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Our book on “Main Group Strategies towards Functional Hybrid Materials” 
(Editors T. Baumgarter and F. Jäkle; ISBN: 978-1-119-23597-2)
is now available here

Degradation-assisted doping of organic semiconductors enabled by Lewis acids
M. Berteau-Rainville, T. P. L. Cosby, S. Bhagat, A. E. Laturski, M. Creran, Z. Yang, E. Orgiu, T. Baumgartner, C. B. Caputo, I. Salzmann    
Nat. Mater. 2026, 25, online. (link)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-sk168-v3

Insights on the Synthesis, Structures, and Photophysical Properties of Step-Conjugated Bi(dithienophosphole)s
N. Asok, S. Komijani, A. Bhattacharjee, J. LeBlanc, T. Baumgartner    
Inorg. Chem. 2026, 65, 14491-14504. (link)
(invited article for special issue: “Current Advancements in Main Group Chemistry”)

The Metamorphosis of Strongly Electron-Accepting Dithieno[2,3-b;3′,2′-e]-4-Keto-1,4-Dihydrophosphinines
A. Hussein, C. C. H. Tan, J. LeBlanc, A. Bhattacharjee, R. Dadgaryeganeh, T. P. L. Cosby, C. A. Lenart, H. N. Hunter, X.-M. He, T. Baumgartner    
ChemistryEurope 2026, 4, e70312. (link)

Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]phospholes—recent advances
A. Bhattacharjee, T. Baumgartner    
Bull. Chem.Soc. Jpn. 202699, uoag049. (link)
(invited account article for BCSJ 100th Anniversary Collection)

Non-Alternant-Hydrocarbon-Based Conjugated Phosphole Oxides
S. Ambrico, A. Bhattacharjee, J. LeBlanc, K. Jaiswal, R. Dadgaryeganeh, E. Pradhan, T. Zeng, T. Baumgartner    
Can J. Chem2026104, 114-122. (link)
(invited article for special issue: ISNA-20)

From Aqua Green to Deep Red in One Step: Targeted Design of a Highly Luminescent Phosphacyclic Vat Orange 3 Dye
R. Dadgaryeganeh, H. Le, S. Ambrico, A. Bhattacharjee, J. LeBlanc, A. Al Ramadhan, C. Romero-Nieto, T. Baumgartner    
Org. Lett202527, 9705-9709. (link)
(invited article for special issue on π-Conjugated Molecules and Materials)

From flat to twisted – multifunctional phosphacyclic nanocarbons based on Vat Orange 3
R. Dadgaryeganeh, J. LeBlanc, E. Pradhan, D. Miao, A. Hussein, H. N. Hunter, T. Zeng, C. Romero-Nieto, T. Baumgartner    
Chem. Sci. 202516, 3680-3692. (link)
(2025 most popular nanoscience articles collection)

Self-assembly of Phosphole-lipids in 2D Films: The Influence of π-Interactions and Steric Constraints
Z. Alinia, D. Miao, T. Baumgartner, C. E. DeWolf    
RSC Appl. Interfaces 20252, 460-471. (link)

Tuning Electrostatics to Promote Ordered Monolayers of Phosphole-Lipids
Z. Alinia, D. Miao, T. Baumgartner, C. E. DeWolf    
Langmuir 202440, 22301-22313. (link)

Viologen-based solution-processable ionic porous polymers for electrochromic applications
H. Miao, L. Chen, F. Xing, H. Li, T. Baumgartner, X. He    
Chem. Sci. 202415, 7576-7585. (link)

Multivalency unlocked: The unique redox traits of the ‟tripak’’ system
N. Asok, T. Baumgartner    
Chem 202410, 756-758. (link)
(invited Preview article)

Modified Viologen- and Carbonylpyridinium-based Electrodes for Organic Batteries
X. He*, L. Chen, T. Baumgartner    
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 202416, 48689-48705. (link)
(invited Spotlight article for Forum on 'Organic Battery Materials')

Rethinking the Lewis Acidity of Cationic Gallium and Indium Catalysts
C. Goonesinghe, H.-J. Jung, I. O. Betinol, J. R. Gaffen, C. N. Garrard, J. Chang, K. Hosseini, H. Roshandel, K. Nyamayaro, B. Patrick, M. Ezhova, C. B. Caputo, T. Baumgartner, J. P. Reid, P. Mehrkhodavandi    
ACS Catal. 202313, 16148-16157. (link)

Development of the P-Arylation of Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phosphole with Aryl Iodonium Salts
A. Hussein, N. Asok, V. A. Béland, J. R. Gaffen, J. LeBlanc, T. Baumgartner    
ChemPlusChem 2023, e202300133. (link)
(invited article for special collection 'Pnictogen Chemistry')

Not So Innocent After All: Interfacial Chemistry Determines Charge-Transport Efficiency in Single-Molecule Junctions
A. Daaoub, J. M. F. Morris, V. A. Béland, P. Demay-Drouhard, A. Hussein, S. J. Higgins, H. Sadeghi, R. J. Nichols, A. Vezzoli, T. Baumgartner, S. Sangtarash    
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 202362, e202302150. (link)

Exploring the Lewis Acidity and Reactivity of Neutral Pentacoordinate Dithienophospholes
N. Asok, B. A. Zondag, E. Pradhan, M. Odagwe, J. LeBlanc, J. C. Walsh, G. J. Bodwell, T. Zeng, T. Baumgartner    
Chem. Eur. J. 202329, e202300173. (link)
(invited article for special collection 'ISNA-19')

Unique Phosphorus-Based Avenues for the Tuning of Functional Materials
N. Asok, J. R. Gaffen, T. Baumgartner    
Acc. Chem. Res. 202356, 536-547. (link)
(invited account article, 'most read’ in 03/2023)

Probing the Impact of Solvent on the Strength of Lewis Acids via Fluorescent Lewis Adducts
A. E. Laturski, J. R. Gaffen, P. Demay-Drouhard, C. B. Caputo, T. Baumgartner
Precis. Chem. 20231, 49-56. (link)
(invited article for new journal launch, 'most read’ in 2023)

Fluorescence-based Measurement of the Lewis Acidities of Lanthanide Triflates in Solution
P. Demay-Drouhard, J. R. Gaffen, C. B. Caputo, T. Baumgartner
Can. J. Chem. 2023, 101, 146-153. (link)
(invited article for special issue: Celebrating the Life of Suning Wang; Editor's Choice)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-zprf5

Cost-Effective Vat Orange 3-Derived Organic Cathodes for Electrochemical Energy Storage
L. Chen, F. Xing, Q. Lin, A. Waqas, X. Wang, T. Baumgartner, X. He
Batteries & Supercaps 20235, e202200406. (link)
(invited article for special collection on organic batteries, cover feature)

Rational Design of Bio-Derived Four-Electron-Accepting Carbonyl-N-methylpyridinium Species for High-Performance Lithium/Organic Batteries
X. Wang, W. Xue, G. Guo, L. Chen, T. Baumgartner, X. He
Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2022, 3, 100951(link)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-cf3m

Tailored Solvatochromic NIR Phosphorus-Chromophores via Selective P−N and P−C Chemistry in P-Heteropines
Z. Yang, X. Li, K. Yang, Z. Zhang, Y. Wang, N. Yu, T. Baumgartner, Y. Ren
Org. Lett. 202224, 2045-2049 (link)

Conjugated Polymers with Benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium units: An Effective Design Strategy for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
G. Guo, X. Wang, L. Chen, T. Baumgartner, X. He
Chem. Mater. 202133, 4596-4605 (link)

Donor–acceptor–acceptor-type near-infrared fluorophores that contain dithienophosphole oxide and boryl groups: Effect of the boryl group on the nonradiative decay
Y. Sugihara, N. Inai, M. Taki, T. Baumgartner, R. Kawakami, T. Saitou, T. Imamura, T. Yanai, S. Yamaguchi
Chem. Sci. 202112, 6333-6341. (link)
(Hot Article Collection)

Structure-reactivity studies on hypervalent square-pyramidal dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes    
N. Asok, J. R. Gaffen, E. Pradhan, T. Zeng, T. Baumgartner    
Dalton Trans. 202150, 2243-2252. (link)
YorkSpace: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/40815

Fluorescent Lewis Adducts: A Practical Guide to Relative Lewis Acidity
J. N. Bentley, S. A. Elgadi, J. R. Gaffen, P. Demay-Drouhard, T. Baumgartner, C. B. Caputo
Organometallics 202039, 3645-3655. (link)
('most read’ in 10/2020 and 11/2020)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.10292957.v2

Highly Luminescent 4-Pyridyl-Extended Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]phospholes
P. Demay-Drouhard, T. Baumgartner
J. Org. Chem. 202085, 14627-14633. (link)
(invited article for special issue: The New Golden Age of Organophosphorus Chemistry)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12455357.v1

Phosphoryl- and Phosphonium-Bridged Viologens as Stable Two- and Three-Electron Acceptors for Organic Electrodes
C. R. Bridges, A. M. Borys, V. A. Béland, J. R. Gaffen, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Sci. 202011, 10483-10487(link)
ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12711770.v1

Lewis Acids and Bases as Molecular Dopants for Organic Semiconductors
C. R. Bridges, T. Baumgartner
J. Phys. Org. Chem. 202033, e4077. (link)
(invited review, cover page)
YorkSpace: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38844

Phosphaviologen-based Pyrene-Carbon Nanotube Composites for Stable Battery Electrodes 
C. R. Bridges, M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner
Batteries & Supercaps 20203, 268-274. (link)
(cover page); highlighted on BBC World Service Radio,  inverse.comAdvanced Science NewsElectronicsWeekly.com
YorkSpace: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38130

Poly(5-vinylbenzothiadiazole) for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries 
L. Chen, C. R. Bridges, G. Gao, T. Baumgartner, X. He
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 20192, 7315-7320. (link)
YorkSpace: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38131

A Simple and Effective Method of Determining Lewis Acidity by Using Fluorescence 
J. R. Gaffen, J. N. Bentley, L. C. Torres, C. Chu, T. Baumgartner, C. B. Caputo
Chem 20195, 1567-1583. (link)

Using boron to tune the geometry of a non-fullerene acceptor for improved organic solar cell performance 
T. A. Welsh, A. Laventure, A. F. Alahmadi, G. Zhang, T. Baumgartner, Y. Zou, F. Jäkle, G. C. Welch
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 20192, 1229-1240. (link)

Synthesis a Trivalent P-Chloro-Dithienophosphole and Its Reactivity of with Organometallic Reagents
J. R. Gaffen, Z. Wang, T. Baumgartner
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 1612-1620. (link)
(invited article for special issue honouring Koop Lammertsma and Edgar Niecke)
YorkSpace: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/37637

A Highly Stable Organic Radical Cation 
M. Berville, J. Richard, M. Stolar, S. Choua, N. Le Breton, C. Gourlaouen, C. Boudon, L. Ruhlmann, T. Baumgartner, J. A. Wytko, J. Weiss
Org. Lett. 201820, 8004-8008. (link

An Unexpected ‘Step-Conjugated’ Biphosphole via Unique P-P Bond Formation
Z. Wang, N. Asok, J. Gaffen, Y. Gottlieb, W. Bi, C. Gendy, R. Dobrovetsky, T. Baumgartner
Chem 20184, 2628-2643. (link)       
(for a ‘preview’, see here)

Functional Conjugated Pyridines via Main-Group Element Tuning
M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Commun. 201854, 3311-3322. (link)
(invited Feature article)

On the Reactivity of P-Chloro Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phosphole Oxide
Z. Wang, D. Spasyuk, T. Baumgartner
Can. J. Chem. 2018 96, 555-560. (link)
(invited article for special issue honouring Neil Burford)

Dithienophosphole-based molecular electron acceptors constructed using direct (hetero)arylation cross-coupling methods
T. A. Welsh, A. Laventure, T. Baumgartner, G. C. Welch
J. Mater. Chem. C 2018 6, 2148-2154. (link)

Exploration of Hypervalent Lewis Acid/Base Interactions in 2-(2’-Thiazolyl)-3-thienylphosphanes
N. Grenon, T. Baumgartner 
Inorg. Chem. 201857, 1630-1644. (link)

Electron-Accepting pi-Conjugated Species with 1,8-Naphthalic Anhydride or Diketophosphanyl Units
S. Sánchez, A. Y. Y. Woo, T. Baumgartner 
Mater. Chem. Front. 20171, 2324-2334. (link)

Viologens and their Application as Functional Materials
L. Striepe, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 201723, 16924-16940. (link)
(‘most accessed’ in 11/2017-10/2018, 'most cited’ in 2019)

Water-Soluble Phosphaviologens for Effective Photoinduced Charge Separation
M. Stolar, B. Heyne, T. Baumgartner
Organometallics 201736, 2685-2691. (link)
(invited article for themed issue: Tailoring the Optoelectronic Properties of Organometallic Compounds with Main Group Elements)

Synthesis and properties of electron accepting star-shaped phosphaviologen oligomers
L. Striepe, M. Vespa, T. Baumgartner
Org. Chem. Front. 20174, 717-723. (link)
(invited article for themed issue: Novel π-electron molecular scaffolds)

Cooperative-Assembly of Phosphole-Lipids and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Y. Ren, J. Gao, A. K. Hailey, T. Baumgartner, Y.-L. Loo
Chem. Mater. 201628, 8407-8414. (link)

Xylene-Bridged Phosphaviologen Oligomers and Polymers as High-Performance Electrode Modifiers for Li-Ion Batteries
M. Stolar, C. Reus, T. Baumgartner
Adv. Energy Mater. 20166, 1600944. (link)

Dithienophosphole-based Phosphinamides with Intriguing Self-Assembly Behavior
Z. Wang, B. S. Gelfand, T. Baumgartner
Angew. Chem. 2016128, 3542-3546;  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201655, 3481-3485. (link)

Tuning the Aggregation-Induced Emission Behavior and Self-Assembly of Phosphole-Lipids
Z. Wang, B. S. Gelfand, P. Dong, S. Trudel, T. Baumgartner
J. Mater. Chem. C 20164, 2936-2944. (link)
(invited article for themed issue:  Shape-Responsive Fluorophores)

A Structure-Property Study Toward pi-Extended Phosphole Chromophores with Ambipolar Redox Properties
Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Can. J. Chem. 201694, 297-304. (link)
(University of Calgary 50th anniversary issue)

Stimuli-Responsive Chromism in Organophosphorus Chemistry
C. Reus, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 201645, 1850-1855. (link)
(invited Frontier article for themed issue: Phosphorus Chemistry: Discoveries and Advances)

Structure-Property Studies of P-Triarylamine-Substituted Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes
H. Puntscher, P. Kautny, B. Stöger, A. Tissot, C. Hametner, H. R. Hagemann, J. Fröhlich, T. Baumgartner, D. Lumpi
RSC Adv. 20155, 93797-93807. (link)

A Convenient N-Arylation Route for Electron-Deficient Pyridines: The Case of pi-Extended Electrochromic Phosphaviologens
C. Reus, M. Stolar, J. Vanderkley, J. Nebauer, T. Baumgartner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015137, 11710-11717. (link)

Synthesis and Tunability of Highly Electron-Accepting, N-Benzylated ‘Phosphaviologens’
M. Stolar, J. Borau-Garcia, M. Toonen, T. Baumgartner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015137, 3366-3371. (link)
(Highlighted in SYNFACTS 05/2015)

P-Containing Heteroarenes: Synthesis, Properties, Applications
M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner 
in: Polycyclic Arenes and Heteroarenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2015309-329. (link)
(invited book chapter)

Organophosphorus Avenues Toward Self-Assembled Conjugated Soft Materials 
Z. Wang, T. Baumgartner 
Chem. Rec. 201515, 199-217. (link
(invited personal account article for special issue on Novel Aromatics - Nozoe/ISNA)

Insights on the Design and Electron-Acceptor Properties of Conjugated Organophosphorus Materials 
T. Baumgartner 
Acc. Chem. Res. 201447, 1613-1622. (link
(invited account article)

Synthesis and Properties of Cholesteric Click-Phospholes
X.-M. He, J.-B. Lin, W. H. Kan, S. Trudel, T. Baumgartner
Org. Lett. 201416, 1366-1369. (link)

Phosphorus-Containing Materials for Organic Electronics
M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner 
Chem. Asian J. 20149, 1212-1225. (link)
(invited focus review & featured article, most cited list)

P-Terthienyl Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes    
C. J. Chua, Y. Ren, M. Stolar, S. Xing, T. Linder, T. Baumgartner
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 1767-1774. (link)
(invited contribution for cluster issue on Advances in Phosphorus Chemistry)

Molecular Engineering of “Click”-Phospholes Towards Self-Assembled Luminescent Soft Materials
X.-M. He, J.-B. Lin, W. H. Kan, P. Dong, S. Trudel, T. Baumgartner 
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 897-906. (link)
(front cover page)

Synthesis and Properties of a Dicationic pi-Extended Dithieno[3,2-c:2’,3’-e]-2,7-diketophosphepin 
X.-M. He, T. Baumgartner 
Organometallics 201332, 7625-7628. (link)

Synthesis of P-Triazole Dithienophospholes and a Cyclodextrin-based Sensor via Click Chemistry
X.-M. He, P. Zhang, J.-B. Lin, H. V. Huynh, S. E. Navarro Muñoz, C.-C. Ling, T. Baumgartner  
Org. Lett. 201315, 5322-5325. (link)

Phosphinine-Lipids: A Successful Marriage between Electron-Acceptor and Self-Assembly Features
X.-M. He, J.-B. Lin, W. H. Kan, T. Baumgartner
Angew. Chem. 2013125, 9160-9164; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201352, 8990-8994. (link)

Luminescent P-Benzyl Dithienophospholes - A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Investigation
Z. Wang, A. Y. Y. Woo, T. Baumgartner
Aust. J. Chem. 201366, 1171-1178. (link)
(invited contribution for 'research front' issue on main group chemistry)

Organic n-Type Materials for Charge Transport and Charge Storage Applications
M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 201315, 9007-9024. (link)
(invited perspective, ‘most accessed' in 05-06/2013)

Halochromic Generation of White Light Emission Using a Single Dithienophosphole Luminophore
H. V. Huynh, X.-M. He, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Commun. 201349, 4899-4901. (link)
(highlighted under "Noteworthy Chemistry" on ACS website)

Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes: A Look Back at the First Decade
C. Romero-Nieto,* T. Baumgartner
SYNLETT 201324, 920-937. (link)
(invited account)

Conjugated Main Group Polymers for Optoelectronics
X.-M. He, T. Baumgartner
RSC Adv. 20133, 11334-11350. (link)
(invited review, ‘most accessed' in 07-08/2013)

Dithiazolo[5,4-b:4',5'-d]phosphole: A highly luminescent electron-accepting building block
X.-M. He, A. Y. Y. Woo, J. Borau-Garcia, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 201319, 7620-7630. (link)

Molecular Engineering of the Physical Properties of Highly Luminescent pi-Conjugated Phospholes
Y. Ren, F. Biegger, T. Baumgartner
J. Phys. Chem. C 2013117, 4748-4758. (link)

Perfluorophenylene-Bridged Bisphospholes: Synthesis and Unexpected Photophysical Properties
Y. Ren, A. Orthaber, R. Pietschnig, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 201342, 5314-5321. (link)

Dithieno[3,2-c:2’,3’-e]-2,7-diketophosphepin: A Unique Building Block for Multifunctional pi-Conjugated Materials
X.-M. He, J. Borau-Garcia, A. Y. Y. Woo, S. Trudel, T. Baumgartner*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013135, 1137-1147. (link)

Phosphorus-Containing Polymers  
Y.-y. Carpenter, T. Baumgartner*
Comprehensive Inorg. Chem. II Vol. 1 (Jan Reedijk and Kenneth Poeppelmeier, eds.), 893-932, Elsevier, Oxford 2013. (link)
(invited book series chapter)

Charge-Transfer Properties of Lateral Triphenylamine-Dithienophosphole Diads
C. J. Chua, Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Org. Lett. 201214, 1588-1591. (link)
(Highlighted in SYNFACTS 06/2012)

Structure-Property Studies of Bichromophoric, PAH-Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes
C. J. Chua, Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Organometallics 201231, 2425-2436. (link)

Synthesis and Unexpected Halochromism of Carbazole-Functionalized Dithienophospholes
M. Stolar, T. Baumgartner
New J. Chem. 2012, 36, 1153-1160. (link)
(inside cover page; 'most accessed' in 03/2012)

Combining Form with Function: The Dawn of Phosphole-Based Functional Materials
Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 201241, 7792-7800. (link)
(Invited contribution for special issue "New Talent Americas"; 'most accessed' in 03/2012)

Bio-Inspired Phosphole-Lipids: From Highly Fluorescent Organogels to Mechanically Responsive FRET
Y. Ren, W. H. Kan, V. Thangadurai, T. Baumgartner
Angew. Chem. 2012124, 4031-4035; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201251, 3964-3968. (link)
(Highlighted in the June 2012 issue of the Canadian Chemical News, ACCN)

Structure-Property Studies Toward the Stimuli-Responsive Behavior of Benzyl Phospholium Acenes
Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Inorg. Chem. 201251, 2669-2678. (link)

External-Stimuli Responsive Photophysics and Liquid Crystal Properties of Self-Assembled 'Phosphole-Lipids'
Y. Ren, W. H. Kan, M. A. Henderson, P. G. Bomben, C. P. Berlinguette, V. Thangadurai, T. Baumgartner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 17014-17026. (link)
(highlighted under "Noteworthy Chemistry" on ACS website)

Room Temperature Multifunctional Organophosphorus Gels and Liquid Crystals
C. Romero-Nieto, M. Marcos, S. Merino, J. Barberá, T. Baumgartner, J. Rodríguez-López
Adv. Funct. Mater. 201121, 4088-4099. (link)

Dithienophosphole-Based Polythiophenes: A Versatile Scaffold For Luminescent Metal-Containing Polymers
J. T. Wilson, T. Baumgartner
ACS Polym. Preprints 201152, 844-845.

Azadibenzophospholes - Functional Building Blocks with Pronounced Electron-Acceptor Character
S. Durben, T. Baumgartner
Inorg. Chem. 201150, 3823-3836. (link)

3,7-Diazadibenzophosphole Oxide - A Phosphorus-Bridged Viologen-Analogue with Dramatically Lowered Reduction Threshold
S. Durben, T. Baumgartner
Angew. Chem. 2011123, 8096-8100; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7948-7952. (link)

Consolidation of Organometallic and Organic Chromophore Design Elements: Cyclometalated Ru(II) Complexes Functionalized with Triphenylamines
K. C. D. Robson, B. D. Koivisto, A. Yella, B. Sporinaova, M. K. Nazeeruddin, T. Baumgartner, M. Grätzel, C. P. Berlinguette
Inorg. Chem. 201150, 5494-5508. (link)

End-Group Functionalization of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) as an Efficient Route to Photosensitize Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films for Photovoltaic Applications”
R. A. Krüger, T. J. Gordon, T. Baumgartner, T. C. Sutherland
ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces 20113, 2031-2041. (link)

Dually Switchable Heterotetracenes - Addressing the Photophysical Properties and Self-Organization of the P-S-System
Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1328-1340. (link)

Band-Gap Engineering of Polythiophenens via Dithienophosphole-Doping
R. A. Krüger, T. J. Gordon, T. C. Sutherland, T. Baumgartner
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 201149, 1201-1209. (link)

Synthesis of pi-Extended Thiadiazole (Oxides) and Their Electronic Properties
T. Linder, E. Badiola, T. Baumgartner, T. C. Sutherland
Org. Lett. 201012, 4520-4523. (link)

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Donor-Acceptor Dithienophospholes
C. Romero-Nieto, K. Kamada, D. T. Cramb, S. Merino, J. Rodríguez-López, T. Baumgartner
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 5225-5231. (link)

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Bipyridine-Extended Dithienophosphole Chromophores for Transition Metal Complexation
D. R. Bai, T. Baumgartner
Organometallics 201029, 3289-3297. (link)

Triphenylamine-Modified Ruthenium(II) Terpyridine Complexes: Enhancement of Light Absorption by Conjugated Bridging Motifs
K. C. D. Robson, B. D. Koivisto, T. J. Gordon, T. Baumgartner, C. P. Berlinguette
Inorg. Chem. 201049, 5335-5337. (link)

Solution growth of anatase TiO2 nanowires from transparent conducting glass substrates
P. A. Sedach, T. J. Gordon, S. Y. Sayed, T. Fuerstenhaupt, R. Sui, T. Baumgartner, C. P. Berlinguette
J. Mater. Chem. 201020, 5063-5069. (link)

Extended 2,5-Diazaphosphole Oxides – Promising Electron Acceptor Building Blocks for pi-Conjugated Organic Materials
T. Linder, T. C. Sutherland, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 201016, 7101-7105. (link)

Ladder-Type pi-Conjugated 4-Hetero-1,4-Dihydrophosphinines - A Structure-Property Study
Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Asian J. 20105, 1918-1929. (link)
('most accessed' in 06/2010 list)

Structure-Property Relationships of Acylated Asymmetric Dithienophospholes
T. J. Gordon, L. D. Szabo, T. Linder, C. P. Berlinguette, T. Baumgartner
C.R. Chimie 201013, 971-979. (link)
(invited contribution for special issue "Phosphorus Chemistry Today")

Dithienophosphole-capped pi-Conjugated Oligomers
S. Durben, T. Linder, T. Baumgartner
New J. Chem. 2010, 34, 1585-1592. (link)
(invited contribution for special issue on main group chemistry)

Metal-Rich Organometallics
R. A. Krüger, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 201039, 5759-5767. (link)
(invited perspective & inside cover page)

Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2009: Hauptgruppenchemie
T. Baumgartner, R. Pietschnig
Nachr. Chem. 201058, 239-249. (link)

Highly Luminescent Terpyridinyl-ethynyl Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes: Synthesis, Properties and Complexation Behavior
D. R. Bai, C. Romero-Nieto, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 201039, 1250-1260. (link)

Simple and Efficient Generation of White Light-Emission From Organophosphorus Building Blocks
C. Romero-Nieto, S. Durben, I. M. Kormos, T. Baumgartner
Adv. Funct. Mater. 200914, 3625-3631. (link)
('most accessed' list 10/2009; part of a virtual 'hot topic' issue issue on organic electronics 10-11/2009)

Synthesis and Properties of Ladder-type 1,4-Dihydro-1,4-phosphasilins
Y. Ren, T. Linder, T. Baumgartner
Can. J. Chem. 200987, 1222-1229. (link)

Dendrimeric OPV-Extended Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes – Synthesis, Self-Organization and Optical Properties
C. Romero-Nieto, S. Merino, J. Rodríguez-López, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 200915, 4135-4145. (link)

Fluorinated Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes with Highly Stabilized LUMO Levels
Y. Ren, Y. Dienes, S. Hettel, M. Parvez, B. Hoge, T. Baumgartner
Organometallics 200928, 734-740. (link)

2,6-Bis(tributyltin)benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b’]dithiophene: A New Synthon for Organic Semiconductors
M. P. Boone, Y. Dienes, T. Baumgartner
Arkivoc 2009(v), 90-101. (link)
(commemorative issue for Ted Sorensen)

Tuning the Photophysical Properties and Solid-State Organization of Perfluorophenyl-functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes
Y. Dienes, U. Englert, T. Baumgartner
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2009635, 238-244. (link)
(commemorative section for Edgar Niecke)

Toward Low-Band Gap Dithienophosphole Copolymers for Application in Organic Solar Cells
S. Durben, D. Nickel, R. A. Krüger, T. C. Sutherland, T. Baumgartner
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 200846, 8179-8190. (link)

Phosphorus-Based Heteropentacenes: Efficiently Tunable Materials for Organic n-Type Semiconductors
Y. Dienes, M. Eggenstein, T. Kárpáti, T. C. Sutherland, L. Nyulászi, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 200814, 9878-9889. (link)
(highlighted with an invited frontispiece)

A New Polymorph of Dimesitylborinic Acid
M. Kuhlmann, T. Baumgartner, M. Parvez
Acta Cryst. E 200864, o1185. (link)

Selective Tuning of the Band-Gap of pi-Conjugated Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes Toward Different Emission Colors
Y. Dienes, S. Durben, T. Kárpáti, T. Neumann, U. Englert, L. Nyulászi, T. Baumgartner
Chem. Eur. J. 200713, 7487-7500. (link)

A Reference for a Rapidly Growing Field
T. Baumgartner
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007349, 1811-1812. (link)
(Book Review: Functional Organic Materials, Wiley-VCH)

Recent Developments in Phosphole-Containing Oligo- and Polythiophene Materials
M.G. Hobbs, T. Baumgartner
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 3611-3628. (link)
(invited microreview & cover page; 'most cited' list)

Cationic Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes: A New Building Block for Luminescent Conjugated Polyelectrolytes
S. Durben, Y. Dienes, T. Baumgartner
Org. Lett. 20068, 5893-5896. (link)

Organophosphorus pi-conjugated materials
T. Baumgartner, R. Réau
Chem. Rev. 2006106, 4681-4727. (link)
(invited review)

Redox-Active, Multinuclear (Ferrocenylethynyl)phosphanes and Their Palladium and Platinum Complexes
T. Baumgartner, M. Fiege, F. Pontzen, R. Arteaga-Müller
Organometallics 200625, 5657-5664. (link)

Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of transition metal complexes incorporating dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phosphole ligands
Y. Dienes, M. Eggenstein, T. Neumann, U. Englert, T. Baumgartner
Dalton Trans. 2006, 1424-1433. (link)

Synthesis and Unexpected Reactivity of Si-H Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes 
T. Baumgartner, W. Wilk
Org. Lett. 20068, 503-506. (link)

Highly sensitive sensory materials for fluoride ions based on the dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phosphole system
T. Neumann, Y. Dienes, T. Baumgartner
Org. Lett. 20068, 495-497. (link)
('most cited articles in 2006' list)

pi-Conjugated heterocyclic fused bithiophene materials
T. Baumgartner
J. Inorg. Organomet. Poly. Mater. 200515, 389-409. (link)
(invited review)

From Model Compounds to Extended pi-Conjugated Systems: Synthesis and Properties of Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes
T. Baumgartner, W. Bergmans, T. Kárpáti, T. Neumann, M. Nieger, L. Nyulászi
Chem. Eur. J. 200511, 4687-4699. (link

Synthesis and X-ray single-crystal structure study of 5,5'-bis(silyl)-functionalized 3,3'-dibromo-2,2'-dithiophenes
T. Baumgartner
Appl. Organomet. Chem. 200519, 859-863. (link)

The Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phosphole System: A Novel Building Block for Highly Luminescent pi-Conjugated Materials
T. Baumgartner, T. Neumann, B. Wirges
Angew. Chem. 2004116, 6323-6328; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.200443, 6197-6201. (link)

Synthesis and Properties of New Phosphorus-Functionalized Bithiophene Materials
T. Baumgartner
Macromol. Symp. 2003196, 279-288. (link)


Bis{mu-1,4-bis[(diphenylphosphanyl)ethynyl]benzene-k2P:P’}bis[transdiiodidopalladium(II)] chloroform trisolvate 
W. Y. Chan, T. Baumgartner, A. J. Lough, I. Manners
Acta Cryst. E 200763, M2886-U293. (link)   

Metallochain Cluster Complexes and Metallomacrocyclic Triangles Based on Coordination Bonds between Palladium or Platinum and Diphosphinoacetylene Ligands 
T. Baumgartner, K. Huynh, S. Schleidt, A. J. Lough, I. Manners
Chem. Eur. J. 20028, 4622-4632. (link)    

Nucleophilically Assisted and Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Tin-bridged [1]ferrocenophanes 
T. Baumgartner, F. Jäkle, R. Rulkens, G. Zech, A. J. Lough, I. Manners
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002124, 10062-10070 (link)

Unusual Approaches to Organophosphorus Compounds - The Surprising Reactivity of Bis(methylene)phosphoranes and Related Phosphoranylidene Carbenoids 
T. Baumgartner, P. Moors, M. Nieger, H. Hupfer, E. Niecke
Organometallics 200221, 4919-4926. (link)

Phosphavinylidene carbenoids [P]=C(Li)X (X=Br,Cl,F): Structure and dynamics
T. Baumgartner, D. Gudat, M. Nieger, E. Niecke
Phosphorus, Sulfur & Silicon 1999147, 25. (link)

Lithium Phosphoranylidene Carbenoides Mes*-P(=E)=C(X)Li(THF)3 (E=NMes*, C(SiMe3)2, X=Br,Cl,F): Synthesis, and Structural Investigations in Solution and Solid State 
T. Baumgartner, D.Gudat, E. Niecke, M. Nieger, T. Schiffer
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999121, 5953-5960. (link)

Lithium Phosphoranylidene Ylides Mes*-P(=E)=C(H)Li(THF)3 (E=NMes*,(SiMe3)2)-Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Transmetalation
T. Baumgartner, B. Schinkels, D. Gudat, M. Nieger, E. Niecke
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997119, 12410-12411. (link)