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Rare-earth metal complexes bearing electrophilic and nucleophilic carbon centres and their unique reactivity patterns towards pyridine derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04197F, Edge Article
Open Access
weikang Wu, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Shan Zhu, Fuxiang Chai, Dongjing Hong, ZeMing Huang, Qingbing Yuan, Laurent Maron, Shaowu Wang
The rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes (κ2-L1)RE(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)2 [RE = Lu(1a), Yb(1b), Er(1c), Y(1d), Dy(1e)] (L1 = 1-(2-N-C5H10NCH2CH2)-3-(2,6-iPr2C6H3N=CH)-C8H4N) and the rare-earth metal monoalkyl complexes (κ2-L1)2RE(CH2SiMe3)(THF)n [n = 0, RE = Lu(2a), Yb(2b);...
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Pronounced Electronic Modulation of Geometrically-Regulated Metalloenediyne Cyclization

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05396F, Edge Article
Open Access
Sarah E. Lindahl, Erin M. Metzger, Chun-Hsing Chen, Maren Pink, Jeff Zaleski
Using a diverse array of thermally robust phosphine enediyne ligands (dxpeb, X = Ph, Ph-pOCH3, Ph-pCF3, Ph-m2CH3, Ph-m2CF3, iPr, Cy, and tBu) a novel suite of cisplatin-like Pt(II) metalloenediynes (3,...
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Discovery of penicillic acid as a chemical probe against tau aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05469E, Edge Article
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Jennifer Shyong, Jinliang Wang, Tran Quoc Dung Huynh, Marina Fayzullina, Bo Yuan, Ching-Kuo Lee, Thomas Minehan, Paul M. Seidler, Clay Wang
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder proven to be caused by the aggregation of protein tau into fibrils, resulting in neuronal death. The irreparable neuronal damage leads to irreversible...
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Sequence-dependent Conformational Transitions of Disordered Proteins During Condensation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05004E, Edge Article
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Jiahui Wang, Dinesh Devarajan, Keerthivasan Muthukumar, Youngchan Kim, Arash Nikoubashman, Jeetain Mittal
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) can form biomolecular condensates through phase separation. It is recognized that the conformation of IDPs in the dense and dilute phases, as well as at the...
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Depolymerisation of Poly(Lactide) Under Continuous Flow Conditions

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05891G, Edge Article
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Sophie Ellis, Antoine Buchard, Tanja Junkers
Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) is commercially successful bio-based plastic, where end-of-life materials can undergo industrial composting. To create a circular economy, a desirable alternative to composting is chemical recycling to monomer...
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Spin State Modulation and Kinetic Control of Thermal Contraction in a [Fe2Co2] Discrete Prussian Blue Analogue

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05792A, Edge Article
Open Access
Jyoti Yadav, Sanjit Konar
Stimuli-responsive switchable molecules represent an important category of magnetic materials with significant potential for functional devices. However, engineering complexes with controlled switchability remains challenging due to their sensitivity to lattice...
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13/09:43 EST Final Flood Warning for the Logan River




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13/09:26 EST Minor Flood Warning for the Bremer River and Warrill Creek




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Crushing on candy

Witness the theatrics of customised sweet-making at the city’s newest confectionery store




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The young and the restless

With top female stars pairing up with younger heroes, Hindi cinema is showing a marked change in the age gap debate




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The seven qualities of successful male playback singers




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Curating history through cinema

The New Medium, which debuted at MAMI, showcased a history of the moving picture and its formal innovation




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When a drummer sits down to write music

Rijul Victor’s experiments with EDM led him to start a solo project, which is now releasing his debut album as an electronic music producer




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An ear for music, an eye for art

Much sought-after exhibition designer Mark Prime’s first Indian solo art show is a playful mix of abstract patterns




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Curtains come down on MAMI

Diamond Island,Godless,Everything Else,Lady of the LakeandThe Narrow Pathamong big winners




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A fresh wind from the desert

Elite Zexer’s film about two Bedouin women was as warmly received in Mumbai as it was at Sundance and Berlin says Satya Kandala




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The future of flashbacks




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An auteur of diverse genres

Cary Fukunaga on his favourite version ofTrue Detective, the challenges of working onBeast of Nations, and why he’s a student of history




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Food trucking through India

AfterAirlift, Raja Krishna Menon is makingChef, a road movie that explores the flavours in the country




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Telecasting a strong message

AdhaFULL , a detective drama series on Doordarshan National, seeks to address the country’s coming-of-age issues




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When imagination and real life collide

Nidhi Dalmia’sHarpbrings to the fore the real-life conflicts faced by people in ’60s India




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Incongruent to their motive

Deepa and Dilip Mehta’s latest films are well-intentioned but ineffective attempts to look at sexual crimes and the adult film industry respectively to analyse the increase in rape in the country




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Spicing it up further

Chef Anees Khan’s Bandra patisserie is now a café with a must try theccha burger, small eats, galangal ice tea and thick smoothies




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Standing apart: Shivam Pradhan




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The reluctant pop star




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Who is Doctor Strange?

Here’s a primer to get acquainted with the Marvel’s superhero universe’s most unique character




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Beauty and a band of brothers

The Salaam Bombay Foundation adapts old favouriteChalti Ka Naam Gaadi for stage in a modern avatar to showcasethe talent of their underprivileged students




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Finding her own path

Kathak exponent Rachana Yadav draws parallels between the universe and human life in her latest productionSwaraah




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Mr. Big of rock vocals

Eric Martin, the voice of the popular yesteryears band, will perform in the city this weekend




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Warrior prince and talking heads

The playfulness to the writing around Ravana and his ten perennially bickering heads could have made the film oddly amusing. But alas, the humour remains just a flash




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Industrial yet bespoke

Tucked away in the lanes of Ballard Estate is a roomy new restaurant that typifies the changing spaces in the city, courtesy the team that launched Indigo




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Making the raga game accessible

Sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty kick-starts a new series of classical music concerts that focuses on the enduring legacy of Indian classical instruments




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Rediscovering repositories of heritage

Often considered dull and uninviting, Indian museums are storehouses of history and culture, and deserve repeat visits saysShailaja Tripathi




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The Majrooh Sultanpuri of writers

Best known for musical blockbusters, legendary filmmaker Nasir Husain also wrote dialogues for his films. His words were true to the syntax of the timesthey were written in, whether it was forMunimjiorPaying Guestin the mid-1950s or forJo Jeeta Wohi Sikanderin the ’90s




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Mohammed Rafi and the rights of fictional characters




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Writer calling writer

Hatufim creator Gideon Raff speaks to Aniruddha Guha about the cultural variances of different versions of the same story




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A rewarding journey

Festival director Ritu Sarin talks about the highlights of this year’s Dharamshala International Film Festival 2016




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From Sarita Devi’s corner

Suprita Das’s latest book captures the tale of boxer Sarita Devi, who refused to receive the bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games 2014




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Making seminars seamless

Kaiwan Mehta and TARQ have joined forces to present a series of seminars on a set of subjects, each one fattened by a diversity of interdisciplinary approaches




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Subdued 62nd birthday for Kamal Haasan




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A mirror unto her own life

It’s no surprise that Usha Bane’s one and only tryst with acting inCourtwas a such a standout one. She played a manual scavenger’s widow, whose life struggles resonated with eerie similarity to her own




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Fall, rise, repeat

After eight years, Dhruvi Acharya presents an achingly intimate solo show that explores her ownloss and looks at women as independent individuals




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A long and colourful grapevine




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Crime, lust and honey

An eight-minute film goes behind the scenes atMadhur Kathayen, adesicrime photo magazine run doggedly by its publisher Shailabh Rawat




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Acting career has a shelf life: Farhan




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Progressive forces to unite at Goa meet




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Landing the right punch

Andre Rodrigues test drives the latest iteration of the WWE video game and is delighted with the game’s animation and fighting system




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Entertainment with a finesse

Filmmaker Mansoor Khanon the cinema of his illustrious father and his comeback plans