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Dietary supplementation with ferric tyrosine improves zootechnical performance and reduces caecal Campylobacter spp. load in poultry (2018)
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Currie, D., Green, M., Dufailu, O. A., Pitoulias, M., Soultanas, P., McCartney, E., …Mahdavi, J. (2018). Dietary supplementation with ferric tyrosine improves zootechnical performance and reduces caecal Campylobacter spp. load in poultry. British Poultry Science, 59(6), 646-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2018.1507015

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ferric tyrosine on the reduction of Campylobacter spp. and zootechnical performance in broilers exposed to Campylobacter spp. using a natural challenge model to simulate commercial conditions.... Read More about Dietary supplementation with ferric tyrosine improves zootechnical performance and reduces caecal Campylobacter spp. load in poultry.

Syntheses of 7-substituted anthra[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives and naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-b’]dithiophene (2018)
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Al-jumaili, M. A., & Woodward, S. (2018). Syntheses of 7-substituted anthra[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives and naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-b’]dithiophene. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 83(18), 11437-11445. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b01770

7-R-anthra[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives (1, R = H, Me, i-Pr, MeO) are prepared in three steps (in average overall yield >50%) starting from (E)-4-RC6H4CH2(HOCH2)C=CI(CH2OH). The latter are commercial or readily prepared from 2-butyne-1,4-diol and ArC... Read More about Syntheses of 7-substituted anthra[2,3-b]thiophene derivatives and naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-b’]dithiophene.

Influence of hydrogen-bonding interactions on nuclearity and structure of palladium tiara-like complexes (2018)
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Martin, H. J., Pfeiffer, C. R., Davies, E. S., Davis, A. L., Lewis, W., & Champness, N. R. (2018). Influence of hydrogen-bonding interactions on nuclearity and structure of palladium tiara-like complexes. ACS Omega, 3(8), 8769-8776. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01133

The role of intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions upon the nuclearity of palladium tiara-like complexes is reported herein. The synthesis of three palladium tiaras is described with three related thiolate ligands that vary in their hydrogen-bo... Read More about Influence of hydrogen-bonding interactions on nuclearity and structure of palladium tiara-like complexes.

Substrate-induced shifts and screening in the fluorescence spectra of supramolecular adsorbed organic monolayers (2018)
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Kerfoot, J., Korolkov, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. S., Jones, R., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., …Beton, P. H. (2018). Substrate-induced shifts and screening in the fluorescence spectra of supramolecular adsorbed organic monolayers. Journal of Chemical Physics, 149(5), Article 054701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5041418

We have investigated the influence of the substrate on the fluorescence of adsorbed organic molecules. Monolayer films of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-3,4,9,10-diimide (PTCDI), a supramolecular network formed from PTCDI and melamine, and perylen... Read More about Substrate-induced shifts and screening in the fluorescence spectra of supramolecular adsorbed organic monolayers.

Supramolecular interaction of non-racemic benzimidazolium based ion pairs with chiral substrates (2018)
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Mumtaz, S., Cano, I., Mumtaz, N., Abbas, A., Dupont, J., & Gondal, H. Y. (2018). Supramolecular interaction of non-racemic benzimidazolium based ion pairs with chiral substrates. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(32), 20821-20826. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP03881C

A series of novel benzimidazolium-based non-racemic ionic liquids (ILs) was synthesized from low–cost chiral terpenoid alcohols and fully characterized by the use of a wide variety of techniques, such as DSC, ESI-MS, ATR FT-IR, polarimetry as well as... Read More about Supramolecular interaction of non-racemic benzimidazolium based ion pairs with chiral substrates.

Expanding the Color Space in the Two-Color Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Ullmann C–C Coupling Reactions (2018)
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Marina, N., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2018). Expanding the Color Space in the Two-Color Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Ullmann C–C Coupling Reactions. ACS Catalysis, 8(8), 7593-7597. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b02026

The Ullmann reaction can be heterogeneously photocatalyzed by UV excitation of Pd@TiO2. While a similar dose of visible light does not initiate the reaction, combination with UV light enhances activity and selectivity toward cross-combination product... Read More about Expanding the Color Space in the Two-Color Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Ullmann C–C Coupling Reactions.

Kohn–Sham energy decomposition for molecules in a magnetic field (2018)
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Reimann, S., Borgoo, A., Austad, J., Tellgren, E. I., Teale, A. M., Helgaker, T., & Stopkowicz, S. (2019). Kohn–Sham energy decomposition for molecules in a magnetic field. Molecular Physics, 117(1), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1495849

We study the total molecular electronic energy and its Kohn–Sham components within the framework of magnetic-field density-functional theory (BDFT), an alternative to current-dependent density-functional theory (CDFT) for molecules in the presence of... Read More about Kohn–Sham energy decomposition for molecules in a magnetic field.

Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking (2018)
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Martínez, J. I., Groves, A., Martinez, J. I., Smith, J. J., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(51), 13432-13436. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201803574

Metal migration through a carbon chain is a versatile method for achieving remote functionalization. However, almost all known examples involve the overall net migration of alkylmetal species. Here, we report that allylrhodium species obtained from h... Read More about Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking.

Capturing waste heat energy with charge-transfer organic thermoelectrics (2018)
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Dimitrov, V., & Woodward, S. (2018). Capturing waste heat energy with charge-transfer organic thermoelectrics. SYNTHESIS, 50(19), 3833-3842. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1610208

Electrically conducting organic salts, known for over 60 years, have recently demonstrated new abilities to convert waste heat directly into electrical power via the thermoelectric effect. Multiple opportunities are emerging for new structure-propert... Read More about Capturing waste heat energy with charge-transfer organic thermoelectrics.

Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors (2018)
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Aygün, M., Chamberlain, T. W., Gimenez-Lopez, M. D. C., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2018). Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(34), Article 1802869. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201802869

Multifunctional nanoreactors are assembled using hollow graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs) combined with nanocatalysts (Pd or Pt) and magnetic nanoparticles. The latter are introduced in the form of carbon‐coated cobalt nanomagnets (Co@Cn) adsorbed... Read More about Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors.

Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron (2018)
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Roberts, D. A., Pilgrim, B. S., Sirvinskaite, G., Ronson, T. K., & Nitschke, J. R. (2018). Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(30), 9616-9623. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b05082

Covalent post-assembly modification (PAM) reactions are useful synthetic tools for functionalizing and stabilizing self-assembled metal–organic complexes. Recently, PAM reactions have also been explored as stimuli for triggering supramolecular struct... Read More about Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron.

Application of 'smart' amine donors for rapid screening and scale-up of transaminase-mediated biotransformations (2018)
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Gomm, A., Grigoriou, S., Peel, C., Ryan, J., Mujtaba, N., Clarke, T., …O'Reilly, E. (2018). Application of 'smart' amine donors for rapid screening and scale-up of transaminase-mediated biotransformations. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018(38), 5282-5284. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201800799

The 'smart' amine donors o‐xylylenediamine and cadaverine were employed for the rapid screening of a large ketone library and subsequent preparative‐scale synthesis of selected compounds using the commercially available amine transaminase, ATA256. Th... Read More about Application of 'smart' amine donors for rapid screening and scale-up of transaminase-mediated biotransformations.

Dynamic nuclear polarisation enhanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance studies of surface modification of γ-alumina (2018)
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Mais, M., Paul, S., Barrow, N. S., & Titman, J. J. (2018). Dynamic nuclear polarisation enhanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance studies of surface modification of γ-alumina. Johnson Matthey Technology Review, 62(3), 271-278. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651318x696765

Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) gives large (>100-fold) signal enhancements in solid-state NMR spectra via the transfer of spin polarization from unpaired electrons from radicals implanted in the sample. This means that the detailed information ab... Read More about Dynamic nuclear polarisation enhanced solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance studies of surface modification of γ-alumina.

High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride with high active nitrogen fluxes (2018)
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Cheng, T. S., Summerfield, A., Mellor, C. J., Khlobystov, A. N., Eaves, L., Foxon, C. T., …Novikov, S. V. (2018). High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride with high active nitrogen fluxes. Materials, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11071119

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has attracted much attention as a key component in van der Waals heterostructures and as a wide band gap material for deep-ultraviolet devices. We have recently demonstrated plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE... Read More about High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride with high active nitrogen fluxes.

Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties (2018)
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Planchestainer, M., Segaud, N., Shanmugam, M., McMaster, J., Paradisi, F., & Albrecht, M. (2018). Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties. Angewandte Chemie, 130(33), 10837-10842. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201807168

N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have had a major impact in homogeneous catalysis, however, their potential role in biological systems is essentially unexplored. We replaced a copper‐coordinating histidine (His) in the active site of the redox en... Read More about Carbene in Cupredoxin Protein Scaffolds: Replacement of a Histidine Ligand in the Active Site Substantially Alters Copper Redox Properties.

Nitrogen-bridged, natural product-like octahydrobenzofurans and octahydroindoles: scope and mechanism of bridge-forming reductive amination via caged heteroadamantanes (2018)
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Wales, S. M., Adcock, H. V., Lewis, W., Hamza, D., & Moody, C. J. (2018). Nitrogen-bridged, natural product-like octahydrobenzofurans and octahydroindoles: scope and mechanism of bridge-forming reductive amination via caged heteroadamantanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018(34), 4696-4704. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201800962

The biological significance of sp3-rich synthetic scaffolds with natural product-like features yet distinct global frameworks is being increasingly recognised in medicinal chemistry and biochemistry. Taking inspiration from the vast array of bioactiv... Read More about Nitrogen-bridged, natural product-like octahydrobenzofurans and octahydroindoles: scope and mechanism of bridge-forming reductive amination via caged heteroadamantanes.

Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black (2018)
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Pfau, S., La Roca, A., Haffner-Staton, E., Rance, G., Fay, M., Brough, R., & Malizia, S. (2018). Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black. Carbon, 139, 342-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.06.050

Two gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) and two diesel soot-in-oil samples were compared with one flame-generated soot sample. High resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging was employed for the initial qualitative assessment of t... Read More about Comparative nanostructure analysis of gasoline turbocharged direct injection and diesel soot-in-oil with carbon black.

Significant enhancement of structural stability of the hyperhalophilic ADH from Haloferax volcanii via entrapment on metal organic framework support (2018)
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Carucci, C., Bruen, L., Gascón, V., Paradisi, F., & Magner, E. (in press). Significant enhancement of structural stability of the hyperhalophilic ADH from Haloferax volcanii via entrapment on metal organic framework support. Langmuir, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01037

The use of an in-situ immobilization procedure for the immobilization of hyperhalophilic alcohol dehydrogenase in a metal organic framework material is described. The easy and rapid in situ immobilization process enables retention of activity over a... Read More about Significant enhancement of structural stability of the hyperhalophilic ADH from Haloferax volcanii via entrapment on metal organic framework support.