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Organobismuth Redox Manifolds: Versatile Tools for Synthesis (2020)
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Ruffell, K., & Ball, L. T. (2020). Organobismuth Redox Manifolds: Versatile Tools for Synthesis. Trends in Chemistry, 2(10), 867-869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2020.07.008

Bismuth’s ability to manoeuvre between oxidation states supports several distinct reaction manifolds. Recent advances in the design, synthesis and application of organobismuth reagents and catalysts illustrate the potential of these redox manifolds a... Read More about Organobismuth Redox Manifolds: Versatile Tools for Synthesis.

A Practical Catalytic Reductive Amination of Carboxylic Acids (2020)
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Stoll, E., Tongue, T., Andrews, K. G., Valette, D., Hirst, D. J., & Denton, R. M. (2020). A Practical Catalytic Reductive Amination of Carboxylic Acids. Chemical Science, 11(35), 9494-9500 . https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc02271c

We report reductive alkylation reactions of amines using carboxylic acids as nominal electrophiles. The two-step reaction exploits the dual reactivity of phenylsilane and involves a silane-mediated amidation followed by a Zn(OAc)2-catalyzed amide red... Read More about A Practical Catalytic Reductive Amination of Carboxylic Acids.

Observation of Double Excitations in the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Nitric Oxide (2020)
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Fouda, A., Seitz, L. C., Hauschild, D., Blum, M., Yang, W., Heske, C., …Besley, N. A. (2020). Observation of Double Excitations in the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Nitric Oxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(18), 7476-7482. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01981

The nitrogen K-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) map of nitric oxide (NO) has been measured and simulated to provide a detailed analysis of the observed features. High-resolution experimental RIXS maps were collected using an in situ ga... Read More about Observation of Double Excitations in the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Nitric Oxide.

Use of an optofluidic microreactor and Cu nanoparticles synthesized in ionic liquid and embedded in TiO2 for an efficient photoreduction of CO2 to methanol (2020)
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Albo, J., Qadir, M. I., Samperi, M., Alves Fernandes, J., de Pedro, I., & Dupont, J. (2021). Use of an optofluidic microreactor and Cu nanoparticles synthesized in ionic liquid and embedded in TiO2 for an efficient photoreduction of CO2 to methanol. Chemical Engineering Journal, 404, Article 126643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126643

Synthesis of novel carvone (meth)acrylate monomers for the production of hydrophilic polymers with high terpene content (2020)
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Montanari, U., Taresco, V., Liguori, A., Gualandi, C., & Howdle, S. M. (2021). Synthesis of novel carvone (meth)acrylate monomers for the production of hydrophilic polymers with high terpene content. Polymer International, 70(5), 499-505. https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6096

The terpene‐based monomers and polymers reported in the literature are mostly hydrophobic and this is limiting their use in aqueous environments. To address this drawback, we have developed a novel synthetic strategy to functionalise a model terpene... Read More about Synthesis of novel carvone (meth)acrylate monomers for the production of hydrophilic polymers with high terpene content.

Understanding the factors controlling the photo-oxidation of natural DNA by enantiomerically pure intercalating ruthenium polypyridyl complexes through TA/TRIR studies with polydeoxynucleotides and mixed sequence oligodeoxynucleotides (2020)
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Keane, P. M., O'Sullivan, K., Poynton, F. E., Poulsen, B. C., Sazanovich, I. V., Towrie, M., …Kelly, J. M. (2020). Understanding the factors controlling the photo-oxidation of natural DNA by enantiomerically pure intercalating ruthenium polypyridyl complexes through TA/TRIR studies with polydeoxynucleotides and mixed sequence oligodeoxynucleotides. Chemical Science, 32, 8600-8609. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc02413a

Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes which can sensitise the photo-oxidation of nucleic acids and other biological molecules show potential for photo-therapeutic applications. In this article a combination of transient visible absorption (TrA) and time-re... Read More about Understanding the factors controlling the photo-oxidation of natural DNA by enantiomerically pure intercalating ruthenium polypyridyl complexes through TA/TRIR studies with polydeoxynucleotides and mixed sequence oligodeoxynucleotides.

Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures (2020)
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Liu, X., Liu, J., Sun, C., Liu, H., Wang, W., Smith, E., …Snape, C. (2020). Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8(33), 17025-17035. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta01417f

Developing effective carbon materials for post-combustion CO2 capture (PCC) has received great attentions over many recent years, owing to their desirable adsorption−desorption performance and exceptional thermo-oxidative stability compared to virtua... Read More about Design and development of 3D hierarchical ultra-microporous CO2-sieving carbon architectures for potential flow-through CO2 capture at typical practical flue gas temperatures.

Synthetic approaches and applications of sulfonimidates (2020)
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Matos, P. M., & Stockman, R. A. (2020). Synthetic approaches and applications of sulfonimidates. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 18(33), 6429-6442. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ob01191f

This review article explores the synthesis of the organosulfur(VI) species named sulfonimidates, focusing on their synthesis from sulfur(II), sulfur(IV) and sulfur(VI) reagents, and investigates their recent resurgeance in interest as intermediates t... Read More about Synthetic approaches and applications of sulfonimidates.

Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Cages – A Perspective (2020)
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Pilgrim, B., & Champness, N. R. (2020). Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Cages – A Perspective. ChemPlusChem, 85(8), 1842-1856. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000408

© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH The fields of metal-organic cages (MOCs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are both highly topical and continue to develop at a rapid pace. Despite clear synergies between the two fields, overlap is rarely observed. This artic... Read More about Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Cages – A Perspective.

Catalytic nanosponges of acidic aluminosilicates for plastic degradation and CO2 to fuel conversion (2020)
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Maity, A., Chaudhari, S., Titman, J. J., & Polshettiwar, V. (2020). Catalytic nanosponges of acidic aluminosilicates for plastic degradation and CO2 to fuel conversion. Nature Communications, 11(1), Article 3828 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17711-6

The synthesis of solid acids with strong zeolite-like acidity and textural properties like amorphous aluminosilicates (ASAs) is still a challenge. In this work, we report the synthesis of amorphous “acidic aluminosilicates (AAS)”, which possesses Brø... Read More about Catalytic nanosponges of acidic aluminosilicates for plastic degradation and CO2 to fuel conversion.

Mechanistic basis of substrate–O2 coupling within a chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase: An integrated NMR/EPR study (2020)
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Courtade, G., Ciano, L., Paradisi, A., Lindley, P. J., Forsberg, Z., Sørlie, M., …Aachmann, F. L. (2020). Mechanistic basis of substrate–O2 coupling within a chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase: An integrated NMR/EPR study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(32), Article 202004277. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004277117

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) have a unique ability to activate molecular oxygen for subsequent oxidative cleavage of glycosidic bonds. To provide insight into the mode of action of these industrially important enzymes, we have performe... Read More about Mechanistic basis of substrate–O2 coupling within a chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase: An integrated NMR/EPR study.

Modulating the Biological Function of Protein by Tailoring the Adsorption Orientation on Nanoparticles (2020)
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Jain, A., Trindade, G., Hicks, J. M., Potts, J. C., Rahman, R., Hague, R., …Rawson, F. Modulating the Biological Function of Protein by Tailoring the Adsorption Orientation on Nanoparticles

Protein orientation in nanoparticle-protein conjugates plays a crucial role in binding to cell receptors and ultimately, defines their targeting efficiency. Therefore, understanding fundamental aspects of the role of protein orientation upon adsorpti... Read More about Modulating the Biological Function of Protein by Tailoring the Adsorption Orientation on Nanoparticles.

Strengthening the Magnetic Interactions in Pseudobinary First-Row Transition Metal Thiocyanates, M(NCS)2 (2020)
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Bassey, E. N., Paddison, J. A., Keyzer, E. N., Lee, J., Manuel, P., da Silva, I., …Cliffe, M. J. (2020). Strengthening the Magnetic Interactions in Pseudobinary First-Row Transition Metal Thiocyanates, M(NCS)2. Inorganic Chemistry, 59(16), 11627–11639. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01478

Understanding the effect of chemical composition on the strength of magnetic interactions is key to the design of magnets with high operating temperatures. The magnetic divalent first-row transition metal (TM) thiocyanates are a class of chemically s... Read More about Strengthening the Magnetic Interactions in Pseudobinary First-Row Transition Metal Thiocyanates, M(NCS)2.

Heterogeneous photocatalysis of azides: extending nitrenes photochemistry to longer wavelengths (2020)
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Lemir, I. D., Argüello, J. E., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2020). Heterogeneous photocatalysis of azides: extending nitrenes photochemistry to longer wavelengths. Chemical Communications, 56(70), 10239-10242. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc04118a

The photodecomposition of azides to generate nitrenes usually requires wavelengths in the

Tuning the Cation-Anion Interactions by Methylation of the Pyridinium Cation: An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Picolinium Ionic Liquids (2020)
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Men, S., Licence, P., Luo, H., & Dai, S. (2020). Tuning the Cation-Anion Interactions by Methylation of the Pyridinium Cation: An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Picolinium Ionic Liquids. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 124(30), 6657-6663. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05872

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used to investigate the impact of methylation on the electronic environment of pyridinium cations. Because of the electron-donating effect of the methyl group, there is a significant increase in electron density on... Read More about Tuning the Cation-Anion Interactions by Methylation of the Pyridinium Cation: An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Picolinium Ionic Liquids.

Predictable and targeted activation of biomass to carbons with high surface area density and enhanced methane storage capacity (2020)
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Altwala, A., & Mokaya, R. (2020). Predictable and targeted activation of biomass to carbons with high surface area density and enhanced methane storage capacity. Energy and Environmental Science, 13(9), 2967-2978. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ee01340d

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. A challenge in the synthesis of activated carbons is that currently there is no way to prepare materials with predictable and targeted properties. In particular, there are no material parameters or characteristics of... Read More about Predictable and targeted activation of biomass to carbons with high surface area density and enhanced methane storage capacity.

Decoupling vibration and electron energy dependencies in the photoelectron circular dichroism of a terpene, 3-carene (2020)
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Ganjitabar, H., Garcia, G., Nahon, L., & Powis, I. (2020). Decoupling vibration and electron energy dependencies in the photoelectron circular dichroism of a terpene, 3-carene. Journal of Chemical Physics, 153(3), Article 034302. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0013448

A fresh perspective on the interaction of electron and nuclear motions in photon induced dynamical processes can be provided by the coupling of photoelectron angular distributions and cation vibrational states in the photoionization of chiral molecul... Read More about Decoupling vibration and electron energy dependencies in the photoelectron circular dichroism of a terpene, 3-carene.

Photochemical benzylic radical arylation promoted by supported Pd nanostructures (2020)
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Gawargy, T. A., Costa, P., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2020). Photochemical benzylic radical arylation promoted by supported Pd nanostructures. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 18(31), 6047-6052. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ob01227k

We report a novel way to promote photochemical benzylic radical arylations using Pd nanostructures. Traditional benzylic radical reaction pathways are challenged by the presence of metal centres that provoke unprecedented regioselectivity towards mor... Read More about Photochemical benzylic radical arylation promoted by supported Pd nanostructures.

Morphology and Defect Control of Metal Halide Perovskite Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics (2020)
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Lei, L., Li, M., Grant, D. M., Yang, S., Yu, Y., Watts, J. A., & Amabilino, D. B. (2020). Morphology and Defect Control of Metal Halide Perovskite Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics. Chemistry of Materials, 32(14), 5958–5972. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00798

Delicate morphology and defect control are crucial for high-performance optoelectronics. For metal halide perovskites, antisolvent precipitation is the most common process to realize the control and develop the state-of-art devices. However, the solu... Read More about Morphology and Defect Control of Metal Halide Perovskite Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics.

Functional initiators for the ring‐opening polymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates: An overview (2020)
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Phan, H., Kortsen, K., Englezou, G., Couturaud, B., Nedoma, A. J., Pearce, A. K., & Taresco, V. (2020). Functional initiators for the ring‐opening polymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates: An overview. Journal of Polymer Science, 58(14), 1911-1923. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200313

Functional ring-opening polymerization (ROP) initiators can instill a wide array of chemical, physical, and biological effects into a polymeric chain. Highlighting the versatility of this “active” initiator approach, a broad range of characteristics... Read More about Functional initiators for the ring‐opening polymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates: An overview.