David Herbert

Feb 9, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Dominic Walsh |David Herbert |Tim Boreham |Eric Johnston

The price of cocoa has doubled over the past year to a record high and chocolate is likely to follow suit as traders scramble for supplies. Poor weather in west Africa, home to three quarters of the world’s cocoa crop, has affected production. The yield has been hit hard by Harmattan winds – very dry and strong winds that blow from the Sahara region towards west Africa.

Feb 6, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Baldeep K Sidhu |Rajarshi Mondal |David Herbert

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Feb 1, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Amy L Knodel |Issiah B. Lozada |Robert Ortiz |David Herbert

Switching on emission in Zn(ii) coordination complexes by tempering Namido character† A series of four-coordinate zinc(II) complexes is presented in which the amido vs. imino character of a ligated nitrogen donor correlates to the luminescence intensity. DFT analysis points to a distinct mechanism for this trend wherein emission can be switched on by restricting non-radiative decay pathways through the resonance-induced delocalization of amido ligand lone-pairs.

Nov 17, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | David Herbert |Alice Zaslavsky

One of Australia’s most beloved biscuits is reimagined as a gaudy, glorious cake with a cookies and cream filling, and a cream cheese and sprinkles icing—this is one for the sweet tooths.

Oct 24, 2023 | pubs.rsc.org | Mohammed Enamullah |Baldeep K Sidhu |David Herbert

Polymorphism, Mesomorphism and Anti-Oxidant Character of Homoleptic Bis[(E)-2-(1-((o-ethylphenyl)imino)ethyl)phenolato-κ2-N,O]Ni/Cu(II) Complexesκ The proligand (E)-2-(1-((o-ethylphenyl)imino)ethyl)phenol (HL) reacts with nickel(II) or copper(II) acetate to yield homoleptic bis[(E)-2-(1-((o-ethylphenyl)imino)ethyl)phenolato-κ2-N,O]nickel(II) (1) and copper(II) (2) complexes.