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Methylene-bridged bimetallic α-diimino nickel(ii) complexes: Synthesis and high efficiency in ethylene polymerization (2013)
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Kong, S., Song, K., Liang, T., Guo, C. Y., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2013). Methylene-bridged bimetallic α-diimino nickel(ii) complexes: Synthesis and high efficiency in ethylene polymerization. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 42(25), 9176-9187. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt00023k

A series of 1,2-bis(arylimino)acenaphthylidenes (L1-L5) and their corresponding 4,4′-methylenebis(1-(2,6-diisopropylphenylimino)-2- (arylimino)acenaphthylene) derivatives (L6-L10) were synthesized and used to form mono-nuclear nickel bromides LnNiBr2... Read More about Methylene-bridged bimetallic α-diimino nickel(ii) complexes: Synthesis and high efficiency in ethylene polymerization.

Construction of cucurbit[7]uril based tubular nanochannels incorporating associated [CdCl4]2- and lanthanide ions (2013)
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Liang, L. L., Ni, X. L., Zhao, Y., Chen, K., Xiao, X., Zhang, Y. Q., Redshaw, C., Zhu, Q. J., Xue, S. F., & Tao, Z. (2013). Construction of cucurbit[7]uril based tubular nanochannels incorporating associated [CdCl4]2- and lanthanide ions. Inorganic chemistry, 52(4), 1909-1915. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic302145j

There is intensive interest in the design of tubular channels because of their novel structures and various applications in a variety of research fields. Herein, we present a series of coordination-driven Q[7]-derived organic nanochannels using an an... Read More about Construction of cucurbit[7]uril based tubular nanochannels incorporating associated [CdCl4]2- and lanthanide ions.

Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil (2013)
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Qin, X., Ni, X. L., Hu, J. X., Chen, K., Zhang, Y. Q., Redshaw, C., Zhu, Q. J., Xue, S. F., & Tao, Z. (2013). Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil. CrystEngComm, 15(4), 738-744. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ce26225h

In the present study, the lanthanide(iii) contraction effect induced coordination architectures of HCyHQ[6] have been studied. The results, including fifteen crystal structures, indicate that although lanthanide metal ions have similar chemical prope... Read More about Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil.

Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials (2013)
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Gao, R., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2013). Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials. Catalysis science & technology, 3(5), 1172-1179. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy20691b

Recent progress on nickel-based complex pre-catalysts has been reviewed. Variation of the complex models by employing different types of heteroatom-containing ligands and the new features associated with the resulting highly branched polyethylenes is... Read More about Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials.

Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties (2013)
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Hu, J. Y., Paudel, A., Seto, N., Feng, X., Era, M., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2013). Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(13), 2186-2197. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob27320b

The synthesis, crystal structures and photophysical properties of two types of pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes (7 and 9) are reported. The chemical structures of all synthesized compounds were fully confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectra,... Read More about Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties.