Such collaborations often provide opportunities for group members to visit and work in other research labs.

Selected Reviews and book chapters

“Combining metals with halogen bonds,” L. Brammer, G. Mínguez Espallargas and S. Libri, CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 1712-1727.
“New trends in crystal engineering,” D. Braga, L. Brammer and N. R. Champness, CrystEngComm, 2005, 7, 1-19.
“Developments in inorganic crystal engineering,” L. Brammer, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2004, 34, 476-489.
“Metals and Hydrogen Bonds,” L. Brammer, Dalton Trans., 2003, 3145-3157. (Perspective article)
“Hydrogen Bonds in Inorganic Chemistry: Application to Crystal Design,” L. Brammer, in "Perspectives in Supramolecular Chemistry, Vol 7: Crystal Design – Structure and Function", ed. G. R. Desiraju, Wiley, 2003, pp 1-75.

Publications

Journal articles

Ahmed A, Hall A, Vasili HB, Kulmaczewski R, Kulak AN, Cespedes O, Pask CM, Brammer L, Roseveare TM & Halcrow MA (2024) . Angewandte Chemie.
Roseveare TM, Donval G, Ashworth DJ, Smith R, Dettori A, Carrington EJ, Parry O, Dodsworths SF, Warren MR, Thompson SP , Oswald IDH et al (2023) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, 79(a2), C139-C139.
Ashworth DJ, Roseveare TM, Carrington EJ, McMonagle CJ, Warren MR, Fletcher AJ, Moggach SA, Oswald IDH & Brammer L (2023) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, 79(a2), C319-C319.
Brammer L, Peuronen A & Roseveare TM (2023) . Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry, 79(6), 204-216.
Brammer L, Lang F, Singh DCNG, Rao AB, Romer C, Wright JS, Smith R & Adams H (2022) . Chemistry – A European Journal.
Brammer L, Carrington EJ, Dodsworth SF, van Meurs S & Warren MR (2021) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Brammer L, Carrington EJ, Dodsworth SF, van Meurs S & Warren MR (2021) . Angewandte Chemie.
Watkins D, Roseveare TM, Warren MR, Thompson SP, Fletcher AJ & Brammer L (2021) . Faraday Discussions, 225, 133-151.
Ashworth DJ, Roseveare TM, Schneemann A, Flint M, Dominguez Bernáldes I, Vervoorts P, Fischer RA, Brammer L & Foster JA (2019) . Inorganic Chemistry, 58(16), 10837-10845.
Pike SJ, Hunter CA, Brammer L & Perutz RN (2019) . Chemistry – A European Journal, 25(39), 9237-9241.
Grigoropoulos A, McKay AI, Katsoulidis AP, Davies RP, Haynes A, Brammer L, Xiao J, Weller AS & Rosseinsky MJ (2018) . Angewandte Chemie, 130(17), 4622-4627.
Grigoropoulos A, Mckay AI, Katsoulidis AP, Davies RP, Haynes A, Brammer L, Xiao J, Weller AS & Rosseinsky MJ (2018) . Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 57(17), 4532-4537.
Thangavadivale V, Aguiar PM, Jasim NA, Pike SJ, Smith DA, Whitwood AC, Brammer L & Perutz RN (2018) . Chemical Science, 9(15), 3767-3781.
Dare NA, Brammer L, Bourne SA & Egan TJ (2018) . Inorganic Chemistry, 57(3), 1171-1183.
Brammer L (2017) . Faraday Discuss.
Aakeröy CB, Alavi S, Beer PD, Beyeh NK, Brammer L, Bryce DL, Clark T, Cottrell SJ, Del Bene JE, Edwards AJ , Esterhuysen C et al (2017) . Faraday Discussions, 203, 227-244.
Aakeröy CB, Alavi S, Beyeh NK, Brammer L, Branca M, Bryce DL, Christopherson J-C, Clark T, Cottrell SJ, Del Bene JE , Dichiarante V et al (2017) . Faraday Discuss., 203, 459-483.
Aakeröy CB, Alavi S, Brammer L, Bryce DL, Clark T, Del Bene JE, Edwards AJ, Esterhuysen C, Guru Row TN, Kennepohl P , Legon AC et al (2017) . Faraday Discussions, 203, 131-163.
Aakeröy CB, Beer PD, Beyeh NK, Brammer L, Branca M, Bryce DL, Del Bene JE, Edwards AJ, Erdelyi M, Esterhuysen C , Fourmigué M et al (2017) . Faraday Discussions, 203, 347-370.
Morris RE & Brammer L (2017) . Chem Soc Rev, 46, 5444-5462.
Robertson CC, Wright JS, Carrington EJ, Perutz RN, Hunter CA & Brammer L (2017) . Chemical Science, 8(8), 5392-5398.
Grecu T, Prohens R, McCabe JF, Carrington EJ, Wright JS, Brammer L & Hunter CA (2017) . CrystEngComm, 19(26), 3592-3599.
Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Sava DF, Timco GA, Brown MS, Savage M, Godfrey HGW, Moreau F, Schröder M, Siperstein F, Brammer L , Yang S et al (2017) . Angewandte Chemie, 129(20), 5619-5622.
Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Sava DF, Timco GA, Brown MS, Savage M, Godfrey HGW, Moreau F, Schröder M, Siperstein F, Brammer L , Yang S et al (2017) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(20), 5527-5530.
Carrington EJ, McAnally CA, Fletcher AJ, Thompson SP, Warren M & Brammer L (2017) . Nature Chemistry, 9, 882-889.
Smith R, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Hill A & Brammer L (2017) . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2084).
Chen MM, Chen L, Li HX, Brammer L & Lang JP (2016) . Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 3(10), 1297-1305.
Wright JS, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Thompson SP & Brammer L (2016) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(37), 13120-13126.
Grigoropoulos A, Whitehead GFS, Perret N, Katsoulidis AP, Chadwick FM, Davies RP, Haynes A, Brammer L, Weller AS, Xiao J & Rosseinsky MJ (2016) . Chem. Sci., 7(3), 2037-2050.
Smith DA, Beweries T, Blasius C, Jasim N, Nazir R, Nazir S, Robertson CC, Whitwood AC, Hunter CA, Brammer L & Perutz RN (2015) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(36), 11820-11831.
Brammer L, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ & Wright JS (2015) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, 71(a1), s132-s132.
Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Libri S, Loader JR, Mínguez Espallargas G, Hippler M, Fletcher AJ, Thompson SP, Warren JE, Musumeci D, Ward MD & Brammer L (2015) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(24), 8799-8811.
Wright JS, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Adams H, Thompson SP, Hill AH & Brammer L (2015) . IUCrJ, 2(2), 188-197.
Loader JR, Libri S, Meijer AJHM, Perutz RN & Brammer L (2014) . CrystEngComm, 16(41), 9711-9720.
Robertson CC, Perutz RN, Brammer L & Hunter CA (2014) . Chem. Sci., 5(11), 4179-4183.
Brammer L, Vitórica-Yrezábal I, Wright J & Fletcher A (2014) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, 70(a1), C908-C908.
Carrington EJ, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ & Brammer L (2014) . Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater, 70(Pt 3), 404-422.
Smith DA, Brammer L, Hunter CA & Perutz RN (2014) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(4), 1288-1291.
Brammer L, Yrezábal IJV, Smart P, Loader JR & Meijer AJHM (2013) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, 69(a1), s156-s156.
Smart P, Mason CA, Loader JR, Meijer AJHM, Florence AJ, Shankland K, Fletcher AJ, Thompson SP, Brunelli M, Hill AH & Brammer L (2013) . Chemistry, 19(11), 3552-3557.
Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Mínguez Espallargas G, Soleimannejad J, Florence AJ, Fletcher AJ & Brammer L (2013) . Chemical Science, 4(2), 696-708.
Smart P, Bejarano-Villafuerte A & Brammer L (2013) . CrystEngComm, 15(16), 3151-3159.
Smart P, Bejarano-Villafuerte A, Hendry RM & Brammer L (2013) . CrystEngComm, 15(16), 3160-3167.
Coronado E, Gimenez-Marques M, Minguez Espallargas G & Brammer L (2012) . NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 3.
Perkins C, Libri S, Adams H & Brammer L (2012) . CrystEngComm, 14(9), 3033-3038.
Espallargas GM, Recuenco A, Romero FM, Brammer L & Libri S (2012) . CrystEngComm, 14(20), 6381-6383.
Ormond-Prout JE, Smart P & Brammer L (2012) . Crystal Growth and Design, 12(1), 205-216.
Brammer L, Espallargas GM, Ormond-Prout J, Yrezabal IV, Libri S & Zordan F (2011) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, 67(a1), C136-C136.
Minguez Espallargas G, Florence AJ, van de Streek J & Brammer L (2011) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 13(13), 4400-4404.
Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Sullivan RA, Purver SL, Curfs C, Tang CC & Brammer L (2011) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 13(9), 3189-3196.
Beweries T, Brammer L, Jasim NA, McGrady JE, Perutz RN & Whitwood AC (2011) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(36), 14338-14348.
Mínguez Espallargas G, van de Streek J, Fernandes P, Florence AJ, Brunelli M, Shankland K & Brammer L (2010) . Angewandte Chemie, 122(47), 9076-9080.
Mínguez Espallargas G, van de Streek J, Fernandes P, Florence AJ, Brunelli M, Shankland K & Brammer L (2010) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 49(47), 8892-8896.
Clemente-Juan JM, Coronado E, Minguez Espallargas G, Adams H & Brammer L (2010) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 12(8), 2339-2342.
Mínguez Espallargas G, Zordan F, Arroyo Marín L, Adams H, Shankland K, van de Streek J & Brammer L (2009) . Chemistry, 15(31), 7554-7568.
Derossi S, Brammer L, Hunter CA & Ward MD (2009) . Inorg Chem, 48(4), 1666-1677.
Shan N, Hawxwell SM, Adams H, Brammer L & Thomas JA (2008) . Inorg Chem, 47(24), 11551-11560.
Brammer L, Minguez Espallargas G, Libri S, van de Streek J, Florence AJ, Brunelli M, Shankland K & David WIF (2008) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, 64(a1), C92-C93.
Mínguez Espallargas G, Brammer L, Allan DR, Pulham CR, Robertson N & Warren JE (2008) . J Am Chem Soc, 130(28), 9058-9071.
Libri S, Jasim NA, Perutz RN & Brammer L (2008) . J Am Chem Soc, 130(25), 7842-7844.
Libri S, Mahler M, Mínguez Espallargas G, Singh DCNG, Soleimannejad J, Adams H, Burgard MD, Rath NP, Brunelli M & Brammer L (2008) . Angewandte Chemie, 120(9), 1717-1721.
Brammer L, Espallargas GM & Libri S (2008) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 10(12), 1712-1727.
Smart P, Minguez Espallargas G & Brammer L (2008) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 10(10), 1335-1344.
Libri S, Mahler M, Mínguez Espallargas G, Singh DCNG, Soleimannejad J, Adams H, Burgard MD, Rath NP, Brunelli M & Brammer L (2008) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 47(9), 1693-1697.
Espallargas GM, Hippler M, Florence AJ, Fernandes P, van de Streek J, Brunelli M, David WIF, Shankland K & Brammer L (2007) . J Am Chem Soc, 129(50), 15606-15614.
Hawxwell SM, Espallargas GM, Bradshaw D, Rosseinsky MJ, Prior TJ, Florence AJ, van de Streek J & Brammer L (2007) . Chem Commun (Camb)(15), 1532-1534.
Hawxwell SM, Adams H & Brammer L (2006) . Acta Crystallogr B, 62(Pt 5), 808-814.
Mínguez Espallargas G, Brammer L, van de Streek J, Shankland K, Florence AJ & Adams H (2006) . J Am Chem Soc, 128(30), 9584-9585.
Zordan F & Brammer L (2006) . CRYST GROWTH DES, 6(6), 1374-1379.
Mínguez Espallargas G, Brammer L & Sherwood P (2006) . Angewandte Chemie, 118(3), 449-454.
Mínguez Espallargas G, Brammer L & Sherwood P (2006) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 45(3), 435-440.
Zordan F, Espallargas GM & Brammer L (2006) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 8(5), 425-431.
Hawxwell SM & Brammer L (2006) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 8(6), 473-476.
Zordan F, Purver SL, Adams H & Brammer L (2005) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 7, 350-354.
Zordan F, Brammer L & Sherwood P (2005) . J AM CHEM SOC, 127(16), 5979-5989.
Braga D, Brammer L & Champness NR (2005) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 7, 1-19.
(2005) . CrystEngComm, 7(10), 76-76.
(2004) . CrystEngComm, 6(1), 1-1.
Brammer L (2004) . Chem Soc Rev, 33(8), 476-489.
Zordan F & Brammer L (2004) . Acta Crystallogr B, 60(Pt 5), 512-519.
Brammer L, Espallargas GM & Adams H (2003) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 5, 343-345.
Brammer L (2003) . DALTON T(16), 3145-3157.
Miyaji H, Dudic M, Tucker JHR, Prokes I, Light ME, Gelbrich T, Hursthouse MB, Stibor I, Lhotak P & Brammer L (2003) . SUPRAMOL CHEM, 15(5), 385-390.
Bruton EA, Brammer L, Pigge FC, Aakeroy CB & Leinen DS (2003) . NEW J CHEM, 27(7), 1084-1094.
Brammer L, Burgard MD, Eddleston MD, Rodger CS, Rath NP & Adams H (2002) . CRYSTENGCOMM, 239-248.
Brammer L, Swearingen JK, Bruton EA & Sherwood P (2002) . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 99(8), 4956-4961.
Freeman STN, Lemke FR & Brammer L (2002) . Organometallics, 21(10), 2030-2032.
Brammer L, Rodger CS, Blake AJ, Brooks NR, Champness NR, Cunningham JW, Hubberstey P, Teat SJ, Wilson C & Schroder M (2002) . J CHEM SOC DALTON(22), 4134-4142.
Brammer L, Bruton EA & Sherwood P (2001) . CRYST GROWTH DES, 1(4), 277-290.
Yardy NM, Lemke FR & Brammer L (2001) . Organometallics, 20(26), 5670-5674.
Brammer L, Burgard MD, Rodger CS, Swearingen JK & Rath NP (2001) Silver(I) carboxylates: versatile inorganic analogs of carboxylic acids for supramolecular network formation. CHEM COMMUN(23), 2468-2469.
Brammer L, Rivas JCM & Spilling CD (2000) . JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 609(1-2), 36-43.
Brammer L, Rivas JCM, Atencio R, Fang SY & Pigge FC (2000) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(21), 3855-3867.
Mahajan D, Koetzle TF, Klooster WT, Brammer L, McMullan RK & Goland AN (2000) Crystal growth, structure characterization, and schemes for economic transport - An integrated approach to the study of natural gas hydrates. GAS HYDRATES: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE, 912, 940-949.
Brammer L, Bruton EA & Sherwood P (1999) . NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 23(10), 965-968.
Atencio R, Brammer L, Fang SY & Pigge FC (1999) . NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 23(5), 461-463.
Rivas JCM & Brammer L (1999) Hydrogen bonding in substituted-ammonium salts of the tetracarbonylcobaltate(-I) anion: some insights into potential roles for transition metals in organometallic crystal engineering. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, 183, 43-80.
Klooster WT, Brammer L, Schaverien CJ & Budzelaar PHM (1999) . JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 121(6), 1381-1382.
Mareque Rivas JC & Brammer L (1998) . Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 54(12), 1799-1802.
Rivas JCM & Brammer L (1998) N-H center dot center dot center dot N, N-H center dot center dot center dot O and N-H center dot center dot center dot pi(CO) hydrogen bonding in [N,N-bis(2-amino-ethyl)-2-aminoethyl]ammonium tetra-carbonylcobaltate(1-). ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, 54, 1799-1802.
Rivas JCM & Brammer L (1998) Supramolecular assembly of anion-channel and anion-layer structures of [PtL4]X-2 (L = nicotinamide; X = Cl or PF6): surprisingly robust arene ring 'herringbone' motifs and adaptable amide-amide hydrogen bonding. NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 22(12), 1315-1318.
Abramov YA, Brammer L, Klooster WT & Bullock RM (1998) . INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 37(24), 6317-6328.
Brammer L, Mareque Rivas JC & Zhao D (1998) . Inorg Chem, 37(21), 5512-5518.
Mareque Rivas JC & Brammer L (1998) . Inorg Chem, 37(19), 4756-4757.
Rivas JCM & Brammer L (1998) Bis[tris(2-aminoethyl)amine]cobalt(II)bis[tetracarbonylcobaltate(1-)]. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, 54, 757-760.
Aullon G, Bellamy D, Brammer L, Bruton EA & Orpen AG (1998) . CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(6), 653-654.
Serron S, Nolan SP, Abramov YA, Brammer L & Petersen JL (1998) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 17(1), 104-110.
Serron SA, Haar CM, Nolan SP & Brammer L (1997) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 16(23), 5120-5123.
Xu CF, Anderson GK, Brammer L, BraddockWilking J & Rath NP (1996) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 15(19), 3972-3979.
Brammer L, Klooster WT & Lemke FR (1996) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 15(6), 1721-1727.
Zhao D, Ladipo FT, BraddockWilking J, Brammer L & Sherwood P (1996) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 15(5), 1441-1445.
BRADDOCKWILKING J, SCHIESER M, BRAMMER L, HUHMANN J & SHALTOUT R (1995) . JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 499(1-2), 89-98.
LEMKE FR & BRAMMER L (1995) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 14(8), 3980-3987.
BRAMMER L, ZHAO D, LADIPO FT & BRADDOCKWILKING J (1995) . ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B-STRUCTURAL SCIENCE CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS, 51, 632-640.
COREY JY, ZHU XH, BRAMMER L & RATH NP (1995) . ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, 51, 565-567.
FANG H, ZHAO D, RATH NP, BRAMMER L & BARTON L (1995) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 14(4), 1700-1711.
BRAMMER L & ZHAO D (1995) . ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, 51, 45-48.
ZHAO D & BRAMMER L (1994) . INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 33(25), 5897-5902.
FANG H, ZHAO D, BRAMMER L & BARTON L (1994) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(13), 1531-1532.
BRAMMER L & ZHAO D (1994) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 13(5), 1545-1547.
BRAMMER L, ZHAO D, BULLOCK RM & MCMULLAN RK (1993) . INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 32(22), 4819-4824.
BRAMMER L, DUNNE BJ, GREEN M, MORAN G, ORPEN AG, REEVE C & SCHAVERIEN CJ (1993) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(11), 1747-1759.
BRAMMER L, MCCANN MC, BULLOCK RM, MCMULLAN RK & SHERWOOD P (1992) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 11(7), 2339-2341.
BULLOCK RM, BRAMMER L, SCHULTZ AJ, ALBINATI A & KOETZLE TF (1992) . JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 114(13), 5125-5130.
BRAMMER L, CHARNOCK JM, GOGGIN PL, GOODFELLOW RJ, ORPEN AG & KOETZLE TF (1991) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(7), 1789-1798.
CONROYLEWIS FM, SIMPSON SJ, BRAMMER L & ORPEN AG (1991) TRANSITION-METAL HYDRIDE COMPLEXES AS LEWIS-BASES - PREPARATION AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF (RR,SS)-([(ETA-5-C5H5)RU(PPH3)(CNTBU)]2(MU-H))PF6.CH2CL2. JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 406(1-2), 197-207.
BRAMMER L, HOWARD JAK, JOHNSON O, KOETZLE TF, SPENCER JL & STRINGER AM (1991) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(4), 241-243.
BOTT SG, BRAMMER L, CONNELLY NG, GREEN M, ORPEN AG, PAXTON JF, SCHAVERIEN CJ, BRISTOW S & NORMAN NC (1990) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(6), 1957-1969.
ORPEN AG, BRAMMER L, ALLEN FH, KENNARD O, WATSON DG & TAYLOR R (1989) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(12), S1-S83.
BRAMMER L & STEVENS ED (1989) . ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, 45, 400-403.
BRAMMER L, CONNELLY NG, EDWIN J, GEIGER WE, ORPEN AG & SHERIDAN JB (1988) . ORGANOMETALLICS, 7(6), 1259-1265.
ALLEN FH, KENNARD O, WATSON DG, BRAMMER L, ORPEN AG & TAYLOR R (1987) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 2(12), S1-S19.
BRAMMER L, CHARNOCK JM, GOGGIN PL, GOODFELLOW RJ, KOETZLE TF & ORPEN AG (1987) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(6), 443-445.
BRAMMER L, CROCKER M, DUNNE BJ, GREEN M, MORTON CE, NAGLE KR & ORPEN AG (1986) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(15), 1226-1228.
BRAMMER L, GREEN M, ORPEN AG, PADDICK KE & SAUNDERS DR (1986) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS(3), 657-667.
BOURNER DG, BRAMMER L, GREEN M, MORAN G, ORPEN AG, REEVE C & SCHAVERIEN CJ (1985) . JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS(20), 1409-1411.
Ashbrook SE, Blahut J, Blanc F, Brammer L, Charpentier T, Chen C-H, Dracinsky M, Dudek MK, Fellowes T, Fleischer CH , Gervais C et al () . Faraday Discussions.
Ashbrook SE, Beran GJO, Blahut J, Blanc F, Bornes C, Brammer L, Brown SP, Charpentier T, Dračínský M, Dudek MK , Emsley L et al () . Faraday Discussions.
Ahmed A, Hall A, Vasili HB, Kulmaczewski R, Kulak AN, Cespedes O, Pask CM, Brammer L, Roseveare TM & Halcrow MA () . Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Ashbrook SE, Beran GJO, Blahut J, Blanc F, Brammer L, Brough H, Brown SP, Bornes C, Charpentier T, Dracinsky M , Dudek MK et al () . Faraday Discussions.
Nicks J, Roseveare TM, Harris MS, Ashworth DJ, Danczuk G, Brammer L & Foster JA () . Nanoscale.
Ivko S, Bailey T, Brammer L & Haynes A () . Chemical Communications.
Attfield M, Au VK-M, Brammer L, Burrows A, Butova V, Casaban J, Chanteux G, Cooley I, Doan H, Fairen-Jimenez D , Fucci R et al () . Faraday Discussions, 231, 127-144.
Addicoat M, Au VK-M, Brammer L, Burrows A, Casaban J, D’Alessandro DM, Fucci R, Horcajada P, Humphrey S, Kitagawa S , Lavenn C et al () . Faraday Discussions, 231, 384-396.
Addicoat M, Bennett TD, Brammer L, Craig G, Das C, Dichtel W, Doan H, Evans AM, Evans J, Goodwin A , Horike S et al () . Faraday Discussions.
Baretta R, Brammer L, Burrows AD, Farrusseng D, Horike S, Jiang J, Kato M, Kitagawa S, Krause S, Lee J-SM , Legrand A et al () . Faraday Discussions, 225, 431-441.
Bennett TD, Brammer L, Coudert F-X, Evans JD, Fischer M, Goodwin AL, Jiang J, Kaskel S, Kitagawa S, Krause S , Lee J-SM et al () . Faraday Discussions, 225, 341-357.
Brammer L, Burrows AD, Chong SY-L, Craig G, Evans J, Farha O, Farrusseng D, Fischer M, Goodwin A, Huang Z , Johnson B et al () . Faraday Discussions, 225, 152-167.

Chapters

Brammer L & Mínguez Espallargas G (2007) , Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III (pp. 573-603). Elsevier
Mínguez Espallargas G & Brammer L (2007) , Making Crystals by Design: Methods, Techniques and Applications (pp. 241-265).
Minguez Espallargas G & Brammer L (2006) Structure and Bonding in Organometallic Compounds: Diffraction Methods In Parkin G (Ed.), Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III (pp. 573-604). Elsevier
Minguez Espallargas G & Brammer L (2006) Diffraction Studies in Crystal Engineering In Braga D & Grepioni F (Ed.), Making Crystals by Design (pp. 241-265). Wiley
Brammer L, Zordan F, Minguez Espallargas G, Purver SL, Arroyo Marin L, Adams H & Sherwood P (2004) Complementary features of inorganic and organic halogens: application to crystal engineering, Transactions of the American Crystallographic Association (pp. 114-122). American Crystallographic Association
Brammer L (2003) Hydrogen Bonds in Inorganic Chemistry: Application to Crystal Design In Desiraju GR (Ed.), Crystal Design: Structure and Function (pp. 1-75). Wiley
Brammer L (1999) Direct and indirect roles of metal centres in hydrogen bonding (pp. 197-210).
Brammer L & Stevens ED (1991) , NATO ASI Series (pp. 353-356). Springer US
Orpen AG, Brammer L, Allen FH, Watson DG & Taylor R () , International Tables for Crystallography (pp. 812-896). International Union of Crystallography
Allen FH, Watson DG, Brammer L, Orpen AG & Taylor R () , International Tables for Crystallography (pp. 790-811). International Union of Crystallography

Conference proceedings papers

Roseveare TM, Wilde C, Csonka V & Brammer L (2021) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, Vol. 77(a2) (pp C61-C61)
Roseveare T, Warren M, Thompson S & Brammer L (2019) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, Vol. 75(a2) (pp e515-e515)
Brammer L, Robertson CC, Hunter CA & Perutz RN (2017) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, Vol. 73(a2) (pp C597-C597)
Robertson CC, Wright JS, Carrington EC, Perutz RN, Hunter CA & Brammer L (2015) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, Vol. 71(a1) (pp s129-s129)
Carrington EJ, McAnally C, Fletcher AJ, Thompson SP, Warren M & Brammer L (2015) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, Vol. 71(a1) (pp s87-s87)
Perutz RN, Smith DA, Brammer L & Hunter CA (2014) Halogen bonds to transition metal hydride complexes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248
Brammer L, Robertson CC, Hunter CA & Perutz RN (2014) Hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds: solid-state, solution-phase and theory. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES, Vol. 70 (pp C597-C597)
Vitorica I, Mínguez G & Brammer L (2013) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 69(a1) (pp s277-s277)
Vitorica I, Mínguez G & Brammer L (2013) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 69(a1) (pp s633-s633)
Brammer L (2009) Halogen bonds in inorganic chemistry. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, Vol. 238
Smart P, Mason C, Florence AJ & Brammer L (2009) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 65(a1) (pp s297-s298)
Yrezabal IV, Adams H & Brammer L (2009) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 65(a1) (pp s283-s284)
Minguez G & Brammer L (2008) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 64(a1) (pp C81-C81)
Hawxwell SM, Adams H & Brammer L (2006) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 62(a1) (pp s281-s281)
Brammer L, Mínguez Espallargas G & Zordan F (2006) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 62(a1) (pp s4-s4)
Zordan F, Brammer L & Sherwood P (2005) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 61(a1) (pp c362-c362)
Mínguez G & Brammer L (2005) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 61(a1) (pp c362-c362)
Brammer L & Singh D (2005) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 61(a1) (pp c356-c357)
Brammer L, Bruton EA, Swearingen JK, Sherwood P, Purver SL & Adams H (2002) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 58(s1) (pp c226-c226)
Rodger CS, Brammer L, Harburn JJ & Spilling CD (2001) Self-assembly of transition metal coordination polymers and metallapolygons using pyrimidine derivatives.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 222 (pp U599-U599)
Lemke FR, Yardy NM, Petersen JL & Brammer L (2001) RuCl2(PPh3)(3) and hydrosilanes: Travels along a very bumpy reaction manifold.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 221 (pp U689-U689)
Brammer L, Rivas UCM, Bruton EA & Sherwood P (2000) Design of hydrogen-bonded materials based on perhalometallates.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 219 (pp U824-U824)
Brammer L, Bruton EA & Rivas JCM (1998) An assessment of C-H donors and of halogen acceptors in inorganic hydrogen bonding.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 216 (pp U79-U79)
Rivas JCM & Brammer L (1998) Exploitation of hydrogen bonds in linking inorganic molecules.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 216 (pp U86-U86)
Sherwood P, Barker JJ, Jennings NA, Maunder CM, Orpen AG, Greatbanks SP, Hillier IH, Brammer L, Kwiatowski W, Collins SJ & deVries AH (1996) Modelling inorganic structure and reactivity: Hybrid ab-initio/classical models for complex systems and environmental effects.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 212 (pp 101-COMP)
Brammer L (1996) . Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 52(a1) (pp C285-C285)
FANG H, ZHAO D, BRAMMER L & BARTON L (1994) CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF MU,2'-SNPH2(B5H8)2 AND MU,1'SNPH2(B5H8)2 - THE 1ST STRUCTURALLY CHARACTERIZED EXAMPLES OF 2 PENTABORANE CAGES LINKED BY A SINGLE HETEROATOM. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 208 (pp 13-INOR)
BRAMMER L & ZHAO D (1994) X-RAY AND SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF THE SALTS R3NH+CO(CO)3L-(L = CO, PR3) - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING N-H...CO HYDROGEN-BONDS. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 208 (pp 32-INOR)
SCHAVERIEN CJ & BRAMMER L (1994) ASPECTS OF MONOCYCLOPENTADIENYL LANTHANIDE CHEMISTRY - SYNTHESIS, AND REACTIVITY WITH OLEFINS AND DIENES, OF [Y(C5ME5)(OAR)(MU-H)]2. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 207 (pp 215-INOR)
BRAMMER L & ZHAO D (1993) TRANSITION-METALS AS HYDROGEN-BOND ACCEPTORS. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 206 (pp 240-INOR)
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Preprints

Vitórica-Yrezábal I, McAnally C, Fletcher A, Warren M, Hill A, Thompson S, Quinn M, Mottley S, Mottley S & Brammer L (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS).

Teaching interests

Chemistry with Study Abroad
Inorganic Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Crystallography, Supramolecular and Materials Chemistry

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

Introduction to Solid State Chemistry (Level 2)
The course introduces the structural aspects of solid state chemistry, including how crystalline solids can be desribed in terms of lattices, unit cells and space group symmetry.
Diffraction Techniques in Structural Chemistry (Level 3)
The course provides an introduction to single crystal X-ray diffraction methods used to determine the structure of solid compounds.
Crystal Engineering: Supramolecular Assembly to Materials (Level 4)
This advanced course discusses how control over crystal structure, through crystal design and synthesis, offers the prospect of designer materials with designed properties.

Support Teaching:

Tutorials: Level 2 Inorganic Chemistry.

Laboratory Teaching:

Level 2 Inorganic Laboratories
Level 3 Research Project
Level 4 Research Project