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Redox-active hierarchical assemblies of hybrid polyoxometalate nanostructures at carbon surfaces (2022)
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Amin, S. S., Cameron, J. M., Cousins, R. B., Wrigley, J., Liirò-Peluso, L., Sans, V., …Newton, G. N. (2022). Redox-active hierarchical assemblies of hybrid polyoxometalate nanostructures at carbon surfaces. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 9(8), 1777-1784. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2qi00174h

The self-assembly of hierarchical nanostructures on surfaces is a promising strategy for the development of a wide range of new technologies, such as energy-storage devices and sensors. In this work we show that amphiphilic, organofunctionalized hybr... Read More about Redox-active hierarchical assemblies of hybrid polyoxometalate nanostructures at carbon surfaces.

Interactions of Si+(2PJ) and Ge+ (2PJ) with rare gas atoms (He–Rn): interaction potentials, spectroscopy, and ion transport coefficients (2022)
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Davies, A. R., Cranney, A., Viehland, L. A., & Wright, T. G. (2022). Interactions of Si+(2PJ) and Ge+ (2PJ) with rare gas atoms (He–Rn): interaction potentials, spectroscopy, and ion transport coefficients. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(11), 7144-7163. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp05710c

Accurate interatomic potentials were calculated for the interaction of a singly-charged silicon cation, Si+, with a single rare gas atom, RG (RG = Kr–Rn), as well as a singly-charged germanium cation, Ge+, with a single rare gas atom, RG (RG = He–Rn)... Read More about Interactions of Si+(2PJ) and Ge+ (2PJ) with rare gas atoms (He–Rn): interaction potentials, spectroscopy, and ion transport coefficients.

Diffuse Reflection Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Analysis for Temperature Prediction of Irreversible Thermochromic Paints (2022)
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Kitagawa, A., Welsh, C., Mackilligin, H., & Licence, P. (2022). Diffuse Reflection Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Analysis for Temperature Prediction of Irreversible Thermochromic Paints. Applied Spectroscopy, https://doi.org/10.1177/00037028211065759

Temperature measurement of internal components of a jet engine is a crucial control parameter to ensure its component life and efficiency. Particularly for thermal analysis of internal components of jet engines, irreversible thermochromic paints (TPs... Read More about Diffuse Reflection Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Analysis for Temperature Prediction of Irreversible Thermochromic Paints.

Photoelectron circular dichroism in angle-resolved photoemission from liquid fenchone (2022)
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Pohl, M. N., Malerz, S., Trinter, F., Lee, C., Kolbeck, C., Wilkinson, I., …Hergenhahn, U. (2022). Photoelectron circular dichroism in angle-resolved photoemission from liquid fenchone. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(14), 8081-8092. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp05748k

We present an experimental X-ray photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD) study of liquid fenchone at the C 1s edge. A novel setup to enable PECD measurements on a liquid microjet [Malerz et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum., 2022, 93, 015101] was used. For the... Read More about Photoelectron circular dichroism in angle-resolved photoemission from liquid fenchone.

Resonant X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: identification of atomic contributions to valence states (2022)
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Seymour, J., Gousseva, E., Bennett, R. A., Large, A. I., Held, G., Hein, D., …Lovelock, K. R. J. (2022). Resonant X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: identification of atomic contributions to valence states. Faraday Discussions, 236, 389-411. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fd00117e

Valence electronic structure is crucial for understanding and predicting reactivity. Valence non-resonant X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NRXPS) provides a direct method for probing the overall valence electronic structure. However, it is often dif... Read More about Resonant X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: identification of atomic contributions to valence states.

Coordination chemistry of nitrile-functionalized mixed thia-aza macrocycles [9]aneN2S and [9]aneNS2 towards silver(I) (2022)
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Blake, A. J., Lippolis, V., & Schroder, M. (2022). Coordination chemistry of nitrile-functionalized mixed thia-aza macrocycles [9]aneN2S and [9]aneNS2 towards silver(I). Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 78(3), 169-175. https://doi.org/10.1107/s205322962200105x

The coordination chemistry towards silver(I) of the small-ring macrocycles [9]aneN2S (1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane) and [9]aneNS2 (1,4-dithia-7-azacyclo-nonane) incorporating nitrile-functionalized pendant arms is considered both in the presence and t... Read More about Coordination chemistry of nitrile-functionalized mixed thia-aza macrocycles [9]aneN2S and [9]aneNS2 towards silver(I).

Electrochemical Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing for Efficient Continuous-Flow Oxidations (2022)
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Alvarez, E., Romero-Fernandez, M., Iglesias, D., Martinez-Cuenca, R., Okafor, O., Delorme, A., …Sans, V. (2022). Electrochemical Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing for Efficient Continuous-Flow Oxidations. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10(7), 2388-2396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06799

Electrochemical continuous-flow reactors offer a great opportunity for enhanced and sustainable chemical syntheses. Here, we present a novel application of electrochemical continuous-flow oscillatory baffled reactors (ECOBRs) that combines advanced m... Read More about Electrochemical Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing for Efficient Continuous-Flow Oxidations.

Generation of Thiyl Radicals from Air-Stable, Odorless Thiophenol Surrogates: Application to Visible-Light-Promoted C–S Cross-Coupling (2022)
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Swan, C., Maggi, L., Park, M., Taylor, S., Shepherd, W., & Ball, L. T. (2022). Generation of Thiyl Radicals from Air-Stable, Odorless Thiophenol Surrogates: Application to Visible-Light-Promoted C–S Cross-Coupling. SYNTHESIS, 15(54), 3399-3408. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1737816

The synthetic versatility of thiophenols is offset by their air-sensitivity and foul odor. It is demonstrated that S-aryl isothiouronium salts can be used as precursors to thiyl radicals, extending the practical benefits of these air-stable, odorless... Read More about Generation of Thiyl Radicals from Air-Stable, Odorless Thiophenol Surrogates: Application to Visible-Light-Promoted C–S Cross-Coupling.

A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures (2022)
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Yang, D., Chen, X., He, D., Frommhold, A., Shi, X., Boden, S. A., …Robinson, A. P. G. (2022). A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(6), 1578-1586. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03877

The development of patterning materials (“resists”) at the nanoscale involves two distinct trends: one is toward high sensitivity and resolution for miniaturization, the other aims at functionalization of the resists to realize bottom-up construction... Read More about A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures.

Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.) (2022)
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Almeida, I. C., Pacheco, T. F., Machado, F., & Gonçalves, S. B. (2022). Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.). Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 2122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06245-0

Ethanol is the main biofuel produced by fermentation route and the search for new feedstocks to produce fuel ethanol is still a great challenge. This work aims to compare the ethanol production from a new irrigated rice cultivar BRS AG to the convent... Read More about Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.).