Positions

Overview

  • Originally South African, received BS(Hons) Rhodes University, Ph.D. University of Cape Town, D.Sc. U. of Witwatersrand, Professor at U of W 1980-93, moved to US 1993, Professor UNCW 2002-present

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

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    2022-01-01 A Study of the Complexes of Hg(II) with Polypyridyl Ligands by Fluorescence, Absorbance Spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. The Effect of Ligand Preorganization and Relativistic Effects on Complex Stability.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  530:120670. 2022-01-01
    2022-01-01 Evidence for Participation of 4f and 5d Orbitals in Lanthanide Metal-Ligand Bonding, and that Y(III) has less of such Complex-Stabilizing Ability. A Thermodynamic, Spectroscopic and DFT study of their Complexation by the Nitrogen Donor Ligand TPEN..  Inorg. Chem..  61:4627-4638. 2022-01-01
    2022-01-01 Evidence for Participation of 4f and 5d Orbitals in Lanthanide Metal-​Ligand Bonding and That Y(III) Has Less of This Complex-​Stabilizing Ability. A Thermodynamic, Spectroscopic, and DFT Study of Their Complexation by the Nitrogen Donor Ligand TPEN.  Inorg. Chem..  61:4627-4638. 2022-01-01
    2022-01-01 Two Ligands of Interest in Recovering Uranium from the Oceans. The Correct Formation Constants of the Uranyl(VI) cation with 2,2’-Bipyridyl-6,6’-dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid..  Inorg. Chem..  61:9960-9967. 2022-01-01
    2022-01-01 Two Ligands of Interest in Recovering Uranium from the Oceans: The Correct Formation Constants of the Uranyl(VI) cation with 2,2’-Bipyridyl-6,6’-dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic Acid.  Inorg. Chem..  61:9960-9967. 2022-01-01
    2020-01-01 Exciplex formation as an approach to selective Copper (II) sensors.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  506. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Exciplex formation as an approach to selective Copper(II) fluorescent sensors.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  Article Number: 119544. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Fluorescence and Metal Binding Properties of the Highly Preorganized Tetradentate Ligand Biphenanthroline, and its Remarkable Affinity for Cadmium(II)..  Inorg. Chem..  59:13117-13127. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Fluorescence and metal binding properties of the highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 2,2'-Bi-1,10-phenanthroline, and its remarkable affinity for Cadmium (II).  Inorg. Chem..  59. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Fluorescence and metal-binding properties of the highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 2,2’-bi-1,10-phenanthroline and its remarkable affinity for cadmium(II).  Inorg. Chem..  59:13117-13127. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Mono-N-benzyl cyclen, a highly selective multi-functional ‘turn-on’ fluorescent sensor for Pb2+, Hg2+, and Zn2+.  Polyhedron..  Article Number: UNSP 114366. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Mono-N-benzyl cyclen: A highly selective, multi-functional "turn-on" fluorescence sensor for Pb2+, Hg2+, and Zn2+.  Polyhedron.  179. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Strategies for a fluorescent sensor with receptor and fluorophore designed for the recognition of heavy metal ions.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  499. 2020-01-01
    2020-01-01 Strategies for a fluorescent sensor with receptor and fluorophore designed for the recognition of heavy metal ions..  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  Article Number: 119181. 2020-01-01
    2019-01-01 Complexation of Lanthanides and other metal ions by the polypyridyl ligand quaterpyridine: relation between metal ion size, chelate ring size, and complex stability.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  488:19-27. 2019-01-01
    2018-01-01 Exciple Formation and Aggregation Induced Emission in Di-N-benzyl)cyclen and its Complexes – Selective Fluorescence with Lead(II), and as the Cd(II) Complex, with the Chloride Ion.  Eur. J. Inorg Chem..  3736-3747. 2018-01-01
    2018-01-01 Exciplex Formation and Aggregation Induced Emission in Di-(N-Benzyl)-cyclen – Selective Fluorescence with Lead(II), and as the Cadmium(II) complex, with the Chloride Ion.  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.  2018-01-01
    2018-01-01 Indole- based Fluorescence Sensors for both Cations and Anions.  Inorg. Chim. Acta.  482. 2018-01-01
    2018-01-01 Indole-Based fluorescence sensors for both cations and anions.  Inorg. Chim.Acta.  482:478-490. 2018-01-01
    2017-07-01 Effects of Anion Coordination on the Fluorescence of a Photo-induced Electron Transfer (PET) Sensor Complexed with Metal Ions.  Polyhedron.  130:47. 2017-07-01
    2017-01-01 Effects of Anion Coordination on the Fluorescence of a Photo-induced Electron Transfer (PET) Sensor Complexed with Metal Ions..  Polyhedron.  130. 2017-01-01
    2017-01-01 Effects of Anion Coordination on the Fluorescence of a Photo-induced Electron Transfer (PET) Sensor Complexed with Metal Ions..  Polyhedron.  130:47-57. 2017-01-01
    2016-01-01 Amidoximes as Ligand Functionalities for Polymeric Materials for the Recovery of Uranium from Seawater.  Polyhedron.  109:81-91. 2016-01-01
    2016-01-01 Quantifying the Binding Strength of Salicylaldoxime-Uranyl Complexes Relative to Competing Salicylaldoxime-Transition Metal Ion Complexes in Aqueous Solution: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study.  Dalton Transactions.  45:9051-9064. 2016-01-01
    2016-01-01 The Highly Preorganized Ligand 1,10-Phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic Acid for the Selective Recovery of Uranium from Seawater in the Presence of Competing Vanadium Species’.  Inorg. Chem..  55:10818-10829. 2016-01-01
    2015-01-01 Acidity of the Amidoxime Functional Group in Aqueous Solution: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study.  J. Phys. Chem..  119:3567-3576. 2015-01-01
    2015-01-01 Controlling the Fluorescence Response of PET Sensors via the Metal Ion π Contacting Ability of the Fluorophore: Coumarin, a Weaker π Contacter.  Inorg. Chem..  54:9976-9988. 2015-01-01
    2015-01-01 Spectroscopic, Structural, and Thermodynamic Aspects of the Stereochemically Active Lone Pair on Lead(II): Structure of the Lead(II) DOTA complex..  Polyhedron..  91:120-127. 2015-01-01
    2015-01-01 Spectroscopic, structural, and thermodynamic aspects of the stereochemically active lone pair on lead (II): Structure of the lead(II)-DOTA complex.  Polyhedron.  91. 2015-01-01
    2014-08-01 The effect of π-contacts between metal ions and tethered fluorophores on the fluorescence of PET sensors: Implications for sensor design for cations and anions.  Inorganic Chemistry.  53:9014. 2014-08-01
    2014-01-01 The Effect of π-contacts between Metal Ions and Fluorophores on the Fluorescence of PET Sensors. Implications for Sensor Design for Cations and Anions.  Inorg. Chem..  53:9014-9026. 2014-01-01
    2014-01-01 The possible role of π-contacts between metal ions and tethered fluorophores in controlling chelation enhanced fluorescence in fluorescent sensors: Implications for sensor design for cations and anions.  Inorg. Chem..  53. 2014-01-01
    2013-10-01 The role of fluorophore-metal interaction in photoinduced electron transfer (PET) sensors: Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) study.  Journal of Physical Chemistry A.  117:133345. 2013-10-01
    2013-09-01 A DFT analysis of the effect of chelate ring size on metal ion selectivity in complexes of polyamine ligands.  Polyhedron.  52:284-293. 2013-09-01
    2013-07-01 Do Non-bonded H--H Interactions in Phenanthrene Stabilize it Relative to Anthracene? Some Evidence on this Question, and its Implications for Ligands such as 2,2’-Bipyridyl.  Jornal of Physical Chemistry.  116:8572-8583. 2013-07-01
    2013-07-01 Mechanism of chelation enhanced fluorescence in complexes of Cadmium(II). and a possible new type of anion sensor.  Chemical Communication.  49:9749. 2013-07-01
    2013-01-01 Complexation of Am(III) and Nd(III) by 1,10-phenthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid.  Journal of Solution Chemistry.  42:211-225. 2013-01-01
    2013-01-01 Metal Ion Size-based Selectivity of the Highly Preorganized Tetradentate Ligand 2,9-Di-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline for Metal ions in Aqueous Solution, including Lanthanide(III) ions and the Uranyl Cation.  Inorganic Chemistry.  52:15-27. 2013-01-01
    2013-01-01 Selectivity of the highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 2,9-Di- (pyrid-2-yl)- 1,10-phenanthroline for metal ions in aqueous solution, including Lanthanide(III) ions and the uranyl(VI) cation..  Inorganic Chemistry.  52:15. 2013-01-01
    2013-01-01 The pyridyl group in ligand design for selective metal ion complexation and sensing.  Chemical Society Reviews.  42:1500-1524. 2013-01-01
    2012-11-01 A DFT Study of the Affinity of Lanthanide and Actinide Ions for Sulfur-donor and Nitrogen-donor Ligands in Aqueous Solution, and some Implications for Ligand Design.  Inorganica Chimica Acta.  396:101-107. 2012-11-01
    2012-09-01 Mechanism of Turn-on fluoroscent sensors for Mercury (II) in solution, and its implications for ligand design.  Inorganic Chemistry.  51:10904. 2012-09-01
    2012-08-01 Affinity of two Highly Preorganized Ligands for the base metal ions Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II). A Thermodynamic, Crystallographic and Fluorometric Study.  Polyhedron.  46:139-148. 2012-08-01
    2012-01-01 Metal Ion complexing properties of 2,2’-pyridyl-1,10-phenanthroline, a more Preorganized analogue of Terpyridyl. A Crystallographic, Fluorescence, and Thermodynamic study.  Inorganic Chemistry.  51:3007-3015. 2012-01-01
    2012-01-01 Synthesis and metal coordination chemistry of (phenyl)(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)phosphinodithioic acid, [2-C5H4N]CH2P(S)(SH)(Ph).  Polyhedron.  33:327-335. 2012-01-01
    2011-07-01 The unusual metal ion selectivity of the highly preorganized tetradentrate ligand 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxamide: A thermodynamic and fluorescence study.  Inorganic Chemistry.  50:8348. 2011-07-01
    2011-03-01 Metal Ion Complexing Properties of a Non-macrocyclic Ligand of the Highest Levels of Preorganization. Dipyridoacridine, a Tridentate 1,10-phenanthroline Homologue.  Inorganic Chemistry.  50:3785-3790. 2011-03-01
    2011-01-01 Complexation of Metal Ions, including Alkali Earth and Lanthanide(III) Ions, in Aqueous Solution by the Ligand Terpy (2,2’,6’,2”-terpyridyl).  Inorganic Chemistry.  50:2764-2770. 2011-01-01
    2011-01-01 Metal Ion Selectivities of the Highly preorganized tetradentate ligand 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxamide with Lanthanide(III) ions and some Actinide ions.  Radiochimica Acta.  99:161-166. 2011-01-01
    2010-09-01 Synthesis and Reactivity of (Benzoxazol-2-ylmethyl)phosphonic Acid.  Inorganic Chemistry.  49:9369-9379. 2010-09-01
    2010-05-01 Complexes of the highly preorganized ligand PDALC (2,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline) with trivalent Lanthanides. A Thermodynamic and Crystallographic Study.  Inorganica Chimica Acta.  363:3694-3699. 2010-05-01
    2009-03-01 Possible Steric Control of the Relative Strength of Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence for Zinc(II) Compared to Cadmium(II): Metal Ion Complexing Properties of Tris(2-quinolylmethyl)amine, a Crystallographic, UV-Visible, and Fluorometric Study.  Inorganic Chemistry/American Chemical Society.  48:1407-1415. 2009-03-01
    2009-03-01 Structural, molecular mechanics, and DFT study of cadmium(II) in its crown ether complexes with axially coordinated ligands, and of the binding of thiocyanate to cadmium(II).  Inorganica Chimica Acta.  362:1122-1128. 2009-03-01
    2008-11-01 Metal Ion Complexing Properties of the Highly Preorganized Ligand 2,9-bis(Hydroxymethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline: A Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Study.  Inorganic Chemistry/American Chemical Society.  47:10342-10348. 2008-11-01

    Manuscript

    Year Title Altmetric
    2009-01-01 Complexation of Mercury(I) and mercury(II) by 18­crown­6: Hydrothermal Synthesis of the mercuric Nitrite Complex.  Inorganic Chemistry. 11724-11733. 2009-01-01
    2009-01-01 Strong Metal Ion Size-based Selectivity of the Highly Preorganized ligand PDA (1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylic acid) with Trivalent Metal Ions. A Crystallographic, Fluorometric, and Thermodynamic Study.  Inorganic Chemistry. 7853-7863. 2009-01-01
    2009-01-01 The affinity of the highly preorganized ligand 2,9-bis(hydroxy-methyl)-1,10-phenanthroline for metal ions of higher charge. A crystallographic and thermodynamic study.  American Chemical Society. 8201-8209. 2009-01-01

    Presentations

    Research Overview

  • Metal ion chemistry in solution, with applications in separation of nuclear isotopes such as Am(III) from other metal ions, and applications of metal ions in medicine and biology.

    • Investigator On

  • # DE-AC05-00OR22725 2016-01-01
  • #CHE- 1565981 2016-01-01

    • Teaching Overview

  • Inorganic chemistry at the senior and graduate level, as well chemistry 101 and 102 teaching

    • Full Name

  • Robert D Hancock