Professor Carl Redshaw C.Redshaw@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Inorganic Materials Chemistry and REF Lead for Chemistry
Coordination chemistry approaches to societal issues: environmental and health
People Involved
Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media (2022)
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He, J., Yu, X. Y., Yu, Z. C., Liu, M., Shan, P. H., Redshaw, C., …Xiao, X. (2022). Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1226, Article 340262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2022.340262The efficient and selective detection of isomers is an attractive but challenging area. In this study, a supramolecular fluorescent probe based on cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a pyrene-based derivative (G) was prepared, which effectively recognized and... Read More about Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media.
Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange (2022)
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Wang, C., Zou, H., Cong, H., Huang, Y., Tao, Z., Redshaw, C., & Xiao, X. (2022). Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange. ChemistrySelect, 7(28), Article e202201584. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202201584The interaction between acridine orange (AO) and cucurbit[10]uril, Q[10] affords the ternary complex 2AO@Q[10]. Subsequent addition of dodine (DD) displaces AO from the Q[10] cavity, and results in a fluorescent output. The effect of 20 different pes... Read More about Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange.
Naphthaldehyde-based Schiff base dyes: aggregation-induced emission and high-contrast reversible mechanochromic luminescence (2022)
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Shen, L., Yu, C. J., Xie, H. F., Xu, N., Xu, H., Huang, Y. L., Redshaw, C., Feng, X., & Zhang, Q. L. (2022). Naphthaldehyde-based Schiff base dyes: aggregation-induced emission and high-contrast reversible mechanochromic luminescence. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2qm00542eMechanochromic luminescent materials have attracted intense attention because of their excellent reversible optical behaviour, but the mechanism of the stimuli responsive behaviour remains ambiguous. Herein, a novel naphthaldehyde-based Schiff base,... Read More about Naphthaldehyde-based Schiff base dyes: aggregation-induced emission and high-contrast reversible mechanochromic luminescence.
Cucurbit[6]uril-based supramolecular frameworks formed through outer surface interactions and application for iodine adsorption (2022)
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Hu, J. H., Cen, R., Liu, M., Shan, P. H., Prior, T. J., Redshaw, C., …Xiao, X. (2022). Cucurbit[6]uril-based supramolecular frameworks formed through outer surface interactions and application for iodine adsorption. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 142, Article 109663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109663The interaction between the outer surface of cucurbit[6]uril (Q[6]) and methyl triphenyl phosphorus iodide (MTPI) has been studied in the presence of [CdCl4]2-. The MTPI is connected to four neighboring Q[6]s through weak interactions such as C-H···π... Read More about Cucurbit[6]uril-based supramolecular frameworks formed through outer surface interactions and application for iodine adsorption.
Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application (2022)
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Shan, P. H., Hu, J. H., Liu, M., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., & Redshaw, C. (2022). Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application. Coordination chemistry reviews, 467, Article 214580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214580Macrocyclic compounds are formed via a series of cyclic oligomers possessing repeating units, and classical examples include cyclodextrins, calix[n]arenes, cucurbit[n]urils and pillar[n]arenes (n represents the number of repeat units). Given their un... Read More about Progress in host–guest macrocycle/pesticide research: Recognition, detection, release and application.
A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurcubit[7]uril and 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone (2022)
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Feng, X. H., Yu, Z. C., Zhang, W., Redshaw, C., Prior, T. J., Meng, T. H., …Xiao, X. (2022). A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurcubit[7]uril and 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone. Polyhedron, 222, Article 115938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.115938In the work, we have studied the interaction of cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) with 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone (DAPE) using a variety of techiniques including 1H NMR spectroscopy, UV–vis adsorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, Isothermal titrat... Read More about A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurcubit[7]uril and 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethanone.
Triphenylamine Derived Radical Cations for Colorimetric Cu<sup>2+</sup> Sensors and as an Antibacterial Agent (2022)
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He, L., Tan, J., Liu, C., Wu, S., Zhang, Q. L., Redshaw, C., & Ni, X. L. (2022). Triphenylamine Derived Radical Cations for Colorimetric Cu2+ Sensors and as an Antibacterial Agent. ChemistrySelect, 7(20), Article e202201155. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202201155Herein, a series of triphenylamine derivatives (TPAs), which are comprised of electron donor and acceptor moieties, have been exploited as sensitive colorimetric sensors for Cu2+, operating via the formation of the corresponding organic radicals thro... Read More about Triphenylamine Derived Radical Cations for Colorimetric Cu<sup>2+</sup> Sensors and as an Antibacterial Agent.
A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurbit[8]uril and isonicotinic acid (2022)
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Yu, Z. C., Lu, Y., Shan, P. H., Fan, Y., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., …Redshaw, C. (2022). A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurbit[8]uril and isonicotinic acid. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-022-01141-6The complexation between cucurbit[8]uril, Q[8], and isonicotinic acid has been studied using 1H NMR spectroscopy, UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The results revealed that the 2:1 inclusion com... Read More about A study of the inclusion complex formed between cucurbit[8]uril and isonicotinic acid.
Engineering surface segregation of perovskite oxide through wet exsolution for CO catalytic oxidation (2022)
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Li, Z., Wang, X., Li, X., Zeng, M., Redshaw, C., Cao, R., …Wu, Y. A. (2022). Engineering surface segregation of perovskite oxide through wet exsolution for CO catalytic oxidation. Journal of hazardous materials, 436, Article 129110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129110Cation segregation occurring near the surface or interfaces of solid catalysts plays an important role in catalytic reactions. Unfortunately, the native surface of perovskite oxides is dominated by passivated A-site segregation, which severely hamper... Read More about Engineering surface segregation of perovskite oxide through wet exsolution for CO catalytic oxidation.
Tunable fluorescence emission for multi-color light-emitting diodes and voice-activated intelligent lighting applications (2022)
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Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Song, X., Wang, X., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., …Tang, B. Z. (2022). Tunable fluorescence emission for multi-color light-emitting diodes and voice-activated intelligent lighting applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10(22), 8783-8790. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tc00936fWith the development of microelectronics technology, personalized intelligent lighting and lighting control systems have been widely utilized in smart buildings to save energy, facilitate people's lives, and decorate our community environment. This a... Read More about Tunable fluorescence emission for multi-color light-emitting diodes and voice-activated intelligent lighting applications.