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A high-throughput screening of metal–organic framework based membranes for biogas upgrading (2021)
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Glover, J., & Besley, E. (2021). A high-throughput screening of metal–organic framework based membranes for biogas upgrading. Faraday Discussions, 231, 235-257. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fd00005e

Applications of biomethane as a source of renewable energy and transport fuel rely heavily on successful implementation of purification methods capable of removing undesirable impurities from biogas and increasing its calorific content. Metal–organic... Read More about A high-throughput screening of metal–organic framework based membranes for biogas upgrading.

Linking the the thermal and electronic properties of functional dicationic salts with their molecular structures (2021)
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Clarke, C. J., Morgan, P. J., Hallett, J. P., & Licence, P. (2021). Linking the the thermal and electronic properties of functional dicationic salts with their molecular structures. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(18), 6224-6234. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08564

The two major properties that underpin ionic liquids are tunability and the potential to create task-specific media. Together, these properties allow ionic liquids to surpass the roles long held by traditional molecular solvents. However, at elevated... Read More about Linking the the thermal and electronic properties of functional dicationic salts with their molecular structures.

Single-molecule imaging and kinetic analysis of intermolecular polyoxometalate reactions (2021)
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Jordan, J. W., Fung, K. L. Y., Skowron, S. T., Allen, C. S., Biskupek, J., Newton, G. N., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2021). Single-molecule imaging and kinetic analysis of intermolecular polyoxometalate reactions. Chemical Science, 12(21), 7377-7387. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc01874d

We induce and study reactions of polyoxometalate (POM) molecules, [PW12O40]3− (Keggin) and [P2W18O62]6− (Wells–Dawson), at the single-molecule level. Several identical carbon nanotubes aligned side by side within a bundle provided a platform for spat... Read More about Single-molecule imaging and kinetic analysis of intermolecular polyoxometalate reactions.

Synthesis of water-soluble surfactants using catalysed condensation polymerisation in green reaction media (2021)
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Goddard, A. R., Apebende, E. A., Lentz, J. C., Carmichael, K., Taresco, V., Irvine, D. J., & Howdle, S. M. (2021). Synthesis of water-soluble surfactants using catalysed condensation polymerisation in green reaction media. Polymer Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d1py00415h

Sustainable and biobased surfactants are required for a wide range of everyday applications. Key drivers are cost, activity and efficiency of production. Polycondensation is an excellent route to build surfactant chains from bio-sourced monomers, but... Read More about Synthesis of water-soluble surfactants using catalysed condensation polymerisation in green reaction media.

Polaritonic Enhancement of Near-Field Scattering of Small Molecules Encapsulated in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Chemical Reactions in Confined Spaces (2021)
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Datz, D., Németh, G., Walker, K. E., Rance, G. A., Pekker, Á., Khlobystov, A. N., & Kamarás, K. (2021). Polaritonic Enhancement of Near-Field Scattering of Small Molecules Encapsulated in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Chemical Reactions in Confined Spaces. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4(5), 4335–4339. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00064

Nanotubes have been extensively utilized as nanocontainers for molecules and as nanoreactors for chemical reactions in confinement, with the potential for applications in hydrogen storage and catalysis. We show that phonon polaritons of boron nitride... Read More about Polaritonic Enhancement of Near-Field Scattering of Small Molecules Encapsulated in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Chemical Reactions in Confined Spaces.

Porous hollow TiO2 microparticles for photocatalysis: exploiting novel ABC triblock terpolymer templates synthesised in supercritical CO2 (2021)
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Larder, R. R., Bennett, T. M., Blankenship, L. S., Alves Fernandes, J., Husband, B. K., Atkinson, R. L., …Howdle, S. M. (2021). Porous hollow TiO2 microparticles for photocatalysis: exploiting novel ABC triblock terpolymer templates synthesised in supercritical CO2. Polymer Chemistry, 12(19), 2904-2913. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1py00334h

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mediated dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) is an efficient and green method for synthesising block copolymer microparticles with internal nanostructures. Here we... Read More about Porous hollow TiO2 microparticles for photocatalysis: exploiting novel ABC triblock terpolymer templates synthesised in supercritical CO2.

New InhA Inhibitors Based on Expanded Triclosan and Di-Triclosan Analogues to Develop a New Treatment for Tuberculosis (2021)
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Chetty, S., Armstrong, T., Sharma Kharkwal, S., Drewe, W. C., De Matteis, C. I., Evangelopoulos, D., …Thomas, N. R. (2021). New InhA Inhibitors Based on Expanded Triclosan and Di-Triclosan Analogues to Develop a New Treatment for Tuberculosis. Pharmaceuticals, 14(4), Article 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14040361

The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) has reinforced the need for the development of new anti-TB drugs. The first line drug isoniazid inhibits InhA. This is a prodrug requiring activation by... Read More about New InhA Inhibitors Based on Expanded Triclosan and Di-Triclosan Analogues to Develop a New Treatment for Tuberculosis.

Iridoid Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Aphids Mimics Iridoid?Producing Plants (2021)
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Partridge, S. J., Withall, D. M., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A., Stockman, R. A., Oldham, N. J., & Birkett, M. A. (2021). Iridoid Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Aphids Mimics Iridoid?Producing Plants. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(25), 7231-7234. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202001356

Biosynthesis of (1R,4aS,7S,7aR)?nepetalactol (1) and (4aS,7S,7aR)?nepetalactone (2) in plants involves iridoid synthase (ISY), an atypical reductive cyclase that catalyses the reduction of 8?oxogeranial into the reactive enol of (S)?8?oxocitronellal,... Read More about Iridoid Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Aphids Mimics Iridoid?Producing Plants.

Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed anti-arylmetallative cyclizations onto acyclic electron-deficient alkenes (2021)
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Gillbard, S. M., Green, H., Argent, S. P., & Lam, H. W. (2021). Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed anti-arylmetallative cyclizations onto acyclic electron-deficient alkenes. Chemical Communications, 57(36), 4436-4439. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc01166a

Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed reactions of (hetero)arylboronic acids or alkenylboronic acids with substrates containing an alkyne tethered to various acyclic electron-deficient alkenes are described.

Molecular redox species for next-generation batteries (2021)
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Cameron, J. M., Holc, C., Kibler, A. J., Peake, C. L., Walsh, D. A., Newton, G. N., & Johnson, L. R. (2021). Molecular redox species for next-generation batteries. Chemical Society Reviews, 50(10), 5863-5883. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cs01507e

This Tutorial Review describes how the development of dissolved redox-active molecules is beginning to unlock the potential of three of the most promising ‘next-generation’ battery technologies – lithium–air, lithium–sulfur and redox-flow batteries.... Read More about Molecular redox species for next-generation batteries.

Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant (2021)
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Cutajar, M., Andriulo, F., Thomsett, M. R., Moore, J. C., Couturaud, B., Howdle, S. M., …Harding, S. E. (2021). Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 7343. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86543-1

There is currently a pressing need for the development of novel bioinspired consolidants for waterlogged, archaeological wood. Bioinspired materials possess many advantages, such as biocompatibility and sustainability, which makes them ideal to use i... Read More about Terpene polyacrylate TPA5 shows favorable molecular hydrodynamic properties as a potential bioinspired archaeological wood consolidant.

2021 roadmap on lithium sulfur batteries (2021)
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Robinson, J. B., Xi, K., Kumar, R. V., Ferrari, A. C., Au, H., Titirici, M., …Shearing, P. R. (2021). 2021 roadmap on lithium sulfur batteries. Journal of Physics: Energy, 3(3), Article 031501. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/abdb9a

Batteries that extend performance beyond the intrinsic limits of Li-ion batteries are among the most important developments required to continue the revolution promised by electrochemical devices. Of these next-generation batteries, lithium sulfur (L... Read More about 2021 roadmap on lithium sulfur batteries.

Shaping Effective Practices for Incorporating Sustainability Assessment in Manuscripts Submitted to ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: An Initiative by the Editors (2021)
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Subramaniam, B., Licence, P., Moores, A., & Allen, D. T. (2021). Shaping Effective Practices for Incorporating Sustainability Assessment in Manuscripts Submitted to ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: An Initiative by the Editors. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(11), 3977-3978. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01511

Mechanistic Insights on the Semihydrogenation of Alkynes over Different Nanostructured Photocatalysts (2021)
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Wang, B., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2021). Mechanistic Insights on the Semihydrogenation of Alkynes over Different Nanostructured Photocatalysts. ACS Catalysis, 11(7), 4230-4238. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c05233

A single molecule microscopy study of the interaction of dye-modified alkanes, alkenes and alkynes with nanostructured catalysts based on TiO 2 reveals significant differences in the desorption kinetics of the probe molecules depending on the chemica... Read More about Mechanistic Insights on the Semihydrogenation of Alkynes over Different Nanostructured Photocatalysts.

??Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Distorted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (2021)
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Martínez‐Abadía, M., Strutyński, K., Lerma‐Berlanga, B., Stoppiello, C. T., Khlobystov, A. N., Martí‐Gastaldo, C., …Mateo‐Alonso, A. (2021). π‐Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Distorted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(18), 9941-9946. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202100434

Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) with a pcu topology have been obtained from distorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons acting as triangular antiprismatic (D3d) nodes. Such 3D COFs are six-fold interpenetrated as the result of... Read More about ??Interpenetrated 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Distorted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

A Guide to Directing Group Removal: 8?Aminoquinoline (2021)
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Fitzgerald, L. S., & O'Duill, M. L. (2021). A Guide to Directing Group Removal: 8?Aminoquinoline. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(33), 8411-8436. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100093

The use of directing groups allows high levels of selectivity to be achieved in transition metal‐catalyzed transformations. Efficient removal of these auxiliaries after successful functionalization, however, can be very challenging. This review provi... Read More about A Guide to Directing Group Removal: 8?Aminoquinoline.

Enantio-Complementary Continuous-Flow Synthesis of 2-Aminobutane Using Covalently Immobilized Transaminases (2021)
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Heckmann, C. M., Dominguez, B., & Paradisi, F. (2021). Enantio-Complementary Continuous-Flow Synthesis of 2-Aminobutane Using Covalently Immobilized Transaminases. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(11), 4122-4129. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c09075

Chiral amines are a common feature of many active pharmaceutical ingredients. The synthesis of very small chiral amines is particularly challenging, even via biocatalytic routes, as the level of discrimination between similarly sized R-groups must be... Read More about Enantio-Complementary Continuous-Flow Synthesis of 2-Aminobutane Using Covalently Immobilized Transaminases.