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3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens (2009)
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Zeng, X., Liu, F., Fowler, A. G., Ungar, G., Cseh, L., Mehl, G. H., & Macdonald, J. E. (2009). 3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens. Advanced materials, 21(17), 1746-1750. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200803403

Gold nanoparticles covered with a nematic liquid-crystal ligand laterally attached via a thioalkyl spacer and a thioalkane "diluent" exhibit 3D ordering in strings jacketed by the mesogens with controllable interparticle spacing. The particles form r... Read More about 3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens.

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).

Binding Optimization through Coordination Chemistry: CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Antagonists from Ultrarigid Metal Complexes (2009)
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Khan, A., Nicholson, G., McRobbie, G., Pannecouque, C., De Clercq, E., Ullom, R., Maples, D. L., Maples, R. D., Silversides, J. D., Hubin, T. J., Archibald, S. J., Madden, L., & Greenman, J. (2009). Binding Optimization through Coordination Chemistry: CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Antagonists from Ultrarigid Metal Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(10), 3416-3417. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja807921k

A new copper(II) containing bis-macrocyclic CXCR4 chemokine receptor antagonist is shown to have improved binding properties to the receptor protein in comparison to the drug AMD3100 (Plerixafor, Mozobil). The interaction of the metallodrug has been... Read More about Binding Optimization through Coordination Chemistry: CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Antagonists from Ultrarigid Metal Complexes.

Virus-templated silica nanoparticles (2009)
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Steinmetz, N. F., Shah, S. N., Barclay, J. E., Rallapalli, G., Lomonossoff, G. P., & Evans, D. J. (2009). Virus-templated silica nanoparticles. Small, 5(7), 813-816. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200801348

An engineered variant of the plant virus, Cowpea mosaic virus, can template the controlled fabrication of silica nanoparticles of ≈30 nm diameter under environmentally benign conditions at ambient temperature and in aqueous solvent. This is the first... Read More about Virus-templated silica nanoparticles.

An investigation of the high temperature reaction between the apatite oxide ion conductor La9.33Si6O26 and NH3 (2009)
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Kendrick, E., Headspith, D., Orera, A., Apperley, D. C., Smith, R. I., Francesconi, M. G., & Slater, P. R. (2009). An investigation of the high temperature reaction between the apatite oxide ion conductor La9.33Si6O26 and NH3. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(6), 749-754. https://doi.org/10.1039/b808215d

There is growing interest in the use of ammonia as a fuel in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). However, the possible reaction between the electrolyte and ammonia, and its potential effect on performance, has received little attention. In this paper, we... Read More about An investigation of the high temperature reaction between the apatite oxide ion conductor La9.33Si6O26 and NH3.

Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement (2009)
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Dyer, P. E., Walton, C. D., & Zakaria, R. (2009). Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 95(2), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5102-9

Conical structures formed in 157 nm laser-ablated polycarbonate exhibit a well-defined fringe structure with a period of a few 100 nm surrounding the cone base. Experiments and modelling studies of the interference produced by these micro-conical mir... Read More about Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement.

Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins (2009)
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Welch, C., Archibald, S. J., & Boyle, R. (2009). Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins. SYNTHESIS, 2009(4), 551-556. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1083335

Formylation followed by reductive amination of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) is shown to be a versatile synthetic procedure for monosubstitution of the porphyrin core re-giospecifically at one β-position. A diverse range of substituents can... Read More about Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins.

Simple practical approach for sample loading prior to DNA extraction using a silica monolith in a microfluidic device (2009)
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Shaw, K. J., Docker, P. T., Haswell, S. J., Joyce, D. A., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., & Greenway, G. M. (2009). Simple practical approach for sample loading prior to DNA extraction using a silica monolith in a microfluidic device. Lab on a chip, 9(23), 3430-3432. https://doi.org/10.1039/b913309g

A novel DNA loading methodology is presented for performing DNA extraction on a microfluidic system. DNA in a chaotropic salt solution was manually loaded onto a silica monolith orthogonal to the subsequent flow of wash and elution solutions. DNA was... Read More about Simple practical approach for sample loading prior to DNA extraction using a silica monolith in a microfluidic device.

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.

Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film (2008)
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Karapinar, R., O'Neill, M., & Hird, M. (2009). Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film. Optics Communications, 282(7), 1345-1348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2008.12.017

We have fabricated a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) film by using a novel ferroelectric mixture. The various ferroelectric parameters such as response time, spontaneous polarization and contrast ratio of the FLC film have been measured. Experimen... Read More about Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film.

Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb) (2008)
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Poudret, L., Prior, T. J., McIntyre, L. J., & Fogg, A. M. (2008). Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb). Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, 20(24), 7447-7453. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm802301a

A family of layered lanthanide hydroxyhalide intercalation hosts, Ln 2 (OH) 5 X·1.5H 2 0 (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb), has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and their crystal structure determined. These are the first structures for t... Read More about Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb).

Stereostructural behaviour of N-N atropisomers: Two conglomerate crystallisations and a crystallisation-induced deracemisation (2008)
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Arthur, R. J., Coogan, M. P., Casadesus, M., Haigh, R., Headspith, D. A., Francesconi, M. G., & Laye, R. H. (2009). Stereostructural behaviour of N-N atropisomers: Two conglomerate crystallisations and a crystallisation-induced deracemisation. CrystEngComm RSC, 11(4), 610-619. https://doi.org/10.1039/b814424a

The solid state behaviour of a number of compounds which show hindered rotation around an N-N bond, in some cases leading to axial chirality is described. A diacyl hydrazine, bisanthranoly hydrazine, 1 crystallises in the chiral space group P2(1)2(1)... Read More about Stereostructural behaviour of N-N atropisomers: Two conglomerate crystallisations and a crystallisation-induced deracemisation.

A "Kite" Shaped Styryl End-Capped Benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene with High Electrical Performances in Organic Thin Film Transistors (2008)
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Didane, Y., Mehl, G. H., Kumagai, A., Yoshimoto, N., Videlot-Ackermann, C., & Brisset, H. (2008). A "Kite" Shaped Styryl End-Capped Benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene with High Electrical Performances in Organic Thin Film Transistors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(52), 17681-17683. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja807504k

The bridging of distyryl-bithiophene leads to a kite shape of the conjugated system. This twist is not like twistacenes or twist deformation in α-oligothiophenes but a curvature such as in bowl shaped systems. Initially perceived to be undesirable, t... Read More about A "Kite" Shaped Styryl End-Capped Benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene with High Electrical Performances in Organic Thin Film Transistors.

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.

Putting pressure on elusive polymorphs and solvates (2008)
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Oswald, I. D. H., Chataigner, I., Elphick, S., Fabbiani, F. P. A., Lennie, A. R., Maddaluno, J., Marshall, W. G., Prior, T. J., Pulham, C. R., & Smith, R. I. (2009). Putting pressure on elusive polymorphs and solvates. CrystEngComm RSC, 11(2), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1039/b814471k

The reproducible crystallisation of elusive polymorphs and solvates of molecular compounds at high pressure has been demonstrated through studies on maleic acid, malonamide, and paracetamol. These high-pressure methods can be scaled-up to produce 'bu... Read More about Putting pressure on elusive polymorphs and solvates.

Synthesis and reactions of α-fluoro-α-amino amides (2008)
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Bailey, P. D., Clayson, J., & Boa, A. N. (2009). Synthesis and reactions of α-fluoro-α-amino amides. Tetrahedron, 65(8), 1724-1736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2008.11.061

N-((S)-1-Phenylethyl)halofluoroethanamides have been investigated as precursors to N-protected α-fluoro-α-amino amides by nucleophilic displacement of halide with nitrogen nucleophiles such as potassium phthalimide, sodium succinimide, sodium glutari... Read More about Synthesis and reactions of α-fluoro-α-amino amides.

Reactivity of the N-heterocyclic carbene complexes [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)HX] (X = OH, Cl) with alkynes (2008)
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Chatwin, S. L., Mahon, M. F., Prior, T. J., & Whittlesey, M. K. (2010). Reactivity of the N-heterocyclic carbene complexes [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)HX] (X = OH, Cl) with alkynes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 363(3), 625-632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2008.11.013

Treatment of the 16-electron hydroxy hydride complex [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)H(OH)] (1, IMes = 1,3-bis-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) with HC CR affords the alkynyl species [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO) H(C CR)] (R = Ph 3, SiMe3, 4) and [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)(C... Read More about Reactivity of the N-heterocyclic carbene complexes [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)HX] (X = OH, Cl) with alkynes.

Origin of stabilisation of aqueous foams in nanoparticle-surfactant mixtures (2008)
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Binks, B. P., Kirkland, M., & Rodrigues, J. A. (2008). Origin of stabilisation of aqueous foams in nanoparticle-surfactant mixtures. Soft matter, 4(12), 2373-2382. https://doi.org/10.1039/b811291f

Using a range of complementary experiments, a detailed investigation into the behaviour of air-in-water foams stabilised by a mixture of silica nanoparticles and pure cationic surfactant has been made. At high pH where particles are significantly neg... Read More about Origin of stabilisation of aqueous foams in nanoparticle-surfactant mixtures.

Influence of particle composition and thermal cycling on bijel formation (2008)
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White, K. A., Schofield, A. B., Binks, B. P., & Clegg, P. S. (2008). Influence of particle composition and thermal cycling on bijel formation. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 20(49), Article ARTN 494223. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/20/49/494223

Colloidal particles with appropriate wetting properties can become very strongly trapped at an interface between two immiscible fluids. We have harnessed this phenomenon to create a new class of soft materials with intriguing and potentially useful c... Read More about Influence of particle composition and thermal cycling on bijel formation.