Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (388)

2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene (2011)
Journal Article
Song, S., Xiao, T., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., Wang, F., & Sun, W. H. (2012). 2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 699, 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.11.001

A series of 2-(1-arylimino)quinolylnickel halides were synthesized and characterized by IR and elemental analyses. Distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries are adopted for the nickel complexes C1, C4, C7 and C11 as crystallized from either DMF or me... Read More about 2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene.

Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (2011)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Cao, J., Wang, L., Pan, Y., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Organometallics, 30(22), 6253-6261. https://doi.org/10.1021/om2008343

The stoichiometric reactions of N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl) (R)amides (L1-L8; L1, R = Ph; L2, R = p-FPh; L3, R = p-ClPh; L4, R = p-(MeO)Ph; L5, R = o-MePh; L6, R = p-MePh; L7, R = Me; L8, R = CF3) with Me3Al afforded the corresponding dimethylaluminum... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization (2011)
Journal Article
Xiao, T., Zhang, S., Li, B., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., Li, Y. S., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization. Polymer, 52(25), 5803-5810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.037

The series of ligands 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl) quinolines was synthesized and used to prepare new iron(II) and cobalt(II) dichloride complexes. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the coordination geometry around the metal... Read More about Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization.

2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis (2011)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Yu, J., Redshaw, C., Hao, X., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(48), 12856-12865. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt11079a

The 2-(N-alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridine ligands (L1-L7) can bind as either mono-anionic tridentate NNN ligands on reaction with PdCl 2(CH3CN)2, to form complexes LPdCl (C1-C7), or as neutral tridentate NNO ligands with NiCl2·6H2O, to produce compl... Read More about 2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis.

Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes (2011)
Journal Article
Redshaw, C., Clowes, L., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2011). Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes. Organometallics, 30(21), 5620-5624. https://doi.org/10.1021/om200402u

Calixarenes bridged by thia (?S?), sulfinyl (?SO?), or sulfonyl (?SO 2-) linkers have been employed as ancillary ligands in vanadium-based ethylene polymerization and in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. For ethylene polymerization,... Read More about Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes.

Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups (2011)
Journal Article
Ni, X. L., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2011). Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups. Supramolecular chemistry, 23(10), 689-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2011.601603

The structure and complexation behaviour of 1,3-alternate-1,2,3-triazole based on thiacalix[4]arene,1,3-alternate-1 and 2 have been determined by means of X-ray analysis, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray results suggested that the nitr... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups.

2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior (2011)
Journal Article
Yu, J., Huang, W., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(39), 10209-10214. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt11062d

A series of unsymmetrical 2,6-bis(imino)pyridylcobalt(ii) complexes, {2-[2,6-(CH(C6H5)2)2-4-Me-C 6H2NC(CH3)]-6-(2,6-R12-4-R2-C6H2NCCH3)-C 5H3NCoCl2} where R1 = Me, Et or iPr, R2 = H or Me, together with the new symmetrical complex 2,6-[2,6-(CH(C6H5)2... Read More about 2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior.

2-(1-Aryliminoethylidene)quinolylnickel(II) dibromides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization capability (2011)
Journal Article
Song, S., Li, Y., Redshaw, C., Wang, F., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2-(1-Aryliminoethylidene)quinolylnickel(II) dibromides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization capability. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 696(23), 3772-3778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.08.037

A series of 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinoline derivatives (L1-L9) and the nickel(II) dibromides (C1-C9) thereof, were synthesized and characterized. The molecular structures of C2 (R1 = Et, R2 = H, R = Me) and C9 (R1 = iPr, R2 = H, R = iPr) were con... Read More about 2-(1-Aryliminoethylidene)quinolylnickel(II) dibromides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization capability.

Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior of 8-(nitroarylamino)-5,6,7-trihydroquinolylnickel dichlorides: Influence of the nitro group and impurities on catalytic activity (2011)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Hao, X., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2011). Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior of 8-(nitroarylamino)-5,6,7-trihydroquinolylnickel dichlorides: Influence of the nitro group and impurities on catalytic activity. ACS Catalysis, 1(10), 1213-1220. https://doi.org/10.1021/cs200308b

The series of N-(5,6,7-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)nitroarylamine ligands (L1-L4) was prepared and used to synthesize the chloro-bridged dinickel complexes (Ni1-Ni4) and the bis-ligated mononickel(II) complex (Ni5) in good yield. Molecular structures... Read More about Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior of 8-(nitroarylamino)-5,6,7-trihydroquinolylnickel dichlorides: Influence of the nitro group and impurities on catalytic activity.

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior of half-titanocene 2-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides (2011)
Journal Article
Huang, W., Li, B., Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Wang, L., Li, Y., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2011). Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior of half-titanocene 2-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides. Catalysis science & technology, 1(7), 1208-1215. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cy00193k

The series of half-titanocene 2-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate dichlorides, Cp′TiCl2L (Cp′ = η5-C 5H5 or η5-C5Me5, L = 2-(1-(2,6-R1-4-R2-phenylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate), was synthesized via the stoichiometric reaction of Cp′TiCl3 with the c... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior of half-titanocene 2-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides.

Vanadium-based pro-catalysts bearing depleted 1,3-calix[4]arenes for ethylene or ε-caprolactone polymerization (2011)
Journal Article
Clowes, L., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2011). Vanadium-based pro-catalysts bearing depleted 1,3-calix[4]arenes for ethylene or ε-caprolactone polymerization. Inorganic chemistry, 50(16), 7838-7845. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic2010198

Reaction of [V(X)(OR)3] (X = O, Np-tolyl, R = nPr, tBu) with 5,11,17,23-tBu-25,27-dihydroxycalix[4]arene (LH2) led to the formation of [V(X)(OR)L]2 X = O, R = nPr (1); X = Np-tolyl, R = nPr (2); X = Np-tolyl, R = tBu (3) as the major product. In the... Read More about Vanadium-based pro-catalysts bearing depleted 1,3-calix[4]arenes for ethylene or ε-caprolactone polymerization.

Synthesis and characterization of trichlorotitanium 2-(2- pyridinyliminomethyl)phenolates and their ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior (2011)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Huang, W., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of trichlorotitanium 2-(2- pyridinyliminomethyl)phenolates and their ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior. Polymer, 52(17), 3732-3737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.06.036

The series of trichlorotitanium 2-(2-pyridinyliminomethyl)phenolates, [4,6-tBu2C6H2O-2-CHNC5R 1-4N]TiCl3 (R1-4 = H (1); R1,3,4 = H, R2 = Me (2); R1,2,4 = H, R3 = Me (3); R 2,4 = H, R1,3 = Me (4); R1,3 = H, R2 = CF3, R4 = Cl (5)), were synthesized and... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of trichlorotitanium 2-(2- pyridinyliminomethyl)phenolates and their ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior.

Ratiometric fluorescent receptors for both Zn 2+ and H 2PO 4- ions based on a pyrenyl-linked triazole-modified homooxacalix[3]arene: A potential molecular traffic signal with an R-S latch logic circuit (2011)
Journal Article
Ni, X. L., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2011). Ratiometric fluorescent receptors for both Zn 2+ and H 2PO 4- ions based on a pyrenyl-linked triazole-modified homooxacalix[3]arene: A potential molecular traffic signal with an R-S latch logic circuit. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76(14), 5696-5702. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo2007303

A ratiometric fluorescent receptor with a C 3 symmetric structure based on a pyrene-linked triazole-modified homooxacalix[3]arene (L) was synthesized and characterized. This system exhibited an interesting ratiometric detection signal output for targ... Read More about Ratiometric fluorescent receptors for both Zn 2+ and H 2PO 4- ions based on a pyrenyl-linked triazole-modified homooxacalix[3]arene: A potential molecular traffic signal with an R-S latch logic circuit.

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior toward ethylene of cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes bearing 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinolines (2011)
Journal Article
Song, S., Zhao, W., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., Wang, F., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior toward ethylene of cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes bearing 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinolines. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 696(18), 3029-3035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.06.003

A series of 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinolines (L) were synthesized and used as bidentate N^N ligands in coordinating with metal (cobalt and iron) chlorides to form complexes of the type LMCl2, cobalt(II) (Co1-Co5) and iron(II) (Fe1-Fe5). All organi... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior toward ethylene of cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes bearing 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinolines.

2-(1-(Arylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate half-titanocene dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour (2011)
Journal Article
Huang, W., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2011). 2-(1-(Arylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate half-titanocene dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(25), 6802-6809. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt10068h

A series of 2-(1-(arylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate half-titanocene dichlorides, Cp′TiCl2L (Cp′ = η5-C 5H5 or η5-C5Me5, L = 2-(1-(2,6-R1-4-R2-phenylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate), was synthesized via the stoichiometric reaction of Cp′TiCl3 with the c... Read More about 2-(1-(Arylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate half-titanocene dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour.

Novel ion-pair receptors based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives (2011)
Journal Article
Ni, X. L., Rahman, S., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2011). Novel ion-pair receptors based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 9(19), 6535-6541. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ob05564j

A series of novel heteroditopic hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene triamide receptors capable of binding an anion and cation simultaneously in a cooperative fashion has been prepared. The lower rim functionalized cone- hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivative... Read More about Novel ion-pair receptors based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene derivatives.

2-Benzimidazolyl-N-phenylquinoline-8-carboxamide chromium(III) trichlorides: Synthesis and application for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization (2011)
Journal Article
Wang, D., Liu, S., Zeng, Y., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2011). 2-Benzimidazolyl-N-phenylquinoline-8-carboxamide chromium(III) trichlorides: Synthesis and application for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization. Organometallics, 30(11), 3001-3009. https://doi.org/10.1021/om2001124

A series of chromium(III) complexes, LCrCl3 (C1-C6: L = 2-(1H-benzo- [d]imidazol-2-yl)-N-(2,6-R1-4-R2-phenyl) quinoline-8-carboxamide; C1: R1 = iPr, R2 = H; C2: R1 = Et, R2= H; C3: R1 = Me, R2 = H; C4: R1 = Me, R2 = Me; C5: R1 = H, R2 = H; C6: R 1 =... Read More about 2-Benzimidazolyl-N-phenylquinoline-8-carboxamide chromium(III) trichlorides: Synthesis and application for ethylene oligomerization and polymerization.

Amine influence in vanadium-based ethylene polymerisation pro-catalysts bearing bis(phenolate) ligands with 'pendant' arms (2011)
Journal Article
Lorber, C., Despagnet-Ayoub, E., Vendier, L., Arbaoui, A., & Redshaw, C. (2011). Amine influence in vanadium-based ethylene polymerisation pro-catalysts bearing bis(phenolate) ligands with 'pendant' arms. Catalysis science & technology, 1(3), 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cy00089f

Two families of vanadium complexes bearing diphenolate ligands with different 'pendant' arms have been screened under various conditions for the polymerisation behaviour of ethylene. The presence of a bound amine arm was found to favour enhanced ther... Read More about Amine influence in vanadium-based ethylene polymerisation pro-catalysts bearing bis(phenolate) ligands with 'pendant' arms.

Iron(II) and cobalt(II) complexes bearing 8-(1-aryliminoethylidene) quinaldines: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization behavior (2011)
Journal Article
Song, S., Xiao, T., Redshaw, C., Hao, X., Wang, F., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Iron(II) and cobalt(II) complexes bearing 8-(1-aryliminoethylidene) quinaldines: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization behavior. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 696(13), 2594-2599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.03.039

The series of bidentate N^N iron(II) and cobalt(II) complexes containing 8-(1-aryliminoethylidene) quinaldine derived ligands, 8-[2,6-(R 1)2-4-R2-C6H2NC (Me)]-2-Me-C10H5N, were synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic techniques.... Read More about Iron(II) and cobalt(II) complexes bearing 8-(1-aryliminoethylidene) quinaldines: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization behavior.

2,6-dibenzhydryl- N -(2-phenyliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-4- methylbenzenamine nickel dibromides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization (2011)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Zhao, W., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., Huang, W., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2,6-dibenzhydryl- N -(2-phenyliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-4- methylbenzenamine nickel dibromides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization. Organometallics, 30(8), 2418-2424. https://doi.org/10.1021/om200154a

A series of 2,6-dibenzhydryl-N-(2-phenyliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-4- methylbenzenamines (L1-L5) and the nickel(II) dibromide complexes thereof (C1-C5) were synthesized and fully characterized. The molecular structures of representative complexes wer... Read More about 2,6-dibenzhydryl- N -(2-phenyliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-4- methylbenzenamine nickel dibromides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization.