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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.

Catalyst-free Hydrophosphinylation of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates under Low-Added-Solvent Conditions (2021)
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Huke, C. D., Taylor, L. J., Argent, S. P., & Kays, D. L. (2021). Catalyst-free Hydrophosphinylation of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates under Low-Added-Solvent Conditions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(32), 10704-10709. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02907

A catalyst-free, low-solvent method for the hydrophosphinylation of isocyanates and isothiocyanates is reported. A range of phosphorus nucleophiles including secondary phosphine oxides HP(O)R2 (R = Ph, iPr), phosphites HP(O)(OR)2 (R = Me, Et), and me... Read More about Catalyst-free Hydrophosphinylation of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates under Low-Added-Solvent Conditions.

Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions (2021)
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Liu, Y., Taylor, L. J., Argent, S. P., McMaster, J., & Kays, D. L. (2021). Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(14), 10114-10123. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03623

A series of group 11 m-terphenyl complexes have been synthesized via a metathesis reaction from the iron(II) complexes (2,6-Mes2C6H3)2Fe and (2,6-Xyl2C6H3)2Fe (Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2; Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3). [2,6-Mes2C6H3M]2 (1, M = Cu; 2, M = Ag; 6, M = Au... Read More about Group 11 m-Terphenyl Complexes Featuring Metallophilic Interactions.

Multigram Synthesis of Trioxanes Enabled by a Supercritical CO2 Integrated Flow Process (2021)
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Wu, L., Abreu, B. L., Blake, A. J., Taylor, L. J., Lewis, W., Argent, S. P., …George, M. W. (2021). Multigram Synthesis of Trioxanes Enabled by a Supercritical CO2 Integrated Flow Process. Organic Process Research and Development, 25(8), 1873-1881. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00111

Photochemical synthesis of highly reactive hydroperoxides and their conversion into useful products, such as 1,2,4-trioxanes, are of wide interest for synthetic organic chemistry and pharmaceutical manufacturing particularly because of their relevanc... Read More about Multigram Synthesis of Trioxanes Enabled by a Supercritical CO2 Integrated Flow Process.

A Co-Crystallised Cobalt(II) Cluster of Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid (PDC) as a Luminescent Material for Selective Sensing of Methanol (2021)
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Olayemi, V. T., Tella, A. C., Adekola, F. A., Clayton, H. S., Oladipo, A. C., Mehlana, G., …Mokaya, R. (2021). A Co-Crystallised Cobalt(II) Cluster of Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid (PDC) as a Luminescent Material for Selective Sensing of Methanol. Journal of Fluorescence, 31(4), 1177-1190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02746-9

A luminescent Cobalt(II) co-crystal [Co13(PDC)16(H2O)24.7H2O] 1 (where H2PDC = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) have been prepared by oven-heating and slow evaporation of solvent. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis revealed that 1 is a m... Read More about A Co-Crystallised Cobalt(II) Cluster of Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid (PDC) as a Luminescent Material for Selective Sensing of Methanol.

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.

Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones (2021)
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Green, H., Argent, S., & Lam, H. (2021). Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(19), 5897-5900. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100143

Domino reactions involving nickel?catalyzed additions of (hetero)arylboronic acids to alkynes, followed by cyclization of the alkenylnickel intermediates onto tethered acyclic ketones to give chiral tertiary?alcohol?containing products in high enanti... Read More about Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones.

Selective Gas Uptake and Rotational Dynamics in a (3,24)-Connected Metal–Organic Framework Material (2021)
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Trenholme, W. J., Kolokolov, D. I., Bound, M., Argent, S. P., Gould, J. A., Li, J., …Schröder, M. (2021). Selective Gas Uptake and Rotational Dynamics in a (3,24)-Connected Metal–Organic Framework Material. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(9), 3348–3358. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c11202

The desolvated (3,24)-connected metal-organic framework (MOF) material, MFM-160a, [Cu3(L)(H2O)3] [H6L = 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-tris(aminophenyl-4-isophthalic acid)] exhibits excellent high pressure uptake of CO2 (110 wt% at 20 bar, 298 K) and highly se... Read More about Selective Gas Uptake and Rotational Dynamics in a (3,24)-Connected Metal–Organic Framework Material.

Solid state structure and properties of phenyl diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives (2021)
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Humphreys, J., Pop, F., Hume, P. A., Murphy, A. S., Lewis, W., Davies, E. S., …Amabilino, D. B. (2021). Solid state structure and properties of phenyl diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives. CrystEngComm, 23(8), 1796-1814. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ce00039j

The solid state supramolecular interactions of diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives (DPPs) and their correlation with thin film optical properties are of particular interest because of the applications of these materials in organic electronics. In this s... Read More about Solid state structure and properties of phenyl diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives.

Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]} (2021)
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Lee, J. Y., Ling, S., Argent, S., Senn, M., Cañadillas-Delgado, L., & Cliffe, M. (2021). Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]}. Chemical Science, 12(10), 3516-3525. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc06619b

We report four new A-site vacancy ordered thiocyanate double double perovskites, A1–x{Ni[Bi(SCN)6](1–x)/3}, A = K+, NH4+, CH3(NH3)+ (MeNH3+) and C(NH2)3+ (Gua+), including the first examples of thiocyanate perovskites containing organic A-site cation... Read More about Controlling multiple orderings in metal thiocyanate molecular perovskites Ax{Ni[Bi(SCN)6]}.

A Cooperative Photoactive Class-I Hybrid Polyoxometalate With Benzothiadiazole–Imidazolium Cations (2021)
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Kibler, A. J., Souza, V. S., Fernandes, J. A., Lewis, W., Argent, S. P., Dupont, J., & Newton, G. N. (2021). A Cooperative Photoactive Class-I Hybrid Polyoxometalate With Benzothiadiazole–Imidazolium Cations. Frontiers in Chemistry, 8, Article 612535. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.612535

An organic–inorganic hybrid species based on the Wells–Dawson polyoxotungstate [P2W18O62]6− and novel fluorescent benzothiadiazole–imidazolium cations, [BTD-4,7-ImH]2+, has been synthesized. X-ray crystallographic analysis shows that the inorganic an... Read More about A Cooperative Photoactive Class-I Hybrid Polyoxometalate With Benzothiadiazole–Imidazolium Cations.

Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes (2020)
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Valentine, A. J., Geer, A. M., Taylor, L. J., Teale, A. M., Wood, K. E., Williams, H. E. L., …Kays, D. L. (2021). Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes. Dalton Transactions, 50(2), 722-728. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt03972a

The effect of para-substitution upon the structural and electronic properties of a series of m-terphenyl lithium complexes [R-Ar#-Li]2 (R = t-Bu 1, SiMe32, H 3, Cl 4, CF35; where R-Ar# = 2,6-{2,6-Xyl}2-4-R-C6H2 and 2,6-Xyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3) has been inv... Read More about Structural and electronic studies of substituted m-terphenyl lithium complexes.

Porous Metal–Organic Polyhedra: Morphology, Porosity, and Guest Binding (2020)
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Argent, S. P., Da Silva, I., Greenaway, A., Savage, M., Humby, J., Davies, A. J., …Schröder, M. (2020). Porous Metal–Organic Polyhedra: Morphology, Porosity, and Guest Binding. Inorganic Chemistry, 59(21), 15646-15658. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01935

Designing porous materials which can selectively adsorb CO2 or CH4 is an important environmental and industrial goal which requires an understanding of the host-guest interactions involved at the atomic scale. Metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) showing p... Read More about Porous Metal–Organic Polyhedra: Morphology, Porosity, and Guest Binding.

Synthesis, characterization and density functional theory of copper (ii) complex and cobalt (ii) coordination polymer for detection of nitroaromatic explosives (2020)
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Tellaa, A. C., Olayemiab, V. T., Adekolaa, F. A., Oladipoac, A. C., Adimulaa, V. O., Ogare, J. O., …Mokaya, R. (2021). Synthesis, characterization and density functional theory of copper (ii) complex and cobalt (ii) coordination polymer for detection of nitroaromatic explosives. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 515, Article 120048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.120048

In recent years there has been a significant interest to design luminescent materials to detect explosives with a great degree of selectivity, sensitivity, and fast response time. Two new luminescent compounds, [Cu(Biphen)(Meim)(H2O)] 1 and [Co(BDC)(... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and density functional theory of copper (ii) complex and cobalt (ii) coordination polymer for detection of nitroaromatic explosives.

Sustainable sorbitol-derived compounds for gelation of the full range of ethanol–water mixtures (2020)
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Dizon, G. C., Atkinson, G., Argent, S. P., Santu, L. T., & Amabilino, D. B. (2020). Sustainable sorbitol-derived compounds for gelation of the full range of ethanol–water mixtures. Soft Matter, 16(19), 4640-4654. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm00343c

During the development of soft material systems inspired by green chemistry, we show that naturally occurring starting materials can be used to prepare mono- and di-benzylidene sorbitol derivatives. These compounds gelate a range of organic, aqueous... Read More about Sustainable sorbitol-derived compounds for gelation of the full range of ethanol–water mixtures.

General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation (2020)
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Mendonça Matos, P., Lewis, W., Argent, S. P., Moore, J. C., & Stockman, R. A. (in press). General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation. Organic Letters, 22(7), 2776-2780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00761

A versatile method for the synthesis of enantioenriched N–H sulfoximines is reported. The approach stems from the organomagnesium-mediated ring opening of novel cyclic sulfonimidate templates. The reactions proceed in high yield and with excellent st... Read More about General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N–H Sulfoximines via C–S Bond Formation.