Publications

18. Impact of a Mechanical Bond on the Activation of a Mechanophore
M. Zhang and G. De Bo*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12724–12727.
17. Emerging investigators in the UK – Editorial
G. De Bo, J. A. Kitchen, C. J. Serpell
Supramol. Chem. 2018, 9, 731.
Guest editor for a Special Issue on Emerging investigators in the UK
16. Mechanochemistry of the mechanical bond
G. De Bo
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 15-21.
15. Controlling Reactivity by Geometry in Retro-Diels-Alder Reactions Under Tension
R. Stevenson and G. De Bo*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16768–16771.
​Highlighted in Science Editors' Choice  (​Science 2017, 358, 1267-1268) and JACS Spotlights (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17199)
14. ​Combining Mobile and Dynamic Bonds for Rapid and Efficient Self-Healing Materials
G. De Bo
Chem 2016, 1, 672-673.

Doctoral and postdoctoral work

13. An artificial molecular machine that builds an asymmetric catalyst
G. De Bo, M. A. Y. Gall, S. Kuschel, J. De Winter, P. Gerbaux and D. A. Leigh
Nature Nanotech. 2018, 13, 381-385. DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0105-3 
​Highlighted in Chemistry World (‘Cyborg ribosome’ decodes polystyrene message to manufacture catalyst, 18 April 2018). 
12. A Complementary Pair of Enantioselective Switchable Organocatalysts
G. De Bo, D. A. Leigh, C. McTernan and S. Wang
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 7077-7081.
11. Sequence-Specific Beta-Peptide Synthesis by a Rotaxane-Based Molecular Machine
G. De Bo, M. A. Y. Gall, M. O. Kitching, S. Kuschel, D. A. Leigh, D. J. Tetlow, and J. W. Ward
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10875-10879. 
10. ​[2]Rotaxane formation by transition state stabilization
G. De Bo, G. Dolphijn, C. McTernan and D. A. Leigh 
​J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8455–8457
9. Selecting reactions and reactants using a switchable rotaxane organocatalyst with two different active sites
J. Beswick, V. Blanco, G. De Bo, D. A. Leigh, U. Lewandowska, B. Lewandowski, K. Mishiro 
​Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 140–143.
Highlighted in Chemistry World 03/12/2014, ​Top 25 most downloaded Chem. Sci. paper 2014.
8. Efficient assembly of threaded molecular machines for sequence-specific synthesis
G. De Bo, S. Kuschel, D. A. Leigh, B. Lewandowski, M. Papmeyer, J. W. Ward 
​J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5811-5814.
Highlighted as JACS Spotlight (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5820).
7. Vers un ribosome artificiel : une molécule pour fabriquer des molécules
G. De Bo, D. A. Leigh
Med. Sci. 2013, 29, 452-454.
6. Sequence-specific peptide synthesis by an artificial small-molecule machine
B. Lewandowski, G. De Bo, J. W. Ward, M. Papmeyer, S. Kuschel, M. J. Aldegunde, P. M. E. Gramlich, D. Heckmann, S. M. Goldup, D. M. D´Souza, A. E. Fernandes, D. A. Leigh 
​Science 2013, 339, 189-193.
Highlighted in Nature, Nature Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry World, C&EN, BBC and many others. 
Included in Breakthroughs of the Year 2013 (Science 2013, 342, 1441) and 'Top Chemistry Moments of 2013' (C&EN Webinar, 10 Jan 2014).
5. Rotaxane-based mechanically linked block copolymer
G. De Bo, J. Dewinter, P. Gerbaux, C.-A. Fustin 
​Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9093-9096.
4. Studies towards the synthesis of Pentalenene: mechanistic insights on the isomerisation phenomenon during RCM of medium sized rings
G. De Bo, I. E. Markó 
​Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 1859-1869. 
3. Toward rotaxane-based mechanically linked block copolymers
G. De Bo, J.-F. Gohy, C.-A. Fustin 
Polymer Preprints 2010, 51(1), 304-305.
2. Highly b-(E)-Selective hydrosilylation of terminal and internal alkynes catalyzed by a (IPr)Pt(diene) complex
G. Berthon-Gelloz, J.-M. Schumers, G. De Bo, I. E. Markó 
​J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 4190-4197.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, 8, 867 and ChemInform 2008, 39 (41), DOI: 10.1002/chin.200841178
1. Hydrosilylation of alkynes mediated by N-heterocyclic carbene Platinum(0) complexes
G. De Bo, G. Berthon-Gelloz, B. Tinant, I. E. Markó 
Organometallics 2006, 25, 1881-1890.