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Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures (2011)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Thompson, M. A., & Elliott, R. P. (2011). Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 390(1-3), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.09.005

We have investigated the effects of addition of various diols on the properties of water–paraffin emulsions stabilised by non-ionic surfactants. Diols do not partition to the oil phase of these emulsions to any significant extent. Diol addition cause... Read More about Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures.

2-(1-Aryliminoethylidene)quinolylnickel(II) dibromides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene dimerization capability (2011)
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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.

Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas (2011)
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Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. D., Fletcher, N., Terschak, J. A., Harley, M., Smith, M. A., Davidson, L., Hayden, D., Müller, C. T., Lorch, M., Welham, K., Walther, T., & Bublitz, R. (2011). Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas. Marine ecology progress series, 436, 177-189. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09226

Despite major progress in our understanding of animal signaling systems, the identification of chemical signals in aquatic organisms is still in its infancy. Exemplary for this is the lack of structural knowledge of crustacean sex pheromones despite... Read More about Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas.

Design and evaluation of synthetic silica-based monolithic materials in shrinkable tube for efficient protein extraction (2011)
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Alzahrani, E., & Welham, K. (2011). Design and evaluation of synthetic silica-based monolithic materials in shrinkable tube for efficient protein extraction. Analyst, 136(20), 4321-4327. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1an15447h

Sample pretreatment is a required step in proteomics in order to remove interferences and preconcentrate the samples. Much research in recent years has focused on porous monolithic materials since they are highly permeable to liquid flow and show hig... Read More about Design and evaluation of synthetic silica-based monolithic materials in shrinkable tube for efficient protein extraction.

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)
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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.

Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths (2011)
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He, P., Haswell, S. J., Fletcher, P. D., Kelly, S. M., & Mansfield, A. (2011). Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 7, 1150-1157. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.133

A product-scalable, catalytically mediated flow system has been developed to perform Suzuki-Miyaura reactions under a microwave heating regime, in which the volumetric throughput of a Pd-supported silica monolith can be used to increase the quantity... Read More about Scaling up of continuous-flow, microwave-assisted, organic reactions by varying the size of Pd-functionalized catalytic monoliths.

Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces (2011)
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Benoit, D. M., Madebene, B., Ulusoy, I., Mancera, L., Scribano, Y., & Chulkov, S. (2011). Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces. Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2(1), 427-447. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.2.48

We present a theoretical framework for the computation of anharmonic vibrational frequencies for large systems, with a particular focus on determining adsorbate frequencies from first principles. We give a detailed account of our local implementation... Read More about Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces.

Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms (2011)
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Konnova, S. A., Kahraman, M., Zamaleeva, A. I., Culha, M., Paunov, V. N., & Fakhrullin, R. F. (2011). Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms. Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 88(2), 656-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.07.056

Here we report fabrication of artificial free-standing yeast biofilms built using sacrificial calcium carbonate-coated templates and layer-by-layer assembly of extracellular matrix-mimicking polyelectro lyte multilayers. The free-standing biofilms ar... Read More about Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms.

Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification (2011)
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Hardege, J., Rotchell, J., Terschak, J., & Greenway, G. (2011). Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 30(8), 1320-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2011.07.004

Changing ocean-carbonate chemistry caused by oceanic uptake of anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to the formation of carbonic acid, thus lowering the pH of the sea with predictions of a decrease from current levels at 8.15 to 7.82 by the... Read More about Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification.

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior of half-titanocene 2-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides (2011)
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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)
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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.

In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells (2011)
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Li, M., Green, D. C., Anderson, J. L. R., Binks, B. P., & Mann, S. (2011). In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells. Chemical science, 2(9), 1739-1745. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1sc00183c

Silica nanoparticles with a balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface properties exhibit surfactant-like behaviour, and as a consequence can strongly adsorb at oil/water interfaces to stabilize the formation of water micro-droplets. Here we expl... Read More about In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells.

Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles (2011)
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White, K. A., Schofield, A. B., Wormald, P., Tavacoli, J. W., Clegg, P. S., & Binks, B. P. (2011). Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles. Journal of colloid and interface science, 359(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.03.074

Using a system of modified silica particles and mixtures of water and 2,6-lutidine to form particle-stabilized emulsions, we show that subtle alterations to the hydration of the particle surface can cause major shifts in emulsion structure. We use fl... Read More about Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles.

Synthesis and characterization of trichlorotitanium 2-(2- pyridinyliminomethyl)phenolates and their ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior (2011)
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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)
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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.

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.

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior toward ethylene of cobalt(II) and iron(II) complexes bearing 2-(1-aryliminoethylidene)quinolines (2011)
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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.

On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers (2011)
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De Leonardis, F., Pascali, G., Salvadori, P. A., Watts, P., & Pamme, N. (2011). On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers. Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(29), 4714-4719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2011.05.062

Microfluidic approaches have demonstrated a relevant impact on radiochemical reactions involving Positron Emission Tomography (PET) nuclides, due to shorter reaction times and smaller precursor quantities. However, little attention has been given to... Read More about On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers.

2-(1-(Arylimino)propyl)quinolin-8-olate half-titanocene dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour (2011)
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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)
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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.