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Pillared two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks based on a lower-rim acid appended calix[4]arene (2013)
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Redshaw, C., Rowe, O., Elsegood, M. R. J., Horsburgh, L., & Teat, S. J. (2014). Pillared two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks based on a lower-rim acid appended calix[4]arene. Crystal growth & design, 14(1), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg4014703

Solvothermal reactions of the lower-rim functionalized diacid calix[4]arene 25,27-bis(methoxycarboxylic acid)-26,28-dihydroxy-4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (LH₂) with Zn(NO₃)₂•6H₂O and the dipyridyl ligands 4,4/-bipyridyl (4,4/-bipy), 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)et... Read More about Pillared two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks based on a lower-rim acid appended calix[4]arene.

Bi- and tri-dentate imino-based iron and cobalt pre-catalysts for ethylene oligo-/polymerization (2013)
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Ma, J., Feng, C., Wang, S., Zhao, K.-Q., Sun, W.-H., Redshaw, C., & Solan, G. A. (2013). Bi- and tri-dentate imino-based iron and cobalt pre-catalysts for ethylene oligo-/polymerization. Inorganic chemistry frontiers an international journal of inorganic chemistry / Royal Society of Chemistry, 1(1), 14-34. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3qi00028a

Recent progress on the use of iron and cobalt complex pre-catalysts for ethylene reactivity is reviewed. The review is organized in terms of the denticity of the chelate ligands employed, with particular reference to the influence of the ligand frame... Read More about Bi- and tri-dentate imino-based iron and cobalt pre-catalysts for ethylene oligo-/polymerization.

Triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimers synthesized by Co 2(CO)8-catalyzed terminal alkyne [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition (2013)
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Han, B., Hu, P., Wang, B. Q., Redshaw, C., & Zhao, K. Q. (2013). Triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimers synthesized by Co 2(CO)8-catalyzed terminal alkyne [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 9, 2852-2861. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.321

The synthesis of star-shaped discotic liquid crystal trimers using Co 2(CO)8-catalyzed terminal alkyne [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction is reported. The trimers consist of three triphenylene discotic units linked to a central 1,2,4-trisubstituted b... Read More about Triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimers synthesized by Co 2(CO)8-catalyzed terminal alkyne [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition.

Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene (2013)
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Yue, E., Xing, Q., Zhang, L., Shi, Q., Cao, X.-P., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(8), 3339-3346. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53205d

A series of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridine derivatives (L1–L3) was prepared and used to synthesize the corresponding bis-ligated nickel(II) halide complexes (Ni1–Ni6) in good yield. The molecular structures of representative complexes, n... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene.

Dialkylaluminium 2-imidazolylphenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides (2013)
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Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). Dialkylaluminium 2-imidazolylphenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 750(January), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.11.002

The stoichiometric reaction of the 2-imidazolylphenols (L1–L9) with the trialkylaluminium reagents AlR₃ (R = Me, Et and iBu), afforded the corresponding dialkylaluminium 2-imidazolylphenolate complexes [R₂Al(L1–L9)] (C1–C11), which were characterized... Read More about Dialkylaluminium 2-imidazolylphenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides.

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of binuclear iron complexes bearing N,N′-bis(1-(6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl) pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)benzidines (2013)
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Xing, Q., Zhao, T., Qiao, Y., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2013). Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of binuclear iron complexes bearing N,N′-bis(1-(6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl) pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)benzidines. RSC advances, 3(48), 26184-26193. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra42631a

A series of N,N′-bis(1-(6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridin-2-yl) ethylidene)benzidines and the bi-metallic iron complexes thereof have been synthesized and fully characterized. All iron complexes, when activated by MAO or MMAO, exhibited high activities o... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of binuclear iron complexes bearing N,N′-bis(1-(6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl) pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)benzidines.

Beneficial influence of nanocarbon on the aryliminopyridylnickel chloride catalyzed ethylene polymerization (2013)
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Zhang, L., Yue, E., Liu, B., Serp, P., Redshaw, C., Sun, W.-H., & Durand, J. (2014). Beneficial influence of nanocarbon on the aryliminopyridylnickel chloride catalyzed ethylene polymerization. Catalysis communications, 43(January), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2013.10.014

A series of 1-aryliminoethylpyridine ligands (L1―L3) was synthesized by condensation of 2-acetylpyridine with 1-aminonaphthalene, 2-aminoanthracene or 1-aminopyrene, respectively. Reaction with nickel dichloride afforded the corresponding nickel (II)... Read More about Beneficial influence of nanocarbon on the aryliminopyridylnickel chloride catalyzed ethylene polymerization.

Synthesis and photophysical properties of novel butterfly-shaped blue emitters based on pyrene (2013)
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Feng, X., Hu, J. Y., Tomiyasu, H., Seto, N., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2013). Synthesis and photophysical properties of novel butterfly-shaped blue emitters based on pyrene. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(48), 8366-8374. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob41350k

Using 1,3,5,9-tetrabromo-7-tert-butylpyrene as the bromide precursor, a series of novel butterfly-shaped 1,3,5,9-tetraaryl substituted pyrene derivatives were synthesized by the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. Their thermal, photophysical, el... Read More about Synthesis and photophysical properties of novel butterfly-shaped blue emitters based on pyrene.

Zinc 2-((2-(benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenolates : synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence behavior (2013)
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Li, L., Zhang, X., Zhang, W., Li, W., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Zinc 2-((2-(benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenolates : synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence behavior. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 118(January), 1047-1055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2013.09.106

A series of 2-(2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-yliminomethyl)phenol derivatives and their zinc complexes (C1 – C5) were synthesized and fully characterized. The molecular structure of the representative complex C2 was determined by single crystal... Read More about Zinc 2-((2-(benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenolates : synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence behavior.

Rhenium(i) phenanthrolines bearing electron withdrawing CF3 substituents: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation (2013)
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Redshaw, C., Watkins, S., Humphrey, S. M., Bulman Page, P. C., Ashby, S., Chao, Y., Herbert, C. J., & Mueller, A. (2013). Rhenium(i) phenanthrolines bearing electron withdrawing CF3 substituents: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation. RSC advances, 3(46), 23963-23966. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra43207f

Rhenium(i) tricarbonyl complexes bearing a 2,4,7,9- tetraphenylphenanthroline ligand, where the 2,9-phenyl groups have either meta- or para-CF3 groups, have been screened against a selection of cell lines. The meta derivative shows anticancer activit... Read More about Rhenium(i) phenanthrolines bearing electron withdrawing CF3 substituents: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation.

2-(1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior (2013)
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Yue, E., Zhang, L., Xing, Q., Cao, X.-P., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). 2-(1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(2), 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt52234b

A series of 2-(1-(2-benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridine derivatives (L1–L3) was synthesized and fully characterized. The organic compounds acted as bi-dentate ligands on reacting with nickel halides to afford two kinds of nickel complexes, either... Read More about 2-(1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior.

Recent progress on nickel-based systems for ethylene oligo-/polymerization catalysis (2013)
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Wang, S., Sun, W.-H., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Recent progress on nickel-based systems for ethylene oligo-/polymerization catalysis. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 751(February), 717-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.08.021

Recent progress on nickel-based complex pre-catalysts is reviewed herein. The ethylene oligo-/polymerization behaviour is discussed in terms of the variation of the complex models bearing different kinds of ligand sets. These discussions focus mainly... Read More about Recent progress on nickel-based systems for ethylene oligo-/polymerization catalysis.

Dichloropalladium complexes ligated by 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behavior towards Heck-reaction (2013)
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Song, K., Kong, S., Liu, Q., Sun, W.-H., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Dichloropalladium complexes ligated by 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behavior towards Heck-reaction. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 751(February), 453-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.08.006

A series of 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenylpalladium(II) chloride complexes (C1–C4) were synthesized and characterized by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis as well as by single crystal X-ray diffraction for the representative complexes C... Read More about Dichloropalladium complexes ligated by 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behavior towards Heck-reaction.

2-(1-Aryliminoethyl)cycloheptapyridylpalladium complexes: Synthesis, characterization and the use in the Heck-reaction (2013)
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Ye, B., Wang, L., Hu, X., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2013). 2-(1-Aryliminoethyl)cycloheptapyridylpalladium complexes: Synthesis, characterization and the use in the Heck-reaction. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 407, 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2013.08.008

A series of 2-(1-aryliminoethyl)cycloheptapyridine derivatives (L1-L7) were prepared in good yield by the condensation reaction of 2- acetylcycloheptapyridine with various anilines, and then reacted with PdCl 2(CH3CN)2 in dichloromethane to form the... Read More about 2-(1-Aryliminoethyl)cycloheptapyridylpalladium complexes: Synthesis, characterization and the use in the Heck-reaction.

Synthesis, structural, and photophysical properties of the first member of the class of pyrene-based [4]helicenes (2013)
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Hu, J. Y., Feng, X., Paudel, A., Tomiyasu, H., Rayhan, U., Thuéry, P., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2013). Synthesis, structural, and photophysical properties of the first member of the class of pyrene-based [4]helicenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013(26), 5829-5837. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201300487

A convenient route to a new class of pyrene-based [4]helicenes is presented. Wittig reaction of 7-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethyl-5-formylpyrene with benzyltriphenylphosphonium salts in the presence of nBuLi afforded 7-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethyl-5-(phenyletheny... Read More about Synthesis, structural, and photophysical properties of the first member of the class of pyrene-based [4]helicenes.

Synthesis of triphenylene discotic liquid crystals possessing nine alkyl chains: Influence of molecular symmetry and chain length on mesomorphism (2013)
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Xiao, B., Liu, Z. J., Wang, B. Q., Hu, P., Redshaw, C., & Zhao, K. Q. (2013). Synthesis of triphenylene discotic liquid crystals possessing nine alkyl chains: Influence of molecular symmetry and chain length on mesomorphism. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 577(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2013.781489

A series of new triphenylene discotic liquid crystals has been synthesized by a straightway and the influence of molecular symmetry and chain length on the mesomorphism investigated. The symmetrical compounds 1, 3,7,11- trimethoxytriphenylene-2,6,10-... Read More about Synthesis of triphenylene discotic liquid crystals possessing nine alkyl chains: Influence of molecular symmetry and chain length on mesomorphism.

Unsymmetrical α-diiminonickel bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and their catalytic behavior toward ethylene (2013)
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Jia, D., Zhang, W., Liu, W., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2013). Unsymmetrical α-diiminonickel bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and their catalytic behavior toward ethylene. Catalysis science & technology, 3(10), 2737-2745. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy00422h

A series of unsymmetrical α-diimine compounds L1-L5 bearing the dibenzhydryl substituent (-CH(Ph)2) has been prepared and characterized by IR and NMR (1H/13C) spectroscopy as well as by elemental analysis. Their corresponding nickel dibromide complex... Read More about Unsymmetrical α-diiminonickel bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and their catalytic behavior toward ethylene.

Nickel(II) complexes bearing 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behaviour (2013)
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Song, K., Yang, W., Li, B., Liu, Q., Redshaw, C., Li, Y., & Sun, W. H. (2013). Nickel(II) complexes bearing 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behaviour. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 42(25), 9166-9175. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt32343e

A series of nickel(II) dihalides complexes bearing 4,5-bis(arylimino) pyrenylidenes, NiX2(2,6-R1-4-R2C 6H2N)2C16H8, was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single crystal X-ray diffraction for the organic comp... Read More about Nickel(II) complexes bearing 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behaviour.

An efficient approach to the synthesis of novel pyrene-fused azaacenes (2013)
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Feng, X., Iwanaga, F., Hu, J. Y., Tomiyasu, H., Nakano, M., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2013). An efficient approach to the synthesis of novel pyrene-fused azaacenes. Organic Letters, 15(14), 3594-3597. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol401438a

An efficient synthetic approach for functionalization of both the active sites (1,3-) and the K-region (4,5,9,10-) of pyrene was accomplished by bromination and oxidation with considerable yield. These novel pyrene-fused azaacenes were thoroughly inv... Read More about An efficient approach to the synthesis of novel pyrene-fused azaacenes.

Tri-substituted hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives bearing imidazole units: Synthesis and extraction properties for cations and chromate anions (2013)
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Ni, X. L., Jin, C. C., Jiang, X. K., Takimoto, M., Rahman, S., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2013). Tri-substituted hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives bearing imidazole units: Synthesis and extraction properties for cations and chromate anions. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(33), 5435-5442. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob40601f

The article describes the synthesis and extraction properties of the new hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene-based derivatives cone- and partial-cone-2 bearing 1-methyl-1H-imidazole moieties at the lower rim. It has been demonstrated that O-alkylation of the... Read More about Tri-substituted hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives bearing imidazole units: Synthesis and extraction properties for cations and chromate anions.