2023 June - 51 articles
The discovery of melamine by Justus von Liebig was fundamental for the development of several fields of chemistry. The vast majority of compounds with melamine or melamine derivatives appear as adducts. Herein, we focus on the development of novel co...
Hypochlorous acid (HClO) is a common reactive oxygen species (ROS), with a high chemical reactivity. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an enzyme that catalyzes in vivo redox reactions between H2O2 and Cl− to produce HClO. Abnormal levels of HClO and MPO...
Resource shortage is a major problem in our world. Nuclear energy is a green energy and because of this and its high energy density, it has been attracting more and more attention during the last few decades. Uranium is a valuable nuclear fuel used i...
Biomimetic N-acetylcysteamine thioesters are essential for the study of polyketide synthases, non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and fatty acid synthases. The chemistry for their preparation is, however, limited by their specific functionalization and...
CO2 is the gas that contributes the most to the greenhouse effect and, therefore, to global warming. One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is the reduction of the concentration of CO2 in the air. Here, we analyze the possible use of Au1@g-C3...
Rare-earth metal sesquioxides (RE2O3) are stable compounds that require high activation energies in solid-state reactions or strong acids for dissolution in aqueous media. Alternatively, dissolution and downstream chemistry of RE2O3 have been achieve...
The sp3 C–H acetoxylation at the β-position of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids proceeds smoothly under palladium catalysis in the presence of PhI(OAc)2. This reaction provides a straightforward synthetic route to non-natu...
Three novel cadmium(II) coordination compounds, the dimeric [Cd(CH3COO)2(nia)2]2 (1), the polymeric {[Cd(nia)4](ClO4)2}n (2), and the monomeric [Cd(H2O)3(nia)3](ClO4)2·nia (3), were prepared in the reactions of the nicotinamide (pyridine-3-carbo...
Modified nucleobases are potentially useful building blocks when containing catalytically active functionalities and could be introduced in chiral tridimensional molecules such as nucleic acids, which creates the premises for the development of novel...
The field of hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite materials continues to attract the interest of the scientific community due to their fascinating properties and the plethora of promising applications in photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices....
Large biomolecules often have multiple intramolecular hydrogen bonds. In the cases where these interact, it requires special tools to disentangle the patterns. Such a tool could be deuterium isotope effects on chemical shifts. The use of theoretical...
Although significant advances have been witnessed in the application of nanozymes in recent years, exploring new strategies to enhance the enzyme-like activity of nanozymes is of urgent importance. Herein, we investigate the feasibility of accelerati...
Copper(II) clusters of the type [CuII4OCl6L4] (L = ligand or solvent) are a well-studied example of inverse coordination compounds. In the past, they have been studied because of their structural, magnetic, and spectroscopic features. They have long...
A new synthetic route to 1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dithiols (tazdtH2) as ligands for the coordination of NiII, PdII, PtII and CoIII via the dithiolate unit is presented. Different N-protective groups were introduced with the corresponding azide via a cli...
The dehydroaromatization of methane (MDA) is of great interest as a promising process for processing natural and associated petroleum gases, the main component of which is methane. The rapid loss of catalyst activity because of coke formation hinders...
In this work, we explored the synthesis and characterization of Pt(II) complexes bearing different tri- and tetradentate luminophores acting as C^N*N- and C^N*N^C-chelators. Thus, we investigated diverse substitution patterns in order to improve thei...
Radical translocation reactions are finding various uses in organic synthesis, in particular the stereospecific formation of complex natural products. In this work, the syntheses and single-crystal structures of two substituted 2-iodo-phenyl methyl-a...
A styrylpyridine-containing cyclophane with diethylenetriamine linkers is presented as a host system whose association with representative nucleotides was examined with photometric and fluorimetric titrations. The spectrometric titrations revealed th...
While the use of l-proline-derived peptides has been proven similarly successful with respect to enantioselectivity, the physico-chemical and conformational properties of these organocatalysts are not fully compatible with transition state and interm...
The de novo design and synthesis of peptide-based biocatalysts that can mimic the activity of natural enzymes is an exciting field with unique opportunities and challenges. In a natural enzyme, the active site is composed of an assembly of different...
Ethylene glycol (EG) produced from biomass is a promising candidate for several new applications. In this paper, EG derivatives such as mono- and di-tert-butyl ethers are considered. However, accurate thermodynamic data are essential to optimise the...
It has been about 36 years since the first published paper about the calorimetry and adsorption (Cal-Ad) method by Prof. Drago. These separated methods are very old and important characterization tools for different molecules and materials, as recogn...
The potential of pretreated sugarcane bagasse (SCB) as a low-cost and renewable source to yield activated carbon (AC) for chromate CrO42− removal from an aqueous solution has been investigated. Raw sugarcane bagasse was pretreated with H2SO4, H...
Here, five bonds to carbon through tri-coordination are theoretically established in the global minimum energy isomers of
The Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst is regarded as the most promising catalyst for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). Despite its remarkable performance, the Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst requires a high reaction temperature (>750 °C) to show signific...
Structures of three cocrystals of nootropic racetams were studied. They included two cocrystals of phenylpiracetam (PPA) with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) with different stoichiometries, PPA·HBA and PPA·2HBA, and cocrystal of 2-(4-phenyl...
We hereby report a simple and efficient method for the preparation of 4-methylcoumarins series, including Coumarin 120 (7-amino-4-methylcoumarin) from phenols (or naphthols) and ethyl acetoacetate in the presence of 3 mol% InCl3. Coumarins were obtai...
Calcium phosphate nanoparticles (60 nm) were stabilized with either polyethyleneimine (PEI; polycationic electrolyte) or carboxymethylcellulose (CMC; polyanionic electrolyte). Next, a silica shell was added and terminated with either azide or alkyne...
This is a short overview of the life and achievements of Justus von Liebig. Clearly, this can only be an incomplete and somewhat personal view of the author, who has been a professor of inorganic chemistry at Justus Liebig University since 2002. Havi...
The synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of two polynuclear zinc complexes, namely [Zn6L2(µ3-OH)2(OAc)8] (1) and [Zn4L4(µ2-OH)2](ClO4)2 (2), supported by tridentate Schiff base ligand 2,6-bis((N-benzyl)iminomethyl)-4-tert-but...
The redox reactions of various lanthanide metals with 3-(4-pyridyl)pyrazole (4-PyPzH) or 3-(3-pyridyl)pyrazole (3-PyPzH) ligands yield the 2D network
By employing the HSAB principle and the “assisted self-assembly” approach and using 2-pyridylaldoximate (pao−) as the primary ligand and pivalate (piv−) as the ancillary co-ligand, tetranuclear [CoIII2LnIII2(NO3)4(pao)4(piv)4]...
New three-dimensional (3D) lanthanide framework compounds supported by bridging thiocyanate ligand and K+ cations, K4[Ln(NCS)4(H2O)4](NCS)3(H2O)2(1: Ln = Dy, 2: Ln = Tb, 3: Ln = Gd) have been synthesized. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study show...
Cyanide ions are known to be lethal for insects and mammals and harmful for the environment, and new methods for their selective detection are in high demand. Herein, the mechanosynthesis of simple Schiff’s bases-based probes S1–S3 for vi...
We report on the synthesis and the crystal structure of the solvent-free coordination polymer CoII(2,5-DMT) (1) with 2,5-DMT ≡ 2,5-dimethoxyterephthalate which is isostructural to the already reported MnII and ZnII congeners (C2/c, Z = 4). In c...
Monovalent group 13 diyls are versatile reagents in oxidative addition reactions. We report here [1,4]-cycloaddition reactions of β-diketiminate-substituted diyls LM (M = Al, Ga, In, Tl; L = HC[C(Me)NDipp]2, Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) with various 1,2...
Zwitterionic compounds such as pyridine-containing tellurenyl compounds are interesting building blocks for heterometallic assemblies. They can act as ambiphilic donor/acceptors as is shown by the products of reactions of the zwitterions HpyTeCl2 or...
Simple nucleophilic aliphatic substitution gives access to mono- and diphosphine ligands with a CpC group in the backbone. The monophosphine ligand coordinates to gold(I) via the phosphine site, to thallium(I) via the cyclopentadienyl site and to rut...
Gold nanoparticles are easily obtained by a range of room temperature processes. In particular, polyols-based syntheses performed in alkaline conditions without the need for surfactants lead to small size nanoparticles around 10 nm in diameter. While...
Hydrogen (H2) production is a key challenge for green carbon-free sustainable energy. Among the H2 evolution methods from H-rich materials, ammonia borane (AB) solvolysis stands as a privileged source under ambient and sub-ambient conditions given it...
This review is an attempt to bring together the data from the literature on the synthesis and properties of icosahedral carborane derivatives, in which exo-polyhedral three- and four-coordinated boron substituents are attached directly to the carbora...
A variety of coinage-metal complexes containing perfluorinated carboxylate ligands, together with their structures and thermal behavior, are reported. The silver(I) salts were accessible from the direct reaction of Ag2O with the acids in toluene. The...
This work reports a straightforward and high-yielding synthesis of alkyl levulinates (ALs), a class of promising biofuel, renewable solvent, and chemical feedstock of renewable origin. ALs were prepared by the acid-catalyzed esterification of levulin...
Tetracyclines are a group of common antibiotics, but owing to their toxicity, most of them are only used in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine. A DNA aptamer for tetracyclines has recently been reported. Upon aptamer binding, the fluorescence o...
Lipid oxidation involves a cascade of phenomena leading to serious impairments of meat quality during storage. Novel strategies for lipid protection are therefore highly desirable. Herein, two amphiphilic diesters of L-ascorbic acid with myristic (DA...
Tyrosine-containing pharmaceuticals’ (TPh) potential to inhibit SARS CoV-2 3-chymotrypsin-like proteases (3CLpro) and nonstructural protein 16 (NSP16) has been explored using docking studies, molecular dynamics simulations, and density function...
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrite (NO2−) is a sustainable and carbon-neutral approach to producing green ammonia (NH3). We herein report the first work on building defects on PrOx for electrochemical NO2− reduction to NH3, and demonst...
The new zeolite, COE-11, was synthesized at 155 °C to 168 °C by hydrothermal synthesis from a reaction mixture of SiO2/tetraethylammonium hydroxide/H3BO3/NaOH/H2O. Because tetraethylammonium is an unspecific structure directing agent, COE-11...
The use of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as templates or precursors in the manufacture of heterogeneous catalysts is highly attractive due to the transfer of MOFs’ inherent porosity and homogeneous metallic distribution to the derived s...
Molecular interactions of 4-diphenylmethoxy-1-methylpiperidine derivatives with the calcium channel CaV1.1 (pdb:6JP5) are described. All the compounds tested, previously shown to inhibit adrenergic vascular contractions, display similar binding energ...
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