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Synthesis and conformational studies of chiral macrocyclic [1.1.1]metacyclophanes containing benzofuran rings (2015)
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Islam, M. M., Tomiyasu, H., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2015). Synthesis and conformational studies of chiral macrocyclic [1.1.1]metacyclophanes containing benzofuran rings. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 13(34), 9055-9064. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ob01002k

Macrocyclic [1.1.1]metacyclophanes (MCPs) containing benzene and benzofuran rings linked by methylene bridges and which can be viewed as calixarene analogues, have been synthesized by demethylation of [3.3.1]MCP-diones with trimethylsilyl iodide (TMS... Read More about Synthesis and conformational studies of chiral macrocyclic [1.1.1]metacyclophanes containing benzofuran rings.

Characterization of the aggregation-induced enhanced emission of N,N'-bis(4-methoxysalicylide)benzene-1,4-diamine (2015)
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Wu, F., Xu, G., Zeng, X., Mu, L., Redshaw, C., & Wei, G. (2015). Characterization of the aggregation-induced enhanced emission of N,N'-bis(4-methoxysalicylide)benzene-1,4-diamine. Journal of fluorescence, 25(5), 1183-1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-015-1605-2

© 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York. N,N′-bis(4-methoxysalicylide)benzene-1,4-diamine (S1) was synthesized from 4-methoxysalicylaldehyde and p-phenylenediamine and it was found to exhibit interesting aggregation-induced emission enhanceme... Read More about Characterization of the aggregation-induced enhanced emission of N,N'-bis(4-methoxysalicylide)benzene-1,4-diamine.

Molybdenum complexes derived from the oxydianiline [(2-NH₂C₆H₄)₂O] : synthesis, characterization and ε-caprolactone ROP capability (2015)
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Yang, W., Zhao, K.-Q., Redshaw, C., & Elsegood, M. R. J. (2015). Molybdenum complexes derived from the oxydianiline [(2-NH₂C₆H₄)₂O] : synthesis, characterization and ε-caprolactone ROP capability. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44(29), 13133-13140. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt01799h

The reaction of Na₂MoO₄ with 2,2′-oxydianiline (2-aminophenylether), (2-NH₂C₆H₄)₂O, LH₄, in DME (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane) in the presence of Et₃N and Me₃SiCl afforded either the bis(imido) molybdenum(VI) complex {Mo(L)Cl₂(DME)} (1), where L = (2-NC... Read More about Molybdenum complexes derived from the oxydianiline [(2-NH₂C₆H₄)₂O] : synthesis, characterization and ε-caprolactone ROP capability.

Synthesis and conformational studies of calixarene analogue chiral [3.3.1]metacyclophanes (2015)
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Islam, M. M., Hirotsugu, T., Thuery, P., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2015). Synthesis and conformational studies of calixarene analogue chiral [3.3.1]metacyclophanes. Journal of molecular structure, 1098, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.05.036

Trihydroxy[3.3.1]metacyclophane, which can be regarded as an unsymmetrical or incomplete “homocalix[3]arene”, has been prepared from trimethoxy[3.3.1]metacyclophane by demethylation with trimethylsilyl iodide in MeCN. Di-O-methylation at the lower ri... Read More about Synthesis and conformational studies of calixarene analogue chiral [3.3.1]metacyclophanes.

Vanadium(V) tetra-phenolate complexes: synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability (2015)
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Redshaw, C., Walton, M. J., Elsegood, M. R. J., Prior, T. J., & Michiue, K. (2015). Vanadium(V) tetra-phenolate complexes: synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability. RSC advances, 5(109), 89783-89796. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20177b

Reaction of α,α,α′,α′-tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-p-xylene (p-L¹H₄) with two equivalents of [VO(OR)₃] (R = nPr, tBu) in refluxing toluene afforded, after work-up, the complexes {[VO(OnPr)(THF)]₂ (μ-p-L¹)}·2(THF) (1·2(THF)) or {[VO(OtB... Read More about Vanadium(V) tetra-phenolate complexes: synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability.

Solvent effect and fluorescence response of the 7-tert-butylpyrene-dipicolylamine linkage for the selective and sensitive response toward Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions (2015)
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Kowser, Z., Tomiyasu, H., Jiang, X., Rayhan, U., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2015). Solvent effect and fluorescence response of the 7-tert-butylpyrene-dipicolylamine linkage for the selective and sensitive response toward Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 39(5), 4055-4062. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nj02363c

The different binding behaviour of 7-tert-butylpyrene based chemosensors bearing dipicolylamine (Dpa) linkages at the 1,3-positions was investigated in various solvents for the sensing of Zn(II) and Cd(II).The potential mono-chelating ligand L1 follo... Read More about Solvent effect and fluorescence response of the 7-tert-butylpyrene-dipicolylamine linkage for the selective and sensitive response toward Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions.

Vanadyl calix[6]arene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability (2015)
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Redshaw, C., Walton, M., Michiue, K., Chao, Y., Walton, A., Elo, P., Sumerin, V., Jiang, C., & Elsegood, M. R. J. (2015). Vanadyl calix[6]arene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44(27), 12292-12303. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00376h

Treatment of p-tert-butylcalix[6]areneH₆ (L⁶H₆) with in situ [LiVO(Ot-Bu)₄] afforded, after work-up, the dark green complex [Li(MeCN)₄][V₂(O)₂Li(MeCN)(L⁶H₂)₂]·8MeCN (1·8MeCN). On one occasion, the reaction led to the formation of a mixture of product... Read More about Vanadyl calix[6]arene complexes: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability.

Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (2015)
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Al-Khafaji, Y., Sun, X., Prior, T. J., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2015). Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44(27), 12349-12356. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00272a

Reaction of the pro-ligand α,α,α′,α′-tetra(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenyl-p-)xylene-para-tetraphenol (p-L¹H₄) with two equivalents of [NbCl₅] in refluxing toluene afforded, after work-up, the complex {[NbCl₃(NCMe)]₂(μ-p-L¹)}·6MeCN (1·6MeCN). When... Read More about Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

Vanadium(V) oxo and imido calix[8]arene complexes: synthesis, structural studies, and ethylene homo/copolymerisation capability (2015)
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Redshaw, C., Walton, M. J., Lee, D. S., Jiang, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Michiue, K. (2015). Vanadium(V) oxo and imido calix[8]arene complexes: synthesis, structural studies, and ethylene homo/copolymerisation capability. Chemistry: a European journal, 21(13), 5199-5210. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201406084

Interaction of p-tert-butylcalix[8]areneH₈ (L⁸H₈) with in-situ generated [NaVO(Ot-Bu)₄] (from VOCl₃ and four equivalents of NaOtBu) afforded the dark brown complex [Na(NCMe)₅][(VO)₂L⁸H]·4MeCN (1·4MeCN), in which the calix[8]arene adopts a saddle-shap... Read More about Vanadium(V) oxo and imido calix[8]arene complexes: synthesis, structural studies, and ethylene homo/copolymerisation capability.

Synthesis of a ditopic homooxacalix[3]arene for fluorescence enhanced detection of heavy and transition metal ions (2015)
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Redshaw, C., Jin, C.-C., Mou, L., Ni, X.-L., Wu, Y., & Yamato, T. (2015). Synthesis of a ditopic homooxacalix[3]arene for fluorescence enhanced detection of heavy and transition metal ions. Supramolecular chemistry, 27(7-8), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2014.1002841

A pyrene-appended ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor L based on a synthetic approach of insulating the fluorophore from the ionophore by a specific molecular spacer has been synthesised and characterised. The fluorescence spectra changes of L sugges... Read More about Synthesis of a ditopic homooxacalix[3]arene for fluorescence enhanced detection of heavy and transition metal ions.

A uracil nitroso amine based colorimetric sensor for the detection of Cu²⁺ ions from aqueous environment and its practical applications (2015)
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Patil, S. R., Nandre, J. P., Patil, P. A., Sahoo, S. K., Devi, M., Pradeep, C. P., Fabiao, Y., Chen, L., Redshaw, C., & Patil, U. D. (2015). A uracil nitroso amine based colorimetric sensor for the detection of Cu²⁺ ions from aqueous environment and its practical applications. RSC advances, 5(28), 21464-21470. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra10419f

A simple uracil nitroso amine based colorimetric chemosensor (UNA-1) has been synthesized and screened for its cation recognition ability. Sensor UNA-1 exhibited a high sensitivity and selectivity towards Cu²⁺ ions in aqueous medium in the presence o... Read More about A uracil nitroso amine based colorimetric sensor for the detection of Cu²⁺ ions from aqueous environment and its practical applications.

Influence of substituent position on thermal properties, photoluminescence and morphology of pyrene-fluorene derivatives (2015)
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Feng, X., Hu, J.-Y., Wei, X.-F., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2015). Influence of substituent position on thermal properties, photoluminescence and morphology of pyrene-fluorene derivatives. Journal of molecular structure, 1086(April), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.01.018

New position-dependent conjugated hydrocarbon dyes containing a pyrene core and multi-fluorene moieties 3 have been synthesized and characterized by ¹H/¹³C NMR spectroscopy, as well as by optical and theoretical studies. The solubility of mono-, bis-... Read More about Influence of substituent position on thermal properties, photoluminescence and morphology of pyrene-fluorene derivatives.

The first study about the relationship between the extractability of thiacalix[4]arene derivatives and the position of the coordination binding sites (2015)
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Zhao, J.-L., Tomiyasu, H., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Elsegood, M. R. J., Redshaw, C., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., Teat, S. J., & Yamato, T. (2015). The first study about the relationship between the extractability of thiacalix[4]arene derivatives and the position of the coordination binding sites. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 13(11), 3476-3483. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ob02393e

Three organic ionophores (2–4) based on the p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene backbone, blocked in the 1,3-alternate conformation, bearing two pyridyl coordinating moieties (ortho for 2, meta for 3 and para for 4), have been synthesized and characterized... Read More about The first study about the relationship between the extractability of thiacalix[4]arene derivatives and the position of the coordination binding sites.

Mono- and tetra-nuclear copper complexes bearing bis(imino)phenoxide derived ligands: catalytic evaluation for benzene oxidation and ROP of ε-caprolactone (2015)
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Wang, X., Zhao, K.-Q., Elsegood, M. R. J., Prior, T. J., Liu, X., Wu, L., Sanz, S., Brechin, E. K., & Redshaw, C. (2015). Mono- and tetra-nuclear copper complexes bearing bis(imino)phenoxide derived ligands: catalytic evaluation for benzene oxidation and ROP of ε-caprolactone. RSC advances, 5(71), 57414-57424. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra08696e

Complexes of the type [Cu(L)₂] (1) and [Cu₄L₂(μ₄-O)(OAc)₄] (2) have been obtained from the reaction of the phenoxydiimine 1,3-(2,6-R²₂C₆H₃N=CH)₂-5-R¹ C₆H₂OH-2 (LH) (where R¹ = Me, tBu, Cl; R² = Me, iPr) with copper(II) acetate [Cu(OAc)₂]; changing th... Read More about Mono- and tetra-nuclear copper complexes bearing bis(imino)phenoxide derived ligands: catalytic evaluation for benzene oxidation and ROP of ε-caprolactone.

Positive and negative allosteric effects of thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors having urea and crown-ether moieties (2015)
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Tomiyasu, H., Zhao, J.-L., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Elsegood, M. R. J., Jones, B., Redshaw, C., Teat, S. J., & Yamato, T. (2015). Positive and negative allosteric effects of thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors having urea and crown-ether moieties. RSC advances, 5(19), 14747-14755. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra15905e

Heteroditopic receptors (4ₐ₋ₑ) based on a thiacalix[4]arene in the 1,3-alternate conformation, which have two urea moieties linking various phenyl groups substituted with either electron-donating or -withdrawing groups at their m-, or p-positions wit... Read More about Positive and negative allosteric effects of thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors having urea and crown-ether moieties.

Iron(III) bromide catalyzed bromination of 2-tert-butylpyrene and corresponding position-dependent aryl-functionalized pyrene derivatives (2014)
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Feng, X., Hu, J.-Y., Tomiyasu, H., Tao, Z., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., Horsburgh, L., Teat, S. J., Wei, X.-F., & Yamato, T. (2014). Iron(III) bromide catalyzed bromination of 2-tert-butylpyrene and corresponding position-dependent aryl-functionalized pyrene derivatives. RSC advances, 5(12), 8835-8848. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA12216J

The present work probes the bromination mechanism of 2-tert-butylpyrene (1), which regioselectively affords mono-, di-, tri- and tetra-bromopyrenes, by theoretical calculation and detailed experimental methods. The bromine atom may be directed to the... Read More about Iron(III) bromide catalyzed bromination of 2-tert-butylpyrene and corresponding position-dependent aryl-functionalized pyrene derivatives.

Zinc calixarene complexes for the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters (2014)
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Lancaster, S. J., Walton, M. J., Wright, J. A., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Zinc calixarene complexes for the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(48), 18001-18009. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02226b

Reaction of Zn(C₆F₅)₂·toluene (two equivalents) with 1,3-dipropoxy-p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene (L¹H₂) led to the isolation of the complex [{Zn(C₆F₅)}₂L¹] (1), whilst similar use of Zn(Me)₂ resulted in the known complex [{Zn(Me)}₂L¹] (2). Treatment of... Read More about Zinc calixarene complexes for the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

Synthesis and evaluation of a novel ionophore based on a thiacalix[4]arene derivative bearing imidazole units (2014)
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Zhao, J. L., Tomiyasu, H., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Elsegood, M. R. J., Redshaw, C., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., & Yamato, T. (2014). Synthesis and evaluation of a novel ionophore based on a thiacalix[4]arene derivative bearing imidazole units. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 38(12), 6041-6049. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nj01099j

O-Alkylation of the flexible thiacalix[4]arene 1 with 2-chloromethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole 2 in the presence of Na₂CO₃ or K₂CO₃ afforded mono-O-alkylation product 3 in 29–51% yield, along with recovery of the starting compound. In contrast, the same... Read More about Synthesis and evaluation of a novel ionophore based on a thiacalix[4]arene derivative bearing imidazole units.

Tri- and tetra-dentate imine vanadyl complexes: synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization/ring opening polymerization capability (2014)
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Ma, J., Zhao, K.-Q., Walton, M., Wright, J. A., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R. J., Michiue, K., Sun, X., & Redshaw, C. (2014). Tri- and tetra-dentate imine vanadyl complexes: synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization/ring opening polymerization capability. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(44), 16698-16706. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt01448k

Reaction of the ligand 2,4-tert-butyl-6-[(2-methylquinolin-8-ylimino)methyl]phenol (L¹H) with [VOCl₃] in the presence of triethylamine afforded the complex [VOCl₂L¹] (1), whereas use of [VO(OnPr)₃] led to the isolation of [VO₂L¹] (2) or [VO₂L¹]·2/3Me... Read More about Tri- and tetra-dentate imine vanadyl complexes: synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization/ring opening polymerization capability.

The amidine based colorimetric sensor for Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, and Cu²⁺ in aqueous medium (2014)
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Nandre, J., Patil, S., Patil, P., Sahoo, S., Redshaw, C., Mahulikar, P., & Patil, U. (2014). The amidine based colorimetric sensor for Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, and Cu²⁺ in aqueous medium. Journal of fluorescence, 24(6), 1563-1570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-014-1438-4

An amidine based chemosensor AM-1 was synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic (FT-IR, 1H-NMR and mass) data and elemental analyses. Sensor AM-1 exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity towards Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺ and Cu²⁺ in the presence of o... Read More about The amidine based colorimetric sensor for Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, and Cu²⁺ in aqueous medium.