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System-dependent exchange–correlation functional with exact asymptotic potential and εHOMO ≈ − I (2015)
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Gledhill, J. D., & Tozer, D. J. (2015). System-dependent exchange–correlation functional with exact asymptotic potential and εHOMO ≈ − I. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 143(2), Article 024104. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926397

Density scaling considerations are used to derive an exchange–correlation explicit density functional that is appropriate for the electron deficient side of the integer and which recovers the exact r → ∞ asymptotic behaviour of the exchange–correlati... Read More about System-dependent exchange–correlation functional with exact asymptotic potential and εHOMO ≈ − I.

Molecular properties in the Tamm–Dancoff approximation: indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants (2015)
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Cheng, C., Ryley, M., Peach, M., Tozer, D., Helgaker, T., & Teale, A. (2015). Molecular properties in the Tamm–Dancoff approximation: indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants. Molecular Physics, 113(13-14), 1937-1951. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1024182

The Tamm–Dancoff approximation (TDA) can be applied to the computation of excitation energies using time-dependent Hartree–Fock (TD-HF) and time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT). In addition to simplifying the resulting response equations... Read More about Molecular properties in the Tamm–Dancoff approximation: indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants.

Understanding the Swelling Behavior of Modified Nanoclay Filler Particles in Water and Ethanol (2015)
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Metz, S., Anderson, R. L., Geatches, D. L., Suter, J. L., Lines, R., & Greenwell, H. C. (2015). Understanding the Swelling Behavior of Modified Nanoclay Filler Particles in Water and Ethanol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(22), 12625-12642. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp512257z

Clay–polymer nanocomposite materials have gained much attention owing to their low weight ratio of filler to reinforcement properties, delivering lightweight yet resilient materials with excellent barrier properties to gas diffusion. An important pro... Read More about Understanding the Swelling Behavior of Modified Nanoclay Filler Particles in Water and Ethanol.

Anion resonances and above-threshold dynamics of coenzyme Q0 (2015)
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Bull, J., West, C., & Verlet, J. (2015). Anion resonances and above-threshold dynamics of coenzyme Q0. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(24), 16125-16135. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp02145f

Temporary radical anions (resonances) of isolated co enzyme Q0 (CQ0) and their associated above-threshold dynamics have been studied using frequency-, angle-, and time-resolved photoelectron imaging (FAT-PI). Experimental energetics and dynamics are... Read More about Anion resonances and above-threshold dynamics of coenzyme Q0.

Metal-Free Synthesis of Dibenzoxazepinones via a One-Pot SNAr and Smiles Rearrangement Process: Orthogonality with Copper-Catalyzed Cyclizations (2015)
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Hurst, T. E., Kitching, M. O., da Frota, L. C., Guimaraes, K. G., Dalziel, M. E., & Snieckus, V. (2015). Metal-Free Synthesis of Dibenzoxazepinones via a One-Pot SNAr and Smiles Rearrangement Process: Orthogonality with Copper-Catalyzed Cyclizations. Synlett: Accounts and Rapid Communications in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 26(11), 1455-1460. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1378839

A visible light induced α-H chlorination of alkylarenes with inorganic chloride under nanoAg@AgCl (2015)
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Liu, S., Zhang, Q., Li, H., Yang, Y., Tiana, X., & Whiting, A. (2015). A visible light induced α-H chlorination of alkylarenes with inorganic chloride under nanoAg@AgCl. Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(27), 9671-9675. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201501439

An efficient, photocatalytic chlorination of alkylarene α-H groups using NaCl/HCl as chlorine source has been developed involving a radical mechanism under visible light (including sunlight) conditions. A chlorine radical is proposed to be formed by... Read More about A visible light induced α-H chlorination of alkylarenes with inorganic chloride under nanoAg@AgCl.

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.

Syntheses and Reductions of C-Dimesitylboryl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes (2015)
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Kahlert, J., Böhling, L., Brockhinke, A., Stammler, H., Newmann, B., Rendina, L., …Fox, M. (2015). Syntheses and Reductions of C-Dimesitylboryl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes. Dalton Transactions, 44(21), 9766-9781. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00758e

Two C-dimesitylboryl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes, 1-(BMes2)-2-R-1,2-C2B10H10 (1, R = H, 2, R = Ph), were synthesised by lithiation of 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane and 1-phenyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane, respectively, with n-butyllithium an... Read More about Syntheses and Reductions of C-Dimesitylboryl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes.

Ultra-high dispersion NMR reveals new levels of detail (2015)
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Aguilar, J., Kiraly, P., Adams, R., Bonneau, M., Grayson, E., Nilsson, M., Kenwright, A., & Morris, G. (2015). Ultra-high dispersion NMR reveals new levels of detail. RSC Advances, 5(65), 52902-52906. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra10192a

Pure shift NMR techniques can provide exquisite resolution, enabling chemists to analyse samples that would otherwise require unrealistically high magnetic fields. Although powerful, such techniques remain little used, in part because of the false pe... Read More about Ultra-high dispersion NMR reveals new levels of detail.

Conquering Catalyst Complexity: Nanoparticle Synthesis and Instrument Development for Molecular and Atomistic Characterisation Under In Situ Conditions (2015)
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Somorjai, G. A., & Beaumont, S. K. (2015). Conquering Catalyst Complexity: Nanoparticle Synthesis and Instrument Development for Molecular and Atomistic Characterisation Under In Situ Conditions. Topics in Catalysis, 58(10), 560-572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-015-0398-5

Most heterogeneous, homogeneous and enzyme catalysts are nanoparticles. Conquering the complexity of such materials’ mode of operation at the atomic and molecular level necessitates being able to elucidate their structure under operational conditions... Read More about Conquering Catalyst Complexity: Nanoparticle Synthesis and Instrument Development for Molecular and Atomistic Characterisation Under In Situ Conditions.

Local Control Theory in Trajectory Surface Hopping Dynamics Applied to the Excited-State Proton Transfer of 4-Hydroxyacridine (2015)
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Curchod, B. F., Penfold, T. J., Rothlisberger, U., & Tavernelli, I. (2015). Local Control Theory in Trajectory Surface Hopping Dynamics Applied to the Excited-State Proton Transfer of 4-Hydroxyacridine. ChemPhysChem, 16(10), 2127-2133. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201500190

The application of local control theory combined with nonadiabatic ab initio molecular dynamics to study the photoinduced intramolecular proton transfer reaction in 4‐hydroxyacridine was investigated. All calculations were performed within the framew... Read More about Local Control Theory in Trajectory Surface Hopping Dynamics Applied to the Excited-State Proton Transfer of 4-Hydroxyacridine.

Regioisomeric and substituent effects upon the outcome of the reaction of 1-borodienes with nitrosoarene compounds (2015)
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Eberlin, L., Carboni, B., & Whiting, A. (2015). Regioisomeric and substituent effects upon the outcome of the reaction of 1-borodienes with nitrosoarene compounds. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 80(13), 6574-6583. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5b00593

A study of the reactivity of 1-borodienes with nitrosoarene compounds has been carried out showing an outcome that differs according to the hybridization state of the boron moiety. Using an sp2 boron substituent, a one-pot hetero-Diels–Alder/ring con... Read More about Regioisomeric and substituent effects upon the outcome of the reaction of 1-borodienes with nitrosoarene compounds.

Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues (2015)
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Funk, A., Harvey, P., Finney, K., Fox, M., Kenwright, A., Rogers, N., …Parker, D. (2015). Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(25), 16507-16511. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp02210j

Measurements of the proton NMR paramagnetic relaxation rates for several series of isostructural lanthanide(III) complexes have been performed in aqueous solution over the field range 1.0 to 16.5 Tesla. The field dependence has been modeled using Blo... Read More about Challenging lanthanide relaxation theory: erbium and thulium complexes that show NMR relaxation rates faster than dysprosium and terbium analogues.

Stepwise photoconversion of an artificial light-harvesting array built from extended BODIPY units (2015)
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Harriman, A., Stachelek, P., Sutter, A., & Ziessel, R. (2015). Stepwise photoconversion of an artificial light-harvesting array built from extended BODIPY units. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 14(6), 1100-1109. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5pp00021a

A molecular dyad, comprising two disparate extended boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) units, has been identified as a potential component of artificial light-harvesting arrays. Highly efficient, intramolecular electronic energy transfer takes place under... Read More about Stepwise photoconversion of an artificial light-harvesting array built from extended BODIPY units.

New donor–acceptor conjugates based on a trifluorenylporphyrin linked to a redox–switchable ruthenium unit (2015)
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Merhi, A., Zhang, X., Yao, D., Drouet, S., Mongin, O., Paul, F., …Paul-Roth, C. (2015). New donor–acceptor conjugates based on a trifluorenylporphyrin linked to a redox–switchable ruthenium unit. Dalton Transactions, 44(20), 9470-9485. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00348b

Reactions of the 16-electron ruthenium complex [Ru(dppe)2Cl][PF6] with metal-free and zinc ethynylphenyltrifluorenylporphyrins 1 and 2 respectively, gave the new dyads 3 and 4 with ethynylruthenium group as a potential electron donor and the porphyri... Read More about New donor–acceptor conjugates based on a trifluorenylporphyrin linked to a redox–switchable ruthenium unit.