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Publications

A list of our publications is found below,

as well as on ORCID and Google Scholar

* = corresponding author

13.

The Many‐Chemicals Problem of Systems Chemistry

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O. R. Maguire*

ChemSystemsChem 2024, 6, e202400027

Invited Paper for Emerging Systems Chemistry Talent Special Issue

12.

A Prebiotic Precursor to Life’s Phosphate Transfer System with an ATP Analog and Histidyl Peptide Organocatalysts

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O. R. Maguire*, I. B. A. Smokers, B. Oosterom, A. Zheliezniak, W. T. S. Huck*

Journal of the American Society 2024, 146, 7839

11.

A catalytically active oscillator made from small organic molecules

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M. ter Harmsel, O. R. Maguire, S. Runikhina, A. S. Y. Wong, W. T. S. Huck*, S. R. Harutyunyan*

Nature 2023, 621, 87

10.

A physicochemical orthophosphate cycle via a kinetically stable thermodynamically activated intermediate enables mild prebiotic phosphorylations

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O. R. Maguire, I. B. A. Smokers, W. T. S. Huck*

Nature Communications 2021, 12, 5517

9.

Early warning signals in chemical reaction networks

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O. R. Maguire*, A. S. Y. Wong, J. H. Westerdiep, W. T. S. Huck*

Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 3725

News article published by Chemistry World on this work link

8.

Dynamic Environments as a Tool to Preserve Desired Output in a Chemical Reaction Network

O. R. Maguire, A. S. Y. Wong, M. G. Baltussen, P. van Duppen, A. A. Pogodaev, W. T. S. Huck*

Chemistry - A European Journal 2020, 26, 1676

Designated as a ‘Hot paper’ by the Editors

7.

On the importance of reaction networks for synthetic living systems

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O. R. Maguire, W. T. S. Huck*

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences 2019, 3, 517

6.

Unusually high α-proton acidity of prolyl residues in cyclic peptides

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O. R. Maguire, B. Taylor, E. Higgins, M. Rees, S. Cobb, N. Simpkins, C. Hayes, A. C. O'Donoghue*

Chemical Science 2020, 11, 7722

Paper selected for the collection Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science link

5.

N-Terminal speciation for native chemical ligation

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O. R. Maguire, J. Zhu, W. D. G. Brittain, A. S. Hudson, S. L. Cobb, A. C. O’Donoghue*

Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 6114

4.

Homogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis

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O. R. Maguire, A. C. O’Donoghue*

Sustainable Catalysis: Without Metals or Other Endangered Elements, Part 1. 2015 Chapter 3,

Pg. 38 - 64. ISBN 978-1-78262-640-4

3.

Rate and Equilibrium Constants for the Addition of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes into Benzaldehydes: A Remarkable 2-Substituent Effect

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C. J. Collett, R. S. Massey, J. E. Taylor, O. R. Maguire, A. C. O'Donoghue*, A.D. Smith*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, 6887

2.

Mechanistic insights into the triazolylidene-catalysed Stetter and benzoin reactions: role of the N-aryl substituent

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C. J. Collett, R. S. Massey, O. R. Maguire, A. S. Batsanov, A. C. O'Donoghue*, A.D. Smith*

Chemical Science 2013, 4, 1514

1.

Syntheses and Electronic Structure of Bimetallic Complexes Containing a Flexible Redox-Active Bridging Ligand

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S. Lindsay, S. K. Lo, O. R. Maguire, E. Bill, M. R. Probert, S. Sproules, C. R. Hess*

Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52, 898

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