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2020

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141. Ethyl Lactate Production from the Catalytic Depolymerisation of Post-consumer Poly(lactic acid)

Román-Ramírez L.A,, Powders M., McKeown, P., Wood, J., Jones, M.D., Journal of Polymers and the Environment in-press

DOI: 10.1007/s10924-020-01824-6

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140. Organocatalysis for versatile polymer degradation

McKeown, P., Kamran, M., Davidson, M.G., Román-Ramírez, L.A., Wood, J., Jones, M.D., Green Chem., 2020, 3721-3726.

DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01252A

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139. Novel Hybrid Aluminium(III)-Catalen Complexes as Highly Active Initiators for Lactide Polymerisation: Towards Industrial Relevance

Payne, J., McKeown, P., Kociok-Köhn, G., Jones, M.D., Chem. Commun., 2020, 7163-7166.

DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02733B

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138. Chemical Degradation of End-of-Life Poly(lactic acid) into Methyl Lactate by a Zn(II) Complex

Román-Ramírez, L.A., McKeown, P., Shah, C., Abraham, J., Jones, M.D., Wood, J, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 2020, In press.

DOI: acs.iecr.0c01122

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137. The Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Review

McKeown, P., Jones, M.D., Sus. Chem., 2020, 1, 1-22.

DOI: 10.3390/suschem1010001

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136. Salalen vs. thiolen: in the ring(-opening of epoxide and cyclic carbonate formation)

Driscoll, O. J.., Stewart, J.A., McKeown, P., Jones, M.D., New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 6063-6067

DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00725K

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135. Mono- and dimeric zinc(ii) complexes for PLA production and degradation into methyl lactate – a chemical recycling method

Payne, J., McKeown, P., Mahon, M.F., Emanuelsson, E.A.C., Jones, M.D., Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 2381-2389.

DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00192A

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134. Kinetics of the methyl lactate formation from the transesterification of polylactic acid catalyzed by Zn(II) complexes

Román-Ramírez, L.A., McKeown, P., Jones, M.D., Wood, J., ACS Omega, 2020, 5(10), 5556-5564.

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00291

2019

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133. Zinc Complexes for PLA Formation and Chemical Recycling: Towards a Circular Economy

McKeown, P., Román-Ramírez, L.A., Bates, S., Wood, J., Jones, M.D., ChemSusChem., 2019, 12, 5233-5238.

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902755

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132. The synthesis, characterisation and application of iron(iii)–acetate complexes for cyclic carbonate formation and the polymerisation of lactide

Driscoll, O.J., Hafford-Tear, C,H., McKeown, P., Stewart, J.A., Kociok-Köhn, G., Mahon, M.F., Jones, M.D., Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 15049-15058

DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03327K

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131. Tuning the Thiolen: Al(III) and Fe(III) Thiolen Complexes for the Isoselective ROP of rac-Lactide

Stewart, J.A., McKeown, P., Driscoll, O.J., Mahon, M.F., Ward,  B.D, Jones, M. D. Macromolecules. 2019, 52, 5977-5984.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01205

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130. Aluminium-Catalysed Isocyanate Trimerization, Enhanced by Exploiting a Dynamic Coordination Sphere

Bahili, M., Stokes, E., Amesbury, R., Ould, D., Christo, B., Horne, R., Kariuki, B., Stewart, J.A., Taylor, R., Williams, A., Jones, M. D., Harris, K. & Ward, B., Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 7679-7682.

DOI: 10.1039/C9CC03339D

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129. A circular economy approach to plastic waste

Payne, J., McKeown, P., Jones, M.D., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2019, 165, 170-181.

DOI: j.polymdegradstab.2019.05.014

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128. Salalens and Salans derived from 3‐Aminopyrrolidine: Aluminium Complexation and Lactide Polymerisation

Britton, L., Ditz, D., Beament, J., McKeown, P., Quilter, H. C., Riley, K., Mahon, M.F., Jones, M.D., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 22, 2768-2773.

DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900417

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127. N-doped Fe@CNT for combined RWGS/FT CO2 hydrogenation

Williamson, D., Herdes, C., Torrente-Murciano, L., Jones, M.D., Mattia, D., ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 7395-7402.

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00672

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126. Tuning a robust system: N,O Zinc Guanidine Catalysts for the ROP of Lactide

Schäfer, P. M., McKeown, P., Fuchs, M., Rittinghaus, R., Hermann, A., Henkel, J., Seidl, S., Roitzheim, C., Ksiazkiewicz, A., Hoffmann, A., Pich, A., Jones, M.D.,Herres-Pawlis, S., Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 6071-6082.

DOI: 10.1039/C8DT04938F

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125. Making the cut: Monopyrrolidine-based complexes for the ROP of lactide

Shere, H., McKeown, P., Mahon, M. F., Jones, M. D., Eur. Poly. J., 2019, 114,  319-325.

DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.02.046

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124. Copolymerization of Cyclic Phosphonate and Lactide: Synthetic Strategies toward Control of Amphiphilic Microstructure

Beament, J., Wolf, T., Markwart, J. C., Wurm, F. R., Jones, M. D., Buchard, A., Macromolecules, 2019, 52,  1220–1226.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02385

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123. Poly(lactic acid) Degradation into Methyl Lactate Catalyzed by a Well-Defined Zn(II) Complex

Román-Ramírez, L.A., McKeown, P., Jones, M.D., Wood, J.,  ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 409-416.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b04863

2018

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122. Highly selective, iron-driven CO2 methanation

 

Williamson, D.L., Jones, M.D., Mattia D.,  Energy Technol. 2018, 7, 294-306.

DOI: 10.1002/ente.201800923

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121. Iron (III) Salalen Complexes for the Polymerisation of Lactide

 

Driscoll. O.J., Leung, C.K.C., Mahon, M.F., McKeown, P., Jones, M.D.,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 47, 5129-5135.

DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801239

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120. Highly active Mg(II) and Zn(II) complexes for the ring opening polymerisation of lactide

 

McKeown. P., Mccormick, S. N., Mahon, M.F., and Jones, M.D.,  Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 5339-5347.

DOI: 10.1039/C8PY01369A

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119. Kinetic resolution of 1-phenylethanol in the spinning mesh disc reactor: Investigating the reactor performance using immobilised lipase catalyst

 

Shivaprasad. P., Jones, M.D., Patterson, D.A., Emanuelsson, E.A.C.,  Chem. Eng. Process. 2018, 132, 56-64.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2018.08.012

119. Kinetic resolution of 1-phenylethanol in the spinning mesh disc reactor: Investigating the reactor performance using immobilised lipase catalyst

 

Shivaprasad. P., Jones, M.D., Patterson, D.A., Emanuelsson, E.A.C.,  Chem. Eng. Process. 2018, 132, 56-64.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2018.08.012

118. Bipyrrolidine salan alkoxide complexes of lanthanides: synthesis, characterisation, activity in the polymerisation of lactide and mechanistic investigation by DOSY NMR

 

Beament, J., Kociok-Köhn, G., Jones, M.D., and Buchard, A.,  Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 9164-9172.

DOI: 10.1039/C8DT02108B

117. Aluminum Complexes of Monopyrrolidine Ligands for the Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide

 

Beament, J., Mahon, M.F., Buchard, A., and Jones, M.D.,  Organometallics 2018, 37, 1719-1724.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b0016

116. Sustainable synthesis of oxalic (and succinic) acid via aerobic oxidation of C6 polyols by using M@CNT/NCNT (M=Fe, V) based catalysts in mild conditions

Ventura, M., Williamson, D., Lobefaro, F., Jones, M.D., Mattia, D., Nocito, F., Aresta, M. and Dibenedetto, A.,  ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 1073-1081.

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201702347

2017

115. "Reactivity of zinc halide complexes containing camphor-derived guanidine ligands with technical rac-lactide"  Metz, A., Heck, J., Gohlke, C., Kröckert, K., Louven, Y., McKeown, P., Hoffmann, A., Jones, M.D, and Herres-Pawlis, S.,  Inorganics 2017, 5(4), 85.

DOI: 10.3390/inorganics5040085

114. "Synthesis of Zn(II) and Al(III) complexes of diaminocyclohexane derived ligands and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerization of rac-lactide"  Kirk, S.M., McKeown, P., Mahon, M.F., Kociok-Köhn, G., Woodman, T.J., Jones, M.D.,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 5417-5426.  DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701186

113. "Zn(II) chlorido complexes with novel aliphatic, chiral bisguanidine ligands as catalysts in the ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide using FT-IR spectroscopy in bulk"   Metz, A., McKeown, P., Esser, B., Gohlke, C., Kröckert, K., Laurini, L., Scheckenbach, M., McCormick, S.N., Oswald, M., Hoffmann, A., Jones, M.D., Herres-Pawlis, S., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 5557-5570.

DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701147

112. "Synthesis of Li(I), Zn(II) and Mg(II) complexes of amine bis(phenolates) and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide"  Quilter, H. C., Drewitt, R.H., Mahon, M.F., Kociok-Köhn, G., and Jones, M.D., J. Organomet. Chem. 2017, 848, 325-331.

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111. "Highly Active N,O Zinc Guanidine Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide"  Schäfer, P.M., Fuchs, M., Ohligschläger, A., Rittinghaus, R., McKeown, P., Akin, Schmidt, M., Hoffmann, A., Liauw, M.A., Jones, M.D., Herres-Pawlis, S., ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 3547-3556.   DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701237

110. "Kinetics of CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons over Iron-Silica Catalysts"  Owen, R.E., Mattia, D, Plucinski, P and Jones, M.D., ChemPhysChem, 2017,18, 3211-3218.  DOI:/10.1002/cphc.201700422

109. "Process Intensification of Catalysed Henry Reaction using Copper-Wool Catalyst in a Spinning Mesh Disc Reactor"  Shivaprasad, P., Jones, M.D., Patterson, D.A., Emanuelsson, E.A.C.,  .  Chemical Engineering & Processing Intensification, 2017, 122, 550-559.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cep/2017.04.003

108. "Zirconium Amine Tris(phenolate): A More Effective Initiator for Biomedical Lactide"  Jones, M.D., Wu, Z, Chaudhuri, J., Davidson, M.G., Ellis, M.J., Materials Science & Engineering C.  2017, 80, 69-74DOI:10.1016/j.msec.2017.03.242

107. "Ligands and complexes based on piperidine and their exploitation of the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide" McKeown, P., Brown-Humes, J., Davidson, M.G., Mahon, M.F., Jones, M.D., Dalton Trans.  2017, 46, 5048-5057DOI: 10.1039/C7DT00751E

106. "Salan Group 13 complexes – structural study and lactide polymerisation" Beament, J., Mahon, M., Buchard, A. and Jones, M., New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 2198-2203DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ03844A

105. "Polymerisation of a terpene-derived lactone: a bio-based alternative to ε-caprolactone"  Quilter, H., Hutchby, M., Jones, M., & Davidson, M. G., Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 833-837DOI: 10.1039/C6PY02033J

104. "Modelling the effects of reaction temperature and flow rate on the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene"  Da Ros, S., Jones, M., Mattia, D., Schwaab, M., Noronha, F. & Pinto, J., Applied Catalysis A General, 2017, 530, 37-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2016.11.008

103. "Synthesis of PLGA using a C3-symmetric Zr (IV) amine tris(phenolate) alkoxide initiator and the effects of gamma radiation on its properties"  Peleias Junior, F., Jones, M., Zeituni, C., Rostelato, M. and Moreira Junior, P., Poylm. Bull., 2016, 74, 91. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-016-1699-y

102. "Microkinetic analysis of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene reactions over MgO-SiO2 catalysts based on characterization of experimental fluctuations "  Da Ros, S., Jones, M., Mattia, D., Schwaab, M., Barbosa-Coutinho, E., Rabel-Neto, R., Noronha, F. & Pinto, J., Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 308, 988–1000.   DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.135

2016

101. "Zirconium vs Aluminum Salalen Initiators for the Production of Biopolymers" Kirk, S., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Jones, M., Organometallics, 2016, 35, 3837−3843. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00718

100. "Effect of nanostructured ceria as support for the iron catalysed hydrogenation of CO2 into hydrocarbons" Torrente Murciano, L., Chapman, R. S. L., Narvaez-Dinamarca, A., Mattia, D. and Jones, M., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 15496-15500. DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07788e

99. "What difference does a thiophene make? Evaluation of a 4,4′-bis(thiophene) functionalised 2,2′-bipyridyl copper(I) complex in a dye-sensitized solar cell" Wills, K., Mandujano-Ramirez, H., Merino, G., Oskam, G., Cowper, P., Jones, M., Cameron, P. & Lewis, S., Dyes and Pigments, 2016, 134, 419-426. DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.07.023

98. "Monomeric and dimeric Al(III) complexes for the production of polylactide" Kirk, S. M., Quilter, H. C., Buchard, A., Thomas, L. H., Kociok-Kohn, G. and Jones, M. D., Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 13846-13852. DOI: 10.1039/C6DT02861F

97. "Ethanol to 1,3-butadiene conversion using ZrZn-containing MgO-SiO2 systems prepared by co-precipitation and effect of catalyst acidity modification" Da Ros, S., Jones, M., Mattia, D., Clarke, T., Kondrat, S., Tayloar, S., Pinto, J., Schwaab, M. & Noronha, F.,  ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 2376-2386. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600331

96. "Degradation of a β-O-4 model lignin species by vanadium Schiff-base catalysts:influence of catalyst structure and reaction conditions on activity and selectivity" Parker, H. J., Chuck, C. J., Woodman, T. and Jones, M. D., Catalysis Today, 2016, 269, 40–47. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.08.045

95. "Lactide polymerisation by ring-expanded NHC complexes of zinc" Collins, L. R., Mofffat, L. A., Mahon, M. F., Jones, M. D. and Whittlesey, M. K., Polyhedron, 2016103, 121–125. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.09.022

94. "Aluminium Salalens vs. Salans:“Initiator Design” for the Isoselective Polymerisation of rac-Lactide" McKeown, P., Davidson, M. G., Kociok-Kohn, G. and Jones, M. D., Chem. Commun., 2016, 68, 10431-10434. DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05795K

93. "Aminopiperidine based complexes for lactide polymerisation" McKeown, P., Davidson, M.G., Lowe, J. P., Mahon, M. F., Thomas, L. H., Woodman, T. J. and Jones, M. D., Dalton Transactions, 45, 5374-5387. DOI: 10.1039/C5DT04695E

92.   "Effect of support of Co-Na-Mo catalysts on the direct conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons" Owen, R. E., Plucinski, P., Mattia, D., Torrente-Murciano, L., Ting, V. P. & Jones, M., Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2016, 16, 7–103. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2016.06.009

2015

91. "Towards Carbon Neutral CO2 Conversion to Hydrocarbons" Mattia, D., Jones, M., O'Byrne, J., Griffiths, O., Owen, R., Sackville, E., McManus, M. and Plucinski, P., ChemSusChem, 2015, 8, 4064-4072. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500739

90. "Polymers of intrinsic microporosity as high temperature templates for the formation of nanofibrous oxides" Al Kutubi, H., Rassaei, L., Olthuis, W., Nelson, G. W., Foord, J. S., Holdway, P., Carta, M., Malpass-evans, R., Mckeown, N. B., Tsang, S. C., Castaing, R., Forder, T. R., Jones, M. D., He, D. and Marken, F., RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 73323-73326. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA15131G

89. "Zinc complexes with guanidine-pyridine hybrid ligands:anion effect and catalytic activity" Döring, A., Flörke, U., Hoffmann, A., Jones, M. D., Kuckling, D., Michaelis de Vasconcellos, J. and Herres-Pawlis, S.,  Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 2015, 641, 2147-2156. DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201500538

88. "Metal influence on the iso- and hetero-selectivity of complexes of bipyrrolidine derived Salan ligands for the polymerisation of rac-lactide" Jones, M., Brady, L., Mckeown, P. M., Buchard, A., Schafer, P. M., Thomas, L. H., Mahon, M. F., Woodman, T. J. and Lowe, J. P., Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 5034-5039. DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01819F

87. "Synthesis and characterisation of aluminium(III) imine bis(phenolate) complexes with application for the polymerisation of rac-LA" Forder, T. R. and Jones, M. D., New Journal of Chemistry, 2015 39, 1974-1978. DOI: 10.1039/c4nj02228a

86. "Solid-solid EC’ TEMPO-electrocatalytic conversion of diphenylcarbinol to benzophenone"  Kaluza, D., Jönsson-Niedziólka, M., Ahn, S. D., Owen, R. E., Jones, M. D. and Marken, F., Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2015, 19, 1277-1283.

DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2722-6

2014

85 “Synthesis and characterisation of unsymmetrical Zr(IV) amine tris(phenolate) complexes and their application in ROP of rac-LA” T.R. Forder, M.F. Mahon, M.G. Davidson, T. Woodman, M.D. Jones*, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 12095.

84 “Zirconium complexes of bipyrrolidine derived salan ligands for the isoselective polymerisation of rac-lactide” M.D. Jones*, S.L. Hancock, P. McKeown, P.M. Schäfer, A. Buchard, L.H. Thomas, M.F. Mahon, J.P. Lowe, Chem. Commun., 2014 15967.

83 “Formation of hydrocarbons via CO2 hydrogenation - A thermodynamic study” L.Torrente Murciano*, D. Mattia, M.D. Jones, P.K. Plucinski, J. CO2 Utilization, 2014 6, 34.

82 “Investigations into the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene using MgO: SiO2 supported catalysts” M. Lewandowski, G.S. Babu, M. Vezzoli, M.,D. Jones*, R.E. Owen, D. Mattia, P. Plucinski, E. Mikolajska, A. Ochenduszko, D.C. Apperley, Catal. Commun., 2014, 49, 25.

81 “Heteroleptic titanium(IV) catecholato/piperazine systems and their anti-cancer properties” S.L. Hancock, R. Gati, M.F. Mahon, E.Y. Tshuva*, M.D. Jones*, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 1380.

80 “C-H functionalization of sp3 centers with Aluminum: A computational and mechanistic study of the Baddeley reaction of Decalin” C.L. Lyall, M. Sato, M. Uosis-Martin, S. Asghar, M.D. Jones, I.H. Williams, S. Lewis*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 13745.

79 “Fe@CNT-monoliths for the conversion of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons: Structural characterisation and Fischer-Tropsch reactivity investigations” D.R. Minett, J.P. O'Byrne, S.I. Pascu, P.K. Plucinski, R.E. Owen, M.D. Jones*, D. Mattia*, Catal. Sci.Technol., 2014, 4, 3351.

 

2013

78 “Monomeric Ti(IV) homopiperazine complexes and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide” S.L. Hancock. M.F. Mahon, M.D. Jones*, Chemistry Central Journal, 2013, 7, 135.

77 “Catalytic transformation of ethanol into 1,3-butadiene” M.D. Jones*, Chemistry Central Journal. 2013, 8, 53.

76 “Cobalt catalysts for the conversion of CO2 to light hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure” R.E. Owen, J.P. O'Byrne, D. Mattia, P.K. Plucinski, S.I. Pascu, M.D. Jones*, Chem. Commun., 2013, 11683.

75 “Investigation of a copper(I) biquinoline complex for application in dye-sensitized solar cells” K.A. Wills, H.J., Mandujano-ramírez, G. Merino, D. Mattia, T. Hewat, N. Robertson, G. Oskam, M.D. Jones, S.E. Lewis, P.J. Cameron*, RSC Advances, 2014, 3, 23361.

74 “Promoter effects on iron-silica Fischer-Tropsch nanocatalysts: Conversion of carbon dioxide to lower olefins and hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure” R.E. Owen, J.P. O'Byrne, D. Mattia, P. Plucinski, S.I. Pascu*, M.D. Jones*, ChemPlusChem, 2013, 78, 1536.

73 “Imparting pH- and small molecule selectivity to nano-Pd catalysts via hydrothermal wrapping with chitosan” F. Xia, M. Pan, S. Mu, M.D. Jones, G. Kociok-Kohn, S.C. Tsang, F. Marken*, Electrochimica Acta, 2013 110, 663.

72 “Aluminium salalen complexes based on 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and their exploitation for the polymerisation of rac-lactide” S.L. Hancock, M.F. Mahon, M.D. Jones*, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 9279.

71 “Salen complexes based on 1,4-diaminocyclohexane and their exploitation for the polymerisation of rac-lactide” S.L. Hancock, M.F. Mahon, M.D. Jones*, New J. Chem., 2013. 37, 1996.

70 “High CO2 and CO conversion to hydrocarbons using bridged Fe nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes” J. O'Byrne, R.E. Owen, D. Minett, S.I. Pascu, P.K. Plucinski, M.D. Jones*, D. Mattia*, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3, 1202.

69 “Synergistic empirical and theoretical study on the stereoselective mechanism for the aluminum salalen complex mediated polymerization of rac-Lactide” I.D.S. Vieira, E.L. Whitelaw, M.D. Jones*, S. Herres-Pawlis*, Chem. - A Eur. J., 2013, 19, 4712.

68 “Identifying the largest environmental life cycle impacts during carbon nanotube synthesis via chemical vapour deposition” O.G. Griffiths, J.P. O'Byrne, L. Torrente-Murciano, M.D. Jones, D. Mattia, M.C. McManus*, J. of Cleaner Production, 2013, 42, 180.

67 “Synthesis and characterization of zinc ketoiminate and zinc alkoxide-/phenoxide-ketoiminate complexes” C. Di Iulio, M. Middleton, G. Kociok-Kohn, M.D. Jones*, A.L. Johnson*, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2013, 9, 1541.

66 “One-step production of monolith-supported long carbon nanotube arrays” D.R. Minett, J.P.  O'Byrne, M.D. Jones, V.P. Ting, T.J. Mays, D. Mattia*, Carbon, 2013, 51, 327.

65 “Using life cycle assessment to measure the environmental performance of catalysts and directing research in the conversion of CO2 into commodity chemicals: A look at the potential for fuels from thin air” O.G. Giffiths, R.E. Owen, J.P. O’Byrne, D. Mattia, M.D. Jones,* M.C. McManus*, RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 12233.

 

2012

64 “Hydrothermal core-shell carbon nanoparticle films: Thinning the shell leads to dramatic pH response” F. Xia, M. Pan, S. Mu, Y. Xiong, K.J. Edler, I. Idini, M.D. Jones, S.C. Tsang, F. Marken*, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 15860.

63 “Synthesis of Al(III) silsesquioxane complexes and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide” C. Di Iulio, M.D. Jones*, M.F. Mahon, J. Organomet. Chem., 2012, 718, 96.

62 “Al(III)-homopiperazine complexes and their exploitation for the production of polyesters” S.L. Hancock, M.D. Jones*, C.J. Langridge, M.F. Mahon, New J. Chem., 2012, 36, 1891.

61 “Chitosan-based hydrothermal nanocarbon: Core-shell characteristics and composite electrodes” F. Xia, M. Pan, S. Mu, M.D. Jones, D. Wolverson, F. Marken*, Electroanalysis, 2012, 24, 1703.

60 “N -acyl DBN tetraphenylborate salts as N -acylating agents” J.E.Taylor, M.D. Jones, J.M.J. Williams, S.D. Bull*, J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77. 2808.

 

2011

59 “Group 4 initiators for the stereoselective ROP of rac-β-butyrolactone and its copolymerization with rac-lactide” B.J. Jeffery, E.L. Whitelaw, D. Garcia-Vivo, J.A. Stewart, M.F. Mahon, M.G. Davidson,* M.D. Jones*, Chem. Commun., 2011, 12328-12330.

58 “Group 4 Salalen Complexes for the Production and Degradation of Polylactide” E.L. Whitelaw, M.G. Davidson, M.D. Jones* Chem. Commun., 2011, 10004-10006.

57 “Salalen Aluminium Complexes and their Exploitation for the Ring Opening Polymerisation of rac-Lactide” E.L. Whitelaw, G. Loraine, M.F. Mahon, M.D. Jones* Dalton Trans., 2011, 11469-11473.

56 “Homopiperazine and Piperazine Complexes of Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) and their Application to the Ring Opening Polymerisation of Lactide” S.L. Hancock, M.F. Mahon, G. Kociok-Kőhn, M.D. Jones* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 29, 4596-4602.

55 “Zinc complexes with guanidine-pyridine hybrid ligands: Guanidine effect and catalytic activity” J. Börner, I. dos Santos Vieira, M.D. Jones, A. Döring, D. Kuckling, U. Flörke, S. Herres-Pawlis* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 28, 4441-4456.

54 “When is an imine not an imine? Unusual reactivity of a series of Cu(II) imine-pyridine complexes and their exploitation for the Henry reaction” C.J. Cooper, M.D. Jones,* S.K. Brayshaw, B. Sonnex, M.L. Russell, M.F. Mahon, D.R. Allan, Dalton Trans., 2011, 3677-3682.

53 “Investigations into the conversion of ethanol into 1,3-butadiene” M.D. Jones,* C.G. Keir, C. Di Iulio, R.A.M. Robertson, C.V. Williams, D.C. Apperley, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2011, 267-272.

52 “Crystallographic Characterisation of Ti(IV) Piperazine Complexes and their exploitation for the Ring Opening Polymerisation of rac-Lactide” S.L. Hancock, M.F. Mahon, M.D. Jones*, Dalton Trans., 2011, 2033-2037.

51 “Surfactant-Free Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Honeycomb Films for Tissue Engineering: Relating Solvent, Monomer Ratio and Humidity to Scaffold Structure” J.B. Chaudhuri, M.G. Davidson, M.J. Ellis*, M.D. Jones, X. Wu, Biotechnology Letters, 2011, 33, 423.

 

2010

50 “Friedel−Crafts Acylation of Pyrroles and Indoles using 1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) as a Nucleophilic Catalyst ” J.E. Taylor, M.D. Jones, J.M.J. Williams, S.D. Bull*, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 5740.

49 “Zn(II) Silsesquioxane Complexes and their Application for the Ring Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide”C. Di Iulio, M.D. Jones,* M.F. Mahon, D.C. Apperley, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 10232.

48 “Group 4 Salalen Complexes and Their Application for the Ring Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide” E.L. Whitelaw, M.D. Jones,* M.F. Mahon Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 7176.

47 “Cu(II) homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for the asymmetric Henry reaction” M.D. Jones,* C.J. Cooper, M.F. Mahon, P.R. Raithby, D. Apperley, J. Wolowska and David Collison, J. Mol. Catal.-A, 2010, 325, 8-14.

46 “Acid Activation of Titanium Alkoxide Systems- Structural Characterisation of Ti(IV) Sulfonyl-imide Complexes” A.L. Johnson, M.D. Jones, M.G. Davidson, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2010, 363, 2209.

45 “Lactide polymerization with 9-oxabispidine zinc complexes” J. Börner, U. Flörke, S. Herres-Pawlis, A. Döring, D. Kuckling, M.D. Jones, M. Steiner, M. Breuning, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2010, 13, 369.

44 “New Insights into lactide polymerization with neutral N-donor stabilised zinc complexes: Comparison of Imidazolin-2-imine vs guanidine complexes” J. Börner, U. Flörke, T. Glöge, T. Bannenberg, M. Tamm, M.D. Jones, A. Döring, D. Kuckling, S. Herres-Pawlis,* J. Mol. Catal.-A, 2010, 316, 139.

43 “New Titanium and Zirconium Initiators for the Production of Polylactide” M.D. Jones*, M.G. Davidson, G. Kociok-Kohn Polyhedron 2010, 29, 697.

42 “Crystallographic characterisation of novel Zn(II) silsesquioxane complexes and their application as initiators for the production of polylactide” M.D. Jones,* C.G. Keir, A.L. Johnson, M.F. Mahon, Polyhedron, 2010, 29, 312.

 

2009

41 “New challenge for classics: Neutral zinc complexes stabilised by 2,2’-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline and their application in the ring-opening polymerisation of lactide” J. Börner, U. Flörke, A. Doring, D. Kuckling, M.D. Jones, S. Herres-Pawlis,* Sustainability, 2009, 1, 1226.

40 “An enantiopure pseudo-C3-symmetric titanium triflate with propeller-like chirality as a catalyst for asymmetric sulfoxidation reactions” P. Axe, S.D. Bull,* M.G. Davidson,* M.D. Jones, D.E.J.E. Robinson, W.L. Mitchell, J.E. Warren, Dalton Trans., 2009, 10169.

39 “Novel Ti(IV) and Zr(IV) complexes and their application in the ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters” E.L. Whitelaw, M.D. Jones,* M.F Mahon,* G. Kociok-Kohn Dalton Trans., 2009, 9020.

38 “Synthesis and Structure of Aluminium Amine-phenolate Complexes” A.L. Johnson,* M.G. Davidson,  Y. Cortes-Perez, M.D. Jones, N. Merle, P. R. Raithby, S. P. Richards Dalton Trans., 2009, 5551.

37 “Zinc (II) homogeneous and heterogeneous species and their application for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide” M.D. Jones,* M.G. Davidson, C.G. Keir, L.M. Hughes, M.F. Mahon, David C. Apperley,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 635.

 

2008

36 “Fabrication of Honeycomb-Structured Poly(DL-lactide) and Poly[(DL-lactide)-co-glycolide)] Films and their Use as Scaffolds for Osteoblast-Like Cell Culture” J.B. Chaudhuri, M.G. Davidson*, M.J. Ellis*, M.D. Jones, X. Wu, Macromol. Symp., 2008, 272, 52.

35 “Heterogeneous catalysts for the controlled ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide and homogeneous silsesquioxane model complexes” M.D. Jones*, M.G. Davidson, C.G. Keir, A.J. Wooles, M.F. Mahon, David C. Apperley,  Dalton Trans., 2008, 3655.

34 “Synthesis of Rh(I) diamine complexes and their exploitation for asymmetric hydrogen transfer processes” M.D. Jones*, M.F. Mahon, J. Organomet. Chem., 2008, 693, 2377.

33 “Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide” A.J. Chmura, M.G. Davidson,* C.J. Frankis, M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1293.

32 “Robust Chiral Zirconium Alkoxide Initiators for the Room-temperature Stereoselective Ring-opening Polymerisation of rac-Lactide” A.J. Chmura, D.M. Cousins, M.G. Davidson,* M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, Dalton Trans. 2008, 1437

31 “Synthetic and structural investigations of alkali metal diamine bis(phenolate) complexes” W. Clegg, M.G. Davidson, D.V. Graham, G.Griffen, M.D. Jones, A.R. Kennedy, C.T. O'Hara*, L. Russo, C.M. Thomson, Dalton Trans., 2008, 1295

 

2007

30 “Synthesis and structure of a molecular barium amine bis(phenolate) and its application as an initiator for ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters” M.G. Davidson,* C.T O’Hara,* M.D. Jones, M.F. Mahon, C.G. Keir, G. Kociok-Köhn, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 7686.

29 “Synthesis and structural characterization of a C3-symmetric germanium amine(trisphenolate) alkoxide and its use as an initiator for the solvent-free, stereoselective polymerization of rac-lactide” A.J. Chmura, C.J. Chuck, M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, S.D. Bull, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 2280.

28 “Titanium (IV) complexes of oximes – novel binding modes” M.G. Davidson*, A.L. Johnson, M.D. Jones*, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, Polyhedron, 2007, 26, 975.

 

2006

27 “An enantiopure pseudo-C3-symmetric titanium alkoxide with propeller-like chirality” P. Axe, S.D. Bull,* M.G. Davidson,* C.J. Gilfillan, M.D. Jones, D.E.J.E. Robinson, L.E. Turner, W.L. Mitchell, Org. Lett. 2006, 2, 223. Highlighted in Science, 12th January 2007 vol. 315.

26 “Group 4 complexes with aminebisphenolates ligands and their application for the ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters” A.J. Chmura, M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, A.J. Johnson, P. Khunkamchoo, S.L. Roberts, S.S. Wong. Macromolecules, 2006, 21, 7250.

25 “Titanium (IV) complexes of hydrazones and azines” M.G. Davidson*, A.L. Johnson, M.D. Jones*, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 21, 4449.

24 “Bis(bismuth)toluene inverted-sandwich complex supported by aminetris(phenoxide) ligands” L.E. Turner, M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, H. Ott, V.S. Schulz, P.J. Wilson,* Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 6123.

23 “A covalent three dimensional titanium array based on 1,4-butanediol and its application as a precatalyst for the ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters” C.J. Chuck, M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 6595.

22 “The synthesis and characterisation of a magnesium amine bis(phenolate) complex” M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, D. Meng, C.T. O’Hara*, Main Group Chemistry, 2007, 5, 3.

21 “Group 4 complexes of amine bis(phenolate)s and their application for the ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters” A.J. Chmura, M.G. Davidson*, M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, Dalton Trans., 2006, 887.

20 “Synthesis and X-ray structures of new titanium(IV) aryloxides and their exploitation for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone” M.G. Davidson*,  M.D. Jones, M.D. Lunn, M.F. Mahon, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 2282.

 

2004

19 “Rhodium(I) and palladium(II) complexes with the schiff base 2,2’-bis((4S)-4-benzyl-2-oxazoline)” M.D. Jones, F.A.A. Paz, R. Raja, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2004, 357, 3351.

18 “Novel ruthenium(II) diamine complexes” M.D. Jones, F.A.A. Paz, R. Raja, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2004, 357, 1247.

 

2003

17 “Constraining asymmetric organometallic catalysts within mesoporous silica boosts their enantioselectivity” R. Raja, J.M. Thomas*, M.D. Jones, B.F.G. Johnson*, D.W. Vaugan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 14982.

16 “A new approach to the design of heterogeneous single-site enantioselctive catalysts” M.D. Jones, R. Raja, B.F.G. Johnson*, J.M. Thomas*, Topics in Catalysis, 2003, 25, 71.

15 “29Si cross polarisation magic angle spinning spectroscopic studies on MCM-41 supported with carbonyl clusters” M.D. Jones, M.J. Duer*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2003, 354, 75.

14 “Enhancing the enantioselectivity of novel homogeneous organometallic hydrogenation catalysts” M.D. Jones, R. Raja, J.M. Thomas*, B.F.G. Johnson*, D.W. Lewis, J. Rouzaud, K.D.M. Harris, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42, 4326.

 13 “Synthesis and characterisation of novel homogeneous asymmetric catalysts and their superior heterogeneous counterparts” J. Rouzaud, M.D. Jones, R. Raja, B.F.G. Johnson*, J.M. Thomas*, M.J. Duer, Helv. Chimica Acta, 2003, 86, 1753.

12 “The relevance of bimetallic clusters for the hydrogen economy” J.M. Thomas*, R. Raja, S. Hermans, M.D. Jones, T. Khimyak, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2003, 42, 1563.

 

2002

11 “Solid-state NMR studies into MCM-41 supported with highly catalytically active clusters” M.D. Jones, M.J. Duer*, S. Hermans, Y.Z. Khimyak, B.F.G. Johnson and J.M. Thomas, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, 4726.

10 “Steric activation of chelate catalysts: efficient polyketone catalysts based on four-membered palladium(II) diphosphine chelates” S.J. Dossett*, A. Gillon, A.G. Orpen, J.S. Fleming, P.G. Pringle, D.F. Wass, M.D. Jones, Chem. Commun., 2001, 699.

 

Short Papers:

9 “A new polymorph of [(S)-(-)-2-aminomethyl-1-ethylpyrrolindine](1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I)trifluoromethanesulfonate” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m1091-1093.

8  “[Pd{(S)-(-)-2-aminomethyl-1-ethylpyrrolindine}2]Cl2” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m1031-1034.

7 “(R)-(+)-1, 1’-Binaphthyl-2, 2’-diamine” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, o910-912.

6 “[Pd(h3-allyl){(R)-(+)-2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl}]trifluoromethanesulfonate dichloromethane solvate” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m538-540.

5 “(S)-(-)-2,2’-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1’-binaphthyl, a versatile chelating ligand’ M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, o535-537.

4 “(1R, 2R)-(+)-1,2-Diphenylethylenediamine” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, o455-457.

3 “Rh(1,5-cyclo-octadiene)(1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)]trifluoromethanesulfonate dichloromethane disolvate” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m111-113.

2 “[Pd(h3-allyl){(S)-(+)-(2-pyrrolidinylmethyl)pyrrolidine}]trifluoromethanesulfonate” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m105-107.

1 “[(R)-(+)-1,1'-Binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine](1,5-cyclo-octadiene)rhodium(I)trifluoromethane sulfonate diethyl solvate” M.D. Jones*, F.A.A. Paz, J.E. Davies, B.F.G. Johnson, Acta Cryst. E, 2003, m6-7.

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