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Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework (2022)
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Li, X., Xie, J., Du, Z., Jiang, L., Li, G., Ling, S., & Zhu, K. (2022). Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework. Chemical Science, 13(21), 6291-6296. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc01497a

An unprecedented zirconium metal–organic framework featuring a T-shaped benzimidazole strut was constructed and employed as a sponge-like material for selective absorption of macrocyclic guests. The neutral benzimidazole domain of the as-synthesized... Read More about Docking rings in a solid: reversible assembling of pseudorotaxanes inside a zirconium metal–organic framework.

Revealing the exotic structure of molecules in strong magnetic fields (2022)
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Pemberton, M. J., Irons, T. J., Helgaker, T., & Teale, A. M. (2022). Revealing the exotic structure of molecules in strong magnetic fields. Journal of Chemical Physics, 156(20), Article 204113. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0092520

A novel implementation for the calculation of molecular gradients under strong magnetic fields is employed at the current-density functional theory level to optimize the geometries of molecular structures, which change significantly under these condi... Read More about Revealing the exotic structure of molecules in strong magnetic fields.

Order, disorder, and metalation of tetraphenylporphyrin (2H-TPP) on Au(111) (2022)
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Edmondson, M., Frampton, E. S., Judd, C. J., Champness, N. R., Jones, R. G., & Saywell, A. (2022). Order, disorder, and metalation of tetraphenylporphyrin (2H-TPP) on Au(111). Chemical Communications, 58(42), 6247–6250. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc00820c

A thermally induced order–disorder transition of tetraphenylporphyrin (2H-TPP) on Au(111) is characterised by scanning probe microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy-based techniques. We observed that a transition from an ordered close-packed... Read More about Order, disorder, and metalation of tetraphenylporphyrin (2H-TPP) on Au(111).

Passerini chemistries for synthesis of polymer pro-drug and polymersome drug delivery nanoparticles (2022)
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Travanut, A., Monteiro, P. F., Smith, S., Howdle, S. M., Grabowska, A. M., Kellam, B., …Alexander, C. (2022). Passerini chemistries for synthesis of polymer pro-drug and polymersome drug delivery nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 10, 3895-3905. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tb00045h

New materials chemistries are urgently needed to overcome the limitations of existing biomedical materials in terms of preparation, functionality and versatility, and also in regards to their compatibility with biological environments. Here, we show... Read More about Passerini chemistries for synthesis of polymer pro-drug and polymersome drug delivery nanoparticles.

Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Alcohols (2022)
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Colgan, A. C., Proctor, R. S., Gibson, D. C., Chuentragool, P., Lahdenperä, A. S. K., Ermanis, K., & Phipps, R. J. (2022). Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Article e202200266. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202200266

Catalytic enantioselective Minisci reactions have recently been developed but all instances so far utilize α-amino radical coupling partners. We report a substantial evolution of the enantioselective Minisci reaction that enables α-hydroxy radicals t... Read More about Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Alcohols.

Pyruvate kinase, a metabolic sensor powering glycolysis, drives the metabolic control of DNA replication (2022)
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Horemans, S., Pitoulias, M., Holland, A., Pateau, E., Lechaplais, C., Ekaterina, D., Perret, A., Soultanas, P., & Janniere, L. (2022). Pyruvate kinase, a metabolic sensor powering glycolysis, drives the metabolic control of DNA replication. BMC Biology, 20, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01278-3

Background: In all living organisms,DNA replication is exquisitely regulated in a wide range of growth conditions to achieve timely and accurate genome duplication prior to cell division. Failures in this regulation cause DNA damage with potentially... Read More about Pyruvate kinase, a metabolic sensor powering glycolysis, drives the metabolic control of DNA replication.

Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies (2022)
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Tella, A. C., Oladipo, A. C., Olayemi, V. T., Gordon, A., Ogunlaja, A. S., Alimi, L. O., …Walton, R. I. (2022). Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies. Structural Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-022-01935-x

Two calcium coordination compounds [Ca(2,6-Hpdc)2(H2O)2] 1 and [Ca2(2,3-pdc)2(H2O)6]n2 (where 2,6-H2pdc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 2,3-H2pdc = 2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) were grown at room temperature. The compounds were characterized us... Read More about Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies.

Author Correction: Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56% (2022)
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Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, H., Xiao, B., Zhang, W., Zhao, X., Lv, T., Thangamuthu, M., Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Ma, J., Lin, L., Tang, J., Huang, R., & Liu, Q. (2022). Author Correction: Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%. Nature Communications, 13, Article 2062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29799-z

Correction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27698-3, published online 10 January 2022.

In Supplementary Fig. 28b in the Supplementary PDF for this article, the figure panel incorrectly read ‘345 mW/cm2’ but should have... Read More about Author Correction: Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%.

Designing stable binary endohedral fullerene lattices (2022)
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Miller, A., Halstead, M., Besley, E., & Stace, A. J. (2022). Designing stable binary endohedral fullerene lattices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(17), 10044-10052. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp00196a

Nanoparticle lattices and endohedral fullerenes have both been identified as potential building blocks for future electronic, magnetic and optical devices; here it is proposed that it could be possible to combine those concepts and design stable nano... Read More about Designing stable binary endohedral fullerene lattices.

Synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of hyperbranched N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamides for transport and delivery in pancreatic cell lines in vitro and in vivo (2022)
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Anane-Adjei, A. B., Fletcher, N. L., Cavanagh, R. J., Houston, Z. H., Crawford, T., Pearce, A. K., …Alexander, C. (2022). Synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of hyperbranched N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamides for transport and delivery in pancreatic cell lines in vitro and in vivo. Biomaterials Science, 10(9), 2328-2344. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1bm01548f

Hyperbranched polymers have many promising features for drug delivery, owing to their ease of synthesis, multiple functional group content, and potential for high drug loading with retention of solubility. Here we prepared hyperbranched N-(2-hydroxyp... Read More about Synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of hyperbranched N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamides for transport and delivery in pancreatic cell lines in vitro and in vivo.