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Popular Advances Interview with Barry A. Blight

We are very pleased to introduce Professor Barry A. Blight, corresponding author on a recently accepted paper, ‘Colour tuneability of heteroleptic iridium complexes through second-sphere coordination’, which was well received by reviewers and was handpicked to be part of our Popular Advances collection.

Professor Blight told us more about his research group and the work that went into this study and what he hopes to achieve in the future. Read more of our 2024 Popular Advances collection here!

 

Gabrielle Bourguignon, Dr Mason Lawrence, Robert Horne, Ariane Volpé, Dr Barry Blight, Sarah Englehart, Aroosha Faheem, T. Harri Jones

 

The groups work focuses on the development of luminescent MOFs, investigating the properties if existing MOF materials and employing  supramolecular techniques to explore organic optolectronic materials.

  1. Could you briefly explain the focus of your article to the non-specialist (in one or two sentences only) and why it is of current interest?

Iridium compounds are commonly applied as materials in Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) due to their tuneable light emitting properties. We were investigating the potential to change the light emission properties of the compounds through inter-molecular communication with a complementary binder molecule.

  1. How big an impact could your results potentially have?

This study shows the potential to use communication between complementary designed emissive compounds to influence each other’s light emitting properties. It’s an interesting effect worth further consideration and it may have applications in future OLED development.

  1. Could you explain the motivation behind this study?

Our group works on all kinds of functional materials for a variety of applications. We were looking for ways to access difficult colours for OLED materials which led us to studying these a variety of this type of iridium compounds.

  1. In your opinion, what are the key design considerations for your study?

The key experimental design consideration was how to prove that the interaction between our iridium compound and the complimentary binder (through a host-guest interaction) was contributing to the change in colour. We had to use a variety of analytical and computational approaches to verify our hypothesis.

  1. Which part of the work towards this paper proved to be most challenging?

The computational work was most challenging. Our group traditionally doesn’t undertake computational studies. This was a new frontier for the team and one that came with a fair few challenges to overcome.

  1. What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment?

Each of the light emitting compounds in this work offer a unique property, some show the capacity to share energy, some show the ability to access difficult colours. We’re excited about the variety of applications these new iridium compounds may be used for.

  1. What is the next step? What work is planned?

Testing their applications and developing new and improved versions of the compounds, which may show further enhanced light emitting properties. We are particularly interested in modulating the materials for efficient white-light generation.

Read the article here:

Colour tuneability of heteroleptic iridium complexes through second-sphere coordination

We wish the group all the best with their future projects!

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September 2024 Popular Advances Articles

Welcome to September’s Popular Advances article round up!

Every month we update our 2024 RSC Advances Popular Advances Article Collection to showcase all of the articles selected by our reviewers and handling editors as Popular Advances in 2024. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest Popular articles.

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pH modulates efficiency of singlet oxygen production by flavin cofactors
Andrej Hovan, Dagmar Sedláková, One-Sun Lee, Gregor Bánó and Erik Sedlák
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 28783-28790

Sulfur-doped silicon oxycarbide by facile pyrolysis process as an outstanding stable performance lithium-ion battery anode
Jungjin Park, Won Young An, Keunho Lee, Seungman Park, Minjun Bae, Seon Jae Hwang, Hwichan Hong, Yonghwan Kim, Taehyun Yoo, Dohyeong Kim, Jong Min Kim and Yuanzhe Piao
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 29999-30010

A 3D printed dual screen-printed electrode separation device for twin electrochemical mini-cell establishment
Thana Thaweeskulchai, Waswan Prempinij and Albert Schulte
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 30830-30835

Effect of impregnation strategy on structural characteristics of Ce–Mn/Al2O3 and its catalytic ozonation of benzoic acid
Shengjuan Shao, Ting Cheng, Yifan Cheng and Bingxin Chen
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 30990-31002

 

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Mid-Year 2024 Popular Advances Articles

Welcome to our mid-year Popular Advances article round up!

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An efficient alternative to DBU in the oxathiaphospholane (OTP) method for the solid phase synthesis of P-stereodefined phosphorothioate analogs
Katarzyna Jastrzębska
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 21174-21179

Total synthesis of [β-HIle]2-nodupetide: effect of ester to amide substitution on its antimicrobial activity
Harra Ismi Farah, Unang Supratman, Ace Tatang Hidayat and Rani Maharani
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 21778-21785

Swietemicrolides A–D, mexicanolide-type limonoids from the bark of Swietenia macrophylla with in vitro cytotoxic and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities
Tu-Quyen Thi Tran, Duong Hoang Trinh, Binh Thi Dieu Trinh, Dzung Ngoc Bui, Lien-Hoa Dieu Nguyen and Phuong Thu Tran
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 18608-18616

An ethyl cellulose novel biodegradable flexible substrate material for sustainable screen-printing
Elena Palmieri, Rocco Cancelliere, Francesco Maita, Laura Micheli and Luca Maiolo
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 18103-18108

Mitigating diabetes associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein aggregation through pharmacological interventions
Giulia Bennici, Hanan Almahasheer, Mawadda Alghrably, Daniela Valensin, Arian Kola, Chrysoula Kokotidou, Joanna Lachowicz and Mariusz Jaremko
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 17448-17460

A nonsolvolytic fluorine/LiNO3-containing electrolyte for stabilizing dynamic interfaces in Li||LiMn2O4 batteries
Tian Tang, Nyalaliska W. Utomo, J. X. Kent Zheng and Lynden A. Archer
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 14964-14972

Gamma-irradiated stibnite thin films set a remarkable benchmark performance for photoelectrochemical water splitting
Adel Chihi
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 12475-12495

 

 

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February 2024 Popular Advances Articles

Welcome to February’s Popular Advances article round up!

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Experimental study of the effects of a magnetic field/magnetic field-ferromagnetic nanocomposite pour point depressant on wax deposition
Chuanshuo Wang, Yang Liu, Shanwei Hu, Xiaofang Lv, Biao Zhao, Qianli Ma and Shidong Zhou
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 6234-6245

Stereochemical insights into β-amino-N-acylhydrazones and their impact on DPP-4 inhibition
Eduardo Reina, Lucas Silva Franco, Teiliane Rodrigues Carneiro, Eliezer J. Barreiro and Lidia Moreira Lima
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 6617-6626

 

 

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January 2024 Popular Advances Articles

Welcome to January’s Popular Advances article round up!

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Preparation of high-performance monoazo disperse dyes bearing ester groups based on benzisothiazole and their dyeing performance on polyester fabrics
Xiyu Song, Chuang Dai, Mingda Li, Min Li, Liu Hu, Yu Wang, Aiqin Hou and Hongfei Qian
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 67-74

Urea-rich porous organic polymer as a hydrogen bond catalyst for Knoevenagel condensation reaction and synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones
Narges Zarei, Meysam Yarie, Morteza Torabi and Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 1094-1105

Synthesis, molecular docking analysis and in vitro evaluation of new heterocyclic hybrids of 4-aza-podophyllotoxin as potent cytotoxic agents
Ha Thanh Nguyen, Ket Tran Van, Hai Pham-The, Julien Braire, Phuong Hoang Thi, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Quynh Giang Nguyen Thi,a Tuyet Anh Dang Thi, Giang Le-Nhat-Thuy, Tu Anh Le Thi, Doan Vu Ngo and Tuyen Nguyen Van
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 1838-1853

Facile modular synthesis of jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine analogs possessing a pyrazolidin-3-one core
Samuel Vizcaíno Páez, Diego Durango, Christian Jürgen Müller, Matthias Breuning and Wiston Quiñones Fletcher
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 3790-3797

 

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November 2023 Popular Advances Articles

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Enhancing drilling mud performance through CMITS-modified formulations: rheological insights and performance optimization
Imtiaz Ali, Maqsood Ahmad, Syahrir Ridha, Cajetan Chimezie Iferobia and Najeebullah Lashari
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 32904-32917

The effects of Fe, Mg, and Pt-doping on the improvement of Ni stabilized on Al2O3-CeO3 catalysts for methane dry reforming
Abbas Jawad
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 33129-33145

Asymmetric total synthesis strategies of halichlorine and pinnaic acid
Lu Liu, Minghua Jiang, Qingkang Zhang, Hong Chen, Yifu Zhang and Jian Zhang
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 33754-33769

 

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September 2023 Popular Advances Articles

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Novel practical stereoselective synthesis of a bicyclic hydantoino-thiolactone as the key intermediate for production of (+)-biotin
Lei Shu, Zhi-Wei Yang, Ren-Xu Cao, Xiao-Xia Qiu, Feng Ni and Xiao-Xin Shi
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 26160-26168

Novel pyrene-calix[4]arene derivatives as highly sensitive sensors for nucleotides, DNA and RNA
Ivana Nikšić-Franjić, Benoit Colasson, Olivia Reinaud, Aleksandar Višnjevac, Ivo Piantanida and Dijana Pavlović Saftić
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 27423-27433

Synthesis of novel coumarin–hydrazone hybrids as α-glucosidase inhibitors and their molecular docking studies
Hafiza Zara Tariq, Aamer Saeed, Saeed Ullah, Noor Fatima, Sobia Ahsan Halim, Ajmal Khan, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Muhammad Zaman Ashraf, Muhammad Latif and Ahmed Al-Harrasi
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 26229-26238

Chemical biology fluorescent tools for in vitro investigation of the multidrug resistant P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression in tumor cells
Pierre Daumar, Antoine Goisnard, Clémence Dubois, Manon Roux, Marie Depresle, Frédérique Penault-Llorca, Mahchid Bamdad and Emmanuelle Mounetou
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 27016-27035

Stereo/regio-selective access to substituted 3-hydroxy-oxindoles with anti-proliferative assessment and in silico validation
Preeti, Asif Raza, Amit Anand, Natacha Henry, Arun K. Sharma, Pascal Roussel and Vipan Kumar
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 28434-28443

 

 

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August 2023 Popular Advances Articles

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AlCl3@ZnO nanostructured material: an efficient green catalyst for the one-pot solvent-free synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines
Santosh T. Shinde, Kaluram G. Kanade, Ramesh B. Gawade, Vikram B. Hinge, Manish D. Shinde, Digambar B. Bankar, Nitin M. Thorat and Dinesh P. Amalnerkar
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 24767-24776

Synthesis of amantadine clubbed N-aryl amino thiazoles as potent urease, α-amylase & α-glucosidase inhibitors, kinetic and molecular docking studies
Fatima Tuz Zahra, Aamer Saeed, Atteeque Ahmed, Hammad Ismail, Muhammad Umar Ijaz and Fernando Albericio
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 24988-25001

On the way to potential antifungal compounds: synthesis and in vitro activity of 2-benzofuranylacetic acid amides
Camilo Mahecha-Mahecha, Paola Borrego-Muñoz, Luis M. Pombo and Diego Gamba-Sánchez
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 25296-25304

 

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July 2023 Popular Advances Articles

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Insight into novel anti-mucormycosis therapies: investigation of new anti-mucormycosis laser-induced photodynamic therapy based on a sulphone bis-compound loaded silica nanoemulsion
Mohamed Abdelraof, Mohamed Fikry, Amr H. Hashem, Mehrez E. El-Naggar and Huda R. M. Rashdan
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 20684-20697

Design, synthesis and evaluation of a myricetin and nobiletin hybrid compound for alleviating hyperuricemia based on metabolomics and gut microbiota
Yan Li, Liu-Yang Pu, Yayun Li, Guanbao Zhu and Zhengzhi Wu
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 21448-21458

Chitosan-coated halloysite nanotube magnetic microspheres for carcinogenic colorectal hemorrhage and liver laceration in albino rats
Sajid Majeed, Muhammad Qaiser, Dure Shahwar, Khalid Mahmood, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Hanif, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Nabeela Ameer and Muhammad Khalid
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 21521-21536

Potential anticancer and antioxidant lauric acid-based hydrazone synthesis and computational study toward the electronic properties
Mohammed A. Assiri, Akbar Ali, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Usman Khan, Khalid Ahmed, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Muhammad Akhtar Abbas, Athar Javed, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Khalid and Ishtiaq Hussain
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 21793-21807

Engineering of a GSH activatable photosensitizer for enhanced photodynamic therapy through disrupting redox homeostasis
Datian Fu, Yan Wang, Kaiwen Lin, Liangjiu Huang, Jin Xu and Haimei Wu
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 22367-22374

Different routes for the construction of biologically active diversely functionalized bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes: an exploration of new perspectives for anticancer chemotherapeutics
Nilmadhab Roy, Rishav Das, Rupankar Paira and Priyankar Paira
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 22389-22480

 

 

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June 2023 Popular Advances Articles

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“d-electron interactions” induced CoV2O6–Fe–NF for efficient oxygen evolution reaction
Yuchao Guo, Gaojie Yan,a Xi Sun, Shuo Wang, Li Chena and Yi Feng
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 18488-18495

Ternifolipyrons A–J: new cytotoxic α-pyrones from Isodon ternifolius (D. Don) Kudô
Abdelsamed I. Elshamy, Tarik A. Mohamed, Ningombam Swapana, Yusuke Kasai, Masaaki Noji, Thomas Efferth, Hiroshi Imagawa, Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy and Akemi Umeyama
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 19710-19720

In vitro antitumor activity, molecular dynamics simulation, DFT study, ADME prediction, and Eg5 binding of enastron analogues
Abdeslem Bouzina, Yousra Ouafa Bouone, Omar Sekiou, Mohamed Aissaoui, Tan-Sothea Ouk, Abdelhak Djemel, Rachida Mansouri, Malika Ibrahim-Ouali, Zihad Bouslama and Nour-Eddine Aouf
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 19567-19584

Exploring the inhibitory potential of Nigella sativa against dengue virus NS2B/NS3 protease and NS5 polymerase using computational approaches
Mamuna Mukhtar, Haris Ahmed Khan and Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 18306-18322

 

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