SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Lewis Acid and Base Sensing by Platinum(II) Polypyridines; McGuire, R., Jr.; Wilson, M. H.; Nash, Fanwick,P. E.; and McMillin, D. R. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 2946-2948.
When One Configuration is Not Enough; McMillin, D. R. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 859-862.
A pared-down version of 5,10,15,20-tetra(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin intercalates into B-form DNA regardless of base composition: Binding studies of tri(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrins, Andrews,K.; and McMillin,D. R. Biochemistry 2008, 47, 1117-1125.
Synthesis, electrochemistry and luminescence of [Pt{4'-(R)-trpy}(CN)]+ (R = Ph, o-CH3-Ph, o-Cl-Ph or o-CF3-Ph; trpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine): Crystal structure of [Pt{4'-(Ph)-trpy}(CN)]BF4*CH3CN. Field, J. S.; Haines, R. J.; Ledwaba, L. P.; McGuire, R., Jr.; Munro, O. Q.; Low, M. R.; McMillin, D. R. Dalton Trans. 2007, 192-199.
Understanding Binding Interactions of Cationic Porphyrins with B-form DNA. McMillin, D. R.; Shelton, A. H.; Bejune, S. A.; Fanwick, P. E.; Wall, R. K. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2005, 249, 1451-1459.
One-dimensional supramolecular assemblies based on a Re2(III,III) synthon and their solid-state phosphorescence, Dequeant, M. Q.; McGuire, R., Jr.; McMillin, D. R.; Ren, T. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 6521-6523.
A luminescent Pt(II) complex with a terpyridine-like ligand involving a six-membered chelate ring, Hu, Y.Z.; Wilson, M.H.; Zong, R.F.; Bonnefous, C.; McMillin, D.R.; Thummel, R.P. Dalton Trans. 2005, 354-358.
The Influence of the loop sequence in binding studies involving cationic porphyrins and DNA hairpins, Bejune, S. A.; McMillin, D. R. Chem Comm. 2004, 1320-1321.
Temperature Dependence of the Crystal Structure and Luminescence Properties of [Pt{4'-(o-ClC6H4)trpy}Cl]SbF6 (trpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine), Field, J. S.; Gertenbach, J. A.; Haines, R. J.; Ledwaba, L. P.; Mashapa, N. T.; McMillin, D. R.; Munro, O. Q.; Summerton, G. C. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2003, 1176-1180.