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Porous metal–organic polyhedral frameworks with optimal molecular dynamics and pore geometry for methane storage (2017)
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Yan, Y., Kolokolov, D. I., da Silva, I., Stepanov, A. G., Blake, A. J., Dailly, A., …Schröder, M. (2017). Porous metal–organic polyhedral frameworks with optimal molecular dynamics and pore geometry for methane storage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(38), 13349-13360. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05453

Natural gas (methane, CH4) is widely considered as a promising energy carrier for mobile applications. Maximising the storage capacity is the primary goal for the design of future storage media. Here we report the CH4 storage properties in a family o... Read More about Porous metal–organic polyhedral frameworks with optimal molecular dynamics and pore geometry for methane storage.

Highly efficient oxidation of amines to aldehydes via flow-based biocatalysis (2017)
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Contente, M. L., Dall'Oglio, F., Tamborini, L., Molinari, F., & Paradisi, F. (in press). Highly efficient oxidation of amines to aldehydes via flow-based biocatalysis. ChemCatChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201701147

A new mild and efficient process for the preparation of aldehydes in water employed as flavour and fragrance components in food, beverage, cosmetics, as well as in pharmaceuticals was developed using a continuous-flow approach based on an immobilized... Read More about Highly efficient oxidation of amines to aldehydes via flow-based biocatalysis.

A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale (2017)
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Stoppiello, C. T., Biskupek, J., Li, Z. Y., Rance, G. A., Botos, A., Fogarty, R. M., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2017). A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale. Nanoscale, 9(38), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR05976K

The preparation of inorganic nanomaterials with a desired structure and specific properties requires the ability to strictly control their size, shape and composition. A series of chemical reactions with platinum compounds carried out within the 1.5... Read More about A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale.

Interactions of the Bacillus subtilis DnaE polymerase with replisomal proteins modulate its activity and fidelity (2017)
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Paschalis, V., Le Chatelier, E., Green, M., Képès, F., Soultanas, P., & Janniere, L. (2017). Interactions of the Bacillus subtilis DnaE polymerase with replisomal proteins modulate its activity and fidelity. Open Biology, 7(9), Article 170146. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.170146

During Bacillus subtilis replication two replicative polymerases function at the replisome to collectively carry out genome replication. In a reconstituted in vitro replication assay, PolC is the main polymerase while the lagging strand DnaE polymera... Read More about Interactions of the Bacillus subtilis DnaE polymerase with replisomal proteins modulate its activity and fidelity.

Nickel(II) metal-organic frameworks with N,N’-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide ligands: influence of secondary building unit geometry on dimensionality and framework dimensions (2017)
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Pfeiffer, C. R., Biggins, N. H., Lewis, W., & Champness, N. R. (2017). Nickel(II) metal-organic frameworks with N,N’-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide ligands: influence of secondary building unit geometry on dimensionality and framework dimensions. CrystEngComm, 19, https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CE00956A

When Ni(NO3)2∙6H2O and N,N’-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide (DPNDI) are reacted, a one-dimensional coordination polymer (1) is formed. However, reaction with either terephthalic acid (2) or 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (3) af... Read More about Nickel(II) metal-organic frameworks with N,N’-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide ligands: influence of secondary building unit geometry on dimensionality and framework dimensions.

Violations of Löwenstein's rule in zeolites (2017)
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Fletcher, R. E., Ling, S., & Slater, B. (2017). Violations of Löwenstein's rule in zeolites. Chemical Science, 8(11), 7483-7491. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7sc02531a

Zeolites, microporous aluminosilicates, are amongst the most widely used catalysts in the petrochemical industry. Zeolite catalytic functionality is influenced by the location of tetrahedral alumina and associated counter-cations in the aluminosilica... Read More about Violations of Löwenstein's rule in zeolites.

C–H insertion as a key step to spiro-oxetanes, scaffolds for drug discovery (2017)
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Nicolle, S. M., Nortcliffe, A., Bartrum, H. E., Lewis, W., Hayes, C. J., & Moody, C. J. (in press). C–H insertion as a key step to spiro-oxetanes, scaffolds for drug discovery. Chemistry - A European Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201703746

A new route to spiro-oxetanes, potential scaffolds for drug discovery, is described. The route is based on the selective 1,4-C–H insertion reactions of metallocarbenes, generated from simple carbonyl precursors in flow or batch mode, to give spiro-β-... Read More about C–H insertion as a key step to spiro-oxetanes, scaffolds for drug discovery.

Supramolecular architecture of [AsPh2Br2]2[(Br3)−…(Br2)…(Br3)−] obtained by bromination of (AsPh2)2S (2017)
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Silaghi-Dumitrescu, L., Attia, A. A., Silaghi-Dumitrescu, R., Blake, A. J., & Sowerby, D. B. (2018). Supramolecular architecture of [AsPh2Br2]2[(Br3)−…(Br2)…(Br3)−] obtained by bromination of (AsPh2)2S. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 475, 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.08.052

Bromination of (AsPh2)2S leads to cleavage of the sulfide bridge to give AsPh2Br when 1 mol of bromine is used but with 2 mols the product is the polybromide, [AsPh2Br2]2[Br8], containing the previously unknown [AsPh2Br2]+ cation and a rare [(Br3)−…(... Read More about Supramolecular architecture of [AsPh2Br2]2[(Br3)−…(Br2)…(Br3)−] obtained by bromination of (AsPh2)2S.

Kinetic analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one (2017)
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Willcox, D., Nouch, R., Kingsbury, A., Robinson, D., Carey, J. V., Brough, S., & Woodward, S. (in press). Kinetic analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one. ACS Catalysis, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b02198

ReactIR studies of mixtures of AlEt3 (A) and cyclohex-2-en-1-one (CX) in Et2O indicate immediate formation of the Lewis acid-base complex (CX.A) at -40 oC (K = 12.0 M-1, ΔGoreact -1.1 kcal mol-1). Copper(I) catalysts, derived from pre-catalytic Cu(OA... Read More about Kinetic analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one.