List of Publications
88. Hidden Signatures: New Reagents for Developing Latent Fingerprints, M. J.
Plater, P. Barnes, L. K. McDonald, S. Wallace, N. Archer, T. Gelbrich and M. B.
Hursthouse, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 1633 - 1641.
87. An Unexpected Dimerisation in Ambient Daylight, M. J. Plater, M. Momeni and
W. T. A. Harrison, J. Chem. Res., 2008, 11, 644-646.
86. Mimicking biological systems through modular control of solvation: a synthetic
receptor that binds in both water or chloroform, M. J. Plater, B. M. De Silva and J. P.
Sinclair, J. Chem. Res., 2008, 9, 512-515.
85. The Crucial Early Contributions of F. R. Japp to a General Synthesis of Imidazole
Derivatives, M. J. Plater, The Bulletin for the History of Chemistry, 2008, 33, 76-81.
84. Interpenetrating three-dimensional coordination networks with a rare 4-connected
(65.8) topology and unusual geometrical features, M. J. Plater, T. Gelbrich, M. B.
Hursthouse and B. M. De Silva, CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 125-130.
83.Synthesis of co-ordination networks selecting from either (R,R), (S,S) and (R,S)1,4- or -1,3-bis[2-(4-pyridyl)-2-methylethyl]benzene and a discreet complex from
1,4-bis[2-(3-pyridyl)-2-methyl-cis-ethenyl)]benzene, M. J. Plater, T. Gelbrich, M. B.
Hursthouse and B. M. De Silva, CrystEngComm, 2006, 895 - 903.
82. The first double helical coordination network with shared copper atoms. M. J.
Plater, B. de Silva, J. P. Sinclair, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse, J. Mol. Struct,
2006, 784, 269.
81. New tetrahydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazinan-3-ones and oxoverdazyl free radicals, M. J.
Plater, J. P. Sinclair, S. Kemp, T. Gelbrich, M. B. Hursthouse and C. J. GómezGarcía, J. Chem. Res., 2006, 8, 515-520.
80. A stable oxoverdazyl free radical: structural and magnetic characterization. M. J.
Plater, S. Kemp, E. Coronado, C. J. Gómez-García, R. W. Harrington and W. Clegg,
Polyhedron, 2006, 25, 2433-2438
79. Co-operative Stabilisation of a 15-Component Nanostructure, M. J. Plater, J. P.
Sinclair and S. Aiken, J. Chem. Res., 2007, 5, 287-290.
78. Co-operative Stabilisation of Equilibrium Nanostructures, M. J. Plater, J. P.
Sinclair, S. Aitken, V. E. Ronaldson, H. M. Ng, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse.
Transworld Research Network, 2005, 9, 1-14.
77. The CA.M lattice revisited. Gel formation from a linear bis-isocyanuric acid and
2-amino-4,6-bis-(4-tert-butylphenylamino)-1,3,5-triazine, M. J. Plater, J. P. Sinclair,
S. Aiken, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse, Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 6385-6394
76. Old Masters in the Spotlight (cover story), C. Higgitt and M. J. Plater, Chemistry
World, 2004, 40-45.
75. The Characterisation of Lead Fatty Acid Soaps in Protrusions in Aged Traditional
Oil Paint, M. J. Plater, C. Higgitt, B. de Silva, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse,
Polyhedron, 2003, 22, 3171-3179.
74. A degradation product of methylene blue. ARKIVOC. M. J. Plater, www.arkatusa.org.
2003, (i) or http://www.arkat-usa.org/ark/journal/2003/General/3663E/663E.htm
73. Polyaromatic Amines Part 4. Synthesis of Poly(ethynyl) linked Aromatic Amines.
M. J. Plater and T. Jackson, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 4687-4692.
72. Polyaromatic Amines Part 3. Synthesis of Poly(diarylamino)styrenes and Related
Compounds. M. J. Plater and T. Jackson, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 4673-4685
71. Polyaromatic Amines. Part 2 Synthesis of 4,4’,4’’-Tris[N-(aryl)-Nphenylamino]triphenylamine,
N,N-Bis{4-[N-(aryl)-N-phenylamino]}diphenyltolyl
1
amine and N,N,N’,N’-Tetraaryl-o-phenylenediamine derivatives. M. J. Plater and T.
Jackson, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I. 2001, 2548-2552
70. Synthesis of 1,3,5-Tris-[4-(diarylamino)phenyl]benzene and 1,3,5-Tris(diarylamino)benzene Derivatives, M. J. Plater, M. McKay and T. Jackson, J. Chem.
Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 2000, 2695-2701
69. Solid Phase Synthesis on Amide REM Resins: Grignard and Metal Hydride
Compatible Resins. M. J. Plater, R. Morphy, A. M. Murdoch and D. C. Rees, J.
CombiChem, 2000, 2, 508-512
68. Structures of Pb(II) Porphyrins: [5,10,15,20-Tetrakis-triisopropylsilylethynyl
porphinato]lead(II) and [5,15-Bis-(3,5-bis-tert-butylphenyl)-10,20-bistriisopropylsilylethynylporphinato]lead(II), M. J. Plater, S. Aiken, T. Gelbrich, M. B.
Hursthouse and G. Bourhill, Polyhedron, 2001, 20, 3219-3224
67. Cooperative Assembly of a Double-Stranded Hydrogen Bonded Porphyrin Zip
M. J. Plater, S. Aiken and G. Bourhill, Tetrahedron Lett., 2001, 42, 2225-2229
66. Metallated Porphyrins Containing Lead(II), Copper(II) or Zinc(II), M. J. Plater, S.
Aiken and G. Bourhill, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 2415-2422
65. A New Synthetic Route to Donor-Acceptor Porphyrins, M. J. Plater, S. Aiken and
G. Bourhill, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 2405-2413
64. M. J. Plater, A. Jeremiah and G. Bourhill, Synthesis of Soluble Halogenated
Aryloxy Substituted Phthalocyanines, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I. 2002, 1, 91-96
63. The Synthesis and Evaluation of o-Phenylenediamine Derivatives as Probes for
Nitric Oxide Detection, M. J. Plater, I. Greig, M. Helfrich and S. Ralston, J. Chem.
Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 2001, 20, 2553-2559
62. Coordination Networks from N,N’-Bis(3- or 4-pyridylmethyl)urea and Cu(II) or
Cd(II) Nitrate, M. J. Plater, B. M. de Silva, J. M. S. Skakle and A. Riffat, T. Gelbrich
and M. B. Hursthouse, Inorganic Chimica Acta, 2001, 325, 141-150
61. Synthesis and crystal structure of [Cu2(NO3)4L2(BIPY)2(H2O)3] . H2O (L = N,N’bis(4-pyridylmethyl)isophthalamide, S. Buchan, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, B.
M. de Silva, J. M. S. Skakle and A. M. Z. Slawin, J. Chem. Cryst., 2002, 32, 5-10
60. One-Dimensional Structures of manganese(II), copper(II) and cobalt(II) coordination complexes [MnII(hfac)2L] (hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate anion; L =
4,4-bipyridyl), [CuII(hfac)2L] (L = 1,3-dipyridylpropane or 4,4-bipyridyl-N,N’dioxide) and [CoII(hfac)2L] ( L = 4,4-bipyridyl-N,N’-dioxide), M. J. Plater, M. R. St.
J. Foreman and A. M. Z. Slawin, Inorganic Chimica Acta, 2000, 303, 132-136
59. One-dimensional structures of nickel(II) and cobalt(II) co-ordination complexes
{[ML2(H2O)2] . L . H2O . (ClO4)2} (M = Co or Ni; L = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane. M.
J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse, Inorganic Chimica
Acta, 2001, 318, 171-174
58. Structures of Mn(II) thiocyanate co-ordination polymers from flexible bipyridyl
ligands, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, R. A. Howie and J. M. S. Skakle, Inorg.
Chim. Acta. 2000, 318, 175-180
57. Synthesis of co-ordination networks from flexible bis(4-pyridyl) ligands and
cadmium salts, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman and J. M. S. Skakle, Cryst. Eng.
2001,4, 293-308
56. Synthesis and characterisation of infinite co-ordination networks with 1,6-bis(4pyridyl)hexane and copper nitrate, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, T. Gelbrich and
M. B. Hursthouse, Cryst. Eng., 2001, 4, 319-328
55. Synthesis and characterisation of infinite co-ordination networks from flexible
dipyridyl ligands and cadmium. M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, T. Gelbrich and M.
B. Hursthouse, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans, 2000, 3065-3073
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54. Synthesis and characterisation of infinite di- and tri-nuclear zinc co-ordination
networks with flexible dipyridyl ligands. M. J. Plater, M. R. St. J. Foreman, M. B.
Hursthouse and T. Gelbrich, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2000, 13, 1995-2000
53. Co-ordination Networks with 1,3-Bis(4-pyridyl)propane. A Flexible Ligand
Exhibiting Supramolecular Isomerism, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman and A. M. Z.
Slawin, J. Chem. Res., (S) 1999, 74-75 J. Chem. Res., (M) 1999 072852. Hydrothermal Crystallisation of Orotic acid with Divalent Metal-Ions M(II) (M =
nickel, cobalt, manganese or zinc). Effect of 2,2-Bipyridyl, 2,2-Dipyridyl amine, 1Methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-pyrazole, Phenanthroline and 2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline
upon structure, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, J. M. S. Skakle and R. A. Howie,
Inorganic Chimica Acta, 2002, 332, 135-145
51. Synthesis and crystallographic characterisation of polymeric and oligomeric lead
carboxylates, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman and J. M. S. Skakle, J. Chem. Soc.,
Dalton Trans, 2001, 1897-1903
50. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterisation of [Pb3BTC2]. H2O : A Lead (II)
Carboxylate Polymer. M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman, T. Gelbrich and M. B.
Hursthouse. Inorganic Chemical Communications, 2000, 3, 234-238
49. Synthesis and characterisation of polymeric manganese and zinc 5hydroxyisophthalates M. J. Plater, M. R. St. J. Foreman, R. A. Howie, J. M. S.
Skakle and S. A. McWilliam, E. Coronado and C. J. Gómez-García, Polyhedron,
2001, 20, 2293-2303
48. Synthesis and characterisation of polymeric metal-ion carboxylates from benzene1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid with Mn(II), Co(II) or Zn(II) and
2,2-bipyridyl,
phenanthroline or a pyridyl-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl) derivative, M. J. Plater, M.
R. St J. Foreman, R. A. Howie, J. M. S. Skakle, E. Coronado and C. J. Gómez-García,
T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2001, 319, 159-175
47. Polymeric diaqua(2-2,2'-bipyrimidinyl-4N1,N1':N3,N3')-di-3-hydroxy-bis(5benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato-5O1:O2:O3:O3:O5)tetracobalt(II) dihydrate, M. J. Plater,
M. R. St. J. Foreman and R. A. Howie, Acta Cryst. 2002, C58, m487-m489
46.
Catena-(2-(1-Hydroxybenzene-3,5-dicarboxylato-O,O’,O’’,O’’’)
(1,10phenanthroline) M(II) hydrate (M = manganese, zinc), J. M. S. Skakle, M. R. St J.
Foreman and M. J. Plater Acta Cryst., 2001, E57, m373-m375
45.
Catena-Poly[[(2,2’-bipyridine-N,N’)cobalt(II)]--4,4’-oxydibenzoatoO,O’:O’’,O’’’], J. M. S. Skakle, M. R. St J. Foreman and M. J. Plater, Acta Cryst.
2001, E57, m169-m171
44. Poly{[diaquacadmium(II)]-3-(1-carboxybenzene-3,5-dicarboxylato)}, J. M. S.
Skakle, M. R. St J. Foreman, M. J. Plater and C. Griffin, Acta Cryst., 2001, E57, m85m87.
43.
A
new
polymorph,
form
C,
of
dichloro[1,2bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]nickel(II), J. C. Davison, M. R. St J. Foreman, R. A.
Howie, M. J. Plater and J. M. S. Skakle. Acta Cryst., 2001, C57, 690-693
42. Hydrothermal synthesis of polymeric metal carboxylates from benzene-1,2,4,5tetracarboxylic acid and benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J.
Foreman, J. M. S. Skakle and A. M. Z. Slawin, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2001, 315, 126132
41. Synthesis of [Mn(O2CCH2CH2CO2)(2,2’-bipyridyl)(H2O)2]. H2O. M. J. Plater, M.
R. St J. Foreman and R. A. Howie. , J. Chem. Cryst. 2000, 30, 445-447
40. Synthesis and crystal structure of [Mn(NCS)2L2] (L = 3,6-bis-(2-methylpyridyl)1,2-pyridazine), M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman and J. M. S. Skakle, J. Chem.
Cryst. 2000, 30, 535-537
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39. Hydrothermal synthesis of [Mn(HTPO)(BIPY)] (H3TPO = tris-(4carboxylphenyl)phosphine oxide). A crosslinked co-ordination polymer, M. J. Plater,
M. R. St J. Foreman and J. M. S. Skakle, J. Chem. Cryst. 2000, 30, 449-453
38. Hydrothermal synthesis of [Co3(TPO)2(BIPY)26H2O]. 2.4H2O (H3TPO = tris-(4carboxylphenyl)phosphine oxide). A 1-D double stranded co-ordination polymer. M.
J. Plater, M. R. St. J. Foreman, T. Gelbrich and M. B. Hursthouse, J. Chem. Cryst.
2000, 30,155-158
37. Multicomponent Solid State Assembly from H3BTC and H3TPO with M(II) (M =
Co, Mn or Zn) and 2,2-Bipyridyl:Design and Control of Co-ordination Architecture.
(H3BTC
=
benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic
acid,
H3TPO
=
tris-(4carboxylphenyl)phosphine oxide, M. J. Plater, M. R. St. J. Foreman, E. Coronado, C.
J. Gomez-Garcia and A. M. Z. Slawin,, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1999, 23, 42094216
36. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Catena(triaqua-(-2-croconato-O,O’,O’’,O’’’)calcium(II)) calcium croconate trihydrate, M. J. Plater, M. R. St J. Foreman and R.
A. Howie, J. Chem. Crystallogr.,1998, 28, 653-656
35. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterisation of M(pdc)∙ 3H2O (pdc = 2,5pyridinedicarboxylate); M = Co, Ni, Cox:Niy(x = 0.4-0.6, y = 0.6-0.4), M. J. Plater, M.
R. St. J. Foreman, R. A. Howie and E. E. Lachowski, J. Chem. Res., (S) 1998, 754755 J. Chem. Res., (M) 1998, 3356.
34. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Co(3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate)2H2O: A TwoDimensional Co-ordination Polymer, M. J. Plater, A. J. Roberts and R. A. Howie, J.
Chem. Res., (S) 1998, 240-241 J. Chem. Res., (M) 1998 1001
33. Hydrothermal Synthesis and X-Ray Structural Characterisation of Alkaline Earth
salts of 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid., M. J. Plater, A. J. Roberts, J. Marr, E.
Lachowski and R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1998, 797-802
32. Hydrothermal Synthesis and X-ray Structural Characterisation of Ca:hbtc 2(H2O),
M. J. Plater, A. J. Roberts, R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1997, 893894
31. Heterocyclic Free Radicals: Part 1. 4,5-Diazafluorene Derivatives of Koelsch’s
Free Radical: An ESR and Metal-Ion Complexation Study, M. J. Plater, E. Lattmann
and S. Kemp, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 2000, 971-979
30. Design and synthesis of stable water soluble radicals as potential anti-cancer
agents, M. J. Plater, E. Lattmann and A. Begum, Drug Design and Discovery, 1999,
16, 195.
29. Aromatic Chemistry, M. J. Plater, Annu. Rep. Chem., Sect .B, 2000, 96, 131-155
28. Aromatic Chemistry, M. J. Plater, Annu. Rep. Chem., Sect .B, 1999, 95, 137-156
27. Aromatic Chemistry, M. J. Plater, Annu. Rep. Chem., Sect .B 1998, 94, 129-153
26. 9-Pentafluorophenylmethylene-9H-fluorene, M. J. Plater, R. A. Howie and D. M.
Schmidt, Acta Cryst. 2003, E59, o89-o91.
25. Structure of 1,4-Dimethyltriphenylene, R. A. Howie, D. M. Schmidt and M. J.
Plater, J. Chem. Crystallogr., 1998, 28, 317-320
24. A Short Synthesis of 1,4-Dimethyltriphenylene, M. J. Plater, D. M. Schmidt and
R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Res(S)., 1997, 390-391 J. Chem. Res(M) 1997, 2417
23. Fullerene Tectonics Part 2. Synthesis and Pyrolysis of Halogenated
Benzo[c]phenanthrenes, M. J. Plater, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 1997, 2903-2909
22. Fullerene Tectonics Part 1. A Programmed Precursor to C60, M. J. Plater, J. Chem.
Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 1997, 2897-2901
21. Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of (1R,11bR)-11b-Hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl2,11b-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-one, M. J. Plater, D. M. Schmidt and
R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Res (S).,1997, 140-141. J. Chem. Res(M) 1997, 0977
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20. Synthesis of Acenaphthenequinone bis (ethylene ketal). An Unusually Distorted
Ketal, M. J. Plater, D. M. Schmidt and R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Res(S)., 1997, 116-117.
J. Chem. Res(M) 1997, 0720
19. A New Synthesis of Truxenone, M. J. Plater and M. Praveen, Tetrahedron Lett.,
1997, 38, 1081-1082
18. Triphenyltruxenene : A C48 Polycyclic Buckybowl Precursor. M. J. Plater, M.
Praveen and R. A. Howie, J. Chem. Res(S)., 1997, 2, 46-47. J. Chem. Res(M) 1997,
0430
17. Buckybowl Synthesis : A Novel Application of Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis, M. J.
Plater M. Praveen and D. M. Schmidt, Fullerene Science and Technology, 1997, 5,
781-800
16. Trifluorohemifullerene : Gas Phase Argon Ion Fragmentation of
Hexafluorotribenzotriphenylene, M. J. Plater, M. Praveen, B. K. Stein and J. A.
Ballantine, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 7855-7856
15. An SCF-MO study of the Dimerisation Reaction of Hemifullerene (C30H12) to the
Potential Fullerene Precursor C60H24. M. J. Plater, H. S. Rzepa, F. Stoppa and S.
Stossel, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 1567-1568
14. Selective -Facial Binding of Metal Cations to Triindenotriphenylene as a
Possible Catalytic Route to C60 Precursors: A MNDO PM3 and ab initio SCF-MO
study. M. J. Plater, H. S. Rzepa, F. Stoppa and S. Stossel, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin
Trans. II, 1994, 399-400
13. Synthesis of Benzo[ghi]fluoranthenes from 1-Halobenzo[c]phenanthrenes by
Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis, M. J. Plater, Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 6147-6150
12. Cyclisation of Stilbenes to Phenanthrenes by Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis, M. J.
Plater, Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 801-802
11. Synthesis of 1,3,5-Tribenzo[c]phenanthren-5-yl benzene: A Potential Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Precursor to C60. M. J. Plater, Synlett., 1993, 6, 405-406
10. Cyclopenta-1,2,3-dithiazoles and Related Compounds. M.J. Plater, C.W. Rees,
D.G. Roe and Tomas Torroba, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1993, 769-774
9. Cyclopenta-1,2,3-dithiazoles and Related Compounds. M.J. Plater, C.W. Rees,
D.G. Roe and T. Torroba, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1993, 293-294
8. Organic Heterocyclothiazenes.
Part 16. Reactions of Trithiadiazepyne with
Cyclopenta-dienones. Some Stable Norbornadienones. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees,
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1991, 317-321
7. Organic Heterocyclothiazenes.
Part 15. Pyrazolotrithiadiazepines and their
Rearrangement to 1,2,3-Dithiazoles. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, J. Chem. Soc.,
Perkin Trans. 1, 1991, 311-316
6. Organic Heterocyclothiazenes.
Part 4.
Aminotrithiadiazepines and
Trithiadiazepyne. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1991,
301-309
5. Pyrazolotrithiadiazepines and their Unexpected Rearrangement to 1,2,3Dithiazoles. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1990, 13191320
4. Trithiadiazepyne. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.,
1990,1317.
3. Aminotrithiadiazepines. M.J. Plater, C.W. Rees, A. M. Z. Slawin and D.J.
Williams, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1990, 1315-1317
2. Trithiadiazepyne.
M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, Developments in the Organic
Chemistry of Sulfur. Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on the Organic
Chemistry of Sulfur, Odense, Denmark, August 1988. Ed. C.Th. Pedersen and J.
Bedner, Gordon and Breach.
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1. Trithiadiazepyne. M.J. Plater and C.W. Rees, Phosphorus Sulfur and Silica and the
Related Elements, 1989, 43, 261-288
Patents
2. M. J. Plater, A Compound and its use in Detecting an Amino Acid and/or Latent
Fingerprint GB 0818687.6 (2008/10/10) Applicant: Aberdeen University
1. D. Gani, F. E. K. Kroll, M. J. Plater, J. R. Morphy, D. C. Rees, Solid Phase
Supports GB 19970017173 European and USA applications filed: US6486354
(2002/11/26) US2003138846 (2003/07/24); US2004186256 (2004/09/23) Applicant:
Akzo Nobel NV
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