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Multinuclear zinc pentafluorobenzene carboxylates: Synthesis, characterization, and hydrogen storage capability (2010)
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Redshaw, C., Jana, S., Shang, C., Elsegood, M. R., Lu, X., & Guo, Z. X. (2010). Multinuclear zinc pentafluorobenzene carboxylates: Synthesis, characterization, and hydrogen storage capability. Organometallics, 29(22), 6129-6132. https://doi.org/10.1021/om100703c

Three zinc carboxylate complexes, [(C6F5Zn)4Zn(Ar1)6]·1.5toluene, [(C6F5Zn)4Zn(Ar2)6]·2toluene, and [(Ar3)6Zn4(μ4-O)]·MeCN (where Ar1 = 2-chlorobenzoic acid (1), Ar2 = 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid (2), and Ar3 = 3-dimethylaminobenzoic acid (3)), have... Read More about Multinuclear zinc pentafluorobenzene carboxylates: Synthesis, characterization, and hydrogen storage capability.

Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2010)
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Shen, M., Huang, W., Zhang, W., Hao, X., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 39(41), 9912-9922. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt00514b

The stoichiometric reactions of 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-6-methylpyridine (L1) or 8-(benzimidazol-2-yl)quinaldine (L2) with trialkylaluminium reagents R 3Al (R = Me, Et and iBu) afforded the corresponding dialkylaluminium benzimidazolate complexes R2AlL... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Sanchez-Ballester, N. M., Elsegood, M. R., & Hughes, D. L. (2011). Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 365(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2010.08.043

The acyclic Schiff-base ligands (2-(OH)-5-(R3)C 6H2-1,3-(HCNC(R1)(R2)CO 2H), derived from the dialdehyde 2-hydroxy-5-R-1,3- benzenedicarboxaldehyde (R = Me or t-Bu) and two equivalents of the amino acids glycine, 2,2-diphenylglycine or phenylalanine,... Read More about Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids.

Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation (2010)
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Redshaw, C. (2010). Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 39(24), 5595-5604. https://doi.org/10.1039/b924088h

High-valent vanadium complexes bearing a variety of chelating aryloxides including di- and linear tri-phenolates, C/N-capped tripods, phenoxyimines and calixarenes type ligands, when used in combination with dialkylaluminium halides as co-catalyst an... Read More about Vanadium procatalysts bearing chelating aryloxides: Structure-activity trends in ethylene polymerisation.

Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., Wright, V. E., Yoshizawa, A., & Yamato, T. (2010). Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 5(3), 621-633. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.200900514

Treatment of the heterobimetallic iron(II) alkoxides [(THF)MFe(OtBu)3]2 with p-tert-butylcalix[4]areneH4 (L1H4) affords the oxo-bridged diiron(III) complexes {Fe[M(NCMe)x]2L1}2(μ-O), M=Na, x=2 1⋅8(CH3CN), M= K, x=3 2⋅3.5(CH3CN); similar use of p-tert... Read More about Iron(III) and Zinc(II) calixarene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies, and use as procatalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerization.

Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation (2010)
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Arbaoui, A., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation. Polymer chemistry, 1(6), 801-826. https://doi.org/10.1039/b9py00334g

Economic pressure, environmental issues and ever increasing demand are driving the shift from oil-based polymers to those available from renewable resources. Ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters is currently a topical field with metal complex... Read More about Metal catalysts for ε-caprolactone polymerisation.

EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et) (2009)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Shubin, A. A., Bryliakov, K. P., Zakharov, V. A., Redshaw, C., & Talsi, E. P. (2009). EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et). Organometallics, 28(23), 6714-6720. https://doi.org/10.1021/om900515h

Reactions of the vanadyl polyphenolate complexes {VO[p-tert-butylcalix[4] arene(O)3(OMe)]} (1) and [VO(OArCH2ArCH 2OAr)]2 (Ar = 4,6-tert-butylphenol; Ar′ = 4-tert-butylphenol) (2) with AlR3 and AlR2Cl, in the absence and in the presence of reactivato... Read More about EPR monitoring of vanadium(IV) species formed upon activation of vanadium(V) polyphenolate precatalysts with AlR2Cl and AlR 2Cl/ethyltrichloroacetate (R = Me, Et).

Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes (2009)
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Christou, V., Watkins, S. E., McCann, R., Redshaw, C., & Elsegood, M. R. (2010). Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 363(6), 1173-1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2009.11.006

Treatment of the ligands 3,5-tBu2-2-(OH)C6H2CHNR [R = 2-(CO2H)C6H4 (1a) and 2-(CO2H)C10H6 (1b)] with trimethylborate, B(OMe)3, in toluene yields, after work-up, the yellow crystalline complexes {[3,5-tBu2-2-(O)C6H2CHNR]B(OMe)} [R = 2-(CO2)C6H4 (2a) a... Read More about Synthesis, structures and luminescent behaviour of tridentate salicylaldiminato-type borate complexes.

Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides (2009)
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Homden, D., Redshaw, C., Warford, L., Hughes, D. L., Wright, J. A., Dale, S. H., & Elsegood, M. R. (2009). Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 8900-8910. https://doi.org/10.1039/b901810g

The reaction of [V(Np-tolyl)Cl3] with the sulfur-bridged diphenol ligand 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), {2,2′-S[4,6-(t-Bu)2C6H2OH]2} (LSH2) afforded the complexes [V(LS)2] (1) and [VOCl 3(MeCN)2][H3Np-tolyl] (2). Complex 2 could also be prepa... Read More about Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides.

Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts (2009)
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Soshnikov, I. E., Semikolenova, N. V., Bushmelev, A. N., Bryliakov, K. P., Lyakin, O. Y., Redshaw, C., …Talsi, E. P. (2009). Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts. Organometallics, 28(20), 6003-6013. https://doi.org/10.1021/om900490b

The activation of bis(imino)pyridine cobalt-based catalysts of ethylene polymerization with methylalumoxane (MAO), AlMe3, and AlMe 3/[CPh3][B(C6F5)4] has been studied by 1H, 2H, and 19F NMR and EPR spectroscopy. The nature of the active sites of poly... Read More about Investigating the nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridine cobalt ethylene polymerization catalysts.

Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation (2009)
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Lee, D. S., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Zhan, S. (2009). Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 65(8), m291-m295. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270109025311

The crystal structures of acetonitrile solvates of two related lithium calixarene complexes have been determined by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. Bis(μ-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert- butyl-26,28-dihydr-oxy-25-m... Read More about Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation.

Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation (2009)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Homden, D. M., Wright, J. A., & Elsegood, M. R. (2009). Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 8911-8922. https://doi.org/10.1039/b902402f

The pro-catalysts [V(NAr)(L)(OR)] (Ar = p-tolyl, p-ClC6H 4, p-(OMe)C6H4, p-(CF3)C 6H4; R = t-Bu, i-Pr, n-Pr, Et, C(CH3)(CF 3)2) have been prepared in good yields from the reaction of [V(NAr)(OR)3] and the bisphenol 2,2′-CH3CH[4,6- (t-Bu)2C6H2OH]2 (LH... Read More about Vanadium-based imido-alkoxide pro-catalysts bearing bisphenolate ligands for ethylene and ε-caprolactone polymerisation.

2-Benzoxazolyl-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridyl cobalt (II) chlorides: A temperature switch catalyst in oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene (2009)
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Gao, R., Wang, K., Li, Y., Wang, F., Sun, W. H., Redshaw, C., & Bochmann, M. (2009). 2-Benzoxazolyl-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridyl cobalt (II) chlorides: A temperature switch catalyst in oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 309(1-2), 166-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2009.05.021

A series of cobalt (II) complexes ligated by 2-(2-benzoxazolyl)-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridines was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopic and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of Co1 (Ar = 2,6-Me2C6H3), Co2 (Ar = 2,6-Et2C6H3... Read More about 2-Benzoxazolyl-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridyl cobalt (II) chlorides: A temperature switch catalyst in oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene.

The use of calixarenes in metal-based catalysis (2008)
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Homden, D. M., & Redshaw, C. (2008). The use of calixarenes in metal-based catalysis. Chemical reviews, 108(12), 5086-5130. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr8002196

A study was conducted to demonstrate the use of calixarenes in metal-based catalysis. The study focused on rare earth metal-containing species,including neodymium to demonstrate the use of calixarenes in metal-based catalysis. It was found that the a... Read More about The use of calixarenes in metal-based catalysis.

Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2008)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2008). Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4717-4719. https://doi.org/10.1039/b810417d

Two remote dialkylaluminium centres supported by a macrocyclic Schiff base ligand exhibited beneficial cooperative effects, whilst aluminoxane-type bonding proved to be detrimental to activity for the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior (2008)
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Wright, J. A., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Homden, D. (2008). Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior. Inorganic chemistry, 47(13), 5799-5814. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic702506w

The ligand 3-[2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol)-5-tert- butylsalicylidene-(2,6-diisopropyl)phenylimine] (L 1 H 3 ) was reacted with MCl 4 (M = Ti, Zr) or MCl 5 (M = Nb, Ta) to give complexes of the type [MCl 2 (L 1 H 2 ) 2 ] (M = Ti (1);... Read More about Early transition metal complexes bearing a C-capped tris(phenolate) ligand incorporating a pendant imine arm: Synthesis, structure, and ethylene polymerization behavior.

Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative (2008)
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Matthews, S. E., Redshaw, C., Baillie-Johnson, H., Lalor, R., & Mueller, A. (2008). Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(10), 2892-2893. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0782596

A rapid synthetic route to a nontoxic fluorescently labeled water-soluble calixarene has been developed. Investigation of the cellular uptake of the labeled calixarene, via confocal microscopy, through coincubation with uptake inhibitors demonstrates... Read More about Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative.

A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues (2007)
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Dy, E. S., Kasai, H., Redshaw, C., & Pickett, C. J. (2007). A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues. e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 5, 148-151. https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2007.148

Density functional theory calculations have been performed on Fe-only hydrogenase analogues compounds [(i-PDT)Fe2(CP)4(CN) 2]2- (compound I) and [Fe2(CC) 4MeSCH2C(Me)-(CH2S)2(CN)]- (compound II). Results using BPW91/6-311+G(d,p) show electron affinit... Read More about A density functional analysis on the photoelectronic spectra of Fe-only hydrogenase analogues.

Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene (2007)
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Homden, D. M., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2007). Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene. Inorganic chemistry, 46(25), 10827-10839. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic701461b

The family of ligands containing an N2O2S2 core, namely, 1,2-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o-phenylthio)ethane (H 2L1), 1,3-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o-phenylthio) propane (H2L2), 1,4-di(3-Me-5-t-Bu-salicylaldimino-o- phenylthio)-butane (H2L3),... Read More about Vanadium Complexes Possessing N2O2S2-Based Ligands:  Highly Active Procatalysts for the Homopolymerization of Ethylene and Copolymerization of Ethylene/1-hexene.