Nanoplasmonics for chemistry
Noble metal nanoparticles supporting plasmonic resonances behave as efficient nanosources of light, heat and energetic electrons. Owing to these properties, they offer a unique playground to trigger...
View ArticleElectrochemical performance of cobalt hydroxide nanosheets formed by the...
Dalton Trans., 2014, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C4DT00141A, Paper Kamil Lang, Barbora Schneiderova, Jan Demel, Josef Plestil, Hana Tarabkova, Jan BohuslavThis is an Accepted Manuscript, which has...
View ArticleThe redox series [Ru(bpy)2(L)]n, n = +3, +2, +1, 0, with L = bipyridine,...
The compounds [Ru(bpy)2(L1)](ClO4)2 (1(ClO4)2), [Ru(bpy)2(L2)](ClO4)2 (2(ClO4)2), [Ru(bpy)2(L3)](ClO4)2 (3(ClO4)2), [Ru(bpy)2(L4)](ClO4)2 (4(ClO4)2), [Ru(bpy)2(L5)](ClO4)2 (5(ClO4)2), and...
View ArticleReactivity of the drug methimazole and its iodine adduct with elemental zinc
The reactivity of zinc complexes with N,S-donor molecules may be of relevance to the study of Zn-metalloproteins and –metalloenzymes. In this context, the zinc complex [Zn(MeImSH)2I2] was synthesised...
View ArticleEffect of electrolyte bleaching on the stability and performance of dye solar...
Degradation of dye solar cells (DSCs) under severe ageing conditions may lead to loss of the tri-iodide in the electrolyte – a phenomenon known as electrolyte bleaching. Monitoring changes in the...
View ArticleFunctionalized Mesoporous Solids Based on Magadiite and [Al]-Magadiite
Novel hybrid mesoporous and functionalized materials with controllable surface area and pore dimensions with functional basic sites (-NH2) were synthesized from magadiite and [Al]-magadiite as layered...
View ArticleNano CoFe2O4 supported molybdenum as an efficient and magnetically...
A novel magnetic nanoparticle CoFe2O4 supported Mo ([CoFe2O4@SiO2-PrNH2-Mo(acac)2]) was prepared and found to be a high active and efficient catalyst for one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles...
View ArticleHeavy Atom-bearing Tripod Amphiphiles for Membrane Protein Study
Membrane protein solubilization and stabilization are prerequisites for their structural study. These bio-macromolecules tend to undergo structural degradation once removed from the native membrane,...
View Article[Ge8(Mo(CO)3)2]4‒：Unprecedented 20‒Electron Empty Ten‒vertex Zintl Cluster
The unprecedented ten‒vertex Zintl anion with the two vertices occupied by transition metal fragments, [Ge8(Mo(CO)3)2]4‒, has been synthesized and structurally characterized, representing the first...
View ArticleThe interfacial structure of polymeric surfactant stabilised air-in-water foams
Small-angle neutron scattering was used to probe the interfacial structure of nitrogen-in-water foams created using a series of tri-block polymeric surfactants of the poly(ethylene oxide)-...
View ArticleWavelength and temperature-dependent apparent quantum yields for...
Wavelength and temperature-dependent apparent quantum yields (AQYs) were determined for the photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide using seawater obtained from coastal and oligotrophic stations...
View ArticleReconfigurable Microfluidics with Integrated Aptasensors for Monitoring...
We report the development of a microsystem integrating anti-TNF-α aptasensors with vacuum-actuatable microfluidic devices that may be used to monitor intercellular communications. Actuatable chambers...
View ArticleEffect of oxygen in sample carrier gas on laser-induced elemental...
Thermal breakdown of zircon during laser ablation sampling for ICP-MS analysis results in decoupling of Si from Zr, and Pb from U+Th following the reaction ZrSiO4(U,Th,Pb) = ZrO2(U,Th) + SiO2(Pb). The...
View ArticleNew Reaction between Common Compounds: When Lead Oxide meets Formaldehyde
We show here a new reaction between Lead (II) oxide and formaldehyde aqueous solution, which has been overlooked all along. The special structure of new substance (PbCH2O2) and the DFT calculations...
View ArticleDehydration of mildronate dihydrate: a study of structural transformations...
The dehydration of mildronate dihydrate (3-(1,1,1-trimethylhydrazin-1-ium-2-yl)propanoate dihydrate) was investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, hot-stage microscopy, water...
View ArticleStructural Diversity of Lamellar Zeolite Nu-6(1) — Postsynthesis of...
Nu-6(1) zeolite, the lamellar precursor of NSI topology, was firstly synthesized with 4'4-bipyridine as the structure-directing agent (SDA) and then subjected to HCl/EtOH treatment for the purpose of...
View ArticleQuantitative in situ and real-time monitoring of mechanochemical reactions
An experimental technique for in situ and real-time monitoring of mechanochemical reactions in a shaker ball mill was recently described, which utilises highly penetrating X-ray radiation available at...
View ArticleSynthesis, antiradical activity and in vitro cytotoxicity of novel organotin...
A series of organotin complexes with Sn-S bonds of formulae Me2Sn(SR)2 (1); Et2Sn(SR)2 (2); (n-Bu)2Sn(SR)2 (3); Ph2Sn(SR)2 (4); R2Sn(SR)2 (5); Me3SnSR (6) Ph3SnSR (7) (R=...
View ArticleCobalt-based catalysts in hydrolysis of NaBH4 and NH3BH3
Cobalt has been widely used as main component of catalyst in hydrolysis of sodium borohydride NaBH4 and, in a lesser extent, in hydrolysis of ammonia borane NH3BH3. Though active in these reactions,...
View ArticleDehydration, dehydrogenation, and condensation of alcohols on supported oxide...
Supported early transition metal oxides have important applications in numerous catalytic reactions. In this article, we review the synthesis and activity of well-defined model WO3 and MoO3 catalysts...
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