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A ‘greener’ one-pot synthesis of monoterpene-functionalised lactide oligomers (2020)
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O'Brien, D. M., Atkinson, R. L., Cavanagh, R., Pacheco, A. A., Larder, R., Kortsen, K., Krumins, E., Haddleton, A. J., Alexander, C., Stockman, R. A., Howdle, S. M., & Taresco, V. (2020). A ‘greener’ one-pot synthesis of monoterpene-functionalised lactide oligomers. European Polymer Journal, 125, 109516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109516

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd In this work we aimed to achieve a totally sustainable Ring Opening Polymerisation (ROP) process, by harmonising the use of naturally occurring or derivable initiators and the green solvent 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF). First... Read More about A ‘greener’ one-pot synthesis of monoterpene-functionalised lactide oligomers.

Glass wool supported ruthenium complexes: versatile, recyclable heterogeneous photoredox catalysts (2020)
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Teixeira, R. I., de Lucas, N. C., Garden, S. J., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2020). Glass wool supported ruthenium complexes: versatile, recyclable heterogeneous photoredox catalysts. Catalysis Science and Technology, 10(5), 1273-1280. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cy02479d

The present study describes the development of heterogeneous photoredox catalysts based on ruthenium complexes anchored onto a glass surface (glass wool). These easy-to-handle, inexpensive and reusable fiber-like materials allow Ru-based photoredox c... Read More about Glass wool supported ruthenium complexes: versatile, recyclable heterogeneous photoredox catalysts.

Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles (2020)
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Derbenev, I. N., Filippov, A. V., Stace, A. J., & Besley, E. (2020). Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles. Journal of Chemical Physics, 152(2), Article 024121. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5129756

Theory is developed to address the significant problem of electrostatic interactions between charged polarizable dielectric spheroids. The electrostatic force is defined by particle dimensions and charge, dielectric constants of the interacting parti... Read More about Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles.

A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins (2020)
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Labourel, A., Frandsen, K. E. H., Zhang, F., Brouilly, N., Grisel, S., Haon, M., Ciano, L., Ropartz, D., Fanuel, M., Martin, F., Navarro, D., Rosso, M.-N., Tandrup, T., Bissaro, B., Johansen, K. S., Zerva, A., Walton, P. H., Henrissat, B., Leggio, L. L., & Berrin, J.-G. (2020). A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins. Nature Chemical Biology, 16(3), 345–350. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-019-0438-8

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-containing enzymes that play a key role in the oxidative degradation of various biopolymers such as cellulose and chitin.
While hunting for new LPMOs, we identified in various fungal lineages... Read More about A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins.

Heteroleptic iron(ii) complexes with naphthoquinone-type ligands (2020)
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Shiga, T., Kumamaru, R., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (2020). Heteroleptic iron(ii) complexes with naphthoquinone-type ligands. Dalton Transactions, 49(5), 1485-1491. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9dt03946e

Heteroleptic iron complexes with a naphthoquinone-type ligand, 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-dione (HL), were synthesized, and their structures and magnetic properties were investigated. Two spin-crossover complexes, [Fe(L)2(L1)] (1... Read More about Heteroleptic iron(ii) complexes with naphthoquinone-type ligands.

Visible‐Light‐Driven Strain‐Increase Ring Contraction Allows the Synthesis of Cyclobutyl Boronic Esters (2020)
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Davenport, R., Silvi, M., Noble, A., Hosni, Z., Fey, N., & Aggarwal, V. K. (2020). Visible‐Light‐Driven Strain‐Increase Ring Contraction Allows the Synthesis of Cyclobutyl Boronic Esters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(16), 6525-6528. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201915409

There are a limited number of ring‐contraction methodologies which convert readily available five‐membered rings into strained four‐membered rings. Here we report a photo‐induced radical‐mediated ring contraction of five‐membered‐ring alkenyl boronat... Read More about Visible‐Light‐Driven Strain‐Increase Ring Contraction Allows the Synthesis of Cyclobutyl Boronic Esters.

Per-alkoxy-pillar[5]arenes as electron donors: Electrochemical properties of dimethoxy-pillar[5]arene and its corresponding rotaxane (2020)
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Pearce, N., Davies, E. S., & Champness, N. R. (2020). Per-alkoxy-pillar[5]arenes as electron donors: Electrochemical properties of dimethoxy-pillar[5]arene and its corresponding rotaxane. Molecules, 25(7), Article 1627. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071627

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 1,4-dimetho... Read More about Per-alkoxy-pillar[5]arenes as electron donors: Electrochemical properties of dimethoxy-pillar[5]arene and its corresponding rotaxane.