Annual Report 2001 - School of Chemical Sciences

annual report 2001

school of chemical sciences

Publications

Barnes CJ
Barnes CJ, AlShamaileh E, Pitkanen T and Lindroos M
"Early Stages of Surface Alloy Formation: A Diffuse LEED I(V) Study."
Surface Science, 1425, 2001, pp 482-485.

Barnes CJ, AlShamaileh E, Pitkanen T, Kaukasoina P and Lindroos M
"The Kinetics of Formation and Structure of an Underlayer Alloy: The Cu{100}-c(2x2)-Pd System."
Surface Science, 55, 2001, 492.

Pussi K, Lindroos M and Barnes CJ
"A Tensor LEED Study of an Unusual Cyclic Hydrocarbon Intermediate Formed by Benzene Adsorption on Co{1010}."
Chemical Physics Letters, 7, 2001, 341.

McLoughlin E, Cafolla AA, AlShamaileh E and Barnes CJ
"A Re-Interpretation of the Cu{100}/Sn Surface Phase Diagram."
Surface Science, 1431, 2001, pp 482-485.

Barnes CJ, Valden M and Pessa M
"A Photo-Emmision Investigation of Benzene Adsorption on Co{1010}."
Surf.Rev.Lett., 7, 2000, 67.

Diamond D
Loughran, M. and Diamond, D.
"Monitoring of volatile bases in fish sample headspace using an acidochromic dye."
Food Chemistry, 69 (1), 2000, pp 97-103.

Kane P, Fayne D/ Diamond D and McKervey AM
"Modelling Metal Cation Complexes of Calixarene Esters and Phosphine Oxides using Molecular Mechanics."
J. Mol. Mod., 6, 2000, pp 272-281.

Quinn JG, O'Neill S, Doyle A, McAtamney C, Diamond D, MacCraith B and O'Kennedy R
"Development and Application of Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Cell-Ligand Interactions."
Analytical Biochemistry, 281(2), 2000, pp 135-143.

Lemoine P, Mailley P, Hyland M, McLaughlin, JM, McAdams E, Anderson J, Lynch A, Diamond D and Leader M
"Swelling and Delamination of Multi-electrode Sensor Arrays Studied by Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy."
J Biomed. Mater. Res., 50(3), 2000, pp 313-321.

Byrne L, Barker J, Pennarun-Thomas G, Edwards S and Diamond D
"Digital Imaging as a Detector for Generic Analytical Measurements."
Trends Anal. Chem., 19, 2000, pp 517-522.

Lynch A, Diamond D and Leader M
"CF Diagnosis using a Potentiometric Ion-Selective Electrode Array."
Analyst, 125, 2000, pp 2264-2267.

Diamond D and Nolan K
"Calixarenes: Designer Ligands for Chemical Sensors."
invited 'A-Section' article, Anal. Chem., 73, 2001, pp 22A-29A.

Byrne L, Lau, K, Edwards S and Diamond D
"Digital Imaging as a Detector for Quantitative Colorimetric Analyses."
Proceedings of SPIE, 4205, 2001, pp 267-277.

McAteer K, Raftery D and Diamond D
"Temperature Logging of Fish Catches Using Autonomous Sensing Units."
Trends Food Science and Technology, 11, 2001, pp 291-295.

Daridon A, Sequiera M, Pennarun-Thomas G, Lichtenberg J, Verpoorte, E., Diamond D and de Rooij NF
"Chemical Sensing using an Integrated uFluidic System based on Colorimetrics: A Comparative Kinetic Study of the Bertholet Reaction for Ammonia Determination in Microfluidic Systems."
Sensors and Actuators B, 76(1-3), 2001, pp 235-243.

Jennings K and Diamond D
"Enantioselective Molecular Sensing of Aromatic Amines using Tetra-(S)-di-2-naphthylprolinol calix[4]arene."
The Analyst, 126, 2001, pp 1063-1067.

Sequeira M, Bowden M, Minogue E and Diamond D
"Towards Autonomous Environmental Monitoring Systems."
Talanta, 2001 (accepted for publications).

Carden DE, Diamond D and Miller AJ
"An improved Na+-selective microelectrode for intracellular measurements in plant cells".
J.Exp. Bot., 52(359), 2001, pp 1353-1359.

Lynam C, Jennings K, Nolan K McKervey MA and Diamond D
"Tuning and Enhancing Enantioselective Quenching of Calixarene Hosts by Chiral Guest Amines."
Anal. Chem., 73, 2001 (accepted for publications).

Diamond D
"Measuring Biochemical Parameters On-Line: Key Challenges and Future Potential."
Proceedings of the DARPA-ONRIFO Meeting 'Electroactive Polymers and Biosystems: New Directions in Electroactive Polymer Materials for Biomemetic and Interactive Processes', Il Ciocco, Lucca, Italy, 30 July - 3 August 2001.

Bowden M, Sequiera M, Twohill E, Paull B, Krog JP, Gravesen P and Diamond D
"On-Line Analysis of River Water Samples utilising a Prototype Sensing System for Phosphorus based on Micro System Technology."
The Analyst, 2001 (submitted for publications).

Diamond D
"Targeting Toxic Metals."
Research profile published in Technology Ireland, March 2001, pp 37-39.

Shepherd R and Diamond D
"Autonomous Sensing Devices."
Irish Scientist 2001, (in press).

Forster, R.J.
Forster RJ, Loughman PJ, Figgemeier E, Lees AC, Hjelm J and Vos JG
"Conjugated vs. Non-Conjugated Bridges : Heterogeneous Electron Transfer Dynamics of Osmium Polypyridyl Monolayers."
Langmuir, 16, 2000, 7871.

Forster RJ, Figgemeier E, Lees AC, Hjelm, J. and Vos JG
"Photostability, Electrochemistry and Monolayers of [M(bpy)2 trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene L]+; M = Ru, Os; L = Cl, H2O."
Langmuir, 16, 2000, 7867.

Forster RJ, Keyes TE, Farrell M and O'Hanlon D
"Impact of Hydrogen Bonding on the Redox Properties of 1-Amino-2-Sulphonic-4-Hydroxy-Anthraquionone Monolayers".
Langmuir; 16, 2000, 9871.

Forster RJ and Hogan CF
"Electrochemiluminescent Metallopolymer Coatings: Combined Light and Current Detection in Flow Injection Analysis."
Anal. Chem., 72, 2000, 5576.

Forster RJ, Loughman PJ and Keyes TE
"Effect of Electrode Density of States on the Heterogeneous Electron Transfer Dynamics of Osmium Containing Monolayers."
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 2000, 11948.

Forster, RJ and O'Kelly, JP
"Electrochemical Properties of Anthraquinone-2,7-Disulphonic Acid in Solution and as Adsorbed Monolayers."
Invited contribution to the Special issue of J. Electroanal. Chem. honouring Professor Fred Anson, 498, 2001, 127.

Forster RJ and O'Kelly JP
"Dynamics of [Os(bpy)2 (p3p)2]2+ Adsorption and Desorption on Platinum and Gold Microelectrodes."
J. Electrochem. Soc. 148, 2001, E31.

Forster RJ and Keyes TE
"Solid-Deposits of Osmium Bis-bipyridyl Triazole Chloride: Redox Properties and Electrocrystallisation."
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 3, 2001, 1336.

Walsh DA, Keyes TE, Hogan CF and Forster, RJ
"Protonation Effects on Superexchange Across Gold / Osmium Bis-bipyridyl Tetrazine Chloride Monolayer Interfaces."
J. Phys. Chem., 105, 2001, 2792.

Keyes TE, Forster RJ and Bond, AM
"Proton and Electron Transfer Through Solid Deposits of Organic Co-Crystals."
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 2001, 2877.

Gallagher JF
Barrow M, Cromhout NL, Manning AR and Gallagher JF
"Enhanced substitutional lability of Fe(CO)2{P(OPh)3}2(PhCCPh):facile insertion of CO and organoisocyanides into iron-alkyne bonds."
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2001, pp 1352-1358.

Hudson RDA, Nolan DF, Manning AR, Asselberghs I, Van Boxel R, Persoons A and Gallagher JF
"The effect of different bithienyl spacers on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of organometallic chromophores derived from [Fe2(h5-C5H5)2(CO)2(m-CO)(m-C-CH3)]+ [BF4]- crystal structure of [Fe2(h5-C5H5)2(CO)2(CO)(m-(E)-C-CH=CH-7-(thieno[3,2-e][1]benzothiophene)]+ [BF4]-".
J. Organomet Chem., 619, 2001, pp 141-151.

Gallagher JF, Hudson RDA and Manning AR
"O-H...O, C-H...p(C5H5) intermolecular and C-H...O intramolecular interactions in 2-(Ferrocenyl)thiophene-3-carboxylic acid.
Acta Crystallographica., C57, 2001, pp 28-30.

Akhter Z, Gallagher JF, Lewis J, Raithby PR, Rennie MA and Shields GP
"Reactivity of the mixed-metal cluster [Os6(CO)17(Au2dppm)] towards gold electrophiles (dppm = Ph2PCH2PPh2)."
J. Organomet. Chem., 614, 2000, pp 231-237.

Buntem R, Gallagher JF, Lewis J, Raithby PR and Shields GP
"Use of the monocationic fragment [Ru(h5-C5H5)(MeCN)3]+ as an ionic coupling reagent in the synthesis of mixed-metal phosphine clusters."
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2000, pp 4297-4303.

Brady F and Gallagher JF
"Intermolecular O-H...O hydrogen bonding in the three independent molecules of (2S)-(1-oxoisoindolin--2-yl)--3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid."
Acta Crystallographica, C57, 2000, pp 1407-1410.

Howarth J
Howarth, J. and Lloyd, D.G.
"Redox Systems as Conduits for Antimalarial Compounds."
J. Antimicrob. Chemotherapy, 47, 2001, 122.

Howarth J and Al-Hashimy NA
"A Homochiral Tripodal Receptor with Selectivity for Sodium (R)-2-Aminopropionate Over Sodium (S)-2-Aminopropionate."
Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 2001, 5777.

Howarth J, James P and Dai J-F
"Immobilized Baker's Yeast Reduction of Ketones in an Ionic Liquid, [bmim]PF6, and Water Mix."
Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 2001, 7517.

Gallagher J, Hanlon K, Howarth J and Thomas J-L
"1-Ferrocenylmethyl(3-chlorophenyl)benzimidazole: an Electroactive Agent for Malarial Parasites Studies."
Acta. Cryst., E57, 2001, 134.

Howarth J, James P and Ryan R
"Sodium Borohydride Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones in the Recyclable Ionic Liquid [bmim]PF6."
Synth. Commun., 31, 2001, 51.

Howarth J and Hanlon K
"Novel N-Ferrocenylmethyl, N'-methyl-2-substituted benzimidazolium Iodide Salts with In Vitro Activity Against the P. falciparum Malarial Parasite Strain NF54." Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 2001, 751.

Paull B
Bashir W and Paull B
"Determination of trace alkaline earth metals in brines using chelation ion chromatography with an iminodiacetic acid bonded silica column."
Journal of Chromatography A, 907, 2001, 191.

Bashir W and Paull B
"Sensitive and selective ion chromatographic method for the determination of trace beryllium in water samples."
Journal of Chromatography A, 910, 2001, 301.

Connolly D and Paull B
"Fast separation of UV absorbing anions using ion-interaction chromatography", Journal of Chromatography A, 917, 2001, 355.

Bashir W, Butler S and Paull B
"The use of ion chromatography with a colour-forming eluent for the determination of Pb(II) in water samples."
Analytical letters, 34(9), 2001, 1529.

Johns C, Macka M, Haddad PR, King M and Paull B
"Practical method for evaluation of linearity and effective pathlength of on-capillary photometric detectors for capillary electrophoresis."
J. Chromatography A, 927, 2001, 237.

Connolly D and Paull B
"Rapid determination of nitrate and nitrite in drinking water samples using ion-interaction liquid chromatography."
Anal. Chim. Acta, 441, 2001, 53.

Smyth M
Sagar KA and Smyth MR
"Simultaneous Determination of Levodopa, Carbidopa and their Metabolites in Human Plasma and Urine samples Using LC-EC."
J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., 22, 2000, pp 613-624.

Killard AJ and Smyth MR
"Separation-free Electrochemical Immunosensor Strategies."
Anal. Lett., 33, 2000, pp 1451-1465.

Iwuoha EI, Kane S, Ania CO, Smyth MR, Ortiz de Montellano PR and Fuhr U
"Reactivities of Organic Phase Biosensors 3. Electrochemical Study of Cytochrome P450cam Immobilized in a Methyltriethoxysilane Sol-gel."
Electroanalysis, 12, 2000, pp 980-986.

Killard AJ and Smyth MR
"Creatinine Biosensors: Principles and Designs."
Tibtech., 18, 2000, pp 433-437.

"Amperometric Separation-free Immunosensor for Real-time Environmental Monitoring."
Killard AJ, Micheli L, Grennan K, Franek M, Kolar V, Moscone D, Palchetti I and Smyth MR
Anal. Chim. Acta, 427, 2001, pp 173-180.

Grennan K, Killard AJ and Smyth, MR
"Physical Characterization of a Screen-printed Electrode for Use in an Amperometric Biosensor System."
Electroanalysis, 13, 2001, pp 745-750.

Vos JG
Knor G, Leirer M, Keyes TE, Vos JG and Vogler A
"Non-Luminescent 1,2-Diiminetricarbonylrhenium (I) Chloride Complexes- Synthesis, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Properties of Re(DIAN)(CO)3Cl with DIAN = p-substituted Bis(arylimino)acenaphthene."
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2000, 749.

Rau S, Buttner T, Temme C, Dautz S, Gorls H, Rudolf M, Walther D, Brodkorb A, Duati M, O'Connor C and Vos JG
"Bis(R-bipyridyl)ruthenium Bibenzimidazole Complexes R = H, Me or But) ; Supramolecular Arrangement via Hydrogen Bonds, Photo- and Electro-chemical Properties and Reactivity Towards Carbon Dioxide."
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2000, 3649.

Vos JG
"Efficient Enantiorecognition of Ruthenium(II) Complexes by Silica-bound Teicoplanin."
Tetrahedron Assymmetry, 11, 2000, 3535.

Malins C, Glever HG, Keyes TE, Vos JG, Dressick WJ and MacCraith BD
"Sol-gel Immobilised Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Chemical Transducers for Optical pH Sensing."
Sens. Actuators B, 67, 2000, 89.

Forster RJ, Figgemeier E, Lees, AC and Vos JG
"Photostability, Electrochemistry and Monolayers of [M(bpy)2(trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene)L]+ (m = Ru, Os, L = Cl, H2O)."
Langmuir, 16, 2000, 7867.

Forster RJ, Figgemeier E, Lees, AC and Vos JG
"Conjucated vs Nonconjugated Bridges; Heterogeneous Electron Transfer Dynamics of Osmium polypyridyl Monolayers."
Langmuir, 16, 2000, 7871.

Fanni S, Weldon FM, Hammarstrom L, Mukhtar E, Browne WR, Keyes TE and Vos JG
"Photochemically Induced Isomerisation of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes." Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2001, 529.

Browne WR and Vos JG
"The Effect of Deuteriation on the Emission Lifetime of Inorganic Compounds."
Coord. Chem. Rev., 2001, 219-221, PP 761-787