Synthesis of Telechelic Polyisoprene via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization in the Presence of Chain Transfer Agent [PDF]
, 2010 Telechelic polyisoprene was synthesized via the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of 1,5-dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene (DMCOD) in the presence of cis-1,4-diacetoxy-2-butene as a chain transfer agent (CTA).
Grubbs, Robert H., Thomas, Renee M.
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Azaporphyrinoid‐Based Photo‐ and Electroactive Architectures for Advanced Functional Materials
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A long‐standing collaboration between the Torres and Guldi groups has yielded diverse azaporphyrinoid‐based donor‐acceptor nanohybrids with promising applications in solar energy conversion. This conspectus highlights key molecular platforms and structure‐function relationships that govern light and charge management, supporting the rational design of ...
Jorge Labella +3 more
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Kinetic, Spectroscopic, and X-Ray Crystallographic Evidence for the Cooperative Mechanism of the Hydration of Nitriles Catalyzed by a Tetranuclear Ruthenium-μ-oxo-μ-hydroxo Complex [PDF]
, 2008 The tetranuclear ruthenium-oxo-hydroxo-hydride complex {[(PCy3)(CO)RuH]4(μ4-O)(μ3-OH)(μ2-OH)} (1) was found to be a highly cooperative catalyst for the nitrile hydration reaction. The cooperative mechanism of the hydration of benzonitrile was established
Lindeman, Sergey V. +2 more
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Low Catalyst Loadings in Olefin Metathesis: Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis [PDF]
, 2010 A series of ruthenium catalysts have been screened under ring-closing metathesis (RCM) conditions to produce five-, six-, and seven-membered carbamate-protected cyclic amines. Many of these catalysts demonstrated excellent RCM activity and yields with as
Champagne, Timothy M. +8 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review systematically summarizes recent advances in porosity engineering of MXenes, with a focused discussion on their structure‐governed energy storage properties. A critical analysis of structure–property relationships is presented across alkali‐ion batteries, multivalent‐ion batteries, and supercapacitors.
Shude Liu +8 more
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Ruthenium Sensitizers and Their Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2012 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to the possibility of low-cost conversion of photovoltaic energy. The DSSCs-based ruthenium complexes as sensitizers show high efficiency and excellent stability,
Yuancheng Qin, Qiang Peng
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Magnetically Recoverable Ruthenium Catalysts in Organic Synthesis
Molecules, 2014 Magnetically recyclable catalysts with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are becoming a major trend towards sustainable catalysts. In this area, recyclable supported ruthenium complexes and ruthenium nanoparticles occupy a key place and present great ...
Dong Wang, Didier Astruc
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Variable coordination of amine functionalised N-heterocyclic carbene ligands to Ru, Rh and Rr: C-H and N-H activation and catalytic transfer hydrogenation [PDF]
, 2011 Chelating amine and amido complexes of late transition metals are highly valuable bifunctional catalysts in organic synthesis, but complexes of bidentate amine–NHC and amido–NHC ligands are scarce.
Arita +49 more
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Single‐Chromophore Homojunction Organic Solar Cells: A Path to Simplicity and Efficiency
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This perspective discusses how the intrinsic optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, their molecular packing in the solid‐state, and internal energetic gradients within a device can enable free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction organic solar cells.
Shaun McAnally +2 more
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Designing Ruthenium Anticancer Drugs: What Have We Learnt from the Key Drug Candidates?
Inorganics, 2019 After nearly 20 years of research on the use of ruthenium in the fight against cancer, only two Ru(III) coordination complexes have advanced to clinical trials.
James P. C. Coverdale +2 more
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