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Unlocking same‐sign CPL: solvent effects on spectral form and racemisation kinetics in nine‐coordinate chiral europium(III) complexes (2023)
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De Rosa, D. F., Starck, M., Parker, D., & Pal, R. (2024). Unlocking same‐sign CPL: solvent effects on spectral form and racemisation kinetics in nine‐coordinate chiral europium(III) complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 30(9), Article e202303227. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303227

Understanding the factors that shape the circularly polarised luminescence (CPL) emission profiles of europium(III)-based CPL emitters to have specific sign properties, e. g. monosignate individual CPL transitions, is key to design novel complexes fo... Read More about Unlocking same‐sign CPL: solvent effects on spectral form and racemisation kinetics in nine‐coordinate chiral europium(III) complexes.

Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence (2023)
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Jiang, N., Li, K., Wang, J., Li, C., Xu, X., Xu, Y., & Bryce, M. R. (2023). Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tc04141g

Non-conjugated luminescent polymers (NCLPs) have the advantages of simple synthesis, optical tunability, and excellent processability. However, the underlying luminous mechanism in NCLPs remains obscure and it is a considerable challenge to obtain NC... Read More about Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence.

Toxin release by conditional remodelling of ParDE1 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to gyrase inhibition (2023)
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Beck, I. N., Arrowsmith, T. J., Grobbelaar, M. J., Bromley, E. C., Marles-Wright, J., & Blower, T. R. (2024). Toxin release by conditional remodelling of ParDE1 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to gyrase inhibition. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(4), 1909-1929. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad1220

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is a growing threat to global health, with recent efforts towards its eradication being reversed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasing resistance to gyrase-targeting second-l... Read More about Toxin release by conditional remodelling of ParDE1 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to gyrase inhibition.

Connectivity-Dependent Conductance of 2,2′-Bipyridine-Based Metal Complexes (2023)
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Chelli, Y., Ferri, N., Vezzoli, A., Davidson, R. J., Morris, J., Nichols, R. J., …Beeby, A. (2023). Connectivity-Dependent Conductance of 2,2′-Bipyridine-Based Metal Complexes. ACS Omega, 8(51), 48958-48965. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06555

The present work provides an insight into the effect of connectivity isomerization of metal-2,2′-bipyridine complexes. For that purpose, two new 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) ligand systems, 4,4′-bis­(4-(methylthio)­phenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine (Lmeta) and 5,5′-b... Read More about Connectivity-Dependent Conductance of 2,2′-Bipyridine-Based Metal Complexes.

Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles (2023)
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Bara-Estaún, A., Planje, I. J., Almughathawi, R., Naghibi, S., Vezzoli, A., Milan, D. C., …Beeby, A. (2023). Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(51), 20940-20947. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01943

Controlling the orientation of complex molecules in molecular junctions is crucial to their development into functional devices. To date, this has been achieved through the use of multipodal compounds (i.e., containing more than two anchoring groups)... Read More about Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles.

Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors (2023)
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Galán-González, A., Pander, P., MacKenzie, R. C. I., Bowen, L., Zeze, D. A., Borthwick, R. J., …Chaudhry, M. U. (2023). Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors. ACS Photonics, 10(12), 4315-4321. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01080

We report on the mechanism of enhancing the luminance and external quantum efficiency (EQE) by developing nanostructured channels in hybrid (organic/inorganic) light-emitting transistors (HLETs) that combine a solution-processed oxide and a polymer h... Read More about Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors.

Distinguishing Molecular Mechanical Action from Photothermal and Photodynamic Behavior (2023)
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Beckham, J. L., Bradford, T. S., Ayala-Orozco, C., Santos, A. L., Arnold, D., van Venrooy, A. R., …Tour, J. M. (2023). Distinguishing Molecular Mechanical Action from Photothermal and Photodynamic Behavior. Advanced Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202306669

Molecular motors (MM) are molecular machines, or nanomachines, that rotate unidirectionally upon photostimulation and perform mechanical work on their environment. In the last several years, it has been shown that the photomechanical action of MM can... Read More about Distinguishing Molecular Mechanical Action from Photothermal and Photodynamic Behavior.

On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2). (2023)
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Taylor, J. T., Tozer, D. J., & Curchod, B. F. E. (2023). On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2). The Journal of Chemical Physics, 159(21), Article 214115. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0176140

Conical intersections constitute the conceptual bedrock of our working understanding of ultrafast, nonadiabatic processes within photochemistry (and photophysics). Accurate calculation of potential energy surfaces within the vicinity of conical inter... Read More about On the description of conical intersections between excited electronic states with LR-TDDFT and ADC(2)..

Photodissociation of permanganate (MnO 4 − ) produces the manganese dioxide anion (MnO 2 − ) in an excited triplet state (2023)
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Gibbard, J. A., Reppel, J., & Verlet, J. R. R. (2023). Photodissociation of permanganate (MnO 4 − ) produces the manganese dioxide anion (MnO 2 − ) in an excited triplet state. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(48), 32939-32947. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp04576e

Photoelectron imaging, electron action spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations are used to probe the structure and dynamics of MnO4−. Following excitation to the first bright absorption band of MnO4− (11T2), photodetachment, via ground sta... Read More about Photodissociation of permanganate (MnO 4 − ) produces the manganese dioxide anion (MnO 2 − ) in an excited triplet state.

Anchoring highly dispersed metal nanoparticles by strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) on a dealuminated beta zeolite for catalysis † (2023)
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Zou, R., Bramley, G. A., Xu, S., Chansai, S., Panchal, M., Chen, H., …Fan, X. (2024). Anchoring highly dispersed metal nanoparticles by strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) on a dealuminated beta zeolite for catalysis †. Catalysis Science & Technology, 14, 164-173. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cy01334k

Zeolites with defects can be combined with appropriate synthetic protocols to beneficially stabilise metallic clusters and nanoparticles (NPs). In this work, highly dispersed Ni NPs were prepared on a defect-rich dealuminated beta (deAl-beta) zeolite... Read More about Anchoring highly dispersed metal nanoparticles by strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) on a dealuminated beta zeolite for catalysis †.

Discovery of a Potent Dual Inhibitor of Aromatase and Aldosterone Synthase. (2023)
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Tinivella, A., Banchi, M., Gambacorta, G., Borghi, F., Orlandi, P., Baxendale, I. R., …Rastelli, G. (2023). Discovery of a Potent Dual Inhibitor of Aromatase and Aldosterone Synthase. ACS pharmacology & translational science, 6(12), 1870-1883. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.3c00183

Estrogen deficiency derived from inhibition of estrogen biosynthesis is a typical condition of postmenopausal women and breast cancer (BCs) patients undergoing antihormone therapy. The ensuing increase in aldosterone levels is considered to be the ma... Read More about Discovery of a Potent Dual Inhibitor of Aromatase and Aldosterone Synthase..

Synthesis and vectorial functionalisation of pyrazolo[3,4- c ]pyridines (2023)
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Bedwell, E. V., da Silva Emery, F., Clososki, G. C., & Steel, P. G. (2023). Synthesis and vectorial functionalisation of pyrazolo[3,4- c ]pyridines. RSC Advances, 13(49), 34391-34399. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra07458g

Heterocycles are a cornerstone of fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) due to their prevalence in biologically active compounds. However, novel heterocyclic fragments are only valuable if they can be suitably elaborated to compliment a chosen target... Read More about Synthesis and vectorial functionalisation of pyrazolo[3,4- c ]pyridines.

Two-Photon Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Chiral Eu Complexes (2023)
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Willis, O. G., Petri, F., De Rosa, D. F., Mandoli, A., Pal, R., Zinna, F., & Di Bari, L. (2023). Two-Photon Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Chiral Eu Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(46), 25170-25176. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c05957

We report the synthesis of chiral lanthanide complexes with extended π conjugation for efficient circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) via two-photon excitation (2PE). The pyridine bis-oxazoline (PyBox) core provides the chiral Ln3+ environment, wh... Read More about Two-Photon Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Chiral Eu Complexes.

Inhibition of HSP90 distinctively modulates the global phosphoproteome of Leishmania mexicana developmental stages (2023)
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Porta, E. O., Gao, L., Denny, P. W., Steel, P. G., & Kalesh, K. (2023). Inhibition of HSP90 distinctively modulates the global phosphoproteome of Leishmania mexicana developmental stages. Microbiology Spectrum, https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02960-23

Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is an evolutionarily conserved chaperone protein that plays a central role in the folding and maturation of a large array of client proteins. In the unicellular parasite Leishmania, the etiological agent of the neglected... Read More about Inhibition of HSP90 distinctively modulates the global phosphoproteome of Leishmania mexicana developmental stages.

Designing biodegradable alternatives to commodity polymers (2023)
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Fiandra, E. F., Shaw, L., Starck, M., McGurk, C. J., & Mahon, C. S. (2023). Designing biodegradable alternatives to commodity polymers. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00556a

The development and widespread adoption of commodity polymers changed societal landscapes on a global scale. Without the everyday materials used in packaging, textiles, construction and medicine, our lives would be unrecognisable. Through decades of... Read More about Designing biodegradable alternatives to commodity polymers.

Making molecules by mergoassociation: Two atoms in adjacent nonspherical optical traps (2023)
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Bird, R. C., Le Sueur, C. R., & Hutson, J. M. (2023). Making molecules by mergoassociation: Two atoms in adjacent nonspherical optical traps. Physical Review Research, 5(4), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.5.043086

Mergoassociation of two ultracold atoms to form a weakly bound molecule can occur when two optical traps that each contain a single atom are merged. Molecule formation occurs at an avoided crossing between a molecular state and the lowest motional st... Read More about Making molecules by mergoassociation: Two atoms in adjacent nonspherical optical traps.

Rigidly linked dinuclear platinum( ii ) complexes showing intense, excimer-like, near-infrared luminescence (2023)
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Pander, P., Walden, M. T., Salthouse, R. J., Sil, A., Yufit, D. S., Dias, F. B., & Williams, J. A. G. (2023). Rigidly linked dinuclear platinum( ii ) complexes showing intense, excimer-like, near-infrared luminescence. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 11(43), 15335-15346. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tc03432a

Many luminescent platinum(ii) complexes undergo face-to-face interactions between neighbouring molecules, leading to bimolecular excited states that may emit at lower energy (dimers and/or excimers). Detailed photophysical studies are reported on din... Read More about Rigidly linked dinuclear platinum( ii ) complexes showing intense, excimer-like, near-infrared luminescence.

Understanding the mechanism by which Gd( iii ) coiled coils achieve magnetic resonance relaxivity – a study into the water coordination chemistry (2023)
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Newton, S. L., Franke, A., Zahl, A., Molinaro, G., Kenwright, A., Smith, D. J., …Peacock, A. F. A. (2023). Understanding the mechanism by which Gd( iii ) coiled coils achieve magnetic resonance relaxivity – a study into the water coordination chemistry. Dalton Transactions, 43(52), 15665-15668. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt02909c

A class of Gd(iii) coiled coils achieve high MRI relaxivity, in part due to their slow rotational correlation time. However, extending their length is unable to further enhance performance, as the mechanism by which relaxivity is achieved is dominate... Read More about Understanding the mechanism by which Gd( iii ) coiled coils achieve magnetic resonance relaxivity – a study into the water coordination chemistry.

Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes (2023)
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Milian, J. (2023). Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives, 21, 73-84

The project focus was on the implementation of self-assessment in undergraduate chemistry labs to improve student comprehension of practical laboratory skills. During 2nd year undergraduate practical organic lab sessions, students were asked to engag... Read More about Engaging Students Through Self-Assessment in Practical Classes.