senior researcher associate (Canada)

e-mail: bruno.therrien@unine.ch

Introduction of transition metal in the self-assembly of discrete supramolecular structures has recently received a great attention. Both, two- and three-dimensional structures, are found in the literature and the interest in these complex systems lie in the scientific field of chemistry (recognition and selective transformations), biology (translocation of drugs across membranes), and materials science (construction of macroscopic architectures and devices on the molecular level). There synthesis involves a directional-bonding approach in which the metal centers, the multibranched ligands, or a combination of both, control the geometric shapes or polyhedra of the resulting assemblies. When systems containing ruthenium atoms in a two-dimensional fashion are relatively common, three-dimensional structures incorporating ruthenium atoms are scarce. Therefore, this research project based around the introduction of ruthenium atoms within the self-assembly of supramolecular self-assemblies, intends to exploit their potential in self-assemblies in order to design nano-structured molecules that exhibit interesting properties such as electron transfer, light harvesting, or drug delivery.

This interdisciplinary research project is based around the development of arene-ruthenium complexes. So far, the research on arene-ruthenium complexes has been mainly concentrated around ligands directly attached to the ruthenium atom, the arene moiety playing only a minor role. Therefore, introducing functionalised moieties to the coordinated arene ligand opens the door to the generation of new compounds which can be used for various applications. The project is intended to exploit the potential of functionalised arene-ruthenium complexes in mainly two fields: As biological active compounds and as building block in the construction of nano-materials. The bio-inorganic part will focus on the synthesis of specific targeted complexes which incorporate bio-active unit. These mono-functionalised arene-ruthenium complexes possessing a bio-sensor will find application primarily as anticancer and antiviral agents. The synthetic work will be carried out in Neuchâtel and the biological activity will be performed in collaboration with the laboratory of Prof. Dyson in Lausanne . The nano-materials part implies the synthesis of multi-functionalised arene-ruthenium building blocks which will be used in the preparation of more elaborated architectures such as polymers, dendrimers, squares, grids or capsules.

2004 Tokyo University , Japan , Postdoctoral position in Inorganic Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Makoto Fujita.

2003 Chiba University , Japan , Postdoctoral position in Inorganic Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Kentaro Yamaguchi.

2002 Neuchâtel University , Switzerland , Postdoctoral position in Inorganic Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Georg Süss-Fink.

2001 Massey University , New Zealand , Postdoctoral position in Inorganic Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Anthony K. Burrell.

1999 Weizmann Institute, Israel, Postdoctoral position in Protein Crystallography under the direction of Prof. Zippora Shakked.

1998 University of Berne , Switzerland , PhD in Chemistry under the direction of Dr. Thomas R. Ward.

1993 University of Montréal , Canada ,Masters Degree in Chemistry under the direction of Prof. André L. Beauchamp.

1989 University of Montréal, Canada, Baccalauréat ès science.

1995-1998 Demonstrator for practical coordination chemistry at the University of Berne

1993-1994 Lecturer in inorganic chemistry parts I and II, and in charge of the corresponding practical laboratory at the University of Trois-Rivières

1993-1994 Teacher in inorganic chemistry at Collège Lionel-Groulx

1991-1992 Demonstrator for practical crystallography at the University of Montreal

1990-1991 Demonstrator for practical inorganic chemistry at the University of Montreal

Proficient with PC's, Mac's and Unix, and many software packages including Word, CSC chemdraw, Canvas, Win-nmr and others

X-rays structure measurements on a R-AXIS IIC (Rigaku), a CCD (Siemens) or a CAD4 (Enraf Nonius) and solution/refinement with SHELX or NRCVAX.

Glove-box and Schlenck techniques.

Utilization of different methods for the characterization of organic compounds: NMR, HPLC, GC, IR, Circular dichroism and mass spectroscopy.

Bilingual: French and English. Good reading and reasonable aural understanding in German.

151-Anticancer activity of new organo-ruthenium, rhodium and iridium complexes containing the 2-(pyridine-2-yl)thiazole N,N-chelating ligand, M. Gras, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, A. Casini, F. Edafe, P.J. Dyson, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, in the press.

150-Half-sandwich platinum group metal complexes containing tetradentate N-donor ligand bearing two pyrazolyl-pyridine units linked by an aromatic spacer, G. Gupta, B. Therrien, K. Mohan Rao, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, DOI: 10.1016/ jjorganchem., 2009,12.012.

149-Mono and dinuclear half-sandwich platinum group metal complexes bearing pyrazolyl-pyrimidine ligands: Syntheses and structural studies, K.T. Prasad, B. Therrien, S. Geib, K. Mohan Rao, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.11.030.

148-Anticancer activity of osmium metalla-rectanglesN. P. E. Barry, F. Edafe, P. J. Dyson, B. Therrien, Dalton Trans. 2010, in the press.

147-Modulating the host-guest properties of tetranuclear arene ruthenium metalla-rectangles to accommodate a pyrene molecule , N. P. E. Barry, J. Furrer, J. Freudenreich, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200901026.

146-Evidence for drug release from a metalla-cage delivery vector following cellular internalisation, O. Zava, J. Mattsson, B. Therrien, P. J. Dyson, Chem., Eur. J., 2010, DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903216.

145-Bimetallic ruthenium-tin chemistry: Synthesis and molecular structure of arene ruthenium complexes containing trichlorostannyl ligands, B. Therrien, T.-T. Thai, J. Freudenreich, G. Süss-Fink, S.S. Shapovalov, A.A. Pasynskii, L. Plasseraud, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem., 2009.10.033.

144-Mono and dinuclear complexes of half-sandwich platinum group metals (Ru, Rh and Ir) bearing a flexible pyridyl-thiazole multidentate donor ligand, K.T. Prasad, B. Therrien, K. Mohan Rao, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, 695, 226-234.

143-Interactions of ruthenium coordination cubes with DNA, N.P.E. Barry, N.H. Abd Karim, R. Vilar, B. Therrien, Dalton Trans., 2009, 10717-10719.

142-Arene ruthenium oxinato complexes: Synthesis, molecular structure and catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in aqueous solution, T.-T. Thai, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 3973-3981.

141-(η⁶-p-Cymene){bis(trichloridostannyl-κSn)}(triethylphosphite-κP)ruthenium(II), S.S. Shapovalov, B. Therrien, Acta Cryst. 2009, E65, m1418.

140-Host-guest chemistry in the hexanuclear arene ruthenium metalla-prismatic cage [Ru₆(p-cymene)₆(tpt)₂(dhnq)₃]⁶⁺, N.P.E. Barry, B. Therrien, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 4695-4700.

139-Synthesis and structural characterisation of binuclear palladium(II) complexes of salicylaldehyde dithiosemicarbazones, T. Stringer, P. Chellan, B. Therrien, N. Shunmoogam-Gounden, D.T. Hendricks, G.S. Smith, Polyhedron, 2009, 28, 2839-2846.

138-Sawhorse-type diruthenium tetracarbonyl complexes, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2009, 253, 2639-2664.

137-Highly efficient NMR enantiodiscrimination of chiral octanuclear metalla-boxes in polar solvent, N.P.E. Barry, M. Austeri, J. Lacour, B. Therrien, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 4894-4897.

136-Anticancer activity of multinuclear arene ruthenium complexes on dendritic polypyridyl scaffolds, P. Govender, N. C. Antonels, J. Mattsson, A. K. Renfrew, P. J. Dyson, J. R. Moss, B. Therrien, G. S. Smith, J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 3470-3476.

135-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium and iridium complexes containing oxinato ligands, T.-T. Thai, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2009, 12, 806-807.

134-Rhodium(I) iminophosphine poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers: Synthesis, characterization and molecular structure of a mononuclear analogue, N. C. Antonels, B. Therrien, J. R. Moss, G. S. Smith, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2009, 12, 716-719.

133-Synthesis, molecular structure and anticancer activity of cationic arene ruthenium metalla-rectangles, J. Mattsson, P. Govindaswamy, A. K. Renfrew, P. J. Dyson, P. těpnička, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 4350-4357.

132-Arene ruthenium cages: Boxes full of surprises, B. Therrien, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 2445-2453.

131-Photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of the olefinic double bonds in the supramolecular rectangle [Ru₄(p-cymene)₄(oxalato)₂(4,4'-bipyridylethylene)₂]⁴⁺, N. P. E. Barry, B. Therrien, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2009, 12, 465-468.

130-Study of novel η⁵-cyclopentadienyl and η6-arene platinum group metal complexes containing a N4-type ligand and their structural characterization, G. Gupta, G. P. A. Yap, B. Therrien, K. Mohan Rao, Polyhedron, 2009, 28, 844-850.

129-Sawhorse-type diruthenium tetracarbonyl complexes containing porphyrin-derived ligands as highly selective photosensitizers for female reproductive cancer cells, F. Schmitt, M. Auzias, P. těpnička, S. Sei, K. Yamaguchi, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, L. Juillerat-Jeanneret, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 14, 693-701.

128-New dinuclear Ru₂(CO)₄ sawhorse-type complexes containing bridging carboxylato ligands, M. Auzias, J. Mattsson, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2009, 653, 115-119.

127-Combined arene ruthenium porphyrins as chemotherapeutics and photosensitizers for cancer therapy, F. Schmitt, P. Govindaswamy, O. Zava, G. Süss-Fink, L. Juillerat-Jeanneret, B. Therrien, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 14, 101-109.

126-Arene ruthenium complexes with ferrocene ¬derived ligands: Synthesis and molecular structure of [Ru(η⁶-arene)Cl₂(L)] and [Ru(η⁶¬arene)Cl₂(NC₃H₃N(CH₂)₂O₂C¬C₅H₄FeC₅H₅)], M. Auzias, J. Gueniat, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, A. K. Renfrew, P. J. Dyson, J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 855-861.

125-Functionalised h⁶-arene ruthenium complexes, B. Therrien, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2009, 253, 493-519.

124-Water-soluble arene ruthenium complexes containing pyridinethiolato ligands:  Synthesis, molecular structure, redox properties and anticancer activity of the cations [(η₆-arene)Ru(p-SC₅H₄NH)₃] ²⁺, M. Gras, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, P. těpnička, A. K. Renfrew, P. J. Dyson, J. Organomet. Chem., 2008, 693, 3419-3424.

123-Organometallic boxes built from 5,10,15,20­tetra(4­pyridyl)porphyrin panels and hydroxyquinonato-bridged diruthenium clips, N. P. E. Barry, P. Govindaswamy, J. Furrer, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2008, 11, 1300-1303.

122-Cationic half-sandwich complexes (Rh, Ir, Ru) containing 2-substituted-1,8-naphthyridine chelating ligands: Syntheses, X-ray structure analyses and spectroscopic studies, K. T. Prasad, B. Therrien, K. M. Rao, J. Organomet. Chem., 2008, 693, 3049-3056.

121-Encapsulation of aromatic molecules in hexanuclear arene ruthenium cages: A strategy to build up organometallic carceplex prisms with a dangling arm standing out, J. Mattsson, P. Govindaswamy, J. Furrer, S. Sei, K. Yamaguchi, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 4346-4356.

120-Inducing helical chirality by deforming hexanuclear metalloprismatic structures, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Chimia, 2008, 62, 514-518.

119-Encapsulation of triphenylene derivatives in the self-assembled hexanuclear arene ruthenium metallo-prismatic cage [Ru₆(p-PriC₆H₄Me)₆(tpt)₂(C₆H₂O₄)₃] ⁶⁺  P. Govindaswamy, J. Furrer, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2008, 634, 1349-1352.

118-The "complex-in-a-complex" cations [(acac)₂MÌRu₆(p-Pr^i­C₆­H₄­Me)₆(tpt)₂(dhbq)₃] ⁶⁺ (M = Pd, Pt): a Trojan Horse for cancer cells, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink,  P. Govindaswamy, A. K. Renfrew, P. J. Dyson, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3773-3776.

117-Mononuclear arene ruthenium complexes containing 5,6­diphenyl-3-(pyridine-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazine as chelating ligand: Synthesis and molecular structure, B. Therrien, C. Saïd-Mohamed, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2008, 361, 2601-2608.

116-Synthesis of benzene ruthenium triazolato complexes by [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of activated alkynes and fumaronitrile to benzene ruthenium azido complexes, K. Pachhunga, B. Therrien, K. Mohan Rao, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2008, 361, 3294-3300.

115-Ruthenium-porphyrin compounds for photodynamic cancer therapy, F. Schmitt, P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, W. H. Ang, P. J. Dyson, L. Juillerat-Jeanneret, B. Therrien, J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 1811-1816.

114-High resolution STM images and molecular modelling of the absorption of 2,4,6-tri(2'-thienyl)-1,3,5-trizaine on Si-B interface at room temperature, F. Chérioux, F. Palmino, E. Duverger,  Y. Makoudi,  M. Arab,  B. Therrien, M. J.-L. Tschan, G. Süss-Fink, C. Ramseyer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2008, 100, 076405.

113-Ferrocenyl pyridine arene ruthenium complexes as anti-tumour agents: Synthesis, molecular structure, electrochemistry and cytotoxic properties, M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, P. těpnička, W. H. Ang, P. J. Dyson, Inorg. Chem. 2008, 578-583.

112-Electron-structure calculations and bond order analysis using density function theory of cationic dinuclear arene ruthenium complexes, E. Penka Fowe, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, C. Daul, Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 42-48.

111-Self-assembled chloro-bridged metallo-prismatic cations of the general formula [M6(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₆(μ³-tpt)₂(μ-Cl)₆]⁶⁺ (M = Rh, Ir; tpt = 2,4,6-tri(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,5-triazine), P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2007, 10, 1489-1492.

110-Tetra- and hexanuclear cage molecules based on diruthenium tetracarbonyl sawhorse units: Synthesis and molecular structure of [{Ru₂(CO)₄(PPh₃)₂}₂(O₂CCH₂CO₂)₂] and [{Ru₂(CO)₄(PMe₃)₂}₃(O₂CC₆H₄CO₂)₃], M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2007, 10, 1420-1424.

109-An imine ligand avoiding imine-enamine equilibrium and cyclopalladation: Synthesis and coordination of Me₃C₆H₂CH₂N=CH^tBu, L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2007, 10, 1375-1377.

108-Hexacationic metalloprisms of the type [Cp*6M6(μ3-tpt-κN)2(μ-C2O4-κO)3] ⁶⁺ (M = Rh, Ir, tpt = 2,4,6-Tri(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,5-triazine) with double helical chirality, P. Govindaswamy, D. Linder, J. Lacour, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Dalton Trans. 2007, 4457-4463.

107-Di-μ-chloro-bis [(η⁶-toluene)chlororuthenium(II)], J. Mattsson, B. Therrien, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m2757.

106-Square-planar diacetato palladium complexes with trans-configurated secondary amine ligands avoiding ortho-metallation: Ligand synthesis, coordination, molecular structure and catalytic potential for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 5045-5051.

105-(+/-)-Di-μ-chloro-dichloro [N,N'-{3,3'-methylenebis(2,4,6-trimethyl-3,1-phenylene)}-bis(methylene)bis(2-methylpropan-2-amino)] dipalladium(II), L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m2687.

104-Remarkable anticancer activity of triruthenium-arene clusters compared to tetraruthenium-arene clusters, B. Therrien, W. H. Ang, F. Chérioux, L. Vieille-Petit, L. Juillerat-Jeanneret, G. Süss-Fink, P. J. Dyson, J. Clust. Sci. 2007, 18, 741-752.

103-1,1'-Ferrocene dicarboxylic acid pyridine-4-yl ester: A new bidentate ligand in arene ruthenium chemistry, M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2007, 10, 1239-1243.

102-Dinuclear ruthenium complexes containing chelating 6,7-dimethyl-2,3-di(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline ligand: Synthesis, molecular structure and catalytic properties, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, P. Govindaswamy, C. Saïd-Mohamed, Polyhedron 2007, 26, 4065-4072.

101-Reactivity studies of cyclopentadienyl ruthenium(II), osmium(II) and pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium(III) complexes towards 2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazoles, K. Pachhunga, B. Therrien, K. A. Kreisel, G. P. A. Yap, K. Mohan Rao, Polyhedron 2007, 26, 3638-3844.

100-Mono and dinuclear rhodium, iridium and ruthenium complexes containing chelating 2,2'-bipyrimidine ligands: Synthesis, molecular structure, electrochemistry and catalytic properties, P. Govindaswamy, J. Canivet, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, P. těpnička, J. Ludvík, J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 3664-3675.

99-μ-Oxalato-bis [(η⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonato)rhodium(III)], P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m2046.

98-Dinuclear arene-ruthenium complexes containing a chiral phosphido bridge, M. Tschan, G. Süss-Fink, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 3091-3100.

97- Di-μ-diphenylphosphido-bis [{(mesithylmethyl)(diphenyl)phosphine}chloropalladium(II)], L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m1989.

96-Chloro(η⁶-1,2,4,5-C₆H₂Me₄)(η²-6,7-dimethyl-2,3-di(pyridin-2-yl)quinoxaline-κN,N') ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate acetonitrile solvate, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m1627.

95-Di-μ-chloro-bis [(η⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)chlororhodium(III)] trichloroform solvate, P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m931-m932.

94-Mono and dinuclear iridium, rhodium and ruthenium complexes containing chelating carboxylato pyrazine ligands: Synthesis, molecular structure and electrochemistry ,P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, P. tĕpnička, J. Ludvík, J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 1661-1671.

93-Synthesis, molecular structure and catalytic potential of the tetrairon complex [Fe₄(N₃O₂-L)4(μ-O)₂] ⁴⁺ (L = 1-carboxymethyl-4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) ,V. B. Romakh, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, G. B. Shul'pin, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 3166-3175.

92-Dinuclear manganese complexes containing chiral 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-derived ligands and their catalytic potential for the oxidation of olefins, alkanes and alcohols, V. B. Romakh, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, G. B. Shul'pin, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 1315-1331.

91- Synthesis, molecular structure and electrochemistry of cationic diruthenium complexes of the type [(N∩N)2Ru₂(CO)₂(µ-OOCFc)]⁺ containing a ferrocene carboxylato bridge and two chelating aromatic diimine ligands, M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, P. tĕpnička, J. Ludvík, J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 755-760.

90-Self-assembled chloro-bridged arene ruthenium metallo-prisms: Synthesis and molecular structure of cationic complexes of the type [Ru6(η6-arene)6(μ3-tpt)2Cl6] ⁶⁺, P. Govindaswamy, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Organometallics 2007, 26, 915-924.

89-A surprising reaction of trimethylphosphine with the unsaturated diruthenium complex [(C6Me6)2Ru2(H)3] ⁺: Synthesis and molecular structure of the substitution product [(C₆Me₆)Ru₂(PMe₃)₃(H)₃]⁺ and the intermediate [(C₆Me₆)2Ru₂(PMe₃)₂(H)(H)₂]⁺, M. Tschan, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 509-513.

88-Ruthenium nanoparticles intercalated in hectorite: A reusable hydrogenation catalyst for benzene and toluene, G. Süss-Fink, B. Mollwitz, B. Therrien, M. Dadras, G. Laurenczy, A. Meister, G. Meister, J. Clust. Sci., 2007, 18, 87-95.

87-Dinuclear arene ruthenium and osmium trihydrido complexes: Versatile water-soluble synthons in organometallic chemistry, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Organometallics 2007, 26, 766-774.

86-Highly selective hydrogenation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds catalyzed by the cation [(C₆Me₆)2Ru₂(PPh₂)H₂] ⁺. Molecular structure of [(C₆Me₆)2Ru₂(PPh₂)(CHCHPh)H] ⁺, a possible intermediate in the case of phenylacetylene hydrogenation, M. Tschan, G. Süss-Fink, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, Chemistry, Eur. J. 2007, 13, 292-299.

85-μ-(p-SC₆H₄OH)-μ-(PPh₂)-μ-(H)-bis [(η⁶-hexamethylbenzene)ruthenium(II)] [BF₄], M. J.-L. Tschan, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, L. Karmazin-Brelot, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, m2916-m2918.

84-Self-assembled arene ruthenium metallo-prisms with unexpected helical chirality, P. Govindaswamy, D. Linder, J. Lacour, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, Chem. Commun. 2006, 4691-4693.

83-Dinuclear hexamethylbenzene ruthenium cations containing σ-π-ferrocenoethenyl ligands: Synthesis, structure, electrochemistry, M. J.-L. Tschan, B. Therrien, J. Ludvík, P. těpnička, G. Süss-Fink, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4304-4311.

82-New mono and dinuclear arene ruthenium chloro complexes containing ester substituents, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 4350-4354.

81-Square-planar dichloro palladium complexes with trans-configurated phosphine ligands avoiding ortho-metallation: Ligand design, complex synthesis, molecular structure and catalytic potential for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4257-4264.

80-(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl){(R,R)-1-N-(p-toluenesulfonylamido)-2-aminocyclohexane-N,N'}chloroiridium(III) chloroform solvate, J. Canivet, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, m2435-m2436.

79-Assembly state of catalytic modules as chiral switch in asymmetric Strecker amino acid synthesis, N. Kato, T. Mita, M. Kanai, B. Therrien, M. Kawano, M. Fujita,　K. Yamaguchi, H. Danjo, Y. Sei, A. Sato, S. Furusho, M. Shibasaki J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 6768-6769.

78-trans-Dichloro{[3,3'-oxybis(phenylene-methylene)] bis(diphenylphosphine)}palladium(II), L. Chahen, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, m1270-m1271.

77-Dinuclear iron, ruthenium and cobalt complexes containing 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane ligands as well as carboxylato and oxo bridges, V. B. Romakh, B. Therrien, L. Karmazin-Brelot, G. Labat, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. B. Shul'pin, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 3297-3305.

76- 2-(Cyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)acetic acid, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, o1877-o1878.

75-Ru₂(CO)₄(OOCR)₂(PPh₃)₂ sawhorse-type complexes containing μ₂-η²-carboxylato ligands derived from biologically active acids, M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 3412-3416.

74-μ-Chloro-μ-(diphenylphosphido)-μ-hydrido-bis[(η⁶-hexamethylbenzene)ruthenium(II)][BF₄] M. J.-L. Tschan, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, m954-m956.

73-Dinuclear manganese complexes containing 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane ligands as well as carboxylato and oxo bridges,V. B. Romakh, B. Therrien, L. Karmazin-Brelot, G. Labat, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. B. Shul'pin, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 1619-1626.

72-Calix[3]amides-bowl-shaped cyclic trimers toward building block for molecular recognition: self-complementary dimeric structure in the crystal, F. Imabeppu, K. Katagiri, H. Masu, T. Kato, M. Tominaga, B. Therrien, H. Takayanagi, E. Kaji, K. Yamaguchi, H. Kagechika, I. Azumaya, Tetrahedron Lett., 2006, 47, 413-416.

71-Dinuclear ruthenium sawhorse-type complexes containing ferrocenyl substituents in endo/endo, endo/exo and exo/exo orientations, M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Labat, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 1012-1017.

70-Synthesis and molecular structures of mixed-metal cluster cations containing arene and hydrido ligands, V. Romakh, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 907-911.

69-Synthesis and characterization of tetrahedral Ru₃O clusters with intrinsic framework chirality: A chiral probe of the intact cluster catalysis concept, L. Vieille-Petit, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, T. R. Ward, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Labat, L. Karmazin-Brelot, A. Neels, T. Bürgi, R.G. Finke, C. M. Hagen, Organometallics 2005, 24, 6104-6119.

68-[Ru₂(CO)₄(HNOC^tBu)₂(PPh₃)₂], M. Auzias, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m2426-m2427.

(η⁶-C₆H₅CH₂CH₂OH)bis(η⁶-C₆Me₆)tri-μ-hydrido-μ₃-oxo-triruthenium tetrafluoroborate, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink Private Commun. 2005, CCDC 287293.

67-Syntheses of hexakis(4-functionalised-phenyl)benzene compounds directed to host molecules for guest-inclusion networks, K. Kobayashi, N. Kobayashi, M. Ikuta, B. Therrien, S. Sakamoto, K. Yamaguchi, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 749-752.

66-Synthesis, structure and properties of star-like dinuclear organometallic complexes functionalized with thiophenes, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, S. Sadki, C. Comminges, G. Süss-Fink, J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 2365-2371.

65-Square-planar carbonylchlororhodium(I) complexes containing trans-spanning diphosphine ligands as catalysts for the carbonylation of methanol, S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Helv. Chim. Acta 2005, 88, 478-486.

64-Sulfur-containing trinuclear arene ruthenium clusters, M. Tschan, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, J. Mol. Struct. 2005, 743, 177-181.

63-X-ray crystallographic study of two dinuclear triply-bridged  p-cymene osmium complexes, B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, G. Süss-Fink, J. Mol. Struct. 2005, 738, 163-165.

62-[RuCl₂(C₆H₆)]₂ chloroform disolvate, J. Canivet, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2005, E61, m1090-m1091.

61- X-ray crystallographic study of the hydrogen-bonded systems formed between di- and tricarboxylic acids and the trinuclear cluster cation [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺, B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, G. Süss-Fink, J. Mol. Struct. 2005, 749, 183-186.

60-ent-Halimane diterpenes and guaiane sesquiterpene from Cladogynos Orientalis, M. Kanlayavattanakul, N. Ruangrungsi, T. Watanabe, M. Kawahata, B. Therrien, K. Yamaguchi, T. Ishikawa, J. Nat. Prod. 2005, 68, 7-10.

59-Sequence-selective recognition of peptides within a self-assembled coordination cage, S. Tashiro, M. Tominaga, M. Kawano, B. Therrien, T. Ozeki, M. Fujita, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 4546-4547.

58-Coordination architecture from a Pd(II)-cornered square complex, M. Fujita, M. Tominaga, A. Hori, B. Therrien, Acc. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 369-378.

57-[RuCl₂(1,2,4-C₆H₃Me₃)]₂ dichloromethane solvate (3/2), B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, m1766-m1768.

56-μ-Chloro- μ-hydrido-bis[chloro(η⁶-p-cymene)ruthenium(II)](Ru-Ru): a second polymorph, B. Therrien, S. Frein, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, m1666-m1668.

55-Hydrogen-bonded systems between monocarboxylic acids and the trinuclear cluster cation [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺: CSI-MS and X-ray crystallographic studies B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, G. Süss-Fink, Y. Sei, K. Yamaguchi, J. Organomet. Chem. 2004, 689, 2820-2826.

54-(η⁶-C₆H₄MeR)bis(η⁶-durene)tri-μ-hydrido-μ₃-oxo-triruthenium tetrafluoroborate, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, A.Buryak, K. Severin, G. Süss-Fink Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, m1909-m1911.

53-Host-guest properties of the trinuclear ruthenium cluster cation [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺ B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 3289-3294.

52-[PtCl₂(trans-1,2‑bis‑N‑[2'‑(diphenylphosphino)benzoyl]diaminocyclohexane)] · 3 CHCl₃, S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, m1163-m1165.

51-Subsequent hydride substitution in (arene)trihydridodiruthenium complexes: Synthesis and structure of thiolato-bridged diruthenium cations, M. Tschan, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 2405-2411.

50-Dichloro(h⁶-p-cymene){η¹-(2,4,6-tri-^tbutylphenyl)phosphine}osmium B. Therrien, A.K. Burrell, Acta Cryst. 2004, E60, m863-m864.

49-2,3,4,7-Tetrahydro-1H-inden-2-ol: Synthesis, molecular structure and coordination chemistry, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Polyhedron 2004, 23, 687-691.

48-An iterative strategy for synthesis of oligothiophenes by catalytic cross-coupling reactions, T. Pinault, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Heteroatom Chem. 2004, 15, 121-126.

47-Synthesis of new Ru(II) thiolato complexes of the type [Ru₂(η⁶-arene)₂(μ-p-SC₆H₄Br)₃]⁺, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 834-838.

46-Elimination of sulfur from aromatic heterocycles by a water-soluble arene ruthenium cluster: Synthesis and molecular structure of [H₂S₂Ru₄(C₆H₆)₄]Cl₂, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Chem. Commun. 2004, 204-205.

45-Supramolecular cluster catalysis: Facts and Problems, G. Süss-Fink, B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, M. Tschan, V.B. Romakh, T.R. Ward, M. Dadras, G. Laurenczy, J. Organomet. Chem. 2004, 689, 1362-1369.

44-Tetrakis-{[(η⁶-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-benzene)ruthenium(II)] molybdate(VI)}, B. Therrien, L. Plasseraud, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Synth. 2004, 34, 200-203.

43-Asymmetric trihydrido-bridged arene ruthenium complexes, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2004, 7, 232-234.

42-Synthesis and molecular structures of the trinuclear ruthenium cluster cation [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₄(CH₂)₂OCOPh)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺ and [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₄(CH₂)₂OCO(CH₂)₃Ph)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 3437-3442.

41- New dinuclear arene ruthenium complexes with P,S- or P,O- chelating ligands, S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 1213-1218.

40-Ruthenium(II) complexes with Fc-modified arene ligands: Synthesis and electrochemistry B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, J. Jeanneret-Gris, P. tĕpnička, G. Süss-Fink, J. Organomet. Chem. 2004, 689, 2456-2463.

39-Mono and oligonuclear vanadium complexes as catalysts for alkane oxidation: Synthesis, molecular structures, and catalytic potential, G. Süss-Fink, L. Gonzalez Cuervo, B. Therrien, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. B. Shul'pin, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 475-484.

38-New arene ruthenium complexes with planar chirality B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2004, 357, 219-224.

37-2-(Diphenylphosphinoyl)benzoic acid chloroform solvate, S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, o1336-o1338.

36-[RhCl₃{2,6-bis(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl)pyridine}] · monohydrate B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, m806-m808

35-(η⁶-Benzene)bis(η⁶-p-cymene)tri-μ-hydrido-μ₃-oxo-triruthenium hexafluorophosphate, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, m669-670.

34-Chiral arene ruthenium complexes: Synthesis and molecular structure of the enantiopure cluster cation (R)-[H₃Ru₃{C₆H₅(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)}(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 3707-3711.

33-1,2‑Bis‑N‑[2'‑(diphenylphosphino)benzoyl]diaminobenzene, a new chelating ligand with versatile coordination properties, S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 3099-3103.

32-Synthesis and molecular structures of the trinuclear ruthenium cluster cations [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆H₂Me₄)₂(O)]⁺ and [H₃Ru₃{C₆H₅(CH₂)₂OH}(C₆H₂Me₄)₂(O)]⁺, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 355, 394-398.

31-Supramolecular cluster catalysis: A case study of benzene hydrogenation, B. Therrien, L. Vieille-Petit, M. Tschan, V.B. Romakh, G. Süss-Fink, Chimia 2003, 57, 593-596.

30-Synthesis of a trinuclear cation [H₃Ru₃(Fc-arene)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺ containing a ferrocenyl group tethered to an arene ligand, L. Vieille-Petit, S. Unternährer, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 355, 335-339.

29-Decacarbonyltetra--hydrido-bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)-tetrahedro-tetraruthenium, E. Lozano Diz, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, m431-m433

28-Di-m-iodo-bis[dicarbonylrhodium(I)], S. Burger, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, i53-i54

27-Isolation and single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of the catalyst-substrate host-guest complexes [C₆H₆ÌH₃Ru₃{C₆H₅(CH₂)_nOH}(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺ (n = 2,3), L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, T.R. Ward, J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 684, 117-123.

26-First star-like oligophenylene molecules containing a dinuclear organometallic core, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 1043-1047

25-Fe, Co, Ni & Ru complexes of 2,6-bis(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl)Py, a pybox analogue, A. Cabort, A. Michel, B. Therrien, H. Stoeckli-Evans, K. Bernauer, G. Süss-Fink, A. F. Williams, G. Stupka, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2003, 350, 193-200

24-Copper(II) azido complexes containing trinitrogen ligands: [Cu(η³-L)(N₃)]₂[Cu₂Cl₂(N₃)₄], a tridimensional network of cationic and anionic copper complexes, A. Cabort, B. Therrien, K. Bernauer, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2003, 349, 78-84

23-[RuCl₂(η⁶-indane)]₂ dichloroform solvate, L. Vieille-Petit, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m656-m657

22-[RhCl₃{2,6-bis(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl)pyridine}] · 2 C₆H₆, A. Cabort, B. Therrien, K. Bernauer, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m564-m565

21-[RuCl{2,6-bis(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl)pyridine}(PPh₃)₂]BF₄ · CH₂Cl₂, A. Cabort, B. Therrien, K. Bernauer, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m557-m558

20-New benzotriazole derivatives as multifunctional ligands, C.M. Thomas, B. Therrien, A. Neels, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Süss-Fink J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 658, 251-258

19-Ligand dehydrogenation in ruthenium trinitrogen complexes: synthesis, structure and chirality of the cations [Ru(LH₄)(L)]²⁺ [LH₄=2,6-bis(pyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine], A. Cabort, B. Therrien, H. Stoeckli-Evans, K. Bernauer, G. Süss-Fink, Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2002, 5, 787-790

18-Dendritic systems based on Ru or Rh units with generation of peripheral catalytic sites, F. Chérioux, C. M. Thomas, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 4377-4382

17-New diphosphine ligands containing ethylene glycol and amino alcohol spacers for the rhodium-catalysed carbonylation of methanol, C.M. Thomas, R. Mafua, B. Therrien, E. Rusanov, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Süss-Fink, Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3343-3352

16-A new heteronuclear trirutheniumcobalt cluster containing a bulky phosphine ligand, E. Lozano Diz, B. Therrien, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m451-m453

15-Dibromodicarbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) dichloromethane solvate, E. Lozano Diz, B. Therrien, A. Neels, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m404-m405

14-Tetrabuthylammonium bis(malonato)oxovanadate(IV), B. Therrien, S. Stanislas, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G.B. Shul'pin, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m217-m219

13-A cluster containing a pyrazole ligand: [Ru₃(-H)(-N₂C₃H₃)(CO)₁₀], E. Lozano Diz, A. Neels, B. Therrien, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, m110-m112

12-N,N'-Dicyclohexyl-N-(2-pyrazinoyl)urea, F. Chérioux, B. Therrien, H. Stoeckli-Evans, G. Süss-Fink, Acta Cryst. 2002, E58, o27-o29

11-[5,15-Bis(4-pyridyl)-2,8,12,18-tetra-n-butyl-3,7,13,17-tetramethylporphyrinato]zinc(II), K.Y. Wild, B. Therrien, P.G. Plieger, D.L. Officer, A.K. Burrell, Acta Cryst. 2001, E57, m478-m479

10-5-Bromo-2-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarbaldehyde, S. Duclos, B. Therrien, T.R. Ward, Acta Cryst. 2001, E57, o884-o885

9-Dichloro(h⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(pyridine-N)rhodium, B. Therrien, A.K. Burrell, Acta Cryst. 2001, E57, m259-m260

8-Chloro(1-{3-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl-kP)ethyl]-h⁶-benzyl}-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-kN²)ruthenium(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate B. Therrien, T.R. Ward, Acta Cryst. 2000, C56, e561

7-Atropisomeric transition state analogs, O. Ritzeler, S. Parel, B. Therrien, N. Bensel, J.-L. Reymond, K. Schenk, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 1365-1372.

6-Synthesis of a configurationally stable three legged piano stool complex B. Therrien, T.R. Ward, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 405-408.

5-Chiral configurationally stable three legged piano stool complexes B. Therrien, A. König, T.R. Ward, Organometallics 1999, 18, 1565-1568.

4-1,1'-Dimethyl-2, 2'-biimidazole B. Therrien, A.L. Beauchamp, Acta Cryst. 1999, C55, IUC9900054

Synthesis of a configurationally stable, three legged piano stool complex B. Therrien, Inauguraldissertation, PhD Thesis, Berne 1998

3-Coordination properties of Kläui's tripodal oxygen donor towards zirconium(IV), S. Duclos, B. Therrien, T.R. Ward, K. Schenk, Organometallics 1998, 17, 2490-2494

2-Synthesis and reactivity of tethered η¹:η⁶-(phosphinoarene)ruthenium dichlorides B. Therrien, T.R. Ward, M. Pilkington, C. Hoffmann, F. Gilardoni, J. Weber, Organometallics 1998, 17, 330-337

1-Structures of NbCl₆ salts of the 1-Me-Im/1-Me-imidazolium and 2-Me-imidazolium cations B. Therrien, A.L. Beauchamp, Acta Cryst. 1993, C49, 1303-07

Réactions du niobium(V) avec l'imidazole et certains de ses dérivés méthylés B. Therrien, Mémoire de Maîtrise, Université de Montréal, Montréal 1993