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1,4-addition of TMSCCl3to nitroalkenes: efficient reaction conditions and mechanistic understanding (2014)
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Wu, N., Wahl, B., Woodward, S., & Lewis, W. (2014). 1,4-addition of TMSCCl3to nitroalkenes: efficient reaction conditions and mechanistic understanding. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(25), https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402394

Improved synthetic conditions allow preparation of TMSCCl3 in good yield (70 %) and excellent purity. Compounds of the type NBu4X [X=Ph3SiF2 (TBAT), F (tetrabutylammonium fluoride, TBAF), OAc, Cl and Br] act as catalytic promoters for 1,4-additions t... Read More about 1,4-addition of TMSCCl3to nitroalkenes: efficient reaction conditions and mechanistic understanding.

Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex (2014)
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Lu, E., Cooper, O. J., McMaster, J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Lewis, W., …Liddle, S. T. (2014). Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(26), 6696-6700. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201403892

We report the uranium(VI) carbene imido oxo complex [U(BIPMTMS)(NMes)(O)(DMAP)2] (5, BIPMTMS=C(PPh2NSiMe3)2; Mes=2,4,6-Me3C6H2; DMAP=4-(dimethylamino)pyridine) which exhibits the unprecedented arrangement of three formal multiply bonded ligands to on... Read More about Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Uranium(VI) Carbene Imido Oxo Complex.

Development of a redox-free mitsunobu reaction exploiting phosphine oxides as precursors to dioxyphosphoranes (2014)
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Tang, X., Chapman, C., Whiting, M., & Denton, R. M. (in press). Development of a redox-free mitsunobu reaction exploiting phosphine oxides as precursors to dioxyphosphoranes. Chemical Communications, 50, https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC02171A

The development of the first redox-free protocol for the Mitsunobu reaction is described. This has been achieved by exploiting triphenylphosphine oxide – the unwanted by-product in the conventional Mitsunobu reaction – as the precursor to the active... Read More about Development of a redox-free mitsunobu reaction exploiting phosphine oxides as precursors to dioxyphosphoranes.

Programmable spin-state switching in a mixed-valence spin-crossover iron grid (2014)
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Matsumoto, T., Newton, G. N., Shiga, T., Hayami, S., Matsui, Y., Okamoto, H., …Oshio, H. (2014). Programmable spin-state switching in a mixed-valence spin-crossover iron grid. Nature Communications, 5, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4865

Photo-switchable systems, such as discrete spin-crossover complexes and bulk iron–cobalt Prussian blue analogues, exhibit, at a given temperature, a bistability between low- and high-spin states, allowing the storage of binary data. Grouping differen... Read More about Programmable spin-state switching in a mixed-valence spin-crossover iron grid.

A Novel Bismuth-Based Metal-Organic Framework for High Volumetric Methane and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption (2014)
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Savage, M., Yang, S., Suyetin, M., Bichoutskaia, E., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., …Schröder, M. (2014). A Novel Bismuth-Based Metal-Organic Framework for High Volumetric Methane and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(26), 8024-8029. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304799

Solvothermal reaction of H4L (L = biphenyl-3,3’,5,5’-tetracarboxylate) and Bi(NO3)3·(H2O)5 in a mixture of DMF/MeCN/H2O in the presence of piperazine and nitric acid at 100 oC for 10 h affords the solvated metal-organic polymer [Bi2(L)1.5(H2O)2]·(DMF... Read More about A Novel Bismuth-Based Metal-Organic Framework for High Volumetric Methane and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption.

Distinctive Interactions of Oleic Acid Covered Magnetic Nanoparticles with Saturated and Unsaturated Phospholipids in Langmuir Monolayers (2014)
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Matshaya, T. J., Lanterna, A. E., Granados, A. M., Krause, R. W. M., Maggio, B., & Vico, R. V. (2014). Distinctive Interactions of Oleic Acid Covered Magnetic Nanoparticles with Saturated and Unsaturated Phospholipids in Langmuir Monolayers. Langmuir, 30(20), 5888-5896. https://doi.org/10.1021/la500903m

The growing number of innovations in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology are posing new challenges in understanding the full spectrum of interactions between nanomateriales and biomolecules at nano-biointerfaces. Although considerable achievements hav... Read More about Distinctive Interactions of Oleic Acid Covered Magnetic Nanoparticles with Saturated and Unsaturated Phospholipids in Langmuir Monolayers.

Analysis of High and Selective Uptake of CO2in an Oxamide-Containing {Cu2(OOCR)4}-Based Metal-Organic Framework (2014)
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Alsmail, N. H., Suyetin, M., Yan, Y., Cabot, R., Krap, C. P., Lü, J., …Schröder, M. (2014). Analysis of High and Selective Uptake of CO2in an Oxamide-Containing {Cu2(OOCR)4}-Based Metal-Organic Framework. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(24), 7317-7324. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304005

The porous framework [Cu2(H2O)2L].4H2O.2DMA ((H¬4¬L = oxalylbis(azanediyl)diisophthalic acid; DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide), denoted NOTT-125, is formed by connection of {Cu2(RCOO)4} paddlewheels with the isophthalate linkers in L4-. A single crystal... Read More about Analysis of High and Selective Uptake of CO2in an Oxamide-Containing {Cu2(OOCR)4}-Based Metal-Organic Framework.

A sequence-based approach for prediction of CsrA/RsmA targets in bacteria with experimental validation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2014)
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Kulkarni, P. R., Jia, T., Kuehne, S. H., Kerkering, T. M., Morris, E. R., Searle, M. S., …Kulkarni, R. V. (in press). A sequence-based approach for prediction of CsrA/RsmA targets in bacteria with experimental validation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nucleic Acids Research, 42(11), https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku309

CsrA/RsmA homologs are an extensive family of ribonucleic acid (RNA)-binding proteins that function as global post-transcriptional regulators controlling important cellular processes such as secondary metabolism, motility, biofilm formation and the p... Read More about A sequence-based approach for prediction of CsrA/RsmA targets in bacteria with experimental validation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase (2014)
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Summers, P. A., Dawson, J., Ghiotto, F., Hanson-Heine, M. W., Vuong, K. . Q., Davies, E. S., …Schröder, M. (2014). Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(9), 4430-4439. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic500089b

The photoproduction of dihydrogen (H2) by a low molecular weight analogue of the active site of [NiFe] hydrogenase has been investigated by the reduction of the [NiFe2] cluster, 1, by a photosensitier PS (PS = [ReCl(CO)3(bpy)] or [Ru(bpy)3][PF6]2). R... Read More about Photochemical Dihydrogen Production Using an Analogue of the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase.