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Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization behavior of N-(2-alkyl-5,6,7-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)arylaminonickel(II) dichlorides (2011)
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Chai, W., Yu, J., Wang, L., Hu, X., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2012). Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization behavior of N-(2-alkyl-5,6,7-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)arylaminonickel(II) dichlorides. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 385, 21-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2011.12.008

A series of N-(2-alkyl-5,6,7-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)arylaminonickel(II) dichloride complexes were synthesized in a one-pot reaction with nickel dichloride. All nickel complexes were characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analysis. The molec... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and ethylene oligomerization behavior of N-(2-alkyl-5,6,7-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)arylaminonickel(II) dichlorides.

N-(5,6,7-Trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)-2-benzhydrylbenzenaminonickel halide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene polymerization (2011)
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Hou, X., Cai, Z., Chen, X., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2012). N-(5,6,7-Trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)-2-benzhydrylbenzenaminonickel halide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene polymerization. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 41(5), 1617-1623. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt11766a

A series of N-(5,6,7-trihydroquinolinylidene)-2-benzhydrylbenzenamine ligands was synthesized and characterized by 1H/ 13C NMR and IR spectroscopy, and by elemental analysis. These ligands reacted with NiCl 2 or NiBr 2(DME) to form the title halide c... Read More about N-(5,6,7-Trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)-2-benzhydrylbenzenaminonickel halide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene polymerization.

Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of nickel dihalide complexes bearing bulky unsymmetrical α-diimine ligands (2011)
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Liu, H., Zhao, W., Yu, J., Yang, W., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., …Sun, W. H. (2012). Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of nickel dihalide complexes bearing bulky unsymmetrical α-diimine ligands. Catalysis science & technology, 2012(2), 415-422. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cy00319d

A series of nickel(ii) dihalide complexes (C1-C10) bearing unsymmetrical α-diimine ligands of the type 2,4-dibenzhydryl-N-(2- phenyliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-6-methylbenzenamine (L1-L5) were synthesized and fully characterized. Single-crystal X-ray... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior of nickel dihalide complexes bearing bulky unsymmetrical α-diimine ligands.

Cellular uptake of a fluorescent vanadyl sulfonylcalix[4]arene (2011)
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Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., Wright, J. A., Baillie-Johnson, H., Yamato, T., Giovanni, S. D., & Mueller, A. (2012). Cellular uptake of a fluorescent vanadyl sulfonylcalix[4]arene. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 48(8), 1129-1131. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cc16480a

Vanadyl bearing calix[4]arene ligands have undergone evaluation against several cell lines, and show varying degrees of toxicity. For vanadyl complexed to a sulfonylcalix[4]arene, monitoring of the strong blue fluorescence revealed slow uptake kineti... Read More about Cellular uptake of a fluorescent vanadyl sulfonylcalix[4]arene.

Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino) ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride (2011)
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Zhao, W., Yu, J., Song, S., Yang, W., Liu, H., Hao, X., …Sun, W. H. (2012). Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino) ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride. Polymer, 53(1), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.11.024

The ligand series 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1- (arylimino)ethyl]pyridines and the iron(II) chloride complexes thereof have been synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analyses. The molecular structures... Read More about Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino) ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride.

2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene (2011)
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Song, S., Xiao, T., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., Wang, F., & Sun, W. H. (2012). 2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 699, 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.11.001

A series of 2-(1-arylimino)quinolylnickel halides were synthesized and characterized by IR and elemental analyses. Distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries are adopted for the nickel complexes C1, C4, C7 and C11 as crystallized from either DMF or me... Read More about 2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene.

Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (2011)
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Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Cao, J., Wang, L., Pan, Y., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Organometallics, 30(22), 6253-6261. https://doi.org/10.1021/om2008343

The stoichiometric reactions of N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl) (R)amides (L1-L8; L1, R = Ph; L2, R = p-FPh; L3, R = p-ClPh; L4, R = p-(MeO)Ph; L5, R = o-MePh; L6, R = p-MePh; L7, R = Me; L8, R = CF3) with Me3Al afforded the corresponding dimethylaluminum... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization (2011)
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Xiao, T., Zhang, S., Li, B., Hao, X., Redshaw, C., Li, Y. S., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization. Polymer, 52(25), 5803-5810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.037

The series of ligands 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl) quinolines was synthesized and used to prepare new iron(II) and cobalt(II) dichloride complexes. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the coordination geometry around the metal... Read More about Ferrous and cobaltous chloride complexes bearing 2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)-8- (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)quinolines: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behavior in ethylene polymerization.

2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis (2011)
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Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Yu, J., Redshaw, C., Hao, X., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(48), 12856-12865. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt11079a

The 2-(N-alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridine ligands (L1-L7) can bind as either mono-anionic tridentate NNN ligands on reaction with PdCl 2(CH3CN)2, to form complexes LPdCl (C1-C7), or as neutral tridentate NNO ligands with NiCl2·6H2O, to produce compl... Read More about 2-(N-Alkylcarboxamide)-6-iminopyridyl palladium and nickel complexes: Coordination chemistry and catalysis.

Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes (2011)
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Redshaw, C., Clowes, L., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2011). Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes. Organometallics, 30(21), 5620-5624. https://doi.org/10.1021/om200402u

Calixarenes bridged by thia (?S?), sulfinyl (?SO?), or sulfonyl (?SO 2-) linkers have been employed as ancillary ligands in vanadium-based ethylene polymerization and in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. For ethylene polymerization,... Read More about Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes.

Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups (2011)
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Ni, X. L., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2011). Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups. Supramolecular chemistry, 23(10), 689-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2011.601603

The structure and complexation behaviour of 1,3-alternate-1,2,3-triazole based on thiacalix[4]arene,1,3-alternate-1 and 2 have been determined by means of X-ray analysis, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray results suggested that the nitr... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups.

2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior (2011)
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Yu, J., Huang, W., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). 2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 40(39), 10209-10214. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt11062d

A series of unsymmetrical 2,6-bis(imino)pyridylcobalt(ii) complexes, {2-[2,6-(CH(C6H5)2)2-4-Me-C 6H2NC(CH3)]-6-(2,6-R12-4-R2-C6H2NCCH3)-C 5H3NCoCl2} where R1 = Me, Et or iPr, R2 = H or Me, together with the new symmetrical complex 2,6-[2,6-(CH(C6H5)2... Read More about 2-[1-(2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylcobalt(ii) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior.

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.

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.

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., …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.

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.

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.

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.