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A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering (2024)
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Krumins, E., Crawford, L. A., Rogers, D. M., Machado, F., Taresco, V., East, M., …Howdle, S. M. (2024). A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 3137. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47376-4

Laser Sintering (LS) is a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) exploiting laser processing of polymeric particles to produce 3D objects. Because of its ease of processability and thermo-physical properties, polyamide-12 (PA-12) represents ~95% of the... Read More about A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering.

IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data (2024)
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A. A. Autzen, A., Beuermann, S., Drache, M., M. Fellows, C., Harrisson, S., M. van Herk, A., A. Hutchinson, R., Kajiwara, A., J. Keddie, D., Klumperman, B., & T. Russell, G. (2024). IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data. Polymer Chemistry, 15(18), 1851-1861. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4PY00270A

The IUPAC working group on “Experimental Methods and Data Evaluation Procedures for the Determination of Radical Copolymerization Reactivity Ratios” recommends a robust method to determine reactivity ratios from copolymer composition data using the t... Read More about IUPAC recommended experimental methods and data evaluation procedures for the determination of radical copolymerization reactivity ratios from composition data.

Unravelling the complex speciation of halozincate ionic liquids using X-ray spectroscopies and calculations (2024)
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Seymour, J., Gousseva, E., Towers Tompkins, F., Parker, L., Alblewi, N., Clarke, C. J., Hayama, S., Palgrave, R., Bennett, R., Matthews, R. P., & Lovelock, K. R. J. (2024). Unravelling the complex speciation of halozincate ionic liquids using X-ray spectroscopies and calculations. Faraday Discussions, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4FD00029C

Using a combination of liquid-phase X-ray spectroscopy experiments and small-scale calculations we have gained new insights into the speciation of halozincate anions in ionic liquids (ILs). Both core and valence X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)... Read More about Unravelling the complex speciation of halozincate ionic liquids using X-ray spectroscopies and calculations.

Beyond Acetylene: Exploring Solvent Stabilization of Calcium Carbide‐derived Acetylide Intermediates and Their Significance in Small Organic Molecule Synthesis (2024)
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Hainer, A. S., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2024). Beyond Acetylene: Exploring Solvent Stabilization of Calcium Carbide‐derived Acetylide Intermediates and Their Significance in Small Organic Molecule Synthesis. ChemistrySelect, 9(14), Article e202400501. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202400501

The reaction of calcium carbide with water has been widely used as a source of acetylene for the synthesis of organic molecules. In contrast with this traditional approach, we use the CaC2 reaction under water-starved conditions and show reactions th... Read More about Beyond Acetylene: Exploring Solvent Stabilization of Calcium Carbide‐derived Acetylide Intermediates and Their Significance in Small Organic Molecule Synthesis.

Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands (2024)
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Prasad, R. R. R., Boyadjieva, S. S., Zhou, G., Tan, J., Firth, F. C. N., Ling, S., …Forgan, R. S. (2024). Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(14), 17812–17820. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00604

Two-dimensional metal–organic nanosheets (MONs) have emerged as attractive alternatives to their three-dimensional metal–organic framework (MOF) counterparts for heterogeneous catalysis due to their greater external surface areas and higher accessibi... Read More about Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands.

Co-delivery of curcumin and resveratrol by folic acid-conjugated poly(glycerol adipate) nanoparticles for enhanced synergistic anticancer effect against osteosarcoma (2024)
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Wongrakpanich, A., Bui Thi Thu, H., Sakchaisri, K., Taresco, V., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Bunsupa, S., & Suksiriworapong, J. (2024). Co-delivery of curcumin and resveratrol by folic acid-conjugated poly(glycerol adipate) nanoparticles for enhanced synergistic anticancer effect against osteosarcoma. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 95, Article 105610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2024.105610

This study explored the co-delivery of curcumin (CUR) and resveratrol (RV) using folic acid-conjugated poly(glycerol adipate)-based nanoparticles (FPPC NPs) to enhance their synergistic anticancer effects against osteosarcoma. Based on synergistic to... Read More about Co-delivery of curcumin and resveratrol by folic acid-conjugated poly(glycerol adipate) nanoparticles for enhanced synergistic anticancer effect against osteosarcoma.

Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning (2024)
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Duo, L., Chen, Y., Liu, Q., Ma, Z., Farjudian, A., Yong Ho, W., …Tang, B. (2024). Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 15(4), 1392-1403. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MD00063C

Overactivation of the rat sarcoma virus (RAS) signaling is responsible for 30% of all human malignancies. Son of sevenless 1 (SOS1), a crucial node in the RAS signaling pathway, could modulate RAS activation, offering a promising therapeutic strategy... Read More about Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning.

Highly selective, reversible water activation by P,N-cooperativity in pyridyl-functionalized phosphinines (2024)
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Kopp, R. O., Kleynemeyer, S. L., Groth, L. J., Ernst, M. J., Rupf, S. M., Weber, M., …Müller, C. (2024). Highly selective, reversible water activation by P,N-cooperativity in pyridyl-functionalized phosphinines. Chemical Science, 15, 5496-5506. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc05930h

Tetrapyridyl-functionalized phosphinines were prepared and structurally characterized. The donor-functionalized aromatic phosphorus heterocycles react highly selectively and even reversibly with water. Calculations reveal P,N-cooperativity for this p... Read More about Highly selective, reversible water activation by P,N-cooperativity in pyridyl-functionalized phosphinines.

A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene (2024)
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Ducker, C., Baines, C., Guy, J., Euzébio Goulart Santana, A., Pickett, J. A., & Oldham, N. J. (2024). A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(12), Article e2322453121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322453121

The phlebotomine sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, a major vector of the Leishmania parasite, uses terpene pheromones to attract conspecifics for mating. Examination of the L. longipalpis genome revealed a putative terpene synthase (TPS), which—upon he... Read More about A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene.

Synthesis, structure and stereodynamics of atropisomeric N-chloroamides (2024)
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Campbell, A. D. G., Roper, N. J., Waddell, P. G., Wills, C., Dixon, C. M., Denton, R. M., …Armstrong, R. J. (2024). Synthesis, structure and stereodynamics of atropisomeric N-chloroamides. Chemical Communications, 60(28), 3818-3821. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc00268g

Atropisomeric N-chloroamides were efficiently accessed by electrophilic halogenation of ortho-substituted secondary anilides. The stereodynamics of atropisomerism in these novel scaffolds was interrogated by detailed experimental and computational st... Read More about Synthesis, structure and stereodynamics of atropisomeric N-chloroamides.