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Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene (2015)
Journal Article
Andrejeva, A., Tuttle, W. D., Harris, J. P., & Wright, T. G. (2015). Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143(24), 244320. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938501

We report vibrationally-resolved spectra of the S1  S0 transition of bromobenzene using resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy. We study bromobenzene-h5 as well as its perdeuterated isotopologue, bromobenzene-d5. The form of... Read More about Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene.

Whole genome sequence and manual annotation of Clostridium autoethanogenum, an industrially relevant bacterium (2015)
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Humphreys, C. M., McLean, S., Schatschneider, S., Millat, T., Henstra, A. M., Annan, F. J., …Minton, N. P. (2015). Whole genome sequence and manual annotation of Clostridium autoethanogenum, an industrially relevant bacterium. BMC Genomics, 16(1), Article 1085. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-2287-5

© 2015 Humphreys et al. Background: Clostridium autoethanogenum is an acetogenic bacterium capable of producing high value commodity chemicals and biofuels from the C1 gases present in synthesis gas. This common industrial waste gas can act as the so... Read More about Whole genome sequence and manual annotation of Clostridium autoethanogenum, an industrially relevant bacterium.

Structure–function characterization reveals new catalytic diversity in the galactose oxidase and glyoxal oxidase family (2015)
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Yin, D., Urresti, S., Lafond, M., Johnston, E. M., Derikvand, F., Ciano, L., …Brumer, H. (2015). Structure–function characterization reveals new catalytic diversity in the galactose oxidase and glyoxal oxidase family. Nature Communications, 6(1), Article 10197. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10197

Alcohol oxidases, including carbohydrate oxidases, have a long history of research that has generated fundamental biological understanding and biotechnological applications. Despite a long history of study, the galactose 6-oxidase/glyoxal oxidase fam... Read More about Structure–function characterization reveals new catalytic diversity in the galactose oxidase and glyoxal oxidase family.

Defining the intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain of SSB reveals DNA-mediated compaction (2015)
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Green, M., Hatter, L., Brookes, E., Soultanas, P., & Scott, D. (2016). Defining the intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain of SSB reveals DNA-mediated compaction. Journal of Molecular Biology, 428(2), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2015.12.007

The bacterial single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein SSB is a strictly conserved and essential protein involved in diverse functions of DNA metabolism, including replication and repair. SSB comprises a well-characterized tetrameric core of N-ter... Read More about Defining the intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain of SSB reveals DNA-mediated compaction.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids (2015)
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Men, S., Lovelock, K., & Licence, P. (2016). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids. Chemical Physics Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2015.12.017

We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to identify the interaction between the rhodium atom and phosphine ligands in six 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids ([C8C1Im][X]). The formation of a mono-phosphine rhodium complex based upo... Read More about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids.

Thionated perylene diimides with intense absorbance in the near-IR (2015)
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Llewellyn, B. A., Davies, S. E., Pfeiffer, C. R., Cooper, M., Lewis, W., & Champness, N. R. (2015). Thionated perylene diimides with intense absorbance in the near-IR. Chemical Communications, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC09962E

A synthetic strategy involving a combination of tetra-thionation and amine substitution in the bay region of a perylene diimide (PDI) leads to remarkable examples of neutral PDIs with intense absorption maxima in the near infrared. Generation of the... Read More about Thionated perylene diimides with intense absorbance in the near-IR.

Molecular Design of Squalene/Squalane Countertypes via the Controlled Oligomerization of Isoprene and Evaluation of Vaccine Adjuvant Applications (2015)
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The potential to replace shark-derived squalene in vaccine adjuvant applications with synthetic squalene/poly(isoprene) oligomers, synthesized by the controlled oligomerization of isoprene is demonstrated. Following on from our previous work regardin... Read More about Molecular Design of Squalene/Squalane Countertypes via the Controlled Oligomerization of Isoprene and Evaluation of Vaccine Adjuvant Applications.

Tetrathiotetracene thin film morphology and electrical properties (2015)
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Pudzs, K., Vembris, A., Busenbergs, J., Rutkis, M., & Woodward, S. (in press). Tetrathiotetracene thin film morphology and electrical properties. Thin Solid Films, 598, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.11.087

The electrical properties of organic thin films are determined by their chemical constituents and the morphology of the films deposited. In this paper the morphology of vacuum sublimed (7∙10-6 mbar) tetrathiotetracene (TTT) thin films is shown to be... Read More about Tetrathiotetracene thin film morphology and electrical properties.

Conceptualising cosmopolitan values in internationalised higher education: a capabilities approach (2015)
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Bridges, S. (2015). Conceptualising cosmopolitan values in internationalised higher education: a capabilities approach.

The increasingly internationalised nature of higher education has enhanced the potential for students to benefit from a more diverse student body, yet there are gaps between the rhetoric and ideals of internationalisation and the lived realities for... Read More about Conceptualising cosmopolitan values in internationalised higher education: a capabilities approach.

How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation? (2015)
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Jennings, J., Bassett, S., Hermida-Merino, D., Portale, G., Bras, W., Knight, L., …Howdle, S. (2015). How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation?. Polymer Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5PY01823D

Block copolymers synthesised in supercritical CO2 dispersion undergo in situ self-assembly which can result in a range of nanostructured microparticles. However, our previous study revealed that copolymers with different block combinations possessed... Read More about How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation?.