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New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids (2002)
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Wang, C., Jung, G., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., & Petty, M. (2002). New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids. Journal of materials chemistry, 12(2), 173-180

We describe the synthesis of three new isomeric 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine hybrids, namely: 2,6-, 3,5- and 2,4-bis[2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl] pyridine, (PDPy-2,6, PDPy-3,5 and PDPy-2,4, respectively) and a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine... Read More about New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids.

The first genuine observation of fluorescent mononuclear phthalocyanine aggregates (2002)
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Farren, C., FitzGerald, S., Beeby, A., & Bryce, M. (2002). The first genuine observation of fluorescent mononuclear phthalocyanine aggregates. Chemical Communications, 572-573

An initial photophysical study of a tetra-solketal-substituted zinc phthalocyanine is reported; at low temperature this compound exhibits very strong aggregation, and a new red shifted emission peak is observed, lambda(max) approximate to750 nm, attr... Read More about The first genuine observation of fluorescent mononuclear phthalocyanine aggregates.

New pi-electron rich donors and cavities and their supramolecular assemblies: Synthesis, electrochemistry and crystal structures (2002)
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Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., Godbert, N., & Christensen, C. (2002). New pi-electron rich donors and cavities and their supramolecular assemblies: Synthesis, electrochemistry and crystal structures. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 379, 1-8

The synthesis, solution redox properties and X-ray crystal structures of 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene derivatives are described.

Synthesis of novel phthalocyanine-tetrathiafulvalene hybrids; Intramolecular fluorescence quenching related to molecular geometry (2002)
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Farren, C., Christensen, C., FitzGerald, S., Bryce, M., & Beeby, A. (2002). Synthesis of novel phthalocyanine-tetrathiafulvalene hybrids; Intramolecular fluorescence quenching related to molecular geometry. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67(26), 9130-9139

A number of silicon phthalocyanine bis-esters have been synthesized and characterized, with axial ligands containing one or more tetrathiafulvalene groups. Variations in the substitution positions around a central aromatic "hinge" within the ligands... Read More about Synthesis of novel phthalocyanine-tetrathiafulvalene hybrids; Intramolecular fluorescence quenching related to molecular geometry.

Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons (2002)
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Collings, J., Roscoe, K., Robins, E., Batsanov, A., Stimson, L., Howard, J., …Marder, T. (2002). Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons. New Journal of Chemistry, 26(12), 1740-1746. https://doi.org/10.1039/b207102a

A series of 1:1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene (HFB) with naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and triphenylene were prepared and their X-ray crystal structures determined at low temperatures. Each structure contains infinite mixed stacks of... Read More about Arene-perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1 : 1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material (2002)
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Cea, P., Hua, Y., Pearson, C., Wang, C., Bryce, M., Lopez, M., & Petty, M. (2002). A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 22(1), 87-89

Single layer organic light-emitting devices containing both poly[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) as an emissive polymer and a new electron transport (ET) material, 2,5-bis[5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-pyridyl]-1,3,4-oxadiaz... Read More about A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material.

An unexpected TTFAQ donor-fluorene acceptor reaction resulting in a novel salt: 2,6-dihexyloxy-9,10-bis(4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylium)-anthracene bis(2,5,7-trinitro-4-bromo-9-cyanofluorenide) dioxane trisolvate (2002)
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Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., Lyubchik, S., & Perepichka, I. (2002). An unexpected TTFAQ donor-fluorene acceptor reaction resulting in a novel salt: 2,6-dihexyloxy-9,10-bis(4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylium)-anthracene bis(2,5,7-trinitro-4-bromo-9-cyanofluorenide) dioxane trisolvate. Acta crystallographica. Section B, Structural science, 58, O1106-O1110

Reaction of the electron acceptor 2,5,7-trinitro-4-bromo-9-dicyanomethylenefluorene (1) and the electron donor 2,6-dihexyloxy-9,10-bis(4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10- dihydroanthracene (2) in dioxane resulted in the formation of a novel typ... Read More about An unexpected TTFAQ donor-fluorene acceptor reaction resulting in a novel salt: 2,6-dihexyloxy-9,10-bis(4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylium)-anthracene bis(2,5,7-trinitro-4-bromo-9-cyanofluorenide) dioxane trisolvate.

Synthesis and excited state spectroscopy of tris (distyrylbenzenyl)amine-cored electroluminescent dendrimers (2002)
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Palsson, L., Beavington, R., Frampton, M., Lupton, J., Magennis, S., Markham, J., …Samuel, I. (2002). Synthesis and excited state spectroscopy of tris (distyrylbenzenyl)amine-cored electroluminescent dendrimers. Macromolecules, 35(21), 7891-7901. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma011996g

An efficient strategy has been developed for the preparation of four generations of electroluminescent dendrimers that contain tris(distyrylbenzenyl)amine cores, stilbene dendrons, and tert-butyl surface groups. The synthesis involved coupling of ben... Read More about Synthesis and excited state spectroscopy of tris (distyrylbenzenyl)amine-cored electroluminescent dendrimers.

Functionalized pyridylboronic acids and their Suzuki cross-coupling reactions to yield novel heteroarylpyridines (2002)
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Parry, P., Wang, C., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., & Tarbit, B. (2002). Functionalized pyridylboronic acids and their Suzuki cross-coupling reactions to yield novel heteroarylpyridines. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67(21), 7541-7543

2-Bromo-5-pyridylboronic acid 2a, 2-chloro-5-pyridylboronic acid 2b, 2-methoxy-5-pyridylboronic acid 2c, and 5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-pyridylboronic acid 4 have been synthesized and shown to undergo palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with heter... Read More about Functionalized pyridylboronic acids and their Suzuki cross-coupling reactions to yield novel heteroarylpyridines.

Engineering a remarkably low HOMO-LUMO gap by covalent linkage of a strong π-donor and a π-acceptor-tetrathiafulvalene-σ-polynitrofluorene diads: Their amphoteric redox behavior, electron transfer and spectroscopic properties (2002)
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Perepichka, D., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., McInnes, E., Zhao, J., & Farley, R. (2002). Engineering a remarkably low HOMO-LUMO gap by covalent linkage of a strong π-donor and a π-acceptor-tetrathiafulvalene-σ-polynitrofluorene diads: Their amphoteric redox behavior, electron transfer and spectroscopic properties. Chemistry - A European Journal, 8(20), 4656-4669. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3765%2820021018%298%3A20%3C4656%3A%3Aaid-chem4656%3E3.0.co%3B2-1

Novel R3TTF-sigma-A compounds 14, 16 and 19 (R3TTF = trial-kyltetrathiafulvalene, sigma = saturated spacer, A = polynitrofluoren-9-dicyano-methylene acceptor) incorporating very strong donor and acceptor moieties have been synthesized by condensation... Read More about Engineering a remarkably low HOMO-LUMO gap by covalent linkage of a strong π-donor and a π-acceptor-tetrathiafulvalene-σ-polynitrofluorene diads: Their amphoteric redox behavior, electron transfer and spectroscopic properties.

A (π-extended tetrathiafulvalene)-fluorene conjugate. Unusual electrochemistry and charge transfer properties: The first observation of a covalent D²⁺–σ–A˙⁻ redox state (2002)
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Perepichka, D., Bryce, M., Perepichka, I., Lyubchik, S., Christensen, C., Godbert, N., …Zhao, J. (2002). A (π-extended tetrathiafulvalene)-fluorene conjugate. Unusual electrochemistry and charge transfer properties: The first observation of a covalent D²⁺–σ–A˙⁻ redox state. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(47), 14227-14238. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja012518o

The synthesis of novel electrochemically amphoteric TTFAQ-sigma-A compounds (TTFAQ = 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene, sigma = saturated spacer, A = polynitrofluorene acceptor) is reported. Their solution redox behavior is chara... Read More about A (π-extended tetrathiafulvalene)-fluorene conjugate. Unusual electrochemistry and charge transfer properties: The first observation of a covalent D²⁺–σ–A˙⁻ redox state.

Structural, luminescence, and NMR studies of the reversible binding of acetate, lactate, citrate, and selected amino acids to chiral diaqua ytterbium, gadolinium, and europium complexes (2002)
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Dickins, R., Aime, S., Batsanov, A., Beeby, A., Botta, M., Bruce, J., …Puschmann, H. (2002). Structural, luminescence, and NMR studies of the reversible binding of acetate, lactate, citrate, and selected amino acids to chiral diaqua ytterbium, gadolinium, and europium complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(43), 12697-12705. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja020836x

The nature of the ternary complexes formed in aqueous media at ambient pH on reversible binding of acetate, lactate, citrate, and selected amino acids and peptides to chiral diaqua europium, gadolinium, or ytterbium cationic complexes has been examin... Read More about Structural, luminescence, and NMR studies of the reversible binding of acetate, lactate, citrate, and selected amino acids to chiral diaqua ytterbium, gadolinium, and europium complexes.

Fluorescent phthalocyanine dimers - a steady state and flash photolysis study (2002)
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FitzGerald, S., Farren, C., Stanley, C., Beeby, A., & Bryce, M. (2002). Fluorescent phthalocyanine dimers - a steady state and flash photolysis study. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 1(8), 581-587

Steady state and time resolved studies of a tetrakis[(+/-)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-ylmethanol] (solketal) substituted zinc phthalocyanine (1) and its derivatives (4a-c) are reported. These compounds form novel fluorescent dimers (or higher order ag... Read More about Fluorescent phthalocyanine dimers - a steady state and flash photolysis study.

Synthesis of novel chiral bis(ferrocenyl) ligands and their use as voltammetric metal cation sensors (2002)
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Sutcliffe, O., Bryce, M., & Batsanov, A. (2002). Synthesis of novel chiral bis(ferrocenyl) ligands and their use as voltammetric metal cation sensors. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 656(1-2), 211-216

Bis(ferrocenyl) derivatives 3a, 3c and 3d containing secondary chelating substituents act as efficient voltammetric sensors of Mg2+ and Zn2+ ions in acetonitrile solution in concentrations as low as 10 mol%: a new redox peak appears in the cyclic vol... Read More about Synthesis of novel chiral bis(ferrocenyl) ligands and their use as voltammetric metal cation sensors.

Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers (2002)
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Knaapila, M., Ikkala, O., Torkkeli, M., Jokela, K., Serimaa, R., Dolbnya, I., …Monkman, A. (2002). Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers. Applied Physics Letters, 81(8), 1489-1491. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1499222

A hierarchical self-assembly in comb-shaped supramolecules of conjugated rodlike polymers is reported. The supramolecules consist of poly(2,5-pyridinediyl), aciddopants, and hydrogen bonded alkyl side chains. A thermotropic smectic state with an exce... Read More about Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers.

A re-evaluation of the photophysical properties of 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene: A model for poly(phenyleneethynylene) (2002)
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Beeby, A., Findlay, K., Low, P., & Marder, T. (2002). A re-evaluation of the photophysical properties of 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene: A model for poly(phenyleneethynylene). Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(28), 8280-8284. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja025568h

Photophysical measurements, recorded in aerated cyclohexane at 283 K, indicate that 1,4-bis-(phenylethynyl) benzene behaves in a conventional manner, undergoing emission from the lowest vibrational level of the first excited singlet state; there is n... Read More about A re-evaluation of the photophysical properties of 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene: A model for poly(phenyleneethynylene).