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Reactions of polyaromatic molecules in crystals under electron beam of the transmission electron microscope (2022)
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Fung, K. L., Weare, B. L., Fay, M. W., Argent, S. P., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2023). Reactions of polyaromatic molecules in crystals under electron beam of the transmission electron microscope. Micron, 165, Article 103395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103395

Reactivity of a series of related molecules under the 80 keV electron beam have been investigated and correlated with their structures and chemical composition. Hydrogenated and halogenated derivatives of hexaazatrinaphthylene, coronene, and phthaloc... Read More about Reactions of polyaromatic molecules in crystals under electron beam of the transmission electron microscope.

Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12) (2022)
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Turley, A. T., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., Argent, S. P., Hu, Y., Jones, T. A., Fay, M., & Woodward, S. (2023). Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12). Chemical Science, 14(1), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc05348a

Previously inaccessible large S8-corona[n]arene macrocycles (n = 8-12) with alternating aryl and 1,4-C6F4 subunits are easily prepared on up to gram scales, without the need for chromatography (up to 45% yield, 10 different examples) through new high... Read More about Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S8-corona[n]arenes (n = 8–12).

Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes (2022)
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Valentine, A. J., Geer, A. M., Blundell, T. J., Tovey, W., Cliffe, M. J., Davies, E. S., …Kays, D. L. (2022). Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes. Dalton Transactions, 51(47), 18118-18126. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt03531f

Two-coordinate transition metal complexes are exciting candidates for single-molecule magnets (SMMs) because their highly axial coordination environments lead to sizeable magnetic anisotropy. We report a series of five structurally related two-coordi... Read More about Slow magnetic relaxation in Fe(ii) m-terphenyl complexes.

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution over micro and mesoporous cobalt metal-organic frameworks (2022)
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Iqbal, B., Laybourn, A., O'Shea, J. N., Argent, S. P., & Zaheer, M. (2022). Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution over micro and mesoporous cobalt metal-organic frameworks. Molecular Catalysis, 531, Article 112711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112711

The development of water electrolysis devices is crucial for the sustainable production of green hydrogen fuel. However, the slow kinetics and high overpotential are key shortfalls for hydrogen production during the half-cell hydrogen evolution react... Read More about Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution over micro and mesoporous cobalt metal-organic frameworks.

Bismuth-Mediated α-Arylation of Acidic Diketones with ortho-Substituted Boronic Acids (2022)
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Ruffell, K., Argent, S. P., Ling, K. B., & Ball, L. T. (2022). Bismuth-Mediated α-Arylation of Acidic Diketones with ortho-Substituted Boronic Acids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(40), Article e202210840. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202210840

The α-arylation of cyclic and fluoroalkyl 1,3-diketones is made challenging by the highly stabilized nature of the corresponding enolates, and is especially difficult for sterically demanding aryl partners. As a general solution to this problem, we r... Read More about Bismuth-Mediated α-Arylation of Acidic Diketones with ortho-Substituted Boronic Acids.

A Coordination Network Featuring Two Distinct Copper(II) Coordination Environments for Highly Selective Acetylene Adsorption (2022)
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Chong, M. W., Argent, S. P., Moreau, F., Trenholme, W. J. F., Morris, C. G., Lewis, W., …Schröder, M. (2022). A Coordination Network Featuring Two Distinct Copper(II) Coordination Environments for Highly Selective Acetylene Adsorption. Chemistry - A European Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201188

Single crystals of 2D coordination network {Cu2L2 ⋅ (DMF)3(H2O)3}n (1-DMF) were prepared by reaction of commercial reagents 3-formyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (H2L) and Cu(NO3)2 in dimethylformamide (DMF). The single-crystal structure shows two distinct... Read More about A Coordination Network Featuring Two Distinct Copper(II) Coordination Environments for Highly Selective Acetylene Adsorption.

Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton (2022)
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Gorbachev, D., Smith, E., Argent, S. P., Newton, G. N., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(50), Article e202201478. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201478

The synthesis of new morphinan opioids by the addition of photochemically generated carbon-centered radicals to substrates containing an enone in the morphinan C-ring, is described. Using tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT) as a hydrogen atom tr... Read More about Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton.

Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes (2022)
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Valentine, A. J., Taylor, L. J., Geer, A. M., Huke, C. D., Wood, K. E., Tovey, W., …Kays, D. L. (2022). Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes. Organometallics, 41(11), 1426-1433. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00156

The effects of para-substitution on the structural and electronic properties of four series of two-coordinate m-terphenyl Group 12 complexes (R-Ar#)2M (M = Zn, Cd, Hg; R = t-Bu 1-3, SiMe34-6, Cl 7-9, CF310-12, where R-Ar#= 2,6-{2,6-Xyl}2-4-R-C6H2and... Read More about Structural and Electronic Studies of Substituted m-Terphenyl Group 12 Complexes.

Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies (2022)
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Tella, A. C., Oladipo, A. C., Olayemi, V. T., Gordon, A., Ogunlaja, A. S., Alimi, L. O., …Walton, R. I. (2022). Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies. Structural Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-022-01935-x

Two calcium coordination compounds [Ca(2,6-Hpdc)2(H2O)2] 1 and [Ca2(2,3-pdc)2(H2O)6]n2 (where 2,6-H2pdc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 2,3-H2pdc = 2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) were grown at room temperature. The compounds were characterized us... Read More about Calcium coordination compounds of anionic forms of hydrogen dipicolinate and quinolinate: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and DFT studies.

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates (2022)
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O'Brien, L., Argent, S. P., Ermanis, K., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(22), Article e202202305. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202305

Gold(I)-catalyzed nucleophilic allylations of pyridinium and quinolinium ions with allylboronates are reported. Transmetalation of the allylboronate with gold produces nucleophilic allylgold(I) species that add to the 4-position of the azinium ion wi... Read More about Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates.

A Mixed‐Addenda Mo/W Organofunctionalised Hybrid Polyoxometalate (2022)
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Amin, S. S., Cameron, J. M., Winslow, M., Davies, E. S., Argent, S. P., Robinson, D., & Newton, G. N. (2022). A Mixed‐Addenda Mo/W Organofunctionalised Hybrid Polyoxometalate. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022(10), Article e202200019. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200019

Substitution of metal addenda was explored as a method to modulate the electronic structure of organofunctionalised hybrid polyoxometalate clusters. Here we study the effects of Mo substitution into a W-based cluster. Through a range of spectroscopic... Read More about A Mixed‐Addenda Mo/W Organofunctionalised Hybrid Polyoxometalate.

Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes (2022)
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Pearce, N., Reynolds, K. E. A., Kayal, S., Sun, X. Z., Davies, E. S., Malagreca, F., …Champness, N. R. (2022). Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28022-3

The ability to control photoinduced charge transfer within molecules represents a major challenge requiring precise control of the relative positioning and orientation of donor and acceptor groups. Here we show that such photoinduced charge transfer... Read More about Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes.