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Structure determination techniques flex their muscles (2017)
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Blake, A. J. (2017). Structure determination techniques flex their muscles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(39), 11697-11698. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201706526

A historical challenge: Gas-phase electron diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction are both established techniques, but they were both pushed to their limits by the challenge posed by the highly flexible tetranitromethane molecule. New appro... Read More about Structure determination techniques flex their muscles.

Piperazine-based N4-type 16-membered macroheterocycles and their nickel(II) complexes (2017)
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Vatsadze, S. Z., Krut’ko, D. P., Blake, A. J., & Mountford, P. (2017). Piperazine-based N4-type 16-membered macroheterocycles and their nickel(II) complexes. https://doi.org/10.6060/mhc161179v

Square-planar diamagnetic nickel(II) complexes 5a and 5b containing 16-membered diamino-diimino ligands were prepared from the corresponding open-chain complexes 2a and 2b via condensation with o-phthalic dialdehyde in methanol. The solid-state struc... Read More about Piperazine-based N4-type 16-membered macroheterocycles and their nickel(II) complexes.

Iron(II)-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination of Isocyanates (2017)
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Sharpe, H. R., Geer, A. M., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., & Kays, D. L. (2017). Iron(II)-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination of Isocyanates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(17), 4845-4848. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201701051

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The first transition metal catalyzed hydrophosphination of isocyanates is presented. The use of low-coordinate iron(II) precatalysts leads to an unprecedented catalytic double insertion of isocyanat... Read More about Iron(II)-Catalyzed Hydrophosphination of Isocyanates.

Tailoring porosity and rotational dynamics in a series of octacarboxylate metal-organic frameworks (2017)
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Moreau, F., Kolokolov, D. L., Stepanov, A. G., Easun, T. L., Dailly, A., Lewis, W., …Schröder, M. (2017). Tailoring porosity and rotational dynamics in a series of octacarboxylate metal-organic frameworks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(12), 3056-3061. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615172114

Modulation and precise control of porosity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of critical importance to their materials function. Here we report the first modulation of porosity for a series of isoreticular octacarboxylate MOFs, denoted MFM-180 t... Read More about Tailoring porosity and rotational dynamics in a series of octacarboxylate metal-organic frameworks.

1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesised through alkane elimination reactions (2017)
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Birchall, C., Bradley, M. A., Blake, A. J., Lewis, W., Moxey, G. J., & Kays, D. L. (2017). 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesised through alkane elimination reactions. Dalton Transactions, 46(12), 4101-4110. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7dt00471k

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. The reactions between magnesium or zinc alkyls and 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diaminonaphthalenes afford the 1,8-bis(triorganosilyl)diamidonaphthalene complexes with elimination of alkanes. The reaction between 1,8-C10H6... Read More about 1,8-Bis(silylamido)naphthalene complexes of magnesium and zinc synthesised through alkane elimination reactions.

The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes (2017)
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Gregson, M., Lu, E., Mills, D. P., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., Hennig, C., …Liddle, S. T. (2017). The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes. Nature Communications, 8, Article 14137. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14137

© The Author(s) 2017. Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands selectively lengthen mutually trans metal-ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state actinide complexes the inverse-trans-influence op... Read More about The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes.

A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond (2016)
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Birchall, C., Moxey, G. J., McMaster, J., Blake, A. J., Lewis, W., & Kays, D. L. (2017). A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 458, 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.029

The phosphinimine, trimethylsilyl-substituted BIPM ligand [BIPM = bis(iminophosphorano)methanide] has been used to stabilise CH(Ph2PNSiMe3)2MgFe(η5-C5H5)(CO)2 (1), which is a structurally authenticated complex exhibiting a direct, unsupported bond be... Read More about A monomeric, heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported Mg−Fe bond.

Cyclotrimerisation of isocyanates catalysed by low-coordinate Mn(II) and Fe(II) m-terphenyl complexes (2016)
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Sharpe, H. R., Geer, A. M., Williams, H. E., Blundell, T. J., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., & Kays, D. L. (2017). Cyclotrimerisation of isocyanates catalysed by low-coordinate Mn(II) and Fe(II) m-terphenyl complexes. Chemical Communications, 53(5), 937-940. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC07243G

Two- and three-coordinate m-terphenyl complexes of manganese and iron are efficient catalysts for the selective cyclotrimerisation of primary aliphatic isocyanates affording isocyanurates in short reaction times and under mild conditions.

Electronic effects of aromatic rings on the catalytic activity of ‎dioxidomolybdenum(VI)-hydrazone complexes (2016)
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Bikas, R., Lippolis, V., Noshiranzadeh, N., Farzaneh-Bonab, H., Blake, A. J., Siczek, M., …Lis, T. (2017). Electronic effects of aromatic rings on the catalytic activity of ‎dioxidomolybdenum(VI)-hydrazone complexes. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017(6), 999-1006. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201601359

Nine dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes were synthesized by the ‎reaction of MoO3 with tridentate hydrazone Schiff base ligands ‎obtained from the reaction of aromatic acid hydrazides (3-hydroxy-2-‎naphthoic acid hydrazide, 4-pyridine carboxylic acid hy... Read More about Electronic effects of aromatic rings on the catalytic activity of ‎dioxidomolybdenum(VI)-hydrazone complexes.

Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids (2016)
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Zavakhina, M. S., Yushina, I. V., Samsonenko, D. G., Dybtsev, D., Fedin, V. P., Argent, S. P., …Schröder, M. (2017). Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids. Dalton Transactions, 46(2), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03969C

Chromeazurol B (Na2HL) is a pH-sensitive (halochromic) dye based on a hydroxytriarylmethane core and two carboxylate functional groups, which makes it suitable for the synthesis of coordination polymers. Two new coordination polymers [NaZn4(H2O)3(L)3... Read More about Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids.

The effect of carboxylate position on the structure of a metal organic framework derived from cyclotriveratrylene (2016)
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Martin, A. D., Easun, T. L., Argent, S. P., Lewis, W., Blake, A. J., & Schröder, M. (2016). The effect of carboxylate position on the structure of a metal organic framework derived from cyclotriveratrylene. CrystEngComm, 19(4), 603-607. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01965j

Two cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands H3L1 and H3L2 have been synthesised using microwave heating and used in the formation of 1 [Zn2(L1)(DMA)2(CH3COO)] and 2 [Zn6(L2)4(DMA)6(H2O)5] (DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide). 1 displays an unusual trigonal paddle... Read More about The effect of carboxylate position on the structure of a metal organic framework derived from cyclotriveratrylene.

Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal-Organic Framework (2016)
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Benson, O., da Silva, I., Argent, S. P., Cabot, R., Savage, M., Godfrey, H. G., …Schröder, M. (2016). Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal-Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(45), 14828-14831. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b08059

An amide-functionalized metal organic framework (MOF) material, MFM-136, shows a high CO2 uptake of 12.6 mmol g–1 at 20 bar and 298 K. MFM-136 is the first example of an acylamide pyrimidyl isophthalate MOF without open metal sites and, thus, provide... Read More about Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal-Organic Framework.

Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal–Organic Framework (2016)
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Benson, O., da Silva, I., Argent, S. P., Cabot, R., Savage, M., Godfrey, H. G., …Schröder, M. (2016). Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal–Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(45), 14828-14831. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b08059

An amide-functionalised metal organic frame-work (MOF) material, MFM-136, shows a high CO2 uptake of 12.6 mmol g-1 at 20 bar and 298 K. MFM-136 is the first example of acylamide pyrimidyl isophthalate MOF without open metal sites, and thus provides a... Read More about Amides Do Not Always Work: Observation of Guest Binding in an Amide-Functionalized Porous Metal–Organic Framework.

Assembly of high nuclearity clusters from a family of tripodal tris-carboxylate ligands (2016)
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Argent, S. P., Tarassova, I., Greenaway, A., Nowell, H., Barnett, S. A., Warren, M. R., …Blake, A. J. (2016). Assembly of high nuclearity clusters from a family of tripodal tris-carboxylate ligands. Polyhedron, 120, 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.04.029

A family of four tris-carboxylic acid ligands 1,3,5-tris(4′-carboxybiphenyl-2-yl)benzene (H3L1), 1,3,5-tris-2-carboxyphenylbenzene (H3L2), 1,3,5-tris(4″-carboxy-para-terphenyl-2-yl)benzene (H3L3) and 1,3,5-tris(3′-carboxybiphenyl-2-yl)benzene (H3L4)... Read More about Assembly of high nuclearity clusters from a family of tripodal tris-carboxylate ligands.

Aurophilicity under pressure: a combined crystallographic and in-situ spectroscopic study (2016)
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O'Connor, A. E., Mirzadeh, N., Bhargava, S., Easun, T. L., Schröder, M., & Blake, A. J. (2016). Aurophilicity under pressure: a combined crystallographic and in-situ spectroscopic study. Chemical Communications, 52(41), 6269-6772. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC00923A

High pressure crystallographic studies on [1,4 C6H4{PPh2(AuCl)}2] (1) reveal the largest pressure-induced contraction of an aurophilic interaction observed for any Au(I) complex; Hirshfeld surface analysis and Raman spectroscopy reveal the presence o... Read More about Aurophilicity under pressure: a combined crystallographic and in-situ spectroscopic study.

Non-interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks based on copper(II) paddlewheel and oligoparaxylene-isophthalate linkers: synthesis, structure and gas adsorption (2016)
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Yan, Y., Juricek, M., Coudert, F., Vermeulan, N. A., Grunder, S., Dailly, A., …Schröder, M. (2016). Non-interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks based on copper(II) paddlewheel and oligoparaxylene-isophthalate linkers: synthesis, structure and gas adsorption. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(10), https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b12312

Two metal–organic framework materials, MFM-130 and MFM-131 (MFM = Manchester Framework Material), have been synthesized using two oligoparaxylene (OPX) tetracarboxylate linkers containing four and five aromatic rings, respectively. Both fof-type non-... Read More about Non-interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks based on copper(II) paddlewheel and oligoparaxylene-isophthalate linkers: synthesis, structure and gas adsorption.

Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds (2016)
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Gregson, M., Lu, E., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J. L., Hennig, C., Scheinost, A. C., …Liddle, S. T. (2016). Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds. Chemical Science, 7(5), 3286-3297. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SC00278A

We report comparable levels of covalency in cerium- and uranium-carbon multiple bonds in the isostructural carbene complexes [M(BIPMTMS)(ODipp)2] [M = Ce (1), U (2), Th (3); BIPMTMS = C(PPh2NSiMe3)2; Dipp = C6H3-2,6-Pri2] whereas for M = Th the M=C b... Read More about Emergence of comparable covalency in isostructural cerium(IV)- and uranium(IV)-carbon multiple bonds.

Alkaline Earth Complexes of a Sterically Demanding Guanidinate Ligand: Alkaline Earth Guanidinate Complexes (2015)
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Moxey, G. J., Blake, A. J., Lewis, W., & Kays, D. L. (2015). Alkaline Earth Complexes of a Sterically Demanding Guanidinate Ligand: Alkaline Earth Guanidinate Complexes. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2015(36), 5892-5902. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201501239

The synthesis of the guanidine MesN{C(NCy2)}N(H)Mes (LH; Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, Cy = cyclohexyl), and its use as a proligand for the synthesis of alkaline earth metal complexes are reported. Described herein are (i) an unusual Hauser base cubane, (ii)... Read More about Alkaline Earth Complexes of a Sterically Demanding Guanidinate Ligand: Alkaline Earth Guanidinate Complexes.

A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour (2015)
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Gregson, M., Chilton, N. F., Ariciu, A. M., Tuna, F., Crowe, I. F., Lewis, W., …Liddle, S. T. (2015). A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour. Chemical Science, 7(1), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sc03111g

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. We report a dysprosium(iii) bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet (SMM) where stabilisation of the highly magnetic states and suppression of mixing of opposite magnetic projections is imposed by a linear arrangeme... Read More about A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour.

Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex (2015)
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Gardner, B. M., Balázs, G., Scheer, M., Wooles, A. J., Tuna, F., McInnes, E. J., …Liddle, S. T. (2015). Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(50), 15250-15254. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201508600

The HAsAsH molecule has hitherto only been proposed tentatively as a short-lived species generated in electrochemical or microwave-plasma experiments. After two centuries of inconclusive or disproven claims of HAsAsH formation in the condensed phase,... Read More about Isolation of Elusive HAsAsH in a Crystalline Diuranium(IV) Complex.