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Two-dimensional anionic zinc benzenedicarboxylates: Ionothermal syntheses, structures, properties and structural transformation (2013)
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Tapala, W., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2014). Two-dimensional anionic zinc benzenedicarboxylates: Ionothermal syntheses, structures, properties and structural transformation. Polyhedron, 68, 241-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2013.10.036

The ionothermal synthesis of two intercalated two-dimensional zinc benzenedicarboxylates, EMIm2[Zn3(C6H 4(COO)2)3Cl2] (I) and BMIm 2[Zn3(C6H4(COO)2) 3Cl2] (II), employing the ionic liquids 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIm-Cl) and 1-butyl-3-... Read More about Two-dimensional anionic zinc benzenedicarboxylates: Ionothermal syntheses, structures, properties and structural transformation.

The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal (2013)
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Prior, T. J., Armstrong, J. A., Benoit, D. M., & Marshall, K. L. (2013). The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal. CrystEngComm RSC, 15(29), 5838-5843. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ce40709h

The crystal structure of the melamine:cyanuric acid (CA.M) adduct has been redetermined and the previously reported cell is shown to be incorrect. The true unit cell has approximately twice the volume of the earlier cell. Crystal data forCA.M: monocl... Read More about The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal.

Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides (2013)
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Prior, T., Headspith, D. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2013). Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides. Coordination chemistry reviews, 257(13-14), 1970-1977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2013.01.033

The main goal of solid-state chemistry is the synthesis and characterisation of new compounds with technologically exploitable properties. To this aim, one established chemical route is the modification of known inorganic materials, in most cases oxi... Read More about Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides.

Dimroth-type rearrangement of 1-benzyl- and 1-glycosyl-5-aminoimidazoles to 4-(N-substituted amino)imidazoles (2011)
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Costanzi, S., Rouse, S. P., Vanbaelinghem, L., Prior, T., Ewing, D. F., Boa, A. N., & Mackenzie, G. (2012). Dimroth-type rearrangement of 1-benzyl- and 1-glycosyl-5-aminoimidazoles to 4-(N-substituted amino)imidazoles. Tetrahedron letters; the international organ for the rapid publication of preliminary communications in organic chemistry, 53(4), 412-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.11.058

An efficient route is described to an unusual exocyclic 4-β-d-ribofuranosyl-aminoimidazole nucleoside, related 4-N-benzylaminoimidazoles and imidazole analogues of precursors in the de novo biosynthesis of purines, via a regiospecific and stereoselec... Read More about Dimroth-type rearrangement of 1-benzyl- and 1-glycosyl-5-aminoimidazoles to 4-(N-substituted amino)imidazoles.

New insights into the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)3 (2011)
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Williams, G. R., Moorhouse, S. J., Prior, T. J., Fogg, A. M., Rees, N. H., & O'Hare, D. (2011). New insights into the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)3. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(22), 6012-6022. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt01790f

This paper reports a number of recent developments in the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)(3). From Rietveld refinement and solid-state NMR, it has been possible to develop a structural model for the recently reported [(MAl4)-Al-II(OH)(12)](NO3)(2)c... Read More about New insights into the intercalation chemistry of Al(OH)3.

Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding (2010)
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Prior, T. J., Yotnoi, B., & Rujiwatra, A. (2011). Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding. Polyhedron, 30(2), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2010.10.010

Two extended solids displaying both one-dimensional coordination polymer and two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded structural features has been prepared under microwave-assisted hydrothermal conditions. [Co(H2O)(4)(4,4'-bipyridine)](4,4'-bipyridineH(2))cen... Read More about Microwave synthesis and crystal structures of two cobalt-4,4′- bipyridine-sulfate frameworks constructed from 1-D coordination polymers linked by hydrogen bonding.

Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides (2010)
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Kift, R. L., & Prior, T. J. (2010). Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 505(2), 428-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.06.078

A new low temperature synthetic route to binary and ternary metal antimonides is reported. Binary transition metal antimonides prepared include CoSb3, CoSb2, CoSb, NiSb, NiSb2, Cu2Sb and Mo3Sb2; new ternary compositions prepared include the series Co... Read More about Reductive synthesis of metal antimonides.

Ionothermal synthesis and crystal structures of metal phosphate chains (2010)
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Wragg, D. S., Le Ouay, B., Beale, A. M., O'Brien, M. G., Slawin, A. M., Warren, J. E., Prior, T. J., & Morris, R. E. (2010). Ionothermal synthesis and crystal structures of metal phosphate chains. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183(7), 1625-1631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2010.05.002

We have prepared isostructural aluminium and gallium phosphate chains by ionothermal reactions in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide and 1-ethylpyridinium bromide under a variety of conditions. The chains can be prepared as pure phases or along with... Read More about Ionothermal synthesis and crystal structures of metal phosphate chains.

Observation and isolation of layered and framework ytterbium hydroxide phases using in situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction (2010)
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McIntyre, L. J., Prior, T. J., & Fogg, A. M. (2010). Observation and isolation of layered and framework ytterbium hydroxide phases using in situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction. Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, 22(8), 2635-2645. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm1000208

In situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction has been used to investigate the synthesis of the recently reported lanthanide hydroxynitrate phases, Ln 2 (OH) 5 NO 3 ·1.5H 2 O (Ln = Y, Er, Yb). Through control of the reaction temperature, three distinct... Read More about Observation and isolation of layered and framework ytterbium hydroxide phases using in situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction.

The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate (2010)
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Sharp, A. J., & Prior, T. J. (2010). The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate. Journal of chemical crystallography, 40(7), 630-633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-010-9708-8

The structure of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate has been determined at 120 K from a twinned crystal. The compound crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P1̄ with Z = 2 and unit cell parameters a = 6.6165(14), b = 7.2341(14), c = 9.71... Read More about The structure of the antioxidant 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid dihydrate.

Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters (2010)
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Andreou, A., Eames, J., Motevalli, M., Prior, T. J., & Watkinson, M. (2010). Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters. Tetrahedron letters; the international organ for the rapid publication of preliminary communications in organic chemistry, 51(10), 1423-1425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.01.019

(4R,5S)-4,5-Diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione is efficiently desymmetrised by stereorandom deprotonation with NaHMDS, followed by kinetic resolution of the resulting racemic intermediate with an enantiomerically pure pentafluorophenyl active ester. The... Read More about Desymmetrisation of (4R,5S)-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thione using pentafluorophenyl active esters.

Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate (2009)
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Prior, T. J., Goch, O., & Kift, R. L. (2009). Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(9), O2133-U1847. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809031055

In the title compound, C 3 H 7 N 6 + ·C 7 H 5 O 5 - ·2H 2 O, the melaminium and benzoate ions are approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation of the non-hydrogen atoms is 0.093 Å) and there is a strong C 2 2 (8) hydrogen-bonding embrace between them. The... Read More about Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate.

Ionothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of three-dimensional zinc phosphates (2009)
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Liu, L., Wragg, D. S., Zhang, H., Kong, Y., Byrne, P. J., Prior, T. J., Warren, J. E., Lin, Z., Dong, J., & Morris, R. E. (2009). Ionothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of three-dimensional zinc phosphates. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 6715-6718. https://doi.org/10.1039/b906934h

The first metal phosphate analogue of the zeolite Na-J (framework type JBW) has been synthesized by an ionothermal approach along with zincophosphate thomsonite.

Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate (2009)
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Yotnoi, B., Luachan, S., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(7), I52-U139. https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680902251X

In an attempt to synthesize new cobalt(II) sulfate framework structures using 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane as a template, crystals of poly[0.35-[hexaaquacobalt(II)] [tri-μ-hydroxido-μ-sulfato-dicobalt(II)]], {[Co(H 2 O) 6 ] 0.35 [Co 2 (OH) 3 (SO 4... Read More about Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate.

Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O (2009)
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Yotnoi, B., Yimklan, S., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O. Journal of inorganic and organometallic polymers and materials, 19(3), 306-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-009-9271-y

Microwave synthesis was used to grow single crystals of a new organic-inorganic supramolecular assembly, [V10O27(OH)]·2(C6N2H14)·(C6N2H13)·(C6N2H12)·2H2O, in a very short time compared to the conventional solution technique. In order to generate crys... Read More about Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O.

Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates (2009)
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Kift, R. L., & Prior, T. J. (2009). Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates. Journal of chemical crystallography, 39(8), 558-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-009-9517-0

Cu(urea)(2)(H2O)(3)(NO3)center dot(urea)(NO3) (1) and Zn(urea)(4)(H2O)(2)center dot 2(NO3) (2) have been obtained from the corresponding metal nitrates and urea in warm aqueous solvent. These are unusual examples of complexes of transition metals coo... Read More about Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates.

Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex (2009)
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Yotnoi, B., Limtrakul, J., Prior, T., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex. Journal of chemical crystallography, 39(7), 525-529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-009-9529-9

The first example of polyoxovanadate layered framework with a cobalt coordination complex as a pillaring unit, CoII(mu-C2N2H8)(2)[(V4V2O14)-V-IV-O-V], was readily synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The structure can be solved and refined in m... Read More about Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex.

(1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II) (2009)
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Luachan, S., Yotnoi, B., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). (1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II). Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(3), m321-m322. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536809005893

The title compound, [Co(C 10 H 21 N 2 )Cl3], was obtained as the by-product of the attempted synthesis of a cobalt sulfate framework using 1,4-diaza-bicyclo-[2.2.2] octane as an organic template. The asymmetric unit comprises two distinct mol-ecules,... Read More about (1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II).

In Situ Characterization of Elusive Salt Hydrates-The Crystal Structures of the Heptahydrate and Octahydrate of Sodium Sulfate (2008)
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Oswald, I. D. H., Hamilton, A., Hall, C., Marshall, W. G., Prior, T. J., & Pulham, C. R. (2008). In Situ Characterization of Elusive Salt Hydrates-The Crystal Structures of the Heptahydrate and Octahydrate of Sodium Sulfate. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(52), 17795-17800. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja805429m

An important intermediate phase in the crystallization of aqueous solutions of sodium sulfate is the highly metastable sodium sulfate heptahydrate (Na2SO4 center dot 7H(2)O). This has been structurally characterized for the first time by in situ sing... Read More about In Situ Characterization of Elusive Salt Hydrates-The Crystal Structures of the Heptahydrate and Octahydrate of Sodium Sulfate.