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Solution-processed blue/deep blue and white phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PhOLEDs) hosted by a polysiloxane derivative with pendant mCP (1, 3-bis(9-carbazolyl)benzene) (2015)
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Sun, D., Zhou, X., Liu, J., Sun, X., Li, H., Ren, Z., …Yan, S. (2015). Solution-processed blue/deep blue and white phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PhOLEDs) hosted by a polysiloxane derivative with pendant mCP (1, 3-bis(9-carbazolyl)benzene). ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(51), 27989-27998. https://doi.org/10.1021/am507592s

The synthesis and characterization is reported of an efficient polysiloxane derivative containing the 1,3-bis(9-carbazolyl)benzene (mCP) moiety as a pendant unit on the polysiloxane backbone. In comparison with mCP, the mCP-polysiloxane hybrid (PmCPS... Read More about Solution-processed blue/deep blue and white phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PhOLEDs) hosted by a polysiloxane derivative with pendant mCP (1, 3-bis(9-carbazolyl)benzene).

Anion-specific aggregation induced phosphorescence emission (AIPE) in an ionic iridium complex in aqueous media (2015)
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Li, G., Guan, W., Du, S., Zhu, D., Shan, G., Zhu, X., …Monkman, A. P. (2015). Anion-specific aggregation induced phosphorescence emission (AIPE) in an ionic iridium complex in aqueous media. Chemical Communications, 51(95), 16924-16927. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc07187a

Efficient aggregation induced phosphorescence emission (AIPE) of an ionic Ir(III) complex occurs when the counterion (PF6−) is exchanged specifically by ClO4− in aqueous media. As a result, a rapid, highly selective “turn-on” phosphorescent response... Read More about Anion-specific aggregation induced phosphorescence emission (AIPE) in an ionic iridium complex in aqueous media.

Solvent Dependence of the Single Molecule Conductance of Oligoyne-Based Molecular Wires (2015)
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Milan, D. C., Al-Owaedi, O. A., Oerthel, M., Marqués-González, S., Brooke, R. J., Bryce, M. R., …García-Suárez, V. M. (2016). Solvent Dependence of the Single Molecule Conductance of Oligoyne-Based Molecular Wires. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(29), 15666-15674. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08877

The conductance and the decay of conductance as a function of molecular length within a homologous series of oligoynes, Me3Si—(C≡C)n—SiMe3 (n = 2, 3, 4, or 5), is shown to depend strongly on the solvent medium. Single molecule junction conductance me... Read More about Solvent Dependence of the Single Molecule Conductance of Oligoyne-Based Molecular Wires.

The tomato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor I-2 couples DNA-Binding to Nucleotide-Binding Domain Nucleotide Exchange (2015)
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Fenyk, S., Dixon, C., Kittens, W., Townsend, P., Sharpies, G., Pålsson, L., …Cann, M. (2016). The tomato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor I-2 couples DNA-Binding to Nucleotide-Binding Domain Nucleotide Exchange. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(3), 1137-1147. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m115.698589

Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins enable plants to recognise and respond to pathogen attack. Previously, we demonstrated that the Rx1 NLR of potato is able to bind and bend DNA in vitro. DNA binding in situ requires its genu... Read More about The tomato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor I-2 couples DNA-Binding to Nucleotide-Binding Domain Nucleotide Exchange.

Key role of the linker in pyrene-linker-carboxylate surfactants for the efficient aqueous dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (2015)
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Welsh, D. J., O'Driscoll, L. J., Bailey, S. W., Visontai, D., Howes, K., Frampton, H., …Lambert, C. J. (2015). Key role of the linker in pyrene-linker-carboxylate surfactants for the efficient aqueous dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. RSC Advances, 5(115), 95360-95368. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20250g

This study establishes that the structure of the linker group between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic units in the new surfactants 1–13 plays an important role in the dispersibility of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in water. The systematic var... Read More about Key role of the linker in pyrene-linker-carboxylate surfactants for the efficient aqueous dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

Cross-Conjugated Systems Based On An (E)-Hexa-3-en-1,5-diyne-3,4-diyl Skeleton: Spectroscopic and Spectroelectrochemical Investigations (2015)
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Gluyas, J., Manici, V., Gückel, S., Vincent, K., Yufit, D., Howard, J., …Low, P. (2015). Cross-Conjugated Systems Based On An (E)-Hexa-3-en-1,5-diyne-3,4-diyl Skeleton: Spectroscopic and Spectroelectrochemical Investigations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 80(22), 11501-11512. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5b02240

A series of cross-conjugated compounds based on an (E)-4,4′-(hexa-3-en-1,5-diyne-3,4-diyl)bis(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline) skeleton (1–6) have been synthesized. The linear optical absorption properties can be tuned by modification of the substitu... Read More about Cross-Conjugated Systems Based On An (E)-Hexa-3-en-1,5-diyne-3,4-diyl Skeleton: Spectroscopic and Spectroelectrochemical Investigations.

High brightness deep blue/violet fluorescent polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) (2015)
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Cook, J. H., Santos, J., Al-Attar, H. A., Bryce, M. R., & Monkman, A. P. (2015). High brightness deep blue/violet fluorescent polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 3(37), 9664-9669. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc02162f

Two new deep blue/violet emitting alternating co-polymers, comprising readily-available carbazole (C) and fluorene (F) monomer units, have been synthesised and shown to produce extremely bright solution-processed polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs)... Read More about High brightness deep blue/violet fluorescent polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs).

Design and Synthesis of Nonequilibrium Systems (2015)
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Cheng, C., McGonigal, P., Stoddart, J., & Astumian, R. (2015). Design and Synthesis of Nonequilibrium Systems. ACS Nano, 9(9), 8672-8688. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b03809

The active transport of ions and molecules across cell membranes is essential to creating the concentration gradients that sustain life in all living organisms, be they bacteria, fungi, plants, animals or Homo sapiens. Nature uses active transport ev... Read More about Design and Synthesis of Nonequilibrium Systems.

Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes (2015)
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Neil, E., Fox, M., Pal, R., Pålsson, L., O'Sullivan, B., & Parker, D. (2015). Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes. Dalton Transactions, 44(33), 14937-14951. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt02358k

A series of bright, europium(III) complexes has been prepared based on an achiral heptadentate triazacyclononane ligand bearing two strongly absorbing, coordinated aralkynyl pyridyl moieties. The binding of chiral carboxylates, including α-hydroxy ac... Read More about Chiral probe development for circularly polarised luminescence: comparative study of structural factors determining the degree of induced CPL with four heptacoordinate europium(III) complexes.

The Potato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor Rx1 is a Pathogen Dependent DNA-Deforming Protein (2015)
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Fenyk, S., Townsend, P. D., Dixon, C. H., Spies, G. B., de San Eustaquio Campillo, A., Slootweg, E. J., …Cann, M. J. (2015). The Potato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor Rx1 is a Pathogen Dependent DNA-Deforming Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(41), 24945-24960. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m115.672121

Plant NLR proteins enable cells to respond to pathogen attack. Several NLRs act in the nucleus, however, conserved nuclear targets that support their role in immunity are unknown. Previously we noted a structural homology between the NB domain of NLR... Read More about The Potato Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) Immune Receptor Rx1 is a Pathogen Dependent DNA-Deforming Protein.

Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework (2015)
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McGonigal, P., Deria, P., Hod, I., Moghadam, P., Avestro, A., Horwitz, N., …Stoddart, J. (2015). Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(36), 11161-11168. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514485112

The organization of trisradical rotaxanes within the channels of a Zr6-based metal–organic framework (NU-1000) has been achieved postsynthetically by solvent-assisted ligand incorporation. Robust ZrIV–carboxylate bonds are forged between the Zr clust... Read More about Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework.

Arylsilanes and siloxanes as optoelectronic materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) (2015)
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Sun, D., Ren, Z., Bryce, M. R., & Yan, S. (2015). Arylsilanes and siloxanes as optoelectronic materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 3(37), 9496-9508. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc01638j

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are currently receiving much attention for applications in new generation full-colour flat-panel and flexible displays and as sources for low energy solid-state lighting. Arylsilanes and siloxanes have been exten... Read More about Arylsilanes and siloxanes as optoelectronic materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).

Controlled intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in human mesenchymal stem cells using porphyrin conjugated nanoparticles (2015)
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Lavado, A., Chauhan, V., Zen, A., Giuntini, F., Jones, D., Boyle, R., …Aylott, J. (2015). Controlled intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in human mesenchymal stem cells using porphyrin conjugated nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 7(34), 14525-14531. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5nr00795j

Nanoparticles capable of generating controlled amounts of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), that advance the study of oxidative stress and cellular communication, were synthesized by functionalizing polyacrylamide nanoparticles with zinc(I... Read More about Controlled intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in human mesenchymal stem cells using porphyrin conjugated nanoparticles.

Syntheses and Structures of Buta-1,3-Diynyl Complexes from ‘On Complex’ Cross-Coupling Reactions (2015)
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Oerthel, M., Yufit, D., Fox, M., Bryce, M., & Low, P. (2015). Syntheses and Structures of Buta-1,3-Diynyl Complexes from ‘On Complex’ Cross-Coupling Reactions. Organometallics, 34(11), 2395-2405. https://doi.org/10.1021/om501186c

The Pd(PPh3)4/CuI-cocatalyzed reaction of Ru(C≡CC≡CH)(PPh3)2Cp (2) with aryl iodides, Ar–I (3, Ar = C6H4CN-4 (a); C6H4Me-4 (b); C6H4OMe-4 (c); 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene (d); C5H4N (e)) proceeds smoothly in diisopropylamine and under an inert atmos... Read More about Syntheses and Structures of Buta-1,3-Diynyl Complexes from ‘On Complex’ Cross-Coupling Reactions.

An artificial molecular pump (2015)
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Cheng, C., McGonigal, P. R., Schneebeli, S. T., Li, H., Vermeulen, N. A., Ke, C., & Stoddart, J. F. (2015). An artificial molecular pump. Nature Nanotechnology, 10(6), 547-553. https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.96

Carrier proteins consume fuel in order to pump ions or molecules across cell membranes, creating concentration gradients. Their control over diffusion pathways, effected entirely through noncovalent bonding interactions, has inspired chemists to devi... Read More about An artificial molecular pump.

Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Single-Molecule Conductance of Bimetallic 2,3,5,6-Tetra(pyridine-2-yl)pyrazine-Based Complexes (2015)
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Davidson, R., Liang, J., Milan, D., Mao, B., Nichols, R., Higgins, S., …Low, P. (2015). Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Single-Molecule Conductance of Bimetallic 2,3,5,6-Tetra(pyridine-2-yl)pyrazine-Based Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 54(11), 5487-5494. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00507

The ligands 4′-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L1), 4′-((4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethynyl)- 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L2), and bis(tridentate) bridging ligand 2,3,5,6-tetra(pyridine-2-yl)pyrazine (tpp) were used to prepare the complexes [Ru(... Read More about Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Single-Molecule Conductance of Bimetallic 2,3,5,6-Tetra(pyridine-2-yl)pyrazine-Based Complexes.

Applying green chemistry to the photochemical route to artemisinin (2015)
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Amara, Z., Bellamy, J., Horvath, R., Miller, S., Beeby, A., Burgard, A., …George, M. (2015). Applying green chemistry to the photochemical route to artemisinin. Nature Chemistry, 7(6), 489-495. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2261

Artemisinin is an important antimalarial drug, but, at present, the environmental and economic costs of its semi-synthetic production are relatively high. Most of these costs lie in the final chemical steps, which follow a complex acid- and photo-cat... Read More about Applying green chemistry to the photochemical route to artemisinin.

Alkyne substituted mononuclear photocatalysts based on [RuCl(bpy)(tpy)](+) (2015)
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Davidson, R., Wilson, L., Duckworth, A., Yufit, D., Beeby, A., & Low, P. (2015). Alkyne substituted mononuclear photocatalysts based on [RuCl(bpy)(tpy)](+). Dalton Transactions, 44(25), 11368-11379. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt01278c

The ethynyl-phenylene substituted 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (tpy) derivatives, 4-(phenyl-ethynyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (L1), 4-(methoxyphenyl-ethynyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (L2), 4-(tolyl-ethynyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (L3) and 4-(nitrophenyl-et... Read More about Alkyne substituted mononuclear photocatalysts based on [RuCl(bpy)(tpy)](+).