Dr Ross Davidson's Outputs (3)

The use of organolithium reagents for the synthesis of 4-aryl-2-phenylpyridines and their corresponding iridium(III)complexes (2016)
Journal Article
Davidson, R., Hsu, Y., Batchelor, T., Yufit, D., & Beeby, A. (2016). The use of organolithium reagents for the synthesis of 4-aryl-2-phenylpyridines and their corresponding iridium(III)complexes. Dalton Transactions, 45(28), 11496-11507. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt01461e

A versatile palladium-free route for the synthesis of 4-aryl-substituted phenylpyridines (ppy), starting from tert-butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate, is reported. Reaction with an aryllithium, followed by trifluoroacetic acid dehydration/deprotecti... Read More about The use of organolithium reagents for the synthesis of 4-aryl-2-phenylpyridines and their corresponding iridium(III)complexes.

Single-Molecule Conductance of Viologen–Cucurbit[8]uril Host–Guest Complexes (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Gan, S., Vezzoli, A., Davidson, R., Milan, D., Luzyanin, K., …Niu, L. (2016). Single-Molecule Conductance of Viologen–Cucurbit[8]uril Host–Guest Complexes. ACS Nano, 10(5), 5212-5220. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b00786

The local molecular environment is a critical factor which should be taken into account when measuring single-molecule electrical properties in condensed media or in the design of future molecular electronic or single molecule sensing devices. Supram... Read More about Single-Molecule Conductance of Viologen–Cucurbit[8]uril Host–Guest Complexes.

Effects of Electrode–Molecule Binding and Junction Geometry on the Single-Molecule Conductance of bis-2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine-based Complexes (2016)
Journal Article
Davidson, R., Al-Owaedi, O. A., Milan, D. C., Zeng, Q., Tory, J., Hartl, F., …Low, P. J. (2016). Effects of Electrode–Molecule Binding and Junction Geometry on the Single-Molecule Conductance of bis-2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine-based Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(6), 2691-2700. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02094