Anion binding by Ag(I) complexes of urea-substituted pyridyl ligands (2005)
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Turner, D., Smith, B., Spencer, E., Goeta, A., Evans, I., Tocher, D., …Steed, J. (2005). Anion binding by Ag(I) complexes of urea-substituted pyridyl ligands. New Journal of Chemistry, 29(1), 90-98

A series of Ag(I) complexes of ureidopyridyl ligands 1 and 2 have been prepared from oxo-anion salts. In all cases the new materials contain the AgL2+ cation interacting with oxo-anions via the urea moiety. The complexes containing the para ligand 2:... Read More about Anion binding by Ag(I) complexes of urea-substituted pyridyl ligands.

Porous polymers by emulsion templating. (2005)
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Barbetta, A., Carnachan, R., Smith, K., Zhao, C., Cameron, N., Kataky, R., …Swan, M. (2005). Porous polymers by emulsion templating. Macromolecular Symposia, 226(1), 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.200550819

Highly porous and permeable polymers are produced by polymerisation of the continuous phase of high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs). The morphology and properties of the resulting PolyHIPE materials can be varied, allowing the materials to be optimi... Read More about Porous polymers by emulsion templating..

Alkene-arene meta photocycloadditions with a four-carbon-atom tether: Efficient approach toward the polycyclic ring systems of aphidicolin and stemodinone (2005)
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Boyd, J., Greaves, N., Kettle, J., Russell, A., & Steed, J. (2005). Alkene-arene meta photocycloadditions with a four-carbon-atom tether: Efficient approach toward the polycyclic ring systems of aphidicolin and stemodinone. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 44(6), 944-946

Influence of hydrogen bonding on coordination polymer assembly (2005)
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Applegarth, L., Goeta, A., & Steed, J. (2005). Influence of hydrogen bonding on coordination polymer assembly. Chemical Communications, 2405-2406

An extended dipyridyl ligand (L-1) capable of hydrogen bonding with guest species via urea functionalities has been designed and synthesised. Assembly of a silver(I) coordination polymer of L-1 is dependent on the nature of the hydrogen bond acceptor... Read More about Influence of hydrogen bonding on coordination polymer assembly.

Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers. (2005)
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Clarke, N., Colley, F., Collins, S., Hutchings, L., & Thompson, R. (2005). Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers. Macromolecules, 39(3), 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma051973s

A series of hydrogenous and deuterated four-arm polystyrene stars with low polydispersity have been synthesized by anionic polymerization. Self-diffusion data have been obtained using helium-3 nuclear reaction analysis, and rheology has been employed... Read More about Self-diffusion and viscoelastic measurements of polystyrene star polymers..

Progress in computer simulations of liquid crystals (2005)
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Wilson, M. (2005). Progress in computer simulations of liquid crystals. International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 24(3-4), 421-455

Hydrogen bonds between ammonium ions and aromatic rings exist and have key consequences on solid-state and solution phase properties (2005)
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Ilioudis, C., Bearpark, M., & Steed, J. (2005). Hydrogen bonds between ammonium ions and aromatic rings exist and have key consequences on solid-state and solution phase properties. New Journal of Chemistry, 29(1), 64-67

A very small azaphane that exhibits high a. nity for H+ has been synthesised. Included protons are stabilised by a charge-assisted NH-pi interaction and hence the bound proton is effectively solvated by the aromatic ring. Exchange of H+ is slow on th... Read More about Hydrogen bonds between ammonium ions and aromatic rings exist and have key consequences on solid-state and solution phase properties.

Stereoselective synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,4-oxathiane S-oxides (2005)
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Bedford, S., Grainger, R., Steed, J., & Tisselli, P. (2005). Stereoselective synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,4-oxathiane S-oxides. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 3(3), 404-406

beta-Allyloxy and beta-propargyloxy tert-butyl sulfoxides undergo tandem sulfoxide eliminination-intramolecular sulfenic acid addition reactions to produce 1,4-oxathiane S-oxides.

Polyaza metacyclophanes as ditopic anion receptors (2005)
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Ilioudis, C., & Steed, J. (2005). Polyaza metacyclophanes as ditopic anion receptors. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 3(16), 2935-2945

Five macrocyclic polyaza metacyclophanes L-1 - L-5 prepared by dipode coupling of the tosylated precursors have been studied. The basicity of the ligands has been measured potentiometrically and their ability to complex halides and perchlorate has be... Read More about Polyaza metacyclophanes as ditopic anion receptors.

Multiple nitrene insertions into metal-sulfur bonds of dithiocarbamate complexes: synthesis of sulfido-amido and zwitterionic tetraamido complexes (2005)
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Hogarth, G., Holman, K., Pateman, A., Sella, A., Steed, J., & Richards, I. (2005). Multiple nitrene insertions into metal-sulfur bonds of dithiocarbamate complexes: synthesis of sulfido-amido and zwitterionic tetraamido complexes. Dalton Transactions, 2688-2695

The iodine(III) reagent, PhI=NTs, acts as a source of the nitrene fragment NTs, which undergoes facile insertion into the metal-sulfur bonds of a range of dithiocarbamate complexes. Addition of two equivalents of PhI=NTs to [M(S2CNR2)(2)] affords sul... Read More about Multiple nitrene insertions into metal-sulfur bonds of dithiocarbamate complexes: synthesis of sulfido-amido and zwitterionic tetraamido complexes.

Anion and cation binding by a pendant arm cyclam and its macrobicyclic derivatives (2005)
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Channa, A., & Steed, J. (2005). Anion and cation binding by a pendant arm cyclam and its macrobicyclic derivatives. Dalton Transactions, 2455-2461

A series of transition-metal complexes of N, N', N'', N'''-tetra(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclam (L-1) are reported. The X-ray structures of the compounds reveal pendant arm coordination of one of the alcohol groups to give square-pyramidal metal centres with... Read More about Anion and cation binding by a pendant arm cyclam and its macrobicyclic derivatives.

Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization (2005)
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Applegarth, L., Clark, N., Richardson, A., Parker, A., Radosavljevic-Evans, I., Goeta, A., …Steed, J. (2005). Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization. Chemical Communications, 5423-5425

Ag(I) and Cu(II) complexes of a series of simple bis( urea) ligands form soft metallogels. X-ray crystallographic results suggests that the gels' structure is based on hydrogen bonding to counter anions and thus suggests a route to tunable gel rheolo... Read More about Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization.

Coarse-grained simulation studies of a liquid crystal dendrimer: towards computational predictions of nanoscale structure through microphase separation (2005)
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Hughes, Z., Wilson, M., & Stimson, L. (2005). Coarse-grained simulation studies of a liquid crystal dendrimer: towards computational predictions of nanoscale structure through microphase separation. Soft Matter, 1(6), 436-443. https://doi.org/10.1039/b511082c

Complex Formation and Rearrangement Reactions of the Phosphine Hydride Anions [OsH3(PPh3)3]- and [IrH2(PPh3)3]- (2005)
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Guilera, G., McGrady, G., Steed, J., & Jones, A. (2006). Complex Formation and Rearrangement Reactions of the Phosphine Hydride Anions [OsH3(PPh3)3]- and [IrH2(PPh3)3]-. Organometallics, 25(1), 122-127. https://doi.org/10.1021/om050391w

[OsH4(PPh3)3] (1) reacts with KH in THF in the presence of 18-crown-6 to form [K(THF)(18-crown-6)][OsH3(PPh3)3] (2), characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography; cation−anion contact is achieved through three Os−H···K moieties. In con... Read More about Complex Formation and Rearrangement Reactions of the Phosphine Hydride Anions [OsH3(PPh3)3]- and [IrH2(PPh3)3]-.

Modular assembly of a preorganised, ditopic receptor for dicarboxylates. (2005)
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Filby, M., Humphries, T., Turner, D., Kataky, R., Kruusma, J., & Steed, J. (2006). Modular assembly of a preorganised, ditopic receptor for dicarboxylates. Chemical Communications, 2006(2), 156-158. https://doi.org/10.1039/b512779c

Two types of calix[4]arene derived hosts for anions with, respectively, 1,3-alternate and cone conformations have been prepared; the 1,3-alternate system binds dicarboxylate anions in a ditopic manner while the cone compounds are deprotonated by carb... Read More about Modular assembly of a preorganised, ditopic receptor for dicarboxylates..

Adsorption kinetics in micellar solutions of nonionic surfactants (2005)
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Colegate, D., & Bain, C. (2005). Adsorption kinetics in micellar solutions of nonionic surfactants. Physical Review Letters, 95(19), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.198302

Standard models of the adsorption kinetics of surfactants at the air-water surface assume that micelles break down into monomers in the bulk solution and that only monomers adsorb. We show here that micelles of the nonionic surfactant C14E8 adsorb to... Read More about Adsorption kinetics in micellar solutions of nonionic surfactants.

Tissue-specific expression and dimerization of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Erolb (2005)
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Dias-Gunasekara, S., Gubbens, J., van Lith, M., Dunne, C., Williams, J., Kataky, R., …Benham, A. (2005). Tissue-specific expression and dimerization of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Erolb. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280(38), 33066-33075. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m505023200

Endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductases (Eros) are essential for the formation of disulfide bonds. Understanding disulfide bond catalysis in mammals is important because of the involvement of protein misfolding in conditions such as diabetes, arthritis... Read More about Tissue-specific expression and dimerization of the endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase Erolb.

The use of phase-inverting emulsions to show the phenomenon of interfacial crystallization on both heating and cooling (2005)
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Nicholson, C., Cooper, S., Marcellin, C., & Jamieson, M. (2005). The use of phase-inverting emulsions to show the phenomenon of interfacial crystallization on both heating and cooling. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(34), 11894-11895. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0526012

Highly anomalous crystallization behavior has been achieved in phase-inverting emulsion systems by using nonionic surfactants that induce nucleation. In particular, nucleation can be inhibited at the phase inversion, allowing systems held at, or near... Read More about The use of phase-inverting emulsions to show the phenomenon of interfacial crystallization on both heating and cooling.

Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands (2005)
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Stchedroff, M., Moberg, V., Rodriguez, E., Aliev, A., Böttcher, J., Steed, J., …Deeming, A. (2006). Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359(3), 926-937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.048

Treatment of [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)10] with the chiral diphosphines BINAP, tolBINAP [(R)-2,2′-bis(di-4-tolylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl], DIOP [(4R,5R)-(−)-O-isopropenylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane] affords [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)8(μ-L)] (L = B... Read More about Synthesis, characterisation and natural abundance Os-187 NMR spectroscopy of hydride bridged triosmium clusters with chiral diphosphine ligands.

Individually addressable recessed gold microelectrode arrays with monolayers of thio-cyclodextrin nanocavities (2005)
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Grancharov, G., Khosravi, E., Wood, D., Turton, A., & Kataky, R. (2005). Individually addressable recessed gold microelectrode arrays with monolayers of thio-cyclodextrin nanocavities. Analyst, 130(10), 1351-1357. https://doi.org/10.1039/b506367a

Four, individually addressable 30 mu m diameter, e-beam deposited, gold microelectrodes recessed by 6 mm were suitably spaced on a single substrate to avoid diffusional overlap between each microelectrode. The single substrate device was functionalis... Read More about Individually addressable recessed gold microelectrode arrays with monolayers of thio-cyclodextrin nanocavities.