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Highly coloured and electrophoretically active polymer microparticles via staggered dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide and dodecane (2019)
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McAllister, T. D., Bennett, T. M., Petrillo, C., Topping, C., Farrand, L. D., Smith, N., & Howdle, S. M. (2019). Highly coloured and electrophoretically active polymer microparticles via staggered dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide and dodecane. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7(39), 12194-12203. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc03558c

Devices featuring electrophoretic displays (EPD) have become extremely popular in recent years because of their low power consumption, high readability and thin display designs, but a product with a full colour gamut comparable with liquid crystal di... Read More about Highly coloured and electrophoretically active polymer microparticles via staggered dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide and dodecane.

Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells (2019)
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Liu, Z., Turyanska, L., Zamberlan, F., Pacifico, S., Bradshaw, T. D., Moro, F., Fay, M. W., Williams, H., & Thomas, N. R. (2019). Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells. Nanotechnology, 30(50), Article 505102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab437c

We report on the synthesis of water-soluble gold nanoclusters capped with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based ligands and further functionalized with folic acid for specific cellular uptake. The dihydrolipoic acid-PEG-based ligands terminated with -OMe,... Read More about Synthesis of folic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters for targeting folate receptor-positive cells.

A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (2019)
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Melle-Franco, M., Martínez-Abadía, M., Stoppiello, C. T., Strutynski, K., Lerma-Berlanga, B., Martí-Gastaldo, C., Saeki, A., Khlobystov, A. N., & Mateo-Alonso, A. (2019). A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(36), 14403-14410. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07383

A high degree of crystallinity is an essential aspect in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks, as many properties depend strongly on the structural arrangement of the different layers and their constituents. We introduce herein a new design st... Read More about A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects (2019)
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Barranger, A., Rance, G. A., Aminot, Y., Dallas, L. J., Sforzini, S., Weston, N. J., Lodge, R. W., Banni, M., Arlt, V. M., Moore, M. N., Readman, J. W., Viarengo, A., Khlobystov, A. N., & Jha, A. N. (2019). An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects. Nanotoxicology, 13(10), 1324-1343. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2019.1654003

The interactions between carbon-based engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and organic pollutants might enhance the uptake of contaminants into biota. The present integrated study aimed to assess this potential ‘Trojan Horse’, probing the interactive effe... Read More about An integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and global gene expression effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on marine mussels: evidence of reverse ‘Trojan Horse’ effects.

Redox-neutral organocatalytic Mitsunobu reactions (2019)
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Beddoe, R. H., Andrews, K. G., Magné, V., Cuthbertson, J. D., Saska, J., Shannon-Little, A. L., Shanahan, S. E., Sneddon, H. F., & Denton, R. M. (2019). Redox-neutral organocatalytic Mitsunobu reactions. Science, 365(6456), 910-914. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax3353

Nucleophilic substitution reactions of alcohols are amongst the most fundamental and strategically important transformations in organic chemistry. For over half a century these reactions have been achieved using stoichiometric, and often hazardous, r... Read More about Redox-neutral organocatalytic Mitsunobu reactions.

Vibration-modified torsional potentials and vibration-torsion (“vibtor”) levels in the m-fluorotoluene cation (2019)
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Kemp, D. J., Fryer, E. F., Davies, A. R., & Wright, T. G. (2019). Vibration-modified torsional potentials and vibration-torsion (“vibtor”) levels in the m-fluorotoluene cation. Journal of Chemical Physics, 151(8), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5116520

Zero-kinetic-energy (ZEKE) spectra are presented for m-fluorotoluene, employing different low-lying (≤350 cm−1) intermediate torsional and vibration-torsional (“vibtor”) levels of the S1 state. The adiabatic ionization energy (AIE) is found to be 71... Read More about Vibration-modified torsional potentials and vibration-torsion (“vibtor”) levels in the m-fluorotoluene cation.

Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration (2019)
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O'Brien, L., Karad, S. N., Lewis, W., & Lam, H. W. (2019). Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration. Chemical Communications, 55(76), 11366-11369. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc05205d

The synthesis of functionalized 1-tetralones by the rhodium(I)-catalyzed reaction of alkynyl malonates with arylboronic acids is described. These arylative cyclizations proceed via an alkenyl-to-aryl 1,4-Rh(I) migration as a key step. Preliminary res... Read More about Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration.

Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2019)
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Jordan, J. W., Lowe, G. A., McSweeney, R. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Lodge, R. W., Skowron, S. T., Biskupek, J., Rance, G. A., Kaiser, U., Walsh, D. A., Newton, G. N., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2019). Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 31(41), Article 1904182. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904182

The development of next‐generation molecular‐electronic, electrocatalytic, and energy‐storage systems depends on the availability of robust materials in which molecular charge‐storage sites and conductive hosts are in intimate contact. It is shown he... Read More about Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET (2019)
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Cano, I., Martin, C., Fernandes, J. A., Lodge, R. W., Dupont, J., Casado-Carmona, F. A., Lucena, R., Cardenas, S., Sans, V., & de Pedro, I. (2020). Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 260, Article 118110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118110

The functionalization of silica-coated, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles, with an ironcontaining ionic liquid, allows for the synthesis of a Fe3O4@SiO2@(mim)[FeCl4] system that can be employed as a magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst. Herein, we prese... Read More about Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles—The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET.

Preferred Formation of Minority Concomitant Polymorphs in 2D Self‐Assembly under Lateral Nanoconfinement (2019)
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Seibel, J., Amabilino, D. B., & De Feyter, S. (2019). Preferred Formation of Minority Concomitant Polymorphs in 2D Self‐Assembly under Lateral Nanoconfinement. Angewandte Chemie, 131(37), 13098-13102. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201908552

Control over polymorph formation in the crystallization of organic molecules remains a huge scientific challenge. Now, preferential formation is presented of one polymorph, formed by chiral molecules, in controlled two‐dimensional (2D) nanoconfinemen... Read More about Preferred Formation of Minority Concomitant Polymorphs in 2D Self‐Assembly under Lateral Nanoconfinement.