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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., Wartner, G., Quevedo, W., Seidel, R., Kolbeck, C., Clarke, C. J., Fogarty, R. M., Bourne, R. A., Palgrave, R. G., Hunt, P. A., & 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., Lozano, P., Goodridge, R., Paradisi, F., Walsh, D. 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., Lebedeva, M. A., Ershova, O. V., Palmer, R. E., Li, Z., Shi, H., Gao, J., Pan, M., Khlobystov, A. N., Chamberlain, T. W., & 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.).

Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene (2022)
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Astle, M. A., Weilhard, A., Rance, G. A., LeMercier, T. M., Stoppiello, C. T., Norman, L. T., Fernandes, J. A., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2022). Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(2), 2075-2086. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03803

A method of pore fabrication in the walls of carbon nanotubes has been developed, leading to porous nanotubes that have been filled with catalysts and utilized in liquid- and gas-phase reactions. Chromium oxide nanoparticles have been utilized as hig... Read More about Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene.

An experimental and theoretical study of the Kr 3d correlation satellites (2022)
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Kiselev, M. D., Reinhardt, M., Patanen, M., Kivimaki, A. E., Powis, I., Zatsarinny, O., Grum-Grzhimailo, A. N., & Holland, D. M. P. (2022). An experimental and theoretical study of the Kr 3d correlation satellites. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 55(5), Article 055002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/ac521a

The Kr 3d correlation satellites have been studied experimentally by using plane polarized synchrotron radiation to record polarization dependent photoelectron spectra (PES), and theoretically by employing the R-matrix method to calculate photoioniza... Read More about An experimental and theoretical study of the Kr 3d correlation satellites.

Correction to “Bespoke 3D-Printed Polydrug Implants Created via Microstructural Control of Oligomers” (2022)
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Ruiz-Cantu, L., Trindade, G. F., Taresco, V., Zhou, Z., He, Y., Burroughs, L., Clark, E. A., Rose, F. R. A. J., Tuck, C., Hague, R., Roberts, C. J., Alexander, M., Irvine, D. J., & Wildman, R. D. (2022). Correction to “Bespoke 3D-Printed Polydrug Implants Created via Microstructural Control of Oligomers”. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(6), 8654. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c00035

The chemical structure of the drug trandolapril has been corrected in Figure 4c. The conclusions of the work have not been affected by this correction. (Figure present).

Spatial variation of geometry, binding, and electronic properties in the moiré superstructure of MoS2 on Au(111) (2022)
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Silva, C. C., Dombrowski, D., Atodiresei, N., Jolie, W., Farwick zum Hagen, F., Cai, J., Ryan, P. T. P., Thakur, P. K., Caciuc, V., Blügel, S., Duncan, D. A., Michely, T., Lee, T.-L., & Busse, C. (2022). Spatial variation of geometry, binding, and electronic properties in the moiré superstructure of MoS2 on Au(111). 2D Materials, 9(2), Article 025003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ac4958

The lattice mismatch between a monolayer of MoS2 and its Au(111) substrate induces a moiré superstructure. The local variation of the registry between sulfur and gold atoms at the interface leads to a periodic pattern of strongly and weakly interacti... Read More about Spatial variation of geometry, binding, and electronic properties in the moiré superstructure of MoS2 on Au(111).