Solid state chemistry – Layered double hydroxides (LDHs)
1a AMO-LDHs
Tuneable Ultra High Specific Surface Area Mg/Al-CO3 Layered Double Hydroxides, C. Chen, A.Wangriya, J.-C. Buffet, and D. O’Hare, Dalton Transactions, (2015), 44, 16392-16398
Synthesis and Characterisation of Aqueous Miscible Organic-Layered Double HydroxidesC. Chen, M. Yang, Q. Wang, J-C. Buffet and D. O’Hare, J. Mater Chem., A., (2014), 2 (36), 15102–15110
1b Hierarchical core shell materials
Core-Shell SiO2@LDHs with Tuneable Size, Composition and Morphology, C. Chen, R. Felton, J-C. Buffet and D. O’Hare, Chemical Communications, (2015), 3462–3465
Core-shell zeolite@aqueous miscible organic-layered double hydroxides, C. Chen, C.F.H. Byles, J.-C.Buffet, N.H. Rees, Y. Wu and D. O’Hare, Chem. Sci., (2016), 7, 1457–1461.
1c Morphological control (TEM/SEM)
Preparation of Two Dimensional Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets and Their Applications, J. Yu, Q. Wang, L. Sun, Chem. Soc. Rev., (2017), on line.
1d Barrier coatings (H2O, O2, UV, antimicrobial)
Preparation of Two Dimensional Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets and Their Applications, J. Yu, Q. Wang, L. Sun, Chem. Soc. Rev., (2017), 46, 5950-5974.
1e Heterogeneous catalysis
Ethylene Polymerisation using Solid Catalysts Based on Layered Double Hydroxides, J-C. Buffet, Z.R. Turner, R.T. Cooper, and D. O’Hare, Polymer Chem., (2015), 6, 2493-2503.
Surface organometallic chemistry – Characterisation and heterogeneous catalysis
2a Solid surface studies
Controlling the Surface Hydroxyl Concentration of Layered Double Hydroxides, Christopher M.R. Wright, K. Ruengkajorn, A.F.R. Kilpatrick, J.-C. Buffet and D. O’Hare, Inorg Chem., (2017) 56(14), 7842–7850
2b Cage, Nanotube or Black box?
Synthesis and characterization of solid polymethylaluminoxane “sMAO”; a bifunctional activator and support for slurry-phase ethylene polymerization, A.F.R. Kilpatrick, J.-C. Buffet, S. Sripothongnak, P. Nørby, N.P. Funnell, and D. O’Hare, Chem Mater., (2016), 28 (20), 7444-7450
2c Polyethylene - Popcorn synthesis
Supported bis(peralkylindenyl) metallocene catalysts for slurry phase ethylene polymerisation, P. Angpanitcharoen, G. Hay, J.-C. Buffet, Z.R. Turner, T.A.Q. Arnold and D. O’Hare, Polyhedron, (2016), 116, 216–222
Polymethylaluminoxane supported zirconocene catalysts for polymerisation of ethylene, T.A.Q. Arnold, Z.R. Turner, J.-C. Buffet and D. O’Hare, J. Organomet. Chem., (2016), 822, 85-90
2d Solid phase frustrated Lewis pairs (sFLPs)
Hydrogen Cleavage by Solid-Phase Frustrated Lewis Pairs, J.-Y. Xing, J.-C. Buffet, N.H. Rees, P. Nørby, and D. O’Hare, Chem. Comm., (2016), 52, 10478-10481
2e Ethylene oligomerisation
Selective ethylene oligomerisation using supported tungsten mono-imido catalysts,C.M.R. Wright, T.J. Williams, Z.R. Turner, J.-C. Buffet and D. O’Hare, Inorg. Chem. Front., (2017), 4, 1048-1060
Tungsten imido catalysts for selective ethylene dimerisation, C.M.R. Wright, J.-C. Buffet, Z. Turner, and D. O’Hare, ChemComm., (2016), 52, 2850–2853
Organometallic chemistry – Characterisation and homogeneous catalysis
3a Inverted sandwiches
Synthesis and Characterisation of Zirconium-arene Triple Decker Sandwich Complexes, F. R. Kilpatrick, J. C. Green, Z. R. Turner, J.-C. Buffet, and D. O’Hare, Chem Comm., (2017), 53, 12048–12051
3b Metallocene complex synthesis and characterisation
Titanium and Zirconium Permethylpentalene Complexes, Pn*MCpRX, as Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts, D.A.X. Fraser, Z.R. Turner, J.-C. Buffet, D. O’Hare, Organometallics, (2016), 35 (16), 2664–2674.
Zirconium and hafnium permethylpentalene compounds, F.M. Chadwick, R.T. Cooper, D. O’Hare, Organometallics, (2016), 35 (12) 2092-2100
3c Green, Biodegradable polymers
Zirconocene Alkoxides and Aryloxides for the Polymerization of L- and rac-Lactide, J.-C. Buffet, G.R. Harris, J.J. Coward, T.A.Q. Arnold, Z.R. Turner and D. O’Hare, J. Organomet Chem., (2016), 810, 87–95