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A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI” (2020)
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Blundell, T. J., Taylor, L. J., Valentine, A. J., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., McMaster, J., & Kays, D. L. (2020). A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI”. Chemical Communications, 56(58), 8139-8142. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc03559a

The reaction between a two-coordinate Co(II) diaryl complex and “GaI” affords 2,6-Pmp2C6H3CoGa3I5, in a new geometry for a heavier group 13-transition metal cluster. Experimental and computational investigations show that this compound is best descri... Read More about A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI”.

Transition metal decorated soft nanomaterials through modular self-assembly of an asymmetric hybrid polyoxometalate (2020)
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Hampson, E., Cameron, J. M., Watts, J. A., & Newton, G. N. (2020). Transition metal decorated soft nanomaterials through modular self-assembly of an asymmetric hybrid polyoxometalate. Chemical Communications, 56, 8237-8240. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc03554h

An asymmetrically functionalised Wells–Dawson organic–inorganic hybrid polyoxometalate has been post-functionalised by Pt2+ coordination, and demonstrates self-assembly into surface-decorated micellar nanostructures. This multifunctional hybrid mater... Read More about Transition metal decorated soft nanomaterials through modular self-assembly of an asymmetric hybrid polyoxometalate.

Development of a Corynebacterium glutamicum bio-factory for self-sufficient transaminase reactions (2020)
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Grigoriou, S., Kugler, P., Kulcinskaja, E., Walter, F., King, J., Hill, P., …O'Reilly, E. (2020). Development of a Corynebacterium glutamicum bio-factory for self-sufficient transaminase reactions. Green Chemistry, 22(13), 4128-4132. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0gc01432j

The development of biocatalytic routes for the synthesis of chiral amines starting from achiral building blocks is highly desirable. Here, we report a self-sufficient whole-cell system for the conversion of a model ketone to the corresponding cyclic... Read More about Development of a Corynebacterium glutamicum bio-factory for self-sufficient transaminase reactions.

On-surface chemical reactions characterised by ultra-high resolution scanning probe microscopy (2020)
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Sweetman, A., Champness, N. R., & Saywell, A. (2020). On-surface chemical reactions characterised by ultra-high resolution scanning probe microscopy. Chemical Society Reviews, 49(13), 4189-4202. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cs00166j

In the last decade it has become possible to resolve the geometric structure of organic molecules with intramolecular resolution using high resolution scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and specifically using the subset of SPM known as noncontact atomi... Read More about On-surface chemical reactions characterised by ultra-high resolution scanning probe microscopy.

Thermally-Stable Imidazolium Dicationic Ionic Liquids with Pyridine Functional Groups (2020)
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Clarke, C. J., Bui-Le, L., Hallett, J. P., & Licence, P. (2020). Thermally-Stable Imidazolium Dicationic Ionic Liquids with Pyridine Functional Groups. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(23), 8762-8772. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02473

Thermally-stable ionic liquids (ILs) have limited structural possibilities and lack coordinating anions or functional groups. Thermal stability effectively incurs a tunability penalty, limiting ionic liquid function to render them as simple heat-stab... Read More about Thermally-Stable Imidazolium Dicationic Ionic Liquids with Pyridine Functional Groups.

Variations in Duschinsky rotations in m-fluorotoluene and m-chlorotoluene during excitation and ionization (2020)
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Davies, A. R., Kemp, D. J., Warner, L. G., Fryer, E. F., Rees, A., & Wright, T. G. (2020). Variations in Duschinsky rotations in m-fluorotoluene and m-chlorotoluene during excitation and ionization. Journal of Chemical Physics, 152(21), Article 214303. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0009391

We investigate Duschinsky rotation/mixing between three vibrations for both m-fluorotoluene (mFT) and m-chlorotoluene (mClT), during electronic excitation and ionization. In the case of mFT, we investigate both the S1 → S0 electronic transition and t... Read More about Variations in Duschinsky rotations in m-fluorotoluene and m-chlorotoluene during excitation and ionization.

Neoproterozoic Nafun Group Sediments from Oman Affected by an Active Continental Margin (2020)
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Yue, L., & Vandeginste, V. (2020). Neoproterozoic Nafun Group Sediments from Oman Affected by an Active Continental Margin. Minerals, 10(6), Article 511. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10060511

The Neoproterozoic era is a time of major environmental change in Earth history. The Ediacaran period (635–541 Ma), the uppermost division of Precambrian time, is characterized by the remarkable Shuram excursion (largest C isotope negative excursion)... Read More about Neoproterozoic Nafun Group Sediments from Oman Affected by an Active Continental Margin.

The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal γ-InSe (2020)
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Felton, J., Blundo, E., Ling, S., Glover, J., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Makarovsky, O., …Patané, A. (2020). The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal γ-InSe. Molecules, 25(11), Article 2526. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112526

The emergence of the hydrogen economy requires development in the storage, generation and sensing of hydrogen. The indium selenide (γ-InSe) van der Waals (vdW) crystal shows promise for technologies in all three of these areas. For these applications... Read More about The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal γ-InSe.

Noncovalent passivation of supported phosphorene for device applications: from morphology to electronic properties (2020)
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Lorenzoni, A., Baldoni, M., Besley, E., & Mercuri, F. (2020). Noncovalent passivation of supported phosphorene for device applications: from morphology to electronic properties. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020(22), 12482-12488. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp00939c

An interface between poly(methyl-methacrylate) PMMA-supported phosphorene and layers of linear alkane chains has been studied computationally to reveal an efficient route to noncovalent passivation in terms of the effective coverage of surface area.... Read More about Noncovalent passivation of supported phosphorene for device applications: from morphology to electronic properties.

Evaluation of different Ni–semiconductor composites as electrodes for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (2020)
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Gómez, M. J., Benavente-Llorente, V., Hainer, A., Lacconi, G. I., Scaiano, J. C., Franceschini, E. A., & Lanterna, A. E. (2020). Evaluation of different Ni–semiconductor composites as electrodes for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, https://doi.org/10.1039/d0se00634c

The use of earth-abundant materials for designing efficient and stable electrocatalysts is of paramount importance to facilitate large-scale production of hydrogen. In this work we developed a new series of electrodes based on Ni–semiconductor compos... Read More about Evaluation of different Ni–semiconductor composites as electrodes for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.