Synthesis of Flame-Retardant Polypropylene/LDH-Borate Nanocomposites by Wang, Q, Undrell, J, Gao, Y, Cai, G, Buffet, J, Wilkie, C, O'Hare, D

“…New nanocomposites have been prepared using unmodified polypropylene (PP) and a new type of highly dispersed [Zn2Al(OH6)][B 4O5(OH)4]0.5 (Zn2Al- borate) and [Mg3Al(OH)8][B4O 5(OH)4]0.5 (Mg3Al-borate) layered double hydroxides (LDHs). …”

The coordination chemistry of boryl and borate substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands by Aldridge, S, Bresner, C

“…In this article a summary is given of developments in the synthetic, structural and reaction chemistry of complexes containing boryl- and borate-substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands [(η5-C 5R4BX2)- and (η 5-C5R4BX3)2-]. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. …”

Chiral selection in the formation of borates from racemic binaphthols and related diols by Raskatov, J, Brown, J, Thompson, A

“…A series of racemic or stereochemically labile chiral borate anions based on the 2,2′-biphenol motif was investigated. …”

Photophysical properties of Pr(III) and Er(III) complexes of poly(pyrazolyl)borates. by Davies, G, Adams, H, Pope, S, Faulkner, S, Ward, MD

“…The complexes [M(L(1))(2)(NO(3))] and [M(L(2))(NO(3))(2)](M = Pr, Er; L(1)= the tetradentate ligand dihydrobis-[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]borate; L(2)= the hexadentate ligand hydrotris-[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolyl]borate) were prepared and their structural and photophysical properties studied. …”

Agostic interactions in alkyl derivatives of sterically hindered tris(pyrazolyl)borate complexes of niobium by Etienne, M, McGrady, J, Maseras, F

Synthesis and near-IR luminescence properties of neodymium(III) and ytterbium(III) complexes with poly(pyrazolyl) borate ligands by Beeby, A, Burton-Pye, B, Faulkner, S, Motson, G, Jeffery, J, McCleverty, J, Ward, MD

“…We have prepared neodymium(III) and ytterbium(III) complexes from a range of poly(pyrazolyl)borate ligands and studied their near-IR luminescence properties, in particular using solution lifetimes obtained in protonated and deuterated methanol to determine the extent of solvation of the complexes. …”

Electronic structures of mixed-sandwich complexes of cyclopentadienyl and Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands with 3d transition metals. by Brunker, T, Green, J, O'Hare, D

“…The electronic and magnetic properties of a series of mixed-sandwich complexes MCp(R)Tp (Cp(R) = Cp or Cp; Tp = hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate; M = V, Cr, Fe, Co or Ni) have been studied and compared to their homoleptic analogues, MCp(R)(2) and MTp(2). …”

(eta 5-Cyclopentadienyl)(kappa 3-hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate)cobalt(II)--the first high-spin cobalt organometallic complex. by Brunker, T, Barlow, S, O'Hare, D

“…(eta 5-Cyclopentadienyl)(kappa 3-hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate)-cobalt(II) has been synthesised; magnetic and crystallographic data indicate this to be the first example of a high-spin cobalt organometallic complex whilst its pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analogue is found to have a low-spin electronic configuration.…”

Structural and near-IR photophysical studies on ternary lanthanide complexes containing poly(pyrazolyl)borate and 1,3-diketonate ligands. by Davies, G, Aarons, R, Motson, G, Jeffery, J, Adams, H, Faulkner, S, Ward, MD

Synthesis, structures, and redox properties of mixed-sandwich complexes of cyclopentadienyl and hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands with first-row transition metals by Brunker, T, Cowley, A, O'Hare, D

“…The synthesis, structures and redox properties of mixed-sandwich complexes of cyclopentadienyl and hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands with first-row transition metals were studied. …”

SYNTHESIS, CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES AND MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES OF SALTS CONTAINING BIS[HYDROTRIS(3,5-DIMETHYL-1-PYRAZOLYL)BORATE]IRON(III) by Mason, S, Hill, C, Murphy, V, Ohare, D, Watkin, D

Fe5O5[B6O10(OH)3] x nH2O: wave-layered iron borate and frustrated antiferromagnetism. by Yang, T, Sun, J, Li, G, Wang, Y, Christensen, J, He, Z, Christensen, K, Zou, X, Liao, F, Lin, J

“…The first layered iron borate, Fe(5)O(5)[B(6)O(10)(OH)(3)] x nH(2)O, has been prepared by the boric acid flux method. …”

A remarkable inversion of structure-activity dependence on imido N-substituents with varying co-ligand topology and the synthesis of a new borate-free zwitterionic polymerisation catalyst. by Bigmore, H, Dubberley, SR, Kranenburg, M, Lawrence, S, Sealey, A, Selby, J, Zuideveld, M, Cowley, A, Mountford, P

2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) antagonises inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced calcium release, inhibits calcium pumps and has a use-dependent and slowly reversible action on store-operated calcium entry channels. by Peppiatt, C, Collins, T, Mackenzie, L, Conway, S, Holmes, AB, Bootman, MD, Berridge, M, Seo, J, Roderick, H

“…The action of 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) on Ca(2+) signalling in HeLa cells and cardiac myocytes was investigated. …”

Variable coordination modes of hydrotris(3-isopropyl-4-bromopyrazolyl)borate (Tp') in Fe(II), Mn(II), Cr(II), and Cr(III) Complexes: formation of MTp'Cl (M = Fe and Mn), structural isomerism in CrTp'(2), and the observation of Tp' (-) as an uncoordinated anion. by Brunker, T, Hascall, T, Cowley, A, Rees, L, O'Hare, D

“…The syntheses of the 4-coordinate Tp'MCl complexes (where M = Fe (1), Mn (2); and Tp' = hydrotris(3-isopropyl-4-bromopyrazolyl)borate) are described. The single-crystal X-ray structures show that the metal centers have distorted tetrahedral coordination. …”

Tris(pyrazolyl)borate half-sandwich complexes of trivalent uranium incorporating the [C8H6{(SiPr3)-Pr-i-1,4}(2)](2-) and [C8H4{(SiPr3)-Pr-i-1,4)(2)](2-) ligands by Farnaby, J, Cloke, F, Coles, M, Green, J, Aitken, G

Large-scale synthesis of highly dispersed layered double hydroxide powders containing delaminated single layer nanosheets. by Wang, Q, O'Hare, D

“…A facile method for the synthesis of Zn2Al-borate and Mg3Al-borate layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with extremely high specific surface areas of 458.6 and 263 m(2) g(-1) and containing delaminated nanosheets is reported. …”

A zwitterionic hydrocarbon-soluble borenium ion based on a β-diketiminate backbone. by Abdalla, J, Tirfoin, R, Niu, H, Aldridge, S

“…A versatile synthetic route has been developed to access strongly Lewis acidic borenium cations (and heavier group 13 analogues) featuring a pendant weakly-coordinating borate function. The hydrocarbon-soluble borenium/borate zwitterion is more strongly Lewis acidic than B(C6F5)3, despite featuring a pendant (non-fluorinated) aryl group and two flanking N-donors.…”

Sonoelectroanalytical determination of heavy metals in fish gill mucous by Hardcastle, J, Compton, R

“…The mucous sample was obtained by gently rinsing the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) with a solution of borate buffer at pH 7. A glassy carbon electrode plated in situ with mercury was used in a face on arrangement with the ultrasonic horn to first demonstrate that voltammetric measurements can accurately be made in borate buffer. …”

Heterolytic activation of hydrogen using frustrated Lewis pairs containing tris(2,2',2''-perfluorobiphenyl)borane. by Binding, S, Zaher, H, Mark Chadwick, F, O'Hare, D

“…These novel, unquenched acid-base pairs have been shown to effect facile room temperature heterolytic cleavage of dihydrogen to form the ammonium borate salts [2,2,6,6-Me(4)C(5)H(6)NH(2)][HB(C(12)F(9))(3)] (4) and [N(C(2)H(4))(3)NH][HB(C(12)F(9))(3)] (5), and lutidinium borate [2,6-Me(2)C(5)H(3)NH][HB(C(12)F(9))(3)] (6). …”