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Studies in nitrogenous bases from Scottish shale oil
(The University of Edinburgh, 1949)#1. Efficient columns have been constructed for the fractional distillation of bases at atmospheric pressure and under precisely controlled vacuum. These include the following - a. 14 -Plate vacuum column (Eyelet ... -
Study of the Aloins and related compounds
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Diastereo- and Enantioselective Pd(II)-Catalyzed Additions of 2-Alkylazaarenes to N-Boc Imines and Nitroalkenes
(Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012-11)A chiral Pd(II)–bis(oxazoline) complex was found to be highly effective in promoting the first direct diastereo- and enantioselective addition of alkylazaarenes to N-Boc aldimines and nitroalkenes under mild conditions. ... -
Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylation of Cyclic Imines with Potassium Allyltrifluoroborates
(SYNTHESIS, 2013)This Article presents further examples of the enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed addition of potassium allyltrifluoroborates to cyclic imines. A wide range of substituted allyltrifluoroborates are compatible with this ... -
Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Alkenylazaarenes with Ketones
(Journal of American Chemical Society, 2012-05-23)Catalytic enantioselective methods for the preparation of chiral azaarene-containing compounds are of high value. By combining the utility of copper hydride catalysis with the ability of C═N-containing azaarenes to activate ... -
Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Cyclic Imines with Allylboron Reagents
(Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012-08)The highly diastereo- and enantioselective title reaction of a range of cyclic imines with various potassium allyltrifluoroborates most likely proceeds via allylrhodium(I) intermediates, and represents the first rhodium-catalyzed ... -
Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Potassium Alkenyltrifluoroborates to Cyclic Imines
(Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012-07-02)Cyclic imines, in which the C[DOUBLE BOND]N bond is constrained in the Z geometry, have been identified as highly effective substrates for enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed additions of potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates. ... -
Catalyst-Controlled Divergent C–H Functionalization of Unsymmetrical 2-Aryl Cyclic 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Alkynes and Alkenes
(Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013-06)Achieving site-selective, switchable C–H functionalizations of substrates that contain several different types of reactive C–H bonds is an attractive objective to enable the generation of different products from the same ... -
Methyl bromide and methyl chloride fluxes from temperate forest litter
(Elsevier, 2011-03)Methyl halide fluxes were measured from fine (nonwoody) litter samples in a temperate deciduous forest site in Scotland on 16 occasions over more than a year and from a coniferous forest site. The resulting mean (+/-1 ... -
Large estragole fluxes from oil palms in Borneo
(Copernicus Publications for European Geosciences Union, 2010)During two field campaigns (OP3 and ACES), which ran in Borneo in 2008, we measured large emissions of estragole (methyl chavicol; IUPAC systematic name 1-allyl-4-methoxybenzene; CAS number 140-67-0) in ambient air above ... -
Modelling surface ozone during the 2003 heat-wave in the UK
(Copernicus Publications for European Geosciences Union, 2010)The EMEP4UK modelling system is a high resolution (5×5 km2) application of the EMEP chemistry-transport model, designed for scientific and policy studies in the UK. We demonstrate the use and performance of the EMEP4UK ... -
Long-term CH3Br and CH3Cl flux measurements in temperate salt marshes
(Copernicus Publications for European Geosciences Union, 2010-11)Fluxes of CH3Br and CH3Cl and their relationship with potential drivers such as sunlight, temperature and soil moisture, were monitored at fortnightly to monthly intervals for more than two years at two contrasting temperate ... -
Explosives under pressure - the crystal structure of gamma-RDX as determined by high-pressure X-ray and neutron diffraction
(2008-02)Using a combination of X-ray single crystal and neutron powder diffraction, the crystal structure of the high-pressure γ-form of RDX has been determined at 5.2 GPa and shows that the RDX molecules adopt different conformations ... -
The Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of the Layered Ruthenocuprates RuSr2GdCu2O8 and Pb2Sr2Cu2RuO8Cl
(Springer, 2003)Studies of the structure and physical properties of the layered rutheno- cuprates RuSr2GdCu2O8 and Pb2Sr2Cu2RuO8Cl are reviewed. RuSr2GdCu2O8 is a weak ferromagnetic superconductor and doping studies have shown that it is ... -
The production and degradation of trichloroacetic acid in soil: results from in situ soil column experiments
(Elsevier, 2010)Previous work has indicated that the soil is important to understanding biogeochemical fluxes of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) in the rural environment, in forests in particular. Here, the hydrological and TCA fluxes through ... -
Gaseous and particulate water-soluble organic and inorganic nitrogen in rural air in southern Scotland
(Elsevier, 2010)Simultaneous daily measurements of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON), ammonium and nitrate were made between July and November 2008 at a rural location in south-east Scotland, using a ‘Cofer’ nebulizing sampler for the ... -
Identification and quantification of methyl halide sources in a lowland tropical rainforest
(Elsevier, 2010)In conjunction with the OP3 campaign in Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo, flux measurements of methyl chloride (CH3Cl) and methyl bromide (CH3Br) were performed from both tropical plant branches and leaf litter in June and ... -
A macrocyclic approach to transition metal and uranyl Pacman complexes
(2009-01-01)Multielectron redox chemistry involving small molecules such as O-2, H2O, N-2, CO2, and CH4 is intrinsic to the chemical challenges surrounding sustainable, low-carbon energy generation and exploitation. Compounds with ... -
Oxidation induced by the antioxidant glutathione (GSH)
(2008-01-01)Remarkably efficient oxygen atom transfer from an intermediate of glutathione (GSH) autoxidation to an organometallic ruthenium arene thiolato complex is observed under physiologically-relevant conditions. -
Inkjet fabrication of hydrogel microarrays using in situ nanolitre-scale polymerisation
(2008-03-01)Polymer hydrogel microarrays were fabricated by inkjet printing of monomers and initiator, allowing up to 1800 individual polymer features to be printed on a single glass slide.
