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Timothy J. Zerk
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 12
Citations - 263
Timothy J. Zerk is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Radical polymerization. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications receiving 224 citations.
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SET-LRP of NIPAM in water via in situ reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(0) with NaBH4
TL;DR: In this paper, a quantitative reduction of the airstable Cu(II)Br2/Me6TREN to Cu(0) by NaBH4 represents a new method for the aqueous single electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) of water soluble polymers.
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Organo-Copper(II) Complexes as Products of Radical Atom Transfer.
TL;DR: Direct observation of this species is provided, including an optical spectrum for two of the most commonly used copper catalysts, and each of the key thermodynamic and kinetic steps involved in both the atom transfer and radical transfer pathways are determined to assess the impact of ligand, solvent, and initiator on these.
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New method for exploring deactivation kinetics in copper-catalyzed atom-transfer-radical reactions.
TL;DR: A broadly applicable electrochemical technique for simultaneously measuring the kinetics of deactivation and Kinetics of activation of copper polyamine complexes is reported.
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Solvent dependent anion dissociation limits copper(I) catalysed atom transfer reactions
TL;DR: Using electrochemical analysis, the rate of formation of the active catalyst Cu(I)L is strongly dependent on solvent and it is demonstrated that both the kinetics and thermodynamics of this simple ligand exchange reaction are critical in the overall reaction pathway.
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Redox-coupled structural changes in copper chemistry: Implications for atom transfer catalysis
TL;DR: In this article, the structural chemistry of copper(I) and copper(II) with a range of multidentate N-donor ligands employed in atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) is illustrated and discussed in the context of both its solid state and solution structures.