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Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4 (2024)
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Wang, X., Li, Z., Li, X., Gao, C., Pu, Y., Zhong, X., Qian, J., Zeng, M., Chu, X., Chen, Z., Redshaw, C., Zhou, H., Sun, C., Regier, T., King, G., Dynes, J. J., Zhang, B., Zhu, Y., Li, G., Peng, Y., …Wu, Y. A. (online). Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4. Advanced materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202412570

Cu nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted widespread attention in electronics, energy, and catalysis. However, conventionally synthesized Cu NPs face some challenges such as surface passivation and agglomeration in applications, which impairs their funct... Read More about Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4.

Utilizing the metal coordination and supramolecular chemistry of macrocycles to tackle medicinal issues (2024)
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Redshaw, C. (2025). Utilizing the metal coordination and supramolecular chemistry of macrocycles to tackle medicinal issues. Coordination chemistry reviews, 523(pt.1), Article 216147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216147

In this review, recent (post-2018) prominent examples of metal coordination and/or supramolecular chemistry of macrocycles, which have been employed against a variety of diseases are highlighted. The broad range of macrocycles available as well as th... Read More about Utilizing the metal coordination and supramolecular chemistry of macrocycles to tackle medicinal issues.

Substituent effects on the mechanochromic behaviour of pyrene-based AIEgens (2024)
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Yang, G., Xue, Z. M., Liang, L., Meng, F., Liu, K. Y., Wang, J. H., Lin, H. T., Zhao, W. X., Chen, S. H., Yamato, T., Redshaw, C., & Wang, C. Z. (2025). Substituent effects on the mechanochromic behaviour of pyrene-based AIEgens. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 459, 116020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.116020

It is extremely significant and desirable to integrate the fascinating properties of mechanochromism and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) in one simple molecule. Herein, pyrene-based aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) with mechanoflu... Read More about Substituent effects on the mechanochromic behaviour of pyrene-based AIEgens.

Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation (2024)
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Wang, X., Yang, Q., Li, X., Li, Z., Gao, C., Zhang, H., Chu, X., Redshaw, C., Shi, S., Wu, Y. A., Ma, Y., Peng, Y., Li, J., & Feng, S. (2024). Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation. Nature communications, 15(1), Article 7613. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51473-9

Lattice oxygen in metal oxides plays an important role in the reaction of diesel oxidation catalysts, but the atomic-level understanding of structural evolution during the catalytic process remains elusive. Here, we develop a Mn2O3/SmMn2O5 catalyst u... Read More about Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation.

AIE-active photosensitizers for concomitant fluorescence visualization and efficient photodynamic elimination of multidrug-resistant bacteria (2024)
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Li, S., Peng, S., Yu, S., Zhi, M., Su, X., Zhang, Q., Redshaw, C., & Feng, X. (2024). AIE-active photosensitizers for concomitant fluorescence visualization and efficient photodynamic elimination of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 231, 112388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112388

Multidrug resistance (MDR) bacterial infection is a serious hazard to human health. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been deployed as an emerging tactic to combat pathogenic bacteria, but the development of efficient photosensitizers against MDR bacter... Read More about AIE-active photosensitizers for concomitant fluorescence visualization and efficient photodynamic elimination of multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Silver Nanoparticle-Immobilized Schiff-Base Macrocycles as Nanozymes with Peroxidase Mimic Activity for Antibacterial Films (2024)
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Wang, K., Redshaw, C., Zhao, X., Wang, A., Chen, K., & Qiao, Y. (2024). Silver Nanoparticle-Immobilized Schiff-Base Macrocycles as Nanozymes with Peroxidase Mimic Activity for Antibacterial Films. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 7(14), 16274–16282. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c02258

The development of nanozymes has emerged as a promising pathway for combating bacterial infections. In this work, Ag/Schiff base nanozymes are obtained through the in situ reduction method on [2 + 3] Schiff base macrocycles using eco-friendly reducta... Read More about Silver Nanoparticle-Immobilized Schiff-Base Macrocycles as Nanozymes with Peroxidase Mimic Activity for Antibacterial Films.

Novel triphenylamine-pyrene-based AIEgens: Specific detection and imaging of H2O2 in aqueous solution and cells (2024)
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Zhou, X., Shen, L., Tan, X., Wang, X., Liang, X., Shan, X., Xu, H., Wang, Z. Y., Redshaw, C., & Zhang, Q. L. (2024). Novel triphenylamine-pyrene-based AIEgens: Specific detection and imaging of H2O2 in aqueous solution and cells. Journal of molecular structure, 1318(pt.1), Article 139262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139262

H2O2 plays a key regulatory role as a bioendogenous reactive oxygen species in cells and organisms. However, excessive production or accumulation of H2O2 during mitochondrial oxidative stress may lead to oxidative damage of cellular proteins and trig... Read More about Novel triphenylamine-pyrene-based AIEgens: Specific detection and imaging of H2O2 in aqueous solution and cells.

Exclusive Papers of the Editorial Board Members and Topical Advisory Panel Members of Catalysts in Section “Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry” (2024)
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Nomura, K., Mancuso, R., Cai, Z., Dagorne, S., Eisen, M. S., Gonsalvi, L., Kotora, M., Lee, B. Y., Liu, S., Martins, L. M., Ohkuma, T., Pombeiro, A., Ragaini, F., Redshaw, C., Visseaux, M., Wu, Z., Yoshida, H., & Ogasawara, M. (2024). Exclusive Papers of the Editorial Board Members and Topical Advisory Panel Members of Catalysts in Section “Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry”. Catalysts, 14(7), Article 407. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14070407

Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates (2024)
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Yuan, S. W., Dai, X., Lu, J. H., Ma, P. H., Dalgarno, S. J., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates. Heliyon, 10(13), Article e32936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32936

Interaction of the lanthanide nitrates M(NO3)3 (M = Gd, Eu) with methylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10Q[5]) in the presence of transition metal chlorides (ZnCl2 and FeCl3) in acidic media resulted in the isolation of the complexes [Me10Q[5]Gd(H2O)2Cl Gd(H2O)6]... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies derived from methyl-substituted cucurbit[5]uril and lanthanide nitrates.

Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Ag(I)−π Interaction-Enhanced Reactive Oxygen Species for Eliminating Multidrug Resistant Bacteria (2024)
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Peng, S., Song, J., Wu, S., Wang, Q., Shen, L., Li, D., Peng, J., Zhang, Q., Yang, X., Xu, H., Redshaw, C., & Li, Y. (2024). Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Ag(I)−π Interaction-Enhanced Reactive Oxygen Species for Eliminating Multidrug Resistant Bacteria. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(24), 30915-30928. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c05202

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria pose serious threats to public health due to the lack of effective and biocompatible drugs to kill MDR bacteria. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy has been widely studied due to its low induction of resistance. How... Read More about Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Ag(I)−π Interaction-Enhanced Reactive Oxygen Species for Eliminating Multidrug Resistant Bacteria.

Cucurbit[7]Uril-Based Self-Assembled Supramolecular Complex with Reversible Multistimuli-Responsive Chromic Behavior and Controllable Fluorescence (2024)
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Wang, X. F., Lin, R. L., Sun, W. Q., Liu, J. X., Xu, L. X., Redshaw, C., & Feng, X. (in press). Cucurbit[7]Uril-Based Self-Assembled Supramolecular Complex with Reversible Multistimuli-Responsive Chromic Behavior and Controllable Fluorescence. Advanced Optical Materials, Article 2400839. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202400839

Multistimuli-responsive color-changing materials have potential applications in areas such as chemical sensing and anti-counterfeiting. In this work, a fluoro-phenyl-acetyl-substituted viologen derivative (FPAV·Cl2) is synthesized, which can form a s... Read More about Cucurbit[7]Uril-Based Self-Assembled Supramolecular Complex with Reversible Multistimuli-Responsive Chromic Behavior and Controllable Fluorescence.

Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions (2024)
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Chen, L., Zhou, X., Shen, L., Peng, S., Yuan, J. L., Xu, H., Wang, Z. Y., Redshaw, C., & Zhang, Q. L. (2024). Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions. Journal of molecular structure, 1315, Article 138783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138783

The contamination of anions and the overuse of antibiotics pose significant hazards to human health. Excess anions can cause serious damage to organisms and the natural environment, while the misuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multi-dr... Read More about Bis-butoxyphenyl dipyridine cation with high affinity for PF6−: Enhancement of solid fluorescence and inhibits Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activity through anion-π+ interactions.

In Situ Photogenerated Radicals of Hydroxyl Substituted Pyrene-Based Triphenylamines with Enhanced Transport and Free Doping/Post-Oxidation for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells (2024)
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Wang, X., Xie, Z., Wang, R., Xiao, Y., Yan, K., Zhao, Y., Lin, R., Redshaw, C., Min, Y., Ouyang, X., & Feng, X. (in press). In Situ Photogenerated Radicals of Hydroxyl Substituted Pyrene-Based Triphenylamines with Enhanced Transport and Free Doping/Post-Oxidation for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Small, https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202311914

The high-performance hole transporting material (HTM) is one of the most important components for the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in promoting power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the low conductivity of HTMs and their additional requirement... Read More about In Situ Photogenerated Radicals of Hydroxyl Substituted Pyrene-Based Triphenylamines with Enhanced Transport and Free Doping/Post-Oxidation for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells.

Molecular Engineering toward Broad Color-Tunable Emission of Pyrene-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens (2024)
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Liu, W., Li, S., Xie, Z., Huang, K., Yan, K., Zhao, Y., Redshaw, C., Feng, X., & Tang, B. Z. (in press). Molecular Engineering toward Broad Color-Tunable Emission of Pyrene-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens. Advanced Optical Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202400301

A molecular design strategy for the precise regulation of full-color-tunable emission organic luminescence materials is not yet systematically established for pyrene chemistry. To fabricate color-tunable and highly-efficiency pyrene-based emitters, t... Read More about Molecular Engineering toward Broad Color-Tunable Emission of Pyrene-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens.

Phenanthrothiophene-Triazine Star-Shaped Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescence Properties (2024)
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Zeng, C. Y., Deng, W. J., Zhao, K. Q., Redshaw, C., & Donnio, B. (in press). Phenanthrothiophene-Triazine Star-Shaped Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescence Properties. Chemistry: a European journal, Article e202400296. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400296

Lipophilic biphenylthiophene- and phenanthrothiophene-triazine compounds, BPTTn and CPTTn, respectively, were prepared by a tandem procedure involving successive Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and Scholl cyclodehydrogenation reactions. These compounds displ... Read More about Phenanthrothiophene-Triazine Star-Shaped Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescence Properties.

Position-dependent hexaarylbenzene AIEgens: synthesis, characterization and optical properties (2024)
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Zhao, W. X., Yang, L. F., Yu, D., Chen, F. Y., Liang, L., Cao, J. Y., Yang, G., Chen, S. H., Yamato, T., Redshaw, C., & Wang, C. Z. (in press). Position-dependent hexaarylbenzene AIEgens: synthesis, characterization and optical properties. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nj05914f

With the development and exploration of photoelectric materials, the design of tunable and high luminescence efficiency materials remains a challenge. As a promising candidate, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogens have shown significant adva... Read More about Position-dependent hexaarylbenzene AIEgens: synthesis, characterization and optical properties.

Regulable high-contrast mechanofluorochromic enhancement behaviour based on substituent effects (2024)
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Yang, G., Zhao, W. X., Cao, J. Y., Xue, Z. M., Lin, H. T., Chen, S. H., Yamato, T., Redshaw, C., & Wang, C. Z. (in press). Regulable high-contrast mechanofluorochromic enhancement behaviour based on substituent effects. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc00476k

Herein, a facile strategy was established to build mechanoresponsive luminogens with high sensitivity to substituents and positional effects. Even in slightly different structures, distinct optical phenomena, including fluorescence efficiency and mec... Read More about Regulable high-contrast mechanofluorochromic enhancement behaviour based on substituent effects.

Extended Hydrogen-Bonded Molybdenum Arrays Derived from Carboxylic Acids and Dianilines: ROP Capability of the Complexes and Parent Acids and Dianilines (2024)
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Clegg, W., Elsegood, M. R., & Redshaw, C. (2024). Extended Hydrogen-Bonded Molybdenum Arrays Derived from Carboxylic Acids and Dianilines: ROP Capability of the Complexes and Parent Acids and Dianilines. Catalysts, 14(3), Article 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14030214

From reactions involving sodium molybdate and dianilines [2,2′-(NH2)C6H4]2(CH2)n (n = 0, 1, 2) and amino-functionalized carboxylic acids 1,2-(NH2)(CO2H)C6H4 or 2-H2NC6H3-1,4-(CO2H)2, in the presence of Et3N and Me3SiCl, products adopting H-bonded net... Read More about Extended Hydrogen-Bonded Molybdenum Arrays Derived from Carboxylic Acids and Dianilines: ROP Capability of the Complexes and Parent Acids and Dianilines.

Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications (2024)
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Li, Q., Yu, Z., Redshaw, C., Xiao, X., & Tao, Z. (2024). Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00961k

Double-cavity Q[n]s are relatively new members of the Q[n] family and have garnered significant interest due to their distinctive structures and novel properties. While they incorporate n glycoluril units, akin to their single-cavity counterparts, th... Read More about Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications.